Chapter 2 The second mistake

On this day, when Jiang Chenyu woke up in the morning and was dressing up, her close maid, Zhu Yu, ran in happily and smiled, "Congratulations, Miss! Miss He Xi!" Huai Jin, who was helping her comb her hair, spat: "What a big happy event, it's worth your bragging so early in the morning?" Holding Yu giggled, blinked his eyes and said: "It's really a happy event, Ma'am, I have invited the most slick-mouthed golden woman in the capital, and asked her to go to Qi Aohou's place to match the lady, and she is in the front hall right now. I’m writing Geng Tie.”

Jiang Chenyu was shy and happy at the same time, her face turned red immediately. Holding Yu pulled her hand and said: "Miss, let's go and have a look!" Huai Jin frowned: "At this time, how can Miss show her face?" "I didn't say I wanted to go in and take a look. Let's take a sneak peek outside. Miss, everyone says that the golden woman is eloquent, and she has a pockmarked face. She can be said to be a fairy, and the dead can be said to be alive. You are not curious." ?" Although Jiang Chenyu felt that something was wrong, she couldn't overcome her curiosity after all, so she immediately changed her clothes and followed Juyu to the front hall, and went directly through the side door. Through a windscreen, she saw her mother and a woman in her early forties Sitting and drinking tea, needless to say, that woman is the famous Golden Lady.

The woman has long eyebrows, wide forehead, sharp chin, and an exquisite and carved face. At this time, she is holding a post in her hand. She read it again and said: "Middle. I didn't say it, just the name of Miss San, this year Geng, this year The horoscope is really a sign of great wealth! Lord Hou, he absolutely has no reason to refuse! What a horoscope, what a horoscope!" Holding Yu moved her head closer, and whispered: "Miss, she even said you have a good horoscope!" Jiang Chenyu smiled faintly, thinking that a matchmaker would know something about horoscopes, and she was clearly picking out what the master liked to hear.

Mrs. Jiang over there said: "I will trouble you for everything." Huang Huang waved her hand and said: "Ma'am, what are you talking about? The third lady of your mansion is a well-known beauty in our Bi country. She is not only beautiful and talented, but also has a first-class temperament. She can be a matchmaker for such a girl." , but my golden lady's good luck! Besides, what kind of character is that Qi Aohou? Don't worry, my old lady dared to pat her chest and say, this marriage is sure to happen! When the time comes, please ask my wife to give me a glass of wedding wine."

After hearing these words, Mrs. Jiang was really useful, and smiled and tipped the money.The golden lady didn't talk too much, she got up and said: "It's not too late, I'll go to the Hou Ye's mansion to deliver the Geng Tie, after three days when the auspicious fortune is over, I will bring back the Geng Tie of the Hou Ye." Mrs. Jiang walked all the way to the entrance of the hall, then she turned her head and smiled at the screen: "Come out." Jiang Chenyu knew that his mother already knew that he was hiding behind, so he had no choice but to go out, but seeing his mother looking at him with joy in his eyes, he suddenly felt uncomfortable, and quickly lowered his head.

Mrs. Jiang held her hand and sat down together, and said, "I'm relieved after finishing your marriage affairs." "My mother has worked hard." Mrs. Jiang pulled a few strands of hair from her ears behind her ears, and said with emotion: "Unknowingly, in the blink of an eye, even my little daughter has grown up so much that it's time to get married. Miss the three of us Among the children, although your elder brother Xiaocheng is a boy, he has not lived up to expectations since he was a child, and he can't study or practice martial arts. Although he became the captain of the Habayashi Army under the protection of your father, he will be like this for the rest of his life; you Elder sister Huayue is pretty and delicate, but being competitive is unavoidably mean; as for you, you are good-looking, good-natured, and the most sensible in dealing with others, but you are too pure and kind. Mother is really afraid that you will be bullied in the future, so, After thinking about it, among the noble children in the court, only Qi Aohou can keep my son rich and treat him generously for the rest of his life."

"Mother..." Jiang Chenyu held his mother's hand back, feeling warm in his heart, just as he was being moved, a family servant rushed to report: "Miss San, we have a visitor." Huh?Does she have guests too?At this time, who will come to visit her? Mrs. Jiang got up and said: "Then please invite the guests here. I'll go back to the room first, Chen Yu, entertain them well, don't be negligent." Jiang Chenyu sent her mother away, and saw a young man in green clothes walking into the hall led by a servant, the winter sun reflected on the man's face, she couldn't help but let out an "ah".

"Xiaosheng Luanzhao, see Miss Jiang." The boy's eyes kept rolling, and he came up to hold her hand with a smile, his demeanor was very frivolous. Jiang Chenyu hurriedly stepped back and lowered his voice: "Princess, why are you here?" It turned out that this short young man with a cap on his head was none other than Princess Zhaoluan disguised as a man. Zhaoluan muttered, "I was bored to death in the palace, so I came out to play, unexpectedly I left in such a hurry, I didn't even bring a penny with me, I happened to be passing by You Xiang's mansion, so I came to ask you for help."

Jiang Chenyu was startled: "Did the princess sneak out of the palace?" "That's right. However, I ran out to play before. Brother Huang actually knew about it, but he just turned a blind eye and pretended not to know. As long as it doesn't reach the Queen Mother's ears, you can say anything." Zhao Luan said He shook her hand and said, "My good sister, lend me some money, and I'll pay you back later." Jiang Chenyu thought, this savage princess has already come to her door, and it is impossible to stay out of the matter, so the current plan is to stabilize her while sending someone to the palace to let the emperor make a decision.Immediately said: "There are a lot of chores outside, what's the fun? Since the princess is here, why not play with me, the cook at home is good at making pastries..."

