Chapter 41 Chapter Forty-One

The house I found for Suci was built on the hillside and near the water. Although the courtyard is not big, with blue tiles and mud walls and sparse bamboo fences, it is not an idyllic scenery. linger.Yan Ming said: "Yan knows that the meeting here is taking good care of it, and no one would dare to disturb it." Shen Zhenzhu asked in a low voice: "Where is General Feng?" Said: "Still in the Ministry of Punishment." After settling down the bisque, it was almost noon, and I drove to the city in a small sedan chair, and the big-character banner of Pingyuan Tea House was waving in front of me.Shen Zhenzhu thought for a while, called to stop the sedan chair, Yan Ming came over to inquire, Shen Zhenzhu looked at the teahouse and said: "My concubine is a little thirsty and wants to go to the teahouse for a drink. General Yan has worked hard today, so let's go up together, okay?"

Yan Ming took a step back, and said again and again: "Yan doesn't dare, Yan is here to serve the princess." Shen Zhenzhu smiled slightly, walked up to the teahouse, Yan Ming followed closely. There are too many soldiers in Fengxiang County, and ordinary people dare not go out at will. The business of this teahouse is bleak. Looking around the second floor, there is only one person sitting with his back, drinking tea slowly.Hearing footsteps behind him, turning around, it was Mo Yan sipping. Yan Ming didn't expect to meet Huihe Khan here, so he couldn't help being stunned, and then he clasped his fists and said: "It turns out that Khan is here too, Yan is being polite."

Mo Yanchuu glanced at him lightly, without answering, and said lightly to Shen Zhenzhu: "Madam Zhen Guo is here too?" Shen Zhenzhu had no choice but to return the salute: "How is Khan?" Mo Yan smirked and said: "Your Highness is becoming more and more cautious now, even when drinking a cup of tea, people are watching the princess." While talking, Xiaoer has come upstairs and asked Shen Zhenzhu what tea to use. Mo Yan sipped and said: "It's really the right time for the meeting. King Ben Khan has something to discuss with the princess. This general, can you please avoid me?"

Shen Zhenzhu's original intention was to be strict and bright, so as not to make Li Chu suspicious after knowing, said: "There is nothing you can't tell others, why should General Yan avoid it, but it doesn't hurt to listen." Mo Yan sipped: "If this matter involves state affairs and secrets, can you let him know?" "If it involves secrets, how can the Khan discuss with me here? We should find a suitable place to discuss again." "However, what does the princess think is a suitable place? Is it a deserted place in the mountains, or the palace, or even the marshal's mansion of His Highness? Although the princess is the wife of the town, it seems that the emperor of the Tang Dynasty has not given you the right to participate in political affairs. "

"Since this is the case, Khan still wants to talk about state affairs with this concubine, where should I put this concubine?" The two of them confront each other, and Yan Ming is at a loss as he listens. He knows that Shen Zhenzhu was originally rescued by Li Chu and Mo Yanchuo. There is no need to worry about Shen Zhenzhu's safety. What's more, he has been the left guard of the palace for many years and has already understood the world. What does it mean to know, what does not need to know, what does it mean to keep silent and try to avoid suspicion, and immediately clasped his fists and said: "Yan is retreating. Princess, Yan is waiting outside the teahouse." Before Shen Zhenzhu agreed, he had already walked downstairs.

Mo Yan sips the seat far away from Shen Zhenzhu, slowly pours a cup of tea, tastes it for a long time, sees Shen Zhenzhu's tea is ready to drink, and then says: "Although Ye Hu is not my own son, I have been married to you in the past two years. Treat him as your own son, teach him and raise him." When Shen Zhenzhu heard him mention Ye Hu for no reason, she didn't know what he meant, so she just listened to him. "However, people in my clan are very afraid of Ye Hu. They are worried that Yidijian is young. Ye Hu will become full-fledged in time and endanger Yidijian's position. Therefore, they have always been difficult to restrain Ye Hu. He is young. , but he is sensible, has been swallowing his anger, and does not care about others."

Shen Zhenzhu lightly flicked the edge of the teacup with her slender hand, making a tinkling sound, and said: "This is too much to worry about, Khan is in the prime of his life, not to mention Ye Hu, even the plants and trees in Huihe, all are in your hands, now Don't I, His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, think of you too?" Mo Yan smiled arrogantly, and said: "Are you blaming me for not meeting your Emperor in person yesterday? Pearl, this is exactly what I wanted to say when I asked you to come here today. The struggle for hegemony, bloodshed and killing are all our men's business. I don't want you to be a part of it."

