In a society where feudal royal power was highly centralized, the government was an extremely effective and convenient tool of rule, and the subjects of the royal land were all afraid. However, there will always be some people outside the jurisdiction, who are self-contained, not subject to the restrictions of the government or the royal power, and at the same time create many legends, both the common people and the court are accustomed to summing up their morality in one word.

Rivers and lakes.

What is Jianghu? No one can say clearly, that is, even those who think they are in it have no exact concept, and in the eyes of the Wanning Prefecture and County Government, these people are completely synonymous with destruction and rebellion.

It was a warm day, the sky was clear and sunny, but the prefect of Wanning Prefecture was in a good mood, and he looked at the dead or injured Helei Tang disciples outside the official mansion early in the morning. Heleitang has a great relationship with the current Zuo Cheng of Zhaoguo, and many things that are inconvenient for the eunuchs are done by this so-called Jianghu sect, yes, and he, the prefect, has to give three points when he sees the hall master Qiao Zhaohai, but now, he ...... Those children who were lying on the ground were okay to say, Qiao Zhaohai had broken joints all over his body, and his soft flesh was like a miserable paralysis on the ground, and he really asked how he would explain.

How to explain it is his business, anyway, the "murderer" who is already dozens of miles away will not think about it at all.

"This fool is afraid that something will happen to you, and he is always urging me to hurry and hurry, and he won't even let me sleep." The woman in Tsing Yi, who was full of complaints, rode on a white-maned horse and glanced at Yi Chenjing quite mindfully, "You too, you know that you are being chased and killed by the Manzhao Kingdom, so you can't keep a low profile." If it weren't for Fu Chu's timely release of the 'Wanqing Umbrella' and being seen by me, I am afraid that this fool in Zhanting would not only be as simple as abolishing Qiao Zhaohai, but would have gone to the Crane Thunder Hall in blood. ”

Yi Chenjing had an expression full of indifference.

What is low-key. I don't understand, he only knows that the men who are light and white are all in arrears.

"Aunt Qingxu, what does the hall master of Helei Hall say is also the Qiao family, won't you blame him for Qiao Laozhai like this."

Qiao Qingxu waved his hand at Fu Chu, who was worried: "Qiao Zhaohai has the backing of Heleitang and the government, and he has committed many things that hurt nature and reason in the past few years. Distressedly, he patted the tired and sleeping Ye Huawan in his arms, and a trace of tenderness flashed in the eyes of the rugged and not inferior man, and her voice was much lowered: "Brother Ye is such a descendant as Xiao Yezi, I am her aunt, and I should protect her first." Qiao Zhaohai's bastard dared to beat Xiao Yezi's idea, how could I spare him if I was worthy of Brother Ye. ”

Listening to Qiao Qingxu's words, it is obvious that Ye Huawan's father is not related to her by blood, and it is really rare for the righteous brothers and sisters who meet in Pingshui to do this, and this righteousness is the most proud and enviable of people in the rivers and lakes. People who are not relatives can still be like this, but it is a pity that brothers who are connected by blood have to fight openly and secretly, and make a fuss about life and death, which is really ironic.

Bai Qige subconsciously looked sideways at Yi Chenjing beside him, and only to realize that the two of them looked at each other tacitly.

A slight angry cough interrupted the silent communication between the two, Qiao Qingxu's resentful eyes seemed to inadvertently sweep past the battle court with his head bowed and riding his horse, and turned his head to Bai Qige and the two: "In front of me, you are not allowed to flirt with your eyebrows, you are not allowed to pretend to be affectionate, and you are not allowed to look annoying." ”

The words were said to Bai Qige and Yi Chenjing, except for Qiao Qingxu, the three eyes shot towards the battle court, when he was in Qingming Mountain, the poison doctor Shen Yuqiu once said that Qiao Qingxu and the war court were "old friends", but looking at the almost stupid performance of Zhan Ting, he didn't look like a lover, I am afraid that I don't know the delicate heart of this Qiao woman. Shaking his head helplessly, Yi Chenjing patted Zhan Ting's shoulder: "Zhan Ting, you should also start a family." ”

"Ahh What a home. Zhan Ting was stunned for a moment, and then instantly blushed like blood, "I, what kind of family have I become...... If Your Highness thinks I'm an eyesore, I won't be outside the room at night......"

