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Tie Xuan and Sheng Yong's recitals were handed to Wuying Hall in the morning. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info Shen Ruoyu also handed in his share. Zhu Yunwen was unusual, and ordered someone to send the recital table to the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies first, and after the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies was reviewed and approved, it was sent to Qi Tai, the secretary of the Ministry of War, for approval, and then sent back to the Wuying Hall after the approval of the Lord Qi, and the Son of Heaven read the table and all the criticisms, and finally the court made a general statement.

Just one day after returning to the Son of Heaven, Shen Ruoyu heard some news that surprised him. With the help of Mr. Fang, the Son of Heaven not only changed the names of the big and small official positions, but also changed the names of the gates of the palace; Now all the names in the palace should be retro, and the Son of Heaven and Mr. Fang are getting more and more interested, and they are about to move various systems and regulations, and the restoration of the Jingtian system is probably inevitable.

And one more thing. The second daughter of Emperor Taizu Gao, the eldest princess Huaiqing, and Zhu Di, the king of Yan, the dearest sister in addition to the eldest princess of Ningguo, are said to have corresponded with King Yan and leaked secrets, and Wang Ning, who was also the governor of the rear army, was confiscated by Zhu Yunwen and sent to Jinyiwei Prison. The princess was placed under house arrest.

These things made Shen Ruoyu a little upset. He tried to debate with Fang Xiaoru whether it was necessary to change the name of the palace gate, but he couldn't go together anyway, but the two of them were in a bad mood, so they stopped talking, said goodbye at the intersection of the Drum Tower, and went home separately.

When he arrived at the door, he hesitated for a long time, dismounted, and mustered up the courage to walk in the door.

The yard had been cleaned up, and all the lanterns and balls that had been piled up the night before had been swept away. Husheng was sweeping the floor, and when he saw him, he threw down the broom, shouted "The master is back", and ran out of the door to clean up the second-rate children.

Dou'er ran out of his and Qiu'er's room.

"Is the master back? Madame's meal is ready, just waiting for you to come back. ”

Nangong Qiu came out of the house, stood at the door, and looked at him with blank eyes.

Shen Ruoyu said in a low voice: "I have already eaten with the Son of Heaven." ”

Nangong Qiu didn't say anything and lowered his head. Dou'er said disappointedly:

"That's it again......"

Shen Ruoyu regretted it a little. He thought for a moment and asked:

"Dou'er, do you still have good wine at home? What about tea? ”

"There was no wine. The tea has a new harvest that is scary. ”

"Scary? Where did it come from? Shen Ruoyu asked in surprise.

"A scholar from Hallym University just sent it over today, he said that his surname is Jie, because a pot of scares people and the old man's bond, so he sent some to the old man to use to catch the wind."

Shen Ruo never thought that Xie Jin, who was arrogant and obviously looked down on him, would send tea over.

He said, "Then you can make a pot of tea with a scare." ”

"Where's the wine?"

"Forget about the wine."

He walked to the door of the room and pulled Nangong Qiu into the house. The candlelight in the room was bright, and sure enough, a table of good dishes was still steaming, and two pairs of dishes and chopsticks were waiting at the table.

"I didn't eat a few bites in the palace; I can accompany you to eat some more, it just so happens that I'm still hungry. He said as if he had lost his life.

Nangong Qiu's eyes lit up a little. Still silent, she pulled her chair away and waited for him to sit down before she sat down upright across from her. Dou'er brought in the teapot, poured tea for the two of them, and ran out and closed the door.

Shen Ruoyu didn't move the chopsticks or the teacup, but looked straight at Nangong Qiu, and said straight to the point:

"Qiu'er, Commander Lan of Jinyiwei gave you a birthday gift, what is it?"

Nangong Qiu was taken aback: "How do you know?" He sent ...... A pair of bracelets. ”

"Show me it."

Nangong Qiu got up and left, ran to the dresser, picked up a brocade box, and returned to him.

Shen Ruoliao opened the brocade box; Rao was mentally prepared, but he couldn't help but be taken aback. Inside is a pair of white jade bracelets. Warm and greasy, Shen Ruoxiao, who has been in the palace for a long time, can see at a glance that he is a Khotanese mutton fat jade.

He covered the box and looked at Nangong Qiu.

"Qiu'er, tomorrow you have to return this gift."

Nangong Qiu was taken aback: "Go back?" ”

"Yes, the thing will be returned to its original owner and returned to Commander Lan."

“…… Oh......"

