Oriole Line

Yu Shen couldn't chat, at this moment Zhou Yu sent something to deceive people.He and Wen Tao took a look, and saw that it was a common brocade box, and inside were also ordinary New Year's gifts.The two looked at each other, and each picked up half of the brocade box and began to scrutinize it to see if there was any interlayer.

"Here." Pu Chen was the first to find a piece of paper embedded in the lid of the box, reflecting the moonlight, with only a few words written on it:

"Zishi three quarters, by Yanque Lake." There is only one word "Royal" in the signature.

"The King asked you to meet?" Wen Tao said.

Pu Chen nodded: "His reaction at the New Year's banquet just now doesn't seem like he didn't know that he wanted to make peace with Beiyan. Since he asked me to meet in private, he must be afraid of being targeted. What time is it now?"

Wen Tao made a little judgment: "It should be almost midnight."

"Let's go, let's go on horseback." Pu Chen made a prompt decision.

"I'm going too?" Wen Tao doubted.

"What's the difference between you and me?" Pu Chen stopped the car, got out of the car with Wen Tao, and said to Tang Yu, "You go back first, Wen Tao and I go out to do something, and Wu Qingliema stays behind. .”

Seeing Pu Chen's expression, Tang Yu stopped asking nonsense, not to mention drinking some wine at the New Year's banquet just now, he wished to go back early.Only the horse of Puchen came alive again when Puchen called him.

"I can't hold the rein with my left hand." After Tang Yu and the others left, Wen Tao looked at Pu Chen's mount in disbelief.

"Didn't you see that I only kept one horse, Taotao?" Pu Chen stepped onto the horse with one step, and then pulled Wen Tao's right hand to pull him onto the horse as well.He has always cherished Pu Chen's black and green horse, but this time he let it bear the weight of two people, and he immediately became unhappy and kicked the horse's hooves to express his protest.

Pu Chen patted the horse and said, "This is one of my own. If there is me, there will be him. If you lose your temper again, be careful that I will cut off your food!" The feed that Pu Chen's mount is fed is naturally unusual, more than ordinary feed Both corn and wheat bran are more precious than what people eat.This horse is also psychic, upon hearing this, he had no choice but to bow his head and accept it silently.

"Taotao, this horse is fierce. It's the first time you ride it. If you touch his ear, you'll know it."

Wen Tao caressed the horse's ears according to his words, the master is on top, it raised its ears a little reluctantly as a greeting.

Pu Chen smiled: "That's right." Then he said to Wen Tao, "If you lean on me, you won't fall off. Don't be as brave as last time."

Wen Tao knew that he was talking about the time in Jingzhou. He also rode a horse with Pu Chen that time, holding the horse's mane very hard the whole time, but in fact Pu Chen was there when he leaned back.

Pu Chen's cloak covered the two of them, as soon as he raised his whip, the Wuqing Liema galloped under the moonlight, and within a quarter of an hour, they had already reached the bank of Yanque Lake.Under a sycamore tree by the lake, a tall and straight young man stood with his hands behind his back. He was the Dai Wang Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu heard the sound of horseshoes, followed the sound, and saw Pu Chen's royal horse coming, but immediately brought a person with him, and took a closer look, it was Wen Tao whom he had seen at Pu Chen's residence a few days ago.Zhou Yu understood, and said to the two of them, "Brother Yi Xing, brother Wen Tao."

Wen Tao heard Zhou Yu's address, and said in panic: "I'm just a small master of the general's mansion, how can I be called a brother of Dai Wang?"

Zhou Yu shook his head with a smile and said, "Brother Wen Tao is pedantic. I recognize Brother Yi Xing as a brother not because he is in a high position and holds military power in his hands, but because we are in the same spirit. And he recognizes you as the most important Naturally, it is because of Brother Wen Tao's character, which has nothing to do with your status. That being the case, I also recognize you as a brother."

Pu Chen laughed and said, "It's reasonable to speak on behalf of the king."

Zhou Yu pointed to Pu Chen and said, "Brother Yi Xing, I have to talk about you. I call you 'Brother Yi Xing', but you always call me 'Dai Wang', which is fine in front of people. Now Just a few of us, still don't call me "Junwei"?"

"Brother Junwei said yes, I'll change it." Pu Chen said with a smile.

After exchanging pleasantries, Zhou Yu suppressed his smile and said, "Brother Yixing was invited to come late at night because of Beiyan. He had clearly promised Brother Yixing to launch the Northern Expedition on the court, but he did not keep his promise due to unavoidable reasons. I hope brother Yixing forgive me."

Pu Chen said with concern: "Brother Junwei doesn't need to take this matter to heart. But, how did you know that His Majesty will send you to Beiyan?"

Zhou Yudao: "I was also instructed by an expert. Long before we entered Jiankang, Brother Huang had already made plans to negotiate peace with Beiyan, but he just took advantage of the New Year's banquet to finalize the matter."

"Then why you?" Pu Chen asked.

A trace of gloom appeared between Zhou Yu's eyebrows and said: "I also want to know about this question. I am afraid that there is something hidden about this matter."

"how do I say this?"

