Volume I: Painting Hall Spring Chapter 42: Li Han enters the palace
Qingxi went to the lotus pond in the backyard early in the morning, and saw that the whole garden was already a new look, the rockeries were scattered, and the green plants were everywhere. She was very satisfied, and her mood was a little happier.
I heard that there was a visitor and waited in the front hall.
She straightened her clothes, turned to Moon Shadow and said with a smile, "Let's go, let's meet old friends." ”
Moon Shadow looked suspicious, unsure why. And when she followed Qingxi into the living room, she was even more surprised, the woman sitting in this hall was not the woman in green in the Meijing Building that day. She hurriedly looked at Qingxi, and seeing that her complexion had not changed, another question arose in her heart: how could she guess so accurately?
Qingxi greeted her with a smile, and the other party just got up as if she was about to salute, but she said, "Miss Li doesn't have to be polite, please take a seat." ”
Moon Shadow's brows tightened a little, do you know who she is?
Tingmeng on the side also raised his head slightly, and carefully looked at the "friend of the rivers and lakes" of His Royal Highness in the mouth of this loyal uncle.
And Li Han's face did not pause, and then he smiled faintly, and he really did not salute, and sat down generously.
This move made Moon Shadow unhappy and dissatisfied.
Qingxi still smiled widely, and didn't seem to care too much. She looked at Li Han, she was still wearing a green shirt today, although she did not apply powder, but she was capable and refreshing, her eyebrows were elegant, and she had a bit of the charm of not dying Qinglian, and she was really like her name.
Qingxi lowered his head slightly, and suddenly remembered the lotus in the backyard, and sighed in his heart, it seems that the lotus in the backyard is also planted correctly.
"Princess, I have something very important to tell you alone." Li Han's face was cold, and his words were crisp.
Listening to the dream of this visitor's attitude couldn't help but want to remind, but heard Qingxi speak: "Listen to the dream, Moon Shadow, you go down first." The corners of her mouth moved, and she really didn't understand why the princess was so accommodating to this Li girl. Where did she come from?
Moon Shadow had no heart or lungs, and with a pout, he pulled and listened to the dream and walked out.
"Miss Li has something to say, but it doesn't hurt to say it." Qingxi smiled at the corner of his mouth and looked at Li Han very kindly.
Li Han looked at Shangqingxi and asked, "Does the princess know who I am?" How much do you know about me? ”
Qingxi lowered his head slightly, picked up the tea cup on the side, took a sip, and then spoke: "Li Han, the young master of the Changfeng Dart Bureau, is in charge of the dart business of the five and forty bureaus. The business of Changfeng Dart Bureau is all over Dacheng, and it can even go deep into the customs and connect the goods of various countries in the Western Regions. Miss Li, the woman does not let the eyebrows, not only has been unanimously supported and trusted by the dart board, but also has a unique temperament, and also likes to take care of some nosy, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a friend all over the world, in the hearts of many people, you are a Changfengqi woman. After speaking, she raised her eyes and looked at Li Han again.
Li Han's face showed a hint of surprise, and he said in a low voice: "It seems that the princess knows a lot." ”
Qingxi sighed lightly, and his voice was slightly low: "It wasn't His Highness who told me, he protected you very well." ”
Li Han's eyebrows furrowed slightly: "The princess surprised me a little." ”
Qingxi smiled lightly, sorted out her slightly chaotic emotions a little, and said, "I don't know what Miss Li is doing when she comes to me today?" ”
Li Han's face became solemn, "For the safety of the sixth master." ”
Qingxi's face changed, his hands tightened, and he immediately put away his smile. She immediately reflected that the sixth master in her mouth was Xiao Yizheng. The title of the sixth master should be tacit between them. "How?" She asked.
"The situation in the DPRK and China, we Jianghu people have no ability to spy on it, but it is not a secret that the sixth master went to the southwest. I believe the princess is also very clear about the form of its face. Recently, my Shangdu branch brothers walked darts, passing through Yuanzhou, and met a friend of the former dart bureau, who later participated in the martial arts examination of the imperial court and got an errand in Dali Temple. In this encounter, the other party said that it was out of tolerance. But my brother did know him quite well, and the reason why he left the dart game at that time was that he didn't want to go south and north anymore, and wanted to settle down and take care of his family. He didn't hesitate to ask, the other party said that he was forced to do so, but he couldn't elaborate. The brothers in the bureau were worried about their old friends, and after returning to Shangdu, they asked someone to inquire, and it turned out that he had taken a personal leave from Dali Temple, not a business trip. He left the dart bureau to marry his wife, who was a female official next to Princess Guang. He took the South South Road in Wonju. After Li Han finished speaking in one go, he looked at Qingxi with deep eyes.
Qingxi's eyes were focused, his body leaned forward slightly, and he lowered his voice and asked, "You mean, he went to the southwest to do things for King Guang?" ”
Li Han didn't reply, his expression seemed to say: Isn't that obvious.
