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In front of Xiakou, a young man in blue stood with a sword, tall and strong, like a thousand-year-old vine, with a hard flexibility.

He was about twenty-four or twenty-five years old, with pale skin and cold and arrogant eyes. His slender and powerful fingers held a long sword with white scabbard and the bronze sword hilt was polished brightly, like an old sword that had been decades old. He stood with his hands behind his back and looked coldly at the Yangtze River.

At this time, a sound of footsteps came, and dozens of soldiers surrounded Huang Zu and his long yellow shot. The young man in blue looked at Huang's father and nodded slightly.

"How long has Duke Wei been here?" Huang Zu asked with a smile on his face.

"Just arrived"

The young man in green smiled faintly and cried at Huang: "Mr. Huang, can we get out?"

Huang She nodded and clasped her fists at Huang Zu, "Father, the child is gone."

Huang Zu was a little worried, so he walked up to him and told his son, "When you go to Xiangyang, you must find out the news clearly. If it is true, you must find a way to attack him and buy time for your father."

"Don't worry, my father understands it."

Huang Zu clasped his fists to the young man in green, and said, "Duke Wei, please give me everything."

"Do your best"

Everyone got on the boat, and the sails were pulled up. Yang Fan and Huang Zu stood at the dock and looked at the boat far away. He said to himself: "Liu Biao, why do you want to cheat me without trust?"

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On the official road outside the north city of Xiangyang, Liu Jing rode a horse and walked slowly with a carriage. Tao Zhan sat in the carriage and chatted softly with Liu Jing riding outside the carriage through the curtain.

"Mr. Jing, I don't understand why you must go to Wangjianglou. According to my personality, if they didn't give me a face last time, I would never step into that tavern again."

"The opposite of you, the more I don't give me a face to Wangjianglou, the more I will go and don't apologize to me. They will never want to go to Fancheng in the future."

"I understand a little bit, is the public pretending to help others with their own private affairs?"

Liu Jing laughed heartily, "It should be called a public revenge."

The curtain was made of two layers of light veil, translucent, and the carriage was a little dark. In this way, Tao Zhan could see Liu Jing's every move, but Liu Jing could not see Tao Zhan's expression, which made her quite proud and felt that she had a psychological advantage.

She held her cheeks, her eyes were flowing, and she looked at Liu Jing outside the car with a smile. This guy was quite handsome. Although he was a little less elegant, his heroic posture was many times better than Liu Cong.

She didn't understand why Miss Cai looked down on Liu Jing, but she fell in love with the thin and unpretentious Liu Ergong.

These daughters of aristocratic families are really pitiful that even their lifelong affairs will be involved in the power struggle in Jingzhou.

The carriage slowly arrived at the Wangjianglou Tavern. Last night, Liu Jing specially sent a subordinate to book a seat. As soon as they arrived at the entrance of the tavern, the shopkeeper and two bartenders rushed out of the tavern. The fat shopkeeper Wang personally held the reins of Liu Jing's war horse, nodded and bowed, and said with a smile: "We have made arrangements long ago, and we are waiting for the husband to come."

Wangjiang Tavern is the most famous tavern in Xiangyang City. Sitting in front of the window, you can see the beautiful scenery of the Han River. Therefore, there are endless powerful people coming here to dine. Although Liu Jing is the nephew of the provincial governor, he is actually nothing among the guests in the tavern.

But the shopkeeper was afraid of his military position and mastered the gate of Fancheng. If he deliberately made things difficult for the tavern and was not allowed to enter the city, they could not enter Fancheng to buy ingredients, and the tavern would be ruined.

This is called the county magistrate being better than the current manager. Therefore, the shopkeeper is extremely enthusiastic about Liu Jing.

Liu Jing smiled slightly, "Thank you"

He turned over and got off the horse, walked forward and opened the car door, stretched out his arm, Tao Zhan wore a curtain hat, put down the white gauze around the pointed hat, covering his pretty and charming face.

Her slender jade fingers were placed on Liu Jing's arm, her jade fingers were like onions, and the bright red cardamom on her ten fingers was particularly bright in the sun. She stabilized her figure and slowly walked out of the carriage. Usually, the maid came forward to help her, but today the maid was not around, so Liu Jing stepped forward to serve.

Inside the veil curtain with the hat brim, Tao Zhan smiled gently. This was the first time she enjoyed this treatment. A tall general actually helped her down with his arm. Although it was a little weird, Tao Zhan did not feel abrupt. Everything was natural and natural, and she felt that Liu Jing was more attentive.

