Chapter 12 12. Traveling in the old days is like a dream
When the three of them left the pawn shop, Huang Zixia asked Li Shubai: "Where is the lord planning to go next?"
Li Shubai said: "Jiedu envoy. Since the other side forced us to reveal our whereabouts, we naturally have to seize the opportunity to provoke trouble."
"Okay," Huang Zixia replied without hesitation, "But we have to wait a bit, I guess that son of General Fan has not woken up yet."
Zhang Xingying's face turned green when he heard them talking: "Picking quarrels and provoking trouble?"
"Let's go," Huang Zixia said with a smile, "How can asking for help be as fun as asking for trouble?"
Li Shubai gave her an appreciative look, and asked, "Are you sure that the two people who molested Aunt Gongsun in the inn a few days ago and were beaten to the ground by Zhang Xingying were the people next to Fan Yuanlong?"
"Sure. I used to scold them," Huang Zixia said, feeling that Huoliao's chest was still dry yesterday, so he coughed lightly twice, then turned and walked to Yunlai Inn, "Anyway, it's still early, let's take a look Is Aunt Gongsun still at the inn? Ask her to do me a favor."
Before reaching the entrance of the inn, they saw Gongsun Yuan and Yin Luyi who were buying candies in a fruit shop on the street.
Gongsun Yuan bought two large slabs of caramel, and because of the hot weather, she asked the store clerk to wrap several layers with glutinous rice paper, and then wrapped it with a large sheet of snow-white tissue paper, holding it in her hand.
Huang Zixia greeted them, looked at the candy in her hand in surprise, and asked, "Auntie likes candy so much?"
Gongsun Yuan looked back at her with a look of surprise on her face, but she soon came back to her senses, and said with a smile: "I don't like sweets, but it's because I'm deprived of energy and blood, and I often feel dizzy. I've run out of candy, so come over and buy some."
When Huang Zixia heard her talking about the loss of energy and blood, she couldn't help but think of the bag of snow flakes that Li Shubai threw to her at the edge of the cliff, and she couldn't help looking at him.
Li Shubai glanced at her, the corners of his lips raised slightly.
"The weather is hot, so two plates of caramel candy that is one foot square, will it break if you can't eat it?" Huang Zixia asked again.
Yin Luyi was gentle and silent, she just lowered her head and remained silent.
It was Gongsun Yuan who said on her behalf: "It's okay. Luyi can carve caramel into various shapes. She is a juggler. Even if she can't eat it, she can use it to practice the flexibility of her fingers."
"Oh, is carved caramel sugar the same as carved tofu? That really puts your fingers to the test." Huang Zixia was very interested.
Yin Luyi lowered her head and covered her mouth, and finally said, "Fortunately, it's more convenient than tofu. I'll give it to everyone when I finish it."
When the three of them walked out of the store, they found that Li Shubai hadn't followed.Huang Zixia hurriedly looked back at him, it turned out that he also weighed a bag of sugar, and was a few steps behind.
She looked puzzled at this person who didn't like desserts, but he calmly handed her the bag of sugar in his hand without changing his face.
She smelled the faint scent of pears, and when she opened it, she found that it was indeed a pack of pear jelly candies that moistened her throat and cleared her lungs.
She couldn't help but feel a slightly sweet warmth welling up in her chest, as if the pear syrup had melted on her chest, making her involuntarily clutch it and coughed twice.
Li Shubai looked at her slightly when he heard the coughing sound.
She pretended to go to see the street scene, took a piece of pear paste candy and held it in her mouth.When I looked back again, I found that Li Shubai had gone three or four steps away, as if he had never looked back.
Together with Gongsun Yuan and Yin Luyi, they came to the gate of the Jiedu Mansion, just in time to see the side door of the Jiedu Mansion opened, and a group of people led their horses out, and it happened that it was Mr. Fan who came out. Xichuan Jiedushi Fan Yingxi had two little overlords in his family.One is his nephew, Fan Yuanhu, who was dragged out by Huang Zixia for committing crimes last year.The envoy Huang Min sentenced him to fifty sticks and exile for two thousand miles.Fan Yingxi didn't dare to offend the public, so he had to endure it.The second overlord is Fan Yingxi's own son, Fan Yuanlong, who is still showing off in the Chengdu mansion, bullying men and women. When Gongsun Yuan saw the two people behind Fan Yuanlong, she frowned immediately. Aren't they the same two people who molested her in the inn and were beaten flying by Zhou Ziqin and Zhang Xingying? Zhang Xingying also found out, and was stunned. Those two people looked this way and said something to Fan Yuanlong. The group of people came towards them. Zhang Xingying took a step back and found that Li Shubai and Huang Zixia were not far away from him, so he quickly called them: "Run quickly... " In Fan Yuanlong's eyes, his behavior was even worse-"Those two people are also accomplices! Humph, don't give face to the people around me, just don't give face to me, hit me!" The group of people behind him were triumphant, rolled up their sleeves and asked, "My lord, to what extent do you fight?" Fan Yuanlong saw that Zhang Xingying was ready to turn around and run away, so he raised his whip and said, "Break everyone's legs for me!"
