Chapter 271: Shouting Grievances
This plain saro dress full of charm and temptation became a hot potato, which made Hua Lianyue, who was already weak-hearted, blush and heartbeat, and she didn't know where to put her hands and feet. She was in a hurry, and said with a smile: "I took the wrong ...... by mistake."
She crumpled the gauze into a ball and stuffed it into the cabinet, then grabbed a purple pink satin fox fold and pulled it out, and said with a smile: "I want to take this one." ”
"This one?" Xiaoxiao took the big piece from her hand and said suspiciously: "Didn't you think it was cumbersome and took up space a few days ago, why did you want to wear it today?"
Hua Lianyue laughed dryly twice, and said: "I have thought about it, the colder it will be in the future, we have to sit in a carriage for more than a month, and we still need a few clothes to keep out the cold." ”
Xiaoxiao didn't doubt him, and said briskly: "Okay, I'll wrap it up." She did find a piece of furoshiki, intending to wrap the brand-new coat up. When she was halfway through, a thought suddenly arose in her heart, so she turned her head and secretly went to look at Hua Liyue, and saw that she had sat down at the table with her back to her.
Xiaoxiao's eyes lit up, and she quickly opened the wardrobe, took out Hua Lianyue's crumpled Su Sara clothes, and stuffed them into the baggage. Hehe, in fact, it won't be cold if you add more braziers to the house. If the lady wears this, why worry that the prince will not bow down under the skirt.
"Xiaoxiao, what are you smiling at?" Hua Lianyue's puzzled voice came from behind her.
Xiaoxiao hurriedly retracted the dirty thoughts in her head, picked up the burden that hid the little secret, and said to Hua Lianyue seriously: "Madam, I will send the burden to the carriage." ”
"Well, let's go!" Hua Lianyue glanced at her and said nonchalantly.
Seeing Xiaoxiao hurriedly go out, Hua Lianyue almost jumped up. She rushed to the closet, rummaged through it, and took out a small white jade bottle.
Holding the bottle, she circled around the room like a headless fly, nervously muttering, "Where the hell are you going to hide ......?"
In the evening, Hua Lianyue did not go to the old lady's house for dinner as she had done a few days ago, because she knew that there was one more person in that room tonight.
That ghostly, ubiquitous Miss Zhang is really powerful, and even the old lady who has always loved her has been turned against her. Hua Lianyue wrinkled the tip of her nose and suppressed the little jealousy that surged in her heart.
"Hey!" she sighed softly with one hand on her cheek, and the silver chopstick in the other hand had almost smashed the mutton in the bowl, but she still had no desire to eat.
"Madam, but tonight's dish is not to your liking?" Xiaoxiao finally couldn't help but ask. Although Hua Liyue doesn't eat much, her appetite has always been very good, and it is rare to have this kind of time when she can't swallow it when she can't swallow it when she faces a table full of exquisite dishes.
Hua Lianyue pushed the bowl forward depressedly and said, "I don't want to eat it, take it all!"
Xiaoxiao bit her lip, suddenly stepped forward to grab her, and said extremely resolutely: "Madame come with me!"
Hua Lianyue didn't know why, so she dragged her to the window. Xiaoxiao pushed open the window lattice, pointed outside, and said, "Madam, look for yourself!"
Hua Lianyue was very surprised, and looked out along the wide open window lattice. But at the other end of the long verandah, a cyan figure could be faintly seen sitting under the verandah, his back against the vermilion pillar, the cold wind kept blowing the hem of his robe, but he was motionless like a stone statue without consciousness.
Hua Lianyue hesitated for a moment, and finally asked, "How long has he been there?"
Xiaoxiao hurriedly said: "I saw it when I went to put the baggage on the carriage before!"
Hua Lianyue's brows finally wrinkled, she stared at Xiao Suo's back, and said a little angrily: "What is he doing, he is getting better and starting to be a demon again, does he want to lie down again?"
Xiaoxiao looked at her gloomy face and said cautiously: "Madam, the original room of the prince was given to Zhiyu and Xiaoqing. Tomorrow everyone is about to set off, and the prince can't stay up all night in that cold study. If you fall ill again, it will delay everyone's trip. ”
Hua Lianyue became more and more angry the more she looked at it, so she flicked her sleeves and said angrily: "He has hands and feet, and he has to freeze under the porch, what can I do?" She turned around suddenly, and left the window angrily and returned to the round table to sit down.
Xiaoxiao followed and said tentatively: "Otherwise, I'll invite the prince in." ”
Hua Lianyue bit her lip and said, "He has hands and feet, can I still stop him if he wants to come in?" But I need to rest now, so let him not disturb me." After saying that, she stood up, walked quickly to the soft collapse, took off her shoes and socks, and got into the warm bed.
