Chapter 4 The Gift of the Machete

As long as you can do anything.

This kind of words...he...

When she was a child, she was sick and cried. He said it doesn't matter. I'm not afraid. Later, he became the emperor, and she hid in the side hall to watch him ascend to the throne for the first time. He said it was very boring. I'll take you to put paper kites. When she was a little older, she grabbed his notes and played with him. The second brother scolded her. He said it's okay. I'll tell you; For the first time, she secretly ran out of the palace to play with her third brother. He scolded the third brother fiercely, but told her that the third brother was too noisy, and I just didn't trust you. Later, she had a lot, drank, rode horses, and went crazy, and didn't return to the palace all night. He just sent someone to find her back, but finally had no choice but to say, don't make trouble that I can't save you; she and He gave her a piece of warm jade and said anything else, as long as I can do it.

What a beautiful story it is now, and she is moved to think about it herself. But what about that? Isn't it the same as getting married far away?

She just made such a lukewarm scene when she got married. She didn't eat, didn't sleep, didn't cry or make trouble. Finally, she was easily persuaded by Fan Fangtong. Just like listening to Zhou Huaiyi's words, she herself knows very well that some words are only true under certain circumstances. He is not only her brother, but also the ruler of the Chen Kingdom, and a king with the power of life and death. Therefore, some things cannot be changed once she opens her mouth, and even she knows clearly that she can't make trouble.

Some words are just words. After being moved, they are busy with their own things and go their own things.

"Is it?"

The emperor of Chen personally married his only sister, and Zhou Huaiyi really didn't like him. What's more, the strangeness of the emperor of Chen is well-known. The man who is nearly 30 years old does not accept concubines. He only devoted himself to the government and a few younger siblings. He spends more than half of his time dealing with the government every day, and almost all the rest of his time on training and helping several imperial brothers, as if he did not plan to sit in the country for a long time. However, he has also heard of the decisiveness and insight into people's hearts. Since the young emperor inherited the throne at the age of 15, the young emperor has learned to hide in the most sophisticated way. The north signed a non-military agreement with the State of Li, and the southern brother Jiaotu Wang Weiming, subdued the barbarians to expand his territory, and used the Jianghuai region abundantly every year. The grain and fruits were exchanged for a large number of iron ore in the western Yueguo at the lowest price, and in recent years, regulations have been issued to relax the punishment of Jianghu people who fled to the nightless cities on the border of the Three Kingdoms, which became famous for benevolence and righteousness for a while. But at the same time, it is time to rejuvenate officials and have clear rules and laws. For more than ten years, the border defense has been solidified, and the merchants have been rejuvened. The rewards and punishments have been clear, and the water has been done everywhere. His father sighed more than once: "In terms of strategy, layout and courage, none of your brothers is as good as Wei Mingchen in Chen's Kingdom!"

Does Wei Fuyan think they are similar?

"You are injured!" Wei Fuyan looked at a hermit and exclaimed. Half of the leg named Men Qingsong had been soaked in blood and looked very scary.

"Come and sit down, clean the wounds, eat something, and have to go later." Zhou Huaiyi ordered.

"Thank you, princess!" Several people said together and immediately came in and sat on each other's medicine, but in the end, they just tore off the corners of their clothes and wrapped the wounds randomly and began to wipe their weapons. Wei Fuyan looked a little unbearable, so she called Su Yue and said, "Come with me to find out if there are any bowls and chopsticks."

"Don't avoid it. There is no water here. Even if you avoid them, you can't clean the wound. It's better to eat something as soon as possible."

Wei Fuyan was shocked that he could guess what she was thinking?

Zhou Huaiyi took out a small machete from his arms and elegantly cut the meat into pieces and threw it directly out: "Green Pine!"

Men Qingsong's long sword stabbed the meat and sent it directly to his mouth to tear it and eat it. He looked very satisfied. He smiled a little unruly like Lu Zhong: "Thank you, master, thank you princess!"

Others also took their own thanks and began to eat. Suyue pulled out the golden hairpin on her head and wiped it with a silk handkerchief and handed it to Wei Fuyan, but Zhou Huaiyi smiled and said, "You use this." With that, he handed over the machete.

Wei Fuyan didn't know what he meant, so he took it without saying thank you. This machete is like a new moon, and a ruby on each side of the silver handle is decorated with a ruby, shining by the fire. The scabbard is silver and white, and there is no pattern on it. However, the knife body is bright, thin and flexible, and extremely sharp. Wei Fuyan has been used to rare since she was a child. I don't know how many machetes she has seen. Although it is simple and simple, it is the best.

Zhou Huaiyi smiled and said, "I'll send you with self-defense."

Someone in the retreat actually laughed lively. Zhou Huaiyi looked frank at all, but said, "The two laughing are rude to the princess. I will punish you to carry that person down the mountain later."

The hermit almost laughed, and even the 60-year-old man Hu Zhenglong's beard trembled with laughter.

I can't see that their group of people are so interesting, and Wei Fuyan couldn't help laughing. He took off his guard for the first time all night and said, "Thank you very much."

"Don't you need to be polite?" Men Qingsong smiled treacherously.

Wei Fuyan was surprised that they dared to be so informal, but they listened to Zhou Huaiyi's indulgence: "I'm also curious that I didn't return the gift."

"I don't expect that there will be a gift today, so I didn't prepare a gift in advance and wait for it." Wei Fuyan said.

