Rebirth of a Star General

There was silence in the room for a moment, and Liu Buwang's voice interrupted He Yan's memories.

"What about you," he asked, "Ahe, why are you like this now, is it Yi Rong? Young Master Qiao should not be your husband."

It was a long story. He Yan lowered his head and smiled, and said, "Master, I am no longer called He Rufei, but He Yan. That person...is my boss. We came to Jiyang to find someone, so we pretended to be Husband and wife. As for disguise, I didn't change face, I look like this now. I can't come back to the way I looked before."

Liu Buwang thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "I see."

He has always been like this. He is very measured about other people's affairs. If others don't want to talk about it, he won't deliberately ask more. In the eyes of some people, this may seem a little cool, but for He Yan right now, it is already the greatest blessing not to ask questions.

After a while, Cuijiao in the back room knocked on the door and walked out, holding the little girl just now in her hand.

This little girl is probably over the medicine, she has more strength to walk, her face is clean, she is only in her early ten years, she is beautiful and agile, her eyes are as beautiful as black jade, and they are slim. Hong Qiao combed the long braid that Jiyang girl liked the most for her, and the braid went to the front and hung down to her chest. There was also a circle of small bells, and the clothes were red riding suits, which were asked by the housekeeper in Cui's house.

Liu Bu Wang looked at her, slightly absent-minded.

He Yan asked with a smile, "Have you eaten anything?"

Cuijiao looked embarrassed: "Madam, the young lady won't eat it."

He Yan asked, "Why don't you eat? Aren't you hungry?"

The little girl glanced her head aside, ignoring her words, rather arrogant.

"Maybe it was because I missed something and didn't want to trust others anymore." Liu Buwang chuckled and looked at the little girl, "Little girl, since we have rescued you from the thief, we will not hurt you again. Otherwise, I won't take you home. You can rest assured that if you don't believe me, we can eat together, so that you don't have to go hungry or worry about any problems."

Liu does not forget this person, always with a touch of alienation in his gentleness, and his unrestrained and elegant demeanor makes it easy for people to have a good impression of him, and this little girl is no exception. Staring into his eyes for a while, he said, "Okay."

Attitude has softened.

He Yan breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly asked Cuijiao to prepare some easily digestible food that children like to eat. Cuijiao stepped back as she said, and Liu Buwang smiled again, "What's your name?"

"Xiaolou." In front of Liu Buwang, the little girl lost a bit of arrogance and became a bit more obedient.

"Good name." Liu Buwang smiled and said, "Which family's child are you, how could you be kidnapped?"

As soon as he said this, Xiaolou closed his mouth and refused to say any more.

He Yan and Liu Buwang looked at each other, this child was quite defensive, and he didn't know what he had encountered before.

While thinking about it, Xiaolou's eyes fell on the long qin on the table. She looked at it for a while and asked Liu Bufu: "Is this your qin?"

He has a good vision, He Yan said in his heart, and at a glance, he can see that this kind of romantic thing is not suitable for him.

"Yes."

"You can play the piano?"

Liu Bu Wang replied, "Yes."

"Play one for me." Xiao Lou said.

This child, how can you instruct people like this. He Yan was noncommittal. Although Liu Buwang carried a violin with him, he actually seldom played it. When He Yan was his apprentice, he also asked him to play it. But Liu did not forget to refuse every time.

But this time Liu Buwang's answer was beyond He Yan's expectations. He just looked at Xiaolou very gently and smiled: "Okay."

He Yan: "...Master?"

Whose teacher is this?

"What do you want to hear?" He even asked Xiaolou very gently.

Xiaolou played with the braids on his chest, shook his head and said, "I don't know, you can play whatever you play best."

He bowed his head and seriously asked Xiaolou's opinion: "Is "Slow Time" okay?"

"I've never heard of it." Xiaolou nodded: "Play it!"

He Yan was speechless.

Liu Bu Wang was more obedient to Xiaolou than to her apprentice. If it weren't for the age difference, He Yan would almost doubt whether Xiaolou was Liu Buwang's long-lost daughter.

