16. Tacit understanding
After listening to the house doctor Liao Zhong's diagnosis of Chu Xue's "illness from the mouth", Song Chen's eyes showed coldness.
"Do you have lunch left today?"
He asked Chu Xue's two personal maids.
"Huh? It's all gone, go back to the prince, Miss ran out, and the people in the dining room withdrew......" Yanling replied with an unknown look, and suddenly her eyes lit up, "Oh yes, there is also a plate of vegetarian roasted tofu, Miss tasted good, so she didn't let the dining room leave, saying that she stayed and called Ruyue to learn from it...... Ruyue is skillful, and Miss used to love to eat her dishes. ”
Afraid that Song Chen would be suspicious, Yanling deliberately added the latter sentence.
In fact, there is nothing suspicious, Chu Xue has always liked to eat tofu, and when she was in the capital, Ruyue often made her a soup or something, Song Chen already knew about it these days.
"Ask Xing Feng to come over and check and give this king an explanation."
Song Chen commanded Lu Fang who was waiting outside the door in a deep voice, and Lu Fang went immediately after receiving the order.
Xing Feng is also one of Song Chen's personal guards.
Since returning to Yanzhou, Gao Li has been responsible for contacting officials at all levels and matters for King Heng to and fro with Weizhou to control the drought, and basically does not stay in the palace, so he is closely guarded by the Lu side Song Chen. However, these guards have followed him since he was a child, and their martial arts skills are extremely high, and they are all henchmen among their henchmen, so no matter who they are, Song Chen is handy.
Hearing Song Chen's words of investigation, this matter has already become the majority, Chu Xue coughed lightly twice behind the tent, reminded Song Chen, he sat back on the side of the bed, opened the tent, and saw Chu Chu's poor beauty.
Chu Xue had already sat up again, and when she saw Song Chen's eyes full of pity, she bit her lip and leaned on his shoulder with tears.
He took her into his arms, put on a quilt for her as before, and wrapped her up with only a small head, before he said gently, "Wait for the medicine to be delivered and eat it well, Liao Zhong didn't say that it would be fine in two or three days, be good, don't be sad." ”
I don't know if it was a grievance, or I was moved by the gentle care of the man in front of me, and in a moment hot tears suddenly welled up, I couldn't contain it, and I didn't want to contain it. She cried quietly for a while, and then whispered in a soft voice: "The prince is busy, the concubine is much better." ”
Raising his hand and stroking the hair on the back of her head, he sighed softly, "Then you lie down and rest for a while, and I'll come back to have dinner with you later." ”
The words "eat dinner" had just come out, but she felt that she began to cry again, she shook her head, extremely aggrieved, "The concubine doesn't want to eat, she doesn't want to eat anything." ”
Song Chen immediately understood that he had made a mistake, and he also understood what she was minding, so he hurriedly changed his words, "How can I get sick if I don't eat?" I forgot to mention just now, don't you like to eat Ruyue's cooking? Let's have a meeting in your small kitchen tonight, let Ruyue show her hands, and I'll taste it too, how about it? ”
After a while, she stood up and looked at him, put away her tears and nodded, "Well, what does the prince want to eat?" Let Ruyue go to prepare and prepare. ”
He smiled and pinched her beautiful little face, "This king is not a picky eater, I will accompany you tonight whatever you want to eat." ”
She also bent the corners of her mouth and nodded, "Then when will the prince come over?" ”
He looked at the sky outside the window and thought for a moment, "In another hour, if I am too busy to forget, you will send Yanling to call me." ”
"Hmm."
Although there were still tears on her curly eyelashes, the beauty finally had some smiles.
Kissed her forehead gently, watched her lie down, and folded the quilt for her, Song Chen went back to his study in the front yard.
Chu Xue was lying on the bed, the wind howling in her heart.
She heard it clearly just now, and Liao Zhong was very sure that her body was fine, and she only had to wait patiently when it came to pregnancy......
He is really Xu Jinhe's person.
Princess Heng for more than ten years, Xu Jinhe really did not act in vain, how many people are still her in this mansion? Own Wantang Garden, has it not been an. Insert. Enter. Come?
Chu Xue suddenly felt struggling.
She thought she was prepared before she came in, but it wasn't until these guns and arrows fell in front of her eyes one after another that she really realized the exhaustion of her parents at that time.
If it weren't for the car accident and the person who turned on her back, would she have died in this palace a long time ago? Where is there any hope for revenge!
However, although Liao Zhong is Xu Jinhe's person, now she can also rule out the possibility of Xu Jinhe's poisoning this time. Just let himself be born with a rash and suffer from asthma, but it angered Song Chen to investigate, such an obvious method of retardation should indeed not be Princess Xu's style.
