Capital.

It was almost dusk, the carriage of the Hou Mansion slowly drove into the city gate, I opened the curtains, looked out, the capital after nearly a year of absence, is still so prosperous, noisy, prosperous, who knows what kind of ugliness has been hidden under this prosperity?

As I expected, it was late autumn when we arrived in Beijing. The sprain on my foot has been healed, Yun De's injury has also healed, when the mining disaster in Tieshan County was dealt with, Yun Zheng and I continued to get on the boat, inspected some of the Yun family's properties along the way, and also learned about some affairs of Caoyun by the way. After the incident in Tieshan County, I found that both Yun Tianchang and Yun Tianhai, who saw me later, had some changes in their attitude towards me, less dismissive, more respectful, and answered some of my business questions in detail, and some of the suggestions I put forward, they also gladly accepted.

"What are you looking at?" Yun Zheng held my hand, I turned my head, leaned into his arms, smiled and shook my head. Yun Zheng said softly, "Are you tired?" ”

"Not tired." I leaned on his shoulder and held his hand, "Yun Zheng, are we going to enter the palace today......

"There's no need to rush it, it's always going to take two days to settle down." Yun Zheng smiled and said softly, "Ye'er, don't be nervous......

Nervous? Not necessarily. I smiled faintly and closed my eyes.

The carriage stopped, and we were already home. Yun Yi, the steward of the house, waited at the dock to pick us up early, got out of the car, and saw that the door of the house was wide open, and there was a row of people standing at the door. The Yongle Marquis Mansion in the capital is not as big as the mansion in Cangdu, so it may be hidden at the feet of the Son of Heaven. Yun Zheng took my hand and walked in, the subordinates did not squint, I smiled, the subordinates of the Yongle Hou Mansion have seen the world in the end.

"Sister Hua......" Jin Sha got out of the other carriage and threw herself in front of me, and I smiled and took her hand. She had lived in Cangdu Yunfu for a while, but she was not as curious about everything as she was when she first arrived in Cangdu. Yun Zheng held me, I held her, and when we walked in together, a thought suddenly popped up, when, if Yun Zheng and I had a cute child like Jin Sha, it would be good. Thinking like this, my face was inexplicably a little hot.

After entering the mansion and sitting in the main hall, Yun Zheng asked everyone to come to see me, I said a few kind words, and asked Ning Er to send the prepared reward down, and toss for a long time, this meeting is finished. After sending the people away, Yun Zheng smiled and said to me, "But do you want to walk around the house?" ”

"Are you afraid I'll get lost?" My face was a little embarrassed, I had been lost in the Yongle Hou Mansion in Cangdu before, Yun Zheng knew it, and he didn't make fun of me, but he walked with me in the mansion for a few days before he remembered the road.

He just laughed, my heart was hot, and I got up and walked in front of him: "No need, I've just arrived in a hurry, and I'll have time to go shopping later." ”

"Then I'll ask Xin'er to prepare a hot bath." Yun Zheng held my hand, I blinked, and he hurriedly said, "I'll ask Xin'er to take Yun Ze to prepare." ”

I burst out laughing. Seeing Yun Ze and Xin'er standing on the side, there was also a hint of smile on their faces. Yun Ze was a teenager who sold himself to bury his father when we inspected the industry in Fengyang Mansion, only fourteen years old, his real name was Li Yuan, and Yun Zheng gave him the name Yun Ze. I saw that the child was handsome, careful, and calm, so I asked him to be a personal servant for Yun Zheng. Yun Zheng didn't have a little guy before, and all his things were taken care of by the maids, saying that he was weak, the boys were careless, careless, and careless, and he was afraid that the service would not be careful. But then I knew that even the bath was a maid's order, so I changed my mind, but I couldn't find a suitable candidate for a while, until I met Yun Ze.

