In Jinling, upstairs in Wangxiang, Xiao Ling and Sima Yi were playing against each other. At this time, the sun is setting, and it seems that the spirits of the two are not both on the chessboard, one is careless, and the other is paying attention to the scenery outside the window from time to time.

"Brother Sima, if you want to talk about this scenery, I have walked a lot of places in Jinling, and I will count the best Xianglou. Sitting here, you can take a look at the scenery, whether you are playing chess or listening to music, it has a taste. In the evening, I will bring the dancing girl in my palace over and dance such a song, and return drunk and happy, and the joy of life is nothing more than this. ”

Xiao Ling said a little flutteringly, as if she was intoxicated with the beautiful life she had wove into.

Sima Yi smiled, shook his head slightly, and said, "What I want is different." ”

Xiao Ling sneered: "Brother Sima is really unpredictable, but it's okay, make friends, we can seek common ground while reserving differences with different hobbies." Let's just say this is a game of chess...... Brother Sima's chess skills don't seem to be very good, and after these few games, Brother Sima seems to be deliberately letting me. ”

Sima looked at the chessboard, and he lost again.

Originally, he was not good at playing chess, and although Xiao Ling's chess skills were not as good as Li Shanye's, he was also a leader among young talents.

"I'm not good at this, and it's normal to lose. If it were a friend of mine, Li Gongzi might not have won so easily. Sima Yu said thoughtfully.

Xiao Ling was a little dazed and said, "Brother Sima is always talking about your friend." Where did this friend of Brother Sima come from? In addition to drinking well, he can also compose poetry. Good martial arts, is it ...... chess skills? Also good at it? ”

Sima Yi smiled slightly: "I don't know if Gongzi Li has seen comic books?" ”

"This ...... Naturally, I have seen it, all of them have been passed down from the north, and they are shoddy, but I have a few original copies, and the production is very good. Brother Sima is also interested? When it comes to comic books, Xiao Ling is also interested, but he has a lot of "boutiques" on hand, which is also something he is quite proud of.

Sima Yu shook his head and said, "No need. The comic book was created by this friend. Even the engraving was painted by him. Find someone to carve it out. Every time a new stereotype comes out, he will show it to us first. ”

"Oh, there really are such strange people?" Xiao Ling was surprised, "Brother Sima said." I want to meet this brother. I don't know his name. Where are you now? ”

Sima Yu sighed: "Li Gongzi shouldn't have a chance to see him again." He had been to Jiangdu once, but he soon disappeared and returned to the north alone. ”

Xiao Ling frowned and thought about it. Suddenly, he said: "Then Brother Sima must be talking about the East King of the Northern Dynasty." I have heard of him, and now in the north, he has taken over the Dongwang Mansion, and I heard that he is doing well...... Ahem, it may not be appropriate to describe it, after all, he is the king of the east. Alas, speaking of which, I am also a king, how can I be a king, and there is such a big gap? Am I going to find someone to go to the stereotypical comic strip when I go back? ”

Sima Yi ignored Xiao Ling's chatter and continued to look out the window.

The third floor of Wangxiang Tower, looking southwest from the window, is exactly the Qinhuai River, although the Qinhuai River is famous for the flower boats at night, but in the daytime, especially in the sunny day in summer, the scenery of half of Jinling City can be taken into view. Ascending high and looking into the distance, Sima Yi's mood also broadened a little.

But at this time, a carriage escorted by the entourage downstairs stopped, and the carriage also stopped at the door of Wangxiang Tower.

Then, a woman got out of the carriage. This woman is just an ordinary blue and green long dress, but there is an indescribable lightness, as if she can float up when she walks. The important thing is that when the woman got out of the carriage, many of the attendants surrounded her, and as soon as the woman waved her hand, the attendants retreated. Then the woman entered the Wangxiang Tower.

"What is Brother Sima looking at? Why don't we go to the next game? It's just nothing, in the evening, I invited a troupe to come over, you may not have seen our southern opera, there are a few famous actors, and the opera is very good...... I can't even learn. Xiao Ling said again on the side.

"Someone came up." Sima Yu said suddenly.

