Sweet Beauty

Feng Ting and Wang Zhuo stayed in Xindu for two more days, accompanied by all the ministers led by Liu Yu. In the past two days, not only went to the field to inspect the army, but also to the surrounding counties, and at the same time, it was necessary to assign people to arrange the people who rushed to Xindu from various counties to participate in the autumn festival. It was really busy.

On the third day, the two envoys of the Son of Heaven were sent away with great difficulty, and everyone in the army gradually let go of their hands and feet, gearing up to prepare for Qiu Xie.

Qiu Ni is the name of the monarch for hunting in autumn. "Zuo Zhuan" says: "Spring search, summer seedlings, autumn stalks, and winter hunts are all in the agricultural gap to talk about things."

Now that Liu Yuchu came to Jizhou, his soldiers and soldiers each had their old masters, and the boundaries were clear. After thinking for a long time, he decided to take advantage of the farm break after the autumn harvest. Taking this as an opportunity, he could not only bridge the gap between the various factions in the past, but also understand the situation in the army, and promote a group of talents in a timely manner.

Therefore, among the counties that had been attached to Liu Ruo, they all picked up brave men and went to Qiuhu, the capital of letters. Not only that, but also the sages who were not under Liu Yu's command came here.

On the third day after the angel left, outside the city of Xindu, a small group of people was coming towards the city gate.

It was a young man with a weak crown, his face was like a crown of jade, his face was high, he was dressed in white, his body was tall and straight, and he was sitting on a high-headed horse.

This person's name is Jiang Yu, whose courtesy name is Zipei. Jiang Yu has few worthy names. At the age of sixteen, he became famous in Chang'an for his talent in poetry and prose. Now, due to changes in his family, he is moving from Chang'an to Xindu with his eldest sister.

After he was mounted, there were dozens of attendants guarding one or two carriages. In the carriage was a princess, with red lips and white teeth, pink face with spring, dark pupils, bright complexion, holding a fan, a long coat with clouded temples, embellished with gold and jade, and her body He is plump and plump, and looking at his age, he is two years older than Jiang Yu, and it is his eldest sister, Jiang Chengjun.

The two brothers and sisters entered the city and settled in the inn. Fan Xiao came upon hearing the news, and smiled and called "Zipei" to Jiang Yu.

Jiang Yu just changed his robe, which was stained with dust. At this moment, he hurriedly walked in and cupped his hands: "Ziyu, let's say goodbye to Chang'an, it's been a long time since I saw you!"

However, Jiang Yu and Fan Xiao are old acquaintances, both of them are unrestrained, unrestrained in temperament, and are of the same age, so they are very like-minded, they are close friends for many years, and they are like siblings. Because of Fan Xiao's persuasion.

Two handsome young men of the same age stood in one place, which was rather arousing.

The two chatted for a while, and Fan Xiao led Jiang Yu out with great interest, wanting to have a good reminiscence with him, and then talk about the letter and everything.

At this time, after noon, the wide streets in the city were full of people coming and going, orderly, and seemed to be peaceful and happy. Jiang Yu looked around and praised with great interest: "I can't believe that although the capital of Xindu is not as magnificent and rich as Chang'an, it is also prosperous. Zhongyuan - no, no, now it is time to be called a king. The king is indeed well-governed. ."

Jiang Yu's father, Jiang Huan, was Taichang, the head of Jiuqing, and was in charge of Taixue. At that time, Liu Yu once studied Taixue and was appreciated by Jiang Huan, and he knew Jiang Yu well.

Fan Xiao smiled and said, "It's natural. Your Majesty is definitely not something in the pool. You and I already knew it." After he said that, he invited Jiang Yu to go to the mansion tonight for a banquet and a drink to reminisce about old feelings.

Jiang Yu naturally complied.

The two walked in the middle of the road for a while, but suddenly saw a spacious carriage slowly passing by and stopped in front of a shop selling rouge gouache and gold and silver jewelry.

