Just when Xingyan and Ju Ying came to enjoy the scenery on the canopy of the mountaintop, they suddenly heard two "whoosh" sounds, as if two sharp weapons broke through the air and shot straight out!

Hearing the strange sound, Xingyan quickly flashed and protected Ju Ying's body, and almost at the same time, he reached out and squeezed the two points of the void between his fingers. When I looked down, it turned out to be two sharp arrows.

Suddenly attacked by a sneak attack, Xingyan was a little inexplicable, and he heard a shout from the foot of the mountain in the east: "Who is the madman, dare to come to the Taishou Xingyuan to watch!"

This shout was coming from the Yujia Stone City at the foot of the mountain on the eastern side of Qiming Mountain. At this time, in this dark stone city, some firelight can be faintly seen between the continuous stone buildings, but there is no human figure. And the shouting just now, although loud, always makes people feel a little ethereal and elusive.

Seeing the sharp arrow in his hand, he thought about the words just now, and immediately understood what was going on. Throwing away the two arrows, he lowered his head and looked into the direction of Shicheng and clenched his fists, and replied loudly: "The people in the city are not strange, and the two of us are guests in the Bai Taishou Mansion; ”

As soon as he said that, he concentrated on looking at the stone city. After waiting for a while, seeing that there was no sound in the stone city under his feet, he did not linger any longer, turned around and went down with Juying, and swept back into the lotus boat in the lake.

Not to mention that they and Qiong Wei Xueyi continued to swim in the lake, not to mention the embankment on the other side of Luqiu Lake. At this moment, at the head of the willow embankment, in the breeze and bright moon, there is also a beautiful son, standing under a weeping willow tree, looking at the lake and mountains in front of him.

This person is Bai Shijun, the owner of Shuiyun Village.

Since the night banquet last night, this peerless little marquis, who has always been full of ambition, has felt an indescribable depression and boredom in his chest, and his expression has been sad all day, and he can hardly do anything. For example, in the morning, he sent someone to reward the Shangqing Tang advocate that he should go there in person to show his sincerity in order to win over the heroes, but for some reason, with his unrivaled little marquis who has always had no eyes and a calm spirit, he was somewhat afraid of the road, and in the end he failed to make the trip.

And just now, I heard a report from the next person that the three young men and women were actually left by the owner of the cottage to have dinner together at the lake village, and immediately this peerless Hou Bai Shijun scratched his heart like a hundred claws, and hurriedly went to the shore of Luqiu Lake to look at the building over there. When tossing and turning, even if you are drenched in a shower, you don't realize it. Seeing him like this, those subordinates who knew the temper of their master all avoided the distance, not daring to disturb him closely.

Wandering repeatedly by the lake like this, he wanted to see the characters on the other side of the lake, but the lotus leaves and fields in front of him were vast, and the smoke and water were vast, so that he couldn't see the slightest detail.

The handsome son of Rong Yi paced back and forth like this, and in the eyes of those maids who stood in the distance, the posture was still as elegant and calm as ever.

It's just that all of a sudden, they were horrified to see that their master suddenly stopped, pulled out the sword at his waist with a "swish", and slashed at the headless and brainless willow tree in front of him.

"Someone!"

After venting, and then looking at the scars on the willow stem in front of him, this famous peerless son suddenly smiled, put his sword into the sheath, and returned to his usual elegant demeanor. He beckoned to his subordinates to give a few words, and then he took his hand and left.

After he was gone, the maid in the house swept away the dead branches and leaves of the land, and then a few young and strong men cut down the dead willow by the roots, and then dragged a luxuriant willow tree from elsewhere and planted it in its place. After a while, the lake embankment was still lined with willows and green trees, as if nothing had happened.

Nothing was said all night.

The next morning, just as Qiong Wei was saying that she was going to play with Sister Ju Ying, two maids suddenly came to invite her, saying that the old lady in the house heard that the two new female guests were outstanding, so they wanted to invite them to the back hall to meet.

Listening to the maid's explanation, Xingyan readily agreed, and asked Qiong Wei Xueyi to go to the back hall with them.

After the second daughter left, he also had a leisure, so he read the scriptures in the house. It's just that reading a book today is different from the past, and he can't be fully engrossed, and from time to time, he can't help but think back to the past between himself and "Ju Ying", and then giggle there.

