Yangzhou City.

Yangzhou Military Sima Mansion.

Cao Yuan entered through the back door, and servants bent down to salute her everywhere she went, calling her "Miss Sun". Cao Yuan only thought they were all air. After walking around the extraordinary backyard for a while, I finally came to a small courtyard with a quiet environment. At the entrance of the small courtyard stood two identical armor priests of the door gods. They stopped Cao Yuan and said, "Miss Sun, the general is taking a nap, don't disturb me." ”

Cao Yuan knew that his grandfather's schedule was extremely strict, and he didn't dare to make mistakes. After waiting quietly for about half an hour, there was a servant maid in the small courtyard who walked out with grooming utensils, obviously Cao Sima had woken up.

One of the guards went inside to report, and he would come after a while, and said to Cao Yuan respectfully: "Miss Sun, the general is affectionate." ”

Cao Yuan entered the small courtyard, took off her shoes outside the house, changed into clogs, tried to lighten her footsteps, and came to Cao Da's rest room: "Sun, Cao Yuan, please say hello to my grandfather." ”

"Is it Cao Yuan?" After Cao Da woke up, he used to drink a cup of ginseng tea, put down the porcelain cup, and said, "Can you finish explaining your affairs?" Cao Yuan said: "I don't dare to live up to my grandfather's entrustment, it's already done." ”

"Nothing went wrong?"

Cao Yuan said: "No. It is...... During the banquet, a few strong-blooded boys had a dispute and made a move. They wanted to leave first, but were stopped by plainclothes officers. Zhang Xiahua was finally picked up by her mother. ”

"Hmm. Not bad. I'm glad you're sorry. ”

"For my grandfather, I don't dare to say the word happiness."

Cao Dadao: "I have always been rewarded for my merits in governing the army, and I must be punished for my mistakes. This is a very important matter, and I am very pleased that you have done it successfully. Wait and go to the pharmacy to get a [Jade Dragon Blood Ginseng]. You are now practicing martial arts in the [Zangfeng Martial Arts Hall], and you should replenish your blood qi well. ”

When Cao Yuan heard the words "Jade Dragon Blood Ginseng", she was overjoyed.

Cao Da finished rewarding his granddaughter, and said, "I heard that the [Zangfeng Martial Arts Hall] is preparing to participate in this year's [Young Heroes Conference]? ”

"My grandson did know from some of the teachers that the hall owner did have this idea. But this is only hearsay, and there is no definite result. ”

Cao Dadao: "If it's true, you must compete for a place." [Young Heroes] are not lightly honored, and if you can win the laurels, it will be of great benefit to you in the future. ”

"Yes! The grandchildren will do their best. ”

Cao Da commanded again: "Pay attention to the movements of the [Zangfeng Martial Arts] at any time. Keep me informed of any developments. ”

"Yes. Grandfather, isn't this [Zangfeng Martial Arts Hall] ......?"

Cao Da said: "Don't ask if you shouldn't know." ”

"Yes! The grandson is reckless. ”

"It's okay. Let's go down. After a pause, Cao Da said: "Do things well, don't be like your uncompetitive father." Shame on my Cao family. ”

"Yes!"

At this time, Cao Yuan suddenly noticed a portrait on the table where her grandfather was judged. As a martial artist, Cao Yuan is naturally deaf and clear-sighted. Although the figure was placed at an angle, she could see the full picture of the figure at a glance.

Confederate spies?

Habits?

Cao Yuan's heart was shocked.

The avatar on it is similar to her roommate Xi Tianxue? Moreover, even the name is only one word apart.

"Is it ......?"

Cao Da saw Cao Yuan standing still and said, "Huh? Is there anything else you can do? ”

Cao Yuan immediately came back to his senses: "No...... No, the grandson retired. ”

After Cao Yuan left, Cao Dacai picked up the portrait on the desk, and then an invisible force instantly smashed the portrait into dust. This portrait was supposed to be used on a wanted warrant, but the prince somehow refused to issue a wanted warrant. It's been a month, and the Confederate spies haven't heard from them at all. Confederate spies have always been a thorn in Cao Da's throat. So he secretly investigated Xi Ze. Since it was a secret, it was impossible to use the power of the imperial court, so it took a long time, and it was not until yesterday that he got the true information about Xi Ze, who received a secret spy report.

Owner of the "Golden Vein"!

