Chapter 70: Old Things

In front of the bathhouse in the Lin Mansion, the last few housekeepers who had taken a bath came out talking and laughing, and when they saw Ya sitting alone in front of the bathhouse, one of them teased him: "I said that you are a kid, you are from a peasant family like us, why do you have to be special every time you take a bath, and you have to wait for us to finish washing?" ”

Ya saw that they were looking for happiness on their own, and he was not angry, so he picked up the basin of water in front of him and stood up: "It's not that I'm special, haven't I just finished being busy?" ”

"It's the same as the truth."

The man did not believe what Ya said, and left the bathhouse with his companions.

Ya, who was still standing in front of the bathhouse, watched the three of them go away, and then turned around and entered the bathhouse.

In the floating courtyard, the original barren yard has been cleaned, the trees have been pruned again, and the windows have been re-pasted with window paper, which can be said to be a new look, but it still makes people feel a little monotonous.

He Li, who was tossing and turning, was full of Xin'er who he had seen in the Jade Mirror Courtyard, but He Li Yinyin saw him for the first time, why was her all in his mind?

In the verandah somewhere in the Lingyun Palace, Xiao He Li stood on the white jade slab, looking at the Qiongtai jade-like hall, a craftsman, that was the grandeur and luxury that he had never seen.

Xiao He pulled the corners of his clothes, and then looked at this luxurious verandah, feeling that he was out of place here.

The maid who was playing on the verandah saw Xiao Si leading the little He Li passing by, so she whispered: "Is this what He Li is?" Why did you pick it up all of a sudden? ”

"Looks like his mother is dead."

"Dead?"

"Yes. Wrapped in a mat, he was buried on a small col next to Chongzhen Mountain. ”

"In the end, she is a, and she is not even qualified to be buried at the foot of Chongzhen Mountain!"

The girl's words were full of contempt, and she deliberately raised her voice, so that Xiao He Li, who had already walked over, listened to it word for word.

In the floating courtyard, a little boy swept the yard with a broom that was a head taller than him. The broom seemed to be very cumbersome to him, so he struggled with every sweep.

"Zhong."

When the little boy heard someone shouting to him, he looked at the gate of the courtyard and saw Xiao Si and Xiao He Li walking in.

Zhong didn't recognize Xiao Si and Xiao Heli, and when he saw them coming, he threw down his broom and ran to the front of the house, shouting into the house: "Mama Lian, someone is coming." ”

The woman who was wiping the table in the back room, heard Zhong's shout, and immediately looked into the courtyard, and saw Xiao He Li walking next to Xiao Si at a glance.

Mama Lian stopped what she was doing, threw the rag into the bucket, took off the apron tied around her waist, wiped the water on her hands with the apron, and put it on the table when she was done, and then came out of the house.

When Xiao Si came to the courtyard, he saw that the broom thrown by Zhong was blocking his way, so he raised his foot and kicked the broom aside.

Xiao Si led He Li to the front of the house, but he didn't go in, so he said to Mama Lian who greeted him: "This is He Li, I will live here in the future." ”

"Yes."

Mama Lian responded with a smile, but when she saw that Xiao Si and He Li were empty-handed, she was puzzled: "Doesn't the second son have any objects?" ”

"Clams? Second son? ”

When Xiao Si heard Mama Lian call Xiao He Li the second son, he was disdainful: "Yes, it's the second son." The second son originally wanted to bring something, but it was all rags, do you think you can bring it in? ”

"Yes, you can't bring it in."

"Then he'll leave it to you."

Xiao Si didn't want to stay here for a long time, so after a brief explanation, he turned around and left.

Mama Lian watched Xiao Si go away, until he disappeared behind the gate of the floating courtyard, then she came to Xiao He Li and bent down, reaching out to take Xiao He Li's hand.

Xiao He Li saw Mama Lian stretching out her hand and hurriedly took a few steps back.

Mama Lian, who was still smiling just now, felt a little embarrassed when she saw Xiao He Li avoiding herself.

Mama Lian withdrew her hand awkwardly, and introduced herself to Xiao Heli incoherently: "Second son, everyone calls me Mama Lian, and the second son will be called an old slave like this in the future." And ......"

