Chapter 44: Elbow crutches

The overflowing water trickled down the edge of the barrel and fell on the copper hoop, fainting into a dark trace, and the bath beans in the jade dish exuded a fragrance, hooking the hot mist and blowing onto the beams.

Hua Yue was stunned in this fetter and didn't come back to her senses for a while.

Li Jingyun's eyebrows are very tough, very similar to General Li, but the difference is that General Li's eyes are always only majestic and solemn, and his eyes are sometimes cold and cold, sometimes tender, and between the surging ink, it seems that a world is hidden.

He had a lot of secrets and stories, and he refused to let her get a glimpse of them before, but now, somehow, he asked her to ask.

After a moment of silence, she spoke as he wished, "Where did Childe's silver come from?" ”

When the words are asked, I am ready not to be seriously answered at all.

As a result, Li Jingyun answered seriously.

"When I was twelve years old, I ran away from home and was fined three months' monthly money." He tilted his head and laughed, slowly telling her about his past.

When the young master had no monthly money to spend, he finally understood that a manly husband could not always rely on the family, so he decided to sneak out of the house and mix with Liang Jing.

At first, he was fighting with people, and no one could beat him anymore, so people began to follow him. Twelve-year-old children's favorite food is sugar gourds, so they carry sugar gourds in their mouths and lead people from the streets to the alleys. No one knew whose wild child he was, so naturally no one went to the General's Mansion to complain.

The first silver Li Jingyun got was the bounty of Jingzhao Yin Yamen, when Liang Jing was arresting a vicious murderer, Li Jingyun was biting a sugar gourd and squatting at the mouth of the alley to fight with people, and happened to bump into it.

So he beat the fugitive half to death.

It seems that from that time on, no one in Liang Jing's ruffians dared to sing against him, and the shops and restaurants on several streets paid tribute to him.

When he was fifteen years old, the third master was already a famous snake in Liang Jing, one moment he could recite poems praising the emperor on the emperor's lap, and the next moment he could block people in the alley and beat them up.

That year, Daliang attacked Wei and moved the capital to Jinghua, and Li Jingyun used the silver he had saved for three years to open a Qifeng Tower.

"Wait."

Hua Yue coughed out loud when she heard this, and asked in shock, "Qi Fenglou?" ”

The person in front of him looked as usual, and repeated calmly: "Well, Qi Fenglou." ”

Jinghua's largest hook fence field, in and out are the spring breeze gold cave of dignitaries, every day I don't know how much gold is poured on the flower platform, and I don't know how many secrets are covered in the mandarin duck quilt of the beauty.

Li Shoutian even wrote a letter of impeachment, saying that Jinghua Erlang indulged in lust, fearing that he would mislead his family and country, and that it would be better to have more restraints.

Of course, this impeachment was eventually settled in the face of the unanimous opposition of the courtiers.

Once there was such an incident, everyone knew that there must be someone behind Qi Fenglou.

But who dares to think about the son of the General's Mansion?

Hua Yue's heart was beating fast, and she looked at the person in front of her with bated breath, and she didn't dare to come out.

No wonder he didn't put those two red envelopes in his eyes, no wonder the shopkeeper of Baolai Pavilion said that he didn't dare to offend him, such a wanton person, if he wasn't born in the general's mansion, even if he would have poked a hole in the sky sooner or later.

Her demeanor may have been too stupid, so that the person in front of her chuckled, and lowered his voice to scare her: "There are only five people in the entire Jinghua who know this secret, and you are the sixth, if it leaks out, then the master will go to set up two new graves and bury you." ”

Hua Yue came back to her senses and subconsciously asked, "What about the other one?" ”

"The other one buries you too." He said, "There should be two graves for those who are cut in half." ”

Kazuki: "......"

She felt a little wronged: "Childe, you asked the slave to ask, and the slave didn't have to know this secret." ”

"Hmm." Li Jingyun said frankly, "Yes, I have to tell you." ”

The aroma of the bath beans melted in the water, he rubbed his arm, and his eyelids raised: "In this way, if the master has the intention of harming you, then the master himself will not have good fruits to eat." ”

The strings on his heart moved slightly, and Hua Yue glanced at him quickly.

This is...... Why?