"Brother Huang didn't want the Northern Expedition. Naturally, he was afraid of Brother Yixing's achievements. However, it may not be a good intention to insist that I go to Beiyan for peace talks. During the First World War in Wuchang, I resisted the order to support Wuchang with the Luzhou Army. Brother Huang I am very unhappy. I wanted to keep a low profile and temporarily avoid the edge, but I was entrusted with a heavy responsibility. Beiyan is empty, and peace talks should not be difficult. If you successfully negotiate the old land of the Jing Dynasty, it is also a great achievement, but why should this great achievement be given to me? Woolen cloth?"

Pu Chen frowned, what Zhou Yu said was reasonable, this matter was unusual.

"What did that expert who instructed Brother Junwei say?" Wen Tao interjected.

Zhou Yu glanced at Wen Tao with great interest, and sure enough, all the questions were on point, he replied: "He said that there might be something wrong with this matter, so he advised me to proceed carefully. I will leave Beiyan soon, so I specially Let Brother Yixing know."

Pu Chen thought for a while and said: "So, I will send a few personal guards to accompany Brother Jun Wei's mission. If there is anything wrong, I will immediately respond from Wuchang."

Zhou Yu didn't expect Pu Chen to help so much, he cupped his fists and said gratefully: "Thank you."

56, 56.

When Pu Chen and Wen Tao returned to the General's Mansion, it was already past the ugly hour.Pu Chen realized that his desire for Wen Tao tonight was far stronger than when he was in Wuchang.When they were in Wuchang, they had the joy of surviving after the catastrophe, and the palpitations of being in love for the first time, but no matter what, at least it was a world that Pu Chen could fully control.But when it came to Jiankang, it was just a few joking words from Zhou Yan that made Pu Chen restless.Puchen possessed Wen Tao more intensely than ever before, and seemed to want to use this method to resist something he didn't want to face, or something he couldn't subconsciously resist, those things beyond Wuchang that he controlled. fetters his royal power.

"Did you take the wrong medicine today, or is the royal wine in the palace poisonous?" Wen Tao muttered with his back turned to him.

Pu Chen hugged him tightly without saying a word, just repeated what he said in the car: "I don't want to marry a wife."

Wen Tao's tone softened when he heard the words, and he took Pu Chen's hand holding him.He used to hold the sword in his left hand all the time, but after the meridians were severed, it became thinner. Pu Chen was afraid that he might hurt himself with force, so he held him with his backhand.The sky outside the window has brightened a little.

"You really don't want to marry?" Wen Tao said.

"Don't marry." Pu Chen was categorical, "Especially not marrying Zhou Yan's blood relatives."

Wen Tao was silent for a moment, thinking about Zhou Yan's various actions at the New Year's banquet in his mind. First, he asked Zhou Yu to go to Beiyan for peace talks, and second, he revealed his intention to marry Pu Chen.Both Zhou Yu and Pu Chen had made great achievements in the Battle of Wuchang. If Zhou Yan may have other intentions in sending Zhou Yu to Beiyan, would the marriage with Pu Chen be the same?

"If you really don't want to marry, I can delay it for you." Wen Tao said.

"Oh?" Pu Chen became energetic when he heard it, "How to procrastinate?"

"Let me figure out a way, I am your counselor, this is my job." Wen Tao said, "I just thought about it, Your Majesty is very afraid of you and the king, even if it is a marriage, it may not be possible. Completely remove his guard. Besides, if you really marry a royal woman, after you marry in Wuchang, your every move in Wuchang will be exposed to Jiankang's eyeliner. Fortunately, His Majesty did not mention this matter at the New Year's banquet. Speaking of which, we preemptive strikes, although I can't be safe forever, but it's okay to delay for a year or two."

Listening to Wen Tao weighing the pros and cons, Pu Chen turned him over and said, "Taotao, that's why you won't let me get married?" Distressed.

Wen Tao cast his eyes elsewhere and said, "Well, what else?"

Seeing his wandering eyes, Pu Chen knew that he was guilty, so he didn't stop doing anything, and said into his ear: "Say it again."

Wen Tao's ears are very sensitive, and Pu Chen turned red when he breathed out, and now it's even redder as if it had just been fished out of a dye vat.Wen Tao knew that he had revealed his secrets, so he buried his head in the pillow, but still insisted: "That's all!"

Pu Chen smiled, so naturally Wen Tao couldn't get out of bed before noon.

It was almost noon when Wen Tao woke up. He looked at the empty bed next to him, and cursed secretly. He had something important to do today, but he didn't wake up until now because of Pu Chen.He got up quickly, asked Tang Yu to prepare a car, and went to a mansion in Jiankang City.

The carriage stopped in front of a small mansion. Although it was not as big as Jiankang's rich families, the courtyard was exquisite and small, and the word "Qi Mansion" was written on the door.Wen Tao handed in his name post, and after a while, someone led Wen Tao in.

On the table in the main hall, there is an incense burner, and the curling fragrance of tea seems to have returned to the small building in the middle of the lake of Guangling Academy.Qi Dai was wearing a silver-gray silk brocade gown, with dark patterns of cranes embroidered on the cuffs and neckline, delicate and unobtrusive.Qi Dai stood up and bowed, "It turned out that Mr. Yinhu came to the humble house."

Wen Tao said that it's not that he has never heard of his nickname, but he didn't expect Qi Dai to call him that. He lowered his head and brushed the silver fox scarf on his neck and said, "Mr. Qi is joking."

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