As she spoke, Mama Lian pulled out Zhong, who had been hiding behind her: "This is Zhong, one year younger than you, and he has no parents, the princess told me two days ago that I should take him to the Fusheng Courtyard." ”

Mama Lian treated Xiao He Li so warmly, which made Xiao He Li feel a little close, but after all, it was the first time she met, so Xiao He Li didn't dare to get too close to Mama Lian.

In the early morning of the next day, Xiao He was woken up early by Mama Lian, and put on new clothes for him.

After Xiao He Li had breakfast, Mama Lian sent He Li to a private school according to He Fengjing's words, and did not pick him up until the afternoon.

Xiao He Li was very interested in today's class, and he held the book and watched it all the way.

Seeing that Xiao He Li was so attentive, Mama Lian didn't bother him, so she followed him.

The afterglow of the setting sun shone warmly on his white neck, but his slender arm wielded a long sword that reached close to his shoulder. I don't know if he didn't hold the hilt of the sword because of his lack of strength, but the long sword actually broke away from his hand and rushed straight towards Xiao He who was passing by......

Xiao He Li, who was reading a book, didn't notice anything, only felt a flash of light in front of him, so he looked down and saw his own shadow from the blade of the long sword nailed to the wall.

Xiao He Li, who realized it later, saw that it was a sharp sword blocking his neck, so frightened that he immediately threw the book in his hand and instantly collapsed to the ground.

Mama Lian was also taken aback by the scene in front of her, and hurriedly came to Xiao Heli to help him up: "Second son, are you okay?" ”

Mama Lian helped Xiao He to get up as she spoke, and scolded and scolded: "Who, you don't have long eyes, you almost hurt the second son!" ”

"Ah, I'm sorry! The second son is not hurt. ”

When Mama Lian heard this cold tone, she instantly felt a chill down her spine.

Mama Lian looked for prestige, and she really saw a young man walking slowly towards her.

The young man's reckless purple and gold boots clanged on the white jade slab, and the red clothes were very dazzling, but what was even more eye-catching was the unicorn worshipping by the beasts on the red clothes.

When Mama Lian saw that it was He Hao, she immediately knelt on the ground and begged for mercy: "The old slave didn't know that it was the little prince, but he actually spoke wildly, offended the little prince, and asked the little prince to forgive him!" ”

He Hao stopped, ignored Mama Lian, but pointed at Xiao He Li with his chin: "You, bring the sword." ”

The young man just said a word, and Mama Lian was so frightened that she knelt on the ground and begged for mercy, and from the conversation between Mama Lian and He Hao just now, Xiao He Li already knew that the young man in red not far away was his half-brother He Hao.

Xiao He Li saw He Hao telling himself to do things, without the slightest hesitation, he turned around and went to hold the hilt of the sword, wanting to pull the sword off the wall. But the sword seemed to be nailed to the wall, and Xiao He Li couldn't pull it out.

He Hao looked at Xiao Heli's shaky little body, and he couldn't pull it off for a long time, so he thought that Xiao Heli couldn't pull out the long sword anymore, so he walked towards him with a step, but before he took a step, Xiao Heli pulled out the sword. But the sword was too heavy for Xiao He Li, and before he could hold it steady, the sharp tip of the sword fell to the ground, directly splitting the white jade slab.

Xiao He Li looked at the split stone slab, and swallowed a mouthful of spit in fear. If he had taken a step faster, his head would have been cut off by the sword in his hand.

Xiao He Li lifted the sword with difficulty, came to He Hao, carefully supported the sword with his left hand, held the sword in front of He Hao with both hands, and said in his immature voice: "Li, give the little prince a sword." ”

Xiao He Li's low eyebrows were so pleasing to the eye made He Hao a little disdainful.

He Hao took the sword sent by Xiao He Li, and asked Xiao Si on the side to bring a light sword and hand it to Xiao He Li.

This sword is light for an adult man, but it is still a bit heavy for Xiao He Li.

Xiao He Li looked at the sword in his hand, but it was not yin, so "Little Wangye, this is ......"

He Hao shook the long sword in his hand: "It's nothing, you will accompany Xiao Wang to practice swords in the future." ”

Although Xiao He Li is nine years old, he has never touched a sword, which suddenly made him accompany He Hao to practice swords, which was really embarrassing for him.

"But, little prince......"

He Hao didn't mean to let Xiao He Li speak, so he raised his sword and headed towards him......

