46. Nesting swallows
Because of the loss of face and the sullenness of Wanwan, she had to persuade her at the good time, "I told you before leaving, you don't have a maid with you, and I will take care of all your qiฤ." Wasn't it logical that I couldn't be with you because I was on official duty at dinner last night, and that I would wash the clothes I changed at night? What happened to the belly pocket? If I don't wash, will I let the rest of the habitat wash? Don't be like this, I see what is so sweet, why do you come to you so painfully? โ
She was so sad that she couldn't speak, and she languished for a long time before she said, "That's my close-fitting clothes...... I can wash it myself. โ
He took her hand, the ten fingers as delicate as almond tofu, wouldn't it be bad to do the work.
"Just keep it like that, I like it." He put it in his palm like a baby, and muttered softly, "It's okay for a man to be rough, your dignified eldest princess, when you come to me, you have to wash your clothes yourself, and it's not that you lose your face, it's that my face is dull." I know you're embarrassed to show me the dirty clothes...... We are husband and wife, although we have not yet reached that level, but we are already tied together, and we will share glory and disgrace in this life. You're so restrained, what's going to happen in the future? If you feel like you've suffered a loss, that's okay, I'll take out my underwear for you to look at at will, and that's it. โ
She immediately said no, "I just ...... I can't turn a corner for a while. Take a step back and think about it, treat you as a copper ring or a small unitary, and I will feel comfortable in my heart. โ
He kicked a little late, and said awkwardly, "But in the end, you can't forget that I am your concubine, regardless of identity, we are still ordinary couples, don't forget the family." โ
What a family! Wanwan's face turned red, it was difficult to think about him, in order to please him, she lowered her value and became a servant. I was afraid that the more I talked, the more embarrassed I became, so I turned my head and glanced out, "Those old people and children couldn't stand it yesterday, and when they heard about eating, they lived like they didn't want to die." Where did all that grain go? Got a clue? โ
He told her the results of Shuquan's overnight interrogation, and said abruptly: "Grain and grass have always been the lifeblood of soldiers, and 100,000 stone of grain is enough for 50,000 troops to eat for half a year." Guizhou Division has always been in good weather, I have never heard of disasters, a small grain seller, such a quantity of rice and grain in hand, where does he have such a great ability! The only explanation is that there is a big man selling the stolen goods for him......" He looked at her face attentively, "Wanwan, Daye is not peaceful, do you know?" โ
She frowned and nodded, "I know, in the past few years, I have often heard of mobs in rebellion, Songpanwei during the period of Emperor Huizong, and Mo Erkan of the current saint, fortunately, they are all border places, and they can still deal with it." Guizhou Division...... Once it involves Shangliangguang, it will be a prairie fire......" She shuddered, her gaze slowly turned around, and fixed on his face, "Good time, no matter what others do, you can't act rashly, can you promise me?" โ
His heart skipped a beat, as she called his name, and he felt like he was colliding head-on with happiness. But she is so keen, after all, she is worried, in her heart, her family and country are always higher than a qiฤ.
He kept smiling, "Why did you talk about this all of a sudden?" โ
She could distinguish his expression and try to see a little hesitation, but his eyebrows were open, and he did not evade, and she secretly breathed a sigh of relief, "You are different from others, you are my concubine, and you are a relative of the emperor." I grew up in the hands of my father and brother, and I dare not forget the country. Since you say that you love me, you should be united with me and guard this great house for the emperor. โ
Her meaning is very clear, love and ambition can only choose one of the two, if you choose the warm jade and warm fragrance, forget his Jin Ge Iron Horse, and be an ordinary person with peace of mind, guarding the title left by the ancestors, mediocre until old age. However, his desire is difficult to fill after all, he wants to take care of both, wants to create a world foundation, and wants to share the world side by side with her...... I'm afraid it's a little difficult, but he knew from the beginning that she wasn't a person who fulfilled the small self and forgot the big self.