"How does it feel to have a broken leg?" Huang Zixia kicked the thug lying at his feet, and asked with a smile. Seeing that everyone around him was beaten to the ground by Li Shubai and Zhang Xingying, and he was the only one standing alone on the spot, amidst the tittering of the people around him, Fan Yuanlong turned around and ran, shouting at the people inside the mansion: "You guys! Is it a dead person! Everyone around me has been beaten like this, and you are still motionless?" Everything happened so fast just now, the group of people had their legs broken instead of being broken, the porter and guards hadn't reacted at all, and they suddenly realized when they heard him shouting, grabbed the guy at hand and ran towards them. The group of onlookers behind Huang Zixia dispersed immediately, and someone ran and shouted: "Hurry up, you are dead!" Huang Zixia withdrew her feet, and before they came in front of her, she took out a token from her pocket and shouted: "Messengers from the Kui Palace, who dares to act rashly?" As soon as a word was uttered, everyone stood still on the spot as if they had been immobilized.In fact, they couldn't see what the talisman was in her hand, but seeing her so imposing, they all felt that the matter was serious, so they could only look at each other, and then stared blankly at Fan Yuanlong behind. Fan Yuanlong was also stunned by Huang Zixia for a moment, he trotted to Huang Zixia, raised his hand to pick up the order letter, and wanted to take a closer look, Huang Zixia patted the order letter on his face with his backhand, and said with a smile: "Okay!" Well, let's invite General Fan to come out, Prince Kui is here, and you say he won't come out to greet you, is that appropriate?" Fan Yuanlong suddenly froze. Although he didn't know Li Shubai, he saw him standing in front of people with his hands behind his back, with a noble and arrogant air, and remembered that King Kui had indeed disappeared nearby. , only to hear someone behind him laughing and saying: "Hey, Eunuch Yang, I haven't seen you for a long time, you are quite powerful." Huang Zixia looked up, and saw that the person who was walking out of the side door with a smile on his face was slightly pale, but his calm and gentle expression, like the spring breeze and the rising sun, made people fascinated—— Huang Zixia couldn't help but let out a low voice: "Captain Wang..." Wang Yun nodded to her, then walked in front of Li Shubai, raised his hand and gave a salute: "I have seen the prince. I heard that the prince was in danger on the mountain road, and we are very concerned. Now, thanks to God's blessing, the prince came to Chengdu mansion safely. Fortunately, the blessings of the people!" Li Shubai smiled slightly, and said: "The emperor's well-being is the blessing of the whole country. How come I haven't seen you for a few days, and Yunzhi has changed a lot—could it be that the pain of the body and skin can also affect the tongue?" Wang Yun's expression froze slightly, and subconsciously glanced sideways at Huang Zixia, only to see that she was showing the token to Fan Yuanlong, her expression remained unchanged. He smiled again and said, "My lord has really opened his eyes. How do you know that I was injured when I searched in the mountains with the Xichuan army the day before yesterday? Seriously speaking, I am also loyal to my lord." Huang Zixia turned her gaze and glanced at him, seeing that his face was very pale, she couldn't help but ask, "Where is Wang Duwei's injury, and is it important?" "It doesn't matter, it's just like a thorn on a rose, it just pricked my heart lightly." Wang Yun smiled. Huang Zixia smirked slightly, didn't say anything, just smiled and said, "Prince Kui and I have changed our appearances, and Captain Wang can recognize us at a glance. It's really good eyesight." "It's not that I have good eyesight, but in fact I heard your voice first, and then came out quickly," he smiled openly, staring at her with long and distant eyes, "When I came all the way to Chengdu, I also I have thought about it countless times, after arriving here, I might just meet you by chance... When I heard your voice just now, I still couldn't believe my ears." Huang Zixia bowed her head silently, while Li Shubai had already walked by her side.She quickly followed, passing Wang Yun who was looking at her with a smile, and followed Li Shubai's pace closely.
