Xiao Yurui came out of the front yard, and after turning two corners, two middle-aged men suddenly turned out from behind the tree, walked in front of Xiao Yurui, and saluted Xiao Yurui respectfully, "Childe." ”

Xiao Yurui said lightly: "I have received your flying pigeon message, I worked hard for you last night, and in the next seven days, I am afraid that it will be more difficult to deal with, and Xin'er's safety will be entrusted to you." ”

The two men arched their hands and said, "Don't worry, Childe, we will definitely do our best to protect Miss Ling's safety." ”

Xiao Yurui bowed slightly, "In seven days, I will come to pick up Xin'er and return to Beijing, Wei Chifeng will prepare two sets of soldiers' clothes for you in advance, and you can change them in advance and leave with the large army among other soldiers." ”

"Yes."

After Xiao Yurui finished speaking, he walked towards the backyard, and the two immediately disappeared behind the tree again.

As soon as Xiao Yurui stepped into the backyard, Bai Zhu, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately greeted him, and whispered to Xiao Yurui after saluting, "Childe, Miss had another nightmare last night." ”

Xiao Yurui frowned and asked, "Do you remember something?" ”

"Probably not, looking at the way she looked when she woke up, it should still be the same as before, but this time she seems to be scared."

The faint smile that Xiao Yurui had been hanging on the corner of his lips disappeared, and there was a complicated look in his bottomless eyes, and after a moment of silence, he asked, "Did she feel the movement outside last night?" ”

"Not really."

Xiao Yurui's expression slowed slightly, and then said: "I will come to pick her up in seven days, when you change into the soldier's clothes prepared by Wei Chifeng in advance, and stay outside with other soldiers, when Wei Chifeng sends someone to leave the villa to ask for a doctor, you will go out with you, and after going down the mountain, before the people sent by Wei Chifeng, go to the nearest town to find the only doctor there, and inform him of your identity, he will arrange for you to change back into women's clothes, and let you come back with you, you should only be a distant relative of that doctor, When the time comes, I will leave you behind under the pretext that I need someone to take care of Xin'er on the way back. Xiao Yurui paused for a moment and then continued, "After returning to Beijing, you will stay with her in the Ministry of Shangshu Mansion, and then you will have to stay left and right as her personal maid, the capital is not better than here, there is no natural barrier, and you cannot be isolated from outsiders, and there are more hidden arrows than open guns, although I will send people to protect secretly, but they can't get close, and not all places can follow, so in the future, her safety mainly depends on you." ”

Bai Zhu said firmly: "Childe, rest assured, the slave will definitely protect and take care of the young lady, even if she gives up her life, she will definitely protect the young lady." ”

Although Xiao Yurui knew that she would have such an answer, he was still quite moved when he heard her say it so solemnly, "Thank you." ”

Bai Zhu hurriedly said: "Childe's words are serious, if it weren't for you, how could the slave and the three sisters have today, the four slaves and maids have already handed over their lives to the son." ”

Xiao Yurui said lightly: "I have already said that it was a coincidence to save you that day, you don't have to feel that you owe me anything, not to mention that you have also done a lot of things for me over the years, and the great favor has already been paid off, with your martial arts today, it is enough to protect yourself, if you want to leave, go to live your own life, or have a better place to go, you can tell me at any time, I will definitely do it." ”

Bai Zhu hurriedly said: "Childe, our four sisters have already sworn to follow you for the rest of our lives and serve you, can you not drive us away?" ”

Xiao Yurui looked at Bai Zhu's anxious expression, and eased his tone, "I didn't mean that, I just want you to know that you are all free, and you don't have to feel that you owe me anything, if you want to leave one day, I will never stop you." Seeing that Bai Zhu still looked anxious to explain, Xiao Yurui couldn't help but sigh, "Okay, let's not talk about this, what is Xin'er doing?" ”

Seeing Xiao Yurui say this, Bai Zhu didn't dare to say more, and replied, "Miss is busy doing the homework you left for her, and she hasn't stopped since morning." ”

Xiao Yurui's lips smiled again, and he walked inside. Bai Zhu followed, bypassing a few trees, Xiao Yurui saw Ling Yuxin sitting in front of the window, holding a book, looking from a distance, only to see her willow eyebrows frowning, the corners of her mouth lightly, and the corners of her eyes and eyebrows with a focused look.

Xiao Yurui unconsciously stopped and looked at her quietly. Bai Zhu, who was following behind, didn't dare to disturb when he saw this, so he quietly retreated.

Xu felt something, Ling Yuxin suddenly looked up at the window, and when she saw Xiao Yurui, her face was immediately full of excitement, and while calling "cousin", she threw down the pen in her hand, lifted her skirt and ran out of the house.

Looking at the oncoming flower-like smile, although it was not as stunning as the country and the city, but it had an extraordinarily attractive sweetness, Xiao Yurui was a little in a trance, and a similar face loomed in his mind, similar eyebrows, similar eyes, similar lips, and even the smile were so similar, but there seemed to be something different.

"Cousin." Ling Yuxin saw Xiao Yurui staring at him blankly, so she stretched out her hand and shook it in front of his eyes.

Xiao Yurui came back to his senses and realized that he had just lost his mind, and a trace of annoyance flashed in his eyes, but his face was still calm and smiled: "I haven't seen you for ten days, Xin'er is beautiful again." ”

"Cousin, you make fun of me every time you come." Although Ling Yuxin said so, she still felt that her face was a little hot, so she hurriedly turned around and walked into the room while diverting the topic, "I have broken the chess game you left ten days ago, come and take a look, and my new cloth formation, you can help me see how it is, give me some advice, I will almost finish that calligraphy and painting, and when it is finished, I will give you the song you taught before." As he spoke, he returned to the side of the bookcase and took up the pen to write.

