When Xia Xiaogui entered Changle Palace to report to the emperor, Li Lianqiao was in a good mood beside the flower tree outside the palace gate, his cheeks were red, as if he had just experienced love.

"See the eldest princess." Xiaogui saluted.

"Hey, I'm wondering if sometimes the world is black and white, yin and yang. Why do some men have such and such an interest in people who are neither black nor white, nor yin nor yang? Li Lianqiao said.

"I think there may be some people who have no black and no white in their eyes, black and white, black and white reversed, so that they can see such a colorful world as black and white." Xiaogui said.

"Are you raising a bar with me?" Li Lianqiao said.

"Don't dare." Xiaogui said.

"What are you two talking about, come in and talk together." Li Yu stood under the porch and looked at the two people.

The two walked into the room, and Xiaogui saluted Li Yu.

"Her Royal Highness the eldest princess said that there is a black and white thing in the world, I said, I'm afraid it's unlikely." Xiaogui said.

"Then I'm afraid you're going to lose this time, because I really received something black and white, black and white." Li Yu said.

"Let's go, take control of the garden! It just so happened that this afternoon I called all the officials to come over and let them open their eyes. ”

As soon as Li Yu greeted him, the big eunuch Liang Wucheng hurriedly took the little eunuch and the little palace maid to accompany the emperor to the imperial garden.

The garden in the Southern Tang Palace is not big, and Li Yu's warlord grandfather actually didn't plan to build any gardens here, what he wanted was to be able to grow some vegetables in this garden and produce a lot of roaring and pulling down, but in Li Jing's generation, the art bacteria broke out, and many winding holes and strange stones were added, which were well designed.

Liang Wucheng opened the moon gate of a small garden, and Li Yu and Baiguan entered this small garden together, and saw a black and white round animal, eating with its back to everyone.

"Everyone, Aiqing, come and see, what is this?"

"Your Majesty, can you turn this thing over and let the old minister see its face." Lord Xu Xuan, the secretary of the ministry, said.

"I still have to do this, you go yourself!" Li Yu looked unhappy, Master Xu is the first talent in Jiangnan, that is, he talks and does things, and his emotional intelligence is never online, Li Yu loves his talent, and he doesn't blame him, but he is unceremonious.

Lord Xu tiptoed a few steps forward to see that this round animal was much larger than a dog, but much smaller than the brown bear sent by the Khitan, with pure black limbs, a white head and two black ears on its white body.

Master Xu has read poetry and books since he was a child, and he can write at the age of ten, but he has never seen such an animal.

He tapped the beast on the shoulder, and the beast twisted its head.

Oh my God, there are two big dark circles on his face, like he has been beaten.

Lord Xu was taken aback, turned his head and was about to run, but suddenly stepped on his robe and fell to the ground.

Li Lianqiao couldn't help laughing, obviously she had seen this animal, so she would bet with Xia Xiaogui.

"Xu Aiqing," Li Yu asked, "do you recognize it?" ”

"No...... Not ......"

"This is sent by Meng Chang, the lord of Shu, saying that even in Shu, it is a rare beast, and he also said, I guess no one in my court knows this monster, this is to save my face." Li Yu was a little worried.

"Han Aiqing, do you know the name of this beast?"

"I don't know!"

"Good answer, without any mud and water, then we will tell each other that we don't know. Let the Xichuan people desperately laugh at our Jiangdong no one! Li Yu looked helpless.

"Do you want to call the imperial kitchen to come and take a look, if we can't recognize it, just kill it, and tell the other party's envoy directly, this thing is delicious, and taking this skull back to the other party can also cause fear to the other party." Li Lianqiao walked over and touched the animal's head and said.

"It's offbeat, but it's also an idea, but it's fun to look at this animal, and it doesn't seem to be as fierce as a bear, so I'm really reluctant to do it." Li Yu said.

"Your Majesty," said Xiao Gui, "the concubine's family practiced medicine and recognized this animal. ”

"Oh, tell me about it."

The ancient name of this beast is called tapir, the skin color is black and white, like a bear but not a bear, the ancients believed that it can eat people's dreams, especially nightmares. Distributed in the mountains of Shudi, in the Qinling Mountains, the common people are called 'flower bears', the fur is coarse and hard, the skin is not good, and the meat is not delicious, but it is a rare beast to be raised. ”

"What does it eat?"

"The shoots and shoots of bamboo, in addition, apples are also its favorite objects, and in case of emergency, the nest head mixed with bean flour and millet flour can also give it relief, and the medicinal value of this beast is also very high."

"Medicine? Use its gall? ”

"No, use its dung, this dung, cure a woman's high voice, internal heat, palpitations, irritability, jealousy, and replenish yin."

