Pei Yuanhao turned his head and looked at Gu Ping's young, dark, but particularly solid and even resolute face. He did not speak immediately, but looked down at Li'er: "Does Li'er want him to come too?"

"Um."

Li'er nodded and said, "Brother Ping is good, and he treats me well. When my mother and I were sad, Brother Ping came to help us."

"oh……"

Pei Yuanhao raised his eyebrows and looked at Gu Ping again. He seemed a little surprised that this young man who seemed to be unpretentious could get such a high evaluation from Li'er and even come to help me. He even looked at me, as if he was looking for my answer.

I thought about it and said calmly: "Ping'er is also Li'er's guard. Wherever Li'er goes, he should follow him."

“…”

This time, his face slightly darkened.

Then, he turned around and waved his hand gently: "Let him come in."

When the guards heard this, they were still a little hesitant, but when they heard that he spoke, they had to obey and let Gu Ping enter the door.

Pei Yuanhao took Li'er in front. When Li'er saw the scenery in front of him that he had never seen before, he immediately ran over happily. Pei Yuanhao did not follow him immediately, but said coldly without looking back: "Since you are Li'er's guard, then you should do your business."

Gu Ping was stunned for a moment before he realized that he was talking to him and subconsciously said: "Yes."

After saying that, others froze, their faces flushed and red, and Pei Yuanhao did not look back at him, but just walked straight forward.

I glanced at Gu Ping, and said nothing, but just patted his shoulder lightly.

Then, the group continued to walk forward.

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We entered the state capital through the side door, so we didn't have to pass the official residence in front and walked forward along a gray wall for a while, and saw a round arch. After passing the door, we went directly to the back half of the state capital, which is where we appreciate the flowers.

Although this place is considered the prefecture of Yangzhou, just by looking at it, it looks more like an ordinary garden, pavilions, towers, small bridges and flowing water. Each place shows the gentle demeanor and gentle charm of Jiangnan. There is also a living water in this garden, but it is not limited to this garden, and the garden does not rely entirely on this water. It appears and disappears from time to time, like a naughty little girl playing hide-and-seek with people in the garden, always showing its agility in the most exquisite part of the forest garden.

So, we had it when we entered the door, and we could hear its sound when we walked through the corridor, and felt its warmth when we passed by the rockery. Finally, this living water gathered in a half-moon-shaped pond in the center of the park. A water pavilion was erected in the center of the pond, which was not only spacious, but also transparent on all sides, which seemed to be a good place to go.

And around here, there are all flowers.

Peony, peony, begonia, and even peach blossoms and pear blossoms are slightly farther away. There are clusters of red and trees are snow-white. Looking around, it seems like you are in a sea of ​​flowers. Bees and butterflies are dancing, lingering endlessly. The breeze swept the fragrance of flowers towards you, which is even more pleasant.

Li'er couldn't help but exclaim: "Wow, what a beautiful flower!"

Pei Yuanhao smiled and said, "Do you like it?"

"Um!"

She nodded vigorously and ran aside in her arms. There was a large peony flower bed. Large and gorgeous peonies were dotted on the green flowers and leaves, forming a green ocean, which was particularly dazzling and bright. Li'er looked here and there, and looked back and said in surprise: "So beautiful!"

Although the branches and leaves of these flowers are dense, you can still see a winding path, paved with bluestone slabs. It slowly stretches into the distance among the flowers. We walked slowly along the path. Along the way, we saw countless green branches and leaves, tender stamens and thick flowers. The corners of my skirt were covered with various pollen. As we walked, bees and butterflies flew around my feet.

I looked at Li'er, who was jumping in front of me like a little rabbit, couldn't help but smile and reached out to wipe her forehead.

Pei Yuanhao immediately turned around and said, "Why, are you tired?"

I was not used to him talking to me gently, and his words were full of concern, but when Li'er stopped and looked at us with a look, I just said calmly: "Well, there's a little."

As he said that, he subconsciously wiped his forehead again.

At this time, the sun was already very prosperous, and it felt slightly burning on people's faces. I walked without any cover in the sun for a while, and my forehead and cheeks were red. Pei Yuanhao said, "Then you go to the water pavilion to rest."

I hesitated for a moment and looked at Li'er again.

He said, "Don't worry, I'll take a look with Li'er for a while and come and rest."

I thought about it, but could only nod and reminded me: "Don't let her play for too long. The weather is a bit stuffy today, and I'm afraid she will run hot."

For some reason, when he heard me say this, he seemed very happy, his eyes bent with a smile, he agreed, and then turned his head to instruct the servants who followed us far away, saying, "Send my wife to the water pavilion to rest and prepare refreshments."

"yes."

