Zhang Xiaozu was lying on the bamboo chair, looking at the bright full moon, lost in thought.
He has been practicing for more than twenty years, from a young boy in the mountains to the master of Kyushu, and has gone through many difficulties and dangers. Looking back at dusk, it is thrilling, and I feel that just more than twenty years have gone through several vicissitudes of life, leaving countless traces in the long history.
Endless stories.
However, when Zhang Xiaozu thought about it carefully, he suddenly discovered that the past twenty years had come and gone in a hurry. They seemed thrilling and full of stories, but in fact they were general and empty. They could tug at his heartstrings and leave a trace of deep memories in his memory.
There are very few.
Just like today, during the day, I led Qi Yoyo to reminisce about the past, looking for places where we had walked together and left beautiful memories, only to suddenly find that there were not many places.
"It's wrong, it's wrong, this is not the life I want."
Zhang Xiaozhu seemed to have suddenly come to his senses and felt extremely sad. He felt that a hearty battle, or an improvement in realm, or obtaining countless elixirs and fairy treasures, was not as good as sowing in spring and harvesting in autumn, filling the granary to make himself happy and make his heart happy.
Full of sense of achievement.
But what made him even more sad was that he couldn't stop.
As Qi Yoyo said, he can't ignore Jiuzhou, he can't help but find a way to solve the ancient curse of Tianwaitian, he has to find out the whereabouts of his master, he can't find a way to treat the injury of the senior brother, he can't pretend not to know about the return of the ancients...
"It feels like there is an invisible hand pushing me forward, making me unable to stop."
"A little tired."
"So tired..."
Zhang Xiaozu closed his eyes, a heavy tiredness suddenly surged into his heart, and he no longer had the strength to even move his fingers.
Gulu gulu…
Beside, the water on the charcoal stove was boiling.
Qi Yoyo picked up the teapot and brewed bamboo leaf tea on the tea table. The fragrance of bamboo leaves suddenly filled the air.
Qi Yoyo picked up a cup and was about to hand it to Zhang Xiaozu when he found that Zhang Xiaozu was asleep and snoring slightly. He seemed to be sleeping soundly, so he brought the teacup to his mouth and sipped it gently.
One bite and your mouth is filled with the aroma of bamboo.
Bamboo leaf tea used to be her favorite, and she hasn't had it for several years.
"This bamboo tea is dried well. It's the same as before.
You have the taste you like."
Qi Yoyo suddenly looked at the four maids of Plum, Orchid, Bamboo and Chrysanthemum who were waiting not far away, trembling with fear and not daring to take a breath.
Her breath was so cold that not only the four maids did not dare to utter a sound, but even the night insects around her did not dare to chirp.
"As long as the lady likes it."
Chunlan said quickly.
"Don't be afraid. I'm not angry with you. I'm like this because I have a strange disease. You can do whatever you want. Just pretend that I don't exist."
Qi Yoyo explained while holding back her inner discomfort.
With her current cold emotions, it would be annoying to look at the four maids more than once, but her remaining sense told her not to do this.
The fourth maid learned that the reason why Qi Yoyo was so cold was not because they had done something wrong to make Qi Yoyo unhappy. She couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief. But at the same time, she became worried about Qi Yoyo's illness, thinking that her young lady was suffering from illness.
, his eyes couldn't help but turn red.
"Miss, you-"
"Shh!"
Chunlan wanted to say something, but Qi Yoyo immediately frowned and made a silent gesture, and Chunlan immediately stopped speaking.
Qi Yoyo drank bamboo tea mindlessly.
It was late at night and there was dew. Instead of waking Zhang Xiaozu, she took out a blanket and covered him with it.
She knew that Zhang Xiaopou was very tired and it was rare for him to take off his burden and sleep, so she wanted him to sleep a little longer.
"Strange, my feelings towards my husband seem to have changed."
Qi Yoyo looked at Zhang Xiaozu's sleeping face with a puzzled expression.
Before, she only had a little emotional bond with Zhang Xiaozhu. Even when Zhang Xiaozhu held her hand and hugged her waist, her body had already reacted conditionedly to resist disgust, but it was only restrained by her reason that she didn't have too many emotions.
But now when she looked at Zhang Xiaozu's face, she felt a little more cordial in her heart.
"Could it be because it's underground?