"Very good! So he rewarded the eldest princess with its dung! How to use it? ”

"Dry and fry and soak in water to drink!"

"Your Majesty Xie......" Li Lianqiao hated Xiaogui so much that he gritted his teeth.

"Your Majesty can let people feed this beast some more bamboo shoots, its feces are green and not smelly, and can be used to make paper, especially suitable for calligraphy and painting. I think the ancient name of tapir is a bit untrue, because there is still a long-billed tapir in Dali and Burma, which is also black and white, more like a piglet, and this beast is like a cat and a bear, so it is better to call it a cat bear, which is more appropriate. ”

Xia Zhaorong recognized the tapir. Fifty percent, you will give this answer to the envoy of Shu and tell him that this is recognized by a Zhaorong of my Southern Tang Dynasty, and the women of Southern Tang are so knowledgeable and talented, so it would be good for them to honestly admire our cultural center. ”

"Your Majesty, elevate Xia Cairen to Zhaorong?" The great eunuch Liang Wucheng confirmed.

"That's right."

"Concubine, thank you for your grace." Xiaogui hurriedly thanked him.

Several old ministers breathed a sigh of relief, and the liberal arts students recognized that the cat and bear level was over, and they all congratulated Xia Zhaorong.

Xiaogui said: "It's all Your Majesty's Hongfu, it just so happens that there are old people in the concubine's family who grow medicine in Qinling, and the concubine's own knowledge is limited. ”

"Eldest princess," Xiao Gui saw that Li Lianqiao was still stroking the head of the cat bear, "This animal has good teeth, and the bamboo with thick arms is halved in half, you have to be careful; And the IQ is not low, it can understand who wants to eat it. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the cat bear, who was rubbed on his head and couldn't bear it anymore, turned his head and made a hole in Li Lianqiao's hand.

"Why didn't you say it earlier!" Li Forsythia hurriedly put a healing spell on himself to stop the bleeding.

"An adult cat bear is about the size of a black bear, and it looks like it should be a half-grown child," Xiao Gui looked at the cat bear's body, "Well, it's a boy." ”

"This is a cat bear that hasn't grown up yet, in terms of human age, about eleven or twelve years old, and it's still a baby." Xiaogui said.

At this time, a palace maid brought a nest head and an apple, Xiaogui picked one up and handed it to the cat bear, who was hungry for most of the day and devoured it.

"Look, eldest princess, when it eats, its tongue and mouth are all pink."

"Don't look!" Li Forsythia was not angry.

"You see, there's pink, even if it's a cat or bear, it's not a black and white animal."

Li Yu laughed when he heard it: "It turned out that it was still for this." ”

"One more thing I don't understand, is why does this animal look so cute?" Han Xizai looked at it carefully for a long time and couldn't help but ask.

"This uncle of mine who collected medicine has also studied, he has collected the skulls of cats and bears, and found that the face of the cat bear is much wider than that of the bear, with a large cake face, which is very wide horizontally, which is its cute mark!"

Li Lianqiao touched his small square face, and always felt that Xia Xiaogui was a little insinuating.

"Arrange for someone to take care of the cat bear, I like it very much, and I will come to see it from time to time." Li Yu commanded.

"Go back, all of you." Li Yu said, "Xia Zhaorong is in my palace, I still have something to say for you to come back." ”

Li Lianqiao left indignantly.

A little eunuch shoveled a large basket of dung and followed Li Lianqiao, and this basket of cat and bear feces must be sent back to the eldest princess's mansion.

"You can't eat it without so much!" Li Lianqiao frowned angrily at the little eunuch.

"Remember, it's not eating, it's fried and soaked in water!" Xia Xiaogui said.

Back in Li Yu's bedroom, Xiaogui explained Han Xizai's night banquet in detail.

"It's very luxurious, a lot of money is spent, the music, art, dance, are all top-notch, and the dishes are quite exquisite."

Li Yu took out a picture of Han Xizai's avatar.

"This is Gu Hongzhong's draft drawing, why is Han Xizai so old-looking? I think it's a bit exaggerated, but it's very expressive. ”

"Eye bag-smear."

"What?"

"I said, Lord Han is Lord with eye bags."

"Yes, yes, you're right!"

"For a moment, I felt that the bags under his eyes were his essence." Xiaogui said.

Li Yu laughed and let go of his vigilance against Han Xizai.

"Okay, Gu Hongzhong drew very well, so let him follow this draft. How does it feel to our Datang social circle? ”

"It's beautiful, it's an eye-opener."

"These two idioms are both compliments." Li Yu said.

"Yes and no." Xiaogui said.

"How?"

"Xiaogui is a child from a small family, so he has been calculating how much a candle is, how much a helper costs, and how much rosewood rosewood furniture is...... Xiaogui said.

