Don’t Learn Mandarin Ducks

The overflowing water dripped down from the edge of the wooden barrel and landed on the copper hoop, forming a dark trace. The mist blew on the beams of the house, and Manli was swayed.

Huayue was stunned in this daze, and she didn't return to her senses for a while.

Thousands, between the surging ink colors, it seems that there is a big thousand world hidden.

He has a lot of secrets and stories, and he refused to let her peek into it before, but now, for some reason, he asked her to ask.

After a moment of silence, she said as he wished: "Where did the son's money come from?"

If you ask questions, you are ready to not be seriously answered at all.

In the end, Li Jingyun really answered.

When the dandy young master had no monthly money to spend, he finally understood that a manly man cannot always rely on the family, so he decided to sneak out of the house and go to Liangjing.

In the beginning, he was fighting with people, and no one could beat him, so people began to follow him. Twelve-year-old children like to eat candied haws the most, so they take people from the street to the end of the alley with candied haws in their mouths. No one knew whose wild child he was, and naturally no one went to the General's Mansion to complain.

The first money Li Jingyun got was a bounty from Jingzhao Yin Yamen. At that time, Liang Jing was arresting a murderous fugitive. Just happened to bump into it.

So he beat the fugitive half to death.

It seems that since that time, no one of Liang Jing’s local hooligans dared to sing opposite him again, and the shops and restaurants in several streets paid tribute to him.

At the age of fifteen, the third master was already a famous local snake in Liang Jing. One moment, he could recite poems praising the emperor on the emperor's lap, and the next moment, he could be blocked at the end of the alley. People get beat up.

In that year, when Daliang attacked Wei and moved the capital to Jinghua, Li Jingyun used the money he had saved for three years to open a Qifeng Building.

"Wait."

Hua Yue coughed and asked in shock, "Qifeng Tower?"

The man in front of him looked as usual and repeated calmly, "Well, Qifenglou."

quilt.

Li Shoutian even wrote a letter of impeachment, saying that Jinghua Erlang was indulging in sensuality and sensuality, and he was afraid of misunderstanding the family and the country.

Of course, this impeachment ended with the unanimous opposition of the courtiers.

When this happened, everyone knew that there must be someone behind Qifeng Tower.

But who would dare to think about the son of the general's mansion?

Hua Yue's heart was beating very fast, she held her breath and looked at the person in front of her, not daring to let out the air.

No wonder he didn't take the two red seals in his eyes, no wonder the treasurer of Baolai Pavilion said that he did not dare to offend him. Even if it would be a hole in the sky sooner or later.

Her demeanor may be so stupid that the person in front of her laughed lightly and lowered her voice to frighten her: "There are only five people in Jinghua who know this secret, and you are the sixth one. , if it leaks out, then the master will go to build two new graves, one to bury you."

Hua Yue returned to her senses and asked subconsciously, "What about the other one?"

"The other one will also bury you." He said, "The person who was cut in half should have two graves."

Flower Moon: "…"

She felt a little wronged: "Master, you asked the servant to ask, and the servant did not have to know this secret."

"Hmm." Li Jingyun said frankly, "Yes, I have to tell you."

There will be no good fruit to eat."

The strings in her heart moved slightly, and Huayue glanced at him quickly.

What does this mean?

Hua Yue was a little unexpected, her eyelashes trembled, her hands subconsciously turned her back, her lips pursed tightly.

She also thought before that if he was willing to confess to her, she might as well have a heart with him. But at that time, he didn't respond, and just fooled her. It's not fooled now, but... who knows if he's on a whim again.

Don't open your eyes, Huayue picked up the handkerchief next to her, walked around behind him and said, "The water is going to be cold."

Li Jingyun was silent, with the back of his head facing her, his neck stiff.

If she gets angry again, then she just doesn't pay back.

However, after a while, Li Jingyun only exhaled a long breath, and said slightly disappointedly: "Master really hurts you in vain."

My body froze, and Huayue felt a little helpless.

"Yes."

Tossing around like this, and finally not letting her rub her back, Huayue left the main house and went to the corridor to blow the wind for a while, her eyes full of blankness.

What does Li Jingyun want to know?

Or, what did he already know?

not open.

The next day.

