The Seven Heroes and Five Righteousness of Crossing

One day later, Yuan Cuixiao came to the study early, took out the lyre that had been shelved in the cabinet, wiped off the dust with a wool duster, placed it on the piano table, stroked it randomly a few times, and made a series of disturbing sounds of tearing books and silk .

"Meow!" Miss Meow in Xia Chan's arms screamed and jumped off the ground, and jumped out of the room.

Yuan Cuixiao smiled awkwardly at Xia Chan: "This cat seems to be a little tone deaf."

Xia Chan asked tremblingly, "Little lady, what are you going to do?"

Yuan Cuixiao replied eloquently: "Qin is the first of the four arts, and piano lessons are compulsory for beauties. Of course, I do this because I plan to learn from my master."

Xia Chan's face twisted: "The servant girl is going to make tea."

"It won't be too late when the master arrives." Yuan Cuixiao pointed to the bronze tripod-legged stove in front of the table, "Bring the Ruinaoxiang from my room and burn it."

The sweet aroma escapes from the crane's beak, and after a while, the room is full of fragrance.

Yuan Cuixiao winked at Xia Chan: "Have you heard of the Three Kingdoms?"

Xia Chan turned her head and thought for a while: "The princess used to love to listen to operas, and the prince often invited the red troupe to come over to sing, and the servant girl listened to it a few times."

Yuan Cuixiao asked again with great interest: "What do you think of the empty city plan in Missing Kong Zhan?"

Xia Chan was confused by her: "My servant has never heard of this."

Yuan Cuixiao let out a regretful "Oh" and said, "It's about Prime Minister Zhuge of Shu."

"Ah! I remembered!" Xia Chan gestured, "Isn't the general reconciled? There's an old man with a thorn on his back inside."

You girl, you are really full of knowledge... Yuan Cuixiao opened her mouth into an embarrassing word, and waved her hand helplessly: "Go and watch outside the garden, and let me know when Master is here."

After a while, Xia Chan quickly turned back, held the door frame, and called out hastily: "Come here! Come here!"

Yuan Cui stood up vigorously, combed her temple hair, and said a little nervously: "But Master Shen is here?"

Xia Chan nodded again and again, and hooked her hand to signal her to hurry up: "There is also the prince, who is coming towards our garden together."

Zhao Jue?What did he come here so early in the morning... Yuan Cuixiao was puzzled in his heart, but he didn't dare to show the slightest negligence in his actions. He took Xia Chan and hurried to the courtyard to greet her.

I saw that Zhao Jue was dressed very grandly today, with an imperial crown on his head, Zhu Mingyi, a gold and jade belt woven around his waist, and a pair of black leather shoes on his legs.It is different from the leisurely casualness of the usual t-shirts, showing the nobility of heaven and nobles.Shen Zhongyuan, who followed him, was still dressed in commoner clothes and scarves, in the attire of Confucian scholars.The two are separated back and forth, one is the red of the publicity; the other is the green of the subtle, just like the flowers and leaves holding each other, complementing each other.

Yuan Cuixiao bowed his head and approached, bowed his knees and saluted, "Daughter sees foster father." Then he blessed Shen Zhongyuan, "Student pays respects to Master."

Zhao Jue stretched out his hand to lift her up, and said with a smile, "My dear daughter, do you still like the lion cat sent by my father yesterday?"

"Thank you foster father." Yuan Cuixiao tried to pull the corners of her mouth into an upward arc, "My daughter likes it very much."

"As long as you like it." Zhao Jue held her hand and said, "As a father, I will leave for Qiande immediately, so I come to say goodbye to you."

Yuan Cuixiao pretended to be surprised and asked: "The Mid-Autumn Festival will be in a few days, and the adoptive father is rushing to Gande at this time, but what happened?"

Zhao Jue fiddled with the brocade ribbon on his chest and said: "It's not a big deal. It's just that Xuan Yi, who was stationed in the Guanghua Army, had troubles in the past years. The Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching. My father wants to go with the prefect to manage the labor force. , to comfort the hearts of the soldiers to defend the country."

