Chapter Twenty-Three: The Past

Lu Li coughed: "What does the old marquis plan?"

Sheng Yunyi pondered for a moment and only said, "I don't have any plans." ”

Lu Li knew that he was not in a good mood when he talked about the old things, so he turned to bend down and put the little princess's lazy request in front of the emperor.

Sheng Yunyi put his hand against his forehead and said, "I know that there is no need to mention it to me in the future." ”

Lu Li immediately lowered his eyes, stepped back as promised, and summoned Fu Yu with a look. He went out on the front foot, but heard Sheng Yunyi chasing after him with his head high or low:

"I know that I am not feeling well, so I will rest for a few days. ”

Fu Yu made up for the shortage, and waited until the weak old man stepped out of Mingshui Garden, carefully refilled the tea, and said: "Your Majesty, Wei Jieyu has sent a message, saying that she has not seen the holy face for several days, and has prepared a small banquet in the Silver Candle Zhai, I don't know that Your Majesty can be busy with state affairs at night." ”

Sheng Yunyi sipped tea and said: "You priests should learn some tricks from her, and it is important to be well-informed." ”

Fu Yu had no choice but to respond, and now he said: "I haven't sent out the folds yet, and Jieyu is faster than your hands and feet." ”

Fu Yu put up a smiling face and said warmly: "Your Majesty, today seems to be Wei Jieyu's birthday, and it is normal for her to miss Her Majesty." ”

Sheng Yunyi poured the cup of tea down on the side of the upturned carpet, looked at the curled fine hair on the ground, and the corners of her lips raised slightly: "I often go to state affairs, am I interested in making her red sleeves fragrant?"

Fu Yu has been serving for a long time, and he speculated that it was really possible to have this interest today, so he unexpectedly got a sentence: "Follow the time." ”

That night, the West Palace Silver Candle Zhai was as windy as water, and the smoke was wet. There are only a few stars of glazed lights leaking out of the pavilion near the water, which is lined with the night scene, and the moonlight is sultry.

Wei Qingyan's thin palace skirt entered the wind, and the silk belt floated out of the open flower window beside her, and she gently raised her hand to twist it, but she touched another warm hand. She sat meekly on the small stool, letting her jade-carved softness be held by the man leaning over from her.

She inevitably saw his eyes in the distance, and the soft and light gaze lingered on his face for a moment, and finally closed her eyelashes. The flush spread little by little, and the evening mountain daisy hidden in the hair was light, and the white jade-like cheeks were dyed with coral.

A few light dishes on the small table, a pot of aged osmanthus stuffed, are all folk food.

"The concubine poured wine for His Majesty. ”

Wei Qingyan picked up the pot and poured the elixir into the cup elegantly, like a unique beauty painting.

Sheng Yunyi admired the painting lightly, and the softness in his hand wanted to be withdrawn, but he used two points of strength to hold it. Wei Qingyan turned her face like an apricot blossom blooming under the moon, called her majesty in a low voice, and let go of the wine jug "click", and her body slid into his arms as soon as she softened.

The woman became more and more ashamed, and her fingers like onions pressed against the man's cuffs, and the cool was on her skin. She raised her eyes tremblingly, and the sparkle of autumn water seemed to drown people in that spring stream.

Sheng Yunyi lowered her head slightly, her eyes were like smoke shrouded in the night, and she seemed to let out a slightly drunken "um" on her hanging hair.

Wei Qingyan stared at his graceful appearance, a hint of playfulness flashed in her eyes, and her slender hand tapped his Adam's apple, along the smooth line of his neck, all the way down, skimming the beautifully shaped collarbone under the collar.

Sheng Yunyi held her left hand and slowly drew it to the ribbon around her waist, Wei Qingyan buried it in his chest and didn't dare to move again, just closed her eyes and bit her lip, her heart was beating extremely fast.

"What kind of incense is burning here Jieyu?"

Wei Qingyan breathed in the fresh dewy breath on his clothes, and said a little lazily: "It's the bead incense that His Majesty gave to the concubine, and the concubine tried to use it for the first time today...... Do you like it?"

Sheng Yunyi warmed the fragrant nephrite in his arms and said with a smile: "I like it." Seeing that her smile was like a flower, it was rare to hold a city, and she lowered her voice and said, "My things are naturally the best." ”

Wei Qingyan rubbed against him, half refusing and half eagerly leaning into his ear and saying a few words.

Sheng Yunyi said: "You said to go to the couch?"

Wei Qingyan was stunned, then her whole face burned red, and she fell on his shoulder and pretended to bite.

He picked her up and strode inside.

The maid had already prepared incense and hot water, three candles danced on the shelf, and the clear moonlight dispelled the darkness in the room.

Wei Qingyan landed on her feet, wrapped her arms around his waist, and began to untie his robe.

Sheng Yunyi turned around, pushed her into the tent, and stood three feet away from the couch.

