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Chapter 38

Chapter 35

"Which family do you belong to? Your strength is not small."

Chun Yuan saw that young man in fancy clothes who was called the third son stared down at Liu Xiangyang for a moment, and suddenly asked this question, and his heart arose again.When she came out, the eldest girl didn't take a big car in order not to attract attention, she just arranged a green felt car for the mother's servants in the house on weekdays, which was very ordinary.At this moment, I'm afraid that Liu Xiangyang will not know the seriousness and lead out the eldest girl.

"I... I belong to the Liu family. The car... the wheel is loose, and I have to rush to fix it."

Liu Xiangyang replied angrily.

The third young master burst out laughing, and as he spoke, he threw a piece of silver at his feet: "I only like those who have the ability. Take it to suppress the shock."

Liu Xiangyang said: "I don't want it!"

Chunyuan was so anxious that she almost jumped out of the carriage to grab his ears.Fortunately, the third young master didn't get angry, he just gave a huff, turned his head and said to the man who was driving up behind him, "So it's a ram!" He pulled the rein of the horse and passed by the carriage first.The man also took a look at Liu Xiangyang, and then glanced across the carriage compartment. Chun Yuan, who was leaning against the crack of the door and looking out, suddenly felt that his eyes seemed to meet her for a moment. Seeing that he had galloped his horse past his side.The two people who fell into the muddy water just now also climbed up at this moment, and stared at Liu Xiangyang fiercely, not daring to stay any longer, and hurried up together with their companions.

After the group of people left, Chun Yuan hurriedly opened the door, saw a welt on Liu Xiangyang's neck, and some blood was still leaking from the wound, she hurriedly took out a handkerchief and wiped it lightly, saying: "Does it hurt?" Hurt? Those people are so unreasonable, damn it!"

When Liu Xiangyang saw her approaching him like this, his heart felt hot, and he raised his head and said, "It doesn't hurt!"

Chunyuan glanced at him, shook her head and sighed: "You are really stupid, stupid and stubborn! There are so many of them, if that person hadn't said something, I don't know how it would end. Next time, don't be so strong You've shown yourself!" Seeing the piece of silver on the ground, he frowned again, "If you want this money, just pick it up."

Liu Xiangyang flew up and kicked the silver piece into the nearby ditch, and then sank with a "boo", and then he said: "Who cares about this!"

Chun Yuan was startled, then suddenly smiled and said, "Let's go fix the car quickly, don't tell the girl to wait."

Xie Zuiqiao walked out quickly, and saw seven or eight people outside the door, the first one was Pei Taizhi, that's all, the one next to him was actually the third prince Zhao Weijun, who was looking at him with a smile on his face.My heart sank slightly, but my footsteps did not stop, I greeted him and said with a smile: "I heard the sound of a magpie early this morning, so it turns out that a distinguished guest has really come. It has been more than half a year since the first part of the capital, the third highness, are you all right?" While talking , is to see the ceremony.

Zhao Weijun jumped off his horse, supported Xie Zuiqiao, laughed and said, "Since brother Xie left Beijing, I recalled the friendship in the past, and I can't help feeling sorry for him. I came here with my father the day before yesterday, and I was going to visit a long time ago. , only because of trivial matters, I finally got free today, how can I miss it?"

Pei Taizhi also got off his horse, looked at Xie Zuiqiao and said slowly: "Third Highness still misses you in spite of his busy schedule, I will follow the example of a dog and horse, and volunteer to lead the way here. Zuiqiao, you must do your best. Landlord's friendship."

Xie Zuiqiao laughed loudly: "Your guest is coming, how dare you trust me. Please." As he spoke, he already led the way.He brought him to the bamboo pavilion where he made tea first, and said with a smile: "This is a wild place, not comparable to the red brocade and golden glass that His Highness the Third Highness is used to. Only this pavilion is surrounded by bamboo on three sides, which is quite refreshing." Hey, if Your Highness the Third Highness doesn't mind, why don't you sit here for a while and I'll make tea for you, how about it?"