Only then did Cao Da understand why the prince did not allow the issuance of a wanted warrant, and even faintly asked him to stop searching for Confederate spies, which turned out to be for the "Golden Divine Vein". Once the news of the arrival of all the people in the Golden Vein to the empire is transmitted, then there will definitely be a bunch of bulls, ghosts, snakes, and gods flocking to Yangzhou City, and the consequences will be unimaginable. And the most important thing is that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince definitely wants to take the "Golden Divine Vein" for himself!

"If you can catch this habit, it will definitely be a great achievement!" Although you are the military Sima of the army of a state, there are only nine in the whole empire, but Cao Da's ambition is more than that, and being "invited" out of the capital is also a big regret in his life.

It's a pity, the sky doesn't fulfill people's wishes, what can I do about it?

……

"TMD, Lao Tzu will never touch wine again in his life!"

After waking up again, Xi Ze only had this one thought in his mind. Thinking about it carefully, Xi Xue is really in a cold sweat, and he is afraid. Then when she saw Zhang Xiahua, Xi Xue knew that she had brought herself to her house. Xi Ze was busy expressing his gratitude to Zhang Xiahua.

Zhang Xiahua was apologetic, she felt that if she hadn't dragged Xi Xue to the banquet, Xi Xue would not have clashed with Wang Wei, let alone be drunk.

Then, Xi Xue saw Zhang Xiahua's mother, Mrs. Zhang. Of course, Xi Xue was also surprised by Mrs. Zhang's mature and gorgeous charm, and then expressed his heartfelt gratitude to Mrs. Zhang, and was very polite to the younger generation. Mrs. Zhang was calm and old-fashioned, not as twisted as Zhang Xiahua, and calmly accepted Xi Xue's gratitude. Polite people don't always make people feel disgusted, so after really getting in touch with the conversation, Mrs. Zhang also has some good feelings about Xi Ze.

Originally, Xi Ze wanted to leave as soon as possible, but Mrs. Zhang insisted on leaving him after lunch, and thanked Xi Ze for taking care of Zhang Xiahua on weekdays. Xi chose to refuse, so he could only respond.

Xi Xue originally thought that the Zhang family should be a big family, but he didn't expect that in the mansion of Nuoda, only the Zhang family and daughter were the Zhang family, and the others were all servants, and the backyard was all women, and even the guards of the courtyard were women. What's more, Xi Zecai realized that Zhang Xiahua had never mentioned her father to him. Although he was curious, Xi Ze didn't ask much.

So at the lunch table, there were only Mrs. Zhang, Zhang Xiahua, and Xi Ze.

At the dinner table, the three of them chatted while eating, and the topic naturally began to talk about it gradually. At the beginning, there were still three people, you and I talked about the life of Zhang Xiahua and Xi Xue in the martial arts hall, talked about Zhang Xiahua's preferences, and even talked about the current situation in Yangzhou City. But gradually, when Mrs. Zhang focused on Xi Xue and began to ask about Xi Xue's family situation, Zhang Xiahua secretly lowered her head and sullenly dealt with the food on the table.

Xi Xue couldn't understand why Mrs. Zhang suddenly checked his household registration, so he had to deal with it carefully.

“…… Let's put it this way, Xi Xian's nephew hasn't married a wife yet? ”

Xi Zewen Zou Zou replied: "If the work is not accomplished, how can you start a family." ”

"Oh! It turns out that Xi Xian's nephew has great ambitions. But I don't know what Xi Xian's nephew's ambition is? Is it to join the army, or to enter politics, or to go into business? Mrs. Zhang doesn't care about Xi Xue's family background, she only cares about his character and his future.

Mrs. Zhang asked, of course, she didn't want to recruit Xi Xue as her son-in-law immediately, but she just wanted to find out the bottom first, and after the foundation was clear, she was looking to see if he was qualified to talk about marriage with his daughter.

Another point, Mrs. Zhang is going to recruit a door-to-door son-in-law!

The Zhang family is so rich, Zhang Xiahua is so good, but she has been in the boudoir for a variety of reasons, one of which is that Mrs. Zhang wants to recruit a son-in-law, and when she enters the Zhang family, she has to change the surname of the Zhang family, which naturally scares away many people. The Han Empire revived the ancient rites and ancient systems, and the moral concept was also retro. To be a door-to-door son-in-law, and to change his surname, that is to be poked in the backbone of the joke, is a big rebel who sells his ancestors. Of course, there are also people who don't care about selling their ancestors' reputation at all, but that has to be seen by Mrs. Zhang.

