Noon, West Gate.
Although the sun at noon in early spring was not very strong, it still made Li Ergou very unhappy.
"No wonder everyone says it's a dog's day. The sun is really not as good as a dog's." Li Ergou complained about the sun in the sky and glanced at the street.
There were not many people on the streets of Chang'an at noon. A few salesmen walked from the corner with burdens on their shoulders, as if they were leaving the city.
"Why have so many salesmen left the city in the past two days? Alas, they are all poor people." Li Ergou sighed sympathetically.
Huo Mansion.
The door of the luxurious and huge mansion is tightly closed. There are two vendors setting up stalls at the door selling some gadgets to amuse children.
The courtyard of Huo Mansion is no longer as bustling as before, and no one has cleaned the fallen osmanthus flowers all over the ground.
Huo Long was sitting in front of the hall, closing his eyes and thinking about something.
"Master, they have all left the city." A middle-aged man with an elegant face walked slowly.
Huo Long opened his eyes and looked at him, moved his withered lips and said, "Don't worry, let them wait outside and make me a pot of tea."
"Yes." The man lowered his head and stepped back.
The footsteps faded away, and the whole courtyard became quiet again. Huo Long sighed softly.
"Everyone has left. It's good if they leave. It will be clean when they leave."
Yes, several big families in Chang'an who have connections with the Huo family have left Chang'an. A few days ago, a big family that was close to them sent someone to send a message, wanting him to leave together, but he declined.
It's not that Huo Long doesn't want to go with them, he understands their intentions, but precisely because of this, he doesn't want to drag them down.
The Huo family has stretched its hands too far over the years, helped the eldest prince with too many things, and secretly made too many enemies. Because the eldest prince was on the bright side at the beginning, once the eldest prince ascends the throne, the Huo family will take advantage of the opportunity to reach the sky in one step, and no one can shake it.
But now that the eldest prince has left, the tree has fallen and the hozen has scattered. The reason why he walks slowly is not because he doesn’t want to walk, but because he climbed too high. If he falls, he will die and others will be hit.
"Master, here comes the tea." Zhao Gao carefully placed the tea on the coffee table.
Zhao Gao was Huo Long's butler for ten years. At first, he was a handyman in the Huo Mansion. He was promoted step by step by Huo Long because of his hard work and quick workmanship.
"Master, when will the ladies leave the city?" Zhao Gao asked while pouring tea.
"I asked them to leave the city tonight. We will leave later and wait for them at Xishan."
Huo Long got up and walked to the courtyard, stepping on the osmanthus flowers on the ground.
"Why don't you let me accompany the lady? I'm really worried about her leaving alone." Zhao Gao said.
"No need, Chang'an is at least peaceful now." Huo Long pushed the sweet-scented osmanthus tree with his hand, and the sky was filled with sweet-scented osmanthus flowers.
The flying sweet-scented osmanthus fell down gracefully, and a gust of wind blew. Huo Long stamped his left foot and stood upright like loose feet. The sweet-scented osmanthus on the ground around him shook. His hands swam in front of him like a dragon, constantly wrapping the osmanthus flowers around him.
Zhao Gao stared at Huo Long with his eyes intently, and saw that the osmanthus flowers all over the sky were gathered into a ball by him, spinning continuously in front of him.
Huo Long kept drawing circles in front of him with his hands, and the ball condensed by the sweet-scented osmanthus spun faster and faster. Even the osmanthus flowers on the ground began to gather on the ball, and the surrounding osmanthus trees swayed slightly.
Huo Long moved his steps and began to walk among the six sweet-scented osmanthus trees in the courtyard. There was a faint sound of dragon roaring between his steps, and his hands continued to draw circles slowly.
A trace of fear flashed in Zhao Gao's eyes as he watched the six sweet-scented osmanthus branches become bare, and the sweet-scented osmanthus on the ground was gradually sucked into the ball.
