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As King Jin left, the rustling voices and footsteps outside also disappeared.It suddenly quieted down, and people lost sleepiness.Shensi lay on his back on the couch with hands and feet wide open, staring at the curtain embroidered with peonies attracting phoenixes, trying to recall the scenes that happened last night... I only remember that King Jin drank a few pots of wine, lying on the bedside in a drunken state , Asking for tea for a while, nauseating for a while, sending people around, and finally grabbing and dragging him down.As for how I fell asleep and what happened after I fell asleep, I don't know at all...

Thinking that the king of Jin was most likely to be teasing by pretending to be drunk, Shen Si was deeply embarrassed and annoyed.Born for more than ten years, he either practiced diligently in the military camp, or studied hard in the mountains, and his mind was full of grand plans and ambitions to show off the battlefield and make achievements for thousands of years, and he never put love in his heart, so He only knows a little bit about the matter of the bed by hearsay, and even more about the ups and downs and sex between the man and the man, but he doesn't know why.

Vigorously rubbing his messy hair a few times, and being awkward with himself for a long time, he finally got some ideas in meditation. He straightened his head and neck to see that there was no one around, and quietly put his hand into the secret place under the coat, fiddled with it in front of him. Fiddled with, pressed and pressed from behind, seeing that there was nothing wrong, then pursed the corners of his mouth and nodded foolishly.

Thinking about it again, he still had some doubts, so he simply sat up, jumped out of the bed with bare feet "swish", and punched a set of "Liuhe Tongbei Fist" with his body shape.After confirming that his shots are still flexible and vigorous, and his kicks are still swift and fierce, he is completely relieved.

There were a few maids waiting outside the door, all of whom the King of Jin was used to, and they behaved quite safely.The King of Jin was afraid that he might feel unwell if he drank too much wine, so he ordered a few people to take care of him.Unexpectedly, everyone waited and waited, but they did not see Mr. Shen calling, but they heard a strange sound of "thump, thud, thud, thump" coming from the room.

The maids listened in bewilderment for a long while, until the noise stopped, and then boldly asked cautiously, "Your Master, are you awake?"

For a long time, Shen Si stammered and replied: "Ah...um".

The maids cheered up and asked respectfully: "Then how about the maids come in and help you wash and change your clothes?"

"Don't bother me, I'm going back." As soon as the words finished, Shen Si pushed the door open and walked out. He was fully dressed, his hair was thickly tied up, and there was still a thin layer of sweat on his forehead and the tip of his nose.

Everyone was stunned, and they all lowered their heads and responded softly: "Yes." But their eyes couldn't stop turning to Shen Si.The king of Jin slept with him last night, and he was extraordinarily considerate this morning, the mystery of which is self-evident.

After taking two steps, he pondered and thoughtfully asked what time it was, and when he turned around suddenly, he saw that the two maids had just averted their eyes from him, and they were still exchanging eyes with each other, with a faint smile showing a deep meaning on the corners of their mouths.

Shen Si raised her eyebrows briskly, but didn't take it to heart.Maybe it's because my words and deeds are a little vulgar, and my behavior is too open, so that it attracts people's attention.He has been used to being at ease since he was a child, and he has always turned a blind eye to the many red tapes in this deep palace. Even if Ge Xiaobai and Zhang Jinyu occasionally sneered, it was nothing more than flies buzzing in his ears.

Waking up in the morning is the busiest time in the mansion. The maids, servants, servants, and cooks perform their duties, serving tea, delivering water, picking flowers, sweeping, and the garden is full of lively scenes.

Several golden osmanthus trees by the lake are in full bloom, dotted with gold and layers of jasper. Occasionally, the wind blows bursts of sweet and fragrant air, which makes people feel refreshed.Shen Si walked along the corridor, admiring the clear dew and autumn light of Qionglou Yuyu, and even his steps became more brisk.

