Bastards

In the afternoon of late autumn, the sky is high, the leaves are bright yellow, and the sun is like broken gold, passing through the branches and sprinkled on the ground, so bright that it is almost dazzling.

The cool breeze already carried the coolness, and with a lazy swipe, the bright yellow leaves trembled slightly, swirling and falling to the ground, meeting the bright golden sun, creating a sense of warmth.

The air is slightly dry.

But it doesn't matter, the honey fruit tea is sweet and moistens the throat, which is very suitable.

Even the little tiger, who always only likes meat, obediently lay down in front of the small table, licking and drinking a small bowl.After drinking it, he still felt that it was not enough, so he pressed the bowl with his front paw and pushed it in front of Bai Shi.

I don't know if it was intentional or subtle, the little thing with pink and tender soft flesh pads rushed forward, just facing Bai Shi.When Bai looked over, it was still wagging its tail and tilting its head, and coquettishly called out "Meow--".

The meaning is obvious: people want it!

Mrs. Bai is so old that she almost couldn't hold back her face and shouted, "Ah Chou is so cute!"

Although he didn't shout out loud, the expression on his face was enough.

Cui Yu quietly gave the little tiger a thumbs up: Well done!

His grandmother is old-fashioned, prudent, and well-mannered. When did she ever show her true feelings on her face?Just seeing this little thing, a girl's heart sprouts, which can let people get a glimpse of it.

The little tiger raised his head proudly, "Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!"

Bai's smiling eyes were even more curved, hugging the little tiger's round head, and stroking the tiger's fur, he was unwilling to let go!

After serving the little tiger enough, Mrs. Bai thought of her grandson, drank a cup of tea to calm down her emotions, and began to talk about that old story.

"This Prince of England, Yang Shu, knows nothing but fighting. He is useless in front of him. He is a rascal!"

In the conclusion of this opening chapter, Cui Yu was a little surprised. The old man is a bit of a bear, but he is not a fool. He still has a sense of politics.

"You don't think it's right?" Bai raised his eyes slightly, glanced at Cui Yu, and didn't explain, "Just listen to me and you'll know."

Yang Shu, Prince of England, the younger brother of the first emperor and the uncle of Emperor Taikang, his parents died young, and he followed his elder brother when he was a child, and his elder brother was busy, so he was often not seen during the war, so he was thrown in the guard camp, wearing a long leather jacket. big.Mostly talented people will not be buried, and Yang Shu relies on the military camp, so he has many opportunities. He fought with him for the first time at the age of ten, and made military achievements.

Well, the old man looked passable back then.

At the age of 16, he met Wang Wu.

It was an afternoon in late spring and early summer, and the sky was drizzling, not heavy, very thin, and it looked very lingering.Holding an umbrella is superfluous, don’t use an umbrella, if you get close, others will see the mist in your hair, eyebrows and eyelashes.

Cui Mata has seen this kind of rain, it is beautiful: "It's like fog."

"Yes, it's like fog." Bai looked over the window and landed on the bright yellow leaves in the courtyard, and suddenly smiled, with a very wide smile.

At that time, the Yuwen Dynasty had not yet been fully established, let alone the Da'an Dynasty. The Yang family was not a clan, but just fighting on the battlefield, and they might be shrouded in horse leather at any time.The aristocratic family is not like it is now, the rules are getting stricter and more stringent, the women of the aristocratic family have a high status, they can go out freely, and even sit and talk with men, talking about the past and the present is fine, Not so many people jumped out to challenge.

When Wang Wu was young, all her close relatives died, and she was taken to the Wang family to be raised without any grievances. She was raised according to the standards of the aristocratic family at that time. It's not what these so-called noble girls can do now.Except for a bit of a stubborn temper and a bit of a tough personality, there are almost no shortcomings.

"Although I don't think this is a shortcoming." Bai's voice was a bit nostalgic, "Apart from the ordinary talent of a noble lady, Wang Wu is best at two things, one is medicine and the other is dancing. You should know about medical skills. You have inquired about it." News, you should know that she has a name outside."

Cui Mata nodded: "The holy hand in white."