Huayue started to clean up the east courtyard early in the morning, and took a lot of ornaments from the warehouse and wiped them out. When she was busy, only Badou could go and wake up the son.

So Badou was smashed so that a bag bulged on his forehead.

"Yin Auntie." Badou was very aggrieved, "Why does my son always beat us and not you?"

Hua Yue was wiping the white jade Guanyin in her hand, and she said without raising her head: "He smashes everyone, but I hide quickly."

Li San Gongzi is good everywhere, just getting up is really scary, Huayue took two short cakes to appease Badou, then put down Guanyin and walked to the main house.

This master didn't sleep well last night, and now he is sitting beside the bed, his face full of resentment, the servant next to him shivered, put down the water basin and ran away, he drooped his brows and did not move propped up against the edge of the bed.

Smiling slightly, Huayue twisted the veil and went over to wipe his face.

"Annoying." He frowned.

Wipe his face carefully, Huayue said softly: "It's already time for lunch."

Furious, Li Jingyun said coldly, "Eating one less lunch won't kill anyone."

"But today—" She turned her head and looked outside, chuckling, "Today, the fifth prince is going to go to the residence, maybe someone will come to spread the word soon, the prince is not good to see you like this guest."

Three harsh words were suddenly inserted into the chaotic mind, and Li Jingyun's pupils had a focus. He turned to look at the man beside him, his voice hoarse and low: "He came, are you happy?"

Naturally happy, the dignified fifth prince, put it in the east courtyard like this, that is a living Guanyin Bodhisattva, can scare away many monsters and ghosts, and keep one side safe.

Thinking of the fat and white Guanyin that I just wiped, and of Zhou Hemin's appearance when he puffed out his cheeks, Huayue smiled, and her eyes were curved into crescents.

The joy is so obvious.

Li Jingyun turned his head and went back to sleep.

"Hey." Huayue hurriedly grabbed him, "Son, there is your favorite steamed pork for lunch."

Squinting eyes, he said, "I don't want to eat."

"Then, there's pigeon soup stewed by the slaves herself." She lowered her head and said softly, as if coaxing a child, "Without yam, it is stewed with wolfberry, and the soup is snow-white. , you should love it."

"..." Sitting up slowly, he rolled her eyes at her and said in a muffled voice, "Bring the clothes for you."

Hua Yue hurriedly brought the prepared silver silk beast head robe.

"Not this one." Li Jingyun waved his hand, "The previous set, the blue carp snow brocade robe."

I didn't like to wear it before, but now I want to wear it? Hua Yue was surprised, but she still found out this robe according to her words and carefully put it on for him.

"The color of the clothes is light and the material is good." Li Jingyun looked down and said casually, "It's just that the boots don't fit well."

Official boots with a white background and a black face are a little inappropriate with these clothes. Huayue turned around to look for it, and pulled out a pair of light blue brocade boots and handed them over: "What about this?"

The man in front of him was full of disgust, and his brows were so wrinkled that he could catch flies.

But he had no choice, so he took it and put it on, and sat down to eat gloomily.

Hua Yue thought it was funny. Usually, this grandfather is not a person who cares about dressing up, but today he is very stingy.

It was a good table of dishes. He thought the fish was hard to pick, the lion head was tasteless, and the vegetables were too salty. In the end, he only drank the pigeon soup.

Then looked at her coldly.

Hua Yue didn't care about his strange attitude, just glanced at the time outside and counted her fingers.

"The fifth prince." He suddenly said, "He is a good person, but the weather is uncertain."

Huh? She looked back at him suspiciously: "Why is it cloudy and sunny?"

When she saw her, the child was always happy.

Taking a deep breath, Li Jingyun looked at her earnestly and said: "People who grew up in the royal family are more or less abnormal. If you don’t have anyone close to you, your temperament will inevitably be weird. If you are sensible, stay away from him, so as not to cause trouble, and you have to save you.”

"Young master, don't worry." Hua Yue understood his concerns and said very considerately, "This servant will not cause trouble."

Is this a problem? Li Jingyun gritted his teeth, he said such a long sentence in front of her, is she deaf to her?

It's not that Huayue didn't hear it, but the fifth prince is young and friendly to her. She has no reason to pick on others' faults. Besides, the people who grew up in the royal family are not normal, then she is not much better.

