Moonfall City.

In an inconspicuous alley, an old beggar leaned in front of a small house with his hands in his shabby sleeves, his head tilted, and slammed against the wooden door.

There was a "squeak" and the door opened.

The old beggar, who was leaning against the door, lost what he was leaning on, and when he staggered, he was about to fall to the ground.

The man who opened the door was a man of about forty, with a burly figure and a full beard.

As soon as the man stretched out his big hand, he grabbed the old beggar's back collar, his beard shook slightly, and he asked with a smile: "You old fellow, what's the matter, how many days do you want to eat this time?"

The old beggar did not care, nor did he move, his arms drooped, his legs curled slightly, and his toes almost off the ground, dangling in the man's hands.

The man's arms gradually lowered down, and the old beggar curled his legs harder, but after all, he could no longer leave the ground, so he fell down violently.

The man didn't expect the old beggar to come with such a hand, and as soon as his hand was loosened, the old beggar squatted on the ground, and without waiting for him to react, he hugged his legs, and without raising his head, he hummed and chirped: " Oops, my old bones, but they were scattered, my leg, must have been broken, I can't walk, poor my old man, a lot of age, being broken like this, most of them are going to starve to death here, I don't expect you to give me linen and filial piety, when the time comes, find a straw mat to wrap the old man's body, it can be regarded as a good death. ”

The man was used to such a scene, and he didn't move, just crossed his arms to his chest, looked at the old beggar and smiled angrily: "Okay, okay, next time I can't change the words, I'm tired of listening to it, and there is nothing new at all." ”

is also dressed in linen and filial piety, this old man is called Hanako, but he doesn't know the identity of the young master in the house.

With the identity of this man, he didn't bother to bother with this old man called Hanako, and for some reason, the young master in the house was quite close to this old beggar.

He didn't dare to move his legs, for if he did, the old beggar would have rolled on the spot, shouting that all his bones had been broken, but it would be a few more days.

In fact, the young master in the house has repeatedly said good things to keep the old beggar in the house, anyway, there are empty rooms in the house, and an old man's food and clothing can't cost a few dollars, but this old guy who seems to have read a little bit of books is talking about never eating food.

He relied on his ability to ask for food, and the benefits of this kind of door-to-door delivery were either treachery or theft.

Although the old beggar did not want to live in the house, he would always come to the door for a long time, and then "recuperate" in the house for a few days, and then leave in good spirits.

Of course, the so-called "recuperation" is just good food and drink, and even a doctor doesn't need to come to the door.

In the words of the old beggar, I will save the money I asked for a doctor, and I will give it directly to the old man.

The man wanted to hold the old beggar's head down and asked him viciously, "Do you fucking know what food is?"

The man was not angry because the old beggar came to ask for food, but because of the old beggar's phrase "food that comes to you".

Because in his opinion, the young master in the mansion has already met the level of respect for the old beggar, and although he has the heart to fight for the young master, he has never disliked the old beggar.

He had never looked down on this old beggar, but he also did not respect the old beggar as much as the young master.

In his eyes, the old beggar was a man, and he was a man, nothing more.

It may seem like nonsense, but it's not.

With his status, it is not easy to look at a beggar like this.

Maybe it seems to others that it is not easy, but in his opinion, this is just a common thing.

He didn't feel that he had anything to be superior to, and he didn't feel that the old beggar was inferior.

Seeing the old beggar wipe a handful of snot with his palm, the man took the opportunity to jump back.

The old beggar stretched out his hand and grabbed it, but he didn't catch anything, and slammed his fist on the ground, and glared at the man with an angry look on his face.

The man glanced at the old beggar and said, "It's almost there, but you still have to rub it on my clothes?"

The old beggar wiped the back of his buttocks a few times, and sneered: "Nothing, nothing, besides, your clothes are also old, and you should change them, isn't it......"

The man took another half step back and said, "Don't, if you are short of clothes, I'll get you a new one, and don't worry about my clothes here." ”

The old beggar turned over and sat up, "Don't you look down on people? If you don't want to give it, forget it, have you ever seen that beggar wear a new dress? Isn't this a deliberate attempt to smash the old man's job?"

When the man saw the old beggar sitting up, he smiled and asked, "Why don't you lie on your stomach?" ”

The old beggar glared at the man, "What nonsense are you talking about? Do you really think that the old man I came here to eat and drink? I just leaned on the door to rest for a while, it was you who opened the door coldly and flashed the old man and me." The old man doesn't care about you anymore, there is no place to stay here, there is a place to keep him. ”

After saying that, he snorted coldly, and he had to get up slowly.

The man was stunned, something was wrong with this old guy today.

He looked at the old beggar who got up tremblingly and asked, "Is this really the way to go?" Why don't I get you some dry food?"

The old beggar supported his waist with one hand, pressed his knee with the other, slowly straightened his legs first, and then when he was about to straighten his waist, he looked at the bamboo pole lying on the ground, sighed lightly, turned his head to look at the man, showed disdain, and sneered and said: "Don't, your dry food is too hard, the old man's teeth are not left, and they are all gone, and the old man can't even eat meat." ”

Even if the old beggar spoke in such a weird way, the man didn't move.

Because it seemed to him that the old beggar had said two words to him, "No."

Since he didn't need to, then forget it, anyway, there was nothing to do, he just stood there, and when the old beggar left, he closed the door.

Seeing that he didn't respond, the old beggar stomped his foot slightly, looked at the man again and said, "It's quite a big person, I don't have any eyesight!"

After speaking, he moved to the side leisurely, to pick up the bamboo stick that he had just forgotten to pick up.

The man sighed, took a few steps out of the door, stepped on the bamboo pole with his toes, rubbed it gently, and with a lift of his toes, the bamboo pole fell into his hand.

He stretched out his hand.

The old beggar stretched out his hand and pulled it, and muttered, "You dare to step on the old man's stick? The old man's stick is used to beat dogs, how can I use it to beat dogs? I don't want the old man, you have to accompany me with a new one." ”

The man chuckled, threw the bamboo pole in the courtyard casually, walked to the back of the door, took out a new bamboo stick and handed it to the old beggar and said with a smile: "In the end, it is the old fairy who coaxed the young master to be dizzy, and he can even count the bamboo stick hidden behind the door, Chu admires." ”

The old beggar was stunned for a moment, looked at the man with a puzzled expression, and was stunned for a long time before reaching out to pick up the bamboo stick, and said suspiciously: "Your stick is specially prepared for the old man?"

The man surnamed Chu let go and said, "Yes...... Hey~ You'......"

"Oops!"

The old beggar sat on the ground.

At this time, a voice came from behind the man surnamed Chu, "Uncle Zhen, but the old fairy is here?"

He smiled bitterly, glared at the beggar who fell again, turned around and smiled, "Young Master, why did you come out?"

An eleven or twelve-year-old boy trotted over.

The boy who ran to the door did not speak, but ran to the old beggar, crouched down to help him.

The old beggar waved his hand and said, "Don't you dare to move, don't dare to move, the old man's tail is afraid that it will be broken." ”

At this time, the young man with two horn-like buns looked a little angry, turned his head to look at the man surnamed Chu and asked, "Uncle Zhen, what's going on? Didn't I explain it, if this old immortal chief comes to the mansion, will he invite the immortal chief to the mansion?"

Without waiting for the man surnamed Chu to speak, the old beggar took the lead and said: "Little master, it's none of Lord Chu's business, it's the old man who is old, and his hands and feet are not very sharp, I accidentally fell on my own, and it was definitely not pushed by Lord Chu." ”

The man surnamed Chu rolled his eyes.

The boy was about to ask again, but when he saw the old beggar holding the emerald green bamboo stick in his hand, he hurriedly said, "It turns out that the old fairy chief has already obtained this bamboo stick, how about it?"

The old beggar looked at the boy and asked, "What......'s the matter?"

The boy nodded violently and smiled: "Yes, yes, I made it for the old immortal, what do you think?"

A bamboo stick is actually just a matter of cutting a few knives, but it is rare for him to have this thought.

Besides, in his identity, in addition to being naughty himself, how could he have made things for others? Even Chu Jinfu, who he regarded as a relative, had never been treated like this.

But in the eyes of the old beggar, this bamboo pole is far less real than a few roast chickens.

Although he eats a lot of chicken every time he comes.

