Near the hillside to the south of the parade range is the red and white rhododendrons that cover the mountain, and beyond the rhododendron forest is a mountain forest covered with thick shade, with ancient trees in the forest, lush trees, and flourishing shrub plants.

I don't know when, there was a woman in Xuanyi beside Haitang, looking solemn, not like a maid but like a female catcher.

Listening to Haitang, this woman named Li Yunying is strong in martial arts and is her personal attendant. Because there are many wild beasts in this forest, in order to ensure the safety of the two of us, I will accompany them.

Walking slowly all the way, the mood is happy, and the whole body is indescribably comfortable. Listening to the birdsong and smelling the fragrance of flowers, it is really "the beginning of the day is warm, the day is long, and the spring is good." Wanhui is proud at this time, competing for fragrance. ”

After picking a handful of mountain flowers, and seeing the trickling stream flowing through the forest, I was happy in my heart, and I washed my face with the stream water, so cool! Shrugging his shoulders and smiling at Begonia, "Sister, let's wash your hands too." ”

Haitang looked at me in a daze, obediently reached out to hold the water, and suddenly frowned and exclaimed: "Ah! It's cold! ”

I smiled and said, "Spring is cold, my sister has been fooled." ”

She stretched her eyebrows and said with a smile: "It turns out that Niangniang is really different." ”

"Really?" I stuck out my tongue at her and laughed, "Then you can call me sister instead." ”

As he was laughing, there was a plop when something fell into the stream in the distance. Looking closely, a deer-like animal was struggling in the water.

"Muntjac!" I shouted excitedly.

The little thing was covered in golden coat, petite in size, crystal clear eyes, and there was helplessness and panic in his eyes. It struggled in the water with its head raised.

Where did it come from, it seems to have been hunted and accidentally overboard. Originally, the muntjac should have been water-sensitive, but it was injured.

With this in mind, I pulled up my trousers and tried to wade into the stream to save me.

"Mother, the water is cold." Haitang shouted worriedly, "Yunying, go and help Niangniang pick it up." ”

At this moment, there was a rustling sound in the bushes.

I looked back and saw a man with a sword across his bow, gasping and swinging his sword to cut through the bushes.

I guessed that he was afraid that he had injured the little muntjac, so he hurriedly protected the little beast that Yun Ying rescued in his arms.

Looking up at the man again, he was stunned.

And he was furrowing his eyebrows, staring at me for a moment.

"Zhang Jizhao~!" I shouted out this person's name almost at the same time as Begonia.

I think I felt the danger, the little muntjac struggled in my arms, I thought: Who are you today~! I'm going to make up my mind for this!

Having made up my mind, I straightened my shoulders and met his gaze.

Now he had put away his sword, and leaned over to look at me with his arms folded idly, a playful smile flashing in his eyes, but his gaze looked over my head at the begonia.

Why are you so tall! Feeling a wave of oppression, I stumbled away.

He stared at Begonia for a while, and said in a deep voice: "Miss Begonia, no, it should be the general's wife, when did you become so bold and dare to break into the dense forest?" ”

"I'm ......!" Begonia bit her lower lip and couldn't speak.

A strange and awkward atmosphere flowed between the two.

"Hey~! Let's go, don't bully my begonias! "I don't know where the courage came from, I rushed out.

"Your begonias?" When he heard this, he turned his eyes to me, raised his eyebrows, and said, "When did she become your ......?" ”

Consciously speechless, I stiffened my neck and said strongly: "Anyway, you go quickly, you single man, how inconvenient it is here." ”

"Well, it depends on whether I'm in a good mood uncle~!" He actually smiled evilly, and pointed his sword at the little muntjac in my arms.

The little muntjac was frightened, and struggled even harder, and I couldn't hold it steadily, and was carried out by it to the side, and was waiting to cry out in pain, but was caught firmly by him in front of him, and the little muntjac limped along the bushes and fled into the distance.

"Mother~! How are you? Begonia exclaimed in fright.

"Mother?" He let go, squinting at me, and I stood still and glared back at him.

"Aren't you a female official of the Changchun Palace?" Zhang Jizhao's thick eyebrows were tangled, and he forced me to question in a deep voice.