Seeing that the old man in front of him was not looking very well, Huayue thought that he had a personal grudge with the fifth prince, and quickly explained: "His Royal Highness will come to the mansion once, it won't take much time, the son is long. How old is he, he should be patient."

Not everyone will come to the house, he is still out today, right?

The deep worry in these amber eyes made Li Jingyun smile. Zhou Hemin, He De and He Neng, just met once, and she was so concerned about it that Shen Zhiluo didn't have this treatment.

scoffed, he continued to wait with a cold face.

After half an hour, the fifth prince passed the mansion with a gift of thanks.

The luxurious and delicate jade saddle was wrapped in red satin, and half of the room was lit up. Zhou Hemin and Li Jingyun saw the ceremony, and they sat in the guest seat and looked at Huayue with a smile.

Li Jingyun stood indifferently, stood in front of him and asked, "His Royal Highness is in the residence today, but there are other things to do?"

I just sat down, and the words have the meaning of expelling guests, Huayue couldn't help tugging at his sleeve, then stuck out his head and said thoughtfully: "The fifth prince yesterday Said that if there is a chance, I must ask the young master to teach the technique of piercing Yang."

Chou and Min: "…"

I have come, but I can't leave right away.

Seeing her intentions clearly, Zhou Hemin sighed, with a smile in his eyes: "Yes, I want to ask for advice on how to penetrate Yang with a hundred steps."

Li Jingyun answered sincerely: "You can do it if you have it."

The words fell, and the arm was pinched from behind.

He took a breath and turned to stare at her, Huayue stared back without showing weakness, her cheeks bulging.

Li Jingyun was stunned for a moment, and felt that she had been contradicting him for a long time, but when she thought of why she contradicted him, she felt unhappy.

The unfamiliar white-eyed wolf, the elbows are still crooked, Zhou and Min have not grown together yet, where did it get into her eyes?

With a snort, he lowered his eyes and said, "There are targets in the yard that I usually aim at and play with. Your Highness, would you like to try it?"

"Okay." Zhou Hemin got up very cooperatively and went out with him.

Ba Dou brought his usual bow and arrow, Li Jingyun took it, pulled it away very easily, and hit the bullseye steadily. He turned his hand and handed the bow to the person next to him, and said with a smile, "Your Highness."

For a moment, Zhou Hemin saw provocation in his eyes.

Li Jingyun's city is unfathomable. When I saw him before, he was standing beside the prince's brother, smooth and appropriate, but now, he looked at him with a bow, and his whole body was full of conflict.

Like a good night pearl, it suddenly had thorns.

Then he took the bow and said with a frown, "This is too heavy."

"His Royal Highness is still young, just try it, it's fine if you can't pull it." Hua Yue said softly, "Master's bows are all brought back from the training ground."

Hearing this, Zhou Hemin stood up straight and pulled with all his strength, but just halfway through, his wrist trembled and the bowstring swiped back.

Li Jingyun snorted, just about to say that a man is a man, what is it that he can't even draw a bow? However, before he could say anything, the man beside him quickly stepped forward to catch his longbow, and asked worriedly, "Is Your Highness alright?"

Zhou Hemin clutched his wrist, his expression not very relaxed.

Hua Yue hurriedly said: "Let the doctor come and see?"

"No need." He raised his head with a grin and glanced sadly at the bow in her arms.

Hua Yue immediately put the bow into Ba Dou's hand, and then looked at Li Jingyun: "Master, the fifth prince is weak, let's go play chess in the house."

Li Jingyun's forehead jumped.

"It's okay." Zhou Hemin smiled at him, "I have nothing else to do today, I just made a special trip to ask the third son for advice. The prince's brother often praises the third son's civil and military skills, I should always learn The point is."

A child with a childish face, speaks with a straight face, natural and sincere. However, Li Jingyun felt uncomfortable for some reason, his eyes met his, and the anger in his heart was two inches higher.

"Okay." He brushed his sleeves and gritted his teeth, "It's fine to play chess."

Hua Yue graciously brought them a chessboard and brewed two good teas.

Li Jingyun glanced at the tea cup and said coldly: "Master, if you don't drink this, use a Biluochun instead."

"Yes." Hua Yue was used to this man's nitpicking, and she would withdraw his tea without a word.