The old beggar glanced at Chu Jinfu, then showed a look of affection, sighed and said: "The little young master is still kind-hearted, and he knows that he feels sorry for the old man, but he doesn't want someone to bully me in a different way, and every time I come, I will throw my face, and I can't wait to drive the old man away immediately." Just now, he deliberately let go of his hand when he gave me this bamboo stick, causing the old man to fall a big fart squat, don't you see it, his mouth is so smiling that he can stuff a whole roast chicken into it. ”

When it came to roast chicken, the old beggar snorted his saliva.

What kind of person Chu Jinfu is, the boy knows, besides, the old beggar has come to the door so many times, and with his old man's skills, how can he really be fooled by Chu Jinfu.

He was just trying to make the old beggar happy and cooperate with him.

He leaned forward, not disgusted with the sour smell of the old beggar's body at all, and whispered: "Sir, don't make trouble, do you want to eat roast chicken? Let Uncle Yang get us a few in a while, let me tell you, Uncle Yang has brought several jars of good wine, don't you want to taste it?"

When the old beggar heard this, he got up from the ground, leaned on the bamboo pole and said, "Then what are you waiting for?

The words "hurry up!" were said to Chu Jinfu.

Chu Jinfu saw that there was nothing wrong with the old beggar, so he asked with a smile: "Old immortal, I haven't eaten meat today, why is this disease cured?"

The old beggar flicked the sleeves of his clothes, glanced at Chu Jinfu and said: "It's boring, it's really boring, it's you who said that the old man and I don't have new tricks, otherwise who wants to play with you here?" Tell you, if it weren't for the old man, I was in a hurry to eat roast chicken, if you didn't carry me in, the old man I would be at the door." ”

Chu Jinfu walked out of the door with his hands behind his back, looked at the old beggar and asked, "Do you still want to eat roast chicken?"

The old beggar smiled and patted his thigh, "This leg is neat, where do you still use a person's back?" The old man joked with you, you are really, not interesting at all, a lump of wood, no wonder you are so old, there is not even a girl around. ”

The boy touched the old beggar's arm lightly and whispered, "Sir, sir, let's go, let's go and have some hot tea." ”

Chu Jinfu ignored the old beggar's words and strode out.

He believed that the old beggar had said this unintentionally.

Because of his story, few people know.

The little master once asked him why he didn't become a family.

Because of his special identity, the little young master's desire for home is very strong, and he wants to find the feeling of home from the mouths of others, but unfortunately, in this house, in addition to him, the little master, there is only Chu Jinfu.

He told the little master that if you want to start a family, you must first have a woman you like, and then she is willing to marry you.

The little master asked him, is it because he doesn't have a woman he likes?

He smiled and shook his head slightly.

He just didn't want to fall in love with another woman again, because he was afraid that he would forget the one in his heart.

The boy helped the old beggar into the house, and after entering the door, he turned around and closed the door, and shouted at Chu Jinfu: "Uncle Luo, the old rules." ”

With that, he closed the door.

Chu Jinfu waved his hand, signaling that he understood.

After taking a few steps outside, he suddenly stood still, and a person appeared behind him, knelt down and saluted: "General, do you want to go down?"

Chu Jinfu shook his head and said, "It's better for me to go, just pay attention to the house." ”

"Yes!"

The man dodged away.

Chu Jinfu continued to walk into the street.

In the house, the old beggar walked slowly inside, holding a bamboo pole in one hand and a boy in the other.

The house is not big, there is no elegant landscape in the courtyard, there is only a small pavilion, and there are square tables and stone benches in the pavilion.

After walking a few steps, the boy asked softly, "Sir, do you want to go to my study or to the backyard first?"

The old beggar smiled and said, "Are you in such a hurry that I want to test your homework?"

The boy scratched his head and smiled, "I can't hide anything from Mr. ”

The old beggar looked down at his outfit, shook his head and said, "It's been smelling for so many days, and when you enter the house, let's wash it first, Yu'er, you go and find a clean dress for Mr., I'll go to the well in the backyard to get some water and wash it well." ”

The boy who was called "Yu'er" by the old beggar was the son of Liu Piaopiao and Yuan Shixin, Yuan Bingyu.

It's just that Yuan Bingyu didn't know that his father was the powerful Xiangguo Lord.

As far back as he can remember, his father only came to see him once a year.

Every time I come, I only stay for half a day.

If his mother hadn't told him that the man who looked older than Uncle Yang was his father, he wouldn't have believed it anyway.

His mother came to see him often, but only often.

And every time I come, I don't spend the night here.

For as long as he can remember, there has never been.

But he and Liu Piaopiao are still very close, much closer than Yuan Shixin, who only appears once a year.

Yuan Bingyu knew that his father must be a big man, but he didn't know how big he could be.

Since he lived in this house, most of the time, Chu Jinfu has been with him.

said that it was companionship, but it was just taking care of his food, clothing, and daily life.

It's hard to imagine a big man with a beard who spent years with a child in a house.

In fact, as long as there is silver, many things don't need Chu Jinfu to do, but Yuan Bingyu doesn't know.

Yuan Bingyu said "um", turned around and ran towards the study.

Every time the old beggar came to this house, he lived in the study.

Because in this small house, in addition to the kitchen, there are only three rooms.

The old beggar casually glanced around, smiled slightly, and slowly walked towards the backyard.

And the direction he looked at was hidden by people who were secretly protecting Yuan Bingyu.

After walking to the backyard, he leaned his bamboo stick on the shelf where some dry goods were dried, walked to the well, and first stretched out his head to take a few looks.

The well is not deep, and the water surface is only more than half a person deep from the wellhead.

A chill rushed to his face, and the old beggar nodded at himself in the well, and said to himself, "Thank you for your hard work, old man." ”

After seeing the unkempt old man, the old beggar grabbed the wooden bucket next to the well, threw it into the well, pulled the hemp rope with his hand and shook it a few times, and then mentioned it casually, probably because he felt that the bucket was full of water, he wrapped the end of the hemp rope around his waist, tied a knot, and then pulled the hemp rope tightly with both hands, stepped on the well platform with one foot, leaned back, gritted his teeth and turned his hands hard.

After a few pours, the wooden barrel that had been bumping in the well was finally pulled by him to the mouth of the well.

He crouched down, pressed the rope in his hand with his knees, leaned forward, and reached out with his hands to grab the handle of the barrel.

Unexpectedly, as soon as his knees loosened, the hemp rope lost its strength, and the barrel fell into the well again.

The old beggar hurriedly grabbed the rope with both hands, but before he could react, the barrel had fallen to the surface of the water with a "bang".

Fortunately, he tied the hemp rope around his waist, otherwise the hemp rope that carried the water would have fallen into the well with the barrel.

Yuan Bingyu appeared from the back door holding his clothes, just in time to see the scene just now.

He ran over and said, "Sir, sir, don't worry, when Uncle Yang comes back, it's not too late to wash up, besides, the well water is cool, you better wash it with some hot water." ”

The old beggar turned his head to look at Yuan Bingyu, pulled one of the buns on the top of his head with his hand, and said with a smile: "Forget it with hot water, the old man's body and bones, after washing it with hot water once, I am afraid that I will never dare to use cold water in the future, we are beggars, where can we find hot water when the time comes?"

Yuan Bingyu smiled and said, "Every time you say that, then you can stay." ”

The old beggar smiled, patted Yuan Bingyu on the shoulder and said, "Yu'er, in my opinion, it is better to eat, and any kind of person can see it." Some people, who seem to be polite and polite to people, treat us beggars coldly and look down on them, but some people seem to be vulgar, but they are willing to give us a bite to eat, don't you think it's strange?"

Yuan Bingyu squatted by the well and sighed and said, "I don't know, I have only gone out a few times in the past year? ”

Then he grinned and said, "Fortunately, I was able to meet my husband and let me know a lot of interesting things." ”

Yuan Bingyu has known the old beggar for nearly a year and a half.

The first time I saw this old beggar was in the early spring.

That day coincided with the second day of February, and at the behest of Yuan Bingyu, Chu Jinfu took him out to the city for a good walk.

The plan of the year lies in the spring.

When winter turns to spring and everything recovers, it is the time to start farming, so people choose the second day of February to worship in the temple of the city god, praying that God will bless the wind and rain in the new year.

Especially the people outside the city flocked to the City God Temple in the city, so Luoyue City on this day was not lively.