A group of people waited to see him and greeted him one after another, with a polite and respectful attitude.But when passing by, Shen Si always felt that the eyes of those people were aiming at his head and neck intentionally or unintentionally.At first one or two, he thought he was overly sensitive, but when three or five were all like this, he couldn't calm down anymore.Some were more reserved, just glanced at them before lowering their heads and hurriedly backed away; there were those mischievous little girls who just hid their lips and giggled, and some were older and more qualified, Head to head whispering a few words.

No matter how careless Shen Si was, he could feel something strange at this moment.As he strode forward, he secretly speculated, could it be that his face was stained?Grass on hair?But I reached out and touched it, but found nothing.Besides, he is mostly slovenly on weekdays, and it is common for him to become disheveled after practicing martial arts, and disheveled after drinking alcohol.Could it be that...the fact that he was being teased by the King of Jin became known?It's even more impossible, the King of Jin obviously sent everyone away before taking advantage of the wine...

Shen Si hurriedly walked back to the courtyard where he lived, full of perplexity. As soon as he entered the door, he saw the golden gourd in the courtyard, sweating profusely, playing with a white wax pole.It was originally a large spear used by the cavalry, and the head was removed during practice to prevent accidental injury. The body of the gun was about ten feet long and the thickness of a duck egg. It was several times heavier than the small spear used by the infantry, and it was easy for ordinary people to hold their hands evenly. Difficult, it is not easy for him to dance vigorously.After pondering and watching for a moment, he subconsciously clapped his hands and shouted: "Okay!"

Seeing Jin Gourd pondering, he rushed forward happily: "Young Master, I finally memorized the spear technique you taught me a few days ago, but I always feel that I can't use the strength, and it is difficult to control the spear once it is shot."

"Shaking the pole is an internal kung fu. You can't use your arms to exert force, let alone exert force. The force must be used on the waist..." Shen Si took the spear casually and demonstrated it a few times. "Strength" and "integrity" are the same for marksmanship, don't use your eyes to see, try to feel the movement of the spear head with your hands, the human spear is one, and you can hit it with all your strength, and you can win with one move."

The golden gourd took the gun in his hand, and practiced again with full concentration according to Shen Si's guidance.Because he was sweating and stuffy all over his body, he simply took off his outer shirt, and the collar was opened and the sleeves were rolled up, revealing a large swath of dark flesh.During this period of time, under Shen Si's training, his skills have become more and more refined, his chest, abdomen, shoulders and back have gradually developed hard and thick muscles, and his gestures and gestures have added a lot of masculinity.

Shen Si stared at the golden gourd for a while, and suddenly thought of something, raised his hand and called the person to him: "By the way, Longevity, look at me, what's weird and funny about me?"

"Ah? Young Master, what do you mean by these words?" Jin Gourd and Shen Si are both teachers and friends. After getting along day and night, they even learned a little bit of their temperament. Apart from aspiring to be a general, he put all his energy on the art of war, Martial arts are high, but it seems a bit dull to deal with people.

After contemplating for a while, I couldn't find a suitable sentence to express the feeling in my mind, so I just stretched out my finger and drew a few circles towards myself: "I mean... look at my face, my hair, my clothes... compare Is it different from usual?"

The golden gourd walked around him back and forth for a while with a serious face, rubbing his knuckles against his forehead and muttering: "Forgive me for being blind, and I can't see anything, so please don't test me... Huh?" Having found something, he leaned closer and pointed at Shensi's neck and asked curiously, "It's the beginning of autumn, why are there still mosquitoes? Look at the red spots that the young master was bitten, all the size of the belly of a thumb, how cruel. Well, it's probably frozen." All the immortals are poisonous mosquitoes!"

After he said it, Shen Si dubiously put his hand towards his neck. It was strange that the place bitten by the poisonous mosquito was neither painful nor itchy, nor did he feel the slightest swelling. If it wasn't for the golden gourd reminding him, he wouldn't have noticed it at all.

At this time, Niu Huang also yawned and came out of the wing room, and greeted the two inarticulately: "Good morning, son, good morning brother Xiaojin."