Xiaoxiao pursed her lips and smiled, and walked out of the warm pavilion quickly, she jumped in front of Liu Hui like a rabbit, bent her knees, and smiled like a merit: "Lord Wang, Madame, please come in." ”
There is no need for Xiaoxiao to say it a second time, Liu Hui has already stood up calmly, stroked the folds at the hem of his clothes, and walked slowly towards the warm pavilion.
Xiaoxiao just wanted to follow, but Feng Qi came out of nowhere and stretched out his hand to block her way.
Xiaoxiao looked at him inexplicably, he smiled faintly, and said: "The prince has been thinking about it for so many days, and finally got a reminder from Miss Zhiyu to come up with such a bitter plan, don't follow up to make trouble." Let's go, my brother will take you to buy candy to eat. Feng Qi easily abducted Xiaoxiao, whose jaw was about to drop.
Hua Liyue turned her back to the door, and the quilt on her body was about to cover her head. Although her eyes were closed, her ears were held high, and she listened to the familiar footsteps far and near, and slowly stepped into the house.
She didn't even dare to come out, her body lay stiffly, and she didn't seem to even move a single hair. But she could clearly feel that the visitor hesitated for a moment, and finally slowly walked to her bedside. A soft sigh sounded in her ears, and for some reason, her nose quickly soured when she heard this sigh, and she inexplicably felt the urge to cry.
She became more and more reluctant to open her eyes, and moved uneasily, burying her face deeper into the soft pillow. Although she couldn't see it, she keenly felt that he had been standing on the edge of the collapse, and the burning gaze almost burned a large hole in her back.
Liu Hui quietly looked at her stiff back, his eyes full of gentleness and concentration. There were two small flames burning under my eyes, so bright and so hot.
It's just that her obvious gesture of resistance made him hesitate. After a moment's hesitation, he bent down and sat down beside the collapse. She took a deep breath of satisfaction, but what came to her nose was the unique faint body fragrance on her body.
She was right by her side, within reach, and even if she kept her back to him, he was satisfied.
On the table beside the collapse was a bronze peony candlestick, and the candlelight reflected his figure on the curtain. Hua Lianyue finally couldn't hold it back, and quietly opened her eyes a slit. I happened to see his shadow on the curtain hesitantly stretching out his hand. She was so frightened that she closed her eyes tightly again, holding her breath and not even daring to breathe.
The next moment, she felt his warm palm fall on her shoulder, but it wasn't trying to pull hers. Instead, he caressed her shoulder again and again. It's like coaxing a naughty child to sleep, and it seems to soothe her anxious emotions.
Hua Lianyue bit her lip a little embarrassedly, but her stiff body gradually relaxed in his caress again and again.
Liu Hui felt the subtle changes in her body under his hands, so he hooked the corners of his lips, revealing a hint of triumph, and he began to think about whether he should do something further.
It was only a moment, but he heard a vague snort, and his body began to stiffen.
Liu Hui stared at the woman in front of him who was still facing away from him with his back on his face with a frustrated face, she, she, actually fell asleep under his comfort.
When he was full of excitement, there were countless things he wanted to say to her, and countless things he wanted to do to her, she actually fell asleep without heart and lungs.....
He glared at her for a long time, and instead of getting quieter, her subtle snoring tended to get louder. Liu Hui's mind couldn't help but echo what Xiaoxiao had whispered to him in the past few days:
"The prince fell ill this time, although Madame has been stubborn and refuses to bow her head, but every pair of your medicine is carefully checked by her before she boils it, which shows that she has always remembered you in her heart. ”
"Every morning, Madame is either reading a book, embroidering, or doing nothing but looking out in a daze. I quietly touched the quilt, and it was already cold. I don't know if Madame got up too early or didn't sleep at night. ”
"Madame is in a daze again today, and I don't know if I'm worried about you......"
Liu Hui's heart couldn't help but soften, this stupid girl is obviously a hearty person, but this time she has been sulking for so long, presumably a heart is like him, and she has already been exhausted by boiling oil.
She was so tired that she fell asleep so quickly!
Thinking of this, Liu Hui's heart almost turned into a puddle of water. He lightly took off his shoes and socks and lay down carefully beside her. Then he stretched out his hand and took her firmly into his arms.
Smelling the familiar breath and feeling the familiar temperature, the person in his arms turned around in a daze, found the most comfortable position and continued to sleep sweetly.
