"What are you going to do with me? Didn't you say it's time to return to the bridge and return to the bridge?"
After dinner, Chen Xing walked on the bustling street and found that Xiang Shu was still following behind him.
"This road allows you to go, but not me?" Xiang Shu said indifferently.
Chen Xing: "Okay, you also go this way, where are you going?"
The two stood in the middle of the main street, staring at each other, and no one spoke for a while, Chen Xing thought about it? Does this fellow have no money on him
On the way, he asked Xiang Shu to ask for his medicine bag, and Xiang Shu returned it to him. The gold he got from robbing the bank was not much, and he could not use it. When will it run out
"You also defected to your friends?" Chen Xing looked at Xiang Shu up and down and saw that he was dressed in the dust, and said dissatisfiedly: "People rely on clothes, and if they go to their friends like this, they will only be looked down upon by others, that's all, I'll buy you some clothes and talk to them. I'm going."
Chen Xing asked the way, and bought ready-to-wear clothes for himself and Xiang Shuge in the Chang'an clothing store.
"Are you going to take a shower?" Chen Xing said.
Chen Xing thought for a while, and then took Xiang Shu to the bathhouse to take a shower. Xiang Shu didn't say a word or pay along the way. He just stood behind Chen Xing and watched. .
"I really can't bear to kill brother." Chen Xing was used to Xiang Shu's attitude, so he soaked in the bath, played with towels for his own amusement, and said casually.
"He's not a killer." Xiang Shu also came down and soaked in the pool
"I know, he's a swordsman." Chen Xing replied: "Let's talk casually, he doesn't seem to have a lot of money on him..."
"Not a swordsman either."
Xiang Shu seems to have changed a lot since Feng Qianjun left.
Chen Xing: "?"
"Then who is he?" Chen Xing asked tentatively. For some reason, he always felt that Xiang Shu and Feng Qianjun seemed to have some kind of rivalry on the way, just like the mutual jealousy between martial arts masters and Feng Qianjun. beware. However, Feng Qianjun himself admitted that he is not Xiang Shu's opponent. Why does Xiang Shu care about him
Xiang Shu said coldly, "I don't know." Then he picked up the knife folded beside the bathtub, lowered his head slightly, and shaves toward the water.
"Do you want to help?" Chen Xing asked him, afraid that he would scratch his face, and then helped him to shave his temples along his chin. Xiang Shu was imprisoned for half a year without sunlight, and his skin was fair. He was a different person, no less than the handsome Xianbei man who came and went on the street.
When the two walked out of the bathroom, it happened to be noon. Chen Xing glanced at Xiang Shu, but Xiang Shu took out the mask that was captured in Longzhong earlier and put it on his face. It is a thin wooden mask that can be seen everywhere in Chang'an city. It is a small one. After wearing it, it can only cover the eyebrows and eyes, showing his warm lips and high nose bridge, adding a handsome and mysterious temperament.
What's the meaning? Is he afraid of being recognized? Chen Xing thought to himself.
"Then, you..." Chen Xing looked at Xiang Shu with a sour heart. He wanted to say, don't let it go when you get here. It's over. mouth.
Xiang Shu turned on his horse, and Chen Xing hurriedly said, "Hey! My horse!"
The horse that Xiang Shu rode all the way from Xiangyang to Chang'an was a Daqin official horse, and naturally he could not ride into the city. The two of them only had Chen Xing's mount left, and if they were taken away by Xiang Shu, they would be gone!
Guess Xiang Shu did not ride his horse away, but just stared at Chen Xing right away.
"Where are you going?" Xiang Shu said impatiently, "Get on the horse!"
Chen Xing wanted you to take me there? Looking at Xiang Shu's appearance, most of them want to find his horse again. Forget it, let him send him to his destination, the horse will not be needed, and it will be fine to send him to ride.
"Go to Yuwen's house in the west of the city." Chen Xing said angrily: "Send me there, and you can take me away."
The two rode together, and Chen Xing couldn't help but said, "Why are you so rude? I owe you something?! Are you shameless?"
Xiang Shu: "One more word, I'll throw you down now."
Chen Xing had to stop talking, hugging Xiang Shu's waist from behind, and being carried by him across Chang'an Main Street, it was a little awkward, and then smelling the faint acacia aroma on his body, it was really mixed feelings.
