Because Sima Shang was seriously injured and unable to move, he was kept in Nalan Mansion to recuperate. Sima Qing sent several imperial doctors to help him diagnose and treat him, but Nalan Xue whipped them out.

In order to take care of Sima Shang conveniently, old man Mo Yi lived in the courtyard next to the guest room in Nalan Mansion, scrubbing his wounds with his own hands every day, changing dressings, and cooking nourishing decoctions.

Although the ceremony was not performed, the marriage edict from Sima Qing was there, which meant that Nalan Xue and Sima Shang were a legitimate couple. In addition, Sima Shang often came to the house and treated the servants in the house.

, and he was also polite and courteous... The entire Nalan Mansion, from the two masters Nalan Ji and Nalan Shu, to the servants who swept the courtyard and took care of the courtyard, all liked Sima Shang, his infatuated uncle, very much.

The items that are usually provided for use are unnaturally much more refined.

"You can only eat this candied fruit after you drink the medicine."

Facing Sima Shang, who likes sweets and dislikes bitter tastes like herself, Nalan Xue did not hesitate to use the method that Yan Niang used to coax herself into taking medicine, a medicine bowl in one hand and a candied fruit plate in the other.

Put it away and pinch it with your thumb and forefinger to prevent him from grabbing it, because...if he grabs it, the candied fruit will be scattered all over the floor and he will not be able to eat it.

"Xue'er, Madam, Princess, please give me one pill first. Just one pill will be enough. This medicine, this medicine is really too bitter."

Sima Shang pursed his lips, his whole face seemed to be squeezed together, and his eyes full of grievances seemed to turn into water and gush out the next moment, "I am still a wounded person, you can't pity me.

Huh? Yan Niang has already said that when I ask you to drink the medicine, you will ask for half a plate of candied fruits to eat, but I only want one, and it won't work?"

"You're such a cunning guy! You even bribed my wet nurse!"

Nalan Xue just wanted to tease Sima Shang, not really forcing him to drink the medicine before giving him candied fruits. At this time, seeing his pretending to be pitiful, she couldn't help but,

"Pfft" he laughed out loud. He put down the medicine bowl and without any effort, flicked it on his forehead, "Watch me hit you!"

Sima Shang flattened his mouth and covered his head that was hit by Nalan Xue with a look of pain on his face. He sniffed with an aggrieved look on his face. But he didn't say a word, which made Nalan Xue stunned.

I hurriedly put the plate of preserves on the quilt and was about to check, but I saw him snatching the plate of preserves with quick eyes and hands and holding it in his arms. Then he started stuffing the preserves into his mouth, all the grievances on his face were gone. There was still a little bit left.

His pitiful appearance?

"You liar!"

Knowing that Sima Shang was fine, Nalan Xue felt relieved, scolded him, then sat down beside his couch with a smile and watched him eat, "Slow down! I'll ask the cook to cook it for you.

There’s a lot, and there’s still more left after eating!”

During the period when Sima Shang was recuperating in Nalan Mansion, Sima Yu sent Xiao Dezi to deliver letters twice, but Nalan Xue didn't even read them. In front of Sima Shang, he threw them in

Inside the brazier, it was completely burned.

Xiao Dezi seemed to want to talk to Nalan Xue about something in private. Several invitations were rejected by Nalan Xue on the grounds that she needed to take care of Sima Shang. Later, Nalan Xue simply told the housekeeper.

, all the things sent by Sima Yu will not be accepted, and all the people sent by Sima Yu will not be seen.

…

I have to admit that in terms of medical skills, old man Mo Yi is indeed a powerful figure that many imperial doctors cannot match.

Originally, in the eyes of the imperial doctor, Sima Shang would definitely suffer from many dark scars and would be unable to stay in bed for three years. Under his care, he was completely healed in less than three months, and even his body was completely healed.

Those wounds that were penetrated by swords were also strangely restored to perfection. Not to mention the dark scars, even the color of the skin was completely gone. It was as if the places where those wounds were located were not at all different.

, as if he hadn’t been injured at all!

It was at this time that several "robbers" were also arrested by the government. Sima Shang identified them as the bandit leaders among those who attacked him.

