Yaohua

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Book Title: Yao Hua

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The gentle and elegant Ninth Prince meets the pirate leader who behaves rudely and vulgarly. After a series of killings and loves, treasure hunts and plunders, an old story from a hundred years ago is revealed, which is the infatuated love between Xiaoqing and Xiao Xuege.There is no court struggle, no intrigue, no chivalry in this article, only pirates, princes, swordsmen, and scholars show their talents, and the journey begins lively...

Content tags: Enmity, Enmity, Heaven's Proud Sons Love and Kill Each Other

Search keywords: Protagonist: Xia Jingyuan, Qiu Fengyue┃Supporting roles: Su Yin, Zun, Mei Shuying, Xiao Mubai┃Others: Tanmei, Prince, Martial Arts, Fantasy, Gentle and Black-bellied Beauty x Queen's Raising Shou, HE

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The first time Tian Huanggui

Jinque, the imperial capital of the dynasty, the nobles indulged in wine and sex, and played songs day and night. The singers sang: "Business girls don't know the hatred of subjugation, and they still sing □□flowers across the river."And as the top existence of the imperial capital - the Golden Palace, it will always be a solemn and undefiled existence, and it is a holy place that the people of the entire dynasty can only look up to.

The most powerful person in this dynasty lay drunk on the lap of a beauty, and a palace official came to order, followed by the Ninth Prince Xia Jingyuan. Before Xia Jingyuan saluted, she saw the emperor waved back like a drunk The palace man said lazily:

"Xiao Jiuer, come here"

The emperor gave up his side position, and the deliberate intimacy made the Ninth Prince sit next to the emperor cautiously, his limbs were stiff and he seemed helpless.

"I don't know why the emperor urgently summoned his children and ministers?"

The emperor casually took out a palm-sized sandalwood box from a large number of memorials, and said, "Open it."

The emperor's heart is unpredictable, Xia Jingyuan obediently opened the exquisite box, and took out a piece of blood-colored jade pendant from inside. Straight to the bone marrow.This illusion of ice piercing into the bone... made him instinctively dislike this jade.

"The tribute from Gulan, a barbarian in the north, is not a rare item, but the messenger said that it was an item from the head of the Xiao family a hundred years ago."

"The head of the Xiao family?"

Although Xia Jingyuan is in the deep palace, she is not ignorant, and she has heard of "that Xiao family".

Today's Xiao family is a master of water transportation, even if they are not rich, they can be regarded as wealthy.However, just a hundred years ago, it was said that the Xiao family was in charge of the four rivers and five seas, and its business names spread all over the country. The lifeblood of the world is like cloud or rain, and the imperial court cannot take away its edge.It was such an influential figure who disappeared when the Xiao family was in full swing...

The Xiao family was destroyed in an instant, without any sign, and disappeared into the vast world together with the astonishing wealth.Since then, all news about the head of the Xiao family has disappeared, and not a single word has survived.

Later, the descendants of the Xiao family regained their old business, and established the current Xiao family's water transport with the remaining prestige of the year. Although it is far from what it was then, it is still a force.

Nowadays, rumors about the head of the Xiao family have never been handed down. It cannot but be said that it is man-made for a famous figure to disappear to such an extent in a hundred years.Now that the north has discovered the belongings of the head of the Xiao family, it will naturally arouse countless people's crazy coveting, and they will swarm over it.

Xia Jingyuan mossed the blood jade, her thoughts turned a thousand times.

"I don't know if it's true or not, so I want Xiao Jiu'er to go to the north to find out what's true." The emperor smiled inscrutablely.

"Children obey the will"

The emperor has nine sons, and the nine sons are different.Folklore: Xia Jingyuan, the ninth son of the emperor, was congenitally deficient. Although he had reached the crown, the emperor pitied him for his weakness, and he has not opened a mansion yet. It can be seen that the ninth prince is very favored.

The favored nine princes obtained the secret order, but they also wondered why the father chose him among the many outstanding princes? ...really incomprehensible.

On the day of leaving the palace, under the scorching fire and scorching sun, Xia Jingyuan was sleepy in the carriage, and heard singing in a trance:

Immortals live at the bottom of Canglang Cliff

Fairy Xiao Xiao led you here

blood like jade moon full boat

Dragon boat floats through the gold and silver snow

Singing over Crystal Bay

dragon boat stranded

peach blossoms

The fairy welcomes the guests with a smile

…………

Xia Jingyuan raised the curtain, and saw a few urchins playing and playing, singing nursery rhymes, making them more and more naive and smiling.

