Chapter 94: Past Causes

There were two sneers from the quilt, naturally it was from Ji Cheng, her face was very cold, if Shen Che was in front of her at this moment, her eyes could turn into ice picks and stab him to death.

But the next time we meet, do you want to stab him coldly? Ji Cheng asked himself.

That's not a good strategy. Now Ji Cheng can't help herself, whether it is because of threats or temptations, she and Shen Che are tied to the same boat, she can only rely on Shen Che, but Shen Che may not have to be her.

In fact, at this time, Shen Che showed that he was a little interested in her, which was really not a bad thing. If Ji Cheng can let go, play ambiguous with Shen Che, throw a flattering eye or something, it may be more convenient to act in the future.

Shen Che has too many things in his hands, and the private weapon is just one of his means to deal with the countries of the Western Regions, since Ji Cheng has done it, he wants to do the best, and it is best that his ability can be highlighted so that the people above can realize it, and maybe he can replace Shen Che in the future.

Ji Cheng is a fool's dream, but with her level, she naturally can't guess that Shen Che is the commander of the Jing Shi Army, although she knows that Shen Che's status in the Jing Shi Army should not be low, but she is never willing to believe that he will be the successor leader of the Jing Shi Army who made great achievements in Great Qin.

Ji Cheng sighed, and opened the curtain in distraught, wanting her to bend down and flatter Shen Che, she really felt that it was appropriate, but if she really rejected it coldly, and it was not in line with her usual style of "being kind to others", it was not a wise move to offend her boss.

"The girl is awake." Liu Ye'er hurriedly hung up the bed curtain with the golden hook of the hollow flower basket carp, and brought the mint awakening water that had been prepared long ago to Ji Cheng's mouth and waited for her to rinse her mouth.

Ji Cheng rubbed his temples that were hurt by Shen Che, and looked at the sun outside the window, "The climate this year is really good, it's the end of September, and it's still so warm." ”

"Isn't it, in previous years, it was snowing in the north at this time, but this year there is no movement." Liu Ye'er took a hot handkerchief and made noodles for Ji Cheng.

Yu Qian'er also came in with the Ru kiln blue glaze floating white plum porcelain pot when she heard the sound, took the flower dew and was about to drop it into the pot, but heard Ji Cheng say: "Use the essence that the red-haired merchant gave us the year before last." "The essence dew is like oil but not dew, the aroma is not fruity or floral, with a herbal smell, but Ji Cheng likes it very much, for her, it is refreshing and calming, and she has been saving on it, but it is about to bottom out. Today, for the sake of Shen Che, she even turned out her family background.

When Yu Qian'er heard this, she put the ordinary flower dew back in the box, took the essence dew, and then took out a big white handkerchief and wrapped it around Ji Cheng's neck.

After Ji Cheng dipped a brush in bamboo salt to brush her teeth, Yu Qian'er waited for her to wash her face. After finishing all this, the person was finally refreshed, so he went to Jilan's house to say goodbye, eat and then go to the school.

When he arrived at the school, Ji Cheng heard a big news, Emperor Jianping, who had not hunted for many years, actually ordered to go to Nanyuan in the southeast to hunt this year.

There are two hunting grounds for the royal family, one is the North Garden in the north, which is further north of the Leyou Plain, which is a combination of forest and grass terrain, and the grassland is the majority, and the area is also as big as three South Gardens.

The South Garden in the south is mostly a dense forest area, but the scenery is more beautiful.

But whether it is Nanyuan or Beiyuan, the general autumn hunting is mostly in August, and it is the latest to push it to mid-September at the latest, and it is not possible to imagine that Emperor Jianping, who has not hunted in autumn for ten years this year, suddenly wants to go to Nanyuan to hunt in early October.

"The weather is quite warm this year, and it's not too late to go hunting in Nanyuan at this time." Shen Wei is the most fun-loving, and immediately made excuses for Emperor Jianping, "Nanyuan is even warmer than ours here." ”

"Did the palace say when exactly to leave? And who will go? Do you want to take us with you? Shen Cui immediately asked. She had never gone to the royal hunting ground to hunt in autumn, mainly because Emperor Jianping did not go. But she knew that almost every year in the past, people from the Shen family would go to autumn hunting with Emperor Jianping.