Sima Qing had already issued several edicts, supervising the officials of the Punishment Department to get to the bottom of the matter and not let a single murderer go.

Then, the punishment department’s nightmare comes!

Sima Qing asked questions twice a day, and Nalan Mansion called for help three times a day. Concubine Le's father, Sima Shang's grandfather, who had retired and returned home, simply sat in the Yamen every day, coming in the morning and leaving after dark.

Seeing someone idle, he opened his mouth to ask about the investigation.

The officials of the Ministry of Punishment have been struggling, working from dawn to dusk, running around, and have been working on the case for three months, and each of them has lost ten kilograms of meat!

Now, it can be said that such a "bandit leader" has been caught... How is it possible that there is no "proper" questioning and "strict investigation"?!

Originally, this "bandit leader" was still a tough guy and would not admit who was behind him even if he was beaten to death. Later, the angry officials from the Ministry of Punishment used all the punishment instruments stored in the warehouse on his body for three times.

It was only by chance that I tortured him so badly that I heard him say something in his sleep, Your Highness, my wife, children, parents, all will be entrusted to you...

After receiving the news, the officials of the Ministry of Justice were all excited and hurriedly reported it to Sima Qing. Then they conducted a thorough investigation and finally found two people in the courtyard of Prince Sima Yu Zhaoyin City.

The deaf and mute old man and his wife, their daughter-in-law, and their young grandchildren.

When the matter came to this, it was enough to conclude the case. However, Sima Yu was the prince and Sima Qing was the internal choice to succeed him in the future. He refused to admit that he had done this. Although Sima Qing did not believe it, he had to find every way to protect him.

, so what happened next... an official from the Ministry of Punishment took the four members of the family into custody and went to the jail of the Ministry of Punishment to identify them. The four of them rushed forward, hugged the bandit leader, and cried bitterly. The bandit leader was shocked and inexplicably denied any involvement with the four.

Strange scene of people meeting each other!

"These four people are the hungry people we picked up at the gate of Zhaoyin City when we were alone."

Facing the questioning looks from everyone, Sima Yu did not show any panic. He opened his thin lips slightly and gave his explanation, "If he is an accomplice of the bandit leader, you can take them together and chop them off."

Since Sima Qing whispered to him last time, Sima Yu has become like this, as cold as ice, as hard as stone, not very interested in anything, even facing Nalan Xue.

Looking distant.

"Your Highness, you..."

The "bandit leader", who had been re-interrogated for several days without even uttering a single sentence. After hearing Sima Yu's words, he seemed to be shocked, and then pain, despair, and anger all rushed to his face, "How could you

…”

哧一一

A thin blade penetrated the "bandit leader's" neck, completely blocking his unfinished words in his throat.

Everyone looked around in shock, only to see Sima Shang, who had not recovered yet, standing there a little helplessly. The other end of the thin blade was still in his hand.

He was wearing a white cotton suit, and the blood spurting from the wound of the "bandit leader" splashed all over him, as if a red plum had been painted on the white suit with a wonderful brush.

"Your Highness the Fifth Prince, you..."

Not to mention the officials from the Ministry of Justice who were present, even Nalan Shu was stunned by his move. He didn't know what he wanted to do.

"This person has slandered the prince's brother and deserves to be punished for his crime."

Sima Shang smiled slightly, his face even paler. The thin blade he originally held in his hand had already left his hand at this time, with a slight tremor, announcing the end of the "bandit leader"'s life. "Shang has followed him since he was a child."

The prince and his brother were close to each other, and they would often sleep on the same couch when they were tired from playing. If he wanted to harm Shang, he had no idea how many opportunities he would have to do it, so why would he bring trouble to himself by choosing Shang to get married at such a conspicuous time?

"

"What's more, the late father-in-law was still the prince's brother's husband, and the prime minister helped him a lot. Even if... he took ten thousand steps back, Shang really did something to make the prince's brother unhappy.

He wants to take Shang's life... He should only come here for Shang alone. There is no chance that Xue'er will be implicated as well, and the Nalan Mansion will also be in bad luck..."