The maid with a round face stepped out of the car first, and then a boxy wooden bench was placed in front of the car. Before she could lift the curtain, a thirteen or four-year-old woman came out. , did not step on the small wooden stool, jumped directly, and entered the store with the skirt.

The maid glanced nervously at the woman in the shop, then turned back and lifted the curtain of the car again.

Jiang Yu stood in the back of the car, and the seer stepped out from it, wearing a small and delicate silk shoe, and landed on the small wooden bench, and was immediately covered by a long dress. His eyes slowly moved up along the dress, but when he saw a Tingting beauty, with a body like a weak willow and a fluttering dress, when he turned his head inadvertently, he looked at her with picturesque brows, affectionate cheeks, flowers growing on both sides, and blue silk on her head. Pulled into a bun, she is more beautiful and more beautiful than a girl, and she is more delicate and innocent than a woman.

Such beauty is rare in the world. Jiang Yu was born to be proud of her talents. She has lived in a rich and noble place like Chang'an for a long time. She boasts that she has seen countless beauties. stagnant, staring blankly.

Seeing that he was unusual, Fan Xiao followed his gaze, but suddenly coughed uncomfortably, which brought him back to his senses.

The beauty he was looking for was not someone else, but Zhao Ji, and the woman who had just entered the shop was Liu Zhao, who had not been out of the letter palace for a long time.

"Queen." Before Jiang Yu could react, Fan Xiao stepped forward and greeted Ah Shu, "I never expected to meet the queen and Ah Zhao here."

A Shu, who was about to lead Quer into the shop, stopped when she heard the sound. Seeing that it was Fan Xiao, Fang Xiao told him not to bow: "So it's Ziyu. You don't need to bow like this when you go out today." She pointed at the shop and couldn't hold back. Excited Liu Zhao said, "My uncle hasn't been out of the letter palace for a long time. Today I managed to get Feng's approval, but she came out for half an hour. Feng was afraid that she would not be able to take care of her when she was outside, so she invited me to come too."

She said, there was a burst of tears in her eyes.

Liu Zhao doesn't talk back to her very often now, and Feng Li probably saw this and asked her to take Liu Zhao out.

Sitting in the car just now, the two of them were speechless all the way, and they never even looked at each other. The atmosphere was really dull and stagnant, which made her quite uncomfortable.

Although Fan Xiao heard her euphemistically say that it was "following", he also understood that Feng Li ordered Zhao Ji to go with him, but in fact he wanted to take good care of Liu Zhao. A narrow smile flashed across his face, glanced at Liu Zhao who had not seen them yet, and said softly, "The queen has worked hard."

He suddenly pointed at Jiang Yu and said: "Queen, this is Xiao's best friend Jiang Zipei, this time to go to the king to go to the letter, and in a few days, he will also participate in the autumn festival."

Jiang Yu heard him say "queen" just now, and then realized that the beauty in front of her was Zhao Ji, who was famous in Hebei. He and Zhao Ji both have a reputation, and they are both talented and good-looking. Seeing them today, they are well-known.

It's a pity that she has married Liu Jiu as his wife.

He felt lost for a while in his heart, but he quickly concealed his face, cupped his hands and smiled and said, "It turned out to be the queen. Tonight, I'm afraid that I will borrow the king from the queen.

Ah Shu guessed that Jiang Yu and Liu Yu should have known each other before, so they smiled and said, "The two of you will go and tell the king that it is, how dare I stop the king from drinking."

Fan Xiao glanced at her calmly, thinking that the king has been very family-friendly recently, and he would go home first after his official business was over, and everyone else would see it.

The three said two more words, and Fan Xiao and Jiang Yu said their goodbyes first.

It happened that Liu Zhao had already picked out a lot of things in the shop, and he was about to call his maid in, when he turned his head, and saw Fan Xiao turned and left.

