About a cup of tea, the two horses had galloped for more than ten miles, only to see that the trees on both sides of the road were getting fewer and fewer, and gradually became a rolling meadow.

It was the spring season of Meng, and the green buds were about to spit out, and there were a few traces of green hidden in the fading yellow. In the distance, a small white river meandered among them, looming, dancing silver in the sunlight.

Suddenly, the horse in front turned his head and went down from the official road and ran to the right grassland, Long Shaoyang hurriedly turned the horse's head and followed off the official road. The horse in front galloped sideways through the meadow and along the creek. Suddenly, a long howl was heard, the horse in front stopped, Zhu Xibing turned over and dismounted, holding the reins in his hand, standing on the ground, looking at the water leisurely.

Long Shaoyang ran to the front and jumped off the horse.

Zhu Xibing turned around when he heard the sound and said with a smile: "Young Master Long, this girl wants to ask a question, do you know how many times we have met?"

Long Shaoyang didn't know why she asked this question, or what tricks she was hiding, so she was stunned for a moment, and said honestly: "If I remember correctly, it should be the third time." ”

"The third time?"

"Not bad. ”

But this girl remembered that it was the first time. ”

"The first time?" Long Shaoyang said strangely.

"Yes, it's the first time. Long Gongzi, don't forget, the first two times you lost to you was 'Zhu Gongzi', not Zhu Girl. After speaking, he looked at Long Shaoyang with a smile.

When Long Shaoyang heard this, he smiled dumbly and said, "What the girl said seems to be very reasonable. ”

Zhu Xibing took a step forward and said softly: "Young Master Long, I think you already know who I am." Quietly, she had replaced "this girl" with "me".

Long Shaoyang said "um", nodded, and said, "After yesterday's birthday banquet, His Royal Highness King Teng told me. ”

Zhu Xibing said: "I also expected that you already knew. ”

Long Shaoyang nodded and said, "I wish the girl, Long Mou was offended at yesterday's birthday banquet, and I hope to forgive my sins." As he spoke, he took out an object from his waist and pinched it in his fingers, which was the square white peiyu, and said: "I wish the girl, this piece of peiyu will be returned to its original owner." ”

Zhu Xibing glanced at the piece of peiyu, and said with a sneer: "This piece of peiyu dragon prince is left on your body, if you don't like it, give it to others or throw it away casually - there is no reason to take it back from what this girl has always sent." She called this piece of peiyu "send", obviously unwilling to admit that she had been defeated by Long Shaoyang at the birthday banquet.

Seeing this, Long Shaoyang had to put Peiyu back on his waist again.

Zhu Xibing turned to look into the distance, and suddenly his expression suddenly became a little melancholy, his right hand gently rubbed the reins, and after a while, he said slowly: "Young Master Long, let me ask you a question, what do you think of me, Miss Zhu's family?"

Long Shaoyang was taken aback, and thought: Why did you suddenly ask this question? At the moment, he smiled and said: "I wish the girl the flower of the high gate, the stars and the moon, and the collection of thousands of pets, naturally everyone is envious." ”

"Do you really see it that way?" Zhu Xibing turned his head, stared at Long Shaoyang, smiled to himself after a long time, and said, "So you think so, I thought it was ...... Never mind. These words are a bit poignant.

Long Shaoyang said seriously: "I wish the girl, I am telling the truth." ”

Zhu Xibing smiled bitterly: "There is no one who said this to me who did not say that he was telling the truth. Who can tell if this is true or false......"

"I wish the girl. Long Shaoyang groaned for a while and said, "I don't want to lie to you, I am two years older than you, maybe some truths are more obvious than you." There are many reasons in life that you can't choose, and some roads you have to go on......"

"There are a lot of things in life, and I can't help myself?" Zhu Xibing wondered.

Long Shaoyang nodded, and said with some bitterness: "Just like me, before I was born, my father was forced to die, and I don't even know what he looks like." My parents who fed me treated me very well, and when I was five or six years old and sensible, they told me the truth. ”

Zhu Xibing was taken aback and said, "They told you the truth?"

"Hmm. Since then, they have treated me the same way I have done before, but I always felt like a veil in between. Later, they were gone. Long Shaoyang sighed and said leisurely, "Hey, sometimes I can't help but think in my heart, if my father and mother were still alive, what would happen to it? But I didn't have a choice...... I wish the girl, you may have something unhappy, but your parents are in the hall, bathing in love, and this alone makes me envious. ”

Zhu Xibing heard that he actually told himself about his personal privacy, and he said it really, his heart was hot, he thought about it, and said: "I can't think of a sentence that I have no reason to say, which actually caused Gongzi to be sad in the past." You're right, there are many things in life that you can't choose. I was born in a family of eunuchs, my father, my sister, and everyone who knew me cared for me and gave me three points of courtesy. Sometimes, I wonder to myself, if my father was not the prime minister, but a rural villager, an ordinary family, would these people still be so good to me?"

Long Shaoyang paused and said, "As long as a person treats you well on the face, it's okay, why bother to demand his heart." ”

Zhu Xibing shook his head and said, "That's different. ”

Long Shaoyang asked, "How is it different?"