Fortunately, he doesn't have to face those immediately for the time being, once the time is long, some obsessions will change, he pins his hopes on the future, and when she has a child, he naturally knows which is more important.
Her eyes were fixed on him, waiting for him to answer. He said, "I promise you, I have the same hatred with you, and if anyone does wrong, even if the jade is burned, I will protect the society." โ
Wanwan was relieved, relieved and satisfied, "Thank you for not making me in a dilemma." โ
He couldn't laugh because of her words, and the reason for the dilemma was because he was emotional. He leaned over and took her into his arms, and with such a weak body, he had to exert himself to hold her tight.
"It's a good thing that you worry about the country and the people, but you are a girl after all, let the man handle the changes outside, you just need to take care of yourself, let me always see you smiling."
She raised her face and pressed it against his, "My good or bad is closely related to you." โ
His eyebrows furrowed, and he didn't speak, pressing her hard against his chest.
I always can't help but talk about this kind of heavy topic, no way, most of the political marriages are like this. Instead of being tempted everywhere, it is better to be as straightforward as her, let him know her position, and if she cares about her, she will keep to herself, which is the greatest guarantee for this marriage.
He couldn't take her out and go out among the people and let her see the devastation. He and she walked in front, and Yu Qiyao followed behind. Regarding Yu Qiyao, he knew that he was Xiao Duo's person, and this time he deliberately ordered his Mao to convey Huaining's news through his mouth. Of course, it is impossible for him to know about the front-line troops in Anqing Mansion, rather than letting him go in and out of Nanjing freely, it is better to take him with him, act with them during the day, and have his people guarding him at night, and he can't go out of the post station.
The suffering of the victims was unspeakable, all of which were seen in Wanwan's eyes, and the eyes in the corners of the wall were as focused as hunting, which made her sad and frightened. She kept asking what to do if she didn't have enough to eat, what to do if she was sick, and he said that it was fate, "If there is time to transport food from other places, then their livelihood can be maintained." Now I just ask God to have mercy and not to break out of the epidemic. The population is too dense, and if one of them falls ill, the next big area will follow, and I am afraid of ......"
She clasped his hand tightly, and he turned his face to her and smiled bitterly at her.
Fortunately, Shuquan was very reliable, and he borrowed grain and came back, just in time to make dinner in the porridge factory. When the porridge is out of the pot, take the chopsticks and โกโก it again, the chopsticks will not fall, and you can really manage your fill.
The copper bell rang, and the entire county reverberated in a buzzing sound. Wanwan watched the queue line like a long line, and the messenger scooped the porridge into the broken porcelain bowl one by one, and both she and the victims sighed deeply.
Eating and squatting in the corner, pouting two reeds can be used as chopsticks, she doesn't know that the life of the people is like this. After going to the people, it was like falling from the sky to the dust, and the foundation created by the ancestors of the Murong clan became like this inexplicably.
He assigned things to his subordinates, and after explaining it, he beckoned her back to the post station, "Let's stay tomorrow for another day, and they will take care of the rest, and I will take you back to Nanjing first." โ
Wanwan said that it didn't matter, "So many chores have not been taken care of clearly, the food has not been recovered, and the food borrowed by the second master cannot last for a few days." โ
He took her to walk slowly in the sunset, and only said: "You don't have to worry, the food raised by the sixth child is already on the way, hurry up, it won't be long before it arrives." As for those who were ignorant by Shazhi County, it is unknown whether they can be recovered, so don't take it to heart for the time being. โ
She was worried, 100,000 stone of grain, which is really not a small amount. If it really arrives in Guizhou Division, Zhen'an Wangtun chews so many grains, what is the use?
Back at the post station, still thinking about it, Yu Qiyi stood on the side, she sat at the table and pondered.
