Huainan is located three hundred miles northwest of Jinling. Since ancient times, it has been known as the throat of Zhongzhou and the barrier of Jiangnan. The importance of its geographical location is self-evident. The Xiao family in Huainan spans three dynasties and has been working here for nearly a thousand years. It is not an exaggeration to say that the entire Huainan is the Xiao family. As long as the surname Xiao is above the top ten generations, the same ancestor can be found.

There is no doubt that the prosperity of Jiangnan has been a hometown of fish and rice since ancient times. Cloth, silk, tea, etc. are extremely developed, but what is more famous is the saying "The girl on the lake, the flowers in the south of the Yangtze River, and the unparalleled girl in Yuehua in spring". The beauty of Jiangnan has been famous all over the world since ancient times. The small bridges and flowing water, and the light skirt of paper umbrellas, left a deep impression on people.

More famous than beauties are the literati and talented scholars in Jiangnan. Dayue is not a martial artsman, but not every place is good at martial arts. Generally, the more you go south, the less you can fight. Because of the geographical location of Jiangnan, there have been no foreign enemies since ancient times, and it is useless to practice martial arts and strengthen the army. Aristocratic families gather here, resulting in the fact that there are far more literati who go on the official career than the barbarians who dance with swords and guns. There is only one Liuhe Gate in the entire Jiangnan card.

It was mid-October, and there was no snow in Huainan, which was spring all year round. A tower ship was gradually approaching the mouth of the Huaihe River. The pleasure boats, official ships and cargo ships were moored on the river. Every moment, ships returned with full loads of cargo, or sent goods from Jiangnan to various places.

Thousands of willow branches along the coast dance in the wind, peddlers and pawns walk back and forth, and literati and ladies walk by the river. Before getting off the boat, they can appreciate the completely different water town style from the wilderness in the northwest.

"Here comes..."

On the pier, officers and soldiers gathered, clearing out a large piece of open space.

Xiao Ting, the legitimate son of the Xiao family in Huainan, was wearing an ink robe and elegant robe. He stood on the dock and looked at the boat with the banner of King Su. He looked with tears in his eyes and raised his hand to improvise a poem. After holding it in for a long time, he didn't think about it and slowly let it go.

The little maid stood beside her, covering her hand with her hands on her tiptoes and looking at her:

"Young Master, I saw Prince Xu and stood on the boat..."

"Xu Buling! You are so fucking here! Uncle thought your ship had sunk, hurry up..."

Xiao Ting raised his voice and shouted, which shocked the surrounding officers and soldiers trembled, but no one dared to laugh. After all, this is not Chang'an, and the Xiao family is the sky.

On the deck of the deck of the building, Xu Buling was wearing a young master's robe with gold-edged cloud patterns and raised his hand to say hello.

Chu is only a thousand miles away from Huainan. It flows down the Yangtze River and arrives in less than ten days. Take a boat along the river, and there are white walls, green tiles and flowing water everywhere. The beautiful mountains and rivers are dazzling, and the scenery is much more beautiful than the desert in the northwest, so that people give people the idea of ​​"this is where people live."

After entering the jurisdiction of Huainan, Xiao Xianger stood on the deck and looked at the surrounding scenery in the cold wind. Her expression was still dignified and quiet, but the longing in her eyes was difficult to hide.

When he was a teenager, he left Huainan and married into the imperial city. He went from being a willful lady to a queen who was in the world overnight. Before he could adapt, he became the queen mother again. In this flash, it took ten years.

I thought I would never step out of Changle Palace again in this life until my gray hair and gray face died of old age, but I didn’t expect that in just one year, her world would undergo earth-shaking changes.

Last year, I was sitting alone in the bedroom of Changle Palace and napping, and I had no expectation for life. This year, I have arrived at the door of my house, and there is a man next to me, and I know what position to change when patting my butt.

The huge change made Xiao Xianger a little confused. Looking at the stupid nephew standing on the shore, it was appropriate to describe it as if it was a different life. I just felt that it was inexplicably what it was now, and I couldn't even remember where it started.

As the homesickness fades away, the pressure like mountains comes one after another, making it hard to breathe.

Since following Xu Buling, Xiao Xiang'er has lived a happy life, free and unrestrained life, or she lives like a person.

But after all, she is the legitimate daughter of the Xiao family and the empress dowager of Dayue. These things cannot exist. If they are rumored, they will involve the entire Xiao family. The bloodline and honor in their bones force her to face this matter.

Xiao Xianger doesn't know what the outcome will be. She may say goodbye to the world in a few days and put an end to what she does with her life. This is also her original idea.

Do you regret it...

Xiao Xiang'er thought for a while and shook her head. She didn't regret it at all. Even if she did it a hundred times, she would trade her own life for Xu Buling's life. She just died like this, which was a bit of a pity and reluctant to let it go...

"Baby?"

Xu Buling walked up to him and covered Xiao Xiang'er's shoulder. After all, it was at the door of the Xiao family. There were many people who knew Xiao Xianger and Miss Xiao, and Xiang'er's identity would definitely not be visible to the light.

Xiao Xianger came to her senses, wrapped her cloak tightly, looked up at the young man in white in front of her, and was silent for a moment, and finally chuckled:

"Xu Buling, if I die, will you miss me? Just like your father miss your mother?"

The cold wind rustled, blowing the fiery red cloak and hair. The slightly mature cheeks were smiling, but they could not hide the helplessness and confusion in their hearts. Deeper in their bones was the perseverance and determination in their bones.

Xu Buling raised his hand and hooked the hair in her ear, with a very plain expression:

"With me here, you can be a baby, don't think about other things."

“…”

Xiao Xiang'er's eyes were misty, but her smile had not changed much:

"Do you miss me? Do you think or not."

