Bastards

In the past few years, Yang Xuan has not been with Cui Yu all the time.

He is a prince. Before his identity is revealed, he needs to be always cautious and careful everywhere. He tries his best to manage his power secretly, and is not satisfied with self-protection; after his identity is revealed, he can do more things. I want to build a team of cronies, plan court affairs, and increase my own strength.

Of course, he will not give up the foundation of Zhangye in the north. In the past few years, the Turks have been dishonest. There have been a few times when the invasion was fierce and fierce, and the border was in an emergency. Solidly fought several big battles.

So, he's very, very, very busy.Calculated carefully, the time spent together with Cui Yu is less than half a year, not as many days as when we first met...

Cui Yu still lives in the original small courtyard, and he doesn't know what to think about it, maybe he really likes it, maybe he's just used to it, no one in the Cui family dares to mess with him now, the family uncle Cui Qian almost escorted his father Cui Xing over here, respectful He was not even willing to invite him to move to the best yard in the house.

The sycamore tree in front of the court has grown for several years, and its branches and leaves are luxuriant, covering almost half of the yard. In the hot summer, when the branches and leaves are covered, it will provide a large area of ​​shade.Cui Yu likes sitting under a tree to enjoy the shade the most. A rocking chair made of bamboo and rattan can lie down or sit, hold a book, hold a cup of tea, play a few games of chess, and tease the little tiger... No matter what, it is very leisurely. , very elegant.

For example, at this moment, Cui Yan pushed away the chess piece and stared at him, his smile gleaming in the dappled light and shadow under the tree...

Yang Xuan's heart beat violently.

The summer sun is too hot, and the heart of the baked person is actually hot!

"Prince...Prince?"

Cui Mata's questioning paper came to his ear, and Cui Mata leaned in front of him, with a magnified face.

Yang Xuan's breathing was stagnant for a while, before she regained consciousness, she cleared her throat and said, "Call me Yang Xuan."

Cui Yu was a little hesitant: "But..." After all, his identity has changed, so it's not rude to be rude. How can he call the prince directly by his first and last name?

Yang Xuan thought he was worried about the surroundings, so she said softly, "Don't worry, there is no one around, and nothing will leak out."

His crown prince status has been transparent to a small number of people, but it is still a secret among most ordinary people and cannot be revealed at will.When he "walked the rivers and lakes", most of them still used the pseudonym "Sha San", and the prince's name was Yang Xuan, and even fewer people knew it.

Cui Yu blinked, if the secrecy work could not be done, Yang Xuan, the crown prince, would do a poor job.He never doubted Yang Xuan's ability in this area, but Yang Xuan misunderstood him... He explained again, as if it was a bit slap in the face, so he acquiesced: "Okay, Yang Xuan."

Anyway, in recent years, Prince Xiong's domineering personality has become more and more serious, and he has never changed what he believes. He should not waste his saliva arguing with him.

"I think it's time to plan to return to the imperial capital." Cui Yan smiled faintly, and brought up the business again.

At that time, the little tiger who had played around from nowhere came back and saw his master's round eyes lit up. Jumping in the air, the good will fall to Cui Yu's knees.

Cui Yan scratched the little tiger's neck with a smile, and continued to talk to Yang Xuan while stroking the tiger's fur: "His Royal Highness already has Chang'an, and the courtiers in Luoyang are not without leakage. However, judging from the recent news, it is enough to use..."

Yang Xuan fixedly looked at the little tiger.

This little tiger must not be a real tiger.In the past so many years, it has not grown into a majestic and eye-catching big tiger. It still looks like a cat, which makes people feel like a cat two sizes bigger. It is the size of a medium-sized dog, which is far worse than a normal adult tiger.

Still looks ugly.The lower jaw is slightly retracted, the teeth are not very neat, the corners of the eyes are slightly drooping, looking at people with a ferocious look of tugging and contempt, as if saying at any time: Stupid mortals, kneel down to the Tiger King!

The only thing that can be regarded as good-looking is probably a fluffy pure white hair.

It has a very good temper, I don't know if it has been with people for a long time, or it is like a master. It is not as smart as an animal, and its ability to perceive words and emotions is even better than Cui Yu's stupid boy.