"I haven't corresponded with the emperor for a long time, what I have seen and heard in the past two days, should I tell him the truth?" She turned to look at him, "The two eyes of the imperial court are always staring at Nanyuan, but they don't know that this is making the relatives and enemies happy." According to my thoughts, I can't take it lightly anywhere, King Zhen'an, even King Wusi and King Pingliang, can't relax their restraints. You said...... If I write like this, will it make the emperor doubt me and devote himself to Nanyuan? โ
Yu Qiyao looked at her with a little pity, probably having suffered the loss of that imperial brother, so she was not as innocent and carefree as before. The more people grow up, the more things they think, why do they play in one place when they are young, as close as one person, and slowly become impregnated by power, they will become a lot of suspicion, and even cannibalism. Growing up is really a cruel thing, the eldest princess is sixteen years old, and she can already experience the warmth and coldness, and even the words in the letter have to be carefully considered. Write "Long live my emperor" on the head, and write "The courtier's sister kneels to Qi", if you want to be close, you can't get close, it's really the biggest sorrow in the world.
"Your Highness's loyalty to the monarch, how can the emperor be suspicious of you! However, according to the minister's humble opinion, His Royal Highness only needs to write down the loss of the disaster grain in the letter, and mention by the way that the grain dealer is from Guizhou, and the rest will be considered by the emperor himself. He humbly grappled his waist and said, "The emperor is a Ming monarch, and with such a deep strategy, you can't guess anything." You said it too thoroughly, but it's not good, please think twice, Your Highness. โ
Wanwan listened to him and looked at him impressed. When he came to her, he was always cautious in his work and speech, and he had the demeanor of Xiao Duo. Saying that the emperor is a Ming monarch is obviously an exaggeration, otherwise what about it, it is not good to say that he is narrow-minded and moody!
She smiled, a shallow pear vortex, graceful and swaying. "According to your words, I'm afraid I have to go back to Nanjing before I can send it out, this place is not manpowered, and it is very chaotic, so I can't make trouble for him." โ
Yu Qiyao hesitated slightly, and asked, "Your Highness and the prince, there is no mustard now, right?" โ
She grabbed the pen in her hand and paused for a moment before saying, "He used the plan to pay attention to the master, this is harmless, I can forgive him." As long as he keeps his duty in the future, I want to ...... There should be no more mustard. โ
Yu Qiyao folded his hand and said, "The minister understands what His Royal Highness means, the prince is a person who wants to accompany His Royal Highness for a lifetime, His Royal Highness can see it, and the ministers are also happy for His Highness." โ
She blinked when she heard this, "No matter what, the game is still a little flattering." Master Yu will serve in my princess's mansion for a long time, don't go back to Beijing in the future, I can't do without you by my side. โ
He burst into a faint smile, and arched his hand, "The minister will not leave His Royal Highness in this life, and the affairs of the capital have been explained clearly earlier, and the minister has nowhere to go except for the princess's mansion." โ
Cutting off the back road, she can only move forward bravely, and the eldest princess has a peaceful face under the afterglow of the sunset, like a gilded Bodhisattva in the temple.
It's hot, and in a few days it will be the Dragon Boat Festival, and there will be the sound of insects everywhere at night. A moon rose, and the lights were lit in the inn. This post station is a bit of a western style, built on the open land on the edge of the official road, a two-story building built of all wood, surrounded on all sides, forming a large courtyard in the shape of a mouth. Someone walked, a series of footsteps on the stairs in the open air, after a long time, she could already tell which was the good time, unhurriedly, the sky fell, I was leisurely energetic, I couldn't find a second one in the world.
Wanwan pushed the window to see, he came up from downstairs, the vermilion drag opened and closed with his steps, he walked steadily, step by step, like His Majesty ascending to the top. She remembered the eldest brother in front of the Qianqing Palace, who was once also a peerless generation, but unfortunately the jade was broken later, and now her soul doesn't know where to go.
She got up to meet him at the door, and he brought her clothes, folded them upright, and put them on a flat hand in a solemn posture. When I saw her, I smiled brightly, and I didn't feel embarrassed at all.
She reached out and took it, embarrassed, "Thank you." Turning back into the house, he naturally followed.
"I've got dinner ready, let's have a drink."
