23. Connivance

Xu Yan closed her eyes to recuperate, but Shen Yan felt that the pressure on her body was much less, and she felt bored to sit idly, so she lifted the small curtain on the side to look at the rain outside the carriage.

After watching it for a long time, Shen Yu didn't dare to take a nap, so she took a book next to her and read it with some energy. This is a book about proofreading, Shen Yan has always had the habit of marking the book, and it is inconvenient to use a brush on the way, so she sharpens the thrush pen and uses it as a pencil.

Between the sketches, I gradually felt uncertain.

This book was given to her by Zheng Xun when she went to Zheng's house with Xu Yan last time, and many of the contents involved in it were told to her by the old gentleman before. Shen Yu couldn't help but think of the old man in green cloth, his stubborn and unwilling to give in, and the gray sable that swooped out in the Zheng family's library - I don't know what Zheng Xun's situation is now?

This time Xue Ning was left in Chiayi, and Xue Wanrong was driven back to Luling in advance, he must have a grudge in his heart, will he spill his anger on Zheng Xun's head? Although His Royal Highness King Duan once said that he would take care of Zheng Xun, but how much thought can he put on a noble prince like Zheng Xun who cares about the world?

Thinking about it, Shen Yan couldn't help but sigh.

"Why sigh?" Xu Yan, who had been closing his eyes and recuperating, opened his mouth abruptly, but Shen Yan was startled, and he turned his head to look at him in surprise. However, her mind was not too slow, and she immediately replied: "I don't know when the injury on my leg will recover, so I am worried." ”

Xu Yan raised his eyelids and glanced at the book in Shen Yan's hand, the corners of his lips moved slightly, as if he wanted to speak, and then lifted the curtain to look at the rain outside the car, and asked, "Do you know how to play chess?" ”

"A little."

"There's a chessboard in there, take it out and put it on the table."

Are you going to play against her? Shen Yu hurriedly excused herself and said, "I play chess because of the famous stinky in the academy, so don't be ugly in front of His Royal Highness." ”

Xu Yan glanced at her with a smile, "Anyway, it's boring on the way, let's take a look." ”

Shen Yu had no choice but to put down the scroll in her hand, moved the small low table she carried with the car, and set up the chessboard. The two of them fell for a moment, and Xu Yan said unceremoniously: "It really stinks." ”

Shen Yu didn't feel blushing, her fingers were paused, but she continued to fall. Xu Yan didn't say anything more, easily killed her to the point of losing her armor, and then set up a formation to fight again.

After three games in a row, although Shen Yu lost all the games, she was able to make a little progress in every game.

Although she is not enthusiastic about chess on weekdays, she will inevitably have the heart of competitiveness and progress, and she has the idea of fighting Xu Yan in her heart.

Once she was engrossed on the chessboard, she couldn't notice the injury on her leg, and her left hand was thinking hard about the chessboard, frowning and shaking her head from time to time, biting her lip and planning. It was easy to think of a good move, and after thinking about it for a long time, she fell down, and when she was a little complacent, who knew that Xu Yan picked up a son and fell easily, and turned the situation around, causing her to fall into a decline.

But it turned out that this guy was treacherous, and he set a trap for her silently, and lured her to drill in.

How could Shen Yu be willing to fall into defeat like this, she was suddenly in a hurry, and hurriedly reached out to retrieve the chess piece, and said, "No, no!" Wrong with a shake of the hand! ”

Xu Yan had never met anyone who regretted playing with him in the past 20 years, and he couldn't help but be stunned when he saw this. Looking at Shen Yan's eagerly playing tricks on the chessboard, the corners of her mouth twitched, and she silently took back the chess piece just now.

Shen Yu didn't have the consciousness that she couldn't regret her chess, and when she saw that Xu Yan didn't say anything, she thought hard about the chessboard again, carefully avoided the trap he set, and stubbornly entangled for a long time before she was defeated.

Now she was more interested, and with a smile on her face, she took the honey apricots she bought in Chiayi and put them on the table, full of interest, "Your Highness, let's have another game?" Xu Yan lifted the curtain and looked at the continuous rain outside, and sighed in his heart.

Forget it, although the chess skills are very stinky, you can kill the boredom on the way, so let's play with her for a while.

The rain never stopped, and it was even heavier when the four of them looked for an inn to stay at night.

When he came back from this trip, Xu Yan didn't put on the identity of the prince anymore, but only lived as an ordinary merchant and opened three guest rooms - Xu Yan and Gu An were one left and one right, and Shen Yan and Shi Nan were arranged in the middle, which was a bit of a sense of protecting her safety.

The next morning, the rain stopped, but the weather was still gloomy, with occasional rain or two in the cool breeze, and the mist covering the farmland and green hills on both sides of the official road was very interesting.

Shen Yu occupied the spacious carriage alone, raised the curtain and watched the scenery in a daze, but she was very comfortable.

However, such gloomy weather did not seem to be very good for her wounds, and after a day's journey, when she stayed at the inn at night, the injured calf ached faintly.

