At the beginning of the shift, the banquet in Beicheng ended. The feast did not last long, as there was likely to be a brutal war tomorrow, so of course this final revelry needed to be tempered.

It was impossible for everyone to get drunk like mud, and the next day they were all weak and dizzy and unable to fight.

Li Yuan also drank a lot of wine, but only to the point of being slightly drunk, far from getting drunk. With a slightly drunken meaning, Li Yuan went down the city wall.

Although the night breeze in early summer is still slightly cool, it has a cool feeling on the hot face.

Li Yuan got on his horse and walked slowly along the street leading to the City Gate Square. When he came to the intersection, Li Yuan subconsciously glanced at the shadow on the side of the road, hoping that he could still see the carriage parked on the side of the road, and see Gu Yingying sitting in the carriage smiling at him.

However, the roadside was empty, and a few dim wind lamps swayed gently in the wind in front of the shops beside the street, pulling the shadows of the trees to the long, projecting onto the street.

Li Yuan was slightly disappointed in his heart, but soon shook his head with a wry smile. does not deny that he has a good impression of Gu Yingying, Gu Yingying seems to have a little meaning to herself, but so what?

After all, Gu is a native of Wuyue, and now he is not clear about his enemies and himself, and he may be his enemy in the future, so I am afraid that the relationship between himself and Gu Yingying is limited to these few days.

Even if the Gu family is not his enemy, he already has the queen of the main palace in his harem, and he wants to accept the noble daughter of the Gu family's wealthy family into the palace as a concubine, I am afraid that the Gu family is unwilling, not to mention that according to the observation of Gu Yingying in the past few days, she should not be willing to share her husband with other women, so this is destined to be a wordless ending.

At present, what I want to concentrate on is to hold Suzhou with all my might, drag it out until the arrival of my Chu army, completely annihilate the Jin army, quell the protracted chaos since last year, and unify the old mountains and rivers of the Southern Tang Dynasty.

As for these small waves between Gu Yingying, the best solution is to break free from this subtle attraction as soon as possible before they reach a deeper state with each other.

Walking hundreds of steps across the North Street, a dark side street led to the west, and Li Yuan turned his horse's head and went into the middle of the side street.

This side street is dark and silent, the street is narrow, and the tall trees beside the road, the branches of the trees are like sharp arrows into the sky, and the dense branches of the trees also block the light of the hazy moonlight and the wind lamps on the side of the road, making the street quite gloomy.

This morning, Gu Jiu, the housekeeper of the Gu family, came to the north of the city to tell himself that he lived in the Gu family, which was far away from the north city, and it was very simple to live in the guest room, so he vacated the Gu family's scattered flower building at the end of Heng Street in the north city for himself to live in.

Of course, Li Yuan didn't have any opinions, although it felt a little weird, but Li Yuan didn't think much about it. Perhaps it was because he had too much contact with the eldest lady of the Gu family that the Gu family didn't want to make any mistakes, so they let themselves move out of the Gu family's mansion.

Otherwise, why hasn't Gu Yingying appeared in his field of vision since the morning? Horses' hooves pounded crisply on the brick and stone streets, which were deserted.

After a short walk, at the end of the street ahead, a house with a red lantern appeared in front of me. Li Yuan and Gu Jiu came to visit in the morning, and knew that it was the Sanhua Building, so he urged the horses to come to the front of the house quickly.

There was a gatekeeper inside the door who heard the movement,

"Squeak" The small door opened, revealing a dark face, and when he saw Li Yuan, a smile suddenly appeared on his face.

"Ah, it's Captain Li who is back, you wait, the villain will open the door for you." Li Yuan smiled and nodded, turned over and dismounted to lead the horse to the door, the gate

"Bang Dang" opened, and a thin servant bowed out of the door, took the horse from Li Yuan's hand, and said with a smile: "Captain Li, please come in, the villain will go and tie the horse, and he will lead the way for you in a while." ”

"I'm tired." Li Yuan nodded and walked into the courtyard. This scattered flower building is actually a standard Suzhou garden, a large courtyard surrounded by walls on all sides, there is a pond inside, the pond is planted with willows, and several pavilions and rockeries are dotted in between.

A small three-story building is the only building in this courtyard, and the small building is carved with beams and paintings, but it is also quite exquisite.

When he came in the daytime, the housekeeper Gu Jiu introduced the name of this scattered flower building, which was originally named after the more than 100 willows planted around the pond before and after the courtyard building.

It is said that after spring and March every year, the willow spits out the flocculent, flutters with the wind, just like the goddess scattering flowers, the scenery is very wonderful, so this place is named the scattered flower building.

This was originally the place where Gu Yaode, the young master of the Gu family, studied and lived, and this time Gu Yaode specially vacated it for himself to live.

At night, the light is dim, and the scenery in the courtyard is not clear, but under the dim light in front of the building, the shadows can be seen in the dark shadows of the rockery in the courtyard, the outline of the willow trees is blurred, and the branches dance in the wind, which is quite ghostly.

"Captain Li, please come with the villain, your residence is on the third floor. The new sheets and quilts, I hope you can sleep well and take our Suzhou soldiers and horses to a big victory tomorrow. The guard came waddling with a lantern and said with a smile.

Li Yuan smiled: "What? Are you the only one in this scattered flower building? The servant hurriedly said: "Yes, there were originally seven or eight, but they were all the personal servants of the eldest young master, and they all went to serve." The villain is a janitor, so he is ordered by the butler to stay and serve you. Lieutenant Li rest assured, the villain is very nimble, what do you have to say, the villain will be served properly. Li Yuan smiled: "I'm just asking." Let's go upstairs, I'm a little sleepy. ”

"Okay, please come with the villain." The servant answered in succession, leading the way in front of the lantern, and the two of them soon came to the front of the scattered flower building along the path between the rockery trees.

The servant pushed open the door of the building, and led Li Yuan up the stairs on the side of the hall step by step, and soon reached the third floor, where the servant led Li Yuan into a room and lit the candlestick.

"This is it, are you satisfied?" The servant laughed. Li Yuan looked at the furnishings in the room, and it was really luxurious.

There is a room inside and outside, which is connected by a beaded curtain door, and the outhouse is obviously a place to read and rest, and the corner is beautifully furnished.

Tables, chairs, and books are all available, and it can be seen that they are all made of precious wood. In the middle of the room there is a long table, and there is a guqin on it.

Pulling open the beaded curtain and walking inside, the inner room is even more luxurious, with carpets on the floor and a few calligraphy and paintings hanging on the walls, which does not look like a fake.

The wide gums were covered with soft bedding with plain flowers, clean and neatly folded. In the corner of the room, a pot of blooming locust flowers is blooming quietly, and the room is filled with a faint fragrance.