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This is no longer a prodigal family, but a prodigal country.

But Qin Wan is really worth it.

If she breaks through to the ground level, then 90.00% of the ground level players above the big competition will have nothing to play with. Xia Huang's expectation for her is to be in the top ten of the Tianjiao list, which is much higher than Lin Xiu's expectation .

With the same level of cultivation, Qin Wan is more likely to enter the top ten of the Tianjiao list than Lingyin and Princess Minghe combined.

Lin Xiu looked at Zhu Jin and said, "Director Zhu, go back and talk to Your Majesty, how come everyone in the Tianzi Academy benefits, but I don't. Your Majesty's partiality is too obvious..."

Zhu Jin said lightly: "Didn't your majesty give you a chance? You gave up the great opportunity, but now you are blaming your majesty. Anyone in this capital can say that your majesty is partial, but you are not qualified. Your wedding residence is your majesty." This house is also a gift from His Majesty, whether it is a wife or a concubine, it is a gift from His Majesty, what reason do you have to say that His Majesty is partial?"

To put it bluntly, Emperor Xia has more confidence in Qin Wan than in him.

But Lin Xiu was not envious, and he didn't take advantage of outsiders. He said to Zhu Jin, "You have to go back to the palace and return to your life. Wait for me for a while, and I also want to visit the imperial concubine..."

He was going to leave the capital for a while, and he wanted to talk to the imperial concubine.

Not long after, in the Changchun Palace, the imperial concubine paused while pruning the flowers and branches, and asked, "If you want to leave the capital, where are you going and when will you be back?"

Lin Xiudao: "I want to take the colorful clothes back to the south of the Yangtze River. The shortest period is half a month, and the longest period is one month. If the empress wants any gift, we will bring it back for you."

The noble concubine shook her head and said: "I don't want any gifts. Jiangnan is no better than a king's capital. This palace and His Majesty can't protect you. You and Caiyi should be careful when walking outside."

After thinking about it, she was still worried, walked back to the palace, came out quickly, put a jade tablet in Lin Xiu's hand, and said: "You keep this thing, if you encounter any difficult problems that cannot be solved, just leave Go to the Murong family in Jiangnan Fucheng, give them this sign, and they will help you."

Lin Xiu didn't refuse either, she accepted the jade plaque and said, "Thank you, Imperial Concubine."

Today, Lin Xiu spent more than twice as much time in Changchun Palace as before.

The imperial concubine's mood was a bit depressed, Lin Xiu regretted telling her that he and Caiyi were going to Jiangnan, Jiangnan was the hometown that the imperial concubine could not go back to, wouldn't it make her feel uncomfortable to tell her this?

In fact, at his current speed, within one day, he could take the imperial concubine from the capital to Jiangnan, and then back to the capital from Jiangnan. At that time, he only needed to hide her in the portable space.

It's just that every time the empress leaves the palace, there are countless secret agents around her to protect her, so he won't have such an opportunity.

When she walked out of the palace, Lin Xiu looked at the jade card in her hand. This jade card was like a jade card for the identity of a big family. On the back of the jade card was a lifelike sculpted young phoenix. words.

Murong seems to be the surname of the imperial concubine, Lin Xiu doesn't know what her boudoir name is, empress empress, imperial concubine empress, their boudoir names are taboo in the palace.

In addition to telling the imperial concubine, he also wanted to inform Ning'er.

Now that Lin Xiu came to Xue's house, it was the same as returning to her own home.

Ning'er's brothers called "brother-in-law" one by one, and the elders of the Xue family, including Old Duke Xue, didn't treat him as stiffly as they did at the beginning.

Of course, after marrying Caiyi, Old Master Xue still gave him a slap in the face twice, and warned him that if he dared to marry another woman before Ning'er, the previous agreement between the two would be completely void.

In Xue's mansion, Old Master Xue looked at Lin Xiu, snorted coldly, and said, "Boy, you are very confident. You actually gave up such a good opportunity to others. I'll wait and see, how will you get in after a year?" The top ten in the Tianjiao list, I might as well tell you that Ning'er will also participate in the next big competition, and if you can't even compare with Ning'er, don't blame the old man for being unreasonable."

