85. Undercurrent
Her makeup is beautiful and delicate, her clothes are luxurious, the round cheeks that were unique to girls are now slightly thin and delicate, and her eyebrows and eyes are a little more charming than before, and it can be seen that King Rui is quite fond of Hua Yuan after marriage.
She was calm, her long skirt dragged behind her, and she slowly walked in front of Yan Xu and stood still, a pair of apricot eyes flowed, and swept a few back and forth on Yan Xu's face, and then said leisurely: "The prince is so Yaxing, and he is also interested in appreciating lotus on this rainy day." It's just that I heard that there are 800 miles of urgent military information entering Beijing today, and the prince, as an important minister of the imperial court, does not go to the court to share the worries of His Majesty, and only cares about his own ups and downs. ”
Yan Xu put her hands behind her back, looked at her from head to toe, and said that casual people will never grow up, sure enough, since this woman married into the Rui Wangfu, it seems to have transformed overnight, from the arrogant and willful daughter in the past, to a quick-witted and ambitious princely woman, and now when she sees herself, she no longer trembles and is afraid of the past, but unfortunately she can't get rid of the self-righteous sense of superiority.
He suddenly pursed his lips and smiled, looking at her with interest, "What Concubine Song said is extremely true, but this will also go down, and it will be useless for me to rush to the palace again, if it really provokes criticism, then how can it be good?" ”
It's good that he doesn't laugh, this smile is really unique, Hua Yuan was stunned for a moment, and then her face froze, in the past when the two met, he always disdained it, and the words were-for-tat, and he had never tried to take over the topic with her so kindly, which made her a little at a loss for a while.
If Yan Xu spoke to her like this in the past, she would be so happy that her palms would sweat, but now Hua Yu has long lost the innocence she had at the beginning, her apricot eyes only lit up for a moment, and then she dimmed again, and even her tone was as calm as water, "Why does the prince mock me like this?" Now the rumors in Yicheng, which one of them is not what the prince wants to hear, so it is circulating? Although I am a woman trapped in the inner house, I know a little about the things outside, and those who dare to criticize the son of the world are afraid that they have not yet given birth. I just saw that the prince was worried about the beauty of the prince, and he was in a hurry to persuade him, which made the prince smile. But after all, the prince is old and likes to talk about big truths, if what he said is too much, please don't take it to heart. ”
Yan Min hooked the corners of his mouth with satisfaction, "It's rare that Concubine Song thinks about the palace everywhere, and my father really married a virtuous helper this time." The rights and wrongs of the past have passed, and now we are a family behind closed doors, what words can be passed out, and what words can only rot in the stomach, I think smart people know how to weigh themselves. ”
Hua Yuan smiled at him, "Since the prince has said so, then Hua Yuan will not go around in circles." Since I am married to King Rui, this heart is naturally tied to King Rui's mansion, although Hua Yuan is not a smart person, but she can also see that the prince has a hill and a ravine, and the Wei State is coming, if the prince is useful to the Song family, please just ask. ”
Yan Xu smiled even more on her face, and secretly praised in her heart, it was really difficult for her to learn to be able to afford to put it down in a short period of time, this mind of knowing the times and understanding the general situation is much stronger than Yan Min, "I know the Song family's intentions, please thank you to Ping'an Hou for me." I remember that next month is the birthday of Ping'an Hou, and I will have people prepare a small gift. ”
Seeing that he didn't mean to use the Song family's soldiers and horses, Hua Yuan was a little apprehensive. Rui Wang has only known people, his demeanor is chic, he is calm and wise, and now he is in the prime of life, and he is the most mature and attractive time for a man.
At the beginning, Yan Xu's sentence "What is most lacking in Yicheng is a woman like you who thinks she is blessed with the advantages of her mother's family, a foolish and arrogant woman like you, who is only worthy of a mediocre talent like Yan Min", has always been deeply rooted in her heart, she hates him, hates blood in her heart, but she also knows that in order to gain a foothold in Rui Wangfu, in addition to catering to Rui Wang, she also has to rely on Yan Xu, she very much hopes that her mother's family can help Yan Xu to stabilize her position in Rui Wangfu.
