Three days later, in the early morning, Zhao Yuan returned to Tianji Pavilion.

I thought that Zhao Yuan would bring earth-shattering news to Tianji Pavilion after he came back, but Liu Xunyi and the others waited for a whole day, but nothing happened, which made Liu Xunyi and the others, who had already prepared for the worst, feel uneasy in their hearts again.

Zhao Yuan came back alone, and there were no people from the East Mansion or the West Mansion who returned to Tianji Pavilion together, which shows that the East and West Mansions have no intention of finding trouble with Tianji Pavilion now, for Liu Xunyi and a few people, this is more or less good news, at least it is better than the scene of the Xifu soldiers coming to the city.

Originally, Liu Xunyi and a few people went to Zhao Yuan to ask for peace with the intention of listening to the news, but they were all closed. After Zhao Yuan came back, he locked himself in the study, and ordered that no one should be disturbed, judging from his attitude and tone of words, Zhao Yuan was not happy or sad, not annoyed or angry, although there was a trace of fatigue and sorrow between his eyebrows, but he was finally calm, which also made Liu Xunyi and the others a little relieved.

Seeing Zhao Yuan's safe return, Liu Xunyi sneaked out of Tianji Pavilion after eating the closed door soup to inquire about Luo Ningyu and Lin Fangda, and the result was "no trace", and there has been no movement in the rivers and lakes in the past few days, which made Liu Xunyi secretly relieved. After all, I can't find out any news of them in Lin'an, and nine times out of ten it is because they have left. And the calm in the rivers and lakes means that eighty percent of the people in the Xianwang Mansion have found Luo Ningyu's whereabouts, otherwise the news of the loss of the eldest lady of the Xianwang Mansion will definitely cause an uproar in the rivers and lakes.

Luo Ningyu and Lin Fangda escaped from the clutches of Xifu safely, and Liu Xunyi was also benevolent and righteous as a friend, but he had a heartfelt matter. Although the outsider's affairs have been resolved, his own affairs are becoming more and more imminent. As soon as Liu Xunyi thought of the huge disparity between himself and Zhao Xin's status, his heart was unconsciously shrouded in a layer of haze, and he became depressed and depressed.

Although Zhao Xin had kind words and comforted him, there would be no changes at the moment, but with the passage of time, with Zhao Xin's age, sooner or later he would be given marriage by the emperor, when he thought of these Liu Xunyi, he suddenly felt a sense of powerlessness, Zhao Xin didn't want him to go to the battlefield to make contributions, but he himself continued to stay in Tianji Pavilion, but he really couldn't see the opportunity to get ahead quickly.

The dilemma put Liu Xunyi in a deep dilemma.

As the sun set, Liu Xunyi practiced swords alone in the courtyard, wanting to dispel his sorrows. But his sword moves at the moment were just like his thoughts, disorganized, and even a little rushed.

"Lord Yanagi!"

Suddenly, a golden knife captain broke into the court, Liu Xunyi's sword pointed straight away, fast as lightning and thunder, startled the golden knife captain stumbled under his feet and fell directly on the steps, when the tip of the sword was about to pierce the eyebrows of the golden knife captain, the sword blade shook, and then the sword was firmly stopped in mid-air by Liu Xunyi, the golden knife captain was frightened with cold sweat, swallowed several mouthfuls of spit, and his mood calmed down slightly, and hurriedly said: "Lord Liu, Master Hou sent you to the study......"

The afterglow of the setting sun penetrated through the paper window, reflecting a series of dim spots of light on the floor of the study. Zhao Yuan sat thoughtfully behind the desk, on which was a spread out white paper, on which were written "Liu Xunyi", "Qin Wei", "Qiu Han" and several other young guards, at this moment, except for Liu Xunyi's name, several other names had been ticked off by Zhao Yuan with a pen.

Liu Xunyi knocked to see the Hou Ye. ”

Outside the study, Liu Xunyi's clear voice quietly sounded, and then under Zhao Yuan's light cough, Liu Xunyi pushed the door in.