What race is this guy from? Chen Xing couldn't help thinking. At that time, among the Di, Jie, Xiongnu, Qiang, and Xianbei Wuhus in Chang'an, the Di people were strong and heroic, the Jie people were brave and aggressive, and the Huns were rough and wild.
Among the five hus, the most recognized appearance is Xianbei. Xianbei people are from Donghu. Their skin is creamy and creamy, their eyes are blue, but their temperament is very unrestrained. The famous person in the world, Murong Chong, who was loved so much by Fu Jian, was born in the Murong family, one of the four surnames in Xianbei.
And the old friend Chen Xing came to look for was the fourth family from the Xianbei family.
"I'm looking for Yuwenxin." Chen Xing and Xiang Shu said to the concierge in front of Yuwen's mansion.
A small window was opened inside and said, "Master is not at home." Then, with a snap, the wooden window was closed in front of Chen Xing.
Chen Xing: "It's really here! What do you mean? Open the window!"
Xiang Shu just stood silently behind Chen Xing and didn't answer, as if nothing happened.
Chen Xing had to knock on the small window again and said, "I'm your master's classmate, and I was the best..."
Before he finished speaking, the golden light flashed, Xiang Shu took advantage of the small window to open again, and casually flicked a gold ingot into it, only to hear a happy "Oops" inside, and the side door was bolted, saying: "Come on, hurry up. Come in!"
Chen Xing: "..."
Chen Xing glanced at Xiang Shu and had to follow him inside. The doorman got the gold ingot and took the two to the tea room where guests were being entertained, saying, "Master really entered the palace... The two of you sat down and had tea, why? Communication?"
"You just tell him that Chen Xing is here." Chen Xing saw that Yuwenxin's mansion was huge, full of bamboo, the landscape was gloomy, the ancient atmosphere was full of ancient charm, and there were a group of servants, and then said: "Are Mrs. Yuwen and the old lady here? I'll go and invite you. It's okay to be safe."
"The old man passed away." The servant replied, "The old lady lives in Youzhou, and it is rare to come here once a year."
Chen Xing asked again, "Has Yuwen Xin married?"
"Not yet." The boy replied, "You sit down first."
Chen Xing smiled casually: "He promised to marry me back then, but he didn't get married."
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Xiang Shu sat aside and didn't drink Yuwen's tea. Chen Xing pushed him, but there was no response, so he just let it go.
"You know someone from the Yuwen family?" Chen Xing said.
"I don't know." Xiang Shu replied.
Chen Xing got such a succinct answer again, and finally couldn't help but stab the sentence: "Did someone say you are boring?"
"Everyone said that." Xiang Shu cast a glance at Chen Xing from under the mask.
Chen Xing said, "I think we have to talk openly and honestly." However, Chen Xing also felt a little strange when he said this. You are a stranger, why should anyone talk to you
Xiang Shu finally picked up the teacup, drank a little tea, and looked at the cup in his hand.
Chen Xing wanted to chat with Xiang Shu very much. Along the way, he always felt that the two were at odds with each other, so let's say they parted ways completely. After saying goodbye to Feng Qianjun, Xiang Shu did not leave. Let's say we know each other, and the two have not gotten to know each other yet.
Chen Xing changed his mind, maybe he took the initiative to talk about himself, and he could elicit a few sentences.
"When I was a child, Yuwenxin and I were enlightened together." Chen Xing explained: "Do you know what Kaimeng means? It is enlightenment. We Han people recite the Thousand Character Classic, the heaven and earth are mysterious and yellow, the universe is prehistoric, and you Hu people don't have..."
"I'm a Hu, I'm not a pig." Xiang Shu replied earnestly: "In your eyes, as long as you are not Han, are you an idiot who can't read, don't read, and only eat raw meat?"
Chen Xing had to say: "When my father was still alive, many people in Jinyang admired him."
If Chen Xing's family is carefully counted, it is also after the famous family. The great ancestor was Chen Ping, the founding hero of the Han Dynasty. He helped Liu Bang to pacify the world, and then worshipped the state. After Lu Zhi's death, he even pacified the chaos of Lu. In the two dynasties of the Han Dynasty, the Chen family was a scholar in all dynasties. When he got Chen Xing's father, he was a great scholar in Jinyang.
