Chapter 250: Covering the Way (4k)
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Zhu Yan waited for a while, and when he saw that Mingzi didn't say anything, he raised his eyes and glanced at him reproachfully, "What's wrong?" When did you become this fragmented character? β
"Ahem...... Sister Yan, I can't say it......" Mingzi sighed, her little face flushed slightly, and she rubbed it for a long time before she sighed in a low voice, "That girl wants a few pills that can abort you." β
Zhu Yan was stunned for a moment, and the small pen in his hand fell on the paper, splashing a pool of ink.
Yuan Rin rubbed the corners of his forehead and said sternly, "Ah Rong, come here!" β
The girl was looking at the medicine gourd on the assorted lattice, obviously startled, suddenly raised her head, the veil fell halfway, revealing a childish face, to see who was calling her, her face was wrinkled, very scared, but she didn't dare not move into the flower drain, lowered her head and called timidly, "Third brother......"
Zhu Yan just disposed of the stained paper and pen, and when he heard the girl's call, he took the pen out of his hand again and fell to the ground.
"Yuan Rongrong, what are you doing when you come out alone?" Yuan Rin pinched the edge of the table with one hand, dragged her into the flower drain with the other, and blocked her sideways, "What's going on?!" β
"Xuanqing, your voice is softer." Zhu Yan picked up the brush on the ground, saw a few people outside looking here, poked Mingzi, and motioned for him to go out and send those people away first.
Yuan Rongrong discovered Zhu Yan at this time, seeing her dress and the way she spoke, a pair of eyes flickered, and immediately guessed her identity, and stepped forward and hugged Yuan Rin with one arm and coquettishly, "Yes." Sister-in-law is right, brother, you said so loudly. How embarrassing is it if someone else hears it? β
Zhu Yan's face darkened. How can this little girl be so good at getting to the point? Also, they're too close, aren't they? Silently turning her back, she thought she had to admit that she was jealous.
ββ¦β¦ You go back first, and we'll talk about the rest in a few days. Yuan Rin still doesn't know what she wants to do when she comes to buy medicine, but whether she wants to use it herself or harm others to buy it, it's not a good thing.
"But......" Yuan Rongrong lowered his head and bit his lip, and his hands were also tightly wringing his clothes, so anxious that he almost cried. I can't put it off......"
"How did you get here, how did you go back, do you understand?" Yuan Rin shook off her hand and warned in a low voice, "Father is also on Huile Street today, if you don't want to be seen by him, go back obediently." β
Yuan Rongrong stopped pleading, bit his lip and raised his head, and shed two lines of tears in a daze. Why didn't she go over the imperial calendar before going out, it must be inappropriate to travel today, right? Otherwise, why didn't she not only meet Yuan Rin, but even her stern and terrible father was here?!
"Okay. I'm going back...... Brother, don't sue my mother, okay? Yuan Rongrong pounced on her again, and Yuan Rin turned sideways to avoid her. Pull up Zhu Yan and leave.
Zhu Yan glanced back at Yuan Rongrong, who was still wiping his tears, although he wanted to say a few words of relief. But think about it, since this girl has the ability to sneak here alone, she naturally has the ability to go back. Asking too much is easy to provoke right and wrong, so he quickly followed Yuan Rin away.
"Ah Yan, Rongrong is my sister-in-law, ...... on weekdays" got into the car, Yuan Rin saw Zhu Yan's cold face, reached out to pull her, and was slapped off by Zhu Yan with one hand.
"I know she's your sister, but don't want to know more." Zhu Yan leaned against the wall of the car and breathed a sigh of relief, and punctured the sour bubbles in his heart one by one, "Even if they are brothers and sisters, they shouldn't be so close in public......
Yuan Rin was stunned for a moment, and then smiled, no matter how unkind the expression on her face was, he squeezed in front of her, hugged her in his arms again, lowered his head and chuckled, "Ah Yan is jealous and doesn't you know it?" β
"Where?" Zhu Yan turned his head sideways, tried his best to strain his face, and retorted seriously, "I obviously know it!" β
"Then you admit it?" Yuan Rin smiled even more, holding her against the wall of the car to look at the street scene outside, and continued Fang Cai's words for a long time, "After my mother was killed, my father sent Aunt Wen to take care of me, and she was quite good with my mother on weekdays, and treated me as if I were my own...... Rong Rong is her only daughter. β
Zhu Yan raised her eyes, if this was the case, they were like brothers and sisters, but they were too sour, "Then do you know what happened to her today?" β
Although Jiang Nan is very open-minded about things like children's private life, judging from the fact that they have to hide their faces when they go out in Beijing, it will not be easy for Yuan Rongrong to do this, not to mention that she is still the daughter of a big family, once it is known, it will be even more auspicious.
