The sun is setting in the west, and the horse is galloping in the late wind.

On the official road, the four fast horses carried the sunset prancing horses and whipped them, and galloped straight to the bamboo forest manor in front.

"Phew!"

When he was less than a hundred steps away from the bamboo forest house, Li Li suddenly lifted the reins of his horse, and the horse under the seat suddenly stopped, roaring and standing up.

Sigh!

Seeing Li Li stop at his horse, Zhou Yu, Lu Su and Huan Fei followed closely followed by the three of them also stopped their horses, and then rode their horses to Li Li's side.

"Qiao's Mansion is just ahead, why did my brother stop?" Lu Su held the reins in his hand, looked at the house in the bamboo forest in front of him, and asked puzzledly.

At this moment, the expression on Li Li's face changed sharply, sometimes with joy and inexplicability, sometimes with shame, and sometimes with surprise. Compared with the complex look, the look in his eyes was extremely simple, and his eyes showed surprise.

"Zijing, have we been here before, why do we look so familiar?" Looking confused and confused, Li Li asked in a low voice.

"Oh?" Lu Su looked stunned, then turned his head and looked around with a puzzled face, his eyes became more and more dazed, and he really couldn't remember when he had been here.

At this time, Zhou Yu drove his horse to Li Li's left hand side and said, "The lord is often in the north, and he may not be familiar with Lujiang County. But the lord does have an amazing memory, you and Zijing must have been here before, but you took the waterway, not the dry road. You have to pass through here when you go upstream along the tributaries of the Yangtze River, and beyond the bamboo forest is the big river you walked before! ”

"Yes, yes, yes, what Gong Jin said is good!" After being reminded by Zhou Yu, Lu Su immediately remembered.

Then he said to Li Li: "Brother, don't blame, stupid brother is confused! We had passed through here a dozen days earlier, and my brother and I were talking at the river that night, but we had been busy along the way. I didn't go ashore. ”

"Hmm." Li Li was stunned when he heard this, and after nodding slightly, he looked at the bamboo forest in front of him and was stunned, as if he had encountered something incredible.

Seeing Li Li's expression, Lu Su wanted to ask the reason, but before he could speak, he was stopped by Zhou Yu waving his hand. Immediately, Zhou Yu rode his horse and retreated behind Li Li, beckoning Lu Su to retreat and discuss something.

Riding his horse back dozens of steps, Lu Su asked in a low voice with a puzzled face: "What does Gong Jin mean by this, why do you want to avoid my brother?" ”

Zhou Yu turned his head and glanced at Li Li, who was distracted in front of him, and asked Lu Su softly with a strange smile: "Zijing, do you know who lives in Qiao's mansion in front of you?" ”

"I don't know. Didn't you bring your brother here? Why are you asking me? Lu Su shook his head and said.

Zhou Yu chuckled: "Zijing, have you ever heard of the good name of Erqiao in Anhui County?" ”

Lu Su shook his head again with a confused expression, and said in a low voice: "Who is Er Qiao?" ”

As soon as these words came out, Lu Su suddenly said in surprise: "Well, I remembered!" It is said that there are two skillful women in Anhui County who are very good at women's red embroidery, and a silk horse from their hands is worth 100 gold. Not even money can buy it. Could it be that the Erqiao of Anhui County mentioned by Gongjin is in the mansion in front of him? ”

"Hehehe!" Zhou Yu smiled heartily, nodded and said, "What Zijing said is good. The mansion in front of it is the Qiao Mansion that the lord is looking for. Qiao Gong, the lord of Qiaofu, is a famous residence in Anhui County. The family is well-funded, modest, and philanthropic, and is quite famous in the whole Lujiang County. I heard before that Qiao Gong has two daughters under his knees, named 'Big Qiao, Little Qiao', and she is ingenious. The female red embroidery was only embroidered by the two of them when they had nothing to do.

In fact, Er Qiao is naturally beautiful, and he is the face of the country and the city. Da Qiao is about 20 years old and has the appearance of a sinking fish and a goose. Gifted and intelligent, gentle and graceful; Xiao Qiao Fangling is eighteen years old, with the appearance of a god-given shy flower, charming and infinite, and his appearance and intelligence are not much better than his sister Da Qiao, and even surpassed. These two girls are beautiful and intelligent, learn six arts, read poetry and literature, especially good at music and rhythm, and female red embroidery is even more famous. ”

Speaking of this, Zhou Yu smiled meaningfully: "Qiao Gong's knee Er Qiao can be called a peerless beauty with both talents, the intention of the lord to come to Qiao's Mansion this time is self-evident, he must have made a special trip to Er Qiao!" ”

"Huh?" Lu Su's face changed slightly, frowning slightly, his eyes were stagnant and silent, as if he was thinking.

"What are you two whispering?" At this time, Li Li returned to his horse and came behind Lu Su and Zhou Yu, and asked casually.

"My lord." Zhou Yu immediately turned around and said with a smile: "Zijing doesn't know the origin of Qiaofu, and the last general is talking to him." Hehehe! ”

Li Li smiled and said with a smile: "Gong Jin and Zi Jing are close friends, and they are like brothers, and now Zi Jing and I are brothers with different surnames, and Gong Jin is naturally my Li Li's brother." If Gongjin doesn't mind, in the future, the three of us will be commensurate with each other, and I will be obsessed with Gongjin for two months, and I will be wronged by Gongjin as a brother in the future. I don't know what Gong Jin wants? ”

"This 、、、、、、" Zhou Yu was shocked when he heard this, and after hesitating for a moment, he waved his hand and said: "Since ancient times, the lord and the minister are different, how dare the last general violate the etiquette law, and ask the lord to take back his fate!" ”

Li Li waved his hand and smiled: "Gongjin doesn't need to say much, I, Li Li, have said everything, and there is no reason to take it back." This matter is so decided, and in the future, we will be brothers who share blessings and misfortunes! ”

"Thank you 、、、 brother for his kindness, Zhou Yu is self-defeating, and he swears to live up to his brother's trust!" Seeing Li Li's resolute expression, Zhou Yu hesitated a little and then happily responded.