Before she finished speaking, Zhao Luan yelled tenderly: "Oh, what fun is there in this house? What I want is the excitement and freshness outside. My good sister, why don't you come and play with me? It's boring to be bored at home all day, isn't it?" "This……" "Stop this and that, hurry up and get the money, and change into men's clothes like me by the way, I'll take you to a few interesting places, keep your eyes open!" Seeing Zhaoluan's joyful appearance, the family is determined not to be able to stay.Forget it, let her go out and mess around alone, it's better to follow her, at least you can watch her not make trouble.With this in mind, Jiang Chenyu also changed his clothes and took the bank notes. After notifying his mother, he arranged for four hidden guards to guard him before going out.

Along the way, Zhaoluan was really familiar with the streets and alleys, especially the few places he took her to. This was the first time she even knew about it after living in the capital for fifteen years. First of all, there is a noodle stall in a very remote alley. There are not many customers, and there are only four tables. The thick bowls and bamboo chopsticks look extremely simple.Jiang Chenyu was worried that it wasn't clean enough, but when the other side was brought up, she forgot everything when she smelled the tangy fragrance. At the end Zhaoluan asked her: "How is it?" Jiang Chenyu took a deep breath, sighed again and said: "Today I know that all the noodles in the past were for nothing. This aunt is really good at cooking." "That's right, even Yan Rui can't resist the temptation of this family, let alone you and me." Jiang Chenyu was taken aback: "Is this Fang's noodles?" Zhaoluan nodded: "It's a pity that the rightful owner is dead. It is said that the one making the noodles was her servant in the past. Even the noodles made by the servant have this taste, and I have not tasted the authentic Fang family noodles in the past. , What a pity!" Jiang Chenyu turned her head to look at the woman who was cooking noodles, feeling a little melancholy in her heart.In the past, Xihe's mother, Fang Shi, stood in this place and sold noodles day and night, right?So is Xihe also here to help wipe the table and wash the dishes?Who would have thought that a poor girl in rough clothes and bare feet in the past would become an imperial concubine in the inner courtyard of the palace today? It's really hard to say about the situation in life... Then they went to a teahouse, which was also a small shop in a small street. The upstairs and downstairs were full of people. Jiang Chenyu wanted to spend a lot of money to get a private room to sit in, but Zhaoluan dragged her to the pillar Stopped and said hiss.Hearing the heavy sound of Xingmu on the desk, the storyteller behind the curtain opened his mouth, Jiang Chenyu was stunned—a woman? The storyteller here is actually a woman? What's more, the woman's words were full of emotion and vividness, and the effect of creating tension and suspense was first-class, which made people's hearts pounding.After listening to a section of "Picking the Well-off King with a Gun", Zhaoluan took her out of the teahouse and said with a smile, "How is it?" "In the past, during my father's birthday banquet, I invited the most famous Mr. Jingbi Pavilion in the capital to come to the mansion to talk about it. I thought it was the ultimate ventriloquist. Now I know that there is a sky beyond the sky, and there are people beyond people." "This storyteller, Qin Niang, is a widow. Originally, her husband was the storyteller here, but unfortunately, she died of a serious illness three years ago. Now Qin Niang is here to tell the story, not to show her face to the earners, but because she thinks Only in this way can we commemorate her husband. She once said: "Whenever I stand where my husband stood, patted the Xingmu used by him, and said the book that my husband said, I just felt that he didn't leave me, and was always by my side.' When I heard that, I really almost shed tears." Jiang Chenyu chewed those two sentences, and couldn't help feeling a little bit crazy. Zhaoluan suddenly burst out laughing, leaned into her ear and said, "Sister, look over there!" Following her fingertips, she saw a man standing outside the window of the teahouse, looking inside without moving.The man was in his thirties, burly, and handsome. In such a cold winter, he only wore an old leather jacket with most of his bare chest exposed, so he was not afraid of the cold. took a knife.Look at the dress, he is a butcher. Zhaoluan explained: "This butcher's name is Pan Fang. He has liked Qin Niang for a long time, and he often stands outside to peek at her storytelling." "You even know this?" Zhaoluan proudly said: "That is, is there anything in the capital that I want to know but don't know! Let's go, I will take you to see the most beautiful plum blossom in the whole capital!" "Oops!" Before Jiang Chenyu could react, Zhao Luan dragged her back to the teahouse and hid beside the door. "What's the matter?" Jiang Chenyu looked out through the gap in the door panel, and saw that everything outside the street was the same, with pedestrians in twos and threes, and stalls sparsely scattered. If there was anything different, a carriage turned out from the corner. He walked over