The gentle breeze blows through the willows, and the fragrance of flowers is intoxicating. March has just passed in Quzhou, and the season is even more brilliant.
The road to Quzhou leads to Sanyue, and the five roads all end together. It is named after the mountain and prospers because of the water. It has green mountains and green waters, and is the holy land of Nan Kong.
On Ximen Street in Quzhou Prefecture, the bluestone road stretches straight out and leads directly to the Qujiang River outside the west gate. In front of a magnificent mansion, a flagpole about two feet high was erected on the two stone altars on the left and right, with a green flag flying on the top of the pole. The flag on the right is embroidered with yellow silk thread, with a majestic golden dragon showing its teeth and claws. The flag flutters in the wind, making the golden dragon even more lifelike. The flag on the left is embroidered with four black characters of "Longwei Escort Agency", with silver hooks and iron strokes, which are extremely powerful.
The red-lacquered door of the mansion has shiny copper nails the size of teacups. A plaque on the top of the door reads "Longwei Escort Agency" in four large gold-lacquered characters, with the two small characters "General Helmsman" written horizontally below.
Suddenly, the sound of horse hooves was heard not far from the door. The two young escorts next to the stone lions on both sides of the sub-station gate took a closer look and saw that the three people coming were Yang, Geng and Song. They rushed to get ahead. Come forward and welcome to catch him.
Captain Yang got off his horse and asked, "Young guard, are you in the hall?"
The first escort took the reins of the horse and replied casually: "I went to Deque Tower last night, but I haven't returned yet."
Captain Geng said: "The chief escort is in trouble on the road. Please return to the young escort immediately."
Full of grief, the young escort quickly climbed onto his horse, straddled his horse and galloped towards the east with his whip raised.
There is a courtyard next to Linghu Lake in the northeast corner of the city. In the pavilion, a young man and woman, wearing thin clothes, half hugging each other, are sitting on the couch diagonally, looking at each other with deep affection.
The woman had a smile on her eyebrows, her eyes were shining with hope, her mouth was slightly opened, her jade teeth were open, and she said softly: "You promised to marry me, when can you do it?"
Seeing the beautiful and delicate face of the woman, the man unconsciously pulled her tightly into his arms and pressed their faces together, feeling so affectionate and tender.
When the woman saw that the man did not dare to answer her, she immediately burst into tears and said, "If you dislike me, you will never live again!"
The man heard this and sent the woman out of his arms. He saw a pear tree in the mist and rain, which was worthy of pity. He smiled and said: "I, Jiang Longwei, love Xiao Taohong. I am willing to stay with her forever and love her for a lifetime."
Xiao Taohong turned her tears into a smile, two flowers bloomed on her little face, and said softly: "Then when will you marry me?"
Jiang Longwei smiled and replied: "Marriage depends on the orders of my parents and the words of the matchmaker. When my father returns from Longhu Mountain, I will send someone to propose marriage. Okay?"
Xiao Taohong covered Jiang Longwei's face and said softly: "They say a gentleman never breaks his promise to others, don't forget that."
Jiang Longwei put his forehead against Xiao Taohong's, rubbed Xiao Taohong's bright red face, closed his eyes lightly, and replied affectionately: "My father has faith in the world and upholds the integrity of his family. As a son, how can I dare to break his promise to his beloved?" man of."
Xiao Taohong became excited after hearing this. She leaned into Jiang Longwei's arms, closed her eyes lightly and said, "With your words, I am not afraid of anything. Even death, I can rest in peace."
Jiang Longwei hugged Xiao Taohong's body tightly and said, "You're talking nonsense again. There are still decades of good life between us! I still look forward to walking in front of you and having a taste of being loved by my wife for the rest of my life." The taste of."
Xiao Taohong moved out of Jiang Longwei's arms, covered Jiang Longwei's delicate face, and said earnestly: "Then you have to work hard! We don't want the young master's temper like before, and we must learn to use our strength to fight when things happen in the future. Please don't do it sideways again."
Jiang Longwei put his finger gently on the tip of Xiao Taohong's nose and replied with a smile: "Okay! From today on, I, Jiang Longwei, will learn everything in a good way for the sake of our little Taohong's lifelong happiness. Even if I can't become a saint, I can't. I will be like my father and be a man who is upright and upright."