The little girl sat on Gao Deng with her feet up and down. Liu Bu forget put the guqin on the table, sat down at the table, wiped her hands, and plucked the strings.

In fact, He Yan rarely heard Liu Buwang play the piano. Occasionally, in the middle of the night, he got up in the middle of the night and went to the thatched hut. He heard the faint sound of the piano. He thought he had hit a ghost and shivered with fright. Later, I dared to look at it, only to find that it was Liu Buwang.

When she was young, she did not understand why Liu Buwang played the piano in the courtyard in the middle of the night, only to feel the indescribable sadness of the piano sound. Later, after a lot of things and gradually growing up, she gradually understood that her master was also a person with a story. In Liu Buwang's past life, there may have been such a person, who left a deep impression on his experience. A stroke, so that I can only miss it at night by the sound of the piano.

Now that I haven't seen him for many years, the sadness and loss in his piano sound is even deeper.

Xicheng willows make spring soft. Move away from worry, tears are hard to hold. I still remember passionate, once for the Department of Returning Boat. On the day of Biye Zhuqiao, no one was seen, and the water was empty.

Shaohua is not for teenagers. Hate Yoyo, when will you take a break? When the flying catkins fall and the flowers fall, as soon as they climb the building, they will be full of tears, and there will be many sorrows.

Xiaolou was young and didn't know the sadness of the qin sound. He only found the qin sound to be pleasant to the ears and it sounded great, but He Yan felt that Liu Buwang's qin sound seemed to be saying goodbye to something, that something was about to be taken away from his life. Mixed with reluctance and loss, and will never come back.

Lin Shuanghe and Xiao Jue did not know when they entered the room. Lin Shuanghe walked up to He Yan and whispered, "Sister, you master, you can play the accordion very well, it is on par with Huai Jin. It's just too sad. some."

Even Lin Shuanghe could hear it, He Yan sighed slightly, but even though he had been a teacher and apprentice with Liu Buwang for many years, He Yan felt that he had never really entered Liu Buwang's heart, who was Liu Buwang? , She didn't know what she had done in the past, and Liu Buwang didn't mention it at all.

He is like a person who has abandoned the past, but he is not serious about the future, as if he can leave at any time at will, leaving no trace behind.

After playing the song "Slow Time", the lingering sound lingered on the beams, Xiaolou looked at him, suddenly clapped his hands and laughed: "I heard my grandmother play this song, but she can't play it as well as you, you can play it. Much better. What's your name?"

Liu Bu Wang patted her head: "You can call me, lay Master Yunlin."

"This name is too long." Xiaolou was not satisfied with his answer: "Isn't your surname Liu?"

Lin Shuanghe agreed with Xiaolou's words, and said, "You can play really well, even in Shuojing, you can still be ranked. It's just..." He looked at He Yan and asked in confusion, "Sister He "It's not because my brother told you that your master is unparalleled in piano skills, and your 'husband' is very elegant. How could you make your own piano play like this? Didn't your master teach you how to play the piano?"

He Yan said expressionlessly: "My master only taught me boxing and kung fu. As for my husband..."

Xiao Jue stood beside her, raised her eyebrows slightly, and waited for her to continue.

He Yan cleared his throat: "It's enough to play it for me, why should I learn all this?"

Lin Shuanghe: "..."

After a long while, he nodded: "It's an irrefutable reason."

Cuijiao brought the food. He Yan and Xiao Jue had already eaten it before, so only Liu Buwang sat and ate with Xiaolou. Xiaolou didn't seem to like eating with others, and he showed discomfort several times, probably because he wanted to be assured that there was no poison in it, so he let Liu Buwang eat with him. Liu Buwang also understands the little girl's thoughts very well. He only uses chopsticks to hold a little bit, and then he stops moving.

Xiaolou is very picky about what he eats, but in the end he used some rice.

He Yan breathed a sigh of relief and said to Xiao Jue, "Now wait for Lord Cui to return to the house, ask whose child this is, and send her back."

