After winter, there was no snow in Yangzhou, but the weather was surprisingly cold.

Cao Yi stood on the Xianyu Bridge, looked at the smoke in the kitchen, listened to the cry of the child in the room, lowered his head and sighed, exhaling a cloud of white mist.

Xingyuan opened the curtain and came out, looked at it, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

"Lord Cao." Xingyuan stepped forward and blessed her body, "Lady, please sit in the lotus pavilion for a while, she will come immediately."

The lotus pavilion is not far from the Xianyu Bridge is outside the flower hall, the summer lotus viewing is used in the autumn, Xin Yi let people install the hoarding, add the fire, the cold is not cold, but Xin Yi saw him in the lotus pavilion, there is clearly the intention of avoiding leisure.

Cao Yi smiled and nodded, followed Xingyuan over, and climbed the stairs.

Xin Yi was thoughtful, he didn't have any dissatisfaction, just sourness.

The dry lotus leaves in the pond are bent over, curled on the cold and windy water, and there is no vitality when they are in full bloom, like a farewell funeral, just like Cao Yi's state of mind at this time.

He thought of the water lotus in the pond behind the small courtyard of Bianjing Pharmacy, and thought that he and Xin Yi used to sit by the pond drinking tea and talking, and watched her use a guillotine to cut the medicinal materials into regular sections, saying that it could relieve pressure......

"Lord Cao." Xin Yi came with a peach jade style, with a slight smile on the corner of his lips.

It was cold outside, and she wore a thick brocade cloak with fox fur on her collar, which looked soft, lined with a fair and delicate face, and the smile on her face was kind and gentle.

Cao Yi stood up and bowed, "Princess of the County."

Xin Yi returned the salute and sat down across from him, "What is Lord Cao looking for me?"

Cao Yi's face was slightly flushed, and his voice was astringent.

"It's not important. Cao is going to return to Beijing today, and he has come to bid farewell to the county king and the county princess. Only when I entered the mansion did I know that the king of the county had gone out of the city this morning because of his anger with Cao."

Xin Yi smiled slightly, "Brother Jiu has taken a lot of effort to catch Gao Minglou, and now that this result is inevitable, it is inevitable to be angry, and please ask Lord Cao Haihan."

Cao Yi smiled and shook his head, "I've known him since I was a child. I know what kind of character he is. You reassure him that when he arrives in Beijing, I will try my best to prevent Dali from taking Gao Minglou away......

After a pause, his brow furrowed.

"At the very least, let him suffer a little."

Xin Yi bowed slightly, straightened his slightly open cloak, didn't say anything more about the court's official affairs, just looked at Cao Yi's legs, and asked:

"It's cold in winter, it's a long way to Bianjing, Lord Cao's legs, it's okay, right?"

Cao Yi didn't expect to get a word of concern from her before leaving, and his eyes were full of smiles.

"Thanks to the lady's skillful help, Cao is no longer in trouble."

Xin Yi: "That's good, then I wish Master Cao a safe journey and a smooth return to Beijing."

"Thank you!"

Cao Yi stared at her, his eyes seemed to have passed through time, and in front of her was not the wife of the king of Guangling County, but the little lady Zhang who was in love with him......

Many years have passed since this reflection.

"Lord Cao?" Xin Yi looked at him stunned, smiled and asked, "Is there anything else?"

Cao Yi came back to his senses, felt that his face was hot, shook his head slowly, and looked at Xianyu Bridge in embarrassment.

"I heard that the bridge was renamed in order to make the son, but Cao has been in Yangzhou for so long, but he regrets not seeing the little son, and he regrets it......

Xin Yi smiled and asked, "Is Master Cao going to give red envelopes to children?"

Cao Yi was caught off guard by the question, looked at her in amazement for a moment, and awkwardly took off the jade pendant from his waist and held it with both hands.

"Cao is ignorant, he often comes to the house to eat, but he forgot to prepare a gift for the little son, it is really negligent......" He looked down at the jade pendant, "This jade pendant was given by my grandfather before he took command of the Southern Tang Dynasty, and it has always been cited as a treasure by me. I don't know if this gift will surprise the little boy......

Xinyi: ......

At such a close distance, she could almost hear Cao Yi's heartbeat.

"Lord Cao has a heart. Such a valuable gift, I'm afraid it's going to break the envy...... He's too young to afford it."

Xin Yi didn't go to pick up the jade pendant, and said with a smile: "If Lord Cao is willing,

And with a copper coin, you can leave it for the envy fish to press the year. After the New Year's Festival, he will be babbling, and I will tell him that this is a gift from Uncle Cao, and I hope that he will have a round world, no illness and no pain, and a safe life."

It's almost the Chinese New Year!

Another year has passed.

For some reason, when he heard this, Cao Yi's nose was sour and he almost cried.

"Okay."

He took out the money bag in a panic, and finally found a copper coin from it and put it in Xin Yi's outstretched palm, his black eyes full of moist smiles.

"This farewell, I don't know when we will meet, take care of the princess."

Xin Yi smiled and saluted him.

At the same time, hand over a "unicorn delivery picture" that you have prepared when you go out.