Zhou Ziqin was very depressed. It was already the time when the lanterns came on, and Fan Jiedu was about to arrive at the envoy's mansion, but at the critical moment, Huang Zixia and the three of them could not be found. "Could it be an accident? Could it be that I was having too much fun somewhere and forgot about me? It can't be..." Before he could figure out the reason, the outside had already reported in: "Master! General Fan is here , His entourage has arrived at the gate of the mansion." "Okay, okay, let's follow my father and go out to meet him." Zhou Ziqin straightened his rose and purple Shu brocade robe, and followed Zhou Xiang to the door to see that Fan Yingxi was getting off his horse. When he saw Zhou Xiang, he only had time to bow his head When he started, he hurried to the horse behind, bowed respectfully and said: "Please dismount, my lord." When Zhou Ziqin saw the person coming down, his mouth opened so much that his jaw almost fell off. Huang Zixia followed behind Li Shubai, walked quickly towards Zhou Xiang, and blinked at Zhou Ziqin while saluting. The corner of Zhou Ziqin's mouth twitched suddenly, he gave her a hard look, and asked with his mouth, "What's going on?" She gave him a "guess" look. Zhou Ziqin was speechless when he heard Fan Yingxi say to Zhou Xiang: "Damn me! I was busy searching for the prince's traces on the mountain, but I didn't expect that the prince was blessed by heaven, and he was already safe and sound. I hate the dog's birth and collided with the prince. I am really desperate!" Death must be blamed..." "Where, it's also because I don't want to attract attention, so I concealed my whereabouts. How does your son know the identity of the king?" Li Shubai lied in a high-sounding manner, without changing his expression, "It's just that the guards around him deceived the master. A little punishment has been given, I believe that your son will be able to stay away from villains in the future and become a great weapon." "The lower official will die, the lower official will go home later, and he must kill that little bastard!" What Fan Yingxi said seemed to be true, and his son Fan Yuanlong was behind him like a sieve.But everyone also knew that this was the case with father and son, so they casually smiled and persuaded them, and filed into the house. Huang Zixia followed behind Li Shubai, walked into the main entrance, and went straight into the main hall.Passing through the back hall is the residence of the envoy, and behind the triple courtyard is the garden. In the courtyard paved with bluestone, a shallow dent has been stepped on the place where there is a lot of walking in the middle.This is the place where she once leaped, galloped, and strolled, and it seems that there are still her footprints and her forever lost girlhood. In front, there are two plantains and a border of hosta.Outside the flower garden, on top of the blue bricks, the corpses of her relatives were once parked.The body of her closest person covered by the white cloth clearly appeared before her eyes, but now the place has been decorated with lights and festoons, and the sound of silk and bamboo in her ears is laying out a feast. Her home, her girlhood, her happy life that will never come back. Prosperity is always there, and personnel affairs are no longer.The person who once stared at her with a smile disappeared forever in the past. Looking at the scene in front of her that was exactly the same as in her memory, her nose felt sour, and the circles of her eyes gradually turned red. But her trembling hand was suddenly held by someone at this moment. It's Li Shubai.When passing through the corner corridor, when everyone's eyes were covered, he gently held her hand. The slender and strong palm wrapped her hand in warmth. This moment seems to be still, but it seems to be just a moment.She looked up and saw his face, his concerned eyes, looking deeply at her. The people behind had already followed, and his hands were loosened.Huang Zixia and him returned to the state of silently following, and she followed his footsteps and walked slowly forward. It's just that in her heart, there is no longer misery and doubt.She knew she hadn't lost her last resort.At this time when she seems to be abandoned by the whole world, there is another person who will always stand by her side, and when she needs it, he will hold her hand without hesitation and give her the most powerful strength.
