Knock Knock Knock –

The dragon and lion dance team passed by Tianshui Bridge, and Mrs. Zhang, Pei Luo, and even Yang Chao Chen Biao and others were all standing on the street in new clothes and watching the excitement.

Not far from the Pei family's mansion, the Yeguo Mansion is also full of red lanterns, and the corners along the river are brightly lit, but the interior is a little deserted, only a few maids who are responsible for cleaning up and taking care of it, gathering together to gossip:

"Why hasn't Master Night come back yet......"

"Make such a big house, let us live all year round, alas......"

……

In the plum blossom courtyard of the West House, the lanterns illuminate the cross trail, Sanniang and the Night Terror Hall are not there, the doors and windows are closed, and there is no movement quietly.

Dongfang Liren quietly crossed the wall and landed among the cold plums in the courtyard, with a hint of drunken blush on his cheeks, and the fat-headed dragon on his chest glittered in the candlelight.

The white-haired Di listened to Meng Jiao follow behind him inch by inch, and when he saw King Jing taking a walk after the banquet, they all came here, and he understood the meaning in his heart, and said with a slight bow:

"The lowly post is waiting outside, and His Highness needs to summon him at any time."

After the words fell, he quietly retreated outside the hospital.

Today's Chinese New Year's Eve, Dongfang Liren replaced his sister and presided over the banquet of the Dongfang clan, although there are many county kings and princesses from the Dongfang clan, and the banquet is also lively, but the people closest to Dongfang are not around, and it is inevitable that there is still some loneliness and loss.

Dongfang Liren stood alone in the courtyard and admired the plum blossoms for a moment, then pushed open the door of the main house and came to the study on the right.

There are a lot of objects in the study, the Queen Mother, Master, her paintings, small ornaments sent by other girls, etc., there is a pen hanging next to the pen mountain, judging from the verses above, it was sent by Hua Qingzhi.

This color embryo is actually hanging on the table, and I have an idea in my heart............

Dongfang pondered silently for a moment, and then wandered to the bedroom on the left.

The bedroom is very tidy, and there are not many objects in it, so that the eight-step bed, which is not crowded by the four girls, looks very eye-catching.

Dongfang looked at the person for a few times, came to the bed and sat down, looking at the light of the lantern on the window paper, the sound of fireworks and firecrackers outside was faintly heard, but it gave her a strange feeling, huh......

Candle night in the cave room?

Dongfang Liren didn't know why he thought of this word, but sitting on the bed in the night terror hall and listening to the festive atmosphere of the fireworks outside, it was indeed a bit of a feeling of waiting for the groom to enter the house.

It's a pity that the groom doesn't know where he's happy, and no matter how nervous he is, he won't come......

Dongfang sat upright for a while, a little bored, and lay on the pillow again, looking at the window paper with his arms around his chest, and I don't know if he was fantasizing about the situation of being alone in the empty boudoir after marriage.

Dongfang Liren blinked, and opened the drawer with his hand, and it could be seen that there were quite a lot of things inside, a few idle books to pass the time, the booklet she drew by herself, hairpins, red handkerchiefs, etc., all of which seemed to be given by the girl.

Dongfang Liren originally wanted to take out the booklet and look through it, but after thinking about it, he felt that it was wrong, so he took out the red handkerchief inside and looked at it.

The fabric is Jiangzhou tribute material, the whole is pure red, without any embroidery, it seems to be the style that my sister usually uses......

？

Dongfang was a little puzzled from people's hearts, and didn't understand how her sister's handkerchief could be in the night terror hall, she thought about it, and sat up, and carefully checked the light to see if it was red or something.

But the handkerchief was clean and nothing special.

Dongfang left people to study for a while, but he didn't find out why, so he first kept the matter in his heart and picked up the pamphlet again.

Although the paper is as smooth as new, the creases that are often flipped through and observed can still be found in the subtleties, and it looks like a lot of people are holding and reading.

Dongfang Liren leaned on the pillow, glanced left and right, and secretly thought - this color embryo, when he had sex with the girl, he would not hold the painting given by the king to help the fun......

I guess it is, otherwise how could it be hidden here......

You'll have to ask him......

I don't know when he'll come back or what he's doing now......

Thinking so crankily, sleepiness gradually hit, and Dongfang Liren slowly closed his eyes......

——

At the same time, Yazhou Jingjie City.

Jingjie City is the capital of Yazhou, outside the city is the canyon that stretches for more than ten miles, the terrain is like a sword of heaven and man across the mountains, both sides are dangerous peaks and cliffs, only the Qingjiang River that originates from Tianlang Lake, crosses between the canyons.