Those who can see it are unwilling to change their surnames, and those who can't look down on it...... Needless to say? Coupled with some other reasons, Zhang Xiahua became an "old girl" in this way.

Xi Zedao: "Ambition is on the battlefield. ”

Mrs. Zhang nodded and said quietly, "I see." Come, eat the vegetables and eat the vegetables. ”

Zhang Xiahua lowered her head and pursed her lips, and her heart was gloomy: "I'm afraid my mother will object......"

Because, her father died on the battlefield......

After that, Mrs. Zhang didn't ask any more questions, and Xi Xue secretly breathed a long sigh of relief.

At dinner, Mrs. Zhang asked Zhang Xiahua to send Xi Xuan on the grounds of fatigue, and went down to rest.

Zhang Xiahua sent Xi Xue to the door, and asked when she was leaving: "Xi Tianxue, do you have to enlist in the army?" ”

Xi Xue nodded and said, "Becoming the generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses has been my ambition since I was a child, and it will not change easily. "I've been here for a long time, and my speaking habits have changed a lot.

Zhang Xiahua nodded and said, "Well, I understand." That...... You be careful along the way. See you in the martial arts hall. After speaking, he turned around and walked into the tall Zhu Gate.

But after a while, Zhang Xiahua ran out again, holding a book in her hand, and handed it to Xi Xue: "I almost forgot, this is the "New Compendium of Materia Medica"!" A thousand kinds of herbs from the [Pangu Star Domain] are recorded. You can take it and see it. I went back. With that, he ran back again.

Xi Ze looked at the thick ancient thread-bound book in his hand, and the cover was written in seal script with the words "New Compendium of Materia Medica", and the font was beautiful, and at a glance, he knew that it was from a woman's hand. When I opened it, it was as Zhang Xiahua said, painted with the image of herbs, and equipped with a detailed introduction. For those who want to learn about herbal medicine, this book is simply a treasure.

"Jade Dragon Blood Ginseng...... The shape is like a radish, the exterior is white jade, the inner part contains spiritual blood, the sex is fierce, the fire is vigorous, and the qi is replenished and the blood is generated......" Xi Zenian said.

This is not a printed book, but a manuscript!

Could it be that Zhang Xiahua copied it by hand?

Xi Xue didn't know that this "New Compendium of Materia Medica" was written by Zhang Xiahua!

Xi Xue was overjoyed in his heart, took the book baby into his arms, and walked in the direction of the martial arts hall.

When he returned to the dormitory of the martial arts hall, he found that Cao Yuan was also in the dormitory, but he didn't see Lu Qi. Xi Xue said hello to her as usual, and was about to turn out her clothes to change, but she didn't want Cao Yuan to say quietly: "Xi Ze, I really lost my eyes, I didn't expect you to be a spy of the Confederacy!" ”

In an instant, Xi Ze's whole body exploded.

But in an instant, he returned to normal and said, "Cao Yuan, what are you talking about, why can't I understand?" ”

Cao Yuan said: "You know! ”

Xi Xue turned around and looked at Cao Yuan, who was five meters away, "I'm not a Confederate spy. ”

Cao Yuan said: "Do you know what I hate the most? I hate it when people lie to me. I don't care if you're a Confederate spy or not, but I hate that you lied to me in front of me. ”

“……”

What a girl who is domineering herself.

Xi Xue sighed and said, "It's true that I'm a Confederate, but I'm not a Confederate spy. ”

"There's a difference?"

"Of course there is a difference. Spies specialize in stealing confidential information. And I'm just a passerby. Don't believe me, you already know my real name, so I don't have to lie to you. I came to the Empire for a few reasons, but for now I just want to go back to the Confederacy. Xi Xue breathed a sigh of relief, it seemed that she didn't know what the name "Xi Ze" meant.

Cao Yuan said: "Then what are you doing in the [Zangfeng Martial Arts Hall]?" ”

"Learn martial arts! Look at your look of disbelief again. I really want to come and learn martial arts. Our Confederacy only has martial arts, and I've long been tired of using them, so I happened to meet the [Zangfeng Martial Arts Hall] enrollment, so I got up. I really kid you. ”

Cao Yuan snorted, pointed at Xi Xue and said, "Of course I don't believe you." But I'll be staring at you! If you dare to do something unseemly...... This girl can't spare you first! ”