The two were finally less embarrassed, and the conversation was finally less careful and speculed, and everyone's faces looked relaxed. But Zhou Huaiyi still said, "Then I owe it first."

The machete was really sharp. Wei Fuyan felt funny while cutting meat. Why did he owe a gift first without doing anything? Although the knife was good, she never asked for it. It was clear that he wanted it himself!

Wake up Lu Zhong and see him eat enough and then start to go down the mountain. Although he lit a few more torches this time, the cave became narrower and narrower. A group of people walked together and stabilized very slowly. Zhou Huaiyi walked next to Wei Fuyan and circled her arm twice when she almost bumped.

Jiao Bo and Liu Qingzhou have indeed been waiting at the entrance of the cave. They brought four carriages and more than 20 bodyguards. Zhou Yuanzhi and Hu Zhengrong took one, several hermits took one, Jiaobo Luzhong and Su Yue took one, and finally Zhou Huaiyi and Wei Fuyan. By this time, the sky was already bright, and the eastern sky was dyed with some green indigo. At the intersection of heaven and earth was a light orange yellow. The weather was cold and quiet, but soon the warm orange-red sun would rise from the east.

Lu Zhong opened his mouth wide at the gate. Wei Fuyan got married in Li Guoluo when she was 17 years old. She was sent to Yanjing Palace immediately after the wedding night. When she stood at the door of Huai Wang Mansion for the first time after a long journey, she was afraid that her mood was the same as Lu Zhong now.

The only luxurious thing in Huaiwang Mansion was placed very ostentatly in a visible place.

"This is not winter... Is this really winter?" Lu Zhong asked in surprise.

facing the gate is a semicircular lotus pond. The lotus pond is hot spring water, so although the trees next to it are covered with silver, the lotus leaves in the pond are still dark and green as summer. White, pink, red, purple, yellow and other lotus flowers bloom in the pond. Single petals, double petals, double petals and thousands of lotus flowers are swaying with the wind. Colored articles, edges, and strangeness can be seen everywhere, and wisps of light smoke rise in the lotus pond, making the opposite pavilions and pavilions shrouded in the dense fog, making people feel like they are in the fantasy of Yaochi as soon as they approach.

Zhou Huaiyi calmly looked at the lotus pond for a long time before saying, "Let's go."

There is a narrow wooden bridge without a railing close to the water in the lotus pond. In order to facilitate the enjoyment, it is tortuous and should not be much faster than walking along the lotus pond. Wei Fuyan has never walked this road, but since Zhou Huaiyi is ahead, there is really no reason not to keep up.

Wei Fuyan fell into the lotus pond when he was a child and almost drowned. When he grew up, he always turned away from the lotus pond. For a short period of time, the road guard walked in a cold sweat. What she saw was not a lotus like a fairy beside her, but a scene of her struggling desperately to call for help in the cold lotus pond in winter, and the people on the shore sneered with bows and arrows. Less than halfway, her hands and feet were a little stiff, and her ears were full of shouts and bursts of sneers, and she unconsciously fell to the end. Su Yue didn't dare to say anything, but followed her and helped her carefully, but Wei Fuyan saw that Zhou Huaiyi, who had always thought that she loved lotus flowers very much, did not look at the lotus pond at a glance, but just strode ahead without looking at anything.

Lu Zhong looked around excitedly and added two vicious comments from time to time. Only Liu Qingzhou and Men Qingsong occasionally talked to him, but they were stopped by Liu Qingzhou with a smile when he wanted to pick lotus flowers. Lu Zhong shouted stingy and thought that the princess he knew must be bigger than this Liu Qingzhou. Guo looked back and was shocked: "What's wrong with you? Are you hurt?"

Zhou Huaiyi paused and slowly turned around. He has been with her. Of course, he knew that she was not seriously injured, so he frowned after looking at it for a long time and said, "You are from Jiangnan. How can you be afraid of water?"

Wei Fuyan shook his head weakly. Jiao Bo knew it, so he whispered, "Shall I take you out?"

Zhou Huaiyi looked at her with a suspicious face for a long time before he came to hold her shoulder and jump directly to the opposite shore. When he landed, Wei Fuyan's hands had stiffened into a blue and purple color, and his face was white and scary. Zhou Huaiyi let go of her hand and looked at her without saying anything until Su Yue Deng ran over and shouted anxiously, "Madam, madam?" Then he ordered, "Help her back to her room."

Suyue helped her, and Jiao Bo followed her and went to Wanxiju where they lived. Zhou Huaiyi asked in surprise, "Don't you live in Hexinzhai?"

The place behind them is called He Xinzhai, which can be said to be the ingenious carving and painting buildings. It is the main building of the mansion and the most beautiful and most elegant place. When Wei Fuyan came, he was afraid of this lotus pond, so he insisted on going to the more remote Wanxi residence in the house without even stepping into the door of Hexinzhai. She named Duanyang, and there was actually a hospital called Wanxi here. She found the coincidence funny.

Wei Fuyan turned around and was about to explain, but he heard Zhou Huaiyi say, "Go back first."

Lu Zhong also wanted to follow, but was quickly dragged by Liu Qingzhou. Men Qingsong did not hesitate to cover his mouth that he wanted to scream. The two took Lu Zhong to follow Zhou Huaiyi to He Xinzhai.