"Yes, what kind of skill is it for a woman to win this title with her medical skills and be recognized and admired by the whole world?" Bai smiled, "But she didn't perform any performances at that time. She jumped out of her excitement. A dance."

Maybe they broke through a new prescription, or they had something to be happy about, or they just liked the lingering rain, anyway, there was no one around, so when they got interested, Wang Wu danced.

She was wearing a red dress that day, and she was dancing Hu Xuanbai.

In the continuous drizzle, the trees are green, the grass leaves are dewy, the flowers are bright, and there is a beauty in a red dress, with slender limbs, a soft figure, and a slender waist. Who can not appreciate such a whirlwind dancing in a hurry or slowly? Who can not be addicted?

Anyway, Yang Shu, who happened to be lazily resting on the tree, saw it and admired it, and was fascinated by this fascination...

Yang Shu is a bear, and he doesn't know what it means to be shy. Since he fell in love with him, as soon as Wang Wuwu stopped, he jumped down the tree to strike up a conversation.

At that time, Wang Wu had just finished dancing, her hair was covered with water mist, but her brows and eyes were moist due to a little sweat, and her cheeks were slightly dyed crimson. Spirit.

Wang Wu was very annoyed, because she knew what was going on at a glance, and she was peeped!But she was also wrong, when she saw no one around, she thought that there was really no one...

The person in front of him has a stubble beard, bloodshot eyes, unclean clothes, mud spots on his hem, and this flirting behavior, he looks like a reckless man at first glance!It's okay to peek at the girl's house dancing, don't show any face to others, just come here to strike up a conversation, this is an apprentice!No, Deng Tuzi can't even describe him enough, this is a hooligan!

Wang Wu is arrogant in her bones, she is not afraid of things, her rejection attitude is very obvious, and she speaks quite loudly, don't come forward for this strong man, she can't look down on her!

Yang Shu was slapped with cruel words, but he touched his chin and stared at Wang Wu's back in a daze, his eyes became brighter: This girl is hot enough, I like it!

That's why he wouldn't leave obediently, so he guarded Wang Wu for a few days near Zhuangzi.

Wang Wu never saw him.

When she went down the mountain to go home, Wang Wu was unlucky and met a bandit. It was time to perform, how could Yang Shu miss it?The spear in his hand was playing tricks, beating up a group of ruthless little mountain thieves, and showing off to Wang Wu his 72-step leaping clouds.

After the incident, Yang Shu asked Wang Wu: "Do you recognize this life-saving grace?"

What could Wang Wu say, she lowered her eyes and answered, her voice was very crisp: "I admit it."

"it is good!"

After this incident, there was no news of Yang Shu.

Wang Wu rejoiced in her heart, but couldn't help but wonder, did this idiot...disappear?

Eight months later, when Yang Shu came back again, he did nothing but gave gifts to Wang Wu.

He had never liked girls before, and he didn't know how to do it. The men in the military camp said that coaxing a wife is to buy a gift, so he gave it.

He heard that women like beautiful clothes, he didn't know how to make them, so he rushed to various silk shops, bought almost all the fabrics in Luoyang City, and sent them to the Wang family; he heard that women like beautiful jewelry, so he spent money to get a lot of jade , gem raw materials, and several large boxes of his trophies, gold and pearls; as a man, he has to think about women’s safety, and he also sent several boxes of swords, long ones, short ones, large ones, small ones, all kinds He has everything, and he also gave away an eagle. The black eagle he personally caught and boiled is very powerful!

Wang Wu was so hung up that she didn't get angry, there was no news for eight months, and she was still fine, who knew that she didn't let go at all, she didn't have time before, and when she was free, she concentrated her firepower!What is this sent!I really don't want it!

There are a bunch of materials of all grades, the colors are fancy and frivolous, she doesn't like many of them, and there is even pure white cloth inside!There are so many things, even if she chooses two to make clothes, she won't be able to wear them after the season, and she won't be able to cut new clothes when it's out of date next year, what a waste!As for jewelry materials... Her Wang family is as rich as an enemy, so why not?There is a lot of gold, jade and jewelry, okay? What she likes are all kinds of ingeniously crafted jewelry, not raw materials!As for swords, let alone, she is a woman and has never practiced martial arts. What's the use of these, are they for the guards to play with?That eagle...she will be scared when she sees it!Flying around the house, and even pecking at those who approached her, who can stand it!