It knows who can be bullied and who can't be messed with, what situation it can mess with at will, and when it must be obediently still.

It also knows best who is the boss, and sometimes even Yang Xuan dares to provoke him, but Cui Yu is the only one who has been steadfast in flattering, flirting and coquettish for 100 years.If you get into trouble, hide behind your master, try everything.

For example, right now, it is staring at Yang Xuan with those slanted round eyes. There is a very obvious disdain in the amber eyes. Yang Xuan: Be envious, be jealous, the master just ignores you when he pets Tiger King, hugs and kisses him!

The ink in Yang Xuan's eyes gradually welled up, showing a bit of hostility.

The little tiger was not only not afraid, but also said "ha!" at him, as if to say: Who are you scaring!You do not dare!You dare not bully the Tiger King, and you dare not kiss your master!

As if wanting to demonstrate, the little tiger let out a vicious and contemptuous sound, kicked up its front legs, raised its head, stretched out its pink and tender tongue, and licked Cui Yu's chin.

Cui Yu was tickled by it, laughed and hid: "Don't make trouble, Ah Chou, I'm talking business with your brother."

Yang Xuan's face darkened again.

Cui Yu often called himself the little tiger's father, saying that he was the little tiger's elder brother, so wouldn't he be a generation older than him?

He understood very well that Cui Yu didn't deliberately try to take advantage of him, but really treated him like a junior, caring and teaching him.

But it was because he understood that he was even more reluctant.He is only three years younger than Cui Yu, how come he is a generation younger than three years old!He doesn't want to be a junior, he is already taller and stronger than Cui Yu, he can protect Cui Yu from wind and rain!

And even if they are all treated as juniors, it is obvious that he is not treated the same as the ugly tiger. The ugly tiger can be kissed, touched and hugged, but he can't do anything!At most, Cui Yu would pat his head when he was in a particularly good mood, but nothing else!

Yang Xuan looked at Cui Yu with some resentment.

Cui Yu was very surprised: "What's wrong?"

He looked at the coquettish little tiger in his arms, and then at the prince looking at the little tiger with a complex expression on his face... He sent the little tiger over very considerately: "Does Your Highness miss it too? Come and give it a hug." !"

Yang Xuan stared at the little tiger in front of him, and the little tiger stared at him warily, the sharp nails between his claws were almost exposed, one person and one tiger really... look at each other and hate each other.

But because Cui Yu was nearby, it was difficult for them to fight, so Yang Xuan touched the little tiger meaningfully.

The little tiger was also interested... and patted Yang Xuan's paw.

Even if the body is not like an adult tiger, the tiger now is not the little milk tiger four years ago. It is very strong. If the strength is confiscated, this claw... can fly a person away.

After all, Yang Xuan has practiced martial arts for many years, and her physical fitness is different from others. Her figure didn't move at all, but her side face...was slightly red.

"Meow -" the little tiger growled.

Yang Xuan... Seeing that he has rarely been with Cui Yu in the past few years, the little tiger has been by his side to relieve his loneliness, and he has made great contributions several times to keep Cui Yu safe and sound, so he doesn't care about animals like animals.

"Stop messing around," Cui Yan rubbed the little tiger's head and patted its buttocks, "Let's find Lanqiao to take a bath."

The little tiger yelled obsequiously, then turned around and glared at Yang Xuan, then wagged its tail and walked away slowly.

Cui Yu poured Yang Xuan a cup of tea, and was about to continue talking about business, when his eyes fell on Yang Xuan's hair unexpectedly, and he was slightly taken aback: "This is...my hairpin?"

"Mine." Yang Xuan emphasized, "Give it to me, it's mine."

Cui Yu laughed: "Obviously you snatched it."

Four years ago when Chang'an was parting for the first time, Yang Xuan joked and robbed him of his hairpin. He was just a kid who loved to play, and it wasn't a good thing, so he let him go.I haven't seen this hairpin before, but I seem to see it all the time recently. Cui Yu thought about it for a while, it seems that every time he saw Yang Xuan in the past two years, he always wore this hairpin?