Before she could go far, she hurriedly trotted out, and was about to open her mouth to call, but she suddenly caught a glimpse of another familiar figure, and she swallowed again when she came to the call.

Her face turned red and stiff, and after a long while, she asked in a quirky low voice, "That one, isn't that one from the Jiang family?"

Ah Shu looked around and didn't know who she was asking. Seeing that no one answered, Fang said, "It's Jiang Yu."

Liu Zhao pursed his lips, still staring at the two backs, his face was red and white, and he didn't know what he was thinking. After a long time, regardless of the things that I was powerless to pick out, I went straight back to the carriage and said, "I won't buy those things, I will go back to the palace."

Ah Shu didn't know why she suddenly changed her face, it didn't matter whether she was vertical or horizontal. She instructed Queer to enter, buy a few items that Liu Zhao wanted to buy just now, and then go back to the letter palace together by car.

Before returning to the house, Liu Zhao's expression was still unhappy. She suddenly stopped and murmured for a while, then gritted her teeth and asked, "Is the elder sister of the Jiang family also in Xindu?"

Ashu was stunned for a moment, then shook her head and said, "I didn't mention it earlier. But your old acquaintance? Do you need me to ask someone to ask? If you want, you can also ask Feng Ni to allow you to visit."

Liu Zhao shook his head when he heard the words, and said with disgust on his face: "I don't want to visit her! I wish she hadn't come!" After speaking, he turned around and went back to the house.

Apparently he didn't like Jiang Ji very much.

It was the first time Ah Shu saw Liu Zhao's obvious hostility towards people other than herself, and she didn't react for a while. After returning to the house, she gradually thought that the sister of the Jiang family seemed familiar.

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In the evening, Liu Yu returned on time as usual.

Ah Shu is facing Jingli Yun's temples, her soft black hair is gathered on one side, and the sandalwood comb teeth are embedded in it, slipping down, bringing a soft light.

She looked at Liu Yu from the bronze mirror, and didn't get up to greet her. She asked softly, "Why didn't you go to Ziyu's mansion for a drink? I also told you that you won't be back until midnight."

Her de-powdered cheeks were as moist as white tofu cubes, which were particularly attractive under the candlelight.

Liu Xiu sat down close, reached out and touched her face, and said with a smile, "I've been there, and I came back after two or three drinks. He's two young, and I'm here, but he's restrained."

When Ah Shu heard the words, she could smell a very faint smell of alcohol in the air, so she asked, "Do you need sober soup, Your Majesty?"

"Three or two cups, it's okay." Liu Yu got closer, rubbed his chin on her neck, sniffed lightly, and said in a hoarse voice, "It smells good. Have a bath?"

Ah Shu nodded, raised her eyes to meet his darkened eyes in the bronze mirror.

The maid behind him has withdrawn, and the door of the house is closed.

Liu Yu gathered a few strands of her hair and kissed her softly. He held her earlobe and said softly, "I haven't touched you for a few days, how about a different look today?"

The blush gradually climbed up from Ah Shu's neck to her cheeks. She didn't say anything, just saying "no" at the moment was of no use.

For a long time, she lay down on his chest and closed her eyes. Suddenly, Liu Zhao's strangeness flashed through his mind, and he asked, "I heard that there is another eldest sister in Jiang Yu's house. Did you send letters with him this time?"

Liu Xiu's caressing hand on her waist suddenly stopped.

"There is indeed a eldest sister. I don't know if she is here with me. I just didn't ask." His voice was as usual, but he glanced at her involuntarily, "Why are you asking this?"

Ah Shu was still tired, a soft hand wrapped around his shoulder, and said truthfully, "I just asked casually what my uncle mentioned when he came back today."

Liu Xiu breathed a sigh of relief.

He snapped her cheek, made her look up at him, and asked earnestly, "How was it? Compared with the last time, which is better?"

Ashu suddenly widened her eyes and stammered with a blushing face, "This, this time...it's better."