"Xiao Ping knows Qing Kung, she probably followed the footprints, right?" He Qizhou moved to Xiao Ping's voice and found that she was chasing after Xiao Xue quickly, and said while following Xiao Xue.
"He Qizhou, you are shameless! I know you are inside, miss, let's go!" Xiao Ping's voice got closer and closer.
"How did she know you were there?" Xiaoxue asked.
"The little eunuch at the door recognized me." After He Qizhou finished speaking, he approached Xiaoxue directly, gently grasped the other person's right arm with his left hand, luckily turned to the left side of the forest, the two of them floated gently, one step was more than one foot, and
They all fell on the frozen ground, leaving no footprints!
"This way she won't be able to find us." He Qizhou's naughty childlike innocence made him do something he couldn't even imagine. Xiaoxue actually didn't struggle at all. Looking from the side, her long eyelashes flickered, as if she was right.
He Qizhou's reckless behavior still felt quite strange. Even though he was separated by a thick cotton coat, He Qizhou still felt that Xiaoxue's upper arms were tight, but it didn't look like he had martial arts skills.
The two of them moved more than ten feet from the forest on the left, then quietly lowered themselves and waited for Xiao Ping to come to them.
"Those two little eunuchs have been guarding the door here for the past two years, and they all know us. It seems that they told Xiaoping that that girl has to take care of everything!" Xiaoxue said in a low voice, with great interest.
He looked at the path leading to the top of the slope.
"He Qizhou, you lazy toad, where are you people?" Xiao Ping ran directly along the path to the pavilion on the top of the slope, her voice gradually becoming filled with hatred. After a while, the cry of "Miss, Miss" came from the top again.
From the pavilion, the voice of Xiao Ping, who had lost her direction, was full of tears, as if she was going to cry in the next moment.
"Should we show up?" He Qizhou couldn't bear the little girl's cries.
"Whoever wants to show up with you, please leave quickly and I'll find Xiao Ping by myself." Xiaoxue said in a coquettish tone and walked towards the pavilion.
"Xiaoxue, you haven't told me about the varieties of plum blossoms yet! Next time Xiu Mu will show me some of them! Is this a good time?" Seeing Xiaoxue gradually walking away, He Qizhou finally mustered up his courage and called out softly.
Xiaoxue ran up quickly. Just when He Qizhou was extremely disappointed, Xiaoxue turned around while running, pulled off the scarf on her face, revealing her beautiful face, stuck out her tongue at He Qizhou, and continued to move forward.
Run up.
He Qizhou didn't know whether it was an agreement or a rejection, but since he was allowed to see his true appearance, he should come, right? Do you want to ask Xu Mu? No matter, he still wants to come to enjoy the plum blossoms during his next holiday anyway.
!Xiao Xue's moving back disappeared in an instant, and then came her voice calling for Xiao Ping, followed by some inaudible quarrels.
He Qizhou still didn't want to leave and quietly hid aside. After a while, he saw Xiaoxue and Xiao Ping walking back hand in hand. The white scarf once again covered their faces. They seemed to glance at him again when they passed by.
It pulled the heartstrings again. Of course, He Qizhou would not stay in the plum forest. After saying goodbye to the little eunuch, he followed Xiaoxue's carriage all the way until he saw the two of them home. After seeing Xiaoxue again, he reluctantly left.
go.
After closing the door of the house, Xiao Ping could no longer control her emotions and shouted: "Miss, I really don't understand, how can that guy compare to Mr. Xiao? Today you actually declined the invitation from the Jinan Marquis Mansion and went to see him.
That rascal?"
"What fun is there in the Hou Mansion? I'm not comfortable at all!" Xiaoxue said.
"What about Mr. Xiao? Haven't you always followed him as an example? He is so infatuated with you, and there are so many women..."
"Tai, stop, stop, why are you here again? What do you know about this little girl? Only in martial arts, he is the role model for me to follow, and I regard him as my elder brother..."
"But what about your engagement? Last time I secretly heard from the old man that he seemed to be arranging your marriage this year!"
"I don't know either. At worst, I can just follow my mother's example." Xiaoxue looked distressed.
"Since you came back this time, I have noticed that you have become more and more indifferent to the Xiao family and Young Master Xiao. Miss, I think only Young Master Xiao is worthy of you in this world, so please stop using other ideas, okay?
"Xiao Ping said sincerely.
"I also know that you are good to me, but I just don't like the Xiao family very much. Even if it is our Zhang family, I don't want to have much contact with them. Maybe it's because I'm disgusted with Wujiwu. I don't want to be with the Xiao family.
The future heir will stay together for a lifetime! Do you think Xiao Jihuai will give up taking charge of the Xiao family?"
"How do I understand this?"
"I understand, he won't, so even if I don't have this Zhou or that porridge, I won't marry him!" Xiaoxue said quietly.
"Miss, are you ashamed? Don't you just want to say that with this boat and that porridge, you don't want to marry Mr. Xiao anymore!" Xiao Ping has been a smart child since she was a child.
"You brat, how dare you laugh at me like that? Do you think I will take you out again in the future?" Xiaoxue, with blushing cheeks, pinched Xiao Ping's cheeks hard.
"Why are you arguing again?" The handsome Zhang Mufeng walked out of the room with a smile.
"Go, go, don't come and join in the fun." Xiaoxue said.
