Seeing Hua Lianyue unconsciously playing with the round orange, her white fingers holding the red orange seemed to be wrapped in a small flame, which was pleasing to the eye. And her clear eyebrows and eyes were slightly frowning for a while, and then raised, as if she was thinking about something interesting.

Liu Hui's heart suddenly rose with great satisfaction and sweetness, he waved his hand to let Zhang Duwei quietly retreat, reached out and grabbed the orange rolling on the table, and said with a smile: "I am sad for a while, I am laughing for a while, what are you thinking?"

Hua Lianyue looked sideways at him, a pair of smart black eyes blinking, revealing a naughty cunning. She raised the corners of her lips and said with a smile: "Speaking of which, today is a rare thing that I heard from an ear......

So she told Liu Hui everything she heard from Ye Wushuang and Wu Qingfeng, and then said with a smile: "I used to hear my father say that he didn't like to deal with the back houses of those high-ranking officials and nobles the most, because there seemed to be flowers in the high-ranking households, but there were too many unsightly selfishness, which turned out to be true. ”

Liu Hui slowly peeled the orange in his hand, and after listening to her words, his orange was also peeled. So she stuffed a petal into her chattering mouth before she spoke: "I have met that Lady Huaiyin a few times, and she looks quite amiable.

I heard that she is also the sister-in-law of the former Huaiyin Marquis's mother's family. In the past, when I heard the Queen Mother chatting with the emperor at the family banquet, she also mentioned her, saying that she took care of the only son left by her sister carefully, and she also fed and dressed herself at the age of ten, which is really commendable.

After I went back, my mother hugged me and shook her head, saying that the prince was only afraid that he would be ruined. It's a pity that I was too young to understand what my mother meant. Looking back now, I know how deep the scheming of the Marquis of Huaiyin is. ”

Hua Lianyue's heart moved, and said: "The Queen Mother is well-informed, how can she not see such an inferior means of killing." It's probably because I think that more things are better than less things, so I will see through them and not say anything. But as long as you are more dexterous, you will understand the meaning of her words. There should be ladies who despise the vicious methods of this Marquis of Huaiyin, and disdain her to associate with her from now on. ”

Liu Hui paused, and said thoughtfully: "No wonder I haven't seen this lady show up at the family banquet in the next few years, it must be my father who knows that the queen mother is annoyed with her and no longer gives her a post." ”

Hua Lianyue chewed the sweet and refreshing oranges, her dark eyes flashed, and she said with a tangled face: "In this way, I think Brother Wu is quite pitiful." Although I have done a lot of bastard things before, I have suffered for so many years, and I have paid a painful price. You say, should we help Brother Wu?"

Liu Hui's heart moved, and Wu Qingfeng's gloomy but ambitious eyes flashed in his mind. He believed that Ye Wushuang's words must have come out of his heart, but Wu Qingfeng's words came prepared. is sure that Hua Lianyue likes to meddle in things, and she will definitely not sit idly by and ignore the miserable situation of their husband and wife.

However, Wu Qingfeng has helped him a lot along the way, and this favor must be repaid. Since he had already made a vague request, he might as well give Wu Qingfeng a chance. If Wu Qingfeng can take this opportunity to stand up again, he should not die.

After eating the oranges, he asked Feng Qi to call Wu Qingfeng up. The door of the study was closed, blocking the cat-scratched flower from the outside. Hua Lianyue was bored, so she drank two cups of tea, ate two more pieces and nodded, and then took an idle book and flipped through it.

Half an hour later, the door of the study finally opened, and Wu Qingfeng's slightly excited voice was faintly heard inside: "Thank you for your willingness to give Xiao a chance, and I will not disappoint the prince in the future." ”

Hua Lingyue, who was originally reclining on the bed, sat up suddenly, through the thick dark green bamboo curtains. She heard Liu Hui smile indifferently: "Wu Shizi doesn't need to be polite, I remember that in the past, the old Marquis of Huaiyin also relied on his outstanding military exploits to get the title of this marquis and blessed several generations of descendants." Now that you have entered the public gate, as long as you can make meritorious contributions, you may not have the opportunity to become an official and become a knight. I believe that the Marquis of Huaiyin will know your efforts, and he will also comfort him and reopen the door of the mansion to accept you and your husband and wife. ”

Hua Lianyue nodded secretly, she heard that Liu Hui was vaguely persuading Wu Qingfeng, don't rush back to take revenge, make some achievements, and with a certain strength, the old Huaiyin Marquis will naturally welcome him home.

Wu Qingfeng obviously understood what Liu Hui meant, and after a moment of silence, he said in a low voice: "Everything is up to the prince!"

Hua Lianyue was originally worried that Wu Qingfeng would be unruly and would not follow Liu Hui's advice. Unexpectedly, he quickly agreed. It seems that life is the best teacher, teaching him how to compromise.

