A crow in the desert

He said: "I thought it was Gu Tingshu who caught Lan Beibei, but it turned out that he had traveled far away. In this way, maybe Lan Beibei is still in the hands of the Lan family, or locked in the prison of the local prefect."

Chonghua didn't blame him, just said: "We still need to search from the Lanfu."

The three of them left Changle Bieyuan and set off for Lanfu.Li Yue was full of curiosity, so he just kept asking: "Where is that woman hiding? Why do I only hear voices but not see her? I don't know whether she is beautiful or ugly, old or young." People call her grandma, she must be a mother-in-law in her late [-]s, but hearing her voice, she is quite a delicate beauty."

Chonghua's face was gloomy, and he just hurried forward.The crow glanced at him, and said to Li Yue: "Brother Chonghua is going to die of anxiety, don't keep asking these trivial things. Our house in the Central Plains has an exquisite layout, with bookshelves, glazed mirrors, and screens as doors between the inner room and the outer room." , That's also a very common thing. You don't have much experience, so don't say anything, and you have to speak out, just in case others don't laugh at you?"

Li Yue's face turned red and white for a while.He only knew that crows were always generous, but he didn't know they had such sharp beaks.

Before the three of them reached the gate of the Lan Mansion, they saw two rows of Habayashi soldiers standing in the dark, all armed with swords and armor, ready to fight.All three were taken aback, the Habayashi Army belonged to the imperial family.If it weren't for the royal driver's presence, even princes and princes would have difficulty mobilizing a single soldier.

Even if the front of the mansion is heavily guarded, let alone the mansion.The three of them hesitated for a while, not knowing whether to force their way in.With the skill of the three of them, it is natural to deal with these soldiers with ease.However, one of them is the prince of Loulan Kingdom, and the other is the prince of Shuangqiu Kingdom. If they accidentally reveal their identities, they may be accused of assassination. When the three kingdoms go to war, the consequences will be disastrous.

The three of them were hesitating, but saw the door of the Lan Mansion creak open.Two maidservants walked in the front with palace lanterns, and there were several layers of Habayashi soldiers guarding the roadside. In the dark night, the sound of weapons hitting the armor was faintly heard.

Behind the palace lantern, a group of men and women in brocade clothes surrounded a middle-aged man. The man was tall and dressed in a black cloak.

When Chonghua and Li Yue saw this man, they couldn't help applauding secretly, thinking that this man has extraordinary temperament, and it's a pity that they can't make friends with him.

The man walked up to the carriage, and everyone behind him knelt down to salute. Without looking back, he got into the carriage and left.Everyone watched his carriage until it disappeared at the entrance of the alley, then slowly got up and dispersed again.

The huge alley instantly became empty.Li Yue said in his heart: I only think that the emperor of the Central Plains has more money, more land, and more women.Only today did I know what is called Wancheng Supreme.

Everyone was in a trance silently, when suddenly the gate of the Lan Mansion opened again, a few servants dragged a man out, pushed him into the street, although his actions were rude, they didn't hurt anyone.The man's clothes and hair were slightly disheveled, but there was no scar on his face, he just looked dazed and depressed, lost in spirit.

Chonghua shouted: "Babe!"

The crow still wanted to stop him, but Chonghua had already swooped over, hugged him, looked at his face carefully under the moonlight, and asked, "Did they hit you? Where does your body hurt?" See Lan Beibei's eyes were dull, and she thought for a moment: Could it be that she was beaten into a dementia, or fed Gu worms?Quickly grabbed Lan Beibei's chin, opened his mouth and looked inside, then asked: "Did you eat anything?" Then shook his head left and right: "Do you have a headache?"

Li Yue and Wu Ya waited for a while, and seeing that no one came out to catch them, they walked over slowly, feeling really puzzled in their hearts.Crow still remembered the incident when Lan Beibei put Gu Tingshu into a big box and took away, and the blood flowed all the way along the box.And Gu Tingshu had just left, but Lan Beibei was safe and sound.Even the crow wondered if Lan Beibei had been poisoned.

Several people rubbed his chest and abdomen, and stroked his hair.Lan Beibei was rubbed badly, finally pushed them away unbearably, pouted and said: "I'm fine, don't touch it."

Chonghua withdrew his hand, saw that his eyes were clear and his voice was clear, and he really didn't look like a sick person, so he hugged his neck with joy and sighed: "You bastard, you are really sent by heaven to torture me."

Lan Beibei didn't push him away either, she just lowered her eyes and walked forward on her own.Crow was full of doubts and couldn't help asking: "Did you see him?"

Lan Beibei knew who he was, so she nodded silently.

The crow was even more horrified: "He didn't skin you and cramp you, did you smash your bones into ashes?"

Chonghua pushed him and said angrily, "Can you speak?"