But the quality of this hairpin jade is not good, it is heavy and miscellaneous, and not very bright. It is really not suitable for a noble prince to wear it. Cui Yu pondered for a moment, and reminded politely: "This old thing is not in line with Your Highness's temperament. It is better to take it off. I can change it some other day." Buy a new one for Your Highness."

Yang Xuan flatly refused: "No need." After refusing, he seemed to think of something, and said, "But if you personally choose things for me, I won't refuse."

Cui Yu lamented that the older the bear child was, the more awkward his personality became.

Moreover, the ability to hide his emotions and anger is even stronger than in his previous life. If he didn't want it himself, others would really have no way of guessing what he was thinking.

Cui Yan simply stopped mentioning this point, and turned to the real business: "What does your Highness think about going to Luoyang?"

Yang Xuan nodded: "It's time too."

"But?" Cui Yan raised his eyebrows, his expression clearly had a follow-up.

Yang Xuan fixedly looked at Cui Yu: "However, we need an opportunity." You can't just go to Luoyang casually. If you don't have an order, no matter where he appears, it will be wrong.

Cui Yu smiled: "There is no need to worry about this matter, I have found an opportunity."

He took out a residence newspaper from the small box next to the stone table, and placed it in front of Yang Xuan. His slender white fingertips moved from top to bottom until he reached a line of words, and stopped: "Your Highness, please read."

This is local news.

It is said that the son of a certain family in Wencheng County is fighting for property and wants to drive the son out of the family.The matter went on for a long time in front of his father, but when he was about to sue the government, his father died and it became a murder case.

Then, this is not just a matter of contention...

Yang Xuan was thoughtful: "Do you want to use the dispute between the concubine and the concubine as an excuse to let the emperor let me go back to Luoyang?"

"You just came back, so you don't know anything. This case... has a lot of inside information." Cui Yan shook his fan with a smile, "The family's surname is Peng, and the head of the family, Peng Ping, had an accident while doing business abroad for two years. The contact at home was due to years of natural disasters, and his parents and elders thought that the son was dead, so they married his wife, Mrs. Du."

"Father Peng fell ill and died. Du's clothes didn't come off and he took care of him. He wore a hemp sash to attend his funeral. He was well-known in the family. When Peng Ping came back, he said that he had married a wife abroad. However, the marriage should be ordered by his parents and a matchmaker. In other words, there is also the rule of not going out three times, so Peng Ping recognized Mrs. Du as his wife, and Mrs. Deng, who was brought back from outside, was reduced to a concubine."

"Among them, the ridiculous thing is not that the Du family and the Deng family handed over handkerchiefs in the early years, but that the Deng family's father, I don't know who is in Bashang, is an official in the court. Of course, being an official has power. Mrs. Du earned face, while Mrs. Du was left behind in the clan’s hometown all year round, taking her son to live a difficult life, while Mrs. Deng went out with Peng Ping and socialized in the name of his wife. After many years, Mrs. Du died in depression, and Mrs. Deng’s father became more powerful , asking Peng Ping to mention Deng as his wife, Peng Ping's son-in-law couldn't bear it, and this is why the trouble broke out..."

Yang Xuan frowned slightly: "The influence of the concubine, and the fact that the cause of death of the biological father is strange, it is indeed usable, but this seems to be just... an ordinary case?"

"One is ordinary, but two are not ordinary." Cui Mata reminded Yang Xuan with a smile on his lips, "In recent years, there have been eight small families in Luoyang. Does Your Highness know?"

Yang Xuan nodded, was it a meritorious family who fought with the late emperor before?

"The Rong family...has almost the same thing."

Cui Mata smiled like a sly fox: "Some people want this matter to become a big one. If Deng wins, they can get involved and fight a similar lawsuit. Since everyone expects it, let's just give it a push. Let this fire burn even hotter."

For a trivial matter, before Xu delivered it to the emperor's case, someone brought it up, and the emperor Xu would take it as a joke.However, the Rong family, known as a small family, had made great contributions to Da'an, but he had to take care of it.

It is difficult to extinguish such a boiling public opinion.

If the operation is good, the emperor will be unable to get off the tiger, and maybe he will beg the prince to return to the palace!