Shen Yu had heard Qin Yu remind her before, saying that if she encountered rainy weather after her leg bone was injured, if she was not good at protecting her, she might fall into trouble in the future. She didn't dare to hold it up, so she mentioned it to Xu Yan at dinner, and Xu Yan asked Gu An to invite a Lang Zhong to come over to take a look at her.

Shen Yu was so grateful, silently thanked him hundreds of times, and then rested wrapped in a thick brocade quilt.

Tossing and turning at night, her mind always felt unsettled, and for a while, she even felt that someone was watching her. The feeling lasted for a long time and then disappeared again, and she gradually settled down in her heart, fell into a deep sleep, and woke up the next morning to wash, but listened to Shi Nan: "Girl, you say it's not strange, this inn is also the best in the city, who knows that there are holes in the window paper!" ”

"Holes?" Shen Yu was surprised, "Where is it?" ”

"It's over here." Shi Nan stretched out his hand and led Shen Yu over, and saw that there was indeed a round hole in the window paper, about the size of a pigeon's egg. Shen Yu suddenly remembered something, stood there and looked back, facing her bed.

So I felt like someone was peeping last night...... Isn't that a delusion?

But she didn't provoke anyone along the way, so why would anyone spy on her? And on the left and right sides lived Xu Yan and Gu An, two masters, and they didn't even notice it?

Shen Yu was confused.

She paid extra attention on the road this day, but she didn't feel like being spied on anymore. There are only two or three days away from Luling here, because the weather is clear, and the farmland and green mountains beside the road have new interest under the clear sky after the rain. In the evening, I found an inn to stay, and after dinner, I sat in the pavilion of the inn, looking at the hazy scenery under the evening breeze, and my mind was happy.

Xu Yan seemed to have encountered something there, and disappeared early the next morning, leaving only Gu An to take care of her, saying that Xu Yan had something to do today, and asked Shen Yan to rest for a day, and then set off to return to Luling tomorrow morning, delaying the trip, and asking Shen Yan not to mind.

The so-called guest is as good as the host, of course Shen Yu didn't dare to mind, and hurriedly accompanied the smiling face and said that it was okay, and everything was convenient for the prince.

This inn is not far from the city wall, the door faces the bustling market, but behind it is a secluded and elegant small garden, outside the garden is a large family's mansion, and then there is the towering city wall and the undulating distant mountains outside the city.

Although Shen Yu has recovered a lot now, she didn't dare to move, and she was so bored in the house that she was panicked, so she jumped to the edge of the pool behind her with two crutches to look at the carp.

The scenery of June, since it is different, the rippling water waves reflect the graceful willow silk on the side, the lotus leaves in the pond are like covers, although there is no infinite blue scenery of the lotus leaves, but there is also the grace of the lotus flowers that reflect the sun and the lotus flowers are different red. She looked at the carp swimming in the red lotus, and after a while she looked up at the distant mountain, and saw a white spire in the distance, reflecting the clouds in the sky.

It is said that there are Buddha bones hidden in the tower, there are monks and abbots in the temple, the Tibetan scripture pavilion in the temple has been inherited for hundreds of years, and there are many rare Buddhist scriptures in it.

Shen Yu had followed Shen Ping there before, and although she didn't see the Buddha bone relics, she was fortunate enough to enter the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion to pay respects. That's still second, and what Shen Yu can't forget the most is the acacia bush at the back of the temple.

This season should be the time when the acacia flowers bloom, and the patches of acacia arch over the dense and lush acacia trees in the middle, in the summer sky, it must be beautiful!

However, this time she was walking with His Royal Highness King Duan, Shen Ping had already explained that she was not allowed to be greedy for food and play, and she also promised to be a man with her tail between her legs, so naturally she couldn't spend half a day going there to play around.

It's a pity, it's a pity...... Shen Yu looked at the white tower of the distant mountain and shook her head with regret.

Who knew that Xu Yan's fluttering voice sounded behind him again, "What are you sighing again?" ”

Shen Yan's soul was almost scared out by him! She turned her head to look at Xu Yan with some sadness and indignation, almost having the urge to grit her teeth, "Does the prince always like to appear silently like this?" When he was in Luling Academy, he was so scared that he was scattered, who knew that now he still loves to speak suddenly when she is out of her trance, which makes people tremble under surprise.

Xu Yan stood there with his hands in his hands, smiling rather than smiling, "You can't hear the footsteps, who is to blame?" ”

…… Isn't it just relying on the light skills on the body? Shen Yu secretly lowered her head and pursed her lips, but listened to Xu Yan say: "That's the relics pagoda on the cold mountain, I heard that there are Buddha bone relics hidden, do you want to go and see it?" ”

"Is that okay?" Shen Yu restrained the sudden excitement and asked cautiously.

"The weather should be nice tomorrow, so you might as well take a trip."

"Thank you, Lord Wang!" Shen Yu smiled. This was proposed by His Royal Highness King Duan himself, don't blame her for being playful!