Chapter 31: Temptation
As soon as the incense was burned, the string song returned to the Qian Xingfu.
Seeing that Xian Ge had returned so soon, Gu Chi was a little stunned and asked, "Why did you come back?"
Xian Ge tried his best to hide his emotions, and pretended to be sad, "Passing by the cliff, I was a little sad, and I came back." ”
Gu Chi's face was a little unnatural, but in an instant, he returned to normal, and comforted: "It's over, don't be too sad." ”
Xian Ge nodded and changed the subject, "On that day, I was physically and mentally traumatized, and I couldn't thank those who brought Yu Yan back from the bottom of the cliff, today, I want to thank them." ”
Gu Chi knew Xinge's character, so he agreed to her request, "I'll ask Qian Xing to take you there." ”
Xian Ge followed Qian Xing, saw a few people that day, bowed deeply to them, "The cliff is dangerous, thank you for risking your lives to bring back Yu Yan." ”
A few people were a little polite, "The girl is serious, and the lowly rank is acting according to orders, and she will not give up." ”
"Jackals, tigers and leopards are rampant at the bottom of the cliff, and a few people are looking for people at the risk of being bitten, which is really respectable." Xian Ge secretly observed the expressions of several people.
"It's serious, it's serious," several people looked embarrassed.
After thanking him, he followed Qian Xing back to the lobby.
The old man said that there were no animals under the cliff, and there was no way down, but the person just now lied, which shows that there is a great secret in this matter, and she must find out.
In the lobby, Gu Chi sat on the top, his face was solemn, obviously thinking about things, when he saw Xian Ge coming in, he put on a smiling face again, "Tired, rest first." ”
Xian Ge was really a little tired, it was exhaustion that emanated from her bones, she walked straight to the chair next to her, sat down, closed her eyes, and went through all kinds of information in her mind, she found that Gu Chi was not like what she saw on the surface, he might be a dangerous person.
Seeing this, Gu Chi only thought that the string song was too sad, so he didn't care anymore, gave Qian exercise a look, and the two of them withdrew from the lobby, leaving the string song to think alone.
Coming to the courtyard, Gu Chi looked into the distance and asked, "Recently, someone from the Jin Kingdom has appeared in Pingxi City. ”
"Nope."
"Keep an eye on it, and if you have something, you will immediately fly the pigeon and pass the book."
"Yes."
"Go get some food ready and try to be as light as possible."
"Yes."
Qian Xing took the order to retreat and prepare to eat, Gu Chi turned his gaze to the house, and when he saw Xian Ge like this, he couldn't help but feel some pity in his heart, but it was only pity, some things had to be done.
At dusk, the sky burns orange clouds, and the afterglow of the sunset shines through the trees, sprinkling a little light and shadow, such a picture of the sunset and the remnant sun, but the string song has no intention of appreciating it, and hastily eats dinner, then returns to the inner room alone, lies on the bed, tossing and turning.
Early the next morning, Xian Ge woke up in a drowsiness, with dark circles under his eyes, hastily drank some porridge, and then returned to the thatched hut on the mountain again, of course, accompanied by Gu Chi.
Standing in front of the thatched hut, Xian Ge had mixed feelings in his heart, because no one set foot on it, the courtyard was overgrown with weeds, and the small animals on the mountain regarded this place as their home, scurrying around, approaching the thatched hut, there were cobwebs at the door, Xian Ge stretched out his hand to pull off the cobwebs, gently pushed open the door, took heavy steps, stepped into the house, and at a glance, the house was full of dust, and even the small stove that boiled wine fell to the ground, which fell in the eyes of Xian Ge, evoking infinite thoughts and sorrows in the bottom of his heart.
Xian Ge walked to Yu Yan's house, and saw his paintings scattered on the ground, so he squatted down, picked them up one by one, dusted them again, and put them back in the box under the painting case.
Gu Chi looked at the furnishings in the room, thinking about the painting of the gold silk spool, and suddenly heard the string song crying, so he comforted: "People can't be resurrected after death, look at the point." ”
Xian Ge wiped away his tears, tried his best to suppress his sadness, and turned his head to look at Gu Chi, "You're right. ”
Ever since he stepped into the hut, Xian Ge found that Gu Chi was a little abnormal, as if he was looking for something, and his eyes were still very eager. Thinking about it carefully, I think it's very weird, Gu Chi, as the emperor, has no shortage of food and clothing, countless treasures, and there is nothing special in the thatched hut, why did it lead Gu Chi to be like this, it seems that there is something strange about this matter, and she has to slowly find out the truth.
Xian Ge was calm on the surface, but he had a plan in his mind, and walked to Yu Yan's grave casually and pulled out the weeds on it one by one.
