Bastards

At the end of the first month and the beginning of February, the late plum blossoms are still in full bloom.

Light green calyx holders, bright or light pink petals, each blooming flower shape seems to be different, with different angles, but each flower is full of light and elegant fragrance, which is worthy of the pride of the plum.

In such a plum grove, the fragrance of plum blossoms, and the face of a girl, even against the background, what a beautiful word!

Besides, Cui Ying was born pretty...

Yang Zhao was dumbfounded.

"Yingying..."

Cui Ying looked at the flower branch in her hand, and said softly: "Young Master Zhao shouldn't have come."

Yang Zhaobao's eyes immediately widened: "If I don't come, let that bastard bully you!"

Cui Ying gave Yang Zhao a strange look, her beautiful apricot eyes seem to be able to speak, and the meaning is obvious: What does this have to do with you...?

and--

She lowered her head and continued to look at the flower board wrapped with a bright yellow ribbon in her hand, her beautiful eyes flickered: "I can handle it."

Even if she couldn't deal with it, she still had people sent by her brother to protect her.

Yang Zhao looked at Cui Ying's small and tender ear shells, his face was inexplicably hot, and he said in a rough voice, "My grandpa said let me protect you!"

Cui Ying paused, twirling the flower branch with her fingertips, and said in a soft voice, "It turns out...it was the order of Prince Ying."

Yang Zhao leads troops to fight all the year round, his emotional intelligence is not high, but his martial arts value should not be underestimated. His beast-like intuition is also well-trained and quite sensitive.Cui Ying asked this question very lightly and casually, as if she just mentioned it, she just asked casually.

He couldn't guess what was going on in Cui Ying's mind, but at this moment his intuition reminded him not to talk nonsense, otherwise the result would be terrible and he would regret it in the future!

So he subconsciously didn't feel awkward, and obeyed his own will and said loudly: "Even if Grandpa didn't say it, I will take good care of you!"

One sentence is powerful and powerful!

Cui Ying... her heart skipped a beat.

Maybe this bastard was too loud and frightened.

She smiled lightly, and handed the flower branch in her hand to Yang Zhao: "Here you are."

Yang Zhao couldn't get back to his senses, feeling that the topic shouldn't have developed like this?He seemed to have done a good thing, but Yingying didn't get to the bottom of it?

But looking at the flower branch in front of him, and the one holding the flower branch, that slender and soft hand, as white as a peeling onion, he immediately threw any thoughts behind him, took the flower branch with a smile, and gave it to him gracefully!

This is a thank you gift!It's Yingying's heart!Must be kept well!

Cui Ying smiled: "I don't want to be the first, it's useless to ask for this, I might as well give it to you."

Yang Zhao: ...

He blinked his Yuanyuanbao eyes, and blinked again, looking at the back of Cui Ying who had already walked forward, he was a little confused.

Is this...a casual throw, or encourage him to take the top three spots?

Definitely the third one!

Yingying hopes that he will show off his majestic appearance and defeat all the bad boys!

It sure is!

Immediately, Yang Zhao was full of confidence, his eyes were bright, and he took two steps to catch up: "Yingying, don't worry, I am the best at competitions, and I have never lost in the army!"

Cui Ying: ...What did this bastard misunderstand?

"Please, Mr. Zhao, take two steps back and stay away from me."

"Ah?" Yang Zhao looked confused, didn't he feel good just now...he was kicked out now?

Cui Ying explained: "After all, I am a beautiful woman, and you are a clan. There is no one around right now, so we should avoid suspicion."

"Oh." Yang Zhao understood now and heaved a sigh of relief.Just stay away, not to drive him away!

For some reason, he has long passed the juvenile period when he had a strong desire to express himself, but now, at this moment, he always wants to do something to show his mighty majesty.

He looked around for a week, and by such a coincidence, he saw a flower branch tied with a bright yellow ribbon not far away.

The shape of the flower branch is very beautiful, and the plum blossoms on it are also very beautiful, but it grows very high!

The plum tree is very young, the trunk is not thick, the branches become thinner as it goes up, it is impossible to bear the weight of a person, even if anyone sees the flower branch, it is impossible to climb up and break it off!

But others can't, he can!He will do it with ease!

"Look, Yingying—" Yang Zhao pointed the flower branch to Cui Ying, his eyes were shining, "Look at me breaking it off for you!"

As soon as the words fell, Yang Zhao soared into the sky, his body was like a big roc spreading its wings, and like a small step in the air, with both strength and beauty, within two breaths, his hand touched the tallest flower branch!

