Sealing Knife

When Gu Xiao returned to Fuzhong, Chu Yao was not asleep.

Compared with the three-year-old meatballs, his body is much taller because of martial arts training, and naturally he also draws a piece. Although it looks round and smooth, it is not chubby and soft. Heroic silhouette, face with baby fat, smiled and filled with honey in the dimples.

August 15 is the Mid-Autumn Festival and Chu Yao ’s birthday. After today, he turned 11 and stepped into the threshold of the little adult.

The birthday of the emperor and grandson should have been lively, but it was a pity that he prayed for Emperor Chong Zhao, and Tang Zhiyin, the concubine of the Jing Dynasty, ordered that she should not impose impeachment. It was his birthday.

The young people like to be lively, and Chu Yao is no exception, but he also knows that the grandfather is seriously ill. Now it is not time for fun and fun. Although grievances have no objections, he obediently accepted the arrangement, but his appetite is not good, just eat something. Run to the courtyard, staring at the courtyard door, waiting for Gu Xiao to come back.

Master said, bring him a candied gourd when he returns.

However, he waited until the time was fixed, and Gu Xiao returned.

Although it was Mid-Autumn Festival, the weather was cold, and he did not know where he ran. His sweat was blown cold by the night wind, his face was pale, and his lips were blue.

Chu Yao originally wanted to make a temperament. When he saw it, he swallowed it back, trotting forward and grabbing Gu Xiao’s hand. Unexpectedly, the man grabbed him with his backhand. The thin bones started to hurt.

“It hurts–Master, what are you doing?”

Gu Xiao seemed to be woken up suddenly, letting go of his hands subconsciously, watching Chu Yao pumping his hands back and forth, condensing the chill on his face, a smile on the corner of his mouth, and squatting down: “Some tired, sorry. A Yao, Why are you still not resting? “

Chu Yao turned around him twice, his mouth flattened: “What about the candied gourd? Master, you lied to me again!”

When Gu Xiao left from the Zuichun Tower, it was already very late. The Beijing Guards were patrolling. Even if there were minor merits, he should have less trouble, so he hurried on the road, how could he still remember this little thing?

After hearing this, Gu Xiao knew that he was right and wrong: “Is it wrong for the teacher, I will supply you two tomorrow, okay?”

Although the child was a little squeamish, he was very reasonable. He rarely embarrassed people in these matters. Gu Xiao thought that he could fool it, but he did not expect Chu Yao to turn his back, rubbing his eyes with his hands, and said nothing.

Gu Xiao eats soft but not hard. When he sees it, he surrenders: “Little ancestor, don’t cry! Beware of the princess letting me eat and hang down!”

“The mother concubine will not …” Chu Yao whispered, some unspeakable grievances, “The father and the king are in a bad mood, the mother concubine will always be accompanied, how can there be an empty control?”

Gu Xiao was stunned.

Recently, the undercurrent of the sky capital surged. Although the emperor Chong Zhao had many heirs, none of them could pass the old prince Chu Huang, other kings, Jing Wang … and even his favorite Chu Ze, not the emperor ’s heart. .

The more powerful the prince is, the more maternal relatives behind him will occupy more positions in the court. No matter who wins the throne, who will know the surname Chu or what?

Emperor Chong Zhao passed out all his life, but he persisted in this matter. Therefore, there was a sound from the spies in the palace, and the emperor wanted to make his eldest son Sun Chuxun the emperor’s grandson.

As soon as the news revealed that it had not spread to the bright side, it had already begun in the dark.

When Emperor Chong Zhao did this, it seemed that he slapped heavily on the faces of all his sons. Ning Li and Sun Bulizi, although there are rules to be found, how many people can be calm?

Now this is just the sound of the wind, and when the emperor Chong Zhao really decrees, it will be a sudden change.

Jing Wang has swallowed secretly and secretly planned for many years. Now that his wings are abundant, he naturally no longer wants to endure.

All thoughts turned around in Gu Xiao’s heart, he reached out and pulled Chu Yao over to face himself, and scraped a pretty nose, and said with a smile: “Okay, have you used dinner yet? Or shall I give you the food below ? “

Chu Yao was unhappy in his birthday, and he was naturally not happy, and his appetite was not good. He just filled in two meals at random and waited for him most of the night, not to mention it. Now, Gu Xiaoyi said, his stomach is “gu” Screamed.

He blushed and no longer troubled. He rubbed Gu Xiao’s neck and rubbed it intimately. He jumped a little: “Master, do you do it yourself?”

Gu Xiao said in a heart-to-heart manner, and smiled kindly: “I will throw the noodles myself.”

Chu Yao: “…”

He swallowed his mouth, and let go of his hand honestly. The young boy made a lot of draws. Gu Xiao could smoothly take Chu Yao’s hand forward without bending down, and stepped on the flowers in the courtyard. Leave two lines of shallow footprints.