I glanced at them again, then turned around and walked back with the servants.

Gu Ping also followed me to the water pavilion. As soon as he sat down, someone set up a long table beside the chair to bring refreshments.

The place was transparent, and the breeze blew with the coolness of water. After a while, the heat was extinguished. I sat in the chair and looked at the scene of lush flowers and leaves around me. In the distance, Pei Yuanhao took Li'er to walk among the flowers. The two seemed to be talking happily. As Li'er spoke, he let out a long list of crisp laughs.

From this point of view, they are really the most ordinary father and daughter, and there is no difference between them and any family in the world.

I raised my head and saw Gu Ping standing behind me, looking deep in front of me.

In my eyes, there is a long and endless sorrow.

He must have recalled his father and his former family.

I sighed and said softly: "Ping'er, you can sit down and rest for a while."

When he heard this, he hurriedly shook his head: "No, I won't sit!"

I didn't force him, but only poured a cup of tea and handed it to him. He hesitated for a while, but took it over, but did not drink it immediately. Instead, he looked at Pei Yuanhao and Li'er in the distance, and then remained silent for a while, and said, "I really didn't expect that Li'er's identity was actually a princess."

He said, then turned to look at me again: "It turns out that Aunt Qing is--"

“…”

"At that time, Aunt Qing had just arrived at my house. Although your face was broken and you looked very poor, my mother told us that Aunt Qing must be an extraordinary woman. Ordinary people are so poor that they have broken faces. They have long complained about the world, or they have been seeking death, but Aunt Qing did not."

“…”

"I think about it now, my mother is right."

I smiled faintly.

But there was a hint of bitterness in his smile. Sister Qi said I was extraordinary, but no matter how extraordinary I was, I could not escape my fate. No matter how extraordinary I was, I could not even help their family escape the disaster.

Thinking of this, I looked around. After the servants brought things, they all left the pavilion. Even the guards were protecting each side of the embankment. Ping'er was the only one guarding me. I whispered: "How are you doing in the military camp now?"

He nodded and said, "Very good."

"Or practice every day? Are you tired?"

"If you get used to it, you won't be tired. If you don't practice for a day, you will feel uncomfortable." He smiled, and a little silly satisfaction appeared on his face, and said, "I was a centurion before. Recently, I have recruited many new recruits. They are all leading me. They all call me the Little Commander."

My smile slightly converged: "Are you recruited a lot of recruits?"

"Well, it started before the year."

“New Years ago…”

I just felt my chest sinking, as if a huge rock was pressing heavily on my chest.

Gu Ping seemed to feel my breathing a little rapid, looked down at me, and said softly: "Aunt Qing, what's wrong?"

I glanced at him and originally wanted to make a forced smile, but I found that I was a little exhausted and couldn't even make a perfunctory smile. I could only shake my head gently: "I'm fine, maybe it's a little too hot."

When he heard this, he hurriedly lifted his sleeves with his hands and fanned me.

Feeling a faint cool breeze blowing across my face, I looked up at him and smiled faintly.

"Ping'er is such a good boy."

His face was a little red: "Aunt Qing, I'm not a child anymore."

I laughed: "Yes, I almost forgot, but you have grown up." He is no longer the innocent and reckless young man in the past. After experiencing a huge change in his family, he is now fully mature and can be called a man.

"Aunt Qing believes that you will be a good man. If you marry and have children in the future, you will definitely make them live a good life and be very happy."

He smiled foolishly, scratched the back of his head, and said, "I don't have time to think about those things. I want to do things well now, make more money, and after I have a family background-"

I smiled and said, "How?"

He was stunned for a moment, and when he saw me looking at him with a smile, his ears turned red. He stopped talking and carefully fanned me.

I smiled.

In fact, he still has a very simple young man's mentality. He earns more money and has a family background. If he gets married and has children, he will be a stable home. I am very happy to see that he has such thoughts.

But I don’t know if the world can give him such a peaceful world.

Especially when Jiangnan began to increase troops in large numbers.

My smile was still on my face, but my eyes were slightly darkened. At this time, a burst of laughter came from the side. When we turned around, Pei Yuanhao had already brought Li'er, both of them came over sweating profusely. When Li'er saw me sitting here, she immediately ran over happily and said with a smile: "Mom, Brother Ping, what are you talking about? Are you so happy?"

I held her in my arms, gently wiped the sweat condensed on her chin with a handkerchief, and smiled: "Mom is asking you brother Ping when you will get married and when will you give birth to a little Ping'er."

"Ah? Brother Ping is going to get married?" Li'er immediately turned his head and looked at Gu Ping with excitement: "What kind of bride do Brother Ping want to marry?"
Chapter completed!