Chang'an [Rebirth]

Not only were all the wooden corridors destroyed, but the walls of this house were completely destroyed by firewood zithers, and there were air leaks in the front, back, left, and right sides. No matter how much money was used to buy it back, I’m afraid it can only be given away to the homeless now. the person.

Crossing the corridor is the main hall. Xian Yi has set up a table of Hongmen Banquet and is waiting. Yin Sui is also there. He is sitting on a chair with one leg half bent, holding a white handkerchief and wiping the knife.

The movement made by Chai Zheng was not small. Although they didn't go out to take a look, they could predict that this small corridor would not be able to trap Qianlong, so when Chai Zheng appeared at the door holding Ruan Linshuang's hand, they Not surprised either.

Xianyi's Hongmen Banquet was arranged very responsibly, and the food and drinks were still hot. After all, he was rich and powerful, and the wine containers were made of warm jade, showing a warm color on Xianyi's fingertips.

Chai Zheng rushed in here in a hurry, mixing the quiet atmosphere of the room with enthusiasm. She tilted her head and asked with a smile, "Who wins this bet?"

"I won." Xian Yi laughed, "Drinking?"

Yin Sui looked calm and indifferent, the expression on his face didn't change much, he only raised his head to glance at Chai Zheng during the interval between wiping the knife, and then all his eyes fell on the green bamboo sword in Chai Zheng's hand.

"What's your relationship with Yuansi?" Yin Sui asked suddenly.

Chai Zheng said "Oh", "I am his long-lost granddaughter."

"..." The amount of information is too large, even a seasoned veteran like Yin Sui was stunned for a moment——

The daughter of the eldest princess and Chai Guogong is the granddaughter of Yuansi, and there is always a bit of ambiguity here that attracts people's daydreams.

When Yin Sui was thinking "Your family relationship is really chaotic", Chai Zheng said again, "Why, seeing me alive and kicking, Mr. Yin would be very happy even if he lost the bet?"

"Don't dare." Yin Sui's reaction was also quick. He has long and narrow red phoenix eyes, and the part that transmits light in the middle is very limited. Even if they are fully opened, there is a chilling sense of voyeurism.

Yin Sui said again, "I sincerely hope that the little father-in-law will live a long life."

It was not a coincidence at all that someone threw the antidote in front of Chai Zheng, and then invitations and bets came one after another, but a well-arranged game.

If Chai Zheng hadn't taken the antidote, she would have been trapped in the wooden corridor today. Although it wasn't life-threatening, Xianyi would have lost the bet and had to stand by; if she had taken the antidote, she would be like this, Yin Sui lost the bet, but Chai Zheng also became a puppet in their hands.

No matter what the result is, it is beneficial to Yin Sui and the others.

But this also means that even if the person who poisoned Chai Zheng was not Yin Sui, he was in collusion with Yin Sui, Sun Qifu?Dai Xuan?Or that Gu Hensheng who only appeared once and then disappeared without a trace?

There are four people in a room, each with evil intentions.

"Since Mr. Yin has lost, I hope you can abide by the previous agreement and stop trying to threaten me."

Xian Yi's tone was not very good, "Master Yin should know that I just don't want to fight against the court, so I told the old man to be merciful again and again. If you refuse to change after repeated admonitions, then I can only be ruthless in order to save my life."

Although Yin Sui's character is not very good, but the status in the world is here, and he is not to the point of going back and forth. He put the long knife back into the sheath, and said, "I would like to accept the bet and leave."

People in the rivers and lakes don't like ordinary roads. They leave the gate open, jump through the window and jump over the wall, and disappear from sight in a blink of an eye.

"I haven't seen you for many years. Your Royal Highness, you are very good at plotting against the old man." Chai Zheng sneered coldly, her unhappiness was already written all over her face, and she wished she could materialize it and pick it off, "I'm so pissed off." "The four big characters hit Xian Yi on the head.

Chai Zheng didn't say anything more hurtful, otherwise if he compared Xian Yi to King Keqin and scolded them for plotting against relatives and friends, Xian Yi might be so angry that he vomited blood on the spot.

Since people's hearts are far away, Xianyi has no way of knowing Chai Zheng's small thoughts, so he greets them, "Come and sit, it's cold now, drink a cup of hot wine."