And the reason why Shen Cui is so interested this year is because Qi Zheng is working as a guard in the palace, if Emperor Jianping leaves the palace, he is likely to follow him, so that they will have many opportunities to meet.

Shen Wei is the niece of Emperor Jianping, so she is naturally more well-informed about the news in the palace, "Yesterday my mother came back from the palace and said that this time the emperor's uncle asked all the officials above the third rank in the court to go, and we are naturally not left behind." After all, I haven't hunted in autumn for ten years, so this time it must be lively. ”

If something is abnormal, there must be demons to blame, Shen Wei and the others can only go out to let off steam, but Ji Cheng suddenly thought of Wang Yueniang, who had just entered the palace.

Autumn hunting, it's too easy for some accidents to happen.

Shen Jing's source is very reliable, and on the second day, an old eunuch in the Shangtou Palace went to the Shen Mansion to see the old lady. Although Shen Sanye is not qualified to go hunting in the south, the granddaughters of the Shen family are among the invited, because the lady in the palace said that the more little girls are, they are lively and colorful.

In the evening, Ji Cheng asked Nan Gui to tell Shen Che that she wanted to meet him, and asked if Wang Yueniang was contributing to the autumn hunt this time, or if there was something tricky, anyway, it would be a waste to put the resources of the ready-made Jing Shijun if they didn't use it.

I didn't know that Nan Gui went and quickly replied: "It was said that the second son has not been free these days, but ......"

"But what?" Ji Cheng accosted.

"But the second prince asked you to sort out the accounts of the West Road as much as possible, and draw up a charter for him to see." Nangui Road.

Ji Cheng sneered in his heart, he didn't have time to see him, but he was not afraid to call her around. Ji Cheng felt very uncomfortable in his heart, and he was quite a little aggrieved.

But originally Ji Cheng shouldn't have this kind of grievance, Shen Che has Jing Shijun in his hand, there must be a lot of things, and it's normal to have no time to see her. But it was precisely because Shen Che was so interested in her that her daughter's family inevitably began to take Qiao, thinking that the other party had to coax her a little bit, so as to impress her heart.

As a result, Shen Che rejected Ji Cheng mercilessly and without giving any face, which made Ji Cheng's heart form a gap, resulting in a sense of grievance.

When he went to bed at night, Ji Cheng realized the danger of his state of mind from his sense of grievance. It's really easy to fall into a pit that will never be recovered if you are not careful, just look at Su Yun's pitiful appearance.

Ji Cheng cleaned up his mood and set his mind right, and he no longer felt that there was anything wrong with Shen Che's approach.

Emperor Luan of Jianping drove on the first day of October, fortunately, Nanyuan is quite close to Beijing, and it takes seven or eight days to go to Beiyuan on the road alone, but it only takes two days to get to Nanyuan.

For the sake of safety, Ji Cheng did not go to Nanyuan with An and the princess. Because of her old age, the old lady could not withstand the bumps of the carriage, so she naturally stayed at home.

Ji Cheng persuaded Shen Cui that it was best to pretend to be sick and not go, she was treating others with herself. Wang Yueniang must have hated the Shen family for ruining her innocence and reputation, so that she had to enter the palace, and she has been living in fear.

But according to Ji Cheng, Wang Yueniang originally liked Shen Che, I don't know if she will leave three points of affection, and for Ji Cheng and Shen Cui, two people who have not lost a single hair, looking at Wang Yueniang's pain, compared with the two, it is also possible that Wang Yueniang hates her and Shen Cui to death.

Why did she and Shen Cui enter Tianxiang Building and escape innocently, but she had to bear the result?

Shen Cui also admitted that Ji Cheng was right, but she was really reluctant to have the opportunity to meet Qi Zheng, so she comforted Ji Cheng and said, "It's okay, the eldest brother and the second brother are going this time." Besides, I'm just careful, how can Wang Yueniang not do me in broad daylight? ”

It's scaryly naΓ―ve and naΓ―ve!

Ji Cheng didn't bother to persuade Shen Cui again, anyway, he contracted a cold two days before he set off, and his lungs were about to cough out, so naturally he couldn't leave to go to Nanyuan.