Wanwan wanted to say that she didn't know how to drink, but she was afraid of ruining his interest, so she nodded and said yes. He looked at her with a smile, the beauty looked at her, and he looked forward to it. She opened the window before, and half of her body was exposed behind the window drawer, like a painting of a lady with fine brushwork.
There were some study rooms scattered on the table, and she went back to tidy them up slowly, her hand was long, and a piece of her wrist was exposed under her sleeve. He went up to help, saw the timing, and let out a long sigh.
She raised her eyes and asked what was wrong, "What's wrong again?" โ
He hesitated, "Didn't you hang your clothes in the room during the day, the dripping water soaked the mattress, and I couldn't sleep tonight." โ
Wanwan was dumbfounded, "Could it be that you hung your clothes on the bed frame?" โ
He's not stupid, how can he do such an outrageous thing! But he had an idea, and poured a basin of water on the bed, which is called putting himself to death and then living, he didn't even have a place to live for her clothes, was she embarrassed not to take him in? Actually, it's not that I want to do anything, I just want to do it for others to see. Before sleeping in a separate room in the eldest princess's mansion, no one knew except the people around her, but now outside, in front of everyone's eyes, it was still like this, although those Goshha did not dare to laugh blatantly, but Shuquan's mouth was already grinning to the root of his ears. According to his words, the problem of not seeing rabbits and not scattering eagles has been completely changed, and this time the book is big enough. He thinks so. But washing her clothes and feet, these are nothing, the important thing is to have the same room, even if they sleep separately, at least let him earn some face.
He said: "There is nowhere to dry in the house, and besides, there are always people coming and going, and they are afraid that they will see it, so they have to put it in the tent." โ
Although Wanwan felt that he was a little lacking in heart, she was still very unhappy, "I'm really sorry, I'm tired of you." What should I do, ask them to change the mattress, and it will be good to dry it tomorrow. โ
"I asked, and said that there was no extra mattress to replace, and all of them were given to the victims."
"Then let's sleep with the second master, the two brothers are lively."
He looked at her sadly, "I'm already married, how can I share a room with my daughter-in-law and sleep with my brother!" Let people know, and gossip. โ
Wanwan swallowed, finally understanding what he meant. She touched her ears, their earlobes were hot, and she gave up after struggling, "If you want to stay, just say it, it's okay, you should be divided." This kind of thing has to be done by you to remind me in a roundabout way, it is my inconsiderateness, which makes you laugh. โ
She was so happy, he was startled, and suddenly sneered, "I don't mean it......"
Yi Cheng brought people up with wine and food, stood outside the door and shouted, and the two of them came back to their senses. Let his mouth in, and at the same time reach out to place the gold paper, and when he touched it twice, he astringently opened his face.
When you go out, there are many inconveniences, and there is this way sooner or later, and Wanwan doesn't care. It's just that it's awkward when you're face-to-face, and those dishes taste like chewy wax.
He poured her a small glass, one sip at most. Knowing that she didn't drink well, I toasted myself and asked her to feel free.
"I'm not urging you, don't get me wrong." He looked around the room and said, "It's not a good place either, no...... I've wronged you. I'm only going to stay one night tonight, ...... tomorrow."
"Ming'er lives here too." She picked up the cup and took a sip slightly, I don't know what kind of wine it was, the entrance was spicy, and the aftertaste was slightly sweet. She put down her cup and sighed: "I'm incompetent as a Fujin, you have complained about me in your heart, right?" โ
He said never, "It is better to make people happy than to be tired of being bored for a long time." The former is easy to do, and I'm doing everything I can to achieve the latter. โ
She smiled, "Thank you for your kindness." He pulled up his sleeves and gave him vegetables, and when he saw that he was only drinking, he said softly, "Eat some vegetables and pad it, and it hurts your stomach carefully." โ
He suddenly reached out and grabbed her wrist, "Wanwan......"
The temperature of his palm was alarming, and she hesitated for a moment, then put her hand on the back of his.