Chapter 15 Chapter 15 Meeting

Li Yan successfully gave birth to a boy, and Liu Che bestowed the name Mao, and rewarded Princess Pingyang, Li Yannian and Li Guangli brothers heavily. With the position of crown prince still in vain, people with high intentions in the court inevitably began to speculate whether it was Liu Ju, the eldest son born to Empress Wei, who was more likely to be in charge of the East Palace, or Liu Wei, who was loved by thousands of people. Some people think that the Wei family has a strong influence in the court, and Liu Ju obviously has an advantage, but some don't think so. Since the Wei family has gradually developed to this day after relying on Wei Zifu's favor, why is it impossible for the Li family in the future?What's more, Liu Ju, the eldest son of the emperor, has completely different personalities from Liu Che. Although Liu Che still likes it now, but after a long time, I'm afraid he won't appreciate it.

Undercurrents surged in the court, the Wei family kept silent, and everything went on as usual. General Wei Qing even went to the palace to present gifts to Li Yan in person to congratulate Liu Wei on the birth.The courtiers headed by Li Cai, Li Gan and other high-ranking families also did not say a word, and only sent memorials to congratulate Liu Mao on the birth. Amid the turmoil of the faction, when Liu Wei was less than a month old, Liu Che summoned his important officials and issued an edict to the world to make Liu Ju, the eldest son of the emperor, the crown prince.It happened unexpectedly, but it made sense.After all, the decisive battle with the Xiongnu is about to start now. One Wei Qing, one Gongsun He, and one Huo Qubing. If Liu Ju is not the crown prince, why does Liu Che really believe that they will give their allegiance wholeheartedly?

The imperial edict to establish the crown prince had just been announced. Li Yan, who was still recuperating not long after giving birth, suddenly went wrong and suffered a serious illness. She fell into a coma for three days and three nights before she woke up under the rescue of the imperial physician. When Li Yan was seriously ill, Liu Che went to the doctor in a hurry, even summoned me into the palace, and asked me to try to call Li Yan's name in Li Yan's ear.When I was with people, I only called "Niang Niang" softly, but when I was carrying people, I only whispered a word in her ear: "Li Yan, why are you willing to give up your newborn son? You still have a chance, why don't you just give up?" Yet?"

When Li Yan woke up faintly, Liu Che's face was ecstatic, which was in stark contrast to the previous anxiety, such undisguised worry and joy.I think, this man, this man who owns the whole world, really loves Li Yan from the bottom of his heart, and is afraid of losing her. Li Yan looked at Liu Che, she also laughed and cried, she didn't shy away from us, she pressed a light kiss on Liu Che's hand, cuddled up to Liu Che's hand, and murmured: "I'm so afraid that I won't see you again. "At that moment, Liu Che's body trembled violently, and he could only stare blankly at Li Yan, with distress, pity, and even guilt in his eyes.

My body suddenly turned cold, and I stared at Li Yan, you... are you really sick, or did you make yourself sick? When the man returned to the garden, he was so tired that he just wanted to lie down immediately.Unexpectedly, Li Gan was waiting in the house, and Hong Gu who was with him said helplessly, "Li Sanlang has been waiting for you for a whole day." I nodded, and with a wink, signaled her to leave. Seeing her leave the courtyard, Li Gan immediately asked, "Is she awake? Is she okay? She..." Li Gan's voice trembled slightly, it was difficult to speak. I hurriedly said: "Wake up, don't worry, the imperial doctor said that as long as you take care of yourself carefully, your body will recover in about two months."

Li Gan's anxious expression slowly faded away, but a sad look appeared on his face.Her life was in critical condition, but on his side, he could only sit here, waiting for news. The sky turned dark, and the room slowly darkened.He has been sitting quietly, not saying a word or moving, and I can only force myself to accompany him.After a long time, a murmur sounded in the darkness, very soft but very firm: "If this is her wish, I will do my best to help her realize her wish, as long as she can no longer get sick." Li Gan is the only son of General Li Guang, and he plays an important role in the Li family. His decision will inevitably affect the political orientation of the entire family.I leaned back on the cushion, silent.Li Yan, if this illness is a coincidence, then it can only be said that God seems to be taking pity on you. Unexpectedly, an illness made a man who was almost hard-hearted in some aspects feel guilty, and made another man formally decide to take it for you. Allegiance.But if this is not a coincidence, then your method of acting really shocks me. A person who has just become a mother can bet on his life.A person who is so cruel to himself?I began to faintly fear in my heart.