The dangerous terrain that is difficult to cross, so that Tianmen Gorge has become the common gate of the two dynasties in the north and south, the south side of the canyon is the Great Wei, and the north side is the North Liang, and the monarchs of the Southern Dynasties have the Northern Expedition, the base camp is in Jingjie City, so Jingjie City also has the name of 'accompanying capital'.

The envoy who came to the Great Wei Dynasty to see the empress went upstream, and the speed was slower than when he came, and there were too many people in the entourage, and he walked for more than half a month, and only then could he reach the pass of the two dynasties.

The waiter Li Si lost his wife and folded his troops in Yun'an, apparently without the idea of celebrating the New Year in Great Wei, Rao was personally retained by Wang Yin, the Duke of Zhenguo who was sitting in Jingjie City, and did not settle here, but forced the fleet to sail through the long waterway between the canyons before the time of Chinese New Year's Eve.

There were more than ten boats with him, and because they didn't carry any more students, they were much more empty than when they came.

Hua Qingzhi, who had changed into new clothes, sat in a wheelchair, and was pushed to the back of the deck by the maid Luzhu, looking at the lights that were gradually moving away in the south, and there was a little reluctance in her eyes.

Reluctance is not to worry about someone, but her background, which is destined to make her impossible to be as free as a woman in the rivers and lakes, and looking back now, it is likely that it will be the last time she looks at the land of the Southern Dynasties in this life.

Although the time spent in the Southern Dynasty was short, there were many people who left a good influence on her:

Gentle and generous, Mrs. Wang, who secretly talked to her about her daughter's private room.

The doctor is benevolent, and she is not treated differently because she is a person from Beiliang.

The arrogant, but full of real talent and learning.

and the handsome, talented, civil and military, and the inexhaustible merits of the night boy......

Now that they have gone back, these people have become enemies who have no grudges against each other, even if neither side wants to, under the coercion of the general trend, it may develop into a situation of fighting each other, or even life and death.

Hua Qingzhi is a native of Northern Liang, and her grandfather is a Taishi, and she must have her heart towards the Northern Dynasty; But if one day, the North Liang breaks through to the south, what will the Night Boy do? What about the Queen? What about the people of Yunzhou who are very good to her?

And if she hopes that everything will be fine in the Southern Dynasty, what should she do if she leads a large army to Yanjing City?

Be a shameful woman who doesn't know the hatred of the country, and go to the night boy to protect the family?

Or is it Zhenlie in the end, and the women don't let Xu Mei die and die for the country?

Hunting in the cold wind in the canyon, Hua Qingzhi has not returned to her senses for a long time.

Luzhu was standing behind him with the cold wind blowing, and when he saw the young lady holding the dagger Qinghe in her hand, she had been out of her mind for a long time, and couldn't help but speak:

"Miss, go back. Life will eventually get together, you are only a teenager, and the road to the future is long, and after two years, your legs are completely healed, and the big deal is to take over the family business and go to the Southern Dynasty to do business, so that you can see the night boy again soon......"

Hua Qingzhi stared at the gradually disappearing city in the distance, shook her head and smiled:

"Goodbye Night Boy, either Da Wei hit Yanjing, or he was caught in Yanjing, rather than this, it's not like this, never see you again."

After Lu Zhu saw the Night Terror Hall, he felt that there was basically no man in this world who could compete with him, and if he really wanted to fight in the next two dynasties, there was a chance that the Night Terror Hall would fight.

But these thoughts, I am afraid that I will have to be knocked on the head by the young lady again, Lu Zhu sighed secretly, and pushed Hua Qingzhi to go back:

"For the New Year, don't talk about these unlucky ones. Anyway, Yegongzi has been in Jiangzhou for so long, and now I don't know if I have returned to Yun'an City, if I go back and find that Miss is not there, I should also stand under the eaves and miss Miss......"

"He should be worried about King Jing, what do I have to worry about."

"It's not certain, Miss is so beautiful and smart, how can there be a man in the world who is not tempted......"

"Heh~......"

Hua Qingzhi shook her head and smiled, and after looking back at the south again, she finally suppressed thousands of distracting thoughts, and followed the boat into the majestic gate at the end of the canyon.

Grunt......

——

Jiangzhou City.

As the night deepened, Jiangzhou City, which had been calm, became lively again, and the men and women who had eaten the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner took to the streets again to enjoy the dragon and lion dances and lanterns.

In the mansion behind the dart game, the drinking party has not yet ended, but the atmosphere has changed from a little restrained at the beginning to an indescribable now.

