Chapter Fifty-Eight: Buying and Leaving

Su Yan changed into riding clothes, combed the man's hairstyle, not to mention heroic, and fascinated many girls to be married along the way. The resentful Chaotian sighed, then took out a toothpick and picked his teeth, and complained: "Once upon a time, General Ben was regarded by the people as a beautiful man among the gods of war, and the god of war among beautiful men, I thought that General Ben could always be so magical, but I didn't expect to kill such a strange woman like you halfway, and actually want to rob me of my job!" ”

Su Yan stopped and looked at him suspiciously: "What does your job have to do with whether it is beautiful or not?" What does it have to do with me? ”

Yan Zhen sighed twice, looking a little depressed, "You are stupid, I am such a beautiful person as a flower, civil and military, naturally everyone loves flowers and flowers, and suddenly someone steals the limelight, isn't it very sad!" ”

"You selfish devil, you don't allow others to be in the limelight! But it's a pity, although I know some kung fu, but compared to you General Yan, I am thousands of miles behind, if you talk about beauty, but even less than you Yanda! Today you will perform well and take the first place! ”

Yan Zhen said twice, with a cheap expression, "Speaking of these two points, it's really true, if you want martial arts to be not as strong as me, if you want to look like me... But don't worry, I'll let you later! ”

Su Yan glared at him, "Rare! ”

Yanzhen shrugged triumphantly. Glancing at it, I saw a figure moving among the trees in the distance, thinking that it was the Praetorian Guard's patrol, but I didn't pay attention to it.

Colorful light fell from the sky, and birds and beasts streaked across the light, landing on the branches of the trees, chirping as if to communicate with each other. The man under the tree leaned against the trunk of the tree, his hands folded in front of his chest, and the silver sword clenched tightly in his hands.

She's been here for a long time. Although the hunting ground is heavily guarded, it is useless with the kung fu of Moxuan coming and going without a trace.

There was a voice from the west, she suddenly got up, hurriedly sorted out her clothes and hair accessories, this time she wore a silver hairpin, she specially asked the silversmith to imitate the begonia flower to create, the first time to wear, I don't know what dress to wear, even when walking is a little awkward. But the man liked her to wear plain dresses, and she thought that as long as it was a dress she liked, it would look good with any hair accessories.

A white dress fell into sight, and she saw that her skirt was decorated with flower petals, begonias, peach blossoms, and moon seasons, but they were all plain white, and they looked so noble on her. Mo Xuan has always liked to see her dressed like this, when shopping, when eating, when drinking, and when killing. Come to think of it, that's why she's been dumped for her.

Jin Yuncheng looked at her dress, and couldn't hide the surprise in his heart: "What's wrong with you today, you are so neatly dressed, so ...... Peculiar. ”

Mo Xuan lowered his head, a little afraid to look at her: "Sister likes it?" ”

"But it's not bad, but next time you'll wear light clothes, you're a dead soldier, and wearing this kind of dress is very inconvenient for your movement."

Yun Cheng's somewhat disgusted voice fell on her ears, very harsh. But Mo Xuan still smiled and nodded: "Write it down." ”

"That's right," Jin Yuncheng looked around nervously, and said, "Although you are strong in martial arts, you must not be unscrupulous, anyway, this is also a hunting ground for the royal family, if you are found to be in the tracks, how can I save you." ”

She pinned her short hair behind her ears and continued: "In the past few years, adults have asked me to monitor Zuo Qing, but this person is cautious and subtle, and he can't find anything suspicious, and he wasted several years of hard work in vain. In the past few days, I have tried to test Su Yan again, and found that this person's background is cleaner than yours, except for finding that Su Ming, the prince's close guard, has the same name as her master, nothing else has been found. However, I still think that Su Yan is a very advantageous weapon, and with her in hand, it shouldn't be a problem to control Zuo Qing. ”

"Sister has a task to explain?" Mo Xuan had already sorted out his emotions, and as usual when he met, he was calm, even a little wooden.

"She will only go to Yunlai Pavilion when she leaves the academy, you must find an opportunity to get close to her, investigate her, don't let go of any clues, I guess, the relationship between Su Yan and Zuo Qing must not be as simple as we have seen, as long as you can find out her, Zuo Qing's background, weakness, and purpose are not easy to capture? When this is done, I will take the money to take you out of this place of right and wrong! ”

Mo Xuan's slender eyebrows jumped suddenly, subconsciously held her hand, and asked nervously, "Is what my sister said true?!" ”

"In the past, you wandered around with me, and you were finally able to leave and settle down, but you still have to follow me to work hard, I owe you."

Mo Xuan raised his head and looked at her fixedly, for a long time, he suddenly grinned, and his smile was never so bright.

Passing through the woods, at the end of which was a vast plain, in several places there were still puddles left from the heavy rain of the previous night, and a few fierce horses galloped, splashing and cheering.