In the past, Chu Jinfu never took Yuan Bingyu out on festivals.

But this time, he chose to agree.

Because during the Chinese New Year, the number of times Yuan Bingyu's mother came was several days less than in previous years.

Looking at Yuan Bingyu's gaze, Chu Jinfu felt a little sorry for this young master.

is also the son of an adult, why should this child's childhood be so pitiful?

On that day, Yuan Bingyu, who had never seen so many people, was so unhappy.

When they returned home, he and Chu Jinfu saw the old beggar at the door of their house.

Chu Jinfu's eyes shrunk, and he frowned and glanced somewhere a few times.

He was afraid of accidents.

When he walked to the door, he took out a silver ingot from his arms, let Yuan Bingyu stand behind him, and then squatted down, patted the old beggar's body and shouted: "Hey, get up, even if you are a beggar, you can't sleep at the door of someone else's house like this, if you meet an unreasonable person, you will open the door and let the dog go." ”

The old beggar was shaken awake by him, and when he turned his head to look, he saw a white ingot of silver.

His lips opened, and he said tremblingly: "I, I, I don't, don't, I want silver, silver, I, I, cold~"

Chu Jinfu glanced at the old beggar who was covered in torn clothes, and then carefully examined the old beggar's face.

The spring is cold, and the frost kills the young.

Such a ragged old man can't stand it either.

Chu Jinfu saw that the old beggar's face was flushed, and he reached out and touched his forehead again.

It's hot.

Chu Jinfu turned his head and glanced at Yuan Bingyu.

Yuan Bingyu, who was behind him, was stretching his neck to look at the old beggar, and when he saw Chu Jinfu looking back at him, he asked curiously: "Uncle Zhen, what kind of person is this? Why do you sleep in front of our house, I see that his clothes are torn like that, why do you still wear them, won't he be cold?"

Yuan Bingyu had never seen a beggar, and he didn't know what a beggar was.

Chu Jinfu sighed lightly and said: "Young master, some people have nothing to rely on, and they don't have the ability to make a living, and in the end they can only make a living by begging. ”

He originally wanted to say "so pitiful", but swallowed the word "pitiful" back.

Yuan Bingyu scratched his head.

Then he asked, "Uncle Zhen, do you mean that this old man is homeless, has no food, and no clothes?"

Chu Jinfu nodded.

Then he said: "Not only that, but now this old beggar should also be infected with the wind cold, if he is not treated in time, I am afraid that he will still worry about his life." ”

Yuan Bingyu pursed his lips and thought for a while, and then asked, "Uncle Zhen, are we not short of food or clothing?" With such a big amount of silver in your hand, can you invite a doctor?"

Yuan Bingyu, who had never spent money, didn't know how much money this ingot of silver could be counted, but he had seen Chu Jinfu take out silver.

They had a big meal in the restaurant, and they were only given a small piece of broken silver.

Chu Jinfu nodded and said, "Not bad!"

Then he took the old beggar's hand again, put his finger on the old beggar's wrist, and closed his eyes to feel it.

The pulse is faint and disorganized.

He was a martial artist, and even though he was not familiar with medical science, he knew that the old beggar was very ill.

Yuan Bingyu shook Chu Jinfu's shoulder and said, "Uncle Zhen, since this is the case, why don't we help him!"

Chu Jinfu was taken aback, then looked at Yuan Bingyu and asked, "Young Master, are you really willing to help him?"

Yuan Bingyu was stunned by Chu Jinfu's question, and said suspiciously: "We don't lack these things, just when he needs them, just give them to him, didn't you say that he is a beggar, and I will give it to a beggar, is it nothing?"

Chu Jinfu knew that his young master didn't know what compassion was.

So much better.

To be able to treat a person like a beggar is worthy of his protection for so long.

Although he acted in accordance with Lord Xiangguo's orders, he had been with Yuan Bingyu for so long, so he naturally had a different feeling for this young master than Yuan Shixin.

He even vaguely guessed what Yuan Shixin meant by asking him to protect Yuan Bingyu.

But he didn't understand why Yuan Shixin wanted to hide his son Xue.

Is it because of the lady's identity?

Every time Liu Piaopiao came to see Yuan Bingyu, Chu Jinfu would leave space for their mother and son.

For any child in the world, the mother is their closest person, and there is no one.

Not even my father.

At least, in the child's early age, it is not enough.

Strict father and mother.

The child's nature makes him closer to his mother, whose eyes are full of love.

What's more, as a father, Yuan Shixin did not give Yuan Bingyu the love that a father should have at all.

Although he didn't know what fatherly love was.

But he knew that in his heart, there was only fear for this man called Father.

Also, the ingredient is a little bigger.

In the first month of this year, when Yuan Shixin came, Yuan Bingyu, who was already ten years old, leaned on Liu Piaopiao's arms and asked timidly, can Daddy stay here for more than half a day?

Yuan Shixin smiled rarely, but told him that no.

Many children look forward to the New Year, because during the New Year, they will have new clothes to wear, they will eat a lot of things that they are reluctant to eat on weekdays, and they will play to their heart's content and receive less scolding.

And Yuan Bingyu's New Year is not very hopeful.

He didn't even look forward to the only meal for a family of three.

Because of that meal every year, he eats very nervously.

He couldn't get rid of the strangeness of this father in his heart.

This year, his mother actually asked him to say it, and he did it, but he didn't get results.

In fact, he didn't know that he didn't get the result, but his mother had already got what she wanted.

Chu Jinfu didn't want to admit that Yuan Bingyu was pitiful, he thought that there were more pitiful children than Yuan Bingyu in the whole world, but in the end, he found that in his heart, this young master was really lonely and pitiful.

A beggar appeared in front of the house, and Chu Jinfu actually saw the desire in Yuan Bingyu's eyes.

Chu Jinfu put the silver back in his arms, picked up the old beggar's two arms with both hands, put them on his shoulders, moved his back slightly, and carried the old beggar on his back.

After entering the courtyard, Chu Jinfu began to be busy.

The old beggar's tattered clothes had been replaced by him, and he found his old clothes for the old beggar to put on, and then busied himself with boiling hot water.

After a bowl of hot ginger tea, the old beggar was slightly better.

In fact, when Chu Jinfu carried him into the hospital, he was also sober, but he was too lazy to speak.

After all, it is a sick person, how can he have any strength to speak.

The hot tea brought warmth to the body, and the old beggar licked his lips and said weakly: "Meat, I want to eat meat, I'm hungry, I'm dying, let me be a full ghost." ”

Yuan Bingyu, who had been guarding the old beggar's side, whispered: "Old man, you won't die, if you want to eat meat, we'll buy it for you." ”

After speaking, he turned his head to look at Chu Jinfu.

Chu Jinfu, who was packing up the old beggar's tattered clothes, thought for a while and said, "Okay, I'll buy it!"

He threw away the old beggar's rags.

He came back with several chickens, a pot of wine, and a few pairs of decoction.

The decoction is used to dispel wind and cold.

When he returned, he saw that Yuan Bingyu was safe and sound, so he was relieved.

When he went out, he confessed that on the roof, there were at least three people with short crossbows in their hands, and they had been aiming at the old beggar.

When he carried the roast chicken into the house, the old beggar's eyes lit up at once.

After he had boiled a pair of potions, the old beggar had already eaten up one and a half roast chickens, and the pot of wine was drunk by the old beggar.

He looked at the old beggar who was asleep and was amazed.

The old beggar who snored lightly had a steady breath and a ruddy complexion, but it was not as sickly as it was in front of the door.

He reached out to probe the old beggar's forehead again, but it was not too hot, but fine beads of sweat oozed from his forehead.

The old gentleman who prescribed medicine for him said that if he occasionally feels cold, he should sweat as much as possible and drain the fire inside from the body to get rid of the poison.

I didn't drink this medicine, but the old beggar's illness subsided a lot, which is unusual.

When he saw the old beggar washing with cold water on a cold day, he understood that this old beggar who had been asking for food for many years had developed a physique that was not afraid of the cold.

In the words of the old beggar, the reason why he fell ill in front of their house that day was that he was hungry, and he had no strength in his body.

What kind of wind chill and fever, there is no matter.

Speaking of which, the old beggar stomped his feet, spent a lot of silver on medicine, and ate a few fewer chickens, didn't he?

On that occasion, the old beggar lived in this small house for nearly half a month.