Xiao Yurui followed Ling Yuxin into the room with a smile, and after glancing at the chess game, the smile on the corner of his lips deepened, and then he walked to the tea case, stared at the table full of beans of various colors for a while, and after a while, even a smile gradually appeared in his eyes.

At this time, Ling Yuxin took the calligraphy and painting she had just completed and handed it to Xiao Yurui, Xiao Yurui carefully studied the calligraphy and painting for a while, then looked sideways at Ling Yuxin, and saw that she was also staring at herself with a smile, with a confident face, looking at her slightly provocative and delicate appearance, Xiao Yurui was in a trance for a moment.

Seeing that Xiao Yurui was obviously a little distracted, Ling Yuxin subconsciously frowned, and secretly thought in her heart: It's such a look again, if not a hundred times, but ninety times, what did my cousin think?

After Xiao Yurui came back to his senses, he saw Ling Yuxin frowning and looking at his contemplative expression, and a trace of annoyance flashed in his eyes again, but soon the corners of his mouth hung on the usual faint smile, "It seems that Xin'er is confident, then let's talk about your formation first." ”

As soon as Ling Yuxin heard that Xiao Yurui was going to comment on the formation, she immediately put all her thoughts behind her, and waited for Xiao Yurui's next words with anticipation in her eyes.

Although Ling Yuxin's reaction was expected, a hint of a smile still appeared in Xiao Yurui's eyes, and then he retracted his gaze with satisfaction, turned to look at the bean formation on the tea case, and said slowly and pretending to be serious: "This formation seems to be chaotic, but in fact, it is arranged in an orderly manner, echoing back and forth, the hoplites on the periphery are well defended, the covered crossbowmen can shoot without worries, and all angles can be taken into account, and the elite soldiers hidden inside can attack unexpectedly, it is a good formation, but it ......"

"But what?"

Xiao Yurui deliberately paused for a moment, and looked up to see Ling Yuxin's expression full of eager anticipation before slowly continuing, "However, although this formation is tight, it can only ensure that there are no flaws when it is not moving, but once it moves, if the infantry on the periphery wants to keep this formation unchanged, it must take into account the left and right, and the slightest difference will reveal a gap, which is easy for the enemy to take advantage of the void, but if it is as tight as when it is not moving, the speed of their advance will definitely be greatly restricted, so this formation is only suitable for defense and not for attacking." ”

Ling Yuxin looked intently at the bean array on the tea table, and nodded after a moment, "Indeed, I actually ignored such an important point, and it seems that it needs to be improved." He immediately raised his head, smiled, and said, "The next time my cousin comes, I will definitely be able to see a formation that is suitable for both offense and defense." ”

Xiao Yurui's eyes flashed with a hint of appreciation, and he bowed his head and said, "Okay, let's take a look at the chess game again." Why did you end up here? ”

Ling Yuxin replied with a smile: "Cousin, in this game of chess, the sunspot does have the upper hand, Tianyuan and the stars in many corners have been laid out by the sunspot in advance, and every place of the white son is clamped or broken by the sunspot, no matter where it falls, as long as the sunspot chases closely, it will eventually become a gasless son, so at first glance, the white son is already a losing game, but unfortunately, the sunspot is too aggressive, only caring about chasing and killing the white son, but ignoring his own territory, although it is only a small flaw, but as long as the white son invades a corner, There is a chance to completely destroy the layout of Kuroko in the middle of the abdomen, so this son will definitely arouse Kuroko's vigilance, thus forcing Kuroko to temporarily give up the blockade of Shiroko and consolidate his own territory first, so that Shiroko has a chance to turn the situation around. ”

Xiao Yurui's eyes were even more appreciative, and he praised: "It's good to advance and retreat, and the enemy will be saved, and Xin'er's art of war has become more and more skillful." ”

Ling Yuxin smiled and saluted Xiao Yuruiying, "Thank you Mr. for the compliment, it was Mr. who taught me well." ”

"I don't dare to take this seriously, it's Xin'er, you ...... it yourself" A thought flashed in Xiao Yurui's mind, and the words that had already reached his lips immediately changed his words, "Smart and diligent, you can improve so fast." After a pause, he immediately changed the topic with a smile, "The chess game is passed, but what about this calligraphy...... At first glance, it is indeed similar to the original, almost chaotic, but if you look closely at the brushstrokes, there will still be a slight difference, and you may have to put more thought into this trace. ”

There was a hint of doubt in Ling Yuxin's eyes, "Are these calligraphy and paintings that my cousin brought me to copy really all of them that I painted myself before?" ”

Xiao Yurui lowered his eyes slightly to hide the flickering eyes under his eyes, "Naturally, these are all from your hands, you have worked the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting since you were a child, especially calligraphy and painting, of course, your efforts have not been in vain, when you were a young age, she was already a famous talented woman in the capital, and now, there are many people who have worked hard to get your calligraphy and painting, and have spared no expense." ”

The doubt in Ling Yuxin's eyes was even worse, "In that case, how can my handwriting after amnesia be completely different, even if I have practiced for so long according to the previous copy, it is still different from the original, amnesia...... Will even the handwriting be completely changed? ”

The smile on the corner of Xiao Yurui's lips stiffened for a moment, but soon returned to its original state, "The doctor said that amnesia is also severe, the light is only a temporary loss of part of the past memory, and the worst may even change the temperament completely, in your case, it should be the heavy person that the doctor said, since even the temperament may be completely changed, it is not surprising that the handwriting has changed." ”

Ling Yuxin immediately asked without hesitation, "Then has my temperament completely changed?" ”