Ning Gu

There are two long tables in the flower hall, Tianjia Erlang sits at the table, the princesses and princesses sit at the same table, and there are only two princes and crowned families on the left. It is bustling, but it is also lively.

Only the princess of Changle, Zhao Yuanbao, was unusual. She squeezed into Erlang's table and sat down next to Zhao Shi.

"Hey, are you sitting with Shidi again?" The man wearing a jade crown and Tsing Yi joked.

"Brother Huang talks a lot!" Yuan Bao cast a glance at the man in Tsing Yi.

"She's not next to me, but Sister Hua is not here. My place is still empty." Zhao Shiqi defended.

"That's right." Yuan Bao echoed and agreed.

"Yes yes yes" the man in Tsing Yi had no choice but to beg for mercy. The brothers have always been pampered by Yuan Bao, and they have gotten used to it over time. "Speaking of the two fairy daughters at our table, why is Yuan Bao the only one?"

"Sister Hua, she was punished by the Grand Tutor," a princess with a wooden hibiscus on the other table answered, "Tomorrow I said that I have to hand in the Fu, if I can't hand it in, I will let the girl outside the palace chew it up." The mouth, it is said that it will not come out in the next six months."

"Sister Hua's mother and concubine have always been like this," Yuan Bao then sighed, "Who taught that Sister Hua has no brothers." After speaking, Yuan Bao glanced at Zhao Zuo, with a sense of gratitude in his eyes.

Xie Wuling took the look in his eyes as he handed the Yuan Bao to Zhao Zuo, thinking that the relationship between the two of them was indeed almost the same as what his senior brother said, Zhao Zuo was a chess piece raised by their Wang family, or should I say a wolf, But he will also become a shield protecting Yuan Bao and the Wang family.

"I said that's no wonder, Sister Hua is willing to study literature and martial arts with us brothers, so you don't hurt yourself?" You should also come to have a banquet, with Mr. Xie Xiao here, are you afraid that you won't be able to hand in the Fu?"

Xie Wuling sat next to Zhao Xiu, and on the other side was Zhao Zuo.Suddenly being called by someone's name, I felt a little panicked unconsciously.

"You only talk about these things, why don't you ask Mr. Xie Xiao for a speech for Sister Hua?" Yuan Bao handed the wine cup to Zhao Shi, who was adding wine, and raised his eyebrows to smack the man in Tsing Yi .

In a blink of an eye, he pouted at Xie Wuling again, and told him: "Don't be nervous, they are like this, before drinking, their mouths don't know where things are going."

Xie Wuling nodded in agreement.

Yuan Bao saw that he was still a bit reserved, and then looked at the two people on his left and right. Naturally, the elder brother would not condescend, and her elder brother Zhao Zuo was not the kind who was usually willing to talk too much, so he continued to add wine to the table , I still didn’t forget to say: "Don’t be cautious, we juniors have a banquet, it’s not considered a royal banquet. But don’t let my two elder brothers around you spoil your interest."

Hearing Xie Wuling's words really made her laugh, there are probably not many people like her who dare to arrange two princes and grandchildren in this world.

He didn't know that this palace banquet was meant for one person, one table, only these juniors wanted to have their own banquet, and wanted to learn from those ordinary children, so it was good that there were not so many rules.I don't know how the folks eat wine, so I learn from those literati who order, sit next to the table, by accident, and drink like folk brothers.

No outsiders were invited to the left and right, one or two close friends were known by everyone, and the princesses who had not left the court considered it important to divide them into two tables, so there was no need for Jinping to stop them.

Like Yuan Bao, and the "Sister Hua" they call, they are not particular about masters, so they like to get together with these guys to eat and drink.

"I heard that Miss Hua loves Mr. Xie Xiao the most. Is she really not coming today?" The man in Tsing Yi repeated the old words and struggled again.

"Why, if Yuan Hua doesn't come, do you still miss her?" Zhao Xiu took the wine handed over by Yuan Wou by himself, and then took a sip. Everyone was used to it, so Yuan Wou frowned. But it flattened out in an instant.

"Don't you dare?" Hearing the elder brother's question, the man in Tsing Yi was naturally timid, and his voice became weaker, "Aren't you afraid that Sister Hua will be disappointed? It's rare to see Mr. Xie Xiao in person."

"It's Wang Sun's love." Xie Wuling shook his head helplessly, raised his eyes and raised his voice, his words were humble, but the tone was proud.