After Wu Qingfeng said goodbye, he returned directly to the cabin. Ye Wushuang had already prepared dinner. When I saw him come back, I hurriedly beckoned him to sit down and eat. Wu Qingfeng glanced at the dishes on the table, a small bowl of fried dried fish, and a small bowl of boiled brine peanuts, which were for him to drink. There is also a bowl of stir-fried cabbage and a bowl of tofu and radish soup. Another small bowl of tender steamed eggs, sprinkled with chopped green onions, set aside with sesame oil, and placed in front of small stones.

Ye Wushuang moved out of the wine jar, poured a bowl of wine for Wu Qingfeng, and added another bowl of brown rice and put it in front of Xiaoshi. I also touched his head and said with a smile: "Eat quickly, you can grow taller if you eat more." ”

Xiaoshi thanked him, immediately picked up his chopsticks, and began to eat. Ye Wushuang gave Wu Qingfeng and herself another bowl of rice, and after eating a few bites, she carefully found that although Xiao Shi was gulping out the rice in his mouth, his hand holding the rice bowl had been trembling slightly. Obviously, those 500 flat stabs still made him tired.

Even though Ye Wushuang couldn't bear it in his heart, he didn't dare to say anything, just silently put a bunch of vegetables into his bowl. He said, "It's not enough to just eat, but you also need to eat more dishes." ”

Xiao Shi's hand picked up the rice, raised his head from the rice bowl, and glanced at Wu Qingfeng timidly. Ye Wushuang hurriedly said: "He doesn't care about eating, you can eat whatever your master asks you to eat." ”

Seeing that Wu Qingfeng didn't make a sound, Xiao Shi blushed and thanked him, and continued to bow his head and eat.

Seeing that he was finally willing to eat vegetables, Ye Wushuang couldn't help but show a knowing smile. When I looked back at Wu Qingfeng, I saw him holding the wine wrist and not putting it in his mouth, but he looked at the wine in the bowl and was stunned.

The wine is a very ordinary sorghum wine, although the liquor is not clear enough and the taste is not mellow enough, but it is spicy enough. In this cold and freezing day, Wu Qingfeng had to drink a big bowl at every meal to expel the moisture and cold in his body.

As if feeling Ye Wushuang's incomprehensible gaze, Wu Qingfeng finally put down his wine wrist and said in a deep voice: "Wushuang, you have been with me for all these years, but you haven't let you enjoy any blessings, have you ever complained about me?"

Seeing that he was serious, Ye Wushuang also put down the bowl and said strangely: "What's wrong with you today, what are you doing with this?" Then she smiled again: "You haven't let me freeze over the years, and you haven't made me hungry, what else am I not satisfied with." As long as we are together, we are safe. Now that there is another small stone, I feel that life is getting more and more enjoyable. ”

At this, she couldn't help but turn her head sideways and touch the little stone's head.

Wu Qingfeng rubbed his face gloomily and muttered: "It shouldn't be like this, it shouldn't be like this! You should have lived in my Huaiyin Marquis's Mansion, eating delicious food, wearing silk and satin, and wearing a golden hairpin and jade ring." Instead of wearing a coarse cotton jacket, facing a bowl of cabbage and a bowl of tofu and radish, he showed a satisfied state. ”

Ye Wushuang was frightened by his appearance, she stared at him deadly, and said anxiously: "Qingfeng, don't scare me, what's wrong with you?"

Wu Qingfeng finally raised his face and stretched out his hand to hold her hand. His fingertips gently rubbed her calloused fingertips and said, "Don't worry, I just suddenly felt it!"

Ye Wushuang's heart moved, and he suddenly thought of something. She shook his hand with her backhand, and said with a somewhat excited expression: "Lord Fang Caixian asked you to go, but what did you say?"

Wu Qingfeng grinned, and his white teeth glowed white under the dim oil lamp. He tried hard to suppress the excitement in his chest, and said in a deep voice: "Lord Xian asked me to go to ask if I was interested in joining Fengwei. ”

Ye Wushuang immediately guessed that it must have been what she said to Hua Lianyue that had a role. Her beautiful eyes couldn't help but light up, and her face was immediately filled with joy. Holding back her excitement, she hurriedly asked, "Tell me first, what does Feng Wei do?"

Wu Qingfeng thought about it, and simply explained to her the classification of these guards around several princes, and then said with a smile: "Lord Xian said that his ability is limited, and I am now a white ding, even if it is him, I can't give it to the official as he wants."