Zhao Weijun saw the scroll on the floor in the pavilion at a glance, leaned over to pick it up, took a look, and said with a smile: "Brother Xie is so leisurely. Baking tea and tasting books makes me happy, even I can't help but think about it for a few days. It's a normal day." After speaking, he looked around for a few times, and then said: "Why is this huge garden so quiet that you can't even see a servant?"

The pot of tea just now was left by Xie Zuiqiao, and now it is still boiling on the clay stove, the water in the pot has boiled almost dry.Xie Zuiqiao drew water from the pitcher next to it and poured it into the teapot again, then smiled and said: "Originally there were a few maids, but I like to be quiet, so they were all sent to the south gate, leaving only an old sweeper hired from a nearby village. "

Zhao Weijun shook his head and said: "It's a pity, it's a pity. Although brother Xie is keeping his filial piety, wouldn't it be too boring if he doesn't even have a person with red sleeves to add fragrance to him?"

Xie Zuiqiao smiled and said nothing, just picked up the teapot and put it back on the stove, the three of them sat around and chatted for a while, talking about the emperor who had passed the lantern festival tonight and would leave tomorrow, when they were talking, they suddenly heard There was an exclamation.Although the cry was extremely short and then disappeared, only the three people in the pavilion could hear it clearly, it was clearly a young woman.

The three of them suddenly turned their heads in unison, and saw bursts of thick smoke rising from a row of houses at the end of the garden covered by bamboo trees, faintly mixed with the light of fire.

Xie Zuiqiao's face changed slightly, and Pei Tai's eyes were also a little frightened and angry.Zhao Weijun said in surprise: "How could it catch fire when it's so good!" He said and ran away.

Xie Zuiqiao and Pei Taizhi looked at each other, they got up abruptly, and rushed up.When we got to the source of the fire, we saw that the row of three bamboo-wood huts next to the wall behind the garden actually ignited the flames.There was another sound of chaotic footsteps behind him. It turned out that some of the attendants and Na Ding Po who stayed at the gate of the garden rushed in to fight the fire when they saw the fireworks rising.Fortunately, the fire was not too big, it only ignited the thin wooden purlins on the top of the porch, and it was quickly brought under control.

"It seems that I heard a scream just now, so what should I do if something unexpected happens. Go check it out!"

Zhao Weijun entered the first room on the left without waiting for the fire to be extinguished, and then withdrew.

Xie Zuiqiao knew that the fire was strange, but he only remembered Ming Yu in his heart, and couldn't care about anything else at the moment. He kicked away the room where Du Ruoqiu lived on the right, and saw that the room was slightly filled with smoke. He took a quick look around. There was no one there, so he breathed a sigh of relief and opened the window to come out.

Zhao Weijun also came out after him, stood on the open space in front of the courtyard, looked around, and said strangely: "Zuiqiao, just now you said that there are only you and an old woman here, but I clearly heard a young woman screaming in this direction." Sound. Could it be that you hide in the golden house secretly but don't want to be known? This is not like what you usually do." Haha laughed a few times, then suddenly changed his tone, and said, "That's all. I'm afraid there will be Outsiders sneaked in. Although it is only a woman, but now the father and the emperor are still in the city, and they still have to watch the lanterns to have fun with the people at night, so they must be extremely careful, so that they can be reassured if they are searched."

"Third Highness, it is my duty to protect the emperor. The Third Highness is so cautious, could it be that you are blaming me and my brothers for slacking off a few days ago?"

Pei Taizhi, who had been silent all this time, suddenly interjected, although his tone was still respectful, there was only a trace of coldness.

Zhao Weijun was startled, turned to stare at him, and then said: "Master Pei is strong and strong, no one in the world knows it. It's only about the safety of the father, no matter how small it is, don't let it go. And the woman's cry just now was really a bit loud. Suspicious..." Turning to look at Xie Zuiqiao, with a smile on his face, "It's even Zuiqiao, I can be considerate if I think about it."