Ruan Linshuang is not good at drinking. She prefers sweet distiller's grains. This has something to do with personal taste, not the amount of alcohol. After all, Ruan Yuzhang once drank three Chai Yuandao, and this advantage was passed on to Ruan Linshuang.

Until Yin Sui left, Ruan Linshuang held Chai Zheng's hand tightly, she didn't speak, Yin Sui was like a barb stuck in her mind, reminding Ruan Linshuang of the years when she was hunted down How many heroes died in the hands of Yin Sui.

Yin Sui is a poisonous scorpion and a huge threat.

It was quiet in the hall, Xian Yi poured himself a glass of wine, because of the lack of rest, his complexion was a little pale, his eyes were dark blue, his skin was a little pale, even his well-articulated hands were trembling slightly, the wine There is a whirl in the cup.

He said slowly, "Yin Sui already knows that you are going to intercept the concubine's escort on the way."

Yin Sui knew about it, but Sun Qi's mansion might not know about it. After all, they were all scattered, and it would be difficult to clean them up, but they still wanted to work together?

Xian Yi said again, "In order to prevent the news from leaking out, I have people set up a net outside the city. As long as there is news that wants to be sent back to Chang'an, my people will quickly stop it."

At the beginning, Ruan Linshuang wanted to win him over because Xianyi's influence in Mobei was deeply rooted, and only with his support could he succeed.

Xian Yi said again, "I didn't really want to help you at first. After all, the risk is too great. Although the sky is high in Mobei, the emperor is far away, but as long as the matter is revealed, your Emperor Dajing will send troops to kill the grass. It’s going to go down the drain.”

"But Yin Suilei made a wrong move to threaten you." Ruan Linshuang understood Xian Yi very well, "You can probably see that his method is the method of the Jijiu Office. Zhao Qian has colluded with King Keqin."

Of course Yin Sui would not know that "Mr. Sang" was Mu Sang's Prince Xianyi, but Zhao Qian's collusion with King Keqin could directly affect Xianyi's choice.

"When are you going to do it?" Xian Yi asked, "My suggestion is that the sooner the better, the later will change."

"As soon as Sun Qi's mansion leaves, we will make preparations. It should be within two days." Chai Zheng is very confident. You too... In addition, I need you to send two people to escort me and Xiao Ruan to Chang'an. Sun Qi's mansion is about to die, but Xiao Ruan and I have to return to Chang'an City to plan the next step."

"Okay..." Xian Yi thought for a while, "If Yuan Lao and Nian Nian can escape unscathed during the interception, they will directly escort them."

This arrangement was exactly what Chai Zheng wanted.

Now that she knows that Xianyi is planning a Hongmen feast, even if her heart is as big as Chai Zheng, looking at the table of chickens, ducks and fish meat, she still can’t finish her mouth. She didn’t even drink a few glasses of wine, and the surrounding environment is not normal. It is difficult for Chai Zheng to relax Be vigilant, so after exchanging a few more words of pleasantries, Chai Zheng left first with the excuse of "I have to go home and see".

From the very beginning, she discovered that something was wrong with Ruan Linshuang. Although Xiao Ruan usually didn't talk much, she was usually the one who took the lead at such times. There was an illusion of fighting alone, and Xiao Ruan was out of shape the whole time.

Chai Zheng didn't like that Ruan Linshuang was so silent. Whenever this happened, Chai Zheng always felt that little Ruan must have fallen into a long memory again, and those memories were piercing Ruan Linshuang's heart bit by bit.

The sky is not bright yet, only slightly whitish at the edge, and the sky in Mobei is occasionally like today, it is difficult to get completely into the darkness, as if knowing that people living here need a little bit of light no matter it is night or day. "Xiwei" light.

Chai Zheng was riding a horse, but this time she slowed down her speed very slowly. Chai Zheng likes to take Xiao Ruan to walk on the street so quietly, even if this road is not going back to Chai Guogong's mansion——

Chai Zheng just realized that she was lost.

When she was about to turn the horse's head around, Ruan Linshuang suddenly held her arm.

Ruan Linshuang pressed her forehead against Chai Zheng's spine, she said softly, "Let's just go forward, anyway, Liangzhou City is so big, we won't be able to walk out in one night."