Qingxi got up and paced two steps, thinking about this possibility. Yes, if Prince Guang is exchanging news with the Southwest Army in a bright and bright way at this moment, it would be too stupid, and the news will not be able to come out of Shangdu at all. But if it is really a message, how many days have passed, can the news be stopped? She turned to face Li Han and asked in a deep voice, "With Miss Li's friendship with His Highness, you can go and write a letter to Your Highness, or send someone to see him directly." Why did the girl look for me? ”
Li Han stared at her, his eyes were a little puzzled, but he asked with a smile: "Shouldn't the princess be more worried about the safety of the sixth master than me?" ”
Qingxi was not in the mood to laugh with her, and stared at her more inquiringly.
Li Han also got up and met Qingxi's gaze: "Because there are two things, only the princess can do it at this moment." ”
At this moment, the rhythm of the drum in Qingxi's heart became more and more urgent.
"Yes, I can send a letter to the sixth master and ask him to be careful. But the person I can use is the buddy of the dart game, and the princess said that I have five and forty bureaus, which is admittedly good, but if you want to say that the news is transmitted quickly and accurately, no one can compare to the urgent transmission of the imperial court. Of course, this is not the point, after all, even if he doesn't remind the sixth master, he must be fully prepared. It's just that since I know about it, if I don't remind it, I will be ashamed of the sixth master. However, I don't want my brother to die because of this. If the imperial court knew who sent the letter for Prince Guang and settled the account after the autumn, he would also say that he was dead. It's still the same, now that I know about it, I want to protect his life. Therefore, only the princess can come forward. You can use the urgent message of the imperial court, and you can use the form of a letter to the family to remind the prince of this matter. This is one of them. ”
Li Han kept standing with his hands behind his back, and his tone was not hurried or slow.
Qingxi thought for a moment and nodded, "What about the second?" ”
"Second, I want to stay in the palace for a while. Only the princess can do this. Li Han said very plainly.
Qingxi's expression froze, but he was surprised a lot in his heart. What's the situation? Xiao Yizheng is not in the mansion, she is going to the mansion?
"Also for the safety of His Highness?" She asked.
Li Han was silent for a while, and said seriously: "Half and half." ”
Qingxi waited for a while, and seeing that she didn't speak, she said, "Miss Li, the palace is not an ordinary mansion. If the girl has no reasonable reason, then on what grounds will I settle you in the palace, and how do I know if doing so will cause trouble to His Highness. She said it with great sincerity, which was the most rational consideration in her heart.
After listening to this, Li Han also nodded, and seemed to agree. "The princess is right. It's just that I do have a reason why I have to live in the palace temporarily. I can't explain the specific reasons to the princess one by one at this moment. However, if it is something that causes trouble to the sixth master, Li Han and I will not do it, so the princess asked me to live in the palace and not worry about this aspect. ”
As she spoke, she took out two small seals from her waist, one was the Shoushan stone seal engraved with the words King Heng, and the other was engraved with the words "Long Dart" and Tian Yuyin.
She put the two seals on the table and said: "Before the sixth master went to the southwest, he found me and left me this seal of Shoushan, saying that if there is a problem in Shangdu, you can use this seal to find someone to help, and the official yamen will not slack off when he sees this seal." This other seal is the seal of the head of my Changfeng Dart Bureau, and it is the only one in the world that can command the brothers of five and forty bureaus. She raised her hand and said with some pride: "Now, I will bet the two seals together on the princess, if I really do anything unfavorable to the palace, the Changfeng Dart Bureau will give it to the princess." ”
Qingxi was shocked. What is this doing? Her eyes focused on the two seals, the seal of the prince and the seal of the family, which were placed together, but it was not abrupt. This Li Han is indeed different, and the belongings of the Changfeng Dart Bureau don't seem to be taken very seriously. She felt that her mind was a little uplifted, and she always felt bitter in her throat, but she still felt that the small sip of tea just now was very fragrant.
At this point, she didn't seem to have any reason to refuse. The most important thing is that she thinks about Xiao Yizheng, she doesn't want to embarrass him, let alone embarrass herself. This river and lake is so red-faced, and the red face is also extraordinary, looking for a stay, is it difficult for her to stir up yellow? This is not her Ling Qingxi's style of acting.
So, she reached out and took the two seals and looked left and right: "Okay, I agreed." The girl will stay here, and say to the outside world, I and the girl hit it off at first sight, and I want to keep you for a few days."
"I really hit it off with the princess!"
Qingxi saw that she took it for granted, and she had mixed feelings in her heart. "I've kept these two things for the time being."
She instructed people to arrange Li Han's residence. Hearing the dream, he was very puzzled, looked Li Han up and down again, and asked, "I don't know where the princess arranged for this Li girl to live?" ”
Qingxi rolled his eyes: "Isn't the Xiying Hall empty?" Let's clean up the Xiying Palace. ”
"That's not right!" Listening to the dream immediately objected. The Xiying Palace is empty, but anyone with a discerning eye knows that if there is a side concubine in the palace in the future, it will be to live in the Xiying Palace.
Qingxi is naturally not stupid, but she is not so particular, the house is just a waste, and it is not a place to live. It's not the house itself that's complicated, it's the people who think so much. "There's nothing wrong with it, just live there, eat and wear, and entertain yourself." With that, she got up, and without giving Tingmeng a chance to speak again, she asked her to lead someone to settle down, and she went to the study to write a letter to her family.
She had to write well.