Qi Yuanxiu · Self-cultivation

"The heaven and the earth are dark and yellow, and the universe is prehistoric."

When Shan Xuechen woke up, he was already in the carriage, bumpy and uncomfortable.

Beside him is Wang Jian, the Taoist priest who has lost his fake beard and hair, and the bells of Wang Shen's stick jingle.

Daoist!Shan Xuechen remembered, and just about to speak, was silenced by the magic stick.

"Xiaobai, you're finally awake." Wang Daochang looked at him with a smile, and quickly wrote on the paper while talking: "Call me big brother!"

"Big brother."

"That's right, Xiaobai, I see that your face is flushed, either you are in debt or the evil spirit is taking your life..." Wang Jian was talking nonsense, and wrote on the paper: "We are going to Jinyang now. .”

Shan Xuechen was startled.

"I also have a lot of things to tell you about you," Wang Jian continued to write: "Now is not the time."

"Now you have to remember that you are my younger brother. Your name is Bai Chan. Now we are going back to Jinyang with the Prince of Jinyang. You are the son of a tenant farmer in Jinzhou."

Shan Xuechen nodded.

"There are a lot of things here, I won't be able to explain it to you for a while, but you have to remember one thing," Wang Jian's writing force suddenly became stronger, "You must never mention the Shan family in Jinzhou!"

Shan Xuechen's eyes dimmed all of a sudden.

Ji Xiu walked in the front, his head raised high, like a sunflower facing the sun in autumn.

So proud, so proud that he can't hold anyone.

The white toad blooms enthusiastically, warmly and sadly.Shan Xuechen looked at the white world outside, and he glanced at the back of King Jinyang, who was so straight, yet so lonely.

He is a person who considers himself to be extremely gentle, neither arrogant nor impetuous, and impartial, but there are so many things surrounding him. He originally planned to spend the rest of his life in this Yinshui City, but it is expected that fate will catch him. mistaken.

"Oh, Xiaobai, are you hungry? Brother, my stomach is a bit empty, hehe," Wang Jian put away the paper and gave him a wink: "I heard that King Jinyang never stingy with himself I don’t know if it’s true or not.” He poked his head out of the window, “Ji Xiu! Ji Xiu!”

Ji Xiu rode alone at the front of the team.Through the gap in the thick car curtain, Shan Xuechen looked at the black spot at the front. The man was dressed in black and rode a black horse, like Shura from hell.

The person in front is the Prince of Jinyang. He did not know this prince before. Jinyang and Jinzhou are separated by Hanzhong and Shangwan. The world is not peaceful. He never cares about politics. A generous gift was given to the prince.

A dark guard came on horseback.

Wang Jian was salivating and begging for food. His entourage, who was about 15 years old, without saying a word, took out a pancake from the bag on his horse and handed it to Wang Jian.

When Wang Jian saw the cake, his face froze immediately.

"Brother, you are joking."

This little brother is the one who pointed the dagger at him just now, the little brother looked at him with a sneer, "Why, do you think the food is not good?"

While talking, the little brother tapped the pancake with his hand. The pancake was half the size of a straw hat and two centimeters thick. It just made a sound when it was tapped with his fingers. It seemed that it was not a pancake but a piece of wood. "The food in Jinwang Mansion is like this," the little brother looked at Wang Jian meaningfully, "I said, uncle, you, your teeth are bad, you just looked at the white hair a few days ago Ah, just bear it."

This little brother has a very poisonous mouth, and Wang Jian choked on his uncle's words.

The little brother wanted to say something more, but was stopped by the guard driving the car. The guard was easy to talk: "Our Jinyang Palace never raises idlers. I don't care what your origin is. When you come to us, you have to follow Come on my rules! There is still one day between now and Jinyang, during this time, that piece of cake is dry food, we are not so spoiled!"

Shan Xuechen was still staring at the man's back in a daze, completely oblivious to what happened just now, as if in a dream, what kind of people did he meet along the way, the crazy old god stick, the weird-tempered Prince Jinyang... Not to mention the things that happened in Jinzhou before, the mind that fell in the past 20 years of his life has taught him to fill his heart, and his brain hurts thinking about it, so he co-authored the words of Yu Songming: "You Ah, I was born to be served by others."

