Xu Qing held the set of clothes in his arms and came to the dusty side courtyard for a long time.

When I opened the door, I was greeted by a corner of deep grass and trees, a sparse bluestone pavement mixed with fine grass, a grapefruit tree in the northwest corner, a walled wing room and a circular stone table in the middle of the aisle between the two.

An arch was opened on the side of the empty east wall, and a ginkgo tree was planted in the corner next to the arch.

The layout of the courtyard is very simple, and as the twilight grows thicker, Wu Yu directs the maidservants to exchange for new curtains, quilts, and sheets. The servants were busy removing the stones that had sealed the arch, and accidentally covered the leaves of the ginkgo trees next to them with a thin layer of dust.

Xu Qing sat on the stone bench and watched all this quietly.

As the sun sets, there is no dreamy canopy of sky, sparse white stars scattered in half of the azure blue, the other half of the warm orange-red, and occasionally velvety clouds drift leisurely by.

Xu Qing lay on the stone table, pillowed his arm, bored alone.

Feng Gu walked in and saw such a picture, the girl's fair side face looked particularly beautiful at this time, and his heart slowed down.

"What are you thinking?" Feng Gu found a place to sit down, and when he saw the clothes on the stone table, a dark glint flashed in his eyes.

Xu Qing was a little dazed, slowly sat up straight, and couldn't help but reach out and stroke the bronzed face: "Big brother, you have lost weight." ”

"Really?" The warm big hand covered Xu Qing's hand, and Feng Gu's deep facial features distorted into a strange expression, "Then are you distressed?" ”

"I ......"

"Lord, the thirteen princes are here to visit."

Xu Qing opened his eyes suddenly, and found that it was getting late, and he actually fell asleep on the stone table, so he got up indifferently and sorted out his clothes.

"What about people?"

"Wait in the flower hall."

Walking out of the side courtyard, Xu Qing rubbed his temples and asked, "How long have I been asleep?" ”

Wu Yu, who was following her, didn't think much about it, and blurted out, "Half an hour." ”

Seeing Xu Qing coming, Ling Tianlin got up.

"Miss Xu."

"The little girl has seen the prince. Please sit down, and change a new cup of tea to the prince at noon. ”

"Yes." Wu Yu withdrew the tea from Ling Tianlin's table, turned around and retreated.

Ling Tianlin, who was seated, took out the Qingyu Order and played with it: "Miss Xu seems to be very busy, and she actually handed over such an important token to her subordinates for safekeeping. ”

Xu Qing, who was on the throne, said with a smile: "The prince is serious, but it is just a small token. Why is it important? ”

Ling Tianlin glanced at Xu Qing in surprise, shook his head, and raised the green jade token above his head with great meaning: "The small token in Miss Xu's mouth has protected the peace of Kyoto for half a month. ”

Wu Yu came in with two cups of tea with an expressionless face, one was placed on the table beside Ling Tianlin, and the other was handed to Xu Qing.

Xu Qing took a sip of the tea powder floating on the noodles with a tea lid and took a sip.

Seeing that Xu Qing really didn't care, Ling Tianlin put down the token, and the jealousy of Xu Qing in his heart deepened. He still underestimated the woman in front of him......

Putting half a piece of green jade on the table, he pushed it in front of Xu Qing, Ling Tianlin picked up the tea cup and blew the hot air, taking a sip of tea into the soup throat, Ling Tianlin's movements froze for a moment.

I smelled the smell of the tea soup and carefully observed the color of the tea soup. Ling Tianlin couldn't hold back the crazy speculation in his heart, and said quickly: "In the matter of Jingzhong, Miss Xie Xu helped. In the next day, I came to return the token to its original owner, it was late, and it was inconvenient for Ling to stay longer, so he said goodbye. ”

Xu Qing put down the teacup and got up, "Wuyu, send it to the prince for me." ”

"Yes."