Lin Xiudao: "Don't worry, Mr. Xue, I will definitely fulfill my promise."

Old Master Xue looked at Lin Xiu up and down. He is not a person who is overconfident, but he is in the top ten of the Tianjiao list, without the strength of the earth rank, so he doesn't even have to think about it. Where is his confidence?

Could it be that he still has hidden strength?

A while later, in Xue Ning'er's small courtyard, she and Lin Xiu sat at the stone table, clasping their fingers together. This was the most intimate gesture that two people could do in Xue's house. 's warning.

She said a little unhappy: "In the future, you will take me to Jiangnan, I haven't been to Jiangnan yet."

Lin Xiu held her hand and said, "Go, wherever you want to go, I will take you there, what is Jiangnan, if there is a chance in the future, I will take you to the moon to see..."

Xue Ning'er's beautiful eyes curled up, and she held back a smile and said, "You still treat yourself like a three-year-old child, how can the moon go up?"

Lin Xiu really wasn't lying to her.

He has the space to hide people, has the power of thought and flight, and speed. In the future, it will not be difficult to reach the moon. Coupled with the ability of flames, in theory, he can even fly to the sun...

Chapter 189 Caiyi's Thanks

Daxia, Jiangnan Mansion.

The small town is simple and elegant, surrounded by water on all sides, with rivers forming streets, white walls and black tiles, and black-covered boats rowing across the water, creating layers of blue waves.

There are two figures standing on the bow of the boat, a man and a woman, the man is handsome and the woman is pretty, the two drifted along with the boat, attracting the attention of many passers-by.

Lin Xiu had been to Suzhou before and lived there for a while.

But it is modern after all, and it is also the scenery of the south of the Yangtze River. Suzhou in the 21st century and this small city in the south of the Yangtze River have two completely different feelings. No wonder people say that Jiangnan is good. Being here is like being in a picture scroll.

Only such a place can give birth to women like Caiyi and Guifei.

After bidding farewell to the noble concubine Ning'er, and taking a long vacation at the Academy of Different Arts and Martial Arts, Lin Xiu brought Caiyi to this small city in the south of the Yangtze River called Huaicheng, which is also Caiyi's hometown. .

After paying the boatman a few pennies, the awning boat leaned against the shore, Lin Xiu and Caiyi got off the boat, climbed up the steps, and came to the side of the river, on the bluestone-paved street.

The streets here are much narrower than the main streets of Wangdu, and they are less grand, but more elegant.

Most of the women walking on the street are like Caiyi, small family jasper, gentle and graceful, while the women in Wangdu are more generous and unrestrained.

On both sides of the street, there are rows of shops selling embroidery, jewellery, kites, and various cakes and fruit stuffing. Caiyi held Lin Xiu's hand and pointed to a shop, saying excitedly: "This shop The shop is still there, when I was young I liked their sweet-scented osmanthus cake the most, but only during Chinese New Year, I could share a piece with my sister..."

Lin Xiu bought a box of sweet-scented osmanthus cake, fed her a piece, and said, "If you like it, I will come and buy it for you often in the future."

The straight-line distance from Wangdu to Jiangnan is less than [-] miles. If Lin Xiu flies at full speed, she can go back and forth once an hour. When she flies over to buy some pastries for her and the imperial concubine, they will still be hot when they bring them back.

After arriving at Jiangnan Mansion, Caiyi became obviously excited and excited. This is the place where she lived when she was a child. Now that she returns to her old place, she can't wait to tell Lin Xiu everything about her childhood.

However, when she reached an alley, her steps slowed down significantly.

The feeling of nostalgia is even more timid. She hasn't been back for ten years. Lin Xiu held her hand and walked to the end of the alley. There is a yard here. Although it is dilapidated, it still looks neat and clean.

The courtyard door was open, Lin Xiu and Caiyi knocked on the door, walked into the courtyard, and saw two young children chasing and frolicking in the courtyard. A stranger came in and asked boldly, "Who are you and what are you doing at my house?"

