March, when the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming, is a good time for outings and rafting.

The sun was shining brightly, and there were rare clouds in the sky. Ning Zhi and Wang Qingyuan came to Mingyue Lake. The clear lake water reflected the clouds in the sky. Qionghua and willows fluttered in the wind on both sides of the lake. Literati and scholars gathered in small groups, painting and reciting poems, or toasting Invite 'Bright Moon'.

There are several painting boats parked on the surface of the lake, and the singer is holding a pipa in her arms, plucking the strings three or two times on the rotating shaft, and there is love before the tune is formed. (Note 1)

Looking at the magnificent scene in front of him, Wang Qingyuan exclaimed: "The river is as green as blue in spring (Note 2). It's a pity that I didn't bring a pot of sake!"

"It doesn't matter." Ning Zhi was dressed in white, holding a paper fan in his hand, looking like a gentleman, and said: "The wine on the boat has been prepared, and now we only need a confidant!"

Wang Qingyuan was stunned for a moment, and then let out a hearty laugh, "It is enough to have a confidant in life!"

While talking, the two stepped on the board of the boat and boarded the boat.

The boat sailed slowly towards the center of the lake in the gentle breeze. The two of them stood on the board and looked into the distance. Wang Qingyuan had a sudden inspiration and immediately recited a poem. Inspired by it, Ning Zhi also improvised a poem. He also asked Yuanbao to prepare pens, inks, papers and inkstones.

Recite poems and draw pictures, and sing songs about wine, so happy.

Sudden--

A burst of piercing sound broke the elegant mood of the two of them.

Ning Zhi paused the hand holding the wine cup, raised his head to follow the prestige, and saw the lake in front of him, there were a few more people at some point.

A group of people in night clothes surrounded a woman in red. They stepped on the lake and fought together as if they were walking on flat ground. The cold light suddenly appeared, and the weapons collided with the sound of flesh and blood being cut. Blood splashed and stained red. Clear lake water.

Some people fell one after another, splashing water and creating ripples.

what--

Surprising screams erupted from the surrounding ships.

Wang Qingyuan is a frail scholar, and he has never seen such a scene before, his face turned pale with fright, but fortunately, he has a good heart, and he stayed steady, but squeezed Ning Zhi's wrist tightly, and said in a trembling voice: "Ning, Brother Ning, Yes, is it dead, dead?"

Ning Zhi winked at Yuan Bao behind him, Yuan Bao got the order, turned around and ordered the soldiers hidden on the boat to notify the magistrate, and then appointed dozens of skilled soldiers to accompany and protect the prince.

Ning Zhi asked someone to take Wang Qingyuan down to rest, and two hidden guards appeared at the right time, one on the left and one on the right to protect him.

With his hands behind his back, he frowned and looked at the woman in red who was gradually losing the wind. The woman seemed to know that she was no match for him, so she began to look for ways to escape during the fight.

She looked around, and suddenly—

Her eyes fell on Ning Zhi, and with this dazed effort, the man in black seized the opportunity and stabbed her abdomen with a sword accurately.

Ning Zhi saw her figure swaying, frowned, raised his hand and wanted to call the hidden guards around him to help, but the woman seemed to erupt with infinite strength, she got rid of the encirclement of the man in black, and flew straight towards him Come.

The dark guard took out the soft sword at his waist, and guarded Ning Zhi vigilantly.

Ning Zhi waved his hand and told them to deal with the man in black.Unexpectedly, just as he finished giving his orders, a clear scent mixed with bloody smell rushed straight into his arms, knocking him back several steps in succession.

The soldiers guarding the side unanimously showed their knives, and the tip of the knives gleamed coldly in the sunlight, aiming at the woman who was 'throwing herself into her arms'.

The woman raised her head, covered her face with a red veil, only a pair of beautiful eyes were exposed to Ning Zhi's sight.

Ning Zhi raised his eyebrows in surprise, raised his hand to tell the soldiers to put away their weapons, and immediately watched the dark guards strangle all the ten men in black to death, and said without changing expression: "Miss, male and female No kiss." After saying that, he seemed to think of something again, "It's not what a woman from a good family does when she throws herself into her arms."

"...Sorry!" The woman in red let go of Ning Zhi with difficulty, and took a few steps back. The wound on her abdomen was touched during the movement, and her beautiful eyes were filled with mist in an instant. It can make people feel that I look pitiful, and any man will soften his heart.

But Ningzhi remained motionless, like a piece of wood, stuck on the plank of the boat, the breeze blew up his blood-stained clothes, and brushed up his ink-like long hair, with his hands behind his back, calm and calm Looking at the last man in black who died at the bottom of the lake, he said with pity: "I don't kill everyone, but everyone dies because of me. It's a sin, a sin!"

The two hidden guards who came back after completing the order: "..."

Isn't the man the prince you ordered to kill?

The two guards looked at each other, confirmed that the woman in front of him was not a threat to Prince Yu, and silently found a place to hide.

The woman in red tugged at the corners of her mouth hidden under the red veil, bowed her legs, and said weakly: "Thank you for saving my life, sir, the little girl is very grateful..."

"Are you saying I'm not handsome enough?"

"Ah?" The woman in red raised her head in surprise, "What do you mean, sir?"