He didn't know why Prince Jinyang took him away.

Big and small things were going on in this person's mind, and it was late at night accidentally.The carriage had already stopped, and the fake magic stick was already snoring so loudly that people couldn't sleep at all. Ji Xiu and the two hidden guards had gone somewhere. There was only this carriage on the forest road, and it was quiet.

Then a corner of the carriage curtain was slowly opened, and after realizing that those people were gone, Shan Xuechen tiptoed out of the carriage.

The moon is dark and the wind is high, the wind is tight, huh!

Shan Xuechen let go of his feet and ran forward, but King Jinyang's men did not catch up.

After running for an unknown distance in one breath, after making sure that the people behind could not see him at all, Shan Xuechen felt his heart beating violently. He leaned on a tree and panted heavily, thinking about it , that Jinyang Prince's Mansion is more than auspicious, it is better to run away.

After calming down, he wondered where he was now, the surroundings were dark, and it should be far away from the place just now. Shan Xuechen found a faint light in front of him, like a will-o'-the-wisp.

He boldly walked towards the group of will-o'-the-wisps.

Then he realized he was wrong.

There was a thick moan in the air. Shan Xuechen had experience in brothels, so he knew exactly what that sound meant.

Shan Xuechen's face turned red all of a sudden.

In the clearing, two naked people embrace each other.

Two men meet in the wilderness!

See no evil, see no evil!Shan Xuechen turned around in a hurry.

At this time, there was a burst of laughter, that person smiled so gently, even the moon in the sky was hard to compare.

"Young master left just like that, is there something wrong?"

Like a thief who was caught, Shan Xuechen was in a dilemma, not knowing what to do, but at this moment he heard the person next to him say: "You missed someone."

"Oh?"

"Please ask that expert to come out."

In the blink of an eye, the two who were just lying on the ground put on their clothes and walked in front of Shan Xuechen. One was tall and the other was short, and the short one kept smiling, not caring at all that his sloppy appearance was seen by others.

That person was born with red lips and white teeth, a face like a crown jade, thin body, but not martial, but has a strong sense of familiarity. The passion after the cloud and rain filled the whole person with a coquettish attitude.

The person next to him was dressed in a gray robe, his face was like a knife, and he felt a sense of pressure just standing there.

"How is Uncle Wang?" A voice squeezed in abruptly.

Shan Xuechen turned his head, Ji Xiu.

It turned out that when Shan Xuechen lifted the curtain, the perverted prince's eyes opened, and he followed all the way, not in a hurry to expose him, but when he got here, he was discovered by others.

Shan Xuechen was embarrassed.

Ji Xiu didn't care about it, he was upright and showed no shame for ruining the good deed of those two people just now.

"Young Master Jinyang is too polite. Uncle Wang can't bear the words." For some reason, Shan Xuechen always felt that there was a sarcasm in this man's words.

"Why did Uncle Wang come here?"

"Come whenever you want."

The plain words were mixed with extremely restless factors. Are these two relatives?It doesn't look like that, no uncle and nephew's dialogue is like this, there is not much human touch, and some are tit for tat.

"How is Prince Jinyang doing?"

"not bad."

"It's really unlucky for me to meet you," Shanmi smiled, but there was a sense of disgust in his words: "For my sister's sake, I'll call you nephew, and you know I don't like you , I never liked you."

The man in gray clenched Zenya's hand tightly.

Ji Xiu had no guilt, and quietly listened to this man talking about it all, as if it was just a greeting between strangers.

How thick is this person's face, Shan Xuechen thought.

"There is not a single good person in your Qi family. Your father ruined the whole country, and even my elder sister. Now it's your turn to stir up trouble..."

Zenya disappeared two years ago, thanks to the blessing of this outsider, I saw Zenya today, and it was expected that Zenya would accuse him.

The man in the gray robe shook his head, turned his head away, and for some unknown reason, the two of them disappeared in a gust of wind!