Who cares about giving gifts so carelessly!

But these things cannot be refused, because once they are sent back, Yang Shu will say: "I heard that the aristocratic family has a strong character and will not be rude to the savior."

OK!You cow!You are a lifesaver, you are amazing!You can send it whatever you want!

Yang Shu relied on Wang Wu just because of the words "life-saving grace", and stalked him so hard that he couldn't convince him no matter what.

Wang Wu has no expression on her face, and the countermeasure is: You are the uncle, you can play as you please, I have put away all your things, and you can take them back at any time, but don't even think about meeting them!

Yang Shu was very considerate when he offended Xiong, and when he saw that the gift was not available, he ran to Wang Wu every time he was injured.Aren't you a doctor?I'm a patient, I came to seek medical treatment, you should see me now.I'm very wary, I really don't want others to treat me, so I let you treat me, if you don't die, I'll just die like this... Let the world see how your Wang family repays the 'savior'!

Wang Wu...Wang Wu has nothing to do with this two-faced rascal, he will be healed of the injury.

So when the two actually met, they were almost always healing their injuries...

Cui Yu almost laughed: "I didn't expect the old man..." Such a rascal!

Bai Shi also laughed, took a sip from the teacup, and continued talking.

Wang Wu was extremely talented, and was accepted as an apprentice by the King of Medicine in her early years. Unlike ordinary women who lived at home all year round, they would go out for a certain period of time every year.

This time, there was an accident again, because Yang Shu followed her at any time, so naturally he rushed to rescue her immediately...

The specific process of this experience cannot be observed by the outside world. It is only known that this time it is really in danger of life and death. He died, and finally fell off the cliff with serious injuries, almost without breathing.If it weren't for Wang Wu's superb medical skills and his knowledge of countless remedies, whoever was on the spot would have been unable to save Yang Shu.

Of course, the end result was that he didn't die.

But after doing this, Wang Wu's heart was no longer so hard, and slowly, she was covered by Yang Shu...

"The rules of the aristocratic family at that time were not as strict as they are now. The noble daughters of the aristocratic family have a high status and a lot of freedom, but the aristocratic family is more proud than now. It is absolutely impossible for the Wang family to marry Wang Wu to Yang Shu."

As Bai said, he gave an example. At that time, the previous dynasty had been in peace for more than ten years. When it was the most prosperous, there was no crisis or failure. The emperor wanted to marry a family, but the family refused to marry a daughter, and the royal family wanted to marry a princess to the family. However, the aristocratic family is also unwilling. If the emperor persecutes it, the head of the family will be bumped to death in the Golden Luan Hall to show his ambition by death.

In the heart of the aristocratic family, they are a family that has been passed down for hundreds of years. They are noble and proud. Even if you are the emperor now, your ancestors are unknown and you are not worthy of marrying my family!

The emperor couldn't do it, so he asked other families to make trouble.

At that time, there were some small jokes, such as the emperor playing tricks, knowing which two families were interested in each other, he made a decree that you are not allowed to marry.But when I went to see her soon, the daughter of this family lived in the house of the concubine's son, and the children were all pregnant.The emperor asked, didn't he say that marriage is not allowed, isn't this against the decree!The head of the family came out to answer, this is not against the decree, the two families did not follow the three letters and six ceremonies at all, and did not get married and hold a banquet, but the child was disobedient and went to sleep together...

The emperor said that Ben is a concubine, so the aristocratic family is so shameless!The aristocratic family just put on a posture, anyway, even if they are so confused without a name or a role, they will not allow their daughter to marry outside!

The aristocratic families were very united at that time, and the marriage was only for the aristocratic families, without considering any other people, no matter how much the emperor forced them, there was no result.Afterwards, the emperor fell, and the aristocratic families clapped their hands and applauded. They went through the procedures one after another for those who had no conditions to do things and whose names were vague.