In these days when he was there, Yuan Bingyu's laughter was much more than in the past, and he was even a little happier than when his mother came.

The old beggar mostly told Yuan Bingyu what he saw and heard when he was begging.

The old beggar who traveled south and north to ask for food was super well-informed in Yuan Bingyu's eyes.

Later, Chu Jinfu was accompanied by this old beggar Yuan Bingyu to pull around.

When the old beggar left, Yuan Bingyu even cried.

The old beggar told Yuan Bingyu that he would come back when he was hungry for roast chicken.

Wearing a beggar suit changed from Chu Jinfu's clothes, the old beggar glared at Chu Jinfu and told him that in the future, he should not throw away other people's things without anyone's permission.

Then he added, it's a big man, why don't you have this snack.

Chu Jinfu looked at the patches on his clothes that had been changed by the old beggar, turned his head away, and rolled his eyes.

The old beggar really counted, and within two months, he came to eat chicken again.

Coincidentally, when Liu Piaopiao came to see Yuan Bingyu, he had never met an old beggar here.

Chu Jinfu didn't know if Yuan Bingyu had told Liu Piaopiao about the old beggar, anyway, he never said it.

His duty is to protect Yuan Bingyu's safety, as long as Yuan Bingyu is safe, he and Liu Piaopiao have nothing to say.

The clothes that Yuan Bingyu hugged were left by the old beggar later, most of them were Chu Jinfu's clothes, which he cut and trimmed, and after trimming the fit, he sewed the excess fabric on the buttocks and knees, and the long shirt was also changed to a short shirt, and then a few places were also patched.

The old beggar put his head to the mouth of the well again, and saw that the bucket was floating on the water, and there was not much well water in the bucket, so he gritted his teeth and picked up the twine again.

Shaking left and right several times, the bucket was finally shaken into a small half bucket of water by him, he tried to carry it, and felt that it was okay, so he said to Yuan Bingyu, who was watching: "Boy, stand aside, don't be careless, pull you out of the well." ”

Yuan Bingyu took a few steps back and said, "Sir, you have to be careful!"

The old beggar grinned at him and said, "Don't worry, I can do it with such a little water." ”

After speaking, he repeated the action of lifting water for the first time.

In fact, this half bucket of water does not weigh much, and it is the bucket that is heavy.

Pulling the bucket to the mouth of the well again, the old beggar changed his ways.

He wrapped his leg around the twine, pulled a flower, and stepped on top of it. After stepping on it, he bent down to grab the handle of the bucket.

This time, he finally succeeded.

Pouring less than half a bucket of water into the wooden basin, he turned around and grinned at Yuan Bingyu, "How is it?"

Yuan Bingyu smiled and said: "Mr. should be old and strong, Yu'er is convinced." ”

Untied the hemp rope wrapped around his waist, the old beggar took off his essence three times and divided by two, wearing only a pair of shorts, and turned back to Yuan Bingyu and said, "Yu'er, can you bring the towel that Mr. usually uses?"

Yuan Bingyu nodded and said, "Here!"

After saying that, he put the clothes on the shelf beside him, took out a towel from it, walked to the old beggar, and handed it over.

The old beggar picked it up and looked at it, pouted and said, "You kid, this is obviously a new towel, where is the original one so white?"

Yuan Bingyu, who was squatting next to the old beggar, stuck out his tongue and said, "Sir, I don't know, these are all cleaned up by Uncle Yang, maybe he saw that the original one was too old, so he replaced it with a new one for you." ”

The old beggar threw the towel into the basin and muttered, "I don't know what you guys are doing, and everything is so wasteful, don't you know that you feel distressed?"

After soaking the towel in water, the old beggar began to scrub his body slowly.

Yuan Bingyu did not take the old beggar's words.

Because he didn't know what to say.

Not to mention a towel, as long as it is not his beloved thing, whether to throw it away or not, it will not be taken to his heart at all.

After a while, the water in the tub became muddy and black.

And the towel in the old beggar's hand has also become an old towel.

Yuan Bingyu looked at the old beggar screwing the towel in his hand with great effort, and said with a smile: "Sir, your towel is back again." ”

The old beggar glared at him.

Yuan Bingyu stuck out his tongue.

The old beggar glanced at the wooden basin, and wanted to pour the dirty water in the basin on the ground, but then looked at Yuan Bingyu who was squatting next to him, thought about it, and still bent down and dragged the wooden basin as far away from the well as possible, and then poured out the dirty water in the basin.

Then he dragged the tub back, picked up the bucket, and sighed.

Yuan Bingyu followed behind him and asked in a low voice, "Sir, why don't you use kung fu?"

The old beggar first threw the bucket in the well, turned his head to look at Yuan Bingyu and said, "Have you forgotten what I told you?"

Yuan Bingyu stuck out his tongue.

The reason why Yuan Bingyu called the old beggar Mr. was because the old beggar taught him many things.

Whether it's reading, or martial arts.

But the old beggar didn't let him tell Chu Jinfu.

Yuan Bingyu listened to him very much.

Because he said that if Yuan Bingyu leaked this secret, he would never come to teach him these again.

Chu Jinfu and Yuan Bingyu both asked the old beggar's name, but he didn't tell him.

An old man named Hanako, where do you remember what your name is?

Yuan Bingyu called him "sir", and Chu Jinfu called him an old fellow.

The old beggar didn't find the old fellow anything unpleasant, and he even liked it.

It didn't matter what they were called, because the old beggars could tell from their eyes what was malicious and what was good.

Eyes are actually talking.

Sometimes, the words spoken by the eyes are more real than the words spoken by the mouth.

After washing, the old beggar put on the clothes that Yuan Bingyu bought, threw the dirty old clothes on his body in the wooden basin and muttered: "If he dares to throw away the old man's clothes, let him sew another one for the old man with his own hands, my old eyes are dizzy, how difficult it is to sew a piece of clothing!"

Yuan Bingyu, who thought that Uncle Zhen would not be able to wash these clothes, took the old beggar's hand and said, "Sir, let's go, go to the study, I'll find you some pastries!"

The old beggar frowned and said, "This old Chu, why did you buy a chicken and go for so long?"

Then he patted his stomach and continued: "Okay, let's go, let's go to the study first, I'll eat a pastry mat first." ”

Chu Jinfu was walking back with three roast chickens, and just as he was about to turn into the alley, he stopped.

A horse-drawn carriage stopped at the entrance of the alley.

Liu Piaopiao, who was wearing a hat and covering his face with a thin veil, got out of the carriage, walked up to Chu Jinfu and said with a smile: "General Chu, this is?"

Chu Jinfu bowed slightly and said, "I've seen Madame." ”

After speaking, he raised the roast chicken in his hand and smiled: "You have to eat something good, don't you!"

Liu Piaopiao shook his head lightly and said: "It's strange to say, Yu'er didn't like to eat chicken in the early years, but for some reason, since last year, he has changed his taste." ”

Chu Jinfu said: "Maybe I suddenly think the chicken is delicious!"

This is pure perfunctory.

He naturally knew why Yuan Bingyu suddenly loved to eat chicken, and after staring at the old beggar and nibbling on a chicken, Yuan Bingyu's saliva was almost flowing to the ground.

Liu Piaopiao did not rush to see her son, but took out the sign that Yuan Shixin gave her from her arms and handed it to Chu Jinfu.

Chu Jinfu took the sign, took a closer look, returned it to Liu Piaopiao, lowered his head and asked, "I don't know what Mrs. commands?"

Liu Piaopiao was not surprised to get this brand.

He can call Liu Piaopiao a "madam", which means that there is no secret existence between them and Liu Piaopiao.

They are all Yuan Shixin's henchmen.

Liu Piaopiao put the brand in his arms, shook his head and said, "I don't have any orders, I just tell you, this brand, I will hand it over to Yu'er in a while." ”

Chu Jinfu was taken aback.

To use and to give, that's a completely different concept.

In a sense, the person holding this token is their owner.

He didn't think that the current Yuan Shixin had reached the point where he didn't need them.

Liu Piaopiao, who saw Chu Jinfu's changes in his eyes, chuckled and said: "It is worthy of being the most trusted person of His Majesty, you can rest assured, Yu'er is still young, he will not abuse this brand, the reason why Your Majesty handed over this brand to me is that you want you to protect Yu'er's safety." ”

"Your Majesty?"