Xu Buling tightened the collar of the cloak and said softly:

"I want to say I want to, you will definitely seek death. I say I don't want to, you have to kill me. Honestly, just leave the rest to me and Aunt Lu."

Mrs. Lu stood beside her, her expression was not very natural, and she muttered in a low voice: "It's almost time to dodge, don't be so intimate..."

Xiao Xiang'er was interrupted, covered her hood with her cape and snorted:

"What does Xu Buling and I have a good relationship with you?"

"you……"

Mrs. Lu was already in a state of confusion because of the last time she kissed Xu Buling. Seeing that Xiang'er was still agitating, she turned around and walked aside.

Soon, the tower ship hit the shore.

Before the deck was put down, Xiao Ting ran down with his robe, jiuwai:

"Xu Buling, hurry up and marry my aunt. Do you know how I have been here in the past two months? I have written more words than you know, and I am so careless..."

Mrs. Lu didn't dare to get angry at Xiang'er. Seeing that her brother-in-law was not polite, she acted dignified and steady, and scolded:

"Xiao Ting, don't talk nonsense. You haven't even spoken a single word yet. Is there anyone who says that?"

Xiao Ting didn't care at all and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, you have to make a good deal. Never let this matter be ruined..."

Hearing this sentence "sister-in-law", Mrs. Lu's face froze not easily noticed. She looked at Xu Buling next to her and snorted softly. After all, she is the daughter-in-law of the Xiao family. If Xu Buling really takes Xiao Qi, she has to change her words and call Xu Buling uncle, and she has changed from "I am your aunt" to "I am your niece", and her seniority is completely messed up.

The seniority of the royal family is not easy to clarify, so Xu Buling didn't say much, and took a large group of girls, maids, and guards off the boat, came to Xiao Ting, and raised his hand and bowed:

"Young Master Xiao."

"Oh"

Xiao Ting was stunned, thinking that he had heard it wrong, so he looked up and down a few times:

"Xu Buling, I haven't seen you for half a year, why are you cowardly? I didn't expect you to know the truth that 'people have to bow their heads under the roof'. Don't worry, although Huainan is my Xiao Ting's territory, my uncle will not bully people by virtue..."

Ning Qingye walked behind the master, looked at him for a few times, and turned his head and asked in a low voice:

"Manzhi, how could the young master of the Xiao family in Huainan be a fool?"

Zhu Manzhi and Xiao Ting had a deal with Baimazhuang and laughed secretly:

"Who knows, it's always like this."

Song Yufu hid among the crowd and was not very familiar with the two girls. She thought about it and interrupted:

"Xiao Ting is actually not stupid. He hasn't grown up... much better than the sons of the princes and princes in Chang'an City who are full of power."

Among the many maids, Xiao Xiang'er, who used to love Xiao Ting the most, hid under her cloak, and was both annoyed and missed her eyes. She wanted to ask someone to stew Xiao Ting now, but she couldn't speak, so she could only look at her stupid nephew and stinky brother.

The Xiao family's village is right by the river, not far from the wharf, and has always been strict in the family style and does not show off. There is no arrangement for car frames and sedan chairs to pick them up and drop off. Everyone hiked to the Xiao family. However, for safety reasons, the road was cleared, and the officers and soldiers were isolated on both sides, allowing business travelers to walk from both sides.

Xu Buling and Xiao Ting walked side by side, because Xiao Ting was not doing anything, but just talked about the trivial matters of studying together in Chang'an.

When Xiao Ting mentioned Chang'an, he felt a little sad on his face. He often sighed when he looked at the northwest:

"Oh... my second aunt died so miserably. The fire was burned out. How could my aunt be so unreasonable? How could she not think about this? What does the relationship between King Yan's loss of heart and madness?..."

Xu Buling's expression froze, Xiang'er was behind her back and hurriedly raised her hand: "Don't talk nonsense."

Xiao Ting thought Xu Buling was afraid of Song and said casually: "There are people from my Xiao family around me, and I didn't say anything. My aunt is only in her twenties and she will disappear if she says nothing. She loves beauty the most, why do you burn yourself with a torch? At least you can leave a whole body if you take poison..."

Xu Buling was sweating coldly, knowing that Xiang'er was staring at him with murderous eyes, but he didn't know how to smooth things out for his brother-in-law.

"I also took my aunt's silver and said I was buying rouge for her. I used it to bet and won a lot of silver. Before I could buy rouge, my aunt was gone... I had known that I would have stayed in the summer resort, but my aunt had a stubborn temper and refused to listen to advice, but she was afraid that I would make a fuss. She would definitely not die if she cried and rolled away..."

Xu Buling secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. Fortunately, this guy was a little conscientious, otherwise he might not have survived today...

After leaving the dock while chatting, Xu Buling Yu Guang suddenly found a familiar figure among the crowd at the dock wearing a red turban, holding a very eye-catching white camel.

Xu Buling looked at it in a blink of an eye. It was indeed Zhongli Chuchu who was separated outside Suzhou City. He was pretending to buy something in a small market. His movements were soft and his eyes were pure, and his face was covered with red gauze and he couldn't see his face.

Xu Buling was not surprised at all about Zhongli Chuchu's appearance. He thought he would meet him after leaving Suzhou, but he didn't expect that he would come to Huainan directly and wait, so it was a little too late.

They were not far apart. Zhongli Chuchu seemed to notice someone looking at him, turned his head and looked at Xu Buling, and then a little surprise appeared in her green eyes.

Xu Buling didn't even raise his eyebrows, his eyes swept over Zhongli Chuchu, and continued to go to the Xiao family with Xiao Ting.

"Hey?!"

Zhongli Chuchu was frozen in place, but she didn't react for a long time...
Chapter completed!