【 Chapter 523 】
The setting sun sets west, and the wind comes to galloping at night.
On the official road, four horses were carrying sunsets and whipped their whip, and rushed straight to the bamboo forest manor ahead.
"Wow——!"
Less than a hundred steps away from the Zhulin Mansion, Li Li suddenly lifted his reins and pulled his horse. The Hualiu Divine Horse under his seat suddenly stopped and stood up with a roar.
Xi Yuyu!
Seeing Li Li stopping, Zhou Yu, Lu Su, Huan Fei and the three of them were also stopped and then rode to Li Li.
"Qiao's mansion is right in front, why can't my brother stop moving forward?" Lu Su held the reins and looked at the house in the bamboo forest ahead, and asked in confusion.
At this moment, the expression on Li Li's face changed drastically, sometimes feeling unexplained, sometimes showing shame, sometimes being surprised. Compared with the complex expression, the expression in his eyes was extremely simple, and his eyes showed a look of surprise.
"Zijing, have we been here before? Why do we look so familiar?" Li Li asked in a low voice in confusion.
"Oh?" Lu Su looked surprised, then turned his head and looked around with confusion, his eyes becoming more and more confused. He really couldn't remember when he had been here.
At this time, Zhou Yu drove his horse to Li Li's left hand and said, "My lord is always in the north and may not be familiar with Lujiang County. But the lord has amazing memory. You and Zijing must have been here before, but you are walking on water roads, not dry roads. You have been going upstream along the tributary of the Yangtze River before, and you must pass here. Beyond the bamboo forest is the big river you have walked through before!"
"Yes, yes, yes, what Gongjin said is right!" After Zhou Yu reminded, Lu Su immediately remembered.
Then he said to Li Li: "Brother, don't blame me, I'm confused! We passed by here more than ten days ago. That night, my brother and I were still having a long chat by the river, but we were busy along the way and didn't land."
"Yeah." Li Li was stunned when he heard this. After nodding slightly, he looked at the bamboo forest in front of him and seemed to have encountered an incredible thing.
Seeing that Li Li's expression was different, Lu Su wanted to ask for the reason, but before he could speak, Zhou Yu waved his hand to stop him. Then Zhou Yu stepped back behind Li Li and waved to Lu Su to discuss something after retreating.
After riding his horse and taking a dozen steps back, Lu Su asked in a low voice with confusion: "What is Gongjin's intention in this move, why should he avoid his brother?"
Zhou Yu turned his head and looked at Li Li who was distracted in front of him, and asked Lu Su softly with a strange smile: "Does Zijing know who lives in Qiao's mansion ahead?"
"I don't know. Didn't you bring your brother here? Why did you ask me?" Lu Su shook his head and said.
Zhou Yu chuckled and said, "Have Zijing ever heard of Erqiao in Wan County?"
Lu Su shook his head in confusion again and whispered: "Who is Er Qiao?"
As soon as these words were said, Lu Su said in surprise: "Uh. I remembered it! It is said that there are two skillful women in Wan County who are very good at female red embroidery. A piece of silk from them is worth hundreds of gold, and they can't even buy it if they have money. Could it be that the Erqiao in Wan County mentioned by Gongjin is in the front house?"
"Hahaha!" Zhou Yu smiled cheerfully and nodded, "Zijing said it well. The house in front is the Qiao Mansion that the lord is looking for. The lord Qiao Mansion, the lord of Qiao Mansion, is a famous family in Wan County, with a wealthy family. He is humble and generous, and is quite famous throughout Lujiang County. I had heard that Qiao Gong had two daughters under his knees, named "Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao", who were skillful. The female red embroidery was just embroidered by the two of them when they were free.
In fact, the two Qiao is born with beautiful beauty. Both are beautiful and beautiful. Da Qiao is about twenty years old and has the appearance of falling fish and falling geese. He is talented and intelligent, beautiful and gentle. Xiao Qiao is eighteen years old. He is so charming that he is ashamed of the moon and flowers. He is charming and talented. His appearance is not inferior to his sister Da Qiao, and even more than that of his sister Da Qiao. These two girls are very smart. They are skilled in six arts, proficient in poetry and prose, and are particularly good at music. The red embroidery of women is famous far and wide."
Speaking of this, Zhou Yu smiled meaningfully, "The two Qiaos under Gong Qiao are a peerless beauty with both talent and talent. The intention of the lord to come to Qiao's house this time is self-evident. It must be a special trip for the two Qiaos!"
"Hmm?" Lu Su's face changed slightly, he frowned slightly, his eyes were stagnant and pondered without saying anything, as if he was thinking.
"What are you whispering?" Just at this moment, Li Li returned to Lu Su, and behind Zhou Yu and asked casually.
"Lord." Zhou Yu immediately turned around and smiled, "Zi Jing doesn't know where Qiao Mansion comes from. I'm just talking to him. Hahaha!"
Li Li smiled and nodded, and said with a smile: "Gongjin and Zijing are close friends, and they are brothers of different surnames. Now Zijing and I are brothers of different surnames, so Gongjin is naturally also my Lili brothers. If Gongjin doesn't mind, then the three of us will be called brothers in the future. I am a fool Gongjin for two months, and I will still be wronged as my brother. I wonder what Gongjin wants to do?"