Yuan Cuixiao hurriedly said: "The journey is hard, foster father must take care of himself."

Zhao Jue was quite satisfied with her reply, looked at the little Zhuge next to him and said: "Master Shen, in the past few days, I will take care of my beloved daughter, and when I return, I will make some progress in my studies." yes."

Shen Zhongyuan bowed his head and said: "Thanks to the lord's love, I dare not try my best. The little lady is very intelligent, as long as she works hard, she will definitely succeed in her studies."

That's right!As if his failure in learning was due to his laziness... Yuan Cuixiao glared at him angrily.

Zhao Jue smiled and said again: "Cuixiao, it will take a few days to return after saying goodbye to my father. I have a few things that I love, and I plan to entrust them to you to take care of them."

What kind of medicine can be sold in the treacherous king's gourd... Yuan Cuixiao tried to evade: "My daughter is stupid, I wonder if she can handle this task?"

Zhao Jue responded domineeringly: "Yes, it must be possible." Then, he clapped his hands, and a small group of attendants emerged from behind the screen wall, carrying his beloved things and appearing in the inner garden.

Yuan Cuixiao was dumbfounded: You have a wide range of hobbies...Look at the things that fly in the sky, those that grow on the ground, and those that swim in the water, all in all directions...

Zhao Jue led her, and walked towards a potted plant with green leaves as tall as a person. He stretched out his fingertips, caught a drop of dew on the edge of the leaf, and said, "Do you know this flower?"

Yuan Cuixiao shook her head in confusion.

Every time he saw her idiot-like eyes, Zhao Jue couldn't help being in a good mood, lightly swaying the water drops, and said with a soft smile: "This plant is called 'Buddha', also known as 'Dripping Guanyin'. The broad leaves are like a Buddha's palm, and the flowers bloom like a Buddha's flame. This plant was given to me by the abbot of Puzhao Temple, and I have been growing it for five years."

It's easy...it's nothing more than pouring water and basking in the sun. It's only a few days, and it can feed you to death... Yuan Cuixiao nodded and said, "Daughter understands."

Zhao Jue led her to the fish tank beside him, and saw two red and white koi swimming leisurely in it.

So fat... Yuan Cuixiao looked at it, and silently swallowed a mouthful of saliva: big braised in soy sauce, small steamed, perfect...

Zhao Jue introduced enthusiastically: "This pair of red and white is selected for my father from hundreds of koi. This one is covered with silver scales and has a red spot in the center of its head. The dense ones are called Chixia."

Yuan Cuixiao praised: "Ye-father has unique eyesight, this pair of koi is really beautiful."

"Haha! Haha!" Two dry laughs came from my ears.

Yuan Cuixiao followed the prestige, and a servant was holding a fine iron cage, inside which was tied a gray parrot, Wen Cai's almost real-life laughter came from its mouth.

So thin... Yuan Cuixiao looked at it, and swallowed with difficulty: plucked all hair, it's not enough to fit between teeth...

Zhao Jue took out a brown brush as thin as a brush from the cage, stroked the parrot twice, and the bird laughed a few times.Zhao Jue's expression was not as happy as before, and he said slowly to Yuan Cuixiao: "This is Xiaohui, very smart. It likes to be clean, remember to comb its feathers every day."

Yuan Cuixiao quickly responded: "Yes. My daughter remembers it."

Dripping Avalokitesvara and the koi moved into the main room. Yuan Cuixiao felt that the humble gray-haired parrot seemed to be more valued by the King of Xiangyang, so he insisted on taking it over and carrying it himself until he sent Zhao Jue and his party out of the Chuhuamen .

The birdcage is made of refined iron, although it is small in size, it is still quite heavy when carried with one hand.Therefore, seeing everyone walking away, Yuan Cuixiao hugged her instead.

