Assassin A

The Winter Festival that King Qingnan mentioned yesterday is a very grand festival in the southern region, and its importance is comparable to that of the Spring Festival in the north.

As early as half a month ago, all the officials in the palace, from the manager down to the servants and maidservants, were making preparations for this festive day.Every day, I can see the uncle in charge taking people to clean up and tidy up. He even simply renovated the three side courtyards that are usually uninhabited by the way because of the repair of the orchard. Everyone's face is full of joy.

Fifteen inquired a little bit. Every year on this day, the prince will distribute red envelopes, and the mansion also invites craftsmen to shape a hundred "Huijinbao" and give them to the people.

The so-called "Huijinbao" is a special candlestick made of clay, in the shape of a pair of chubby little dolls surrounded by red dolls, holding a cornucopia in their hands, and taking a lucky head to attract wealth and treasure.

This clay doll is made out of a mold, and after drying and forming, it needs to be painted with colors. It is very colorful and festive.

The chief manager held one of them and asked the prince to paint a symbolic painting, and then his own craftsmen carefully traced and filled in the colors, and this one will be used for the winter festival in the mansion.

Fifteen stared curiously, seeing that the doll was chubby and smiling.

Rong Min thought about it, and ordered to prepare the paint, "This year, the king will paint with his own pen."

This pair of cute clay dolls are holding hands, and their feet like meat buns are also touching.Rong Min painted a wishful handle on the bellyband of one of them, and the other let Shiwu draw a peony.

"This wishful doll is me, and the peony doll is you."

In this afternoon, Shiwu stood aside and quietly watched Rong Min carefully paint the Huijinbao with color.The sky is getting dark, and the hosta flowers in the yard are quietly blooming, exuding bursts of fragrant flowers.

After lighting the candle, Rong Min made the last stroke, raised his head and smiled at him: "From now on, you and I will be together."

Shiwu didn't answer, just looked at the two fat dolls holding hands...

The second day is the sacrifice the day before the Winter Festival.

The ancestor worship in the palace is very grand.Burning incense, burning candles, various offerings and vases filled with kumquats are placed in front of the shrine of the ancestors and gods.

Everyone bathed and changed their clothes and bowed behind the lord. Rong Min also reported aloud the harvest of the southern region in the past year, the canals dug, the aqueducts repaired, and despite the drought, the weather was generally smooth and so on.

Xuanji Ying and the others were not counted as members of Qingnan Palace, but they also lined up outside the gate of the ancestral hall.

Originally, the ceremony was over after King Qingnan worshiped his ancestors, but Rong Min could not afford to kneel, clasped his hands together, and continued in a loud voice: "The ancestors of the Rong family are on the top, and the king's year will be on the fourth day of the double tenth." I finally found a person who is willing to give his heart. This person is very good, but it is a pity that he still refuses to fully commit himself to me. I hope that there is a spirit in the ancestors, and bless this person with safety. When he returns, the king will come to worship with him Worship the ancestors."

Mr. Cai scratched the wall in his heart.Prince~~ There is no need to say this in front of your ancestors~ The boss is rolling in his heart.My lord~~ Our Qingnan Palace is the last generation~~ Pu Shao roared to the sky in his heart.My lord~~ Do you really want to marry my good brother?Wouldn't the subordinates have to call Shiwu the princess in that day?

Cui Cui hummed in her heart.I'm so touched~~ I only envy mandarin ducks and not immortals~~ In the shrine of the god, the ancestors of the Rong family are very calm...

"Rub the pills and try rubbing them, and they get higher and higher every year.

Red water party chrysanthemum, row of brothers and brothers.

Adults increase their happiness and longevity, and girls sing poetry. "(Note [-])

In the Southern Region, there is another entertainment that the whole family can participate in during the Winter Festival.

When night falls, all the young and old in the family wash their hands and sit around the table -- rubbing pills, and this ballad of rubbing pills is to be sung while rubbing pills.

Fifteen Quan should not have heard the "nonsense" that King Qingnan had said in front of his ancestors before, so what should he continue doing.He is not from the southern region, and he is not as concerned about this festival as the locals.So he took the initiative to undertake the task of watching the night, passing by various courtyards, he could hear bursts of singing from time to time.

To sum it up, the girls sang very well...