Going like this, the mountains are high and the water is far away, and I don't know when I can come back.

As soon as the whip is raised, the flowers on the Moshang will bloom from then on, and the willows will be divided into flowers, and there will be some hidden willows and bright flowers.

Emperor Xia stood at the highest point of the golden palace, looking infinitely far away, pouring wine to practice, and said:

"Xiao Jiuer, take care!"

You have the mind of an emperor, but you don't have the virtue of a benevolent emperor. After this experience, I still hope that you... can do it for yourself.

The heart of the Taoist emperor is unpredictable, so it is.

The second meeting

Fengyue City

This is the most prosperous town after the imperial capital Jinque.Because Fengyue City is located in a place extending in all directions and facing the sea, it is not only the trade center of the entire dynasty, but also a must-go place for many foreign transactions.Folklore - "If you control Fengyue, you will have the emperor's mind, but you will not have the virtue of a benevolent emperor. After this experience, I hope you... can do it for yourself.

Controlling half of the Huan Dynasty" is suspected of being exaggerated to a certain extent, but its status can also be seen. The Xiao family's family is located in the prosperous place of Fengyue - Lonely Moon Villa. Rumors say: Lonely Moon Villa It was not called "Guyue Mountain Villa" at first, and it was very dilapidated. About a few decades ago, descendants of the Xiao family came here to try their best to repair it, in order to preserve the original appearance, and to start a new business of water transportation. And later generations, the villa was given the name - "Guyue Villa".

Although the Lonely Moon Villa has maintained its original layout, it has also become nondescript during renovations.For decades, Guyue Mountain Villa has been the hub of the Xiao family, and every generation of the Xiao family will sit here.

Xia Jingyuan drove lightly, with only Lu Ying, her close palace servant, by her side.

Stepping into Fengyue City, the endless stream of caravans rushes to their employers, firms or buyers with ease.Xia Jingyuan sat leisurely in the carriage, watching the people coming and going outside through the curtain, the street vendors yelling one after another, it was very lively.The carriage stopped after walking for about half an hour, and Luying opened the curtain and said:

"Master, there are too many people ahead, it's hard to leave"

"Alright, I was thinking of going down for a walk"

Xia Jingyuan waved away Luying's supporting hand, and got out of the carriage by herself, and the buzzing noise of the market immediately swarmed over.Xia Jingyuan raised the corners of her lips with great interest, and her faint smile made his overly pale face a little angry.

Seeing that the master was in a good mood, Luying took the opportunity to buy several gadgets.

"Master, this candied haws is really good, you should try it too!"

Xia Jingyuan shook her head. She had been in the palace for many years, and her royal upbringing made him not interested in these market snacks.

Suddenly, Luying pointed at the crowd not far away, and became excited again, shouting: "There are a lot of people at the master's place, let's go and see!!" Saying that, he went to join in the fun.

Relying on her petite figure, Lvying could easily move among the crowd, and quickly got to the front, heh!He didn't convert in one breath and almost choked himself to death:

"Okay... what a big shark!!"

A shark can be steamed, fried and fried as a pet casually, and the price is 50 taels of silver.The big wooden basin next to it was empty, and there was only this shark left. There were quite a lot of people, but no one came forward to buy it.

Xia Jingyuan also came to the side of the table at some point, she didn't look at the shark, but kept staring at the white-clothed scholar who sold the fish. The scholar seemed to have noticed something, turned his head and smiled at Xia Jingyuan, and continued to wait patiently for the buyer.

A modest gentleman, as gentle as jade.Xia Jingyuan had an evaluation in her heart.

After walking for a long time, the two arrived at Guyue Villa, which is located in a bustling place, but today the front door was extremely empty, Xia Jingyuan thought for a while, and ordered Luying to call the door.

At this moment, the gate of the villa opened wide, and two rows of guards came out to welcome them. Finally, a middle-aged man with the appearance of a housekeeper came out, bowed his hands and said:

"The Ninth Prince went on a tour in micro-clothes, but the Xiao family was unable to welcome him far away. Please forgive me, Prince."