Chu Jinfu's eyes moved slightly, "Madam, could it be that the master's plan has been successful?"

Liu Piaopiao nodded, and then said: "Your Majesty's accession to the throne is imminent, Yu'er's identity will soon be announced to the world, and I will also become the queen of the world, as for the crown prince, it is empty for the time being, now you understand what Your Majesty means?"

Chu Jinfu took a step back, clasped his fists and saluted: "Rest assured, Niangniang, I, Chu Jinfu, will protect the safety of His Royal Highness." ”

Seeing that Liu Piaopiao was about to walk into the alley, Chu Jinfu suddenly thought that the old beggar was still at home, hesitated for a moment, he stepped forward and called softly: "Niangniang came to visit His Highness today?"

Liu Piaopiao turned his head and asked with a chuckle, "General Chu, I came today to pick up Yu'er." ”

"Pick it up?"

Chu Jinfu was stunned for a moment, and then thought of Yuan Shixin and thought of what the two had just said, and it was already clear.

He asked again, "Mother, but what do you need us to do?"

Liu Piaopiao lifted her veil lightly, turned her head to look at this tower-like man, showed her teeth, and said softly: "At present, Yu'er is still short of a few guards. ”

Chu Jinfu only glanced up, and after seeing that peerless face, he quickly lowered his head, not daring to look up again.

A woman's beauty can make a man raise his head or make a man bow his head.

Even at such an age, Liu Piaopiao still has absolute confidence in her appearance.

What's more, it's a man like Chu Jinfu.

Naturally, her move was not to seduce Chu Jinfu, she just used her actions to tell Chu Jinfu that even if she became the queen, she still regarded him as her own.

Everything is for her son, her son Yuan Bingyu.

Compared to the crown prince, the queen's position is just the first step for her to help her son ascend to the throne.

Chu Jinfu said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, I am willing to protect Your Highness." ”

Liu Piaopiao was silent for a moment and said: "There is General Lao Chu, but there is something I have to tell you, there are at least two masters around the eldest prince, very powerful masters, Yu'er here, I am a little worried." ”

Chu Jinfu's eyes moved slightly, and then asked, "Where is the eldest prince now?"

"He will arrive in Luoyue City in a few days, and His Majesty is also afraid of accidents, so he decided to take Yu'er with him, but His Majesty can't always take Yu'er with him, so he decided to put you in Yu'er's hands. ”

Then Liu Piaopiao snorted coldly and said: "Compared to the entire Yangzhou, what is it compared to just three thousand iron guard black horses?"

Chu Jinfu thought for a while and said: "Niangniang, at the age of His Royal Highness the Second Prince, after His Majesty ascends the throne, he will also live in the palace, and there should be no accidents." ”

"Nothing other than an accident?"

Liu Piaopiao shook his head and said: "In this world, there are still too many masters, although the walls of the palace are high, they can't stop the martial arts masters, some things are better planned as soon as possible." ”

Then she asked, "General Chu, how are you doing now?"

Chu Jinfu had already stood up straight, his body was slightly sideways, he did not look directly at Liu Piaopiao, but looked at the alley from afar, sighed and said: "I'm afraid that this life will stop here." ”

Liu Piaopiao's eyes lit up.

She understood what Chu Jinfu meant.

She said softly: "People who can reach that kind of realm, I am afraid that there are only a handful in the whole world, as far as I know, Huo Xingwei must have already entered that realm, and his senior brother, Lu Boyong, the head of the Xuanyi Sect, is afraid that he has already reached that level, and the heads of the other major factions may have people among them, but no one has made a noise." Such a master, after all, is different from us, no matter how capable he Yuan Bingde is, there will be no such figure by his side. ”

"It is a blessing for him to have General Chu to help Yu'er. ”

Chu Jinfu saluted and said: "Niangniang, this is a matter within the scope of the end, you don't need to be so polite." ”

He understood what Liu Piaopiao meant when he said this.

Chu Jinfu, who obeyed Yuan Shixin's orders to protect, was far less trustworthy than Chu Jinfu, who was willing to protect Yuan Bingyu.

As far as Chu Jinfu himself is concerned, even if Liu Piaopiao doesn't say those words, he will willingly follow Yuan Bingyu's side.

Yuan Shixin's arrangement for many years is far more effective than Liu Piaopiao's words now.

The four people in the house are Chu Jinfu's cronies, and if the four of them join forces, they can defeat the two Chu Jinfu.

Liu Piaopiao also knew about the existence of the four people.

She also felt that having these people by Yuan Bingyu's side was enough.

The people around Yuan Bingde, what Liu Piaopiao fears, is only a shadow.

Because the shadow has always been hidden in the shadows.

The unknown is even more terrifying.

Moreover, that time to besiege Huo Xingwei, only the shadow sword worked, stabbing Huo Xingwei.

As for the people who worship the Sword Pavilion, Yuan Shixin has other arrangements.

Chu Jinfu asked again: "Niangniang, you take His Royal Highness the Second Prince like this, do you need the last general to send someone to accompany you?"

Liu Piaopiao smiled and said, "General Chu, this matter is left alone in the palace, you can arrange it yourself." ”

Chu Jinfu nodded with a sigh of relief and said, "The last general understands." ”

Then he said: "Niangniang, then I will go and invite His Royal Highness the Second Prince out now." ”

Liu Piaopiaoyu's hand shook lightly, and said: "Don't worry, I have to talk to Yu'er alone about some things." ”

Then glancing at the roast chicken in Chu Jinfu's hand, she smiled and said, "I will also accompany Yu'er to taste what this chicken tastes like." ”

Chu Jinfu's mouth opened, but he didn't say anything.

Fortunately, he had a thick beard on his face, and Liu Piaopiao didn't stare at him, and his trace of embarrassment was never looked at by Liu Piaopiao.

Chu Jinfu began to think about how to explain the old beggar to the woman in front of him, who was about to become the most powerful woman in the world.

Although there is nothing in his eyes for the old beggar, he also knows very well that this kind of nothingness is only in his eyes.

The second prince is so close to an old beggar, the ghost knows if the woman in front of him will be angry.

When a woman gets angry, it's a terrible thing.

Especially this woman is still beautiful.

What's more, this woman is still very powerful.

Chu Jinfu had a little headache.

Even if Liu Piaopiao is not the queen, Chu Jinfu is also a little afraid of Liu Piaopiao.

He had a gut feeling that this woman was terrible.

How can a woman whose eyes can make people smeander, how can she not be scary?

When she arrived at the door, Liu Piaopiao stood quietly, waiting for Chu Jinfu to open the door.

Chu Jinfu smiled embarrassedly, walked to the base of the wall, and jumped.

Then, he opened the door inside and invited Liu Piaopiao to enter.

Liu Piaopiao chuckled and said, "Your way of opening the door like this is a different way." ”

Naturally, she could fly in.

Liu Piaopiao's body style is excellent, not fast, but beautiful.

It is like a shock, and it lives up to the name of fluttering.

Yuan Shixin likes to watch Liu Piaopiao fly up and down in the room, and the last mutton fat white jade-like person flies into the bed and falls on the light veil all over the ground.

After entering the door, Chu Jinfu opened his mouth and shouted: "Young master, young master, who do you see coming?"

Liu Piaopiao glanced at Chu Jinfu.

In the study, the old beggar was lying on a rocking chair, his eyes slightly closed, chewing on the pastries that Yuan Bingyu fed to his mouth.

Hearing Chu Jinfu shouting outside, the old beggar shrugged his nose, sat up from the rocking chair at once, beckoned Yuan Bingyu and said, "Yu'er, help the old man up, it's the roast chicken back." ”

Yuan Bingyu heard the second half of Chu Jinfu's sentence.

He grabbed the old beggar's arm and whispered, "Sir, it seems that someone has come to the house, don't move here now, I'll go out and have a look." ”

In his house, the only people who can come are his father Yuan Shixin and mother Liu Piaopiao.

If Yuan Shixin came, Chu Jinfu would never shout outside, so the answer is self-evident.

Yuan Bingyu's face was happy, and he was about to run out.

The old beggar grabbed Yuan Bingyu's clothes and said curiously: "Someone's coming?