Feng Wei, who is only effectively loyal to him, is completely in his hands, and anyone he wants to join can join. Although it is only a small six-pin, it is a good start. ”

He raised his hand, rubbed his thumb lightly on Ye Wushuang's cheek, and said, "Wushuang, you just have to rest assured, even if there is no Huaiyin Marquis Mansion, I can rely on these hands to earn a life for you." ”

"Hmm!" Ye Wushuang nodded vigorously, tears flickered in her beautiful eyes, and she said happily: "I know, you will always have a bright day." ”

With full longing, those cabbages, tofu, and radishes actually let them eat the taste of jade and white jade soup. Ye Wushuang also drank a small bowl of high-grain wine with him for the first time. Before the wine was in her mouth, her cheeks were already red, probably if the wine was not drunk, everyone was drunk, this is what she looked like.

The days that followed were peaceful, and six days later, as he approached the capital, Zhang Duwei finally returned to Gunzhou with his fleet. A day later, after a long journey, the fleet finally sailed into the territory of the capital.

Hua Lianyue, who was quite good at self-seeking fun along the way, suddenly became a lot quieter after learning that she had entered the capital. She sat by the window in her crow-feathered hair, stunned as she watched the more and more boats on the river.

Liu Hui didn't listen to her for a long time, so he raised his head from the table and happened to see her depressed face. The bright but warm sunlight sprinkled on her face through the window lattice, as if it was coated with a faint golden light.

Liu Hui frowned slightly, put down the brush in his hand, and said, "If you have nothing to do, why don't you play a game of chess with me!"

Hua Lianyue glanced back at him, and said lazily: "Yesterday I laughed at me for being a stinky chess cage, why do you want to play chess again today?"

Liu Hui smiled lightly and said, "Lest you start thinking nonsense again." ”

"Do you know what I'm thinking?" asked Hua Liyue curiously, her long eyelashes flickering like a butterfly flickering its wings.

Liu Hui stared at her and said slowly: "What else can you think, of course the ugly daughter-in-law is afraid of seeing her in-laws!"

Hua Lianyue was already uneasy, and she became more and more uncomfortable when she was ridiculed by him like this. She snorted coldly, simply turned her face, looked at the boats coming and going outside the window, and said angrily: "What ugly daughter-in-law is afraid of seeing her in-laws, I will go back to the second brother's mansion directly, so I don't need to see anyone." ”

Liu Hui knew what she was worried about, so he stood up and walked behind her. He didn't speak, he just put his arm around her shoulders and watched the ships come and go with her.

After watching quietly for a long time, Hua Lianyue said in a low voice: "Did I tell you that I actually met the emperor, the queen and the queen mother?"

Liu Hui thought about it seriously and said, "You have never mentioned this!" Immediately, he smiled lightly and said, "However, I can guess!"

Hua Lianyue sighed heavily, and said, "Then you must not know, in fact, I have also seen Concubine Shuniang!"

"Have you seen my mother?" Liu Hui seemed to be shocked, and finally lowered his head and looked at the person who was quietly leaning on his chest.

Hua Lianyue fluttered her eyelashes, her fingers unconsciously traced the exquisite hollow pattern on the window lattice, and said softly: "Ah Hui, after seeing Concubine Shu, I suddenly felt that the harem was too big, too big. is so big that a pair of lovers who once overcame all difficulties and wanted to be together, but in the end they couldn't find each other.

At that time, I thought, this is not a good place, I have played in this life, and I have seen enough. I'm not going to take another step in, and I'm not going to let myself be a part of it. After a pause, she said faintly: "Ah Hui, I remember that Ji Huang told me before, you were tortured a lot when you were young, don't you like that cold palace too?"

Liu Hui frowned, didn't answer her question, only said, "Have you heard about my mother?"

Hua Lianyue's long eyelashes flickered, and she said in a low voice: "At that time, I lived in the Queen Mother's palace, and I could see the lady concubine Niangniang coming to ask for peace every day. Those palace maids and eunuchs, when they see her, they always have to nag a few words behind their backs. At that time, I was just a child, and they naturally didn't shy away from it, so I also listened to the story of an ear. ”

"So, tell me what you've heard, and if there's anything you don't understand, you might as well ask me. Anyway, I'm half a party. Hua Lianyue felt that the tone of the person behind her was obviously vigilant, and her body became stiff.

Hua Lianyue finally turned around, she raised her face to look at him, and said very seriously: "Ah Hui, you don't understand what I mean. At that time, I listened to the gossip of the palace maids and eunuchs, and there was only one thought, that is, the lady concubine did not belong to the palace, and she should not be quietly guarding a lonely palace, suffering from these fragments day after day!"

Liu Hui's eyes widened suddenly, staring at her incredulously, as if he hadn't fully understood the meaning of her words.

"Tears are all over the dream, and the front hall sings late at night. The red face was not old and the grace was broken first, and he sat in the smoke cage until Ming. Hua Lianyue sighed faintly and continued: "Ah Hui, you see, we don't like that place, why can't we find a way to take your mother away?"

This shocking remark finally made Liu Hui completely stunned!