Having said this, Sima Shang's face showed a faint look of sadness. He lowered his head, clenched his hands slightly into fists, and retracted them into his sleeves. After a long time, he slowly raised his head again and looked at the man standing not far away from him.

Sima Yu said, "Looking at the entire palace, including Shang's mother and concubine... The prince's brother is the only one who does not despise Shang for being useless... If it is really him who wants to take Shang's life, he will not

If you don't need to go to such trouble, just tell Shang... that's enough..."

"Then you die."

Sima Yu smiled coldly, as if he had been waiting for Sima Shang's words for a long time. He stretched out his hand, pulled out the sword from his waist, and threw it in front of him.

After the words fell, everyone was surprised.

Such blatant fratricide, so... cruel and inhumane, trampling on the trust of his brothers, is this Sima Yu still... the previous one, His Highness the Crown Prince, who was respected by the people in the name of virtue?!

"good."

Sima Shang did not regret his words. On the contrary, his smile became even brighter at this moment. His original face was pale and sick, as if it had disappeared all of a sudden. He leaned over and picked up the food in front of him.

That sword, which originally belonged to Sima Yu, pierced his chest without any hesitation.

Almost everyone chose to close their eyes at this moment.

However, the expected sound of the sharp blade cutting through cloth and piercing flesh was not heard.

Nalan Xue's hands were bleeding, and she tightly grasped the sword edge that was supposed to pierce Sima Shang's chest, with a determined look on her face.

"After I die, find someone who treats you well and get married. We haven't worshiped each other, so you are still innocent."

Sima Shang smiled lightly, stretched out his hand, and gently touched the top of Nalanxue's hair. Then, he pushed her away, pulled out the sword from Nalanshu's waist, and stabbed him in the chest again.

"Ask Mr. Mo Yi to help you heal your hands, otherwise, you will get scars, which will not look good..."

Qiang Yiyi

A golden sound.

A golden lock hit the sword edge, deflecting the sword edge that was supposed to pierce Sima Shang's chest. It opened a huge gap in the clothes on his chest, exposing his fair skin.

Come.

Another accident!

Everyone instinctively looked at the missed sword, then moved forward and embedded the golden lock in the crack of the bluestone on the wall. On the lock, there was a word "Jade" clearly engraved on it.

That golden lock belongs to Sima Yu!

"After you go to the fiefdom, be more successful. With the useless look you have now, you are not worthy of being my Sima Yu's younger brother!"

After Sima Yu said a word, he turned around and left. There was a red strangulation mark on the back of his neck. It was obvious that he had tied the golden lock when he pulled off the golden lock just now to save Sima Shang's life.

The gold chain was stretched out, and where he originally stood, there was a small broken gold chain lying on the ground. It was twisted and winding, like a snake that had been frozen to death.

The next day, Sima Qing issued an edict, conferring Sima Shang the title of King of Shunde, and granting Nalanxue the fiefdom of Yucheng across the water from Yuncheng. He was ordered to take his wife Nalanxue to the fiefdom within seven days to prepare for spring plowing.

…

In an old house in Jishui City, Jiang Yue was lying on a soft chair, listening to Su Ling tell him about the many events that had happened in Zhaoyang City in the past few months, with a calm and peaceful expression.

"Is there anything else?"

Jiang Yue slowly sat up. Playing with the silk handkerchief in his hand, he turned his head and asked Su Ling.

"This is all my subordinates heard about. We will have to wait for Jingtong and the others to come back before we know about other matters."

Su Ling glanced at his master carefully and saw that he had no intention of getting angry. Then he continued, "I don't understand. Why... Your Highness doesn't let people expose the truth of the matter, but wants... to be like this now."

Yes, I only let my subordinates secretly protect... Her Royal Highness the Princess..."

"Do you think she would trust anyone other than Sima Shang now?"

Jiang Yue shook his head with a wry smile, lay back in the soft chair, stretched out the silk handkerchief he had held in his hand to play with, and covered his face, "It's a fox. One day, its tail will show up."

...All you have to do and do is keep an eye on this fox and don't give him a chance to hurt my princess...until I accumulate enough strength, and then...go pick her back...