Then, only Xia Wanyin and Li Jiaoyun are left.
With her friendly attitude towards herself and Xiao Song Ning's relationship these days, she is not very willing to doubt Li Jiaoyun, but Xia Wanyin is just a concubine, can she have so much courage to harm her side concubine? Also, if it was really her, how did she do it?
Just thinking about it, Ruyue came in with the medicine.
This is Ruyue specially watched Liao Zhong's medicine with her own eyes, and only after making sure that there is nothing greasy did she fry it and send it in, Ruyue waited for her to finish drinking, and then said softly: "Miss, this peach blossom pollen is not done over there." ”
She endured the bitterness in her mouth and nodded, "I thought of it." ”
Seeing that Ruyue wanted to find some sweets for her, she waved her hand to stop her. Ruyue asked, "It's been so long, and Miss still can't eat sweet?" ”
She nodded and shook her head, "You can get over any hurdle, but this thing can't do it, it's disgusting when you think about it." ”
Ruyue sighed, brought her a glass of water, and added: "The rash this time will disappear in about two days, but ...... The child avoidance medicine is compatible with this decoction, and it cannot be taken for the time being. ”
As soon as these words came out, she was choked and coughed, and felt funny, "I'm like this, how can the prince be?" ”
When the cough subsided, she sighed again: "He is a measured person, even if it is ordinary, if I really refuse, he will not force it." ”
Since he returned to Yanzhou, he has been very busy, and he basically can't leave the front yard all day. But today, not long after Yan Ling left, he followed, and the speed was faster than expected, which surprised her and was faintly moved. From today's incident, no, since she entered the mansion, she can really feel that Song Chen really cares about herself.
After drinking the decoction and soaking in the medicinal bath prepared by Ruyue for a while, the pain and itching on her body disappeared by half, Chu Xue was not idle for long, and the dinner in her small kitchen was also prepared, and put them on the table one by one, she was about to send Yanling to the front yard to invite someone, when she heard a message outside the door, Song Chen came over.
She walked to the door to salute, Song Chen saw it and hurriedly helped her up, and said with concern: "Isn't it a fever, why do you still come to the door, what if you get cold again?" ”
As he spoke, he probed her forehead.
She let him stretch out her hand and smiled lightly, "I'm not so sick that I can't get out of bed, and the princess doesn't welcome the concubine when he comes, it's too unruly." ”
Still with a low-grade fever, he frowned slightly, "If you are still sick, don't care so much about the form, your body matters." ”
Holding her hand, he walked to the dining table and sat down, his eyes swept over the exquisite dishes on the table, he nodded and praised: "I can't see it, Ruyue's craftsmanship is quite good, these dishes are very pleasing to the eye." ”
She curled the corners of her mouth and handed him the chopsticks, "The prince is here just after the table, you can really hurry." Not only is it pleasing to the eye, but the taste is also okay, so try it. ”
Because she was sick, Ruyue made some light food for her, but knowing that Song Chen was coming over, Ruyue also specially made some of his favorite food.
Ruyue is indeed a good craft, and the dishes with all colors and flavors are eaten one by one, which attracted Song Chen's praise again and again, "The taste is really good!" ”
Chu Xue secretly breathed a sigh of relief, took out a look of having a good appetite, ate a lot, and served him with vegetables, "Taste it, Lord Wang, this is not bad, Ruyue's craftsmanship was learned from the chef in our Chu Mansion in the past, and my mother also taught her a lot, and the concubine is very comfortable to eat." Does the prince like it? ”
Listening to her soft voice, looking at her smiling appearance, and then looking at the spotted red rash on her wrist when she reached out to pick up vegetables, Song Chen had mixed feelings in his heart. Of the four women in the house, Xue'er is the youngest, but she is also the farthest from home, Li Jiaoyun and Xia Wanyin are both natives of Yanzhou, and Xu Jinhe has lived in Yanzhou for more than ten years although he is also from the capital.
Only she, not long after she came, made such a crime worse, and in the final analysis, she still failed to protect her.
Today's matter, the house doctor said it clearly and clearly, and she naturally understood, but knowing that she was plotted, she didn't say a word of complaint to herself, and then remembered her silent tears in the afternoon...... Song Chen suddenly felt sad.
When she was in the capital, her mother punished her to kneel and write prayers, and for two hours, she couldn't even get into the carriage when she got up, but she never complained, although she was wronged by her favor, but she persuaded herself to obey her mother's wishes first. Look at the moment, she didn't say a word about the afternoon......
is so well-behaved, and he can't let her be wronged.