Li Gan and I were still immersed in our respective thoughts when the courtyard door was suddenly pushed open. Li Gan and I were startled and both stood up hastily.Huo Qubing stared at us with an unkind expression.Li Gan and I were alone in the same room, which is fine, but we didn't turn on the lights, and we faced each other silently in the dark. Li Gan looked at Huo Qubing's face, and smiled a little bit in the infinite sadness. He smiled at me and shook his head. After saluting Huo Qubing, he walked out without saying a word. Huo Qubing forced himself to control his emotions and asked: "When did you become so close? You have been tired in the palace for so long, and you can't even take a break?"

I didn't close my eyes for two days and two nights, and I was already exhausted. Just now, because of Li Gan, I kept on holding on. At this time, I didn't care about anything else, I fell back and pulled a blanket to cover my body: "I'm so sleepy, first Let me sleep for a while, and you can beat or punish me later." Huo Qubing was stunned for a moment, a smile gradually appeared on his face, he walked to the side of the couch and sat down.In a daze, I heard him whisper in my ear: "So assured of me? But I am a little worried about myself. If I can't control it, maybe... maybe I will... kill you..." His breath It brushed lightly on my face, and my lips seemed to stick to my cheeks, but I was so sleepy that I sank into a dark dreamland, unable to think of anything.

When I woke up, it was already noon, and I was still dozing off with my eyes squinted. Suddenly yesterday's whispers that seemed true and false passed through my mind, and I sat up from the couch in shock.She lowered her head, but she was still fully dressed, only her shoes were taken off and placed in front of the couch. I sat in a daze, the bed was empty early, was it a dream? The mandarin duck vines lived up to my expectations, a frame of gold and silver, splashing and splashing, so gorgeous that even the gardener was surprised, who didn't understand how I raised them.In fact, it is very simple. I beg and beg to them every day. Plants and trees know human nature. Maybe I feel that even they are longing for the presence of that man, hoping that my wish will come true.

Master Jiu pushed the wheelchair, and I walked slowly by his side.Although the pace is slow, the heart is beating so fast that it is about to pop out. "Sister Yu!" Xiaofeng who followed behind shouted. With an "ah", I turned my head to look at Xiaofeng: "I'm going to die, I have ears!" "Then Master Jiu asked you something, why didn't you answer it?" Xiaofeng said plausibly. I have a ghost in my heart, I dare not argue with Xiaofeng anymore, I looked at Master Jiu embarrassedly: "I didn't hear it just now, what did you ask me?"

Master Jiu asked amusedly: "What are you thinking? I asked when you and Amaterasu became so close. You speak alone, and the three help. It seems that if I don't come to the garden with you, I will be outraged." "Who knows why the three of them want to help me? Maybe it's a favor, waiting to blackmail me in the future." While talking, I have arrived at the yard where I live.I looked back at Shi Feng, Shi Feng made a face at me, and said to Jiu Ye: "Jiu Ye, I haven't visited Sister Yu's place carefully before, today I want to go to other places to take a look at this expensive place in Chang'an City. What does an outrageous song and dance studio look like." Master Jiu laughed and said, "Go!" After Shi Feng gestured to me for money, he ran away. A yard full of flowers, just opened the door, Jiu Ye asked in a low voice: "You planted honeysuckle?" I smiled nervously at him, but didn't answer. A mandarin duck vine with lush branches and flowers.Under the summer sun, it is as bright as gold, as white as silver, and as green as jade. Master Jiu looked at them carefully for a while: "It's a shame that you still have time to take care of them. It takes a lot of hard work to grow them so well." I stared at the flowers on the shelf, the tension that had lasted for several days gradually faded away, and my mind calmed down instead: "Honeysuckle has another name, do you know?" Master Jiu was silent for a long time: "Because it is still green in winter, it is also called 'Honeysuckle'." I smiled wryly, supported his wheelchair, squatted down slowly, and stared at him: "What are you avoiding? Why don't you say another name? Because they grow side by side, like mandarin ducks dancing, people also call them It's 'Mandarin Duck Vine'." Master Jiu smiled and said: "I forgot it for a while, and only thought of the name when it was used as medicine. Didn't you invite me to the garden today just to see the flowers? I remember that the willow trees by your lake are growing very well. Let's go for a walk by the lake. " I held his hand about to turn the wheelchair: "I really just invite you to see the flowers. I don't care if you laugh at me. I'm not ashamed. I just want to tell you what's on my mind today. These mandarin duck vines are specially made for you. I planted it in the autumn of the previous year, and it has been almost two years. Jiuye, I... I like you, I want to marry you, I want to see these flowers with you in the future, instead of watching them dance together alone .” Master Jiu's hands trembled slightly, his fingers were as cold as ice, he stared at me with pain, pity and even fear, all kinds of emotions mixed