5. Who is Shih Tzu

July 23, the great heat.

I heard that the lotus flowers in Yunji Garden are blooming, and they are very beautiful. Yun Ji's maid came to invite Xiangbao, saying that Mrs. Yun Ji was holding a banquet in the garden and inviting all the ladies to enjoy the lotus.

Xiangbao was a little surprised, but still took Ziruo to the banquet.

Although he had been mentally prepared, when Xiangbao stepped into the garden, he was still frightened by the unprecedented pomp and circumstance in the garden. I really don't know if it's people appreciating flowers, or flowers appreciating people, a warbler and swallow among the swallows, there are countless beauties, but it seems that a few lotus flowers in the pond in the garden are listless.

"Shih Tzu." Hua Mei arrived early, sitting in the corner and bored, when she saw Xiangbao coming, she hurriedly greeted her. Hua Mei's shout was not high, but there were some people in the garden, and when they heard that Xi Shi was favored, they were all busy looking at their opponents. All of a sudden, all the beauties looked sideways at Xiangbao, and Xiangbao shrank her neck a little unbearably.

The smile on the corner of Xiangbao's mouth froze suddenly when she saw the white-clothed masked woman beside Yun Ji, she was also there?

Yun Ji was looking at Xiangbao with a smile, and Xiangbao got goosebumps all over her body.

To Xiangbao's surprise, Zheng Dan was also sitting next to Yun Ji, when did she return to Zheng Dan's camp? Didn't she come with the mission of recovering the country, and once reprimanded her in righteous words?

When the beauties saw Ziruo standing behind Xiangbao, they all retracted their slightly hostile gazes, after all, no one dared to really offend this favored woman, and no one wanted to be Ziruo's second.

Ziruo originally thought that Xiangbao brought her out to humiliate her, but now when she saw everyone's expressions, she realized that she was actually here to Liwei. Carefully retracting her overly presumptuous gaze, she was terrified. She has always felt that this female city is very deep, but now that she looks at it, it is indeed true.

Glancing at Zheng Dan, who was sitting next to Yun Ji and smiling, Hua Mei frowned imperceptibly, and took Xiangbao's hand, "Xi Shi, you can sit with me." ”

Xiangbao nodded, followed Hua Mei inside, and when she walked to the position where Hua Mei was originally sitting, she found that there were already people sitting there, and they talked and laughed to themselves, all as if Hua Mei and Xiangbao were transparent.

Looking back, all the beauties in the garden are happy, talking and laughing, and there is a harmony. The only discordant ones are the standing Hua Mei and Xiang Bao.

"Ah, Mrs. Xi Shi, why don't you sit down, don't you think my garden is too small?" Yun Ji's voice sounded in place, with a shallow smile, as if she had just discovered their predicament.

Xiangbao looked at her quietly and did not speak.

The smile on the corner of Yun Ji's mouth stiffened slightly, and then she waved her hand: "Come on, put two more positions." ”

Someone answered the call, and after a while, he brought two soft cushions with his hands and feet.

Yun Ji smiled and pointed to the cushion: "Wronged madam." ”

Hua Mei looked at the cushion and frowned. Xiangbao walked to the cushion and sat down casually, and Ziruo had to stand next to him.

The scorching sun was in the sky, and everyone else was talking and laughing in the shade, only Xiangbao's side was sunny. The blazing sun made people dizzy, Ziruo's vest was soaked with sweat, the sweat on his forehead dripped down little by little, and he had begun to crumble, and his eyebrows were already drenched in sweat, and his face was red from the sun.

"Ziruo." Xiangbao suddenly spoke.

The garden suddenly fell silent, and Xiangbao didn't seem to notice anything, but just looked at Ziruo with a calm expression: "Mrs. Huamei is unwell, you send her back to Lanyue Pavilion, and then go and see what I hung at the door of the room." I don't have to come back, I'll go back myself later. ”

Ziruo was slightly stunned, and after a long time, she lowered her head and responded gently.

Hua Mei glanced at Xiangbao with some concern, Xiangbao gently helped her, shook her head with a smile, it is strange to say, she has also been exposed to the scorching sun for so long, but Xiangbao has no sweat at all, her face is as usual, and even her fingertips are a little cool.

