The prince is very fierce

Xu Buling returned to Jinling and finished the "catching the wind and washing away the dust", and three days passed.

Although the process of close combat in a wheel battle is more tiring than fighting Zuo Qingqiu, the taste is far from the sense of accomplishment brought by a duel with others. It is very appropriate to describe it as ecstasy.

After all, it is a bit inconvenient to live in the mother-in-law's house with a bunch of daughters-in-law. In the days that followed, Xu Buling bought a house next door to the Lu family and lived in it. He met guests every day and accompanied his wife to take care of Aunt Lu. He occasionally went to the poetry club with Yu Fu Xiao Qi, or went to a restaurant with Man Zhiqing to listen to music at night. Listening to books, the days passed very quickly, and it was early August in a blink of an eye.

Aunt Lu calculated based on the time that the child would be born between the end of August and the beginning of September. The Mid-Autumn Festival was coming soon, and the family had already begun to prepare for the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet in advance.

Xu Buring originally planned to stay at home until the child was born, but the war in the north was not over yet. Once Aunt Lu's child was born, Xu Buring would probably have to go north to conquer Qi. Xiao Xiang'er was afraid that Cui Xiaowan would get sick if she had hidden thoughts in her heart, so she told Xu Buling that Cui Xiaowan wanted to go to Taohuawu and asked him to take him there.

Suzhou is not far from Hangzhou, so Xu Buling did not refuse. Early in the morning on the fifth day of August, he brought the wind-chasing horse and waited at the door of his house. There was a bundle of saplings and a shovel on the horse's side.

Between the two small stone lions under the high white wall, Cui Xiaowan, wearing a skirt, looks like a young girl going out for an outing:

"Mother, I'm leaving first."

Xiao Xiang'er, who is wearing a gorgeous red dress, is like a wealthy lady who cares about the younger generation, whispering:

"Come back early."

"Okay Queen Mother."

"Slow down on the road. Do you want to take your tail with you?"

"Hmm... ok."

…

Xu Bu Ling held the reins with a slightly strange expression and blinked his eyes, but finally did not disturb the gossip between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

After a while, Cui Xiaowan hugged Xiao Xiang'er, turned around and ran to Zhui Fengma:

"Let's go, Lao Xu."

Xu Buling curled his lips, and after saying goodbye to Xiang'er, he got on the wind-chasing horse, pulled Cui Xiaowan up and sat sideways in front, and rode the horse towards the south.

Mid-Autumn Festival in August, everything is golden.

In the countryside of the south of the Yangtze River, you can see small bridges and flowing water everywhere. Farmers sit on the ridges of the fields and watch the horses galloping by on the official road.

Cui Xiaowan leaned in Xu Buling's arms, scanning the autumn mountains with her clear eyes. Unlike Xu Buling in the past, Cui Xiaowan turned the mahogany sign on her fingertips and talked about the trivial things that happened in Jinling these days:

"...Jiujiu and Yuhe are very interesting. Last time Yuhe said that Jiujiu's dancing was not good-looking, just like a monkey spinning in circles. Jiujiu was so angry that he asked Yiyi to secretly put some long hair on Yuhe's makeup. On the stage, he then said that Yuhe was born with "sparse hair" and might become bald. When Yuhe went back to his room and saw his hair, he was frightened and called Jiujiu for several days to ask her to help find a solution."

Xu Buling put his arm around Xiaowan's waist and asked with a smile: "What's the result?"

"In the end, Jiujiu Chunfeng proudly spilled the beans and was chased by Yuhe alleys. If the queen mother hadn't started the fight, she would have been shaved into a 'medium white' by Yuhe... By the way, before you came back, the queen mother was really greedy. A few days ago, when I was dreaming, I thought I was you, and I wanted my mother to touch me, but when she did, she said, "Huh? Where's the little one?" …”

When Cui Xiaowan said this, she couldn't help covering her mouth and burst into laughter. Her smile was like a silver bell, and her eyebrows were curved with beauty.

Xu Buling couldn't help but laugh as well, but he felt more relaxed and relieved.