"It turns out that you are afraid that I will put pressure on Ye Hu and hinder Khan's plan to enter the Central Plains!" Shen Zhenzhu put down the teacup in her hand, with a half-smile. "As the king of a country, I must seek the greatest benefit for the people. I only hope you can understand me. You should understand Ye Hu more. I will give him the opportunity to make meritorious deeds. If this expedition is unfavorable, it will be even more difficult for him to gain a foothold after returning to the royal court." Among the clan, he recognizes you as his adoptive mother after all."

Shen Zhenzhu pondered for a moment, and said decisively: "It's a pity that Your Majesty has canonized me as Mrs. Zhenguo. Even if I haven't been canonized, I will do my best for the people of Tang Dynasty. Ye Hu is willing to listen to me for a few words of persuasion, no Listen to persuasion or be replaced by you, that's all I can do. Since ancient times, these bloody battles have all started from your men's ambitions, and they are endless, but I can't bear to see people burnt, and the flames of war continue for years. You and I have different positions now , It’s useless to talk more.” Get up and leave.

"Pearl", Mo Yan sipped her, "Listen to me again - if you are in danger, I will risk my life to save you. But I am a Khan, and I am a Huihe who has lived in Mobei for hundreds of years. You should be well aware of the hardships and hardships in a bitter cold place. If the time is right, I will never give up the long-cherished wish of the previous Khans. The two are not contradictory. I don't want to deceive you either." "How can there be no contradiction?" Shen Zhenzhu turned around abruptly, "If one day you dare to invade my Tang Dynasty, you, Ye Hu and I will be enemies. Even if Zhuzhu dies, I don't even bother you to come to rescue me!"