Wei Qingyan immediately felt that the atmosphere was wrong, and hurriedly leaned out of the tent and knelt at his feet, expecting Ai Ai to say, "Your Majesty xiΓ  ......"

Sheng Yunyi said softly: "Ayan, don't be afraid. He had an extra silver scissor in his hand, and he cut a few knives in the halo of the candle.

His hand cutting the candle was soft in the orange glow, just like his voice. The scissors twirled deftly between their slender fingers, and with a flick of their sleeves, the only three candles were extinguished.

The moonlight coldly poured over the room.

Wei Qingyan knew that she couldn't hide it, so she bowed her head and pleaded: "The concubine has overstepped, please punish your majesty......!"

Sheng Yunyi's eyes were like sharp blades, and he slowly rolled over the prostrate person at his feet. He said unhurriedly:

"Can't what?"

Wei Qingyan made up her mind, gritted her teeth and said: "Your Majesty, don't forget Wei's family, Qingyan begs Your Majesty not to forgive the guilty." ”

Sheng Yunyi smiled suddenly, leaned down and lifted Wei Qingyan's carved chin with scissors, and said slowly:

"Jieyu knows the general. Who are the guilty ones?"

Wei Qingyan's words are clear: "Duanyanghou." ”

Suddenly, I saw a wisp of blood slowly dripping from the beauty's chin. Wei Qingyan used all her strength to block the screams that were about to come out, and she trembled her hand and touched a narrow wound, and there was no blood on her cheeks in an instant.

Sheng Yunyi sighed slightly: "Why should Jieyu be like this. I thought you had forgotten that the old thing was brought up again, and it was only those pedantic old ministers who had to do it. ”

Wei Qingyan's eyes were full of tears: "Can You Forget Your Majesty?" She choked up twice, and her voice was loud: "Can Your Majesty forget how all the 173 members of the Wei family were killed overnight!

Sheng Yunyi only sneered and said, "The news came quickly. However, I have no time to accompany Jieyu to recall the past, Jieyu knows no less than me, but it is by no means more than me. As for what happened to the Wei family back then, Jieyu was also expelled from Beijing!"

Wei Qingyan said unwillingly: "Your Majesty...... That's His Majesty's maternal grandmother's house!His Majesty's motherβ€”"

The scissors had already penetrated into the flesh for three points, and Wei Qingyan felt worried in her heart, and the overwhelming exhaustion and grievances made her feel unsettled. She sobbed softly, tears welling up, and a blinding red flowed from her fingers.

Sheng Yunyi looked at the pool of blood coldly and said: "You are the concubine of the Wei family, I have saved your life and promoted you to be Jieyu, I have done it to the extreme." ”

Wei Qingyan wiped away her tears, shook her head and said with a low smile: "The concubine knows." ”

Sheng Yunyi's gaze crossed the calm lake outside the window and said, "I hope you really know." With that, he removed the silver scissors, and blood was immediately stained with the hilt and fingers.

He walked around Wei Qingyan to the couch, lifted the silk quilt, and the people curled up on the ground watched him raise his hands in the air, and the blood fell on the white cotton cloth in the center of the couch drop by drop.

Sheng Yunyi's phalanges were exceptionally well-proportioned, and her blood was bewitching red on his smooth nails, like an early plum blooming in the sky on this autumn night.

Wei Qingyan closed her eyes sadly, she knew that he would never touch her from now on. Tonight she lost not only a little pitiful friendship, but also a self-esteem that was not worth mentioning in his eyes.

Sheng Yunyi didn't know when he came to her ears and did all the ear and sideburns:

"Jieyu must understand that I have never been a person who misses the old. ”

He raised his hand and threw his loose robe on the ground and walked away.

*

Fu Yu waited for a long time, and when he saw that Jinshang's expression was cold, he knew that something had happened to Wei Jieyu. This Wei Jieyu was originally a daughter of Shangshu, when she was a child, she saw a few holy faces with her female dependents, and now she was a concubine and filled the harem with a few beauties.

Fu Yu brought the cloak in Xiao Huangmen's hand to put it on him, but he didn't want people to touch a corner of his clothes, so he only ordered to prepare a hot bath. Fortunately, Fu Yu's action is very fast, and the hot springs are introduced in the agarwood hall, and the ground is chiseled into the pool, which is also very convenient.

Sheng Yunyi left Fu Yu and asked, "Is the prince leaving the palace directly today?"

Fu Yu thought for a while and said, "The prince went directly out of Jinghuamen. ”

Jinghua Gate is in the west and is the closest gate to the West Palace.

He also said: "Admiral Lu saw that the little palace maid was rude after running forward and running, and he also taught a few lessons, saying that it was inconvenient for the palace maid to talk to outsiders, so she rushed to receive the punishment." ”

Sheng Yunyi motioned for him to step back.