Yi Chenjing's face turned pale.

"Outside the house at night. Yi Chenjing, this is your order. With slender eyebrows and tall eyebrows, Bai Qige looked at Yi Chenjing with a smile, but there was a faint feeling of gritting teeth in her smile.

"No, it's not ......" Yi Chenjing was speechless, and suddenly found that his mouth was not as clever as Zhan Ting. In fact, he never asked Zhan Ting to stay outside the room at night, it was Zhan Ting's stubborn insistence on waiting for him to turn off the lights and fall asleep every day before leaving, he didn't expect it to be self-defeating, and even the few nights of greedy joy between him and Bai Qige were guarded by this stupid guard.

Bai Qige, who has an open and hearty personality, is only quite conservative about men and women, just imagine her feelings when she knows that those ambiguous ** have fallen into the ears of outsiders......

Yi Chenjing felt a chill on his body, and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

As rough as she is, she must poke a few holes in him with a sword to relieve her anger a little.

After walking for a few hours, the noon sun began to shine, Qiao Qingxu untied the hat on his back to cover Ye Huawan's petite body, raised his hand, and threw the full cowhide water bag into Bai Qige's arms: "It's too hot at this time, find a place to rest and rest, and wait for it to be cooler before hurrying." ”

Bai Qige nodded and dismounted, but instead of walking to the shade of the post road with Yi Chenjing and Fu Chu to rest, he stood on the road and looked back. After a while, the freshly polished carriage appeared in view along with the wagon, and the man driving seemed to be humming a little song, and his face was full of ease.

"Ning Gongzi, Feng senior, let's rest here for a while." Turning his hand and handing the water bag to Ning Xidrunk, Bai Qige walked towards the truck by himself, and cautiously bowed slightly towards Feng Wujiang, "Senior Feng, are you still in the car?" ”

Feng Wujiang didn't answer, rolled his eyelids and pointed to the bottom of the car, Bai Qige had to squat down to look, glanced over, and laughed helplessly.

In the past two days, there have been many thrills, and she almost forgot that there was a big living person hidden on the sealed truck, Longhuai County Order.

The fat body was tied tightly to the bottom of the car, and a dirty rag was blocked in his mouth, so that the Longhuai County Order could only hum and chirp and could not speak, plus no one thought of him since he came out of the Xianglou painting, and the Longhuai County Order, who had been hungry for two days and suffered harsh treatment, was embarrassed at this time, and his life seemed to have gone to seven points, and the round belly was obviously deflated a lot.

Hiding a person always has to affect the speed of the truck, and time can not be delayed, looking at the surrounding environment, Bai Qige put down the Longhuai County Order, and kicked into the grass on the side of the road.

"What are you going to do with him?"

"If you let him go, you can't let it go, this kind of corrupt officials will only oppress the people, and if you let him go back, we will be doing evil." Bai Qige pushed Yi Chenjing's arm, "Take him inside, tie him to a tree and leave him to fend for himself." Anyway, he is penniless and no one knows him, this is far away from Longhuai County, even if he escapes, he will inevitably beg along the road, and when he loses a body of fat and arrives in Longhuai County, the matter on our side will be handled similarly, and then we will study how to clean him up. ”

"It's fine." Yi Chenjing nodded and took the Longhuai County Order to the depths of the wild forest on the side of the road, tied his fat body tightly to the tree according to Bai Qige's suggestion, and then left.

Although the Longhuai County Order is at fault, the crime is not to death, and whether he has the fate to return to the territory under his jurisdiction depends on the mandate of heaven.