Speaking of Cao Cao's arrival, Zhong Fu's voice came from outside: "Sir, Young Master Qiao and Miss Yuyan have already returned to the mansion, and they have brought back two guests. They are currently having dinner in the house. Young Master Qiao seems to have something to ask the master."

Then, it was Cui Yuezhi's gruff voice: "Got it."

The door curtain was lifted, and Cui Yuezhi's voice came from behind the door: "Huanqing, Yuyan, are you back? Are you in a hurry to find me? Her Royal Highness the Queen was urgently summoned this morning, I can't stay in the mansion for a long time, wait. I have to leave the house next time..."

His voice stopped abruptly when he saw Xiaolou's face, he was stunned for a moment, and his voice changed a little: "Little Highness - why are you here?"

Xiaolou, the little girl who has been arrogant since she was brought back by He Yan, put down her chopsticks at this moment, looked at Cui Yuezhi, raised her chin, and said arrogantly, "Cui Zhongqi, you are finally here."

Your Highness?

Everyone in the house was surprised.

Cui Yue took a step forward, half-kneeled in front of the small building, and his tone was very anxious: "Your Highness the Queen was summoned to go to the palace a long time ago, saying that His Highness disappeared last night, and His Highness is so anxious, why is His Highness here?" He turned his head. Looking at He Yan: "Yuyan... what's going on?"

He Yan also wanted to know what was going on. She had already guessed that the identity of this little girl would not be ordinary, but she never expected it to be "Little Highness"?

"Last night, Yuyan and I fell asleep on the firefly boat. We were planning to hire a carriage to go back to the house early in the morning near the inn. Yu Yu was kidnapped by people, so I rescued the little prince from the gangsters," Xiao Jue replied to Cui on behalf of He Yan. In Yuezhi's words, "One of the people who kidnapped His Highness was dead, and the others fled. When Yuyan and I rescued His Highness and came back, we didn't know the identity of the other party."

Hearing this, Cui Yuezhi was shocked and asked Xiaolou, "Are they kidnapped by someone? Does Your Highness know who they are?"

Xiaolou didn't seem to be willing to mention this, and said impatiently, "How would I know? As soon as I left the palace, I met them near the canal. I don't think they are bad people, who knows..." Speaking of which At the office, he said angrily: "Hidden evil intentions, their hearts can be punished!"

Cui Yuezhi asked Xiaolou again, "Your Highness is not injured, right?"

"No." Xiaolou murmured, looked at Liu Buwang, and pointed at him: "I was about to be killed. It was this person, this... Lay Master Yunlin saved me."

Only then did Cui Yuezhi see that there was another stranger in the room, and seeing Liu Buwang's extraordinary bearing, he gave a long bow and salute, and said, "Thank you for saving this master, dare to ask the master's name? "

"This is my martial arts master," Xiao Jue said calmly. "He taught me boxing and kung fu back then. We haven't seen each other for many years, and we never wanted to meet in Jiyang. Uncle can call him 'Yunlin'."

"It turned out to be Mr. Yunlin," Cui Yueyi was stunned, and he became more and more fond of Liu Buwang, and said, "I'll go to the palace in a little while and take the little highness back, Mr. Yunlin might as well be with the next, the princess. If His Royal Highness knew of the life-saving grace of His Highness to His Highness, He would definitely thank you very much."

Liu Buwang smiled slightly and returned to Cui Yuezhi, "Yunlin has long been an outsider, the adults love him, and Yunlin has the heart. As for entering the manor to receive the reward, I didn't know when I came to the rescue. The small building is the little highness."

This kind of capable person is probably a bit arrogant and arrogant, and Cui Yuezhi is not incomprehensible. Besides, he is also Qiao Huanqing's master, so there will be opportunities to make friends in the future, but he is not in a hurry. The most urgent task is to send Mu Xiaolou back to the palace as soon as possible. Mu Hongjin is going crazy now.

Cui Yuezhi said to Liu Bu forget: "In this case, I will not force Mr.

Liu Bu Wang smiled and nodded.

"Does your little highness still want to eat?" Cui Yuezhi looked at Mu Xiaolou, "If you have used it, you can go back to the house. Your Highness will be very happy to see that you are safe and sound."

