[The cold snow melts and the spring is strong,

New shoots on the branches break through the winter.

The flock of birds flying south is warm,

The spring breeze is blowing red. 】

In March, it is the time when everything recovers, coinciding with the Spring Festival This year's cold winter snowfalls, as the saying goes, "Ruixue Trillion Year", many farmers are smiling.

It can be located in the Qucheng city in the south of Zuozhou, in a mansion with high walls and green tiles, and great wealth, the owner of this house is gloomy and bleak.

"Master, this year's ceremony and ceremony have passed! Then Zhu Zijie's cloudy day is coming! What can I do? In the main hall, a noble woman in brocade clothes said with an anxious face.

She saw that the man in the seat was silent, and her heart was even more anxious, "Master! You have something to say! That Zhu Zijie is a well-known prodigal son in this Qucheng, he is even more thirty-two this year, and his eldest son is almost the same age as Li'er! If our Li'er is forcibly accepted as a concubine by him, then Li'er's life will be completely ruined! ”

Hearing this, the man raised his head, "Madam, don't worry. Sit down first. I've made up my mind. ”

Hearing this, the woman hurriedly sat down beside the man, leaned over, and was very anxious, "What are you going to do?" ”

"For now, I can only send Li'er to my brother, and let my brother find a marriage for Li'er, so as to eliminate Zhu Zijie's thoughts." As he spoke, seeing that the woman was very hesitant, she sighed heavily and comforted, "Although Li'er is married far away from now on, it is better than falling into the hands of Zhu Zijie." ”

When the woman heard this, her face couldn't bear it, and after thinking about it, she finally compromised, "But ...... Then Zhu Zijie is in charge of this heavy army in Qucheng, how can he send Li'er out under his nose? ”

The man looked out, not knowing where to look, "I have my own way." ”

He turned to the woman and said, "Madam, go and let Li'er clean up, and as soon as it gets dark, I will arrange for her to go out of the city." ”

When the woman heard this, she nodded her head and quickly got up to leave.

The man stopped her, "Madam, let Yi'er clean up too." Li'er went on the road alone, and I was not at ease. ”

The woman nodded in agreement and left.

In the backyard, a young girl in the prime of her cardamom years was stopping in front of a young man about seventeen, smiling, "Brother, Daddy doesn't allow you to practice martial arts." ”

Seeing that the girl is dressed in a pale pink shirt, her skin is as white as jade, and her appearance is good, she is really a rare beauty.

And the young man is in a navy blue brocade suit, silk and satin, and his appearance is extraordinary, not like others.

The young man looked at the girl, very puzzled, and then seemed to remember something, and couldn't help but explain with a smile, "Li'er, I take Dad's words to heart. I didn't practice martial arts. ”

"Really?" The young girl was a little suspicious and poked her head out.

"I swear!" As he spoke, the boy raised his hand and swore.

"Don't swear, I can trust my brother." When the girl saw that her brother was sincere, she gave up, and then asked casually, "Brother, what are you looking for Atai just now?" ”

"Hmm......" The young man was speechless. Glancing away, he said weakly, "It's just to talk to him about family life." ”

After that, he added, "I really didn't practice martial arts." ”

While they were talking, a noble woman came quickly, and when they saw the comer, they shouted at the same time, "Mother! ”

The maiden called, and at the same time ran towards the woman, and threw herself into her arms.

The woman looked at the girl dotingly, and then looked at the two of them, "Yi'er, Li'er, some time ago, your uncle wrote a letter, saying that your cousin was studying hard in the cold window, unwilling to be lonely, and wanted to find a companion to read, that is, he remembered your cousin; And your uncle hasn't seen you two for a long time, and he misses you very much. I would like to invite the two of you to stay in the house for a while. ”

After that, without asking the two of them what they thought, he continued, "I discussed it with your father, and I think it is very appropriate. And he should have taken it. You two go pack up and leave today. ”

The girl was stunned when she heard this, and she was puzzled, "Mother, why are you so anxious?" I also want to spend more time with my mother. ”

When the woman saw that her daughter was cute, she remembered Zhu Zijie's face again, and her heart was suddenly very uncomfortable, but she forced a smile on her face, and quipped,

"It's fine. Li'er has already arrived, and yesterday's Aunt Zhang said intentionally or unintentionally that there are several sons and brothers in this Qucheng who like our Li'er very much. If Li'er doesn't want to go out, then I'll call that Aunt Zhang to come on a cloudy day, and then let her talk to me. ”

As soon as the girl heard this topic, she was dissatisfied and immediately flew out of the nine heavens, and her smile was very gloomy. But how do you look at it and think it's fake?

"Mother, I thought about it, I think it's better to go. I also miss my aunt and uncle, and my cousin. I'm going to clean up. ”

After saying that, the girl turned and ran away.

