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The son-in-law ordered Xue Poye to enter the pavilion, sat down on the stone bench in the hall, and then said with a smile: "Yi'er told me the day before yesterday that a master was invited to come to the house, and I wondered what kind of person it was, you know , There are so many masters in the capital, it is really easy to find a master with strong martial arts, since she found a master from outside, she must be very capable, I still saw you, master tonight."

Xue Poye hurriedly said: "The son-in-law has won the prize. In fact, the grassroots are very weak. Thanks to the princess, he took the job with trepidation, but it was just a dream of the princess of Yiyuan."

The son-in-law smiled and said: "In my son-in-law's mansion, there is no need to be frightened. I guarantee that you will be safe in my mansion." After a pause, he said slowly: "Dream fulfillment? This is really a very tempting thing, I I think I should replace Yi Er and thank you for helping him realize his dream."

The son-in-law didn't have much airs, which Xue Poye hadn't thought of before.

The son-in-law walked to the side of the pavilion, looked up at the sky, and suddenly said: "The moon and stars are sparse, and they have been covered by dark clouds. How can people's hearts be covered by skins? Just like you and me, when we first meet, aren't we all covered up by each other. Xue Stone, what do you say?"

Xue Poye was taken aback, the son-in-law's words must have meant something, did he know something?

"The son-in-law's words, the villain will remember." Xue Poye replied cautiously with a hint of ingenuity.

The son-in-law laughed, went back to the pavilion and sat down and said, "You are very slippery." After a pause, he sighed: "Everyone comes here for fame, and everyone is there for profit. If a person lives in this world, if he doesn't fight Winning fame and fortune will lose a lot of fun, but many people don't understand that when you get one thing, you may lose a lot of things. When you look back, the most precious things are probably gone and you can never get them again. .”

Xue Poye listened attentively, he didn't understand why the majestic son-in-law would express such emotion to a commoner like him, could it be a warning, or could it be said that this was something that had been kept in the son-in-law's heart, and he hadn't uttered it. Myself, that's why I feel emotional?

If it was really the words from the heart of the son-in-law, Xue Poye felt that he should be flattered.

"***!" The son-in-law suddenly burst out another swear word: "Why don't you keep talking about these sour scumbags, okay, stop talking, Xue Shitou, would you like to have a drink with me? "

"drink wine?"

"do not drink!"

"It turns out that the son-in-law wants to drink tea, and the grass-roots should accompany him!"

The son-in-law shook his head with a smile and said, "I don't drink tea either, let's drink honey water!"

When Xue Poye was holding the honey water, he couldn't laugh or cry. This son-in-law didn't drink alcohol or tea, but he wanted to drink this honey water. It was really unbelievable.

The honey water is sweet and greasy in the mouth, and has an excellent taste.

"Only drinking honey water can make you feel that your life is still sweet in the desolate and cold years." The concubine said slowly.

Xue Poye drank honey water, concealing a strange feeling in his heart.

The son-in-law is a big shot, and he has the leisure to chat and drink honey water with himself in the pavilion in the big garden. He has no airs, and even looks very calm. Could it be that the son-in-law is really so approachable and amiable, or is it because he is the princess of Yi County? His master, why would he speak so speculatively to himself?

"I heard that before Liu Jin was assassinated, you once protected him and even killed two assassins!"

The son-in-law changed the subject and asked suddenly.

Xue Poye was taken aback for a moment, and suddenly remembered that he was looking for Xiaoshi that night, worried that he would have an accident, so he met an assassin in the ginkgo forest in Liuheyuan. Two assassins.

If it is to protect Liu Jin, it is better to say that it is to protect Xiao Shitou.

"I don't really remember much either." Xue Poye said with a chuckle, "That incident was too scary. I always wanted to forget it quickly. Up to today, I have forgotten a lot of things."

"Forgot?" The son-in-law also laughed: "When you stay in the capital for a long time, you will know that what happened in Liuheyuan is just a child's game."

Xue Poye said seriously: "What the son-in-law said is true, so I will pass on my skills to the princess as soon as possible, and then go back to my hometown earlier."