With a cold smile, he went on to say: "What's more, although my Tang Dynasty is currently weak and I have something to ask for from you, since the founding of Emperor Taizong, I have laid a century-old foundation. How can you get it if you want it? Don't say anything else. , Marshal Guo Ziyi has 3,000 iron cavalry, and they are no less inferior to you Huihe. Two tigers fight each other, let’s see who takes the longest? Although you Huihe destroyed the Turks, there are still remnants of the Turks attached to Fanguo, intending to make a comeback. You look south to the Central Plains , why don’t you worry about the fire in the backyard? When I was young, I read poems and books, and I remembered an old saying: those who want to enrich the country should expand their land; those who want to strengthen their soldiers should enrich their people; Khan, how much money do you have? Besides, the Tang Dynasty is in civil strife. If you have the heart and actions to rob the world, it is not righteous. If you conquer what the world does not want, you may succeed? If you invite me to talk about state affairs, this is the case. Forgive me not to accompany you any longer.” After finishing speaking, she walked away, but felt her cuffs tightened, and Mo Yanchu had held her long sleeves at some point, she was stunned, and quickly waved her sleeves away, Mo Yanchu was not reluctant, let go and stepped back, staring at her , the arrogance and domineering in the eyes slightly dissipated, "For many days, I have wanted to see you—" "I don't know why it's so lively, Khan is here!" Li Chu's voice suddenly sounded on the ground, and Shen Zhenzhu suddenly raised her head. Li Chu, dressed in brocade clothes and jade belt, was elegant and composed, and at some point, she had already stood on the steps, walking slowly towards her people come. Shen Zhenzhu didn't expect Li Chu to come here.He was full of smiles, greeted Moyan casually, and then Shen Zhenzhu touched his eyes, the coldness looming in the grayness, her heart was like a deer bumping.The slender hand was in pain, and was grabbed by Li Chu's palm vigorously, frowning and not daring to make a sound.Today she came to see Mo Yanchu, but she didn't have time to tell Li Chu that if he heard what she said just now, it would be fine. If she just happened to arrive, I'm afraid it would cause misunderstanding.At this time, I secretly regretted and felt quite guilty. Mo Yan smirked and said: "Ben Khan happened to meet Wang Hao in the teahouse, let's talk a little more, Your Highness won't create a quarrel, right?" Li Chu smiled broadly: "Khan really knows how to joke. Pearl's life also depends on Khan's help to save him. If Li Chu wants to have a rift, he will not be like this long ago." Mo Yan sipped his hands and said goodbye. Li Chu took Shen Zhenzhu's hand and led her downstairs and into the sedan chair to Xingyuan.Walking through many courtyards, when he was about to reach the courtyard where he lived, he let go of his hands indifferently, and rushed forward, leaving Shen Zhenzhu, Yan Ming and all the attendants behind. Shen Zhenzhu had never seen him treat her like this before, knowing that he was really very angry, she peeked at Yan Ming, Yan Ming shook his head slowly, implying that he didn't know why Li Chu came to that teahouse suddenly. Feeling ashamed in her heart, she hurriedly stepped forward and gently pulled his sleeve.He was slightly taken aback, but he didn't look back at her, pushed her away with a little force, and stepped into the room by himself, followed by Shen Zhenzhu. "Yan Ming come in!" Li Chu turned around with his hands behind his back and shouted to the outside. Listening to the tone of Li Chu's voice, Yan Ming knew that today's situation was very bad, so he agreed to come in and stood by. Li Chu's complexion was already livid. He stayed up all night because he was dealing with official business last night. His eyes were bloodshot in the freezing cold, and he barely suppressed his anger. He gritted his teeth and said: "This king wants you to stay close to protect the princess, you How did it work!" "This subordinate is willing to receive punishment for dereliction of duty—" Yan Ming tried to figure out Li Chu's temperament, if he made a strong argument, he would only be more annoyed, so he bowed his head and accepted the punishment. Shen Zhenzhu knew that the punishment was at least 30 sticks, and this matter was caused by herself, how could she let Yan Ming be implicated, when Yan Ming had just finished speaking, she hurriedly begged for mercy on his behalf, and said to Li Chu: "This is not about General Yan's business, I made him leave temporarily!" "Shut up!" Li Chu turned his eyes to look at her like lightning, his eyes were red like fire, Shen Zhenzhu didn't prevent him from being furious, her heart was terrified and confused, and she couldn't help taking two steps back. Li Chu looked directly at Shen Zhenzhu with both eyes, seemed to have diverted his anger, no longer looked at Yan Ming, waved his sleeves and pointed at where he was standing, and shouted: "Get out!" Yan Ming was shocked, and hurriedly exited, not forgetting to close the door tightly. "Chu." Shen Zhenzhu looked at him nervously, eager to explain, Li Chu sneered, his boots stepped on the carpet, creaking, he took a step towards her, she retreated subconsciously, he raised his eyebrows and sneered again , pursed her lips tightly, and forced her to come over, that Ling Ran's oppressive aura completely blocked what she wanted to say next. Feeling guilty, she saw him approaching and standing in front of him, holding her breath and tentatively tugging on the jade around his waist again, showing a timid look, hoping to calm his anger a little, but Li Chu raised his hand vigorously, and she staggered back After a few steps, I heard a loud bang, and the screen behind me was knocked down, and it spread out in a hurry.She was unsteady on her feet, slipped and fell on the screen, and her wrist hurt slightly.The screen is a nine-fold screen that has been popular among the people since Xuanzong, and the wrist must have been