But originally Ji Cheng was able to follow the Shen family's light to Nanyuan, so it was just a trivial matter whether she went or not, only Shen Qian and them expressed a slight regret, and it was always a little less fun for the sisters to not be able to play together.

Taking advantage of this day, the little girls who were chattering at home were gone, and Ji Cheng happened to go to the old lady's house to get close.

Ji Cheng entered the old lady's Rui Yingtang, took off the peacock green two-color gold and green cloak and handed it to the little girl, and then entered the west room to greet the old lady.

"Aren't you sick, what's wrong?" The old lady looked very happy when she saw Ji Cheng, "I know that you are afraid that I will be lonely here, so I came, but your illness should blow less wind." ”

Ji Cheng smiled and said bluntly: "Ancestor, my illness is actually a lie. Ji Cheng spread her hands coquettishly, "You see that I don't cough or wheezing now." ”

The old lady laughed, "You girl, why, don't you like hunting?" ”

Ji Cheng glanced at the people who served in the old lady's house, all of whom she was closest to and most useful, and then said, "No, when I was in Jindi, I often followed my brothers to hunt in the past." It's just that this time I think it's a little strange that the emperor suddenly ordered to go to Nanyuan, and besides, Yue Niang just entered the palace again, and I was afraid that there would be something greasy here, so I thought of this excuse to avoid it. ”

The old lady's smile remained the same, but her eyes were much sharper.

Ji Cheng continued as if he hadn't seen it: "I persuaded the fifth sister, and I also said it to my aunt, but the fifth sister insisted on going, saying that the eldest brother and the second brother were going to go, and there was nothing to be afraid of, and I thought about it too." I mentioned it with Sister Qian and Sister Jing, so that they were extremely careful, and then they must take care of the fifth sister a little. I'm not going to make a mess, if something happens, it's going to drag it back. ”

The old lady took Ji Cheng's hand and asked her to sit beside her, "It's hard for you to think so thoughtfully." I've told Yu and Archer that they'll pay attention, so don't worry. It's just that you are young, but you didn't expect to be so careful. ”

When people are old, they like to see bright and beautiful people and things, Ji Cheng was born like a snowdrift like a jade carving, which is already pitiful, the more the old lady looks at it, the more she likes it, and sees Ji Cheng frankly and frankly said everything, the city government is there, but the heart is very kind, where such a girl goes, any family will like it.

The old lady thought that Su Yun's family affairs were almost settled, but she should also look at each other for Ji Cheng, they were all juniors of their own relatives, and they should help.

Ji Cheng had lunch in the old lady's house, the old lady liked her, so she left her in the blue yarn cupboard for a nap, and when she fell asleep, Yun Jin in the old lady's house was going to play a horse hanging, and Ji Cheng naturally wanted to accompany her.

After only playing a round, the old lady smiled and nodded Ji Cheng's head and said: "You and Archer are really average, I can calculate any cards, and this circle is patronizing to feed me cards, right?" ”

Ji Cheng smiled embarrassedly, "Aren't we all here to please your old man?" ”

The old lady laughed, "That's right." When I met you as a fortune boy, I am afraid that everyone in my house will be happy. But the old lady didn't stab Ji Cheng, turned her head to Yun Jin and Jinxiu, who were playing cards, and said: "You guys hurry up and win, you Miss Ji is not short of these money, hurry up and use all your skills, there will be no such shop in this village." ”

Ji Cheng begged for mercy: "Okay, ancestor, it was Ah Cheng who did something wrong, let's fight seriously in the next round." ”

The old lady nodded yes. After an afternoon, the old lady, Yun Jin, and Jinxiu colluded to deal with Ji Cheng, and the two sides were just a draw.

The old lady praised again and again, pulled Ji Cheng and said: "Don't look at my wife who lost to you today, I have been fighting horse hanging for decades, most of the ordinary people are not my opponents, I can't help it, among the people I met, you and Archer are the best people, and you have finished all the cards." ”

Ji Cheng hurriedly said: "I often help my father read the account book at home, so I am inevitably sensitive to numbers. ”

Yun Jin quipped on the side: "No wonder Miss Ji likes to paste ten thousand words every time, and I dare to love because I think ten thousand words are the best." This is a joke that Ji Cheng loves money.