here in a hurry. Zhaoluan nervously said: "Why are you so unlucky, the capital is so big, and you bumped into it here! Did you see it?" "what?" "Oh, Bai Ze!" The words were like thunder, and Jiang Chenyu trembled all over, and then he looked over carefully, and he saw that although the carriage was plain and unremarkable, there was a white painted on the shaft. Bai Ze, the divine beast on Kunlun Mountain, can speak human language, understand the world, and rarely haunts. If a sage king rules the world, he will come here with a letter.When today's son Zhao Yin ascended the throne, he bestowed this totem on Ji Ying. Since then, Bai Ze has become the unique status symbol of Marquis Qi Ao. In other words, the person in the car is...Young Master? Why did the son come here?Jiang Chenyu subconsciously grabbed her front, saw the carriage approaching, and stopped slowly, right next to the butcher named Pan Fang. Then, the car door opened, and Ji Ying got out of the car in white, and bowed to Pan Fang. Zhao Luan whispered: "Ah, so he came to look for Pan Fang, strange, the two of them know each other?" Ji Ying and Pan Fang started talking. The sun shone on the scene outside the museum. His every expression, every movement, and even every crease on his clothes were so clear. Jiang Chenyu couldn't help but feel emotional, are they destined or not?If there is no fate, the capital is so big, and she goes out once a thousand years, so she just met by such a coincidence; but if it is fate, her family's matchmaker went to his mansion to propose marriage, but he came here without being at home. In my ears, Pan Fang said: "Pan is a reckless man, he has no intention of official career, so why should the Marquis force others to make things difficult for him?" Ji Ying smiled slightly: "Brother Pan is really too modest. In this world, how many people can ride thousands of miles alone to chase the bandits, and thousands of troops can single-handedly capture the head of the enemy? You joined the army with your father since you were young, and you are familiar with the art of war. You are good at using long spears. When he was young, he defeated General Yan Huai of the Yi Kingdom, and when he was nineteen, he was awarded the title of General Qingche... How can such an honor be summed up by the word reckless?" Zhaoluan let out a "wow", leaned into Jiang Chenyu's ear and said, "I didn't expect this butcher to be so powerful!" Jiang Chenyu raised a finger at her, motioning her to continue listening. Pan Fang was a little moved, but in the end he smiled desolately, and said in a deep voice: "Master Hou really knows about Pan's past in detail, so he should know why Pan was expelled from his hometown because of losing his official position. A rebel general Son, how can he have the face to go to the battlefield again?" Ji Ying stared at him, with a look of sadness in his eyes: "I didn't expect that..." "Yeah, no one thought that my father would rebel..." "It was you that I didn't expect." Pan Fang was startled: "Me?" "Yes." Ji Ying's eyes were particularly bright, staring at him, staring at him, not leaving him for a moment, "What I didn't expect was that General Pan, the first hero, would give birth to such a worthless son. Rectify the name of the father, restore his innocence, follow what others say, disregard black and white, and let himself be depraved..." Pan Fang grabbed his hand and said anxiously, "What did you say?" "What did I say? I said—do you really think that your father will rebel? Do you really think that after being captured, he couldn't stand the torture and leaked the military information?" Pan Fang's expression could not be described as "shocked". He stared at his eyes like copper bells, and said in a trembling voice, "You said... my father was wronged? Two of his subordinates also said that..." Ji Ying sneered: "Brother Pan is familiar with the art of war, don't you know the two strategies of 'borrowing a knife to kill someone' and 'making something out of nothing'?" Pan Fang was stunned for a long time, and finally let go of Ji Ying's hand slowly, muttering: "Could it be fake... Could it be that everything back then was fake?" "Letters can be false, and witnesses can be false, but," Ji Ying's sneer turned into a smile, like the spring breeze greening the grass, and the morning dew moistening the red flowers, with the most gentle color in the world, "Your father is not It's fake, the relationship between your father and son is not fake. Don't you even trust him? " Pan Fang stood there in a daze for a while, then suddenly punched the wall with his fist, and said with red eyes, "I was wrong! Father, I was wrong! I was so wrong!" Ji Ying said leisurely: "The past is gone, and those who come can be chased. It's not too late to repent." Pan Fang turned around and knelt down to him, kowtowing: "Pan Fang, the villain, begging to be accepted under Lord Hou's family, as long as he can avenge my father, he will do whatever he wants!" Ji Ying helped him up, his eyes were as bright as stars, and he had a smile as moist as water: "Brother Pan, you are so polite, Ying is here to admire talent, and it is Ying's honor that Brother Pan agrees. It's just... " "But what?" Ji Ying looked through the window and looked at the figure behind the curtain in the teahouse: "The official