CHAPTER XXXIV

Hurriedly picked up a few necessities and put them in a cloth bag to prepare to go out, turned around and swept around, and found that Xiaozhu forgot to take it, this Xiaozhu is actually an ordinary can no longer be an ordinary Xuan Pen, it is something I must bring when I enter the palace, and it is not a rare thing, but this Xuan Pen from after I entered the White Mansion, and Ju'er went to Luoyang City to buy it together, it was Ju'er selected for me, to be exact, Ju'er gave me a gift, I should cherish it very much, and after a long time, the more and more comfortable it is, where there is me, and there is a place with rice paper, There will definitely be my Xuan Pen, and at that time Ju'er gave this pen a nice name, Xiaozhu.

Hurriedly put Xiaozhu into a cloth bag, and saw the silk handkerchief next to the pillow on the bed, which I prepared last night, no matter when I entered the palace, all etiquette and rules must be the same, this is what Mrs. Mu told me repeatedly. I forgot to take this panic, think about it or love Er, if she is there at this moment, she will definitely prepare it for me properly, look at me now, a few small things can be so busy that I am dizzy, and I am about to become half a waste.

The carriage was parked in the old place, in the alley of the stall where I went out, eleven young people were considerate of me, afraid that I would run too far, mainly because I walked slowly, in order to save time, it was recommended to park the carriage directly outside my house, this stop became a habit, back to stop at this stall, but let me save a lot of time.

When I went out, sure enough, the eleventh and fourteenth youths, and Bai Xiaoqiu were waiting for me, and I smiled at several major generals.

Eleven Shaodao, "What else to see, I've been waiting for you for a long time, don't get in the car soon."

I stuck out my tongue in embarrassment, stepped on the pedals, and jumped into the carriage with a slight leap.

Originally, I thought that the carriage was prepared for me alone, but when I opened the curtain, I realized that the general and the nineteenth young Bai Yanleng were also inside. I rolled my eyes and sat down next to Nineteen Shao.

The general didn't speak all the way, he looked at the door curtain fixedly, he didn't close his eyes as soon as he got in the car like the fourteenth young man, but this also made me dare not come out of the atmosphere, and I was uncomfortable. I was really panicked, I knew that the general was in the car, and I could ride a horse, and occasionally glanced at Bai Yan Leng and found that he was also looking at me, and we looked at each other and smiled, and then we turned our faces away.

I was really depressed and panicked, slammed my elbow and looked at me, he turned his head to look at me, opened his mouth, and said dumb to me, and I also slapped at him, and the two of them only moved their mouths and did not make a sound, for fear of disturbing the general.

The carriage drove out of the Baifu Trail, and when I turned the corner, I was still talking to Bai Yan Leng and I was dumb one by one, he used both hands and mouths, I had poor comprehension, I didn't understand what Bai Yan Leng was talking about, I was excited, and said loudly, "Nineteen Shao, what you just said, I didn't understand."

The general looked back at me, and then at Bai Yanleng, and I shrank my neck in fright.

The general's face was stunned, and he said, "If you two have anything to say, you might as well say it directly, don't be so quiet." When he said this, Bai Yan and I were so frightened that we completely shut up.

Inside the carriage, the wheezing of the three could be heard clearly. After a while, the general suddenly asked me, "Sir, who is the woman who trespassed into my study and mansion with you last time?"

My heart chuckled, as if someone had thrown a stone at the calm lake, so dignified, why did I ask again, but I couldn't answer it, so I had to say, "Back to the general, that woman is the female guard at the gate of Baifu, she was originally a girl in the courtyard of the nineteen young people's house, when I was choosing, I saw that she was clever, thoughtful, and a good seedling to be a guard, so I picked it."

After finishing speaking, I winked at Bai Yan Leng and smiled faintly at me.

The general Bai Zhanqi sighed, looked at Bai Yan Leng beside me again, and asked, "Fifth brother, is it true?" ”

Bai Yan Leng hurriedly said, "Big brother, it's true, Rourou was originally the embroidery girl of my house, and was later picked by Mr. Su to be a female guard."

My heart is tight, my heart is nineteen less, nineteen less, which pot you don't open and which pot, said that Rourou is the weakest place, I really thought that the swallow was Rourou embroidery, thinking like this, and began to worry again, in case the general didn't believe it, if Rourou embroidered some flowers, birds or something else on the spot, how could it be good.

Bai Zhanqi looked at Bai Yan coldly with a half-believing expression, "You said it was the girl in your house, why don't I have an impression."

