Chapter 40: The Poppy (Volume 1)

Zhen Yue's parents died early, and he lived in his uncle Yang Chongyang's house since he was a child, and his eldest cousin Yang Tianmu was two years old. Zhen Yue showed extraordinary intelligence when he was young, and he was good at reading since he was a child, while Yang Tianmu was fond of spearmanship formations, carving inside and outside the window, and was one writer and one martial artist.

Yang Chongyang and his wife only have a son under their knees, no daughter, so they treat Zhen Yue like their own daughter, in the eyes of everyone in Kaifeng City, Zhen Yue is the daughter of the dignified Yang family, but Zhen Yue's personality is slightly resolute, and she only takes one maid when she goes out, and never hugs her back.

Gazing at the bonfire in the temple, the picture in front of Zhen Yue's eyes gradually returned to sixteen years ago, when Zhen Yue was seventeen years old.

Zhen Yue walked leisurely on the streets of Kaifeng, and saw a bracelet with Western Regions characteristics on a roadside stall, and liked it very much, and said, "Shop, how much does this bracelet cost?"

The shopkeeper said: "Miss, you have such a good eye, this bracelet is a product of the Black Khanate, it is really not easy to transport thousands of miles, Miss, if you like it, give six taels of silver." ”

Zhen Yue thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I want it." Zhen Yue put it on her left hand, played with it slowly, and smiled proudly.

Two groups of tall horses walked in front, and behind the two groups of horses was an eight-person sedan chair. The lead rider said, "Get out of the way, get out of the way." ”

Cai Jing sat in the sedan chair, lifted the curtains slightly, and looked at a handsome and dignified girl on the side of the road who was bowing her head and playing with the bracelet, she liked it very much, so she ordered someone to stop the sedan chair. Cai Jing stepped down from the sedan chair and said, "Girl, what kind of girl are you?"

Zhen Yue raised his head and said, "Tianbo Yang Mansion." ”

Cai Jing was attracted by Zhen Yue's innocent eyes, and said, "The daughter of Jiangmen?"

Zhen Yue said: "Exactly." ”

Cai Jing said: "Fortunately, the girl, the girl is beautiful and refined, as if she is a person outside the world, Cai will come to visit another day." ”

Zhen Yue smiled and turned around and left.

Three days later, Cai Jing visited Yang's mansion.

Yang Chongyang said: "Prime Minister Cai made a special trip to visit, but he never greeted him from afar, and he was disrespectful and disrespectful. ”

Cai Jing said: "Lord Yang, you and I are officials in the same dynasty, so you don't have to be polite." ”

Yang Chongyang said: "Prime Minister Cai came to the cold house today, and I don't know what the ministers have to do. ”

Cai Jing said: "Cai has something to ask. ”

Yang Chongyang said: "Prime Minister Cai, please speak." ”

Cai Jing paused slightly and said, "Does Ling Qianjin's heart already belong?"

Yang Chongyang said: "Prime Minister Cai refers to Zhen Yue? She is my sister's daughter, because my sister and brother-in-law died early, my wife and I raised her as an adult, and she has long been regarded as her own. As for whether the heart belongs, the subordinates do not know. ”

Cai Jing said: "Cai is referring to her, Cai intends to accept her as a concubine, I don't know what Lord Yang wants?"

Yang Chongyang said: "Thanks to Prime Minister Cai's love, but the little girl has a strong temperament, and I am afraid that she will not want to be a concubine." ”

At this time, Zhen Yue walked in from outside the gate and said, "Uncle is right, the little girl is grateful to Prime Minister Cai for her love, but the little girl really doesn't want to do this, I hope the prime minister will forgive me." ”

Cai Jing said: "In this way, Cai will leave first." Cai Jing showed a look of unwillingness, but after all, Yang Chongyang was also an important member of the imperial court, and he was a famous family, Cai Jing was embarrassed by the situation, and the matter was not mentioned again.

Half a year later, in the early spring, Bai Zhenyuan, the head of the Jingchu Dart Bureau, came to Beijing from Tanzhou, and after the task was completed, he came to Yang Mansion to visit his old friend Yang Chongyang. Bai Zhenyuan and Yang Chongyang have known each other since childhood and have always maintained a close friendship. This time, Bai Zhenyuan's second son, Bai Jianming, came to Beijing with his father.

The second day of Bai Zhenyuan and Bai Jianming's stay in the Yang Mansion was the eighteenth birthday of the eldest lady Zhen Yue, although Zhen Yue was a daughter, she had always been treated like a man in the Yang family, Zhen Yue's birthday was like Yang Tianmu's birthday, and the Yang Mansion would celebrate it appropriately. At the banquet, Bai Jianming saw Zhen Yue, who was two years younger than him, and he was quite moved. In Bai Jianming's eyes, although Zhen Yue is not wearing heavy makeup, she is as pure as water and as blue as the sky.