career is dangerous, and Ying has the determination to fight against his son. I don't know if Brother Pan really has the courage to fight the boat?" Pan Fang's complexion suddenly changed, turning pale.He stared at the figure, his eyes flickering, obviously hesitating and suffering to the extreme.Looking at it from Jiang Chenyu's perspective, he could see his hands clenched into fists beside his sleeves, and his knuckles started to turn white.Finally, the hand suddenly loosened, and Pan Fang raised his head and said: "The villain understands! It is an extravagant wish to pull the deer cart together, and from now on, I will never think about it again!" Jiang Chenyu's heart sank, did he say that, is he going to give up on Qin Niang? Unexpectedly, Ji Ying laughed heartily after hearing this, and said with soft brows, "Brother Pan misunderstood Ying's meaning." "Uh?" Ji Ying took out a small box from her sleeve, and handed it over: "Life is short, and the size of the wall is dark. Brother Pan, you have been staring in front of the museum for three years. How many more years do you have to waste? A good spouse is what you want, and a good relationship can't be missed." Let's go." Saying that, he pushed Pan Fang, and Pan Fang staggered across the threshold, managed to stabilize himself, but saw everyone in the teahouse turned their heads to look at him, and there was an eerie silence. He held the box tightly in his hand, his face changed from red to white, and then from white to red, back and forth many times, and the people in the teahouse seemed to want to see the play to the end, they all held their breath and remained silent. keep silent. Under the watchful eyes of all the people, Pan Fang walked to the storytelling table step by step very slowly but firmly, opened the box, and knelt down on one knee: "Pan Fang, a cold family, begs Qin Niang to be his wife." There was a moment of silence in the teahouse, and then thunderous applause broke out. Zhaoluan stretched his neck to look, and said excitedly: "It turns out that the letter of appointment is in the box! You really deserve to be a dead fox, you have prepared everything!" The low-hanging bamboo curtain swayed, and the person behind the curtain sighed faintly: "I have my wish, but I dare not ask for it." The applause broke out again, and everyone in the hall got up to congratulate and rejoice that the couple finally got married. Outside the hall, Ji Ying leaned on the carriage, looked at them and smiled slightly, the sun shining on his white clothes and the white On the lake, the white light is like snow. Zhaoluan sighed: "I didn't expect that Qin Niang also had feelings for Pan Fool... I heard that they were childhood sweethearts. Later, Pan Fool went to the army to fight, and Qin Niang married. When Pan Fool came back, Qin Niang Her husband is also dead, and after traveling around, the two of them can still be together, which really deserves the word 'fate'." Jiang Chenyu looked at everything in front of him, and recalled what Ji Ying said just now, "A good spouse is the best choice, and there is no mistake in a good match", and tenderness filled her heart. Over there, Pan Fang made a successful proposal, handed the box to the back of the curtain, looked at the figure on the curtain, turned around and ran out happily, bowed to Ji Ying and saluted Ji Ying: "If it wasn't for the son's blow to the head, the villain has been here until now. Drunken and dreaming of death, I don't even have the courage to ask Qin Niang... Thank you for your kindness!" Ji Ying accepted his gift. Pan Fang said again: "From now on, the young master is the only one who will follow the lead and follow orders!" Ji Ying said, "There's no rush. You should get busy with your marriage first, and be a good groom. You will be of use to me when we start a war in the future." Pan Fang kept saying yes. Ji Ying turned around and was about to get into the car, when she stopped suddenly and said, "Oh, by the way, I need your help with something right now." Pan Fang hurriedly said: "My lord, please tell me!" Ji Ying smiled again, and just when Jiang Chenyu felt that his smile was different from before, a little less solemn and a little more clever, she saw his gaze turn towards their hiding place : "The excitement is over, don't you two go home?" Zhaoluan turned around and wanted to run, but Pan Fang's figure flashed, and he was in front of him in an instant. His burly body stood there, blocking all the way like a mountain. Only then did Jiang Chenyu realize that Ji Ying had seen them a long time ago. Zhaoluan rushed in front of Ji Ying, and said bitterly, "You're the one with the sharpest eyes! Go your own way, pretend you didn't see it, okay?" Ji Ying smiled and shook her head, opened the car door, and made a gesture of invitation. Zhaoluan is not afraid of the queen mother or the emperor, but alone is afraid of him, because she knows very well that although Mr. Qi'ao is gentle and personable, the decisions he makes are more difficult to change than imperial edicts.This trip was caught by him, so the trip could only be given up, and he got into the car with a pouting mouth reluctantly.When Jiang Chenyu was thinking about whether she should also follow, Ji Ying gave some instructions to the coachman, and the coachman drove the carriage away