"After my sister got married, I rarely lived in the mansion, but I went back a few times a year during festivals......" Yuan Rin shook his head, in fact, if Wen Niang was still in the mansion, maybe he really didn't plan to go back, "Rong Rong has been very well-behaved since he was a child, and he is not ignorant, how could he do such a thing?" β
"She's really smart...... It's just too bold, right? Zhu Yan narrowed his eyes, a person who was able to sneak out of the house alone and find this pharmacy that had only been open for less than a month was not only bold, but also a well-informed source that made people very curious.
"What an unusual girl." Zhu Yan nodded and affirmed Yuan Rongrong's behavior, except for the farce in the pharmacy, thinking about it carefully, this girl is quite in line with her heart, if there is a chance, it is best to help her.
Yuan Rin is also very curious, she can't dissolve into a little concubine, even if she is smart and well-behaved on weekdays, her mother Wen Niang is a kind character, so their mother and daughter have a very good life in the house.
But no matter what, no matter how well-behaved and smart Yuan Rongrong was, he never thought that girl would have the heart to do such a thoughtful thing today - after all, if she hadn't happened to meet him, this medicine might have been bought by her.
ββ¦β¦ It's here, get off. Zhu Yan saw that the carriage had stopped for a while, he was still distracted, and couldn't help but poke him across his elbow, "Don't think about it, can't you go down yet?" β
Yuan Rin came back to her senses and re-covered her with the veil she had torn off, and then opened the curtain, "Let's go." β
Outside the gate of the Fushun Palace, there were two servants waiting, but although they were waiting for someone, their expressions were leisurely. Leaning in the shade, there is a pair of gossip.
Seeing someone coming, the eyes of the two lit up. One of them caught up and complained as soon as he opened his mouth: "Ahem." Third son, you are here, the master has sent the two of me to see three times, on such a hot day, our brothers' legs are going to break! β
"Both of them have worked hard." Yuan Rin bowed slightly, and then changed his words, "But my father just said it casually, just hide in a place where he can't see it, I haven't seen you so diligent in the past." β
"Ahem. What ...... that" The other coughed low and glanced at Zhu Yan, "Aren't we in a hurry to see what the future young lady will look like, it really deserves to be Mr. Zhu Juzhi's palm beads, and Mr. Juzhi is as amazing and brilliant as Mr. Juzhi." β
Zhu Yan turned her head sideways, forced her face to smile, she really didn't understand, she was now covered with a veil. How could this man see her face?
"Alright, let's go in, let's go in." Yuan Rin was obviously accustomed to such two oily and smooth servants, and the whole thing looked like they were not vegetarian. There was nothing superfluous except to call them to lead the way.
The two of them were very melancholy, not only could they not coax Zhu Yan to take off the veil and take a look. Even his own son-in-law can't be amused, it's really boring.
This Fushun palace is sparsely populated. The buildings in Fuchu are also a bit old, and even the plants and trees seem to be unproductive. It doesn't take much thought to experience the bitter psychology of a king who has died in a country.
Speaking of Zhu Yan is also quite sympathetic to him, from the history books, this King Fushun was quite clear when he was in power, and was once known for being diligent in political affairs, but it is a pity that the first few people have been weak and poor for a long time, relying on him alone, he did not get any benefits, but won the title of "the king of the dead country", which really made people unhappy for him.
Turning through a deep courtyard, there was a large vat in the dim patio, in which a few lotus sticks were broken, and the wide leaves were eaten by some insects, leaving only half of the verdant and half of the dead leaves.
ββ¦β¦ Half of the rivers and mountains, I don't know who it will fall into? Zhu Yan shook his head slightly, "Why bother?" β
"Guo is the daughter of Zhu Ju, not like those boudoir ladies, only know how to chant some small poems with a very heavy fat taste." The voice of the speaker came from the other side of the dark patio, with a little sickness and hoarseness, "Miss Yan's mind is nostalgic. β
Zhu Yan raised his eyes to look at where the voice came from, but his body involuntarily moved behind Yuan Rin.
"Ah Yan, don't be afraid." Yuan Rin patted her and led her to the eaves, so that he could see the two people standing under the eaves.
"King Fushun and his father have been waiting for a long time." Yuan Rin's attitude was very casual, not to mention respect, not even the slightest apology.
Yuan Mu didn't bother with him, he only looked at Zhu Yan, and saw that Zhu Yan was a little hairy before he slowly spoke, "Miss Yan, can you take off Luopa?" β
Seeing that Yuan Rin did not object, Zhu Yan took off the veil to hide his face and did not raise his head again.
