his robbery

Early winter of [-], Beijing.

Bai Mani got out of the car in front of the Huo Mansion, and walked in all the way.The guards standing on both sides of the mansion gate stamped their feet and raised their hands as a military salute. Although his surname is not Huo, he can be regarded as half master in Huo Mansion.

Passing through layers of dead flowers and willows, he went straight to a two-story building with ease.After entering the building, he made a turn and turned into the living room first.The living room was warm and sunny, and standing in front of the large full-length mirror in the corner of the living room, he tidied himself up again with his head held high.Pulling the cuffs and dusting off the skirt of the robe, he raised his hand and wiped his shiny little hair again - his hair was black, his face became paler, he could be called a beauty like jade, his two long eyebrows fell into his temples, no matter how he dressed up, he still painted his eyebrows and eyes, And it is a pair of black and white autumn water eyes.

Just looking at his appearance, he is as good as his name, a mani orb.It's a pity that the appearance is not worthy of the name, and it is about to be mixed into the crowd of fish eyes.

Feeling that his appearance was pretty enough, Bai Mani turned around and walked out of the living room to take the stairs, all the way up to the second floor.Suddenly he stopped in the corridor on the second floor, because he saw the door of the study room in front of him open silently, and a tall and handsome young adjutant walked out.When the young adjutant saw him, he just nodded and smiled far away, not even showing any serious courtesy.When he closed the door and walked in front of him, the young adjutant lowered his voice and said, "Young Master Bai, it's not a good time for you to come, our uncle just fell asleep."

Bai Mani was furious with hatred in his heart, but he didn't look annoyed at all. He raised his hand and patted the adjutant's shoulder. He said with a playful smile, "Ma Congrong, don't get in my way. To be honest, I'm here to beat him up." Feng, you stopped me today, tomorrow I will starve to death and I will come to you!"

He laughed, and Ma Congrong also laughed, with his back straightened, showing no intention of bending: "I can't afford such a big crime. Otherwise, I'll report to you?"

Bai Mani made a mischievous look on purpose, and raised an index finger in front of his lips: "Shh..."

Ma Congrong stood with his hands behind his back, waiting for his next words.Unexpectedly, Bai Mani jumped on tiptoe after "shh", skipped around him, and jumped directly towards the study room like a monkey, quite quickly.Before Ma Congrong reached out to grab him, he pushed open the door and got in.

Ma Congrong didn't lie.Bai Mani stopped with his back against the door, and found that Huo Xiangzhen was indeed lying on the pile of books and sleeping.The Huo family's study room lived up to its name, two walls were lined with towering bookshelves, and a couch was placed in the corner with books covering both ends, Huo Xiangzhen's head resting on Huo Xiangzhen's feet.Huo Xiangzhen was a tall man, lying limp and straight, looking more and more slender and boundless.With his fingers crossed on his abdomen, he tilted his head and closed his eyes, and he fell asleep wheezing because of the unpleasantness of breathing.He used to have inner double eyelids, and usually hides all his eyelashes, but now that he closes his eyes, he shows his double eyelids and long eyelashes to the fullest, which is even better than when he was awake.

The face is good-looking, but the hair is not good-looking, it is newly shaved, and the temples are short and blue, like a fool, it must be Ma Congrong's handwriting.Huo Xiangzhen didn't have the habit of patronizing barbershops, and she didn't know why she trusted Ma Congrong so much and gave him full control over her head.Ma Congrong, according to Bai Mani, is also a stupid turtle.After shaving his head for so long, he can still shave Huo Xiangzhen into a fool.In front of Ma Congrong, he had criticized Huo Xiangzhen's head many times, regardless of whether Ma Congrong could keep his face up.What can I do if I can't hang on?He is very confident in his weight.

Huo Xiangzhen holds the military and power of a province, and there is no one in the house who is not afraid of him, except Bai Mani.They have known each other since childhood, and if Bai Lingji hadn't died, Bai Mani would have already become his brother-in-law by now.

Bai Lingji is Bai Mani's eldest sister and Huo Xiangzhen's fiancée.The two are baby relatives, a match made in heaven.Huo Xiangzhen has lived in his twenties, and has never been fooled around, because he already has an idea.He refused to accept anyone except Lingji, but unfortunately Lingji died of illness, so he failed to marry Lingji into the Huo family.