with a whip. Zhaoluan poked her head out of the window and shouted: "Sister, I'll go back first, I'll come to play with you next time, and I'll pay you back by the way..." Seeing that the carriage turned a corner and disappeared from sight, and Pan Fang also said goodbye beforehand, in this way, only she and Ji Ying were left at the entrance of the teahouse. Her heart was beating so fast that she lowered her head not daring to look at him.However, he smelled the faint fragrance of bergamot coming from him in his nose, and for a while, he became even more at a loss. "Ms. Jiang's family?" Wen Run's voice was full of polite inquiries, and it was heard in the ear, and there was another heartbeat. It turned out that he really recognized her...Jiang Chenyu hastily greeted her: "Chen Yu sees the Marquis." Looking up, what she saw was still the water-like smile. Compared with her helplessness, Ji Ying was more calm, with a calm expression between her brows and eyelashes: "It's getting late, take the baby back home." Her heart tightened, she rejoiced, and she nodded shyly. The only carriage also left, and the two could only walk.Jiang Chenyu looked at the shadows of him and her on the ground, everything around them faded into nothingness in such a sunset, only the shadows of the two remained, stretched very long by the sunset. It's like a dream. No, even in her most extravagant dream, she never imagined that one day, she would walk side by side with Ji Ying. He recognizes her. He takes her home. No questioning, no blaming, no extra words, just silently accompany her home. "You..." She finally couldn't help asking, "How do you know where the princess and I are? And how do you know me...my identity?" "I saw the secret guard of your mansion." I see.It is rumored that Qi Aohou is not only talented in literature, but also in martial arts. It is no wonder that those hidden guards are clearly hidden in the dark, but he still sees through them at a glance. "I... I dress up like this, and messing around with the princess, it's... disrespectful?" She looked at him anxiously, for fear that he would treat her as a frivolous woman, but Ji Ying still smiled, with a low voice Gentleness: "No, Miss's men's clothing is very beautiful." He's complimenting her on her beauty?Jiang Chenyu bit her lower lip, her heart almost jumped into her throat. "What's more," Ji Ying said again, "The wine shop and tea room are originally for people to have fun and have fun. Men can come, and women can come here." Jiang Chenyu was even more delighted when he heard that, Ji Ying is indeed not an ordinary man, not only does he not have those narrow-minded habits, but also he is very good at resolving other people's embarrassment, getting along with him is like a spring breeze, no wonder there is such a sister. Still waiting to say something more, but the Prime Minister's Mansion arrived in a blink of an eye, Ji Ying stopped ten feet away from the door, cupped his hands and said, "Rong Ying will be sent here." "Thank you...Young Master." I wanted to call him Lord Marquis, but when the words came to my lips, I became a young master again.Because, to her, he has never had anything to do with status and title... Jiang Chenyu bit her lip, trying not to let herself express too much attachment, and quickly walked into the gate of the mansion.But after passing through the door, he still couldn't help turning his head to look back, and saw Ji Ying standing there, his eyes didn't follow her, but looked at the ground in front of him, with a dignified and thoughtful expression. What is he thinking? Why does that man never smile when no one else is looking at him? Why did he treat her with courtesy and gentleness, but gave her the feeling that she was always far away? Son...Jiang Chenyu looked at the tall and tall figure in the setting sun, and thought lightly, do you know, or rather, are you willing to let me be your...wife? After Jiang Chenyu returned to the mansion, because he had informed Mrs. Jiang in advance, Jiang Zhong, the Right Prime Minister, only muttered a few words when he returned, and did not blame much.But Princess Zhaoluan was much unlucky, she was taken to the imperial study room and stood there for an hour, Zhaoyin was still writing the memorial on her own, without even looking at her. Zhaoluan stepped on his right foot with his left foot, and then stepped on his left foot with his right foot. After doing this for about a dozen times, he finally couldn't help but screamed miserably: "Brother Huang..." Before the imperial case, Zhao Yin seemed to have never heard of it, and was still buried in the memorial. Zhaoluan gritted her teeth, and called again: "Brother Huang..." "Are you aware of your mistake?" Zhao Yin's voice came from before the case, lukewarm. Zhao Luan nodded quickly, and said aggrievedly: "A Luan knows that he is wrong, his legs are stiff after standing for so long, Brother Huang, please forgive me!" Zhaoyin raised her phoenix eyes slightly, glanced at her, and said leisurely: "Then tell me, what's wrong?" Zhaoluan lowered his head and replied honestly: "Sister Chen shouldn't go out of the palace privately for fun." "anything else?" "Anything else?" Zhaoluan thought for a long time, "Shouldn't I have not informed Brother Huang in advance." Zhao Yin hummed softly: "I have a lot