The person in front of him looked at her fixedly, with a faint light in his eyes, like a child who had given out a string of sugar gourds, eagerly waiting for the response of the child opposite.

Hua Yue was a little unexpected, her eyelashes trembled, and her hand subconsciously turned her back behind her, her lips pursed.

She had also thought that if he was willing to confess to her, she might as well have a heart-to-heart relationship with him. But at that time, he didn't answer, and only fooled her casually. I'm not fooling around right now, but ......

Who knows if he's another whim.

Don't open her eyes, Hua Yue picked up the handkerchief next to him, walked around behind him and said, "The water is going to be cold." ”

Li Jingyun was silent, the back of her head facing her, her neck stiff.

The arrogant and domineering son-in-law finally took the initiative to give someone a step down, but when she ran into her so ignorant, Hua Yue was angry with him for herself, thinking that he would get angry again, so she didn't talk back.

However, after a while, Li Jingyun only let out a long breath and said with a little disappointment: "Lord really hurts you in vain." ”

The body stiffened, and Kazuki was inexplicably a little at a loss.

The handkerchief in his hand was taken away by him, and Li Jingyun waved his hand: "Go and rest, the master will come by himself." ”

"Yes."

Tossed around for such a circle, and in the end did not let her rub her back, Hua Yue left the main house and went to the corridor to blow the wind for a while, her eyes were full of confusion.

What does Lee Kyung-yoon want to know?

Or did he already know something?

The swirling water vapor drifted out from the windowsill and hazy around the pomegranate branches in the court, it was already May weather, and the pomegranate buds shivered in the night wind, and could not be opened.

Day 2.

Hua Yue began to clean up the east courtyard early in the morning, and took a lot of ornaments from the warehouse to wipe them and put them away. When she is busy, only Badou can wake up Childe.

So Hachito lived up to expectations and was smashed to the point that a bag bulged on his forehead.

"Aunt Yin." Badou was very aggrieved, "Why doesn't Childe smash us and don't smash you?" ”

Hua Yue was wiping the white jade Guanyin in her hand, and said without raising her head when she heard the words: "He smashes everyone, but I hide quickly." ”

Li Sangongzi is good anywhere, it's really scary to get up like this, Hua Yue took two shortbreads to appease Badou, and then put down Guanyin and walked to the main house.

This master didn't sleep well last night, and now he sat on the edge of the bed, his face full of resentment, and the slave next to him trembled, put down the basin and ran, he drooped his eyebrows, and stood motionless on the edge of the bed.

Smiling slightly, Hanatsuki twisted the veil and went over to wipe his face.

"Annoying." His brow furrowed.

Carefully wiping his face clean, Hua Yue said softly, "It's already time for lunch." ”

Feeling angry, Li Jingyun said coldly: "Eat one less lunch and you won't die." ”

"But todayβ€”" She turned her head to look outside and chuckled, "The fifth prince is going to pass the mansion today, maybe someone will come to spread the word later, and the prince is not good at meeting guests like this." ”

Three very harsh words suddenly inserted into Chaos' mind, and Li Jingyun's pupils became focused. He turned his head to look at the person beside him, and his voice was hoarse and low: "Are you happy that he is here?" ”

Naturally, he is happy, the dignified five princes, if he goes to the east courtyard like this, he will be a living Guanyin Bodhisattva, who can scare away many demons and monsters and keep one party safe.

Thinking of the white and fat Guanyin who he just wiped, and thinking of Zhou Hemin's appearance when he puffed up his cheeks, Hua Yue'er, his eyes were bent into crescents.

The joy was so obvious.

Li Jingyun turned his head and was about to go back to sleep.

"Hey." Hua Yue hurriedly grabbed him, "Childe, there is your favorite tamales for lunch." ”

Squinting his eyes, he said, "I don't want to eat." ”

"Then, there is also the pigeon soup stewed by the slave maid herself." She lowered her head and said softly like coaxing a child, "I didn't put a yam, I stewed it with wolfberries, and the soup was boiled white, you should love to drink it." ”

"......" sat up slowly, he glanced at her, and said in a muffled voice, "Bring the clothes for the master." ”

Hua Yue hurriedly held the prepared silver silk beast head brocade robe.