At night, Mama Lian wet the towel on her hand and gently wiped the small body on Xiao He Li's body that was bruised by He Hao, and her heart ached: "If the second son doesn't want to accompany the little prince to practice swords, you can refuse, why does the second son have to carry it to death?" ”

Xiao He Li in the bathtub locked his little brows tightly and endured the pain on his body: "My mother told me before I died, if I want to live here safely, I can't say my full name, let alone call myself the second son." My mother also said, but if anyone in the house wants me to do something, I will do it, and I must do it well, this is the only way for me to settle down here. ”

Mama Lian thought that Xiao He Li would complain to her, saying "This is also something that can't be helped", but she just didn't expect that Xiao He Li could say such a mature remark.

The little body is already covered with bruises, and the little heart is also scarred?

Mama Lian couldn't hold back, quietly lowered her head, hid her face and cried.

Xiao He Li, who came back from the private school, as soon as he put down his textbook, he went to accompany He Hao to practice swordsmanship, from afternoon to evening, from not being able to lift a sword, to being handy.

One day a year later, He Hao surprisingly didn't let Xiao He Li accompany him to practice swords, and Xiao He Li was also happy to be idle and went to review his homework, but when he was about to go to bed, a slightly drunk strong man broke in directly, dragged He Li and left.

When he came to Xiao He Li outside the gate, he saw the army gathered in front of the palace and was heading somewhere.

Xiao He Li wanted to ask where he was going, but before he could ask, he was carried on the horse's back by the strong man, and he sat behind Xiao He Li again, and kicked the horse's belly heavily with both feet, making the horse run.

The moon is exceptionally round tonight, so you can see the road ahead even if you don't light it.

The mighty army passed through the spacious streets, making the streets that were not yet deserted lively again.

On both sides of the street, the people who had just fallen asleep got up from their beds, pushed open the windows, and looked at the mighty army.

In front of a mansion gate, Xiao He Li, who had just dismounted, looked at the mansion gate, which was far less than half a star of Lingyun Wang's Mansion, and was being destroyed by several soldiers who came together.

He Hao, who got off the horse, looked at the lintel of Naning Mansion, and hugged his hands in front of him: "He Li, you have been practicing sword with Xiao Wang for a year, today, let Xiao Wang see your achievements!" ”

"How do you see this?"

"Simple, take the sword and rush in, see one, kill one; See two, kill a pair! ”

He Hao's cold face said the same cold words, which had already made Xiao He Li frightened by three points, and the red light shining from the lantern hanging on the door of Ning Mansion was even more terrifying.

Since the beginning of this year, Xiao He Li has only seen He Hao when he is accompanying He Hao to practice swords, so Xiao He Li will not expect He Hao to treat him as a brother, but He Hao asked him to kill, he really can't do it!

The strong man untied his sword and stuffed it into Xiao He Li's hand, but Xiao He Li didn't take it as usual.

It's just a ten-year-old Xiao He Li, who doesn't even dare to kill a fish, let alone a living person!

He Hao saw that Xiao He Li didn't take the sword, so he asked, "Why, don't you dare?" ”

Xiao He Li did not reply.

He Hao didn't even have the courage to answer when he saw Xiao Heli, he just smiled lightly: "If your hands don't get blood today, don't think about leaving!" ”

After He Hao finished speaking, he took his long sword from Luo Sanchuan's hand and stepped up the stairs in front of the Ning Mansion......

The lanterns in Ningfu tonight are exceptionally red, but they are not as good as He Hao's flying red dress. Now he is like a beast that has been hungry for days, and as soon as he comes out of his cage, he goes around looking for his prey, and as he has just said, he kills one when he sees one, and kills one when he sees two!

He Hao's sword swinging action was smooth, and the long sword that was originally cold and cold had already been attached to the blood that was still steaming. His fluttering red dress was more dazzling than the blood flowing all over the ground.

Xiao He Li, who was standing outside the door, looked at He Hao, who was like a demonic beast, and couldn't believe it, it was just a sixteen-year-old boy!

Xiao He Li's strong man beside him, seeing that Xiao He Li was trembling all over his body and stopped moving, he pulled out the saber he had been pressing from the scabbard, and knocked the sword he stuffed into Xiao He Li's hand: "Boy, you also heard what the little prince said just now, don't delay the master's prosperity here." It's up to you to decide, do you wipe your neck yourself, or do you go in and wipe someone else's neck? ”

The strong man saw that Xiao He Li's body was shaking more and more, and his breathing became more and more rapid, and even the knife he was against on Xiao He Li's sword blade collided together because of Xiao He Li's trembling.