Under the eaves, Night Terror Hall was slightly drunk, standing outside the door of the restaurant sobering up, Xiao Yunli was also drunk, holding the bird in his right hand, pulling his sleeve with his left hand, and swaying on his side:

"Surprise cousin, let's go, let's ...... Well...... Go to the artillery battle......"

Night Terror Hall held Yunli's shoulders to prevent her from falling, and his eyes were on the room, wanting to open his mouth and shout to leave, but he didn't dare to interject.

In the restaurant, the eight girls who were originally knowledgeable and reasonable were basically drunk and dizzy.

The Queen Mother drank an average amount of wine, and at this time she had already left the table and leaned on the tea couch to rest.

Fan Qinghe and Xuanji Zhenren sat at a table, inevitably being violently poured, and they were already lying on the table, and from the side of the table, they could see the full ball hanging, slightly undulating.

Sanniang drank a good amount of wine, but no matter how good it was, she couldn't stand the sorrow of the spirit, so she leaned on Ning'er's shoulder dizzily at this time.

Ning'er usually doesn't drink a drop of alcohol, and she hasn't drunk much today, but she hasn't been drunk, and she has been pulling Xue Baijin's sleeve.

And Xue Baijin and the empress, whether it is martial arts or alcohol, are not low, so far they have not been able to distinguish the winner.

Watching the excitement is not a big deal, he also ran to sit between the two and helped pour wine for the two to warm up the scene.

Although the empress drank a lot of wine, she drank so much, and her cheeks also showed a bewitching red, supporting her side face with one hand, and seeing that Xue Baijin didn't admit it, she didn't stop drinking.

Xue Baijin's expression did not change from beginning to end, and she dared to take the cup if the empress dared to take it, with a posture of dividing victory and defeat, as well as life and death.

Night Terror Hall was supposed to sit next to him and drink with him, but after a few rounds, he realized that something was wrong—according to this drink, it was likely that he would wake up tomorrow morning with eight daughters-in-law.

Ning'er was also afraid that Bai Jin and the empress would get on the bar, and the two would get drunk and make trouble, so he asked him to come out first to sober up, so as not to even have a person to fight when he got it.

The night terror hall blew a cold wind outside for a while, and his brain was indeed a little clearer, and when he saw that Yuhu and Bingtuotuo were not convinced, he stepped forward and said:

"Okay, okay, the Queen Mother still has to go back to the Gongfu for dinner, and it will be next year if you delay for a while, why don't I accompany you to have a drink, and the rest of the wine will be saved, and I will continue next time?"

Xuanji Zhenren may also be a little drunk, and Night Terror Hall stood behind him, so he leaned back on Night Terror Hall and handed the wine glass to Night Terror Hall:

"Give."

Fortunately, everyone in the room was drunk, but no one noticed.

The empress didn't want to admit it first, so she looked at Xue Baijin:

"It depends on what Miss Xue means."

Xue Baijin didn't want to admit it, but there was still a daughter-in-law sitting next to him, and Luo Ning hurriedly said:

"Okay, there's not much wine, just put it in place, Bai Jin has something to do tomorrow, I'll send her back first, we're out of company."

Xue Baijin was pulled up by Luo Ning, so naturally he didn't say much, but after getting up, he remembered something and said:

"Yunli will send me away, help clean up, don't let Sanniang work alone."

Luo Ning could tell that Bai Jin was giving her a chance to stay and sleep or something, her eyes were a little strange, and she didn't refuse, she just sent Xue Baijin to the door and let Yun Li help her.

Yun Li is still young, and he doesn't have much alcohol, so the whole person is stunned and directly hugs Xue Baijin's waist, and buries his face in his arms:

"Woo...... Master's waist is so thin......"

The Night Terror Hall didn't know what to say, so he stepped forward and said:

"Why don't you just rest here? There was a lot of room here......"

How could Xue Baijin Martial Saint's strength be poured down by a few glasses of wine, and walked out with his naughty apprentice in his arms:

"It's okay, you're busy with you, we'll see you later."

Night Terror Hall was indeed a little uneasy, but he still followed him out of the door, and asked Bird Bird to accompany the two to the inn, and then returned to the courtyard.

The Queen Mother had already been woken up, because she had to catch up with the second scene, her mind was quite sober, and when she saw the night terror hall coming back, she stepped forward and said:

"The palace has returned to the Gongfu first. Listening to Yuhu, you have to go back to Yun'an tomorrow, right? ”

Night Terror nodded and said: "There is news from the northwest, we have to rush over as soon as possible, it shouldn't be busy for long, and I will be back in February at most." ”

The night terror hall is going to do business, the queen mother can't follow this time, she is very reluctant, after looking back, she made the appearance of telling things, and took the night terror hall to the corner outside the courtyard to hide.