of things to do every day, so I don't care if you come out or not when I have time." Seeing that there was a smile in his eyes, Zhao Luan knew that he had been teased, and immediately heaved a sigh of relief, and said with a smile: "Yes, yes, yes, brother, who is diligent in government and loves the people, shouldn't be wasting his mind on such trivial things as my sister. Yes, then forgive me!" "You..." Zhao Yin put down his pen, looked at his only sister and shook his head, "The queen mother is not feeling well, you don't wait on the bed, but you only want to play, it is unfilial, this is one of them; Princess, how important is your status, you should bring bodyguards with you when you go out, how can you go alone, this is the second; you can just mess around by yourself, dragging others into the water with you, ruining the reputation of a lady, this is the third..." Zhao Luan shouted: "Wait! Brother Huang, how can I ruin the reputation of others? I just took Jiang's sister to eat noodles and listen to books by the way. How can this ruin the reputation?" "Isn't it ruining the reputation of the daughter of the Xiangmen, who disguises herself as a man and goes in and out of the market place?" Zhao Luan knew he was wronged, so he had to lower his head, but he was not reconciled after all, and whispered softly: "What's wrong with the market place, I don't even think that one of your concubines was born in the market place, why don't you say she has no reputation?" Zhao Yin raised his eyebrows: "What did you say?" "Nothing. What can I say?" "Okay, you go down. Let's forget about today's business, and there will be no next time." Zhaoluan was overjoyed, and quickly thanked him: "I know that the emperor loves me the most, long live the emperor!" The bouncing about to leave, Zhao Yin suddenly asked: "What kind of person is Jiang Chenyu?" Zhaoluan's eyes lit up, she turned around and said excitedly: "Sister Jiang's family is a great beauty! I didn't say that she is much more beautiful than that Xihe Donghe. She is gentle and kind, and very talented. She can play well. Qin..." The corners of Zhao Yin's eyes were curved, and he said with a half-smile, "That is to say, he has the talent of Ji Hu and the appearance of Xi He?" Zhaoluan said "ah": "Yes! That's the way to describe it! It's too accurate, yes, she is such a good girl!" "Okay, I got it, you kneel down." "Oh." Zhaoluan turned and walked out.The smile on Zhao Yin's face gradually faded, and he looked down at the book case. Among a lot of papers, there was a secret report spread out on top of it. There was only one sentence on it: "The right minister intends to marry the young girl Chen Yuyu Qiaohou". He stared at the line of words, pondered for a long time, and suddenly called out: "Tian Jiu." Tian Jiu appeared in the study like a ghost. "What's the matter with the queen recently?" "Back to the emperor, the queen just took good care of Xue Cai every day, nothing unusual, and she never communicated with her father." "Then what about Xue Su?" "General Zhonglang just drinks and has fun with other generals all day long, and it's not unusual. However, at the hour of Haishi the night before, Zuoxiang's son-in-law, Zhonglang Tianrong, went to his mansion. The two talked alone for a while, and they couldn't sit down for a cup of tea. Kung Fu left. As for what he said, I don’t know yet.” Zhao Yin was silent, and finally got up and said: "Show me, I'm going to Baohua Palace." Tian Jiu bent down and retreated, and the eunuch Luo Heng came to serve him, and the group left the Jingyang Palace in a mighty manner, heading for Baohua Palace.At night, the palace lanterns are bright, reflecting on the glass, colorful. The luxurious and beautiful Baohua Palace is even more dazzling in the night scene, but there is no trace of people. Seeing this situation, Zhao Yin had some idea in his mind, so he waved his hand to make the attendants behind him also retreat, and walked into the door alone. After passing through a long corridor, a bay of blue pools unfolds in front of the eyes. There are steps beside the water, and the steps are in the shape of an arc, and the bottom of the three-foot-square pool is full of broken porcelain. There is one person sitting by the pool. The man had long hair hanging loose, and was wearing a pure white silk gown. The hem of the silk gown was rolled up high, revealing two legs that were as smooth as jade, soaked in the pool water.In the open space beside her, there are many wine glasses.The body of the cup is light and thin, the color is clear, and the touch is as warm as jade. It is made of the famous "Bi porcelain" in the country of Bi. And she just casually picked up one of the wine glasses, and then casually threw it into the pool. "Kangling—" The porcelain fell into the water and collided with the glass, making an indescribable crisp sound. She raised her eyebrows, picked up another one, and threw it into the pool again.For a moment, only the sound of splashing water could be heard in the hall, which was clear and crisp, but also sad and resentful. Listening to that voice, she looked at the celadon fragments that were gradually thickening at the bottom of the pool, and her plain white face always had a sleepy look.But when this scene came into Zhao Yin's eyes, suddenly, there was such a bit