Liu Wufeng led me to the private room of a restaurant not far away.

The private room is divided into two rooms, inside and outside, and a screen in the middle separates it, and the landscape calligraphy and painting on the screen is magnificent.

A richly dressed man was sitting on a square table in the inner room, sipping tea leisurely. When he saw me come in, he didn't show any expression. Just say, "You're here." ”

I said, "I'm coming." ”

Liu Wufeng knelt on one knee, clasped his fists and saluted, and said, "The minister has brought this person here." He looked at me and whispered, "Get down on your knees." ”

I didn't kneel.

Because, I've never knelt down.

The emperor didn't care, he just said lightly: "Wufeng, you should retreat first." ”

Liu Wufeng glared at me fiercely and said, "Obey!" Then, he turned and left.

In the room, only me was left, and the emperor.

I asked, "What are you looking for me for?"

A trace of anger flashed on the emperor's face, and in a blink of an eye, he turned flat again, and he said, "I just want to fulfill the promise of the day. He waved me to sit across from him.

I kept telling myself in my heart that he was the emperor. Ninety-five Supreme. I should have been as humble as possible. He is different from Bai Jingxing, Bai Jingxing can make me the leader of the beggar gang, but he can give me everything I want.

I said, "Thank you...... Emperor. ”

He smiled faintly and said, "You're a very interesting person. I like it too. I ask you something, and you have to answer truthfully. ”

I said, "Okay." ”

He asked, "Has Bai Jingxing ever appeared in the inn where you are staying?"

I said, "Yes." ”

He asked, "Did he ever conspire with the heads of other sects there?"

Plot?

The moment the word came out of his mouth, it made me feel extremely uncomfortable. I always felt that there was no kindness in his words.

I asked, "You...... What does that mean?"

He said, "I just want to know what Bai Jingxing and the other masters discussed in the inn. ”

I said, "They discussed how to discipline themselves and said they would give you a book." ”

He asked, "Is there anyone who opposes self-discipline?"

I said, "Yes." ”

His expression changed slightly, and he asked, "Who is against it?"

I pondered the scene of that day, and what impressed me the most was that the eyes were the size of a bull's eye, and there were two short knives stuck in his waist, like a chef in charge of the world.

I said, "Double knife door, rule the world." ”

He took a sip of tea and asked, "Anything else?"

I thought about it for a moment and said, "Yes, but I forgot." ”

With a hint of displeasure on his face, he put the tea bowl on the table and made a "pop" sound. He said, "You can forget such a simple thing?"

I said, "I really forgot." At first, those people were not supportive. But later, he also signed the love letter. ”

(The author said: It feels so strange to write about the emperor, and I will call him by his name below.) ）

Zhao Gou returned to his indifferent appearance and said, "What do you think about this matter?"

I thought about it for a moment and said, "Stand and watch." ”

Zhao Gou squirted out a mouthful of tea with a "poof".

Later, he kept asking me questions about what happened in the Louqin Inn on the day of the 15th of July. His questions were so erratic that I couldn't figure out what he meant.

Finally, he gently lowered the teacup and said lightly: "Okay, you go back first, don't mention today's events to others." ”

Is that all?

I asked, "Didn't you say you were going to make good on your promise?"

Zhao Gou frowned and said, "What do you want?"

I said, "I want money, a lot of money!"

Zhao Gou unexpectedly showed a hint of embarrassment and said, "This matter ...... Let's talk about it later. With that, he got up and shouted out the door, "No wind, send him away." ”

I said, "You haven't fulfilled your ...... that day," and before I could finish my sentence, the sturdy Liu Wufeng dragged me out the door.

"Wait!" Zhao Gou suddenly called out to me, he pondered for a moment and asked, "The owner of Louqin Inn...... She...... What's it called?"

I was stunned and said, "It's called Lou Qin." ”

He asked, "She...... How?"

I thought about it for a moment and said, "It's beautiful." ”

Zhao Gou slapped the table and shouted, "Let him go." ”

Liu Wufeng answered and dragged me out of the inn. Standing on the street, I looked back at the restaurant, and Zhao Gou's last expression vaguely appeared in front of me.

I couldn't help but wonder if he would deliver on his promise.

Return to Louqin Inn. Lu You was standing at the door and waiting anxiously. When he saw me coming back, he hurried up to me and asked, "How is it?"

I was depressed, shook my head, and said, "He didn't keep his promise." ”

"Promise?" Lu You asked, "What promise?"

I told Lu You how he saved Zhao Gou in the town that day, and how he promised me. Lu You looked at me in surprise and said, "The emperor went out of the palace to hunt for beauty?"

I nodded and said, "Not bad." ”

Lu You said: "It's impossible. ”

I asked, "What's impossible?"

Lu You said: "It is said that when the Jin soldiers crossed the Yangtze River and went straight to Yangzhou, the emperor was overly frightened...... Hence ......"

I asked, "So what?"

Lu You glanced left and right like a thief, and said, "It is said that the emperor has lost his fertility because of this. ”

"What?!" I cried, "the emperor is infertile!"

"Wow!"

As soon as I said this, I suddenly felt a clear stream descend from the sky, as if it was pouring rain, and in an instant, my whole body was drenched.

I just wanted to open my mouth to scold my mother, but I saw Lou Qin standing at the door of the inn with an empty basin, staring at me coldly, which made me feel terrified.