Xia Jingyuan glanced at the mighty guard, a very light and shallow smile rippling on the corners of her lips, and said with a cold voice: "The news from the Xiao family is really well-informed, it's just a trace of the royal family, the traffickers and pawns dare to speculate ", shaking off the folding fan in his hand to half cover his face, Xia Jingyuan continued, "Don't forget that this world belongs to the Xia family after all."

Under the half-covered face, the raised phoenix eyes seemed to be smiling but not smiling, but the bright black eyes shone with a cold and seductive silver light like the edge of a sword.Housekeeper Xiao suddenly felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave, and his whole body felt a prickly cold that penetrated to the bone marrow.

——"Uncle Shaw, step down, leave this place to me"

Another young gentleman appeared at the gate of the villa. He was dressed in brocade clothes, which was noble and respectable. He had long hair and a crown, and his facial features were handsome and even a little beautiful. From his appearance, he didn't look like a merchant, but rather a famous family who spent a lot of money master.

"Xiao Mubai, the head of the Xiao family, the slaves are not disciplined, so I invite the young master Haihan." Xiao Mubai is neither humble nor overbearing, with a hint of arrogance. At the same time, he secretly looks at the Ninth Prince in front of him. His face was morbidly pale, and there was a gentle smile on his drooping face.In this way, Xiao Mubai couldn't feel close.

Xia Jingyuan's face was full of displeasure, and she said with a smile: "Can we go in and talk about it?"

"Okay please"

"excuse me!"

Following his "please" gesture, Xia Jingyuan stepped into Lonely Moon Villa for the first time.

This time coming to Fengyue was a secret, not to mention how the Xiao family learned that the imperial court sent the nine princes to sea, just looking at the posture they were going to give off just now, it seems that they had expected it.It seems that the people of the world should not be underestimated, and this transaction will also take a lot of thought.

Xia Jingyuan cut to the chase and asked:

"Does Master Xiao know the purpose of this prince's trip?"

Seeing Xiao Mubai nodding his head, his expression was calm and composed. Jiang Hu had his own intelligence network, although he was not omniscient and had insight into the world, but the Xiao family who had close ties with Jiang Hu could still detect any troubles in the imperial court.

"Prince, let me tell you how beneficial it is to my Xiao family to go to sea this time?"

"The owner is a smart man, and this prince is happy to deal with smart people." Xia Jingyuan smiled lowly, took out the blood jade in her arms and put it on the coffee table, "Dig three feet into the ground and search for clues as much as possible; the owner will follow me to the sea , no matter what you find, I will seven you three, even if nothing is found in the end, the imperial court will give the Xu Xiao family a place."

Xiao Mubai sneered, "The prince has a good plan, but if I refuse to cooperate, how about finding another ally?"

"I can give you blood jade"

Xiao Mubai's pupils tightened, the blood jade placed on the coffee table looked ordinary, but it had the extinct waves of the Xiao family. to jade.Xia Jingyuan sat at the side, shaking her jade fan lightly, with a calm and breezy look, as if she was drifting away.

The fan-shaped blood jade was stained with blood, and a looming petal at the corner gradually became clear, carefully identified, five petals... Although there are many five-petaled flowers, it gave Xiao Mubai the feeling that it was a peach blossom, a scorching peach blossom.

Xiao Mubai seemed to have thought of something, his face was pale, and he didn't know how to speak, so he heard a cold voice: "My court's sincerity has been conveyed, what is Xiao Zhuang's idea?"

The choice was only in one thought, Xiao Mubai quickly calmed down, and said embarrassingly: "There are so many wonders in the world, I was so surprised by this scene that I lost my composure, the prince laughed!"

Xia Jingyuan laughed it off, "The matter of going to sea has been leaked, I hope the owner of the villa will make a decision as soon as possible, and my prince will come to visit again in three days. Fengyue City is extremely prosperous, and this prince has to walk around, farewell!"

Xiao Mubai hurriedly got up, and asked to stay: "Why are you in such a hurry? I still have the guts to invite the prince to visit the villa?"

"Although the scenery of the villa is good, it is not as lively as the outside. The prince has been in the palace for a long time, and he is very yearning for the night market."

"Dare to ask where the prince will stay overnight? If you don't mind, here I-"

As a result, Xia Jingyuan smiled slyly and said:

"Gentle Country"

After all, let's go with a swagger.

The blood jade naturally stayed

When Xia Jingyuan walked out of Guyue Mountain Villa, Lvying had acquired a good ability of observing words and expressions since she was a child. She keenly sensed that her master's mood was different from usual, so she followed silently, not daring to speak.