No matter how fast it is, it can't be stopped.

Cui Ying: ...

As I said earlier, she doesn't need this.

At this moment, the accident happened.

A mad cat suddenly jumped out from the slanting stab, its fur was blown, its teeth were bared, its sharp claws were stretched out, its round eyes were full of blood and murderous light, and it rushed straight at Cui Ying!

I don't know where this crazy cat came from, and I don't know what breed it is. It is very strong, almost comparable to a medium-sized dog. If it is so violently swooped down by it, I want to know what the consequences will be.

A girl like Cui Ying's slender body will definitely not be able to stand it!

There are also those extremely sharp nails that seem to be glowing with cold light. If you scratch your body—or your face, the consequences will be disastrous!

"Yingying!" Yang Zhao was furious, his eyes were about to burst.

He intends to show off his skills, and now he broke the flower branch and was a little far away from Cui Ying, but he couldn't block Cui Ying with his body immediately, and it was not impossible... He flipped his wrist, and a hidden weapon appeared in the palm of his hand.

This hidden weapon is different from ordinary hidden weapons that take advantage of small things. It is shaped like a water drop, with a sharp front end that can hurt people, and a heavy rear end that can smash people!

Yang Zhao poured his inner energy in, swung his arm, and was about to throw the hidden weapon——

I saw Cui Ying moving.

Cui Ying moves very lightly, and I don't know how she judged it. She obviously doesn't know martial arts and dodge skills, as if she has eyes on the back of her head. At the moment when the mad cat rushed over, she turned around neatly and avoided the attack !

She was unhurried, unhurried, and the moment she dodged the attack, she did not run out, but raised her arms, slid and rubbed her fingers, followed the mad cat's strength, squatted down, and pressed the mad cat down. to the ground.

One hand pinched the back of the crazy cat's neck, and the other... scratched the crazy cat's chin.

Since the crazy cat is a crazy cat, it is impossible to subdue it with such a move, and it seems to get up——

Cui Ying flicked her wrist, and a few leaves fell out of her sleeve pocket. They were green and tender, a bit like mint.

As soon as the crazy cat smelled the smell, its eyes widened immediately, its hair didn't explode, its teeth didn't bark, its nails were all put away, and it "meowed" and rubbed against Cui Ying acting like a baby.

That soft voice, that flattering gesture, as if Cui Ying is its owner!

Yang Zhao: ...

He stared at the palms of his hands and cursed secretly, is this still a fight?

Quickly flew back to Cui Ying, stared at the crazy cat for a long time, saw the crazy cat clung to Cui Ying all the time, it looked like a kiss, Cui Ying plucked two handfuls of hair, and gave it the few leaves, it wailed It's cool to call it...

Yang Zhao was even more strange.

But I put away the hidden weapon with confidence.

This cat is so coquettish and soft like something, it definitely won't want to do evil and hurt people.

It's just... It's a pity that there is no chance for a hero to save the beauty.

Seeing the doubts in his eyes, Cui Ying took the initiative to explain: "My elder brother has a little tiger named Ah Chou."

Yang Zhao knew this and had seen it.

"Ah Chou is quite spiritual. He only clings to his elder brother on weekdays. Occasionally he is particularly bored, or when his elder brother is not free, he will come to find me and Cui Jin to play... After playing with him a lot, he also knows how to coax him when he is mischievous. It cures it."

For example, this mint leaf with a special shape is prepared for Ah Chou.

Ah Chou likes this kind of leaf very much, and when he smells it, he is very obedient. When it is violent, or loses his temper for no reason, she finds this leaf to coax it, and Ah Chou is very face-saving every time.It's just that this kind of mint is a little rare, and Ah's scandal will cause serious trouble again, so the family doesn't keep it, only a few pots are kept on the farm not far away to keep it ready at any time.

Walking this morning, she came across this plant on the road, and picked a few pieces on a whim.It feels wrong to take it off, she is not at home, and A Chou is not around, so it is really useless.

But after thinking about it, she still kept it in her sleeves.

During these days of the draft, although there is no need to worry about eating and drinking, and all kinds of small crises encountered can be resolved, but...it is still unavoidable to be homesick.

Unexpectedly, a small action saved himself.

It's just that this crazy cat... where did it come from?Fortunately, I met her. If I met other beautiful girls, who were not strong enough to deal with big cats, and didn't happen to have this mint on them, how miserable would the result be?