Cui Xiaowan from Peach Blossom Valley used to be so innocent, but she was too detached from the world, too fairy-like, and was not interested at all in these mean-spirited parents. But now there is obviously a bit more femininity, and this is how life should be.

Two people and one horse were running through the countryside in the south of the Yangtze River, chatting about everyday things from morning to afternoon.

The horse chasing the wind traveled thousands of miles in a day, and without exerting all its strength, the two of them had already arrived outside Gusu City.

Xu Buling dismounted in the landscape gardens outside the city and took Xiaowan to walk in the gardens. But unfortunately, there was no Taohuawu in this era, only a small garden with beautiful scenery.

Xu Buling knew that Cui Xiaowan had been thinking about it for an unknown amount of time because of the phrase "Peach Blossom Temple in Taohuawu". At this moment, seeing this ordinary place, he spread his hands in embarrassment:

"I also read it in a book. It seems that there is no Taohuawu in this world."

There was no disappointment in Cui Xiaowan's eyes, and she said seriously:

"It didn't happen before. Now that we're here, it will happen in the future."

"That's true."

Xu Buling led the wind-chasing horse and followed Cui Xiaowan on a slow walk among the mountains and rivers. The two of them found an open space that looked sunny next to a small lake with beautiful mountains and clear waters.

Cui Xiaowan took off the small shovel from the side of the horse, rolled up her sleeves and started digging the hole seriously.

Xu Buling wanted to help, but Cui Xiaowan said a little disgustedly:

"You don't know how to plant trees, so don't make trouble."

Seeing this, Xu Buling could only use his saber to clear away the bushes and weeds nearby.

Chacha——

As the sun set in the west, a slender woman, wielding a small shovel, dug a row of pits by the lake, neatly arranged and of the same size.

Xu Bu Ling looked back from time to time to check. In a daze, he felt like he was chopping firewood and watching Cui Xiaowan dig a hole.

Although the scene was warm and beautiful, Xu Buling looked at the autumn light all over the lake and said with some uncertainty:

"Wanwan, if you plant trees in autumn, will they survive?"

Cui Xiaowan has been planting trees in Peach Blossom Valley for several years and understands this naturally:

"Don't worry. If I plant them in the place I picked, at least eight out of ten trees will live. I'm just afraid that someone will pull them out when they pass by."

Xu Buling thought for a while and said with a smile: "This place will be called Taohuawu from now on. I will say hello to the Suzhou magistrate later. I guarantee that he will be more careful than taking care of his own ancestral graves."

Cui Xiaowan felt relieved, squatted next to the small pit, took out the peach saplings from the bamboo basket, carefully put them in, adjusted the position, buried them with soil, and planted them.

Ten saplings are not too many, but Xiaowan has obsessive-compulsive disorder. After she adjusted the position and angle and planted the ten saplings, the sky became dark.

Xu Buling lit a bonfire with dead wood and weeds nearby, then moved a big stone from the lakeside and carved characters on it with a knife.

After Cui Xiaowan finished her work, she wiped the sweat from her forehead with her hand. Seeing Xu Buling's movements, she ran over and squatted beside her, saying in a crisp voice:

"In the autumn of the first year of Jianping, Xu Buling and Cui Xiaowan planted their hands here... What are you doing carving this for?"

Xu Buling sat cross-legged beside the bonfire and said with a slightly contented look:

"My name will remain in history."

"Um?"

Cui Xiaowan looked puzzled. She sat beside Xu Buling, leaned on his shoulder, looked at the big broken stone in front of her, and asked:

"Those whose names will go down in history are left in books. What's the use of engraving them here?"

Xu Buling finished carving the words, nodded with satisfaction, put away his sword, raised his arms around Cui Xiaowan's shoulders, and pointed to a few peach saplings next to him:

"From now on, this place will be called Taohuawu. If we take good care of it, it may become a big tourist attraction in a hundred years. There must be some allusions to the places of interest. Think about it, when the time comes, young men and women like us will come here." If you see ten identical peach trees in this place, the girl will definitely ask, "Why is this place called Taohuawu? Who planted these trees?"

