In front of the statue of Sanqing, there is a confession, and on the table is a brass three-legged incense burner, in which sandalwood incense spits out a trace of fine smoke. Gongsun Guan turned his back to the confession, sat cross-legged on the futon and closed his eyes to meditate.

She is dressed in a yellow brown veil and a crimson lotus crown, which is fixed from back to front with a copper hairpin and a meridian hairpin, and her hands are folded on the hemp shoes.

Li Shiniang, a disciple of Gongsun Guan when he was in the layman's house, knelt in front of her, and sent a whisk of dust with both hands.

"Master, my disciple's friend came to visit today, and I specially sent a whisk of dust, and asked Master to smile at it."

Gongsun Guan opened his eyes, reached out and took the dust from Li Shi Niang's hand, held it in his hand and looked down, there was dirt in the inlay gap between the dust jade and the handle, and there were many broken tails, this person actually used old things used by others as gifts.

She looked through the lattice of the partition door to the man standing outside the hall under the tassel tree, who was pacing leisurely from side to side with his hands folded on his chest, as leisurely as a casual visitor, perhaps, he had come to visit the door.

She retracted her gaze, looked at the nervous Twelve Niang in front of her, frowned and said, "Twelve Niang, this man doesn't like you, and he doesn't want to marry you." ”

"Master," Twelve Niang was suddenly pierced by someone, her face showed crimson shyness, and she denied it: "Master, you misunderstood, he is just an ordinary ...... of mine" She looked up again, and saw Master's helpless and disgusted expression, so she had to stubbornly shake her head and said: "Master, if he doesn't want to marry me and doesn't like me, why did he cross most of Chang'an City to find me, why did he bother to give you gifts?" ”

"Is most of Chang'an far away?" Gongsun Guan sighed, held the dust in his hand and said, "Although this thing is an old thing, it can be used, but you can stay by your side and clean it." ”

"People are the same as objects, as long as they like them, they don't care where they come from or what they have experienced. But people are different from objects, objects have no heart, people have hearts, the person under the tree outside, the heart is not here with you, what is the use of you forcing it? ”

Li Twelve Niang pursed the corners of her mouth, wrinkled her brows and said: "Master, the disciple believes that he still likes me, even if there must be a trace of liking, as long as he has a little heart, the disciple is willing to live with him." ”

Gongsun Guan suddenly got up from the ground, walked to the right side of the main hall, opened the window sash and looked out, probably thinking that it was too inappropriate to talk about the love of children in this palace view that was divorced from the world.

"Twelve Niang, women like us are as rootless and foundationless as duckweed, even if they enter the hall and become everyone, in their eyes, they are like the Bodhisattva statue in the temple, they can only watch from afar, and they cannot enter and leave the hall."

"Master," Twelve Niang lowered her head and pouted, "This man, he is different from other men, and the disciple feels more relaxed and happy than ever when he gets along with him." He won't treat me like a sword dancer, he'll treat me like an ordinary woman. He may say something very strange, but the disciple can determine that the disciple can follow him in this life to be wonderful and complete. ”

Gongsun suddenly turned around and saw the brilliance in Li Shi Niang's eyes, she actually used the words wonderful and complete, men are worldly things, how can it be wonderful?

"Okay, you call him in."

Li Siye squatted under the tassel tree, and there were two nests of ants at the root of the tree in full swing, and he also watched it with relish, imagining that these were two secular dynasties competing for the tassel tree.

Li Twelve Niang walked out, he didn't notice until the woman bent down and saw her favorite person holding a stick in his hand to tease the ant army.

"Si Yelang, I'll see later, my master invites you in."

He turned back on his knees, saw Gongsun Guan Zhu standing at the window and looking this way, and when he met his gaze, he quickly left the window.

Li Siye poked his sleeves and walked into the hall, raised his hand and gently brushed the messy hair squeezed out of his head, leaned forward and said, "Li Siye, the captain of Zhaowu in the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate, has seen Gongsun Guanzhu. ”

Gongsun glanced at the man in front of him coldly, this person has broad shoulders and broad back, although his appearance is handsome, but he is uninhibited, among the drunkards who drink all night in the orchid wine shop in Chang'an City, such martial artists account for more than half.