After about a stick of incense, Xian Ge cleaned up the weeds beside the grave, and after bowing deeply to the grave, he followed Gu Chi back to the Qian Xing Mansion, and after resting for one night, he set off to return to the palace.
As soon as he entered the palace, a eunuch came to report, saying that Du Guifei had woken up, Gu Chi hurriedly went to the Drunken Moon Palace when he heard it, and Xian Ge went back to the Dust Pavilion alone.
On the way, passing through the Imperial Garden, there was a burst of floral fragrance from the tip of the nose, Xian Ge found a big stone and sat down, looking at the flowers blooming in the garden, the mood also became a little better, picked a rose casually, put it on the tip of the nose, smelled the strong fragrance of flowers, as if a little intoxicated, as soon as the hand was forced, the spikes on the flower handle pierced the palm of the hand, and the painful string song frowned slightly, she needed a clear mind.
After a stinging pain, Xian Ge wiped the blood beads from the thorns on his palms, reinserted the rose just now into the soil, and then stood up, straightened the hem of his clothes, and was about to leave when he saw Shen'er coming out of the water room.
Xian Ge sat down again, and waited for Shen'er to get close before he called, "Shen'er." ”
Shen'er came over with a bucket, and when she saw that it was Xian Ge calling her, she knelt down and saluted, "See Mingcairen." ”
"Get up." Xian Ge moved, patted the vacant stone beside him, and said gently, "Sit down and speak." ”
Shen'er got up, still standing, and said with some trepidation: "The slave doesn't dare." ”
Xian Ge smiled, "Sit down, you stand, I talk to you and my neck hurts." ”
Shen'er hesitated a few times, and finally sat down with a twist, putting her hands on her knees, very restrained.
Xian Ge picked up the rose that had just been inserted into the soil and handed it to Shen'er, "Give it to you, talk to me for a while." ”
Shen'er took it with both hands and said timidly: "Thank you for the reward." ”
"How long have you been in the palace?" Xian Ge secretly observed the surrounding environment, fortunately, this stone was between two ancient trees, and people passing by would not easily find it.
"Huicairen, the slave maid only entered the palace at the beginning of this year."
"Have you been on duty in the Imperial Garden all along?"
"Well, Mama said that newcomers must know how to endure hardships."
"Then do you know Caiwen in my palace?"
"I don't know, but I've heard my grandmother mention it, and I'm lucky enough to meet a few times."
Xian Ge thought to herself, Shen'er had just entered the palace, she would not be attached to any force, and her background was relatively simple, so it was not easy to attract attention when she asked her to do things, so she took out a piece of silver from her arms, handed it to Shen'er, and said with a smile: "Here you go, do me a favor." ”
Shen'er hurriedly waved her hand and said in horror: "The talented person just orders, the slave and maid do it, and they don't dare to take this silver." ”
"Take it." Xian Ge stuffed the silver into Shen'er's clothes, "You help me keep an eye on it, and see who Liu Guards usually come into contact with." ”
"Yes." Shen'er was about to kneel down again, but Xian Ge hurriedly held her down, "Okay, help me keep an eye on it, I'll come back to you in a few days, and in the future, you can tell me if you have any difficulties, and I'll try my best to help you." ”
Seeing that there was no one around, Xian Ge got up and continued to walk back, Shen'er sat in place in a daze, and it took a long time to come back to his senses, quickly hide the silver, lift the bucket, and water the flowers one by one.
Xian Ge walked a few steps and turned back inadvertently, and saw that Shen'er was watering, and a smile appeared on his lips, this Shen'er is not bad. Turning his head and walking forward again, now, if you want to find out the truth, the best breakthrough is to collect essays, and to break through Caiwen, the key is Liu Tan.
After returning to the Dust Pavilion, Xian Ge poured himself a glass of water, and as soon as the water entered his throat, he suddenly felt refreshed, and called: "Caiwen." ”
Caiwen hurriedly ran from the backyard, saluted, and said with a smile: "Master, you are back." ”
Xian Ge also smiled and said, "I'm not here for a few days, where have you gone crazy?"
Caiwen's cheeks were slightly red, and he lowered his head, "No." ”
When Xian Ge saw Caiwen's demeanor, he knew why, and he didn't ask anymore, but just ordered: "You go to the Tai Hospital to help me get some calming medicine, I haven't slept very well recently." ”
"Yes." Caiwen carried the corner of her skirt and went to the hospital to get medicine.
Xian Ge drank another cup of tea, she remembered that Yu Yan had said that any two herbs could have different effects, so she had to get more herbs under various pretexts, and these herbs would be a key key to unlocking her secret.