October is the beginning of winter, but you still don't feel the breath of winter in the south, especially now on a sunny day, and the temperature is very pleasant, just like autumn. In fact, the flowers and trees in the south are still green, and people like Zhang Wen, who are used to seeing fallen leaves and dead branches in autumn and winter, are a little unable to distinguish the difference between spring and autumn.

Only Zhang Wen and Zhang Ying snuggled together and talked in the warm pavilion, and Zhang Ying asked Zhang Wen tentatively, "Why don't you marry that holy aunt Han Amei?" The previous General Zhao was the one who was even darker, and although what he said was vulgar, the truth was true. Since they are willing to marry, if we don't agree, it will make people suspicious. Xianggong married Han Amei, isn't the relationship stronger here? ”

"Ying'er, you only think about the benefits, and you don't think about the relationship. I am now a big member of the party, how many people are watching my every move, if I marry Han Amei, and the people outside know about this relationship, it won't take long for the news to reach the ears of those people in Jingshi? Isn't this guarded? ”

Zhang Ying said: "It is common for the major families of the government and the opposition to expand their power and relationships by means of marriage, so what's there to be nervous about?" ”

Zhang Wen shook his head and said, "When my father was young, he taught me two words: prudence and independence. There is absolutely no harm in being cautious. This Han Amei was born in Zhao'an, and let outsiders know about our close relationship with her, which is no good!

Besides, I think this Han Amei's attitude towards me is very complicated, if it is not handled properly, she may become an enemy! Ying'er should also know that as long as I Zhang Wen identifies as a woman, I will never be ruthless. I don't really know what to do with this kind of trade. I have common interests with her, what's wrong with a weak relationship, and she can still hurt me here? It doesn't do her any good! Even if I didn't ask Zhang, the imperial court would still transfer troops to pacify Fujian. ”

Zhang Wen adheres to his principles, his experience and personality have allowed him to form a set of his own concepts and ways of doing things, if he turns his back on his values, he will be confused and overwhelmed; It's like a person who has ambition and puts all his effort into it, when one day his dreams are shattered and his values collapse, he will undoubtedly be emotionally confused.

Xiaojuan's tragedy left a deep shadow in Zhang Wen's heart, although with the passage of time, the past slowly faded, but he firmly believed that a woman's true feelings were very important. Zhang Wen is different from most of the higher-ups at this point, who has been reading the scriptures and righteousness, understanding the truth, and mixing the officialdom to understand the warmth and coldness, but has not been able to change Zhang Wen's concept.

"Since Xianggong has decided so, Ying'er won't say much." Zhang Ying said softly, Zhang asked that love was a good thing for her, why did she persuade her husband to be unkind?

Zhang Wen listened to her speech, and it seemed that she was really sleepy, so he stopped talking and hugged Zhang Ying in his arms. The warm feeling made him comfortable, and he soon fell asleep.

It was already the second half of the night when he went to bed, and Zhang Wen didn't sleep for two hours before he woke up. He has developed a habit of waking up early and waking up when the time comes. At the peak age of youth, Zhang Wen has always thought that spending too much time sleeping is a waste of time, although the spring night is short, he still got up from the bed.

After washing, Zhang Wen practiced swords in the courtyard first, and waited for the slaves and maids to bring breakfast before he washed his hands and wiped his face to eat. Almost every morning he spends his life like this, after finishing the morning, the sun has not yet risen, if there is Yaxing, he can calmly watch the sunrise every morning.

Zhang Ying hadn't gotten up yet, and Zhang Wen didn't ask anyone to get her up, so he let her keep it. After eating, he walked around the yard a few times, because as the saying goes, after a meal, he walked a hundred steps to live to ninety-nine, and Zhang Wen hoped that he could live a long life.

At this moment, a white-clothed guard came over and said, "Lord Zhang, the Holy Aunt has sent a message, I heard that you have gotten up, please go and talk about it, the Holy Aunt has something important to discuss." ”

"Okay, I'll change my clothes and come." Zhang Wen turned around and walked into the room, asked people to find a set of green cloth straight-leg robes, changed out of the short clothes he wore when practicing swords, and then put a square scarf on his head, dressed as a Confucian scholar, and went out to let the guards lead the way to see Han Amei. Xuan Yue was conscientious, had already gotten up, and followed Zhang Wen to go out with the guards.

Entering through the cave door on the side, there are no tall buildings on the east side of the second courtyard, and the rising sun shines on people very warmly, and it is a sunny day. The morning sun was soft, and the dew on the leaves had not yet dried, and when people walked under the trees, the dew dripped, and occasionally dripped into the neck sockets, making people feel cold, as if they had been teased by naughty children.