Mani made up for the lack of inspiration, and he almost grew up to the Huo family.He still wants to take on a few more vacancies, but he doesn't know if he is qualified.He has the face to roll around in front of Huo Xiangzhen with his butt bare, but he has no face to speak out what is in his heart.Can't say it, dare not say it.

Squeezing and sitting on the sofa, he stretched out his hand to pinch Huo Xiangzhen's face.The face is long and has not been exposed to wind and sun recently, so the skin is clean and smooth.He pinched his flesh, pulled his eyelashes, slid his fingertips across the two sword eyebrows, walked down the straight bridge of his nose, and finally pinched the tip of his nose.Huo Xiangzhen finally woke up after being harassed by him.Holding his hand and putting it on his chest, Huo Xiangzhen looked at him with half-opened eyes: "Huh?"

Bai Mani let him hold his hand, feeling a little happy for no reason: "Brother, I heard that you are going out to fight?"

Huo Xiangzhen's eyes changed from half-open to half-closed: "Yes."

Bai Mani gently rubbed the palm of his hand with the back of his hand: "Why do you think of going to the Royal Conquest? Can't you not go? I don't want you to go to the battlefield!"

Huo Xiangzhen didn't make a sound, but frowned, which was an impatient reaction.

Bai Mani changed the subject carefully: "Hey, don't sleep, I'm going to sue you."

Huo Xiangzhen's eyes widened slightly: "Huh?"

Bai Mani raised his other hand, and drew dragon-snake doodles on his chest: "I'll sue you for that Shangqing Wan!"

Huo Xiangzhen was obviously taken aback for a moment, then smiled.Released Bai Mani and straightened up, he sat up with his legs crossed.He raised his hand to cover his face and rubbed it, and he asked in a muffled voice, "Nonsense, what Shangqing Wan!"

Bai Mani proudly poked him with his finger: "Do you dare to say that Ma Congrong didn't get rid of the fire for you? The thing that gets rid of the fire is not Shangqing Wan?"

Huo Xiangzhen shook her head and smiled, smiling in disbelief but helpless: "Tell me, what's wrong with Ma Congrong?"

Bai Mani raised his hand to stroke his dog-like short hair, feeling full of pity: "He stopped me and didn't let me see you!"

Huo Xiangzhen turned around and stretched her legs down, but couldn't find the slippers for a while.So one foot limply tapped on the carpet, and he put the other leg on Bai Mani's thigh honestly.Looking down at the bottom of the sofa, he continued to ask, "Why aren't you allowed to see me?"

Bai Mani clasped his long legs with both hands, clenched his fists and thumped lightly: "He said you were sleeping. He also said that it's okay if you want to see him, but let him make a briefing first. It's really interesting, I still have to see you." With his approval? What is he! Big brother, you promise me that you will immediately change to a gunpowder. As soon as I see your Shangqing Wan, I will get angry!"

Huo Xiangzhen finally found the big leather slippers with soft soles from under the sofa.Stepping into the slippers, he didn't look at Bai Mani, and muttered perfunctorily like a child: "What a big deal, don't mess around."

Then he wanted to put his legs back and get down to the ground.But Bai Mani bent down and hugged his thigh, and refused to return it.

Huo Xiangzhen didn't struggle, just raised his hand and patted him on the back: "Let go, I left you a good thing. It's in the desk drawer, go get it yourself."

Bai Mani turned to look at him suspiciously: "What fun?"

Huo Xiangzhen always seemed to be too lazy to pay attention to him, and waved his hand listlessly: "Look for yourself!"

Bai Mani let go of his legs, and really got up and walked behind the desk.He opened the drawer and turned inward, and he found a small long and thin mahogany fan box.Inside the fan box was a folding fan made of ivory, with exquisite and translucent patterns engraved on the big side.Unfold the fan and look at it again, one side is mountains and rivers, and the other side is poetry: "It's not sentient beings, it's not the appearance, the spring is warm and the yellow oriole is singing on the willows. After talking about the mountains, rivers, seas and moons, I will not still feel melancholy as before. Don't be melancholy, it's like a cloudless sky .”

There is a small bright red chapter printed on the signature of the poem, which is a clear "zhen".

"Yo!" Bai Mani was really flattered, raised his eyes and smiled at Huo Xiangzhen: "Really? Is it just for me?"