I put my lips to his ear and said in a voice that only he could hear, "Husband, don't you want me to wash it for you?" ”

I robbed Ning Er Xin'er's work before, as long as it involves work such as bathing, they are not allowed to interfere, so that people secretly laugh at me for being a vinegar jar.

Yun Zheng smiled, with a rare hint of pink on his face. I smiled narrowly and took Jinsha's hand: "Teasing you, I'm going to have a water fight with Jinsha, you can do it yourself." ”

Seeing Yun Zheng glaring at me angrily and funny, I ran out with Jinsha in the hands of "haha". Each of the baths in the Hou Mansion has a bath, which is larger and more magnificent than the special bath of Chu Yan that I have seen in the backyard of the Red Mansion, and it can be used as a small swimming pool. Every time I take a bath, I feel like it's a waste of water, but I have to admit that it's really enjoyable, Ye Haihua, you vain pseudo-environmentalist. Yun Zheng couldn't enjoy such a bath, every time he bathed, he was in a wooden barrel, soaking in the medicinal bath that Mr. Fu prepared for him. Every time he took a bath, there was a faint smell of Chinese medicine on his body, but fortunately, the smell was not strong, so that I, who wanted to vomit when I smelled Chinese medicine, gradually got used to the smell.

I played in the bath with Jinsha for a long time, and the little guy was tired of playing, so I asked Xin'er to help her clean up and take her to the room to rest. I continued to soak in the bath, the hot water was very comfortable, and the tiredness hit me a little bit, I closed my eyes and leaned on the edge of the pool to sleep. I actually dreamed that I had become a mermaid, swimming gracefully in the sea, my whole body glowed faintly, colorful tropical fish frolicked around me, suddenly, a shark swam silently, opened its bloody mouth, I exclaimed "ah" and opened my eyes suddenly. After a mouthful of water poured into my mouth, I realized that my body had slipped into the water, drowning over my head. I was startled, sat up straight, and broke out of the water.

I don't know how long it was drowned, and if I hadn't been awakened by a dream, I don't know if I drowned. I was scared for a while, patted my chest, and lowered my head to catch my breath.

But he was stunned, and found that there was a glow on his chest, blue, as light as the glow on the mermaid in his dream. With his hand on his neck, he touched the black dragon jade, and found that the light was emitted by the black dragon jade. My heart is tight, and I am in ecstasy, how can it shine? This piece of jade has been worn on the body for so long, and there has never been anything unusual, except for the time when he was in prison by the charm of the dragon woman to make a little strange movement. Could it be, is there news for the Stygian Flame? I pinched the jade and whispered the name of the Stygian Flame in my heart, Stygian Flame, is it you, do you have any news? So ...... you, will you come tonight?

The light gradually faded, and the black dragon jade returned to its original state. I didn't want to take a bath anymore, so I got up to dry myself, put on my bathrobe, and walked out of the bath. The bathroom room is next to my bedroom and Yun Zheng's, Yun Zheng is already in the room, leaning on the soft couch with a book, it seems that I have been asleep for a while. When he saw me come out, he put down the book: "What's wrong?" Such a strange face? ”

"Really?" I touched my face and smiled, "It's probably been a long time." ”

"Why don't you dry your hair?" Yun Zheng stood up, took a towel, pulled me to sit in front of the dressing table, and helped me rub my hair. I let him fiddle with it, closing my eyes like a cat. He changed a few towels before he wiped my hair half-dry, then picked up the comb on the combing table and helped me comb my hair, very gently, carefully and carefully, first the ends of the hair, then the middle of the hair, and finally the top of the head to straighten the hair.

I like that at this time, his gentle fingers run through my black hair, which always reminds me of Jacky Cheung's song "My Hand Through Your Black Hair", but I don't like the second half of the lyrics. Yun Zheng and I will last forever, and I believe that until our hair is gray, he will still comb my hair, curl my hair, and don't have hairpins.