"Wait." Zhou Hemin stopped her and smiled softly, "You finally made it, what a pity it was poured, leave it with me, I'll drink both."

She probably hasn't been praised for a long time, she turned and stepped back with excitement, her skirt was raised, and she flew out of the door like a butterfly.

Zhou Hemin looked at him with a smile, then pinched the black piece and dropped it on the chessboard.

"The third son treats his side room so harshly."

Li Jingyun's eyes were sullen, Bai Zi fell down, and "snapped": "Why do you see it?"

"Ordinary people, the side rooms call themselves 'concubine'. The one in the son's house is called a slave." Zhou Hemin shook his head, "The boundaries are too clear."

"..." After waking up, Li Jingyun glanced at the empty door and frowned slightly.

He said something was wrong, this person is very good, when did he start calling himself a slave again?

Zhou Hemin played with the pieces carefully, and didn't seem to care about his sophistry.

Li Jingyun's face was even more ugly.

Huayue came back shortly after, and put the tea in his hand again. He glanced at her and drank the tea without making a sound.

The situation on the chessboard changes, you come and I go, and you don't give in to each other.

Hua Yue stood by the side to applaud the venue, and then asked curiously, "Your Highness, why did you cut off the end of this game?"

There are clearly other ways to live.

Zhou Hemin straightened the sunspots, raised his head and smiled: "Will I win if I walk like this?"

Where did you win? Hua Yue and Li Jing Yun both frowned and looked at the chess face puzzled.

Pinching the wide cuffs, Zhou Hemin gracefully pointed to the five sunspots together: "Five sons in a row, naturally I won."

Li Jingyun: “…”

"Young Master, calm down." Hua Yue hurriedly leaned over, smiled at him flatteringly, and whispered, "Your Highness is still young."

He said kindly: "Why are you panicking?"

"The slave is afraid that the master will be angry." She bent her brows and looked into his eyes.

Li Jingyun asked her funny: "Which of your eyes sees you angry?"

"It's good not to be angry." Pressing the chess table with the strength of breastfeeding, Huayue flattened her mouth, "Then let go of your hand, the dragon is sitting opposite, It's not suitable for you to overturn this table, it will cause trouble."

The blue veins on the back of the hand burst out, and Li Jingyun lifted the bottom of the table. He suspected that Zhou Hemin was here to anger him today, and what was even more irritating was that the puppy in front of him had his elbows turned into two circles, stunned to protect others.

There was a sense of grievance in his eyes, he looked at her and said softly: "It's clear that the Lord won."

"Okay, the son won." Hua Yue bowed to him, "The servant is watching, the son is unparalleled in chess."

Li Jingyun let go angrily.

Hua Yue hurriedly brought snacks to these two.

"Young master." Badou ran back from the outside, handing over his hands and reporting, "There is a servant from Liu Mansion asking to see you."

Liu Mansion? Li Jingyun glanced at Zhou Hemin, got up and went to the side room to meet him. Hua Yue softly asked the fifth prince to use snacks, and then followed over to have a look.

"Third Master!" As soon as Chang Ye entered the door, he knelt down for him, with a flustered expression, but spoke quickly and clearly: "My master got into a fight with someone in Qifeng Tower, and the situation is not very good. , let Xiao Lai inform the third master."

In broad daylight, how could someone move his people on his territory? Li Jingyun laughed and was about to leave.

Kayue grabbed his hand subconsciously.

"Young master, bring more people." She suppressed the panic in her heart and said sternly, "Be prepared."

The third master has never relied on too many people, and let him lead people, doesn't he look down on him? Li Jingyun hummed, let go of her and stepped out the door.

Hua Yue followed and was left behind before taking two steps. Knowing that she couldn't persuade her anymore, she turned her head, rushed into the main house and dragged the fifth prince who was still eating snacks.

"How many guards did you bring with you?" she asked with burning eyes.

Zhou Hemin was so frightened that she almost choked, caressed her heart and said, "Twenty."

It's fine for slaves."

In her heart, Li Jingyun was probably the peanut cake. It was a pity to throw it away, and she had to vomit.

Pulling his sleeve back from her hand, he winked slyly at her: "The guard can borrow it, and I can go with me."

"But you have to promise me one condition."