Chapter 11: Getting Better
Yan Hua quickly sorted out all the past about the Tobe Shilang, I checked it carefully, there were indeed some faults about him, but I flipped through them, only some small things about accepting bribes and greedy for wind and dust, even if it was exposed, it would not be able to toss any storms, Lin Shanning probably would not buy it.
However, in fact, Kong's death can be regarded as a handle for Lin Shanning, but I have no conclusive evidence for this matter, and the gossip in the palace has also pointed at me, which is really difficult to deal with.
I leaned back in my chair a little weakly, looking at the albums on the table, but I didn't have an idea.
Yan Hua got up and brought me a cup of tea in front of me, I waved my hand, refused her kindness, and sighed softly, "I have no clue this time, I have some worries in my heart, and I really don't have any thoughts about tasting tea." ”
After listening to my words, she had no choice but to bring the teacup back to the table, and then comforted me: "Don't worry too much about it first, they haven't made much movement left and right." ”
I can't deny what Yan Hua said, and it is true that there is no need to worry about it, but what I am afraid is that if the next step is to gather some false evidence, and then report me while I am defenseless, then I am afraid that it will be a little tricky.
"Forget it." I sat up straight, sorted out the albums on the table, and muttered, "Now this situation is just a matter of taking one step at a time and seeing what they are going to do." ”
I have already sent Ning Xiao's people to keep an eye on them in secret, if Lin Ningning really has any big moves, it should not be able to escape their eyes.
In the following days, when I went to greet my sister as usual, I would always observe Lin Ningning quietly in secret.
She is very demure and gentle, and her gestures are also extraordinarily elegant and dignified, never taking the initiative to talk to people, and never taking the initiative to walk with others, like an epiphany, secretly exuding a quiet charm, as if waiting for that moment of flowers to bloom, stunning all beings.
She just sat there quietly, tall and lonely, and her independence was unforgettable.
She seemed to notice my gaze, and her drooping eyes slowly lifted, revealing bright and gentle eyes, and the corners of her mouth rose slightly, smiling kindly at me.
"Okay, the palace is also tired, you all go back to the house." Sister Chang suddenly spoke up, interrupting my thoughts.
When I heard the sound and looked, my sister had already stood up from the main seat and walked slowly towards the back room. So I got up with the other ladies and saluted and took their leave.
However, Lin Ningning didn't seem to leave here with everyone, but stayed.
More than a month has passed, and there has been no connection between the two of them, and today Lin Ningning stayed in the palace of Sister Yan again, could it be that he was ready to do it?
So, in the evening, I asked people to summon Ning Xiao's secret guards, because they took turns to monitor during the day and night, and the rest of their free time was spent in the guards, so it was very convenient for me to summon them.
It's just that I didn't wait for Ning Xiao's people to come, so I saw Fu Yuying's figure first.
However, I am not as surprised as I used to be when I see him lately, after all, he has come to see me almost every day these days, so I have become accustomed to this, and even, in my spare time, I look forward to waiting for him to come to me in the evening.
"I just saw my mother-in-law go out, tell me, what did you do again?"
Because there were still others, I simply saluted him, and it wasn't until Fu Yuying waved his hand to signal the people to go out, and I chatted with him as usual without being respectful.
"Later, my mother-in-law will bring someone here, and you won't know." I went to get him the book as usual, but when I handed it to him, he didn't start reading it as usual, but put it on the table.
He sat down with his clothes folded, one hand on his lap, the other on the table, looked at me with deep eyes, and said slowly: "I don't want to watch it today, you can play the piano." ”
I pursed my lips and didn't go to hold the qin, but sat in front of him, looked at him with one hand and my face, and teased: "I've been caressing the qin for you for more than a year, and I don't see you caressing a song for me." ”
He raised his eyebrows slightly, as if smiling: "Song Yizhu, I see that you have eaten the bear's heart and leopard gall." ”
"That's natural." There was a slight playfulness in my words, "I don't look at who I am the one who brought it out." ”
"Come here."
His face was as calm as usual, but there was a smile in his eyes. I rolled my eyes at him and said, "I won't." ”
After speaking, I was about to stand up and run away, but Fu Yuying reached out and grabbed my back collar quickly, and with a little force, I staggered and fell over, lying in his arms.
He pinched my neck with his other hand, lowered his head, the sideburns fell on my neck, his deep eyes stared at my face tightly, and teased: "You think about it, if you don't touch the piano, the hand that pinchs your neck will be hard." ”
It's not that I'm really afraid that he will strangle me, it's just that he stares at me like this, which makes me feel weird, and before the crimson has climbed up my cheeks, I quickly closed my eyes and shouted, "Oh, okay, okay, I can't go." ”
As I was talking, there was a sudden knock on the door of the house, and Fu Yuying looked up, but he still didn't let go of my neck.