There are twelve seats in the main hall, with Li Shubai at the head, accompanied by Fan Yingxi and Zhou Xiang.Huang Zixia and Zhang Xingying were the first to take their seats, looked up to their left and right, and were stunned. On the left is that Zhou Ziqin's prospective brother-in-law, Qi Teng. On the right kneeling silently, it was Yu Xuan. Zhang Xingying was suddenly excited, and quickly called Yuxuan quietly: "Grandfather, why are you here?" Yuxuan looked silent, looked up at him at this moment, and couldn't help being a little surprised: "You are...A Bao's uncle?" "Exactly! Ah Bao still misses you, my benefactor!" Yu Xuan smiled silently, but he was preoccupied and did not speak again.Zhang Xingying had no choice but to stop talking. Zhou Xiang, as the master, led the crowd to toast to King Kui first; Fan Yingxi, as the governor of Xichuan, first respected King Kui and punished himself with a cup; Zhou Xiang was the master and the others were guests, and everyone toasted him; Fan Yingxi was the governor And Zhou Xiang had just taken office, and the two had a drink... The banquet had just begun, and the bustle and bustle was already overwhelming.Zhou Ziqin gave Huang Zixia a wink, and the two sneaked out of the lobby, and went to the small hall next to them to drink crispy cheese. "Chong Gu, tell me the truth! What's going on, you all went to General Fan all of a sudden?" Huang Zixia ate his snack and said, "Don't worry, I didn't owe Fan Yingxi any favors, on the contrary, he caught us. I have to thank his notorious son for this. I think I watched him for a long time, and I know him very well." .” "Who are you staring at?" Zhou Ziqin asked. Huang Zixia hurriedly prevaricated: "Don't you know? Fan Yuanlong, the little overlord of the Chengdu Mansion, this name is well known in the capital." "Really? Why don't I know." He said, thinking of something again, he quickly pulled her up and said, "Let's go, let's see how Aunt Gongsun is preparing for the sword dance tonight." Gongsun Yuan and Yin Luyi are in the flower hall.On the pavilion facing the water, the boat dock in front has already set up seats.The water pavilion has been cleaned up, and now a large embroidered veil is hung as the background, and the light shines from behind. The splendid colors are gorgeous, and it hazy covers Gongsun Yuan in front of the tent, causing her whole body to separate and reunite, like the streamer of beautiful jade, Can not look directly at. Yin Luyi was eating caramel by the side, when she saw them coming, she got up and wrapped two pieces of candy in tissue paper for them. Huang Zixia looked down at the caramel in his hand, and it was indeed carved into the shape of a swallow, with its tail feathers trimmed and its wings outstretched, so delicate and lifelike.She couldn't help being amazed, and then saw that what Zhou Ziqin was holding was a cat that was taking a nap. The lazy look was still there, but it was a pity that Zhou Ziqin had bitten off half of its head. Zhou Ziqin also felt quite embarrassed, opened his mouth and said, "This... can I spit it out?" Gongsun Yuan smiled and said, "It's for food, not to mention she carved a lot this afternoon, you can just take another one." Zhou Ziqin happily picked out a cub and said, "Bring one to my sister's tigress... hey, the glutinous rice paper is still on it?" He tore off the glutinous rice paper that was wrapped around the caramel to prevent the sugar from sticking together, and ate it, saying, "I really like this." Huang Zixia was speechless: "Did you not eat enough just now?" "Nonsense, on that occasion, can you eat it?" He said, picked up his caramel carved cat, and swallowed it in one gulp. Gongsun Yuan pursed her lips and smiled, and said, "Since Shao Butou is free, please put the lantern on for me. This cowhide lantern is so heavy, it's inconvenient for me to pick it up." "Oh, good." Zhou Ziqin wrapped the sugar tiger in tissue paper, stuffed it into his arms, and quickly helped them put the cowhide lantern away. One advantage of this kind of lantern is that it is covered with thick cowhide.This cowhide is movable, you can use it to cover half or part of the light, and adjust the place where the light shines. Gongsun Yuan asked him to help him arrange the lanterns, covering the light on the side facing the viewers, so that the four rays of light only shine on the stage. There is no moon tonight, the surrounding sky is already dark, and all the lanterns have been extinguished, leaving only the light shining on Gongsun Yuan in the water pavilion, in front of the veil. Holding