"Not this." Li Jingyun waved his hand, "The previous set, the blue carp snow brocade robe." ”

I didn't like to wear it before, but now I'm going to wear it? Hua Yue was surprised, but she still found out this robe according to her words and carefully changed it for him.

"It's a light garment and a good material." Li Jingyun looked down and said casually, "It's just that these boots are not too lined." ”

The official boots with a white background and a black face are a little inappropriate with this dress, Hua Yue turned around and looked for it, and turned out a pair of light cyan brocade boots and handed it over: "What about this?" ”

The face of the man in front of him was full of disgust, and his brows were so furrowed that he could kill flies.

But he had no choice, so he took it and put it on, and sat down to eat sullenly.

Hua Yue felt funny, usually this master was not a person who cared about dressing up, but now he is very stingy, and all the delicate problems of his body have come out, and nothing is pleasing to the eye.

On a table of dishes, he thought that the fish was difficult to pick, that the lion's head was tasteless, and that the vegetables were too salty, so he only drank the pigeon soup cleanly.

Then he stared at her coldly.

Kazuki didn't care about his strange attitude, only glanced at the hour outside from time to time and counted her fingers.

"The Fifth Prince." He suddenly spoke, "People are quite good, but the weather is uncertain. ”

Well? She looked back at him suspiciously: "Why is it cloudy?" ”

Wasn't the kid always happy when she saw it?

Taking a deep breath, Li Jingyun looked at her earnestly and said: "The people who grew up in the royal family are more or less abnormal, the fifth prince left his mother when he was young, and there are no close people in the palace, so his temperament is inevitably eccentric." If you know each other, stay away from him, so as not to cause trouble, and you have to save you. ”

"Don't worry, Childe." Hua Yue understood his concerns and said very considerately, "Slaves and maids won't cause trouble. ”

Is it a question of trouble or not? Li Jingyun gritted his teeth, he said such a long sentence earlier, what should she be the wind in her ears?

It's not that Hua Yue didn't hear it, it's just that the fifth prince is young and kind to her, so she has no reason to find fault with others. Besides, the people who grew up in the royal family are not normal, so she is not much better.

Seeing that the face of the lord in front of him was not very good, Hua Yue thought that he had a personal grudge with the fifth prince, and hurriedly explained: "Your Highness will come back to the house once, and it won't take much time, and the prince is a few years older than him, so he should be patient." ”

It's not like everyone is coming to the house, he's still out of the house today, right?

The thick worry in these amber eyes made Li Jingyun smile. Zhou Hemin, how can he be, just when he met, she was so concerned about it, and Shen Zhiluo didn't have this treatment.

The next time I met Shen Zhiluo, I should be a good student to squeeze him, what words written at the age of six and written at the age of ten are not as good as a look back at the young man with red lips and white teeth.

Turning his nose up, he continued to wait with a cold face.

Half an hour later, the five princes passed through the house with thanksgiving gifts.

The luxurious and delicate gold-threaded jade saddle was wrapped in red satin, and half of the room was lit up. Zhou Hemin and Li Jingyun saw each other, and then sat on the guest seat and looked at Hua Yue and smiled.

Li Jingyun stood up indifferently and asked in front of him, "Your Highness is here today, but do you have anything else to do?" ”

As soon as he sat down, there was a sense of expulsion in his words, Hua Yue couldn't help but tug at his sleeve, and then stretched out his head and said considerately: "The fifth prince said yesterday that if you have the opportunity, you must discuss with the prince the art of wearing Yang." ”

Zhou Hemin: "......"

He looked at her, and stopped talking, but Hua Yue was behind Li Jingyun, and his hands were folded towards him.

It's all here, and you can't just leave right away.

Seeing her intentions clearly, Zhou Hemin sighed, and a smile appeared in his eyes: "Yes, I want to ask for advice on how to wear Yang in a hundred steps." ”

Li Jingyun replied sincerely: "Just have hands." ”

As soon as the words fell, his arm was pinched from behind.

Hua Yue is so angry, she is very kind to others, why can't she get along with the five princes?

He took a light breath and turned his head to glare at her, and Kazuki glared back without showing weakness, his cheeks bulging.

Li Jingyun was stunned for a moment, feeling that her appearance of being against him was really a long time coming, but when she thought of why she was confronting him, she couldn't be happy.