It caused Duke Yong beside him to snort coldly, but he didn't know whether it was Xie Wuling's polite words or the man in Tsing Yi who was humming.Then he said the polite words as if they came at his fingertips: "Pingzhi, don't underestimate yourself."

His words "Ping Zhi" caused Zhao Zuo's hands to hang in the air while receiving the wine cup handed over by Yuan Bao.

Xie Wuling's eyes moved around Zhao Zuo from left to right, so he could see the scene clearly. He raised his hand to take the cup from him. It was an act of catching the wine cup, but Xie Wuling's hand touched Zhao Zuo's hand deliberately. Tap three times between his fingers.

Zhao Zuo didn't know, so he had no choice but to withdraw his hands, raised his eyes to Xie Wuling, but seeing that Xie Wuling's eyes were full of indifference, so he answered Yong Guogong's words: "Indeed, I have heard the speech of young master Xie for a long time."

"Even if it's not just heard, it's the Taifu who talks about it every day. He only praises Mr. Xiao for his literary talents and knows the sufferings of the people. If he becomes an official, he wants to come..."

Xie Wuling heard the words, had to hastily put down the wine cup, waved his hands and praised: "Don't worry about Pingzhi, Pingzhi only came here this time to help the wind and flowers, and it is a blessing for Pingzhi to have such a chance."

Half of these words were for the audience to listen to, and the other half was only for Zhao Zuo and Xie Wuling to keep wording along the way, thinking of all the excuses that could be said, and finally said this least like an excuse.

Believe it or not, you can only see whether the person who listened to this today is Zhao Zuo or Zhao Congshan.

"Then Mr. Xie Xiao, can you go to the Goose Pond meeting in autumn? If you don't go, then Miss Hua will regret it again." Yuan Bao asked in response, his eyebrows drooping on purpose, as if causing a little worry.

Goose Pond is a pool of flowing water in an old hill outside Fufeng City. It used to be a hermit fairy who posted a post to invite people.

These literati and refined scholars, who doesn’t love a sad spring and cherishing the autumn, and later, in the prosperous and prosperous world, the world will be stable, and the literati and refined scholars will choose a good day in the spring and autumn to gather in the E Pond. Ling, please be quiet.

So after going back and forth, the Goose Pond has become a noun for the scribes' invitation every year. It was originally only in Fufeng, but it has been imitated in various places in recent years. There are several Goose Ponds in the Central Plains overnight.At the beginning, the reputation of "Zhaoxing Xie Pingzhi" also came from Echi, but it was not Fufeng's Echi.

"Then, let's save it until after autumn."

"Are you coming back next year?" The princess with the hairpin hibiscus at the other table turned around, with a shy face, and asked.

"Come on, spring is here, I'm ready." Xie Wuling said while looking at Zhao Zuo. Unfortunately, in Zhao Zuo's eyes, there was no him, only the wine in his hand.

"Mr. Xie Xiao, come here." The wine and dishes were brought out plate by plate, Yuan Bao was always loved, and Zhao Zuo doted on her again, so the first cup of auspicious words belonged to her.

Xie Wuling was brought back to his senses by her tender voice, Zhao Shi raised his hand to help Yuan Bao, Yuan Bao knelt up a bit, and gave the first cup to Xie Wuling: "Hey, the first cup is to respect the new friend, I Ah, I don’t have much to say today, let’s drink, I hope you enter Fufeng safely and smoothly.”

Xie Wuling's peach blossom eyes looked slightly, the spring color was no less intoxicating than his eyes, he replied to her: "Ping Zhi also wishes, you live in Fufeng, safe and smooth."

Then he glanced at Zhao Zuo, and then he raised his head and drank it, the spicy taste entered his throat, but he felt refreshed.

Xie Wuling never thought that he would make friends with this group in Fufeng, nor did he think that he would be inseparable from these friends in the future.

After the second cup, Yuan Bao led everyone to respect her elder brother, but Zhao Zuo, who had not mentioned the three cups of wine before the banquet for a long time, thanked Yuan Bao together.I don't know how much truth there is in Xie's words, but Xie Wuling guesses that there must be three points no matter what.

After all, if I can't stand up to Zhao Congshan, then I shouldn't be out of Zhaoxing.

After drinking the wine for a long time, Duke Yong was drunk a lot by Yuan Bao's sisters, and was taken to the ear room by the servants to rest in a daze.

Zhao Zuo handed over the other sisters to his wife Liang Zhuo to settle down. Then he was free and called Xie Wuling away.

