Chapter 245: Back then
When Xie Ning heard this, he couldn't help but feel a little lost in his heart. Although her father no longer worries about his life, he has not been able to find the mastermind behind the framing of her father, and this matter cannot be completely resolved, and her father has always been accused of collaborating with the enemy.
Qin Feng's voice sounded in his ears again, "But I didn't go for nothing today. At least I had time to pick you up. ”
His words were full of joy, and when Xie Ning heard this, he couldn't help but say suspiciously: "Didn't you tell me before that you wanted to avoid suspicion, but now it's only a day, why ......?" ”
Qin Feng glanced at her deeply, and was about to speak, when he was interrupted by a knock at the door.
"Come in."
But it's the maid who comes in with medicine.
Xie Ning couldn't help frowning, but when he looked at Qin Feng's gaze, he didn't show any entanglement, took the medicine cup, and raised his head to drink without changing his face.
Qin Feng couldn't see any clues.
But as Shainin expected, this medicine is indeed very bitter. By the time she had drunk all the potions, there was no other taste in her mouth.
But it's not like she hasn't endured hardships, so it's okay to endure this little thing.
Xie Ning pursed the corners of his mouth, and subconsciously went to take the tea cup that she had put aside earlier.
"Let's eat a candied fruit first." Qin Feng suddenly took the tray in the maid's hand and handed it to Xie Ning.
His move was just unintentional, but when Xie Ning saw it, he couldn't help but be a little stunned, just when the other party saw that she was afraid of hardship, he couldn't help but say loudly: "You are thoughtful." ”
Qin Feng just shook his head and said, "It's just that I took too much medicine when I was a child." ”
Qin Feng has had a cold since he was a child, but this disease was only recently cured by Xu Banxia. Before that, it can be said that there were countless medical treatments.
One can imagine how much bitter medicine he had drunk.
Thinking of this, Xie Ning couldn't help but glance at Qin Feng sympathetically.
Qin Feng's eyes flashed, and after hooking the corners of his lips disappreciatively, he put the tray in his hand on Xie Ning's lap, and waved his hand at the maid who came in to deliver the medicine.
After the maid closed the door and walked out, Qin Feng looked at Xie Ning again, and said with a faint expression: "A-Ning." Now I have something to hide from you. Do you know what it is? ”
At first hearing this, Xie Ning couldn't help but panic in his heart, thinking that Qin Feng had made some article on the matter of Shudi, and a layer of cold sweat immediately broke out on his body. But he still pretended to be calm and said, "What's the matter?"
Qin Feng looked at her steadily, and said with a straight expression: "I don't have a cold disease, and I have never suffered from a cough because of it. ”
What the? Xie Ning's eyes widened in disbelief, and he shook his head to himself, "How is it possible? You were pale and your hands were cold. How can illness be fake? ”
What's more, isn't Qin Feng's cold illness still to save Gu Qingyun? At that time, he was so young, and after falling into the water, there must be a royal doctor to treat him, how could he hide it from him as a child?
Xie Ning didn't want to believe this, but when she raised her eyes and gave Qin Feng a calm look, all her doubts disappeared.
The other party must not joke with her about this kind of thing.
Xie Ning's eyes flashed, but her heart was indescribably complicated, and when she met Qin Feng's gaze again, she said directly: "Why do you want to be like this? ”
Good and decent, no one needs to pretend to be sick and deceive people. What's more, it's been a secret for so many years. Unless there is something unspeakable......
Xie Ning clenched his hands unconsciously, but he was already prepared in his heart.
No matter what Qin Feng said next, it was a heavy truth.
"Seven years ago, it happened to be a banquet in the palace," Qin Feng looked at Xie Ning and said slowly: "At that time, because of the early death of my mother's concubine, life was extremely tormenting. Not only did the palace maids hold high and low, but even many concubines didn't like me. And the noble concubine is one of them. ”
Sensing the deep meaning in Qin Feng's words, Xie Ning couldn't help but jump in his heart. At the moment, he said suspiciously: "But you obviously have a good relationship with Aze and the Hou Mansion, and I thought that the noble concubine treated you very well." ”
Not only that, but in Xie Ning's impression, the noble concubine's attitude towards Qin Feng on the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival was also very kind. At least it's much better than her titular niece.
When Qin Feng heard this, he just shook his head and smiled: "It's just a matter of face." Before Aze was born, Concubine Gao did not have a son under her knees, so in this case, she naturally had the idea of raising me. However, my father rejected her request and ordered her to take me to his palace to take care of me. The noble concubine was angry in her heart. Nature doesn't treat me very well. What's more, she also has her own daughter, where can she take care of me? ”
Talking about his past experience, Qin Feng did not have much unhappiness on his face. Seeing his indifferent expression, Xie Ning only felt that what he said now was just an understatement, deliberately beautifying the facts.