two swords, one long and one short, she stood in the middle of the water pavilion and walked around to familiarize herself with the stage. She has always been dressed in simple clothes, but tonight she will be performing "Sword Dance", so she naturally put on dance clothes.This is a brocade garment densely woven with golden flowing cloud patterns. The dense clusters of gold embroidery shine brightly on the thick and bright Shu brocade, which is brilliant and charming.She wore a high bun with three pairs of golden hairpins and countless flowers.And these bright and eye-catching decorations seem to exist to set off her. Her radiance can make everyone who sees her forget her attire and can only admire her face. Huang Zixia couldn't help but think of the queen she had looked up to in the Penglai Hall of the Daming Palace.She couldn't help being fascinated, thinking about how charming these six young women in the bustling Yangzhou would look like more than ten years ago—— It's a pity that the years have passed, and they are scattered as fireflies. She looked at Gongsun Yuan and thought to herself, I don't know why she has never married?Who was the person who built Yunshao Garden for her?Why are they not together? Gongsun Yuan tried a few sword dancing moves on the stage, then looked at Yin Luyi, and asked, "But this?" Yin Luyi nodded, pointed to the large tulle hanging behind and said, "I remember that after two consecutive rotations, I entered behind the tulle." Gongsun Yuan nodded and spun according to her time. After the sword light flashed twice, she entered behind the veil. Huang Zixia asked Yin Luyi: "Why did Aunt Gongsun forget her dance steps?" "Oh... the "Sword Weapon" she is going to dance tonight is a song re-adapted by Ah Ruan a few years ago. It is charming and gentle, without too much sword energy and sharpness. It is more suitable for such a scene." Yin Luyi As he spoke, he looked at the scene inside the water pavilion, and brought up another lantern and entered behind the veil.Gongsun Yuan's figure was just illuminated by the light on the veil, and that graceful figure seemed more blurred in the hazy light than before. Zhou Ziqin quietly said to Huang Zixia: "Actually, I think that if the clothes she wears are a little lighter, she might look better. When these two are twirling, the sleeves of the skirt flutter, she must be like a fairy!" Huang Zixia said softly: "They are good at singing and dancing, and there will be times when you think of it but they can't think of it? There must be another reason, for example, the clothes are too thin to match the sword dance, or the clothes will block the sword when flying Potential or something." "Well, you still think too much." Zhou Ziqin was convinced. Seeing that it was getting late, the two worried that they had escaped for too long and it would be difficult to explain at the banquet, so they bid farewell to Gongsun Yuan and hurried back to the banquet.
Together with Gongsun Yuan and Yin Luyi, they came to the gate of the Jiedu Mansion, just in time to see the side door of the Jiedu Mansion opened, and a group of people led their horses out, and it happened that it was Mr. Fan who came out. Xichuan Jiedushi Fan Yingxi had two little overlords in his family.One is his nephew, Fan Yuanhu, who was dragged out by Huang Zixia for committing crimes last year.The envoy Huang Min sentenced him to fifty sticks and exile for two thousand miles.Fan Yingxi didn't dare to offend the public, so he had to endure it.The second overlord is Fan Yingxi's own son, Fan Yuanlong, who is still showing off in the Chengdu mansion, bullying men and women. When Gongsun Yuan saw the two people behind Fan Yuanlong, she frowned immediately. Aren't they the same two people who molested her in the inn and were beaten flying by Zhou Ziqin and Zhang Xingying? Zhang Xingying also found out, and was stunned. Those two people looked this way and said something to Fan Yuanlong. The group of people came towards them. Zhang Xingying took a step back and found that Li Shubai and Huang Zixia were not far away from him, so he quickly called them: "Run quickly... " In Fan Yuanlong's eyes, his behavior was even worse-"Those two people are also accomplices! Humph, don't give face to the people around me, just don't give face to me, hit me!" The group of people behind him were triumphant, rolled up their sleeves and asked, "My lord, to what extent do you fight?" Fan Yuanlong saw that Zhang Xingying was ready to turn around and run away, so he raised his whip and said, "Break everyone's legs for me!"