Yang Zhao looked at Cui Ying, inexplicably feeling distressed.

This girl is small, soft, and soft, and she always doesn't talk much, but by looking at her eyes, you can see how many worries and thoughts are buried in her, but she has always been quiet and very well-behaved.

Such a little girl deserves to be hugged and coaxed in the palm of her hand, but she thinks a lot, is thoughtful, considers everything, and even manages the family well, takes good care of everyone, and can't pick anything. problem...

Inexplicably being stuffed into the draft list, inexplicably meeting a disgusting prince, and now meeting a mad cat!

The little girl is provoking someone, must she live so tiringly and so hard!

Yang Zhao pursed his lips tightly and looked straight at Cui Ying: "Don't be afraid, I will protect you in the future, and I will never make you feel uncomfortable again!"

Cui Ying didn't react for a while, she nodded in a daze: "So, today I thank Mr. Zhao."

This 'later', does Yang Zhao refer to Cui Ying's understanding from now on... It's just today, after all, he came here by order.

Seeing the big cat running away happily nagging the leaves of grass, Cui Ying wiped her hands and looked at Yang Zhao with a smile: "Let's go."

Cui Yu and his little uncle, who have been following Cui Ying and witnessed all these wonders: ...

Cui Shu curled his lips: "Yang Zhao doesn't explain."

Cui Mata nodded: "Yeah."

"Too useless."

"……yes."

Yang Zhao didn't think he was useless, it was a little setback, but he still had more room for expression!Anyway, it's okay to stroll around, he suggested that it's better to break some flowers.

Cui Ying had nothing to do, silently watching him perform.

Yang Zhao let it go, picked especially difficult and tall flower branches, and used various light kung fu and body techniques one by one to get more and more excited.

Cui Ying: ...

The flower branches in this area are almost finished, and Yang Zhao is still unsatisfied: "Let's go to a place with more flower branches and continue folding!"

Cui Ying thought about it and thought it was not bad.

Where there are more flower branches, there will be more people, and when there are more people, it will be lively. In the public, King Ren Nachang will not be able to use any plots and tricks...

She also noticed that Concubine Tian Gui should have given an order for today's banquet, with safety and security as the top priority.As long as she stays where there are many people, nothing will happen.

Soon, the two found a lively circle and went to watch.

This place is almost the place with the best scenery, the most beautiful flowers, and the most flower branches tied with bright yellow ribbons in the plum grove.

A group of young talents surrounded the outside, and the beautiful girls stood in the middle of the plum blossoms in groups of three or five, their figures blocked by plum blossoms, and they were indistinct.There are court ladies and eunuchs guarding the innermost circle, smiling and asking everyone questions.

That's right, this is a place carefully arranged by Concubine Tian Gui'an. No matter whether you are a talented person or a beautiful woman, you can show your talents and abilities. Whoever is smart and quick-witted will get more compliments from blue eyes and more flower branches.

Cui Ying just wanted to hide in the lively environment, kept a low profile on purpose, and didn't stand out; Yang Zhao was good at martial arts, if the flower branches were difficult to pick, and Cui Ying was by his side, he would like to show off, but such a low flower branch, a pile of greasy hair and powder noodles He didn't want to move when the little boy dragged the text.

Cui Mata also watched quietly for a while.

The questions given by the palace maids and eunuchs are not too biased, they are slightly difficult, and the more difficult they are as they go to the back.

There are ordinary drinking orders, guessing riddles, word guessing and idiom guessing, and at the end, there are brain teasers interspersed.

The ones in the front need to be talented, and the ones in the back need to be quick to respond, have a little humor, and have some ingenuity...

If the talented girls raise their hands to answer, the talented girls will usually give way and give them a chance to show off; if the talented girls perform very well and answer each question quickly and accurately, the talented girls will not hesitate to show their appreciation .

After so many rounds, the top five are all outstanding, three poor families and two aristocratic families, No.1 is especially strong, with outstanding talents and learning, and his own temperament is also good. He was born in the Lu family of Fanyang, and Lu Yi in the show girl. dear sister.

He performed well, and all the young masters cheered for him. Some of them refused to accept their jealousy, so they rolled up their sleeves and stepped forward, staring at the palace maid and eunuch who set the question with piercing eyes, ready to seize the opportunity to win over this Lu See more flower branches, let the show girls look at each other!

The atmosphere among men is as passionate and pure as it is, and the atmosphere among women is full of undercurrents and meanings.

