lonely king

The sun rises and the spring breeze blows, and there is a lot of snow in the winter, but after the spring breaks, it is sunny every day.Especially after the beginning of spring, the dead trees in Taoyang City sprouted new buds, turning green earlier than the trees in the north.When Baili Nian was in the north, the spring breeze was not so warm, and the spring in the north came a few days later than Taoyang in the west. Baili Nian was in Taoyang for a few days, and it was regarded as an early spring, with spring swallows and green tree buds , nothing fell.

Baili Nian stood on the attic of Gao Mingtai, this was the place where he had lived earlier, unexpectedly after wandering around for a long time, he stood here again.He was facing west, and he could see Cangyu Mountain in the west, but he wanted to take a look at the vast Qiangma grassland, but was blocked by Cangyu Mountain, so he couldn't catch a glimpse.

The spring breeze brought warmth to the sudden cold, and Baili Nian was standing on a high place again. Mo Yan was afraid that he would catch a cold, so he specially took a white goose-feather cloak and put it on him, "My lord, you have been standing here for a long time. Go back to the house to keep warm."

Baili Nian's eyes were still facing the west, and did not look back, "Has the king returned?"

After talking with Baili Nian, Sai Jian really thought about what he said, and went to the front hall early this morning, and recruited the elders, along with several civil servants and generals, to discuss together in the front hall.What I want to discuss is also the matter of marriage. Whether it will succeed or fail depends entirely on these few days.

"King Qiang Zhuo hasn't come back yet, but someone brought over lunch for you to eat first." Mo Yan said.

Baililian nodded, "Got it." Just as he was about to turn around and go back to the house, he inadvertently lowered his eyes and glanced at the attic. On another palace road not far from the attic, a woman in an alizarin red robe flew over. Running past, she was riding a red horse, with a somewhat brave figure, galloping across the front hall majesticly, as if she regarded Gao Mingtai as the Qiangma grassland.

"That person is...Princess Sai Shu?" Baili Nian raised his eyes, and the one who could act recklessly in Gao Mingtai should be the only princess, Sai Jian's younger sister, Sai Shu.Although she is not the first princess, Sai Jian has no direct brothers and sisters. There is only one uncle prince, and the uncle has eight children, but only the old eight Sai Shu is the jewel in his palm, and the others are all boys who gallop on the battlefield. The only princess in the palm of her hand, but also followed the temperament of the prairie people, the most brave and good at fighting, and even better at riding.

Baili Nian didn't need to guess too much, he knew that the person was Sai Shu.

Mo Yan nodded as expected, "Master, that person is Princess Saishu who just came to Taoyang City a few days ago. She was originally in the Qiangzhu Grassland in Cangyu Mountain. King Qiangzhu personally picked her up. Taoyang City, it should be a matter of marriage."

"Where does Sai Shu live now?" Baili Nian asked.

Mo Yan thought for a while, then pointed to a pavilion not far away, "Jinshu Pavilion. Just over there, the tallest and most magnificent pavilion is very close to King Qiangma's bedroom. Go down the steps and turn to the west. It's the bend."

Baili Nian looked at the pavilion there, raised his eyes slightly, "Princess Saishu should be loved a lot." Otherwise, she would not be allowed to ride a horse in the palace, let alone live in Jinshu Pavilion.

Mo Yan nodded and replied: "There are many males and widows in the royal family of the Sai family. There is only one princess. Although she comes from a collateral lineage, she is still deeply loved. King Qiang He loves his younger sister the most."

"The most beloved princess?" Baili Nian lowered his eyes and murmured these words. The wind blew his cheeks, and his bangs fluttered with the wind. "The most beloved princess wants to marry all countries." The matter is involved, the princess is fierce, how can she be at the mercy of her."

Baili Nian handed the scroll he had just read to Mo Yan, and he turned and went down the steps.Sai Jian's bedroom, Wangbei Building, is the tallest place on Gaoming Terrace, and the name of this Wangbei Building was also decided by Sai Jian not long ago.Baili Nian came to Qiangma as the King of Great Jiang, and was originally arranged in Xiyuan of Gaoming Terrace, but Mo Yan and other followers all lived in Xiyuan, but he lived in Wangbeilou.

Wangbei Building is very close to the Jinshu Pavilion of Saishu, and after descending this long stone step, you can turn to the gate of Jinshu Pavilion.

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Gaoming Terrace, the stables to the west.

Sai Shu, dressed in an alizarin red robe, jumped off the red horse. She didn't comb her hair, but put a golden crown on the top of her head, leaving her long hair in a ponytail. The heroic spirit of a man is not lost.