Caiyi looked at the little boy and asked softly, "Excuse me, is this the Gu family?"

After her words fell, two figures came out from the inner room.

It was a pair of young man and woman, the man was handsome, the woman was average in appearance, the two children ran over quickly, called "Father" and "Mother", and hid behind them, looking at them with timid eyes. Lin Xiu and Caiyi.

The young man stepped forward, looked at the noble couple, and asked, "Excuse me, who are you looking for?"

Caiyi looked at him, memories appeared in her beautiful eyes, and she murmured: "You, are you Gu Xing?"

The man looked at her, and after being stunned for a long time, he asked in disbelief, "You, are you the second sister?"

Lin Xiu heard from Caiyi that when she was a child, there were four siblings in her family. Among them, the eldest sister worked as a maid in a wealthy family, she entered the theater troupe to learn arts, and the third sister became the child bride-in-law of others. The person in front of her should be their younger brother.

The young man looked at Caiyi and asked, "Second Sister, where have you been all these years, when parents left, they were still thinking of you..."

Caiyi turned pale, and tremblingly said: "Father and mother..."

The young man sighed, and said, "Three years ago, my father fell ill and passed away. A year later, my mother also left..."

In fact, whether it is Caiyi or her older sister and younger sister, since they left home, they are no longer considered family members.

When they were very young, they had to make a living by themselves. When Caiyi joined the theater troupe, she would follow wherever the theater troupe went. There was no chance for her to choose.

Not long after, in a field behind the small courtyard, Lin Xiu and Caiyi burned incense in front of a tombstone that was buried together. When they returned to the small courtyard again, the young man touched the heads of the pair of young children and said, "Hurry up!" aunt."

The pair of young children came out from behind him, and said timidly, "Auntie."

Then he looked at Lin Xiu and asked tentatively, "This young master is..."

Lin Xiudao: "You can call me brother-in-law."

It was the first time for the elders to meet the younger generation, and it was unreasonable not to give them some gifts, but Lin Xiu really had nothing to give to the children, so he had to take out two bank notes and put them in the hands of the little boy and the little girl, Said: "The first time we met, I didn't prepare any gifts. I used the money to buy candy."

The young couple's eyes widened.

These two bank notes are both in denomination of 100 taels. The money the husband and wife earn throughout the year is only enough to feed and clothe the whole family. For them, 200 taels may not be saved in their lifetime.

Although the couple's eyes showed longing and eagerness, the young man still took the banknotes from the two children, returned them to Lin Xiu, and said, "No, no, this is too much, too much, we can't... ..."

The woman pursed her lips, but said nothing.

Lin Xiu sent the banknotes to the two children again, and said, "This is for the children, not for you."

He squatted down, holding a child in one arm, and said, "Ignore your parents, uncle will take you to buy candy later."

The two children were not as timid as before, and were soon giggled by Lin Xiu.

The young couple looked at Lin Xiu and then at Caiyi, they were shocked.

What kind of person did the second sister marry, so she could casually take out so much money and give it to the two children who met for the first time? They could tell that the clothes they were wearing were all high-quality Silk, this young master, has a noble and outstanding temperament, none of the princes of the city here has such a temperament.

This discovery also made him cautious in his attitude towards the two of them.

At this time, Caiyi looked at him and asked, "Where are the elder sister and third younger sister?"

The young man said: "Eldest sister has been working in the Wang family's family for these years. A year ago, she married a servant of the Wang family. The third sister has also lived well these years. She just gave birth to her third child last month. I will call them, they must be very happy to hear that you are back..."

Gu Xing quickly ran out, while Lin Xiu and Caiyi were teasing the two children.

Lin Xiu used to think that bear children were the most annoying thing, but looking at the little girl in her arms, she couldn't help but yearn for it.

As a man, who wouldn't want to have such a little angel?

He held Caiyi's hand and said, "In a few years, we will have two children for fun, preferably a girl like you..."

Caiyi blushed and nodded, her eyes also revealed longing.