Night Terror was about to comfort him, but he saw the Queen Mother turn around and stand on tiptoe, smack on his lips, and looked at him intently:

"This palace is not easy to accompany this time, you have to pay more attention in the past, don't care about your body like last time. If you come back safely, this palace ...... Well...... When the time comes......"

Night Terror Hall saw the expression of the Queen Mother, and understood the meaning, and lowered her head to her ear:

"It's the same as what is written in the book, you are resting in Fushou Palace, I suddenly broke in, you want to call someone, I am afraid that you will leak the news, so I will cook raw rice into ......"

"Boom!"

The Queen Mother thought so, but she didn't say it after all, and when she saw that Night Terror dared to take the initiative to mention it, she was suddenly annoyed, and raised her hand and hammered it lightly on her chest.

Boom~

Because there were still people in the yard, the Queen Mother didn't dare to be too presumptuous, and after the hammer, she wrapped her neck around her neck and smacked fiercely, and then tidied up her clothes, turned her head and walked out:

"This palace is waiting for you to come back, if you dare to have an accident......"

"Don't worry, I can't wait to stay in the capital every day, and I'll come back as soon as I'm done."

When Night Terror Hall said this, he remembered something:

"Yuhu said that he would lead the troops to Jingjie City, if you are in a hurry when you go back to the capital, you can also go there together. Jingjie City is not far from Tianlang Lake, and when I come to restore my life, it is convenient to visit. ”

The Queen Mother didn't know what Yuhu would arrange, so she said:

"We'll talk about it tomorrow. Hmmm......"

Thinking that she couldn't see each other for a month, the Queen Mother was really reluctant, so she walked back, hugged the Night Terror Hall, raised her eyes and looked carefully, that look seemed to want to carve the appearance of the Night Terror Hall into her bones.

Seeing that there was no one around, he put his arms around his waist and picked him up and turned around:

"If I say I'm going to take you all over the water, I'll do it. When this is over, I will take you to Shazhou to see the Crescent Lake, the place where the prince of Liang and the queen mother last looked together, how about it? ”

When the Queen Mother heard this promise, the reluctance in her heart disappeared, and her eyes were happy:

"Just the two of us?"

"Uh......"

"Okay, I know you can't say for sure now, this palace is not greedy, you can go as many people as you want, as long as you take this palace with you."

The Queen Mother hugged the neck of the Night Terror, although it looked a little strange with her feet hanging in the air, but the Night Terror Hall hugged it very steadily, and it was not uncomfortable.

After lingering for a long time, seeing that the time was too long, and the courtyard was about to become suspicious, the Queen Mother was reluctant to fall, regained her dignified and demure look, and turned around:

"Ruby, I'm back home."

"Okay sissy."

The night terror hall sent the queen mother out of the door, and saw Yuhu in a red dress, who was already sitting in the carriage, raised the curtain and waved at him and said:

"Okay, don't delay the time, go back and rest early, you have to go back to Beijing tomorrow, don't get up late."

Night Terror Hall must have been riding a rouge tiger, and the two of them turned back quickly, so naturally there was no need to say goodbye, but just said with concern:

"You didn't drink too much, did you? Are you sure you don't want me to send it? ”

The empress put down the curtain and said casually: "Miss Xue is all steady, how can this girl have a problem and leave." ”

Squeaky ......

The carriage slowly drove away and headed for the Guogong Mansion in Dongcheng.

Night Terror Hall was not very relieved after all, although it did not follow, but still came to a high place, and watched the carriage drive through the bustling streets.

It wasn't until the people from the Qin State Mansion came to greet him that Night Terror Hall looked away, looked in the direction of Yun'an, and sighed softly.

I don't know what I'm doing, and I'm definitely depressed for the New Year......

But it doesn't matter, I'll be back in two days......

Night Terror Hall thought of the stupidity of guarding the empty boudoir alone, so he felt a little like an arrow, and when he saw that it was about to be time, he did not delay, and flew back to the courtyard.

——

After the banquet, it was inevitable that there would be a little chaos in the restaurant, Ping'er and Xiuhe were cleaning up, while Ning'er helped Sanniang back to the house, and Shui'er seemed to follow, but I don't know why Fan Qinghe was left in the living room.

Night Terror Hall returned to the restaurant, and saw Miss Fan, who was flooded by water, leaning on the tea couch to rest, and couldn't help but wonder:

"Why don't you send Miss Fan back to her room?"