Chai Zheng replied softly, "That's not necessarily the case, Changshou is a thousand-mile horse, it would be happy to run out of the city."

Changshou seemed to understand Chai Zheng's words, and actually planed his hooves, making the newly replaced horseshoes collide with the gravel ground to make a slight sound.

Because of this, Ruan Linshuang smiled softly.

"Chai Zheng, there are actually two people I hated the most in my previous life. One is Zhao Qian because of you and my father, and the other is Yin Sui... for myself." Ruan Linshuang said, "Yin Sui is a lunatic, of course Not a rebellious lunatic like you and me... When he chased me down, he never left anyone alive, an inn, a village, or even a city, his hands were covered with blood."

"Chai Zheng, all your benefactors were abandoned by the court in Liangzhou City, and all my benefactors died at the hands of Yin Sui. Tell me, how much should I hate him?"

Xiao Ruan's voice was permeated in the early morning mist, as cold as ever, with no great emotional ups and downs, but Chai Zheng knew that Xiao Ruan was trembling, her fear, her anger and her hatred must have come from overwhelming Xiao Ruan was like a bird whose wings had been clipped and nailed in a cage, for a moment he was so dazed that he didn't know whether he should struggle or not.

This is not the first time that Ruan Linshuang saw Yin Sui in Liangzhou City, but the first time this kind of despair was not shown, but now it is like a belated tide. The rotten wound in the bottom of my heart that started to fester was opened personally, and showed Chai Zheng how painful it was.

"Xiao Ruan, Xiao Ruan..." Chai Zheng stopped the horse, she softened her voice, and called Ruan Linshuang's name cautiously, "Xiao Ruan, you once said that my kindness is your kindness, then your revenge is You don't have to hate me to the core, you can share half of it with me, Xiao Ruan...I'm here."

Although Ruan Linshuang is the one who looks more indifferent, only Chai Zheng knows that her little Ruan's feelings are extremely strong. She just has to cast one grid after another in her memory, hiding many people and things in it. Chai Zheng knows that, She is also one of these grids, and her little Ruan survives by forgetting.

Ruan Linshuang didn't say a word, she clutched Chai Zheng's clothes tightly with both hands, tears suddenly stopped and couldn't stop.

She even cried quietly, Chai Zheng only heard one or two choking and sniffling, and Chai Zheng couldn't help thinking, "It turns out that when Xiao Ruan is crying, why didn't I notice it before? "

"Chai Zheng!" Ruan Linshuang uttered suddenly, she hadn't finished crying, her nasal voice was very strong, and she pinched Chai Zheng's waist so hard that Chai Zheng's whole body was itchy, and she almost fell off the horse.

Ruan Linshuang then continued, "I've already given you half of it, you should always be by my side, don't lie to me."

Chai Zheng swore to the sky, "For the rest of my life, I will never lose...Xiao Ruan, let's go home."

Changshou is a good-bred horse that should be paid as a tribute. It is too inferior to be used for walking in the night wind. Unfortunately, no matter how good the horse is, it has no human rights. The road was abruptly approaching noon.

Ruan Linshuang stopped crying a long time ago, she wiped all her tears on Chai Zheng's body, at this time the two little girls were clinging to each other and moving to the gate of Chai Guogong's mansion. An incomparably luxurious and huge carriage was parked, and Chai Zheng didn't understand——

Are you planning to install a team of more than a dozen people in?

In addition to the sedan chair, there was a sweet little girl standing at the door, about the same age as Chai Zheng, wearing a plain jacket, she looked exquisite and could talk, and when she saw their horse from a distance, she came up to her and asked with a smile, "Is it the little general and Miss Ruan? My name is Lu Xiaoxiao, and I'm from Liangzhou City. I was just bought by an old man named Sun two days ago, and I will serve Miss Ruan with me."

Lu Xiaoxiao is indeed an authentic Liangzhou native, and she speaks with a bit of an accent, but she has been in contact with many people from south to north, so Lu Xiaoxiao's accent is a bit biased, but she is indeed lively, enthusiastic, and comprehensive. little girl.

Sun Qi's mansion has a good eye for buying girls.