Cui Xiaowan's eyes lit up, and she understood the meaning, and continued with a smile:

"The scholar led the girl to this big stone and said that it was the founding emperor of our dynasty who passed by Suzhou and planted this tree with his beloved concubine. Then he started to tell the story of 'Xu Buling and Cui Xiaowan'. The girl listened. Listen, just like me, I lean my head on your shoulder, and then the scholar chuckles, puts the girl down, and unbuttons her clothes..."

? ?

Xu Buling originally thought it was very romantic, but when Xiaowan made a sharp turn, his expression froze and he frowned:

"How is it possible? Not everyone is as lawless as me."

"You're quite honest."

Cui Xiaowan smiled with crooked eyebrows, and forcefully moved Xu Buling down to lie on the lawn. Then she leaned next to him and looked at the stars that were gradually lighting up in the sky:

"Isn't it normal for people to fall asleep when they are deeply in love? However, it seems that the story between us cannot move the girl."

Xu Buling held the back of his head, dropped a straw in his mouth, and turned his head when he heard the words:

"Why can't you be moved?"

Cui Xiaowan followed Xu Buling's example, lying down holding the back of her head and thinking carefully:

"Our story, well... Once upon a time, there was a young lady who looked like a fairy..."

"puff--"

"Don't laugh, I'm a badass, and I'm not bragging... Well, there was a beautiful lady who lived in the peach blossom forest since she was a child. One day, bad news came, and she was forcibly sent to the palace in a sedan chair. She became a queen. But the lady didn't like the life in the palace, so she secretly ran out of the palace and planted peach blossoms in the deep mountains and forests. Then a wanderer accidentally entered the peach blossom forest, and the two fell in love at first sight and walked together... Just like that, It feels pretty bland, right?”

Xu Buling thought about it carefully, shook his head and said:

"The stories are all made up by people. Can you change them? Hmm... Once upon a time, there was a beautiful lady who lived in a peach blossom forest since she was a child. Later, a knight-errant wandered in by mistake. The two fell in love at first sight, but they made a private commitment for life. At that time, the bad news came that the lady was forcibly sent to the palace. In order to recover the beauty, the knights snatched the lady back and were hunted down by the emperor. In order to maintain stability, the knight rebelled and brought peace to the world. From then on, he and the lady lived happily. Being together, isn’t it much better?”

Cui Xiaowan opened and closed her embroidered shoes lightly, thought about it carefully, shook her head and said:

"No, when I entered the palace, you were only about ten years old. You were pulling a small horse and a big cart. Later generations thought there was something wrong with me."

A small horse and a big cart?

Xu Buling felt strange when he heard this familiar yet unfamiliar word, but after thinking about it carefully, it seemed that there was nothing wrong with it.

He shook his head and smiled:

"Thousands of years from now, whoever remembers our age will just need a touching story. Anyway, these trees were indeed planted by us together."

"That's true."

Cui Xiaowan looked at the big stone with satisfaction, thought for a while, and then said:

"However, it sounds very interesting, but when future generations see this stone, we will all be dead. We can no longer lie like this and talk about these interesting things. I used to think that life and death were destiny and could not be changed. Don’t think about it, now I suddenly feel reluctant to let go.”

Xu Bu Ling was silent for a moment and comforted softly:

"Didn't I tell you that my poems and stories were written from a dream, in a special place. The dream may be false, but the poems are true. One flower and one world, one leaf and one Tathagata , I don’t know how big the world is, maybe there are gods in this world. If there are gods, there will be reincarnation, and if there are reincarnations, there will be the next life..."

"I only like this life. I don't want to drink Meng Po soup and forget everything in my next life."

"Then I'll find a way to become a god. I'll be invincible by the time I'm twenty, and maybe I can go one step further."

Cui Xiaowan turned her head and looked at Xu Buling's side face:

"You still want to take us to be gods? I heard that gods are all enlightened people with a pure heart and few desires. They either live in the mountains or hide underground. How can we be comfortable as mortals, where we can indulge in sex and do whatever we want? Come."