"From now on, don't follow me, and watch Xiao Mubai carefully, and pay attention to any changes. Don't startle the snake."

"Yes, master"

With a flash of green shadow, Xia Jingyuan turned her head, looked satisfied that there was no one behind her, and then Shi Shiran left.

Xia Jingyuan was walking alone on the street, watching all kinds of street vendors selling gadgets from all over the world, especially snacks, rouge jewelry is also quite distinctive.Passing by an old man's stall, a wooden hairpin looked very fresh and elegant, Xia Jingyuan couldn't help picking it up and making gestures. Although it was not an exquisite craftsmanship, it felt very good.Xia Jingyuan's vision is extremely high and her taste is unique. She rarely falls in love with it at first sight. Thinking about it this way, she can't help but love this wooden hairpin even more.

Seeing Xia Jingyuan take out a piece of broken silver and put it on the stall, the old man hurriedly said: "Young master, five copper plates for hairpins, you don't need so many—"

"I really like this hairpin."

Xia Jingyuan put down the money and walked away.

Xia Jingyuan pointed to the knife as she walked, polished smooth lines on the wooden hairpin, and cut out sharp corners, looked and looked again, and then put it in her pocket with satisfaction.Smelling the aroma of wine in a daze, he couldn't help but walk in the direction the wine came from. Not far away, he saw a restaurant with three big characters "Shangpin Palace" flying and dancing in golden light on the signboard.

A few people around the door were punching and kicking a man in ragged clothes. Passersby seemed to be used to it and didn't step forward to stop it. Xia Jingyuan couldn't help raising her folding fan to cover her face. It means disgust, at this time the clever waiter warmly greeted him:

"Guest officer, please—! What do you want, I'll report it to you right away?"

"Take the best wine here." Then there was a faint voice in his ear, a broken and painful but bitterly suppressed low voice, Xia Jingyuan suddenly stopped, looking for the voice.

Seeing the guest staring at the person who was beaten not far away, Xiao Er thought the guest was curious, and immediately said: "That is a beggar who came from nowhere to eat the overlord's meal. It’s because I didn’t bring a copper coin. Our boss is kind, so just drag him out and give him a beating.”

Xia Jingyuan sneered, seeing that their beating posture was clearly beating people to death, where did they come from kindness.

However, it was this moment of stopping that made the man feel like he had seen a life-saving straw.The man suddenly got up, struggled and ran a few steps, then swooped down and hugged Xia Jingyuan's thigh, shouting:

——"Master, you are here, I have been waiting for you for a long time."

Xia Jingyuan was so shocked by the man's aggressive posture and the sharp turn of the plot that she froze on the spot.Many years later, whenever Xia Jingyuan recalled this scene, she would secretly blame herself for showing such a silly expression when she was young and inexperienced, so that she was often ridiculed by someone.But that's for later.Now, now, Prince Xia Jiu was stunned for a moment, and Xiao Er thought that the relationship between the two was unusual, and the man added to Xiao Er: "This is my young master, and I can just charge my meal money to his account. "

So Xiao Er happily led the two "master and servant" into the private room, and when the wine was served and the food was ordered, Prince Xia Jiu reacted and looked at the young man: he was dressed in salty fish, ragged, his nose was bruised and his face was swollen, and his facial features could not be seen Come.It was really a beggar's attire, Xia Jingyuan tried to sit as far away from him as possible, without concealing her disdain.

The man buried his head in the pastries on the table, covering his face with disheveled hair, which was really in the way, and happened to see the wooden hairpin half exposed in Xia Jingyuan's pocket.

Xia Jingyuan secretly thought that something was wrong, so she got up to avoid it, but when she smelled the pungent salty smell, she couldn't bear it for a while, she became dizzy, and she was taken the lead by that person, her heart became ruthless, and she was about to take the young man's life , but saw that the man took the wooden hairpin and tied up his messy hair, and smiled gratefully at Xia Jingyuan. When he was young, he buried his head and gobbled it up again.

Only then did Xia Jingyuan notice that the young man's legs and feet were unnatural, perhaps they were injured just now.

After the young man had eaten and drank enough, Xia Jingyuan called Xiao Er to pay the bill, and the man said in surprise:

"Why didn't you eat anything?"

Xia Jingyuan didn't like his playful tone very much, and said coldly, "I'm not hungry."