together, I couldn't understand.I held his hand and it started to get cold.I looked at him imploringly: I gave you my heart, please cherish it, please—cherish—cherish—it. Master Jiu pulled out his hand suddenly. He avoided my sight, stared straight at the mandarin duck vine in front of him, and spoke word by word, slowly and with difficulty. Li Qi: "I'm not used to seeing flowers with others, I think you will always find someone who will accompany you to see flowers." The heart slammed to the ground and shattered in an instant.My hand was still stretching out stubbornly in the air, trying to grab something, but it was empty, a strange posture. He stretched out his hand to push the wheelchair, as if he had no strength at all, and after pushing it a few times, the wheelchair didn't move at all. I grabbed his sleeve: "Why? Have I always been self-indulgent? You don't have any feelings for me? What are you afraid of? Is it your leg? I don't care about these things at all. Nine masters, this man How far he can go in a lifetime is not determined by his legs, but by his heart." Master Jiu turned his head away, refused to look at me, pulled the sleeve out of my hand little by little, and only repeated in his mouth: "Yu'er, you are so nice, there must be someone willing to accompany you to see flowers." I watched the sleeves disappear from my hands little by little, but there was nothing I could do to keep them back.It turns out that some people are more difficult to hold than floating clouds. A cold voice came from outside the door: "There is indeed someone willing to accompany her to see flowers." I didn't move, just stared at my hands.How could he push it away so cruelly?again and again.It turns out that the greatest sorrow is not the heartache, but the despair that comes from being lost. Huo Qubing walked up to Lord Jiu: "Shifang Mengjiu?" His posture was haughty, but his face turned pale. Master Jiu bowed his hand to him, looked at him for a moment with an extremely complicated expression, his face became paler, and he turned his head and said to me: "Yu'er, you have friends coming, I will go first." Pushing the wheelchair, he was about to leave. Huo Qubing said: "My name is Huo Qubing." Jiuye's wheelchair stopped for a moment, but he continued to move forward, saying: "I heard about your name earlier, and it's a great honor to meet you today." But no one turned his head back. "He has left." Huo Qubing said lightly. I still didn't move, he reached out to pull me.I shook off his hand and roared angrily, "Don't worry about my affairs. Who told you to come into my house casually? Get out!" Huo Qubing's hand suddenly clenched into a fist and smashed on the mandarin duck pergola: "Don't forget that you also invited me to enjoy the flowers, mandarin duck vine? You are only willing to tell me that it is called honeysuckle." A few bamboo poles were broken, and the mandarin duck pergola in front of me flickered a few times, pouring gold mountains and jade pillars, and after a loud noise, a frame of flowing gold and silver flowers fell to the ground. I shook my head in disbelief, how could I fall?After two years of careful care, how could it be so easy for a dream to come to an end? I glared at Huo Qubing bitterly, he also seemed a little surprised, staring blankly at the vines all over the ground, with a little confusion in his eyes: "Yu'er, do you see that these vines that are endlessly entangled and can't be sorted out look like life? " Although the flower planter tried his best to save the honeysuckle, the main vine was injured, the flowers withered one by one, and the leaves turned yellow one by one.I watched them die day by day before my eyes, and felt that something that I had always believed in was fading away little by little. Seeing that I was only looking at the flowers, Honggu didn't answer her question for a long time, so she called me in a low voice.I said blankly: "Let them come back, I don't want to see guests." Hong Gu said in embarrassment: "I have come here three times, and this time even Mr. Wu, who is not in good health, came together. Yu'er, just give me a face and meet them." I scooped water from the water tank, and carefully sprinkled it on the mandarin duck vine with my hands.I'm sorry, but the disputes among us will make innocent you suffer. Hong Gu squatted beside me: "Master Wu is kind to me, Shi Fang is my old master, and now the three principals of Shi Fang have been waiting outside the door for a day, this has never happened in Chang'an City. Yu'er, I beg you, just meet them." It seems that if I don't agree, Hong Gu will keep begging forever. "Please come here." I sprinkled the last of the water into the soil. I bowed to Jinyan, Shenxing and Amaterasu. Just as Jinyan was about to speak, Shenxing glanced at him, and he immediately closed his mouth. Amaterasu said: "Xiaoyu, are you planning to draw a line with our Shifang and never see each other again?" I really want to be able to answer him with a smile, as if nothing had happened, but I can't do it calmly.I took a deep breath, and my voice was dry: "Master Jiu will not hesitate to give up the business at hand, but he will immediately collect enough money to return the money he lent me. It seems that Shi Fang wants to draw a line with me." Amaterasu's lips moved, but he couldn't explain it.Jinyan yelled: "Xiaoyu, what's the matter with you and Master Jiu? Was Master Jiu fine when