Chapter 70: Reunion

The elegant room in the middle of the lake is hidden in the towering ancient trees, and there is a sense of heaviness that has never been born. I vaguely remember the last time I stumbled into it by mistake, it was still in the cold winter, accompanied by Dugu Hao and the beginning of the month, and I enjoyed a snowfall happily, which should have been several years ago. For a while, the relationship between me and Dugu Hao eased a little, and not every time we met, Sister Ying was present.

Qinzhou winter (day rì) is short, but it is extremely cold, that time the lake formed a thick layer of ice, the three of us made a light effort to fly over, at the beginning of the month is a woman with Yaxing, with snow water boiled plum wine for me to drink, clear and sweet, so that I miss very much.

Contrary to Sister Ying's introvertedness, the heart of the moon was Dugu Hao, which was clearly written on her face, she was an orphan, she had nothing to worry about, and when she followed Dugu Hao, she regarded Dugu Hao as her only relative and called him a master. She is a woman who is free and easy, and Dugu Hao and I have no contempt for her.

The air here is very different from the warmth on the shore, and there is a permeating coolness. I gathered my shirt and walked deeper and deeper. Dugu Hao has a lot of flowers and intestines, so he set up a formation, and it was clear that no one was allowed to break in, I followed what he taught me, carefully resolved, and saw the bamboo house after several twists and turns.

I stepped on the boardwalk, slowly approaching, and from time to time there was a slight creaking sound under my feet, which was especially noticeable in the quiet air. I stood outside the bamboo house and swept away, the door was wide open, and when I looked up, I could see that the room was empty, only the tea seat under the porch was still boiling tea, and the fragrance of tea wafted out.

I approached and touched the temperature of the teacup, it was still warm (hot), and the person must not have gone far. Thinking that I searched Qinzhou City for several days and found nothing, and finally the person was close at hand, I was a little nervous, my palms were sweaty, and I secretly said that I had no interest, and I felt afraid at this juncture.

Fortunately, I am in Dugu Hao's realm, if I am in danger, he will not escape the involvement, he has to save me, he just saw me at the beginning of the month, I am afraid that Dugu Hao will already know that I have come to live in the river, and he will come to look for me in a short time. I'm at ease, I still have a few hands left and right, and I don't necessarily suffer.

The man, seeing that I had come to look for him, had to take a boat from the ferry, and I hurried to the ferry, and I was sure to catch him.

When I was thinking nonsense, a faint voice sounded behind me: "Qin Xi." ”

Isn't this sound exactly—

I turned around in a daze, and Li Xuan's elegance came towards me from the wooden plank road, and the whole person was elegant and refined, like Lan Ruozhi. I was so engrossed that I didn't hear the slightest movement.

He smiled lightly: "Farewell to you, less than half a year, how are you doing?" ”

I was still immersed in the surprise of seeing him for the first time, and I didn't have time to react: "I-"

He rubbed (身shēn) and said in an idle tone: "It just so happens that I made tea, since I came, it is better to stay with me." ”

I was shocked, and my heart was much colder: "You cooked this tea?" ”

I'm not surprised by his tea-making skills, but I clearly came to find the king of Naqi, and when I arrived here according to the map, I met him who had no news from him, which was a coincidence.

There were no waves on his face, calmer than the rippling lake: "Sit." ”

I sat down across from him suspiciously, and listened to him: "When I first returned to Daqi, I was injured by the enemy, and after dealing with the important things, I stayed in Daqi. ”

"You're hurt?" I frowned: "Where's the injury?" Is it serious? ”

"It doesn't matter."

He skillfully poured a cup of tea for me, and said with a nonchalant expression: "When the injury is half healed, I received a letter from Dugu Gongzi, inviting me to come to the palace to recuperate. ”

His words are true, Dugu Hao was calculated that there was a gathering of fairy energy in this place, so he spent a lot of money to buy it, and lived in a secluded place, the reason for this is that in addition to the pleasant scenery and good feng shui, there is a spring with living water under the whole garden, and the mountain spring carries the aura of heaven and earth, and soaks in a bubble that can strengthen (body shēn) health. After releasing the news, he added oil and vinegar, and it became a fairy land in the mouths of Qinzhou people.

"When did you and Dugu Hao get involved (情qíng)?" Dugu Hao has made a lot of friends, but there is one thing, he never pays attention to people who have no use value, Li Xuan is breezy and bright, how can he be a layman who can get into Li Xuan's eyes, I am really curious.

"I saved his life by chance, and I don't know each other."

No wonder last time Dugu Hao's birthday, he also came to the banquet, it turned out that there was such a reason.

I drank tea and said happily: "Yes, Dugu Hao is such a shrewd person, he doesn't want to owe others, I'm afraid that you will ask him to make a bad deal, but it is better to push the boat down the river and repay your favor." ”

He was always meticulous in his observations: "You don't seem to like him very much? ”

"That was from the past. Beat him to save me, and the past will be written off. Because I have been with him since I was a child, I really know his spleen (sex xìng), he can play a good calculation, you don't want to be deceived by him. ”

He couldn't help but smile, and suddenly the sky and the earth were pale: "I have written down your advice." But I don't know what you were like when you were a child? ”

"Didn't you see me on the street?" That's why I have that vivid painting in my room.

