124 Chapter 123
The umbrella is almost the same as not taking it, the horizontal branches are blocking in front of you, and the road is not good, let alone playing the umbrella.
Su Hui simply accepted the umbrella, although he was wearing a hat, his body was still drenched like a chicken in soup, and the cold and wet clothes were attached to his skin, not to mention how uncomfortable it was.
"It's almost there, it's ahead. Yu Shouzhong was worried about the main account, and regardless of his embarrassment, he rushed forward straight, "My lord, watch your step." ”
Her subordinates were so energetic that she had no reason to show indifference, gasping and stepping on the dead leaves and mud, and laboriously pulling out her boots. She looked up at the high treetops, the lightning was making a lot of noise, but the moon was still hanging lazily, what the hell was this weather.
It was still pitch black in front of him, and there was no half of a figure in sight, and there was a small shed made of leaves, and it was supposed that the soldiers were talking in it. By the eerie moonlight and electric light, she saw a slightly larger tent, the blue tarpaulin swaying in the wind and rain.
There were no guards outside the tent, Yu Shouzhong didn't dare to trespass outside, Su Huihui couldn't look at it, and wanted him to go in directly but there was no reason, so he had to stand with him awkwardly, thinking that if she didn't need her, she would leave.
Someone inside said a few words, and she couldn't hear clearly, but the loyal Imperial Doctor Yu immediately rushed into the tent door, and she had to lower her head so much that she could do it.
The rain was quiet, and inside the curtain was another world. Two oil lamps burned in the dimness, and the faint light was embedded in her eyes, jumping restlessly, and her heart was in a trance.
The furnishings were not much better than hers, the floor was covered with a very clean layer of mattresses for bed, and the low wooden table was not stained with any dust. A man leaned on the mattress, his back naked, his robe faded to his waist, and his skin glowed with a faint ivory sheen in the orange light, like a pearl of the night in the dark.
However, there were several criss-crossing scars on his back, and the thin marks were reddish-purple, not too deep, but they looked shocking.
The chief physician of the Wei army was carrying a small saucer and cleaning the wound with dried cotton, "Your Majesty has made the adults exempt. ”
Yu Shouzhong was shocked and then stranged, this injury had been some time, and it seemed that the assassin had not done anything wrong in His Majesty's tent...... So he was asked to bring some medicine, but it wasn't a big deal, and his heart fell back into his stomach.
"Thank you, Lord Yu, for sending the medicine. Doctor Wei raised his eyelids and glanced at Su Huihui thoughtfully, "The weather is hot and humid, Your Majesty didn't pay attention to this injury, there is some inflammation, don't worry." ”
Yu Shouzhong handed the medicine bottle to Su Huihui, she didn't know why she didn't know the old man's expression, so she handed it over in a daze, but Doctor Wei took a hand full of things and couldn't spare it.
"Master Su, go on. He put down the dish and cotton, wiped his hands, and sighed: "Dare to ask Your Majesty how this injury was done? Although it only damaged the skin and flesh, the rainy day is the most troublesome, and it has to be well maintained." ”
Sheng Yunyi said lightly: "The cat scratched it." ”
His silhouette was cast on the tarpaulin, the bridge of his nose and the feather fan-like eyelashes not moving.
Yu Shouzhong's eyes widened and he couldn't figure it out, how could a cat catch it like this? And I haven't raised these gadgets with claws and fur today.
Su Huihui is not in a good state today, and his brain is not very good, his hand is not light or heavy, and as soon as the cotton is pressed, he can hear him "hiss". She hurriedly withdrew her hand and opened her mouth, but after all, she didn't say a word, holding a cotton ball in her hand, but cold sweat began to break out on her back.
Doctor Wei suddenly said: "Your Majesty, there are more than a dozen soldiers with abdominal pain in the camp next door, and the head of a hundred households came to look for the villain before, and the court has sentenced him here, please allow the villain to retire." ”
Yu Shouzhong: "......"
Su Hui's fugue was too empty, and when he came back to his senses, the two of them ran faster than rabbits, and the number of people in the tent was precarious.