he came? Why did he look pale when he returned, as if he had suddenly fallen ill and locked himself in the study for many days. Pay you back." I clenched my fist tightly and pinched myself hard with my nails. Tianzhao looked at me for a while, and exchanged glances with Shen Xing: "Xiaoyu, it's hard for you." Shen Xing, who has always been quiet, suddenly said: "Xiaoyu, give Master Jiu some more time, many knots in my heart cannot be untied overnight." I shook my head and smiled wryly: "I tried again and again, he avoided and avoided again, I tried my best to get close to him, but he always pushed me away suddenly when I felt close to him. I asked him why over and over again, but he I will never understand his expression. It is not as simple as you think. If it is because of his legs, I have already told him what I think, but he still chooses to push me away. I am a woman, and I have no scruples today I want to tell you all this, just want to ask, you grew up with him, do you know why?" The three of them were silent, and finally Shen Xing looked at me and said very seriously: "Xiaoyu, we can't give you an answer, maybe..." He paused, but did not continue: "But we know that Master Jiu treats you It's different, we grew up with him, you can still see that Master Jiu really treats you very differently, I just ask you to give Master Jiu some more time and give him another chance." I laughed again and again. When a person can’t cry, it seems that he can only choose to laugh, a kind of smile that is uglier than crying: "Please go back, you three! I am very tired now and need to rest." After finishing speaking, ignore them, Turned around and entered the house. Last autumn I harvested a lot of honeysuckle fruit, but this autumn it is just a dead vine. Huo Qubing watched me cut off the withered branches bit by bit with a sickle: "It's already dead, why are you still like this?" "The gardener said that if the roots are well protected, they may still sprout next spring." "I shouldn't have taken my anger out on them that day." I looked up at him in surprise, and said sarcastically, "Are you apologizing to them? Young Master Huo would also do something wrong? If this spreads, the whole city of Chang'an won't be shocked to death?" Huo Qubing was a little annoyed: "You keep a straight face all day long, and you clearly think that I did something wrong." I lowered my head again and continued to cut the dead branches: "The sun is coming out from the west, so I don't like it." "Yu'er!" After Huo Qubing called me, he didn't speak for a while, I put down the sickle in my hand, stood up and looked at him. "Come with me to the grassland next year. Since you are unhappy in Chang'an City, why not follow me to the grassland and desert." His eyes are gloomy and dim, like a boundless night, how many unknowable things are on his mind, which makes me a little sad, but I don't know whether it is for myself or for him.I haven't seen Brother Wolf for almost three years. How is he?It's also good to go and see Brother Wolf.It's time for me to calm down and think about what to do.No matter whether there is an end to grief or not, this life must continue. "I can't promise you right now. I still have some things to do. If everything is settled properly, I may leave Chang'an." Huo Qubing nodded with a smile: "Compared to last year's outright refusal, there is finally a little more hope." The teacher in the room spoke really well, with novel views and detailed expositions. Every question made the students think about the principles of war. "Should Bai Qi bury Zhao's 400,000 soldiers alive?" After the master asked, he smiled and sipped his tea while looking around at the students below. "Bai Qi was a general of the Qin State and the commander-in-chief of the first army, but he broke his word and promised to give the soldiers of the Zhao State a way out, but after he was lured to surrender, he went back on his word and killed 400,000 soldiers. Joke, but Bai Qi broke his promise in front of the army. How can he convince the public in the future? First. Second, Bai Qi's actions made Qin's subsequent wars more tragic, because no one dared to surrender again. After surrendering, what awaits is killing again, so I would rather fight to the death, Bai Qi is equivalent to making Qin's conquest more difficult, making every war a battle of life and death." "Students think that Bai Qi is right to bury him. If Bai Qi hadn't killed 400,000 young and middle-aged men, Zhao's population would drop sharply, and the middle school would lack the labor to cultivate the farmland. Zhao would no longer have the ability to compete for world hegemony. However, it is still unknown whether Qin can rule the world, or the war between the Seven Kingdoms will last longer, more people will die, and only civilians will suffer. In the long run, although Bai Qi killed 400,000 people, he stopped killing with killing , perhaps saved more people. Judging from the time, if Bai Qi does not destroy Zhao, then the people of Qin will die in the future. He is a general of Qin, and it is his duty to protect the common people of Qin." "Ridiculous! There are people who support such a cruel act. The students think..." I looked at Li Guangli, who was sleeping soundly on the long desk, and shook his head helplessly. The master had obviously given up on him long ago, and when his eyes turned to him, he skipped over.However, these few