In the river…”
Thinking of the ridiculous things she did in the underground river during the day, Qi Yoyo couldn't help but have two blushes on her cold cheeks, but they were soon covered by the cold again.
Qi Yoyo drank a cup of cooled bamboo tea to clear the bad images in her mind, covered herself with a blanket, and lay down on the bamboo chair to sleep.
Woof woof woof…
At about seven o'clock in the morning, a dog barking outside the courtyard wall woke up Zhang Xiaozu and Qi Yoyo, who were still sleeping soundly.
Qi Yoyo opened her eyes and woke up. She felt her body was soft, her cheeks were hot, and her eyes suddenly showed a look of shame and panic. She quickly calmed down and got rid of the dream that was still warm in her mind.
"Mother, why is your face so red? Could it be that you have caught a cold?"
Zhang Xiaozu's worried voice sounded in Qi Yoyo's ears.
"ah!"
Qi Yoyo seemed to be frightened. He sat up in exclaim and shook his head with evasive eyes, "I didn't catch a cold. I am in the Emperor's Saint Realm. How could I catch a cold? That one is wet with dew. I'm going to take a shower."
cold."
After saying that, he stood up holding the blanket and walked quickly towards the room as if he was running away.
After entering the room and closing the door, Qi Yoyo leaned her back against the door, folded her hands on her chest, closed her eyes and whispered in shame, "How could you have... such a dream? It's embarrassing. I have been thinking about it for a long time.
I had a dream at night, yes, it must be because I thought about it before going to bed last night."
She had a dream, dreaming that she and Zhang Xiaozu went to the underground river again.
Wow!
Qi Yoyo entered the bedroom, waved his hand to create an isolation barrier, took out the bathtub, poured cold water in, and prepared to take a cold bath to calm down, but when he was about to take off his clothes, he suddenly stopped and felt that this shameful dream was not real.
It's a bad thing, because such a dream can obviously enhance the relationship between myself and Zhang Xiaozu. Isn't this what I long for?
So she walked to the bed and lay down, covering her head with a blanket, closing her eyes and shyly recalling last night's dream.
"ah--"
Zhang Xiaozu stood up and stretched out comfortably, smiling happily and saying, "Sleep until dawn."
, I can’t remember how long I haven’t had such a good sleep. Once I get rid of all the annoying things, I will sleep until I wake up naturally every day.”
"Your Majesty, let your servants help you wash up."
Spring orchids and summer bamboos bring clear water.
Zhang Xiaozhu smiled and waved his hand, saying, "I can do it myself. Besides, there is no need to be restrained. You can just call me uncle. There is no need to be afraid of your lady. You can do whatever you want. The lady has been thinking of you in her heart."
Go and open the courtyard door, there are guests."
The two girls responded quickly.
One person stayed to hand Zhang Xiaozou a towel and other items, while the other person went to open the courtyard door.
"Xu~"
Just as the courtyard gate opened, a carriage happened to stop in front of the gate.
A man and a woman got out of the car. They were luxuriously dressed and had an extraordinary temperament. You could tell at a glance that they were people of high status.
"Slave, please see the Lord of the City and Your Highness the Princess."
Xia Zhu hurriedly took a few steps outside the door and respectfully saluted the people who got out of the car.
"Ha ha…"
Zhang Xiaozu quickly finished washing up, came over with a smile, bowed his hands and said, "Brother He, Your Royal Highness, long time no see."
"Yancheng congratulates Bucai for bringing his humble concubine to visit the Lord of the Nine Provinces. He has taken the liberty to visit you. I hope that the Lord will not take offense if he makes any trouble."
He Bucai greeted Zhang Xiaopeng respectfully.
Today, he is already the Lord of Yancheng City, holding several important positions, and is in charge of all matters in the southern part of the Great Su Empire. His official career is at its peak, and his whole person is in high spirits. He is no longer the depressed and frustrated prince-in-law of Muyang City.
Princess Su Rou was also in high spirits. Su De did not let her live in the imperial capital permanently, but let her come to Yancheng to reunite with He Bucai.
"You two have troubled me, please come in quickly."
Zhang Xiaozu smiled, waved his hand, stepped forward and politely invited the two of them in.
He Bucai couldn't help but be surprised. He felt that Zhang Xiaozu had not changed at all. He was still the same young man he met in Shepherd City. He was cheerful and enthusiastic. He could not feel the oppression of the Lord of Nine Provinces in him. The tension he felt when he came was relieved a lot.