Zhang Wen entered the courtyard where the matter was discussed yesterday, and walked in from the hall on the north side, but there was no one inside. The white-clothed guard said, "The generals didn't come today, and the Holy Aunt is behind. After she finished speaking, she looked at Xuan Yue and said, "It is inconvenient for the Holy Aunt to see the others, please wait here." ”

There were Han Amei's people everywhere, and Xuan Yue didn't say anything, so she stayed in the living room.

Zhang Wen and the others went up to the warm pavilion and entered the backyard through the back door of the warm pavilion. There is also a patio here, which is unique to the south because of the heavy rain in some seasons, which is easy to drain, and is called "Four Waters Guitang". Compared to the courtyard houses that are common in Kyoto, the eaves of the houses here are wide, and most of them are two-story houses: the entire section of high walls is separated by wooden planks and divided into two floors. The wall is high and the courtyard is small, and the courtyard enclosed in the middle is like a wellhead, so it is called the patio.

There were many guards standing at the door and under the eaves, and it could be seen that Han Amei was heavily guarded here. Zhang Wen entered a two-story house, and the guard took him up to the second floor, took him to the door of a room, and said, "The holy aunt is in the house, please ask Zhang Wen to have a cup of tea and wait." ”

Zhang Wen walked into the house, but didn't see Han Amei, the house was very clean, even the floor under his feet was spotless, Zhang Wen came in from the outside, and immediately stepped on a few footprints on the floor.

A guard put the tea on the coffee table, and Zhang Wen sat down on a chair next to him and asked, "When will the Holy Aunt come?" ”

The guard said: "The Holy Aunt is bathing and changing clothes inside, please take a moment." ”

Only then did Zhang Wen notice that some pale white mist came out of the crack in the door of the inner room, and he could even hear the gentle sound of water inside. Han Amei is taking a bath in this room! Zhang Wen hurriedly stood up, "I'll go outside and wait for the Holy Aunt to finish bathing before I come to talk." ”

The guard next to him said, "The Holy Aunt will come out to meet soon, Master Zhang should wait for a while." ”

The doors and windows were tightly closed, and Zhang Wen felt that he was a big man, so he didn't have to be too pretentious, so he had to sit down, keep a calm mind with his eyes and nose, and drink tea from a teacup.

After a long time, Han Amei came out of the back room, she was already fully dressed, and her hair was combed and her temples were combed. She wore a light and soft dress with a faint pattern on the corners of the pleated skirt, which was fine silk. The tall figure and delicate figure are simply standing out from the crowd compared to the maid next to him.

But Zhang Wen is a determined man, and he easily reminds himself that this is a troublesome deal, and he is afraid of trouble.

Han Amei Lian walked over in steps, she couldn't help but smile lightly when she saw Zhang Wen's stunned expression, and two small dimples immediately appeared on her jade-white face. When she dressed up like this, Zhang Wenfang was a little confused, he took a deep breath, looked away, and forced himself to calm down: "The holy aunt is calling down, I don't know what to discuss?" ”

Perhaps it was Zhang Wen's blunt tone that made Han Amei a little unhappy, and her face showed a thin anger and snorted coldly. At this moment, Mu Xiaoqing walked into the room and arched his hand: "I'm sorry, I'm a step late, so I made Master Zhang wait for a long time." As he spoke, he sat down on the chair next to him, his eyes swept over the faces of Zhang Wen and Han Amei, and said, "What's wrong?" ”

Han Amei got up and said, "Mu Xiaoqing greets Master Zhang, and I will be absent." ”

Zhang Wen hurriedly said: "If there is anything offensive to the Holy Aunt in Fang Cai's words, please forgive the Holy Aunt." He was also a little puzzled, Lao Tzu came in and only said one sentence, what kind of anger did she have?

Mu Xiaoqing said with a smile: "It's okay, Lord Zhang doesn't have to see outside, what we said today, it is inconvenient for the Holy Aunt to be present, just let me discuss it with Lord Zhang." ”

"General Mu, please speak."