"I heard from those old people in the 91 pharmacy that if you draw a picture of a unicorn with a human face on the day of the full moon and stamp it with a child's handprint, you can receive a beggar. I hope that Lord Cao will receive blessings and luck, add a noble son as soon as possible, and shine on the lintel."

Cao Yi and the Lu family have been married for so long and have no children, this time Cao Yi came to Yangzhou, it was the deadline given by Mrs. Cao, and the Lu family had nothing to do, so they had to take him a concubine.

Xin Yi has already heard of these things, and he also feels sorry for the couple, it doesn't matter if the "Qilin Sending the Child Picture" is not spiritual, it can be regarded as a kind of psychological comfort for the parties. She didn't have bad intentions, but when she heard Cao Yi's words, Cao Yi's chest rose and fell, her breath was unstable, and her blood was like ten thousand horses galloping.

At the beginning, he had to give up his relationship with Xin Yi and turned his head to marry the Lu family, in order to glorify the lintel and for the benefit of the Cao family, but there is no man and half woman in his wife, which seems to have become the biggest irony......

"The princess of the county has a heart."

Cao Yi carefully stuffed the "Qilin Sending Child Picture" into his arms.

"When I return to Beijing, I will frame it and hang it up, and catch the great fortune of you and the king of the county. Princess of the county, take care."

Xin Yi smiled and saluted, "Lord Cao, take care."

In front of the beautiful woman, Cao Yi was full of reluctance, but he couldn't say a single superfluous word, only bowed deeply to Xin Yi, and then turned around.

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In the cold wind, people looked at each other one after another.

After a long wait, the envoy finally came late.

Dressed in light iron armor and wearing a brocade cloak, Cao Yi lives up to the prestige of the Jiangmen Huzi, with a tall and thin figure, elegant and square, and sits on horseback, with a unique Confucian demeanor.

The crowd was talking.

Cao Yi glanced back at the Yangzhou Mansion and said calmly, "Let's go."

"Yes. It's unplugged—"

Amidst the shouting, the team moved slowly.

There was a sudden sound of horses' hooves in the crowd, Cao Yi looked up, but saw Fu Jiuqu coming with a group of sword-wielding guards and stopping in front of the prisoner cart.

The surroundings suddenly fell silent, and everyone's eyes fell on Fu Jiuqu's face.

He didn't smile, his eyes were indifferent to the bone, like a sharp sword pressing on people's hearts, and the cold momentum suppressed the majesty of the entire team.

"This is leaving?"

Cao Yi arched his hand, "The hour is almost up. What other advice does the king have?"

Fu Jiuqu's face did not change, the corners of his lips slightly hooked a smile, and he turned his head to stare at Gao Minglou.

"Just let him go so easily, and don't ask me if the people of Yangzhou will agree?"

"No!"

"No!"

The roar of the mountains and the tsunami was heard from the crowd.

The people hated Gao Minglou to the core, and they couldn't wait to chop off a piece of meat from him, since there was the king of Guangling County in charge, he naturally would not let go of such an opportunity, and shouted hoarsely.

Cao Yi frowned, "What are you going to do?"

"Don't worry, this king won't embarrass Lord Cao."

Fu Jiuqu said lightly, looking at Gao Minglou in the prisoner car, and his indifferent eyes revealed a little cold smile.

"I just want to leave a little memorial to the slaughter of this Qianfu......

Gao Minglou kept his eyes down, like a bystander who was out of the way, and when he heard this, a smile appeared on his face.

"The county king is so polite, but let me underestimate it."

It can be seen that Gao Minglou is a little proud. After all, in the end, everything went as he wanted. He was able to return to Bianjing safe and sound, which was equivalent to making Fu Jiuqu a big heel, how could he not be happy?

Fu Jiuqu smiled, flicked the brocade on his body, and pinched the knuckles of the tribulus terrestris sword deeply highlighted, slightly white.

"Prisoner, dare to provoke this king?"

"That's all you're capable of." Gao Minglou said mockingly, "Do you have any other tricks besides bluffing?"

Fu Jiuqu threw away the long sword, pinched his fingers, and smashed his fist on Gao Minglou's face. The speed was fast, the action was ruthless, and the prisoner car was smashed and trembled, and it squeaked like chaff.

There was a cheer from the crowd, and people roared angrily.

"Kill him!"

"Kill this murderous demon!"

Gao Minglou raised his crooked face for a long time, a bloodshot on the corner of his lips, he looked at Fu Jiuqu fixedly, his eyes were coldly curved, and he smiled extremely arrogantly.

"You want to kill me? It's a pity that your Zhao official family doesn't have this kind of guts. He won't let you kill, you eagle dogs, do you dare to let me lose a single hair?"

The corners of Fu Jiuqu's lips were hooked, and the long sword pointed directly at the door of Gao Minglou.

Cao Yi shouted, "Chonglou, calm down!"

Gao Minglou laughed, his eyes like two flames burning, "Kill me, your master can't spare you." The group of cowardly and incompetent officials of your Great Song Dynasty are the most cowardly and afraid, they can't wait to kneel on the ground and pray for surrender, how can they let you kill me...... Hahahaha......"

"There's a kind—" Before Fu Jiuqu's voice fell, the long sword pressed down and stabbed against Gao Minglou's neck. The blood slid down the blade of the sword, shocking.