Ruan Linshuang was helped off the horse by Lu Xiaoxiao. Seeing that Ruan Linshuang seemed to have cried, the tip of his nose was still a little red, his eyelashes were stained with tears, and trembling slightly, he hurriedly took out a handkerchief he used from his sleeve and gave it to Ruan Linshuang. wiped clean.

There is always light in Lu Xiaoxiao's eyes, which can almost make people ignore the injuries on her wrists and neck. Even though these injuries are almost healed, the parts that are occasionally exposed are still shocking.

Although Sun Qifu looked like a gloomy poisonous snake, a girl like Lu Xiaoxiao was an insignificant ant in his eyes, not worth the effort at all.

It was this kind of negligence that saved Lu Xiaoxiao out of the sea of ​​suffering. What scares the little girl the most is excessive attention. Her life in the past two days has been considered the best in the past six months.

"...Lu Xiaoxiao, I've heard your name before," Ruan Linshuang said, "Is there an elder brother in your family?"

In his previous life, Lu Feng broke into Ruan Linshuang's territory wet all over after he committed a murder...Then the official arrest warrant read, "The perpetrator, Lu Feng, killed thirteen people for revenge. , all of them were brutally murdered."

Lu Feng avenged his only sister that day, and that girl's name was Lu Xiaoxiao.

In the more than ten years of supporting each other since then, Ruan Linshuang seldom mentioned Chai Zheng, just like Lu Feng seldom mentioned Lu Xiaoxiao. These two names are like taboos. The past makes the present even more bleak.

Lu Xiaoxiao said "Ah?", first puzzled, "How do you know?" Then suddenly, the expression on her face seemed to be frozen, and it took a long time before Lu Xiaoxiao asked tremblingly, "Miss, do you know?" Have you seen him? Is he still alive? Where is he now? After he disappeared, his parents became ill, and the family lacked food and clothing and could not afford medicine, so I..."

Lu Xiaoxiao bit her lower lip, "...I'm only worth 20 taels of silver. My parents' illnesses have been dragged on and on, and they died three months ago."

Ruan Linshuang's hand was lightly placed on Lu Xiaoxiao's shoulder, and the little girl's body found support. In addition, she was originally tough and cheerful, and her sad emotions had not been brewing for too long, so she wiped her tears by herself.

"Lu Feng is still alive, I can arrange for you to meet." Although Ruan Linshuang likes a happy ending, especially when the person of this happy ending is her best friend who has been with her for many years, this desire becomes even stronger.

It's just that a good ending requires a more perfect plan. After all, Lu Xiaoxiao was bought by Sun Qi's mansion to accompany her. Let her meet Lu Feng. The little girl must not want to travel thousands of miles to Chang'an, or Lu Feng will follow along It's a pity that Sun Qifu doesn't want such a thing to happen.

What Ruan Linshuang thinks is that at least in this life, Lu Xiaoxiao can grow up safely, and Lu Feng can depend on his sister for life. There is no need to be too ambitious, the important thing is to hold on to what has been lost.

Although rights are good, it is not rare for everyone to give up some treasures that cannot be regained.

In order for Lu Xiaoxiao and Lu Feng to escape unscathed, Sun Qi's mansion must be shut down.

Ever since Lu Feng came out of the mine with a limp, he had been placed in a tent for treatment. His leg was treated very rough at first, let alone a day or two of lameness, if allowed to develop, it may be lame for a lifetime.

Although some of these doctors who accompanied the army had good skills, they shared half of the country with the veterinarians. When there was not enough manpower, the doctors could also look after horses, and the horse doctors could also look after people.

As a result, Lu Feng was taken care of upside down in the hands of several doctors, and there was no "checked" sign, which the doctors often valued.

But no matter what, it's always better than throwing it on the sidelines and letting it fend for itself.

Chai Yuandao had personally come to tell them to take good care of them. The surrounding area was in turmoil. Chai Yuandao put on a face that wanted to win people's hearts, and even arranged separate tents for these miners.

These people are indeed different from the recruits. They have killed people, crossed the battlefield, and even brushed shoulders with shells.

Chai Zheng and Ruan Linshuang bypassed the luxury carriage at the door of their house, stole the horses that pulled the cart, and took Lu Xiaoxiao to the barracks together. All that was robbed was the car.