accidentally scratched by a gold-plated foam nail at the fold. He didn't come to help her either, but slowly bent down, looked at her coldly, and suddenly let out a joking laugh: "What a coincidence, if I don't go to that teahouse today, will you chat with him all day long? Sigui?" "Today's matter was my fault, but—" Shen Zhenzhu still tried to explain. "Don't say it!" Li Chu stopped decisively: "You and I know it well—it's not the first time I've witnessed it—you dare to treat me like nothing?!" Shen Zhenzhu stared at him blankly, her mind was confused, her thoughts were intertwined like weeds, she couldn't figure out where to think of it, how to deal with his words. Bianqiao...Luoyang...Bonfire... Li Chengcai or Cui Guangyuan will naturally report to Li Chu about the situation on the bridge that day.Li Chu is so smart, as early as Huihe, he must have known the heart of Moyan Chuo, and when he rescued her together with Mo Yan Chuo, he was still on guard against Mo Yan Chuu - he has always been suspicious of her and Mo Yan Chuo , but did not ask her personally to confirm, it turns out that not only is she so unbearable in Li Mi's eyes; even he, who is deeply cherished, may not be completely relieved. Thinking of this point, there was some confusion in her mind, and it suddenly disappeared——by the campfire that day, the fur she was wearing had fallen outside the camp. When she woke up the next day, Qiu Yi was already in the tent; she clearly fit the drunk Li Chu body, she probably caught a cold, why did she wake up without any symptoms?Could it be——is he faking drunk? He didn't believe in himself, never did.Or not only silently sipping, she was once imprisoned by An Qingxu, and he may occasionally recall it at midnight, still suspicious. That being the case, why is he so swearing, tender as water.Is it guilt, pity, or because she is Shi'er's mother? Was he trying to deceive her, or himself? He still feels guilty towards her now, and he is also deeply affectionate towards her.However, as time goes by, the guilt will slowly dissipate, and the so-called deep love will eventually be like clouds and smoke. It turned out that she was determined to catch it, to hold her head upright, to never give up, never to give up, never to retreat or avoid, it was just like this... Li Chu suddenly closed his mouth.He was so enraged and furious that he didn't choose what to say, and as soon as he said the words, he suddenly regretted it. Her complexion was originally flushed and delicate, but the blush gradually faded away, she was as white as jade porcelain, without a trace of blood, her eyes seemed to be far away from him, sometimes she seemed lost, and sometimes she seemed to be in unbearable pain. He was frightened, so he went to help her with his hands, and hurriedly explained: "Pearl, you—I—I'm dizzy, I'm talking nonsense—" Her hands were cold at the tentacles, her body trembled slightly, and her heart trembled. I can't add more shame. Shen Zhenzhu let him help him up slowly, still in that dazed and absent-minded manner, neither angry nor resisting, she just entered her own world.Li Chu was anxious, put his arms around her shoulders, and called her name repeatedly.Eagerly trying to capture some information on her face, no matter if she was angry or angry, but it seemed like she couldn't grasp anything. Countless thoughts flashed through my mind, thinking that thousands of years had passed, but in fact it was only an instant. Shen Zhenzhu gently pushed him away, a faint smile appeared on the corner of her mouth: "Go back to the Marshal's Mansion to handle official business, I want to be alone in the room for a while." Li Chu shook his head and looked at her steadfastly, "I'm not going anywhere, Pearl, I beg you not to think wildly, and don't misunderstand my heart." She smiled at him subconsciously, she clearly had his slender figure like jade in her eyes, but her eyes were dim and invisible. After laughing, she waved her sleeves lightly, walked into the inner room, and said casually: "Go quickly, state affairs are important. Come back early, I'll wait for you." But Li Chu saw a bright red between the waving sleeves. "You're hurt!" He rushed forward and lifted her wrist. "Really? Why don't you feel any pain at all." She was at a loss, looking at her right wrist, which was as red as red beans. Li Chu couldn't help saying, rolled up her sleeves, and breathed a sigh of relief, the tiny wound punctured by the foam nail had already stopped bleeding, and his heart still ached uncontrollably.Looking down at her snow-white face, he suddenly folded his arms together, wrapped her tightly in his arms, and begged softly: "It's my fault, you don't matter if you are angry, hit me, or scold me." , don't ignore it like this. You look like this, you can know how much I love—" Shen Zhenzhu didn't answer, when Li Chu touched his hands, he felt even colder and colder, even if he held them in his hands, they couldn't warm them up.Her body no longer trembled, but was as stiff as blood clots. He was eager to confess, but he didn't know how to express it, so he just lowered his head to find her lips.She seemed to come alive all of a sudden, she said "hmm", turned her head slightly to avoid him, then pushed his arm away, walked inward as before, opened the bead curtain, and slowly sat on the bed. Looking out the window, the spring breeze is warm. In the past, those who I went to, Yangliu Yiyi, now I come to think about it, rain and snow are falling.Said: "I'm right here, don't ask people to disturb me, I don't like it." Li Chu was very regretful, and said: "What do you want to eat, I made it and brought it? Shi'er will wake up from a nap, and I will bring him to see you later?" Shen Zhenzhu still looked out of the window and said softly: "I Don't want to see anyone, don't want to eat anything. You go out—" Li Chu knew that the person he least wanted to see was himself.At this moment, even if she forced an explanation, she was afraid that the description would become darker and darker, and she couldn't think about it for a while, so Yiyi stared at her and exited the room step by step.