"What are you humming?" Yun Zheng put down the comb and looked at me in the mirror. When I came back to my senses, I realized that I couldn't help humming the song, turned around from the stool, and looked at him: "Hum the song, I'll sing it to you." ”

He smiled and crouched down, and I reached out and hooked his neck, and hummed the first few lines softly:

Through my brunette your hands,

Your eyes that pass through my mood,

If such affection is gone, it will turn into a cloud of smoke in a blink of an eye,

I don't understand why the sea has become a mulberry field.

Thy hand, which holds my helpless hands,

Thy eyes, which shine upon my grey eyes,

If the cold world we live in is still hard to change,

At least I still have your face to melt the ice and snow......

Yun Zheng smiled and stared at me, his eyes were as clear as a clear spring, I finished singing these two paragraphs, looked into his eyes, and called softly: "Yun Zheng......"

"Silly girl......" he sighed and kissed me on the lips, "Don't be afraid, don't worry......"

My eyes are hot, Yun Zheng, in fact, what do you understand? What am I afraid of, what am I worried about, I am afraid that I am too happy, God will be jealous, I am afraid that I am not capable of grasping happiness and letting it leave me again and again.

He let go of my lips: "Don't be cranky, let's go eat." ”

That's when I remembered that it was dinner time. I hurriedly walked behind the screen to change into a bathrobe, my hair was still a little wet, I grabbed my hair and walked out: "Yun Zheng, my hair hasn't dried yet." ”

He came over and helped me with a haircut: "Just scatter, I like to see you wearing your hair." ”

I laughed, he took my hand and went out, walked for a while, found that it was in the direction outside the gate, and said in surprise: "Yun Zheng, didn't I eat at home?" ”

"I'll take you somewhere to eat." Yun Zheng led me out of the gate, waiting for the carriage outside the door, Yun Qianyun Xun Yun Kun Yun Gong guarded around the carriage. Since the assassination of Iron Mountain County, the Eighteen Iron Guards have become more cautious and cautious, and they have not left an inch.

It was already dark, and the carriage walked through the street for some time and stopped. After getting out of the car, I found that it was a street that was not bustling, Yun Zheng ordered the carriage to stay where it was and wait, but led me to an alley next to the street, and the four iron guards also followed, but kept a distance, and it was also ordered by Yun Zheng.

"Where are we going?" I'm curious, what kind of restaurant would be hidden in such an alley? Yun Zheng smiled and looked up, I was just on the corner in front of me, I saw a lively noodle stall, the boss's business seemed to be very good, and several tables were full of people. I was surprised, "Will you bring me to eat noodles?" ”

"Hmm." Yun Zheng saw my surprised expression, but he didn't rush me to solve my doubts, but only led me over. I looked at this noodle stall in amazement, it looked like the most ordinary noodle stall, supported by a canopy, under which was placed a pot underneath and a large crockpot boiling noodle soup, and on a long table next to it, there was kneaded dough and a few simple seasonings. There were five tables on the side, four of which were full. Under the canopy stood a young man, dressed in ordinary people's attire, the kind of appearance that would be immediately impossible to find as soon as he was thrown into the crowd. When he saw Yun Zheng and me coming over, his expression didn't change much, but there seemed to be a gentle smile in his eyes.

"You're here." The man's eyes fell on Yun Zheng's hand holding me, and his lips hooked slightly.

"Hmm. Two bowls of Yangchun noodles. Yun Zheng didn't say much, and led me straight to the empty table in the innermost. The man began to knead the dough, shake, twist, shake, and soon the dough turned into thin noodles like dragon's whiskers, and I watched his performance with great confusion. Yun Zheng seems to know him, and it seems that he has come here to eat noodles more than once, but how could Yun Zheng know him? It's weird to think about it, the prince of the Yongle Houfu, who has been dressed and eaten since childhood, would go to a simple noodle stall in a small alley to eat noodles. From this moment on, I felt that there was something interesting in the capital as well.

――2006、12、29

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