Xu Buling frowned and thought for a moment:

"It seems so."

Cui Xiaowan raised her hand and poked Xu Buling in the face, imitating Xiao Xiang'er's tone:

"Virtue. If you want to be a god, what kind of god will you be?"

Xu Buling blinked his eyes, and after thinking about it for a long time, he said seriously:

"Songzi Zhenjun."

"Zhenzi Zhenjun?"

Cui Xiaowan seemed to understand, and asked curiously: "I have only heard of Guanyin, how can I be the true king of sending children?"

Xu Buling looked serious, made a fairy-like appearance, turned over and pressed on Xiaowan:

"This needs to be explained in detail. I'll give you one to demonstrate first."

? ?

Cui Xiaowan was stunned for a moment, then understood immediately and raised her hand to pat Xu Buling on the shoulder:

"Old Xu, this idea of ​​yours is not acceptable. Those who want children are all married women. If you go to give them away, wouldn't you become a bad god?"

"I'll just give it to you, don't move it... Where's the tail?"

"I didn't bring it."

"I clearly saw Xiang'er stuffed into your arms. If you don't hand it over, I'll find it myself."

"Look for it."

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…

The silver moon is like a hook, and the autumn night is slightly cool.

Ten newly planted peach trees cast long shadows under the bonfire, falling into the small lake and blending with the reflections of men and women embracing...

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The sun rises and sets, the clouds roll and relax.

Xu Buling took Xiaowan around Suzhou City for several days, planned Taohuawu, wrote the signboard of "Hanshan Temple", and planned the beautiful scenery of Suzhou in various poems, and time passed unknowingly. , came to the eve of the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Xu Buling rode the wind-chasing horse and took Xiao Wanzhe back to the south bank of the Qinhuai River.

In the Lu family mansion, hundreds of Lu family members are already decorating the courtyard to welcome the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival.

Xiao Xiang'er stood at the door of the 'Xu Mansion' next door, waiting for her husband, who had been thinking about it day and night, to return. She saw the horse stop among the white walls and green tiles, stepped forward to greet him, and asked like an elder:

"Xiaowan, have you had enough fun?"

On top of the black horse, Cui Xiaowan was sitting sideways in Xu Buling's arms. At this time, she jumped down from the top and ran to Xiao Xiang'er. She raised her hand and gave him a bear hug:

"Well, Queen Mother, I miss you so much."

Xiao Xiang'er faced Xiaowan, who was always clingy, with a look of helplessness in her eyes. She raised her hand and patted Xiaowan on the back:

"As long as you've had enough fun, you have to say what you want to do in the future, don't keep it in your heart."

"I know."

Cui Xiaowan looked back and saw Xu Buling dismounting and walking towards her. Knowing that Xiao Xiang'er was also missing her dearly, she turned around and ran into the mansion without interrupting.

Xu Buling led the horse to the front and glanced at the door of the mansion:

"Baby, where are Qiqi and the others?"

Xiao Xiang'er raised her hand and straightened Xu Buling's clothes:

"Tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the girls are busy preparing. It's not like you who hang out all day and don't care about anything."

Xu Buling took Xiao Xiang'er's hand, walked toward the entrance of the alley, and said softly:

"Are you jealous of your daughter-in-law?"

Xiao Xiang'er and Xu Buling clasped their fingers together and snorted lightly:

"I'm not jealous like Hong Luan. How can I be jealous of my sisters? I can't even complain to you?"

Xu Buling raised the corners of his lips and smiled: "Of course you can, the baby is the biggest under the bed, so you should train me."

Xiao Xiang'er was then satisfied, and holding hands, they came to the brightly lit Qinhuai River.

At the beginning of the lights on the streets, strings of lanterns were hung on the eaves of the waterside buildings by the river, swaying gently in the autumn wind, emitting a dim yellow light under the full moon.

The stream of painted boats is constantly flowing, and music and singing are endless. Young ladies wearing scholar's robes and ladies' clothes are strolling under the willow trees by the river. The scene is similar to the Fairy Bridge in Chang'an, but it is much more beautiful than the Fairy Bridge.

