When Xu Mu walked out of the pavilion, Li Shuomo was stunned and wanted to say something, but Li Rucheng glared at him and stepped back in dismay.
"Sister-in-law, have you ever heard a poem from those heroes?"
"The mountains and rivers are shrouded in mist and rain, and in ten years a dynasty can be cut down with one sword."
Li Rucheng stroked his long white beard and said, "The young marquis told me that those heroes are also pitiful people. They are more public than private and only want to help the world."
"In this world, even if it hurts your eyes, you still can't tell right from black. Some people are whitewashing peace in the bright hall, and there will be others who are upright in the dark."
"Don't look, it will hurt your eyes. All you need to remember is that serving the people is the greatest righteousness in the world."
"Xu Mu is taught." Raising his hands, Xu Mu bowed and bowed.
"For fear of being implicated, I will go to Changyang Sifang tomorrow and tell you that Wanwan eloped with you and was kicked out of the Li Mansion."
"In the face of great righteousness, if we take this step forward, we can only hope that the mountains and rivers will return to their former glory."
Xu Mu slowly closed his eyes.
"Wanwan, come here too." Following Li Rucheng's voice, Li Xiaowan, who had been hiding aside to peek, also blushed slightly, and for a rare moment like a lady, she walked over with small steps.
"Wait a while, then go back to your room to clean up, and follow Xu Mu back to Horseshoe Lake."
"Grandpa, grandpa, am I married?"
"Married." Li Rucheng said in a kind tone, "After leaving the Li Mansion, you are no longer an official lady. You should be more generous in the future."
"Sister-in-law, why don't you plug in your hairpin?"
Xu Mu twitched his mouth. He came here to talk about something today. He didn't expect it to happen so soon. Where would he go to find his hairpin now?
After hesitating for a moment, he simply stretched out his hand, picked off a branch of snow plum from the side, took two steps forward, and inserted it into Li Xiaowan's bun.
I originally thought that Miss Dawan would be angry, but I never thought that her overjoyed expression seemed to be somewhat successful.
Li Rucheng raised his hand and gave Xu Mu a chestnut.
Xu Mu was speechless. After drinking a few bowls of wine, he led the girl away without even paying the betrothal gift.
"Go back, the road to Horseshoe Lake is a bit far. Son-in-law, remember to hide the things I give you."
"Xu Mu remembers."
Li Rucheng nodded and stepped out with old steps, staggering a little in the cold wind.
"The young prince in Changyang is white-headed and snowy, and the old soldier in Chengcheng is not afraid of the cold."
"But the general Li will be here to conquer the north, and he will not teach Di Gou how to cross Yongguan."
Xu Mu's heart palpitated after hearing this, and he stood still for a long time. When he raised his head again, he saw that Li Rucheng's figure in front of him was already a hundred steps away.
…
After leaving Chengcheng, another winter snow fell from the sky.
Without riding a horse, Xu Mu stepped on the snowy road and walked forward silently. In his arms, the copper tiger charm that could mobilize half of the faces of eight thousand people made his chest hurt.
Wei Feng followed carefully with more than twenty riders.
"Xu Mu, why don't you say anything?" Li Xiaowan walked unsteadily. The fragility of the official lady finally made her a little bit too much.
"I'm thinking about something. Don't drop it and give me your hand."
Li Xiaowan blushed and stretched out her hand hurriedly.
"Xu Mu, I am yours."
"yes……"
"Then you will protect me?"
"Yes, no matter what happens in the future, I will protect you and Caiwei. However, if you follow me out, you will no longer be an official lady."
"Don't be afraid, I will follow you to make wine and fight, and become a powerful second lady of Horseshoe Lake. The tiger shield I had in Wangzhou was all put on the carriage."
Xu Mu was a little amused, remembering that when he was trapped in Wangzhou, Li Xiaowan followed him with a painted face and a tiger shield on his back, shouting and killing.
"Xu Mu, my father doesn't like you, you won't be angry, right?"
"Won't."
Li Shuomo refused to go to Mati Lake even if he was beaten to death. After being slapped twice by Li Rucheng, he ran out of Li's house crying.
"Xu Mu, I want to hug you."
Xu Mu was startled, stopped and turned around, helplessly opening his hands. In an instant, Li Xiaowan rushed over and hugged him tightly in the wind and snow.
…
To the north of Changyang City, you can see the endless palace complex.
In the wind and snow, the nine dragon pillars in front of the Jinluan Palace, no matter how lifelike they are, seem to have lost their vitality in the frosty weather.
Two figures, one large and one small, slowly moved forward along the royal road.
In the rear, there were palace eunuchs and countless imperial guardsmen, following closely behind them.
"My father-in-law said, is the little emperor's uncle going to rebel?"
"This is indeed the case. People from the Dali Division have just found out."
"You eat the emperor's salary, but do nothing to be loyal to the emperor. What the prime minister said is right, he is really a hateful man who has always thought about plotting to usurp the throne."
Next to the young emperor, a middle-aged man wearing a large mink robe smiled faintly.
"Your Majesty, please remember that in this era, only your Majesty is the most loyal to you."
"Of course I know that my father-in-law is the most loyal minister in the world."
The middle-aged man finally laughed, took the young emperor's hand, and continued to walk forward.
"Your Majesty, your Majesty has mobilized troops into the inner city."
"Father, it's best to kill the little emperor's uncle right away. He is a thief! He is looking at my country."
"This is not good." The middle-aged man said in a cold voice, "Your Majesty's little uncle still has the late emperor's gold medal for immunity from death."
"Unless it is said that he first committed the grave crime of destroying the nine tribes, and there is no way he can be saved."
"The number one prince in the world, this title is quite big."
"I listen to my father-in-law."
There was snow velvet falling on the imperial path in front of the Jinluan Palace, and the eunuchs quickly swept it away in surprise to avoid freezing their steps.
"My dear father, I haven't left the palace for a long time. What's going on in the world?"
"Of course the people live and work in peace and contentment, the country is peaceful and the people are peaceful. Previously, even the envoys from Beidi came to our court to ask for peace. Your Majesty, have you read the students' hymns the day before yesterday?"
"After reading it, my Daji is really about the prosperity of the people and Wufu——"
boom.
Before the little emperor finished speaking, in front of the Jinluan Hall, one of the nine dead dragon pillars suddenly collapsed for no apparent reason, and even one corner of the lifelike dragon's head was smashed.
After the huge noise, all around, dust was mixed with snowflakes, turning into a filthy mess.
The young emperor turned pale with fright, and hurriedly hugged the middle-aged man and buried his head.
"Xiangfu, is this a gift from heaven?"
"No, someone is causing trouble. I just saw a few young eunuchs causing trouble." The middle-aged man calmed down and turned back angrily.
"Come here, beat these evil eunuchs to death immediately!"
Before the few young eunuchs could argue, they were dragged down by more than a dozen imperial guards. Not long after, there were screams one after another.
"Your Majesty, if nothing happens, I will send someone to repair it tomorrow. In our Great Ji Dynasty, the world is now at peace and will last for thousands of years."
The young emperor showed a happy smile again.
"What my father-in-law said is absolutely true."
Not far away, several old eunuchs stood in the cold wind, turned around quickly, covered their faces with their sleeves, and cried with tears streaming down their faces.
The wind and snow blew by in front of the Jinluan Palace. Half of the dragon's head was lying quietly. Snow velvet fell on the dragon's eyes. When the snow melted, it looked like a tear trail.