Bai Yan pulled his shirt coldly, and said with a smile, "Big brother doesn't know, although this Rourou is ingenious, she doesn't like to socialize with people, she stays in the back room of the house all day long, and rarely comes out to show up, even I, the master, rarely see her before, let alone you."

Bai Zhanqi snorted, and seemed to agree with Bai Yanleng's words, "I see, in the entire mansion, the least I went to was your house, and it was not strange not to recognize them." He glanced at Bai Yan coldly, then smiled, and said, "Time flies so fast, in the blink of an eye, the fifth brother is also so old, except for Xuanxuan, you are the youngest, you are the youngest by nature, you are quiet by nature, docile and well-behaved, and you don't like to move around, and you are not a major general, I have always been very busy, in this way, the number of times we meet is getting less and less, just today, the eldest brother wants to ask you, do you have a favorite girl, if you get married, I will also pay to the dead father and little mother."

After Bai Zhanqi finished speaking, he glanced at me, and I hurriedly lowered my head.

Bai Yan sneered, "Big brother is so busy on weekdays, not only to share worries and solve problems for the imperial court, but also to worry about the entire Bai Mansion, which is really hard." Let's let the younger brother's affairs take their course, don't say that there is no now, if you have a woman you like in the future, you will definitely inform the eldest brother and sister-in-law as soon as possible, and let the eldest brother and sister-in-law make the decision for me."

Bai Zhanqi nodded and snorted.

Bai Yanleng and I exchanged glances, I shrugged at him, then lifted the curtain and twisted my head out the window.

Fourteen Shaoyi turned around and met my eyes, I pursed my lips and looked at him with a polite smile.

Since the last rainy day, he offended me in my courtyard, more than a month has passed, until today I did not see him, that day he saw me lying on his chest crying, I was afraid that I was frightened, only one strength to apologize to me, and said that because of deep affection, he couldn't control himself so that he despised me, and he would never do it again in the future.

Fourteen rarely does the best thing, he has strong self-control, and he will do what he says, unlike Bai Xiaoqiu's untrustworthy words, at this point, I appreciate it.

On that day, he also said that he would not force me to do anything in the future, and he would never do anything as long as I did not want to.

At this point, it is still better than Bai Xiaoqiu, Bai Xiaoqiu doesn't care if I want it or not, as long as he is happy, he never takes my feelings into account.

He also said that day that he would not appear in front of me for a month, and he did it.

The eleventh young man came up from behind the carriage, and walked side by side with the fourteenth young man, and he said, "Today, you have figured out how to talk to the saint."

Fourteen Shao was silent for a moment, looked at me, and nodded at Eleven Shao, "I've thought about it."

Eleven Shao said again, "I have a hunch, no matter how you fight, the result is the same, we brothers, except for twelve, the most important thing for the saint is fourteen you, I think the saint will not easily agree, not to mention that this time is not trivial."

After listening to Eleven's words, Fourteen Shaomu put a face on his face, lifted the horse bolt up with both hands, shouted to drive, and the horse ran forward and flashed past my car window.

Eleven Shao smiled at me and hurriedly followed.

I stretched my neck out and stared at the backs of eleven and fourteen, not understanding what was the stunned expression of the two brothers just now.

Bai Yan Leng also poked his head out, "What are you looking at, you are so fascinated, and you are still chasing after it, for fear that your neck is not long enough."

I smiled and said, "I'm looking at Eleven and Fourteen, listening to the tone of his voice, it seems that something is going on."

Bai Yan said coldly, "Feifei, don't you know, I heard that the chieftain clan has not been wiped out, two years ago when the fourth brother led the army to fight, some of the remnants were mixed in the pile of dead, the fourth brother knew that they were not dead, but remembered that they were some bitter cold people who were powerless, let them live, who knew that the chieftain did not change his mind, I heard that he had been secretly provoking the people of the border of my Great Jin Kingdom, and bewitching them to say that the Jin Emperor was not governing the country properly, brutally administered, and made the people suffer."

I thought about it for a while, and said, "I just heard Eleven and Fourteen young people muttering together, maybe it's for this."

Bai Yan said coldly, "I don't know who the Holy Lord will send to the frontier to appease the people there this time, is it the fourth brother, or the fourteenth brother, or the eleventh brother."

My heart is tight, I don't wait to see Bai Xiaoqiu on weekdays, if he is really not in the house, I will still be reluctant, and tentatively said, "Eleven and fourteen are possible."