"What a stupid girl, you will be a royal person in the future, don't always count such small accounts, south of the Yangtze River, no one is richer than me." Li Yu said.

"You take care of your injuries, there are no other tasks for you in seven days, I will ask Imperial Doctor Xiong to look at your wounds, and when you recover, I will start painting." Li Yu said.

"Also, today's panda, well done." Li Yu added.

Xiaogui asked to kneel down and went out of the palace to return to the studio.

"Is this a palace struggle? All the people are armed with guns and sticks, pointing at mulberry and scolding Huai? ”

"On the first day I appeared in front of the hundred officials, I was promoted to Zhaorong, am I a gifted person?"

Although this girl is calm and cautious, she can't help but feel a little proud of herself today.

"Congratulations Zhaorong!"

When he entered the door, Xiaogui found that there were already eight eunuchs and eight palace maids kneeling in the door.

"Scared me."

"Minions/minions are damned!" Sixteen people spoke in unison.

"I'm used to being alone, and when I call you, come again." Xiaogui said.

"Yes."

Several people went down, Xiaogui entered the bedroom, she held her cheeks and looked at the trees and bamboo in the yard, this environment would make her feel that she was not in the enemy camp, so she usually didn't dare to look at it.

The cicadas stopped.

There are people in the trees.

I don't know why, Xiaogui suddenly felt that the person on the tree should be, and it should only be Xu Gongzi.

"Xu Yongzhi, you come down for me!"

A young man in a light blue shirt floated down the tree, and sure enough.

It is Xu Yongzhi who Xiaogui thinks about day and night.

They were six or seven paces apart, looking into each other's eyes.

Although Xiaogui is injured, he is exceptionally clear and beautiful.

Although Xu Gongzi seemed to have healed his injury, there was already a deep depression in his eyebrows.

"Xiaogui, are you okay?"

She ran a few steps and threw herself into Xu Yongzhi's arms.

"It's not good, it's not good, it's not good," Xiaogui beat Xu Yongzhi's chest, "I almost died!" ”

His arms wrapped tightly around her and took her in his arms.

"You stupid girl, don't let you run into the enemy camp again!"

The last time he hugged her was on the eve of the burning of Linquan Town, and at that time, it was still a brotherly hug.

Now, at this moment, their embrace, is a couple, a lover.

"I went into the house to save Xiaoduo, and Sister-in-law Liu committed suicide."

"I passed through Fei Datou's cousin Feiyang Valley and took Xiaoduo to see the master for the last time."

"Xiao Duo and I met Master Zhang Huan, we fought a battle with two necromancers together, Xiao Duo has a bizarre talent, and we won by luck."

"I'm going to save you, and when I meet Duan Zishou, I'll ask him to help me."

"I was injured and met the emperor, he asked the imperial doctor to save me, the queen suggested that I be a talented person, today I scolded Li Forsythia, and now it is Zhaorong."

Xiaogui said a lot about what she experienced after the separation.

She has also done a lot for this family, for everyone's common cause (if there is a career).

But Xu Yongzhi only did one thing, that is, he was tortured and finally escaped.

"I'm sorry, I didn't help anything." Xu Yongzhi suddenly felt that he was too weak and weak.

"Look at me! Son. Xiaogui looked serious.

"You are alive, it is the greatest contribution to everyone, everyone still believes in you, respects you, and loves you, just because you are still there, and there are still you."

"But I can't ......"

"Men are not allowed to say that they can't do it!"

"Is it okay for you to go with me, I can't live without you now." Xu Yongzhi said suddenly.

If Xiaogui had heard this sentence a few days earlier, I am afraid that he would have packed his things without hesitation. But now, she had something else in mind.

"I want to stay here for a while, looking for an opportunity to take out Stiminary Lee."

"This is the enemy's camp."

"The Southern Tang Dynasty is not monolithic, some people want Li Lianqiao to fall, such as Han Xizai Han, and some other courtiers."

"It's been twenty years, and they haven't brought down Li Forsythia, do you think there may be a miracle recently?"

"Yes, because of me." Xiaogui said.

"Aren't you a little proud?" Xu Yongzhi asked.

"Yesterday, Your Majesty has promised to pardon the Xu family, and tomorrow there should be a will." Xiaogui said.

"You call him Your Majesty? He is also one of the murderers, this dog emperor does not distinguish between good and bad, and sent an army to wash the town of Linquan in blood. ”

"Don't be like this," Xiaogui said, "Brother Yongzhi, he is not a bad person, neither is the queen mother, we take revenge, we can't trap everyone in, who is our enemy, who is our friend, this is the first question we have to figure out." ”

"The Southern Tang Dynasty is my enemy!" Xu Yongzhi was indignant.