"Huh? Who? ”

Xiao Ling looked at the direction of the staircase, and after a long time, someone came upstairs. But it was the woman just now. Most of the woman's entourage remained downstairs, and she was accompanied by only two burly men, who knew at a glance that they were from military backgrounds and were armed with swords.

"Huh. What a coincidence. When Xiao Ling saw the woman, she smiled, got up, almost knocked down the chair, looked back at the shaking chair, Xiao Ling greeted the woman, "Little niece, so much time to come out for tea?" ”

Hearing Xiao Ling's title, Sima Yi was slightly shocked in his heart.

What is Xiao Ling's identity, he is King Hui, the cousin of the current little emperor, and the little uncle of the current queen mother. He called his little niece, and needless to say, this woman was also a member of the royal family.

When the woman saw Xiao Ling, her expression changed, and it seemed that Xiao Ling's presence in Wangxiang Tower was not what she expected. However, the woman glanced at Sima Ling, and out of politeness, Sima Yi still got up and walked behind Xiao Ling.

"I've seen Uncle Huang." The woman stepped forward and bowed, "Uncle Huang is also so interested?" ”

Xiao Ling laughed and said, "I'm so excited every day." Little niece, I would like to introduce you to a friend of mine, this is Brother Sima, his name is Sima Yu, cough, there is no expression. Brother Sima, this is my emperor's niece, and the sister of His Majesty today, the eldest princess, Princess Yongdan......"

Sima learned from this that this was the rumored Yongdan princess Xiao Zhan.

Xiao Zhan is not famous in Jinling City, but because people always like to compare the Southern Dynasty with the Northern Dynasty, the emperor of the Northern Dynasty died, and the eldest princess ascended the throne as the emperor, and the emperor of the Southern Dynasty passed the throne to the younger son. The people will always compare Princess Yongdan with Princess Ning Xi of the Northern Dynasty, so Sima Yi is no stranger to the name "Princess Yongdan".

"I've seen the princess." Sima Yi just bowed indifferently.

"You're welcome." Xiao Zhan smiled, and his gaze turned back to Xiao Ling from Sima Yi, "Uncle Huang, my niece still has something to do, so I won't bother." Let's go down to the second floor first. In a moment, I want to meet with someone. ”

"Oh. Want to meet someone? Why don't I give you the third floor with Brother Sima? Xiao Ling said with a smile.

"No need. The niece didn't dare to disturb the imperial uncle to enjoy the scenery, and besides, the niece's affairs were not important, but she didn't want outsiders to disturb her. ”

Speaking of "outsider", Xiao Zhan glanced at Sima Yi, as if his words meant something.

Sima Yi has been with Han Jian for a long time, and although he can't learn the essence of Han Jian, he can still look like him. At times like these. Han Jian will always mention him. Just think of yourself as transparent.

"Then I won't send my little niece down. Hehe, after the little niece finished talking about things, it would be good to come up and have a light meal together, I haven't seen you for a few days. Trimester...... Wrong. I haven't seen much since the end of the year. I don't know where you went, the last time I entered the palace, I asked the imperial sister-in-law about you, and the imperial sister-in-law didn't say anything. Just say you have something to do. ”

Xiao Zhan listened to Xiao Ling's verbosity, as if he had long been accustomed to this imperial uncle's incomprehensible speech. He smiled lightly, looked elegant, and then saluted again, and then went to the second floor with his entourage.

When the people left, Xiao Ling and Sima Yi sat down again, Xiao Ling sighed and said: "I, the imperial niece, is good at everything, but she ignores people, she is almost twenty years old, and she doesn't even fancy a decent horse, but she always mixes with that Master Zhu." I thought she was going to recruit Master Zhu as a colt. ”

Sima Yi is not familiar with Xiao Zhan, but he is very familiar with "Master Zhu" Zhu Tongjing, and the two have met many times. It was Zhu Tongjing who forced him to stay in Jinling this time. Hearing Xiao Ling mention Zhu Tongjing, Sima Zhi's heart naturally became angry. If he was in Jiangdu, he would have scolded a long time ago, but now that he is in Jinling, he can only endure the fire in his heart.

"Isn't it the same for Li Gongzi?" Sima said casually.