"The palace people are the best at seeing the wind and making the rudder, and after sensing the noble concubine's thoughts, even the inner servants around me became sluggish. I am unwilling to be snubbed for no reason," Qin Feng's eyes flashed, and his voice paused slightly: "I put a lot of thought into my schoolwork, in order to be praised by my father." My wish was granted, but the concubine regarded me as a threat, or even a thorn in the flesh. ”
She had seen the noble concubine before, so she naturally knew what kind of temperament the other party was. Although Qin Feng said a word, she could imagine his situation at that time.
Keenly aware of the unwillingness behind Qin Feng's forbearance, Xie Ning couldn't help but be dull in his heart, and listened to what Qin Feng said silently.
"On that day, I happened to pass by Cuiwei Lake, but there was only one person with me. There was a girl playing by the lake, and when I saw it, I was going to go around it......"
The relationship between Qin Feng and Gu Qingyun, Xie Ning has also heard Mama Qin mention it. Therefore, she didn't pay much attention to this matter at this time, but just looked at Qin Feng intently, pricking up her ears and waiting to hear what he said next.
Unexpectedly, Qin Feng suddenly raised his chin lightly and said, "While people were unprepared, the attendant beside me suddenly pushed the girl into the lake!" ”
Seeing the unrelieved feelings in his heart, Xie Ning subconsciously reached out to help him, and said slowly with the intention of comforting: "What happened later? ”
"That man was a confidant of the noble concubine, and after pushing someone into the water, he shouted all around: 'Someone! Miss Prime Minister's Mansion fell overboard! Only then did I know that the girl's identity was actually the pearl of Gu Xiang's mansion. I was afraid that that person would frame me, so I jumped into the lake and rescued Gu Qingyun before he shouted again. ”
It turned out that the facts were different from what Mama Qin said, and Xie Ning knew it at this time.
Qin Feng rescued Gu Qingyun, and a lot of Cheng was for self-preservation. Otherwise, if Gu Qingyun drowned, even if he only relied on the words of the servant, he would be charged with harming people's lives.
At that time, Gu Qingyun was only seven years old, and even Qin Feng was only nine years old. The means of the people in the palace. It's too vicious and vicious.
Xie Ning subconsciously clenched his fists, and the disgust for the noble concubine in his heart was even stronger.
Imagine how bold and powerful is an unfavored prince's inner servant? If it weren't for the noble concubine behind her back. How dare he murder the pearl of the palm of the dignified prime minister in the palace, and try to pass the blame on a prince.
"It is precisely because of this that I really realized that the noble concubine was jealous of me. I will try my best to hide my clumsiness, weaken my strength in the hearts of the world, and make people mistakenly think that I am just an idle prince who is sick. ”
Qin Feng's words fell. Xie Ning couldn't calm down in his heart for a long time. After learning about Qin Feng's bitterness in concealing her illness, she suddenly hated herself a little.
It is undeniable that Qin Feng's concealment of her once made her very unhappy, and she even felt that the other party hid everything from her, which was very excessive. She used to express her dissatisfaction to the other party, using cold language and a detached attitude.
But I don't know that the other party has other difficulties.
She is not Qin Feng's person, what qualifications does she have to let the other party tell her the truth, why should she ask the other party to hide nothing from herself.
Xie Ning lowered his eyes, and his heart was full of disgust for himself.
Qin Feng only thought that she had heard about it at first glance, and it was difficult to let go for a while. After a pause, he comforted her and said, "But these were all years ago." Now that the turmoil has subsided, others can't bear me anymore. ”
After seven years, he had already learned to take this matter lightly, even in front of Xie Ning, Qin Feng's mood did not fluctuate much.
The reason why this matter was brought up again was just to inform Shainin of his original reason, so that there would be no more concealment between the two.
Qin Feng unconsciously hooked the corners of his lips, bent down and took a candied fruit, and was about to send it to Xie Ning's mouth. "At that time, in order not to let others see the clues, I drank a lot of bitter medicine. Now I have a lot of experience in drinking medicine. ”
Xie Ning felt guilty in his heart at this time, where could he care to pay attention to Qin Feng's movements. By the time he reacted, even Qin Feng's fingers holding the candied fruit had already touched her lips.
His face burned suddenly, and Xie Ning instinctively wanted to hide from the back, but he couldn't get his wish because of the soft cushion behind him.