However, the two people standing opposite could still see her appearance clearly, Fushun Wang Xian was surprised, coughed for a while, covered his heart with one hand, and hurriedly walked out of the eaves, Zhu Yan realized that he was already full of silver hair, and he clearly looked like he was only in his fifties.
"You are like Qianyun as the truth." King Fushun slowed down for a while before he spit out this sentence, "Is she doing well?" β
ββ¦β¦ She, Qianyun ......" Zhu Yan lowered her eyes, sighed softly and changed her words, "Mother, she has passed away, just a few months ago. β
King Fushun had obviously never heard the news, and was extremely shocked for a moment, clutching his heart and gasping for breath.
Zhu Yan wrinkled his brows worriedly, could it be that what he was suffering from was evidence of heart failure? But looking at Cheng DΓΉ, who has a frail face, it seems that he has been ill for many years, who has the ability to hang his life for so long?
Heart failure can easily lead to critical illness, not to mention the mentality of King Fushun, there is really no reason to live for so long, waiting for the body to deteriorate day by day.
Zhu Yan was puzzled for a while, and finally attributed it to "the world is so big, there are no wonders".
"Xuanqing, you come with me, I have a few words to ask you." Yuan Mu always looked expressionless, without joy or anger, not even the slightest disturbance.
Zhu Yan frowned at this moment, is this to let her stay here alone? But she didn't think that she could talk to King Fushun about anything, should she diagnose him?
"Miss Yan come in with Xiao Wang." King Fushun hoarsely held on to the wooden fence on the side, and his steps staggered a little.
The room was extremely dark, Zhu Yan hesitated for a moment, and asked stubbornly: "Do you mind if Ah Yan opens the partition fan to let in the air?" β
King Fushun was stunned for a moment, then nodded slowly, "Ah Yan called me uncle, you don't have to see outside." β
Call me uncle......
Zhu Yan made a mistake and almost pushed the dilapidated partition door off the cardinal, this is really not that she wants to see outside, but this relative really doesn't dare to climb.
King Fushun sensed her embarrassment, poured some tea and handed it to her, signaling that she didn't need to be alarmed, "There have been a lot of dead servants in my mansion over the years, and those who have been left are loyal people who will not talk much, not to mention that no one is here, Ah Yan relaxes." β
ββ¦β¦ Ah Yan has identified Xu as his mother, and he can't obey his fate. Zhu Yan lowered his head and gently took a sip of the tea he handed over, which was cool in the mouth, with a very faint sweetness, as well as a little bamboo fragrance and a certain mineral smell.
"It's a medicinal drink...... Zhu Yan covered his eyes, "You...... Have you been sick for a long time? β
King Fushun felt very disappointed that she insisted on not wanting to get closer, and only came back to his senses after listening to her Yin Yin's inquiring about her condition, he suddenly looked sideways at Fang Cai's teapot, and shook his head slowly, "I'm old and confused, this pot is a medicinal tea made on weekdays, take it wrong, Ah Yan don't drink it, I'll go change a pot." β
"The medicinal power is very light, so it's okay, you don't have to bother." He is an elder again, and he is sick, and he took 10,000 steps back and said, in the past, he was still a monarch who looked down on one side, and no matter how thick his face was, he didn't dare to work to change tea for himself, but fortunately, the amount here is very small, and it doesn't matter if you drink a few sips.
King Fushun was sick and weak, so he was naturally kind and didn't move anymore, just staring at her vigorously, as if flowers could grow on her face.
Zhu Yan covered his eyes and concentrated on tasting the tea, trying to distinguish the medicinal ingredients in the tea.
I don't know how long the stalemate lasted, King Fushun sighed dumbly: "That was more than ten years ago, once I quietly slipped to Zhu Ju's house to drink with him, but I didn't want to see an old man......"
Zhu Yan raised his eyes in surprise, how could he listen to what he said, the king of this country was so distressed, did he have to sneak out of the palace to someone else's house after drinking some wine?
"Ha, when I met Qianyun at the beginning, she was also the way you look now." King Fushun suddenly moved closer, as if he wanted to see the qi qi from Zhu Yan's eyes, "That girl in Qianyun was very good with me when she was a child, and my father wanted to execute her together, and I also pleaded for her...... Fortunately, she survived her life. β
Wang Fushun breathed a sigh of relief, sat back in place very slowly, and his expression suddenly turned depressed, "She has escaped death and rebellion, why is she still so thin, she can't even survive my sick bones?" (To be continued......)