The young man didn't seem to hear the displeasure in his tone, and he was in a good mood when he was full of wine and food. He crossed his legs like a grandfather, but touched the sore spot, grinning his teeth in pain. He hurriedly put his legs down, and looked at him cheerfully Xia Jingyuan: "Look at you, you look like a little girl, and the invitation to this meal is quite generous. See you next time, and I will reward you!"

Xia Jingyuan's long and narrow phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, and she casually sarcastically said, "What a big tone, I don't know what you reward me for?"

The young man was really thinking, "I am poor, and I have a lot of brothers to support. Seeing that you are sick, I will go to the back mountain and try to see if I can find some ginseng to nourish your body."

Xia Jingyuan lowered her eyes and smiled, and picked up the wine cup casually. The wine cup made a small sound of "呵啊", and saw the wine in the cup form many small vortices as if being drawn, and silver ice needles gradually emerged from the center of the vortex. The surrounding area was lingered by the infection.

"Hey, what's your name?" the young man suddenly said

Xia Jingyuan raised her head and met those star-like black eyes again, her heart skipped a beat, and the wine cup in her hand relaxed.

The young man had sharp eyes and quick hands, cut off the wine cup, poured the liquid, and drank it all in one gulp, not forgetting to explain to himself: "It's a pity to waste such a good wine."

Xia Jingyuan thought to herself that it was a pity to give such a pair of eyes to the person in front of her, but she blurted out while hesitating in her heart:

"Nine Kites"

Before the words fell, his face had changed.

"It sounds so good", the young man suspected that there was a red cloud floating over his face, and whispered two words: "Fengyue".

"..."

"My name, Fengyue", the young man thought he didn't hear clearly, and repeated it again in a low voice, "Qiu Fengyue"

Xia Jingyuan sneered, what a strange name, she dismissed it with disdain, but a smile appeared in her cold eyes.

After paying the bill, the two parted ways. Qiu Fengyue bowed his hands and said quite solemnly:

"The green mountains will not change, the green water will flow forever, nine kites, there will be a period later!"

At this time, a scholar hurried over, seeing Qiu Fengyue's face, the corner of his mouth twitched fiercely, it was the scholar Xia Jingyuan saw selling fish earlier.

"Oh, this is my second brother Su Yin, just call him a scholar"

Su Yin panted heavily, grabbing his elder brother's ear without saying a word, and yelling, "Come back with me!! The swordsman is so anxious that he wants to chop the table!"

Qiu Fengyue said "Ah!", and hurried back immediately.

Xia Jingyuan shook her head and smiled wryly, and said to herself: "The sea of ​​people is vast, you should keep this reward for yourself."

The brothel "Zuichen Xiaoxie" is not the biggest but the best brothel in Fengyue City. It is actually a sub-rudder of the imperial court's dark palace.Xia Jingyuan stayed overnight in the "Drunk Dust Pavilion", and his personal secret guard half-kneeled in front of the couch, his voice was as cold as his face:

"The deeds of the ninth generation headed family on the genealogy were destroyed. In Xiao's family, that person is a taboo; the Xiaoxue residence in Wuling Villa was severely damaged and no one lived in it; The mistress of the Xiao family is the only daughter of the former grand master, she has a son Xiao Mubai, who is very prestigious."

Xia Jingyuan lay lazily on Xiangfei's couch, half supported her body, and ordered:

"From now on, you follow me. The Xiao family's information is handed over to Luying. Luying is clever and has a lot of tricks, maybe he can pry out something."

Zun responded, but stopped talking.

Xia Jingyuan saw his worry, and said with a teasing smile: "I'm a seven-foot man, so I'm not that careless."

Zun had to back down

Going out to sea this time is not as simple as imagined. To reach the small country of Gulan on the other side of the sea, one must pass through the famous Moon Bay on the sea.There are two reasons why Moon Bay is famous: one is that the air currents and ocean currents are complex and easy to form whirlpools, and the whirlpools are unpredictable; the other is that pirates gather, and the notorious "Shark" pirate group is said to be here.Even after sailing through Moon Bay, there is still a large area of ​​Bandit Island known as the "Reaper's Domain" occupied by pirates.The sea is dangerous, that's why Xia Jingyuan came to the Xiao family of Water Transport, and borrowed his strength on the sea and sailing ability to go to sea safely.What worries him now is: How many people know about the imperial court going to sea?Will it attract the coveted eyes of other forces?How many forces are waiting for an opportunity in the dark?