In fact, Niuhuang was woken up early in the morning when Jin Hulu was practicing guns, but he just lay on the bed coveting comfort and didn't want to move. He didn't get up slowly until Shen Si entered the door.Coincidentally, the little fox was squinting in front of his door basking in the sun, and Niu Huang's feet were inattentive, and almost stepped on the fox's tail, only to hear the little fox scream "嗤", and jumped up, with four claws flying around Niu Huang's body for three He jumped onto the roof in two steps, with such great strength that he almost kicked Niu Huang out of a somersault.Bezoar was very angry, he picked up a nine-section whip from the weapon rack and threw it at the little fox.The little fox dodged the attack easily, the whip tip made a big circle in the air, and flew straight back towards the bezoar, and the bezoar backed away in fright, exclaiming: "Mother! !"

Fortunately, Shen Si and Jin Hulu took action in time, one pulled Niu Huang to the side by the collar, and the other blocked the whip with a gun, otherwise Niu Huang's fine teeth would be wiped out.

The bezoar was still in shock, so he was dragged by the golden gourd to Shen Si: "Brother Niuhuang, my son was bitten by a poisonous mosquito, do you have any ointment and powder for the disease? If you have it, get it quickly."

"Poisonous mosquitoes?" It was the first time Niuhuang had heard of it in several months since he came to Jinyuan. He followed the golden gourd's finger and looked over, and couldn't help laughing out loud, "Brother Xiaojin, it's so miserable, how dare you Cursing the prince, Chitose, is a mosquito and poisonous, I will punish you for disrespect, slap the board until the ass blossoms." After all, how old is he, and he was born in a rural area, and he has seen men and women before. Some of them naturally know where the imprint came from.

Jin Hulu didn't understand these words, and he didn't understand after thinking for a while.

Niu Huang straightened his face, stood on tiptoe and whispered into Shen Si's ear, "It can be seen that the prince and the young master are in love with each other, like glue, the villain is here to congratulate the young master."

"Ah?" Shen Si's eyes were wide open, and his tongue stuttered and asked, "You, what did you say, what did you say in a mess..."

Niu Huang sighed helplessly, and whispered again: "My lord, there is no need to worry, the scars caused by lip kisses will disappear by themselves within three to five days. If it is supplemented with hot compresses of boiled eggs, then tomorrow it will be back to normal."

After Shen Si listened in a daze, he swallowed and spit, his face slowly turned red like a boiled shrimp, and even his earlobes were burning hot.He put his fist on his mouth and coughed lightly in embarrassment, and walked towards the bedroom with his head muffled. At first, he walked slowly with his hands behind his hands, but then he walked faster and faster until his steps were flying, and finally he fled like a gust of wind. After returning to the room, he slammed the door shut with a "bang", and shrank inside without any movement.

Only then did he understand the real reason why he was so eye-catching along the way. Thinking about his swaggering and calm posture along the way, and thinking about the appearance of explaining the essentials of marksmanship to Jin Gourd in a serious manner, he felt ashamed and ashamed. Dig a hole and get in.

Outside the house, Jin Gourd was still holding on to Niuhuang and perseveringly questioning him, his words were full of worry: "Brother Niu, do you have any herbs for poisonous mosquitoes? Why don't you find a doctor to see? Sigh, According to me, the small pond in the corner of the backyard should be filled up, those reeds and wormwoods are the most fond of attracting mosquitoes..."

The mighty army headed south all the way towards Zezhou Mansion on the border of Shanxi Province. In Huaiqing Mansion not far away, the main force of the 20 Beijing battalion led by Gu Mingzhen was stationed.

The king of Jin knew that once this battle broke out, it would not be easily settled in ten days and a half months, so he cherished the short and quiet moment of reunion on the eve of the expedition.Life is so long, and there are only dozens of cold and heat, how many times can we talk about the rain in Bashan on the night before the lamp?How many times has the full moon flower been able to get enough sleep?As a prince, he doesn't need to personally charge into the battle, and he has many masters to protect him, so he should not encounter any danger.But the world is impermanent, and who can predict the day when he will go out, and there will be no chance to return safely...

