Chapter 42: The hairpin head phoenix

Zhao Xibao is a road idiot, she doesn't know the road, and she can't tell the difference between east and west, north and south when she goes out. Only six years old, she described the pavilion from memory, but she didn't know that there were six similar pavilions in Daxiangguo Temple.

At that time, she took her father and mother, and insisted that they stay and take her to the little boy. The mother said that the Queen Mother salutes the Buddha, and she can't run around casually, in case she collides with a nobleman, it is a serious crime. Daddy had already agreed, but was frightened back by a look from his mother. Hmph, cowardly daddy. This was true when I was a child, and even more so when I grew up. A-Niang said that the fish in the sky were delicious, so he didn't dare to squeak and say that there was no fish in the sky, but only said that Mrs. was right, Mrs. said well, Mrs. wanted to eat fish, I would do it quickly. Hmph, spineless daddy.

It's just that Zhao Xibao didn't know that at the age of six, she broke her second brother's inkstone because of her greedy playfulness, and was chased by her second brother, accidentally fell on the threshold of the study, knocking off her front teeth. Although he is articulate, his speech is leaky, and his expression is vague. When Second Brother Zhao heard his sister's statement, he roughly understood that his sister wanted to find a little boy who was forgotten in the middle of the mountain.

Second brother Zhao volunteered to help find someone, and later he heard Zhong Shangshu's youngest son Zhong Tingli halfway down the road, playing alone on the mountainside, the Zhong family thought it was lost, and after being found, the Zhong family's grandmother cried for a while, that scene, tsk. Second Brother Zhao was very proud, and without much effort, he inquired about the person his sister was looking for.

The people in the pavilion were the first intimate contact with Xiao Xibao, and the boys other than his brothers, although they were only six years old, had a particularly deep memory. She has always been thinking about him, and later, every time she went to various occasions, she always intentionally or unintentionally inquired about Zhong Tingli.

She didn't know that her careful thoughts had long been known by her father and brothers. Daddy was heartbroken, his own girl learned to look at men at a young age, and when she attended banquets and other occasions, she always stared at the boy of the Zhong family. What the brothers thought was that since the younger sister had fallen in love with the Zhong family boy, then they must keep an eye on the Zhong family boy in advance and pay attention to him not to bully his sister.

Even if fate is so ingenious, you come and go, you come and go, the contact between the two slowly increases, and the contacts between the two of them gradually increase. In Zhao Xibao's life journey, there has been one more trace of one person since then.

When Zhao Xibao saw Zhong Tingli again, he had the feeling that a thousand sails had passed through the vicissitudes of life. This man filled her youth and tendered her youth. Looking back, I thanked him for growing up with her and giving her the memories of a girl's youthful love. Even if she can no longer be a lover, she is still an important presence in her life.

Time heals wounds and soothes pain that is difficult to heal. She was hesitating, in his current state, not knowing if it was suitable to stand in front of him. I don't know if he was willing to look at her again.

Chu Qinzhi, who was standing in the distance, watched Zhao Xibao go from shock to sour and painful, and then to affectionate tenderness in his eyes. He knew that the two in front of him were childhood sweethearts and had a deep friendship. He should choose to let go, but he is also selfish, he is reluctant, when she was a child, she was the light that shone into his life, and now that the treasure is in his arms, how can he be willing to let go.

He thought of Tang Wan and Lu You, Lu You was a cowardly and incompetent man, just because Tang Wan did not meet the parents' wishes, he abandoned her and separated from her. kept saying that he loved Tang Wan in this life, and turned around and married the Wang family arranged by the family. While living with the Wang family day and night, Tang Wan was hidden in a small courtyard. He took Tang Wan for something. Later, the Wang family came to the door to make a fuss, and Tang Wan had to leave. Until Tang Wan met Zhao Shicheng, the son of the prince. Zhao Shicheng loves Tang Wan deeply, and under the pressure of the world and the royal reprimand, he also wants to win Tang Wan as his wife with three books and six rites, giving her the deepest sense of security. Understand her suffering, protect her thoroughly. If it weren't for Shen Yuan's later encounter, he irresponsibly wrote the song "Hairpin Phoenix", which aroused Tang Wan's sadness, why would Tang Wan be in pain between the two.

Even if he wanted to be Zhao Shicheng, his wife would never be Tang Wan. Because, he understands her character, and once she leaves, she will never look back. Whatever the reason, if you have missed it, why bother to forget it and add to the trouble.

"Tingli, you're here!" Zhao Xibao didn't want to escape, since she had already met her in Dongzhou City, why should she dodge, not to mention, now that she had figured it out, she didn't want to dodge. I just want to enlighten Zhong Tingli and untie his heart knot. People can't always be nostalgic for the past, what's the use of staying where you are, others have already left, only to increase nostalgia and pain.

Zhao Xibao didn't care if squatting on the ground would stain her new clothes, she had always shown people in men's clothes, and now that the matter has been resolved, today Chu Qinzhi returned from outside the city and specially changed into a skirt to greet him, who knew that he met Zhong Tingli.

When Zhong Tingli opened his eyes when he heard the voice, the smiling face that he had been thinking about for twenty years came into view. He didn't react all of a sudden, she, why did she come over. She was still standing in the doorway.