Xiao Taohong smiled happily and said: "This is what you said. A man must keep his words."
Jiang Longwei raised his left palm and said loudly to the roof: "I, Jiang Longwei, made an oath today. From today on, in order for my little Taohong to live a happy life, I will only learn good things and never learn bad things. If you violate the oath, you will be punished in the next life." I will be a cow or a horse, and I will revolve around her for the rest of my life without any complaints. Do you believe me?"
Xiao Taohong was extremely happy. She held Jiang Longwei's hand, put it on her face, and said happily: "I believe in you!"
When the two of them were about to have a romantic relationship, a voice from their daughter's family came from outside the door, "Girl, an escort from the Longwei Escort Agency came and said he wanted to see his young master."
Jiang Longwei said towards the door: "Did he say anything?"
The girl outside replied: "No. It shouldn't be a good thing to see the sad look on most of his face."
Xiao Taohong heard this and quickly got out of bed, handed Jiang Longwei some clothes and helped him put them on.
Jiang Longwei put on his clothes and said to the door: "Xiu'er, go and get him back. I'll be right back."
Xiao Taohong helped Jiang Longwei straighten his collar and said warmly: "You promised me that you should learn to do everything well and never do bad things. Don't forget it."
Jiang Longwei hugged Xiao Taohong and said with a smile: "Okay, in order to have a happy family in the future, we will never forget each other."
Xiao Taohong opened the door, took Jiang Longwei's arm, and sent him out of the boudoir. Watching Jiang Longwei go downstairs, close the door, return to the edge of the bed and put on his clothes. As soon as she turned around, the door opened by itself, and a man in black robe stood at the door, which startled her.
The man in black robe saw Xiao Taohong's expression was different and said coldly: "Quie Nu, you're not in love with that kid Jiang Longwei, are you?"
Xiao Taohong ignored him, walked to the round table and sat down, poured a cup of tea and drank it, saying: "Whether you care about him or not is not your business. You should mind your own business first."
The man in black robe followed the wind at the door and rushed to the table, grabbed Xiao Taohong's little wrist and said, "Don't forget what you are doing?"
Xiao Taohong didn't show any weakness and poured the tea in the cup in her right hand into the black-robed man's eyes.
The man in black robe waved his embroidered robe to block the tea, then slapped Xiao Taohong on the face.
Xiao Taohong stretched her right palm forward, and a silver needle appeared between her fingers, frightening the black-robed man's palm back.
Seeing Xiao Taohong's silver needle stabbing his right arm, the man in black robe quickly let go of Xiao Taohong's left wrist, his eyes widening like two lanterns.
Xiao Taohong didn't bother to look at those malicious eyes and said coldly: "You brainless thing, if your three-legged cat skills are so good, why haven't you managed to find a single useful person yet? Go back and think about it." The lord wants friends and helpers, not enemies. Killing them as enemies is no different from not knowing them. The murderer will be killed, such a simple truth, even a weak woman like me knows it, you should not fail You know."
The man in black robe said coldly: "Don't forget, if you can't be a friend, you are an enemy. If you don't manage this matter well, you know what will happen to you."
Xiao Taohong filled the cup with tea, took a sip, and said with a sneer: "It's better to take care of yourself. The successor designated by Jiang Daogong has left Sanqing Mountain. Think about how to deal with it, so as not to be split in two with one palm. Half, I still don’t know where I lost.”
The man in black robe heard a sound coming from the stairs, felt bored, drifted away from the window and disappeared.
Xiao Taohong drank a few sips of tea, and the girl Xiu'er walked in and said: "Girl, Mr. Jiang, the head of the Longwei Escort Agency, died on the way to Longhu Villa. The letter just came back."
Xiao Taohong heard this, looked at the girl Xiu'er, and asked softly: "Xiu'er, according to you, what should a woman want in her life?"
The girl Xiu'er smiled sweetly, glanced at Xiao Taohong, and replied in a low voice: "Girl, when a male is married, a female is married. Naturally, she should marry a husband who cares about her, raise a few children, and live happily until the end of her life. old."
Xiao Taohong asked infatuatedly: "Should a woman really think like this? Do you think so too?"
The girl Xiu'er looked shy and replied in a low voice: "There are not many women who don't think so. They say that the minority obeys the majority and goes with the majority, so it shouldn't be wrong."
