Xijing Chronicle

"I've seen the general," Miao Qin looked at the young general in front of him, and asked tentatively, "I don't know what to call the general?"

The young general looked at him with a frown, his eyes were sharp, and he was not angry. It was the temperament that had been polished by the wind and sand and the battlefield for a long time at the border. He did not answer Miao Qin's words, but asked instead: "Who are you? Who wants to kill you?" Who is it?"

"This..." Miao Qin felt that he was underestimated, and he couldn't help feeling a little annoyed, but now that he was in his territory, he had to bow his head, and could only keep this grudge in his heart, forcing a smile on his face, "My surname Miao Mingqin is now serving in the Imperial Academy."

"What about the person who chased you?" The young general asked, "I fought him when I arrived. He is very skilled in martial arts, and he is not like an ordinary killer." After a pause, his eyes showed some doubts, " How did you survive his hand? Why are you only injured on your leg?"

Seeing him like this, the anger in Miao Qin's heart became more and more intense, and the smile on his face froze, and the tone of the words he blurted out couldn't help being a bit harsh: "Everyone misses a horse, and a horse stumbles. I was lucky enough to escape from him. It’s not easy, General, what does this mean? Do you suspect that I am his accomplice?”

The young general looked away, and said calmly: "My lord, you are too worried. The city gate is closed tonight. We plan to rest here for one night and enter the city tomorrow morning. I wonder what your lord's plan is?"

How to plan?How else can I plan? !Now that he was injured on his leg and was hunted down, could he still go back alone?I am already in the military camp, but this person still asks this question on purpose, it must be on purpose!Miao Qin's heart was almost burning with anger. He was an official of the court after all, but he was teased again and again by this warrior... Fortunately, his remaining reason finally prevailed, thinking that he would have to ask others , it didn't happen.

He laughed dryly: "The general saved me, I am very grateful, and I will definitely repay you in the future, but now I am inconvenient to move, I am afraid I will bother the general more..."

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by the person in front of him: "Yes."

The young general turned his head and called out a name, pointed at Miao Qin who was still slumped on the ground, and asked the soldier to take him to the empty tent to rest, then walked away without looking at Miao Qin's livid face.

This is a temporary camp, without a soft bed, and without a fragrant beauty. Miao Qin is wrapped in some damp bedding, listening to the noisy insects and the patrolling footsteps of soldiers, and feels that he has accumulated a lot overnight. The resentment finally reached its peak.

When he thought of this, he thought of the masked man who was ordered to kill him, and everything that happened that night came back in his mind.Who sent that man?He originally thought it was the killer sent by Miao Zhengying, but judging from the killer's words...

—— "What about the person who chased you? I fought him when I arrived. He is very skilled in martial arts, not like an ordinary killer. How did you survive in his hands?"

Not like an ordinary killer...

The young general's words suddenly appeared in his mind, and Miao Qinfu thought of a possibility suddenly, his whole body froze on the spot with his eyes wide open as if he had been struck by lightning.

No, it's not possible...

——"Damn! Didn't the Mighty Army arrive tomorrow morning? Why did they come overnight?!"

How did the masked man know when the mighty army arrived in Xijing?unless, unless...

But... why did that person want to kill himself?No, it is also possible... 14 years ago, the old general of Jin only complained about his actions after he became the throne, so he ignored the old kindness, and ruthlessly ransacked all the Jin family, even the Jin family who had fled outside. The little general didn't let go.

That person always liked to cut grass and roots, no matter how loyal he was, he had the same blood as Miao Zhengying, so that person might want to get rid of himself and Miao Zhengying together.

Miao Qin tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this might be the truth. After all, besides Miao Zhengying, there was really no one who had power and power and dared to touch him... But, if this was the case, how could he? what to do?Is there really a way to avoid the wrath of the emperor?

Miao Qin was in a mess in his heart, and he didn't think about it at all. It was impossible for a killer with strong martial arts to spend so much time with him, let alone leave a wound on his leg—he thought it was really a wound. I escaped by chance.

"My lord, are you so confident that Miao Qin will put this debt on the emperor's head?"

In the study, Ye Jiaer opened the food box in hand, and there were two plates of light pink pastries dotted with bright red petals, which looked very attractive. Gu Huaisheng's eyes lit up, and Ye Jiaer pursed his lips and said with a smile: "The tea in the building The plums are blooming, and the girls made all kinds of dim sum, I thought these two tasted good, so I brought some for you to try something new."