At that time, Yu Wenxin was eleven years old, and he missed the good time of studying. His father sent his only son to the private school run by the Chen family. Chen Xing's father, with the idea of having no discrimination, did not discriminate against Xianbei people. . Chen Xing has learned to read and write since he was five years old. Naturally, he does not have to come to school every day. When he occasionally comes to see his father out of curiosity, Yuwen Xin likes Chen Xing very much, holding his hand and taking him everywhere to play.
After going back and forth, Chen Xing took him home after the two got acquainted. When Chen's father saw that his son was accompanied, he also loved Wujiwu and asked Yuwenxin to study at Chen's house. The two spent the best two years of Chen Xing's life together - when both parents were there, and her grandmother was healthy. Yu Wenxin loves Chen Xing very much, and he must give him a copy of the things sent from home.
The two sleep together and talk together at night...
Chen Xing suddenly felt that Xiang Shu was a little impatient when he heard it, and his whole body exuded an aura that he wanted to provoke trouble at any time.
"Tell me honestly, do you and the Yuwen family have any grudges?" Chen Xing observed Xiang Shu's face, but because he was wearing a mask, he couldn't see it clearly, for fear that Xiang Shu would suddenly see something wrong with Yuwen Xin and take him on the spot. Grid death can be troublesome.
"No." Xiang Shu replied.
At that time, Yu Wenxin also said that he wanted to ask Chen Xing to be his daughter-in-law. Although Chen Xing was small, he knew a lot. He immediately made fun of him hahaha. How can a man ask for a daughter-in-law? Yu Wenxin is reading the book of sages, but he still retains the wild spirit of Wuhu. In the north, there is no rule of yin and yang harmony. When he sees a beautiful young man, he asks him to be his daughter-in-law, whether it is a man or a woman. Female, is it a close relative? It is common for several wives in the family. What's more, if you get a male wife, you can also help with heavy work, herding and hunting. When they get married, send a few cattle and sheep over, bring people home, set up a tent in it, and do a ceremony commonly known as "Qinglu handover". .
After hearing this, six-year-old Chen Xing turned around and sold Yuwenxin, and ran to ask his father if he could marry Yuwenxin, so in the end, Yuwenxing was beaten.
Of course, Chen Xing would not repeat the old story, but when he remembered the friendship between Bamboo and Horse, he still found it very interesting. During the nine years of practicing with Master in Huashan, Master had a cold face, and he usually did not lie, even before he died, there was little warmth. Affection, when the night comes loneliness, Chen Xing will often think of Yu Wenxin, this kind of simple juvenile love can always move him.
Although Chen Xing couldn't even remember Yu Wenxin's face, the scene of that man climbing up the treetops in the yard and picking jujubes for him was often remembered in Chen Xing's heart.
It was almost dusk, Chen Xing drank a full stomach of tea, and thought to himself, why hasn't he come back yet? After going out to ask a few times, the servants sitting outside have all changed, and there has been no movement.
"They said they didn't know." The little servant had never received any money from him, so he got impatient when asked, and said, "Go back if you don't want to wait."
Chen Xing started to get bored and walked around in the tea room, but Xiang Shu sat lazily, raised his foot on the tea table. , a dagger in his hand, which was confiscated from Chen Xing before, and he had already returned it on the way to the medicine bag.
Chen Xing was full of complaints, and the family didn't let him eat, presumably because they didn't take him seriously. When he went to Yuwen's house when he was a child, he was always entertained.
Suddenly he heard someone shouting not far away, it seemed to be saying "Master let me prepare wine".
"Are you back?" Chen Xing said to himself.
"I came back a long time ago." Xiang Shu said something rare.
Chen Xing: "You know again? Did you hear it?"
Chen Xing went out of the tea room and said to the servant, "I want to see your master."
"I've said it all, but I haven't come back yet," the boy said.
"I heard that the wine was prepared." Chen Xing was about to walk into the main hall, but the servant said: "Hey! Stop for me! Dare to be wild here?!"
The servant stepped forward to drag him, but Xiang Shu's two fingers pinched him behind his back, pinching the back of his neck, his eyes darkened, and he collapsed to the ground.
Just as Chen Xing was walking towards the main hall, the butler heard the shouting and had already stopped his steps, saying, "Young Master Chen, the mansion has not returned yet, why don't you wait a moment? Or go back first and come back tomorrow?"
Chen Xing stopped and said, "He must be back. I heard it. Go tell him that Chen Xing is here. Go now."