The son-in-law did not speak immediately, squinting his eyes, with a look of melancholy on his pretty face, he said for a long time: "Yes, back to my hometown, that is the best destination." After pondering for a while, he finally said: "Xue Shitou, Since you have the ability to kill two assassins, you must have some ability. I heard that the two assassins have already entered the ranks of four warriors, so your strength is enough to teach Yier Kung Fu. It is very rare to be able to hit the target with [-] steps, so Yier will entrust it to you."

Xue Poye hastily stood up and saluted, "Cao Min respectfully obeys the order of the son-in-law!"

The son-in-law nodded, waved and said, "Go, it's late, go to bed earlier."

Xue Poye came out of the pavilion, and suddenly heard the son-in-law saying calmly behind him: "Xue Shitou, no matter what you did or wanted to do before entering the son-in-law's mansion, from now on, you must forget it and focus on teaching Yi Son, I don't want you to be distracted by other things, you know what I mean?"

Xue Poye's body shook, but without turning his head, he said softly, "Cao Min understands."

Does the son-in-law really know anything?Or, the son-in-law is just using this language to test himself?

The water in Kyoto is too muddy, and the fish are too mixed. Just like the son-in-law said, everyone's heart is covered by skins, everyone has a mask, and everyone tries their best to maintain their masks. Can you see the real face under the mask?

Since other people have it, the son-in-law will of course have it too. Whether he wants it or not, he will wear a mask in front of his real face, and Xue Poye naturally has his own mask.

The son-in-law's heart may not be more beautiful than his face, and his methods are of course not just playing the piano and drinking honey water.

Back in the house, Xue Poye didn't go to bed right away. He had to digest what the son-in-law said. He had to make sure if the son-in-law really knew something. If he knew something, he had to come up with countermeasures as soon as possible. He even thought that although he didn't notice that there were eyes staring at him, his words and deeds in the capital might be known to the beautiful son-in-law.

My purpose is to deal with the affairs of chrysanthemums and peach blossoms, and definitely not to be a master in the son-in-law's mansion. If the situation changes, then I must get rid of the shell of the son-in-law's mansion.

Good luck!

In the early morning of the second day, a guest suddenly came to the consort's mansion, and this guest was actually Princess Yi's guest.

At this time, Xue Poye was teaching Princess Yi the ingenious way to pull the strings. He taught and learned very seriously. Hua Gongwei and the others were also listening carefully. Those who are close to the water are the first to get the moon. There is such a magical arrow. A master of art always has to learn.

It wasn't until a burst of applause that they came back to their senses.

Among the flowers, a nobleman slowly walked out, with a smile on his face, he clapped his hands and said: "Okay, I heard that the little princess has recently got a master of archery, so it's a lie. I just heard a few words today, and I realized that it is indeed an archery master." A formidable character, Miao Miao Miao!"

Xue Poye frowned, and looked at this person, and saw a young man in brown brocade clothes standing beside a Guanyin bamboo tree, with a purple jade belt tied around his waist, wearing cloud-climbing boots, and wearing Burmese The jade crown, with her hips on her hips, looks extremely airy.

He is not handsome, but he is very masculine, with dark skin, thick eyebrows, thick lips, and a friendly smile, just like the big brother next door.

When Princess Yi saw that person, she immediately covered her mouth and smiled, "Second Cousin, why are you here?"

Second cousin?

Xue Poye heaved a sigh of relief. He thought he was a big man, but he was just a cousin. Suddenly, he felt that something was wrong. As Princess Yi's identity, the so-called cousin was either from the side of the princess or the side of the son-in-law. No matter which side, Those are great people in Kyoto.

If it's okay to talk about the side of the consort, then the cousin of the eldest princess is... the prince!

Seeing the young man's demeanor and the handsome smile on his face, Xue Poye's heart moved. If he was asked to judge whether this young man is a prince, his answer would be yes.

Sure enough, when the young man walked towards this side, Hua Gongwei and several subordinates knelt down on one knee and respectfully said: "See the second prince!"

This is really a prince!

Princess Yi was a little surprised when she saw Xue Poye, and said in a low voice: "Master, this is the second prince, Liu Ziyin, everyone calls him Prince Yin!"

Prince Yin had already approached, stretched out his hand, and said, "Bow!"