Zhu Xibing smiled bitterly, turned to look into the distance, and said, "Maybe a man and a husband like you will never understand this question." ”

The warm sunlight sprinkled on her face, outlining a perfect side face, Long Shaoyang saw that she was a little hurt, and almost rushed out: "I asked knowingly, in fact, I understand what you said." But then he stabilized his mind, but he couldn't think of how to pick her up for a while.

I only heard Zhu Xibing say again: "Young Master Long, if my father is not the prime minister of the dynasty, or if one day I am no longer the prime minister, will you still treat me like this today?"

Long Shaoyang said: "That's nature. How could Long be that fickle villain?"

"Is that true?" Zhu Xi turned his face to stare at him.

Long Shaoyang said: "A gentleman's word, the horse is difficult to chase." ”

Zhu Xibing smiled and said, "This is not what I forced you to say. Don't forget what you said today. Then he turned his face away and lowered his head.

For a while, the two were speechless, and there was silence for a while.

Zhu Xibing suddenly said: "Young Master Long, let me ask you one more thing, have you and the county lord of Nazizi already known each other?"

When these words came out at this moment, it was really like a thunderbolt in the clear sky, sounding on Long Shaoyang's head. He only felt trembling all over, his heart was shocked, and his forehead suddenly sweated, although he was both civil and military, and he was witty, but after all, he was not deeply involved in the world, and he was not good at disguise, so he couldn't help but be anxious for a while - but Zhu Xibing did not look at him, but was looking into the distance, and this scene was naturally not seen.

After stabilizing his mind, Long Shaoyang said: "I wish the girl, the hour is not early, let's ride the horse together." ”

"You haven't answered me yet. ”

......

"You won't say it, will you?"

"It's not that I won't say it, it's that I don't want to lie to you. ”

In fact, this answer is not said but also said. Zhu Xibing pondered his words for a long time, turned around, smiled, and said, "Young Master Long, you are quite sincere. You can not answer me, but don't make up lies to deceive me—I hate people lying to me more than anything in my life. Young Master Long, if someone deceives you, what will you do to him?"

Long Shaoyang thought for a while and said, "If there really is such a person, maybe I will be like strangers to him in the future, and I won't get along." ”

"What if he is deliberately deceiving?"

"If you agree, you will stay, and if you don't, you will go, so why should you have a grudge?"

"If it were me, it wouldn't have been possible. If anyone deliberately deceives me, even if he flees to the ends of the earth, even if he hides in the underworld, I will kill him as soon as possible to repay my hatred. ”

As soon as he said this, Long Shaoyang shuddered.

After a long time, I only heard Zhu Xibing smile heartily and said, "Young Master Long, such a beautiful day, don't be burdened by your heart." Come, let's gallop together, and enjoy ourselves, wouldn't it be happy!"

Long Shaoyang saw that her demeanor was as usual, his heart was overjoyed, and when he heard her words, he was full of manly arrogance, and he couldn't stop his blood from surging, and said, "Okay, I also have this intention." ”

Zhu Xibing smiled slyly and said, "Since Young Master Long has agreed to ride a horse with me, the rules will naturally be set by me." As he spoke, he raised his hand and pointed to the distance, "Twenty miles west of here, there is a hillside, called Thirty Mile Slope, and there is a pavilion on it." Let's ride our horses together, whoever runs to the mountain pavilion first will win, what do you think?"

Long Shaoyang nodded.

Zhu Xibing said: "Okay, then let's make a decision." As he spoke, he gently stroked the horse's back and said softly: "'Jade Lion', 'Jade Lion', I will lend you to this son to ride later, you have to be obedient!"

Long Shaoyang was taken aback, and he didn't know what tricks this girl was going to play, and he was in a daze, when he saw Zhu Xibing come forward, handed over the reins in his hand, and said, "Young Master Long, I don't want to take advantage of you this time." I have a proposal, you and I might as well swap mounts, I will ride your 'Yue Ying', you will ride my 'Jade Lion' - my 'Jade Lion' is the best among horses. How is it, Young Master Long?" after speaking, he stared at Long Shaoyang with a smile.

Long Shaoyang was stunned when he heard this, and wanted to refuse, but he felt that he was short of words, and he couldn't talk about it, and he felt that his heart was a little strange, so he hurriedly avoided the other party's eyes, and said: "Since I wish the girl this proposal, I should do my best." As he spoke, he took the reins from her hand and handed over the reins in his hand.

Who knew that the 'Yue Ying' horse turned his head when he landed, rubbing against Zhu Xibing's body, wagging his tail constantly, and his expression was very intimate. Zhu Xibing leaned close to the horse's ear, stroked the horse's back, and said softly: "Okay 'Yue Ying'! I still remember this girl, don't embarrass this girl later, and it will not be in vain my love for you in the past." As soon as he turned over, the man had already crossed the horse's back.

Seeing this, Long Shaoyang gently stepped on the horse's back, turned the horse's head, and stood side by side with the 'Yue Ying'.

Zhu Xibing said: "Young Master Long, please!"

The two of them clamped their legs, and the two horses were suddenly like arrows off the string, a few ups and downs, and they had run to more than ten zhang away.