Lan Beibei lowered her eyelids, and said slowly: "The Lan family caught me, originally intending to please him. When he heard that I was caught, he rode back immediately. Who would have thought that after seeing me , but just smiled and told them to let me go."

The crow snorted, feeling incredible: "He doesn't hate you?"

Lan Beibei pursed her lips, and said after a while: "He never put me in his eyes. Even if I raped him like that, he just treated me like an ant. How could he lower himself to embarrass me? ?”

The crow understood, and said with a smile: "This is his temper. Your Excellency took your life for nothing, and the three of us are tired after running around all night. You should be a good host and treat us to a few drinks."

Lan Beibei was depressed, but seeing Chonghua looking at her affectionately, her heart moved slightly, so she slowed down her tone and said, "It should, thank you all."

But Li Yue still muttered to himself: "I haven't seen the appearance of that grandma yet, how can I find a way to see it." But he didn't know that the grandma was accompanied by the uncle tonight, so he didn't need to worry about it.

Hospital Affair

Lan Beibei came back safely, and the four of them went to the restaurant in the city to drink all night, and they didn't get up until noon the next day. After paying the rent, they led the horse out of the city and headed south.

After walking for a mile, I saw many maids and servants standing beside the road. The ground was sprinkled with water and covered with velvet red carpets.The pavilion in the distance is surrounded by bright yellow curtains, as if there are extremely noble female relatives inside.

The four of them were hesitating, when a man who looked like a housekeeper flew over, bowed his hands and said, "Four young masters are well, my wife invites Mr. Crow to drink tea in the pavilion."

The crow was taken aback, and said, "Who is your wife?"

The housekeeper smiled and said: "My wife is a noble person, and it is inconvenient to disclose her name, but Mr. Crow and my wife are old acquaintances."

Crow's heart moved, he jumped off the horse with a smile, and walked straight into the pavilion. The maids lifted the curtain gracefully, and just as Crow was about to go in, he met a tall man in half-worn clothes, elegant and clean, There were no extra accessories, but it turned out to be Gu Tingshu.Compared with the indifference and aloofness of last night, because he is traveling with his wife today, his aura is obviously much calmer and softer.He nodded to the crow and said, "Long time no see."

Crow hummed.Gu Tingshu turned away and left, obviously he had nothing to say to the crow.

Crow walked into the pavilion, and a woman in a white gown and skirt was facing him with a high bun, thin shoulders, white and thin neck, and two bright jade earrings.

The crow didn't make a sound, just stared blankly.The woman turned around slowly, her eyebrows and eyes were bright, and the corner of her mouth was smiling. She first looked at the crow, then at his side, without saying a word.

A man's voice suddenly came from beside the crow: "Ah, you are as good-looking as I imagined."

The crow turned around suddenly, only to realize that Li Yue was following him at some point.He couldn't help frowning and said angrily, "Who asked you to come here?"

Li Yue stared at him blankly, his eyes wide open, biting his lips lightly, slowly revealing two pools of watery tears.

Crow ignored his ghostly look, turned to look at the woman, and said gently: "Lingxi, I never thought you would come to see me."

This woman is called Lingxi, and she is Gu Tingshu's wife and Crow's friend.She asked Wu Ya and Li Yue to sit down, poured tea for them, and said with a smile: "Last time you left without saying goodbye, which made me sad for a long time, but this time you came to Jinling and didn't look for me, how did I offend you?" Yet?"

The crow saw that her face was like the full moon, her eyes were like stars, she was angry and angry, and she spoke softly, she was a delicate woman.I think it's been a good few years.He also thought of how sad and desolate he was when he went to the desert alone, but thinking about it now is a bit ridiculous.Crow suddenly wanted to introduce Li Su to Lingxi, and wanted to tell her, "I met a man in the desert."

But he only had Li Yue at hand.

Lingxi looked at Li Yue and said to Crow: "Have you made any new friends?"

Crow looked at Li Yue with some disgust, and said, "We can't be regarded as friends, but people who are forced to be together."

Gu Tingshu stood outside the pavilion for a while, listening to them chatting about their respective situations after parting, it seemed that there was no intention of reviving the old relationship, so he walked elsewhere in peace.Chonghua and Lan Beibei stood under the poplar tree, chatting casually.When Na Chonghua saw Gu Tingshu, he admired him very much, so he went up to talk to him.

Gu Tingshu glanced at him up and down, and said, "Is your honor in the Central Plains happy? Shuangqiu is rich in products, how is it compared to my Great Qin?"

Chonghua was taken aback for a moment, knowing that Gu Tingshu had seen through his identity, so he burst out laughing.The two chatted for a while in the birch forest beside the road, because they were both nobles of the royal family, they were very speculative.

Lan Beibei stood under the tree blankly by himself, the maids and servants did not come to greet him, a few horses stood in the distance drinking water, laughter and laughter in the pavilion, and high-spirited discussions in the forest.He looks this way,