He didn't speak, and she was unusually quiet, slowly sucking up the spilled blood, and half of the cotton was wet. The rain seemed to be lighter, and her ears could no longer hear the cacophony of sounds, but her heart grew heavier and heavier, like a lump of lead. Droplets of water slid from her hair across her forehead and then over her eyelids, and she stiffly applied the powder to him, her fingers not touching the skin from beginning to end, and she didn't dare to reach out until everything was ready.
Sheng Yunyi turned around, "You ......"
His voice was stuck in his throat.
She was wrapped in a gray skirt, and she was crumpled by the pouring rain, and her black hair was scattered and snaked at the back of her snow-white neck. There were drops of crystal water hanging on her upturned eyelashes, and she was about to wipe them off with her sleeve when she saw him look at her, slightly overwhelmed.
He stared at her, she stared at the candlelight, and the two faced each other quietly for a long time, and he spoke first:
"If you have something to say, just say it, don't cry. ”
Su Huihui was so embarrassed that he finally held back a sentence from the silence: "No, it's just rain." ”
She lowered her head to collect the medicine bottle and cotton, stuffed it into the medicine box a few times, and then stood up and left.
How could Sheng Yunyi let her come and go freely, he used thirty percent of his strength to pull her at the moment, pulled her by the collar like a chicken, and put her on the mattress with his fingers after brushing his eyelashes, and tasted it on the tip of his tongue, it was really raindrops.
He secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but there was still no trace on his face, "You won't even touch me, you must not mind the wound on my back." I've never really complained about you, I just want to ask you, if I let go of all those promises, wouldn't you mind?"
The residual rain spread under his feet, and Su warmed up his sleeves to hold the heat, "I don't mind." ”
"I mind, what's the use?"
Sheng Yunyi held her shoulder, his face suddenly sank, "Also, your eyes are above the top, don't take them seriously." ”
She felt a dull pain in her heart, and she sat abruptly, her lips bloodless.
Her arms were wrapped around her, and she trembled invisibly, her eyes reflecting his figure leaning forward on the green oilcloth surface.
"Su Huihui, there is no room for sand in your eyes," his warm breath sprayed into her ear, hugging her tightly from behind, "I tell you now, your grandmother had no intention of surviving at that time, and the river drum guard was supposed to save her in advance, but she locked herself in the house. At that time, there were many assassins from the Rain Hall, and each secret guard had their own mission, and if they insisted on breaking in, it would inevitably affect the overall situation. ”
"There are differences between relatives and aliens, and there are different positions, you understand this truth very well. Since Lu Li's death, I have been going to Qingtai Mountain every year to worship, and I have not done enough to take care of the princess of the Lu family and block the news under the mountain? You also know that she has been misanthropic and delirious for many years, and it is not that I excuse myself and make up these words. ”
Her clear gaze flashed with a strange look, and for the first time, she didn't push him away. Sheng Yunyi observed his words and continued to be calm to the extreme:
"I've used you many times, but I'll never dare to do it again, because I don't want you to hold a grudge against me. Su Huihui, do you think it will be extremely easy for me to suppress the opposition of my subordinates and break the interference of the Northern Dynasty?"
He laughed sarcastically and sadly, "I am willing to do the hardest thing in the world for you, but what do you do to me? Because of my past mistakes, you will hold a grudge and cannot forgive me for the rest of your life?"
"Su Huihui, you are unfair to me. ”
She was trembling all over, her throat choking, clutching the corners of her wet clothes, her eyes fixed on the curtains.
After a long time, she finally couldn't help but close her eyes.
Sheng Yunyi swept her eyebrows, and further down, the corners of her eyes were really water-stained, cold and salty.
He let go of his hand and sighed softly in her ear, "Let's go." ”
Su Hui stumbled to his feet and ran out of the tent.
The rain disappeared at some point, the dense clouds dispersed, and the moonlight was clear, shining on the mountains and forests like snow.
Her umbrella was still lost in the doorway.
Crossing thousands of rivers and mountains, he has no regrets, only hopes that she will turn around and look at him.