Shen Ruoyu said: "Qiu'er, what's wrong with you?" This isn't the first time someone has given a gift, either; You didn't take it before. You know the truth; Why did you make an exception this time? ”

"People...... People want to make friends with you, he told me personally. I think you have multiple friends in the court, what's wrong. ”

Shen Ruoyu held her little hand. Of course he said so. But that's never how true friends are made. I can vouch for you, but his purpose in giving this gift is never to make friends. He has other motives, or he will threaten me with this in the future, so that I can do things for him; Or, this thing itself was obtained by him illegally, with his family wealth and wealth, he could not afford to buy such a valuable bracelet, he did some illegal deed, framed me, and tried to pull me into the water. Or maybe he's calculating something else entirely, but one thing is for sure, he's definitely ill-intentioned. Qiu'er, rich and fatal; What is not one's own will never belong to oneself. If you get this point, you may lose the consistency of the other. The money that falls from the sky is a flying disaster. You've done all sorts of bad things, but no matter how unscrupulous I am in other ways, I'm absolutely timid at this point. Ill-gotten gains are like a deep pool of quagmire, this is not a contest with the law of governing the country, this is a contest with the principles of heaven. Because everything else can change with history, but this one truth will never fail. ”

Nangong Qiu blushed and said, "I know, your principles, I understand." I didn't like it much, or I was too embarrassed to refuse it. ”

Shen Ruoyu comforted: "I understand." I know that man, and I can imagine what kind of trick he used to persuade you to take it. Maybe one day, this man will kill me. Early tomorrow morning, you will come to the door in person and return the things to him. ”

"Are you going to pay him back?"

"You go and pay it back. Let him understand that he can't take advantage of me, so he can come and take advantage of you. ”

"What about the tea sent by Master Xie? It's all already brewed tea. ”

"Master Xie's tea is fine, although I really didn't expect him to send it. Bachelor Xie and Gu - unlike Lord Lan, they are not all the way at all. If there's anything I can do to help, I'm willing to do that. You put down your things first, eat first. ”

Watching Nangong Qiu put the box back, Shen Ruoyu raised his chopsticks, tasted every dish, and said with a smile:

"You know, I've been out for five months, and I'm almost out of the world. The things in the barracks couldn't be more unpalatable. If military law allows, I really want to bring you with me, first, you don't have to feel homesick, and second, you can feast your mouth, even if this battle lasts ten or twenty years, it doesn't matter. ”

Nangong Qiu said shyly: "Then you try to eat as much as possible." I'm going back to the battlefield soon, and I don't know when I'll be able to come back again. Tell me what you want to eat in the past two days, and try to eat as much as you want. ”

"Qiu'er, how are you doing in the five months since I left? Happy? ”

Nangong Qiu thought for a while, lowered his head, and asked faintly: "Ruoyu, do you want me to be unhappy in your heart?" I finally went home, but I turned around and left, unwilling to spend the night at home, and unwilling to wait for me to come back; Is it all because of Brother Hong Jiang? ”

Shen Ruoyu said honestly: "Yes." ”

"Can't you even tell a lie, can't even say a sweet word?" Nangong Qiu whispered.

Shen Ruoyu gently put down the chopsticks. "I will, I'm very good at saying sweet things to women, Qiu'er, it's not that you don't know. I found out today that I am indeed selfish, and I hope that I will not be happy without you. But if you're really happy, I won't be angry, don't worry. I'm not there for you on your birthday. The next day, King Yan retired from the army, and at night, I watched the moon on Daming Lake alone, and the more I looked at it, the more sad I became. Rather than being so distressed, I'd rather hear you have a good time, even if you forget me. So last night, when I saw the yard full of piles of things, I was still- still relieved. ”

Nangong Qiu said: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry......"

"You have nothing to be sorry for. I swore to marry you, brought you to the capital, and left you alone at home, no matter what, it is mine that I should not have. ”

"But you're not going to change, are you?" Nangong Qiu said calmly, "Even if you say you shouldn't, and no matter what you think, in short, this situation will continue, and there is no end in sight, right?" ”

Shen Ruoyu was a little surprised by her indifference. "Yes," he replied.

Nangong Qiu said: "Ruoxiao, you are so frank, you would rather make me sad than lie to me." Then I'll be honest with you. In the past five months, I have had a bad and bad life. I'm not very happy when I'm happy, and I'm not happy when I'm unhappy. Maybe it's because I'm used to it, after all, it's not the first time you've got; After all, when you're there, it's no different from when you're gone. It may also be because there is Brother Hong Jiang by your side, if you want to think so. You are the you in my heart and have never changed. I used to fantasize about how nice it would be if you could be united with him; Later, I realized that this is impossible, if you can stay by my side all the time, you will no longer be the person I love. So, I don't care now, as long as you're safe, I can live if you don't come back. You want to hear the truth, that's the truth. I don't love Brother Hong Jiang. ”

Shen Ruoyu was speechless for a while. He drank cup after cup until he emptied the teapot, but his mouth always felt like it was just plain water, wasting so many good tea leaves.