"Yue Nu said that I need to be in the sun often." Xiangbao smiled and whispered.

Hua Mei was stunned, so she had to get up and say goodbye, and Ziruo helped her to leave.

Holding Hua Mei, Ziruo glanced back at Xiangbao, who was sitting alone under the sun, she sat there quietly, cool and sweatless, her face was as usual, like a painting.

She didn't dry anything at all when she came, she said that, just to get herself out? Ziruo lowered her eyes and walked out of the garden with Hua Mei. She has always tried her best to Yun Ji, and now she is the one who has always been against her who is really for her.

Seeing Hua Mei and Ziruo out of the garden, Xiangbao continued to sit dry, Yun Ji wanted to make things difficult for her, why did she let Hua Mei suffer together, but I don't know how long she plans to let her sit. Because of the cold, Xiangbao likes summer, especially this kind of hot day, which makes her feel alive.

Well, it's nice to spend some time in the sun in the summer.

When the husband walked into the garden, he saw that his Xiangbao was sitting alone on a soft cushion against the sun, closing his eyes and taking a nap, with a leisurely face, but Yun Ji in the shade was so angry that he grinded his teeth.

"The King." A coquettish call sounded.

All the beauties saw the husband standing at the gate of the garden, and hurriedly got up and saluted. Only Xiangbao sat still alone. Raising an eyebrow, the husband walked up to her and tapped her head. Xiangbao's body was crooked, and she fell to the side weakly, and her husband was slightly startled, and hurriedly reached out to let her fall into his arms.

A very small cry made her husband cry and laugh, and she ...... I actually fell asleep.

Xiangbao actually lasted for a long time, and she always cared about the white-clothed and masked woman beside Yun Ji, but Yun Ji didn't move all the time, she waited and waited, her eyelids became heavier and heavier, and she ...... Fell asleep.

Fucha raised his hand and patted her tanned cheeks, Xiangbao grunted, snuggled up to Fucha in a daze, and rubbed comfortably in his arms.

"There is lotus seed soup to eat." The husband leaned into her ear and said in a low voice.

"Where?" Xiangbao immediately came to his senses, and his eyes were wider than anyone else's, bright as a puppy.

Fucha couldn't help but laugh.

What a treasure.

Yun Ji on the side had already gritted a mouthful of silver teeth, took a breath, and said with a smile: "King, Uncle Tuo Yun'er presents a gift to the king." ”

Hearing this, Xiangbao hit a stirring spirit and was completely sober.

"Oh?" Hearing that Wu Zixu, who has always been upright, was going to give a gift, Fucha thought it was very interesting, and got up and looked at Yun Ji, "I don't know what Lord Xiangguo sent?" ”

"A stunning beauty." Yun Ji smiled.

"Wu Xiangguo sends a beauty?" The husband was surprised, that Wu Zixu, who had been shouting about "red face and trouble", actually gave him a beauty? It's amazing.

Didn't you send a crooked-eyed person to pour his appetite?

Well, very likely.

"Haven't seen the king yet?" Yun Ji looked at the woman in white beside her.

"The King." The woman in white fell to the ground, weak and couldn't help the wind, and I felt pity.

The husband looked at the masked woman in white in front of him, felt the body of Xiangbao in his arms stiffen slightly, and couldn't help but secretly think about the origin of this woman...... Is there anything out of the ordinary?

"Hehe, what are you doing with your mask covered, let the king see it." Yun Ji smiled and nudged her.

The woman in white paused, raised her hand and slowly untied the masked white scarf. At the moment when the white scarf was handed over to the ground, everyone in the garden had different expressions, but what they couldn't hide in their eyes was amazing.

She is indeed a stunning beauty.

Xiangbao's face was pale, and it was obviously July weather, but she felt like falling into an ice cave.

Sure enough, it was her.

Shih Tzu.

"Shih Tzu!" Zheng Dan exclaimed, she couldn't hide her surprise, and hurriedly walked in front of Xi Shi, "Xi Shi, why are you here?" ”

"It's hard to put into words." Shih Tzu is low and authentic.