Lu Xiaoxiao doesn't know how to ride a horse, so Chai Zheng rides with her, and Ruan Linshuang still sits on Longevity.

This black horse recognized its owner, whether it was Chai Zheng or Ruan Linshuang, it was very close, if others wanted to ride it, it would jump up and down as soon as it kicked, even Chai Yuandao could only be greedy and not play with it.

Lu Xiaoxiao seemed very nervous along the way, but she didn't dare to show it. She held Chai Zheng's clothes with both hands at a distance. Fortunately, Chai Zheng's riding speed was not fast, otherwise Lu Xiaoxiao would be knocked off the horse. .

Chai Zheng felt that his good eloquence was wasted if he didn't catch the little girl's brainwashing at such a good time.

"Xiao Xiao, I want to ask you one thing." Chai Zheng is an acquaintance, and at this moment Kung Fu has already begun to call him by his first name.

Lu Xiaoxiao was a little flattered. She had changed hands several times like goods, and she had never heard from her master that she wanted to "ask" herself for something.

With a little embarrassment, Lu Xiaoxiao said softly, "Little General, you can speak directly."

"I hope you will stay in the army with Lu Feng after you find Lu Feng. You don't have to worry about me and Xiao Ruan at Sun Qi's mansion. How did you pick you and buy you?"

Lu Xiaoxiao was a smart girl at first glance, so Chai Zheng didn't go around with her.

Lu Xiaoxiao had never encountered such a good thing before, she seemed afraid that the Chai Zheng who said this would suddenly disappear, and a sudden force in her hand almost pulled Chai Zheng back.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry," Lu Xiaoxiao panicked, "Little General, are you serious? Don't make fun of me."

"Wow, do I look like a treacherous villain?" Chai Zheng said with a smile in his tone, "Of course it is true. What good does it do me to lie to you?"

"..." But little general, you are about the same age as me.

Is it possible that promising people lag behind in their footsteps, so the little general thinks I'm just a little girl?

Lu Xiaoxiao convinced herself by relying on her imagination.

The horses were not walking fast, and the tents for the wounded soldiers were not far away, just in time for Chai Zheng to finish listening to Lu Xiaoxiao’s story—it was purely a coincidence that Sun Qifu bought this little girl, after all, this person lacked normal human emotional commonality .

One morning two days ago, Lu Xiaoxiao was ordered by his master to go to the street to drink and was seen by Sun Qifu. He bought Lu Xiaoxiao for twice as much money, saying that he would "send it to take care of the princess".

Lu Xiaoxiao's former master thought that if he provoked a lunatic, the lunatic would be happy to pay the money, and he could beat the servant until he couldn't walk with one hand.

This process was simply inexplicable, but Chai Zheng still understood it.

Lu Xiaoxiao can be regarded as a random character, not too risky, just at the right age, and an experienced maid who can serve others. Xiaoruan's current status is extraordinary, and the fragmented team in Sun Qi's mansion is full of rough men , the journey is long and inconvenient, so I have to find a servant girl for the princess to accompany her.

If this matter is done well, Ruan Linshuang might look at him differently, but if it's not done well, it won't matter too much, at most it will cost two hundred silver taels, and he will have to kill a little girl to calm down the Crown Princess.

"Little Ruan, it's time to find a maid for you," Chai Zheng said back, "How old do you like?"

Chai Zheng had a few candidates in mind, and Ruan Linshuang coincided with her, "It's easy to spot someone who knows martial arts, but someone like Yaoyao is good."

Yaoyao, who was watching the sky and divination in the inn, suddenly calculated that she had a bad life and was about to be tricked.

"Miss Ruan, are you really the princess?"

Lu Xiaoxiao originally thought that Sun Qi's mansion was a rich lunatic, until this person directly dragged herself to Chai Guogong's mansion... Lu Xiaoxiao has seen many mansions of rich families, but only Chai Guogong's mansion has a serious sense of integrity.

She continued, "The Crown Princess should not be pampered in Chang'an City, why did she come to Liangzhou City?"

Lu Xiaoxiao loves her hometown very much, but she also knows objectively that Liangzhou and Chang'an are incomparable. A beggar's den under the emperor's feet is much better than her own thatched cottage.