Rong Xi's sudden departure made Xu Zizhen's heart feel empty. Although Rong Xi was often made angry by him in the past, it was obviously different this time. The indifferent look in Rong Xi's eyes when he left made him feel an unprecedented feeling.
of pain and grievance.
"Let's go, let's go, I'm just a layman, do whatever you want."
Xu Zizhen muttered a few words and sat down on the bed. The more he thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt. His chest was extremely depressed. He couldn't help but stand up and poured a glass full of cold water. After drinking it down in one breath, he opened the door and came to the yard, waving in the moonlight.
I started practicing punches, kicks and kicks. There are no fixed routines in fighting skills, and there are no coherent moves in one go. I hit wherever I thought, and my punches and legs swept like the autumn wind, which gave me a different kind of majesty.
There is a pair of bright eyes on a big tree in the distance looking deeply at this place. Their eyes change from time to time, as if they are thinking about something.
It wasn't until a long time later that Xu Zizhen gradually felt that his hands and feet were a little weak. After all, he hadn't eaten anything for a day. Even a hard-core person would be too hungry. He gritted his teeth and jumped up, turned around in mid-air and kicked out a side kick.
, fell to the ground with a thump, holding his knees with both hands and panting.
At this time, Xu Zizhen was almost exhausted, but the depression in his chest was relieved a lot. After taking a short rest, he went back to the house to wash his face, went out to find a noodle restaurant and ate randomly, then returned to the house and fell asleep.
This sleep was not a solid one, and he still couldn't sleep until the third night. Over and over in his mind was the look in Rong Xi's eyes when he left. When he finally fell asleep, the dream turned into another scene.
In the picture, the country of the Song Dynasty was on fire everywhere, and the Jin Kingdom's cavalry swept across the country. Countless people fled in a hurry in ragged clothes. Children with straw flags on their heads could be seen everywhere on the roadside, just for the sake of being taken in by kind-hearted people so that they could have enough food and clothing in these troubled times.
The frightened and helpless eyes of the children in the dream touched the deepest nerve in Xu Zizhen's heart. Not long after, the people suddenly fled in all directions, and a large group of ferocious-looking golden soldiers suddenly galloped up, killing everyone they saw and burning down the houses.
, countless people died in a pool of blood, Xu Zizhen felt a rage in his heart that could no longer be suppressed, jumped out and shouted: "Golden dog, I will do it! You! Mother!"
Suddenly, he woke up from his dream with a jolt. Only then did he realize that it was just a dream, but the scene in the dream had already made him soaked in cold sweat.
Huh... Xu Zizhen sat in bed in a daze and let out a long breath. He was born in the peaceful era and had never experienced the cruelty of war. Even if there was news on TV, it happened in another country and he never took it seriously.
, but when he came to the scene in person, even though it was just a dream, it still made him feel fear from the bottom of his heart and make him sweat.
Bang bang!
Suddenly there was a knock on the door outside the house, and a voice like a silver bell sounded: "Xu Zizhen, it's three o'clock in the morning!"
Xu Zizhen suddenly came back to his senses. It was already dawn? Who came to me so early? Did you ask me to have breakfast? He got up and got out of bed, without putting on any clothes, so he ran away with no clothes on and a pair of pants.
When he opened the door, he saw a pretty little girl with bright eyes and white teeth standing outside the door. She was none other than Wen Xian's personal maid.
"You...ah!" The little maid put her hands on her hips and stared, about to say something, but she suddenly saw Xu Zizhen's naked upper body, his strong body and strong muscles, which immediately made her face turn red and she exclaimed.
He quickly turned his head, stamped his feet and shouted, "How come you opened the door without any clothes on?"
Xu Zizhen was not in a good mood, and for the rare occasion, he did not take this opportunity to tease her, but said nonchalantly: "Why are you looking for me so early?" After that, he went back to the house and got dressed.
The maid peeked over and saw that he was finally fully dressed. She breathed a sigh of relief, but she was also a little disappointed. She calmed down and said, "What are you doing? The eldest lady is waiting for you. Xu Zizhen, you are really awesome.
Not small!"
The eldest lady is waiting for me? Xu Zizhen was stunned, and then he remembered that he had promised Magistrate Wen yesterday to accompany her to some poetry meeting.
"Oh, I got it." He washed up as quickly as possible and then walked out of the door, "Let's go."
When the maid saw that he had changed his temper today and looked serious, she was very curious and looked at him with a pair of dark eyes.
When Xu Zizhen turned around and saw that she had not moved, he asked curiously: "What are you looking at?"
The maid pursed her lips and smiled: "Did the sun come out from the west today? You are so serious."
Xu Zizhen curled his lips and said, "Brother, I'm in a bad mood today. Don't mess with me." He paused and added, "If you mess with me, I'll carefully peel off your pants and spank you."