The woman looked at the figure that looked like the morning sun, and her eyebrows were finally full of melancholy.

"Mother, isn't it because of Zhu Zijie?" When the boy saw his sister leaving, he whispered.

"Yes, Zhu Zijie has already said that after your sister and Lu, he will come to the door to marry. Your father is just a businessman, how can he beat their Zhu family? ”

The woman looked at her son and said, "Yi'er, you should go and clean up quickly, and then we will set off later." ”

The young man looked at his mother's frowning brows, and he was not angry in his heart, so he finally nodded and turned to leave.

That night, a carriage stopped at the back door of the mansion, and several figures quietly got into the car. When they were ready to go, the carriage creaked towards the east gate.

The group traveled in simple clothes, except for the two brothers and sisters, they only carried a personal maidservant and a guard to catch the car. The belongings are even lighter.

When I arrived at the East City Gate, I saw that someone had already answered here. The man wore armor and held a halberd, and looked around. When the guard driving in the carriage saw this person, he bowed his hand and saluted, "Brother Lao Chen!" ”

The man didn't say much, his face was flat, and he couldn't figure it out.

He stepped forward and opened the gates, and looked back, "Hurry up, my colleague is afraid that he will not be back soon." ”

The guards saluted again and drove straight out of the city.

In the carriage, two men and one woman have been dressed up, no longer the brocade clothes they used to be, but coarse linen clothes, although these costumes, they can't hide the aura of the three of them.

The little maid was only one year younger than her own young lady, and she was fourteen years old. It is a lively and active age, and she has followed her own young lady since she was a child, although the two are different from master and servant on the surface, but in private they are like sisters.

"Miss, why did the master let us go out of the city overnight? Still dressed up like this? "The little maid doesn't know the inside story, and she has no scruples on her lips.

But the girl still has a bit of yin in her heart, even if her parents and brother have been hiding it, but she still heard the conversation of her parents by chance, coupled with her mother's words today, she knew in her heart that it was the evil Zhu family who wanted to marry her.

For a while, I felt sad and forgot to answer.

Seeing this, the young man couldn't help but smile, "You little girl, where did you get so many words?" ”

The little maid saw that her young master didn't seem to want to talk about it, so she didn't ask any more questions.

After a while, the little maid also felt bored, and finally fell asleep.

The girl, on the other hand, had a melancholy face, her eyes were empty, and she didn't know where her thoughts went.

The boy suddenly remembered that he had gone to find Natai today. It is only known that it is called Zhuang Tai, which is the old department of the third uncle of his own family, and since the death of the third uncle, he has stayed in his own house and served as the responsibility of protecting the family.

Recently, I have been forced by Zhu Zijie to be anxious, and I am always annoyed that I can't practice martial arts, if I practice martial arts, how can I be so humiliated? originally thought that Zhuang Tai would stay in the mansion for the longest time, and he must have known why his father insisted on forbidding him to practice martial arts.

Although he couldn't disobey his father, and he couldn't practice martial arts behind his back, he thought that after knowing the cause and effect, he could finally find a way to move his father.

I can talk to that Zhuang Tai for a long time, but I didn't get any useful at all.

The boy leaned, sighed silently, and stopped making a sound.

Early the next morning, in a rather luxurious mansion in Qucheng, a young man dressed as a servant rushed into the hall in a panic.

"Master, it's not good! Master! ”

A big man with a cheeky face in the room was suddenly dissatisfied, "How many times have I told you?" Don't make a fuss all the time. This is Lao Tzu's territory, and no matter how big the matter falls, Lao Tzu will carry it first. What are you doing in a panic? ”

When the little guy heard this, he didn't dare to raise his eyes to look at the person in front of him again.

This person is Zhu Zijie. He was wearing a middle coat at this time, sitting in a high position, playing with two lion heads in his right hand and a teacup in his left hand, so comfortable!

"Say, what's going on?" After taking a sip of tea, Zhu Zijie opened his mouth without hurrying.

"Master, the boy of the Gong family and the little lady went out of the city overnight last night...... but he snorted and didn't dare to say any more.

When Zhu Zijie heard this, he was immediately furious, and slapped his palm on the table, shaking the teacups on the table and spilling the tea on the ground.

When the little guy saw this, he quickly knelt on the ground, trembling.

"Okay, you're a good guy! I actually gave Lao Tzu this hand! As he spoke, he looked at the little guy on the ground again, and asked angrily, "What time was yesterday?" ”

"Probably last night."

Zhu Zijie's eyes narrowed, his killing intent burst out, and he grabbed the teacup and threw it towards the little guy with all his might.

The teacup shattered in response, and blood gushed from the little guy's head, and the tea in the cup was poured through, and he was very embarrassed for a while.