"How does it feel to have a broken leg?" Huang Zixia kicked the thug lying at his feet, and asked with a smile. Seeing that everyone around him was beaten to the ground by Li Shubai and Zhang Xingying, and he was the only one standing alone on the spot, amidst the tittering of the people around him, Fan Yuanlong turned around and ran, shouting at the people inside the mansion: "You guys! Is it a dead person! Everyone around me has been beaten like this, and you are still motionless?" Everything happened so fast just now, the group of people had their legs broken instead of being broken, the porter and guards hadn't reacted at all, and they suddenly realized when they heard him shouting, grabbed the guy at hand and ran towards them. The group of onlookers behind Huang Zixia dispersed immediately, and someone ran and shouted: "Hurry up, you are dead!" Huang Zixia withdrew her feet, and before they came in front of her, she took out a token from her pocket and shouted: "Messengers from the Kui Palace, who dares to act rashly?" As soon as a word was uttered, everyone stood still on the spot as if they had been immobilized.In fact, they couldn't see what the talisman was in her hand, but seeing her so imposing, they all felt that the matter was serious, so they could only look at each other, and then stared blankly at Fan Yuanlong behind. Fan Yuanlong was also stunned by Huang Zixia for a moment, he trotted to Huang Zixia, raised his hand to pick up the order letter, and wanted to take a closer look, Huang Zixia patted the order letter on his face with his backhand, and said with a smile: "Okay!" Well, let's invite General Fan to come out, Prince Kui is here, and you say he won't come out to greet you, is that appropriate?" Fan Yuanlong suddenly froze. Although he didn't know Li Shubai, he saw him standing in front of people with his hands behind his back, with a noble and arrogant air, and remembered that King Kui had indeed disappeared nearby. , only to hear someone behind him laughing and saying: "Hey, Eunuch Yang, I haven't seen you for a long time, you are quite powerful." Huang Zixia looked up, and saw that the person who was walking out of the side door with a smile on his face was slightly pale, but his calm and gentle expression, like the spring breeze and the rising sun, made people fascinated—— Huang Zixia couldn't help but let out a low voice: "Captain Wang..." Wang Yun nodded to her, then walked in front of Li Shubai, raised his hand and gave a salute: "I have seen the prince. I heard that the prince was in danger on the mountain road, and we are very concerned. Now, thanks to God's blessing, the prince came to Chengdu mansion safely. Fortunately, the blessings of the people!" Li Shubai smiled slightly, and said: "The emperor's well-being is the blessing of the whole country. How come I haven't seen you for a few days, and Yunzhi has changed a lot—could it be that the pain of the body and skin can also affect the tongue?" Wang Yun's expression froze slightly, and subconsciously glanced sideways at Huang Zixia, only to see that she was showing the token to Fan Yuanlong, her expression remained unchanged. He smiled again and said, "My lord has really opened his eyes. How do you know that I was injured when I searched in the mountains with the Xichuan army the day before yesterday? Seriously speaking, I am also loyal to my lord." Huang Zixia turned her gaze and glanced at him, seeing that his face was very pale, she couldn't help but ask, "Where is Wang Duwei's injury, and is it important?" "It doesn't matter, it's just like a thorn on a rose, it just pricked my heart lightly." Wang Yun smiled. Huang Zixia smirked slightly, didn't say anything, just smiled and said, "Prince Kui and I have changed our appearances, and Captain Wang can recognize us at a glance. It's really good eyesight." "It's not that I have good eyesight, but in fact I heard your voice first, and then came out quickly," he smiled openly, staring at her with long and distant eyes, "When I came all the way to Chengdu, I also I have thought about it countless times, after arriving here, I might just meet you by chance... When I heard your voice just now, I still couldn't believe my ears." Huang Zixia bowed her head silently, while Li Shubai had already walked by her side.She quickly followed, passing Wang Yun who was looking at her with a smile, and followed Li Shubai's pace closely.
Zhou Ziqin was very depressed. It was already the time when the lanterns came on, and Fan Jiedu was about to arrive at the envoy's mansion, but at the critical moment, Huang Zixia and the three of them could not be found. "Could it be an accident? Could it be that I was having too much fun somewhere and forgot about me? It can't be..." Before he could figure out the reason, the outside had already reported in: "Master! General Fan is here , His entourage has arrived at the gate of the mansion." "Okay, okay, let's follow my father and go out to meet him." Zhou Ziqin straightened his rose and purple Shu brocade robe, and followed Zhou Xiang to the door to see that Fan Yingxi was getting off his horse. When he saw Zhou Xiang, he only had time to bow his head When he started, he hurried to the horse behind, bowed respectfully and said: "Please dismount, my lord." When Zhou Ziqin saw the person coming down, his mouth opened so much that his jaw almost fell off. Huang Zixia followed behind Li Shubai, walked quickly towards Zhou Xiang, and blinked