Jian An Kee

Note 1: Apple apples, that is, grapes.

Early the next morning, Sun Shangxiang sent someone to urge me to go to Ganlu Temple with her.I took Gongsun Shao with me, and she brought two maidservants in men's clothes, but I know that these two maidservants are both skilled in martial arts and should not be underestimated.

Although I come to visit this Ganlu Temple every now and then, because of today's "relative meeting" with Uncle Liu Huang, the entrance is strictly controlled, and idlers are not allowed to approach.

I walked around the pavilion on the hillside a few times, and thought to myself: If my husband wants me to keep Liu Bei safe, then the first thing is to marry him and Shang Xiang. If Shang Xiang can't see Uncle Liu Huang today, the situation will be difficult to say.Besides, I really should find an opportunity to remind General Zhao that the guards around Sun Quan are not vegetarians, so don't show your tail and let him grab you... Thinking of this episode, I can't help but sigh again .

Sun Shangxiang also bowed his head and thought for a long time, Fang said: "I don't know what my brother cares about, even if I want to see Uncle Liu Huang, I shouldn't spread warnings all over the mountains and plains. I am worried, Alan, what good way do you have?"

I looked up at the buildings on the top of the mountain, pointed to the depression, and said: "Why don't you let your people escort you to the back of the mountain? I know that the monks in the temple have a vegetable garden over there, and they opened a path for watering vegetables. It leads directly to the backyard of Ganlu Temple." He took out the pen and paper he carried with him and drew a schematic diagram for her.

She clutched the map, her expression was very nervous: "Brother is also in that temple, if he ran into him, he would definitely be scolded. I'm afraid..."

I laughed and said: "If you don't enter the tiger's den, how can you find tiger cubs."

She blushed slightly and spat: "You are the only one who has a son."

Seeing her going far away, I murmured: "Sure enough, she is going to be a new wife soon. Hey, I'm still shy when I mention my son."

About an hour after she left, when I was blinded by looking at the green pasture, there was a sudden commotion on the mountain road.I turned my gaze away, and saw the mountain gate was wide open, and several people were riding down the mountain on horseback. I commented on their riding skills with relish, and didn't pay attention to the movement around me.

When I was reluctant to give up, I looked away from the foot of the mountain and found that Gongsun Shao had disappeared.This shock was no small matter, three people immediately surrounded him, and then bowed to the leader dressed in gray robe: "Miss Zhou, our master invites you to come."

I don't know where this group of people came from, and I wailed in my heart.

The three of them, one in front and two behind, held me up the mountain.As I walked, my heart became more settled. It turned out that they were heading towards Ganlu Temple. It was probably because Sun Shangxiang was discovered by Sun Quan, and he couldn't bear to implicate me in the confession of the accomplice.Like this, it's a big deal to scold... right?

I hesitated for a while, before I asked the person leading the way: "Excuse me, where is my guard?"

The leader stopped and didn't look back. He said in a respectful tone, "Miss Zhou, please rest assured that your guards are safe and sound."

The three of them took me all the way to the wing room in the backyard of the temple. As I expected, after sitting in the room for a quarter of an hour, Sun Quan appeared with a calm face.

As if frightened, I pleaded guilty to him tremblingly, and confessed without reservation and everything about helping Sun Shangxiang to mess around today.I know very well that even if I don't say anything, a general like him won't fail to find out the tricks of us little girls. If he asks me after he finds out, I will be passive at that time. Anyway, it's better to take this opportunity to clean up. .

He sat across from me, picked up a apple apple (Note 1) thoughtfully, and stared at it.After listening to my long speech, he slowly looked away from the rose apple in his hand, and smiled at me: "Is that gone?"

I reservedly took a sip of the tea in front of me, not knowing what he meant, so I could only smile apologetically.

"Miss Zhou doesn't know yet." He seemed to be carelessly rubbing the rose fruit in his hand until the juice overflowed. "The guard you brought with you just now is a criminal from the three counties of Liaodong."

I paused with the hand holding the teacup.

"I heard that this guard was sent to you by Gong Jin recently when you went to visit relatives in Kuaiji, but I have someone check it out, and there is no record of him in the Dudu Mansion."

"What is the general implying?" I felt a little guilty and turned my gaze elsewhere.

He laughed: "Miss Zhou misunderstood, Gong Jin is your uncle, and he is also a pillar of my Jiangdong. It is normal for an uncle to send a bodyguard to his niece."

"Then, general, why do you want to detain my bodyguard?"

"Ah, I was worried about the safety of the lady. How about punishing the criminal and sending you another capable one? Look, any one of the three who invited you here as guests just now is worse than the criminal, right?" .”

I heard him say "criminal" one by one, and it seems that he is determined to bring Gongsun Shao to justice.How is that possible? Gongsun Shao is the key to my relationship with my husband, and he cannot be missing now.

Thinking of this, I got out of my seat and squatted down to salute, and at the same time said in a soft voice with low eyebrows: "Alan thank you general for your kindness, and I don't want to make uncle worry too much. It's just that the guard is loyal to me, don't say he may be the one you said The criminal, even if he is, must have changed his past. I hope the general will forgive him for the sake of uncle and Alan."