"This,,,,,,,," Zhou Yu was shocked when he heard this, and hesitated for a moment, bowed and said, "Since ancient times, there have been differences between the master and the ministers, how dare the generals overestimate the etiquette and the law? I would like to ask the lord to take it back!"
Li Li waved his hand and smiled, "Dongjin doesn't need to say much. I, Li Li, said one thing, and I, never thought I would take it back. This matter is settled, and we will be brothers who share good fortune and good fortune in the future!"
"This, thank you for your respect. Zhou Yu is so stupid that he will never let down his brother's trust!" Seeing Li Li's expression firm, Zhou Yu hesitated and responded happily.
Li Li smiled and said, "I am very happy to have Gongjin help this time, and I am still uncontrollably happy until today. However, I also know that Gongjin feels that he has the right to be a brother with Sun Ce. This time I go with me, and I am missing a brother who is loyal to each other. Today, I am brothers with Gongjin, and I will make up for the shortcomings in Gongjin's heart. From then on, we will be brothers who share hardships and wealth. If you don't accept me throughout your life, I will never let you down!"
"Brother!" Zhou Yu was moved when he heard this, his cheeks were slightly red, and his eyes couldn't help but feel a little wet.
Li Li's words really touched Zhou Yu's heart, which made him extremely useful. The melancholy and sad feelings that had been broken up with Sun Ce's parting ways also faded away.
From Li Li's words and deeds, Zhou Yu clearly felt that Li Li appreciated him very much, and could also keenly sense that Li Li was very sincere when he said this. During this period, Li Li did not have any falsehood or disguise, and was not a means to win people's hearts, but a similar intention and a true love was revealed.
"Hahaha!" Seeing Zhou Yu's expression moving, Li Li laughed happily and said, "Since Gongjin nodded, I, Li Li, have to take advantage of me again and be your elder brother! But this time I won't let Gongjin suffer a loss, and I will make up for it for you later. How good is that?"
"Why did you say this?" Zhou Yu was stunned when he heard the sound and immediately said, "It is a great kindness for me, Zhou Yu, to be brothers with Brother Wenchang in this life. How can I have a thought for you!"
Li Li shook his head gently and replied to the question with a laugh, "This time Gongjin followed me to Xiliang alone, and there was no wives or concubines around him. Could it be that Gongjin had not yet married, or had not officially married his wife?"
"This,,,," Zhou Yu was surprised, feeling that he could not keep up with Li Li's thoughts, and was speechless for a moment and didn't know how to answer.
After a little thought, he admitted: "It's true that, as my brother said, I haven't married my wife yet. There are a few concubines, but they have nowhere to go, so I have sent them back to my hometown in Shu County before leaving. Afterwards, the people who are willing to move to Chang'an will go to Sili one after another, and they will be properly placed in Chang'an City before the autumn. As for those tribes who do not want to move away, everyone has their own ambitions and does not force them. Let them go."
"That's great!" Li Li nodded happily and said, "Since Gongjin has not married yet, everything is easy to do. Since ancient times, heroes and beauty should be a legend of being passed down from generation to generation. Now the beauty is right in front of you, how can Gongjin return empty-handed? Hahaha!"
"Ah!" Zhou Yu was shocked and turned his head to look at Qiao Mansion in front of him. Then he opened his eyes wide and looked at Li Li with an inexplicable look of surprise on his face.
Li Li nodded with a smile and said, "The reason why I came to Qiao's house this time is that I once heard that Qiao Gong has two girls who are all beautiful and charming. They should be one of the few good partners in the world. Therefore, we must come to find out before leaving Yangzhou. If the rumors are true, then our brothers will not return empty-handed, even if they are forced to rob the beauty. On the contrary, if the rumors are false, then we should take a rest from now on, then turn around and leave, and never be nostalgic."
While speaking, Li Li's face showed a rare melancholy and said slowly: "In the past few years, I met several confidants. They are now my wives and concubines, and I have never treated them badly. However, late one night not long ago, the night when I talked with Zijing and I, I met a beautiful woman in the lakeside not far away. Afterwards, I quietly left. This was the first time in my life that I had done such a foolish thing, and I hurt a pure girl in no time.
At that time, I was eager to go to Bu Mansion to meet with Fengxiao, Zicheng and others, and needed to deal with all matters in Xiliang as soon as possible to avoid delaying major events. Therefore, I could not stay here, nor could I have too many ties, and I could only leave without saying goodbye. I am afraid that she would not know who I am until now, and even doubted whether she had met me that night. Because I had never said a word to her from beginning to end, and afterwards, she did not give her a title or place it properly, so she came quietly and left leisurely. For this, I felt deeply guilty and had been blaming myself these days."
"Ah———Hehehe!" Lu Su and Zhou Yu were shocked when they heard this, and then looked at each other with a very wonderful and weird look on their faces. After hearing this, Huan Fei giggled heartlessly, and looked at Li Li with admiration.
In shock, Zhou Yu smiled knowingly, and felt that Li Li really treated him as a brother, but he didn't even hide such private matters and told him frankly. This shows that Li Li just recognized him as a brother, which was not a joke or a stopgap, but was frank and did not hide it at all. He should be a true hero of the brother who is most affectionate and kind.
—————————————— (To be continued)
Chapter completed!