at Zhou Ziqin while saluting. The corner of Zhou Ziqin's mouth twitched suddenly, he gave her a hard look, and asked with his mouth, "What's going on?" She gave him a "guess" look. Zhou Ziqin was speechless when he heard Fan Yingxi say to Zhou Xiang: "Damn me! I was busy searching for the prince's traces on the mountain, but I didn't expect that the prince was blessed by heaven, and he was already safe and sound. I hate the dog's birth and collided with the prince. I am really desperate!" Death must be blamed..." "Where, it's also because I don't want to attract attention, so I concealed my whereabouts. How does your son know the identity of the king?" Li Shubai lied in a high-sounding manner, without changing his expression, "It's just that the guards around him deceived the master. A little punishment has been given, I believe that your son will be able to stay away from villains in the future and become a great weapon." "The lower official will die, the lower official will go home later, and he must kill that little bastard!" What Fan Yingxi said seemed to be true, and his son Fan Yuanlong was behind him like a sieve.But everyone also knew that this was the case with father and son, so they casually smiled and persuaded them, and filed into the house. Huang Zixia followed behind Li Shubai, walked into the main entrance, and went straight into the main hall.Passing through the back hall is the residence of the envoy, and behind the triple courtyard is the garden. In the courtyard paved with bluestone, a shallow dent has been stepped on the place where there is a lot of walking in the middle.This is the place where she once leaped, galloped, and strolled, and it seems that there are still her footprints and her forever lost girlhood. In front, there are two plantains and a border of hosta.Outside the flower garden, on top of the blue bricks, the corpses of her relatives were once parked.The body of her closest person covered by the white cloth clearly appeared before her eyes, but now the place has been decorated with lights and festoons, and the sound of silk and bamboo in her ears is laying out a feast. Her home, her girlhood, her happy life that will never come back. Prosperity is always there, and personnel affairs are no longer.The person who once stared at her with a smile disappeared forever in the past. Looking at the scene in front of her that was exactly the same as in her memory, her nose felt sour, and the circles of her eyes gradually turned red. But her trembling hand was suddenly held by someone at this moment. It's Li Shubai.When passing through the corner corridor, when everyone's eyes were covered, he gently held her hand. The slender and strong palm wrapped her hand in warmth. This moment seems to be still, but it seems to be just a moment.She looked up and saw his face, his concerned eyes, looking deeply at her. The people behind had already followed, and his hands were loosened.Huang Zixia and him returned to the state of silently following, and she followed his footsteps and walked slowly forward. It's just that in her heart, there is no longer misery and doubt.She knew she hadn't lost her last resort.At this time when she seems to be abandoned by the whole world, there is another person who will always stand by her side, and when she needs it, he will hold her hand without hesitation and give her the most powerful strength.
There are twelve seats in the main hall, with Li Shubai at the head, accompanied by Fan Yingxi and Zhou Xiang.Huang Zixia and Zhang Xingying were the first to take their seats, looked up to their left and right, and were stunned. On the left is that Zhou Ziqin's prospective brother-in-law, Qi Teng. On the right kneeling silently, it was Yu Xuan. Zhang Xingying was suddenly excited, and quickly called Yuxuan quietly: "Grandfather, why are you here?" Yuxuan looked silent, looked up at him at this moment, and couldn't help being a little surprised: "You are...A Bao's uncle?" "Exactly! Ah Bao still misses you, my benefactor!" Yu Xuan smiled silently, but he was preoccupied and did not speak again.Zhang Xingying had no choice but to stop talking. Zhou Xiang, as the master, led the crowd to toast to King Kui first; Fan Yingxi, as the governor of Xichuan, first respected King Kui and punished himself with a cup; Zhou Xiang was the master and the others were guests, and everyone toasted him; Fan Yingxi was the governor And Zhou Xiang had just taken office, and the two had a drink... The banquet had just begun, and the bustle and bustle was already overwhelming.Zhou Ziqin gave Huang Zixia a wink, and the two sneaked out of the lobby, and went to the small hall next to them to drink crispy cheese. "Chong Gu, tell me the truth! What's going on, you all went to General Fan all of a sudden?" Huang Zixia ate his snack and said, "Don't worry, I didn't owe Fan Yingxi any favors, on the contrary, he caught us. I have to thank his notorious son for this. I think I watched him for a long time, and I know him very well." .” "Who are you staring at?" Zhou Ziqin asked. Huang Zixia hurriedly prevaricated: "Don't you know? Fan Yuanlong, the little overlord of the Chengdu Mansion, this name is well known in the capital." "Really? Why don't I know." He said, thinking of something again, he quickly pulled her up and said, "Let's go, let's see how Aunt Gongsun is preparing for the sword dance tonight." Gongsun Yuan and Yin Luyi are in the flower hall.On the pavilion