The white-eyed wolf who is not familiar with it, the elbow is still turned out, and Zhou and Min's hair have not yet grown, where did they get into her eyes?

With a muffled snort, he lowered his eyes and said, "There are targets in the courtyard that are usually aimed at and played, can Your Highness try it?" ”

"Okay." Zhou Hemin got up very cooperatively and went out with him.

Badou took his usual bow and arrow, Li Jingyun took it, pulled it away very easily, and hit the bullseye steadily. He turned his hand and handed the bow to the person next to him, and said with a smile: "Your Highness." ”

For a moment, Zhou Hemin saw the meaning of provocation in his eyes.

Li Jingyun's city is unfathomable, in the past, when he saw him, he was standing beside the prince's brother, sleek and proper, but now, he looked at him with a bow, and his whole body was full of resistance.

Like a fine pearl of the night, suddenly there was a thorn.

Zhou Hemin raised his eyebrows, glanced at him, and then at Yin Huayue who was standing next to him, and shook his eyes as if he didn't understand.

Then he took the bow and said with a sad face, "This is too heavy." ”

"Your Highness is still young, just try it, and it doesn't hurt if you can't pull it open." Hua Yue said softly, "Childe's bow was brought back from the training ground. ”

Hearing this, Zhou Hemin stood up straight and pulled with all his might, but as soon as he was halfway through, his wrist trembled, and the bowstring "brushed" back.

Li Jingyun snorted, just wanted to say that a manly man, what is it if he can't even pull a bow? However, before he could speak, the man next to him quickly stepped forward to catch his longbow and asked worriedly, "Is Your Highness okay?" ”

Zhou Hemin covered his wrists, his expression was not very relaxed.

Hua Yue hurriedly said, "Let the doctor take a look?" ”

"Not necessarily." He looked up with bared teeth and glanced apprehensively at the bow in her arms.

Hua Yue immediately stuffed the bow into Badou's hand, and then looked at Li Jingyun: "Childe, the fifth prince is weak, let's go to the house to play chess." ”

Li Jingyun's forehead jumped.

There was a burst of anger in his heart for no reason, he forced himself to suppress it, and said with a smile: "The five princes and nobles are busy, why do you delay him for important things?" ”

"It doesn't matter." Zhou Hemin smiled at him, "I don't have anything else to do today, I just came to ask the third prince for advice." The prince's brother often praises the third prince for his civil and military skills, and I should always learn something. ”

A child with a childish face who speaks with a clear look, natural and sincere. However, Li Jingyun felt uncomfortable inexplicably, and as soon as his eyes met him, the anger in his heart rose two inches.

"Okay." He flicked his cuffs, gritted his teeth, and said, "It's okay to play chess." ”

Hua Yue graciously brought them a chessboard and made two good teas.

Li Jingyun glanced at the tea cup and said coldly: "If you don't drink this, change it to a Biluochun." ”

"Yes." Hua Yue was used to this person's pickiness, and he was going to withdraw his tea without saying a word.

"Wait." Zhou Hemin stopped her and smiled softly, "You finally made it, it's a pity to pour it, put it here for me, I'll drink both of them." ”

Hua Yue hesitated a little, but he reached out to take the tea, put aside the tea foam and took a sip, and then said appreciatively: "This tea-making technique is not worse than that in the palace." ”

Listen, this is what you are talking about, Hua Yue was pleased, and even her smile brightened two points: "Your Highness drink first, and the slave maid will go to rebrew the son." ”

Probably hadn't been praised for a long time, and she turned around and retreated with joy in her steps, and her skirt fluttered, and she flew out of the door like a butterfly.

Zhou Hemin looked at it with a smile, and then pinched the sunspot and dropped the chessboard.

"The third prince treats his side room so harshly."

Li Jingyun's eyes were sorrowful, and the white son fell, and there was a "snap" sound: "How can you see it?" ”

"Ordinary people, the side rooms call themselves 'concubines'. The one in the son's house is called a slave. Zhou Hemin shook his head, "The boundaries are too clear. ”

The words "......" woke up, and Li Jingyun glanced at the empty doorway and frowned slightly.

He said that something was wrong, this man was so good, when did he start calling himself a slave again?