The Xiao family should also understand the pros and cons. Whether they cooperate or not depends on whether the head of the Xiao family is a smart person.

Naturally, Xia Jingyuan informed the imperial court and asked them to adapt and act according to circumstances.At this time, he rubbed the corners of his brows, looking tired, the figure outside the door swayed, and there was a knock on the door:

"Young master, do you want to eat?"

"No, I'm tired, I need to rest"

Xia Jingyuan thought about it for a second, maybe that fox from the Xiao family followed the eyeliner and performed a full set of plays. Even if he was tired, he still had to find a red card to cover up.

Drunk dust Xiaoxie is crowded with people, there are moths, snow willows and golden strands, the dark fragrance is ecstasy, and the laughter is full of laughter. Xia Jingyuan ordered the red card Mochou, Mochou, there is a girl named Mochou in Shicheng, who picks emerald greens and picks lotuses, making her drunk Pour the pot of gold and fight for the boat.Xia Jingyuan got excited for a while, and touched the beauty's chin with her fan. She was really stunning, so she smiled and said:

"Tonight, I'll leave you to wait"

The beauty bowed and saluted, shy and pleasant: "Thank you, Mr. Xie, for your love."

Xia Jingyuan raised her glass, the beauty poured the wine, and with a little force, the nephrite jade was warm and fragrant.

Suddenly, there was a commotion outside, Xia Jingyuan didn't care much at all, and continued to toast and drink.However, in a short while, a sharp internal force broke through the door, and the chaotic airflow rolled up the tables and chairs next to it, forming a powerful whirlwind and rushing towards Xia Jingyuan who was sitting inside; however, Xia Jingyuan was still pouring wine on her own At the same time, the beauty's sleeves embroidered with red peonies waved through the whirlwind like dancing sleeves, the whirlwind stopped abruptly, and the wine also flowed into her mouth.

"Thank you young master for giving me the wine", with a sweet smile and beautiful eyes, Mo Chou drank again in the luminous cup.

—— "I'd like to see, who is the one who took care of Miss Mochou?"

The sound is like a bell, attracting people's attention.

He saw a burly man walking in, with a strong back and a strong waist, he was dressed in a coarse cloth bunt, and his upper body was only a gown.He stared at the tiger's eyes and roared: "It's you, the young master?"

"It turns out that this girl is a woman from Brother Taiwan." On the contrary, Xia Jingyuan looked surprised and ashamed, "It's because I overstepped."

The big man laughed loudly, "You are also very smart, young man."

Xia Jingyuan accompanied him with a smile, then winked, Mochou stepped forward and took the big man's arm, and smiled coquettishly: "This young man is so good-looking, I have never seen such a strong man before!"

"Hahaha... your little mouth is so sweet!"

Seeing that the two were intimate, Xia Jingyuan left in a pretty voice, and found a room by herself to rest.

That big man is obviously not an ordinary person, Mo Chou is long-sleeved and good at dancing, so he should be able to handle it, but I don't know how much he can tell.

Xia Jingyuan recalled today's encounter, and those bright and deep eyes that seem to have squeezed out the sun, moon and stars suddenly appeared in front of her eyes. When she looked closely, it seemed to be covered with a layer of mist, a drop of tears... dripping.

Why would anyone have such eyes?

Xia Jingyuan murmured softly, and soon fell into a dream.

The Peach Blossom of the Third Xiaoxue Residence

Three days later, when Xia Jingyuan came as scheduled, Xiao Bo still greeted her with a respectful attitude:

"Master Xia, the master of my family has been waiting for a long time, please follow me!"

His eyes seem to have inadvertently glanced at the man behind Xia Jingyuan, and he saw that he was dressed in black and strong, holding a long sword in his hand, breathing steadily and powerfully, with a long breath, he should be a practitioner.

Xia Jingyuan squinted at the past, causing Uncle Xiao to tremble, not daring to be presumptuous anymore.

The three were silent all the way

The scenery of the villa is elegant and has the atmosphere of the south of the Yangtze River, with small bridges, flowing water, and clusters of flowers. It's just that Xia Jingyuan played in the imperial garden since she was a child, and she has seen countless beautiful layouts.After turning around and turning around, the farther and farther she walked, the more remote she went, Xia Jingyuan looked leisurely and contented, the jade fan swaying lightly was romantic, but looking at her... her face was stiff.