The palace knows the rules of work and rest today, and sleeps no more than two watches at night, and if it passes, it will not sleep all night. Sheng Yunyi sat in front of the desk and waited for another long night to burn out, Lu Li was not at ease, and accompanied him silently with a snack.

Sheng Yunyi said: "Ah Gong go back and lie down, I'm fine." ”

Lu Li shook his head, and his white eyebrows raised: "Your Majesty can't sleep, and you need to squint for a while." ”

Sheng Yunyi looked at the moon and said, "It's going to be the Mid-Autumn Festival soon." ”

Seeing that his tone was clear, Lu Li searched his intestines and scraped his stomach for a while, and sang softly in a dumb voice: "Hmm...... The moon is gone, the dew is long, the age is long, and there is no return...... The good period can be returned, and the slight frost stains people's clothes...... "shaking his head, it is the scene of teasing him during the festival when he was a child."

There was laughter behind the case, Sheng Yunyi propped his head, and said while clapping as before: "I don't have a jade bi, Ah Gong." ”

Probably when people are young, they always like these sad poems and songs to prove that they are not a child. Lu Li's back hurt, and he coughed violently, Sheng Yunyi rubbed his temples and summoned the imperial doctor to send the admiral back.

Hyosung was already bright, Sheng Yunyi extinguished the lights, and looked at the jade pendant in his palm by the faint light of the sky. The jade pendant is not big, the style is simple, and it is so crystal clear that it can filter out a pool of blue water. This is the best material that Yan got when he was in the jade business, and the old marquis gave it to him as a birthday gift. He remembers going to the Hou Mansion when he was very young, and his uncle loved him more than his father, because he liked to watch them plan to plan, no matter how complicated the technique was, he could never forget it, and even Xuan Ze was not as fast as him.

But later, the Zhenguo General's Mansion and the Ministry of Officials' Shangshu Mansion were copied for rebellion, implicating countless officials, and his most respected gentleman was also sent to Nan'an by an edict, and he was gone for nine years. The relationship between him and Duan Yanghou is actually far less harmonious than it seems on the surface after all the incidents.

He understood what Yan Xugui meant, and he was determined to use a Wei Qingyan to provoke him, but after so many years, he couldn't help but be too worried about himself. What he hates most is to break his word, and he has never kept his promise.

On today's last letter, the official admonished: businessmen participating in politics are by no means beneficial, and foreign relatives have brought disaster to the country, as has been the case since ancient times. May His Majesty collect the right to sell salt, and correct discipline to prevent disasters. The Duanyang Marquis Mansion has deep roots and has no acquiescence, which imperial historian who has been in and out of the officialdom for more than ten years dares to submit such an argument? Yan finally couldn't help it.

Sheng Yunyi clasped the jade pendant and threw it into the box with a "bang".

The Mid-Autumn Festival has passed, and the Hou Mansion is warmly invited, and it is necessary to go.

*

Su Huihui received an invitation from the Duanyang Hou Mansion.

When the little girl came to the door, she was studying the strange poison of the South China Sea. Ruixiang read it to her word by word, and the old marquis's fifty-fifth birthday, he welcomed relatives, friends, and distinguished guests to come to celebrate his birthday. Su Huihui immediately decided that Chen Hua opened the back door and gave her a share, Yan Mansion occupies a very wide area, she can't occupy a fraction of it, and there is not much more. When asked at lunch, Chen Huadao asked the ambassador and deputy envoy to go and let the old man see the results.

Su Huihui wanted to see what kind of results, seeing that the Huimin Pharmacy in Dijing had died before, and now it was involved in the court fight? If it is an antidote, it is still far away.

The judge of the right court sat firmly in his place, the small yellow bottle containing the counterfeit medicine was firmly placed on the table in the alchemy room, and the strange Nanhai medicine prescription was firmly attached to the wall of her bedroom.

After a few days of study, Su Huihui roughly came up with a few main medicinal leads. She thinks that her talent is mediocre, and it is the master's pressure that allows her to verbally memorize the mistakes of pharmacology and even every book. She is not good at acupuncture and trauma, but she is full of interest when she meets the dispensing of medicine, and Yan Xigui entrusts her with the matter of Si Yan, which is not the wrong person. Yuxiao Mountain has been inherited for hundreds of years, and the accumulated experience and the ancient books that have been lost in the world are a huge wealth, and Su Huihui did not learn one-tenth, repaired the books to the servants left behind on the mountain, and entrusted reliable people to transport the books to Beijing.

The domestic slaves of the former Qinghe County Mansion are scattered all over the place, and they are still loyal after several decades, and Su Huihui is a little ashamed to use her master's people. Anyway, she has to hurry up and see if she can complete the task in seven days.

Su Huihui has been on the mountain for a long time, and her temperament is more peaceful and self-controlled, and the recent many incidents have made her always worry about some accidents at the birthday banquet, but when the time comes, she will hide with Chen Hua and eat cakes that don't cost money, and she still does what she can.