There are those who deliberately grab the time to stop others from showing off; there are those who sneer and ridicule others when they don't show up or don't perform well; Everything is fun.

Most of the talented men couldn't hear the women's conversation. Cui Shu had good ears and heard it clearly. He pulled Cui Yu and his eyes widened: "I'm so good, these girls are so ruthless. There are a lot of thieves...Compared to them, the men are all fools, they never thought of setting up tricks and beating people, and they only care about naively competing to grab flowers!"

Cui Yu didn't hear what the show girls said, but even if he didn't know, he could guess what kind of atmosphere it was, and nodded slightly, which was in response to the little uncle's words.

In the group of beautiful girls, Ban Chan saw Cui Ying coming safely, her expression changed drastically, her expression was in disbelief.But seeing that Cui Ying was accompanied by Yang Zhao, the atmosphere between the two was not warm, but they were not alienated, and there was a little ambiguity... She was relieved.

That's fine, one less opponent saves her trouble.

She stopped paying attention to Cui Ying, and turned to stare at the beautiful girls Zheng Youniang and Lu Yi on the left and right.

These two are daughters of aristocratic families, no matter whether the emperor and the imperial concubine like it or not, the two of them are distinguished, and it is impossible to point at anyone casually, the most likely... is the prince.

The king of Yue has a main concubine, and he pointed out that it is possible for one side concubine to enter the mansion, but two...impossible, she must fight for this only place, and eliminate those who stand in her way one by one!

Soon, the questions in this small area of ​​plum groves had been answered, the flowers and branches had been broken, and everyone moved to the next area.

Cui Shu pointed to Banchan's back, and said to Cui Yu: "I think this man is going to be a monster, and his wrist is quite powerful. I'm afraid there is some danger. Why don't I follow alone? Where are you going to play?"

Cui Yu paused, then smiled and said, "That's fine. Little uncle, be careful."

Judging by Yang Zhao's posture, no matter it is Prince Ying's order or his own wishes, he should not leave Cui Ying. In this way, Cui Ying's safety is guaranteed and nothing will happen.Furthermore, Yang Xuan sent someone, if Cui Ying couldn't be protected, these two people could commit suicide in front of him to apologize.

Cui Yu bid farewell to his little uncle, and instead of following the talents or Cui Ying to protect him, he turned in another direction.

Cui Shu smiled and waved his hands, watching his nephew go away, the beautiful girls and talented people had disappeared, and then slowly walked forward a few steps.

He took out the white face towel hidden in his sleeve pocket, and just about to put it on, he looked up at the sky...and put it back again.

Well, there is still a while, don't be so anxious.

……

Cui Yan looked up at the sky, sighed softly, it was still early, and his plan with Yang Xuan could not be moved yet.

Nothing to do, it is better to just walk around.

It's just that I didn't expect that he and Yang Xuan were so destined to meet each other by walking around...

Today's timing is just right, Yang Xuan and Cui Yu have already made a plan, and they will try it later when Concubine Tian Guifei's vigilance is lowered and it's better to be alone.

Because there was something in his heart, after the show ended, Yang Xuan greeted the familiar courtiers for a while, then retreated to the side and looked around.Of course, even if he had nothing to worry about, he wouldn't be in the limelight and join the crowd of beautiful women... Otherwise, it would be no wonder that his rabbit would spare him!

He is a prince, and he attracts a lot of eyes. It would be strange to suddenly use martial arts blessing to hide in a dark place, so he just retreated a little.Under normal circumstances, this state can be dealt with completely, but not today, someone in the show girl is watching him specially.

As Yang Xuan was walking, she met Princess Fu'an.

Princess Fu'an was not standing in the right posture, her eyelashes were full of tears, her teeth were biting her lips, as if she was suffering some kind of pain... she seemed to have sprained her foot.She looks good in person, but in the past she was mostly savage, but today she was injured and showed a weak posture, which is very different and very pitiful.

Seeing Yang Xuan, she seemed to be pardoned, her eyes brightened: "His Royal Highness!"

Yang Xuan didn't think much at all, and knew why this woman appeared in front of him.

Someone sent her a message.

In this Huangzhuang, there is no one who has this ability, can pay attention to him at any time, and knows where he is going, except Concubine Tian Guifei.

He sneered coldly on the spot, ignoring Princess Fu'an at all, and wanted to move forward.