Xiao Xiang'er looked at the familiar street scene, as if recalling the time when she and Xu Buling were the only two. Her eyes were slightly dazed and she never spoke. The light of the lanterns all over the street shines on the bright and moving cheeks, with three thousand blue hairs hanging down, and the red dress clinging tightly to the waist. She looks as dignified and beautiful as she did in the palace, but obviously a little more The peace that comes from the bottom of my heart, the peace that comes from belonging.

Qinhuai is a long stretch of eighteen miles, and the streets are full of shops and crowded with people. The scholars and ladies who come and go smile charmingly and have dark eyes, and the warmth that young men and women should have can be seen everywhere.

Xu Buling held Xiang'er's hand under his red sleeve and walked along the bustling street for a while. His eyes swept across the street and suddenly turned around and ran to the side of the street.

Xiao Xiang'er's hands were empty, she came to her senses, looked up, and saw Xu Buling standing in front of the pile of candied haws, picking and choosing.

Against the backdrop of the lanterns all over the street, the slightly childish back of the young man in white made Xiao Xiang'er lose his mind for a moment. Her eyes were starry, a little funny, but just like before, she couldn't laugh no matter what, and the tip of her nose was sore.

At the moment when she was absent-minded, Xu Buling walked back quickly and handed the red and delicious candied haws in front of her:

"Baby, here it is."

Xiao Xiang'er did not look at the candied haws, but looked into Xu Buling's eyes. After a long time, she smiled slightly carelessly, but her words were choked with sobs:

"How can the prince of the feudal lord buy candied haws in person..."

As soon as the words came out, Xiao Xiang'er realized that there was something wrong in the voice, and quickly took the candied haws, lowered his head, and took a deep breath.

The smile on Xu Bu Ling's face froze, he came closer, held Xiao Xiang'er's arm, and said softly:

"Why are you crying?"

"Can you control you? You are heartless..."

Xiao Xiang'er bit a candied haws, turned her head to prevent Xu Buling from seeing her tear-filled eyes, and said vaguely:

"If I had known you were so heartless, I wouldn't have saved you back then. I used to say that the baby was the oldest, but it took so many years before I even thought of buying me a bunch of candied haws..."

Xu Buling seemed a bit innocent. He stood under the willow tree on the shore, put his hand on Xiang'er's shoulder, and said softly:

"I bought it for you before, but you said you're not a child, who would eat this stuff..."

Xiao Xiang'er's misty eyes turned fierce:

"If I don't eat it, you won't buy it?"

"..."

Xu Buling blinked: "It's my fault, baby, don't be angry."

"Hmph~"

Xiao Xiang'er was then satisfied. She covered her lips with her red sleeves, bit another candied haws, and looked as majestic as an adult should, and asked:

"We went to Suzhou with Xiaowan, what did we do? I see Xiaowan is very happy."

Xu Buling took out his handkerchief, wiped the corners of Xiang'er's eyes, and said with a smile:

"I just wandered around casually, built Taohuawu, and changed the temple on the mountain into Hanshan Temple..."

After Xiao Xiang'er listened, he snorted softly:

"It's quite generous. Sure enough, men always focus on their wives and leave their mother-in-law aside. Why haven't I seen you take me out alone?"

"..."

Xu Buling felt that this was a gift, and thought for a while: "When I left Chang'an, didn't I kidnap you alone? I walked thousands of miles..."

"How can it be the same? Lock me and Qiao'e in the carriage, just like Mrs. Yazhai. Besides, isn't Hongluan here? Hongluan caught her in bed..."

"I knew Aunt Lu was here at that time, but you held me tight and wouldn't let me go. I..."

"You still blame me?"

"……,hey-hey……"

Xu Buling was speechless and grinned, a bit silly.

(ˉ▽ˉ；)

Xiao Xiang'er glared and turned her gaze back to the rows of lanterns hanging on the river:

"I am your first woman, and you are my first man, how can you be so partial?"