"

"But……"

Su Ling wanted to say something more, but seeing that Jiang Yue no longer wanted to waste time with him, he swallowed the words that came to his lips, bowed, bowed to him, and walked out.

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"Let Zero Moon continue to keep in touch with him."

When Su Ling had already walked to the door and had not yet gone out, Jiang Yue, whose face was covered with silk scarf, gave him another instruction, "Write a letter to Feng Duan. You must do what I told you before."

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After receiving Sima Qing's edict, two days later, Nalan Xue and Sima Shang packed their bags and prepared to set off for Yucheng.

They all only rode one horse and carried three days' rations in the horse's pockets. They only brought two servants, one was Nalan Xue's wet nurse, Yan Niang, and the other was Sima Shang.

The boy's name is called Feng Duan.

"Girl, this road is not close. You'd better... stop riding..."

Nalan Ji felt sorry for his sister who was about to travel far away, so he sent her all the way out of Zhaoyang City for more than 20 miles. Seeing that she was about to reach the next city, he kept nagging her, asking her to change the carriage and go on the road.

"The city of Zhaoyin is just ahead. The city guard is an old friend of mine. I'll ask him to prepare a carriage for you, okay?"

"Brother, please stop nagging! This girl is not a child. Since she has made such a decision, she has her reasons!"

While Nalan Shu was teaching his elder brother not to nag, he looked left and right and observed the surrounding terrain, "But... girl, don't blame the second brother for annoying... Are you sure you really don't need to bring some guards with you?"

Huh? We only caught one of the bandits last time, so it’s hard to guarantee..."

"It can happen once, but it won't happen again. As long as that person is not a fool, he will not attack the two of us again when the situation is tight."

He raised his head and glanced at Zhaoyin City, where he could almost clearly see the writing on the lintel. Nalanxue pulled the reins slightly, stopped his horse, turned around, and said to Nalan Ji and Nalan Shu, "When we get to Yucheng, I will

I wrote back to you. There is still one month before the alliance meeting of several countries. This alliance meeting will be held in the Shang Kingdom. It is impossible for the emperor to go there in person. According to my guess, he will ask you two to accompany him.

Sima Yu will go with you... If this is really the case, remember to write me a letter before setting off..."

After seeing you off for a thousand miles, we must say goodbye eventually. Nalan Xue said that there was no need for the two of them to see you off again. No matter how reluctant Nalan Ji was to say goodbye, he had no choice but to nod and agree.

After turning the horse's head and preparing to go in the direction of Zhaoyang City, suddenly, as if he remembered something, he reined in the horse and rummaged around for a while... After a long time, he took out a small box and handed it to him.

Nalan Xue said, "Keep this carefully. When you get to Yucheng, if you encounter any trouble and you don't have time to write to us for help, just take it with you and go to a tavern called Qixiangzhai.

There is a man named Chi San. When he was in the army, he served as an adjutant under me. He had a good relationship with me. Later, he left the camp due to injury and returned to his hometown to do business. He even wrote me a letter a few days ago.

, let me remember to go to his place for a drink if I have time."

"Remember!"

Nalan Xue took the small box with a smile and put it into her sleeve in front of Nalan Ji. Then she pouted playfully towards Zhaoyang City, indicating that he could go back, "Mansion

I have already given the account books and the key to the treasury to the Fourth Princess. If you need anything in the future, remember to ask someone to tell her first, and then go and get it after she writes you a note. Don’t do it.

Just like before, take everything and use it up first, and then tell others, that is a very bad habit, and it is easy for people to misremember the accounts!"

…

After seeing off Nalan Ji and Nalan Shu, Nalan Xue and Sima Shang, they bypassed Zhaoyin City and headed towards Yucheng.

This was something they had already discussed before leaving Zhaoyang City.

Horses are the best "flying on grass". They can travel thousands of miles in a day with great ease.

Although it was delayed for some time due to Nalan Ji and Nalan Shu seeing each other off, at sunset, the group of four people still rushed to the first place they planned to enter before the city gate closed.

The settlement city is Jiao City.

Jiaocheng is not a powerful city, but it has become famous because of a virtuous woman who assisted a famous prime minister like Nalan Duan a few decades ago. In other words, Nalan Xue's grandmother's family

, it is in this Jiaocheng.