Xiang Shu has been following behind Chen Xing, the housekeeper raised his eyes and glanced at the man wearing a mask, but he was not afraid of Chen Xing, but this man's origin was unknown, and he didn't seem to be a good stubborn, so he didn't dare to do anything, and smiled patiently at Chen Xing. : "I didn't come back, you heard it wrong."
Chen Xing pushed him away and shouted, "Brother Xin!"
In the garden at the back of the corridor, two men were turning to leave when Chen Xing shouted, "Yuwen Xin!" Then he chased after him, Xiang Shu pushed the housekeeper away, Chen Xing reached the main court and shouted, "Yuwen Xin!" pungent!!"
I saw two young people in the hall, one standing and one sitting, all in their twenties. The man standing was wearing a sky-blue robe, with a slender figure, handsome face and clear eyebrows. It is embroidered with a picture of candle yin walking day and night. Both of them looked like Xianbei people, and the one standing was delivering tea to the sitting one.
The two heard Chen Xing shout and looked at him at the same time.
After a few breaths of silence, the military officer released his hand, and with a clang, the teacup fell to the ground and shattered.
Chen Xing: "??"
Chen Xing raised his eyes and swept over the faces of the two of them. He recognized the faint traces of childhood on the face of the young man in the robe, and said with a smile, "Brother Xin!"
Yu Wenxin finally came back to his senses, and immediately smiled: "You are Chen Xing!"
The housekeeper was only able to catch up at this time, and Yu Wenxin immediately gave him a reproachful look. Chen Xing didn't notice this tiny detail, and stepped forward to pat him. Chen Xing pulled his hand and patted his arm.
Chen Xing didn't care, he sat down with a smile, and motioned for Xiang Shu to come in.
"You're still alive!" Yuwenxin said in surprise.
"Ah, yes." Chen Xing remembered, when Yuwenxin moved his family to Chang'an, and his own family was destroyed in the war. Over the years, he had sent letters to Yuwenxin several times, but he did not receive a reply. Lost on the road, he must have thought he was dead, so he explained: "You said that your home is in Chang'an, I happened to be here, thinking of you, I came to see you."
After saying these words, Chen Xing suddenly felt a sense of alienation between himself and Yuwenxin. Yuwenxin just nodded and said, "Great, I knew you must be alive."
"Didn't you get my letter?" Chen Xing asked.
Yu Wenxin looked dazed, and Chen Xing smiled politely at him when he saw that the young military attache was always looking at him.
Yu Wenxin came back to his senses and hurriedly introduced: "This is Tuoba Yan, the regular attendant of Sanqi, Mr. Tuoba. Brother Tuoba, he has been my classmate for two years, and he is my junior brother."
The young man who was called Tuoba Yan hurriedly nodded without speaking, and looked at Chen Xing with a smile in his eyes.
"Brother Tuoba is really a talented person. Yushu faces the wind." Chen Xing said with a smile, knowing that the position of the Sanqi Standing Guard was the commander of the Imperial Guard beside the emperor. Although his rank was not too high, he had great power. Appointing and dismissing such a young man.
To compliment Tuoba Yan is not flattering. As soon as he entered the hall, he noticed that Yu Wenxin had grown up a lot after nine years, and it was not the same as before. On the contrary, this young military attache is very heroic, handsome in appearance, straight in body, sitting upright, and has a sense of self-discipline, which makes him feel very comfortable.
When he heard this, Tuoba Yan's face flushed and his brows were filled with joy.
Chen Xing: "..."
Yuwen Xin: "… "
The scene was very embarrassing, and Chen Xing had to laugh "haha": "Really! Why is Brother Tuoba blushing? You..."
"Where's this one?" Yu Wenxin quickly turned around.
"Oh, his name is Xiang Shu." Chen Xing said, "It's my... um... friend."
Chen Xing wanted to talk about protecting the Dharma, but don't make fun of yourself. Yuwen Xin greeted Xiang Shu a few words, but Xiang Shu ignored him at all. Chen Xing secretly said that you are coming with me, and you look like this when you meet my friend? Say hi anyway!
Chen Xing immediately became angry in his heart, and his wickedness turned to courage. Chaoyu Wenxin smiled and said, "He is a mute."
"Oh, oh!" Yuwen Xin nodded.
Chen Xing only wanted to wait for Xiang Shu to refute, and exclaimed, "So you can talk!". As a result, Xiang Shu didn't say anything, and fell silent for a while.