Zhao Xibao was already squatting beside him. Holding the handkerchief, he handed it to him with a smile on his eyebrows. "Tingli, why did you come to Dongzhou City?" She looked at Zhong Tingli's stunned appearance, and she didn't react for a long time, she poked him, "Idiot, what do you think!" ”

Zhong Tingli seemed to return to their teenage years in an instant, when he was always bullied by the people in the study hall. Sometimes, he was beaten so badly that he hid and didn't want to see her, but he was always found by her. At that time, she looked at him with a smile as she did now, and then handed him a handkerchief to wipe his face.

Zhao Xibao smiled and said, "Don't hide, I didn't see you crying when you were a child?" Do you remember, when you were a child, you were bullied in the school, or I took someone to put Zhuo and his party on a sack and beat him severely. You were scared and cried. ”

When he mentioned the events of that year, he couldn't cry or laugh. Who is Zhuo and his entourage, he is the grandson of Mrs. Zhuo, and the only lone seedling in Zhuo's mansion. She beat people up like this, and left her name, so that Zhuo and his party could come to her. Put down the cruel words, if you dare to bully Zhong Tingli again, you will be beaten again.

"Oh, don't be stupid, it's more and more like a goose."

"Tingli, why did you come to Dongzhou City, this is not a suitable place to play."

Zhao Xibao crackled and said a bunch of words, his voice was cheerful, and the questions were thrown one after another, blasting away Zhong Tingli's sadness.

"The emperor learned that the prince was also in Dongzhou City for disaster relief, so he ordered me to be named the disaster relief officer of Dongzhou City, mainly responsible for post-disaster reconstruction." Zhong Tingli took the handkerchief and wiped his face, he didn't want to show his embarrassed side to Zhao Xibao.

Zhao Xibao took the lead in standing up generously, stretched out his hand to Zhong Tingli, "Come, give the master a smile." That's right, crying like a girl. It's not good-looking at all, go, sir, I'm the host, please go and eat deliciously. ”

Zhong Tingli heard her words, gently slapped her hand away, and stood up against the wall. "What do you look like, you're a woman now." The two gradually walked away, and Chu Qinzhi walked out from behind the tree, holding his forehead and smiling. If he was Zhong Tingli, he really wanted to tie up the leather child and beat her, and look at her stinky fart. Of course, it's just a matter of thinking about it, the real situation is how willing to beat the child, it's too late to hurt.

Zhao Xibao took Zhong Tingli to the most famous restaurant in Dongzhou City-Dongfeng Building, and Zhong Tingli listened to her introduce the customs of Dongzhou City along the way. Although her demeanor and movements were exactly the same as before, he knew that she had changed. Her eyes never looked at him again, perhaps even unaware of herself. He grew up with her since childhood, and her words and deeds have long been engraved in her heart. When she was a child, she was unhappy and depressed, even if she hid it well, she couldn't hide it from him, let alone now.

What else could he do, he could only swallow the bitterness and cooperate with her. Since she didn't like to see him sad, he regarded it as an old friend she hoped to reunite after a long absence. As long as it is her wish, he will grant it, even if it makes him crimson and hidden in the infernal hell forever.

Zhong Tingli smiled and listened to her talk about how to denounce the black-hearted rice merchant, and watched her describe the story of the merry son's cottage escape from difficulties. Just as she was able to speak, the door of the restaurant box was pushed open with a creak.

The man who appeared was calm and elegant, handsome and extraordinary, with exquisite facial features and a gentle smile. The phoenix's eyes narrowed slightly, and a glimmer of light flashed quickly. In fact, Zhao Xibao still found some way out of getting along with him day and night, and this benevolent brother was on the verge of anger at this time. Don't look at him smiling politely, in fact, from the moment he entered the door, he didn't look at her squarely. The smile on his face was gentle and cold, and he was dressed in a dark purple brocade robe, which added a bit of evil charm to his temperament.

Zhao Xibao wanted to cry without tears, how did he find here. What kind of Qianli tracking powder did he sprinkle on her? It's so fast, almost as soon as the front foot sits down, the back foot pushes the door up. It was as if he had been following them, could it be, she had guessed! Zhao Xibao held a bold guess and carefully checked the careful thinking, and looked at Chu Qinzhi.

Chu Qinzhi sat down with a smile,

"Zhong Tanhua, please sit down, don't be restrained."

"The prince is really well-informed!"

"Unfortunately, I only received the report yesterday."

"Forgive your majesty for not going to visit the prince yet."

"It doesn't matter, Zhong Tanhua came to Dongzhou City this time to deal with the aftermath, and it was very hard. When the princess heard that her brother was visiting, she was overjoyed, and the king had important things to do outside the city, so she entrusted her to come and take care of one or two. The king turned around and asked people to make up for it. ”

Zhao Xibao was amazed, from the time he entered the door to the present, he said that he had good etiquette, but his words were a little choking, like swearing sovereignty by a lion. She touched her forehead, and the Shura field where the predecessor met with the current one was not right to speak, and it was even more wrong not to speak. The atmosphere between the two is becoming more and more tense.