Huo Xiangzhen's handwriting is unique in Beijing, maybe it's not that amazing, but he is not a writer, he is a general who inherited his father's career.It must be said that it is a surprising thing for a military general at a young age to be able to splash ink and write a good handwriting.There have always been many decent people who come to Huo Mansion to ask for calligraphy, but there are never many people who ask for it.Huo Xiangzhen is a bit stubborn, if she has the ability not to show it, she would rather close the door and entertain herself.People he despises, he will not give it if he wants it; if he wants to give it, he will not do it if he doesn't want it.

Standing up with his hands on his knees, Huo Xiangzhen walked back and forth in the study shaking the big man.Feeling that he couldn't fall asleep, he moved his uncontrollable head, and stopped aimlessly beside Bai Mani: "The bone is good, so I want to make a good fan for it. Put it away carefully, do you hear me?"

Bai Mani carefully closed the fan and put it back into the fan box.I really didn't want Huo Xiangzhen to lead troops into the battlefield, but I couldn't persuade him, and it would be useless if I tried to persuade him, and it would make me angry.

"That..." He opened his mouth again: "Do you have to take Qing Wan with you?"

Huo Xiangzhen shook his head: "No, I won't take him with me. I'll come back as soon as I get there, just to show the outside world, why bring so many adjutants?"

Bai Mani peeked at him: "Then what if you get angry halfway? Could it be that you want to move on?"

Huo Xiangzhen suddenly turned around and took two steps forward, then turned back with his hands in his pockets, furrowed his eyebrows and said angrily, "Stop fucking talking to me! If you want to stay with you, if you don't want to stay, get out of here! You gossip with me every day for a servant, where did you learn this pettiness?"

Bai Mani's expression remained unchanged, and he fiddled with the small fan box slowly: "I'm not leaving! There are people out there asking me for a debt, and I can't pay it back."

Huo Xiangzhen still stared at him: "How much?"

Bai Mani replied, "Twenty thousand."

Huo Xiangzhen didn't say any more.He walked quickly to the desk and sat down. He found the check book and seal from the small drawer below.He wrote a check for 5000 yuan and put it on the writing table. While packing up the paper and pen, he cursed: "What's the difference between not paying your debts and being a rascal? I’m back for the New Year! Let me tell you, this year is the last one. If you cause me new troubles before the year, be careful that I will break your dog’s legs!”

Bai Mani raised his leg towards him: "You hit, you hit!"

Huo Xiangzhen didn't expect him to do this.Looking up all the way along his legs, Huo Xiangzhen couldn't help laughing at the end: "Little brat, bitch!"

Bai Mani put down his legs with a hippie smile: "Stop making trouble, and be serious. When you lead the troops to set off, I will also learn a serious craft. Don't ask what the craft is, anyway, I learned it for you, wait You'll know when you come back."

Huo Xiangzhen never listened to Bai Mani's words, followed his words, and let it go.After Bai Mani had had enough fun, he said goodbye.He tapped the electric bell on the corner of the table and called Ma Congrong from downstairs.

Ma Congrong was originally the son of the old housekeeper of the Huo family, so following the old habit, he was called young master.After Mr. Huo passed away, the young master became an old man, and he followed him into the old man's bed.The uncle is a clean person, he sees it in his eyes and knows it in his heart.The uncle obviously didn't have much affection for him, so Bai Mani secretly called him Shangqingwan, which was justified.But having said that, although Shangqing Wan is not worth much, it is the first medicine that my uncle has ever taken.The uncle has lived for more than 20 years, except for his dose, he has never been exposed to other medicines!

Serving Huo Xiangzhen in military uniform and riding boots, Ma Congrong shook his black cloak and put it on his shoulders from back to front: "When is the master going to leave Beijing?"

Huo Xiangzhen put on the leather gloves by herself: "I'll go to the old guys to discuss it. Once it's settled, just leave."

He is right.After calling the elders of his subordinates for a meeting in the evening, he left the city with his guards the next morning.On the day I left the city, it fell the first snow of this winter. The snow was so overwhelming that there were no roads outside the city.

Bai Mani anxiously counted the days and waited for Huo Xiangzhen to come back, and after waiting for half a month, he got the bad news in a panic - the headquarters where Huo Xiangzhen was located was shelled in a remote mountain nest.Now that the mountain is covered by heavy snow, those outside the mountain cannot enter, and those inside the mountain cannot get out. For a while, the city of Beijing does not know whether Huo Xiangzhen is dead or alive!