Chapter 70: The Moon Before the Flowers (Part 1)
King Wu Xie of Shu walked away in a grand manner, the banquet dispersed, and the candlelight lights in Yaowang Villa were extinguished bit by bit. The moonlit night was quiet, with the sound of falling flowers, leaving only Shu'er and Zhuge calmly.
Zhuge smiled calmly and said, "Just wait, I'll get a pot of warm wine. Let's sit on the flower tree over there and watch the moon."
Although Shu'er was tired, he couldn't resist Zhuge's calm smile and nodded invisibly. Zhuge calmly turned around and walked into Baidu Hall to get a pot of wine that was still being warmed by the King of Shu, and took two white wines.
The small porcelain cup returned to Shu'er and said, "Follow me."
Shu'er followed Zhuge and calmly jumped up to an ancient purple magnolia tree with huge branches. Each person occupied a branch, rested his head on the thick trunk in the middle, and looked up at the bright moon through the gaps between the flowers.
Zhuge calmly poured half a glass of wine for Shu'er, and then poured a full glass for himself, and said: "I wish you a prosperous business, Mr. Yan, who pretends to be a broken sleeve. I also wish you a prosperous business, and I wish you great martial arts, Mr. Xiling, who is a hero among women."
Be diligent!"
Shu'er laughed and drank half the glass of wine and asked, "Why only give me half a glass?"
Zhuge calmly looked at Shu'er's clear eyes, then looked at the moon hanging in the sky, and said slowly: "Because I am afraid that you will be drunk and hurt your body, and I am afraid that you will be sober and cautious."
Shu'er looked at Zhuge's calm and half-upturned profile in a daze. The moonlight was like water, and he looked like a dream.
Shu'er said: "Master Zhuge, you are very good at appreciating the scenery. The red sunset on the Peerless Peak and the purple magnolia flowers in the Yaowang Valley. I will never forget these scenery in my life." He recalled in his mind how he felt when we first met him.
Dancing the sword on the ice lake, she admired the plum blossoms in front of the window...
Zhuge calmly said: "You are not allowed to forget the scenery or me."
Shu'er felt like there were strings in her heart, which were being plucked by the man in front of her and trembling a little.
Zhuge calmly poured himself a glass of wine and sighed: "I thought I could accompany you all the way to Zichuan Shu Palace to find Wu Xie to get the decree, but I didn't expect to meet him here. We don't have to go to Zichuan anymore. Not to mention.
I think that my adoptive father is also here. When the King of Shu leaves tomorrow, my adoptive father will probably take me back to Chu State. After all, I haven’t returned to the island for half a year, so I should go back and help him take care of the house.
Business. I want to invite you to go to Chu State with me, but I also know that you have something to do and can’t leave Fanjing’s cosmetics shop alone. Alas, in this life, even if you have all the martial arts in the world, you can’t pretend to be a self-reliant person.
boss."
Shu'er said: "Since Master Zhuge has invited me, it might not be a bad idea to go to Chu State to find you after I finish working on the Biliang Cosmetics Shop."
Zhuge calmly took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Shu'er, saying: "This is the customs clearance document for the Zhuge family. When you have finished your business with Chen Guo, if you want to see me or if you have anything to do with me, just ask me.
Take this customs clearance document and enter the Chu territory from the Shu Kingdom. When the Shu Kingdom enters Chu, the first place you arrive is Yuwang County, and the Zhuge family’s Xuanji Island is in Shengwang County, and you must first go to the north of Yuling in Shengwang County.
Xianhu, then board the Zhuge family's ship from the North Port of Xianhu, take the Xianjiang waterway, and go directly to the East China Sea. Then we change to our private ship and sail with the wind for three days and three nights on the East China Sea to reach Xuanji Island."
Shu'er asked: "I remember you said that King Yu and King Sheng were fighting fiercely. It is not easy to enter King Sheng County from Yuwang County?"
Zhuge said calmly: "When I said that, I hadn't given you the customs clearance document from the Zhuge family. It was naturally very difficult to get from Yuwang County to Shengwang County. But now, as long as you keep this document, Yuwang County and Shengwang County
The generals guarding the city in Shengwang County will never make things difficult for you. If you want to go to the Song Dynasty, you can take this piece of paper and enter and exit the Song Dynasty from Shengwang County to ensure smooth access."
Shu'er suddenly realized: "I used to only want to go directly from the Chen State to the Song State. I spent many years on the black market and never saved up enough money to buy a piece of customs clearance documents between Chen and Song Dynasties. Now the customs clearance documents between Chen and Song Dynasties are more valuable.
Thousand gold, even if someone gives you a thousand gold, he may not dare to imitate it for you... If I had known earlier, I would have asked him to imitate your Zhuge family's customs clearance document! It would also allow me to travel unimpeded in Chu State!"
Zhuge looked at her with a calm smile, thinking of how hard and desperate she was, disguised as a man, and clumsily and helplessly looking for a forged customs clearance document on the black market. He couldn't help but reveal tenderness in his eyes, and said: "If you really want to go back to the Song Dynasty to visit your relatives,
, why bother to cling to the customs clearance documents between Chen and Song Dynasty? Why didn’t you go to Chu State in the past few years? Although Chu State is far away, as long as you enter Shengwang County, you can enter and leave Song State at will every day. And enter Shengwang State from Yuwang County
Although the county is difficult, it is not as good as one ten thousandth that crosses the boundary between Chen and Song."
Shu'er nodded and said: "You are right. If I really wanted to return to the Song Dynasty, I would not use a customs clearance document as an excuse. If I want to go back, there is always a better way than earning a thousand taels of gold. Maybe I just
I was just competing with myself with the expensive customs clearance documents. As a result, the longer I delayed and struggled, the more expensive and rare the documents became year by year."
Zhuge calmly asked: "Since you were born in the Song Dynasty, why are you so entangled in making a decision about returning to the Song Dynasty?"
Shu'er replied: "Actually, at first I felt that I was out of place there. Instead of going back and being thrown into the river, it would be better to find another place to fend for myself, rather than causing trouble to those few people who loved me. I was
I was adopted by kind-hearted aunts, and I also had a very talented sworn brother. I gradually liked living with them, supporting ourselves and supporting our family. I felt that my life was more fulfilling than ever before, and I felt that everything could be firmly in my own hands.
.So later on, I may just set a goal for myself at the price of customs clearance documents to make myself stronger. One day, I can return to the Song Dynasty with high spirits, return home in fine clothes, and impress people. Even if I am still out of place, I will no longer be there.
Worrying about my life. If I do this for another three years, maybe I can give away the Sword of King Huai and return home in rich clothes, so I don’t have to be busy anymore."
Zhuge calmly said: "If you have business problems, you can come to Chu to see me at any time. If you still feel out of place after returning to Song, you can also come to Chu to see me. Although the old and crooked Wu Xie said that I am not
Everyone agrees, but at least one of his words is right: first, you need to know who the other person is and what each other wants, and then fall in love. Miss Yan, since you are not married and I am not married, you and I will have
The power of congeniality. But now, do you really know who you are and what you want? Until you are unwilling to take off your mask, I don’t want to be frivolous with you. If you can come all the way to an isolated island in the sea to find me,
Not to mention a piece of customs clearance documents, it is not an exaggeration for me to use the Zhuge family's property as a hire. But I have been in front of you for many days. If the King of Shu hadn't revealed that you were a woman disguised as a man, how long would you have planned to hide it from me? My sincerity
, it has been revealed since the moment I taught you Wuyi Swordsmanship, but you have not opened your heart to me, maybe because you still have many things to do, and many old friends to meet, until you find you
Chapter completed!