In the end, the three of them came to a courtyard, surrounded by wildly overgrown trees and overgrown weeds, and it was dark and damp as far as the eye could see.Looking at the three-character cursive script on the lintel of the courtyard——

"Laughing Snow House"

Xia Jingyuan followed Uncle Xiao into it, and saw a few towering dead trees, and the roots were even scattered with mold.

That man was standing far away in front of the ruins. He was wearing a crescent-colored dress today, and his long black hair was tied up casually, making him even more handsome and handsome.

Xia Jingyuan put away her folding fan, and said as she walked:

"I don't know what the owner means by this?"

The man turned around, sighed almost inaudibly, and smiled helplessly: "The legendary head of the Xiao family is the ninth generation head of the Xiao family. In the Xiao family, the ninth generation is taboo, and he is as rich as an enemy. However, the treasure is still flocked to by countless descendants of the Xiao family, like grandfather and father, and so is my mother."

Xia Jingyuan lowered her eyelids halfway, as if she was pondering something, and there was a half-sarcastic smile on the corner of her mouth, and soon he suppressed the smile, showing a puzzled look, and muttered: "Master Xiao, I am sorry for my prince's confusion. its meaning".

Xiao Mubai pointed to the large ruins in front of him, and his tone became more and more bitter: "That day when I saw the peach blossoms on the jade, my first impression was this Xiaoxue Residence. It was burned down by my grandfather and dug three times by my father. The ruler is supposed to be related to the ninth generation."

"So, what is the owner's plan?" Xia Jingyuan pushed the question back calmly.

Xiao Mubai cupped his hands and saluted, solemnly: "For Xiaoxueju, my Xiao family is really powerless, and I invite the prince to show his skills."

Xia Jingyuan understood, and said: "Being respectful is worse than obeying orders."

"In this way, my Xiao family has complied with the prince's previous conditions." After a pause, he asked again: "Do you need evidence to prove it?"

Xia Jingyuan smiled back, "The owner is too worried, as long as you and I can trust you."

Having said that, it's another matter to beat the heart.

Xiao Mubai found an excuse and went back to the study, seeing Mother Xiao, several elders, Uncle Xiao and others had arrived, he cupped his hands and saluted: "I didn't want to bother uncles, but this matter is important and I really need the help of uncles."

"Nephew, you are welcome"

Xiao Mubai was polite for a while, then picked up a pen and wrote the sentence "First strike is the best", and asked:

"How does uncle feel?"

Find the treasure with the help of the court, and then get rid of the nine princes, because this matter is a secret of the court, as long as the court is given enough benefits, and the death of the prince is attributed to accidents, the court will make a big deal smaller; They didn't dare to make things big.

"Having said that, can my son be sure that he will be leak-proof?" Xiao's mother is the daughter of a former grand master, she dare not underestimate the ability of the imperial court, she is extremely jealous.

"I wasn't sure at first, but Xia Jingyuan asked me to accompany me, so I can set up this situation well."

Everyone was silent, no one wanted to offend the imperial court, and the countless treasures of the ninth generation were really alluring.

"Even if we don't succeed in the end, we still have [-]% of the wealth, so we won't suffer any calculations."

"What if... nothing is found in the end?" This is exactly what everyone is worried about

After hearing this, Xiao Mubai laughed in relief, "Although the business is at a loss, it is possible to enter the court. Having the backing of the court is better than anything else."

After hearing these words, everyone's expression became obviously much more relaxed.

No one is willing to hand over the treasure to the imperial court. Subconsciously, they all think that it belongs to the Xiao family alone, and the imperial court has no right to possess it.

At this time, Xia Jingyuan and Anwei Zun were facing the ruins of Xiaoxueju and pondered: Burning and burning, digging and digging, what else can we do?

"Zun, what do you think should be done next?"

"Subordinates don't know"

"Alas", looking up at the sky, "It's getting late, let's have lunch first!"

Xia Jingyuan smiled helplessly

Before they left the villa, there were two servants following them. The two seemed to be unaware of it, and they were still in a leisurely manner.A gardener walked by with a pot of white camellias in his arms. I wondered if it was Xia Jingyuan's illusion. I always felt that the person's back looked familiar, and the fragrance of the flowers... Xia Jingyuan lightly shook her folding fan, and suddenly pointed at a place under the rockery. Cong wild camellia, chanted:

"May I ask how many days the flowers will stay in spring? No one cares about the wind and rain. I will see you downstairs in the green bead, and I will see you in red."

