Jiaochu

Chapter 552 Extra Four

Western Yan

After the treasure hunt, Yan Lianjue gave Dahui a gift.

Black Kirin sent back all the children who had disappeared in Xiuzhou.

The following year, Yan Lianjue was crowned the crown prince, and two years later he ascended the throne and became emperor. In the winter of that year, he received a secret letter from Qian Feng, which was sent back to the capital by Black Kirin overnight in the snow.

The letter was sent from a small fishing village. During the past three years, Qianfeng and the two black unicorns have been staying there, keeping an eye on the movements at the seaside every day. Until one night, he saw Yan Fei rushing into the sea. Qianfeng left two black unicorns to guard the shore. He followed quietly and saw Yan Fei dive into the sea and disappear. He also held his breath and dived into the water. He saw Yan Fei swimming towards a glowing object, which was flashing with ice-blue light. He thought it was some kind of glowing fish in the sea. Then he heard a vague and ethereal sound, like someone humming a song. He couldn't resist the attack of sleepiness and closed his eyes uncontrollably...

When he woke up again, he found himself lying on the shore. The two black unicorns guarding the shore had fallen asleep like him. When the three woke up, it was already dawn.

The wind and snow stopped, and the sky revealed its long-lost azure blue. The bright sunshine sprinkled on the blue sea, sparkling like a dazzling diamond. The sea was calm and the weather was so good that every household was preparing to go out to sea to fish.

When a group of people walked to the beach, they found three people lying on the shore. They thought they were people who were washed ashore in a shipwreck. When they ran over to see, they found that the three people stood up by themselves, looked around and left. No one paid much attention to them and hurried to go out to sea.

The whole day was calm, and everyone came back in the evening. This time, they found that Yan Fei was not sitting on the shore, which was strange. The village chief took two people to his residence to see if he was at home. The door was ajar. He called inside twice but no one opened the door. When he entered the house, he was gone. After another two days, he still didn't come back. The village chief guessed that he probably left and probably wouldn't come back.

The next day, another distinguished guest came to the small fishing village. The villagers rarely saw horse-drawn carriages, so when they saw the other party coming in a carriage, they naturally thought that he was an important person of status.

The people in the carriage did not get out, and the villagers did not dare to go over to watch, but just watched from afar. When it was almost dark, the carriage was still there.

Everyone thought that another strange man like Yan Fei had come, but when they went out the next day, they found that the carriage had left.

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After Yan Lianjue ascended the throne, he never appointed a queen. Ten years later, he abdicated the throne to Rui Wang Yan Lianrong, and his whereabouts became a mystery.

Wen Ru's real name is Wen Ning. She changed her name to Wen Ru after she followed Yan Lianjue. Yan Lianjue had arranged a place for her before leaving the royal capital, but she was unwilling to leave and opened a winery in the royal capital called Taohuazui.

The human face does not know where to go, Peach Blossom still laughs spring breeze.

Qi State

After Li Chengyuan returned from the small fishing village, he sent people to look for Yan Miao's whereabouts, but there was no trace of Yan Miao and no news at all.

The following year, An Ning got married to A Feng, the son of a marquis, who had accompanied her to Dahui.

Three years later, Li Chengyuan, Ye Qingran and Yan Lianjue met in the royal capital and signed an alliance to refrain from fighting for twenty years.

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Zhao Ce

Since Ye Lingxi got married, Zhao Ce has been depressed all day long. He doesn't want to eat, sleep, or work as an official. His mother Cui is worried and discusses with his father, Ningyang Hou, to take him to Jiangnan to live for a while to relax. Zhao Ce doesn't want to go, and Ningyang Hou doesn't waste time talking to him. He just has people tie him up in a carriage and sends a team of highly skilled guards to accompany him, not giving him any chance to escape.

After arriving in the south of the Yangtze River, Zhao Ce still looked depressed. One day, he heard his servants talking about the Lantern Festival. They said how lively the festival was and how beautiful the lanterns were. It seemed as if they were talking to him on purpose. He actually became interested as he listened and went out reluctantly at night.

When he got to the street, he was immediately dazzled by the colorful lanterns all over the street. They were more delicate and exquisite than the lanterns he had seen in the capital before. He was fascinated by them unconsciously and bumped into someone accidentally. When he looked up, it was Su Yu.

Su Yu was also surprised to see him, and asked him why he was here, questioning whether he was following her. The two had a disagreement, and Zhao Ce was kicked again. He limped after Su Yu and asked her to stop. Su Yu turned around and made a face at him, and he was so angry that he twisted his foot and fell. Su Yu stopped to look at him, and saw that he was sitting on the ground and couldn't get up. Thinking that he had fallen hard, she walked over to ask him if he could still stand up and whether he wanted to find a doctor to check. As soon as she finished speaking, she saw Zhao Ce crying, and tears fell like soybeans with broken strings.