Ji Cheng was not angry, Yun Jin was also unintentional, everyone grinned and got a lot closer.

The old lady left Ji Cheng for dinner, rested for half an hour after eating, and then asked Yun Jin to use Wujiapi wine to turn ginseng Yangrong pills for Ji Cheng to take, "Don't look at the weather is quite warm now, but at night, the cold starts from your feet, you go back now, catch a cold carefully, and eat this pill to drive away the cold." ”

Ji Cheng answered.

The autumn hunt in Nanyuan is estimated to last for five or six days, Ji Cheng thought that it would be a few days before he could see Shen Wei and them again, but he knew that the palace attendants galloped to Shen Mansion overnight, saying that Wang Meiren missed Ji Cheng's little sister, and asked her to accompany her in Nanyuan.

What a shoddy excuse, not even a decent excuse, this is the right of the high-ranking person.

Ji Cheng couldn't refuse, so he could only set off early in the morning with the old lady's worried eyes.

Ji Cheng was bored in the carriage. Isn't Wang Meiren in the mouth of the waiter Wang Yueniang, it seems that her position is not too high, but she must be very favored, otherwise it is impossible for the waiter to travel overnight just for the excuse that Wang Meiren misses her little sister.

As for Wang Yueniang blatantly summoning herself like this, I don't know what the idea is. Ji Cheng doesn't understand Wang Yueniang, who doesn't arrange to play cards, their brains don't know what to do, and they do some strange things, but I hope not to be beaten to death by Wang Yueniang.

Ji Cheng was bored, glanced at Nan Gui who was meditating in the carriage, and remembered Shen Che's benefits, this time there was Nan Gui, Ji Cheng was indeed a lot more relieved, she was reluctant to leave Nan Gui's sight, so Ji Cheng didn't even bring Liu Ye'er this time, only Nan Gui and Yu Qian'er.

Ji Cheng's buttocks hurt from the bumps in the carriage, she looked at Nan Gui, who was sitting motionless like a bell, and asked out loud, "Sister Nangui, don't you think the carriage hurts?" ”

"It's fine." Nangui opened his eyes and said calmly.

Ji Cheng said again: "Sister Nangui, you close your eyes and cross your legs to breathe, is this also a practice?" ”

"Well, this set of breathing methods can calm the nerves, nourish the spirit, and if you cooperate with the exercises, you can also prolong your life." Nan Guimu was stunned.

Nan Gui looked at Mu stunned, his appearance was not conspicuous at all, and even his speech was stunned, there were no ups and downs.

Ji Cheng felt that he needed to calm his nerves too much, so he said, "Sister Nangui, can you teach me this set of tuna methods?" ”

There is nothing magical about this set of exercises, and it is not a secret that will not be passed on, Nan Gui is not stingy at all: "If the girl wants to learn, I will teach you." ”

Ji Cheng is a good student, and his sensitivity is almost a dozen streets away from Nangui who first learned this set of exercises, but half an hour can be regarded as the first glimpse of the door, and he knows how to use the method of vomiting to calm his mind.

At first, Nan Gui told Ji Cheng that she didn't need to sit cross-legged, she could sit as comfortably as she could, but Ji Cheng simply had to cross her legs, and she felt that the sense of ritual would help her immerse herself in the vomit. It's just that when she first practiced this way, she had to release her legs and shake her feet after a while to relieve the numbness.

By the time the carriage finally arrived at Nanyuan, Ji Cheng had been able to sit motionless for half an hour.

Yu Qian'er spared no effort to pat the fart and said, "Girl, you sit cross-legged like this, you really look like a Bodhisattva." "The skin is like a jade carving and the skin is cold and cold, not to mention that it is really a bit out of the world," even Sister Nangui said that you are very talented in practice. ”

Ji Cheng touched Yu Qian'er's head, where is she practicing kung fu, she just wants to share a little bit of energy, her ass is really bumpy and painful, no wonder people in the south like to take boats.

Along the way, the carriage traveled overnight, and the horses pulling the carriage were changed by four or five, and they arrived at Nanyuan in the evening of the next day.