"Third Highness, this is my Yu Garden. If Your Highness comes here, if you talk to Zuiqiao about the old days, Zuiqiao will greet you. If you come here to search for the so-called suspects, you will not be able to do so. Even if you come to the imperial court, I will also This sentence!" There was a clang at the end of the words.

The smile gradually faded from the corner of Zhao Weijun's mouth, he stared at Xie Zuiqiao, and slowly said: "Zuiqiao, you are so evasive, but I am even more puzzled. Could it be that there is something hidden in the dark? Why don't you tell me? Listen, if it's really embarrassing. For the sake of our old friendship, I will hide it for you in front of my father."

The corners of Xie Zuiqiao's mouth were tightly pursed, and he clenched his fist tightly, veins popped out slightly on his forehead, and he stared at Zhao Weijun without blinking.

At this moment, the three young men suddenly froze in one place, looking at each other with different expressions.

The wind passed over the bamboo tips, and there was still a rustling sound, but the air gradually solidified, as if just a little spark, the sword would be on the verge of breaking out.

"Mr. Xie, since I have brought my grandfather's painting with me, it's time to take my leave."

Suddenly, a clear voice came over, breaking the freeze.The three of them were startled, looked up, and saw a man in a green shirt coming out from behind a bamboo on the side of a rockery dozens of steps away, walking slowly in this direction.

Zhao Weijun was so surprised that he couldn't speak, and couldn't move for a while.

News came from the Doufang Building this morning that the person caught in the fire last night was robbed.Knowing that the prince came over suddenly, it must be because of Pei Taizhi, and his own failure is also inseparably related to him.He was originally a proud person, how could he admit defeat so easily.But after half a day, I found out that Xie Zuiqiao had a garden outside the city, and he lived in seclusion, so he came up with the idea of ​​coming over to test it out.When the emperor is on tour, the prince should accompany him at all times, and he is not allowed to leave without authorization.He said in front of Zhengde that he would visit Xie Zuiqiao in the past.Zhengde complied, and only then did he make this trip out of the city.

At first, he wasn't sure if there was someone hiding at Xiezui Bridge, but just to test it out, he followed the example of the fire in Doufang Building last night, and arranged for people to go around to the back room in the deepest part of the garden where people were most likely to hide, and from outside the wall. Throwing it into the tinder to ignite it, intending to take advantage of the chaos and go over to find out what happened.Things went well, and unexpectedly, he heard the woman's exclamation, so he felt confident in his heart.Xie Zuiqiao just said that there is no other woman here, if he is asked to find it, he can take it away for any reason.If this woman fell into his hands again, the person Pei Taizhi originally intended to use would definitely have some scruples.In this way, he slapped the crown prince and Pei Tai heavily, and won the round. It was also a warning to Xie Zuiqiao.Naturally, he will let him know later that if he wants to take refuge in him, he will definitely let the past go.Having made up his mind, he pursued step by step, only wanting to force the woman out.It never occurred to him that the person was forced out in the end, but he was not the one he imagined at all!

From the moment Xie Zuiqiao heard Ming Yu's voice, all kinds of emotions suddenly arose in his heart.

With this girl showing up like this, he knew that she was the only Linglongshao who could break the situation at this moment.He admired her courage and intelligence, but her reputation...

He blamed himself a little.Suddenly, Zhao Weijun was staring at her again, and even his cousin Pei Taizhi, whose eyes were usually difficult to see, was looking at her without blinking at this moment, with unconcealed surprise.He knew that he must have recognized her, the girl who bit him in front of Wangshan Tower a few months ago.

Xie Zuiqiao sighed secretly, following the eyes of the two people beside him, he also looked over.