He pursed his lips, his eyes were distant: "Just that glance, how can it be compared with the friendship between Dugu Gongzi and you who grew up since childhood?" ”

My face was red and my ears were red, didn't he mean that he regretted that he didn't meet me earlier? I want to say that the past is powerless to change, but I can still have a friendship with him for decades to come, but after all, I can't say it.

"When I was young, I was very stubborn, my father was reluctant to personally control me, so he invited many teachers, most of them were angry with me, and then there was Qi Ao, oh, it was the one you saw outside Dugu Mansion last time, he came to the house, and the master was willing to stay."

"Oh? can make so many masters angry, and you are also a talent. ”

I blushed, "hehe" laughed twice: "You also know who my father is, he has so many official affairs to deal with, so naturally he can't spare * effort to care about me." No matter how good the master's temper is, if he is angry with me, he will only say a few words about me in front of my father, and he will never accuse me to my face. ”

"Could it be that I'm afraid that I'll cry you?"

My eyes widened: "How do you know?" I've been crying since I was a child, and even my dad can't see it. ”

Li Xuan helped me add tea again: "I didn't expect you to be like this when you were young. Then again, this is very much in line with the fact that you took my jade pendant. Ordinary ladies can't do it, you can be regarded as a leader. ”

Since I met him, he has been an idle gentleman, and rarely has he been so ridiculous, and I made a shameful gesture of my daughter's (娇jiāo): "That (日rì) was drunk with a pot of peach blossom wine, and he was drunk before he did something foolish, and you don't want to mention it again." ”

"The peach blossom wine of Shanhailou has a lot of stamina, you can drink a pot, it seems that the amount of wine is good."

I lowered my head, my intestines were all repentant, what kind of peach blossom wine did I mention, how could a serious daughter's family have success (日rì) Drink on the lips, Li Xuan shouldn't think I'm a drunkard, right?

"Actually, I'm glad that you were drunk, otherwise I don't know when, you and I would have met in the dark. Xi'er, what do you say? ”

I could feel his burning gaze fall on my face with my head down, and my face burned even hotter, and I didn't even have the courage to raise my head. No one dared to call me that except for my father.

I muttered in a low voice: "I'm not a god in the sky, what year and month did I meet you, where is my final say?" ”

"Ready for tea?" He asked.

I nodded, and he replied, "Then get up (body shēn) and walk around with me." ”

I didn't know that he had the habit of taking a walk every day, his steps were a little bigger, I walked a few steps quickly to keep up, and he slowed down his pace, this place was leisurely, with clear water and green trees, and occasionally bright sunlight passed through the forest, sprinkled on us (身shēn), warm and warm.

His expression is peaceful, I can't see that it is unnatural, but I am like a rabbit in my arms that has to move, my heart is beating non-stop, before I separated from him half a year ago, I have not been so throbbing, I think I already like him very much now, I can't control my heartbeat.

He remembered something and asked me: "A few days ago, I just entered Qinzhou City, and I saw that the soldiers guarding the city sealed the city gate, and the closure of the city is not trivial, but what happened?" ”

I don't know if he went into the city at that time, I was relieved, what if he had been delayed recuperating from his injuries due to the lockdown? I told him truthfully, "It's my father." He was wounded and almost died. In a hurry, I signaled the lockdown. ”

"How is he now?"

My face sank: "I survived all thanks to the Heart Protection Pill, and I lost too much blood and fell into a coma for a few days, and it took me two days to get better." ”

"Can you find out who did it?"

I shook my head, and my eyebrows rose with sorrow: "My father was tight-lipped and refused to reveal half a word to me, I thought of a way to find a clue, and the clue was broken when I found it here." ”

"It's because you just saw me that you were so surprised. You think I'm the one who hurt your father. ”

I was a little cramped, he didn't know my share before, and my suspicions were really unreasonable: "I posted a portrait of that man at the gate of the city, and I searched everywhere I could, but I couldn't find him. ”

I don't have any evidence for this, I just rely on intuition. I had to reassure myself that maybe something was wrong, and I hadn't noticed it yet.

"Can you show me the portrait of that man?"

It just so happened that I was afraid that the man would not be recognized by me by using the disguise technique on the rivers and lakes, so I brought a portrait of him with me, and a person's appearance can be changed, but the temperament is not easy to change within a few days.

I spread out the portrait and handed it to Li Xuan, he looked at it carefully, his eyebrows and eyes were very solemn, and he stopped talking for a while, I asked him urgently: "Do you really know?" ”

He said solemnly: "This person is the current emperor of Great Qi, Long Xiao. ”

"If it's really him, why did I post a few (日rì) notices and no one told me?"

"Since this emperor was the crown prince, he traveled to Kyushu and was not in the court, and returned to Daqi in order to inherit the throne. It is because people in the world only know the name of the prince of Great Qi, but they don't recognize it. ”