After Yang Xuan thought about it for a while, she immediately understood that this is indeed feasible!

"Have you already planned?"

"That's right." Cui Yu smiled, "Is this opportunity not to be missed?"

Yang Xuan looked at Cui Yu with complicated emotions in his eyes. Cui Yu really put him first in his heart and planned for him everywhere...

"You are smart, but if you have a plan, you will succeed. It's just—" His slender eyes narrowed, and his eyes turned slightly, "If you want to operate well, I'm afraid someone in Luoyang will play by ear."

"There is me," Cui Yu continued to smile slightly, and stretched out his hand to receive the residence newspaper, "I will go in person, and the emperor must personally issue an imperial decree to welcome you!"

The slender, jade-white hand waved in front of his eyes again, as if with some magical power, it was in his heart.Yang Xuan stared blankly, subconsciously approached, uncontrollably, stretched out his hand to hold it.

Cui Yu quickly put away the mansion newspaper and put it back into the small box, and was slightly surprised when he saw it: "Your Highness, do you still want to take a closer look?"

Yang Xuan reached back, held the empty palm, and hid behind her back: "No need."

"Well, according to the mansion newspaper, the case of Peng Ping's son-in-law has been handed over to the Luoyang Ministry of Criminal Justice, and he will be summoned soon. By then, the whole family will probably have to go. I have to pack up in the past few days, and I have to go on the road, otherwise I won't be able to keep up."

Cui Yu made the decision very quickly, and spoke very quickly. Inadvertently, many things had already been established.

Only then did Yang Xuan think of herself: "Then... what about me?"

"Your Highness will naturally stay in Chang'an and wait for the emperor's imperial decree to welcome you." Cui Yu looked at him with a smile, and his voice was very brisk.

So... are we going to separate again?

Yang Xuan doesn't like the current self very much. It is obvious that he is getting smoother and smarter outside, and he is more majestic and successful, but when he is in front of Cui Yu, he seems to have changed back to the kid he was four years ago, still alive. With a different mind, it is often difficult to hold back in front of Cui Yu.

This kind of life can no longer continue... He is the prince, he should be decisive in doing things, he must think of an impeccable way to let Cui Yu understand his thoughts, and he cannot refuse!

……

Cui Yu thinks about too many things every day, and Prince Xiong's ability has improved, and he is very good at covering it up. He really doesn't have time or opportunity to think about the child's mood carefully, so he doesn't know Yang Xuan's thoughts.At present, what he cares most about is how to walk and what needs to be prepared on the way.

The summer is hot, and the land carriage must be difficult to bear. It is better to take the water, which is close to the water and can have a little coolness.Moreover, Yang Xuan's river territory was well fought. Although there was too little time, he couldn't win all of them. He still won seven or eight points intermittently, only missing the section next to Luoyang.

Luoyang is the capital of the empire, and there are many rivers to pay attention to. It is not easy to do anything under the eyes of the emperor.Fortunately, although there are many disputes between the river gangs in this section of the river, they dare not make a big mess. After all, if a little carelessness attracts the attention of the government and anger, people can directly change the sky for you.

Cui Yu finally decided to go by water.

Once this decision is made, there are many things that need to be prepared.

It's not that he buys money on the road, these are done by others, what he has to do is to deal with the matter at hand, greet everyone, inform his itinerary, say goodbye to all friends, especially the Cui family... also have to ask Intend.

Uncle Cui Mata is still an official in Luoyang, Cui Mata's father, Cui Xing, continues to live at home without an official body, and the eldest son of the clan, Cui Qian, is developing well.

And the younger generation in the family, what are your plans?Do you want to develop in Luoyang?If the family values ​​Luoyang, he can go ahead and see the situation to buy a house or something. If he has no plans, he can only live in the uncle's house.

Cui Yu didn't want to live in his uncle's house a little bit. Although his uncle and aunt were very kind, he didn't know why, and he had a vague dislike for them. Humane stuff.

Although he is not afraid, but there are many troubles... always very annoying.

Moreover, it is not free.

……

When Cui Mata was busy, others were also worrying about him.

