(End of Third Watch.)
The people of the city finally saw His Royal Highness, whom they had not seen in a long time. This time, without the young master of the Yan family, there was only Li Hanlin, the son of the Governor of Fengzhou, among his friends. His Highness was accompanied by Yu Youwei, who had retired from the brothel. Wu Meiniang was holding her white cat.
Li Hanlin was called over by Hsu Fengnian. After returning to Beiliang for more than a year, he had spent most of his time on the Embroidered Winter Saber and Mount Wudang. This time, he had to travel thousands of li with many unspeakable secrets. If he did not meet up with Li Hanlin, he would be letting down Young Master Li, who had been a scapegoat for more than ten years. As soon as Li Hanlin heard that His Royal Highness was going to travel, he impatiently begged Brother Hsu Fengnian to take him along. His coaxing and pestering did not get a nod, so he was a bit angry. During the spring stroll, he waved his horsewhip loudly. Seeing that Li Hanlin still had a listless expression, he joked, "I heard that two days ago, you found a pair of young twin husbands in Changye County. They have red lips and white teeth. They are extraordinarily handsome. What's wrong? Did you get tired last night?"
Yu Youwei deliberately walked further away. She lowered her head and played with the adorable Wu Meiniang in her arms. She had already accepted Hsu Fengnian's fate, but she really could not stand Li Hanlin, who was a mischievous son of a rich family.
Li Hanlin was angry, but he never resented Hsu Fengnian. He lowered his voice and said pitifully, "Brother Feng, I'm sick from staying at home. Why won't you take me out to roam the jianghu? Last time, I let it go. This time, you won't take me. How can you treat me like a brother? That Yan Eating Chicken Eating Chicken with his father and sister is not honest. Serves his sister right for being chosen by that mentally ill sixth prince. Brother Feng, you've always been a kind person. I beg you, Brother Feng, I'll bring you tea and water every day. Is that not enough? I heard that you're going to travel. This time, I stole all of my father's secret stash. If I go back, he might break one of my legs. "
Hsu Fengnian laughed. "Your father can bear to beat you? Who would believe that? When he was angry with you, he did not whip a beautiful concubine? Because of you, how many people died? "
Li Hanlin's face was bitter and he didn't say anything. He was so depressed that he wanted to drown himself in the lake.
Hsu Fengnian patted his shoulder and comforted him. "To be honest, it was more suitable to take you last time. This time, it's really not suitable. I'll tell you what Xu Xiao has arranged for me this time. There are four masters in the open, plus a hundred elite cavalry led by a general. Not to mention the men of sacrifice who are good at assassination and counter-assassination, there's also a super master to watch over me. Do you think they're all here to accompany me for a spring walk? Last time, we sneaked out. This time, we're doing it openly. Have you forgotten how Kong Wu Chi was seriously injured? You're the only child in your family. Don't get mixed up in this muddy water. If you really have nothing to do, I'll let Xu Xiao get you a position in the Beiliang army. Play for two or three years. You don't have to charge and break through enemy lines. Just think of it as going to the border to enjoy the scenery. When you return to Feng Province, you can lead the army alone. This way, your father will be relieved. "
Li Hanlin did not utter a word.
Hsu Fengnian loosened the reins and patted the neck of the divine horse that was as white as frost. This horse was the king of wild horses that Da Zhu State captured at the border last year. It was tamed for more than half a year before he was willing to put the reins and saddle on it. This time, he brought it back to his favorite son. Hsu Fengnian sat down by the lake. When Li Hanlin sat beside him, he picked up a stone and threw it into the snail lake. He said softly, "Hanlin, don't always grow up. Your father had a son in his later years. He'll be old soon. If you don't mature, do you want your sister to carry the burden of the family?"
Li Hanlin sighed and said, "Brother Feng, you've changed. My sister hated you the most before. If it's the current Brother Feng, she might like you. But I don't like you. Who am I going to find to play with in the future? "
Hsu Fengnian threw the stone into the lake again and again. He smiled and said, "Your sister is much prettier than Yan Dongwu, but she's also much more stupid. I know that her heart already belongs to someone. I was just teasing her in the past. Sooner or later, she'll realize that the one she likes is actually an idiot. The one she hates is actually a bit more hardworking. As for who you'll find to play with in the future, it's very simple. Quickly find a virtuous wife and play with her. As you play with her, you'll have children. "
Li Hanlin scratched his head and said, "I can have children, but only sons. Wouldn't having daughters be troublesome? When they grow up, they won't be able to escape being harmed by men. It's better to have sons. I'm not afraid of retribution."
Hsu Fengnian smiled and said, "You're also afraid of retribution?"
Li Hanlin lay on the grass and said in a surprisingly serious manner, "How can I not be afraid? They all say that there's a god above my head. God knows when I'll die. I'll definitely be in a frying pan. Otherwise, I'll be punished to be a woman in my next life."
Hsu Fengnian laughed and said, "What's in your head, kid?"