Yuan Bingyu turned around and grinned and said, "Sir, it should be my mother-in-law, you sit here first, and I'll introduce you to my mother-in-law later." ”

The old beggar stroked his white beard, smiled and said, "Go, go, don't forget to send the roast chicken to the old man." ”

Yuan Bingyu pushed the door and walked out, just in time to see Liu Piaopiao who was about to walk to the door.

"Mother~"

Yuan Bingyu ran over with a grin, threw himself into Liu Piaopiao's arms, raised his head and asked, "Mother, why are you here?"

Liu Piaopiao took off the hat and handed it to Chu Jinfu behind him, then rubbed Yuan Bingyu's head, held Yuan Bingyu's face with both hands, leaned over and kissed him on the forehead, and said with a smile: "You kid, don't you like your mother?"

Yuan Bingyu's mouth was deflated.

Seeing tears in the corners of her son's eyes, Liu Piaopiao hurriedly hugged Yuan Bingyu in his arms and muttered: "You child, why is it like this every time you see your mother, too, all these years, but I have wronged you." ”

Yuan Bingyu wiped his eyes and whispered: "Mother, mother, I'm happy, don't be sad, I just don't cry." ”

After speaking, he deliberately squeezed out a sweet smile.

Liu Piaopiao took Yuan Bingyu's little hand, walked to the small pavilion in the courtyard, sat on the stone bench, and then let Yuan Bingyu lean on her leg.

"Yu'er, it won't be like this in the future, my mother came today to pick you up. ”

"Let's go?"

Yuan Bingyu blinked and asked, "Where are you going?"

Liu Piaopiao sighed lightly and said, "Go where it should belong to you." ”

After speaking, she smiled and said, "Yu'er, can you be with your father in the future, are you happy?"

"Father?"

Yuan Bingyu was confused.

Liu Piaopiao looked at Yuan Bingyu, who looked puzzled, hugged him in his arms, shook his body slightly, and whispered: "Good boy, your father will ascend the throne as the emperor soon, and you are His Royal Highness." ”

"The Prince?"

Yuan Bingyu looked at Liu Piaopiao with a shocked face, "Mother, you say I'm the prince?"

Liu Piaopiao nodded.

Yuan Bingyu scratched his head, and then asked in a low voice, "Then after you pick me up, can I see you every day?"

Liu Piaopiao smiled and nodded.

At this time, the old beggar appeared at the door and shouted at Chu Jinfu, who was carrying the roast chicken: "Hey, old Chu, the chickens have been bought, why don't you send them to the old man? What are you doing in your hands? Are you going to make offerings to the land lord?"

Liu Piaopiao turned her head to look at the old beggar, stood up and stared at Chu Jinfu and asked, "General Chu, what's going on? Why are there outsiders in this house?"

Her voice was a little cold.

Chu Jinfu's heart chuckled.

Without waiting for him to speak, the old beggar who was squatting at the door opened his mouth first, "This is Mrs., it's really good-looking, no wonder you can give birth to such a clever and lovely child as Yu'er, the old man's surname is Jiao, his name is Huazi, he is Yu'er's husband, I have long heard Yu'er say that Mrs. has the appearance of a country and a city, and I can see it today, and it is really worthy of its name, it is really glorious, so that the sun and the moon are not shining." ”

Yuan Bingyu pulled the sleeves of Liu Piao's shirt and whispered: "Mother, I haven't told Mr. about you, it's Mr. himself who is talking nonsense." ”

After saying that, he shouted at the old beggar: "Sir, you have said that you must be honest!"

The old beggar smiled and said, "Didn't you say that? That's sir, I remember wrong? This person, when he is old, he will not be useful, and in a few years, he will not even be able to eat roast chicken." ”

After speaking, he stared at Chu Jinfu and shouted, "Hey, Tiezhu, come here." I'm dying of hunger if I don't see the old man?"

Liu Piaopiao didn't seem to hear the old beggar talking to Yuan Bingyu, just staring at Chu Jinfu.

Chu Jinfu smiled bitterly, raised his arm, and flew towards the old beggar with three roast chickens in his hand, and said: "Old guy, if you eat the chicken, go quickly, if you don't want to go, this house will be given to you, if you don't have silver, I will send someone to you, but I won't be here." ”

Stretching out his hands to catch the roast chicken, the old beggar didn't care about rubbing the oil, pulled off a chicken from the straw rope, put the remaining two into his arms, and busily nibbled on it, shouting: "If you have anything to say, I will talk about it after the old man finishes eating, and don't forget to bring the wine to the old man." ”

Chu Jinfu walked to Liu Piaopiao's side, bowed slightly and said: "Madam, this person is an old man named Huazi, His Royal Highness is kind-hearted, and he can't bear to see him freeze to death and starve to death, so he often gives him some food and clothing." He reaped the benefits here, so he often came over, ate and lived for a few days, and told His Highness about what he had seen and heard outside. You also know that His Highness is alone......"

Liu Piaopiao raised his hand and said, "Okay, this palace knows." ”

After speaking, he rubbed Yuan Bingyu's face, and said with a look of shame: "Yu'er, over the years, I have suffered you." ”

After speaking, he glanced at the old beggar who was eating with a mouth full of oil, and lowered his head and asked Yuan Bingyu, "Yu'er, you love chicken, but is it because of this old gentleman?"

Yuan Bingyu grinned and said, "Well, seeing that Mr. eats so fragrantly, somehow, the child thinks the roast chicken is delicious." ”

"Then do you really like this old gentleman?"

"Uh-huh!"

Seeing Yuan Bingyu nodding again and again, Liu Piaopiao turned his head to look at Chu Jinfu and said, "General Chu, have you ever investigated this person?"

Chu Jinfu nodded and said, "Don't worry." ”

In just a while, the old beggar had already finished eating half of the chicken, and he raised his head and complained to Chu Jinfu: "Hey, old Chu, where is the wine? ”

Yuan Bingyu said to Liu Piaopiao: "Mother, I'll go get it!"

After speaking, he asked Chu Jinfu: "Uncle Zhen, is it still in the old place?"

Chu Jinfu nodded and said, "Your Highness, the wine jar is a little heavy, be careful!"

was suddenly called "His Royal Highness" by Chu Jinfu, and Yuan Bingyu was still a little unaccustomed.

Yuan Bingyu ran towards the kitchen.

Looking at Yuan Bingyu's back, Chu Jinfu sighed with emotion: "Your Highness will definitely be a person with a common heart." ”

Liu Piaopiao glanced at Chu Jinfu, it seemed that there were some things that she didn't need to deliberately arrange at all.

"General Chu, this palace has an idea. ”

Chu Jinfu came back to his senses and said, "Niangniang, please speak!"

Liu Piaopiao glanced at the old beggar and said lightly: "I want to invite this old man to the palace to be Yu'er's companion, what do you think?"

Chu Jinfu also glanced at the old beggar who was gobbling up, pondered for a moment and said, "Niangniang, an old beggar to read to His Highness? I'm afraid Your Majesty won't agree, right?"

Liu Piaopiao's eyes wandered, and he chuckled: "Who said that he is an old beggar? Shouldn't a scholar be downcast? The words he said just now were not like the words that an ordinary beggar could say. ”

The old beggar spit out a mouthful of chicken bones and said, "It's not good to chew people's tongues behind your back, although I am old, but I don't carry this ear." ”

Liu Piaopiao stood up and looked at the old beggar and said, "Then the old gentleman can also hear our identity?"

The old beggar waved his hand and said, "Madam, in the eyes of the old man, this person is only a good person who gives me food, a bad person who doesn't give me food, and other people who I haven't begged for food. ”

Liu Piaopiao said coldly: "But some people with status will kill you!"

The old beggar wiped his mouth and smiled at Liu Piao: "The old man has a rotten life, who wants it, just take it." ”

After speaking, he turned his head to look at Yuan Bingyu, who was walking slowly with a wine jar, and shouted: "Boy, you have to be careful, but don't break the wine jar for me." ”

Yuan Bingyu grinned and said, "Sir, rest assured...... Oops!"

Before he finished speaking, he didn't know what he stepped on on the soles of his feet, and suddenly he was about to fall.

Afraid of smashing the wine jar in his arms, Yuan Bingyu twisted his body and had to land on the ground with his back.

A figure appeared in front of Yuan Bingyu, holding him in his arms with one hand, and grabbing the wine jar with the other hand and throwing it there.

Chu Jinfu took the wine jar in his hand, held it with one hand, and sent it to the old beggar.