"I'm not biased. In my heart, babies are number one in the world..."

"What's the use of just talking?"

Xiao Xiang'er bit the candied haws and hummed:

"You and Xiao Wanqing have left their names in history, but I am still buried in the imperial mausoleum. Why haven't I seen you? Why don't you build a garden for me?"

When Xu Buling heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief, put his arm around Xiang'er's shoulders, and waved his hand:

"I've had this idea for a long time, just because I'm afraid you won't be happy with it due to worldly considerations."

Xiao Xiang'er frowned, not believing it at all, and raised her finger to Qin Huai, Shibali:

"In this case, from now on, the Qinhuai River will be renamed 'Baobao River', and the Wende Bridge will be renamed 'Baobao Bridge'..."

(⊙_⊙;)? ?

What?

Xu Buling's expression froze: "The smoke is in the cold water, the moon is in the sand, and the baby is near the restaurant at night. I'm afraid..."

Xiao Xiang'er turned her head and said: "Forget it if you are unhappy, I don't expect Qingshi to leave her name. Anyway, everyone knows that your eldest concubine is my sister, and I have been dead long ago..."

"Oh, who says he won't be happy?"

Xu Buling put his arm around Xiang'er's shoulders and said seriously:

"The Qinhuai River has been changed. I'm afraid it will arouse public outrage. The Wende Bridge was built by the Lu family and should be able to be changed. I will go say hello later and change the words on it to 'Baby Bridge'."

Xiao Xiang'er just had a quarrel with her husband and just talked about it casually. She didn't have the nerve to actually change the Lu family's Wende Bridge to her nickname. This would be a coward. She hummed softly:

"Forget it, I won't embarrass you."

"What's so difficult about this? Money can't buy a happy baby. Let's go and find my brother-in-law now."

Xu Buling didn't mean to joke. He pulled Xiao Xiang'er back, as if he would start work tonight.

Xiao Xiang'er was holding half a candied haws, and was a little panicked when she saw Xu Buling's appearance.

If the people on both sides of the Qinhuai River got up with Xiao Qi and Lu Hongluan tomorrow morning and found that the word "Wende" on the big stone bridge had been replaced by "Baby", they would not be able to kill her.

Xiao Xiang'er was pulled to walk and said hurriedly:

"Xu Bu Ling, please don't mess around. I'll just say whatever I want. The calligraphy is handwritten by the ancestors of the Lu family. If you go and change it to Baobao, you'll have to turn me into a demon concubine like Daji Baosi."

Xu Buling waved his hand: "Then we will rebuild a stone bridge next to Wende Bridge. I will pay for it. No one will talk about us for repairing the bridge and repairing the road, right?"

"..."

Xiao Xiang'er blinked and thought it was a good idea, but Jinling was the territory of the Lu family. She thought for a while and said:

"Forget it, let's go to Chang'an to repair it. It will be repaired in front of Hongluan's mother's house. The Lu family thought I was bullying Hongluan."

"That's okay, just listen to Master Baobao."

"The baby's name is so weird that he will be laughed at by future generations. How about calling him 'Xiaoxiang Qiyun'? I just brought my sister in, lest she say you are partial."

"Hmm...that's a good idea."

"Then it's settled, I'll draw the blueprints for the bridge across the Yellow River..."

"Across the Yellow River?!"

"It's a bit long, huh? What about the Weihe River?"

"Weihe River?"

Xu Buling's footsteps froze.

The bridge, which is more than 400 meters long, is built on the main channel of the Weihe River, and ships have to pass underneath...

Xiao Xiang'er narrowed her eyes slightly: "Why, do you think I can't build it? My ancestors of the Xiao family made their fortune by building water conservancy projects."

Xu Buling gritted his teeth and nodded:

"Well... building it is not a big deal. I just raided the hometown of the four kings in the east. I have a lot of money. I will treat it as a training for you, my dear."

"That's more like it."

Xiao Xiang'er smiled, hugged Xu Buling's arm, and left the Qinhuai River with bright lanterns contentedly...