Qin Feng saw that she was shy, so he didn't force her anymore. Just broke Shainin's fingers with his other hand and put the candied fruit in her hand.
When he made such a fuss, Xie Ning was confused by him, and looked at the candied fruit lying in his palm very blankly, and was forced to swallow it into his mouth because of Qin Feng's hot gaze like substance.
Seeing this, Qin Feng's face softened a little, and he said softly: "It's not too early, since you have taken the medicine, you will rest early." You don't have to worry about the other things, we'll talk about it tomorrow. ”
Xie Ning was a little embarrassed at this time, even if it was about business, it would be really difficult for her and Qin Feng to be alone in the same room.
She was not an indecisive person, but since she learned that Qin Feng liked her, Xie Ning would always have a little retreat in matters about Qin Feng.
She didn't know how to face the other person, and she wasn't even ready yet.
As soon as Qin Feng's words came out, she responded unusually cooperatively, "Okay." ”
Qin Feng didn't know what she was thinking, but when he heard the words, he only felt that she was well-behaved, and after smiling slightly, he turned around and walked out of the room.
***
Maybe it was because he drank a cup of bitter medicine, since he learned the news of Shudi, Xie Ning finally had a rare good sleep this night.
When he got up the next day, he was no longer sick. With a little strength in his body, Xie Ning was reluctant to lie on the bed anymore, and after lifting the quilt and getting out of bed, he pushed the door straight open.
"Miss!"
As soon as he went out, he saw the grain ears standing at the door, Xie Ning couldn't be surprised in his heart, but before she could say anything, the former had already grabbed her hand and threw a basket of words over-"Miss, you're finally awake!" Don't you know, Mingshuang and I were so worried last night that we almost thought something had happened to you...... Fortunately, the palace sent someone to pick you up, and we only then knew that it was the prince who brought you back...... Miss, how are you feeling now? Cold or not? Still hot? No, I have to report to the prince and ask him to ask someone to come and show you!" ”
So saying, the ears of the grain turned away.
Shainin hurriedly pulled her back, "Hey, I'm fine." ”
"Really?" Gu Sui tiptoed and touched Xie Ning's forehead, which dispelled the doubts in his heart, and said with a relaxed expression: "Sure enough, it is Lang in the palace who has excellent Chinese medicine skills." Miss, let's go back to the room and wait for a while, and I'll go find Mingshuang to come over, so that she won't worry. ”
Her body was finally getting better, Xie Ning didn't want to be stuffy in the room anymore, not to mention that she still had to go to Qin Feng to ask about her father's news, and she didn't care about talking to the two of them for a while, so she only shook her head and said, "Don't worry." Gu Sui, do you know where His Royal Highness King An is? ”
"I don't know about this," Gu Sui looked around blankly, and then his eyes lit up: "There's a maid over there." I'll go over and ask first. ”
With that, she walked briskly over. Xie Ning looked in the direction she was walking, and sure enough, she saw a figure, and when she looked closely, she recognized that the other party was one of the two maids who served her in the room when she was unconscious yesterday.
The place where she lives now is still in Qiushi Garden, but this time Qin Feng did not lead her into his bedroom, Xie Ning was burned in a daze yesterday, and he didn't care about looking at it for a while. Now that I have the spirit, I pay attention to the surrounding environment.
Although this yard is not big, it is better than exquisite, grapevine trellises, double rope swings are not lacking, and even the room is also a lot of ornaments and playthings, which can not be seen at night, and only feel a little lively during the day.
It is evident that the person who decorated the room has put a lot of thought into it.
Xie Ning sighed secretly in his heart.
Now she is no longer the Xie Ning who can be easily mixed up by Qin Feng's words, and she can naturally see whose hand this matter is. This is the more Qin Feng treats her, the more she doesn't know how to respond.
"Miss, that sister has already gone to report to the prince. I think the prince will pass later, you are recovering from a serious illness, so let's rest in the room first. ”
Gu Sui's words just interrupted Xie Ning's thoughts, and she didn't want the former to notice any more clues, so she lowered her eyes and collected the complicated look in her eyes, and responded lightly: "Okay." I'll go back to my room first, and you can go find Mingshuang. ”
"Hmm." Gu Sui didn't think much about it, and after helping Xie Ning into the room, he nodded in response.
After opening the ears of grain, Xie Ning stayed alone in the room again, looking at the many furnishings in front of her, it became more and more difficult for her to calm down. (To be continued.) )
PS: Gu Qingyun hasn't appeared for a long time......