The old beggar didn't look at the wine jar in front of him at all, but looked at Liu Piaopiao, who was hugging Yuan Bingyu, in a daze, and muttered: "My good girl, is this lady a fairy descending to earth? How can she fly so fast!"

Liu Piaopiao straightened Yuan Bingyu's body and hurriedly asked, "Yu'er, how is it, have you been frightened?"

Yuan Bingyu shook his head, and said with the same shocked expression: "Mother, did you fly here, why are you so powerful?"

After speaking, he took Liu Piaopiao's hand and begged: "Mother, can you teach this kung fu to the child? ”

Seeing that Yuan Bingyu was fine, Liu Piaopiao patted his chest and smiled: "Okay, okay, when you live in the palace, my mother will teach you." ”

After speaking, he glanced at the location where Yuan Bingyu fell.

It's a chicken bone.

Liu Piaopiao took Yuan Bingyu's hand and walked in front of the old beggar.

The old beggar had already slapped the mud of the jar open, and drank it in his arms.

After wiping a handful of the wine spilled from his beard, the old beggar licked his palm with a distressed look on his face, and said, "Why did you spill this wine? ”

After speaking, he looked up at Liu Piaopiao standing in front of him and asked, "Madam, what are you going to do?"

Liu Piaopiao suddenly slapped the old beggar at the door.

The old beggar let out an "oops", leaned back, and collapsed in the study.

"Mr. ~ Mr. ~"

Yuan Bingyu hurriedly stepped forward to help the old beggar.

The old beggar's eyes were closed, and he seemed to be out of breath.

Yuan Bingyu turned around and shouted at Liu Piaopiao: "Mother~ What are you doing?"

Liu Piaopiao frowned.

The slap he had just slapped in the face of the old beggar at all.

Chu Jinfu kicked the old beggar's calf with his toes and said, "Old guy, don't pretend, I'll take away this wine and roast chicken again!"

The old beggar suddenly opened his eyes, grinned at Yuan Bingyu and said, "Yu'er, isn't it fun?"

Yuan Bingyu glared at him and said, "It's not fun, it's not fun at all, but it scared me." Sir is so bad, today he lied again, and he teased me by pretending to be dead, I ignore you, hum!"

The old beggar who fell to the ground on his back stiffened his body, but he didn't get up, so he smiled at Yuan Bingyu and said, "Yu'er, pull Mr. up first!"

Yuan Bingyu grimaced at the old beggar, and then stretched out his hands.

Liu Piaopiao had already walked to the courtyard pavilion and sat down, and said to Chu Jinfu who was standing aside: "It's a little weird, but I can't tell what's weird, although in the end I stopped it, but I always feel that even if I don't stop it, I can't beat him." ”

This may be a woman's intuition.

Because in Chu Jinfu's view, the moment the old beggar leaned back, it was a normal person's reaction to avoid.

But he ignored one thing, maybe before normal people could react, Liu Piaopiao's palm should have greeted the old beggar's face.

When the old beggar fell backwards, it was precisely when Liu Piaopiao closed his palm.

Liu Piaopiao's palm didn't use any force, it was just fast.

But for ordinary people, fast itself is a kind of strength.

The old beggar who had been redone said to Yuan Bingyu: "Yu'er, don't shout at your mother, this is not good, no matter what the reason, you can't shout at your mother, because she is your mother, do you understand?"

Yuan Bingyu nodded.

The old beggar stood up, and before he could move, the man had already fallen into the pavilion.

It's like a fallen leaf.

But this fallen leaf seems to have sped up dozens of times and fell to the ground.

Liu Piaopiao has flown out of the pavilion.

Chu Jinfu put on a fist fight, stared at the old beggar vigilantly, and shouted, "You, who are you?"

His back was suddenly soaked with sweat.

Not because I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to beat the old beggar, but because I was "at ease" with the old beggar.

The old beggar shrugged his shoulders and said, "I'm Jiao Huazi, and I told you the name." ”

"What are you approaching Yu'er for?"

Liu Piaopiao had already flown by Yuan Bingyu's side and held him in his arms.

The old beggar jumped slightly, sat cross-legged on the stone table, and smiled at Liu Piaopiao: "What are you two so nervous about? If I want to be bad for Yu'er, why wait until today?"

After speaking, he said to Chu Jinfu: "Quickly let your four subordinates put away the small crossbow in their hands, it's scary." ”

Chu Jinfu glanced at Liu Piaopiao.

Liu Piaopiao looked at the old beggar and wondered, "Are you really surnamed Jiao?"

The old beggar had a strange look on his face, and then smiled: "It's like a fake!"

Seeing Liu Piaopiao's puzzled expression, he smiled and said: "The old man has no name in the rivers and lakes, so you don't have to think nonsense." ”

Chu Jinfu had already put away the boxing, and then said lightly, they all came out, they had already been discovered by the old gentleman, and it would be a shame to hide it again.

Liu Piaopiao pulled Yuan Bingyu down the steps, came to the pavilion and saluted Jiao Huazi slightly: "It turns out that Mr. Jiao is a hermit master!"

Jiao Huazi waved his hand and said: "The master is not a master, but it is just a game in the world, this beggar has been doing it for many years, and I just listened to the meaning of the mother and wanted to invite the old man into the palace to read to His Royal Highness the Second Prince, I don't know if what you said still counts?"

Liu Piaopiao's face was happy, and he saluted again and said, "Naturally, Mr. Jiao agreed?"

Jiao Huazi nodded with a smile, stretched out his hand to greet Yuan Bingyu and said, "Yu'er, the little secrets of the two of us don't need to be hidden, your queen mother knows everything." ”

Then he patted his thigh and said with a smile: "Niangniang doesn't need to be careful, when I came to the door, I didn't know Yu'er's identity, but I was attracted by Lao Chu's kung fu." ”

After speaking, he grinned at Chu Jinfu, "General Chu is so cultivated, but he settled in this small courtyard in the deep alley, with a child who he called the young master, then don't think about it, this child must be an extraordinary person, plus those four, the old man I am just curious, so I tried it in front of the door." ”

Then patted Yuan Bingyu's shoulder who walked in front of him and said: "Yu'er, this child, is kind by nature, I don't have the slightest boredom with the old man, it's really rare, and that General Chu is also a chivalrous person, the old man has the benefits of the house, naturally he can't eat and drink in vain, so he secretly taught Yu'er some inconspicuous kung fu, of course, the books in the study, the old man also said a few words to Yu'er when he was bored, just nonsense, not on the stage." ”

Liu Piaopiao said with a sudden look on her face: "No wonder Yu'er has been talking quite insightfully these days, it turns out that she has received the guidance of Mr. Jiao. ”

Although Chu Jinfu is literate, he is not a reader, he can only teach Yuan Bingyu to read, but he has never given him a handout.

In his own opinion, his own superficial brushwork is better not to mislead people's children.

Liu Piaopiao took Yuan Bingyu's hand, probed it carefully, and said with a surprised look on her face: "Yu'er, you have already practiced internal strength?"

Jiao Huazi chuckled and said: "Niangniang, His Royal Highness the Second Prince has good bones, and it is suitable for cultivating the old man's exercises. ”

Liu Piaopiao smiled and said: "It's too late for the palace to be happy, how can you blame Mr. Yu?"

After speaking, she thought for a while and said: "Thank you Mr. for treating Yu'er so kindly, if the old gentleman is willing, take me to wait for Yu'er to meet Your Majesty, and then send someone to invite Mr. into the palace." ”

Jiao Huazi nodded and smiled: "This matter really needs His Majesty's approval." ”

Then he smiled and said: "Speaking of which, I also have a few relationships with Your Majesty, but others are in the carriage, and I am outside the carriage." ”

Liu Piaopiao could probably guess the meaning of Jiao Huazi's words.

She said softly: "Mr. Jiao, I also hope to tell this palace where you are from, otherwise Your Majesty will ask here, but it will be difficult for this palace to answer." ”

Liu Piaopiao knew in her heart that this Jiao Huazi should not have any ill will towards her son.

As for what other thoughts he has, he can't do without that palace.

She has nothing to worry about.