Although Jinwang's frame is spacious and luxurious, but the road is bumpy and bumpy, and it is not very comfortable to sit inside.While closing his eyes and resting his mind, he seemed to be rubbing his fingertips, thinking that the warm and greasy touch on his body seemed to be still attached to his fingertips, and he couldn't shake it off even if he waved it, and couldn't wash it off after washing. Just thinking about it, it was strange. The tingling sensation has been rippling from the lower abdomen.

King Jin couldn't help laughing at himself. Not long after he left Jinyang City, he began to worry about that black boy. Nianqing, Nianqing... The word "Nianqing" really fit him.

There is an old saying that "beautiful women hurt water", and it is true.Once a person enters in the heart, it is no different from being hit by a demon. No matter how firm the will is, it will soften, and no matter how strict the rules will be, exceptions will be made. All the fundamentals of self-cultivation and the foundation of the world are thrown into the sky.In the past, he only wanted to settle down to the original square inch of Jin, defend the frontiers of the Great Zhou, and watch the rise and fall of the world with a cold eye, but once he met Shen Si, he said he didn't care about other things, he went into the capital even if he didn't, and started a war if he didn't care. up.In the siege of Ningcheng, how could he escape from the predicament?It was clear that he had become a prisoner of Little General Shen, and he was so happy that he fell into such a trap that he forgot to return, completely!

While away from the expedition, Sun Rushang, Zhang Shijie and others who stayed in Jinyang sent people to report to the general affairs of the military aircraft.Knowing that Mr. Shen was free from illness and pain but hid in his room from morning till night, King Jin couldn't figure it out. After thinking about it again and again, he couldn't help but shook his head and smiled wryly: "This little hozen is so smart that ten thousand people can't understand it." It’s too late, if you’re stupid and you’re not as good as others, what should you teach others? Sigh..."

Gu Zhuozi was the best at observing words and expressions, so he naturally knew what King Jin was referring to, and sighed in agreement: "It is said that the heart has seven orifices, but for those whose six orifices are too exquisite and transparent, most of the remaining one is solid."

Knowing that he was joking, King Jin turned his head and said to Tu Mo'er who was sitting on the other side: "Ah Yuan's tone seems to be filled with emotion."

Tu Moer still lowered his head and neck, expressionless, and only raised his eyelids to scan Gu Zhuozi through the gap covered by his hair, which was regarded as a response to King Jin.

King Jin asked Gu Zhuozi curiously: "What is Ah Qu saying to you?"

Gu Zhuozi shook his folding fan "swish", twirled his sheep's beard and exaggeratedly sighed: "It is better to be a centurion than a scholar, who can write Your Excellency, the Baishou Taixuan Sutra...he is laughing at me. "

King Jin looked at the two of them left and right, and burst out laughing.

Jin Wang was not in the mansion, and there was no place to meditate. In addition, he was embarrassed and embarrassed that day, so he simply stayed at home, hiding in his room and spending his days studying and practicing calligraphy.A lot of ink was used up, and several stacks of rice paper were filled. The word "Meditation" finally had a little shape, and the three characters "Guardian" were slightly less impressive.He also wanted to practice the name of the golden gourd carefully, and then replace the one he wrote to others earlier, so as not to make people laugh at him in the future.

This afternoon, he was writing Wang Yishao's "Preface to the Holy Religion" when he heard the sound of footsteps outside the courtyard. The empress is here to visit the young master..."

Shen Si hurriedly opened the door and welcomed the person in: "Madam, if you have something to say, just tell the little girl to summon you, why do you need to go there yourself?"

He knew that the princess had to chant scriptures and worship Buddha at this time every day, so she must have something important to come here at this moment.Sure enough, the concubine's face was pale and her breath was unstable. Before she could stand still, she hastily waved away all the maids, her words and deeds were extremely abnormal.Shen Si felt inexplicably tense, wondering if something happened to King Jin?