Along with him are the eighth and first graders of junior high school.When the three of them were touring the orchard, several artisans forced each of them a bowl of rice balls mixed with honey juice.

Looking at the old craftsman who didn't dare to talk to them on weekdays, he rubbed his hands carefully and humbly said: "Eat, it's very sweet." The first class of junior high school didn't shirk anymore, and Xi Lihulu swallowed each bowl while standing.

Give it a compliment, "It's delicious."

The old men are very happy.

After patrolling around, a guard came to look for him, "Putouer said let us take over, and asked you to go to the courtyard to have fun together. Today is the winter festival, anyway, everyone rubs a few balls for good luck. The second uncle and others have already Everyone is here, waiting for you."

When we arrived in the courtyard, we saw that one of the most spacious rooms was brightly lit, and there were sounds of punching and playing.

Fifteen smiled slightly, "These people make troubles every time they celebrate the festival."

Chu nodded: "Actually, we also make trouble when we are in the camp, but there are many rules in the camp and no alcohol is allowed. During the festivals, there will be excitement when there is alcohol."

Fifteen seemed to think of something: "You can be happy without wine. Do you still remember the time when you got watermelon from the King of Qingnan, and the people in the camp ate it while spitting out watermelon seeds? Thirty and Nineteen vomited , one of them made a pockmarked face."

On the eighth day of the eighth day, he sighed softly: "Things are different and people are different. The Xuanji Camp is gone, Nineteen is a spy, Thirty..."

When the fifteenth day saw it, he patted Chu Ba on the shoulder: "Your life and mine are not our own long ago. You came late, and it was also a time of unrest. When we entered the camp, there must be warnings from the elders, don't let go." Too much attention is paid to colleagues. Life and death are too common for Xuanji Camp, it is better not to allow us to make friends in private, because I am afraid that if something happens to one of them, the others will find resentment and find ways to get back."

Chu Yiben was also surprised why Shiwu suddenly brought up the past of Xuanji Camp, but now he suddenly relieved, it turned out that this guy wanted to take the opportunity to beat Chu Ba.

That's right, the guy on the eighth day of the eighth day has brute strength, and he may be the best among the crowd in terms of kung fu. The only shortcoming is that he is too impulsive.After all, I have experienced too little tempering, and once I come here, I will face the parting of life and death...

Since Shiwu was interested, he also followed suit and said, "Each of us has our own errands, but there are also times when we perform tasks together. You didn't catch up before, but maybe you will in the future. Once there is a job that needs to be coordinated , Remember the password, break when you stop, and withdraw when you withdraw, and you must not miss any brothers and friends at that juncture. The Xuanji Camp focuses on completing errands, and life and death are not considered."

Fifteen glanced at Chu Yi, he was the most qualified to say this.When he first entered the camp, he worked with the first day of junior high school and his predecessor 24 on errands. It was that time that 24 was shot in the calf by the other party. On the first day of junior high school, he personally shot 24 for the sake of the overall situation, and confiscated all his identity-representing objects: hairpins, masks, waist tags ,hidden weapon……

Afterwards, he asked the first day of the junior high school: "What if you were shot?"

The smile on the first day of junior high school was very vague, "I will kill myself."

Although it is located in the south, the dew at night is still very cool.The three of them stopped at the door and said these words, each had their own concerns, but no one went in again, either bowed their heads in thought, or stared in a daze at the faintly visible hosta flowers in the night.

Suddenly the door of the room opened wide, Ah Hai jumped out drunk, and just fell into Shiwu's arms.

"Ahhh!!" Like a cat whose tail has been stepped on, Ah Hai jumped away, raising his hand and pointing: "You are not allowed to punish me in the future!"

Fifteen is inexplicable: "When did I beat you?"

Obviously it was done last night!But Ah Hai didn't dare to say it.

Today's ancestor worship, everyone listened to the prince's words.Even if someone secretly despised Fifteen, the prince's words wiped away his opinion.

It doesn't matter if you are liked by the prince because of your enchanting looks or because you are good at flattering people, it represents a privilege and a status.But the one who can be regarded as the love of the heart by the prince and brought to the ancestors can only be the concubine.

male princess?I haven't heard of it, but is it rare for their little prince in the Southern Region to do such an unheard of thing?Not to mention whether there is the title of male concubine, the single item that the prince puts in his heart is much more important than any empty title.