of confusion and fascination. He walked over, grabbed her hand, and then put her in his arms, calling softly: "Xihe..." The sound of these two words was so deep that it was so lingering and lingering. . Xi He didn't look back, her gaze was still looking at the broken porcelain at the bottom of the pool, indifferent and cold. Zhao Yin rested his head on her neck and sighed softly: "You vented your anger on these dead things again..." Xihe raised the corners of her lips, and said lazily: "Isn't this good? In ancient times, there were sisters who liked to tear silk, but now there is Xihe who throws cups; Porcelain is the pond, and glaze is the palace. Only in this way can we deserve the word 'enchantress', isn't it?" Zhao Yin turned her body over, looked directly at her, and smiled slightly: "You compare yourself to your younger sister Xi Daji, do you want me to be Xia Jie and Shang Zhou?" Xihe looked back at him fixedly, turned his face away for a long time, and said indifferently: "Even if the emperor wants to be Xia Jie and Shang Zhou, he must have that ability. Minister, how come Xia Jie and Shang Zhou's prestige can be spoken of." Being ridiculed by her so much, Zhao Yin not only didn't get angry, but laughed instead, and hugged her a little tighter: "Xihe, Xihe, the world only knows that I love your face, but they don't know that what I really like is You have such a ruthless temperament, you don’t leave a retreat for others, and you don’t leave a retreat for yourself. If this word is spread, ten heads will be lost.” Xihe still had no expression on her face: "If you lose it, just lose it. Anyway, this is not the first time the emperor has sacrificed his concubines." Zhao Yin sighed lowly: "Xihe, the time has not yet come. I assure you, soon, very soon, you will be relieved of the hatred that fell into the water that day." After hearing this, Xi He suddenly smiled. Her facial features originally had a kind of solemn beauty, but when she smiled, she became indescribably enchanting and evil. . "The emperor really made a good plan, and put this matter on the courtiers. If the Xue family is exterminated at that time, when the people mention it, they will definitely say that the courtiers did it. It seems that the name of the demon concubine Really had to do it.” Zhao Yin stared at her with a look of sadness in his eyes: "I know I owe you a lot..." Xi He responded with a sneer. Zhao Yin ignored her ridicule and continued: "So, I will make up for you in other things. Some things, as long as you feel happy, I will try my best to rely on you." "For example, this Liuli Palace, this Broken Jade Pool?" "And..." Zhao Yin paused, speaking each word very slowly, "Jiang Chenyu." Xi He was stunned for a moment, then looked back at him, the reflections of each other in her pupils flickered, blurring into ripples. On the second day, word came from the palace that Jiang Chenyu should come into the palace to teach Mrs. Xihe how to play the piano. All the Jiang family couldn't understand this, and they didn't understand how this task was assigned to Chen Yutou.It stands to reason that if a concubine wants to learn piano, she can ask a master from the Tianle Department to teach her. No matter how bad it is, she will not be able to find the right minister's daughter if she finds a maid in the palace who can play piano.This Xihe is notoriously arrogant and domineering, teaching her to play the piano, if she is not careful, may cause trouble to her upper body. Mrs. Jiang thought about it and said, "Chen Yu, why don't you just pretend to be sick?" The sister-in-law said: "Yes, let's find a reason to decline, this job is absolutely unacceptable." Even Jiang Zhong also said: "I'm afraid it will be difficult and dangerous to go here, so it's better not to go." But Jiang Chenyu smiled faintly at the end, and said: "Father, mother, sister-in-law, Mrs. Xihe must have made a decision in her heart to summon me. Even if I excused myself this time, she will still find other excuses next time." If you come to me, it's a blessing or a curse, and it's a disaster that you can't avoid. So, I've decided, I'll go. Because I also really want to know what she wants to do." In this way, Jiang Chenyu entered the palace the next day.The sedan chair stopped in front of Baohua Palace, and she walked into the flower hall with the support of the palace servants. In the lightly curtained tent, Xihe leaned against a window and was silently lost in thought. The sunlight outlined her almost perfect profile, with thick eyebrows and eyelashes. . For some reason, it looked so sad. It turns out that this arrogant and domineering beauty will also be sad. Jiang Chenyu bowed his knees and saluted. Xi He turned her head, her clear eyes were full of surprise, three points of inquiry, three points of inquisitiveness, and one point of bitterness. She looked at her, stared at her, and finally let out a long sigh. Since then, Xihe has sent Jiang Chenyu to the palace to teach the piano every now and then, but it is called teaching the piano, but in essence, only Chen Yu is in charge of playing, and she is in charge of listening, and basically does not speak. Jiang Chenyu felt that she was observing her, but he didn't know the reason, so he could only try his best to be cautious in his words and deeds. During this