She felt embarrassed and turned to leave, but she felt something grabbing her skirt. She turned back and asked Zhao Ce to let go, but he refused. The two of them were pulling each other in the street, attracting a large crowd of onlookers.

Finally, Su Yu used all his strength to pull Zhao Ce up from the ground and took him away.

There were few people by the river, Su Yu pulled him to the river and asked him why he was crying. Zhao Ce felt embarrassed at this time and said that there was sand in his eyes and he was not crying. Su Yu said that there was no sand in his eyes, but water in his brain. If he met her on the street again, he should not say that he knew her. He was about to leave, but was stopped by Zhao Ce again.

She turned around angrily and told him to speak quickly. Zhao Ce sighed sadly, looked at the moon in the sky and said that she was married. Su Yu naturally knew who she was referring to, and said unhappily that she was married, so what was there to be sad about. She was originally dissatisfied with Ye Lingxi, thinking that she was two-timing and abandoned him. If her grandmother had not been sick, she would have come with her mother to visit, and she would definitely stay in the capital to win back Yan Fei's heart.

Zhao Ce looked at the moon sadly and sighed, then felt a chill on his face. Su Yu scooped up a handful of water and splashed it on his face, asking him if he was sober now. He looked at her face, a little dazed. After he came to his senses, he wiped the water off his face, complained that she had no sympathy at all, and then was kicked again. Su Yu snorted and left.

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Later, the two met again on the street. Zhao Ce took the initiative to greet him, but Su Yu ignored him and walked away with a snort. ...

Later, when he returned to the capital, Zhao Ce was no longer so depressed. He ate when it was time to eat, slept when it was time to sleep, and went to court when it was time to go to court... But when he was strolling on the street, he always looked around, wondering if he could run into Su Yu, and gradually paid attention to her in his heart...

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Su Yu ignored him at first, but later she paid attention to him after he greeted her seven or eight times. After getting to know him more, she found that he had some good points and her impression of him gradually changed.

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The second year after Yan Fei stayed in the fishing village, Su Yu also came. She looked at him from a distance and left without saying hello to him. After leaving the fishing village, she saw a man waiting for her in front with a horse. Zhao Ce came over with a horse, looking embarrassed. He wanted to ask something but was too embarrassed to ask. She walked over and took his arm, smiling and said, "Go back." He also smiled and nodded vigorously.

Three months later, they got married.

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Postscript 2
一
On his birthday this year, Su Shi received a jar of wine. Next to the jar was a small package. When he opened it, he found crystal clear golden candied dates.

He looked at the two gifts and smiled.

After that, he would receive these two gifts on his birthday every year. He never drank alcohol or ate sweets. Only on his birthday would he drink two glasses of wine and eat a candied date.

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In the blink of an eye, more than ten years have passed. Except for a few wrinkles at the corners of his eyes, his gentle and elegant demeanor has not changed at all, so he was given the elegant name of "Confucian Face".

In addition to the two gifts, there was also a brother and sister who came for this year’s birthday. They were both seven years old and had their birthdays on the same day, but one was born earlier, so he became a brother, and the other was born later, so he became a sister.

The two of them came to pay him a birthday greeting. The elder brother Wonton said that his father and mother had no money, so he and his sister Jiaozi stayed here first and would take them back when they made money. Jiaozi said that his second uncle had money, but his father didn't want it because he was afraid that his second uncle would bribe his mother. Wonton said that his father told him to take his sister to visit his great-grandfather and grandmother, and his third uncle and his third aunt.

He listened to the two people talking to each other, always with a patient and gentle smile on his face.

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Somehow, word got out that he had an illegitimate child, and the rumor reached Yanzhou.

Liu Ru, the younger sister of Prince Jin, had completely given up hope. When she was young, she had seen too many stunning people, and there was a hurdle in her heart that was difficult to overcome. Fortunately, she finally crossed it, and had someone to depend on by her side. From then on, life was a different story.

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Thirty years had passed in a flash. On this day, Su Shi sat under the green pine tree in the yard and took a nap in a rocking chair. His hair and beard were all white, but the only thing that remained unchanged was his gentle and elegant temperament.

In a trance, he heard music floating in, vague and ethereal, not like the sound of the mortal world... He followed the sound of the music to the door and saw two people standing there. He did not recognize them at first, but when he heard the words "Ashi" and "Brother Su", he smiled.

They both looked just as they did when they were young, and he was just as young.

The two men said they were coming to take him to a good place, and he smiled and left with them.

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two

After Shangguan Yuan came out of seclusion, he resigned from his official position and wandered around, his whereabouts unknown.

The Yellow Spring Mirror has a new keeper.

A man with white hair sat cross-legged in front of a round mirror. Hearing footsteps behind him, his gloomy eyes slightly opened. A voice behind him said, "The teacher is gone. How about we play another game this time?"

There was a flash of light in the mirror, and two faces were reflected in the originally chaotic mirror surface.

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