Princess Fu'an blushed, forgot her shyness, and hurriedly grabbed Yang Xuan's arm: "Just now... I got separated from my servants, lost my way, sprained my foot, it hurts so much, I can't go anywhere... ...There is a row of wing rooms in front of me, please Your Highness, please let me go there?"

Following her tug, the clothes on her body, which were already a little messy, fell down two parts at the shoulders, revealing a large area of ​​white and smooth skin, and the collarbone was clearly visible.

Girls are always beautiful.

Princess Fu'an lowered her head slightly, her eyes were full of shyness and sweetness.

It's a pity that Yang Xuan didn't respond at all.

With a slight sway of his arm, he broke free from Princess Fu'an's hand.

Princess Fu'an's face turned pale, and he followed closely: "Your Highness, just send me to the room. I believe someone will come to find you soon. Fu An dare not bother Your Highness too much. I hope His Highness will take pity on this request." !"

Yang Xuan laughed.

With this smile, the corners of his lips curled up evilly, and his voice was extremely low and pleasant to hear: "Really just want Gu to send you to the wing?"

Princess Fu'an's eyes are full of this person, and she is extremely ashamed: "If His Highness is willing, I can accompany you for a while..."

Yang Xuan laughed mockingly, ignored her, and walked past her.

When he is stupid, I have never seen Gongdou framing him. How could he jump into such an obvious pit?In that room, I don't know what dirty things are waiting!

Princess Fu'an saw that the prince showed no mercy, and was both happy and worried.The happy thing is that she really is the one she likes, the prince is not attractive, and his character is promising; the worry is that the prince doesn't seem to have his eyes on her...

She gritted her teeth and stopped standing. She just swayed and fell towards Yang Xuan, exclaiming: "Ah—" It was as if she was in pain and tired and finally couldn't stand still.

Yang Xuan reacted very quickly and jumped away.

Princess Fu'an made a big bet and used all her strength to hit her, leaving no way out. When Yang Xuan retreated, she had nothing to rely on, and she couldn't stand anymore, so she just "plopped" and fell to the ground. on the ground.

Her arm was scratched, and Princess Fu'an gasped in pain.

When things were like this, she still didn't forget to continue to work hard: "It's just asking His Royal Highness to help me, why is His Highness so ruthless? You know, I am loved by the imperial concubine and empress, and I am of some use to you. As long as you help me, I will have a report!"

Originally, Yang Xuan had no intention of fussing with a woman, so he just ignored her, but the arm grabbed by Princess Fu'an...a faint smell came from it.

It was a fragrance that seemed to be able to entangle the deepest desires of a man's body.

His eyes narrowed immediately.

"You just hurt your leg, just jump to the side room. If you have weakness in one leg, you can crawl over. The road is not far anyway, and your posture is suitable."

Watching the prince disappear from view, Princess Fu'an punched the floor tiles and was very angry. She has done this, but the prince can't bear it!Is her body that ugly?And this scent of love...

She lowered her head and smelled the smell on her body. It smells good, why is it useless!

When Yang Xuan walked to the end of the path, he saw Cui Yan looking at him with a tiger's face and his sleeves rolled up.I don't know how long I've been here, or how much I've seen.

There was a thump in his heart, and Yang Xuan was inexplicably guilty.

Just as he was about to chase, Cui Yan raised his chin, snorted, then turned and left.

Here happened to be a fork in the road, Cui Yu was going in the direction... there were many people.

The timing was wrong, Yang Xuan could only stop and stop following, thinking in his heart how to coax the rabbit in the future.

Cui Yu wasn't really angry, but seeing his man so close to other people, he couldn't help being jealous.

Moreover, he was a little puzzled. According to Yang Xuan's abilities, Princess Fu'an had contacts in the palace. In this Huangzhuang, it would be very difficult to accurately block Yang Xuan. There must be Concubine Tian to help.

Concubine Tian Gui has such deep thoughts, if she really wants to plot against Yang Xuan, it can't be so simple...

In the depths of Huangzhuang, Concubine Tian Gui sat in her room, opened the window, leisurely watched the scenery, and sipped tea.

In Xinglin, Meilin, every move of all parties was watched by the maids and eunuchs, and the summary report was brought to her immediately.

The author has something to say: Yang Zhao (touching his chin to realize): The baby seems... very useless?

Prince Xiong (Er Kang's hand): Qingqing, don't leave, listen to the baby's explanation!

Uncle (grabbing the white scarf on his waist and smiling wickedly): I almost suffocated, and finally it's the baby's turn to be a monster! !