Chu Yao did n’t want to sleep. Jing Wang and his wife talked in the study room at night. The palace people did n’t dare to persuade them. They watched Gu Xiao take the young master to the front yard. He lost the wooden knife and asked him to practise. kitchen.

In the kitchen, there were also the on-duty cooks and servants. When they saw him, they bowed their heads and greeted each other. They thought that this man was hungry to find some supper. pot.

He always loves to tease children, in fact, he can cook. Gu Xiao lived on the mountain with Master and his mother since childhood. Master ’s fingers do n’t touch the spring water. Master ’s cooking is limited to eating undead, so he has been self-reliant since he was ten years old. Every year is sparse, the next bowl of noodles always has nothing to say.

Firewood ignited under the stove, the pot was hot and poured water. Taking advantage of this, Gu Xiao took the dough from the kitchen and spread it with a rolling pin into a large dough. After a few strokes, the kitchen knife became almost wide. Noodles.

He didn’t do much. After all, it’s too late, the teenager will accumulate food when he uses it more, and his movements will naturally be faster. Not long after, Chu Yao, who frequently watched, saw her maid approaching with a Nanmu tray and placed a steaming bowl of noodle soup on the stone table.

The thick and even noodles were sunk under the mellow chicken broth, topped with green minced meat and soft-boiled eggs, and garnished with a handful of chopped green onions. It looked ordinary and not delicate, but the heat made his eyes reddish.

Gu Xiao washed his hands and sat in front of him, raising an eyebrow when he saw it, “What’s wrong?”

“No … Master eats first.”

Chu Yao sucked his nose and picked up a pair of chopsticks to get to Gu Xiao ’s mouth. Gu Xiao lowered his head and sucked the noodles. Then he smiled and watched the little boy gobbling, and the attendants around him stopped talking. The little master eats this way by feeding all the royal wind instruments to the dog.

Seeing that Chu Yao was eating happily, Gu Xiao’s heart was inexplicably loosened. The child was somewhat stupid, but he always made him laugh unconsciously.

Unfortunately, this smile didn’t last long, and it quickly disappeared in the corner of the mouth.

A visitor came to Jingwang Mansion late at night.

Emperor Sun Chuxun asked to go to the Datong Temple outside the city today to pray for the emperor for three days. He will leave early tomorrow morning. The companions also include Princess Yuning and Tang Zhiyang. Gu Xiao did not expect them to come to Jingwang Mansion tonight.

Princess Yu Ning of Chu Ning is the only daughter of Princess Tang Chen, and the concubine Tang Zhiyang is the brother-in-law of Tang Zhiyin, the concubine of King Jing. This shows that the relationship between King Chu Yan and the Tang family is very close, and even marriage has become a red rope between the two parties.

Emperor Chong Zhao was afraid of his son. Naturally, he did not have much care for his daughter. Fortunately, Princess Yuning had a favored mother, and she has always been quiet and never provoked. It is better than her two sisters. Therefore, the other two palace princes marry far outside the palace, only Princess Yuning married Tang Zhiyang, the general of Jingwei, the couple stayed in Tianjing, Qin Se and Ming, and now Princess Yuning is pregnant for four months. .

Originally influenced by Princess Tang Chen, and now maintained by in-laws, Princess Yuning and Jing Wang Mansion have always had an excellent relationship. By contrast, Chu Xun’s identity is a bit awkward.

He is the grandson of the emperor, and he lost his father in his early years. Several uncles did not say how good they were to him, and they always had a good time in the face. Especially Jing Wang Chuyan remembered the old brother ’s care for the past, and has always been very generous to Chu Xun. Even three years ago, Chu Yao was a teacher, and if Xiao Jing Song promised, Gu Xiao was not easy to accept him as a disciple, let alone make him the first disciple.

However, in the past year, the battle for the succession of fiancées has intensified. There are many parties in the court, the intrigue in the harem, the relationship between the princes has dropped to the freezing point, and it is naturally more subtle to treat Chu Xun who the emperor ’s heart is.

Although Chu Xun was young, he was a very savvy and transparent person. After seeing this, he learned to reduce his movements, avoiding suspicions and avoiding frontiers.

Gu Xiao was thinking about the year, Chu Yao people were careful, and when they saw that when they laughed and blossomed, they put down the tableware and ran over to hug Princess Yuning’s hand, saying, “Aunt Huang, please slow down, Don’t scare the little girl! “

Princess Yuning was crossing the threshold, and when she heard the words, she smiled and stroked her slightly swollen belly with one hand, jokingly: “The doctor has not been diagnosed, how does A Yao know it is a little girl?”

Chu Yao blinked: “Because A Yao has brother Xun, of course she wants a sister!”