"How is this the same? Originally, my imperial sister-in-law also gave Zhang Luo to marry me the princess, but I was really concerned about one person in my heart, alas, speaking of which, I haven't seen her for many days, and I don't know where she is now. Xiao Ling looked like a look, sighed for a long time, but then showed a somewhat unserious look, "But we men, hehe, even if we have a heart, there is always no shortage of women, there are many women in my palace, don't you want to have it?" It's just that...... I'm with those women who are obedient, and I don't feel like I'm with her. ”

Sima Yi has known Xiao Ling for a while, and he has heard Xiao Ling mention the "dream lover" a few times. Sima Yi also asked Xiao Ling about this woman before, but Xiao Ling didn't say whether she was alive or dead, thinking that this kind of thing was a secret and could not be shared.

"Brother Sima, are you a favorite woman?" Xiao Ling finally looked at Sima Yi and asked.

Sima Yi shook his head slightly.

"Why does the eldest husband have no wife, hey, if Brother Sima likes it, I will find you ten or eight at any time, but it seems that you don't want it either, ha, then I'll write it down for you first." Even if you return to the Northern Dynasty in the future, trust your friend...... Even the king of the east will help you find it, alas! Pity me, I can only look at this Qinhuai River and miss the beauty. I would have turned my heart to the bright moon, but the bright moon shines on the ditch...... Brother Sima, these two lines of your poems really speak to my heart. Xiao Ling said with a look of self-pity again.

Sima secretly scolded Xiao Ling in his heart for acting coyly. In his opinion, since Xiao Linggui is the king of Hui, in Nanqi, he will not hook his fingers and give a woman a hug, and the woman he likes is still "disobedient"?

"This poem is not written below, and it is not appropriate to use it here." Sima excused himself.

"That friend of yours did it again. Hey, this East King is really an all-rounder. Xiao Ling said, "You say it's not suitable, but it's actually suitable." I'm the lady of my dreams, and I don't give a damn about all men......"

"She likes women?" Sima asked with a squint.

"Not really." Xiao Ling said, "Don't slander her so maliciously, okay?" I said that she was dismissive of all men, because she was very cold by nature, although she fell into the dust, but she was clean and self-loving, and this king had invited her to the house to sing and dance, and she only stroked the piano, and the sound of the piano ...... It's really lingering for three days, and the sound of the piano seems to hide the longing for another person...... You say, how can I not be heartbroken? ”

Sima smiled, he understood it. Before Xiao Ling fell in love with a certain woman, that woman already had a heart. To put it nicely, this is called knowing that there are tigers in the mountains and biasing towards the tigers, and it is unpleasant to say, this is cheapness, knowing that women are not in their own hearts and still pursue it, this is not asking for hardship?

Sima Yu asked, "Then does Li Gongzi know who is involved in that woman's heart?" ”

"I just know it, I have to dismantle the man...... Hey. Joke, how sweet is the twisted melon? I just didn't know, that's why I was worried, and then she floated away like a rain butterfly, without a trace. But I've heard that she's very interesting about playing the piano, and she's ...... You northerners, what is the name of the music that has been passed down from the north...... Outside the long pavilion, it seems to be famous in your north as well. ”

Originally, Sima Yi was holding a teacup. Took a sip of tea. When I heard this, I coughed and almost squirted out the tea.

"Brother Sima, what's wrong with you?" Xiao Ling asked.

"It's okay......" Sima said, "The woman Li Gongzi said." It should be Miss Qiansu Quercus, right? ”

"Hey. You know that too? Xiao Ling lifted her spirit and smiled.

"Hmm. I don't think you have to worry too much about who she remembers, Gongzi Li. This person is recognized below. Sima said.

"You recognize?" Xiao Ling was pleasantly surprised at first, and said that she had been looking for so long. I finally knew who it was, and then I thought about it, and I had a bad feeling in my heart, "Could it be you...... That friend? ”

"Hmm." Sima nodded.

"East King?!" Xiao Ling immediately got up, like an angry bull, pacing around the table, walking for a long time before sitting down again, and said in a deep voice, "Turn back, you must compare with him." I practiced hard for Miss Qian, just to impress her...... Wait, I remember that the East King should have gotten married a few days ago, right? ”

"Hmm." Sima Yi nodded again.