After getting rid of the excess population and returning to the original place, Ye Huawan had already woken up from her sleep, and when she saw Bai Qige and Yi Chenjing coming back, she hurriedly got up, and pulled Bai Qige to sit next to Qiao Qingxu: "Aunt Qingxu, Sister Bai's personality is very similar to you, and she is also very good at fighting, since you are so fateful, you must send Sister Bai and Brother Chen back to the imperial capital." ”

"Little girl, I haven't seen you for a few days and I'm talking to outsiders everywhere, I think in two years, you won't have my aunt in your heart, and you will run away with the wild man," Qiao Qingxu laughed and scolded, her words were slightly rude, but her expression was as gentle as water. Moving his body to make a vacant space, Qiao Qingxu raised his chin and motioned for Bai Qige to sit beside him: "I heard the battle court talk about you, and I can see that he admires you very much. ”

Bai Qige hurriedly shook his head: "Qiao Woman's praise is too good, if you want to say that the heroic posture is Qiao Woman." Previously, Brother Fu said that Qiao Nuxia had a straightforward personality and righteousness, and Chen Jing and I have been yearning for a long time......"

Halfway through the words, Qiao Qingxu raised his eyebrows with a smile: "And then." ”

And then...... Then Bai Qige didn't know what to say.

She is not good at social conversation, and it is okay to deal with face with polite words in three or two sentences, but if she says too much, she will be short of words, not to mention that Qiao Qingxu is basically a stranger who has only heard a few things to her, where can there be so many words of praise to brag about. Embarrassed, she half-opened her mouth for a long time, and seeing the smile in Qiao Qingxu's eyes getting deeper and deeper, Bai Qige had to sigh helplessly: "Stupid, Qiao Woman, forgive me." ”

"Excuse me, I wish you had lost that bunch of nonsense and said something human. Okay, don't pretend, you can see at a glance that you are not a girl who embroiders with needles every day, speaks softly and softly like a mosquito, and is angry with me. Unexpectedly, Qiao Qingxu was very happy, leaning on the trunk of the tree with a big grin, and her every move was free and unrestrained, "If you want, call me Sister Sheng, if you don't want to, just call me by my name, the woman or something feels stinky when she listens to it." ”

The people in the rivers and lakes have already thought of it, but it is the first time they have seen Bai Qige, a bold woman like Qiao Qingxu, and somehow, they feel close.

Xu is like-minded, whether he would rather be drunk or Qiao Qingxu, Bai Qige naturally likes to be close to these straightforward and honest people. There is no need to hide and hide when interacting with these people, nor does she need to intrigue or deceit, a few words of chat can dispel the gloom in her heart, so she would rather quarrel with Yi Chenjing frequently than give up the blue-faced confidant who is drunk at first sight.

"Then I'll call you Sister Qiao in the future." Glancing at the battle court talking to Yi Chenjing, Bai Qige provoked a smile, "Sister Qiao and the battle court...... I heard some words from the senior poison doctors, and I don't know if it's true or not. ”

For a moment, Qiao Qingxu lost his smile.

Bai Qige's heart tightened, she said this half-jokingly because she saw Qiao Qingxu's heartiness and generosity, but she didn't think about what to do if Qiao Qingxu was angry. Sure enough, feelings can't stand up to jokes, no matter who they are.

"White ...... Qige. I'll just call you by name. A confusion rose in Qiao Qingxu's eyes, "Do you see that fool seems to understand human feelings?" ”

Although the answer was a bit cruel, Bai Qige shook his head honestly.

Qiao Qingxu sighed, lowered her eyebrows and looked disappointed. How many heroes and sons and daughters can't get through the love barrier, and the word of love has tormented thousands of people in the world. Even though the honesty of the war court was reassuring, this dullness was also a double-edged sword, and it was really difficult for him to understand how infatuated a woman who had passed the prime of his youth was waiting for him.

"Qige, I will escort you and your man back to the imperial capital, in exchange, you have to promise me one thing." Qiao Qingxu suddenly opened his mouth and startled Bai Qige, calmed down and looked at his resolute face, and showed his eyes with a wistful smile, "I have waited for him for too many years, and I don't want to wait any longer, I will make it clear to him after this matter is completely over, if I am afraid and retreat at that time, you have to force me, force me to tell him that I like him, okay." ”

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