Tang Zhiyang couldn’t help shaking his head: “A Yao, what if he is a brother?”

Chu Yao glared at him: “I want my sister, that is my sister!”

Chu Xun finally couldn’t help laughing, he bent down in front of Chu Yao and pinched the face of the little cousin: “Yes, Aunt Huang must give A Yao a beautiful little girl!”

Chu Yao was satisfied, and no longer troubled Princess Teng Yuning, took Chu Xun’s hand and turned to Gu Xiao, shouting, “Master, Brother Xun is here!”

Gu Xiao came over and put a veil on Chu Yao ’s face, wiped off his shiny and smooth cat face, and then saluted: “Humble princess has seen Her Royal Highness Princess and Concubine!”

He now hangs a vain job under the name of Jing Wang to facilitate walking. Seeing that the princess Yuning and his wife would naturally obey some courtesies, as Chu Xun and Chu Yao are both disciples who should salute him, naturally avoid this rule.

Although Princess Yuning rarely went out of the palace, it was not the first time to see him. When she heard the words, she smiled gently. Tang Zhiyang even helped Gu Xiao with her own hands: “There are no outsiders now, and Vice Lieutenant Gu doesn’t have to pay much courtesy.”

Gu Xiao straightened up from the good and said, “Ye Ye is discussing things in the study.”

His words were simple, but the three people who came were all exquisite in thought. Princess Yuning smiled and said, “Tomorrow, the palace has a body and is the first child, so I want to find the king’s wife and get a scripture.”

She said it rightly, Gu Xiao twitched her eyebrows secretly, and the palace had its own doctors and palace experts specializing in this. Why would it cost Zhou Zhang to ask Princess Jing? It’s nothing more than an excuse.

He glanced at Tang Zhiyang. The smile of the concubine was still gentle, but he had a shadowy bird in his eyes. When he saw Gu Xiao’s eyes, he said: “Jiwei is mobilizing frequently, and the general wants to discuss this with the prince.”

With a move, Gu Xiao summoned the housekeeper and asked him to take the concubine to the study. At the same time, she asked Princess Jing, who carefully arranged for the maidservants to have refreshments in Yaoguang Pavilion so that the Princess could entertain Princess Yuning.

Princess Yuning smiled from beginning to end, except that a hand that squeezed the phalanx was white with knuckles, and she was not much nonsense, and soon followed her maid and servant.

Gu Xiao saw that Tang Zhiyang did not speak, so he looked at Chu Xun and asked, “Xuan Er?”

Chu Xun treated him as a disciple in a proper manner: “I have missed Master and A Yao for a long time, I miss it very much, and I have gained something from practicing martial arts in recent days. Yes.”

Gu Xiao lost his smile, Chu Yao could not wait to pick up his wooden knife, took Chu Xun’s hand and ran to the martial arts field. He could not see the clunky delay in his footsteps. Shame of the pile.

Gu Xiao looked at them with two tall, one short, two backs, flying flowers and fallen leaves were hurrying behind him, the young man in a yellow shirt and jade belt was warm, and the young boy with high hair and black hair was dancing with his eyebrows dancing, raising his hands briskly. Worry-free, as if to throw away all the troubles of the red dust outside Jiu Xiaoyun, the years are as good as a picture scroll.

However, it is just like a picture scroll.

A streamer flashed in his eyes, and he sighed silently.

Gu Xiao walked very slowly. When he came to the Yanwuchang, the brothers had already discussed several rounds. He has a sharp eye, and at a glance, he knows that Chu Xun’s skills are solid and skillful, and he must have worked hard. In contrast, Chu Yao was stretched, and his moves were often forgotten, and his footwork was frequently mistaken. It can be seen that the homework he arranged in the weekdays I have relied on the past, and even the basic skills are just oversight. If Chu Xun’s men care about the face of the younger cousin, I am afraid that the latter would have fallen off the plum blossom pile and made a rolling ball.

For three years, Gu Xiao did n’t carelessly teach, but Chu Yao was so upset that he did n’t endure hardship. When he stepped into a horse, he cried and called his mother, and fed the original ambitions to the dog. Shamelessly. He was young and cute, and he was unparalleled in spoils, and the princess loved her son again. Gu Xiao insisted several times that he had no choice but to release the water. This little cub was born in the royal family, and he did not need to lick the blood to discuss his life. Why bother to twist melons and vines?

Rao is so, when Gu Xiao sees his terrible position and moves, even if the person who has the upper hand is also his own apprentice, he still feels very embarrassed.

Chu Yao was just lazy, not really stupid. He dwarfed each other when he fought on both sides. He tried hard but couldn’t even touch Chu Xun’s clothes corner. He quickly blushed and didn’t know whether he was angry or ashamed.