Bai Yanleng added, "The fourth brother is the most likely, two years ago, he led the army to fight with the patriarch of the chieftain clan, and it was also because of that time that the leader won a great victory, returned triumphantly, recovered several cities, and cut off the head of the patriarch and presented it to the saint." It was at that time that he returned to Baifu, we originally thought that the fourth brother was dead, but we didn't expect him to come back to life."

Bai Yan Leng said that he was so excited that he grabbed my shirt and said earnestly, "Feifei, do you know, it is a coincidence, on the day the fourth brother returned triumphantly, he was assassinated in Luoyang City, or did you block a knife for him, entered the White Mansion, in the dark, this is all fate."

I sneered in my heart, I have a good relationship with Bai Xiaoqiu.

The general who hadn't spoken for a long time glanced at me and Bai Yanleng, his eyes were very sharp, which made me afraid, and I hurriedly closed my mouth and stopped talking to Bai Yanleng.

Xuan Xun ignored no one along the way, just fiddled with the wooden box in his hand, and heard him say that it was rewarded to him by Bai Xiaoqiu, because he was humbly studying some time ago, and his progress was very fast, so he bought a wooden box and gave it to him, as an encouragement, and make persistent efforts.

I heard that there is a small bead bead in this wooden box, and there is a level card, this small bead bead has to pass through layers of levels to get it smoothly, Xuan Xuan played with this wooden box, turning up and down from time to time, left hand to right hand, very happy.

As usual, Xuan Xuan accompanied the princes and grandsons in the palace to read and paint, and I was on the side to give guidance.

Today is different from the past, my heart is all over the court, I don't know who the Holy Lord will send to the frontier, will it be Bai Xiaoqiu, and how long will it take to come back.

Finally, after the completion of the teaching, he hurriedly picked up his belongings and came to wait outside the wall of the Jian'an Palace.

It wasn't until it was almost dark that I heard footsteps coming from the inside out, from far and near, and then I heard the voices of the general and Bai Xiaoqiu, eleven and fourteen young people talking.

Eleven Shao walked at the forefront, and when he saw me standing outside the wall, he was stunned at first, and then asked, "What is the gentleman doing here, why don't you wait in the carriage."

Bai Xiaoqiu and Fourteen Shao came out one after another, and they were stunned when they saw me.

I smiled at him and quickly stood aside, and Bai Xiaoqiu came over and asked me, "What's the matter, why don't you wait for us in the carriage."

I didn't know what to say, but seeing that his face was as usual, I hurriedly said, "General, I seem to have heard him talk just now, why didn't I come out with you."

Bai Xiaoqiu said, "The saint still has something to discuss with the eldest brother, and ordered us to go back to the house first." After speaking, he swept around and asked, "Fifth brother, why don't you see him, did you let the Queen Mother's aunt stay in this palace and not let him go?"

As soon as the words fell, we saw Bai Yanleng walking towards us from another road, Bai Xiaoqiu smiled and said, "Cao Cao Cao arrived, fifth brother, you came on time, Mr. Su and I just talked about you, and you came."

Bai Yan joked coldly, "The fourth brother said this, I'm afraid that he was already impatient to wait and thought I was late."

I smiled and said, "It's not too late, it's not too late, the twelve young ones have just come out of the hall."

Bai Yan looked at me coldly and asked, "Feifei, why are you here too, didn't you say that you would wait for us in the carriage?"

A few of you and I said one sentence to another, which caused Xuan Shi to be impatient, and shouted at us, "Fourth brother, sir, when will we go back to the house, my stomach is already hungry."

Bai Xiaoqiu smiled and said, "Listen to Xuanxuan, let's go home."

The wheels were rolling, I was laughing and laughing all the way in the carriage with Xuan Xuan and Bai Yanleng, and when the car arrived in the downtown area of Luoyang City, I suddenly smelled the smell of roasted sweet potatoes, I hadn't eaten baked sweet potatoes for a long time, and I couldn't help swallowing a mouthful of spit.

Xuan Xuan exclaimed, "It's so fragrant, what is so fragrant."

Bai Yan said coldly, "It's a roasted sweet potato."

Xuan Xuan hurriedly lifted the curtain and kept saying, "Fifth brother, I want to eat roasted sweet potatoes."

Bai Yan looked at me coldly and said with a smile, "If I'm not mistaken, Feifei likes to eat baked sweet potatoes the most, right?"

I only smiled and didn't speak, and I was very happy.