When there were only two guests and hosts left in the room, the concubine asked, "Nianqing, where is that kid named Jin? Hurry up and bring that guy called Gourd to see me."

He pondered for a moment, then looked around in a daze: "If Madam hadn't asked me, I wouldn't have paid attention, as if I hadn't seen him this morning. Could it be that he was mischievous and got into some trouble and offended Madam? He's not going to accompany you." Knowing that the purpose of the princess's visit had nothing to do with King Jin, Shen Si unconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

The concubine seemed to have something to say, but her face showed embarrassment and she hesitated to speak. After struggling for a long time, she took out a letter from her sleeve and stuffed it to Shen Si: "I won't hide it from you anymore. Normally, the goddaughter has no way to spoil her, and I don't know who instigated her, but she left a letter and led a group of little girls to sneak out, and said that she would follow the army to relieve her father's worries!" The princess was anxious. Eye circles turned red, and a choked voice gradually appeared, "I saw that the kid surnamed Jin was mentioned in the crimson letter, and I wanted to come over to ask, but now it seems that the kid must have left together, and he was the one behind the scenes to instigate scarlet Not to mention whether a man and a woman are married or not, it may be detrimental to reputation if they hang out together, just say that Jinyuan is in a state of chaos, if something happens to her, teach me how to be worthy of her biological father who is under the nine springs..."

"Ma'am, don't worry, it's important to find someone first for the current plan, and don't mess up your position." Without thinking about it, Shen Si knew that the golden gourd must have been forced by Princess Crimson to accompany him, but hearing the tone of the princess, it was actually All the crimes are going to be liquidated on the golden gourd.Children are the darlings of mothers, how can the princess be willing to punish the princess?So this time, regardless of whether the princess is safe or not, the one who suffers the most and bears the blame can only be the golden gourd.Even if I have the ability to persuade the prince to let go, the concubine will not spare him.I just hope that the princess is unscathed, and in that case at least there is hope of saving Jin Hulu's life.

Seeing that Shen Si couldn't find any clues, the concubine turned around and wanted to leave: "I'll ask Sun Rushang to send troops to look for it. In half a day, people may have already left the city, yes, yes, go out of the city to look for it!"

"Madam stay!" Shen Si hurriedly stopped the princess, calmly analyzing the pros and cons, "The battle is imminent, and this matter must not be publicized, let alone mobilize troops. A change in the rear may disturb the morale of the army. And then the thoughts in the city It has spread all over the eyes and ears of the enemy, if they know that the princess is living abroad, it will be bad for the princess."

"Then, what should I do?" The princess was obviously flustered, and she didn't care about the etiquette and appearance, she just kept walking around the table, talking to herself nervously, "Yes, yes, yes , you are right, people cannot know the whereabouts of blush. If they kidnap blush and threaten the prince, Jinyuan will be finished. Then... send the guards in the mansion, anyway, not many people know them, so they can just act secretly ..." After thinking about it, she felt sad again, "Crimson, oh, blushing, you only know how to mess around all day long, why don't you think about it for your mother! After I get her back this time, I will definitely put her in an iron chain Lock it firmly in the room, and never step out of the house!"

After deliberating for a while, he pondered and recommended himself: "Ma'am, why don't you send me some guards and let me find the princess. I brought the golden gourd into the palace, and it's because of me that I became acquainted with the princess. No matter what, I can't get rid of the responsibility. Since this matter is caused by me, let me contribute a little bit, so that I can feel more at ease."

The concubine immediately shook her head: "This can't be done. Shouzhi gave thousands of warnings and ten thousand instructions before leaving, and asked me to take good care of you. I feel very guilty for not taking care of my daughter. If you make another mistake, how can I tell him?" Confess!"