"Who are you marrying, oh, I think about it, one is the second lady of Nanwangfu, and the matter is quite sensational. The other seems to be a scholar and doesn't know what Shoufu's daughter is, and Yanfu is not shallow...... Miss Qian knows this, isn't she going to be so sad that she tears? I really don't feel worth it for her......" Xiao Ling suddenly imagined Fei Fei with affection.

"Why don't Li Gongzi find her and comfort her?" Sima asked with a strange expression.

"I don't know where she is, how can I comfort her? Wait, I'll call someone to inquire and you should know, who is that......"

Xiao Ling shouted, and the entourage waiting in the corner trotted over: "What do you have to say?" ”

"Go and inquire about Miss Qian's ship, when will it return to Jinling?"

"I've already inquired, Miss Qian's boat is in Jinling City, but not in Qinhuai River. These days, Miss Qian is closed, but there are still people who often see men coming and going on her ship. "Retinue.

"What? Don't slander Miss Qian, do you know? Since she closed her door, how could there be men on her flower boat casually? Tell me where her flower boat is, my son will visit in person, if you have a false sentence, I have to find someone to beat you with a stick. ”

"The villain doesn't dare." The attendants immediately saluted.

"Tell me where my boat is, I'm going to see Miss Qian. Could it be Miss Qian...... Depraved? What can I do...... Am I not making myself uncomfortable? ”

The entourage hurriedly told Xiao Ling the location of the Qiansu Oak Flower Boat, and Xiao Ling couldn't wait to go downstairs to find it, and by the way, he didn't forget to bring Sima Yi.

"Brother Sima, I won't eat here for the wine banquet in a few nights, but eat on the flower boat instead."

Xiao Ling said, going downstairs first, and Sima Yi followed behind.

When he reached the second floor, Sima Yi glanced inside, and saw that Xiao Zhan, the princess of Yongdan, was talking to someone. Although the man was dressed in men's clothes, he could not hide the softness of a woman, and at a glance he knew that he was a woman dressed as a man. And the woman simply tied up her hair and changed into men's clothes when she went out, instead of deliberately dressing up. Sima has the ambition of walking the world, and he can still recognize such a clumsy outfit at a glance.

Xiao Zhan was very attentive to the conversation with the woman, and did not notice Xiao Ling who was going downstairs quickly.

Sima Yi followed Xiao Ling downstairs and got directly into the sedan chair. Xiao Ling went out with a lot of entourage, and Sima borrowed out, and there was also a special person to follow, the sedan chair of the two walked along the Qinhuai River, and soon turned into a very fast canal, and after walking a little more, the sedan chair stopped, and Sima Yi and Xiao Ling got down from the sedan chair.

"Childe, it's right ahead." The entourage gave Xiao Ling pointers.

Xiao Ling looked over, and sure enough, there was a big flower boat in the canal, and couldn't help but exclaim: "I've been looking for you for so long, and I've finally been found by me...... Is it a man or a woman down on top? ”

The attendant immediately replied: "Hui Gongzi, it's a man." ”

"What? Men coming in and out in broad daylight? Oh, it must be here to deliver, go, go up and see what is being delivered! ”

Xiao Ling said, and stepped forward angrily. Then a few more men came down from the boat, and the one who saw off the guest was a little maid.

A man in his thirties said, "Miss Linlin, please go back." We don't give it away. If I have a chance in the future, I will still come as a guest. ”

Xiao Ling became angry when she heard this, and immediately stood on the shore and shouted at those people, "Who are you?" ”

As he spoke, the entourage behind Xiao Ling took the shore with a few things, and all of a sudden, the people on the boat couldn't get to the shore.

"Who are you? Dare to harass Miss Qian? The people on the boat didn't seem to be convinced, although they didn't have any swords, but they were drawn one by one. It seems like a fight.

"Hey. There are those who argue with me. Xiao Ling said angrily, "I'll ask you first, hurry up and report your name!" ”

The people on the boat seemed to be very disciplined, and one person stepped forward and hugged his fist. Said: "We are the brothers of the Cao Gang. Who you are? Draw it out! ”

"Cao Gang? …… Haven't heard of the people who came, put these people on board. Fight it! ”

As soon as Xiao Ling shouted, the entourage behind him was not far behind, and they wanted to rush directly to the boat.