She turned her head sideways and said to her disciple, "Twelve Niang, you go to the courtyard next door to serve tea to the new Yang Daochang." ”

Twelve Niang glanced at Li Siye worriedly, turned around and walked out.

Li Siye secretly calculated in his heart that the casualty rate of Anxi soldiers was very high. If Aunt Gongsun thinks about her apprentice, she should be able to think that Li Twelve Niang may become a widow if she is not careful, and she should oppose this marriage.

"What were you just looking at under the tree?"

Li Siye was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect Aunt Gongsun to ask such a question, beyond his expectations, being able to ask such a question can show what kind of attitude she has in her heart?

"I'm just, looking at the ants."

"Are the ants pretty?"

"Of course, it's not pretty, it's interesting. Like us, they gather, fight, and hunt together. Two ant nests are like two countries at war. Fighting for the world, corpses are everywhere, but if I, a giant, step on it casually in the past, it will change the outcome of the war. If this is a national war, one of the countries will be destroyed, and the other country will gain domination under the tassel tree, and I think they will also multiply, and they will have a prosperous ......."

Li Siye saw that there was a ridiculous illusion in the eyes of Aunt Gongsun, she immediately smiled, sat back on the futon with her knees crossed, and asked him again: "What do you think of Twelve Niang?" ”

"Very good," Li Siye put his sleeves on his lower abdomen with both hands, held his belly up to show the signature posture of a greasy man, and organized a sentence and said: "She is very smart, very simple, and easier to deceive." ”

He felt that he didn't need to say too much, just this was enough for Aunt Gongsun to feel disgusted with herself, a wandering soldier. ”

With shallow smile lines in the corners of his eyes, Gongsun Guan put the dust on his sleeve, nodded and said: "Since Twelve Niang returned from the Western Regions, I have felt that she is different from usual, and those who are masters can also feel her joy. She's not the kind of person who is timid, he thinks she chose the right person, and I think so. Even if you don't like her right now, give her a chance to try. ”

Li Siye was stunned, the situation was completely opposite to his expectations, Aunt Gongsun didn't play cards according to the routine. Could it be that she did it too obviously, so that she could see through it?

"My daughter...... Although my disciple she inherited my mantle, it is up to her whether this skill will be passed on or not, if you hate her being a sword concubine, then let her stay in the inner room to teach her husband and children, and do what a woman should do. ”

This is far away, they are all husbands and children, is there no room for maneuver?

Li Siye looked at Gongsun Guanzhu's gaze, sincere and earnest, and under such earnest attention, he could hardly say anything to refute.

"I, I'm actually here today to be perfunctory, she's a good lady, but it's not suitable for people like me, I'm a martial artist who serves death, she should marry someone who can give her stability."

Aunt Gongsun looked sideways at his waist and asked softly, "You came today, didn't you bring a weapon with you?" ”

Li Siye didn't know what he meant, and smiled: "No, what am I doing with that thing, the security in Chang'an City is very good, so you don't have to worry about meeting gangsters." ”

Aunt Gongsun had already taken out a short sword from under the offering table, one on the left and one on the left and right of each hand, and said coldly: "You didn't bring it, but I always have it." Twelve mothers have been wandering with me for more than ten years, and now they are ready to get married. She finally met someone she liked, how could Li Lang not give her a chance to fight for it. ”

She put her two swords together in front of her face, and the glittering edge was as cold as her face: "Although Poor Dao is practicing the sword dance skills of flowers, if you use your hands to cut people, you also have some skills. Li Langjun, let me ask you, where are the twelve mothers of our family not worthy of you, in terms of appearance? Or is it a round of talent? Wheel segment? Yes, she has lost some weight, but if she can put down her skills and recuperate at home, she can also raise a plump figure. ”

"I'll ask you these two, if you can convince me of being ugly, I'll let you go, if you don't convince me, I'll cut off your two legs, see if you can dislike her!"

Li Siye was taken aback, and hurriedly raised his hands: "Aunt Gongsun, if you have something to say, can you put that thing down first?" ”