Mu Xiaolou jumped off the stool and said, "Got it, prepare a soft sedan chair." After saying that, he was about to follow Cui Yueyi out. When passing by Liu Buwang, he stopped again, a little unwilling Ask: "You really won't go home with me? My grandmother will give you a lot of gold? You can do whatever you want."

Liu Bu Wang bent down and gently rubbed her hair: "Just be safe, Your Highness."

Cui Yuezhi looked a little surprised. Mu Xiaolou was pampered by Mu Hongjin since he was a child. He was very picky about others, but he was very close to Liu Buwang. They were all martial arts practitioners. Cui Yuezhi It can also be felt that Liu Buwang has a lot of kung fu. If this person can stay in the palace all the time and stay by the side of His Highness, he can not only accompany His Highness, but also protect His Highness's safety, it would be really good.

However, these matters must be discussed after seeing Mu Hongjin. He turned to look at He Yan and the two of them again: "Yuyan, Huanqing, pack up and go to the palace with me immediately. You saved the little prince, the princess must have many questions to ask you, and sooner or later you have to go to the palace. It's better to go to the palace today than today."

He Yan and Xiao Jue looked at each other, and He Yan said, "Okay, uncle."

Cui Yuezhi took Mu Xiaolou out, and He Yan said to Liu Buwan, "Master, you should stay in the mansion first, and we'll talk about what happens when we come back." She was afraid that after returning to the mansion, Liu Buwang would leave without saying goodbye, He instructed Lin Shuanghe: "Brother Lin, please take care of my master first, and don't let my master act alone."

Liu Bu Wang looked at her and smiled helplessly.

Lin Shuanghe immediately understood what He Yan meant, and said, "No problem, when you came back, Master Liu was still the same, with a lot of hair."

Only then did He Yan feel relieved, and asked Hong Qiao to comb her hair again. After changing into clean clothes, she followed Xiao Jue to the door of Cui Mansion, and asked Xiao Jue in a low voice as she walked, "Captain, what did you say just now? Is my master your martial master?"

It also said "Yunlin layman" instead of "Liu does not forget".

Xiao Jue raised her eyebrows: "Your master seems very reluctant to reveal his identity. Saying it's my master can at least save people's doubts."

However, He Yan was thinking about it, and suddenly heard Xiao Jue say: "But your master, your identity is not simple, it seems that you are old acquaintances with the princess."

He Yan was horrified: "How come?"

"The way he looks at Mu Xiaolou seems to be looking at other people through Mu Xiaolou. If he guesses correctly, it should be the princess." Xiao Jue said calmly, "You apprentice, Why don't you know anything?"

"He didn't tell me anything at all!" He Yan couldn't hide his shock. Are Liu Buwang and Mu Hongjin old acquaintances? This is the most shocking news I've heard today! But He Yan faintly felt that what Xiao Jue said might be true. Liu Buwang's gentle pampering towards Mu Xiaolou, the sadness in the sound of the piano, and his refusal to go to the palace with Cui Yueyi, all the strands seem to indicate one thing, at least Liu Buwang and the Mu family are not nothing relation.

But what is the relationship?

This question was not answered, and Cui Yuezhi had already urged them to go to the palace.

Mu Xiaolou sat in a soft sedan chair, while He Yan and his party sat in a carriage. Cui Yuezhi personally escorted him, and the guards were all wearing armored robes and swords, probably because what Mu Xiaolou said earlier, was kidnapped by thieves yesterday, making people feel that Jiyang City is not as peaceful and safe as it seems on the surface.

The palace is on a line north of the center of Jiyang City, covering a very wide area. As soon as they arrived at the gate of the palace, soldiers came up to question them. Cui Yuezhi took them into the palace, first brought Mu Xiaolou in, let He Yan and Xiao Jue wait in the outer hall, and then called them in later.

He Yan and Xiao Jue sat in the outer hall, bored and bored, He Yan asked Xiao Jue, "Captain, do you know Princess Mengji?"

"I don't know much." Xiao Jue said lazily: "I only know that King Mengji had a son and a daughter back then, and the eldest son died before the age of eighteen. The position of King Mengji at that time was not very stable."