period, Huang Jin did not break her promise, and she brought Ji Ying's Geng Tie back.Geng Tie is made of light purple paper, printed with silver texture, and the pattern is still white.In addition to the birthday horoscope, there is also an upper couplet written on the top: Cherry blossoms, morning white, noon, red and evening purple, it is unforgettable to listen to the spring rain all night. The characters are as handsome and elegant as the person, and they are unusually clever. Jiang Chenyu thought for a while, and replied the next couplet: Poppies, green in spring, green in summer and yellow in autumn, are concentric with the six colors of Zhonghao. Huang Jinpo boasted: "You really deserve to be Miss Jiang, you are right, you are right!" The sister-in-law said with a smile: "His Yingjunzi flower has the word 'baby' embedded in it; Chen Yu returned his poppies and got the word 'fish'. It's really right." Everyone chatted and laughed, and dispersed.Jiang Chenyu returned to her boudoir, but began to feel melancholy: Young Master, this couplet seems to point to something, leaving aside the first half of the sentence, what does "unforgettable" mean?And the word "Twilight Purple" is also an ominous metaphor, which is really confusing. But she could only ponder in her heart, not daring to tell her mother about it.偏这夜天又转寒，大雪积了一地，第二日，她去皇宫弹琴，才进宝华宫，便听宫女道，夫人病了。 一名叫云起的宫女将她引入内室，屋内生了暖炉，还夹杂着淡淡的药香。七宝锦帐里，曦禾拥被而坐，脸色苍白，看上去相当虚弱。 她本想就此退离，曦禾却道：“你来得正好。不知你可会弹《沧江夜曲》？” 姜沉鱼呆了一下，应道：“会。”当即就弹了起来。 琴声清婉，若长江广流，绵延徐逝之际，忽一阵云来，大雨滂沱，江涛拍案，惊起千重巨浪。水天一色，云雾弥漫的夜景中，一条苍龙出云入海，飘忽动荡。 此古曲激昂澎湃，又极重细节，但她轻挑慢拈间，信手弹来，竟是不费吹灰之力。 曦禾听着看着，眼睛开始湿润，最后落下泪来。 姜沉鱼吃了一惊，这一分神，角弦顿时断了，她连忙跪下道：“沉鱼该死，请夫人恕罪！” 曦禾并不说话，只是一直一直看着她，目光里似有凄凉无限，最后突然身子一个剧颤，噗地喷出血来。 不偏不倚，全都喷在了她脸上。 身旁宫人惊叫道：“夫人！夫人你怎么了？” 曦禾砰地向后倒了下去，陷入昏厥。而姜沉鱼顶着那一头一脸的鲜血，吓得几不知身在何处—— How could this be? 此后发生的事情像是一出戏，而她跪在地上，眼睁睁地看着那出戏，由始至终，感觉到一种近于死亡般平静的紊乱。 先是云起唤来了太医，继而皇帝也来了，小小的内室，一下子围了好多人，浓重的药味沉沉地压下来，令她觉得几乎窒息。 耳旁有很多声音，隐隐抓住几个字眼：“此病蹊跷……恐有性命之忧……为臣无能……”视线中，无数衣角飘来飘去，黄色的是皇上，红绿青蓝五颜六色的是妃子，浅紫的是宫人，最后，突然出现了一抹白色。 与此同时，外面有人通传：“淇奥侯到——” 姜沉鱼抬起头，隔着绣有美人图的纱帘，看见姬婴跪在外室，白衣鲜明，宛如救星。她眼圈一红，就像溺水之人看见了浮木一般，整个人都颤抖了起来，但于那样的战栗中却又十分清楚地知道，自己不会有事了。 只要他一来，自己，就绝对不会有事。 昭尹回身，脸上也有松了口气的表情，扬声道：“淇奥你来得好，这帮太医院的废物，竟没有一个瞧得出曦禾得的是什么病，你快去拟折，朕要把他们通通撤职！” 姬婴依旧镇定，语调不紧不慢，声音也不高不低，但听入耳中，偏又令人说不出的受用：“皇上请息怒。微臣听闻夫人病后便速速赶来了，并且，还带了一位神医同来。” 昭尹眼睛一亮：“快宣！” 一青衫人在罗横的带领下走了进来，在姬婴身旁一同跪下：“草民江晚衣，参见陛下。” 内室中一老太医的身躯晃了几下，满脸震惊。 昭尹道：“你是神医？” 青衫人答：“神医乃是乡民抬爱，不敢自称。” “你若能治好曦禾之病，朕就钦赐你神医之名！快快进来。” 那名叫江晚衣的青衫人应了一声，躬身而入，开始为曦禾诊脉。从姜沉鱼的角度看过去，只见他五官姣好若静女，全身上下透露着一股儒雅之气，不似名大夫而更像个书生。 而身旁的老太医望着他，表情更加惶恐，笼在袖子里的手抖个不停。 江晚衣抬起头，对着他微微一笑：“父亲，许久不见，近来可还安好？” 老太医一口气堵在了胸坎里，根本说不出话来，而其他人更是目瞪口呆，万万没想到，淇奥侯请来的神医竟然就是太医院提点江淮的独子。 听他之言，这对父子似乎已经有很多年不曾见面，而今再见，却又如此诡异，真真令人猜测不透。 昭尹没去理会其中的复杂关系，只是焦虑地问道：“如何如何？曦禾得的究竟是什么病？为何会突然呕血，昏迷不醒？” 江晚衣拧着两道好看的眉，沉吟不语。 昭尹又道：“她数日前曾受风寒，得过内有蕴热、外受寒邪之症……” 江晚衣放开曦禾的手，直起身来行了一礼，缓缓道：“回禀皇上，夫人得的不是寒邪之症。” 姜沉鱼顿时心头猛跳，升起一股不祥之兆。 仿佛为了印证她的话似的，江晚衣下一句就是：“事实上，夫人是中了毒。” “中毒？”昭尹面色顿变。 “嗯，而且如果在下没有猜错的话，这种毒的名字叫做'愁思'。顾名思义，服食者将会身体虚弱，元气大损，一日比一日憔悴，最终悄然病逝。” 昭尹怔立半晌，急声道：“既知毒名，可有解方？” “皇上请放心，夫人乃是贵人，自有天助，必会平安度过此劫，只是……” "Just what?" “只是夫人中毒已深，累及腹中稚儿，所以，这胎儿，恐怕是保不住了。” 昭尹整个人重重一震，颤声道：“你说什么？再给朕说一遍。” 姜沉鱼紧张地盯着江晚衣，心中有一个奇怪的声音在喊： 不要说，不要说，千万不要说！ 但是，薄薄的两片唇轻轻张开，皓齿闭合间却是冰凉的字眼：“回禀皇上，夫人不但中了毒，而且已有一个月的身孕，只不过，如今已成死胎。” 姜沉鱼不禁闭了闭眼睛，一时间手心冷汗如雨，脑中两个字不停回旋，那就是——完了。 It's over.It's over!over... 饶是她再怎么不理俗事，再怎么厌恶宫闱争斗，但不代表她就对此全然不知。皇帝的妃子有了身孕，又被人暗中下毒致死，这一事件就好比千层巨浪掀天而起，一旦查实，牵连必广。而她偏在这一刻，跪在这里，亲眼目睹这一巨变的发生，注定了再难置身事外。 一时间，山雨欲来风满楼，可怜她毫无抵挡之力。 姜沉鱼咬着下唇，再次将视线投向一帘之隔外的姬婴，那么公子啊公子，你在这一事件里，又扮演了什么样的角色？ 果然，昭尹闻言震怒，拍案道：“真是岂有此理！是谁？是谁胆敢对朕的爱妃下毒？来人，把宝华宫内所有的当值宫人全部拿下，给朕好好审问，一定要将此事查个水落石出！” 这一声令下，宫女太监立马跪了一地，求饶声不绝于耳，但全被侍卫拖了下去。只有姜沉鱼，依旧跪在一旁，无人理会。 最后还是昭尹转头盯住她，问道：“你是谁？” “臣女姜沉鱼。” “你就是姜沉鱼？”昭尹的目光在她身上转了一圈，似乎有点儿意外，但很快面色一肃道，“此事与你无关，你受惊了，回去吧。” 姜沉鱼没想到皇帝会如此轻易放她走，连忙叩谢，刚想起身，双腿因跪得太久而僵直难伸，眼看又要栽倒，一只手伸过来，稳稳地扶住了她。 回头，看见的正是公子。 姬婴望着昭尹道：“皇上，就让微臣送姜小姐出宫吧。” 昭尹的视线在二人身上一扫，最终点了点头。于是，姬婴便扶着姜沉鱼离开那里，慢慢地走出宫门。 沉鱼心中好生感激，刚想开口说话，姬婴忽然松开她的手臂，从一旁的栏杆上拢了捧雪，只听“呲”的一声，雪化成了水，袅袅冒着热气。他又从怀中取出块手帕，用水打湿，拧干递到她面前。 姜沉鱼这才想起刚才曦禾喷了她一脸的血，而她事后一直跪着，根本不敢擦拭，可想见自己现在会是如何一个糟糕模样，却偏偏全入了他的眼睛。一念至此，不禁大是窘迫，连忙接过帕子。但一来血渍已干，不易擦洗；二来此处无镜，看不见到底哪儿沾了血，因此一通手忙脚乱地拭擦下来，反而令原本就凌乱的妆容更加混沌，红一缕黄一缕的无比狼狈。 姬婴轻叹一声，从她手里拿走湿帕，一手端起她的下巴，一手轻轻为她擦去血迹。湿帕与他的手指所及处，那一块的肌肤便着了火，开始蓬勃地燃烧。她既惶恐又忐忑，但更多的是难言的羞涩，想抬起眼睛看他，却又害怕与他的视线接触，只能低垂睫毛看着他的衣襟，心中逐渐泛起脉脉柔情。 他好……温柔。 他这么这么的……温柔。 此生何幸，让她能与这样一个温柔的男子缔结良缘？自己，果然是有福气的吧？姜沉鱼心里一甜，忍不住还是抬起视线看姬婴的脸，谁知，也就在那一刻，姬婴放开了她，收回手道：“好了。” 眼看他就要把手帕扔掉，姜沉鱼连忙喊：“等等！那帕子……给我带回家洗净了再还给公子吧。” 姬婴道：“一条手帕而已，不必麻烦。”到底还是丢掉了。 她心中一凉，像是有什么东西，也随着那手帕一起被丢掉了。为了消除这种异样的感觉，她连忙转移话题道：“那个……曦禾夫人吉人天相，不会有事……的吧？” 姬婴淡淡地“嗯”了一声。 她只好又道：“我刚才……真的是很害怕，她突然吐血，我吓得不能动弹……”讪讪地笑，笨拙地说，但终归还是说不下去。 so awkward.难言的一种尴尬气氛弥漫在他和她之间，虽然不清楚究竟是怎么回事，但亦隐隐约约地感觉到，有什么事情发生了。 就在那时，一骑自殿门外飞奔而入，到得跟前，翻身下马，屈膝拜道：“侯爷，出事了！”那是一个四旬左右的灰袄大汉，浓眉大眼，长相粗犷，唯独一双眼睛，炯炯有神，左眉上方还文了一条红色的三爪小龙。 姬婴扬眉：“什么事？” 大汉瞅了姜沉鱼几眼，虽有犹豫，但还是说了出来：“潘方单枪匹马地跑薛府闹事去了。” "why?" “听说……听说他的未婚妻子去薛府说书，被薛肃给……给玷污了。” What?姜沉鱼睁大了眼睛，潘方？就是那日见过的潘方？他的未婚妻子，岂非就是秦娘？God!God... 姬婴眼中闪过一丝怒色：“我这就去薛府。”转眸看一眼她，又补充道，“朱龙，你送姜小姐回右相府。” 不待她有所回应，就一掀长袍下摆，纵身上了大汉来时骑的马，骏马抬蹄嘶鸣一声，飞驰而去。 那边，名叫朱龙的大汉朝她拱一拱手，恭声道：“姜小姐，请。” 姜沉鱼虽然担忧，但亦无别法，只得跟着他先行回府。到得府中，家里的下人们见了她又个个面带异色，一副胆战心惊的模样。 她被今日所发生的一连串事件搞得心浮气躁，又见下人如此失态，不禁怒从中来，厉声道：“究竟发生什么事了？握瑜，你说！” 握瑜颤声道：“小姐，今日午时，压在神案祖宗牌位下的庚帖，突然、突然……” "What happened suddenly?" 怀瑾帮她接了下去：“不知从哪儿漏进了一阵风，把烛台吹倒，烧着了那庚帖……”说罢，从身后取出一物来，抖啊抖地递到姜沉鱼面前。 浅紫色的折帖，已燃掉了一角，正好把银色的白泽图像从中一分为二，也把那句“樱君子花”的“樱”字，给彻彻底底烧去。 握瑜在一旁轻泣道：“小姐，这可怎么办好呢？庚帖入屋三日，若生异样则视为不吉，不可成婚……” 不可成婚—— 不可成婚—— 这四字沉沉如山，当头压下，扩大了无数倍，与两个今日已在脑海里浮现了许多次的字眼，飘飘荡荡地纠缠在一起—— It's over.