While the master of the Four Seas Hall was reading absentmindedly, the two girls, following the maid in the lead, zigzagged through four or five corridors, passed through seven or eight pavilions, and finally stopped in front of a room. Wait for the maid who led the way to go in first to make a report, and then Xue Yiqiongwei followed the robe and walked inside.

When they arrived in the hall, they saw an old woman with beads and emeralds, leaning against the round stone table and smiling at them.

After a period of greetings, listening to the introduction of this richly dressed woman, Xue Yi knew that the person in front of her was not the owner's biological mother, but his nursing mother when he was a child. I don't know why the people in the village invited them to come, so I saw the old woman in front of me, after carefully looking at herself from head to toe, she suddenly laughed and trembled, and the wrinkles on her face unfolded one by one, and praised Qiong Wei and himself: "Tsk! No wonder the little boy is full of praise, it turns out that your two daughters are so good-looking!"

Seeing her acting and exaggerating, Xue Yi intuitively felt a little disliked. It's just that after all, the hall master took Qiong Wei and himself as guests at other people's homes, so he couldn't lose his courtesy, so Kou Xueyi also said a few words of humility. And Qiong Wei, who has always been lively, kept her mouth shut at this time and didn't say a word, because according to convention, when you see a living person, you should naturally answer them first by Brother Xingyan or Sister Xueyi.

After a few words after that, Bai Shijun's nurse Aunt Wang went straight to the topic of this summons and asked Xue Yi bluntly if they had ever been married. Hearing her suddenly ask about marriage, Mei Ling, who was born in the ice cliff, was not abrupt, but only replied in a faint negative.

Hearing her answer that she had never been married, the Baifu nurse immediately smiled and exaggeratedly said: "Oh! If that's the case, then the old woman wants to congratulate the two of you today!"

"It's really the creation of the two girls! Don't hide it from the two of you, my little son, that is, the righteous son of the current emperor's brother Changyihou, Bai Xiaohou, has taken a fancy to you two!"

After a burst of bean-like words, the old woman opened her teeth, and her sweet words were like a wave, just like other matchmakers in the world, chattering about matchmakers for her master.

It turned out that this time it was Bai Shijun's idea. Since this peerless little marquis lost an inch for the first time in his life, he thought about "losing the east corner and reaping the mulberry elm", and was ready to put his favorite other two daughters into the room as soon as possible - the so-called confusion, this time Bai Shijun is really messed up. He only thought now that he had witnessed those two girls with his own eyes, and it was very difficult to follow the little Taoist priest of Shangqing, so as long as he showed a little bit of wealth, it would not be difficult to convince them.

With such an idea, this good son, who has always been smooth, sat confidently in the "generosity hall" of his study, just waiting for the good news from Wang's mother. Imagining that the young man from a low background would lose his two flower-like wings, Bai Shijun's already thin face couldn't help but show a smile of pleasure.

It's just that this peerless little marquis, who is more like being angry, doesn't know that this scene of dialogue is happening in the Qinxuan room: "Alas, Miss Xueyi, Miss Qiongwei, our woman's family, the best place to come to this world is to find a rich and good mother-in-law." I don't need to say much about the old woman, you also know that if you can follow my young master, even if you are not in the main room, you can eat and drink spicy food, and you don't have to worry about it for the rest of your life!

"Huh, old woman, wait a minute—you just said 'eat and drink spicy'?"

"yes!"

"But mother-in-law, I, I don't like spicy food!-Sister Xue Yi doesn't like it either~"

“......”

"Ahem!"

After being speechless for a while, the old woman Wang, who was originally talking, really seemed to have swallowed a spicy child, and she choked and coughed. After a while, she was relieved, and remembered the master's trust, so she tried her best to regroup and continued to preach: "Miss Qiong Wei, that's the case, follow my young master, not only can you eat and drink well, but you can also wear gold and silver at ordinary times, and you can choose all kinds of silk and satin!"