Someone in the garden began to whisper.

"She's Shih Tzu? So who is she? "Someone pointed to Xiangbao, low and authentic.

"yes, yes, what the hell is going on......"

Xiangbao looked at Xi Shi in a daze, hadn't she already returned to Ramie Village? How did it appear in the Wu Palace?

"Sure enough, it's a beauty." The husband laughed, as if he hadn't heard the whispers.

"It's the same name as Mrs. Shih Tzu." Yun Ji said with a smile, "Her real surname is Shi, her nickname is Yiguang, and she is also from Yueguo, and she lives at the foot of Zhuji Ramie Mountain, because there are two families surnamed Shi in the East and West Second Village under Ramie Mountain, and she lives in Xicun, so she is called Xi Shi." ”

"Oh?" The husband looked quite interested, and then looked down at the woman in his arms, "Madam, where are you from?" ”

"Zhuji ramie." Xiangbao spoke, his voice faint.

"Oh? Coincidentally, what is the lady's nickname? As if unintentionally, the husband asked again.

Xiangbao looked at Xi Shi with a smile on his lips: "Yiguang." ”

The crowd was in an uproar.

Xi Shi was stunned, and looked at Xiangbao suddenly, with obvious hatred in his eyes.

"So, there's always one of them who is an impostor?" Yun Ji suddenly spoke, her eyes fixed on Xiangbao.

"I don't know how Wu Xiangguo found this beauty?" Ignoring Yun Ji, Fucha asked curiously.

"The king, the daughter of the people was originally a gift from the king of Yueguo, but she encountered robbers on the way, and was sold to Wu State, but fortunately she was rescued by Lord Xiangguo and was able to enter the palace. I just can't think of it......" Xi Shi glanced sideways at Xiangbao, and his face stopped talking.

After a long time of wanting to speak, Xiangbao immediately became the target of everyone.

"Really?" Fucha smiled with interest, "This is really a strange thing. ”

"King, in fact, it is very simple to distinguish the true from the false, Mrs. Zheng Dan also happens to be under the Ramie Mountain, and she has had several encounters with Xi Shi." Yun Ji said.

Xiangbao stood in place expressionlessly, it was obviously summer, but she was very cold. This Yun Ji is actually a good set waiting for her to drill, what a good set.

"Hmm, I heard that Dr. Fan has a relationship with Xi Shi, why don't you ask Dr. Fan to take a look?" Completely ignoring Yun Ji's words, Fucha suddenly smiled and proposed.

Hearing this, Xi Shi's face turned pale. Xiangbao lowered her eyes and looked at her toes, a hint of a smile on her lips, ethereal and inrecent.

A man dressed in white walked into everyone's sight, and Fan Li bent down and saluted: "Fan Li has seen the king." ”

"Doctor Fan, the widow has a difficult matter, and I specially invite Dr. Fan to take a look."

"Willing to serve the king."

"These two beauties both said that they were Xi Shi, and Dr. Fan thought ......" The husband paused and smiled again, "Which is true and which is false?" ”

Fan Li heard the words and looked up at Xiangbao.

"Dr. Fan, but it doesn't hurt to say it." The husband sat down leisurely and said for a long time.

"How could the king ask such a question? Isn't Mrs. Shih Tzu standing beside you? The man in white smiled gently, "Mrs. Xi Shi is Mrs. Xi Shi, how can there be a second one?" ”

Xi Shi froze fiercely, and the blood on his face faded. The man who was always gentle, he said so cruel words in such a gentle tone, so quietly, even ...... He didn't look at her the whole time.

Xiangbao smiled lightly: "Thank you Dr. Fan for upholding justice and returning Xi Shi's innocence." ”

When Fan Li appeared, Xiangbao knew that she was saved, and she understood his answer early on, what about the benefactor? In the face of national justice, he can leave anything behind. Since she has already entered Wu with Xi Shi's name, how could Fan Li admit Xi Shi's true identity in front of King Wu. What's more, now that Xi Shi was sent to Wu Palace by Wu Zixu, how could they take this risk?