"Sister doesn't want me to accompany her, but she's kind enough to let me sleep in. It turns out she's going to have a private meeting with her new brother-in-law!" Zhang Mufeng showed a rare mischievous smile.
"I'm warning you, don't leak the news in front of him!" Xiaoxue said.
"Who is he?" Zhang Mufeng asked knowingly.
"You're looking for death!" Xiaoxue stepped forward and kicked Zhang Mufeng in the butt. Zhang Mufeng dodged several times in a row, but finally got a solid kick.
"I'm afraid of you, I'm afraid of you, I'll keep it a secret!" Zhang Mufeng begged for mercy.
"Also, grandpa and parents are not allowed to talk nonsense!"
"Yes, sister, I support your decision. If you want to send a message or a letter in the future, just ask. But you have to be careful. The day before yesterday, Liu Junzhi's sister brought a lot of food to He Qizhou, and we senior brothers
But I saw it all." Zhang Mufeng said affectionately.
"roll roll roll!"
After nightfall, inside the Qingfeng Temple, He Qizhou was severely scolded by Lu Baogen. The sword "Feng Qi" that he had almost mastered had many loopholes. He had just corrected it with him, and asked him what his mistakes were, and he could do it in the blink of an eye.
The answer was wrong and Lu Baogen was so angry that he just asked him to run around in circles. He just said that it was because of the hard work he had practiced for several days. How could he know that in this harsh winter, He Qizhou was full of thoughts of spring.
Returning to his room, He Qizhou suddenly found an invitation on his desk. It was the annual Lantern Festival celebration of Prince Cheng's Mansion. He invited Wu Jinshi, who was still studying at the Military Academy and was familiar with Prince Cheng, to come to Prince Cheng's Mansion for dinner and entertainment. Everyone could
He brought a relative or friend with him. He Qizhou didn't take it seriously and put the invitation in the drawer. What he was thinking about was his unexpected encounter with Miss Snow among the plum blossoms at the end of October.
Two days later, Lu Baogen saw that He Qizhou had learned almost the same thing, so he asked He Qizhou to call Ling Yue and agreed with them that he would resign as the leader on the first day of May and give it to his disciple Lingxu.
The two went to Zhongnan Mountain to observe the ceremony, and asked Ling Yue to supervise the somewhat absent-minded He Qizhou's martial arts practice. Lingxu, who was preparing to take over as the head coach, rushed back to Zhongnan Mountain as early as the day after the palace examination.
He Qizhou, who no longer had to go to Qingfeng Temple every day, was finally able to spare some more time to listen to the classes at the Arms Training Hall. He found that few of the people attending the class were in the top ten. When he found out that Jiang Zhu had already left for Tuyuhun, Jiang Didai
They spent much more time in the Yunmen Sect than in the Armed Forces Hall; the Wu brothers and sisters went to Prince Ning's Mansion in Li Ruogu every day to seek advice from Li Zhong; the Jinling and Huashan disciples stayed close to the water tower and went to the two deputy priests and wine instructors. And they often went to the library to
It is always the place with the most people. These elites selected from all over the country are smart enough to find the books they need from the vast sea of classics in the library.
He Qizhou met Zhang Mufeng many times in Lingyue's courtyard, library, cafeteria, etc., mostly to exchange martial arts. Since Zhang Mufeng was always surrounded by a group of Quanzhen disciples, he was too embarrassed to inquire about his sister, but
After some insinuations, I got some information. He only has one sister and only one maid at home. His parents are currently out of town and may be coming back soon.
In a blink of an eye, the Lantern Festival came, and He Qizhou deliberately asked if Zhang Mufeng would bring anyone with him. The news he received was a bit disappointing. Zhang Mufeng did not bring her sister. Of course, he and Xiaoxue were not close enough yet, so he had no choice but to go with the other single officers in the military equipment hall.
However, Lin Chuan mustered up the courage and brought Zhang Qingrou, who was already generous, to the appointment.
Prince Cheng's Mansion is located in the Imperial City and occupies a very large area. The front yard upon entering is not much different from Prince Ning's Mansion in Li Ruogu. However, after passing through the living room, it suddenly becomes clear that there is a frozen lake in front of you.
It is more than ten acres in size. There are islands in the lake, pavilions on the islands, winding corridors, waterside pavilions, and stone boats on the lake shore... On the east side is a continuous rockery made of a large number of Taihu stones, where the royal family members live.
In the courtyard to the east of the rockery, and on the north bank of the lake where the Jinshi gathering is located, a large house with seven bays and a verandah roof looks extraordinary from a distance across the lake.
There is a zigzag stone bridge on the lake leading to the big house. In front of the house is a viewing platform more than ten feet square. The fence is actually made of white marble, the same material as the palace. He Qizhou originally thought that Prince Ning's Mansion was already huge, but now compared with Prince Cheng's Mansion,
It's like a little king meets a big king, a little devil meets Yama.
Approaching the big house, I saw the words "Hundred Soldiers Hall" scrawled on the plaque. I didn't understand what it meant until I walked into the house. The house was extremely vast, with all kinds of weapons hanging on the four walls and thick pillars. There was no shortage of iron.
Unpopular weapons like Gu Duo and Meteor Hammer.
The Lantern Festival every year is always the busiest day in the palace. There are almost hundreds of people coming to the banquet, most of them are young people. Of course Xiao Jinhuai, who has just been promoted to the fourth rank deputy general, is also invited. He can say
He is half of King Cheng's direct disciple and a person who must visit every year.