When he got up early in the morning, Liu Yu walked around the walls of Nancheng, which was also the route he used to exercise when he first recovered from a serious illness.

The bricks of the old city wall are mottled in black and white, and the willows under the city wall are still clinging, mixed with many peach trees. The peach blossoms are not blooming, the willow leaves are only green, and perhaps only when the catkins are flying, the peach blossoms can bloom in Chang'an. When he came here early last year, he was still on his sickbed when the peach blossoms bloomed, but this year he didn't want to miss the beautiful scenery of the city full of flowers.

The ancients had little entertainment at night, and they slept early and got up early, and the market was already full of people when the sky was bright. The city gate has been closed during the evening market, which is more of a pastime and entertainment for people in the city, but the morning market is a necessity for ordinary people outside the city to buy daily use, and firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea are the main theme.

Liu Yue was tired of walking, so he found a familiar stall in the morning market, ordered a bowl of rice porridge and bought a few pieces of pancakes dipped in good sesame sauce for breakfast. After eating, there was a cup of moist tea, so after the meal was full, he leisurely went to the chess building to continue reading his book review.

This day is February 19 in the fourth year of the Great Shun Dynasty, but it is an ordinary day. Liu Yu sometimes feels that life is really boring when he counts the days like this, but unfortunately he can't find a venting point.

When he arrived at the chess building, it suddenly rained on a hazy day, and Liu Yu went out without an umbrella, so he quickened his pace and entered the chess building. The drizzling rain was a morning, and Liu Yu reflected the rain curtain under the eaves of the chess building and sent a morning to the ancient city of Chang'an under the spring rain.

It wasn't until near noon that Han Sheng came to the chess building with an umbrella.

"Little Brother Liu, the rice flower workshop that I discussed with you yesterday has begun to prepare, and the stove needs to be freshly made, and it is estimated that people in Chang'an will be able to eat fresh rice in a few days."

"Oh." Liu Yue replied weakly, and Han Sheng had already brought the Go board over.

Liu Yu really didn't have much motivation to play chess, looking at the sky outside, it was already clear, and he estimated in his heart that the three boys were about to report.

"Little Brother Liu doesn't seem to have much energy today."

Liu Yu reluctantly smiled and said, "Maybe because I didn't appreciate the dancing of your two granddaughters yesterday, I can't think about tea and dinner." ”

Han Sheng glanced at Liu Yu and said angrily: "You stinky boy, you are my two granddaughters, don't beat my granddaughters." ”

Originally, it was very serious, but the two old friends who had forgotten their years couldn't help but smile at each other when they said this.

"Yesterday, my two granddaughters went back, and the twitter was all about you, and my ears were calloused.

Han Sheng sighed and said something for no reason, "There are some things that I really can't figure out and can't imagine. ”

The two picked up the chess pieces, and on the black and white battlefield, you fought for a while, and before they reached the middle game, Liu Yu had already lost. He didn't want to use his brain, and Han Sheng was not reluctant, after finishing the next game, Han Sheng asked, "Do you already know about the departure of the little girl of the Xu family yesterday?" ”

"Hmm."

Liu Yu nodded, and told what he saw outside the city yesterday, and what he remembered between his words was the figure under the red robe.

"I don't know how Brother Han met Miss Xu?" This is what Liu Yu is most eager to know.

"You, you, not only covet my two little granddaughters, but you can't let go of Miss Xu's family, but you don't know that there are still virtuous girls from the Zhao family waiting for you by your side." Han Sheng's tone of voice didn't know whether he was sighing or complaining, and then said, "I don't have any friendship with this little girl of the Xu family, it's just that my daughter's army entered Chang'an City two years ago, and I have seen her from afar, and I have heard some things about her. It is said that this woman also had a bumpy fate, and the people around her passed away one after another, and even those who were married were not spared, so some people called her a broom star. Maybe that's why she doesn't want to face this marriage. ”

Liu Yu sorted the black and white chess pieces into the chess box, and at this time, a guy with a shaking head appeared from the door, saw Liu Yu, grinned, and sat down on the chair on the side.

It was Su Yan.

"Didn't you go to kneel at the Emperor's Mausoleum and come back so soon?" Liu Yu frowned and glanced at him, and said coldly.

"I really went today. I hired a carriage for a penny, and it took more than 20 miles out of the city to arrive, and I wanted to kneel, but the soldiers guarding there did not allow it. It was still raining, and I was sick, and there was no one there, and I was afraid that no one would see it even if I knelt. So......"

"So you're back?" Liu Yu really wanted to slap him.

"yes, yes." Su Yan said as if he was arrogant, "Brother Liu, you have to think of another move, kneeling in the imperial mausoleum is really ...... It's too hard. ”

Liu Yu didn't answer him, and asked rhetorically, "Do you want to be shameless?" ”

"What did you say?" Su Yan touched his face, not knowing why.

"I'm asking you, are you thick-skinned enough to withstand the loss?"

Su Yan said with a bitter expression on his face: "I'm all mixed up like this, what else can't I lose?" It's okay if my father looks down on me, and I can bear it if my brother and brother and those ministers look down on me, now ...... Even those minions bullied me, and sometimes I really wanted to fight them. ”

"Anyone can talk ruthlessly, since you think you are shameless, then shamelessness has a shameless play." Liu Yu fiddled with the chess pieces and said, "You go to find the thorns, and carry them on your back naked, and go to the mansion of your third emperor brother, and kneel in front of the door, and say that you apologize to the slave who beat you yesterday." ”

"What did you say?" Su Yanden stood up in anger, "You and I apologize to the Dao Lu who killed that day?" ”

Liu Yu raised his head and glanced at Su Yan angrily: "Didn't you say you could lose face just now?" ”

"Yes...... But ......"

"No, it's nominally an apology for you to go this time, but in fact it's to make a fuss, didn't he beat you, and if you do, you should be beaten for nothing? If you don't come to the door to make a fuss, how can it spread, and how can the emperor and the old man know? Liu Yu stretched out his hand and pressed Su Yan back to his seat, "This time you go, just make a fuss, the more eye-catching it is, the better, it's best for you to spend some money in advance to hire a few people to go to Zhangluo to watch the excitement, it's okay to beat gongs and drums, and they don't dare to do anything to you when there are too many people." ”

Su Yan hesitated and asked, "What if...... My third emperor brother sent someone to beat me again, or what if he drove me away? ”

"That's where your shameless nature comes into play. Hit you, that's helping you. When you beat you, you still have to shout, 'Xie Lu Xie Sanhuang Brother Cheng'. If you are driven away, you can't leave, just let them fight, let them bang, let the people see the excitement, in short, you are not to apologize for the sake of apologizing, but to lose face, the greater the loss of face, the greater your chance of success. ”

Liu Yu pushed Su Yan: "Hurry up now, otherwise it's useless for you to kneel when the matter fades." ”

Su Yan asked reluctantly, "Is this ...... Can it really work? ”

Liu Yu said: "Remember, if you don't succeed today, you will become a benevolent." If you don't go, don't think I'll buy your mess again, and you won't have to see me again! ”