That year, that cicada, that sword

Chapter 163
Xu Beiyou is silent, Xiao Zhinan's words are very true, just as the master passed on his mantle, not for him to be a chivalrous man, nor for him to be jealous with the princes of the family, nor for him to compete bravely with other monks, but for him to Take over and shoulder the inheritance of Jianzong, and strive to restore the Zongmen one day.

As a princess, Xiao Zhinan has enjoyed the honor given to her by the royal family since she was born. If the royal family needs her to marry the noble son of a minister to appease the court, then she will have no hesitation.Everyone in the world is like this, children are raised by their parents, they should respect their parents, students are taught by teachers, they should respect their teachers, scholar-bureaucrats and soldiers should be loyal to the king.Even the emperor is like this, sitting on a country and guarding the gate of the country since the emperor, if one day the world is overthrown and the country is destroyed, the king should die.

What you get is what you get, this is both a truth and a rule.

Xiao Zhinan picked up the incense shovel at the side and scraped off a few taels of spices from the incense cakes. After a while, the aroma in the room became more intense, and said softly: "You may not believe it, since I am sensible, my wish is As a free person, at that time, I was like many girls in Huaichun. I hoped to get out of the high wall and cage, take a look at the wonderful world outside, and then find an invincible hero to be my husband. This is the life I want, the rise and fall of the world, the great affairs of the court, what does it have to do with me as a little girl? But when I grew up, I realized that this world should be reasonable and follow the rules, not just what you think How, even if you are the princess emperor, I have been working hard all these years, trying to find loopholes in the rules and regulations, and I want to be the fish that slipped through the net by luck."

Xu Beiyou was silent for a long time, then nodded seriously and said, "I believe it."

Xiao Zhinan was startled, and laughed at himself: "Human nature is selfish, and I am also a human being. Although this surname has given me a lot, logically speaking, I should repay this surname as it should be, but I am still a little unwilling and want to fight again." one time."

Xu Beiyou couldn't help asking, "What exactly do you want?"

Xiao Zhinan put down the incense shovel in his hand, turned his head to look directly at Xu Beiyou again, and said softly: "I, Xiao Zhinan, am not a royal father who owns the world, I have no interest in thousands of miles of land, and I am not an ambitious scholar. I am thinking about self-cultivation, regulating the family, governing the country and the world, and I am not a saint who is compassionate and compassionate. I don’t have the realm of helping the world and saving the people. I just don’t want to repeat the old ways of the princesses of the past dynasties. I want to travel all over the world and find someone who is pleasing to the eye. Isn’t it greedy to marry the man you love and spend this life in peace?”

Xu Beiyou was speechless.

Xiao Zhinan continued: "My father is very different from my grandfather. Many people say that my grandfather is mean and ungrateful, but my father is kind. In fact, it is not the case. In my opinion, my grandfather is the real kind person. My aunt was treated as a kind person. He was married to Wanyan Beiyue. Some people said it was a marriage, but they didn't look at it. Wanyan Beiyue was recognized as an exiled immortal, the most beautiful man in Houjian at that time, and also the leader of Houjian. No matter from which point of view, it is a rare good match, which woman would refuse? My aunt married Emperor Ai of the Great Zheng, but it was also voluntary. After the death of Emperor Ai, my grandfather wanted my aunt to remarry, but my aunt was unwilling. On the contrary Royal father, he is not like a grandfather, but more like a great-grandfather, he acts gentle on the outside but cruel on the inside, and does not tolerate any disobedience from others."

Xu Beiyou's back felt chills when he heard it, he couldn't keep silent, and he didn't dare to say a word.

Xiao Zhinan also knew that his evaluation of his father behind his back was against the way of being a child, but he still couldn't help sighing: "I really don't know what the future will be when I go back this time. I will not hide some things from you. Now the emperor father and Prime Minister Lan are already fighting each other. At the critical moment, Lan Xiang, as the elder of the two dynasties, is also the first assistant emperor teacher, and Tianji Pavilion and Daomen support Lan Xiang from day to day, so even the emperor father is not easy to let him go lightly, so he was reactivated. Xuan's differentiation and containment in the temple is one, letting Zhang Daban come to the south of the Yangtze River to suppress Taoism is the second, and the third is to marry me to Duanmuyu, so that the old fox Duanmu Ruisheng who has always been wise and safe will completely turn Lan Xiang. "

Maybe it was because he saw it too thoroughly, so he became more and more sad. Xiao Zhinan would rather be a little stupid at this time. At that time, Xiao Zhinan had already kicked Duanmuyu out of the ranks of "pleasing to the eye", but in the end, she still fell into Duanmuyu's hands.