Mu Xiaoqing looked a little embarrassed, and said with an embarrassed expression: "That's the case, Master Zhang also knows that I am the cousin of the Holy Aunt, and the fact that I will do it is a bit far-fetched, but the parents of the Holy Aunt are no longer there, so I have to come forward as a cousin." Today we want to talk to Mr. Zhang about the marriage. ”

"Marriage?" Zhang Wen looked at Mu Xiaoqing in amazement, and said calmly, "You and I Zhang Wen have no grudges or hatreds, today we came together, it is purely a cooperative relationship, if you are together, you will get together, and if you don't agree, you will disperse, I don't think there is any need to do this, right?" General Mu should know that if you accept Zhao'an, you can not only easily deal with Sect Master Han, but also have multiple back roads, which will only benefit you. If you can trust me to ask, you can cooperate; If you can't believe me, and don't force it, the enemy you will face is not me, but the court, even if you kill me, what good is it? ”

Mu Xiaoqing said kindly: "We are very willing to accept the imperial court's recruitment, but yesterday Lord Zhang also saw that if we don't consolidate our relationship with each other, it will be difficult to convince the generals below." Shenggu and I can both trust Master Zhang's character, but we must always give my brothers a reasonable reason, right? Besides, what's wrong with the Holy Aunt, why did Lord Zhang refuse? ”

Zhang Wen said a little angrily: "What does it matter to me if the Holy Aunt is okay or not?" I will marry all the good women in the world, can I take care of them? I will make it clear today, I only have a cooperative relationship with you, don't be unclear, and don't mention this matter in the future, so as not to hurt the harmony between the two sides. ”

At this moment, only a "bang" was heard, and the wooden door in the inner room was kicked open, Zhang Wen looked back, and saw Han Amei standing at the door with an angry face, pointing at Zhang and asking, "You...... You're too arrogant! Humiliate me like this! ”

Zhang Wen realized that he was talking too directly just now, after all, this is someone else's territory, Zhang Wen suddenly understood that he was indeed a little arrogant, and he hurriedly said: "Shenggu also understands people, it is a matter of your life, is it worth the chips used to make transactions?" ”

Han Amei said coldly: "What's wrong with the transaction?" You excused yourself twice, and you have no sincerity to cooperate, how can we believe you? Today you don't have a choice! Otherwise, don't let me let you go back, you stay with us!" ”

Zhang asked in a deep voice: "Holy Aunt Mingjian, if I have a different heart, what harm will it do to me if I pretend to marry you?" Do I have to mess with you? ”

Han Amei sneered: "Did you have a cousin named Xiaojuan before?" ”

Zhang Wen was stunned when he heard this, blushed and said angrily: "How did you know? Who told you to mention her? ”

Han Amei's face was pale, but with a cold smile, "What I want to know, naturally there is a way to know." Zhang asked, I have seen you thoroughly, don't try to hide it from me, hehe......"

Zhang Wen stood up from his chair and sneered, "Can you still force me to fail?" You'd better calm down, or I'm not the one who suffers! You force me like this, I can't do anything, do you think I'm pedantic and inflexible? ”

Han Amei saw Zhang Wen's nervous look, but she was not angry, looking at Zhang Wen's long figure and handsome face, she smiled and said, "Zhang Wen, you really gave birth to a good skin that makes women feel distressed, it is rare that you are not as affectionate as those masters and sons in the world, where do you let me find such a person?" If you have no affection for me, I will admit it......"

Mu Xiaoqing, who was next to him, saw that Han Amei was out of shape, and hurriedly persuaded: "Holy Aunt, this matter has to be discussed in the long run, let's calm down first." ”

Han Amei smiled: "Cousin, don't worry, I'm calm, Zhang Wen is like that Tang monk meat, if I hesitate, I won't have a chance in the future." ”

Zhang Wen was stunned and speechless, turned around and left, and suddenly heard Han Amei say, "Where do you want to go?" Come on, take it for me! ”

"Cousin!"

"It's all my people here, can you still go? Take! ”

Four or five white-clothed guards poured in from the door, blocking Zhang Wen's way, and forced him step by step, Zhang Wen turned around, and several guards rushed out of the inner room, surrounding him in the middle. Zhang Wen was furious and scolded, "What do you want to do? ”

A tall woman in white stretched out her arms and grabbed Zhang Wen's shoulder. Zhang Wen will do that now, seeing the man pounced, his left foot stepped back, and his upper body dodged, the woman's hands grabbed a void, Zhang Wen kicked the man's calf, heard a scream of pain, the woman stood unsteadily, and fell to the ground.

The people around immediately rushed up, fortunately they didn't use weapons, and they didn't dare to hurt Zhang Wen, otherwise Zhang Wen would have had a good meal. I saw that there were people in all directions, even though Zhang Wen had three heads and six arms, he had no choice, he was immediately caught, and his limbs were all scratched, and he couldn't move. These girls are really strong, Zhang Wen struggled twice, but he didn't move, and someone outside had already walked in with a thick hemp rope, and everyone was on Zhang Wen's body. Zhang Wen was in a hurry, so he shouted: "Xuanyue, Xuanyue, Xuan......yue"

His mouth was immediately gagged by something, I don't know if it was silk or silk.