After Aunt Zhang left, Xu Qi'an led the little mare into the yard and tied it to the trunk of the little banyan tree.

At this time, he found that in just a few days, the originally depressed yard was full of flowers of different shapes, and bees and butterflies danced among the flowers.

The air is filled with the scent of fresh flowers.

Xu Qi'an glanced at it a few times and saw many precious varieties, among which a few prices were as high as a dozen taels of silver.

The reason why he knows the price of these precious varieties is because the aunt in the family pouts her ass every day and fiddles with potted plants, and after the beginning of spring, she invests more than 200 taels of silver in this area.

Of course, Xu Qi'an wouldn't ask his aunt how much silver she spent on expensive flowers, and she didn't spend his money anyway. The main thing is that the aunt's favorite potted plants are always knocked over by Xu Lingyin from time to time.

Every time, my aunt would lecture her like thunder, and then babble: Do you know how much these flowers are worth, you dead child.

"What's going on with these flowers?" asked Xu Qi'an quietly.

"The yard was so monotonous, so I bought some flowers and planted them in the yard. The princess spoke calmly.

I can't afford to buy these flowers with the money I gave you.......... Xu Qi'an muttered in his heart, with a calm "oh" on the surface, showing that he asked casually and had no interest in flowers.

In my heart, I was thinking, if it was the seeds I bought, then it would be a reasonable explanation. In the middle of the decade, it is the power of the flower god to give birth to a scene full of flowers, and if you throw this woman into the desert, it will benefit the whole world.

Following this line of thought, he thought of that small piece of lotus root, if the princess was allowed to cultivate the lotus root, could it be brought back to life?

The Golden Lotus Daoist said that the treasures of heaven and earth cannot be cultivated alone, but what if the person who cultivates them is the god of flowers?

Thinking of this, Xu Qi'an was a little excited, but he kept his mentality very well.

Seeing his lack of interest, the princess quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

"What happened to Aunt Zhang just now?" Xu Qi'an asked as he walked into the house.

He followed the scent into the house, walked to the stove, and lifted the lid of the pot, in which the salted peanuts were boiled, and some spices were added.

"She lives nearby, she was at our house the other day....... I fell outside my house, and when I saw the pity, I helped out. Since then, she has often come to help me, and she also sent peanuts. ”

The princess sat down on the small wooden tie, resting the small bowl on her lap, and said:

Her son is in the medicinal herb business, and it is said that there are several shops in the inner and outer cities. Because her daughter-in-law didn't like her, her son bought a small courtyard nearby to house his old mother. When she met people, she said that her son was so filial and bought her a house. ”

Xu Qi'an leaned against the stove, ate saltwater peanuts, smashed the peanut shell on her feet, and hummed: "What happened just now." ”

The princess shrunk her feet, looked at each other angrily, and sneered: "I said that my husband is dead, and a little ruffian next door covets my beauty, and he wants to be rough and take advantage of me several times."

"I sold my house and moved here. Unexpectedly, he came to the door, and said that he would come to stay every two days. ”

Xu Qi'an said disdainfully: "Covet your beauty, princess, look in the mirror." ”

The princess said angrily: "You are not allowed to eat my peanuts." ”

"Just eat. ”

"Don't eat. ”

"Just eat. ”

All morning, Xu Qi'an spent the princess's small courtyard, sitting in the courtyard to weave bamboo baskets for her, repair wooden barrels, make small hoes, and chop firewood....... He also built a small stove for her to boil water in the yard.

While he was working, the princess sat on a bamboo chair and watched, a little distracted.

When the time was about right, she silently got up and entered the room, and burned a few dishes perfunctorily.

"Is it delicious?"

At the dining table, she held her cheeks with her hands and looked at Xu Qi'an with blinking eyes.

Rinima's unpalatable......... Xu Qi'an said hypocritically: "There is progress in cooking. ”

The princess suddenly laughed, her eyes were like crescent moons, and she snorted: "Then you eat them all." ”

"What about you?"

"I'm not hungry, I'm full of peanuts. ”

Xu Qi'an nodded, buried himself in eating, and after a while, he ate all the dishes she cooked, and almost licked the plate, and the princess looked at him stunned, a little surprised.

Her own cooking skills are still very clear, after all, the tongue does not deceive people.

"Life is like this, coarse tea and light rice are real. ”

When Xu Qi'an spoke, he glanced at Princess Tsundere, she seemed to be a little moved, her eyes were much softer, but she hid it well.

Seeing this, he reached into his arms, lightly buttoned the mirror, and poured out a small lotus root.

"I went to Jianzhou this time, and I didn't deliberately break my promise and not accompany you. Xu Qi'an sincerely apologized.

"Who wants you to accompany you. The princess pouted and did not look away.

"It's not for nothing that I went and found something interesting. Xu Qi'an put the lotus root on the table and said, "It was given to me by a senior." It is said to be a treasure, but it has withered. ”

The lotus root is dull in color, with many wrinkles on the surface, and the whole is atrophied.

"What is this?" the princess was drawn to attention.