Then he smiled lightly and shook his head: "My Qiu'er has grown up." It's good. Let's eat. ”

He gulped down a lot of it, and the salty taste was completely unsavory. Nangong Qiu is the same. A table of dishes was wiped out. Dou'er put away the dishes, very happy, not realizing the incongruity of the atmosphere.

Watching Nangong Qiu clean up the bed, he suddenly spoke:

"Qiu'er, don't give me a bed, I have to go to the palace to keep vigil tonight."

Nangong Qiu was slightly stunned, turned around, looked at him silently for a long time, bowed his head and said:

"Okay."

Shen Ruoyu didn't dare to look at her, and turned her face away. He didn't know why or how he got to this point. Suddenly, he realized that he had lost everything, not because he had been snatched by someone else, but only because he himself had not grasped it; He was single-mindedly just for his persistent and crazy thoughts, and gave up everything on his own initiative. He couldn't stand it anymore to stay with her like this, and both of them tried harder and harder to pretend at the same time, so hypocritical, so cold and distant, so calm. But if he wants to break this hypocrisy and peace, he can't do it. He had no energy, much less bothering about it, preferring to maintain this calm. If she never really loved him, what about herself? Did he think that his true feelings for her turned out to be self-deception like her—again, self-deception?

He sighed softly and whispered:

"Qiu'er, I'm sorry; You rest early. Don't forget to return your things tomorrow. ”

He rode on a second-rate son, went straight to the palace, entered the palace city, ran straight to the camp of the second guard of Yulin, and plunged into Dong Yuan's barracks.

Fortunately, Dong Yuan didn't find a woman to come in this night. Rao was like this, the commander of the second guard of Yulin was still taken aback, jumped up from the bed, drew his sword and held it across his chest.

"Shen Ruoxiao, I'll be your grandmother!" After seeing Shen Ruoliao clearly, Dong Yuan threw his sword to the ground and shouted angrily.

Shen Ruoyu covered his face and fell down on his couch.

"Everybody wants to do that; Listen to it. ”

Dong Yuan grabbed him by the collar and picked him up.

"Next time, can you say hello and knock on the door? Grandpa Shen, don't come with me in the future! ”

Shen Ruoyu looked at him. Dong Yuan suddenly couldn't stand his expression, and let go and threw him back on the couch.

"I owe a scolding, find you to scold me, I am comfortable."

"Don't, ah," Dong Yuan pointed at him unceremoniously, "I tell you, there is no end to being cheap; You said that you came over in the middle of the night and put on such a face, are you cheap, are you cheap? ”

"Is there anything to drink? Thirst. ”

"You're cheap. Ecstasy, aphrodisiac soup, do you drink it or not? ”

"Drink."

"You're going to die!"

"Where did you learn this phrase? I didn't teach you. ”

"Cheng, you didn't teach, King Yan taught me."

"I taught King Yan."

"Do you still have a long face? Do you think you have made a great contribution in the Battle of Jinan, and you can ride me on my neck when you come back? ”

"Is there any water to drink?"

Dong Yuan handed him a kettle.

"What about Zhong Kexi?"

"He took a leave of absence and went home. When Shen Dudu looks for him, I will send someone to call him when he gives the next order. ”

"You've got it, you. I'll be dismissed soon, and you dare to work for the commander of Yulin Weidong? ”

"Yo ho, let's fart less, is Yu Linwei the pool where you stay with this big dragon? I don't know if I'll see you again in two days, and you'll have to kowtow a few times. ”

"So, you can take advantage of the moment to fix me, and there are not many days left."

"There are not many days to come, or is the spring night short?" Dong Yuanse reached out in a daze and pinched his chin.

Shen Ruoyu laughed and knocked his hand off. "Get out!"

"Do you know that I've been alone for months on end, and I can't sleep at night? How I miss you......"

"Didn't I rush to bed, and I was ridiculed by you, how cheap I am."

"Forget it, I don't know you yet? If it weren't for my brother and sister having trouble with you, would you have come here to find me? I don't know how to turn my clothes upside down now, fluttering like a fairy. ”

"Every time I come, you don't have anything else to talk about?"

Dong Yuan filled the kettle with water, sighed, and patted him on the shoulder.