Knock knock knock one by one

Standing at the closed door of Ping Mansion, Nalan Xue stepped forward in person, rolled up her sleeves, and clapped the bright copper door knocker.

"Who?"

Inside the door, a rather old voice asked in a shaky voice.

"It's me, Uncle Bai."

Recognizing the plain voice of the old housekeeper, Nalan Xue responded with a smile, "I'm Xue'er."

"Xue'er? Oh, oh, the princess is here! Come here! Come here!"

Recognizing that it was Nalan Xue, the old housekeeper responded happily, and hurriedly called for someone to open the door, "I just said, why did you hear the magpies chirping on the treetops this morning? It turns out that I wanted to tell the old man

Slave, the princess is here!"

Nalan Xue's mother, Ping, was originally the third daughter of the Ping family. When she was young, she was kidnapped by villains when she went out to play. She was sold to Nalan Duan's family for a large sum of money to be used as a child bride.

At that time, Mrs. Ping was knocked on the head and forgot many things. She only knew that her surname was Ping and that her family was very well off. There were three brothers in the family, and they all went out to do business all year round. She could not remember where they lived.

Later, I got along with Nalan Duan for a long time and developed a crush. Although I remembered that I originally lived in Jiaocheng, I had no intention of coming back...

It wasn't until he turned thirteen that he married Nalan Duan. By chance, he met his eldest brother Ping Ruiyun on the street, who happened to be in Nalan Duan's hometown to buy medicinal materials. Only then did he regain his connection with his family.

The Ping family was the only girl in the Heng family. After being lost for several years, she was found again, which made the old man and the old lady of the Heng family happy. They immediately planned to pay money to the Nalan family to redeem the girl, but failed.

Lie refused to obey, and only decided that Nalan Duan, a married man, wanted to stay with him forever.

The two elders of the Taira family were not people who disliked poverty and loved wealth. Seeing that their girl was so determined, they agreed.

Later, the Nalan family, which was not considered wealthy to begin with, caught fire and destroyed all their property. The two elders of the Heng family sent people to bring Nalan Duan's family to Jiaocheng and bought them a farm and house for them to stay.

Later, Ping Ruiyun, the eldest son of Ping, went out to buy medicinal materials. He was persecuted by his peers and fell into the hands of bandits. In order to save him, the Ping family spent all their money and even sold their old house for money, so they reluctantly paid the ransom to get him back.

life.

The two elders of Nalan Duan's family repaid their kindness and donated all the income they had accumulated for several years to the Heng family to help the Heng family make a comeback. It was also in the same year that Nalan Duan, who had never had any intention of becoming an official, decided to go to Zhaoyang City to participate in the Autumn Festival.

Try to seek fame and fame, hoping to reach heaven's ears, rectify bandits, and benefit the people.

Because Zhaoyang City and Jiaocheng are only seven or eight cities apart, and the children of Pingfu are all business people, usually when people from Pingfu go to Zhaoyang City to deliver goods to their own shops, they will drop by to collect goods.

Lan Mansion brought some local products to the Mansion for food, so the three brothers and sisters in Nalan Mansion had a good relationship with Ping Jingshui, who was now in charge of Ping Mansion, who was older than them but younger than them.

It's not ordinary.

The old housekeeper Ping Bai was originally the servant of Nalan Xue's uncle Ping Ruiyun. He had watched Nalan Xue grow up since she was a child. It was during those years when she "went to the fiefdom to praise the emperor", and she often relied on that time.

Ping Ruiyun, the person in charge, ordered to wrap up some non-perishable snacks and send them to the princess's house in Yuncheng.

Although Nalan Xue had never really tasted the snacks that were sent to Yuncheng, she definitely remembered this favor in her heart.

After hearing the news that Nalan Xue was here, Ping Ruiyun, who was already a hundred years old, was so happy that his servants pushed him out with a chair and cart.

Nalanxue heard that he had broken his legs and legs due to his age, so he had people make them for him. He was very happy to use them. Normally, the weather was fine.

The servants would push him and go to the yard to bask in the sun. Of course, he rarely went out when it was not warm and windy like now.

