Liang Xiao had a dream.

He dreamed that he was walking in the dark jungle of the Yin Forest, and there was no one around him, but in the distance there were fierce lights, murderous everywhere, and countless high and low footsteps echoed in the forest, some came, some left, and some were wandering.

In the distance, a owl hung upside down from a tree, staring at him with two brass bell-like eyes.

Not far from the bushes, a white fox fled in panic, ignoring the needles on the bushes and burrowed deep into the bushes. The further it drilled inward, the denser the shrubs became, and the thorns cut its skin open and its flesh was dripping with blood.

Liang Xiao hurriedly ran over and reached out to pluck the bushes, trying to rescue the white fox. But I heard a low roar in the distance. When he looked up, he saw a huge black shadow slowly approaching, and everywhere he went, birds and beasts scattered, tigers and wolves galloped, and an indescribable majesty pressed on his heart, making him breathless.

"You want to save it?" The dark shadow chattered and laughed. "Do you know who it is?"

Liang Xiao felt a powerful force, which made his bones gurgle, and there was a possibility of shattering at any time. He didn't know what kind of beast he was up against, but he knew very well that he didn't have the strength to fight him.

"Those who know the times are heroes, and those who change through the machine are heroes. I see that you have good qualifications, serve me, and I will spare your life. ”

"If you can spare my life, why can't you spare it?" Liang Xiao looked at the little white fox who was trembling and his eyes were tearful.

"Presumptuous!" The black shadow let out a low shout, and in an instant, Liang Xiao heard the sound of his bones breaking, and then he fell. Darkness came flooding in. Engulf him. At the last moment of life. All he saw was a cloud of white light, the face of the little white fox. Behind the little white fox is a fierce beast hidden in the darkness, boundless and engulfing everything.

In the blink of an eye, the little white fox was gone, and only darkness was left in front of his eyes.

"Ahh

"What's wrong?" A maid rushed over. Asked with concern.

Liang Xiao was dripping in cold sweat. "Who are you and where am I?"

"You're in the inn." The maid smiled: "You are drunk, and the lord has brought you back." You wait, I'll go and ask the lord. ”

Liang Xiao breathed a sigh of relief, slowly got out of bed, and found his leather shoes to put on. The head hurts and is dizzy, which is a typical symptom after a hangover. Liang Xiao remembered the booze of the Hu family's wine shop, and couldn't help but smile bitterly. It's hard to get drunk with wine. It's just strange how I could get drunk. Especially under the kind of public court. I've always been very careful.

There was a sound of brisk footsteps outside the door, and Liu Ling walked in with a maid. She bent down. Tilting his head, he looked at Liang Xiao, covered his mouth and laughed. "Do you regret it?" As he spoke, he brought the decanting soup in the maid's hand and stuffed it into Liang Xiao's hand.

Liang Xiao did regret it. I drank too much, and I didn't know how much I shouldn't have said. Maybe even the old bottom is put together? However, looking at Liu Ling's expression, I shouldn't have told him that Huainan rebelled and was killed cleanly, right?

"What is there to regret." Liang Xiao took a sip of the decanting soup, the ginger flavor was very strong, refreshing, and more importantly, the temperature was just right. He tilted his neck and poured it all into his mouth, and his mind suddenly cleared up a little. He raised his head and pretended to smile boldly: "Lord Weng knows it anyway, and I don't want to hide it from Lord Weng." ”

"Really?" Liu Ling rolled his eyes. "Then can you tell me, who is that King Chen?"

"Chen Wang......" The black line on Liang Xiao's head came out again. Drinking is a mistake, how can this be explained? He was in a hurry and clutched his head. "Oh, I have a headache, and there is still sobering soup? Another bowl. ”

Liu Ling straightened his waist and motioned to the maid to fetch it, and while the maid turned around, she pinched two fingers and pinched Liang Xiao's arm fiercely, rotating one hundred and eighty degrees clockwise. Liang Xiao gasped in pain, and his eyes were about to bulge.

"After drinking the sobering soup, let's go, your brothers have come to see it several times, and they are all thieves, and if they don't go back, they think I ate you." Liu Ling walked to the door and stopped again. "Keep your mouth tight, Yan Suke can keep an eye on you."

"Lord, I'm ...... What else did I say? ”

Liu Ling turned his head and smiled. "Didn't say anything." After speaking, he couldn't help laughing out loud, walked away with a relaxed step, and the smug voice came from afar. "Liang Xiao, your handle is in my hand, you have to be careful. Giggle......"

"I ...... Go! Liang Xiao sighed: "It's big now." ”

After drinking two bowls of sobering soup, Liang Xiao left the post house and returned to the place where Yan Zhu was staying. As soon as he entered the door, Li Jiao greeted him and squeezed his eyes. "Boy, you are powerful enough, even a tsundere woman like Lord Huainan has hooked up. But you can't do favors with our things......"

"How can I be?" Liang Xiao hurriedly explained, and told Liu Ling about taking the initiative to bring goods for them, so as not to let them be taxed by the remaining checkpoints.