"Who I am!" I snorted as soon as I threw my head up, not wanting to dwell on him. This man has always been rude, so it is better to leave early. Thinking of this, I stopped looking at him, and turned around to call Begonia.

Suddenly, Zhang Jizhao raised his hand with a bow and arrows, and shot it into the bushes, and the little muntjac a hundred steps away fell in a pool of blood.

"You're ......!" Seeing this, I was angry and hit him, but he grabbed his wrist.

"You let go." I shouted loudly, ashamed and angry, "You dare to be rude to this palace." ”

"Hongu? Hehe...... It seems that you are not a lady of average taste anymore. The person in front of him exuded a dangerous aura in his body, which made people feel extremely uncomfortable and inexplicably uneasy.

Zhang Jizhao sneered, looked at Haitang and then at me, and suddenly looked up to the sky and smiled: "Hahahaha, the Meng brothers are really good, they have all the best colors in the world" After that, he shook my hand and staggered towards the forest.

I came back to my senses in a daze, and raised my eyes to look at Begonia, who was also looking at the person who was drifting away with a complicated face.

This Zhang Jizhao is so rebellious, but I know that I don't hate him, and I even have some inexplicable sympathy......

"Begonia~!" Zhang Jizhao suddenly turned around and shouted, looking at her from a distance, anyone could see the strong affection in his eyes, "Go back early~!" He shook his head hard and ran deep into the forest.

"Niangniang~!" Begonia knelt straight down at me, popping tears straight away.

"Sister, what are you doing, get up quickly, have something to say." I didn't expect her to be like this, so I helped her up, but I already understood seven or eight points in my heart.

"Today's matter, please don't mention it to others."

"I promise my sister that it is! It's just this Jizhao...... If he speaks; ”

"Don't worry, he's not that kind of person." Begonia said it categorically.

"Well, I think that Zhang Jizhao is also a real man, but he is too presumptuous. Fortunately, there are only you and me here. "Speaking of which, I remembered that there was another Li Yunying, so she ......

Thinking of this, I glanced at Li Yunying, but saw that behind Haitang, Li Yunying's eyes kept looking in the direction where Zhang Jizhao left.

Thinking that she realized that I was looking at her, Li Yunying withdrew her gaze, bowed her head expressionlessly and knelt down on one knee. What is the relationship between this Li Yunying and this Zhang Jizhao?

In front of him, Haitang sobbed: "Jizhao and I have been playmates since childhood, he loves me, and I have always treated him like an older brother. If I say that I owe him this love, marry Rencao. He felt uncomfortable in his heart so that he would be disrespectful to his mother and begged his mother to let him go. ”

Oh, it turned out to be a past affair between childhood sweethearts!

Thinking of that Zhang Ye is domineering, the people of Shu complained, seeing this Zhang Jizhao in the past, I only felt that he was a reckless and rude person, but I didn't want him to be so amorous, thinking back to the various situations when I met him that day, it was all for Begonia, and it was rare to talk about it in detail!

Speaking from the heart, I can ignore the past between him and Haitang, but it involves Ren Cao, and Ren Cao is Bao Yuan's most beloved brother, and he has always been the closest to me among the princes.

I said tentatively, "That's ......."

"Begonia and Rencao meet each other to know each other, and if you choose Rencao, you must stay with him wholeheartedly, and Begonia will never lose Rencao." Begonia stared at me with a firm look.

"Well, it's just...... After all, my sister is with that Zhang Jizhao's childhood sweetheart. Watching him treat his sister, it's not a matter of one or two days. "Although Begonia said sincerely, I also have my own worries.

Haitang Bingxue was smart, so she naturally heard the concerns in my words, and she stared at me seriously and said: "Niangniang is smart, and I don't dare to hide it." I have known Zhang Jizhao since childhood, and my parents also had the idea of marrying the Zhang family, but because I have always regarded him as a brother, I have repeatedly put the marriage on hold. And since that chance encounter with Rencao, I have become more certain that I have no love for Brother Jizhao. ”

"Oh? Have you ever met Rencao? Did you know each other before the Queen Mother got married? Listening to her, it seems that there is an unknown secret between her and Rencao.