Tao Zhan wore a long white embroidered skirt today. The long skirt was tied to her armpits and hung on the ground with vermilion silk on her arms, making her look more plump and pretty. In fact, Tao Zhan is not the tall and slim type. She has a medium figure and a little plump. She looks round and smooth, elegant in appearance, and has another charming charm.

The shopkeeper personally took them to the second floor, and it was the last time. However, today Liu Cong heard that he would not come. Even if he came, the shopkeeper decided to offend him. Who told him not to guard Fancheng?

"Please sit down, and the girl is also sit down. I offended many times last time. Today, the shop is treating guests and apologizing for the last time for the incomplete reception."

The shopkeeper is versatile and good at dealing with people. He knows how to please Liu Jing and save the last offense.

Liu Jing nodded, "It's good that you have this attitude, there's no need to treat you. I won't take the last thing to heart."

"Thank you, Gong Kuanghong, I'll serve the wine and food now."

The shopkeeper quickly ordered the bartender to arrange the food and drinks, but he no longer disturbed him and left tactfully. Tao Zhan took off the cover. In fact, she was unwilling to come to Wangjiang Tavern. The fundamental reason was that she did not want to meet Liu Cong. The invitation from Liu Cong last time forced her to return to Chaisang, which made her feel uneasy. This time she didn't want to be disappointed again.

Just then, someone suddenly shouted at a table next to him: "Mr. Jing"

Liu Jing turned around and his eyes lit up. It turned out to be Xu Shu and Cui Zhouping. This was a coincidence. They were also in the tavern. Liu Jing quickly stood up and bowed and smiled, "When will the two brothers come back?"

Xu Shu stepped forward and bowed, "Zhouping has been back for a few days. I just came back yesterday."

Although Liu Jing also had the intention to be alone with Tao Zhan,... this is Xu Shu. If he could have a drink with Xu Shu, he would be happier.

He quickly introduced the two scholars to Tao Zhan first, and then smiled at them and said, "This female husband is the daughter of the Chaisang Tao family, and is my close friend."

Although Tao Zhan's beauty surprised the two of them, he heard that he was the daughter of the Tao family of Chaisang. Xu Shu and Cui Zhouping both understood in their hearts that they were the daughters of the Tao family.

Although the Tao family is rich in the world, it is still a businessman after all, and its status is not high, especially in the circle of scholars studying the mystery in Jingzhou.

However, Xu Shu and Cui Zhouping were well-mannered and would never show any disdain on their faces. Both of them bowed deeply, "It turned out to be Miss Tao, who was rude."

Tao Zhan also bowed to them, "The two gentlemen are both talented and famous in Jingxiang. Although the little girl is in the boudoir, she has heard of it. When I see you today, I am lucky."

Seeing that they seemed to have just arrived, Liu Jing smiled and said, "Two guys bring the wine table over and have a drink together."

Xu Shu and Cui Zhouping looked at each other. They were handsome and beautiful, and what was the result of their intercourse? They refused repeatedly, but Liu Jing must insist. Helplessly, they had to smile and said, "Mr. Jing is kind, so it's better to obey your orders than respect."

The two of them ordered the bartender to bring the table over, and the four of them formed a circle and chatted and laughed. Although Tao Zhan did not want them to sit here, as long as Liu Jing was happy to talk and laugh, she would not resist. She sat quietly aside, smiling without saying a word.

"Last time, Gong Jing talked about Kong Ming's affairs, should we implement it?"

Xu Shu was relatively young and was always thinking about Zhuge Liang and Huang Yueying. He had just talked about this with Cui Zhouping and happened to meet Liu Jing. Xu Shu couldn't help but ask.

The last incident was just Liu Jing was moved by Huang Yueying's piano sound and wanted to help this infatuated woman. However, months have passed, and his courage to act like a righteous person has faded. If Xu Shu didn't mention it, he wouldn't say that again.

Since Xu Shu asked, Liu Jing had no choice but to think about it and ask the two of them, "I'm worried about being confused and not falling into trouble in the end. I wonder if they have this fate."

Cui Zhouping stroked his beard and smiled and said, "Actually, we all know that the woman must have a deep affection and lovesickness has become a disease. She was sick two months ago, but the man was a little hesitant."

"What did he hesitate?" Liu Jing asked in confusion.

“Is this still necessary to ask?”

Xu Shu smiled bitterly, "Kong Ming likes Yueying's talent, but he also thinks that he is not good-looking, so he is unsure of his mind. He wants Yueying to be his confidant, but Yueying hopes that he is his husband."

At this time, Tao Zhan, who had not spoken, asked with a smile: "What you said seems very interesting. Can you let me know?"