Hua Gongwei immediately offered his bow and arrow, Prince Yin took it with a smile, looked at the target in front of him, and said softly: "This place is only two hundred steps away from the target." Turning back, he actually walked a hundred steps, Then he stopped, stretched his bow and set his arrow, aiming at the target, making a gesture to shoot the arrow.

Xue Poye was rather curious, could it be that Prince Yin also has the ability to penetrate the heart with three hundred steps?If there is, Princess Yi must also know, why not learn archery from this prince?

"call out"!

The arrow left the bow and shot out fiercely.

Seeing the direction of the arrow, Xue Poye breathed a sigh of relief. As a good arrow shooter, Xue Poye could tell the quality of the arrow from the arrow traces shot by Prince Yin.

Although this arrow is powerful and not slow, but the combined accuracy is really not good. More importantly, his shooting method is very ordinary. Usually, this kind of arrow is strong first and then weak. It is extremely fierce, but as long as it passes a hundred steps away, its momentum will weaken and it will not be able to continue.

Sure enough, Prince Yin's feathered arrow slowed down after a distance of one hundred steps, and before it reached two hundred steps, it landed on the ground with a "click".

Hua Gongwei and the others all expressed regret, but no one dared to laugh at Prince Yin's archery skills, but they admired Xue Poye's archery skills in their hearts, and Prince Yin's archery skills were in contrast to Xue Poye's archery skills clever.

Prince Yin is naturally a man of influence in the capital. Many people know that Prince Yin has the demeanor of the ancient Mengchang. It can also be regarded as a wealth of talents.

There used to be some censors who advised that Prince Yin’s accommodation was in disorder, and he might be suspected of gathering crowds to create momentum, but His Majesty the Emperor easily refuted these people, so Prince Yin still included his disciples, and the censors did not accept them. No matter how much I said, the courtiers knew that their majesty was a stubborn person, and it was almost impossible to change the decision he made. Since he insisted on letting Prince Yin go, then no one was willing to take the risk of offending Prince Yin to continue admonishing him.

"I only now know that Master Xue's ability is really extraordinary." Prince Yin sighed: "If you don't shoot it yourself, who knows what it's like to go through the heart with three hundred steps, and how difficult it is."

While speaking, he came over, handed the bow and arrow to Hua Gongwei, and said to Xue Poye with a smile: "I am Zi Yin, and many people like to call me Prince Yin!"

Xue Poye hastily knelt down on one knee and saluted: "The grass-roots see Prince Yin!"

Prince Yin immediately stepped forward to help him up and said: "Master Xue, you don't need to be so polite. I have never been worshiped by someone who is capable. You are capable, so you don't have to be too cautious."

He looks really kind and sunny, and his dark skin makes him feel more friendly.

From Xue Poye's point of view, people in the royal family must always take their face into account, and they must always be superior, and they must maintain this so-called sense of mystery. The princess, the son-in-law, and the prince of Yin all seem to be very approachable, and they don't have the airs that royal figures should have.

"Prince Yin has won the award. The grassroots are poorly educated and useless. They are difficult to understand, and they are not capable." Xue Poye hurriedly said modestly.

Prince Yin stretched out his hand to stop him and said: "People have abilities, this is something to be proud of, there is no need to cover up. Your [-]-step heart-piercing archery is a well-known thing. Besides, I heard that When Liu Jin was assassinated, you killed two masters of the Four Paths with your own hands, which is a remarkable thing, if you are still incapable, then many people are useless?"

Xue Poye smiled wryly and said, "Some things are exaggerated."

Prince Yin laughed and said: "People who have no ability can not exaggerate if they want to." Princess Xiang Yi said softly: "Cousin Yi, your health has improved a while ago, are you not surprised?"

Princess Yi smiled sweetly: "Thank you for your concern, second cousin. I didn't know about it until later. I didn't know anything that night."

Prince Yin nodded and sighed: "My aunt always loves you so much, I'm afraid that you will be frightened in the slightest."

"Mother loves me very much, doesn't Madam Yi also love you very much?" Princess Yi smiled.

There was a trace of tenderness on Prince Yin's face, and he said softly: "My concubine has done a lot for me, so I can't let her down, and I have to love her well."