"Brother, I, Dong Pingshan, am self-aware. Brotherly love is no better than husband and wife, you have been fighting for a few months, and finally come back, the first few nights must be at home with your wife's ears and temples, and enjoy the bed. Jokes are jokes, no matter how iron we are, after all, it is not a broken sleeve, and it is not worth it for you to run to me in the middle of the night to be coquettish. If there's nothing wrong with that thing in your kid, it's a relationship problem between you and my siblings. I'm not wrong, right? ”

Shen Ruoyu made his face turn purple when he said a few words. "Brother Dong, I'll tell you the truth, I have a problem with her. It's not a sudden awkwardness, but a long time, and it's hard to return. But I didn't come to you to hear your ideas for my lessons. You don't care about our business. ”

"Then what are you going to do?"

"I've got to have a place to sleep, right?"

"The street outside is much wider than here, why should I squeeze with you."

"Then you go sleep on the street."

"Virtue; It's cornered, and you can only remember me. In two days, you and your wife reconciled again, and rushed home in a hurry, forgetting me all the time. ”

"You still say that it's not a broken sleeve, sour you like this, what kind of vinegar do you eat my daughter-in-law?"

Shen Ruoyu said, and suddenly his heart felt sour. Fortunately, he hadn't lost Dong Yuan yet, and he was finally relieved that he had scolded a dirty word as soon as he came up, after all, the relationship between Dong Yuan and him was still the same. This is a pure friendship between men, and a friendship for comrades-in-arms; And what is between him and the Son of Heaven?

Dong Yuan sat down on the stool in front of him, crossed his legs.

"When will you come back this time?"

"Who knows; Basically, as soon as the new appointment arrives, it is about to leave. I'd like to leave sooner now. ”

"Why? Just because of a breakup with his younger siblings? ”

"Don't talk nonsense, we didn't break up."

Dong Yuan smacked his lips: "It's not interesting enough, is it?" Forget it, it's common for the couple to fight, and I don't get involved. ”

Shen Ruoyu was silent for a moment. "Brother Dong, it's not just because of the family. And—anyway, I don't think I should have come back this time. Maybe five months is too long outside, and everyone starts to forget about me, but it's not long enough that everyone has completely forgotten about me as a person. So—"

Dong Yuan understood, stretched out his hand and patted him.

"Yes, that's right. But fortunately, you came back this time to invite merit and receive rewards, not to commit a crime and wait for it to be released. Brother, the higher your road goes, the farther and farther away from the emperor you will inevitably be, this is normal. Take a closer look and think about it, from ancient times to the present, who are the closest people to the emperor? Villains, lucky people, officials, women, and eunuchs. Zhengchen didn't. So it's good for you. ”

"yes," Shen Ruoyu sighed, "so I can't wait to leave." How does the emperor want to seal me this time, as long as it's not too outrageous, I won't push it anymore, it's enough to toss, it's better to leave immediately. ”

"That's right. The court of the capital, at the feet of the Son of Heaven, is the land of right and wrong forever; Or take a prominent lord and go outside to take over the power, it is completely his own world, he can make a difference, and he is not so dangerous. If you stay with the capital for the rest of your life, in the end, you will only be full of enthusiasm and economy, and you will not really need to govern the country and the country, but will be used to prevent people from calculating and calculating others. ”

Shen Ruoyu said: "Brother Dong, let me ask you, what's going on with Gu Shenyu?" It's only been five months, and the emperor has completely looked at him differently, and said that he wants to give him my current position? ”

When it came to Gu Shenyu, Dong Yuan suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

"That man...... Hehe......"

"Haven't we already reached a consensus, this person is too dangerous to let him get close to the emperor, you and I have to find a way to suppress him, and we can't let him have a chance to get ahead. But now—"

Dong Yuan opened his mouth and said: "Ruoxiao, do you think that before you leave, five months ago, in terms of the emperor's appreciation and trust, which of us is on top?" ”

Shen Ruoliao did not answer.

"That's it. That's right, you're gone, you can't look at the emperor. But how many catties and taels does my Dong Pingshan have in the eyes of the emperor? I don't have enough power. ”

"But the emperor obviously hated him at first. The emperor is still angry with him because he won you in the competition. At the very least, your status in front of the emperor is much higher than his, right? ”

Dong Yuan shook his head helplessly and smiled: "So, this is the power of that person." Don't talk about me; Even if you've been there, it's not necessarily the same today. I advise you, be careful with him, don't mess with him. In this way, we can still hope that in the future, when he is developed, he will not hold grudges against the two of us. ”

"You just gave up? Just let him be anti-guest-oriented? Brother Dong, this problem is not only that we don't clean him up, he has to clean up the two of us; The point is that if he gets close to the emperor, what will he do, and what is his purpose, have you forgotten? ”

Dong Yuan got very close and stared at him:

"Unless, don't leave at all, and kill the emperor."

Shen Ruoyu looked back at him and pondered for a long time.

"I'm going to have a way, I can't just go with the flow," he said categorically, "I have to figure out a way before I go." ”