Gu Huaisheng reached out and picked up a piece. The pastry was only the size of a copper plate and could be swallowed in one bite. It was carved into the shape of a five-petal flower, which looked very delicate and cute.It melts in the mouth, crisp and fragrant, and the taste is really good.

Too bad it wasn't sweet enough.

"Miao Qin is smooth, long-sleeved and good at dancing, and he knows everything from right to left. Except for Miao Zhengying, he has never blushed with anyone. It is impossible for a person like him to form a deadly enemy outside," Gu Huaisheng said, "When there is no other possibility. , the remaining possibility can only be a fact.”

Ye Jia'er was a little dizzy from being surrounded by him, and it took her a while to react: "I understand, what you mean is that after Miao Zhengying is ruled out, the person who is most likely to kill him is the emperor, so he will put this matter to death." Guess on the emperor."

"Basically," Gu Huaisheng said, "Cut the weeds and eradicate the roots, isn't He Ze doing this kind of thing rarely? The lessons learned from the past are still there. I hope Miao Qin won't let us down."

Ye Jia'er looked at him, and suddenly felt that it was a bit silly for her to worry about those problems.She took out the pastry, packed the empty food box, and stood up holding the hem of her skirt: "I'm going back now, young master, be careful, if there is any order, just ask Xiao Chu to call me."

"Well, you have to be careful there too." Gu Huaisheng also stood up, making a gesture to send her out, "Don't come here if you have nothing to do in the future. Now that the King Xian is still hiding in the dark, in case someone sees you, to our detriment."

Ye Jiaer's eyes curved: "Yes."

While speaking, she pushed open the door, unexpectedly, as soon as she turned her head, she met a blank face outside the door. With pear dimples, there are various styles, and because of the pure smile, it is a little pure.

Xue Zinu kept his hand ready to knock on the door, and was dumbfounded: "Yeyeyeyeye..."

Ye Jia'er waited for a while, then said softly, "This young master..."

"You, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you!" Xue Zinu seemed to have been beaten with chicken blood, even if Ye Jiaer asked him to pick the stars in the sky, he might be able to pick them immediately.

"...you're blocking the way."

Xue Zinu's neck turned red all of a sudden, as if it had been boiled in water: "I'm sorry..."

As soon as Ye Jia'er disappeared outside the courtyard gate, Xue Zinu immediately turned to look at Gu Huaisheng, his eyes shining brightly: "Cuckoo -"

"Cough, cough, cough," Gu Huaisheng just poured a glass of water to moisten his throat, and almost choked, "Speak well!"

"—Brother Gu!" Xue Zinu finally got the words out, "Is that Ye Jiaer, the most beautiful woman in the world just now?! My God, why is Miss Ye on your side, Brother Gu!!! What are you doing, Brother Gu? When did you know her?! How long has it been? What is your relationship?! Why didn’t you tell me!!!!”

Gu Huaisheng turned a deaf ear to his howling, and turned a blind eye to his small appearance of scratching his heart and lungs. He drank the water very calmly, and then asked slowly, "What's the matter with coming to see me suddenly?"

"Ah!" Xue Zinu slapped his head, "I came here to ask Brother Gu, shall we go out to play at the Lantern Festival tonight?"

"Lantern festival?" Gu Huaisheng was rarely stunned on the spot, "What kind of lantern festival?"

"..." Xue Zinu opened his mouth wide, seeing that he didn't seem to be pretending, and then shouted, "Oh my god, Brother Gu, you have been in Xijing for more than half a year, why don't you even know about this lantern festival!"

It turns out that a long time ago, there was no emperor who set his capital in Xijing, and Xijing was just a barren small place.It is said that the emperor is far away from the mountains, and there is a local bully in Xijing who wins over a group of subordinates and commits all kinds of crimes. He seems to be the local emperor, and even the officials sent by the imperial court look at him very much.

After several years like this, the local people finally couldn't stand it any longer. They secretly decided to unite together to capture and kill the bully. Unfortunately, the bully was too powerful to attack from the front, so they made an agreement that at night A sudden uprising was signaled by torches.That night, when the fire was lit little by little, the bully's mansion was also surrounded by angry people, and the bully who was still asleep was beaten to death with sticks before he could react.

Later, in order to commemorate this day, a local custom was formed. Every year on this night, torches are lit to celebrate. Later, it gradually developed into the current Lantern Festival.On the night of the Lantern Festival, men, women and children will hold lanterns and walk on the street, holding various activities, which is very lively.