At the beginning, he could let her carry the name of Xi Shi into Wu for the sake of the country's righteousness; So now, he can also deny Xi Shi's identity for the sake of the country's righteousness. A person who has been deprived of even existence, Xiangbao looked at Xi Shi's face like snow, slightly hooked the corners of his lips, and his eyes were dark.

Xiangbao didn't notice the emotion in Fan Li's eyes, but Xi Shi saw it, just this glance, which made the last trace of blood on her face fade clean. He still chose Xiangbao, even if he would put her in danger because of this, he couldn't care about it?

"I wonder what the king is going to do with this fake Shih Tzu?" On the side, someone asked.

"In Madame's opinion, what should be done with this sinner who dares to pretend to be Madame's name?" Approaching Xiangbao, the husband smiled dotingly, as if Xiangbao was really a treasure in his palm.

"For the sake of being a fellow Xi Shi, please forgive her." Xiangbao looked at Xi Shi and said lightly.

"It's up to Madame." The husband turned his head sideways to look at Xi Shi who was kneeling on the ground, "Since the lady has interceded for you, then you will be exempted from the death penalty, hmm...... Since you are a Yue person, let it be handled by Dr. Fan. ”

Xi Shi looked at the emperor in front of him, vaguely seemed to understand something, smiled miserably, and kowtowed to thank him.

A mess ended like a farce.

Fan Li took Xi Shi out of the Wu Palace, silent all the way.

"I'll have someone send you back to Vietnam." Fan Li said, his voice was as gentle as before, as if the cruel man just now was not him.

"Be careful of Zheng Dan." Xi Shi couldn't help but speak.

Fan Li finally glanced at her: "Sure enough, it's her?" ”

"Zheng Dan told Yun Ji about me, and Wu Zixu will send someone to find me in Ramie Village." She paused, then added, "My family is in their hands. ”

Fan Li nodded: "I'll take care of it, and I won't let them bother you again." ”

Xi Shi bent his lips, but he couldn't bend a smile after all. "Even if I'm dead, you don't care, do you?" After a while, she said softly.

Fan Li didn't answer her.

"Just now in front of King Wu, you recognize Xiangbao as Xi Shi, but deny my existence, even if I die because of this, you won't care, right?" She spoke again, her voice a little poignant.

"Everyone has to pay for their choices, when you were seriously ill, I acquiesced to Mrs. Jun to let Xiangbao enter Wu on your behalf, and now it has reached this situation, everything can only continue."

Xi Shi looked at him in a daze, and the man in front of him seemed to have become very unfamiliar.

"That's why you just said that...... Just to cross the country? She asked cautiously.

The man in white looked sideways at her and said frankly: "It's also selfish." ”

So straightforward, so cruelly straightforward. It's just that Fan Li still regrets that this cruelty came a little late, if he knew his mind so clearly from the beginning, he wouldn't have gotten to this point. He was reluctant to hurt either of them, and in the end, both of them were injured.

Xi Shi actually laughed, "Sure enough, sure enough...... It's a pity ......."

"What a pity?"

"It's a pity she's not yours anymore." Shih Tzu seemed to cry and laugh.

"I'll take her out of here." His voice was gentle, with unquestionable intensity.

"Are you sure she'll be willing to leave with you then?" Xi Shi looked up at Fan Li, and his eyes that were washed with tears lit up strangely.

Fan Li frowned.

"King Wu likes her very much, much more than you think." Xi Shi said lightly, "Xi Shi is just a name, for him, it doesn't mean anything at all, Wu Zixu worked hard to bring me from Yueguo, but it was just a waste of effort." ”

"What are you talking about?"

"Why do you think King Wu abandoned Zheng Dan and asked you to point out who Xi Shi is? He knew early on that you wouldn't harm Xiangbao, but he just borrowed your hand to save Xiangbao. Xi Shi smiled lightly and said firmly, "And Xiangbao will not have any gratitude to you for this, because Xiangbao believes that ...... You're doing this for the sake of the country. ”

The usual gentle expression cracked, and Fan Li clenched his fists slightly.