"I don't know, but it's a baby. Xu Qi'an sighed:

"It's important to me, but it doesn't seem to be able to feed anymore. But even if it is withered, it is still a medicine, so it is not a trip in vain. ”

Mu Nanyu is very sensitive to her identity, and Xu Qi'an doesn't want her to know that she has seen through her true body, so as not to cause her unnecessary panic.

The princess thought about it, took the lotus root, wiped it on her sleeve, and then showed her little white teeth and took a bite.

Xu Qi'an was caught off guard and had no time to stop it.

The princess chewed a few bites, swallowed it, and commented happily: "It's quite sweet." Well, it's still alive, just keep it up for a while. ”

“！！！”

Xu Qi'an was shocked, and his great joy engulfed him, he didn't expect that he could get such a reply with a random attempt.

If this small lotus root can be cultivated successfully, there will be a second nine-colored lotus plant in the world, which can grow on its own and form lotus flowers..........

Xu Qi'an, the miracle of lotus seeds, has seen it, and from now on, every time he passes a jiazi, he can get twenty-four lotus seeds.

This, this.........

In addition, if the lotus root can grow, the conditions for breaking through the ancestors of the Martial Arts Alliance will be satisfied. If he can use the lotus root to promote to the second grade, then he owes himself a great favor.

In the future, in a showdown with the mystic warlock, the ancestor of the Martial Arts League will become one of his biggest hole cards.

Xu Qi'an's heart quietly became hot, and he tried his best to suppress his excitement, and said calmly: "Then you can try, well, if you don't feed it, remember to give it back to me." I have another role. ”

If I don't support it, I'll take it to the national teacher.

The princess nodded.

Wait, why did the national teacher ask me to ask for this lotus root? She is the head of the human sect, and she should know that the nine-colored lotus root is difficult to cultivate, so the purpose is probably to refine medicine.

If you can refine medicine, why do you want to ask me for it? Is it a casual remark, or is there another purpose?

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but glance at the princess.

No, Luo Yuheng couldn't have known that she was secretly raised by me. Well, I don't know the national teacher well, so I don't know much about her, so I can't make hasty conclusions.

I thought that the princess was a mascot, as long as it was beautiful, but I didn't expect to give me such a big surprise, every fish in my fish pond is useful.......... Xu Qi'an sighed sincerely.

At this time, the princess hesitated for a moment, and said in a smug voice: "I, I have spent all my money........."

Speaking of which, it seems that she is not used to asking men to ask for money, which will make her seem that she is a concubine raised by others, so she turned her face away and said in a thin voice:

"Yes, can you give a little more? ”

Didn't I just give you fifteen taels before I left, and five days will be almost gone? Xu Qi'an glanced at her and didn't speak.

Sensing his silence, Princess Huo Ran turned her head, glanced at him, turned her face away, and said coldly: "If you don't give it, forget it." ”

She was a little aggrieved.

Xu Qi'an poured out five silver ingots from the fragments of the book from the ground, one ingot and ten taels, placed them on the table one by one, and then broke them like baked cakes and kneaded them into grains one by one.

"You are a woman's family, it is best not to use official silver and silver ingots, broken silver is enough. This is not easy to attract the attention of outsiders. What I just thought was that the last time I gave you the silver ingot, I didn't take this into account, and I blame myself.

"Since I can't be with you all the time, I should pay attention to these details. It was my mistake and it won't be in the future. ”

His tone was sincere, and his expression was sincere.

The princess still looked out the door, but her voice was a little soft "um", indicating that she was not angry.

...........

In the next half a day, Xu Qi'an took the princess to go to the downtown area, bought rouge gouache, added vegetable rice, oil and salt, and beautiful dresses, and left before dusk with the little mare who had been neglected for a long time.

As soon as he walked on the front foot, Aunt Zhang came on the back foot.

Looking at the large bags of objects in the house, Aunt Zhang was surprised and said, "Mu Niangzi, is your man gone?" ”

Aunt Zhang glanced at it a few times and found that they were all supplies and objects from her daughter's house, and exclaimed: "Oh, your man is so good to you." ”

The princess was a little proud, her eyebrows and eyes were crooked, but in front of outsiders, she would never reveal her true nature, and said dignified and gentle:

"My man is a caretaker for a large family, and he doesn't come back on weekdays, and even if he does, he has to go back before dusk. In the morning, I was angry that he snubbed me and lied to you, Aunt Zhang, don't be surprised. ”

As he spoke, he handed over a bag of mutton and a box of rouge.

Aunt Zhang hurriedly waved her hand: "How can I need these for an old woman, I will accept the mutton." ”

The smile on the old woman's face was much more eager.

She didn't doubt Mu Nanyu's words, if it was a delicate beauty, Aunt Zhang might suspect that this was the outer room that a certain old man kept here.

But although this Mu Niangzi's figure is plump, this face is really mediocre. Even if he is a disciple in the market, he will not think about such a mediocre woman.

............

Hsu Mansion.

Xu Qi'an was wearing a black power suit and led the little mare home, and the brocade robe was changed when he hooked the fence.

He didn't bother to change it again.

