Chapter 64: A little green in the crown
Li Yu looked stunned, and his eyes couldn't help but pass a little displeasure.
Speaking from the heart, Shi Wei's request is indeed a bit excessive.
How can there be a reason for the envoy to openly ask to see someone's concubine, even if Shi Wei has the Great Song Dynasty as a backer behind him, this request really makes Li Yu lose face.
If Li Yu insisted on not letting him see Xiao Zhouhou, Shi Wei would really be inconvenient to force him, but who called him confused, not that his wife was unwell, and Shi Wei was born in a man.
Li Yu himself hit the muzzle of the gun, how could Shi Wei not go up the ladder to the room.
Seeing that Li Yu didn't know how to refuse, Shi Wei took advantage of the situation and said: "Lord Li, don't worry, Shi is not going to diagnose Concubine Zhou as an envoy of the Great Song Dynasty now, but as a doctor, so naturally there is nothing wrong with it." ”
When Li Yu was still undecided, Xu Xian was busy hinting at him.
After hesitating for a long time, Li Yu finally didn't dare to offend Shi Wei, so he had to force a little gratitude, and arched his hand: "Then it's annoying to make Shi Shang." ”
Immediately, Li Yu sent someone to the inner palace and passed it to Xiao Zhou, saying that the envoy of the Great Song Dynasty was coming.
Then he reluctantly accompanied Shi Wei all the way to the inner palace.
Originally, Xiao Zhouhou lived in the main palace, but after Shi Wei's turmoil, Li Yu snubbed her, so he moved to a side palace in Xiyuan.
Seeing that the route was wrong, Shi Wei had already guessed a few points, so he asked: "The lower official heard that Concubine Zhou Niangniang is the main concubine of the country, and she should live in the main palace. ”
Shi Wei was deliberately making things difficult for Li Yu.
He knew that Li Yu was suspected of having an affair with Xiao Zhouhou, so he snubbed Xiao Zhouhou and sent him to the cold palace.
At the moment, Shi Wei, as a "party", deliberately wanted to introduce the topic to this matter, obviously wanting to embarrass Li Yu.
Shi Wei is going to take a breath of grievance for Xiao Zhouhou.
Li Yu's expression was really embarrassed, and he didn't know how to explain it for a while.
"That's the case, Niangniang is unwell, and she feels that Xiyuan is quiet and conducive to self-cultivation, so she took the initiative to propose to the lord of the country to move here."
That Xu Xian reacted very quickly, and he was busy with the exit for Li Yu.
Li Yu also reacted, and said: "That's right." ”
Shi Wei looked strange again, and asked with a smile at Xu Xian: "The matter of the palace is a family affair of Lord Li, but Lord Xu, a foreign minister, understands it so clearly, it seems that Lord Xu is really popular in this inner palace." ”
His words obviously implied that Xu Xian was having an affair with someone in the inner palace.
At the beginning, Xu Xian framed him and spread rumors about his filthy inner palace everywhere, and Shi Wei said that it could be regarded as his way to return his body.
Xu Xian's face was suddenly a little embarrassed, but he had to laugh and say: "The envoy Shishang said that he was laughing, and the lower officials also heard from the lord of the country, so he knew such an inside story." ”
"Exactly." Li Yu went back and forth, still these few words.
Shi Wei immediately said strangely: "The lord of the country Li even has to take the initiative to talk about his own affairs with his subordinates, and the relationship between the lord and his subordinates is really intimate." ”
This remark was already Chi Guoguo's sarcasm, and he only made the two monarchs and ministers look embarrassed, and they could only grin awkwardly, but they didn't know how to respond.
Li Yu's eyes were flickering with indignation.
Xu Xian's expression was also surging with unhappiness.
It's just that the two monarchs and ministers of the Southern Tang Dynasty only dare to be angry but dare not speak.
It was enough to tease the two, Shi Wei suddenly laughed, and arched his hand and said: "The official is just joking, and if it is abrupt, I hope that Lord Li and Lord Xu will not be surprised." ”
Shi Wei didn't say anything, but still gave the two of them a step down.
The faces of the two gentlemen and ministers improved a lot, and they immediately laughed with Shi Wei to hide Fang Cai's embarrassment.
While speaking, the group walked through several deserted paths, and the dimly lit side palace came into view.
Before coming to the palace gate, Xiao Zhou had already led three or five palace maids to wait there.
Seeing Shi Wei and the others coming, Xiao Zhouhou hurriedly stepped forward, first saluted Li Yu, and then bowed to Shi Wei, and said in a low voice: "The concubine has seen the envoy." ”
Shi Wei was busy and saluted.
When Xiao Zhouhou raised his head, with the flickering palace lamp, Shi Wei finally saw the haunting face again.
It is still beautiful and intoxicating.
It's just that there is a little more wind and frost in that beautiful face.
That kind of vicissitudes of life was something that Shi Wei had never seen when he left.
Obviously, it was Li Yu's complaints and neglect that made Xiao Zhouhou mentally shocked, and the whole person was a lot haggard.
Seeing her like this, Shi Wei suddenly felt pity in his heart.
At the same time, he was a little more resentful of Li Yu, so he thought that he was such a beauty, but if he was himself, it was too late to love, but how could you, a faint gentleman, bear to treat her so coldly.
For a while, Shi Wei only looked at Xiao Zhouhou, a little distracted.
Xiao Zhouhou realized Shi Wei's concerned eyes, and his face couldn't help but pass a little shy.
Li Yu watched his wife being stared at like this by other men, how could he not be annoyed in his heart, but he did not dare to attack.