A good show came to an abrupt end.

Shan Xuechen suddenly remembered that he was caught on the way to escape. He wanted to run but found that his legs could not move. Was he too nervous?Ji Xiu walked up to Shan Xuechen step by step, slowly pulled out his sword, and pointed it at Shan Xuechen's neck...

When Shan Xuechen woke up again, Wuhuada was already tied to the car, and the old god stick was chewing dry food beside him.

"Bah! It's really hard!" Saying this, Wang Jian was still working hard between his teeth, and seeing Mr. Shan woke up, he kindly handed the cake over: "Are you hungry?"

Shan Xuechen avoided it with a look of disgust.

The old god stick grinned, showing his big white teeth: "I said you are so interesting?"

Shan Xuechen ignored him.

Wang Jian laughed loudly: "You sons of aristocratic families, you think everything is too simple." He shook his head, "It's better for me, knowing that I can't run, I still fall asleep first, and I will be safe."

"Who said that! I almost ran away!" Shan Xuechen was furious.

Wang Jian smiled and said, "You still don't believe me when I say you're stupid! Do you think you're the only one who didn't sleep at night?" The old magic stick threw the discus aside: "You really underestimated Ji Xiu."

Shan Xuechen vaguely remembered something very important happened last night, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't recall it. His memory was blank after he got off the carriage... His brain suddenly ran out, and he thought about it for a long time Only then did he realize that he was still tied up, and hurriedly asked Wang Jian to help him untie it.

"Thanks to you... The time we spent back in Jinyang changed from two days to one day...day and night..." the old magic stick said slowly, "I really don't understand why Yu Guanli would be so close to an embroidered pillow like you..."

The old magic stick loves to sing, singing and singing are nothing more than those two lines:

"Under the Hengmen, you can live late. If you breathe freely, you can enjoy your hunger..."

When they arrived in Jinyang, everyone was so tired that the non-stop process made the old man vomit, and the yellow soup all over the place made the housekeeper, Uncle Zhong, look disgusted.

Jinyang Prince's Mansion is a traditional wooden structure building, with blue bricks and gray tiles, carved beams and painted buildings, well arranged.It is in the shape of a well, with a central axis design, symmetrical left and right, facing the front and sleeping at the back. The overall layout of the palace is divided into three parts: the front hall, the middle courtyard, the west garden, and the east garden.The front hall is used to discuss things. The middle courtyard is composed of 7 courtyards. The middle courtyard is the courtyard of the prince. The east and west are both places for servants to live.

Ji Xiu was kind enough to give them the most remote courtyard in Xiyuan.

"Not bad, I haven't lived in such a big house before." The old magic stick didn't mind the treatment at all.

"The utility room."

"what?"

"I said the handyman's room," Shan Xuechen said calmly. The handyman's room is for servants, and Fengya people instinctively reject such places.

Uncle Zhong presented the expenditure and income of the palace to the young prince.

"How long has Mr. Accountant been in the country?"

"is back."

"Uncle Zhong has been taking care of it for the past few days, it's been hard work."

"No problem."

"Uncle Zhong, what do you think?" Ji Xiu asked a question without raising his head.

What Ji Xiu was talking about was naturally the two people who just came over.Uncle Zhong has assisted the old prince, and now he is assisting the young master all his life, so he naturally understands, "It's not easy."

"Which one is not simple?"

"It's not easy at all."

The older one seemed to be crazy, but in fact he was a wise man who was rare in a hundred years. Although the young one tried his best to conceal his true appearance, his behavior still revealed his essence of being either rich or noble. Simple.

He put down the ledger in his hand and said, "Go down first."

He also thought the same way, he was never a saint, the Taoist priest protected him so much, the Taoist priest was not simple, but he always protected the scholar Bai Chan, thinking that this place is deeper in the city, but he has never been able to see that the scholar has There's nothing special about it, it's just an uncomfortable feeling, he has an instinctive rejection of that person.

Compared to repulsion, fear seems to be more appropriate. It's really ridiculous that he would be afraid of a scholar who said he has no power to restrain a chicken... If only he could kill him, Ji Xiu thought.