At the dining table, Second Uncle Xu drank wine and asked, "Where did you go this time?" ”

Xu Qi'an lowered his head to eat: "Jianzhou, I helped my friend fight." ”

"The Holy Maiden of the Heavenly Sect and Lina, are they also going?"

"Hmm. ”

Second Uncle Xu seized the opportunity and taught his nephew: "Don't always fight and kill, one mountain is even higher, Jianzhou is a holy land of martial arts, and there are countless masters."

"Look at you like this, it means that your friend didn't mess with the strongman, otherwise ........"

Xu Xinnian swallowed the rice and said, "Jianzhou, is that the state with the Wulin League?"

"No, the Jianzhou Martial Arts Alliance is huge, and the local government has to bow its head. Moreover, they are especially united, and if they provoke one, they will bring out a group. ”

"The leader of the Martial Arts League is called Cao Qingyang, the top three in the Jianghu martial arts list, right, Dad. ”

"Yes, Jianzhou is a forbidden place for wicked people in the rivers and lakes, which is just the opposite of Yunzhou. That Cao Qingyang is a generation of heroes in the rivers and lakes. ”

My aunt was a woman, and she listened to it with relish, so she asked, "That's more powerful than Ning Yan?"

The unlucky nephew is in her aunt's heart, just like the number one master in the world, she doesn't say it, she is very convinced in her heart.

The second uncle groaned, shook his head and said, "Ning Yan is still far behind, and if you practice for another five years, you may be able to compete with that alliance leader." And they don't buy the face of the government. ”

He knew that his nephew was the sixth grade.

When the aunt heard this, she hurriedly said: "Fortunately, Ning Yan didn't get into trouble with others, so how did he go to Jianzhou to fight." ”

Xu Lingyue spoke for the eldest brother and said softly: "Dad, the eldest brother is measured. The Wulin League is so powerful, he won't provoke it. ”

Xu Qi'an ate silently.

At the end of dinner, Xu Xinnian put down the dishes and chopsticks and said, "Big brother, you come to my study." ”

The brothers walked out of the antechamber side by side and into the study.

Xu Xinnian closed the door, walked straight to the desk, took out a thick pile of paper, and said: "From Emperor Yuanjing's accession to the throne to the 20th year of Yuanjing, all the living records in the past 20 years are here. ”

Xu Qi'an glanced at it, closed his eyes, and said helplessly: "You are cursive......... No, in just five days, you have collected the living records of Emperor Yuan Jing for twenty years?"

Xu Erlang met the shocked gaze of the eldest brother, raised his chin, looked very proud, but forcibly calm, and said:

"I have been promoted to the seventh grade, the seven grades of Confucianism are called benevolence, and if you want to step into this grade, you must comprehend benevolence and righteousness. The benevolent person, who loves the world, is a model of morality. Only benevolent people can raise Haoran righteousness. Therefore, the seven-grade benevolent person is the foundation of the four-grade gentleman's realm.

"Of course, I'm still far from the fourth grade, so it's not something to be happy about, it's just a small step for me. ”

It's not worth being happy, then you are still babbling so much......... Xu Qi'an complained in his heart, thought about it, and asked:

"Does the benevolent have any combat power bonus?"

Xu Erlang's face stiffened suddenly: "No, it just makes my memory and physique stronger." ”

Poof, isn't that still a weak chicken.......... Xu Qi'an held back a smile, picked up the living record, and read it carefully.

This cursive script is really ....... Grass. Xu Qi'an looked at it for a moment and wanted to scold his mother.

The ancient cursive script is similar to the celebrity signature of his previous life, and it is not for people to see. Of course, the reader can read and understand, because cursive has a fixed form.

But Xu Qi'an is not a scholar.

"Read it to me. ”

“...... All right. ”

The brothers listened and read the candles, and the candles were changed for two.

During this period, Xu Erlang kept drinking tea to moisten his throat and went to the toilet twice.

The emperor's daily life record records some words and deeds in daily life and in the process of deliberations.

Xu Erlang didn't record them all, and he automatically deleted some of the obviously meaningless daily conversations.

It wasn't until the second half of the night that I finished reading it all.

Xu Qi'an closed his eyes for a long time, and when he completely digested the content, he opened his eyes and said with some disappointment:

"There's no value, at least I don't see it right now. ”

Xu Erlang asked, "What do you want to check Emperor Yuanjing?"

"I don't know, I just think there's something wrong with him, well, not that I don't think there's a problem. After returning from Jianzhou, I am even more sure that our majesty is not as simple as it seems.

"But what exactly is wrong, I can't say, there is no clear direction. I can only try to collect his relevant deeds and see if I can find clues from them. ”

Xu Qi'an said.

"Yuan Jingquan's technique has reached its peak, where is it simple?"

Xu Erlang complained, and then said: "Did he ask me, I don't know, but I know that there is a problem with this living record." ”

Xu Qi'an was stunned, "What's wrong with the living record?" ”

............

PS: I feel like I've coded 40,000 words, but it turned out to be only 4,000. The head is bald, 6,000 words is really the limit of human beings, and I am surpassing the limit every day, and I am more than 8,000 a day.