The maid, whose name was "Linlin", hurriedly ran to the cabin and shouted, "Someone is fighting, someone is fighting!" ”

Immediately, a plain-clothed woman came out of the cabin, and when she saw this woman, Xiao Ling immediately asked her subordinates to stop, and the people on the boat were also very respectful when they saw this woman.

Sima guessed that this should be the owner of the flower boat, Qian Suqi.

"It turned out to be Li Gongzi. When Li Gongzi arrived, the little woman couldn't greet her, and she hoped to atone for her sins. Qian Su Oak stood on the boat and saluted.

"Miss Qian, it's good that you're here, I thought ...... What happens to you, these people...... Where did it come from? When Xiao Ling saw Qian Suqi, she was like a mouse seeing a cat, with a respectful attitude and polite speech.

These are all the little woman's friends on the rivers and lakes. The little girl naturally likes to make friends with the heroes of the rivers and lakes, and invite them to have a glass of water and wine, if there is something wrong, it is not intentional. ”

Qiansu Oak's voice was very calm. Although she also knew that according to the laws of the Qi Dynasty, anyone who formed a gang at will would be questioned, which was like forming a faction and was not allowed. But this kind of thing, if you don't do it too much, no one will pay attention to it. She was afraid that Xiao Ling would make a fuss about this matter.

Although Qian Suli called Xiao Ling "Li Gongzi", he knew his identity as well as Sima Yi.

"How, how?" Xiao Ling laughed and said, "I just like Miss Qian's hearty personality." No, I've brought a friend to meet you. Haha, haha......"

Xiao Ling's smile was very reluctant, somewhat disguised. Sima Yi watched from the sidelines and felt how fake Xiao Ling's smile was.

Xiao Ling said a lot of words before, but now that she sees Qian Sulu with a bunch of people from the rivers and lakes, she is also interested in having dealings with him, so she is naturally depressed. Sima Yi believed that if it weren't for Qian Suqi's presence, Xiao Ling would definitely not let go of these Jianghu people.

"This Li Gongzi, since you are a friend of Miss Qian, we have something to offend, please ...... Excuse me. Miss Qian, we don't bother, and we have to go back to do errands. ”

"A few masters, let's go." Qian Su Oak personally sent these people off the ship.

Waiting for everyone to leave, Qian Su Oak came to greet Xiao Ling, Xiao Ling was a little lonely, judging from Qian Su Oak's reaction to sending off the guests first, he knew that his status in the eyes of this dream lover was not as good as those Jianghu people.

"Miss Qian, it's been a long time, I haven't seen you for a long time, I miss ...... very much" As soon as Xiao Ling approached Qian Suque, she began to "express her heart".

"Li Gongzi is polite." Qian Suli said, didn't give Xiao Ling any more close, and asked him and Sima to borrow the boat.

Entering the cabin, Qian Suli said: "The two sons are here, and the little woman only has coarse tea to entertain, please forgive me." ”

Xiao Ling looked at the layout of the cabin and said, "Miss Qian's boat, why is it like this...... Simple? Yes, it's simplicity. Came before, it seems...... Got a little more gorgeous......"

"The little girl no longer entertains visitors here, what's the use of being gorgeous?" Qian Suli said, glanced at Sima Yi, she still didn't know what kind of identity the young man who could follow King Hui's side, it seemed that this person was not very respectful to Xiao Ling, she expected that this person was at least a prince and nobleman, and he was not the kind of person who followed behind and laughed.

"This ...... It seems that Miss Qian has changed sex, hehe, and forgot to introduce Miss Qian. Xiao Ling pointed at Sima Yi and said, "This is a friend from the north...... Jiang Du is now a close friend in the next, and Sima Gongzi is also. ”

Originally, Xiao Ling just introduced it casually, but he expected that Qian Suli knew more people, and he wouldn't pay too much attention to it.

Qian Suqi looked at Sima very solemnly and said, "You are Sima Gongzi?" ”

Xiao Ling slapped her head, and scolded in her heart, forgetting that Miss Qian's intended person was Brother Sima's best friend! (To be continued......)