At this time, Luoyang City, the lights are brilliant, the voices are boiling, the weak moonlight and the lights are blended together, hazy, faint, each street is depicted like a dream, under the red bricks and green tiles that can be seen everywhere, crawling with emerald green vines.

We stopped in front of a tavern, where Xiao Si had a cloth on his shoulders and welcomed us in with a smile.

I left in a hurry in the morning and didn't bother to eat breakfast, and I didn't have the heart to eat at noon because I was thinking about something, so I was really hungry at this time. After eating and drinking violently, I was soon full, and it was rare to have a meal outside, and several major generals also came to be interested, called for some good wine, and chatted while eating and drinking.

The eleventh, twelfth, fourteenth, and nineteenth youths were all drinking, and I thought they would tell them about today's affairs in the court, but after listening to them for a long time, they were all idle talk, and some of the words were really unbearable, and the smell of alcohol was pervasive in the house, so I had to tell them that my head was stuffy and breathed.

Standing on the fence of the three-story building, most of Luoyang City is in full view. The so-called high place is not cold, and there is a long wind blowing, which is very pleasant. I closed my eyes and felt the gentleness of the wind, and suddenly a burst of wine blew in my ears.

Bai Xiaoqiu stood beside me, looking down like me.

I smiled and said, "Twelve young people, do you know, I haven't been so relaxed for a long time, this Luoyang City is really much more comfortable than Baifu."

Bai Xiaoqiu looked at the lights in the distance, the lights were like stars dotted in the sky, twinkling and twinkling, and he said, "You like to live freely."

I said, "I didn't take control of myself when I was in control, and now I'm in the Imperial City."

Emperor Jin appointed me as a bachelor of Huide, and entered the palace twice a month to guide the princes and grandchildren to read and write, I couldn't leave quietly, and if I really wanted to leave, there must be a valid reason.

The breeze blew slowly, and I looked at the people coming and going in Luoyang City, and didn't speak again.

Bai Xiaoqiu looked up at the starry sky, and then turned his head to look at me, "I saw that you were in a trance today, is something wrong, might as well tell me, okay?" ”

The hand holding the railing tightened, thinking of what Bai Yanleng said to me today, there was a big question mark in his heart, who would the Holy Lord send to the frontier. I glanced sideways at Bai Xiaoqiu, it was just me and him at this time, would he say something to me.

I saw that he had been staring at the empty night, and I waited for a long time and didn't see any action from him, I really couldn't bear it, so I looked at him secretly, and cautiously opened my mouth, "I heard that today the Holy Lord sent someone to the border to pacify the local people, I don't know, I don't know who to appoint."

Bai Xiaoqiu retracted his gaze and fixed it on my face, and asked in a provocative tone, "Who do you want to go?"

We just stared at each other and laughed at him until he turned and went into the house.

I looked at Bai Xiaoqiu's back, and I was a little uncertain in my heart, he was always used to making me worry about him. I couldn't tell anything from his expression, but why didn't he tell me that the Holy One really sent him.

My heart tightened, and I was a little unsteady on my feet, so I hurriedly stood up to the fence, took a few deep breaths, and forced myself to stabilize my emotions.

After a while, the fourteenth young man came out of the inner room, and before he got close to me, a strong smell of wine wafted towards me, and when I got closer, I saw that his cheeks were crimson, and he seemed to have drunk a lot.

Fourteen young people threw themselves on the fence, looking at me with slightly drunk eyes, "Why aren't you in the house?"

I hurriedly said, "It's too stuffy in the house, come out and breathe."

Fourteen Shao also looked towards the deep night sky, and he kept looking and watching, as if there was something in the distant night sky that he could never finish.

We looked in each other's directions like this, thinking about their own hearts, no one cared about anyone, after a while, the fourteenth young man came back to his senses, he looked at me with a look that had never been gentle, never had a sad spirit, "In three days, I will leave Baifu and go to the frontier, the Holy Lord sent me to appease the people there, and by the way, secretly investigate the remnants of the chief's family, when I heard that I was sent out, I was very unhappy, if it was before, I would not hesitate, but today, I knelt in front of the Holy Lord, hesitated for a long time, and refused to respond, Do you know why, because I have you in my heart, but as a citizen of the Great Jin Kingdom, as a major general of the White Mansion, I have the obligation to relieve the country's worries, and I am duty-bound, I know that until today, until this moment, you may not really have me in your heart, but I don't care, I will give you enough time to think about it."

The last sentence of the fourteenth young man waited for me to come back, which made my heart tighten, and I couldn't say why.