For example, the beautiful girl Cui Ying who is about to reach Ji.As Cui Ying grew older, her graceful girlish figure emerged, her small face also opened up, with willow brows and almond eyes, pink face and peach cheeks, scorpion head and crescent eyebrows, a living beauty embryo.She is getting older, and she is more mature and meticulous in dealing with people than before. Over the past few years, she has been taken care of and taught by Cui Yu a lot, and she is very close to him. It is not wrong to leave the travel preparations to her.Food, clothing, housing, transportation, good medicine for relieving summer heat, gadgets to pass the time, she can think of everything.

Fatty Cui Jin followed to help.

Over the past four years, the little fat man has suffered from strokes, but his figure has not changed much. He is still slightly chubby, which makes people feel very gratifying.Written by Cui Mata, he has read the books well, and he has more foresight. He will not be too impulsive and make mistakes in dealing with people and things, but he still makes mistakes occasionally and has a straightforward temper.

He looked at the clothes that Cui Ying had prepared, his brows were wrinkled, and he disapproved: "Sister, these clothes don't look good."

Cui Ying looked at the summer clothes newly cut for the sixth brother. The breathable and sweat-absorbing fine kudzu was dyed into a light blue color with a special process. It is light and comfortable, and the color is also generous. It matches the sixth brother's skin very well. What is not good?

The little fat man twisted his hands: "I heard that the young men in Luoyang are so beautiful. They like white silk, show their chests, and wear pink hairpin flowers. If they dress differently, they are as flamboyant as they are, so they won't fit into their circle." Fatty was really worried that his sixth brother would suffer, "You make such tight clothes for sixth brother, maybe it will prevent sixth brother from receiving banquet posts."

Cui Ying's brows condensed slightly: "You good-looking young man, why are you dressing up as a frivolous boy..." Xu Shi realized that the following words were indecent, her face turned slightly red, and she covered her mouth with a veil.

"What I said is true! I just heard it from the academy!" The little fat man pulled up to Lanqiao, "If you don't believe me, ask him!"

Cui Ying looked at Lan Qiao with a serious expression on her face: "You have stayed in Luoyang, tell us about it, is that really the case?"

Lan Qiao scratched his head: "I didn't like this when I was here."

Cui Ying breathed a sigh of relief.

"But after a few years, who knows what it is like now?"

After saying this sentence, Cui Yingxin brought it up again.

Cui Jin held on to Lan Qiao, with determination in his eyes: "Anyway, we can't embarrass Sixth Brother!"

Lan Qiao was also very serious: "Hmm! What if Luoyang is really interested in that?"

"Change!" The two said in unison.

Cui Ying would not listen to these two children, but she was also worried that if the news was true and would affect Cui Yu...it would be bad.

She thought about it, but she didn't need money anyway, so she just waved her small hand and added another batch of clothes to Cui Yu. The styles were naturally according to what Cui Jin Lanqiao said.

On the wall outside the window, Mu Tong was about to turn over, but when he heard the discussion inside, he covered his mouth in time to stop laughing.

I'm afraid these two little bumpkins will embarrass Cui Yu!

Thinking about the scene is very gratifying, Mu Tong didn't remind him, and slipped away carefully using his lightness kung fu, looking forward to a certain scene in the future.

……

On Yang Xuan's side, a hairpin was given to Cui Yu.

Cui Yu hurriedly forgot and didn't buy him a new one, but he remembered it. Recently, he reflected that he didn't seem to have given Cui Yu anything by himself... On a whim, he chose a good piece of jade, carved the hairpin himself, and gave it to him. and Cui Yu.

Cui Yu was very pleasantly surprised, so he tried it right away: "A parting gift?"

Looking at the bundle of blue silk tied up by the things she made with her own hands, Yang Xuan's eyes were deep, and after a long while, she nodded slightly: "En."

"Thank you!" Cui Yu saw that the jade was crystal clear and full of water, so he knew it was a rare and good thing, so he regarded it as an early reward, "I will do my best, and I will definitely take you to Beijing as soon as possible!"

What this said... looked like some kind of special prophecy.

It's like the heartbroken man promises to marry you when he comes back, but he doesn't return when he leaves.