carefully selected companions did not disappoint me. The legendary life of General Wei Qing made these young people from poor and humble backgrounds dream of princes, and they firmly grasped the opportunities I provided. The sound of small footsteps came, and I looked back. Fang Ru entered the yard with a bamboo basket for food, and saluted a little embarrassedly when she saw me.I smiled and said, "You sister-in-law is really conscientious." Fang Ru's face flushed instantly. The students in the room dismissed the class, shouting loudly, still arguing about Bai Qi.I smiled and said, "Go in quickly, the food should be cold." Fang Ru hurried past me with her head down. When the young men who accompanied me saw me, they all smiled and hugged me. "Sister Yu." "Sister Yu hasn't come to see us for a long time." "Sister Yu, my mother asked me to ask you, do you fit the shoes I gave you? She said that I will make you another pair after the farm work is free." Each of them said one sentence, which made me dizzy.I smiled and said: "Looking at your hard work, I specially ordered the kitchen to cook chicken for you today, and you can eat more later. Xiao Wu, I asked the kitchen to separate some and bring them to your mother after school; Chang Qing, Your sister-in-law is in confinement, so you also take a copy home." When arguing for Bai Qi just now, everyone acted like an adult, but now they heard that there was chicken to eat, but they showed their youthful nature, and jumped up all of a sudden. Li Guangli stroked his sleeves and shouted: "Tomorrow I will invite you to eat chicken at Yipinju. The taste will make you want to swallow it with your tongue." Several teenagers clapped their hands and clapped their hands: "Thank you, Second Brother Li." Li Guangli looked at me triumphantly, and I looked at him with a smile. Although this person refused to put things in his stomach, he was easygoing, loved to laugh and make trouble, envied the rich and powerful but did not dislike the poor and humble. With a girl like Li Yan, maybe she can live a more casual life. Fang Ru passed us quietly, I sent them to eat quickly, turned around and chased Fang Ru, and the two walked silently side by side. I sighed: "Time flies, we have known each other for three years in a blink of an eye." Fang Ru smiled mildly: "I'm not a very promising person, just dawdling around. In three years, Xiaoyu is quite different from that time, from a lonely and weak woman to now calling the wind and rain in Chang'an City, a rare It is because you have always had a good heart and know how to be sympathetic to others.” I smiled and shook my head: "Don't think so well of me, I am lazy, and I am too lazy to do things that are not beneficial. You are the first friend I met in Chang'an City, and some words may not be good , but I want to talk to you today." Fang Ru looked at me: "Please tell me." I was silent for a while: "Do you want to marry Li Yannian?" Fang Ru lowered her head with a shy expression. Although she didn't answer me a word, she already understood the meaning. I sighed deeply: "Li Yannian is a good person, it is a good thing for you to marry her, but unfortunately, he now has a noble sister." "Brother Li is not such a person, he will not despise me." Fang Ru hurriedly argued. I said softly: "I know he won't dislike you. What I'm talking about... I'm talking about... Mrs. Li already has a prince. It was very expensive for a while, and then Wang’s relatives were prosperous for a while, but what happened to them? Aru, I don’t want you to fall into this world where there are no swords, but killing people without bloodshed. I can’t say more, you understand My word?" Fang Ru shook her head and said with a smile, "Xiaoyu, you are worrying too much. Brother Li doesn't have such a lofty heart. He won't fight for power and profit, and he won't have such complicated things." "Aru, you can read some words anyway, but you actually said such absurd words? Li Yannian's absence doesn't mean that others don't. They are in the same spirit. If there is something wrong, how can Li Yannian avoid it?" Fang Ru stopped in her tracks, thought for a while, held my hand, stared at me, and said solemnly: "Thank you, I thought it too simply, and now I understand a little bit what you mean, but, Xiaoyu, I am willing, I don't care what is ahead, I just know that I am willing to be with him." I laughed: "Actually, I already know the answer. With your character of not bumping into the south wall and not looking back, as long as it is what you want, it is worth it no matter what. I have said everything I should say, and I am worthy of the friendship between you and me." field." Fang Ru said with a smile: "I am very grateful to you, thank you for meeting you, thank you for waking me up, thank you for inviting Brother Li to the garden, and thank you for your words today, because of these words, I will cherish me and you even more. Whatever Brother Li has now, no matter what happens in the future, I have no regrets." I nodded and said with a smile: "Then I'll hint that Li Yannian has proposed marriage, the gift money can't be too small." Fang Ru was both happy and ashamed: "You are a person who can't say a few words, so you come to play tricks on us again." "What did you say?" My heart ached badly, and I didn't know what I was thinking, so I asked again foolishly. Xiaofeng roared angrily: "I said Jiuye is sick, Jiuye is