Although Xu Beiyou said that he could face Duanmuyu with a normal heart, but he didn't have the slightest affection for this person. Hearing Xiao Zhinan's words at this time, he couldn't say it was like eating a fly, but he also felt a little bit offended.

This is also human nature, for a woman like Xiao Zhinan, how many men are not tempted, it is fine to marry someone else, but to marry an enemy who has tried to put him to death several times, even a man has a hard time.

Xu Beiyou took a deep breath, suppressed the distracting thoughts in his head, and asked instead: "Is there no way for His Highness to suppress the bottom of the box?"

Xiao Zhinan's expression became unnatural for a moment, he hesitated, and said: "If you want to say that there is a way to kill the fish, there must be one, but it's not that far yet, not to mention that he is my biological father, how can I ..."

Xiao Zhinan clenched his left hand lightly into a fist, and did not finish speaking. Looking at Xu Beiyou, he laughed at himself again: "There is a saying that people can't help themselves in the rivers and lakes, but people can't help themselves in the temple. Tianjia Is it a lie to have no relatives? Born in the emperor's family, luck and misfortune, like a person who drinks water, knows whether he is warm or not."

Xu Beiyou said softly: "Back then when Zhang Jiangling was in full bloom, he described himself as 'like getting together in a fire, and getting a cool door'. Thinking about it, Her Royal Highness has already got a third of the truth from it."

Xiao Zhinan smiled without saying a word.

This time, Xu Beiyou didn't dodge his eyes anymore, he just looked at her openly, as if he was seriously examining a peerless treasure.

In Xu Beiyou's cognition, Xiao Zhinan's image has undergone three major transformations in total. The first transformation is from a mysterious woman riding Sa Luzi to a fairy who is astonished by heaven, and the second transformation is from a fairy to words and deeds A princess who is different from ordinary people, as for the third time, she changed from a princess to a woman with evil intentions. Earlier, Xu Beiyou transferred Xiao Zhinan's jade pendant to Xiao Yuanying, which showed that his affection for this princess had dropped to the lowest level.

From then on, he began to secretly guard against Xiao Zhinan, for fear that if he was not careful, he would be swallowed up by her.Even in the south of the Yangtze River, she did not go to visit the princess as promised. However, after Xiao Zhinan saved his life, her image in Xu Beiyou's heart changed again, and now she has become a deep-minded but involuntary princess and noble daughter. .Even after Xiao Zhinan uttered many heartfelt words that would not be shared with outsiders, Xu Beiyou suddenly had an extremely absurd idea, if he could find such a woman to live a stable life, it would be considered good.

But this kind of thought is just fleeting, Xu Beiyou's current age is the most vigorous age, and it is far from the time when he wants to stop and enjoy himself in peace.

Xiao Zhinan stretched out his hand and shook it in front of his eyes, jokingly asked: "Have you seen enough?"

Xu Beiyou came back to his senses, but he shook his head frankly and said, "No."

Xiao Zhinan didn't expect Xu Beiyou to be so "daring" this time, he was stunned for a moment, the astonishment of his slightly widened eyes made Xu Beiyou break his skills again, and his heart and heart rippled again.

Xu Beiyou quickly withdrew his gaze, lowered his eyebrows and lowered his eyes to calm down.If it's just beauty, Xu Beiyou can't lose his composure like this. It's just Xiao Zhinan's intentional or unintentional expression of favor and trust that makes Xu Beiyou, who is at a young and passionate age, unavoidable. This is the fundamental key that makes him restless several times.

Xiao Zhinan got up and said: "It's getting late, it's not proper for a man and a widow to live together in the same room, I should go, you should have a good rest."

Xu Beiyou nodded, looked at Xiao Zhinan and said nothing.

After Xiao Zhinan got up, he stood still and looked at him quietly.

The two looked at each other for a moment, Xu Beiyou was defeated, and said helplessly: "I still can't hide it from you, so I will ask directly, when will you return to the imperial capital?"

This time, he did not address His Highness, but used a relatively equal name of you.

Xiao Zhinan said softly, "It's one month if it's fast, and it's three months if it's slow."

(End of this chapter)