Xiuhe responded: "Fairy Lu said, let Gongzi send it personally, so as not to make Miss Fan feel left out." ”

“……”

Night Terror Hall bowed slightly, feeling that Shui Er was quite thoughtful, and immediately helped Xiuhe clean up the dishes and chopsticks together, and told them to rest early before coming to the tea couch and hugging Fan Qinghe.

Fan Qinghe said that he would quit drinking, but he couldn't stand it, he was indeed drunk today, and when he realized that he was being held, he opened his eyes dizzily and looked down, closed his eyes again, and muttered:

"You...... No......"

I can't?!

Night Terror Hall didn't have a crooked mind, but when he heard this, he was unhappy, and walked to the room where Shui'er settled with Miss Fan in his arms, and frowned:

"Miss Fan, who do you say can't?"

"It's not...... Oh......"

……

Night Terror Hall actually understood the meaning, and did not take advantage of the drunkenness, after putting Miss Fan on the bed, he helped to remove his shoes and cover the quilt.

Fan Qinghe could still perceive the situation subconsciously, and kept twisting and dodging slightly, until the quilt was covered and the night terror hall showed signs of leaving, and then it quieted down.

But soon, Fan Qinghe's eyebrows showed a touch of confusion, and it seemed to mean something like - if there is a advantage, what does he mean?

Night Terror Hall looked at Fan Qinghe's blank expression, it was really funny in his heart, thinking about it, he still did what he wanted, lowered his head and pouted on his red lips, and then closed the curtain and quietly walked out of the door.

After a busy day's work, the house was completely quiet, except for the occasional sound of fireworks and firecrackers in the city.

"Hoo ......"

Night Terror Hall stood in front of the door and breathed a sigh of relief, looked left and right, and saw that Yunli had abducted his birds, so he didn't stay, and after a little washing, he came to Sanniang's yard.

The main house where Sanniang lives has a larger space than the other rooms, and the lights are on inside at this time, but there is no movement quietly.

Night Terror came to the door and listened, and could hear three breaths, and thought that his daughter-in-law was drunk and fell asleep, so he pushed open the door and looked into the inner room.

The inside of the beaded curtain was brightly lit, and the curtain was lowered, so that the light could not see the shadows inside, but it was certain that all three people were lying inside.

The night terror hall was afraid of waking up the drunken daughter-in-law, and the footsteps were very slight, and when they came to the curtain tent, they wanted to raise their hands to pick up the tent and look down.

But he didn't expect that as soon as his hand was raised, a slender jade hand poked out from between the curtains, as if the demon fox had captured a scholar, grabbed his wrist directly, and dragged him into the curtain.

Between the curtains, Sanniang was dressed in a black nightdress with silky fabric, her delicate and graceful silhouette looming, and she looked at him with her hands supporting her side face.

Shui'er was dressed as white as snow, with three points of red on her cheeks, looking like an iceberg fairy who was greedy for a cup, with a playful smile in her eyes.

Ning Er was lying in the middle, and she was still holding her hands by Sanniang and Shui'er, it seemed that she was not allowed to run, so her cheeks were cold, and she looked like 'I was not voluntary'.

Thump~

The night terror hall was pulled out of balance and fell on the three of them, Sanniang was also very intimate and slightly chested up to pick him up, and the faint fragrance of her daughter hit her face, and even the alcohol was completely awakened.

Night Terror Hall stood up with his hands, but the bed was not big and there was no place to lie, so he asked Shui'er to put his legs away to make room for him to sit, and asked knowingly:

"What is this for? Give me the New Year? ”

Xuanji Zhenren raised his eyebrows: "Today's birthday, plus the New Year, the promised gifts, naturally have to be honored......"

Luo Ning twisted his wrist: "If you want to give a gift, you can give it yourself, what are you doing with me?" ”

Sanniang saw this and let go of her hand:

"Okay, you go to the side room to rest first?"

“……”

Luo Ning blinked, didn't say much, got up and was about to leave.

Night Terror shook his head and chuckled, hugged Ning'er against his chest, and barely squeezed into the middle:

"Alas, let's just talk together during the New Year, and don't do anything else."

"When did you take that seriously?"

"Next ......"

"Huh?"

"Hehe......"

"You! Alas...... I take off ...... myself."

"That's right......"

……

Whispers emanated from the room, then to a murmur, then to a rhythmic beat.

As soon as the time came, Jiangzhou City, which had been calmed down, suddenly resounded with fireworks all over the city.

The first day of the first month of the new year, quietly arrived at this moment, although it is still in the cold winter, but whether it is inside or outside the house, there seems to be a different kind of spring......

(End of chapter)