On the way, he ran into his uncle, Uncle Wang, who was the youngest son of the old King Jin, who was only six years older than himself.When he entered Jinyang Prince's Mansion, the uncle hadn't yet been crowned, and he didn't have much contact with him on weekdays. He only met him when he visited the ancestors in the ancestral hall during the Chinese New Year.The old king of Jin gave birth to two daughters and a boy. His mother was the eldest daughter, who later became the concubine of Emperor Gong. The second daughter married the Shan family in Jinzhou. The old princess was anxious to have a son. When she gave birth to the youngest son, she Concubine Jin used a lot of medicines, and forcibly ruined her body. As a result, it was time to give birth to the youngest son, and the health of the youngest son was not good. Herbal medicine was always boiled in the palace every day.

This uncle, Uncle Wang, was named Shanmi, and his real name was Jixiu.

No wonder this person resents himself, even if he is a god, he will also resent him. The throne that originally belonged to him was taken away by others, and even his name became someone else's. Just because he is a prince, grandpa is too selfish. Well, one month before he became king, his uncle disappeared as if the world had evaporated.When I was in the mansion before, I only saw this uncle when I worshiped the gods in the twelfth lunar month all year round, and I didn't have much friendship at other times.

Those two people in the handyman's room didn't know what the prince was thinking. After living alone for decades, Wang Jian's ability to take care of himself was obviously higher than Shan Xuechen's by more than one level. "I'll sleep in the back room, you'll sleep by the door." The old master ordered the young master, and the young master of the Shan family expressed that he didn't mind.Han Zhong, the manager of the palace in the middle, came over and gave some mattresses and quilts, and also informed various rules in the palace.

There was a musty smell on the quilt, but Wang Jian didn't mind it.After helping the young master make the bed, he rolled onto his own bed.

"Did the Daoist find anything strange?"

"what?"

"Why is there almost no one in this palace?"

Not almost, not at all!Wang Jian yawned.

Two years ago, King Jinyang dismissed all his servants. This incident does not seem to be a legend. The new financial website is confusing. He did this when he succeeded to the throne two years ago. Today, I saw a The housekeeper, he was also secretly surprised, Wang Jian turned over and didn't intend to tell him, the less a young master like Shan Xuechen knew, the safer he would be.

These aristocratic young masters are as delicate as each other. It has to be said that it is a miracle that the eldest son of the Shan family can run from Jinzhou to Jinyang alone.I really can't figure out why Yu Guanli made such friends, he thought of this question again, the Zhenyuan Palace looks down on such idiots the most!In the days to come, dealing with that uncertain Ji Xiu is indispensable, and before Yu Guanli takes this person away, all he needs to do is keep him alive.

Not long after, there was a clear snoring sound in the house.

And the Yu Guanli, the second son of the Yu family, was rushing on the road from Yinshui to Jinyang at this time. He was still careless. He should have brought Xiaoxue to Yongzhou earlier. He left Shangwan two years ago and returned to Yongzhou to inherit the family. Ye, a few days ago happened to be the day when he married his bride, and someone sent a letter saying that Shan Xuechen was dying, and he still had a piece of cloth as proof, so he ran away without thinking.

Compared with brothers and women, the former is obviously much more important.

When escaping, everyone in the family was happily inquiring about the bride in the front hall, not knowing that the groom-to-be had already escaped.With my old man's temper, it is estimated that after returning home, he will inevitably be beaten with a military stick. I can't take care of so much. My best friend is at stake, so how could I ignore it.

In the country shop, he drank a big mouthful of cows, let's go on the road after a short rest, he thought.But he forgot the most important point, most important people capsize in the gutter...

When I woke up, I saw pink gauze curtains, and the smell of unknown spices in the air made me feel like I had a terrible headache.Hearing the movement in the house, someone walked in immediately, and Yu Guanli immediately closed his eyes.

When the man approached, Yu Guanli clasped a dragon claw hand on the man's hand, turned over and jumped!

Then our second young master was restrained by others.