Besides... Ah Hai thought in a daze, this [-] can be regarded as a little memorized.

It was obviously not the young man who had a devilish look, but he was taken by the prince. According to Brother Shao's words: This is a drama of the prince chasing after him, and it is definitely not the work of an assassin.

The original grievances in my heart have been dissipated, and I feel that this buddy is really pitiful, so I put my arm around Shiwu's shoulders while drinking: "If you enter the gate of the palace in the future, we will be your subordinates. Brother, I understand you. If you feel wronged or sad, come here, brother protects you!"

Before Shiwu made a mistake, Pu Shao rushed over and grabbed Ah Hai by the neck and took it aside: "Don't listen to his nonsense, come in and have a drink or two, and grab a few balls to win the prize~"

There is something particular about rubbing balls.Bats are blessings, deer and bamboo are blessings, longevity peaches are longevity, pinching goats represents auspiciousness, and pinching carp represents surplus every year.

A group of girls on Cuicui's side are all skillful, not only these but also all kinds of delicate ones.But the guards are all big, rough men, and most of them must be the best birthday peaches. Otherwise, there are people who smashed the balls and pinched themselves randomly and called them "bats". Those who don't know think they are...

"Flickering moth?"

Pu Shao was angry, "This is the bat I pinched!"

Fifteen lowered his eyes and suddenly drew out his dagger, and everyone around him gasped except those from the Xuanji camp: "Why are you doing it? If you have a big holiday, don't use weapons!"

Chu Yi also rubbed the rice flour dumpling in his hand, pulled out his dagger, and tilted his head to look at Fifteen: "What are you doing?"

Fifteen: "Turtle, longevity. You?"

First day of junior high school: "Let's carp."

Everyone was stunned to see that the two assassins used the daggers superbly, and the tortoise shell and fish scales were carved so lifelike.Especially the little turtle at Shiwu, with a wide mouth and two eyes glued with black sesame seeds.

The second uncle smiled with a cigarette bag in his mouth: "Kung fu is not wasted."

Uncle Wu nodded: "Back then, we were asked to carve tofu with a dagger. I remember that we were the best at the first grade of junior high school."

Pu Shao asked curiously: "Why do you want to practice this?"

The one-armed fourth brother sneered: "Practice steady hand, practice patience. Those tofu will break with a little force, and a broken piece is like whipping, and once broken, you can only eat cold tofu that you broke for dinner."

The second uncle raised his eyebrows: "Yo, I remember someone who ate for three days in a row, and couldn't finish eating three meals a day, and finally vomited at the base of the wall."

Brother Si was silent...

On the first and fifteenth day of the new year, the swordsmanship was fast, and everyone saw the exquisiteness of their work, and asked to make more and show it to the girls.When the fifteenth quarter reached No.20 three, Ge Dong came.

"My lord calls you over."

Holding a little turtle in his hand, Shiwuxin said, "You came to call me so late, I thought I could have a quick dinner!"

This time, he was not in the study or the hall, but went directly to the prince's yard.

The dormitory was brightly lit, and Rong Min concentrated on pinching the rice noodles.

"Look, I pinched a little fifteen."

Looking closer, although the facial features are not visible, but wearing bunts and holding a dagger made of candied fruit in his hand, he looks decent.

"I made a little turtle for you, so you will live a long and blessed life."

Rong Min put down the bamboo stick in his hand and took the tortoise, smiling: "The one with black eyes is very similar to you." Carefully put the tortoise next to the rice noodle figurine he made, and held Shiwu's hand, "Today is the winter festival." , many gods in the sky are watching, you swear to me."

"What oath?"

Rong Min clenched his hands tightly, "I swear that I and Nan Yu are in my heart, and I will remember to come back no matter what."

return?

He is in the South Region now, why should he say it back?unless……

"Have you received a letter from Mr. Li?"

Rong Min sneered: "Yes, he really knows how to squeeze time. Otherwise, I would like to discuss with Mr. Cai how to ask for an imperial decree to make you my princess, and I will have nothing to do with Xuanji Ying from now on."

"how is this possible?"

"I know it's impossible, and I can't expose you, so I just think about it...fantasy."