"Uncle has gained weight recently!"

Nalan Xue smiled and teased Ping Ruiyun. She pulled Sima Shang forward and introduced them to them. "This is Sima Shang, my husband. This is my uncle, Ping Ruiyun."

"Hello, uncle."

Sima Shang was a prince, so he didn't need to be polite to a commoner like Ping Ruiyun. However, at this moment, after being introduced by Nalan Xue, he was respectful. She gave him a junior salute and followed Nalan Xue.

Lan Xue called Ping Ruiyun "uncle" and said, "Sima Shang has met uncle."

"His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince is so polite. How can Ping Ruiyun, a commoner, bear your respect?"

Ping Ruiyun smiled and looked at Sima Shang. He said he could not bear his courtesy, but in fact, he did not deliberately avoid it. This does not mean that he was too self-respecting and looked down on Sima Shang, who was not very famous.

The prince, instead, wanted to test Nalan Xue on his behalf.

"Xue'er is Sima Shang's wife and her uncle. Naturally, she is also Sima Shang's uncle. This has nothing to do with status."

Sima Shang did not show the slightest bit of displeasure. He only bowed respectfully and then stood up straight. He looked at Ping Ruiyun with a smile on his face and said, "Sima Shang has no ability and cannot give her wealth and glory.

She was also so tired that she went to the fiefdom with Sima Shang to live a hard life. Her uncle didn't scold or teach her a lesson, but she had already given Sima Shang enough face. This junior could not miss the more respect he received from his elders!"

"Look at me, I'm such an old fool! I only focused on talking to you two, but I forgot to let you in first! Come on, come on, come in, let's go inside first, and we won't be too late to talk later!

"

Ping Ruiyun's eyes flickered slightly, but soon he returned to his previous kind look. He stretched out his hand slightly and invited them into the main hall to drink tea, "Uncle Bai, please bring the best Biluochunlai in our house, Xue

My little girl loves that tea the most! It is brewed with snow water that has been buried deep in the soil for five years!"

After drinking two cups of tea, it was time for dinner. Ping Ruiyun had a table full of dishes cooked, and he called the head of the Ping family, his eldest son Ping Jingshui, to accompany him, and drank Sima Shang.

Very drunk.

"Uncle! You are getting more and more unreasonable as you get older! The injury on his body has only just healed, so how can he bear it? You are here to force him to drink like this!"

Seeing that Sima Shang was drunk and unconscious, and was carried by two servants of the Ping family and sent to the guest room to rest, Nalan Xue felt a little unhappy.

In her impression, Ping Ruiyun, who had experienced life and death, had "rejuvenated" several times, and saved the Ping family from the cliff of decline, was a legendary figure. Every word, every line,

It couldn't be unreasonable. She couldn't understand why such a wise and shrewd person suddenly started to act like this today!

"How can uncle talk to you alone without getting this guy drunk?"

Ping Ruiyun changed his drunken look from before. In the blink of an eye, his eyes became clear. He stretched out his hand and patted Nalan Xue's arm, indicating that she would push his chair and car and talk in another place.

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Seeing that Ping Ruiyun was not really drunk and fooling around, Nalan Xue was slightly stunned, nodded in agreement, then took the place of the boy, pushed Ping Ruiyun, and walked towards the small courtyard he pointed to.

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Sima Shang, who was originally drunk on the couch, slowly opened his eyes after hearing the sound of chairs and cars going away, took a deep breath, turned over, lay on his back on the couch, and looked around.

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Nalan Xue pushed Ping Ruiyun to a quiet courtyard, dismissed the servants, found a stone bench, and sat down safely, waiting to listen to his lesson.

"Girl, this husband of yours is not a creature of the pond!"

Ping Ruiyun got straight to the point, took a deep breath, and said with a sigh, "Tell your uncle, do you want to be with him for the rest of your life? Or do you want to help him become a hegemon and leave his name in history?"

"Uncle is really good at joking! He is just a prince who is not liked by the emperor. How can he become a hegemon?"