Zun understood, and continued: "My lord, do you like this camellia?"

Xia Jingyuan shook her head, closed the paper fan, and pointed at the back of the gardener walking away, "It should be a white orb, but the fragrance is wrong, it's weird! Could it be a species I don't know?"

"The subordinate understands. Now go and intercept the gardener and ask for camellia."

Xia Jingyuan smiled: "Those who know what I want, there is no one else."

Zun chased after the gardener, Xia Jingyuan followed unhurriedly, commenting on the villa from time to time.He walked very slowly, but he threw the people behind him farther and farther into the bamboo forest. When his eyes suddenly opened up and he saw a clear spring, he could not feel the breath of strangers within a hundred meters.

Immediately, Xia Jingyuan searched for the aura of the gardener intently, and when she found it, he saw his figure blur, and the breeze from the bamboo grove gradually turned his figure into the wind.

Zun followed the gardener, seeing him go farther and farther, more and more remote, for some reason, his body became heavier and his mind became dizzy.Zun surprised:

"There is a problem with the fragrance of flowers!"

The fragrance of the camellia is very strong, and the sweet fragrance can still be smelled from such a long distance.When he realized this, Taru's body was already on the verge of falling.

——

Suddenly a folding fan pressed onto Zun's shoulder, and Zun drew his sword reflexively, but his body froze uncontrollably.

Xia Jingyuan walked around to the front, chuckled lightly, and made a "hush" sound.At the same time, Zun's body also recovered, and he didn't even know what the prince had done, so he unleashed the medicinal properties of the fragrance of flowers.

Seeing the gardener go around into the rockery, the two of them put down the camellias, made sure there was no one around, and stretched out their hands to remove a diaper from their faces.

It was the scholar of that day, Su Yin.

Someone came to meet him, it was a young man with a sword.The aura of the young man is unstoppable, like a peerless sword drawn from its sheath.

"only you?"

The scholar jumped up and said hurriedly: "It's none of my business! He'll be lost as he walks!"

The young man nodded, indicating that he understood.

Before leaving, the young man glanced at the rockery in a perceptive way, but he left with the scholar without doing anything.

Xia Jingyuan and Zun came out from the rockery, both in deep thought.

The two ate their lunch full of worries and returned to Xiaoxue Residence.

Xia Jingyuan looked around the courtyard a few times, and suddenly felt something was wrong.Xiao Mubai said that there are peach blossoms here, but where are the peach blossoms?

"Go to Luying and ask her what she found."

"Yes"

Zun dodges away

Xia Jingyuan looked at the layout of the courtyard, pondered, then turned and walked to the depths of Xiaoxue Residence.After walking a few steps, she saw the backyard of Xiaoxueju. A dozen crooked dead trees should be peach blossoms. She saw a figure in a trance, and Xia Jingyuan immediately lost her breath and hid outside the low wall next to that person.

The man went straight to the dead wood, and only his side face could be seen from Xia Jingyuan's direction. It felt that his facial features were handsome and strange but also attractive, and the bright cinnabar moles under the corners of his eyes added a bit of beauty and charm. posture.

The man's expression was very happy, he crossed half of the yard, until the man squatted down, Xia Jingyuan noticed a small peach tree with a height of one foot under the dead wood, and several pink and tender peach blossoms trembling with petals , incompatible with the surrounding dark atmosphere.

The man stared at the peach blossom, and suddenly smiled, and the air around him subtly became joyful. He reached out and touched the tender and delicate petals, and the beauty and charm in his downcast eyes at that moment seemed like a fragmented phantom left behind in the endless years. , and like the unreachable person in the painting on the high wall, Xia Jingyuan held her breath, and greedily peeped at the man's breathing, eyes, face... his every move, every frown and smile like a demon.

Suddenly, countless strange, broken and messy afterimages flashed before Xia Jingyuan's eyes, and she vaguely saw the sadness condensed in the man's eyes, overflowing like unbearable, turned into a tear of blood, and fell on the peach blossom.

Xia Jingyuan felt a pain in her chest, carved into her bone marrow, and then dazzled her eyes. In the distance, it was clearly a man stroking a peach blossom happily. A pair of dazzling eyes seemed familiar, and she couldn't help but take a half step back in horror.