If you are not stable, you need to unite forces to consolidate it. Your Majesty is benevolent, but there are always confidants who can't stand the division of the vassal kings and wish to wipe out all the vassal kings of the Great Wei Dynasty.

In the end, Princess Mengji married the son of a high-ranking official in the court, and the husband was a member of the court, so he could monitor Jiyang at any time to see if there was any retaliation. It is precisely because of this that King Mengji kept his status as a vassal king.

However, the son of the courtier, the husband of Princess Mengji, fell ill and died shortly after the princess gave birth to a son, and their son also had the same problem as his father, and his daughter died when he was young. Therefore, in the current Mengji Palace, there are actually only the princess Mu Hongjin and her granddaughter Mu Xiaolou.

He Yan was not particularly curious about Mu Hongjin at first, but just after Xiao Jue said that, knowing that this person may have been old acquaintances with Liu Buwang, she had some expectations, and wanted to know about Liu Buwang's past life. , who has appeared. Liu Bu Wang treats Mu Xiaolou so well, a man treats a little girl well, if not for his gentle nature, it is most likely because of the little girl's relatives.

The two of them sat for a while, and a gauze maid with full braids stepped forward with a smile and said, "You two, please come with the maid, Your Highness wants to see you."

He Yan and Xiao Jue got up and walked in with the maid.

As soon as I entered the palace, I was shocked to realize that the interior of the palace was larger and more spacious than the outside, and it could be said to be magnificent. The color is mainly cabernet, and the railings and pillars in the house are engraved with myths and legends about the water god. In the backyard of the palace, there is even a bronze statue, which is carved into the appearance of a naked goddess driving a Kun in the sea merchants.

The weather in Jiyang is hot, so there is no need for the bitter cold in Liangzhou. It was spring, and when the sun came up in the morning, it was also a little hot. Copper basins filled with ice cubes are placed in the four corners of the courtyard, so it does not feel hot, and it is pleasantly cool. As for those flowers, plants and trees, they are like the general feeling of Jiyang City, prosperous and lively, and arrogant. .

Passing through the courtyard and through the long corridor, the maid stopped at His Royal Highness and said with a smile, "You two, please come in."

He Yan and Xiao Jue lifted their feet and stepped in, only to feel that they were suddenly enlightened.

The hall is very wide, with pillars engraved with the water god pattern at the four corners, and the top of the head is painted with auspicious patterns of cloud patterns. For a moment, He Yan felt that the legendary Dragon Palace was probably like this.

With a mysterious beauty of savage growth.

There is a main seat in the hall, and a side seat on the side, but there is no one on it at the moment. The queen is not here?

He Yan was in doubt when he heard the footsteps of someone in the back of the hall, and then someone came out from the high seat in the back of the hall.

This is a beautiful woman.

He was tall, thin, and a little old, but he didn't show any signs of beauty. She was wearing a red robe, the corners of the robe were embroidered in the shape of waves of waves with gold thread, her hair was braided in long braids, and it was only coiled on the top of her head, and she wore a small golden crown. The complexion is very white, but the eyes are very dark, the end of the eyes is a little red, and the facial features are gorgeous and deep, but the expression is a little cold, even if there is a little smile at the corners of the lips, the smile is still high above, like standing on a cliff. , a bright and cold frost flower, which can only be watched from a distance, not close.

It's hard to see a woman with such a compelling aura. She is already beautiful, but her arrogance makes her beauty a burden.

Mu Hongjin walked out slowly, sat down on the high seat in the middle, and looked down at He Yan and the two condescendingly.

He Yan slightly tugged at the corner of Xiao Jue's clothes, lowered his head, and said respectfully, "Yuyan has seen His Highness."

No one answered for a long time.

Just when He Yan thought that Mu Hongjin was going to remain silent, Mu Hongjin spoke up, and her voice was also very cold, gorgeous and arbitrary, a little bit touching people's hearts.

"I don't know how the right army governor is free, even if he pretends to be someone else, to come to Jiyang?"