Shen Zhongyuan turned his head and looked at Yuan Cuixiao who was standing shoulder to shoulder with her. She was struggling to hold the birdcage, and her eyes were like carving knives.

"Master." Yuan Cuixiao burst out two words between his teeth.

Shen Zhongyuan gave a soft "hmm", completely unaware of being helpful to others.

Yuan Cuixiao was a little annoyed, turned around halfway, hugged the cage and faced him, "haha" said with a dry laugh: "I sent it off once last night, and I will send it off again this morning. Every trip is accompanied by my master." , Our teacher-student relationship is really not shallow."

"Oh?" Shen Zhongyuan raised his eyebrows and said in surprise, "There is such a thing? I have been on duty in Xisan Institute for two consecutive days as a teacher, and I have never stepped out of the front hall. Many people can witness it. I don't know, little lady, why? See you everywhere as a teacher? Is there a third person present?"

Small sample... It's strange to be able to pretend... Yuan Cuixiao simply rambled: "Last night, the student and the master met in the back garden, watched the stars and the moon together, from female training to piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, there was no one else present. What's the matter? Could it be that Master has forgotten all about it?"

Shen Zhongyuan exclaimed: "Since I entered the mansion as a teacher, I have often heard people say that there are spirits and monsters in the back garden. According to my teacher, I am afraid that this is what happened to the little lady."

Yuan Cuixiao suddenly had the urge to throw the birdcage in his arms towards the opposite side, but he held back after thinking about it, and said in a blunt tone: "Is it really so? What should I do? Master, please give me an idea."

Shen Zhongyuan pondered slightly: "It's better to do this. When the prince returns from the army, the little lady will tell him the whole story. There are many capable people and strange people around the prince. Find someone who can catch demons, and open an altar in the garden to eliminate evil spirits." Charm will do."

Yuan Cuixiao looked at the serious person, felt a deep sense of frustration in her heart, bowed and hugged the cage, and said weakly: "No need. The students are joking, the master should not take offense."

"It doesn't matter." Shen Zhongyuan waved his hand generously, looking at someone who was embracing the birdcage and said, "The prince cherishes this gray-headed parrot very much. If I know that the little lady is so caring, I will be very pleased."

Yuan Cuixiao straightened up quickly, and said coldly: "I share the same fate with it, so naturally I am very concerned." After saying that, she hugged the birdcage, turned around and left.

Shen Zhongyuan was startled and said, "I'll take it for you."

Yuan Cuixiao exclaimed angrily: "Don't bother me, Master!"

Seeing Xia Chan on the way, Yuan Cuixiao was still furious, put the bird cage into her arms, and said with a straight face: "Where did you go to hide, I won't see anyone for a long time."

Xia Chan couldn't help screaming: "The servant girl is putting fish food and bird food first, and is about to make tea for the young lady and the master, and she has never been idle for a moment."

Shen Zhongyuan stepped forward, took the birdcage from Xia Chan's hand, and said softly, "I'll get this, you'd better go make tea."

Xia Chan's cheeks were slightly red, she lowered her head and asked in a low voice, "What kind of drink do you want, master?"

Shen Zhongyuan smiled and replied: "The Yuhua brewed last time is very good, let's just use Yuhua."

Xia Chan lowered her head even lower, and her voice was like a mosquito: "The maidservant is going now." As she spoke, she ran away and disappeared.

My old lady is clearly online, so you have blocked her... Yuan Cuixiao, who has been unable to speak, stares at Xia Chan's back and thinks so.

"Let's go." Shen Zhongyuan called her, "Before my words were wrong, I apologized to the little lady."

Yuan Cuixiao lifted her spirits, raised her nose and raised her face and asked, "How does Master plan to make compensation?"

Shen Zhongyuan suddenly realized that the sentence just now was really inappropriate, and said with a wry smile, "Look."

"This..." Yuan Cuixiao glanced at him triumphantly, then walked quickly to the study, "I have to think about it."