Under the sunshine like broken gold, her skirt was swayed and rolled by the wind. Along the way, green lotuses bloomed under her feet.When I got closer and stopped a dozen steps away, I could see it more clearly.Jade skin and bright eyes, but she is still a half-grown girl, but like when the apricot plum on the branch is not yet red in early spring, there is a different kind of gloom between the brows.

"Mr. Xie, I saw the fire just now, and I was frightened for a while, so I screamed and ran there to hide to avoid the fire. I am really ashamed. I have brought the entrustment of my grandfather, and I dare not disturb it. I bid farewell."

Ming Yu said to Xie Zuiqiao with a slight smile on his face.After saying that, his eyes fell to the ground again, and he gave a slight salute to the other two beside him, then turned around and went to the gate of the garden.

Xie Zuiqiao hastily said to Granny Ding who had heard the movement and rushed over, who had been dazed by the side, "Hurry up and send Miss Ruan down."

Granny Ding came back to her senses, hurriedly responded, and accompanied Ming Yu out.

Ming Yu walked along the cobblestone road until she reached the corner, and her legs trembled slightly until she could no longer feel the surprised eyes cast on her back.

She ran here from the study just now, and mentioned the situation to Du Ruoqiu.Although it was expected that people would not search the innermost inner room, just in case, they still rolled up some women's belongings in the room, and the two hurriedly hid behind a row of bamboo fences behind the hut.Not wanting to think for a while, I heard something strange on the top of my head, and when I looked up, I saw several fire balls thrown into the high wall behind me, and a few sparks splashed on Du Ruoqiu's shoulders, Du Ruoqiu let out a cry, and then realized that something was wrong , shut up immediately.

Ming Yu had never experienced such an experience, and she was a little flustered for a while, her heart was beating wildly for a while, and she tried her best to calm down.Seeing that there is a clump of green bamboo behind a rockery dozens of steps away, it is a hiding place, so the two hurried to hide there.After a while, they heard the sound of fighting the fire in front of the cover room.

A young man's voice sounded.When Du Ruoqiu heard it, her face suddenly turned pale, and she whispered in Ming Yu's ear: "He was the one who captured me."

Ming Yu held her breath and quietly looked out from between the rocks.I saw the young man who spoke, the third prince of the dynasty.He was laughing at Xie Zuiqiao's golden house, his haughty head was raised slightly, and the brocade robe embroidered with dark gold and treasure patterns on his body was shining brightly in the sun.Then... Pei Taizhi...he was there too.She only saw his side face, Jin Lie's sunlight was shining on him, reflecting half of his side face like a chisel, he was frowning and talking to the third prince.

At that moment, Ming Yu didn't have the time to appreciate what he was feeling when he saw this person again.All her attention has been firmly grasped by the next conversation between the Third Prince and Xie Zuiqiao.One hides a needle in the cotton, and the other does not back down.It was obvious that the third prince had come prepared, and he just heard Du Ruoqiu's cry and forcibly used the excuse of the emperor's safety. If he was not asked to search today, he might not be able to give up.Instead of letting both of them be discovered in the end, it would be better for her to show up first and ask for a surprise, hoping to get away with it.

A girl in a boudoir will secretly meet with a lonely boy. No matter what the reason is, if it gets out, her boudoir name will be completely destroyed, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to remarry in this life.Only then, she knew she had no choice but to take such a risk. ... Besides, even if there is really no one to marry in this world, she actually doesn't feel much regret in her heart.After the former Fangfei faded and the youth withered, the heart of love between men and women in her chest has long since faded.

The garden gate was right in front of her. Ming Yu quickened her steps to open the gate, and at a glance she saw that the gate was guarded by two big men covered in mud.Chunyuan and Liu Xiangyang were stopped outside.Chun Yuan's face was a little panicked, while Liu Xiangyang and the two big men were glaring at each other.

Seeing her coming out, Chun Yuan seemed to be finally relieved, she hurried forward and called out to her girl.Those two big men wanted to stop me, but Ming Yu said coldly, "Your master never stopped me, but you are so entrusted with it."

(End of this chapter)