Today's front yard of Ning Mansion has been bleeding like a river, and He Hao, who created all this, also left the front yard with his people and went to the backyard, but Xiao He Li still stopped.

Xiao He is away from this unsuccessful appearance, and the strong man doesn't bother to pay attention to him: "In the end, he is a slut, he doesn't even dare to kill, and he doesn't have the domineering spirit of the prince at all." Compared with the little prince, it is also very different! ”

The strong man's casual words made Xiao He Li stop trembling.

After the strong man finished speaking, he slashed the knife against Xiao He Li's blade and went straight to Xiao He Li......

Xiao He has been in the Lingyun Mansion for a year, and he is no longer the child who drilled into a woman's arms when something happens, the people in the palace, the attitude towards him, looking at his eyes, he already knows what it means, so he also knows what the strong man means.

In this Game of Thrones, power is everything. If you have power, you are the master, and if you don't have power, you are not as good as ants!

If you can't have power in this game of power, and you don't want to be an ant, then let yourself be a chess piece, at least the chess piece still has the value of being used!

"Ahh

Xiao He Li suddenly shouted, bluffing the strong man, and before he could react, the knife in his hand was picked open by Xiao He Li.

Xiao He Li decided that instead of becoming an ant that can be trampled on, it is better to take this opportunity to let himself occupy a place in the Lingyun Palace!

Xiao He Li shouted, cheering himself on, and then picked up the strong man's knife and rushed in.

is still a slightly drunk strong man, he was so picked up by Xiao He Li that he almost didn't stand firm, and when he reacted, Xiao He Li had already rushed into the Ning Mansion......

Xiao He Li rushed into the Ning Mansion, stepped on the blood that was still flowing on the ground, and stepped over the dead corpses, but Xiao He Li ran past the front yard, he couldn't bear it, he still overestimated himself......

Xiao He Li, who rushed into the front yard, really couldn't stand the smell of blood in the air, and his stomach turned upside down, and when he reached the verandah on the left side of the hall, he stopped in front of a bush of low trees and vomited.

Xu is Xiao He was really uncomfortable, and after spitting up for a while, his tears and snot flowed out together.

The strong man who followed Xiao He Li in, when he saw Xiao He Li vomiting, he was disgusted: "In the end, it is the seed of a cheap maid, but a few people have died, and they vomit like this." ”

The strong man mentioned Xiao He Li's mother again, and his tone was still so disgusted.

Although there are some things that I can't choose, there are some things that I can't ignore to my heart.

It should be said that this mansion is too small, or should it be said that the wailing in the backyard is too loud, so that Xiao He Li, who is still in the front yard, can still hear the wailing in the backyard clearly.

Xiao He Li, who spit it out, wiped the residue from his mouth, got up and was about to walk forward, but he didn't hold the sword all of a sudden, and the sword slipped from his hand and fell towards the low tree.

Xiao He Li wanted to reach out and catch it, but the sword had already sunk into the lush leaves and fell under the low tree.

Xiao He Li watched the sword fall to the ground, and before he could pick it up, he heard a muffled snort.

Why is there a sound behind a dwarf tree?

Xiao He was strange, and wanted to go behind the dwarf tree to see what was going on, but before he stretched out his hand, he was pushed aside by the strong man.

When the strong man saw that Xiao He was vomiting, he stood far away, but as Xiao He Li fell to the ground, he heard a muffled snort.

It's very shadowy, someone sent it.

It's late at night now, and there is no banquet in the Ning Mansion today, so the people behind this dwarf tree must be the people in the Ning Mansion, and they are also the people who have to be disposed of together!

The strong man strode behind Xiao Heli, pushed him away, and then pushed the branches of the dwarf tree, and found that there was a little girl hiding behind the dwarf tree.

The strong man looked at the little girl carefully, her body was dirty, and her face was still full of tears, curled up behind the low tree.

Xiao He Li, who was pushed down, sat on the ground with his ass, but he couldn't care about the hurt buttocks, so he immediately got up, came to the strong man's side, and looked at the little girl hiding behind the low tree.

Xiao He Li looked at the little girl, next to the wall, shivering, with mud on her body and face.