Ling Tianlin bowed to Xu Qing for a while, and then said to Wu Qing: "Excuse me." ”

Not long after, Wu Yu flashed into the flower hall and knelt respectfully in front of Xu Qing, "Lord." ”

"It's back. Put away the tokens, have people prepare hot water, and send them to the side hospital. Xu Qing picked up the teacup again and tasted it in small sips. It is estimated that Ling Tianlin is afraid that he is going to the palace to report the situation to the Emperor of the Apocalypse!

"Yes." At noon, she put away half a green jade token and went to arrange for someone to prepare hot water and dinner.

After all......

Sniffing the crisp fragrance of tea, Xu Qing lowered his eyes and smiled.

Being able to drink such an expensive new tea is not as simple as having a lot of money. She didn't mind showing some of her strength in front of Ling Tianlin, hiding it would cause a lot of trouble.

As Xu Qing expected, Ling Tianlin rushed to the palace as soon as possible.

"Brother Huang."

Ling Tianlin knelt on the ground in fear, the Emperor of the Apocalypse had a gloomy face, and with a strange smile on the corner of his mouth, he waved his hand.

"I have already sent someone to deliver letters to several masters in the martial arts who are highly respected, and there will be assistance soon." The Emperor of the Apocalypse's hand clutched the black box tightly, as if he was grasping some life-saving straw.

"Xiaozhou City has fallen, Kyoto has only had a moment of peace, and Linchuan, Xujun, and Jicheng are in chaos." After a pause, the Emperor of the Apocalypse forcibly suppressed the scarlet sweetness in his throat, and said, "Brother Xian, I don't accept it...... Nanshu and Toyo, she used this to confuse the public......"

"Brother Xian, catch Xu Qing if necessary...... If she can keep Kyoto peaceful, she can keep Beile peaceful...... There is definitely something wrong with Xichu...... Ahem! The Emperor of the Apocalypse's eyes were cloudy, and he covered his mouth and nose with a handkerchief and coughed a few times.

"Yes, Brother Huang, Brother Remember. I also hope that the royal brother will take care of the dragon body. ”

Ling Tianlin understood what Emperor Tianqi meant, at the moment, there was a muddy water in the four dynasties, and the situation was unclear, while Xu Qing was a rare fish drifter on the muddy water, and if he caught her, he would seize a glimmer of life.

……

Late at night, there were still a few candles burning in the side courtyard, and I took a nap in the ear room at noon.

Xu Qing, who was asleep, had a slightly red cheek, turned over, and pressed a big hand on the quilt in the vacant position, rubbing the residual heat with his thumb.

Suddenly, Xu Qing frowned, raised his hand and covered his neck exposed to the air, where there was a tooth mark that was faintly painful. Gripping the pillow with his right hand uneasily, Xu Qing opened his eyes, and what caught his eye was an enlarged human face.

"Big brother?"

There was a familiar smell of soaphorn between his nose, Xu Qing was very confused in his heart, and his vision gradually blurred.

"Huh?"

The warm palm covered Xu Qing's eyes, the palm surface was very rough, and Xu Qing's face was a little painful with the upturned scar and dead calluses. The fingertips were pinched in the palms of his hands, and the warm breath spread on his forehead.

Strands of hair slipped down my ears......

Early in the morning of the second day

Outside the Kyoto City Gate, a horse-drawn carriage galloped eastward, and the man in black drove the carriage with great skill, and Zale gestured with a red face on the side.

In the carriage, a burly, bronzed man was closing his eyes to recuperate, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, but his hands were trembling.

On the other side, Xu Qing, who woke up, looked at the bloodstains on the sheets with a complicated face, and couldn't come back to his senses for a while.

"Lord."

Wu Qi, who came to serve Xu Qing to change his clothes, sighed in his heart when he saw the bloodstains, and asked cautiously: "Lord, but the moon is coming?" ”

"No, I accidentally cut my hand with a hairpin."

Xu Qing lowered her eyes, she felt as if she had forgotten something important, but she couldn't remember what it was for a while.

Wu Yu glanced at the obvious new injury on Xu Qing's hand, and did not doubt him, "My subordinates will go and get a new one to replace it." ”