The man looked at him contemptuously: "With your skill, do you still want to go out into the world alone?"

"Humph!"

The man let go of him: "Young Master Yu, please stay safe."

"You are safe too, Gao Bing."

Speaking of Gao Bing, Yu Guanli is not very familiar with him, and his impression of this person is still familiar, but he knows that this person will come to his home every year in the middle of the year, and his father——Zhenyuan General Yu Xiaoqing chatted behind closed doors all day and night. During this period, only servants were allowed to enter to bring tea and water, and the rest were not allowed to enter. She once pretended to be a servant and was reprimanded by her father for more than a month.

Gao Bing is always smiling, and his smile is so dark that it makes people shudder.

"Go home obediently," without too many polite words, Gao Bing cut straight to the point with a smile.

"You want to take care of it?" Yu Guanli's eyes were on fire, burning with anxiety.

"I know you're looking for that person," Gao Bing swiped and opened the folding fan, "You won't find that person," he said with a cold face, "Hurry up and go home, little bastard!"

"roll!"

"If you leave like this, Miss Yuyan will be sad."

The eldest son of Zhenyuan escaped from the wedding a few days ago, and the whole house was in chaos. The old prince asked Gao Bing to look for it. As expected, he found him. The way is unknown, but he is also very capable, and has a very good relationship with the Yu family.

Gao Bing hit Yu Guanli on the head with a fan: "You, let go quickly, that kid won't die yet."

"Fart your mother!" Yu Guanli yelled angrily, Shan Xuechen was his friend, how could such a psychopath be able to slander him.

"How about this?" Gao Bing rolled his eyes, "Miss Han family likes to marry into General Zhenyuan's mansion and let her go. As for me, I will make an exception and refuse to listen to the old general once. I can let you go, but there is one condition. .”

"roll!"

"Go to sleep first." The fox-faced Taoist priest was suddenly so powerful that he pushed Yu Guanli down on the bed, "When I wake up, I will take you to see the eldest son of the Shan family."

Yu Guanli wanted to resist him, but a strange spice suddenly appeared in his nostrils, making his whole body go limp. This stinky Taoist priest is doing heresy!Yu Guanli wanted to curse, but found that he could not make any sound, and what followed was overwhelming drowsiness and illusions that were both true and false...

Shan Xuechen didn't sleep all night, and managed to hold his eyes until the cock crowed, and got out of bed with his body. Jinyang's geographical location is in the north, and there was no fire in the room, so Shan Xuechen didn't sleep all night. I shuddered.

This Jinyang King is really stingy!

He thought that this place was used to be lived by servants, so it is impossible that there is no dry firewood, and it would be good to find some to burn.

Although the rooster crowed, the sky was still dark and no one was seen.The Jinyang palace didn’t look much when it came in last night, it just felt strangely quiet. I thought that Ji Xiuben was a person who didn’t like to talk, and he followed suit, and the whole palace was a boring gourd. Now think about it. , I am afraid that this palace has very few people.

This Prince Jinyang is really strange!

I really don't know what kind of evil I ran into, this person and I have never known each other, somehow he was kidnapped back, and several times he wanted to put himself to death.

In the front hall, a big man with a beard clasped his fists at the man in the middle of the hall: "Yongzhou Zhenyuan General Yu Zhan pays his respects to the prince."

"There is a long way to go."

The man named Yu Zhan got straight to the point: "That's presumptuous. I guess the prince has heard about it. A few days ago, the son got married, and the groom disappeared on the wedding day."

It’s not that Uncle Zhong hasn’t heard about this matter, and the friendship between Zhenyuan Mansion and Jinyang Mansion is not very deep. This is the news that just came out a few days ago. It’s not that he hasn’t seen the eldest son of Zhenyuan Mansion. At the ceremony, the Yu family sent this prince to congratulate the prince. At that time, Uncle Zhong praised Zhenyuan Mansion's clever means. Jinyang's geographical location is important. It's not good to offend if the ceremony is light. But that's all.

"What a pity."

Yu Zhan said: "That's not all, Yuyan's Han family also knows."

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