"Master Hou. Liu Xunyi stood three feet away from the desk in a regular manner, staring at Zhao Yuan with tightly knit eyebrows without squinting, but ignoring the few names written on the paper. The rules that have been cultivated in Tianji Pavilion for many years are that you don't say what you shouldn't say, don't ask what you shouldn't ask, and never look at things you shouldn't see.

"Xunyi, you're here. Zhao Yuan took a deep breath as if he had just woken up from a big dream, waved his hand and pointed to the chair next to him, and said with a smile, "Sit down and talk." ”

"Master Xie. Liu Xunyi was puzzled in his heart, you must know that Zhao Yuan had never given him a seat before, and he had always stood up to reply, what happened today? Liu Xunyi sat down cautiously, saying that he was sitting, but in fact, it was just a chair with a little bit on his buttocks.

"Xunyi, I've been unhappy to see you recently, but what's on your mind?" Zhao Yuan asked, his tone was flat and a little kind, just like ordinary elders care about their juniors.

Liu Xunyi didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in Zhao Yuan's gourd, and he didn't dare to ask nonsense, so he could only answer truthfully: "Sure enough, nothing can be hidden from the eyes of the Hou Ye...... But please rest assured, Lord Hou will never slack off the errand of Tianji Pavilion because of this. ”

Zhao Yuan nodded and smiled: "I grew up watching you, I know better than anyone else what kind of character you are." Saying that, Zhao Yuan also stretched out his hand and gestured at the table, and smiled with a reminiscence, "I remember that when I first brought you back to Tianji Pavilion, you were not as tall as this table, hehe......"

"If it weren't for the heart of Hou Ye Bodhisattva, I was afraid that Xun Yi would have starved to death on the streets in the cold winter. Liu Xunyi also seemed to recall the scenes of the year, and said with sincere gratitude, "Without Hou Ye, there would be no Liu Xunyi today, in fact, in Xunyi's heart, Hou Ye has long been regarded as a reborn parent." ”

"I know your filial piety. Zhao Yuan said, "But you don't have to take this matter too seriously, after all, your performance in Tianji Pavilion has not disappointed me, you have done your best for Dongfu for so many years, I have seen all this." In fact, I was willing to save you back then, precisely because I fancied you as a martial arts talent, and you also had a rare value of affection and righteousness. At that time, I just wanted to save you alone, but you begged me to take Qin Wei away, otherwise you would rather accompany him to freeze to death on the streets than live alone. ”

Hearing Zhao Yuan bring up the old things again, Liu Xunyi smiled lightly indifferently, and said: "Qin Wei didn't disappoint Hou Ye, and these are all things in the past, I didn't expect Hou Ye to remember it so clearly." ”

"It is because I remember it so clearly that I know more about your preciousness. Zhao Yuan laughed and said, "Looking for clothes, Ben Hou might as well tell you that in fact, among all the people in Tianji Pavilion, you have always been my most optimistic junior." In the future, when I retire in old age, the position of the Lord of the Heavenly Machine Pavilion must be yours. ”

Liu Xunyi was taken aback when he heard this, and hurriedly knelt on the ground with a "poof", and said to Zhao Yuan urgently: "Hou Ye is too famous, Xunyi is just a vulgar martial artist, how can He De be so loved by Hou Ye......?

Zhao Yuandao: "I know what you're worried about, you are indeed not the highest in Tianji Pavilion in terms of seniority, but Tianji Pavilion has never been a place where seniority is ranked, martial arts, intelligence and loyalty are indispensable." If it weren't for that, how could Tianji Pavilion be treated favorably by the Prime Minister?I know that you have always regarded Qiu Han as the eldest brother, but he is too extreme to be flexible, and you are much higher than him in terms of potential. ”

"Master Hou, but ......"

"Okay, I just want to tell you that Ben Hou has great hope in his heart, and I will take this as a warning to you, and don't let Ben Hou down. Zhao Yuan waved his hand to interrupt Liu Xunyi's humility and said with a smile, "You get up, don't be so panicked, after all, I won't let you succeed to the position of the Lord of the Heavenly Machine Pavilion now." Haha......"