Li Hanlin curled his lips and said, "Fine, I'll listen to Brother Feng. If I go to the Beiliang army, I might be able to capture a Beimang princess and raise her as a slave."
Hsu Fengnian clicked his tongue and said, "What a great ambition."
Li Hanlin got up and asked in a low voice, "Brother Feng, tell me, what does that super-class master look like?"
Hsu Fengnian turned his head and pointed at the one-armed old man who was dozing off next to the carriage. His skinny body was wrapped in a shabby sheepskin coat. When he dozed off, he would use his fingers to pick at his nose and then secretly bend his fingers to flick it away. Hsu Fengnian said in a bad mood, "He's probably like that."
Li Hanlin looked at the old man who was not even fit to be a coachman but had the courage to ride in the same carriage as Yu Huakui. He rolled his eyes and said, "Brother Feng, you're lying to a child!"
Hsu Fengnian looked at the lake and said with a smile, "You're a child."
Li Hanlin protested, "I'm still a child? Which girl doesn't praise the bird in my pants as a big bird after they're done? "
Hsu Fengnian laughed and scolded softly, "Are you stupid? Only a child would brag about that. Besides, do you believe the compliments of the brothel girls who don't spend money and only make money? If you're not a child, then what are you? "
Li Hanlin's anger grew and he said angrily, "Motherf * cker, when we get back, I'll throw those whores into the beast cages and dismember them."
Hsu Fengnian really scolded him this time. "Don't be a sinner. Hurry up and go to the Beiliang army. Your brain is comparable to your sister's. "
Li Hanlin obediently said, "Oh."
In the end, Young Master Li, who wanted to follow Hsu Fengnian out of Beiliang, chose to go to the Beiliang army, which had the strictest military discipline.
When they parted at the city gate, Li Hanlin was crying his eyes out. Those who didn't know would think that His Royal Highness had taken Young Master Li's dry path.
When Hsu Fengnian returned to the prince's mansion, the old man whose surname she didn't know slowly got off the carriage. He was all skin and bones, and he only said two things. The first was, "This little girl is not bad. She weighs a lot in the places where she should roll around. She's easy to give birth to babies."
Without waiting for Yu Youwei to blush, the cross-eyed old man's second sentence caused her face to turn pale. "This cat is even better. Stew it and eat it. It'll nourish the body and nourish the spirit."
Hsu Fengnian took a deep breath and then another.
The old man swaggered off and glanced at the Tide-listening Pavilion from afar on the embankment beside the lake.
Hsu Fengnian went to Jiang Ni's courtyard and found her gesturing with a tree branch. He didn't look at her and hurriedly got up to wipe away the traces with the tip of her foot. He asked, "I'm leaving Beiliang and might die on the way. You'll have a chance to stab me in the back then. Will you come with me? Of course, I'll bring a chest of secret manuals. If you come with me, they'll all be yours by the end of the year. "
Jiang Ni only hesitated for a moment before nodding. "I won't go!"
Hsu Fengnian was stunned.
He turned around regretfully.
Jiang Ni's pretty face flushed red. Her aura dropped to the bottom and her voice was as soft as a mosquito's.
Hsu Fengnian had finally understood. He must be used to rejecting His Royal Highness. He blurted out that he would go, but he didn't have the courage to explain.
Admitting her mistake to His Royal Highness, who was her sworn enemy, was worse than killing her.
Hsu Fengnian wasn't kind enough to smooth things over. He just let the little mud man be conflicted for the time being.
Arriving at Princess Consort's tomb, Xu Fengnian plucked a leaf and sat cross-legged in front of the tombstone. He blew a whistle, melodious and light. It was the tune of the folk song "Spring Goddess".
Hsu Fengnian's state of mind was the most peaceful here. His thoughts were the purest.
The old demon under the pavilion. A genuine super-class expert. Don't even think about taking him as a servant.
A? Where was he hiding? Far away on the horizon? Close at hand?
Sweet Potato was a death warrior. He didn't know whether to be happy or helpless.
Blue Bird was the "C" in the heavenly stem. The bastard answer he had expected.
He went to Mount Wudang and Huang Man'er went to Mount Longhu. It was the most silent battle of orthodoxies in the world. Was Xu Xiao going to overturn it with one hand?
Second Sister Xu Weixiong was learning the tactics of a tyrant in Shangyin Academy. Was she going to suppress the insufferably arrogant Chen Zhibao? Or was she going to the Scholar's Holy Land to secretly rope in some hidden power?
Why didn't Xu Xiao kill Yan Jiexi's whole family when he could? Was it really because Yan Jiexi was his best friend?
Hsu Fengnian threw away the leaf and folded the Embroidered Winter and Spring Thunder knives on his knees. He looked at the tombstone and said softly, "Mother, Xu Xiao didn't avenge you, but Fengnian still remembers."
That year, flowers bloomed in spring. His Royal Highness Hsu Fengnian rode a white horse out of Liangzhou.
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