People around always have to linger and confide in their hearts when facing parting, but Rong Min can't say anything.

He received the letter from the emissary early in the morning.Li Zan wanted to transfer back to Beijing on the first, eighth and fifteenth day of junior high school, and set off immediately.He can't keep this person, at least not now.Even if he keeps him, he will hate him for the rest of his life, right?

It is a bounden duty for a man to defend his family and country, how can he be locked up like a woman?Not to mention, he is still from Xuanji Camp.

Rong Min thought very clearly, there has been a Xuanji camp between him and Fifteen, and it is unfair for him to keep Fifteen.Coincidentally, he encountered an unforeseen disaster in the Xuanji camp, and he picked up a trick to be with him for such a long time.

In Xuanji Camp, corrupt officials are feared and honest officials are respected.If later generations have history books to judge, this is a tomb of heroes.If he simply traps Shiwu with the love of his son and daughter, then he will lose.

"I have you in my heart."

Fifteen nods: "Remember. When I come back, I will be full of you in my heart."

Rong Min smiled: "Okay, I will remember that too."

Take out the letterhead and hand it over: "You and the first day of the first day of the lunar new year, the eighth day of the first day of the lunar new year will set off tonight. Don't disturb the people in the mansion. Although the palace is clean, there are some people with shallow eyes. You go ahead, and I will close the mansion door behind you. Conduct a thorough investigation to ensure that your whereabouts will not be leaked."

King Qingnan, who usually cheated on him, disappeared, and so did King Qingnan, who pestered Shiwu for kisses and dawdled around him.

Fifteen suddenly felt that this person was not as simple as he thought, and it was only at this moment that he realized that in his heart, his love for Rong Min was not as shallow as he thought.

"My lord, you tell me 'Be careful all the way, easy to go and easy to return'."

Rong Min raised his eyebrows: "Don't say it! This sentence is very frustrating. I asked the eighth day of the eighth day that you Xuanji camp people would say this sentence to each other whenever they went out on errands. How many people died in the end?"

Suddenly pulled Shiwu down on the bed, pulled off his shirt to reveal a large chest, took a brush soaked in ink, and drew a big circle on his chest, "This place is mine! Remember it, others Your knife cannot pierce it, nor can someone else's arrow go in."

Fifteen looked down and said, "My lord, in fact, we kill people from the neck..."

Rong Min angrily scribbled on his neck again: "Then you can't touch this place!" He stopped suddenly, "If you come back alive, no matter whether you are crippled or useless, I will be here."

Fifteen: "My lord, you curse me..."

Rong Min lowered his head and kissed him, before raising his head after a long time: "You just need to come back alive, this is not a curse on you, it's my only request."

He knew that this time it was the second prince and Li Zan's move to collect the net.

He knew that the new governor of Yuncheng was accompanied by a strategist who was Cai Ting's nephew Cai Guangzu.

He knew that more than half of the government officials in Fengzhou Prefecture had been replaced, and the governor of the Water Conservancy Department who had accepted bribes from him before had been dismissed or escorted back to Beijing.

He knew that the second prince's mother, Concubine Chen, had been acting frequently recently.

He knew that the general of the Northern Expedition was General Yu Qishan.

He knew that Yu Qishan was one of Li Zan's trump cards.

He knew that the prince's trip was to be buried in the northern border battlefield.

He also knew...the ones who were going to send the prince on the road should be people from the Xuanji camp on the fifteenth day.

The change of dynasty has nothing to do with him, but with the change of the emperor, the days of suppression in the Southern Region may have really come to an end.Fifteen and him are both working hard for one thing.

Rice grain, gold and silver, he supported the second prince, and it was his fifteenth who put himself in danger.

What if Fifteen died?

Rong Min and Cai Ting watched as Shiwu and the others rode away.The slowly closing door of the mansion temporarily cut off his connection with Shiwu.Turning around, calling Second Uncle and Fifth Uncle, smiling: "People in the mansion are not allowed to enter or leave within ten days, rice, grain and vegetables are all prepared, please be careful, seniors."

[If Fifteen dies, don't tell me, let me keep it in mind and wait for him. 】Cai Ting followed Rong Min back to the inner courtyard, feeling inexplicably sad for the prince's order.