Liu Xunyi was nervous, slowly got up and sat back on the chair, raised his eyes to look at Zhao Yuan, and asked in a low voice, "Master Hou is looking for me...... It's not just about that, is it?"

Zhao Yuan's eyes flashed with approval, and he smiled meaningfully: "Xunyi, let me ask you one thing, you said that on the day you went to West Lake Langyuan to drink, have you been to other places?

Zhao Yuan's words made Liu Xunyi's heart "chuckle", and he wanted to say something and stopped: "But I don't know...... I don't know what Master Hou is talking about......"

"Looking for clothes, I regard you as a son, as the so-called knowing son Mo Ruo's father. I know exactly what you've done, who you've met, and even what's on your mind. Zhao Yuan looked at Liu Xunyi with deep eyes, although he was smiling, Liu Xunyi inadvertently felt a chill to the bone, "Qin Wei has always been cunning, it's not surprising that he lied to me, but I don't want you to lie to me too." ”

Hearing this, Liu Xunyi suddenly realized in his heart, and said frankly with his head down: "Don't dare to deceive Master Hou, I actually went to Wangjiang Pavilion to see me that day...... I met with the Lord of Xinde. In fact, Hou Ye didn't tear it that day, but he already left a face for looking for clothes, and now how can I deceive again?"

Zhao Yuan's expression froze, and he nodded lightly and said, "You really can't forget her." ”

"Master Hou, I am infatuated with the Lord of Xinde, even if it is a mountain of swords and a sea of fire, it is incumbent on me, how can I forget her?" Before Zhao Yuan's words fell, Liu Xunyi couldn't wait to plead, "Xunyi knows that he has a humble identity, and he shouldn't have anything to do with the Lord of Xinde, but I have a deep affection for the Lord of Xinde, I'm afraid I can't forget her in this life, I beg Lord Hou not to ...... Don't force me to ...... again" In the end, Liu Xunyi's tone was already full of sadness.

"The lord of Xinde is the daughter of Prince Yu, and Prince Yu has made great achievements for the Great Song Dynasty, so even the emperor cares for the lord of Xinde and loves him very much. Do you know that you are worlds apart from her?" Zhao Yuan frowned slightly and asked in a deep voice.

"Why don't you know ...... Xunyi" Liu Xunyi's face was depressed, and he replied weakly, "If it's my wishful thinking, it's fine, but the county lord of Xinde has a deep affection for me, how can I bear to leave her?"

Zhao Yuan couldn't help but sigh softly when he heard this, and said: "Xun Yi, don't say that you are just a small young guard in the Tianji Pavilion today, even if you are the master of the Tianji Pavilion, in the eyes of the emperor, it is just equivalent to a guard commander, why do you know that you can't do it? If you persist like this, in the end it will only make you more painful when you are separated." ”

Liu Xunyi listened to Zhao Yuan's words with trembling eyes, and hesitated for a long time before he said tremblingly: "Master Hou, I, Liu Xunyi, have to marry the lord of Xinde, I am willing to do anything for her, even if I know that it is impossible, I have to give it a try......

"What do you want to say?" Zhao Yuan seemed to hear a hint from Liu Xunyi's words.

"Master Hou, I ......" Liu Xunyi hesitated again, and under the urging of Zhao Yuan's puzzled gaze, Liu Xunyi finally made up his mind, and his short body knelt on the ground again, slamming his head on the ground, not daring to look at Zhao Yuan.

"Master Hou, please forgive Xunyi for being disloyal and unfilial, in order to be worthy of the lord of Xinde County, Xunyi wants to ask for his life to leave Tianji Pavilion, go to the army to be a small colonel, go into battle to kill the enemy, and make meritorious contributions!"

After thinking for a few days to no avail, in order to be able to be with Zhao Xin justifiably, Liu Xunyi finally chose this path.

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