She threw the reins to Wei Yu, who was also in the stable, and smiled brightly, "Little Wei, I gave you the Chiteng Lie Maben princess! If Brother Wang asks, it's none of my business! "

Sai Shu has always been envious of Sai Jian's red horse, but this horse is also Sai Jian's favorite thing, and she is never allowed to ride it.And this time when she entered Taoyang City from Qiangmao Grassland, Sai Jian allowed her to ride once, but Wei Yu had to keep an eye on her personally, in case she would ride his precious horse back to Qiangmao Grassland if she was proud, then Saijian would not be worth the loss. .

Wei Yu raised his eyes and glanced at Sai Shu. He has always been by Sai Jian's side, and he and Princess Sai Shu grew up together. They have never regarded each other as princesses or guards. They are as familiar as playmates, so naturally As casual as a playmate.

Wei Yu glared at Sai Shu, with disgust in his eyes, "My Princess, you have finally returned the Chiteng Lie Ma, so you can ride it once while the king is discussing important matters in the front hall. , if the king knew that you were wandering around the palace on a red horse, he would have taken you down a long time ago!"

Wei Yu was telling the truth. Last time when he was still in the Qiangma grassland, Sai Shu secretly rode a Chiteng Liteng horse, and was picked up by Sai Jian on the spot. From pointing his feet to throwing Sai Shu on the ground, it took only a blink of an eye. It's just hard work.

Sai Shu curled her lips, and glanced at Wei Yu complainingly, "You have the nerve to say it! The last time this princess was caught riding a Chiteng Liteng horse, she was caught by the king and broke her arm. It was not because you told me the secret! Don't think that this princess has forgotten this matter, I really do remember it!"

Wei Yu lowered his eyes, feeling a little guilty. Although he didn't intend to inform, but what happened last time was his slip of the tongue, which caused Se Shu to break his arm and lay down for two full months before he could get up. .But Wei Yu didn't lose his momentum, he raised his eyes and said quietly: "After your arm recovered, you chased and beat me for three months, and I haven't forgotten about it."

Sai Shu was deflated, and she gave Wei Yu a fierce look, "You deserve it!"

Too lazy to chat with Wei Yu, Sai Shu dropped Chiteng Liema, looked at it reluctantly, and finally could only turn her head and leave. Chiteng Liema is Sai Jian's favorite thing, she can't snatch the king Brother's favorite thing.Although Sai Shu has long wanted to do this in her heart, but her brother Wang is even more disrespectful than she is, and she can't deal with Sai Jian at all with her flamboyant heart.

Sai Shu sighed, curled her lips and said, "Although this princess can't be called a princess, brother Wang doesn't look like the lord of a country!"

Wei Yu who was behind heard Sai Shu's words, he raised his eyes to look at her back, and sighed, "Our Qiangzhu is really the most strange country in the Central Plains."

Whether it is the extinct Nanming, or Xizhao Dajiang, they all rule the country with propriety, only Qiang Zhuo is based on military exploits and literary talents, and hereditary rituals are most useless in Qiang Zhuo. Yes: I, Sai Jian, don't look at your father, but only look at yourself!

Although a bit rude, it is not without reason.

Sai Shu left the stables and passed by the front hall of Gaoming Terrace. She wanted to go in and meet Brother Wang, but when she got to the door, she heard arguing endlessly inside, saying that it was a big issue in the world, not a matter of marriage, but the structure of the world. So boring.Sai Shu doesn't like these things, she only likes the grassland in Cangyu Mountain, she is different from Sai Jian who yearns for the Central Plains, when Sai Jian entered the Central Plains and moved his capital to Taoyang City, she didn't want to come with him, she just wanted to be familiar with her. Riding horses and archery on the prairie, happy and happy.

Sai Shu didn't go in, feeling strange and boring, so she turned and went back to Jinshu Pavilion.She never brought maids and maids with her, and walked towards Jinshu Pavilion sullenly alone.It was warm and cold in the spring day, and it was the evening of the day. The breeze carried a coolness. She broke a branch, held it in her hand, tapped it, and walked forward with her head down without interest.

I don't know how long I walked, but I felt that the dead tree branch in my hand hit someone. She walked forward with her head down, and her eyes followed the dead tree branch to see a pair of feet, white brocade shoes with gold threads, and the hem of her clothes. White brocade cloth.Only then did she realize that there was a person standing in front of her. She raised her head slowly, and her gaze moved from the soles of the person's feet all the way to the face. She was dressed in a white shirt, and although her figure was thin, she was still upright. Her gaze finally fell on the person's face.

Sai Shu froze for a moment, only felt that his face was two points whiter than the white brocade cloth, and his face could no longer be described in a good way, like a fairy walking out of a picture scroll, with a delicate look between his brows, but he His eyes seemed to contain swords, which made people not to play with, and his whole body temperament made people feel a little in awe.

"Wow... are you a fairy? You look so good-looking!" Sai Shu couldn't help sighing, and she approached Baili Nian, her eyes scrutinized and she refused to let go of a gap.