All the aristocratic families were so lively, it was once a good talk.

Bai's voice was a little heavy: "According to the rules at the time, Wang Wu was a noble woman. She could be grateful to her savior, make friends, or even secretly think about it, but she was never allowed to marry!"

Cui Yu frowned slightly: "The old man's temper, but what trouble did he cause?"

Bai's sighed for a long time: "Yes..."

At the time when Wang Duo's thoughts were forming, he resolutely opposed the matter. The two argued countless times. When the atmosphere was most tense, Wang Duo directly let go that he had chosen a husband-in-law for his sister. Yang Shu's angry eyes Flushing red, she also said that she had a physical relationship with Wang Wu, and that Wang Wu's life was his life and death was his ghost!

Cui Yu gently put the teacup back on the table: "Whether it's true or not, if I say this, I'm afraid it will arouse public outrage."

"Well," Bai's eyes darkened as he stroked the tiger's fur, "Wang Duo arrested Wang Wu when he went back, and said he wanted to sink the pond."

Cui Yu tilted his head: "Will Miss Wang be arrested by him?"

"It's definitely not good to be awake, but Wang Wu happened to be sick in those days, drank the medicine, and fell into a drowsy sleep." She was caught right away.

"I woke up when I was bound to sink into the pond, but I have already been hung up. What's the use? Wang Duo is a member of the future clan, and the people below dare not listen to him... And these few, who usually look at Wang Wu It's pleasing to the eye, if Wang Wuruo speaks, they will say, you are a noble girl, you were not born, you were raised by the Wang family! It doesn't matter if you don't repay the favor, you must not hurt the reputation of the Wang family!"

Cui Mata's eyes narrowed slightly: "The old man has gone?"

"I went, just stopped Shen Tang, Wang Wu shook her head and asked him to leave it alone, she didn't have a little right to speak in the Wang family, it was impossible for people in the clan to watch her die like this, but Yang Shu was afraid, Wang Duo's expression was too firm and cold, He was afraid that Wang Wu would be killed just like that, so he made a move directly."

"Go on..."

"The situation was very dangerous at that time. He got angry and threw a hidden weapon at Wang Duo," Bai Bai said in a soft voice, sighing and regretting, "He didn't kill him, Wang Duo naturally dodged it, but he happened to stand still. Wang Yu behind him... didn't hide."

Cui Yu seemed to understand something: "Dead?"

"Dead." Bai nodded, "Wang Yu is the younger brother of Wang Duo and Wang Fu. He is about the same age as Wang Wu. He is talented and intelligent, with a gentle personality. He is the most outstanding junior of the Wang family's generation, and he has the best relationship with Wang Wu. .”

Cui Yu closed his eyes slightly, his eyelashes trembling slightly: "So the two of you have feelings, but between them, besides the disciples, there are relatives and lives."

"Yes. At that time, the Yuwen family was the dominant family. The Yang family had not yet sat on the dragon chair. Yang Shu was not a clan. No matter how powerful he was, he was nothing compared to the Wang family. He killed the Wang family. Duo immediately transferred people and vowed to save Yang Shu's head and pay for his life with his life."

Cui Yu sighed: "So, it's hard for Miss Wang."

"Yes." Seeing that the little tiger stopped drinking fruit tea, Bai took out a few pieces of beef jerky from the box and gave it a bite to play with. She stopped this life-and-death battle, and swore on the spot that Wang Yu's life was counted on her head. From that day on, she never married, retreated to the Wang family temple, and used the rest of her life to repay the Wang family's kindness and redeem her. It's her own crime. She thinks she has some ability, and she is willing to devote herself to the Wang family until she dies!"

"As for Yang Shu, she is worthy of not marrying for the rest of her life. She vows to see her forever. If she meets Yang Shu, she will face Yang Shu's coffin, or Yang Shu will face her coffin. If Yang Shu insists on meeting, Then, we will see her for the last time..."

Cui Yu looked down at the clear and reddish tea soup in the white porcelain teacup on the table, and said slowly: "This is an oath, as long as I am alive, I will not see each other. If the old man is impulsive and comes to her by force, she will not be able to avoid it." , will kill himself later.”