At the next moment, his neck was tight, he was thrown back by Gu Xiao holding the collar, but he felt the wind blowing in his ears, and his feet fell to the ground, sitting on the ground with a buttocks, staring at the master standing in his own way. The ground, light and fluttering like a leaf fell on the branch.

“A Yao, from tomorrow on, I will wield an extra 3,000 knives and 20,000 additional steps every day. I will look at you for the teacher.” After a pause, Gu Xiao looked at Chu Xun. Dragon.”

Before Chu Yao ’s rebellion came to her mouth, she felt that as soon as she saw the flower, Gu Xiao ’s shadow disappeared on the plum blossom pile.

Chu Xun instinctively put the knife in front, just hitting a force, and then came the crackle, his face changed quickly and flew back, seeing only half of the palm-width wooden knife left in his hand.

The fracture was smooth and neat, it should be cut off by a sharp blade, but he only saw it clearly, and Gu Xiao didn’t even have a knife in his hand.

His heart was shocked, Gu Xiao’s voice was already ringing in his ear: “Thrill.”

This time Chu Xun responded extremely fast, and the sword was cut off against the trend, which was the overbearing “Bai Hong”.

“Jiaohua.”

The broken knife collided with the palm of the hand, and the original stiffness suddenly became soft. The hand gently squeezed under the blade and gestured, and Chu Xun only felt that his wrist strength was loose, and his hand was empty.

He was disarmed, but he did n’t panic. He stood on the plum blossom pile with one foot, turned his body around, turned his sword into Gu Xiao, and took the way of “shear wave”. Although the strength and speed were not enough, but The fire is already visible.

It is a pity that he faced with a broken chest, a style of “broken geese”, Rao is Gu Xiao stayed seven minutes, the broken knife stopped at a close distance, instead he was shocked back, Chu Xun still out in a cold sweat.

Chu Xun smiled bitterly: “Master this time is really not stingy.”

Gu Xiao smiled: “You can’t let you run in vain, pay attention-the wind!”

The plum blossoms gathered around the wind and turned around, Chu Xun could not move forward or back, so he had to fight with a scalp. He could see clearly that Gu Xiao always tried hard until the end, before deliberately reported the name of the trick first. The speed is more than usual and I do n’t know how much it is full. It is a very careful example.

Chu Yao sat on the ground and looked up with his head intently, except for the attack three years ago, he revived the yearning for martial arts for the first time.

He stared closely at Master’s movements, daring not to blink in the blink of an eye until the sixteen-style show was over and the two fell to the ground.

Gu Xiao calmed down, Chu Xun was sweating, but still humble: “Thank you Master for your advice.”

“You are willing to work hard, your basic skills are solid, but the moves are too deadly, not flexible enough, and naturally you can’t keep up with the changes in footwork; the internal force is too poor, and you need to add an hour every day to breathe and breathe. Forged body. “Gu Xiao explained his question carefully, and then beckoned Chu Yao, squinted his eyes and teased,” Maruko, remember? “

Chu Yao was a little ashamed and did n’t even refute this nasty title, shaking his head into a rattle, sounding like a mosquito: “Just, remember half …”

“Finally, I remember half of it, I taught you for three years!” Gu Xiao sighed with his hand touching his chest. “I was ordered by the master to learn the tricks within a month, but you have not remembered for three years. It ’s smart. A child just does n’t need to work. How can I see your ancestor? “

Chu Yao remembered the “female bandits” three years ago and shivered sturdily.

The child’s memory is the shallowest and most profound. He can’t fit too many things in his little heart. Why is it so daunting to bully Fangren as his famous name is like a sharp knife stuck in his heart, called Chu Yao want to forget Also difficult. Since breaking into Gu Xiao ’s door, Chu Yao ’s most worrying thing when he was lazy was not Master ’s punishment, but the recall of Master Zu ’s smiling expression, for fear that the “female bandit” would come to Tianjing City for inspection The disciples and grandsons, seeing him upset, really made himself into a plate of braised meatballs.

He had so much awe at Gu Lifang, but he didn’t even know that thousands of days passed by. The woman who was angry with the horse had no idea where she was buried.

Gu Xiao put his expression in his eyes, his fingers clenched slowly, his face unchanged, and said, “Go, get on the pile and stand for half an hour.”

Chu Yao did not find excuses to be lazy this time. He slumped on the plum blossom pile. He practiced hard work honestly. He only stared at his eyes. Unfortunately, the night wind was so strong that he could not understand what the two said.

In fact, Chu Xun only said one word to Gu Xiao: “At three o’clock tomorrow night, Yong Ruan Lane in the north of the city, Master Ruan wants to meet Master.”

Gu Xiao’s pupils shrink.

There are many officials surnamed Ruan in the court, but there is only one person worth Chu Xun coming to talk late at night-Hushu Shangshu, Ruan Feiyu.