"Pass my orders! Gather your men and follow me out of town later! Zhu Zijie stared fiercely at the door, his voice was thick but also filled with boundless anger.

This Gong Xingsheng is a family of merchants, and this world despises the people who practice business the most. Gong Xingsheng is naturally also blinded, and this Zhu Zijie hates businessmen very much. He believes that the people who do business in the world are all deceitful rats.

Although it is true that he likes young and beautiful young ladies, if Nagong Xingsheng is an official, he will definitely not come to the door like this to forcibly marry his Gong daughter.

Although the little lady of the Gong family fled at this moment, he did not dare to directly send troops to besiege the Gong Mansion. One is that in this Qu City, he is not the real city lord in a high position after all; Second, I also know that Gong Xingsheng has some dealings with the city lord.

The city lord's side has been turning a blind eye to what he has done, which is already a great care.

After all, although he wanted to marry the little lady of the Gong family, the three media and six hired him had already been arranged, and it was not the specifications of a concubine at all.

At this time, the little lady of the Gong family fled overnight, which was a slap in the face. lost his beauty and his face was dull, how could he Zhu Zijie be willing to swallow this breath.

After a stick of incense, Zhu Zijie suddenly appeared in front of the mansion, looked at the hundreds of soldiers and horses gathered in front of him, and immediately waved his hand, without saying a word, and opened directly. Swaggering towards the East Gate.

This Qucheng is located in the extreme south of Zuozhou, and the southeast of Zuozhou borders Pingzhou.

Although Zuozhou borders Sizhou to the south, this uncle of the Gong family is located in Sizhou. However, the intersection of Zuozhou and Sizhou is a series of undulating, steep peaks.

It would be a fool's dream for an ordinary person to climb this moat on foot, let alone anything else.

Therefore, the only way to go from Zuozhou to Sizhou is to pass through Pingzhou in the southeast, and then enter Sizhou from Pingzhou to the southwest.

By this time it was already getting dark. Just look at a horse-drawn carriage driving fast on the official road in Pingzhou.

The people on this carriage are the young master of the Gong family, Gong Yi, and Miss Gong Jia, who went out of the city overnight yesterday.

Everyone in the car was bumped by the carriage all the way, and they didn't sleep well, but they were really sleepy, and they were uncomfortable and very hard.

Although the speed of the group driving the carriage was not as fast as riding a horse, it had been driving non-stop for several hours at night. Early this morning, I entered the territory of Pingzhou.

The young man Gongyi lifted the curtain and looked outside, only to see that there was a vast expanse outside, and there were even ice and snow that had not completely melted in many places.

He leaned forward, lifted the door curtain, and asked Zheng Kang, who was driving, "Ah Kang, where are we here?" ”

The young guard, with a long sword hanging from his waist and holding the reins in both hands, heard the young master's question, and replied, "Young master, we have entered Pingzhou now, and it will take five more days to leave Pingzhou and enter Sizhou." ”

When Gong Yi heard this, she just replied with the word "good", and there was nothing else to say.

After traveling like this for more than an hour, Gongyi suddenly asked Zheng Kang to stop the carriage and take a break.

The three of them got out of the carriage and hurriedly walked around to refresh themselves.

Gongyi walked leisurely, and raised her eyes to see a majestic mountain in front of her, towering into the clouds. There is no snow on the mountain, and there is bare rock all over the mountain. The mountain is even steeper and cannot be climbed by human beings.

I couldn't help but point to the mountain and ask, "Akang, what kind of mountain is that?" ”

Zheng Kang looked at it, "Young Master, that's Wangxia Mountain." This mountain is strange and strangely high. Ascending to the top, it is like seeing the sun through the clouds, and the morning glow and twilight are all glimpsed. It is the fame of Kasumi Mountain. ”

Looking at the mountain that almost plunges into the sky, I can't help but sigh, "This mountain is so steep, how can ordinary people climb the mountain to the top?" ”

"The young master doesn't know that the Chaoyang Mountain in the north of this mountain is extremely steep, so it is naturally impossible to climb. But on the other side, the mountain is gentle, and ordinary people can also pedal up the mountain. ”

"Oh? Wouldn't that be a good place to defend but hard to attack? ”

Zhang Kang looked back at the mountain, "That's true, but this Wangxia Mountain is close to Qingquan City, I'm afraid that no one will dare to set up camp in this mountain." ”

Gongyi nodded and didn't speak again.

And after Gongli and the little maid came down, they all looked around. I usually live in the Gong Mansion, how can I have the opportunity to come here and see such a scenery.

But he didn't stay long, and then he felt that the spring breeze was steep and the cold was blowing, so he hurriedly got into the carriage again.