But Baili Nian didn't respond to this, just stood and waited for her to finish reading, and when Sai Shu raised her head, Baili Nian opened her mouth.

Baili Nian: "I heard that Princess Saishu is a strong woman who gallops on the grasslands. She likes the grasslands and advocates freedom. It's quite a surprise to see her in Taoyang City."

"Do you know I'm Sai Shu?" Sai Shu was a little surprised. She was already curious, wondering why Gao Mingtai had such a son of a fairy, and now seeing him and knowing her identity, she couldn't help being even more curious After a few minutes, she looked back and forth at Baili Nian, "Isn't the young master from Qiangzhu?"

This dress and appearance don't look like people from the grasslands. Although Qiang Zhuo also occupies a lot of territory in the Central Plains, there are very few people from the Central Plains in the palace. Those who can enter Gaomingtai are basically Qiang Zhuo's confidantes.But now that such an eye-catching person appeared for no reason, Sai Shu began to guess his identity.

Baili Nian didn't change his face, and let Sai Shu look at him, but when he was about to speak, Sai Shu stepped forward and said,

"You are a magic machine! Baili Nian!" Sai Shu's tone of voice seemed to be full of surprise, Zhihong looked at Baili Nian again, with a smile on her lips, "It really is the famous Nanlin magic machine, you people from the southern border , do they all look so good-looking?"

Sai Shu has been in the Qiangma grassland in Cangyu Mountain all year round. Although Cangyu Mountain has built a road to the Central Plains, the news inevitably lags behind, and Sai Shu doesn't care about world affairs. She doesn't know that Baili Nian is Jiang Nian. Jiang Guojun's deeds, the magical machine she knows, is Baili Nian's body in the Qiangma grassland, and she heard what other people said. In fact, she has never seen Baili Nian, but she only heard people say that the appearance and character are the most beautiful in the world.

Now that she saw Baili Nian, she matched her number, she felt that she was very handsome, she thought the rumors were not true, but she never imagined that there was such a person with ethereal aura, looking at Baili Nian as if she couldn't take her eyes off her eyes.

But Baili Nian was taken aback, reminding him that when he first met Sai Jian, Sai Jian also said the same thing, "Are all of you people in the southern region so good-looking?" Sai Jian raised his head and said.Baili Nian was a little dazed, looking at Sai Shu in front of him, he remembered when he first set foot on the Qiangma grassland, no wonder Sai Shu and Sai Jian are brothers and sisters, they have the same temperament.

Baili Nian lowered his eyes and smiled lightly, automatically skipped the last sentence, without denying the name of Shenjizi, "They are all vain names, Shenjizi is just a false name."

Sai Shu shook her head, she looked at Baili Nian, "No wonder Brother Wang left you in Gaomingtai, you look so beautiful. You are much better than those scurrying around in the grassland!"

Baili Nian just lowered her eyes and smiled slightly, and didn't talk anymore, but Sai Shu walked forward with great interest. She leaned towards Baili Nian, with a girlish wit and eccentricity in her eyes, she suddenly spoke , "Mr. Baili, I heard that you can calculate the world skillfully. There is no one who can't calculate. I wonder if you can do the calculation for me?"

Baili Nian looked up at Sai Shu, "What does the princess want?"

"Marriage!" Sai Shu blurted out.When ordinary women talk about marriage, they are bound to be shy and shy, but when Sai Shu speaks, her eyes really shine, her face is calm, and there is no trace of shyness in her expression.

Baili Niandao didn't expect her to be considered a marriage, Sai Shu is not a girl in Huaichun, she actually has no expectations for the marriage, but at this time she is curious, it's curiosity, it's pure curiosity.

Baili Nian looked at Sai Shu, "Why does the princess want to be married?"

Sai Shu waved her hand, "This princess can't say anything for a while, so I asked Mr., can it be counted as my marriage?"

Baili twisted his eyes back, and glanced at the direction behind Sai Shu. He could see that she came from the front hall, and he understood it in his heart. He looked at Sai Shu again, "Why should the princess be considered a marriage? Isn't it discussed in the front hall? Does the princess not want to go to Xizhao?"

Sai Jian once talked about the marriage with Sai Shu, and naturally it was also the marriage with Xi Zhaoyue. It was so sudden that Sai Jian couldn't talk about it with Sai Shu, and he certainly wouldn't talk about it with Sai Shu. mention it.And Baili Nian wouldn't mention it either, it was just his banner to stop Qiang Zhuo Xizhao's marriage, he could mention it to Sai Jian, but he wouldn't mention it to Sai Shu.

It is easy to know that what Sai Shu is entangled in is the marriage with Xi Zhaoyue.

Sure enough, Sai Shu sighed, resting her chin with one hand, "Do you know why I came to Taoyang, sir?"