Yan Zhen jumped on the horse, bowed his back, and pulled the Rising Sun Longbow to the limit, the sika deer in his sight jumped and jumped, and would leave the attack range at any time, Yan Zhen did not hesitate at all, only heard a poof, and the sika deer that was running wildly in the distance instantly collapsed to the ground.

Yan Zhen quickly put on three more arrows, aimed them forward, concentrated, and without waiting for his opponent to attack, his fingers were easily opened, and the arrows had already left the string before them. Looking at the other side of the seat, Emperor Rong and the courtiers only caught three white lights passing by, and the next moment, three more sika deer fell one after another, and everyone couldn't help but get up and applaud.

Zuo Qing peeled a plate of melon seeds, and was about to push it to the table, when he turned around and pushed it to the other side.

Buddha Zhen glanced at the melon seed meat that had been dialed, and he didn't want to push it back directly, I don't know if it was too hard, this plate of melon seed meat was impartial, no more, no less, and stopped in front of Su Yan. Su Yan thought that the Buddha was weak, probably because he usually ate too little, and as soon as his brain twitched, he pushed it back hard, so he pushed his head too much, and stopped in front of Murphy. When the Buddha realized that the situation might be a little serious, it was too late.

Su Yan held his forehead in pain, and awkwardly avoided the real gaze cast by Murphy.

Murphy grabbed a handful of melon kernels and feasted on them as if no one was around.

Zuo Qing picked up another plate of melon seeds, and said: "This melon seeds are good, I am idle, it is better to peel another plate for each of you." ”

Those few people didn't seem to notice his careful thoughts, and they all nodded expectantly.

At this time, Yan Zhen had already returned from hunting, and the guards behind him carried a bag full of prey, threw it outside the viewing seat, and saluted Emperor Rong.

Yan Zhen was young and frivolous, and he was crawling around on the battlefield in the military camp, and he didn't care about officialdom at all, but simply shook it, and Emperor Rong didn't mind, and smiled and let them calm down. After giving them one by one, they were given a seat.

After the lesson of the last time, Emperor Rong did not dare to go to the western suburbs to hunt, so he let people erect a platform here, put on a banquet, and simply became a spectator with the ministers, watching the contest between those soldiers under him.

After a few competitions, Yan Zhen won and did not lose, and the rest of the people did not receive any grains, and the mood of the participants became more and more cold, and even the spectators were not energetic and sleepy.

Murphy leisurely walked next to each other, and said to Zuo Qing while sipping tea: "Your Majesty, I am afraid that I will not hunt rashly in the future, and we ministers can only sit here, drink wine, and show our spirits!" ”

Zuo Qing saw that his teacup was at the bottom, and immediately filled it for him, "What my father-in-law said is very true." But it's man-made, Your Majesty doesn't dare, but we have a way to have fun by ourselves. ”

Murphy's eyes glanced at him, and then a smile flickered.

Zuo Qing peeled the last plate of melon seeds, clapped his hands, and said to Emperor Rong: "The general is a winning general, invincible on the battlefield, how can he lose in hunting, it is a competition between the general and the adults, and the strength is not even." ”

Wei Yao, who was sitting next to Emperor Rong, heard someone questioning the truth, and blew his forehead angrily.

Emperor Rong said: "Yan Zhenli bears the brunt of it, and it does suppress others, but today's competition is fair competition, and those who feel that they have the ability can compete with each other, so how can I refuse him to compete?" ”

Zuo Qing said: "General Yan always wins, I'm afraid even he feels bored, it's better to retreat to the referee, it may have a surprise effect." There are a total of 12 people on the field except for the general, who can be divided into a team of three people and divided into four rounds, and the final winner is determined by His Majesty what to reward. ”

Yan really threw the bow and arrow back, and when he heard Zuo Qing's words, he was inexplicably a little interested, "You want me to be the referee?" ”

Emperor Rong was pleased: "It's novel. As he spoke, he looked at Yan Zhen with a smile, and smiled very kindly, "I wonder if Aiqing is willing to take on this important task?" Without waiting for a true refusal, he immediately added, "There will be a big reward!" ”

Yan Zhen pondered for a while, thinking that it was really not challenging to continue the game, it was better to retreat to the referee, and you could play as you wanted, and they could play as much as they wanted, but it was a bit of a joke!

After thinking about it, I was satisfied with the grace.

Sure enough, after Yan Zhen withdrew from the game, the hunt instantly became lively and intense. The opponents competed in secret, and the spectators were instantly ignited, and the event was not known until noon.

Yan Zhen drooped his face, bored playing with the leather whip, and occasionally saw a fox coming out of the bushes, he threw the leather whip over, but he didn't hit, and rolled his eyes in anger.