sick, how many times do you want me to say it?" "Oh! Jiuye is sick. If Jiuye is sick, he should invite a doctor. Have you invited him? Why do you want to tell me?" Xiaofeng rolled his eyes, looked up to the sky and yelled: "Sister Yu, are you really stupid or fake? Anyway, I have already brought my words, so you can figure it out for yourself!" He stomped on the floor and ran away. what to do?I keep asking myself this question.Ever since the mandarin duck vine fell down, I have been asking until now. After snapping the door knocker, it wasn't Shi Bo who opened the door, but Amaterasu.I said blankly: "I heard that Lord Jiu is ill. I'll come and see him. I wonder if he would like to see me?" Amaterasu smiled apologetically, "I'm sure I'd like to see you. You haven't set foot in the Stone Mansion for several months, and the Bamboo Mansion has become very deserted." "What disease?" "It's wind and cold, Master Jiu prescribed the medicine himself. We asked the doctor sitting in the hall when we were getting the medicine, and the words he said were not the same as Master Jiu. He said that the medicine is for regulating qi, and he felt that the disease should be stagnant in the heart. He muttered and said There are a bunch of "Heart is the confluence of the pulse. If the pulse is not open, the blood will not flow, and if the blood does not flow, it will be something." Anyway, we don't understand it very well. We only know that the meaning of the doctor is that Jiu Ye's heart seems to be out. Something's wrong." Amaterasu babbled all the way, and I was silent all the way. When we reached the bamboo pavilion, Amaterasu stopped and said, "Go in by yourself!" Before I could speak, he turned around and left with the lantern in his hand. I stood at the gate of the courtyard for a long time, and murmured to myself with a wry smile: "What are you afraid of? Could it be worse than it is now?" The big dark house with very few furniture, looks empty during the day, but deserted at night.The window was half open, and the cold wind gusts, blowing the moon-white veil up and down, down and up again, but the people on the couch didn't move.I stood by the window for a long time, but he didn't make a sound at all, as if he was in a deep sleep. I pushed the window open and jumped into the house, and closed the window gently.With my skills, I didn't make any sound at all, but the person who thought he was sleeping soundly on the couch immediately called out: "Yu'er?" It was an extremely tired voice. The cold wind kept blowing, and the whole house was as cold as an ice cellar.I knelt down in front of the couch in silence, and reached into a corner of the quilt to touch it. Fortunately, the couch was still warm and the quilt was not cold. He pushed a hollowed-out silver fume ball out of the quilt, and I reached out and pushed into the quilt: "I'm not cold." He didn't hear it, and pushed it out stubbornly. I had to hold it with both hands and put it under the loose skirt. It really worked. After a while, the cool floor became warmer. In the dark, we were each silent.For a long time, for a long time, so long that it seems to last forever.If you can really grow old like this, it's actually very good. "Master Jiu, I have something to tell you. Don't say anything. I'm afraid that once you open your mouth, I won't have the courage to finish it. Whether you want to listen or not, please, please let me say these words. just go." Master Jiu lay silently, without moving.I was relieved that he finally did not refuse my request. "I don't know when I started to like you, maybe it was when I saw your warm figure under the lamp, maybe it was when you wiped my ears for me, maybe it was when you smiled and frowned but still frowned, I just know I want to be with you very much, and I carefully test whether you like me. Master Jiu, I always tell you that sometimes my throat feels uncomfortable, sometimes my shoulders feel uncomfortable, and sometimes I can’t eat anymore. There will be glitches." I lowered my head and moved the silver smoked ball: "Actually, those are all lies to you. I have never had these diseases. I am in excellent health. I just want you to think about me for a while every day, and you will Thinking about 'what prescription should I give Yu'er'. In fact, I am not afraid of eating coptis, I am not afraid of bitterness at all, but I just want to make it difficult for you, thinking 'Yu'er is afraid of suffering, what should I do'. I I think you think about it every day, and then I secretly take root in your heart." As I said that, I tilted my head to the side and pursed my lips and laughed: "Am I very cunning?" "Jiu Ye, do you still remember the last time I flipped through the books in your study? I actually wanted to see what books you have read. A person will like to read what kind of books he has, and I I know you love Lao Zhuang and Mozi, and you like Mozi, probably because "Mozi" talks about making a lot of equipment, which is very practical, "a gentleman is good at fake things". Another reason I guess is Mozi's idea of ​​war, Advocacy for engagement between great and small states." I hesitated for a moment, what should I say next? "Jiuye, you have domesticated a lot of carrier pigeons. Last year when the big man used troops against the Xiongnu, there was a natural disaster in the Western Regions, so you urgently needed a lot of money. You know so many languages ​​​​of the