The Emperor's Nanyuan Palace was built on a mountain, but when it was last renovated, it was 20 years ago, and now it looks quite old and small. This is because the Chu royal family prefers Beiyuan every autumn hunt.

This time I came to the south, and the princes and nobles of the three grades of the DPRK and the princes and nobles were all accompanied by their families, and the palace naturally could not accommodate so many people, so each family camped on their own.

Fortunately, Nanyuan surrounded a total of three mountains, and there was enough space for each family to set up camp.

When Ji Cheng arrived, the moon had risen to the sky, the Nanyuan Palace was brightly lit, there were tents along the palace all the way down the mountain, with orange and yellow lights, and there were faint lights on the other two mountains from a distance, and the three mountains looked at from a distance at night, as if they were the golden silk crown worn by the daughter's family.

When the little eunuch at the foot of the mountain saw that the chamberlain surnamed Zeng had arrived, he hurriedly greeted him.

After a while, Ji Cheng saw the attendant walking to the carriage and said, "Miss Ji, the Shen family's tent is on the side of Qixia Mountain." ”

"Thank you father-in-law for taking care of you all the way." Ji Cheng said.

As soon as Yu Qian'er, who was standing under the carriage, heard Ji Cheng's words, she quietly stuffed a purse into Zeng's waiter, who secretly weighed it and said with a smile: "The girl doesn't have to worry, Wang Meiren has already rested at this time, the girl is so resting, and she will only come to invite her tomorrow if she is afraid of the top." ”

Ji Cheng thanked him again.

When Ji Cheng arrived at the tent of the Shen family, Shen Qian and Shen Wei were not surprised to see Ji Cheng, when they stopped to rest during the day yesterday, Wang Yueniang summoned the girl from the Shen Mansion to go over to question, and when they saw that Ji Cheng was not there, they said that it was less lively, and regardless of Shen Qian saying that Ji Cheng was sick, they directly asked the chamberlain to ride back and bring Ji Cheng over.

"Ah Cheng, is your illness better?" Shen Qian asked worriedly.

Ji Cheng had to act in a full set if he was acting, so he had to cover his mouth with a handkerchief and coughed a few times, and reluctantly said, "It's better." ”

Shen Qian frowned and said, "It's all coughing like this, and it's still better?" Shen Qian immediately recruited a girl and asked Ji Cheng to make loquat paste to eat.

"It's not as good as at home, otherwise you should use Chuanbei steamed pears for you to eat." Shen Qian chattered.

Ji Cheng held Shen Qian's hand and said, "Good sister, I know you care about me." It's just that it's not like a seventeen-year-old girl, I'm afraid it's about the same as seventy. ”

When Shen Qian heard this, he immediately glared, and reached out and pinched Ji Cheng's slippery face, "Hey, you stinky girl, I am kind for you, but you will arrange me instead." ”

A frolic finally made Shen Qian no longer frown, and Ji Cheng looked around, "What about the fifth sister?" ”

"The girl was gone when she arrived this afternoon. But don't worry, she won't have anything big with Snow Willow by her side. Shen Qian said. Xue Liu is the girl who knows martial arts that Shen Che found for Shen Cui.

Ji Cheng nodded, "Sister Qian, I have no relationship with Wang Meiren, and you also know that their sisters have never liked me, and that kind of thing happened at that time, do you know why she cares so much about whether I come or not?" I've never been sure. ”

Shen Qian said: "I also wonder. But I can't guess her abacus, so I can only take one step at a time. Now that she is being favored, I heard that even Princess Wang Shu is a stone's throw back from the others. ”

"Yes." Shen Wei interjected, "Wang Yueniang and Wang Shufei fell out. ”

With such gossip, the girls in the tent immediately became interested, and Su Yun and Lu Yuan all came around.

Shen Jing sat down proudly, took a sip of tea before speaking, "I also went to Sister Li Hui's tent to hear about it first. said that Wang Yueniang was in the palace of Concubine Wang Shu, and while my uncle was drunk, he intercepted Concubine Wang Shu's beard, making Concubine Wang Shufei so angry that she jumped up and down. ”