Li Jiao listened and patted his head. "Then we misunderstood you. These days we are worried about these things, we are going to Dongou soon, we can't take it with us, look at Lord Yan's face, I don't know what ugly words to say. Lord Huainan Weng is a good person, although he is a daughter, he is a righteous person. However, Ah Xiao, this Weng master is not an ordinary woman, she can socialize and get married...... Think again. ”

Liang Xiao was stunned. What are you talking about, what do you mean by dating, and you have to think twice about getting married?

Li Jiao looked around, stretched out his hand to put his arm around Liang Xiao's shoulder, and whispered: "Lord Weng's status is noble, compared to the princess." Even if you marry a liehou, it is a woman who is inferior to a man. Ordinary people like you can't live in their own homes yet, they have to live in a family. This door-to-door son-in-law ......"

Li Jiao dragged out his voice, raised his chin, and didn't say any more.

Liang Xiao understood. In the Han Dynasty, the idea of male superiority and inferiority of women was very heavy, machismo prevailed, although some people entered wealthy families for the sake of wealth, but most people were still unwilling to give up the dignity of men. Marrying a princess and a princess, you can't live in your own house, you must live in the princess and the lord's house, just like a son-in-law. And the son-in-law had no status in the Han Dynasty, and the son-in-law was synonymous with the son-in-law, that is, the hostage.

In the Seven Branches, the son-in-law can be unconditionally recruited to the border.

Marrying Liu Ling, naturally there will be no disaster on the border, but it is inevitable to be looked down upon. At their age, which one is not high-spirited and wants to be rich and noble by their own efforts. There is such a thing as becoming a powerful person, but any man with backbone will not want to.

Therefore, the meaning of Li Jiao is actually very simple. It's okay to get along, but it's not okay to get married. The Han people don't care about chastity, and they are happy with Liu Ling, and it will be a time worth remembering in the future, and there is capital to boast to others. You see, I slept with Lord Weng back then.

I have to say that this is probably one of the reasons why there are many illegitimate children of Han people.

"You're thinking too much." Liang Xiao glanced at Li Jiao and pushed him away hard. "I just drank too much and rested in the inn, and it wasn't as dirty as you thought......"

"How can this be called filthy? Ah Xiao, didn't I say you, the love between men and women, heaven and earth, what a beautiful thing? Even the saints say that my fair girl is a gentleman. We are not against you associating with Lord Huainan Weng, but we just advise you to be measured and not to be ridiculed. Your good martial arts, you will make meritorious contributions in the future, why do you have no wife, why bother to enter the family and humiliate the family? ”

"Don't worry, it won't." Liang Xiao waved his hand and strode into his room.

There were two Lang officials in the room, chatting, and when they saw Liang Xiao coming in, they immediately greeted them with a hippie smile. I have to say that these guys are really gossipy, one is more obscene than the other, as if they saw it with their own eyes.

I don't have any quality.

Just when Liang Xiao was embarrassed, Qin Ge appeared at the door. "Ah Xiao, Lord Yan is looking for you."

Liang Xiao hurriedly responded, pushed away the burning fire of gossip Lang Guan, and followed Qin Ge to Yan Zhu's room. Yan Zhu sat on the seat, frowning slightly, and his face was not very good-looking. Hearing Liang Xiao's footsteps, he raised his head and glanced at Liang Xiao.

"Liang Xiao, there is a task for you."

"Your Excellency, please."

"You go to Dongye and get in touch with your master. The imperial court did not want to make a big move, hoping to appease them. If Liu Ju is willing to abandon the darkness and turn to the light, the imperial court can be made a marquis, and at the same time, he can also put the expedition back. If you still don't know the current affairs, when the time comes, the jade will be burned, and it will be too late to regret it. ”

Liang Xiao frowned. How does this sound like it means to put on small shoes for me, such a task, how can it not be my turn to be a junior, right? I'm the youngest of the group.

"My lord, is it because of my master?"

Yan Zhu smiled. "Yes, I can't think of a more suitable messenger than you."

"My lord, you know how I was captured on the island that day. Wouldn't it be ...... for me to go alone now?"

Yan Zhu raised his hand and interrupted Liang Xiao. "You're overthinking. If Liu Ju accepts the appeasement, why should your master imprison you? If they don't comply, the court will send a large army to fight for you, and it will definitely be able to avenge you. When the time comes, I will definitely take credit for you to ensure that your family has no worries about food and clothing. ”

Liang Xiao understood. It's a pit. Yan Suke, you're going a little too far. But he couldn't think of anything. The official level crushed people to death, Yan Zhu was the messenger, he could only listen to Yan Zhu's command, otherwise he could only brush his sleeves and resign immediately.

"Okay. However, I can't do it alone, so please arrange for someone to walk with me. ”

Yan Zhu nodded, and as soon as he raised his hand, Wei Qing took a step forward. "My lord, I'll accompany Liang Xiao."

The smug smile on Yan Suke's face was a little unnatural. He stared at Wei Qing for a long time, and nodded helplessly-

(To be continued......)