countries in the Western Regions, and you agree with the views of "Mozi". I think these should have nothing to do with business, you may be from the Western Regions, all you are doing is helping your own country." I tried my best not to look at Master Jiu while I was talking, but now I couldn't hold back and glanced at him secretly.He stared at the top of the tent, his face was like water, calm and calm. "You still like to read the books of Laozi and Zhuangzi very much. I have listened carefully to the master's books about them. I can't figure out what your plan is for the future. Mozi's idea is to do his best with his whole life, but Laozi and Zhuangzi's But if the general trend is irreversible, people should learn to let nature take its course. Jiuye, I don’t care about these, I don’t care if you are from the Western Regions or a big Han, you are you, if you want to be free, I am willing to accompany you to leave Chang’an, the desert Let you and I travel freely. If you want... If you want to stop the power of the great Han and seize the country, I can't do it, but I can help you, so that they will not have the power to expand westward in our lifetime." Master Jiu turned his face slightly and looked at me with shock in his eyes, but more heartache and warmth.I still couldn't understand his heart, I sighed softly in my heart, and lowered my head. "Yu'er, did you do something secretly? Is your prostitution business to collect information and grasp the accounts and handles of the ministers?" I bit my lip and nodded, Master Jiu looked distressed and bitter: "Silly Yuer, close all of these quickly. Shi Fang has been in Chang'an City for nearly a hundred years, and has been involved in all walks of life. The secret activities of the ministers of the court, The exchange of money and things, the handle of stains, if I want it, it will not take much effort." His expression suddenly changed, "Have you promised Mrs. Li any conditions?" I thought about the poisonous oath I made, shouldn't this count?Shake your head. He looked relieved: "That's good, don't get involved in the royal family's battle for succession, dealing with them is more dangerous than seeking skin with a tiger." I lowered my head and stroked my slightly wrinkled skirt unconsciously, with a few strands of hair hanging down my forehead.He stared at me, sighed inaudibly, and stretched out his hand, as if he wanted to help me straighten the broken hair on my forehead. He just stretched out his hand, but retracted it: "Yu'er, my grandfather is indeed from the Western Regions. Man, speaking of it, I still have some relationship with you." I widened my eyes and looked at him in surprise.Tonight, he smiled for the first time: "Grandfather can also be said to have been raised by wolves. He was originally the prince of Yinai, but a palace change happened just after he was born. Both his father, queen, mother and concubine died. The guards took him and Yuxi to escape from the palace and hid in the desert. At that time, the nurse could not be found, so the guards caught a wolf that was still suckling, and used the wolf's milk to feed the grandfather. The grandfather was unpredictable, and he did not contact the court when he grew up. The old department, relying on the jade seal to regain the throne, but relying on his outstanding appearance to court each other among the countries in the Western Regions and the princesses of the countries, attracting all countries to chase him. It is said that on a dark and stormy night, he suddenly got tired of the gentle country and swaggered into the The court of Inai Kingdom picked up his little uncle from his sleep, shaved the king's head bald with a three-foot long knife, ordered the cook to prepare a big meal, and told his little uncle "You've done a better job as a king than my father", so I threw down the jade seal, swaggered away, and ran back to the desert to become a robber." The beginning of this story was originally bloody, but it turned out to be a bit funny later.I was fascinated by this, and couldn't help asking: "Then why did the old man come to Chang'an again after that?" Master Jiu said with a smile: "Grandfather was very successful as a bandit, and the bandits in the entire Western Regions gradually attached themselves to him. Because he grew up drinking wolf's milk when he was young, the sand bandits led by his grandfather were honored as wolf bandits. Later, this name gradually became another nickname for Sand Pirates. My grandfather started a business again in order to sell stolen goods, but he did not expect to be very talented in business. By mistake, he gradually became the largest jade merchant in the Western Regions. At that time, my grandfather was very beautiful in both black and white in the whole western region. As a result, in my grandfather's words, God couldn't see him being too proud, but he really loved him, so he gave him the sweetest punishment. When he robbed a Han caravan , met my grandmother..." It turned out that this is where the name Wolf Bandit came from. I laughed and said, "The old man fell in love with my grandmother at first sight. In order to be the son-in-law of a Han man, he had no choice but to settle down in Chang'an City and do business." Master Jiu smiled and shook his head: "The first half of the sentence is correct, but the second half is wrong. Grandmother was married at the time, and she was the unfavored