Nalan Xue smiled and scolded Ping Ruiyun, and took the opportunity to express her wish, "Xue'er, you don't have any wishful thinking of leaving a name in history! Xue'er just wants to be with him and live a peaceful life.

It will be enough for you to grow old together!"

"Good girl, if that's what you think, then remember what uncle said."

Ping Ruiyun nodded slightly. He narrowed his eyes slightly and pursed his lips towards a small rockery not far away. "Only when you don't move can you be as firm as a mountain. Only when you are like a mountain can you be as stable as a rock."

"Xue'er noted it down."

Although she didn't fully understand what Ping Ruiyun meant, Nalanxue still nodded obediently and agreed. If you listen to the elder, you won't suffer any loss, especially since this elder is his biological uncle!

…

After staying one night in Ping Mansion, Nalan Xue went to the guest room early the next morning, intending to wake up Sima Shang and go with him to say goodbye to Ping Ruiyun.

The day before, she rested in Ping's former boudoir. This was Yan Niang's arrangement. She was afraid that Sima Shang would not sleep well after being drunk, which would disturb her rest and delay her journey the next day.

In fact, even without Yan Niang's consideration, Nalan Xue would not sleep in the guest room with Sima Shang, because there is only one couch in the guest room.

Although they are a couple in name only, due to the previous commotion, they did not actually go to the church to get married. Without going to the church to get married, naturally, they cannot sleep on the same bed... Sima Shang said that in the future,

He would provide her with a wonderful wedding, but he didn't want to think that by the time of the wedding, she would have become the mother of several children. When he lifted his hijab, there would be a group of little bastards making trouble...

Walking to the door, Nalan Xue couldn't help but think of the scene Sima Shang said again, and couldn't help laughing. Because of this, her outstretched hand hung in the air, and she didn't knock for a long time.

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"Xue'er?"

Sima Shang's voice came from the door, and then a burst of hurried footsteps came to the door. From the inside, the door was opened, "What are you raising your hands for?"

"I'm afraid you won't wake up, so I want to knock you up."

Nalan Xue smiled and retracted her hand, and looked at Sima Shang's face. Seeing a little ink stain on his face, she couldn't help but be startled, "Are you writing?"

"I woke up early and had nothing to do. I was afraid that you would be sleeping soundly, so I didn't let anyone disturb you."

Sima Shang looked surprised, as if he had not expected that Nalan Xue would guess that he was writing. After thinking for a moment, he quickly lowered his head and looked at himself, "I don't have any ink stains on my body...

How did you guess that I was writing?"

"I didn't get it on my body, but it got all on my face!"

Nalan Xue smiled happily and took out the handkerchief from her sleeve. She wanted to wipe it with Sima Shang, but she was afraid that if there was no water on the handkerchief, it would hurt him, so she grabbed the handkerchief and pulled it off.

Sima Shang's sleeves walked into the room, took the teapot from the table, poured some tea on it, and wiped the ink stains on his face, "It's a blessing that you have such leisure and leisure, so early in the morning

Get up and write! What did you write? Can you show me?"

Sima Shang stood obediently in front of Nalan Xue, letting her wipe the ink stains on his face, with a happy smile in his eyes, "I just had nothing to do and wrote a few words... I was lazy when I was young.

, refuses to practice hard, and when I grow up and want to learn, no one is willing to teach me... It's very ugly, so you'd better not look at it, so as not to worry about it. When you get there, you can use this to run against me with our children...

"

"It makes me look like a shrew, thinking about how to bully you all day long."

After wiping the ink stains on Sima Shang's face, Nalan Xue scolded him, turned around, ran towards the table where the Four Treasures of the Study were placed, and said with a wicked smile, "I want to take a look at your words that even I find ugly.

Son, in the end, how ugly will it look like? Well, if it is really ugly... I will keep it as you wish and use it to tease your children and grandchildren in the future!"

"Hey! You, please don't! Xue'er! Xue'er!"

Seeing Nalan Xuezhen running to the table to read what he had written, Sima Shang immediately became anxious and hurriedly chased after her, trying to fight with her.

"A dragon is teased by a shrimp in the shallows, a tiger is bullied by a dog when it lands on a flat sun, a civet cat is as fierce as a tiger when it is in power, and a phoenix on the ground is not as good as a chicken."