"Seems to have a good appetite today?" He looked at her with a smile.
She smiled embarrassedly, "That, I haven't eaten Ruyue's cooking for a long time, which makes the prince smile." ”
"Since you like it so much, let Ruyue serve you in the future, your own people will be responsible, and this king will rest assured." He spoke lightly as he raised his chopsticks.
She paused, a little hesitant, "That's it...... Wouldn't it be too good? ”
"What's not good? Don't you like her craft? He looked at her puzzled.
She put down her chopsticks and said softly and seriously: "Even the princess doesn't have such a special person to cook and drink, the concubine is like this, worried, worried that she will be criticized, saying that the concubine is pampered and arrogant." ”
He stroked her face and said softly: "Be arrogant, be arrogant, it's good that this king knows that you are well-behaved and sensible, not to mention, this king's woman, this king wants to favor himself, do you still have to listen to what others say?" ”
She lowered her eyes, and her face, which had been a little pale in the afternoon, was a little flushed, and she was silent for a while, and finally whispered: "Thank you, Lord Wang." ”
Song Chen's eyes were full of warmth.
After dinner, Song Chen ordered someone to send a few files to Wantang Garden, intending to accompany her while reading, and was about to sit down, when the maid outside the door reported that Xu Jinhe had come.
Seeing Song Chen in the house, Xu Jinhe saluted, "The concubine asks the prince for peace." ”
"Why are you here?" Song Chen asked lightly.
"Ao, I heard that Sister Xue is sick, the concubine came to take a look, she didn't feel fine two days ago, why did she get sick? Have you ever called someone to come and see it? Xu Jinhe replied and turned to Chu Xue, who was standing quietly.
Didn't you talk about peach blossom ringworm? How do you look good? The posture has not been reduced by half a point, but it looks more pitiful than the slightly pale face on weekdays...... This woman is really a natural fox!
"Thank you for the princess's care, the concubine's body is much better now." Chu Xue also gave a formal salute.
"That's good, my sister just came and got sick, probably because I didn't adapt to the water and soil, it can be seen that my sister's body is still weaker, and I will tell the dining room to make more medicinal food to make up for you......"
"No need!" Before Xu Jinhe's words fell, Song Chen suddenly interrupted, "The princess also remembered this king when she mentioned it like this, now there are many people in the house, and Xue'er has just arrived, and there are also cases where the dining room is not well cooked for a while." In the future, Xue'er's meals will be taken care of by Wantang Yuan herself, and as for the soup, there is no need to make it in the dining room, and the materials will be handed over to Wantang Garden, and they can make it themselves. ”
"This ......" Xu Jinhe was quite surprised when he heard this, and he couldn't answer for a while.
Today's events are all for Song Chen's words, and as soon as he said this, the big stone in Chu Xue's heart finally landed steadily. Song Chen said so, today's sins were not in vain. She lowered her eyes quietly, and now she wanted to wait and see what Xu Jinhe would say next.
But Xu Jinhe didn't question anything in the end, and after a pause, he only said: "Yes, the concubine knows." ”
Just because she had peach blossom ringworm, she made her maverick and didn't eat in the dining room, and she still underestimated Chu Xue, or rather, underestimated Song Chen's favor for Chu Xue.
The brassica seed didn't take enough for a month, and it was never completely curtailed, but now this road can no longer be walked, so I can only think of other ways......
It's a big deal, let her be like Li Jiaoyun back then, blessed and blessed.
Seeing that there are already some piles of documents and case files on the bookcase, it seems that Song Chen still wants to stay here tonight, even if she is sick to Song Chen, she will not leave an inch, when has she ever had this kind of treatment? Xu Jinhe's heart became more and more unhappy, and after saying a few words of comfort, he left Wantang Garden.
Song Chen was busy with his own business, Chu Xue also took the piano sheet and read it quietly, accompanying each other but not disturbing each other, the cold moon hung high outside the window, and the room was quiet and warm.
This kind of tacit understanding, like a couple who have been in love for many years, Chu Xue looked at the piano score, but the picture of her childhood came to her mind.
It was in Weizhou, every night, my father would watch the art of war in the study, and my mother would caress a piece of piano on the side, or cook a pot of tea slowly...... At that time, whenever she saw it, even her young heart could feel at ease.
Slowly, her eyes became a little wet, she put down the piano sheet in her hand, looked away, and saw Song Chen who was concentrating on checking the paperwork, the familiar side face was still handsome, she smiled, got up and went to add a new cup of tea for him......