facing the water, the boat dock in front has already set up seats.The water pavilion has been cleaned up, and now a large embroidered veil is hung as the background, and the light shines from behind. The splendid colors are gorgeous, and it hazy covers Gongsun Yuan in front of the tent, causing her whole body to separate and reunite, like the streamer of beautiful jade, Can not look directly at. Yin Luyi was eating caramel by the side, when she saw them coming, she got up and wrapped two pieces of candy in tissue paper for them. Huang Zixia looked down at the caramel in his hand, and it was indeed carved into the shape of a swallow, with its tail feathers trimmed and its wings outstretched, so delicate and lifelike.She couldn't help being amazed, and then saw that what Zhou Ziqin was holding was a cat that was taking a nap. The lazy look was still there, but it was a pity that Zhou Ziqin had bitten off half of its head. Zhou Ziqin also felt quite embarrassed, opened his mouth and said, "This... can I spit it out?" Gongsun Yuan smiled and said, "It's for food, not to mention she carved a lot this afternoon, you can just take another one." Zhou Ziqin happily picked out a cub and said, "Bring one to my sister's tigress... hey, the glutinous rice paper is still on it?" He tore off the glutinous rice paper that was wrapped around the caramel to prevent the sugar from sticking together, and ate it, saying, "I really like this." Huang Zixia was speechless: "Did you not eat enough just now?" "Nonsense, on that occasion, can you eat it?" He said, picked up his caramel carved cat, and swallowed it in one gulp. Gongsun Yuan pursed her lips and smiled, and said, "Since Shao Butou is free, please put the lantern on for me. This cowhide lantern is so heavy, it's inconvenient for me to pick it up." "Oh, good." Zhou Ziqin wrapped the sugar tiger in tissue paper, stuffed it into his arms, and quickly helped them put the cowhide lantern away. One advantage of this kind of lantern is that it is covered with thick cowhide.This cowhide is movable, you can use it to cover half or part of the light, and adjust the place where the light shines. Gongsun Yuan asked him to help him arrange the lanterns, covering the light on the side facing the viewers, so that the four rays of light only shine on the stage. There is no moon tonight, the surrounding sky is already dark, and all the lanterns have been extinguished, leaving only the light shining on Gongsun Yuan in the water pavilion, in front of the veil. Holding two swords, one long and one short, she stood in the middle of the water pavilion and walked around to familiarize herself with the stage. She has always been dressed in simple clothes, but tonight she will be performing "Sword Dance", so she naturally put on dance clothes.This is a brocade garment densely woven with golden flowing cloud patterns. The dense clusters of gold embroidery shine brightly on the thick and bright Shu brocade, which is brilliant and charming.She wore a high bun with three pairs of golden hairpins and countless flowers.And these bright and eye-catching decorations seem to exist to set off her. Her radiance can make everyone who sees her forget her attire and can only admire her face. Huang Zixia couldn't help but think of the queen she had looked up to in the Penglai Hall of the Daming Palace.She couldn't help being fascinated, thinking about how charming these six young women in the bustling Yangzhou would look like more than ten years ago—— It's a pity that the years have passed, and they are scattered as fireflies. She looked at Gongsun Yuan and thought to herself, I don't know why she has never married?Who was the person who built Yunshao Garden for her?Why are they not together? Gongsun Yuan tried a few sword dancing moves on the stage, then looked at Yin Luyi, and asked, "But this?" Yin Luyi nodded, pointed to the large tulle hanging behind and said, "I remember that after two consecutive rotations, I entered behind the tulle." Gongsun Yuan nodded and spun according to her time. After the sword light flashed twice, she entered behind the veil. Huang Zixia asked Yin Luyi: "Why did Aunt Gongsun forget her dance steps?" "Oh... the "Sword Weapon" she is going to dance tonight is a song re-adapted by Ah Ruan a few years ago. It is charming and gentle, without too much sword energy and sharpness. It is more suitable for such a scene." Yin Luyi As he spoke, he looked at the scene inside the water pavilion, and brought up another lantern and entered behind the veil.Gongsun Yuan's figure was just illuminated by the light on the veil, and that graceful figure seemed more blurred in the hazy light than before. Zhou Ziqin quietly said to Huang Zixia: "Actually, I think that if the clothes she wears are a little lighter, she might look better. When these two are twirling, the sleeves of the skirt flutter, she must be like a fairy!" Huang Zixia said softly: "They are good at singing and dancing, and there will be times when you think of it but they can't think of it? There must be another reason, for example, the clothes are too thin to match the sword dance, or the clothes will block the sword when flying Potential or something." "Well, you still think too much." Zhou Ziqin was convinced. Seeing that it was getting late, the two worried that they had escaped for too long and it would be difficult to explain at the banquet, so they bid farewell to Gongsun Yuan and hurried back to the banquet.