At the moment when she turned over, Liu Hui stiffened and didn't dare to move. Slowly, her snort sounded on his chest again, and he lowered his eyes and looked at her face greedily.
She looked very obedient when she fell asleep, her warm snort was at his Adam's apple, her pale pink lips pursed slightly, and her hands were clenched into fists against her chest, like an insecure child.
He couldn't help but reach out and brush a few strands of mischievous hair behind her ear, his arm tightened a little more, and he closed his eyes with a smile. In this way, it's really good!
It wasn't until the early morning of the second day that Hua Lianyue woke up in Xiaoxiao's whispered call. She rubbed her eyes sleepily and asked vaguely, "What time is it?"
Xiaoxiao smiled and said, "At the end of the hour, Madame hasn't slept so well for a long time, and I can't bear to wake you up." However, Brother Feng said that the team would set off in half an hour, and he was afraid that it would be delayed if he went to sleep. ”
Hua Lianyue paused, and said busily: "You didn't wake me up earlier, hurry, bring my clothes." She lifted the futon from her body and hurriedly collapsed.
Xiaoxiao hurriedly brought a royal blue dark striped narrow-sleeved jacket, and said with a smile: "It's not that I don't want to call you, it's that the prince saw that you slept sweetly and didn't let me call you." ”
"Lord Wang?" Hua Lianyue shook her hand and said in surprise: "Lord Wang slept here last night?"
Xiaoxiao pursed her lips and snickered, and said with red ears: "Madame, you are not sleepy, but the prince slept with you all night last night." When I got up this morning, I saw that he had been secretly pinching his arm, and he must have been pressed and reluctant to let go. ”
Hua Lianyue's cheeks flushed, and she took a sip: "Little hoof, don't talk nonsense." "But my heart is sweet.
Seeing her rare little daughter-in-law, the smile in Xiaoxiao's eyes became stronger.
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This time, there were quite a few prisoners who were going to be escorted back to Beijing, and the officers and men who were quite powerful in the army in the past were all in a mess in the cramped prison car at the moment. Because their heads were firmly locked in shackles, they could not sit and could only stand so upright, receiving the gloating gazes of the people on both sides of the road.
The prisoner cart was filled with an officer who was an official officer, because the number of prisoner carts was limited. Those who do not have an official position, or who have a low official position, are unlucky. They were chained like grasshoppers, and walked awkwardly behind the prisoner cart, and could only rely on these feet to reach the capital.
Although the first offender, Xie Jingde, had already committed suicide in fear of the crime, his body was still mixed with lime and put in a coffin, waiting for the old men of the Beijing Criminal Department to verify his identity.
There were many people on the streets, and in addition to the mighty prisoner cars, there were also many ordinary people and officers and soldiers who had come out of the camp to see them off. They stood silently on the side of the road and watched the creaking prison carts slowly drive by, one after the other.
At this moment, the streets are crowded with people, and it is more lively than the New Year. However, although there were many people, the atmosphere was very solemn, and everyone was strangely silent.
Whether it was the prisoners in the prison car or the onlookers, they were silent. The cries of the hawkers that were usually heard most often on the street were infected by the silence. The vendors also craned their heads in the crowd and looked with interest, completely oblivious to business.
In the distance, a woman's high-pitched and shrill cry was faintly heard: "Wronged! wronged...... My lord didn't embezzle military rations, lord, old general, you can't wronged good people!"
The sound finally stirred up the silent crowd, and people looked back to see who the wrongdoers were. Soon, a young woman dressed in plain white squeezed out of the crowd and lunged in the direction of the prisoner cart, only to be quickly stopped by two soldiers armed with spears.
The woman grabbed the barrel of the gun in front of her with both hands, and scolded angrily with a sharp voice jumping on her feet: "Okay, you foolish prince's foolish case, although our lord is only a small clerk, but he has always behaved, and he has been guarding this poor and remote ghost place for fifteen years. Even if there is no merit, there is hard work, you can't unload the mill and kill the donkey, just catch people by the way, you can't!"
The woman's shrill screaming attracted countless curious glances. The chatter of stealing also slowly sounded, and the prisoner car gradually slowed down.
The woman was overjoyed, and skillfully avoided the two soldiers, and crawled under a prisoner's car. She clung to the wooden wheel of the prisoner cart and screamed: "If our master is arrested, the old and young in the family will have no way to live." I'm just going to die here......"
The two soldiers hurried to get her, but she was small and nimble, writhing like a loach under the wheels, and refused to come out. not only caused the surrounding people to laugh, but also made the two soldiers break out in a cold sweat.
was so troubled by her that the whole team of prisoner cars was forced to stop.