"sure"

Liu Jing told Tao Zhan that Huang Yueying was infatuated with Zhuge Liang, but Zhuge Liang was hesitant. Generally speaking, it is a woman's nature to be a matchmaker, and Tao Zhan is no exception. Her interest was immediately attracted and she asked curiously: "Then how do you plan to help this Huang girl?"

Xu Shu had a secret in his heart, and he could not hide it. Before Liu Jing could speak, he laughed first and said, "We plan to propose marriage to the Huang family for Kong Ming and let Miss Huang achieve her wish. In the words of Gong Jing, it is to make raw rice mature rice."

Tao Zhan gave Liu Jing a blank look and made into mature rice. What's the point of saying

"I think you have a good idea, but you are a little reckless. This is a lifelong event."

In Tao Zhan's pure heart like white jade, money and status can be gone, but if there is no love, the marriage will definitely be unfortunate.

Seeing that the man was self-righteous, she wanted to use a method of concealing the truth to match a couple who they thought were deeply in love.

She was really worried about them, "But have you ever thought about it? If Mr. Zhuge doesn't like Miss Huang, even if he marry her due to face, will Miss Huang be happy in the future? What does Mr. Zhuge think of you?"

"The girl is overly worried."

Cui Zhouping smiled and explained: "We know Kong Ming very well. He said in person that he admired Miss Huang's talent and piano skills, but he was unable to make up his mind due to secular prejudice. Therefore, as his best friends, we have the responsibility to achieve his wishes for him. I believe that after they get married, they will definitely follow their husbands and respect each other as guests."

Xu Shu also smiled and said, "Of course we won't mess with mandarin ducks. Kong Ming is not an ordinary person. It is his luck to be able to marry Yueying. He will be grateful to us."

Seeing that they were determined to act alone, Tao Zhan had to think about the better, perhaps this was indeed a good thing, so she asked Liu Jing again, "What method does Jing Gong plan to propose?"

"It's very simple. Brother Cui will imitate Kong Ming's handwriting, so let Brother Cui write a proposal by imitating the handwriting. We will find a matchmaker to hand it over to the Huang Mansion for Kong Ming, or ask Brother Cui to come to deliver the proposal by himself."

Tao Zhan frowned slightly, "But what should the elders do? When the two families finally decide to get married, they need to come forward."

Liu Jing thought of Kuai Yue and smiled and said, "This is easy. I'll find an elder to guarantee that he will give the Huang family."

Tao Zhan sighed in his heart, it was simply a fool. Gong Jing has always been rational and has become like a child.

But she didn't know that Liu Jing had the special ability to know for five years later, although sometimes such presense was not reliable.

Xu Shu focused his mind for a moment and put forward new suggestions, "In fact, it is best to let Kong Ming send his proposal by himself. The owner of the Huang family will feel more sincere. This marriage will be sure to win."

"You're telling a joke"

Cui Zhouping disdained his suggestion, "How could Kong Ming deliver a letter by himself? If he is willing to marry Yueying happily, what else should we do here?"

Liu Jing's heart moved, and quickly glanced at Tao Zhan, thinking about something. He smiled and said, "Actually, as long as you think cleverly, you can let Kong Ming deliver the letter by himself."

Tao Zhan has become more and more familiar with Liu Jing. He smiled at him and knew that Liu Jing was making up his mind. After a while, she suddenly understood Liu Jing's intention and was very coquettish, "I don't care if you want to mess around with the mandarin ducks, but don't want to get me in this matter."

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Xiangyang Collection Museum is the largest collection of books in Jingzhou. It covers an area of ​​acres and consists of ten huge buildings. It contains hundreds of thousands of volumes of bamboo slips and books. Every day, there are endless scholars coming here to study from morning to night.

The next morning, Zhuge Liang rode on a horse like usual. He came here almost every four days to change books. He was already a regular visitor to the library. As soon as Zhuge Liang arrived at the gate, he heard someone calling him, "Brother Kong Ming" behind him

Zhuge Liang turned around and found it was Xu Shu. He turned over and got off the horse, bowed and smiled, "When did Yuanzhi come back?"

"I just arrived the day before yesterday and was about to go to see you guys these two days. I didn't expect that it was a coincidence that I met here."

"It's indeed a coincidence. I'm here to find a few books, and Yuan Zhi is also reading the books."

"That's right, why not find a place to talk."

Zhuge Liang smiled happily and said, "Go to find a book first, I will invite you to drink at noon."

"Then let's fight Kongming's autumn wind."

The two laughed and walked into the library together.
Chapter completed!