Seeing me ask, Begonia's face flushed, and her expression was a little twisted. After a moment, Fang said softly: "I didn't want to enter the palace to run for the general's wife, although the royal family and nobles have been extremely rich, there are a few people who are true and true, and who is not a group of wives and concubines...... Since I was a child, I have watched my mother juggle between my father and several mothers-in-law, and I feel that being a woman is even more pathetic and pitiful. When I was not married, I had the love of my parents at home, the pity of my brothers, and a rare freedom. Speaking of this, Begonia looked at me with a nervous face, thinking that these words that violated the etiquette would cause me to be displeased.

But how did she know that her words spoke to my heart, and no one felt the helplessness and sorrow of a royal woman as deeply as I did. I patted her hand and gave her a gentle smile of encouragement.

Seeing that I didn't mean to be harsh, she was relieved and continued: "On that day, when the Empress Dowager came back from the palace to accompany her in the spring, my father called me over, saying that the Empress Dowager liked me very much, and mentioned that she intended to point me to the sixth son of the former emperor, and asked me if I would like to enter the palace to participate in the selection, if I didn't want to...... It happened that the Zhang family had the intention of getting married, so they responded to the Zhang family's affairs, and fortunately, the Queen Mother had an explanation. ”

"Well, how did that sister answer Master Huo?"

"I was extremely reluctant to enter the palace to run for election at that time, but I couldn't accept the sudden change of an older brother-like man into a husband, so I told my father to let me think about it for a day or two. Unexpectedly, in the evening, my mother came to ask me again, thinking that the palace was urging her, and the situation was very anxious. My mother only said that the Zhang family is a family that knows the roots, and Brother Jizhao treats me well, and for the sake of my future happiness, it is still good for the Zhang family...... I knew that my mother was reluctant to let me go, and she was reasonable, so I agreed to my mother to accept the Zhang family's family affairs. ”

"Ahh Then how could it be ...... again, "It turns out that Begonia had a marriage contract with Zhang Jizhao beforehand.

"Mother saw that I agreed to the Zhang family's family affairs, very happy, bluntly said that the engagement matters should not be delayed, the Queen Mother has not seriously made a decree to choose the marriage, first I and the Zhang family's brother marriage agreement, but if according to the number of rites, I am afraid that it is too late, said that it is the first to pass the ceremony, but the token to prepare my own ......" Speaking of this, Haitang's face was a red glow, she cleared her throat and continued: "So, the next morning, Yunying accompanied me to the market to buy the engagement things. I knew Jizhao's brother's temperament since I was born, so I decided to go to the best sword shop and choose a sword as a token. But I didn't expect that the token chosen that day belonged to another person. ”

So Haitang told that day when she and Yun Ying saw a "Seven Star Dragon Yuan" and Ren Cao in the sword shop.

The "Seven Star Longyuan Sword" in Haitang's mouth was recorded in "Wu Yue Chunqiu", and the legend was cast by Ou Yezi and Gan Jiang, two great swordsmen.

Ou Yezi and Gan will cast this sword, chisel Kaici Mountain, release the mountain stream, and lead it to the seven pools next to the sword casting furnace into the Big Dipper Seven Star Ring, which is called "Seven Stars".

After the sword is completed, looking down at the sword body, it is like climbing a high mountain and looking down at the abyss, ethereal and deep, as if there is a giant dragon lying down. It is called "Ryubuchi".

Although the skill of forging the "Longyuan" sword is exquisite, it is also famous for the ordinary fisherman who cannot know his real name.

It is said that Wu Zixu was killed by traitorous ministers, died in the world, and was chased by the soldiers and horses of Chu all the way, and this day he panicked and fled to the shore of the Yangtze River.

I saw the mighty river and the waves. When he was anxious, Wu Zixu found that there was a small boat coming upstream, and the fisherman on the boat called him on the boat to get on the boat.

The chasing soldiers on the shore went away, the fisherman carried Wu Zixu to the shore, and took a full meal for Wu Zixu, Wu Zixu thanked him for his kindness, and asked the fisherman's name, and the fisherman smiled and said that he was wandering in the waves, what is the use of the name, just called: "fisherman".