"I'm borrowing my strength now to help Master and Master take revenge!" Xiaogui said.

"I am their son, and I will avenge their revenge!" Xu Yongzhi's anger came up.

"And who am I? Xu Yongzhi, who am I? Am I just their apprentice? You, Master, and Master are the three people who are the best to me, and how sad am I when they are gone? Now you want to kill the civil and military forces of the Southern Tang and Manchu dynasties, what kind of weapons do you use? Is the storyteller a genre bomb? ”

"I ......"

"Listen to me, my stupid brother, we can gather people and kill Li Forsythia by plotting, but the price will be very high, but we can't let her die like that, it's too cheap for her."

"How did she hurt you? If you lose your reputation, you lose your family, your wealth and your status, we will take revenge on her as well. ”

"Let her, Zhou Zhuocheng, and Yu Zhirang all become the anti-thieves of the Southern Tang Dynasty, so that these people are wanted, killed, and finally arrested and beheaded like us. I think it's a fair solution. ”

"No, I want the Southern Tang Dynasty to perish." Xu Yongzhi said dumbfoundedly.

"Borrowed soldiers? Borrow the soldiers of Zhou or Khitan to conquer the Southern Tang Dynasty? So what is the difference between us and the Jin Emperor Shi Jingjiao who gave the Khitans his son? ”

"No, I think the Great Zhou is a force that will dominate the world, I want to join the army of the Great Zhou and help Emperor Chai dominate the world, the Southern Tang is not the opponent of the Great Zhou, I will definitely be able to do it."

"I think that incident can be your business, but as revenge, this path is too far." Xiaogui said.

"If you don't want to go with me, I'll go by myself." Xu Yongzhi said.

"I won't go with you, I've been with you for too long, for so many years, my growth has stalled, and now I want to be an independent person to help Master and Master take revenge, in my way."

“……”

"If your progress can be faster than mine, then I will join you soon, but I will not do anything to hurt Your Majesty and the Empress, they saved me."

"You like Li Yu, don't you?"

"Yes, this man inspires me a lot, but I don't have that kind of relationship with him. And he also said, "Give me ......"

Xiaogui suddenly felt shy, she couldn't say Li Yu's promise to "marry you and your senior brother".

"You covet the riches of the court, don't you? , you have risen to Zhaorong, and you have forgotten who you are! Xu Yongzhi's heart was sour, and this noble son felt the pain of jealousy for the first time.

"Smack!" Xiaogui slapped Xu Yongzhi hard.

"Think about what you said carefully, is your Xiaogui that kind of person?"

Xu Yongzhi sat down on the chair suddenly, his body trembled, his breathing was too rapid, and he had to exhale heavily to be comfortable.

It's a heart disease.

After experiencing the painful pain of separation, the heart is depressed, and sometimes there are such symptoms.

Xiaogui took the sheet and covered him, but he was still trembling.

Xu Yongzhi didn't care about Xiaogui in the past, if Xiaogui wanted to go with whom, he might give a dowry and say "I wish happiness" and pull it down, but now, he really cares.

"I don't think I'm worthy of you, I'm too far from you, you're getting better and better." Xu Yongzhi took a breath and said slowly.

"After I met you, I got better and better, you changed me, don't you understand?"

"I don't trust you to be here, but I can't take you away. I don't know where to go, who to go to, I don't use my sword as fast as I go, I can't get revenge myself. ”

"I'm trying to figure out a way, you'll be my best foreign aid," Xiaogui kissed Xu Yongzhi and comforted him.

"We're doing what my dad and my mom didn't do, we can't do." Xu Yongzhi thought of his father, and his heart ached again.

"I don't want to rescue your corpse from the palace one day, and then resurrect you with necromancy, I can't stand such a blow!"

"Li Forsythia can completely control you, use you as a hostage to threaten me to hand over necromancy, and worse, I don't have anything like this in exchange for you. What should I do if I lose you? Xu Yongzhi said.

Xiaogui didn't speak, she just went to hug Xu Yongzhi.

Xu Yongzhi pushed away Xiaogui's hug and went to pull the door wholeheartedly.

"Xia Xiaogui, I will take revenge according to my own ideas, if one day you think my path is clear, come to me."

"Xu Yongzhi, I also keep this door for you, if you miss me one day, I will be here." Xiaogui said.

"Hmm."

"Before you go to join the army, go to Qinling to find Xu Taihang, Uncle Taihang has always been in contact with your uncle's family, and they may not live in Peach Blossom Land now."

"I see."

Xu Yongzhi is gone.

Xiaogui sat in front of the window.

"Men, men, why do you have to compete with your own women?"