Looking at the crookedly written lines on the paper, which looked like crabs crawling out of it, with large and small characters, Nalan Xue couldn't help but laugh out loud.

After laughing, there was silence. The word Sima Shang was written in a childish and ridiculous way, but... the meaning of the word was that she couldn't help but feel distressed. He was not affected by her.

His father loves him, but he is not protected by his mother. Even his brother, whom he has believed in and admired since childhood, regards him as an obstacle and burden!

It is true that he is smiling all the time, but in his heart, he is actually still hurting and crying, right?

"When you get to the fiefdom, how about I teach you calligraphy and be your teacher?"

Nalan Xue took a deep breath, picked up the brush that Sima Shang had casually placed on the inkstone, and next to the crooked lines he had written, she added a few more sentences as if at random, and read them while writing.

Come out, "One day the dragon will get the water, and the rivers will flow backwards; one day the tiger will return to the mountains, and all the beasts will listen to my roar; one day the phoenix will soar into the sky, and all the birds will come to visit..."

"Thank you, Xue'er."

Sima Shang's hand, slightly trembling, stretched out from behind and covered Nalan Xue's red lips. He lowered his head slightly and pressed his forehead against the back of her neck, "Today, when I am in the most difficult time,

You are by my side and will never leave me. In the future...if my ambition is fulfilled and I rule the world, you will definitely be the only one by my side!"

"I only said that I would teach you how to practice calligraphy, but I didn't say that I would be able to teach you well. If you are so anxious to promise now, if you can't do it in the future, wouldn't it be a lie to me?"

Nalan Xue had never been in such close contact with a man. She stiffened slightly and immediately blushed from her face to the root of her neck. She hurriedly pushed Sima Shang's arm away, jumped away, and grabbed the man on the table.

After Zhang had written on the rice paper, he picked up the rice paper with ink dripping on it and planned to run away, "I, I hate it the most when someone lies to me!"

"I, Sima Shang, swear once again that if I ever come to the world in the future, there will be only one person beside me, holding hands shoulder to shoulder!"

Hearing Nalan Xue speak, Sima Shang was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly raised his hand and swore a poisonous oath, "If you violate this, the sky will strike with lightning, the country will be destroyed, the family will be destroyed, and you will not die a good death!"

…

The four of them had breakfast in Ping Mansion, said goodbye to Ping Ruiyun, the only elder left in Ping Mansion, and then continued to set off towards the fiefdom.

Nalan Xue, who was riding on the horse, couldn't help but sigh at how vicious his uncle's vision was!

After just a brief encounter, I could clearly see that Sima Shang was not a thing in the pond, but that one day he would fly into the sky and transform into a dragon... This was something that even Nalan Duan, let alone her, would find difficult to achieve!

Reading thousands of books is indeed better than traveling thousands of miles. She must have read more than twice as many books as Ping Ruiyun, a merchant from a young age. However, when it comes to looking at people by color, Ping Ruiyun is better.

So old and sharp!

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After setting off from Jiaocheng and driving for two days, we arrived at Yucheng, which is across the water from Nalanxue's fiefdom.

At this time, it was evening, and the setting sun shone on the river, shining with golden light.

Sima Shang pulled the reins of the horse and stopped on the shore.

"What's wrong, Shang?"

Seeing Sima Shang stop by the river, Nalan Xue also pulled the reins of the horse, drove his horse back to where he was, and asked in confusion.

"When I was very young, I once stood by a river like this."

Sima Shang raised his head slightly, smiled at Nalan Xue, then climbed back on the horse, shook the reins, "Then, for some reason, he fell into the river... I screamed for help, and stood up

Of my four brothers on the shore, no one was willing to save me. They just stood there, smiling, as if I was their enemy and wished I could just drown... Then, your brother

Appeared, he took off his belt and threw it to me... rescued me from the water and landed... He also took off his cloak and put it on me..."

"It's all in the past, Shang."

After Sima Shang said this, Nalan Xue suddenly remembered what he was talking about. However, at that time, the person who saved him was not Nalan Shu, but her. "It's getting late."
Chapter completed!