Li Li smiled and said: "I am very happy to have Gongjin help this time, and I still can't help but be happy to this day." However, I also know that Gong Jin consciously has the righteousness of being a brother with Sun Ce, and this time he went with me, and he was missing a brother who took care of each other. Today, I am brothers with Gong Jin, to fill the shortcomings in Gong Jin's heart, and from then on, we are brothers in life and death who share weal and woe. Throughout his life, if you don't obey me, I will live up to you! ”

"Brother!" Zhou Yu was greatly moved when he heard this, his cheeks were slightly red, and his eyes couldn't help but be a little moist.

Li Li's words really went to Zhou Yu's heart, which made him extremely useful, and the melancholy and sadness that had been pent up in his heart because of parting ways with Sun Ce also faded a lot.

From Li Li's words and deeds, Zhou Yu clearly felt that Li Li appreciated him very much, and he could also keenly perceive that Li Li was very sincere when he said this. During this period, Li Li did not have half of the falsehood and disguise, and it was by no means a means to buy people's hearts, but like-minded and true feelings.

"Hahaha!" Seeing Zhou Yu's expression, Li Li laughed heartily and said: "Since Gongjin nodded, then I, Li Li, have to take advantage of it again and be your eldest brother!" But this time, I won't let Gongjin suffer, and I'll make it up for you later. Isn't that great? ”

"Why did my brother say that?" Zhou Yu was stunned when he heard this, and immediately said: "I, Zhou Yu, can be brothers with Brother Wenchang in this life, it is already a blessing of heaven and earth, and An Neng has it in his heart!" ”

Li Li shook his head lightly, and said with a smile that he didn't ask: "This time, Gongjin rushed to Xiliang with me alone, and he has neither a wife nor a concubine or a family, could it be that Gongjin has not yet been married, or has he not officially married a wife?" ”

"This 、、、、" Zhou Yu was suddenly surprised, feeling that he couldn't keep up with Li Li's train of thought, and he was speechless for a while, not knowing how to respond.

After thinking about it for a while, he said frankly: "I can't hide it, as my brother said, my younger brother has not yet married a wife." There are a few concubines, but they have not come out so far, so the younger brother has sent them back to his hometown in Shu County before leaving. Subsequently, the people of my Zhou clan who are willing to move to Chang'an will go to Sili one after another, and they will be able to settle in Chang'an City before autumn. As for those people who do not want to move away, they do not force themselves to do so, so let them go. ”

"That's great!" Li Li bowed his head happily and said, "Since Gongjin has not yet married a wife, it will be easy to do it." Since ancient times, heroes and beauties have been a good story. Now that the beauty is in front of her, how can Gong Jin return empty-handed? Hehehe! ”

"Ahh Zhou Yu was shocked, turned his head to look at Qiao's Mansion in front of him, and looked at Li Li with wide eyes, with an inexplicable look of surprise on his face.

Li Li nodded with a smile and said with a smile: "The reason why I want to come to Qiao's Mansion this time is that I have heard that Qiao Gong has two daughters under his knees, both of whom have the appearance of captivating the country and the city, and they are rare good matches in the world, so we must come to find out before we leave Yangzhou." If the rumors are true, then our brothers can't go home empty-handed, even if they rob it hard, they have to grab the beauty. On the contrary, if the rumors are untrue, then we should rest from here, and then turn around and leave, without nostalgia. ”

As he spoke, Li Li showed a rare melancholy on his face, and said slowly: "In the past few years, I have met several confidants, and they are now my wives and concubines, and I have never treated them badly. However, not long ago, late one night, that is, the night when I had a long conversation with Zi Jing Linxi, I met a beautiful woman in the middle of a lake not far from here. I quietly went afterwards. This is the first time in my life that I have done such a foolish thing, and I have hurt a pure girl for no reason.

At that time, I was in a hurry to go to Bufu to meet Fengxiao, Zicheng and others, and I needed to do my best to deal with all the things in Xiliang, so as not to delay the big event. Therefore, I could not stay here, let alone have too many ties, so I could only say goodbye, I am afraid that she will not know who I am until now, and even wonder if she really met me that night. Because I never said a word to her from beginning to end, and I didn't give her a name afterwards, nor did I make a proper placement, so I came quietly and left leisurely. For this, I feel deeply guilty and have been blaming myself all these days. ”

"Ahh Lu Su and Zhou Yu were shocked when they heard this, and they looked at each other, and the expressions on their faces were very wonderful and weird. And when Huan Fei heard this, he smirked heartlessly, and looked at Li Li with a very adoratory look.

In the midst of the shock, Zhou Yu smiled heartily, and really felt that Li Li really regarded him as a brother, and he didn't even hide such private things, and told him frankly. This shows that Li Li has just recognized his brother, which is by no means a joke or an expedient measure, but a frank and honest treatment, without the slightest concealment, this should be a true hero of the most affectionate and affectionate brother.

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