After saying this time, without waiting for the little girl to ask, Mrs. Wang hurriedly waved her hand, and immediately a family member carried into a large box with seven or eight red lacquered gold locks, front and back like wisps, endlessly, lined up in the open hall. Waiting for her to give an order, these suitcases full of luxurious silk clothes were opened at the same time - for a while, Qiong Wei Xueyi was in front of her, and immediately like a cloud, the mist was steaming, and the five-colored silk Luo Hua was shining, illuminating the whole room The furniture was full of colorful light, like a thousand rui qi.

"How?"

Looking at the stunned appearance of the two girls in front of her, the nurse of the Hou Mansion was just complacent; after deliberately asking each other, she stood by and waited for them to obediently agree-only to see that the room was quiet for a while, and the girl who was like Qiongyu clapped her hands and jumped up, and shouted in amazement from the bottom of her heart: "Awesome!!"

"It turns out that your mother-in-law, your house is a silk cloth shop!"

......

Half an hour later, in the "Generosity Hall" at the other end of the village, Bai Shijun waved away and said that Aunt Matchmaker was also gloomy and did not say a word.

Seeing him like this, Xu Zifang, the confidant and strategist standing beside him, couldn't help but say words of comfort to him: "Little lord, now that things are being planned to a critical time, according to the shallow view below, it seems that the little marquis can't be trapped in the love of his children." ”

Hearing this, Bai Xiaojunhou, who was silently looking out of the window, burst out coldly, waved his arm at him and said angrily: "Mr. Xu, you say, why is it not a matter of children's affection? Why are only those things counted?!"

After a burst of incoherent shouting, Bai Shijun also suddenly realized his gaffe, so he immediately calmed down, and after a period of silence, he sincerely apologized to Xu Zifang: "Mr. Xu, please don't mind, Shijun is rude in words, it is really because of depression in his heart. ”

Hearing him apologize, the Xu strategist sent by the Marquis of Changyi to assist Yizi did not care, but comforted him with a few words.

Looking at the dejected appearance of the little lord in front of him, without the slightest hint of command in the past, Xu Zifang couldn't bear it, but also secretly surprised: "The word love is really harmful! I think this little marquis has a lot of tricks in the past, but now he is like a mournful - alas, I want this little marquis to bear the great prestige again, after all, he is still young, and when he encounters the entanglement of love words, he is also the same as ordinary men and women in the world. ”

Looking at Bai Shijun in front of him, the scheming Xu Zifang was still a little uneasy. After all, the stakes are very high, although he knew that it was not appropriate to say this at this time, he still couldn't help but remind Bai Shijun bluntly: "Little Marquis, in my opinion, that Zhang Xingyan, although he was from a humble background, he is the hall master of the first gate in the world at this time, and he is close to the princess, so we should only accept him, not make enemies." Therefore, please also ask the little marquis to think twice before acting. ”

In the end, this right-hand man from Chang Yihou's side spoke in a very serious tone.

Hearing what he said, Bai Shijun didn't react much, but responded weakly, and waved his hand to ask him to leave the study, saying that he wanted to be quiet and quiet.

After sending Xu Zifang away, listening to the footsteps of his departure, Bai Shijun thought about the advice of this strategist, and couldn't help but show a wry smile on his face - how could he not know about the powerful relationship that Xu Zifang said just now? Otherwise, he would not have held back his indignation yesterday, and still sent a crown robe to the master of the Shangqing Hall. It's just that......

Looking at the thick green shade outside the study window, Bai Shijun, the handsome and unparalleled son, smiled bitterly: Alas, if the princess Yingyu, who is in love with her, really wants to throw herself into the arms of others one day, then what is the ambition and grand event, even if it is successful, what is the meaning for yourself?

Bai Shijun, who had lost his generosity, sat in the generosity hall for a while, and suddenly heard a cicada chirping of different lengths among the green trees outside the window.

Hearing the hissing of summer insects mixed with irritability and heat, Bai Shijun, who was originally in a state of thought, suddenly perked up and couldn't help but cry out: "Stupid! Why did I forget about the two of them?"

Thinking of these two people, Bai Junhou, who was originally depressed and incomprehensible, suddenly felt in a good mood, stood up, struck the half-hidden window edge in front of the Qingyu case with a wave of his palm, and shouted at the green trees outside the window: "Ha, the girl's mind is difficult to understand, and I may not lose in the first place!"