"Come in."
He whispered, his gaze growing cold.
The mother-in-law led people in from the outside, and when she saw this scene, she couldn't help but bow her head.
I lay on my back on him, my neck was pinned down by him, and I couldn't get up until he let go.
I reached out and grabbed his wrist and squeezed it hard.
Fu Yuying let go of her hand at this time, but then she quickly moved her legs away, and my body lost support at once, and I fell to the ground in an instant.
My back hurt and I frowned, grabbed the table leg and got up from the ground, glared at Fu Yuying very unhappily, and didn't care that my mother-in-law was still there.
Fu Yuying's face was as usual, as if nothing had happened, and she leisurely tasted the tea on the table.
I sat down on the stool again, brushed my loose hair, gradually calmed down my playfulness, and asked softly, "Did you hear what the princess and her sisters talked about in the main hall today?" ”
Several secret guards were stunned for a moment, and only then did someone suddenly speak: "I only talked about some family things, and there were more things about the emperor's granddaughter." ”
"Didn't you say anything about me?"
The Dark Guard shook his head and replied, "No." ”
These two people talked so normally... It seems that this Concubine Lin is indeed much more difficult to deal with than I imagined.
I waved my hand and motioned for them to go down, holding my forehead with one hand, and I couldn't help but close my eyes and ponder.
"It's only been a long time, Ning Xiao's people, you have been so freewheeling?" Fu Yuying suddenly spoke up, interrupting my thoughts.
When I opened my eyes, he was looking down at the book in his hand, his face calm.
"Of course, you have to make good use of the connections that can be used well." When I looked at him like this, I thought of what had just happened, and I instantly put my worries behind me.
"Why do you need to monitor their behavior?" He spoke softly and said to me seriously: "Lin Shanning is not an ordinary person, she will naturally think of what you can think of, if you want to deal with her, use the methods you used to have, but it won't work." ”
I frowned at him and wondered, "What do you mean?" ”
"Meaning, you'll have to do the opposite." He seemed to be reading the book carefully, but he didn't mistake talking to me: "Go and bring Yaoqin, stroke a song and I'll tell you how to do it." ”
I pouted and got up to hug the piano.
Needless to say, I knew what he was going to listen to, so I put the piano on the stand and started playing the song "Thoughtful".
I don't know why he loves this piece very much, I used to think that he asked me to play this piece often because Emperor Jing liked it, but now it seems that he loves it very much.
Thoughtful... So who would he be thinking?
Whenever this happens, he always closes his eyes and listens, as if he doesn't want to have anything to do with the outside world.
At the end of the song, I put my hand flat on the yaoqin and was silent for a long time before I slowly asked him, "Can you say it now?" ”
He opened his eyes again, continued to look at the book in his hand, and said to me slowly: "Isn't the set of Concubine Qing and the queen very good?" Killing yourself first is proving your innocence, and it seems that you are killing the enemy first, but in fact, there is an ambush behind it. ”
I thought to myself for a moment before I realized, "What do you mean ......?"
Before I could finish, he nodded in response.
"You're really a sinister villain." I took the opportunity to complain about him again.
Fu Yuying raised his eyes slightly, and his gaze fell on me again, but only for a moment, he fell again.
I know he's not interested in messing around with me anymore.
Every time I played that piece, his mood would always be gloomy, although his face was still as calm as usual, but I could still see a little loneliness in his eyes, which is why I didn't want to play the piano for him anymore.
But even so, he took the trouble to let me stroke the piano every once in a while.
I can't see him like this, but there is nothing he can do, and whenever this happens, it seems that only books can bring him some peace and peace.
I sat down silently beside him, ordered my servants to serve some of my favorite snacks, and then sat quietly next to him, sipping tea and using snacks, and the years were quiet.
Because I know that his silent mood at this time is not something I can explain, but as long as I can be by his side.
It wasn't until he was tired that he got up and led me to the dormitory.
But in fact, except for the drunken wedding night, he never touched my body again, but, in fact, I still know very well, I know all his likes and dislikes, I know his knots and difficulties, I know that in his heart, I am different from the other ladies in the East Palace, just this, it has made me feel very happy, besides, compared to other people in the East Palace, I am already much luckier.
I often fall asleep after he has fallen asleep, because I like to listen to the sound of his breathing gradually subsiding down as he lies beside me, in the dark, only his gentle breathing in my ears, and the tip of his nose is also the characteristic mint fragrance of his body, and every now and then, I always feel as if only me and him are left between heaven and earth.