Jiao Huazi grabbed his unkempt hair, shook his head and said: "You ask the old man where he is from, the old man has been traveling around for most of his life, and he has long forgotten where his hometown is, so let's do it, if Your Majesty asks you to come, you can say that I am from our Yuzhou family." ”

After speaking, he smiled and said: "Isn't the old man's accent from Yuzhou right now, unlike Niangniang, who speaks Yangzhou dialect so pleasantly." ”

Liu Piaopiao said with a smile: "Mr. Xie informed the palace, so that the palace will not bother Mr., and His Majesty is still waiting for Yu'er to go back in the mansion." ”

"Let's go, let's go, but I have a word for the old man, and if no one comes to pick me up in three days' time, I'll be gone." ”

After speaking, Jiao Huazi jumped down from the stone table and stretched out his hand at Chu Jinfu.

Chu Jinfu shook his head, took out a silver ingot from his arms and put it in Jiao Huazi's hand.

Jiao Huazi took the silver into his arms.

Liu Piaopiao felt the figure in front of her flicker, and then reached out and touched her head.

Jiao Huazi, who was already standing at the door of the study, folded the golden hairpin in his hand, stuffed half of it into his arms, and then shook his hand.

Liu Piaopiao copied the other half of the golden hairpin in his hand.

Sure enough, it's a well-thought-out old guy.

She nodded at Jiao Huazi, then patted Yuan Bingyu on the shoulder and said, "Yu'er, go and say goodbye to Mr. Jiao." ”

Yuan Bingyu showed a reluctant look on his face, walked over and bowed and saluted: "Sir, Yu'er will go first!"

Jiao Huazi nodded and said, "Go ahead, remember, no matter who you see, as long as you are open-minded, you can be fearless!"

Yuan Bingyu bit his lip and said, "Yu'er knows!"

After the group left, Jiao Huazi picked up the wine jar and began to drink again.

The carriage stood outside the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and the five people who were secretly following also appeared beside the carriage.

Liu Piaopiao and Yuan Bingyu got out of the carriage.

The chief butler guarding the door hurriedly greeted him and saluted: "Niangniang, you can come back, Your Majesty is in a hurry, let the old slave wait for you outside, and after you return, let you take His Second Highness to see him immediately." ”

After speaking, he looked at Yuan Bingyu, and said with a smile on his face: "This is His Royal Highness the Second Prince!"

Then he bowed and saluted: "The old slave Yuan Zhong has seen His Royal Highness the Second Prince!"

Yuan Bingyu looked up at Liu Piaopiao.

Liu Piaopiao smiled and said: "Uncle Zhong, he still doesn't know anything, don't be surprised!"

After speaking, he smiled at Yuan Bingyu and said: "Yu'er, this is Uncle Zhong, the closest person to your father, in fact, every time your father goes to see you, Uncle Zhong also goes, but others are waiting outside and don't enter the door." ”

Yuan Bingyu smiled at Yuan Zhong and shouted, "Uncle Zhong!"

Yuan Zhong responded with a smile and said to Liu Piaopiao: "Niangniang, His Royal Highness the Great Prince has arrived at the mansion, you can go in quickly!"

Liu Piaopiao understood why Yuan Shixin was in such a hurry.

One day later, Yuan Shixin will announce to the whole world that he, Yuan Shixin, is the new true son of heaven.

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Lu Yiping, who climbed the city gate tower, noticed that Zhou Bochang's expression was a little strange, and asked, "Bochang, what's wrong?"

Zhou Bochang smiled bitterly and said, "General, let's go to the house and talk about it in detail." ”

Lu Yiping nodded, glanced at the soldiers who were waiting on the city wall, and turned around and entered the city gate tower.

Lu Guanju didn't want to sit in the city gate tower, so he took Yuan Xi and Cheng Shifei to wander around the city wall.

At the moment, Feng Yuan did not send anyone to attack, and Lu Yiping went with her.

Anyway, the three of them have martial arts, and ordinary people can't pose any threat to them.

After entering the house and sitting down, Lu Yiping said in a deep voice: "Bochang, come and talk about it!"

Zhou Bochang stepped forward and said: "General, according to the report of the spies, there are at least 10,000 people on the other side, and they are all stationed ten miles north of the city, and no abnormalities have been found outside the other gates. ”

Lu Yiping nodded and said: "I expected this matter, if he comes up and comes up to attack the city quickly, I will look down on this senior brother who is already a commander." ”

Then he asked, "Who will guard the two gates in the southeast?"

Zhou Bochang said: "The third is on the east gate, and the fourth is on the south gate, and the two of them each take 500 men and horses to guard the city gate, and if there is any trouble, close the city gate immediately." ”

Lu Yiping nodded and said, "Yes, Bochang, you haven't followed me in vain all these years." ”

Zhou Bochang smiled.

When Lu Yiping said this, it was a great compliment to him.

"Just now I saw that there was something wrong with your eyes when you looked at Yuan Xi, what's going on?"

Lu Yiping stood up, poured some water into the inkstone on the desk in front of him, picked up the ink strip, and began to study the ink.

Zhou Bochang walked up to him and said, "General, let's come with me!"

Lu Yiping waved his hand and said, "You say yours, I'll come by myself." ”

Zhou Bochang stood on the side and said, "General, this morning the other party sent people to call for battle, and they did not scold, but ordered people to read a text in unison on the opposite side. ”

"Text?"

Lu Yiping said with a smile: "Could it be that he is begging against Lu Yiping? This is to say that I am Lu Yiping in front of all the soldiers, isn't it?"

The pen was full of ink, he looked up at Zhou Bochang and said with a smile: "Fortunately, I told the generals in advance that this matter was clearly understood, otherwise there will be people in our army who will obey the king's orders." But what does this matter have to do with Yuan Xi? Could it be that they framed Yuan Xi for shooting the first king?"

Zhou Bochang took out a piece of paper from his arms, handed it to Lu Yiping and said, "General, I ordered someone to copy the text, you better read it yourself!"

Lu Yiping patted the table and said: "This matter is not in a hurry, you put it here first, let me write a letter to Wei Shuai first, Bochang, you go to find a clever person, this letter should be sent to Wei Shuai as soon as possible." ”

Zhou Bochang put down the secret letter and turned around to call someone.

After putting down the pen, Lu Yiping picked up the article that Zhou Bochang put on the table.

After a few quick glances, Lu Yiping smiled angrily.

is a good attacker, but he Feng Yuan is well versed in the way of using soldiers.

The main target of this article was not Lu Yiping, but Yuan Xi.

The article wrote that Yuan Xi was a personal disciple of the leader of the mysterious and evil organization in the rivers and lakes, and he appeared in Bazhou to provoke civil strife in Bazhou. And he, Lu Yiping, was just confined to his beloved daughter and fell in love with Yuan Xi, and was confused by Yuan Xi's words, so he was confused for a while and became a sinner in Bazhou.

Wang Shangnian was loyal to the former king in Lu Yiping, and gave him a chance to mend his ways, if he could hand over Yuan Xi, and then go to Ziyang City to take the blame, the king would definitely not blame the past, and he would still be entrusted with a heavy responsibility.

The article also said that in order to rebel and usurp the throne, Wang Brother Fan Liye did not hesitate to collude with Cutting Lulou and committed the heinous crime of killing his father and killing the king.

As for Wei Tiangang, there is no mention in this article.

This is the cleverness of Feng Yuan's side.

Lu Yiping tore this article to shreds.

Zhou Bochang brought someone in, and when he saw Lu Yiping's expression, he knew that he must have finished reading the article.

Lu Yiping sealed the credit fire paint, handed it to Zhou Bochang and said, "The sooner the better!"

Zhou Bochang took the letter, turned around and explained a few words to the man, and the man was ordered to retreat.

Lu Yiping looked up at Zhou Bochang and asked, "Bochang, how do everyone react?"

Zhou Bochang shook his head and said: "It's nothing at the moment, after all, the two armies are facing each other, so they will naturally say something that disturbs the morale of the army, I am afraid that Yuan Xi will be young and vigorous, and he will not be able to bear it." ”

As soon as his words fell, all he could hear was a commotion outside.

Lu Yiping stood up and said slightly angrily: "What's the matter? That's how Lao Tzu trains on weekdays? Bochang, go, go out and have a look!"

As soon as the two of them walked a few steps, they saw Lu Guanju and Cheng Shifei running in with a anxious face, and opened their mouths to shout,

"Uncle Lu, Brother Yuan has jumped into the city, what can I do?"

"Daddy, it's not good, you can send someone out of the city to help Brother Yuan!"