When the last osmanthus in the courtyard entered the osmanthus ball in Huo Long's hand, Huo Long stopped and pressed the osmanthus ball up and down with his hands. The osmanthus tree instantly shrank at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"My master's skills are still as good as before. This mobile game is superb." Zhao Gao applauded, stroking his hands.
Huo Long closed his eyes and adjusted his breathing. After a moment, he slowly opened his eyes. His old face was full of exhaustion, but when he looked at the osmanthus ball in front of him, the corners of his mouth were slightly raised.
The sweet-scented osmanthus trees in the courtyard were planted by his daughter herself, and the sweet-scented osmanthus trees on the trees would be used to make wine for him every year. It's just that the wine she makes is always very bitter, but every time he drinks it, he always says it's very sweet.
"I don't know if I can drink the wine brewed by Amin in the future, so I'll take you all with me first." Huo Long murmured to himself.
"Master, this tea will get cold if you don't drink it." Zhao Gao said softly.
"This tea won't get cold if you don't drink it. It won't get cold until people leave." Huo Long said lightly, "Get a box and put the ball in it. Let's get ready to leave."
Qinxin Palace.
"After all, I feel sorry for the Huo family." Li Qinxi frowned slightly, put down the letter in her hand, and said, "Where is the person who sent the letter?"
"The person who delivered the letter was Zhao Gao, the housekeeper of the Huo family. He said that this was a letter from the head of the Huo family to his wife. The Huo family was leaving in a hurry this time. They must have left the city." Zhang Wenling said.
"The letter also said that they are going to Yuzhou and hope that I can help say hello to my brother." Li Qinxi sighed and said.
"It seems that they are sure that Mr. Li will not hand them over."
"The Huo family has a big business. In fact, it's the same no matter where we go. It's just that I feel panicked. I always feel that something will happen. I hope that the head of the Huo family can turn the crisis into good and get through this."
With a sad look on her face, Li Qinxi stood up, knelt down in front of the Buddha statue, and burned three sticks of incense.
The Third Princess's Mansion.
Jiang Zhiyuan stood by the gate, looking around with his head, as if he was looking for someone.
The two guards on the side couldn't help laughing.
"Sister, can't you go sit in the room for a while? The guard uncle said that as soon as Brother Zhou shows up, they will call you immediately." Jiang Xianfeng rolled his eyes and said. In the birdcage on the ground, the parrot also covered its head with one wing to avoid the sun.
He originally wanted to go fishing with his sister, but found out that Jiang Zhiyuan happened to have an appointment with Zhou Ruoxiao to play at home today. He simply stayed with her. This company was good. Jiang Zhiyuanfei pulled him to wait at the door, saying that he wanted to scare Zhou Ruoxiao.
"I'm not afraid of the sun, but you're still afraid of the sun, right?" Jiang Zhiyuan grabbed Jiang Xianfeng's ear with one hand, like a little chicken.
"Ah, sister, I was wrong! Be gentle, it's about to fall!"
Jiang Xianfeng said something nice for a while before Jiang Zhiyuan let go of his hand.
"Princess, Prince Zhou is here!" the guard shouted softly.
Jiang Zhiyuan hurriedly hid behind the door and signaled Jiang Xianfeng, who was carefully covering his red ears and pouting, to stay away.
Jiang Zhiyuan, who saw no movement after a while, felt uneasy in his heart. Why hasn't Brother come in this week? Is this guard trying to make fun of me? No, the guard uncle usually treats me very well, so he shouldn't lie to me.
Just when she wanted to peek her head in to see what was going on, there was a sound of footsteps at the door.
"I have met King Xiaoyao. The princess has been waiting in the room for a long time." The guard bowed.
"Well, get up." Zhou Ruoxiao smiled lightly and walked in the door.
Just as he stepped through the door, a figure bumped into him. He subconsciously wanted to push her away with one hand, but when he saw clearly that it was Jiang Zhiyuan, he quickly changed his tactics, wrapped his hand around her neck from behind, and hugged her over.
Jiang Zhiyuan was in a very complicated mood at this time. She originally wanted to jump out and scare someone, but she didn't expect someone to come in so quickly and she was bumped into him. Before she could panic or yell, she was hugged by someone, and he was hugged at the door.