There was a plan in his heart, but he refused to show weakness on his face, retracted his gaze and fell on Baizi, and said indifferently: "She was originally a slave, and it is common for her to be unable to screw it for a while." ”

Zhou Hemin fiddled with the chess pieces carefully, as if he didn't care about his quibbles.

Li Jingyun's face became even more ugly.

Kazuki returned a short time later, putting the tea back in his hand. He glanced at her, took the tea, and didn't squeak again.

The situation on the chessboard is changing, you come and go, and you don't give in to each other.

Hua Yue stood next to him and applauded, and then asked curiously: "Your Highness, why did you cut off your own end in this chess?" ”

It is clear that there are other ways to live.

Zhou Hemin straightened the sunspot, raised his head and smiled: "Won't I win if I go like this?" ”

Where's the win? Hua Yue and Li Jingyun frowned in unison and looked at the chess board in puzzlement.

Pinching the wide cuffs, Zhou Hemin elegantly stretched out his fingers and pointed to the five sunspots that were connected together: "Five sons are connected, naturally I won." ”

Lee Kyung-yoon: "......"

"Childe is angry." Hua Yue hurriedly leaned over, smiled at him flatteringly, and said in a low voice, "Your Highness is still young. ”

He said kindly, "What are you panicking about?" ”

"The slave is afraid that the master will be angry." She browled into his eyes.

Li Jingyun asked her funny: "Which eye do you have to see that your master is angry?" ”

"It's good not to be angry." Holding down the chess table with the strength of feeding, Hua Yue flattened her mouth, "Then why don't you let go of your hand, it's the dragon sitting opposite, it's not appropriate for you to smash the table, and you're going to get into trouble." ”

The green tendons on the back of his hand burst out, and Li Jingyun lifted the bottom of the table, which was called an angry person. He suspected that Zhou Hemin was angry with him today, and what was even more annoying was that the little dog's elbows in front of him were turned in two circles, and he was stunned to protect others.

There was some grievance in his eyes, he looked at her and said softly: "It's clear that the master won." ”

"Okay, good, Childe won." Hua Yue gave him a look, "The slave and maid look at it, the child's chess skills are unparalleled." ”

Li Jingyun let go angrily.

Hua Yue hurriedly brought the snacks to the two of them.

"Childe." Badou ran back from outside and said, "There is a subordinate of Liufu who asks to see him." ”

Liufu? Li Jingyun glanced at Zhou Hemin, got up and went to the side room to meet him. Hua Yue softly invited the five princes to have a snack, and then followed over to take a look.

"Third Master!" As soon as Changye entered the door, he knelt down, his expression was flustered, but he spoke quickly and clearly: "My master has a fight with someone in Qifeng Tower, the situation is not good, let the little one inform the third master." ”

In broad daylight, can anyone move his people on his territory? Li Jingyun laughed when she heard this, and was about to leave with her sleeves brushed up.

Kazuki subconsciously grabbed his hand.

With a soft palm, Li Jingyun turned around, frowned, and said, "Master has something here, you can't get in the way." ”

"Childe, bring more people." She suppressed the panic in her heart, and said, "Be prepared." ”

The third master roamed the rivers and lakes, and never relied on many people, so let him lead people, didn't he look down on him? Li Jingyun snorted, let go of her and stepped out the door.

Kazuki followed out, and was left behind by him without taking two steps. Knowing that she couldn't persuade her, she turned her head, rushed into the main house and dragged the five princes who were still eating snacks.

"How many guards did you bring with you?" She asked, her eyes burning.

Zhou Hemin was so frightened by her that he almost choked, and said in his heart: "Twenty." ”

"Forgive the slave and maid for being presumptuous, can we catch up with the prince?" She smiled reluctantly, her eyes full of anxiety, "Your Highness has a precious status, if you don't want to take risks, it's good to lend the guards to slaves and maids." ”

The eyebrows moved slightly, Zhou Hemin smiled again, this person is really like this, he clearly calls himself a slave and a maid to draw a line between people, but that person is really going to have something, and she is more anxious than anyone else.

In her heart, Li Jingyun is afraid that it is the peanut cake, but it is a pity to throw it away, and she has to vomit.

Pulling his sleeve back from her hand, he winked at her slyly: "The guards can be borrowed, and I can go with them." ”

"But you have to promise me one condition."