Ning Zhi withdrew his gaze, looked at the blood continuously gushing from her arms and abdomen, and said earnestly: "Since ancient times, when a hero saves a beauty, if the hero is handsome and extraordinary, the beauty will say with a shy face that the grace of saving life should be promised by her body. The hero is not good-looking, and the words of the beauty are the grace of saving lives. The little girl is grateful, and the only way to repay this kindness is to be an ox or a horse in the next life. Although I am not a hero, I have the grace of saving your life. You But I can't thank you enough…”

He sighed at this point, "Forget it, forget it, Yuan Bao, let the boatman dock, and send this young lady to the hospital."

The woman in red covered her belly, swallowed the fishy sweetness in her mouth, gritted her teeth and said, "Since ancient times, marriage is a major event, and you should obey your parents' orders and matchmaker's words. You are just joking."

Ning Zhi looked her up and down, his eyes paused for a second on her slightly flat chest, then he opened the paper fan with a bang, shook his head and said, "Oh, it's a pity."

What a pity, how could the woman in red not know?

She gritted her teeth and said: "My lord, please make it easier for me to change the little girl's clothes."

Ning Zhi nodded proudly, and casually pointed out a soldier, saying: "Send this young lady to Mrs. Zhang... the old man's place, and tell him to take care of her and don't die on our boat."

The woman in red: "...Your Majesty, can I have a maid?"

"What a trouble!" Ning Zhi found two more maidservants.

With the help of the maidservant, the woman in red made her way to the second floor of the ship with difficulty.

The imperial physician Zhang was taking the pulse of the frightened Wang Qingyuan, when he saw a maid brought a seriously injured woman, the imperial physician hadn't said anything, but Wang Qingyuan recognized that this woman was the one who fought on the lake before.

The image of the woman murdering and the strong smell of blood rushed to his face, making him want to vomit.

With a pale face, he got up to say goodbye to Dr. Zhang, without daring to take another look, he left the cabin as if fleeing.

As soon as he walked out of the cabin, his legs seemed to be swinging, and he couldn't help but limp on the floor.

Yuan Bao came over and asked him if he was okay.

He shook his head, and with the help of Yuan Bao, he came to the board of the boat.

When he saw Ning Zhi, he had tears in his eyes and said, "Brother Ning."

Ning Zhi looked at the blood on the board in a daze, and when he heard Wang Qingyuan's voice, he narrowed his deep thoughts, stepped forward with a smile on his face, and jokingly said, "Brother Wang, I will order the cook to prepare some for you now." Tiger Whip, I want you to show off tonight."

Wang Qingyuan held Ning Zhi's hand, and said with tears in his eyes: "Brother Ning still understands younger brother."

The two joked with each other on this topic for a while, the soldiers disguised as servants quickly cleaned up the blood on the board, and Yuan Bao ordered the servants to bring delicious food and wine.

The two sat on the ground, Ning Zhi held the wine cup, looked at the lake that was no longer bustling, and said with emotion: "It's a pity."

Wang Qingyuan drank two glasses of wine to relieve the fear in his heart, nodded in agreement and said: "It's a pity." After that, he imitated the little tune sung by the singer before, and hummed softly with the wine.

Ning Zhi thought it sounded very pleasant, so he fetched the flute and played it along with the tune.

The melodious sound of the flute drifted to the cabin on the second floor with the wind, and reached the ears of the woman in red who was stopping the wound from bleeding.

She was alone in the cabin at the moment, she gritted her teeth, resisted waves of dizziness, quickly sprinkled the golden sore medicine on the wound, and changed into the clothes prepared by the maid, and then came to the In front of the window, I pushed open the window, just in time to see the man on the board playing the flute against the wind.

The man turned his back to her, couldn't see his expression, only saw his moon-white clothes and black hair fluttering in the wind, the words that the man said before, 'life-saving grace should be promised with your body' suddenly sounded in his mind.

This thought only flashed in her mind, and then she lowered her eyes and wondered to herself, is this person who looks like Mr. Pianpian really King Ning?

The woman in red is Zhu Yijun.

Zhu Yijun squinted his eyes slightly, staring at the man standing against the wind, he knew what kind of virtues King Ning had since he dared to be frivolous when they first met her.

But now this person is like two extremes from the previous ones, just like King Ning at the New Year's Eve banquet, his frivolous eyes are like mice in the ditch, making people disgusted when they see it, but now King Ning... …

It seemed that he was teasing himself before, but he clearly didn't have any emotional fluctuations in his eyes. Even when he said trouble, he really felt that he was trouble.

As for whether King Ning recognized him, he thought he probably didn't.

He also wore a veil during the palace banquet, and King Ning was still drunk at the time, otherwise he would not have dared to do such beastly things in the palace.

While thinking, the sound of the flute stopped.

A clear and clear male voice said in surprise: "Brother Ning, this is because you are being unkind. With such a talent, you actually hide it and don't show it."

Zhu Yijun's eyes fell on Ning Zhi who turned around, wanting to hear how this ignorant King Ning would answer.

"Small tricks, nothing to worry about." Ning Zhi handed the flute to Yuan Bao, poured a glass of sake, took a sip, and said, "The ship is about to dock, brother Wang, drink it first, and change it for brother." clothes."

After Wang Qingyuan drank a few glasses of wine, he became bolder, and with the company of good wine from his confidant, he had long forgotten the scary scene before.

At this moment, he suddenly caught a glimpse of the blood stained on Ning Zhi's body, and exclaimed with a pale face: "Brother Ning is really brave." If it was him, he would have fainted from fright.

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