Bai: "She cut her will on the spot, with a decisive attitude, no one can stop her. But that crisis was really resolved in this way."

Since then, the two have not seen each other for decades.

After getting along for a long time, Yang Shu understood Wang Wu's temperament, and when he was not serious, he allowed him to act foolishly, but once he really made up his mind, no one could pull him back.He wanted to see Wang Wu, but he didn't dare, he was afraid that Wang Wu would really commit suicide, and he couldn't stop it.

Over the years, Yang Shu killed the enemy at the border and rarely returned to the capital. Wang Wu lived in the Wang family temple and rarely went out. He used all his abilities to benefit the Wang family.

Occasionally, when Yang Shu returned to the capital, no matter how much he thought about it, he didn't dare to appear in front of Wang Wu. He hoped that she would go out every day so that he could take a look at her from a distance.But Wang Wu never went out.

At night, Yang Shu carried the altar of wine, practiced lightness kung fu, jumped to the roof of Wang Wu's house, sat cross-legged, or watched the stars or the moon, took a sip of the wine, and took a look at the scenery, and sat like this until dawn.

The rain never stops, and the heavy snow never returns.

When you are sleepy, just lie down and sleep.

A jar of wine, accompanied all night, after drinking all, just the sky turned white.

Decades... that's how it went.

Bai's voice fell behind, and the room was silent for a long time.

"Meow--" the little tiger broke the silence.

Bai stroking the tiger's fur, he asked Cui Yu with a smile, "That old man is also infatuated, didn't you see it?"

This is true.

Cui Yu nodded and admitted: "The old man and the girl from the Wang family... I admire them very much."

Looking at the little tiger, Bai looked at the little tiger with a voice like a sigh: "This man, whatever his fate is, is shaped by his character. Yang Shu looks very transparent now, and he will judge the situation. Part of it is his aptitude, and the other part is probably this feeling. Grant him growth."

Cui Yu: "So the old man and the Wang family, especially Wang Duo's disagreement, was caused by this matter?"

"Yes," Bai smiled in response, "that old man relied on his high martial arts skills, and ran to the roof of the Wang family's temple every night. Outsiders may not know, but the Wang family may not know. If you let it go, you can't control it, and you can't control it." He resigned himself to his fate, and he felt complacent, thinking that he was afraid of him!"

Cui Yu remembered Bai's attitude when the Wang family had an accident a few days ago, and asked again: "That day you asked a few more questions about the fire in the Wang family's temple, just to care whether the two met?"

Bai's eyes drooped: "As you get older, you want everything to be perfect. Wang Wu made a solemn oath, and you must not break it. If it comes true..."

What happened next, Bai didn't say anything, and Cui Yu didn't ask, the room fell into silence again.

The little tiger hooked Cui Mata's hand with its tail, and Cui Mata touched it subconsciously.

Bai called the maid to come in, changed the pot of tea, poured a cup from the pot with her own hands, and placed it in front of Cui Yu.

Only then did Cui Yu come back to his senses: "Thank you, grandma."

"Are you asking this, do you want to help?" Bai Shi looked at Cui Yu quietly. She was obviously old and had fine lines at the corners of her eyes, but her eyes were transparent and quiet, like a clear sky, as if nothing came to her Like a shallow plate, you can see the bottom at a glance.

Cui Yu didn't hide anything, he twitched his fingers lightly, and smiled warmly: "Grandmother saw it. I think...it's a pity."

"It's really a pity."

While talking, Mrs. Bai poured out a little bit, and handed it to the little tiger for him to taste.Seeing the little tiger licked it, he turned his head and sneezed. Knowing that he didn't like it, he took it away immediately, rinsed his mouth with the original honey tea, and patted him slowly: "Oh, no, let's not drink it." , this one doesn’t taste good, grandma will make you new ones later!”

When she turned her eyes slightly, seeing Cui Yu's expression was slightly fixed, her eyes narrowed in thought, she smiled slightly: "No matter what your reason is, if this thing can be done, grandma will be very pleased."

"Rules, that's not how it works."