Jiang Zhiyuan felt that it must be because she was in the sun before, which made her very hot now. It was so hot that her back was soaked with sweat, and she almost had no energy to speak.
She struggled to look up at Zhou Ruoxiao, who was a head taller than her, and said, "Brother Zhou...Brother Zhou, don't...let go..."
As soon as she finished speaking, Jiang Zhiyuan lowered her head and began to reflect. She really wanted to slap herself twice now. What was she saying? She was thinking, don't do this, let me go. But looking at Brother Zhou's face, why are these words so hot? How come he trains his younger brother so smoothly on weekdays?
The corner of Zhou Ruoxiao's mouth raised slightly, and his other hand gently hugged Jiang Zhiyuan's waist. The moment he pressed it against his waist, he could clearly feel the body of the beauty in his arms trembling.
Lowering his head, Zhou Ruoxiao gently leaned close to her already red ears. From such a close distance, he could smell the faint fragrance of the girl and see a shallow layer of down on her face. He leaned a little closer and spoke. She said softly, "Princess, are you saying you won't let go?"
As Zhou Ruoxiao's slightly rapid breathing hit her ears, she could almost feel her ears burning because Brother Zhou was breathing fire. Yes, he must be breathing fire. How could he do this. At this moment, Jiang Zhiyuan's heart was filled with turmoil, and he kept repeating these words in his mind. So much so that she forgot to answer Zhou Ruoxiao's question.
"It's gone, it's gone, it's really going to fall..." Jiang Xianfeng was hiding in a shady corner, covering his ears and talking nonstop. After a while, he poked his head from behind the wall to see if Brother Zhou was here.
"Why did they hug me? Brother Zhou actually did this to my sister..." Jiang Xianfeng felt a headache, "If you want to do this, you should go inside the house, why are you hugging her at the door?"
Jiang Xianfeng pondered for a long time and saw that the two of them were still hugging each other, and the two guard uncles were standing upright and motionless. With a long sigh, he retracted his head.
"Big Tou, we are both honest people, but we can't do shameful things like them." Jiang Xianfeng educated the parrot in the cage earnestly.
Big Head is the new name he gave the parrot. He thought the name was quite nice. Although his sister stared at his head for a long time after hearing this, she then said with a smile that he was naming himself. . He scratched his head and thought for a long time, but he still didn't understand. Isn't this parrot's head big? What does this have to do with naming himself?
The parrot straightened its feathers and seemed not to hear what he said.
"Hey, hey, hey, can you give me some reaction? I'm talking to you?" Jiang Xianfeng put the cage on his lap and said to the parrot, "If you dare to act like a hooligan like Brother Zhou, I won't let you live in the future. Pick a beautiful bird in Chang'an City and you will be a bachelor for the rest of your life!"
The parrot seemed to understand Jiang Xianfeng's words, tilting its head and staring at him with big eyes.
Jiang Xianfeng had a satisfied smile on his face, and his two dimples were exposed. He admired Da Tou very much now. From Da Tou's eyes, he could feel his admiration for himself and his full thirst for knowledge.
"Don't worry, although my sister always says you are a stupid parrot, one day I will train you to be a smart parrot." Jiang Xianfeng said silently in his heart.
But the next moment, he quickly changed his decision.
"Play like a gangster! Beat up the bachelor! Play like a gangster! Beat up the bachelor!"
The two voices yelled so loudly that they could probably be heard from several streets apart. You can also tell from its loud voice that it has nothing to say about following Jiang Xianfeng.
Perhaps the parrot also wanted to repay his master, and shouting twice was not enough, so he kept shouting.
Jiang Xianfeng just kept staring at the parrot in the cage, his eyes dull. He was just thinking about what to eat for dinner today. He didn't seem to have eaten braised parrot yet. He could try it tonight.
"Get castrated."
A familiar voice came from behind him. He said without looking back, "Okay, listen to my sister, I will castrate this parrot tonight."
"I mean, castrate you too."