Xie Wuling followed him all the way to a Xiushi stone, it was very hot in the afternoon, even if he wore the stone, he would not be able to get his son's relief for a while.

The light and shadow cast across the crevices of the stones are mottled, and the relationship between the two is more like a long separation.

"you……"

"I……"

Zhao Zuo stood still, and the two spoke at the same time.

"Tell me." Zhao Zuo said with his back to him.

Xie Wuling looked at Zhao Zuo's back, the mountains and rivers hidden in his heart seemed to have found a gap at this time, and he looked away hastily, as if he was about to be seen.

"I heard that the flowers in Fufeng are good, come and have a look."

"I know, but it's a pity..." Xie Wuling could hear a bit of panic and instability in Zhao Zuo's undisguised voice, "It's summer, and we're all defeated."

"I won't be defeated." Xie Wuling leaned against the Xiushi, the cold air penetrated through the apricot shirt, and slowly passed through the back, giving him a little coolness, and also gave him a little clarity, "I'm coming."

I'm here, so you won't be defeated.Just like now, behind you is me, and behind me is Zhaoxing, who will not be defeated.Xie Wuling acted as if he had the chance to win.

Zhao Zuo's hand clenched Xiushi tightly, and he dared to exert strength because the light was dim and he couldn't see it clearly.

Xie Wuling could see through his mind and understand what he wanted, he didn't dare to look at Xie Wuling, he didn't dare to show Xie Wuling his ambiguous side.

He also didn't want to draw someone like Xie Wuling into his vortex, even though he was looking for this person in the first place to pull him into the vortex, and he only got along with him in March, he felt that Xie Wuling was inappropriate, he felt that Xie Wuling should be treated by Qingfeng Haoyue For the person who drinks, he thinks that Xie Wuling should be the one who beats the chess pieces late at night to complain to him about the mosquitoes, but he also thinks that Xie Wuling should be the one who stands with him in front of the rivers and enjoys the clouds and smoke.

People are full of contradictions, such as Zhao Zuo, who wants to be Zhao Congshan, but also wants to be Zhao Zuo; like Xie Wuling, who wants to travel all over the world, but only wants to be the mountains and seas that Zhao Congshan followed.

"What do you want me to do?" Zhao Zuo let go of his strength and turned around to ask.

"Trust me, listen to me, obey me."

Zhao Zuo paused for a long time, opened and closed his mouth a few times, and finally managed to grind out this word: "Okay."

"I have to borrow two more people from you."

"Borrow who?"

"From Yushitai and... from the Ministry of Industry"

"Yushitai, there are still people available, the Ministry of Industry..."

Xie Wuling guessed what he meant, Zhao Zuo didn't even go to invite him to go to Liubu, and it would be a waste of effort to ask him for the power of the court.

Zhao Zuo also knew that Xie Wuling was not asking him for someone, but just telling him what he might do.

Xie Wuling pulled Zhao Zuo's wrist, and wrote two characters on his palm - "Wang Family".

Zhao Zuo raised his eyes to look at him with more complicated eyes. The Wang family is Yuan Bao's mother clan, and the power he doesn't want to use is the last thing he wants to use.He hesitated for a while before saying, "Okay. I'll look for it."

"Don't ask me why?" Xie Wuling raised his eyebrows, facing the pair of abyss-like eyes in the dark, what he saw was the worry in the bottom of the eyes, as if he wanted to absorb everything about him.

Zhao Zuo also grabbed Xie Wuling's wrist and pulled him closer. Instead of answering Xie Wuling's question, he asked bluntly: "Do you know what 'seeking skin with a tiger' is?"

"It's not sure who is the tiger." Xie Wuling looked at Zhao Zuo's back and couldn't help raising his eyebrows. "You, you have to be ready. Next spring, come to Tiger Mountain to pick me up triumphantly."

Xie Wuling's eyebrows and eyes were curved like a crescent moon, even if Zhao Zuo couldn't see it clearly, he could know how dazzling his smile was.

"Don't be eaten by the tiger. Next spring, if you are injured, I will demolish the Tiger Mountain."

"Just talking big words." Xie Wuling scolded him, then left the Xiushi pile, looked left and right, his face was full of happiness, like a little fairy who just finished having sex.

Just when he was about to take a step, he turned his head and said to the human being who had not left in the depths of Xiushi: "If Xianzhi lacks a husband in the future, he can find me. Others will not be able to teach him well."

The people in the depths of Xiushi had no choice but to shake their heads, a smile accidentally appeared on the corner of their mouths, and they agreed in their hearts.