He had to cough a few times dryly, and said in a deep voice: "The stone envoy heard that you were unwell, and he went out of his way to come to you to see you, and you still haven't thanked you quickly." ”
"Thank you, Shimagami." After Xiao Zhou, he was busy and said goodbye.
Before she could bend her knees, Shi Wei quickly reached out and grabbed her arm.
When his hand touched Xiao Zhouhou, he obviously felt her body tremble slightly.
Xiao Zhou hurriedly retreated his body to avoid contact with Shi Wei.
Shi Wei knew that she was afraid of Li Yu in front, so she deliberately wanted to avoid suspicion.
Thinking of this, Shi Wei said: "Xia Guan is going to see the princess now, it is inconvenient to be disturbed, and I ask Lord Li to wait outside for a while." ”
As soon as he heard that Shi Wei wanted to be alone with Xiao Zhouhou, Li Yudun was very displeased.
It's just that Li Yu didn't dare to refuse.
It is natural for a doctor to treat a patient, and no matter what kind of worry he has, Li Yu has no courage or reason to refuse.
He had no choice but to say, "Then there is an envoy of Lao Shi." ”
Li Yu stopped outside the palace.
Xiao Zhou walked into the hall with the support of Xiao Yun, the personal palace maid, and Shi Wei followed.
"Xiao Yun, you go and wait at the door."
Xiao Zhou glanced at her, and when Xiao Yun understood, he passed by Shi Wei at the door, Xiao Yun bowed slightly to Shi Wei and threw a faint smile.
Recalling the day he left Jinling, this Xiao Yun took the risk to come to give him the jade hairpin, Shi Wei also had a good impression of this Xiao Yun, so he also smiled.
In the palace of Nuoda, only the two of them remained.
Xiao Zhou Hou passed through the bead curtain, lay down on the couch, only stretched out his arm, and said, "Isn't the envoy on the stone going to see the concubine, so please call the pulse." ”
Her tone was indifferent, as if she had nothing to do with Shi Wei, and her expression was also so indifferent.
Shi Wei then moved a chair and sat down, stretched out his hand on her wrist, and carefully examined her pulse.
At the time of the pulse, Shi Wei was secretly thinking about Xiao Zhouhou's thoughts, and he didn't know what she was thinking at the moment.
Just as he was guessing, Xiao Zhouhou in the bead curtain suddenly spoke: "Why do you want to come back?" ”
Shi Wei was stunned, he looked up at Xiao Zhouhou, although he couldn't see her expression clearly at this time, but from that sentence, he could vaguely hear a little resentment.
"Niangniang should know that Xia Guan only came on the orders of the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty." Shi Wei replied calmly.
Xiao Zhouhou's eyebrows froze: "Then you should also know that I didn't ask this, but why did you come to bother me." ”
Hearing her words, she seemed to be very unhappy that Shi Wei came this time.
Shi Wei sneered and took out an object from his arms, "Back then, Xia Guan originally planned to leave without worry, if it wasn't for Niang Niang giving this thing at the last moment, Xia Guan would have eaten enough to support it, and came to 'disturb' Niangniang." ”
The thing in his hand was the jade hairpin that Xiao Zhou gave him back then.
Seeing this, Xiao Zhouhou's originally resentful face suddenly softened.
Her eyes flashed with sparkling color, and she bit her red lips lightly, as if the old things that could not be passed on surged from the bottom of her heart in an instant.
Such a lovely description only made Shi Wei's heart flutter.
He did not hesitate, held Xiao Zhouhou's hand, and said softly: "Niangniang's intentions, the lower officials have never dared to forget, if it weren't for this, this time to the Southern Tang Kingdom, the lower officials would not have risked the crime of abolishing the public for private purposes, and came to meet Niangniang." ”
When they held hands together, Xiao Zhouhou's face suddenly turned bright.
She wanted to withdraw her hand, but Shi Wei held it very tightly, and she couldn't do it a few times, so she had to give up.
Xiao Zhouhou raised his head, looked at Shi Wei's sincere face through the bead curtain, stared at it for a long time, but only sighed softly.
"It's all my fault, I couldn't help myself for a while, I just gave you this jade hairpin, which made you unforgettable, His Majesty blamed me for being unfaithful, but in fact, he didn't wronged me at all."
Xiao Zhouhou's words have already admitted that she is interested in Shi Wei.
When Shi Wei heard this, he was naturally greatly moved.
But when she heard her self-reproach in the second half, Shi Wei snorted disdainfully.
He said coldly: "I heard that Niangniang was young and ignorant, and she originally entered the palace to visit the Empress of Da Zhou, but it was Li Yu's surname that forcibly blessed Niangniang. At present, he only relies on the rumors spread by a few ministers, so he snubs Niangniang, such a ruthless and unrighteous dumb king, if Niangniang is really loyal to him, it is really stupid. ”
Shi Wei held back for a long time, and finally said this psychological remark.
That little Zhou Hou heard Shi Wei fall like Li Yu, and he was so shocked that his face was pale.
She forgot Shi Wei's identity for a while, hurriedly came out of the bead curtain, stretched out her hand and pressed his mouth, and said in a trembling voice: "How dare you talk nonsense about such a big rebellion, and what if you listen to him." ”
The jade fingers like shallots touched his lips like this, only making Shi Wei want to ripple.
He picked up her hand, kissed it lightly on the back of the smooth hand, and said with a calm smile: "Niangniang don't need to be afraid, have you forgotten the current identity of the lower official, even if you lend Li Yu ten guts, he won't dare to do anything to me." ”
(To be continued)