Su Yan came to Yanzhen's side and sighed in the sky: "I didn't expect you to have today!" ”

Yan Zhen stuck in his throat in one breath, squeezed out two tears, and didn't know whether it was uncomfortable in his throat or in his heart, "You are so insidious, I know that I am very wronged now, and you still fall into the well, the most poisonous woman's heart!" ”

Su Yan slapped his face with bad intentions, "Look at your appearance." Who made you so anxious to be in the limelight, now it's okay, everyone dislikes you, it's all self-inflicted! ”

Yan Zhen pouted, "You all bully me, okay, I can't afford to provoke and hide?" Hmph, don't come to me in the future. ”

Su Yan shrugged his shoulders and looked at him with disgust: "Look at your little bit of talent!" ”

After eliminating one team, the remaining three groups of teams were divided into Heaven and Earth Xuan, and they returned to the starting point, cleared their records, and prepared to start again.

Gathering crowds to have fun is the pastime of rich people, especially hunting, people who understand can see the way out, taste elegant and vulgar, but unfortunately there are always a few wait-and-see seats that can only see who hunts more and who has less.

The game restarted, the Tianzi team bore the brunt, a ride to the dust, followed by the Dizi team is not to be outdone, the bottom of the Xuanzi team because they are some official eunuchs, usually not trained, no more than the other two teams of military camp background, is obviously pulled away, after half a pillar of incense, someone in the Tianzi team came back first, threw down five dying hares, and immediately returned.

The sun hangs high in the sky, the white clouds are thin, and the sky is clear. A few rows of birds streaked by, cut through the thin clouds, and disappeared into the sky.

Su Yan, who was leaning on the table, was already a little drowsy, and the sound of horses' hooves and ear crossings near and far in his ears gradually disappeared, followed by a heavy sleepiness. She yawned and changed her position to be more sober.

Looking back at Emperor Rong who was seated, he was very happy, but he felt sorry for these officials, they couldn't go hunting and having fun in a good time, not to mention, they had to sit here and pretend to enjoy it. At this moment, everyone seems to have taken drugs, their necks are not necks, and their eyes are not eyes, but they have to prick up their ears at any time, and as soon as they hear Emperor Rong's applause, they have to immediately echo and applaud, and then pretend to discuss with the neighboring table... Then continue to snooze.

Su Yan really couldn't sit down, so without saying a word, he asked for a pen and paper from Yansheng, drew a picture of the bet, sat down next to Yan Zhen, and said mysteriously: "I thought of a way to keep you from getting bored." ”

Yan Zhen glanced at the thing in her hand, "Bet? ”

Su Yan took out a piece of money and threw it on the table, saying: "The three of them are grinding and grinding, and it is estimated that it will take half a day to enter the finals, I really can't stand it, anyway, you are idle left and right, why don't we have a gambling game, so watching the game is also a lot more thrilling, isn't it?" ”

Yan Zhen picked up the money, put it in the palm of his hand, and suddenly raised the corners of his mouth, "Those who know me, Sister Su too!" ”

Originally, the bet was just a game between the brother and sister, but gradually it attracted the attention of the neighboring table. One passed two, two passed four, and from time to time, everyone gathered around the table, and they all gave generously and pressed the big bets. Seeing this scene, Emperor Rong did not fail to stop it, let alone get angry, but instead ordered Cheng'en's father-in-law to prepare some fruit wine and send it. I also saw that the crown prince and King Yao were eager to try, but they didn't dare to reveal their identities. He gave a few more words to Cheng Eun, and after a few sips of wine, he left his seat. The prince hurriedly followed, Emperor Rong waved his hand so that he didn't have to wait, the prince was still not at ease, while courteously asking Cheng'en to take care of him, and at the same time bowed his hand to Emperor Rong to see him off. King Yao watched Emperor Rong's dragon drive gradually move away, and finally breathed a sigh of relief, pulled out his legs and ran to the crowd.

The prince was not interested in gambling, he was only interested in the gentle young man in the crowd. It's just that King Yao and Mo Fei were both present, and his legs that wanted to walk and stop had to turn around and go back to the dormitory on his own.

Murphy kept an eye on Wei Zixu. In the past, Wei Zixu was the most flattering, and he would see him wherever Emperor Rong appeared, but as soon as Emperor Rong left, he hesitated here, and the reason for his hesitation was that there was nothing else except Zuo Qing.

He sneered. Wei Zixu's power is weak and he urgently needs strong help, but he doesn't look for anyone, he just wants to win over Zuo Qing!

Murphy shook his head and said to himself, "It's just a weakling, and you still want to have a chance to turn over?" Hum! Amusing. ”

The guards stepped forward to report that Ge Yiyan was in prison and wanted to see him. Murphy's beard trembled with anger and got up angrily, "He still has the face to see me?!" ”

Although he scolded him like this, his actions still betrayed him.