Shen Si helped the princess to sit on the chair, and patiently persuaded: "Ma'am, listen to me. The guards in the mansion are all strong in martial arts, and they are familiar with the environment of Jinyuan. How can he obey other people's orders? The princess is a noble person, no one dares to use force to force him, and there is no other way except persuasion. But it's a different matter when I am here. Under the banner of Mr. Shen, the guard You can act freely, even if you annoy the princess, you will have nothing to fear."

Seeing that the princess still refused to nod, Shen Si had no choice but to resort to the last trick: "Actually, I will tell you the truth, even if there is no such thing as the princess, I plan to say goodbye to my wife in the next two days. I want to go to the front line to help... to help all the soldiers Now it happens that the princess and I have thought of a place, and I will be able to catch up with her soon."

The concubine smiled slightly when she heard the words: "Nianqing, according to this, have you let go of your knots and don't hold grudges anymore?"

After being silent for a while, Shensi sighed quietly, and replied vaguely: "Madam thinks so... so it is..."

After some deliberation, the princess stood up and held the pensive hand: "Well, Nianqing, I will immediately assign two teams of the most capable guards to you. Remember to be cautious and take care of yourself. As for that girl, Hong Hong, I will also entrust her to you." Here you go, after you catch her, you can beat her, scold her, and you can deal with it in any way, as long as... as long as you bring her back alive..."

Shen Si and his party pretended to be peddlers and merchants, and soon packed up and set off on the road.Before they left the city, they asked the guards at the city gate in detail. According to the memory of the general on duty, a group of handsome young men holding the badges of the palace rode out of the city on tall horses just after Mao o'clock this morning. The leader of them was even red all over. The clothes, the face is like a silver plate, and the waist with a long sword is majestic, so he is deeply impressed.

Shen Si really can't laugh or cry, who is such a ostentatious guy if he is not Princess Crimson?The so-called handsome boy was naturally disguised by the little girls around her.If you go into battle to kill the enemy in this way, you are afraid that you will be shot down by the opponent's arrow before you go out to fight, and the whole army will be wiped out.

There are two roads from Jinyang to Zezhou Mansion, one big and one small, and it takes less time and is more convenient to take the big road as usual, but Shen Si concluded that Princess Crimson was afraid of being overtaken by the people sent by the princess, so she must have chosen to go of the trail.

The crowd chased along the road for more than [-] miles, until it was getting dark, and finally came across a town that was a little bustling.I asked the guys at the tea stalls at the street corner, and they said that there was indeed a group of young men with red lips and white teeth who had passed by, but they were in a hurry, knowing that there was no other village station in a hundred miles around to stay, so they took a short rest and started on the road immediately up.

In order to prevent the night from having many dreams, Shen Si and the others did not dare to delay for a moment, only drank a few sips of hot tea, and continued to chase forward.After running for more than ten miles, the sky completely darkened, and there was still no trace of the princess.Fortunately, it was the night of the full moon, and the vision was still clear.

When the horse team passed through a valley between two mountains, the guard leading the way suddenly reined in the horses: "Young Master Shen, come and see!"

Shen Si urged the horse to catch up, and saw a large piece of wormwood lying on the ground in front of it, most of the stalks were broken in the middle, and it seemed that many people had trampled on it at the same time.As soon as he stretched out his hand to the side, someone immediately handed over the lit torch.

Shen Si leaned over to look carefully for a moment under the light, and his brows became more and more wrinkled. In addition to the soil lifted up in the grass, there were also some unusual dark red faintly visible.He knelt down on one knee, stained a little dark red substance with his fingers, rubbed it thoughtfully a few times, the color seemed to be darker than pig blood and chicken blood, and brought his fingers closer to his nose to smell it, only to feel the smell was astringent Like rust, nine out of ten it should be human blood.Although the bloodstains were clotted, they were not completely dry. It seemed that a fight had just happened here not long ago.

Shen Si stood up and looked around. The mountains, rocks and trees were all hidden in the vast night. He waved his hand and whispered: "Search separately."

The flames were dotted and scattered into the grass, and soon there was a whisper from a distance: "Young master, I found something!"