She raised her eyebrows and asked, "Is the prince worried that it will be difficult for the soldiers and horses of Jinxi to fight against the Wei soldiers, or is it ...... The prince didn't plan to lead the troops to meet the battle this time? ”
Yan Xu glanced at her lightly, and only said, "I heard that you have a clan sister who has entered the palace and is quite favored?" ”
Hua Yuan married King Rui, although the Marquis of Ping An knew the situation at that time, but afterwards he was afraid that Yan Min would have a grudge against the Song family in his heart, after all, the first emperor wanted to leave Hua Yuan to Yan Min, in order not to lose this young emperor, he sent another Song girl in the clan into the palace. Unexpectedly, the woman was quite pleasing to Yan Min, and it is said that when he was grinding wood, she was the only one to serve by his side.
She expressed her heartfelt feelings, but Yan Xu suddenly mentioned this stubble, quite a little blamed the Song family's first rat at both ends, she couldn't help but feel embarrassed, but Yan Xu continued: "Your Majesty is young, and you have ascended the throne under those ups and downs, it is difficult to neutralize the authority in the court, and now the Wei people have invaded our country's land, if I am Your Majesty, I will personally lead the army to crusade against the rebels and raise the prestige of our country." ”
Hua Yuan was stunned on the spot, what he meant...... Let Yan Min drive the expedition in person? She hesitated and said: "But now is the very time when the Lord Shaoguo is suspicious, if His Majesty drives the expedition in person, in case there is a business trip, it will be ......."
He straightened his sleeves indifferently, "No case, although he is incompetent, how to say that he is also the son of heaven of my Great Jin Dynasty, I will never let him go on any errands, he must go head and tail to go, and he must return head and tail." At this point, there was no need to continue, he raised his feet to leave, and suddenly paused, and smiled jokingly, "Why don't you want to think about it, if something really goes wrong with him, whose head will the benefit be?" ”
He didn't care what her reaction was, and walked away. Hua Yuan was motionless, watching him walk out of the verandah, Ye Xuan was holding an umbrella waiting for him in the distance, as soon as he walked out of the verandah, she greeted him, and held the umbrella high to cover him from the rain, he didn't know what to say to her, she smiled like a flower, and took his arm into the drizzle. Although Hua Yuan couldn't see Yan Xu's face at this time, she didn't need to look at her to know that the smile on his face at this time must be a laugh from his heart, and it was very different from the smile when he entertained her just now.
She stared coldly at the backs of the two until they disappeared in the rain. She understood his last sentence, if Yan Min really had any accidents, the person who benefited was naturally King Rui. Although she didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in Yan Xu's gourd, why she said that she would keep Yan Min coming back with her head and tail, and she had to throw down such a reminiscent sentence, but she thought that since he was confident, she should go into the palace to see that sister.
At the beginning of July, at noon, the sun was so fierce that the ground seemed to be covered with heat, and there was not a single pedestrian on the road, and even the annoying noise had stopped.
In a tavern in a small town on the northwest border of the Wei Kingdom, there were some diners sitting here and there, and the old shopkeeper was diligently adding tea to a teaching gentleman, "Master, the tea is hot, you drink it carefully." What did you just say...... Did the young son of heaven of the Jin Kingdom really capture the three cities of Luzhou? ”
The tavern was not big, there were only five or six tables in total, and at this time, those who had been beating the tooth sacrifice stopped their chopsticks, pricked up their ears, and looked at the table where the shopkeeper was adding tea. The master in the shopkeeper's mouth was an old man with a goatee, and under the anxious gaze of the crowd, he blew the tea bowl with trembling hands, and slipped a few sips, and then said slowly: "No, the three cities of Liaozhou have all fallen now." Originally, the Wei people were afraid of the Yun Shuai of the Jin Kingdom, and they were glad that Yun Shuai did not go out with the army this time, but who would have thought that since the young son of heaven had been on the expedition in person, if he had the help of God, it would only take ten days to fight Liaozhou, and this is the day to die Wei. ”
The tavern exploded for a moment, and the businessmen were already discussing the sale of the property there, but a young man in the far corner, dressed in a half-worn gray skit, with a weak body and a delicate face, looked like a handyman who specialized in running errands and delivering letters for people.
He sat silently in the corner, listening to the discussion, while slowly tearing the naan in his hand, when he heard the old master say that King Xiang had led his army to intercept the Jin Dynasty army, he wrapped the naan in a cloth and stuffed it into a package, took out three coppers and put them on the table, and hung his head and went out of the tavern.