The strong man looked at the dirty little girl: "How can there be a little beggar in this Ning Mansion?" ”

The strong man said so, but when he thought about it, he felt that it was wrong. Ning Shou is a military general, there are hundreds of soldiers in his house, and it is impossible for a little beggar to get in, so it is impossible for this little girl to be a beggar.

The strong man didn't think about it, he would rather kill by mistake than let it go!

The strong man clenched the hilt of the knife and was about to draw the knife, but he had only pulled out the knife a little, but suddenly came to Yaxing.

The strong man pulled out the knife and handed it to Xiao He Li: "Hey, He Li, you come!" ”

"Huh, what?"

Xiao He Li looked at the swaying big knife handed over by the strong man, and didn't know what he was boring.

When the strong man saw that Xiao He was so unenlightened, he lost patience: "Lao Tzu asked you to kill her!" ”

"She's still a little girl, younger than me, how can I kill her?"

Just now He Hao asked Xiao He Li to kill people, Xiao He Li hesitated for a long time, and now the strong man wants Xiao He Li to kill a girl younger than himself, how can he do it?

Xiao He Li is still so unsuccessful, disturbing the strong man's Yaxing: "Bastard!" ”

Life in the world is not up to anyone to decide, but he can still decide for himself what path to take!

Xiao He has suffered a lot of white eyes and suffered a lot since he entered the Lingyun Palace, but he can endure these, but this one can't be ignored again and again!

Xiao He Li reached out and grabbed the handle of the knife that the strong man was about to take back.

When the strong man saw Xiao He Li rob his knife, he thought that he could be regarded as enlightened, so he looked at him, but at this time, Xiao He Li lowered his head and lowered his eyes, and his calmness was abnormal, and his eyes were no longer the original submissiveness, replaced by condensation firmness.

Xiao He Li's excessive calmness made the strong man feel a little frightened, but he didn't think much about it, so he handed the knife in his hand to Xiao He Li.

Xiao He Li looked at the knife in his hand, gently brushed the blade of the knife wider than his palm with his left hand, and looked at the little girl who was shrinking in the corner.

Xiao He Li waved the knife in his hand without hesitation, and saw that the knife flashed, and the blood flew three feet, staining the white wall red......

"He Li, He Li!"

He Li, who was asleep, was awakened by the sound of knocking and shouting on the door, and immediately jumped up from the bed, put on his shoes, put on his coat and came to open the door.

Outside the door, Luo Sanchuan, who had just returned from the Lin Mansion, saw that He Li had come out, so he said in a tone that was close to an order: "Take your sword and follow me!" ”

For a long time, Luo Sanchuan asked He Li to take the sword, which was nothing more than two things, one was to accompany He Hao to practice the sword, and the other was to be a puppet for Luo Sanchuan!

Now He Hao is far away in the Red Moon Red Lake, if He Hao wants to practice swords, it is impossible to find He Li, who is far away in the imperial capital, it can only be the latter.

He Li didn't know much about Luo Sanchuan, he only knew that he was He Hao who put him by his side and stared at him.

What Luo Sanchuan wanted to do was to remove obstacles for He Hao, but he was not a person in the court, so He Hao put him next to He Li and let He Li be his puppet, so that he could do what he wanted. Although He Li was unwilling, he had no room to resist.

Now late at night, Luo Sanchuan still came to look for He Li, and He Li knew that Luo Sanchuan must be nothing good, but He Li couldn't refuse, and he could only do what he said.

Zhong, who came out with He Li, looked at the mighty soldiers in front of the door, and asked He Li: "Second son, what are you going to do here?" ”

Zhong asked He Li this, He Li really couldn't answer, because Luo Sanchuan had stopped following He Li since he arrived at Lingyun Palace, and now he suddenly assembled an army, and He Li didn't know what he was going to do. But He Li noticed one thing, that is, next to Luo Sanchuan, there were a few more people who were wearing the same colored dresses as him.

In the silence of the street, the sound of horses' hooves was heard suddenly, followed by the sound of footsteps like a flood.

Luo Sanchuan, who opened the way at the front, had a condensed face, coupled with his dark dress, like a black impermanence who was about to ask for his life.

He Li looked at the familiar street, looked at the direction of progress, and became more and more uneasy, until he came to the gate of the Lin Mansion......

The same late night, the same mansion, different prey, will it be the same end?