After the banquet, Bai Jianming walked alone in the Yang family garden, and saw Zhen Yue standing alone in the pavilion, Bai Jianming walked slowly towards Zhen Yue, and the two immediately talked happily. Zhen Yue has always disliked rough men who only know how to dance knives and guns, but likes men who can both chant poetry and painting and martial arts, so Zhen Yue also has a good impression of Bai Jianming, who talks extraordinary and has a sincere and clear heart.

For the good impression of the two, Yang Chongyang was aware of it. The next day, Bai Zhenyuan got up and returned to Tanzhou, and Yang Chongyang, Zhen Yue, and Yang Tianmu said goodbye.

Bai Zhenyuan said: "This time I came to Beijing, and the two of us begged for mercy from Lord Yang's family. ”

Yang Chongyang said: "You and I have been friends for many years, you don't have to be polite, Yang is waiting for you and your nephew to come next time." ”

Zhen Yue said softly: "Uncle, the little girl remembered that there were several martial arts cheats given by her uncle and friends in the study at home, and no one had studied them, so I wanted to ......."

Yang Chongyang thought for a moment and said: "The little girl is right, the cold house has several precious secret books, but its routines are not very consistent with my Yang family's martial arts, so neither I nor Tianmu have studied it." I think it should be suitable for the number of virtuous nephews and martial arts. ”

Bai Jianming looked at Bai Zhenyuan slightly and was silent.

Yang Tianmu said: "Brother Jianming has been darts all the year round, and it is not a bad thing to have one more martial arts in his body." ”

Bai Zhenyuan said: "Children are loved, and fathers should be happy." Jianming, why don't you thank Lord Yang and the daughter and son of the Yang family?"

Yang Tianmu said: "Brother Jianming doesn't have to be formal. ”

Zhen Yue smiled lightly.

Bai Jianming said: "Then Jianming will thank Lord Yang for his love." ”

Bai Zhen said from afar: "Jianming, you can stay here for a long time, don't make trouble for the Yang family." ”

Bai Jianming said: "The child knows. ”

Everyone watched the dart team leave, turned around and went home.

Yang Chongyang said: "Yue'er, take Bai Gongzi to the study." ”

Zhen Yue said: "Yes." Big Brother Bai, please come with me. ”

The two walked through an archway and stepped into the Yang family's garden.

Zhen Yue said: "The study is at the end of the garden, and my uncle likes to read quietly. ”

Bai Jianming said: "Holding a hundred books in his hand, he is next to Shuimu." Very beautiful, very beautiful. ”

The two walked onto the stone bridge in the center of the lake, where goldfish swam happily and flowers and trees swayed slightly in the morning breeze.

Zhen Yue said: "Uncle mostly reads some ancient art of war on weekdays, mostly some books left by Taigong, Sun Wu, and Meng De, while Tianmu can't put down the Yang family's ancestral marksmanship and formation. ”

Bai Jianming said: "Lord Yang knows how to arrange troops, Tianmu Gongzi is familiar with swords, guns, clubs, and halberds, and he has already heard of it, and Ling Zun Zhen Hong is also famous. ”

Zhen Yue said: "My father has been dead for many years, and I am afraid that the memory of the deceased has long faded. I heard my uncle say that my father doesn't like to practice martial arts, but the Zhen family has always been martial, and my father is the only son in the family, so I have no choice but to study and inherit the Zhen family's martial arts. ”

Bai Jianming said: "As a person who practices martial arts, although Ling Zun has only had the experience of fighting with his opponent once in his life, the deeds of attacking the Liao camp at night and killing the commander of the Liao army are still widely praised. ”

Zhen Yue said: "I heard my uncle say that at that time, the Liao army invaded the Song Dynasty, and the soldiers were really determined, and my father knew that his time was short, and he wanted to do a big thing to practice martial arts for many years, so he and his uncle came to meet inside and outside, and attacked the Liao camp at night. ”

Bai Jianming said: "What a happy revenge that is! It's a pity that the hero died early." ”

Zhen Yue said: "Heroes emerge from generation to generation, like the water of the Yellow River, which never stops. ”

Bai Jianming said: "In today's world, no one should know the Zhen family's "True as an Iron Palm" and "Blue Moon Five Elements Arrow", right?"

Zhen Yue said: "Yes, it's a pity that I have no interest in martial arts since I was a child, and my father just wants me to live casually." ”