Hearing Xue Zinu finish speaking, Gu Huaisheng thought for a while, and nodded in response: "It's really boring to come to Xianwang's mansion for so long, so let's go out and play together as long as there is nothing to do at night. trip."

"Okay!" Xue Zinu jumped up happily, as if he had long forgotten the most beautiful woman in the world, "I'll inform them right away!"

"Don't worry, Ting Ya has something to go out, and he won't be back later, Xue Nian should be practicing in the maple forest in the back garden now, you can find him there."

"it is good!"

The afternoon passed in the blink of an eye, and Gu Huaisheng asked Xian Wang for leave. When the night fell, the four of them came out of Xian Wang's mansion and headed for the long street.Sure enough, as Xue Zinu said, the streets were full of people, and the night the sky got darker, the more people there were. Lanterns of different shapes converged into a long river of light.I don’t know when the red lanterns were hung along the street. The small vendors were all crowded on the side of the road. There were all kinds of yelling, and there were performers, lantern riddles guessers, and gamers. Not so lively.

A group of children suddenly swarmed past laughing, and the four of them were rushed away by surprise. Gu Huaisheng only had time to grab a sleeve in haste. When the group of children ran over, he found that apart from Jin Xue who was caught by him Years later, both Xue Zinu and Chu Tingya disappeared.

"This——" Jin Xuenian's eyes flashed with worry, and just as she was about to say something, she heard Chu Tingya's loud voice not far away: "Young master! Young master!"

When Gu Huaisheng heard the words and looked around, he saw Chu Tingya waving at him crazily across a street: "My lord! There is an archery game here! It's very fun! I'll play for a while, you don't need to worry about me." !"

Gu Huaisheng smiled, turned around and said to Jin Xuenian: "Don't worry, listening skills are very high, even I may not be able to beat him, they will be fine, it's rare to come out to play, we will only disturb you if we go. They are interested. Let's go, I will accompany you to visit other places."

"Alright..."

When Jin Xuenian met Gu Huaisheng's slightly smiling eyes, he couldn't look away anymore—thousands of lights reflected in his eyes, dispelling the inherent gloom and desolation in his eyes, he was like an immortal contaminated by mortal dust and fireworks , no longer look down on all living beings from above, so she appears extraordinarily gentle.

But looking at it like this, an indescribable sadness suddenly rose in Jin Xuenian's heart.This person is standing right here, within reach, but he may not be able to touch it in his entire life, even if it's just a small piece of clothing.

"What are you thinking about?" Gu Huaisheng couldn't help asking when he noticed Jin Xuenian's distraction.

"It's nothing..." Jin Xuenian turned away hastily, but was stunned when she saw a small stall not far away.

Gu Huaisheng followed his gaze, and saw that there was a stall selling caramel over there. His heart moved, he dragged Jin Xuenian over to buy a bag, opened it and stuffed a piece into his mouth , and handed another piece to Jin Xuenian: "Try it?"

Jin Xuenian hesitated for a while, took it and put it in his mouth, his brows were quickly wrinkled together: "It's too sweet..."

"It's not too sweet," Gu Huaisheng laughed, and asked intentionally, "Didn't you say that you also made caramel? What kind of taste is it?"

"...Not as delicious as this." Jin Xuenian's ears turned red, "I was young at that time, how could I make such delicious things."

Gu Huaisheng raised his eyebrows, and was about to say something more, when a few more children ran past the crowd, and two even pushed aside the two of them and squeezed past them.

Seeing that the two were getting farther and farther apart, Jin Xuenian looked at him anxiously, Gu Huaisheng felt a little hot in his heart, before he could think about it, he stretched out his hand and grabbed his hand, holding him firmly, pulling him back to his side, waiting to stand After stabilizing, Jin Xuenian struggled a few times, but was soothed by Gu Huaisheng's eyes.

"That's it," Gu Huaisheng said to him, "There are too many people, so we won't get separated."

The author has something to say:

The origin of the Lantern Festival is actually a legend in my hometown. I have always thought that all kinds of legends from various places are very interesting. It is a past that future generations will never be able to touch. Because of this distance, it looks mysterious and solemn. When I was young, I liked to hang around My grandma and mother told all kinds of legends (but most of what my grandma told were ghost stories_(:з」∠)_, which made me very timid until I became an adult), this legend is what my mother told me The origin of a torch meeting in our hometown.