After hearing this, Xiao Taohong smiled happily and joked: "Then you have a good husband?"
The girl Xiu'er lowered her face and said with a sweet smile: "Yes! I just want to serve the girl for the rest of my life. Besides, girl, you are not married yet, how dare I have such unreasonable thoughts."
Xiao Taohong got up and said happily: "Okay, girl, I will marry you first, you will marry second, and we can marry into the Longwei Escort Agency together."
The girl Xiu'er said: "Girl, Mr. Jiang's bodyguard has been killed. Isn't it no longer auspicious for the Longwei Bodyguard Agency?"
After Xiao Taohong heard this, she calmed down and said towards the door: "Girl, I only have one body and one emotion. Since they have been plundered by Jiang Longwei, what else is there to say about good or bad luck?" She looked away and took a sip of tea. , and then said: "You must also remember in the future that we poor people must strive for our own happiness without the need for others to give us good luck."
The girl Xiu'er asked with shining eyes: "Girl, can I really win happiness for myself?"
Xiao Taohong replied with a smile: "It must be possible. The Buddha said that all living beings are equal. We were just born in a poor family and had to live with others, so our life was a bit miserable. As long as we can hold the desire for happiness in our hearts and keep paying for it, There will always be a time when all the hardships come to an end. Even if the future is just a sweet dream, we have fought, said no to the unfairness of fate, and are worthy of our hearts longing for beauty and happiness."
The girl Xiu'er heard the sound of pigeons flapping their wings, walked to the window sill, caught the pigeon that landed on the window edge, took off the small bamboo tube wrapped around the pigeon's feet, and gave the small bamboo tube to Xiao Taohong.
Xiao Taohong took it, took out the note inside, looked at it, and looked thoughtful.
The girl Xiu'er asked in a low voice: "Girl, is this bad news?"
Xiao Taohong replied: "That Bai Yutian has arrived in Shimen Town and plans to visit the three Jiang brothers in Jin Chun Mountain and ask them to come out to cheer him up and compete for the position of the chief escort of the Longwei Escort Agency. If it were in the past, it would not be possible What good news, but now, it should be considered good news."
The girl Xiu'er whispered: "Girl, that wild boy named Bai is here to snatch Master Jiang's position as the chief bodyguard. How can this be considered good news?"
Xiao Taohong replied: "Those evil people dare to harm Mr. Jiang's bodyguard. Naturally Mr. Jiang is no match for them. It is better to hide it than to show it. Jiang Daogong has been foolish and loyal all his life, and he dared to hand over the Longwei Bodyguard Agency to him. If a wild boy I have never met comes to take charge, I must believe that this wild boy has the ability to help Longwei Escort Bureau overcome the difficulties."
The girl Xiu'er said: "But even if this is the case, won't Longwei Escort's surname be Bai from now on? What will Master Jiang do in the future? The two generations of Qu and Jiang have worked hard to build the foundation, and just give it to others like this. Master Jiang It will be difficult to accept.”
Xiao Taohong said with a smile: "I just hope he can't accept it, start making a fuss, and decide the outcome with Bai Yutian. Only in this way, those evil people hiding in dark corners will come out and help Mr. Jiang fight. When the time comes, things will come to light and the evil person falls, and we will have no worries when we marry Longwei Escort Agency."
The girl Xiu'er said cheerfully: "Young lady must be right. If Master Jiang comes tomorrow, I will definitely fan the flames and make him compete for the position of chief escort with great emotion, so that the true colors of those evil people will be exposed and no one will be seen again." An opportunity to frame Master Jiang.”
Xiao Taohong smiled sweetly and said, "You girl, you know how to cause trouble."
The girl Xiu'er smiled and replied: "It's all the girl's usual teachings. If you can't cause trouble to the bad guys, wouldn't it be in vain to follow the girl for so many years?"
Xiao Taohong smiled slightly and said: "I haven't fed the pigeons yet, they are almost starving in your hands."
"Girls are just partial. They care more about Pigeon than Xiu'er." Xiu'er hugged Pigeon, said goodbye to Xiao Taohong, and walked out the door.
Xiao Taohong smiled sweetly and drank the tea, with a thoughtful look on her face as she drank the tea, which was making endless noises in her stomach.