Wu Zixu thanked him and resigned, walked a few steps, turned around and turned back with concerns, and untied the sword of the third generation of his ancestors from his waist - "Seven Star Longyuan" wanted to give this sword worth thousands of gold to the fisherman to thank him, and asked the fisherman not to reveal his whereabouts.

The fisherman took the sword of the Seven Star Longyuan, looked up to the sky and sighed, and said to Wu Zixu: I rescued you only because you are loyal to the country, and you don't want to repay it, and now, you still suspect me of being greedy and trusting, so I have to use this sword to show my nobility. After speaking, the horizontal sword killed himself.

Wu Zixu was inexplicably remorseful. Therefore, this sword is also a sword of integrity and nobility.

That day, Begonia was overjoyed to see the sword, and he was going to buy the sword back, and when he was dealing with the store, he happened to meet Ren Cao to get the sword in the store, and the two finally clashed over this sword.

"Sister, did you really fight Ren Cao over that sword?" I can't believe that this delicate and weak woman in front of me will fight with people in the street, and I can't believe that the always chic and gentle Rencao will also deal with a girl.

"yes, he's serious." When Haitang said this, he pursed his lips and smiled, "He must have been angry with me that day, and when he saw that I Salai dropped the money and picked up the sword and was about to leave, he stopped in front of me with an arrow." Where is Yun Ying willing to let me suffer, I can't help but start with him, but I am not a benevolent opponent. I saw that Yun Ying was not able to support it, so I immediately drew my sword and went to help......"

"And the result? Who loses and who wins? "I can't wait to see the results.

Haitang didn't expect me to ask such a question, so she "fluttered" and laughed, and said, "I'm fighting, and Rencao's escort is coming...... Later, my brother heard that I was being bullied, and he came with his family...... Hehehe...... This matter has now become an interesting thing that the Queen Mother often mentions. ”

"Oh, then according to this, my sister accepted the marriage of the Queen Mother and became the general's wife because of this 'no fight, no acquaintance'?"

"Not really! It's Ren Cao* He ......" Haitang blushed and said: "Don't look at him as gentle and polite on weekdays, it's really ...... When he parted ways with me in the sword shop that day, he said, 'You hold the sword the same as I do, so keep it!' I thought that he was embarrassed to fight with me because he knew my brother, but I didn't know that he actually ran to tell the Queen Mother that I would not marry ......."

"Hehe, it turns out that the truth of the Queen Mother's 'finger marriage' is like this! Hehe...... "I laughed heartily, and since then, I have no worries about begonias and benevolence."

Not to mention that Begonia and Rencao are in love, even if you think of the future of Zhang Yeyimen, such an ending is also the best choice for Begonia!

I sighed lightly and nodded, "Begonia, your choice is right. Ren Cao has a deep affection for his sister, and I won't mention today's events to anyone, I just hope that the general and his wife will grow old together. ”

"In the end, I regretted my marriage first, and I lost my brother Jizhao. Today's event, Begonia thanks to the mother for the fulfillment. Haitang bowed to me again, and I hurriedly went to help her, "Sister, don't be so polite, we are a family." It's just that Yun Ying ......, "After all, Li Yunying's attitude towards Zhang Jizhao is still a little worried."

But Li Yunying, who was kneeling on the ground, said: "Yunying's life was saved by Miss, and I will definitely protect Miss's happiness." Yun Ying thanked Niangniang for her heart, and thanked Niangniang for not caring about her senior brother. ”

Brother? Could it be that she and Zhang Jizhao still have the same friendship? That...... I didn't dare to think about it anymore, I thought it was Lang who had a concubine and had no intention, but I didn't want it to be an entangled triangle relationship, what kind of luck is this today! I shook my head and took the begonia back to the hunting platform to find Jinyan.

The hunting ground was still full of people. I saw Jinyan standing on the edge of the hunting platform looking at the people on the field in a daze, I called her a few times, but there was no response.

thought she was looking at Bao Yuan, but following her gaze, it turned out to be ...... Gao Lieyang!

Look at her pale face and hidden tears.

Sizzle~~~~! I gasped in the bottom of my heart. A hunting garden party first peeked into the love of begonias, and now discovered the secret hidden in Jinyan's eyes, this, this ...... How is this going to be good for me?