He wiped the apple juice from his hands, stretched out his arms and helped me up: "Okay, for Alan's begging face, spare the servant. But Alan must also remember that Shangxiang's identity will be very different in the future. , you can't fool around with her any more."

"No, keep it in mind." I almost snorted because my molars hurt from his "Alan".

After leaving the mountain gate, I realized that my back was wet with sweat. I touched my forehead and said, fortunately, I didn't sweat.I say that I am not afraid of him, but I can't help but feel nervous when I have a long talk with him at such a guilty moment.

Fortunately, today's matter can be regarded as a fool, but I feel a little uneasy:

Shang Xiang secretly came to Ganlu Temple to meet Liu Bei. To the master, it was nothing more than nonsense. At most, it would be over after a reprimand, but according to the usual practice, the servants around him would be severely punished as an example.It's so strange that Sun Quan let Gongsun Shao go so easily today.

Also, what did he mean by those words, just tell me to make me calm down?Or take the opportunity to play side drums for Zhou Yu?Politicians are the most shameless.

The short and fat steward who accompanied me down the mountain dutifully sent me all the way to the gate of the courtyard. I wanted to ask Gongsun Shao for news several times, but I was choked by his expression of "can't say, can't say", so I had to swallow Let's go to Huatou.

When I entered the courtyard, I was extremely surprised to find Gongsun Shao standing at the door of the room.I motioned for him to enter the room with me, sat on the mat, rested my chin, and looked straight into his eyes: "Don't apologize to me, what happened today, you are not at fault, I was negligent."

He restrained his usual indecency, and replied: "You are magnanimous, and my subordinates are grateful. But before my subordinates came, Mr. Zhong had urged them to act cautiously, so my subordinates have an unshirkable responsibility for what happened today. "

"No, how can we clowns fight against that guy?" I smiled wryly, "Hey, let alone being caught in the wrong place... I didn't know you were so capable, and you still have a criminal record in Liaodong, um. ?”

His upright body froze.

"But, are you okay?"

"promise."

"That's good." I sighed secretly, and waved him to rest.

How should I deal with myself?This accident directly caused Gongsun Shao to become the focus of the all-pervasive guards around Sun Quan. It seemed that once again I was in a predicament where no one was available.

Besides, General Sun's smile really made me feel chills... It also proved once again that the relationship between my uncle and him is not as close as it appears on the surface.Sharing joys and sorrows will never be achieved between the emperor and his relatives and subjects.

A few days later, when I went to visit Sun Shangxiang again, Wu Guotai's servants stopped at the door, saying that the princess was not feeling well and needed to rest.I don't know if she saw Uncle Liu Huang, and how she feels?The best result is that she can fall in love with that great hero of the world.

I want the carriage to follow behind and go home slowly all the way.I thought: what would it be like if I was forced to marry someone I didn't know or even meet?In the future, will this also become a kind of "price" that Mr. said?

There is a fable that says: The prince who is naturally sentimental can't listen to tragic stories, but when he himself is in a catastrophe and lives on the street, he tells those who pity him that anyone can bear it.

Yes, as long as there is something to worry about, even as long as you are alive, you will bear any suffering.

All the way to the north gate of the city, there are a few people blocking the middle of the road.I was still immersed in my thoughts and didn't react. The guard behind me quickly stepped forward and separated me from those people: "Who is blocking the way?"

Several people are wearing the gray robes I am familiar with, who have the courage to block the driving of the Dudu Mansion at Jingkou, who could it be?

I collected my thoughts and smiled slightly: "The guards step back."

The leader of this group of people has thin eyes and long eyebrows, and a white face with no beard.He came forward and bowed unhurriedly: "My master asks Miss Zhou to move."

"What is your master asking me for?"

"Miss will know when she arrives."

I sent my family's horse back to the residence first, then declined the carriage behind him, and picked out one of the guards' mounts: "Do you mind if I accept the invitation on horseback?"

"This..." He seemed to be in a dilemma, but in the end he followed my wishes.

The person who led the way took me out of the city, bypassed a field at the foot of the northern peak of Beigu Mountain, and went straight to the south slope.

The small courtyard is hidden among the dense trees. It looks inconspicuous on the outside, but it has a unique cave inside. It is a scene of hidden pavilions among flowers and pavilions beside the water.Entering the double door, the cool mountain breeze blows on the cheeks, which can't help but lift people's spirits, and listen to the chorus of silk pipes inside, which shows the host's good mood.

Across the Moon Cave Gate, there is a small garden inside the gate.There is an exquisite hexagonal pavilion by the pool, and a girl in Luo clothes is burying her head and playing the piano beside the stone steps under the pavilion. When she saw me coming in, she paused her hands, pressed the five fingers of her right hand on the surface of the piano, and said to the man in the pavilion: "The guest is here." After saying this, she picked up Yaoqin, smiled at me obediently, and quickly backed out from the other side.