concubine of the businessman. Grandpa chased all the way to Chang'an City to rob her. After he arrived, he thought Chang'an was quite fun, so he stayed in Chang'an for a while." This is even more ups and downs than the stories in restaurants and tea houses. I was dumbfounded when I heard this. This old man really lived... um... wonderful! Master Jiu said gently: "Now you understand the ins and outs of my life experience. My grandfather has been secretly funding the Western Regions. Back then, the Han Dynasty was weak, and there was no major conflict between the Western Regions and the Han Dynasty. My grandfather helped the countries of the Western Regions to deal with the Huns. Now the Western Regions As far as countries are concerned, the increasingly powerful Han Dynasty has gradually become terrifying, but my grandmother is Han Chinese, and my mother is Han Chinese. I can't help the Western Regions to deal with the Han Dynasty firmly like my grandfather's old minister Shibo, but I can't ignore it. Grandfather spread all over the Western Regions and infiltrated forces from all walks of life in Chang'an. Grandfather's forces intersected with countries in the Western Regions. If they collectively rebelled, it would be a catastrophe for both the Western Regions and the Han Dynasty. The Xiongnu may take the opportunity to reverse the decline in one fell swoop. With His Majesty's character, he will definitely send troops to the Western Regions to vent his anger." "You are gradually weakening Shifang's influence in the Han Dynasty, not only because the emperor of the Han Dynasty is keeping a low profile, but because you want to contain Uncle Shi and his ambitions?" Master Jiu smiled faintly and nodded. I always thought that the situation I guessed was already very complicated, but I didn't expect the actual situation to be more complicated and dangerous.On the one hand, Lord Nine had to deal with Liu Che and save the lives of the innocent people in the stone boat, on the other hand he wanted to help the people of the Western Regions so that they would not suffer from military disasters; It is behind these forces that there are influences from the countries of the Western Regions.Now that I think about it, every time Shi Fang weakens his power, he must go through fierce struggle and compromise among the internal forces. Shen will be full of chaos.Jiu Ye shouldered everything at a young age. One can imagine the hardships along the way, but he just turned them all into a calm smile. Thinking of this, hope gradually rose in my heart. Did he tell me all these secret things, does it mean that he now trusts me very much?So is it possible for him to accept me? Master Jiu saw me staring at him fixedly, the original ease and gentleness slowly faded away, his eyes became dark again, he hurriedly looked away, and no longer looked at me. There was silence between the two of you again. I lowered my head and bit my lip. My heart beat faster and slower. After a long while, I whispered: "You understand my thoughts. I want to ask you again. Don't tell me the answer now." , I can't bear the cruel answer from you, the new year will be in a few days, you said it was a good day, we met again on that day, and now it's my birthday again, I will wait for you in the garden, If you don't come, I will understand everything, but..." I looked up at him, his eyes were moist, "But I look forward to your coming." I smiled brightly at him, looked at him fondly for a while and then stood up: "I'm leaving, don't sleep with the windows open again." Just as he was about to pull the door open, Master Jiu's voice came from behind: "Wait a minute, don't look back, answer me a question." His voice was dry, "Yu'er, do you want a home?" I held the door latch and said: "I want, I want a lively home. When I walk on the street, I will envy those couples who are holding their children and making noise. I am also envious when I hear the stories about your childhood, grandpa." , father, mother, and brothers who sometimes have conflicts, what a happy family! What about you?" There was no sound for a long while, and I was about to turn my head in surprise, when Master Jiu's suppressed voice sounded in the silence, as if he was trying his best to suppress many emotions that he couldn't speak: "Me too." Those were the best words I heard tonight, and I smiled sideways. He suddenly asked again: "Yu'er, Huo...Huo Qubing, is he treating you well?" I was silent for a moment, I didn't want to face this point seriously, but I had to admit it, and nodded slightly. After a while, his voice came: "Go back! Be careful on the road." I let out a "huh" and pulled the door out.The moment I turned around and closed the door, I met his pitch-black eyes, filled with emotions of nostalgia, sadness and pain, which made my heart fluctuate suddenly.He didn't avoid my gaze, and the eyes of the two of them froze together for an instant, and at that moment, the wind was surging and the sea was turbulent. My hand that closed the door fell feebly to my side, but the door was still closed in front of my eyes bit by bit, long and slowly, with the force of the beginning.His face slowly faded away, and the sight that he entangled with me unscrupulously for the first time was finally separated. For a brief moment, my strength seemed to burn out.I leaned against the wall weakly, and after a long time, I had the strength to walk away again.