*
Sheng Fuyu, the king of Yue, received the good news from the navy in front of him, drank some wine at the entertainment, and returned to the bedroom to rest with a red face.
The maid waiting at the door whispered a few words to him, and he was in a rare mood and strode towards Mrs. Zhang's room. The birthday banquet on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year shocked the guests, and Mrs. Zhang's child could not be saved, and she has been crying and crying in the courtyard since then.
She learned to be smart, and accidentally lost the fetus, so she kept her door and did not go out of the second door, and did not see her sisters and sisters. On this day, I found the right time, ready to add a sense of presence to myself when the prince was happy.
"The concubine slept for a long time, and she forgot to congratulate the prince, it really shouldn't be. ”
King Yue laughed and said: "You are very tight, and when you are well, you will have to worry about these affairs in the house." ”
Mrs. Zhang's heart was overjoyed, but I saw that her cheeks were full of sorrow: "If it doesn't work, Your Highness still has to find the princess's sister, the concubine is from a small family, how can she know how to do it." ”
It's good that she didn't mention it, King Yue's face changed instantly, and he remembered Wu Shao's letter, even if the princess Yuan was taken hostage by Jinshang, it had nothing to do with letting Ling Jieyu go. The navy was anxious to send the princess back, but he hated it so much that he couldn't refuse it for the sake of face for a while, so he didn't express his position at the banquet.
Madame Zhang had already changed her method to praise the Yuan clan three times, and she was proud of her eloquence, but unexpectedly, King Yue suddenly interrupted her pretending virtuousness, and snorted coldly:
"What do you want her to do? She has been with this king for 20 years, and she can't even obey her husband's life, what can she take care of the house?"
Although Mrs. Zhang stayed in the house, the gossip was really well-informed, and it was reported that the soldiers sent by General Wu talked about the princess with the princess at noon, and maybe the princess found it. She didn't want the deep-rooted Yuan family to come back, and now that there was a lack of female dependents in the house, she was weak, and it was easy for others to steal the limelight.
The more Wang Yue spoke, the more angry he became, and he threw down the sentence "Have a good rest" and slammed the door, asking the little servant to call the steward to the study. Mrs. Zhang didn't know where she touched the scales, and watched him leave without any nostalgia, throwing the handkerchief in her hand on the quilt, and scolding the Buddha on her mouth.
The steward had brought a few big red-eyed pigeons to the study, and Sheng Fuyu had already written several short letters and stuffed them at the feet of each bird.
After capturing Suiling, it was logical to take advantage of the victory to pursue, and the 50,000 sailors did not lose many people, and it coincided with the heavy rain in the south, and the ships could pass through the prefecture and county from the newly opened waterway. Qining Zhouwei sent news that he had followed Lizhouwei to the foot of Yanhui Mountain, and the 100,000 horses of the imperial court were still in Yuanping, as long as he seized the opportunity to annihilate this team of only 5,000 soldiers, the victory or defeat would be immediately clear.
King Yue is not confused, and he doesn't think that Li Zhouwei, who is now in charge, will be easy to deal with, but he has a lot of people, and he can afford to consume light. As for the 30,000 reinforcements promised to Wu Shao, there is no hurry——— he has always had confidence in the naval army, although he has not had much contact with this area, but since his grandfather's generation, a lot of taxes have been spent on shipbuilding and military training every year.
In addition to giving Wu Shao an order to track down and cooperate with the state guard, he did not reply to the suggestion of taking the princess back in half a word. No women are allowed on the march, Wu Shao is an understanding person, Shangfeng can guess a little bit of meaning without commanding, and he must have sent the Yuan family along the road. He was so disappointed that he betrayed his wife, out of sight and out of mind, the water army saw the princess in the Dusi Yamen, which means that she is no longer useful to the court, and the secrets she has revealed cannot be recovered.
When the Yuan family returns home, it is better to fend for themselves.
If she had self-knowledge, she would not have begged Wu Shao to send her to Chuzhou with a shy face, and she would have been treated well.
King Yue thought like this, and the friendship between husband and wife for more than 20 years turned into ashes in a snap of his fingers.