The current Lin Xiu spends most of his time in practice every day, and he doesn't even have a lot of time with Caiyi. When he succeeds in practice and doesn't need to work so hard, he wants to live a few years in peace as a normal person Days, giving birth to a daughter with Caiyi and growing up with her should be a very happy thing.

After a while, footsteps came from the door again. The woman looked over and said in surprise, "Why did you come back so soon..."

When she saw the person walking into the yard, her expression changed slightly, and the two children also hid behind Lin Xiu and Caiyi in fear.

Lin Xiu looked over and saw a man with a scar on his face, and behind him were several figures.

The man with the scar swept his gaze across the yard, and said unexpectedly, "Yo, we have guests today..."

The woman hurried to the yard and said, "Uncle Huang, haven't you already paid the asylum fee for this month?"

The scarred man said with a smile: "I paid it once, but now the rules have changed, and I will pay it once every half a month, and then I will pay another [-] Wen. In this half month, I will cover your shop, and no one will come to trouble you." ..."

The woman was angry and helpless. Apart from his subordinates, no one would come to make trouble. This is clearly a money grab. It used to be once a month, but now it has become once every half a month. The small shop of their husband and wife, All the profits from Weibo were given to them.

Lin Xiu stood up, glanced at the man with the scar, and asked, "What's going on?"

The woman whispered: "We have a small shop on the side of the street. We cut clothes for others and earn a little money to support their families. They need a sum of protection money every month, otherwise they will find someone to make trouble..."

This kind of thing happened in the capital too, but in the past few months, this kind of small black and evil forces have long been attacked by the clean officials.

Lin Xiu took out a bank note, handed it to the man with the scar, and said, "Two hundred Wen a month, right? I'll pay for them for a year first, please find the money..."

The man with the scar looked at the 100 taels with golden eyes, and he decisively reached out to take it.

However, when his hand touched the silver note, his fingers suddenly froze, and the ice layer was still spreading towards his arm, but in an instant, his arm lost all feeling.

He immediately withdrew his hand and looked at Lin Xiu in horror. Lin Xiu put away the 100 taels, shook his head and said, "You really dare to take it..."

The man with the scar was startled and terrified. The younger brothers behind him had never seen such a battle before, and they also took a few steps back, but they stepped on an ice surface, and the ice spread from their feet, and soon froze Their lower bodies, including the man with the scar, were all frozen in place.

Lin Xiu glanced at the man with the scar, and said, "How much money I took before, now spit out ten times to me, or today next year, let your family burn ten times to you."

The whole lower body of the man with the scar was unconscious. He had never encountered such a situation. He was startled and terrified, and quickly took out a large pile of broken silver from his arms, and said, "Here, I'll give you all, my lord." A large number, let the villain go, let the villain go..."

He is just a gangster on the street, how dare he go against a powerful magician.

He has never seen many different magicians in his life.

In the yard, the woman was already stunned by the scene in front of her. She gently tugged on the sleeves of Caiyi, and carefully asked, "Second sister, who is brother-in-law..."

When Gu Xing led the other two women back, he found that there were neighbors standing in front of his house.

They poked their heads and looked inside, still talking about something.

"Huang's surname is actually today!"

"He deserves it. The money is collected from such a big man. Is that someone he, a rogue, can offend?"

"I heard that the second daughter of the Gu family has come back. I haven't seen her for ten years. That little girl has grown up so much and married such a big man. How do you think her life will be good..."

"The Gu family is well-developed..."

……

The three Gu Xing brothers squeezed in from the crowd, and when they saw Huang and a few of his subordinates shivering in the cold, they were also taken aback.

His wife walked up to him and told him what happened just now with a face of joy. Only then did Gu Xing realize that the second sister's husband was actually a powerful magician. He was happy for the second sister in his heart. , and speak more cautiously.

Caiyi came over with a look of surprise, looked at the two women, and said happily: "Eldest sister, third sister..."

Lin Xiu teased the two children, and looked at the fourth sibling who was talking not far away. It was obvious that the other three were careful when talking with Caiyi.

Although they still have blood in their bodies, but after seeing each other for ten years, things are different, and it is difficult to return to childhood.