I've never seen her look like that.

I asked, "What's wrong with you?"

Lou Qin's tone was cold, and he said, "Don't say what you shouldn't say, don't talk nonsense." With that, she turned away.

It all happened so inexplicably.

I asked Lu You, "Why did she splash me?" ”

Lu You looked at Lou Qin's back and said meaningfully: "Perhaps, you really said something that you shouldn't have said." ”

However, this incident was clearly told to me by Lu You.

Why doesn't Lou Qin splash Lu You?

Li Xiaoqian was complimented by a group of students and walked out of the inn with a smug face. From their words, it can be heard that there is a competition of friends in writing on the shore of the West Lake, and they want to invite Li Xiaoqian to go.

He walked past me, saw me wet, looked up at the sky, looked at me again, and asked, "Dan Bing, has it just rained?"

I said, "No." ”

Li Xiaoqian said: "Could it be that you fell into the river?"

The crowd began to laugh. I ignored him and turned away. I looked back at Li Xiaoqian, who was hugged by a group of people and walked in the direction of West Lake.

The people in the hall said that Li Xiaoqian's enrollment this time was no longer a problem.

There was another sour feeling in my heart.

Suddenly, I felt that the road ahead had become extremely blurred, and I seemed to have returned to the state of mind of fleeing from Yandang Mountain, looking at the unknown rivers and lakes.

Where do I go from here?

On the 10th, the imperial list was posted at the gate of the Tribute Courtyard.

Li Xiaoqian went happily, but walked back dejectedly.

Lou Qin didn't say anything, just silently poured him tea. I asked, "How's it going?"

Li Xiaoqian shook his head.

But I felt an inexplicable burst of joy in my heart, and I couldn't help but feel overjoyed.

Li Xiaoqian glared at me and asked loudly, "What are you laughing at?"

I suddenly felt ashamed, my cheeks were hot, and I couldn't help but lower my head.

Lou Qin asked, "How is Lu You?"

Li Xiaoqian said: "He also fell off the list. ”

Lou Qin sighed, she stood up, patted Li Xiaoqian's shoulder, and said, "Perhaps, this is not a bad thing. The rivers and lakes are vast, why bother to be among the courts. Let's take a look. ”

Li Xiaoqian sighed and said, "My mother's biggest wish is that I can be admitted to the civil service. I can't go back now, if I can get a jinshi, it will be considered to have fulfilled her wish. ”

"It turned out that Brother Li and his younger brother were connected with the same fate. ”

I don't know when, Lu You stood behind Li Xiaoqian again. I feel like he's been like a ghost lately, appearing out of nowhere without us noticing.

"Damn. Li Xiaoqian said irritably, "Why can't you walk without making a sound?"

Lu You smiled and said, "The younger brother is practicing (desensitization) the light skills of the family today. Therefore, the younger brother walks lightly and steps silently. ”

Li Xiaoqian didn't pay attention to Lu You, he sat there with a sad face, just sighing.

Lu You didn't blame him, and said, "Brother Li wants to open some." Life is in the world, free and easy, if you lose a lot of happiness just for a fame, some gains outweigh the losses. ”

Li Xiaoqian is still immersed in self-pity and self-pity, unable to extricate himself.

Lu You bowed his hand to us and said, "I will leave Lin'an today and come to bid farewell to you." ”

I asked, "You're leaving?"

Lu You said: "Not bad. This time, my cousin and I went back to Shaoxing together, and there was another important thing to do, so we couldn't stay for a long time. ”

Li Xiaoqian's body suddenly shook, and he turned his head and shouted, "You, you want to get married?"

Lu You was stunned for a moment, and then his face showed a trace of shyness and a hint of happiness. He said: "Brother Li is really smart. Yes, this time I took my cousin back to Shaoxing to marry her. Uncle and they have already arrived at the old house in Shaoxing Mansion, just waiting for the two of us to go back. ”

Li Xiaoqian pinched his fingers and counted, not knowing what he was counting, he muttered: "It turned out to be this year." Am I mistaken?"

Lu You was puzzled and asked, "Brother Li..... What did you say I misremembered?"

Li Xiaoqian smiled slightly, he smiled very reluctantly, as if he was barely squeezing out with a lot of strength. "Nothing," he said. I wish you all happiness. ”

Lu You smiled and said, "Thank you, Brother Li." ”

At this time, a carriage slowly stopped at the door of the Louqin Inn. The curtain of the carriage was lifted, revealing a handsome and delicate face.

Tang Wan wore a goose yellow women's dress. She cautiously got out of the car and walked slowly into the inn. Her shallow smile is like a spring breeze on her face, which makes people feel a little drunk when they look at it.

She still looked at us a little shyly, saluted us slowly, and whispered to Lu You, "Cousin, let's go." ”

Lu You looked at Tang Wan, his eyes were full of tenderness, and he said in a harmonious voice: "Okay." That's it. He turned to us, saluted, and said, "My brother has taken his leave." After a while, I will send someone to deliver invitations, and I hope you can come to Shaoxing and have a glass of wine. ”

The two of them supported each other, looked at each other, walked out of the inn, and boarded the carriage.

The carriage slowly departed. I saw Li Xiaoqian looking at it with a smile, but for some reason, his fists were clenched tightly.