Zuo Qing looked at it from afar, and he already had a plan in his heart. Greeted Yansheng and instructed: "After returning to Ruoshui, immediately go to Zeyuan to ask for two pots of medicinal wine, I have to go to Mofu." ”

Yansheng took the order and retreated silently.

The game has been decided, but this second game is a bit of a surprise, because except for Su Yan, everyone bets on the Tianzi team, but they didn't expect that in the end, it was the Xuanzi team that played the most prey, and the Tianzi team was thrown to the second, and the Dizi team lost miserably!

Su Yan sat on the straw mat with his legs crossed, he didn't know where he was in the morning, but at this time his back hurt, he wanted to lean on but he had nothing to lean on, he was too lazy to take care of so much, so he pulled a person in his hand, borrowed his stomach as a temporary support, and said to Yan Zhen passionately: "I said that if the Xuanzi team can win, they will definitely win, don't look at them are all children of official eunuchs, but they are young and smart!" Especially under the influence of so many years of open and secret fighting from their father, they will learn a little bit, and it is completely okay to use it in hunting! And the remaining two teams are all from the military camp, although the limbs are developed and they know tactics, but their brains are not as good as these young people, hehe, the Tianzi team you pressed is a pit! ”

As soon as the words fell, the faces of several officials present were a little ugly. Su Yanming praised the Xuanzi team on his face, but secretly scolded those who were officials in the court, and these people were all present today.

Yan Zhen was not convinced, and threw all the money he pressed down to her, "It's just a few children, what's the big deal!" When the saint still has a blind eye, what do you have to worry about? We've got finals yet! Then he said to the others, "I tell you, don't bet on the trend, it's just a coincidence of hers." Shooting and hunting this thing still depends on real kung fu, deep kung fu, that has to be practiced, you look at what those people in the Xuanzi team look like, which one can be put on the table? It's still a player of the Tianzi team, you look at the strong thigh muscles, then look at the strong arms, and then look at the eyes as sharp and strong as an eagle, this is what a winner should look like, which is like her Xuanzi team, as if she has taken drugs. ”

When everyone heard this defense, they all felt very convincing, the people who hesitated between the two teams all put all the money on the Tianzi team, and those who originally followed Su Yan also followed the Tianzi team who pressed Yanzhen. Lord Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry weighed the surplus money in his hand, gritted his teeth, and pressed his heart on the Tianzi team, and said with a serious face: "Humble trust the general, this is a lowly post for two months, whether you eat dry food or eat delicacies from the mountains and seas next month, it all depends on the blessing of the general!" ”

King Yao sighed twice and said: "I have no foresight, I see the wind and the rudder, and I am short-sighted..."

Su Yan glanced at him gratefully, and then looked at the officials on the side. One of them is the lady of the official department, dressed in a green Luo gauze skirt, with beautiful skin and a delicate face, but she is a knowledgeable official girl, but it's a pity..."General Yan is a person who has seen it, how can this pair of eyes distinguish between good and bad, I think it's better to press the general, what is this little girl, but she happened to win back, nothing unusual." Without hesitation, he untied the money bag, poured it all out and threw it on the Tianzi team.

Su Yan gritted his teeth and pinned his last hope on the lady's iron neighbor, the eldest grandson. Unexpectedly, he smiled meaningfully, "It doesn't matter if you win or lose, in the final analysis, you have to have a lot of pockets, so that you don't end up empty." He put the words away, took his hands, and walked away.

When the rest of the people heard this, their faces stiffened. At first, it was just to watch the excitement, but I didn't expect to be fooled by Yan Zhenyi and flicker all the money. Yan Zhen's family is rich, and he is not afraid of losing; Su Yan is alone, and she is her daughter's family, so she doesn't care about this money, and she has won a game just now, and she has enough capital, and if she really loses in this last game, it won't hurt her much. But those of them who are officials in the court take the state money, first, to support the family, and secondly, to take out part of the filial piety to Mo Fei, the head of the Shangshu, then there is still extra money for them to lose!

Thinking of this, I can't help but feel sad. However, the general is oppressed, who dares to quit halfway? Before the catastrophe comes, we must regard death as home, all by the will of heaven!

Seeing this, Su Yan not only shook his head and sighed: "I don't blame you for not seeing it, who let General Yan and the officers oppress people, count!" When the time comes, don't blame this girl for not reminding you if you lose money. After speaking, she invested all her money in the Xuanzi team, clapped her hands, leaned on the stomach of the person behind her, reached out and picked up the teacup from the dining table, and raised her eyes to Yan Zhen while drinking.

Ah Yan squatted beside Su Yan, looking very weak in the black crowd. She tugged at Su Yan's sleeve, her face covered with sweat, and a panicked expression.

Su Yan patted her head gently, signaling that she didn't need to be nervous.