Baili Nian paused for a while, but did not nod, but followed Sai Shu and asked, "Then why did the princess come to Taoyang?"

Sai Shu looked at Baili Nian, her eyes filled with the look of wanting to talk to others, and she said, "Brother Wang brought me from the Qiangzhu Grassland to Taoyang City, this is the first time I have stepped into the Central Plains Actually, I don't want to come to this crowded and noisy place. There are too many people in Taoyang City. How can there be a wide grassland where I can ride a horse? But Brother Wang has been very kind to me since I was a child. I come from a collateral lineage, but Brother Wang treats me like a real brother, so I can't shirk my brother's acceptance of me to Taoyang City. But..."

Sai Shu lowered her head, but Baili Nian didn't answer, and let Sai Shu go on talking on her own, "But Brother Wang asked me to marry Xizhao, but I don't want to. Is there any grassland in Xizhao? Horses? Can you let me live in the palace instead of in the stables? I don’t understand the world’s major events, if Qiang Zhu wants to unite with Xi Zhao, it’s good to unite, why do you have to marry me? I don’t understand. "

Baili Nian understands what Sai Shu means. She grew up in the grassland and has a deep affection for the Qiangma grassland. She has a free and easy temperament and does not want to stick to the palace at all.

Baili Nian raised her eyes, "Then what does the princess want to do?"

Sai Shu sighed again, "I just don't know what to do, so I want my husband to do the math for me, to see who is my husband? If it is King Xi Zhao, I will accept my fate and promise to Brother Wang. If not, please ask your husband to help me find this person, let me marry him quickly, and save me from being a caged bird in the Xizhao Palace."

"Mr. Baili, quickly tell me a fortune!" Sai Shu stared at Baili Nian as if grabbing at a straw.

Baili Nian smiled unconsciously. He withdrew his eyes and turned his head to look at Jinshu Pavilion. There was a lake in front of Jinshu Pavilion. There was a willow tree planted by the lake, and now it had sprouted spring buds. There was a gazebo under the willow tree. Branches flutter over the gazebo.It is the spring breeze that caresses the withered willows, and the withered willows sprout spring buds.

"When I came to Taoyang, I brought a handful of tea. It was Yehan tea from Nanlin. There was a gazebo in front of it. I asked the people below to make tea. I wonder if the princess can sit down in the gazebo and talk about this matter again? "

Sai Shu had no interest in the tea ceremony, but since Baili Nian invited her, she did not back down, not to mention facing such a handsome young man, even if the tea was boring, it would be good to sit down and have a chat.

Sai Shu nodded, "Okay, then go and sit by the gazebo."

The two walked towards the lake, and Mo Yan went to make tea after a hundred miles away.The two walked forward side by side, one was wearing an alizarin red robe, the other was wearing a moon white snow robe, the figures of the two were particularly beautiful and harmonious amidst the fluttering catkins.Baili Nian is cold and indifferent, and Sai Shu is lively and enthusiastic, they are exactly symmetrical to each other. If this scene falls into the eyes of others, it must be a perfect match for a man and a woman.

And this situation really fell into the eyes of others. Just as Wei Yu turned the corner, he raised his eyes and saw this scene. His face darkened.

How did Baili Nian meet Sai Shu?What does he want to do?

Wei Yu had to doubt Baili Nian's behavior. He was beside Sai Jian, hadn't he seen through Baili Nian's behavior?Whenever Baili Nian does something, there must be a deep meaning. He came to Taoyang City for the reason of begging for a marriage, and at this time he had a good talk with Princess Saishu. He wanted Princess Saishu to marry him.

Wei Yu secretly felt that something was wrong, but he took a step forward and stopped again. Even if he catches up now, he can't say anything, is he going to drag Sai Shu away?This is not appropriate either.Wei Yu frowned, turned and left, heading towards the front hall.

Not far ahead, Baili Nian suddenly paused. He turned his head just in time to see Wei Yu's leaving figure. Although Baili Nian had never done anything, he had also practiced martial arts, and his ability to perceive his surroundings was superb. Even Sai Jian couldn't escape his eyes, let alone Wei Yu who bumped into him by accident. As soon as Wei Yu appeared at the corner, he had already noticed it.

It's just that he remained calm, allowing him to peep, and also allowing him to make any announcements.

"What is Mr. Baili looking at?" Seeing Baili turning his head, Sai Shu was curious, so she also looked back, but found nothing.

Baili Twisted turned his head, "It's nothing, the spring breeze brings warmth, and it also attracts many birds."

Sai Shu didn't have any doubts, she nodded with a smile, "Yes, the only interesting thing about my visit to Taoyang City is that I saw a lot of spring birds, and there are many more birds in the Central Plains than in the Qiangmao Grassland."

Baili smiled and didn't answer.