The maid exclaimed, blushed and took a few steps away, spitting: "I knew you were pretending, huh!" After saying that, she ran out quickly with small steps, as if she was afraid of Xu Zizhen.
Really come to tease her.
The two of them arrived outside the mansion one after another. A carriage had already stopped there. The curtain moved, revealing a beautiful and cold face. It was none other than Miss Wen Xian. The little maid ran to the car and pouted.
Complaint: "Miss, he bullied me again!" As he spoke, he pointed his little hand behind Xu Zizhen.
Wen Xian glanced at Xu Zizhen and said helplessly: "Xu Zizhen, can't you live in peace?"
Xu Zizhen didn't explain. He rolled his eyes at the little maid. After looking around, he found that there was only one carriage. He couldn't help asking: "How do I get there? Is it inconvenient to sit in the car with you?"
Wen Xian closed the car curtain and said calmly: "Of course you can't take the car, so just walk beside the car, Dark Green, come up."
"Hey!" The maid, Dark Green, responded crisply, jumped on the carriage, turned back to Xu Zizhen, stuck out her tongue and made a face, and entered the carriage triumphantly.
Damn it! Xu Zizhen felt depressed for a while. He didn’t even give me a horse? Is he deliberately trying to retaliate against me? Okay, you two just wait for me!
With the sound of carriages rumbling and the autumn wind blowing, the carriage drove southward, gradually leaving the city and walking on the wide official road outside the city.
It was a cloudy day today, and the chilling west wind made Xu Zizhen feel a little chilly. But he couldn't get in the carriage, so he had to follow the carriage with his neck hunched, using the carriage to block the autumn wind. He secretly resented: I don't know who the bastard is.
Dan Xuan deliberately chose a place in the countryside for the party on this day, so that I won’t disturb your bullshit poetry party for a while!
He didn't know how long he had been walking, but Xu Zizhen's feet were sore from walking and his stomach was so hungry that his chest pressed against his back. He finally reached his destination while cursing secretly.
This is a clear and vast lake, and there are white reeds everywhere. The scenery is extremely beautiful, but Xu Zizhen couldn't help but feel bitter. Isn't this the place where I just came? Visiting the old place again reminded him.
of depression.
There is an open space by the lake, and a pavilion is built with thick logs. Judging from the quality of the wood, it seems that it has just been built. There are several cars parked beside the pavilion, and there are also several horses and donkeys nearby.
He was leisurely munching on grass in the trees, and several servants dressed up gathered together and chatted.
Xu Zizhen and his entourage came to the pavilion. Dark Green helped Wen Xian get out of the car. Several scholars came out quickly. One of the first ones held a folding fan, bowed to Wen Xian and said with a smile: "Miss Wen, it's been a long time!"
Wen Xian gave a blessing with a smile on her face and returned the gift. Several scholars behind her also bowed one by one with a serious smile on her face. When she raised her head and saw Xu Zizhen standing next to the car, those people suddenly
His face changed and he blurted out: "Why is it you?"
Xu Zizhen laughed, clasped his fists and said, "It's true that we don't meet again in life. How are you guys doing well?"
These scholars were none other than Zhang Ling's trio, who had long been at odds with Xu Zizhen. However, he had never seen the scholar holding the folding fan, so he didn't know who it was.
Zhang Ling and the others had already seen Xu Zizhen's literary talents and were amazed by his piano skills. They knew they could not compare with him, but they could not think of a way to avenge the humiliation. Today, they even discovered that he had followed Wen Xian.
They dared to be angry but did not dare to speak. They could only force out a smile and cupped their hands towards Xu Zizhen as a greeting.
The folding fan scholar saw the three people's expressions in his eyes, and was surprised in his heart. He knew the virtues of these three boys. He didn't have a few taels of ink in his belly, but he was full of arrogance. He rarely really believed in others because of his family's confidence.
, but now they saw that a few of them were so polite to a follower around Wen Xian, and they couldn't help but smile and asked Wen Xian: "Miss Wen, I wonder who this is?"
Wen Xian smiled faintly and said casually: "It's just a member of my family, Master Kong. I wonder who else will come to attend the appointment today?"
Mr. Kong lost interest when Wen Xian said the word "servant". He regarded himself as a noble person, so naturally he didn't bother to talk to a servant. As for why Zhang Ling and the others were so polite to him, I'm afraid it was just because of Wen Xian. Thinking of it,
Here he no longer paid attention to Xu Zizhen and said with a smile: "Miss Wen is punctual, but others are..."
Before he finished speaking, a crisp voice rang out not far away: "Okay Kong Xiaoer, you dare to orchestrate us behind your back, don't you?"