"By the way, Second Cousin, you are here today, do you have anything to tell your cousin?" Princess Yi blinked. He and Xue Poye washed their faces and wiped their hands.

The water was still fragrant. After washing, Xue Poye felt much refreshed.

Prince Yin walked to the edge of the bamboo forest, sat down on the bamboo chair next to him, and said with a smile: "Actually, I really have something to ask my cousin. You must promise me, otherwise second cousin will not be happy."

Princess Yi leaned over and said with a grin: "Since the dignified second prince has something to beg me for a little girl, it's really rare. Tell me what it is. If it's too difficult, I have to be conditional."

Xue Poye stood quietly aside, although his eyes were fixed on the bamboo forest, his ears were paying attention to their conversation.

At this moment, he finally remembered that Juhua Tong seemed to have devoted himself to the sect of Prince Yin. It was always such a coincidence that he came to the Prince Consort's Mansion before he was ready to investigate him.

"I want to borrow someone from you!" Prince Yin plucked a bamboo leaf, put it on the tip of his nose and sniffed it lightly, looking intoxicated.

"Borrower?" Princess Yi opened her eyes wide.

Prince Yin smiled faintly, glanced at Xue Poye, and said, "I want to borrow your master tomorrow."

Hearing these words, Xue Poye felt very unhappy in his heart. Although Prince Yin looked modest and friendly on the surface, he was born in the capital and the royal family after all, so he couldn't get rid of his arrogance and arrogance in his bones.

It seemed very casual, just like asking Princess Yi to borrow a tool.

Princess Yi glanced at Xue Poye, and asked in confusion, "Master? Second cousin, what do you want Master to do?"

Prince Yin pondered for a while, with a sneer on his face, and said lightly: "The fourth son sent someone to pass me a post, and tomorrow he will gather people to play in the Ten Thousand Birds Garden. You know his thoughts. What are you going to bet with me? I can't lose to him. I'm afraid you've heard that the fourth brother recently got two beasts from somewhere. "

"But...!" Princess Yi bit her lip lightly, and finally said: "Second Cousin, you have hundreds of followers, why do you want Master to go?"

"This is not a trick played by the fourth brother." As soon as the fourth child was mentioned, Prince Yin's face was very ugly, and his voice was cold: "What do you say that you don't accept the old ones, only look at the new ones, which means that you don't want me to take the old ones with you." My subordinates don’t know what he’s going to do, I think he’s afraid of my subordinates, that’s why he came up with such a plan.” Speaking of which, he paused, and sighed: “Father has asked me to I have been busy dealing with the Yanbei refugees, and I have no time to recruit people, so this newcomer is really short on hand. I heard that you have a new master who is very capable, so you came here to ask for help. You must Allowed the second cousin, and won the boy later, I will buy you some more gadgets."

Xue Poye remained calm, as if he didn't hear it.

Princess Yi frowned slightly, and said in a low voice: "Second cousin, you and...why do you and fourth cousin always fight back and forth? You...!"

Prince Yin has already interrupted: "Cousin, cousin is here to ask you to borrow someone. We will talk about other matters until tomorrow." Seeing Princess Yi's aggrieved look, he stood up and sighed: "Men's affairs, Sometimes it's hard to tell you."

Princess Yi glanced at Xue Poye and said softly: "Master, look...?"

Only then did Xue Poye turn around, and said with a smile: "Everything is at the command of the Princess!"

In fact, he was quite conflicted. If he went this time, he might be able to get more news about Juhuatong and Taohuatong, but he was also worried that something would go wrong. If it is out of yourself, then you will be in bad luck.If you don't go, you'll be in a panic. After all, such a good opportunity doesn't always appear.

Simply throw the problem of "going or not going" to Princess Yi.

Princess Yi seemed to have a hard time making a decision, but Prince Yin had already said: "I will pick up Master Xue tomorrow morning." Without saying a word, he walked away slowly with his hands behind his back, and he was hidden in the bamboo forest in a blink of an eye.

No matter how modest the prince is, he is still the prince. No matter how capable Xue Poye is, he is just a subject in the eyes of the prince. A subject, of course, cannot disobey the prince's order.