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It was a hot day in July, but it rained in the afternoon.

Not long after the rain stopped, Zhong Ye came back from the yamen and saw Wei Yining doing needlework by the window, his hair loosely curled, wearing a plain gauze shirt, no powder, like a clear water hibiscus.

"You've been shouting hot these days, so it's easy to cool down, why are you still confined to the house doing needlework?" Zhong Ye stepped forward and took the needle and thread from Wei Yining's hand and put it on the table and said.

"It's just a little bit, you haven't come back, I want to finish it." Wei Yining got up with a smile and reached out to rub his neck. I bowed my head for a long time, and my neck was sore.

"Needlework is too eye-consuming, so don't do it if you can." Zhong Ye stretched out his hand to rub Wei Yining's neck and said, "It's cool outside, let's go out for a walk and look at the beautiful scenery to nourish our eyes." ”

"You always pull me to not do my job," Wei Yining couldn't help laughing: "Since I got married, you don't want me to study more, and you don't allow me to do needlework." After a long time, I will become completely lazy. ”

"Women are just lazy and blessed." Zhong Ye took Wei Yining's hand, raised it and kissed it on his mouth.

"Isn't the yamen busy today? Came back so early. Wei Yining asked as he walked out with Zhong Ye.

"It's really nothing, besides, the air is fresh after the rain, I want to come back and take you around the house, the lotus flowers in the west courtyard are blooming just right, isn't it an elegant thing to appreciate the lotus after the rain?" Zhong Ye saw the stagnant water on the ground, and was afraid that it would stain Wei Yining's shoes, so he gently hugged her.

Fortunately, no one followed at this time, otherwise Wei Yining would definitely be shy again.

The lotus flowers in the pond are blooming just right, the lotus leaves are rolling with water droplets, lively and lovely, the fragrance of the courtyard, accompanied by the cool breeze is indeed pleasant.

"Hungry or not? I asked someone to bring some snacks. Zhong Ye asked thoughtfully: "You are still too thin now, you need to eat more." ”

Wei Yining shook his head and said, "Don't be so troublesome, I think this lotus seed is just right, just eat a few lotus seeds, anyway, I will have dinner in a while." At this time, if you eat sweetheart again, it will ruin your appetite. ”

"Then I'll peel it for you." Zhong Ye happily stretched out his hand and pulled a few lotus canopies down.

Wei Yining also took one, slowly peeled off the lotus room, selected a plump lotus seed, went to the lotus heart and handed it to Zhong Ye's lips.

Zhong Ye's movements were not as fast as Wei Yining's, and although his hands were big, they were not as dexterous as Wei Yining's hands.

"It's so sweet!" Zhong Ye put the lotus seed in his mouth and sucked Wei Yining's finger by the way, causing Wei Yining's ears to turn red again.

Zhong Ye immediately fed the lotus seeds he had peeled to Wei Yining, and watched her neat glutinous rice teeth chewing the crisp and sweet lotus seeds, and felt that these lotus seeds were the most delicious thing in the world.

Before a lotus pod could be eaten, the winter melon ran in from the front yard panting.

Before Zhong Ye could ask, he said, "Grandpa, go ahead, someone is coming from the palace." ”

"What are people from the palace doing at this time?" Zhong Ye felt a little confused.

"It was Father-in-law Xu who came in person, there should be something important. It's inconvenient for the little ones to ask, so Grandpa should go quickly. Winter melon said while wiping the sweat from his head.

"Send Madame back to her room!" Zhong Ye got up and said, "It looks like it's going to rain when the weather is going to rain." ”

Wei Yining didn't say anything, got up and went back to the room, Zhong Ye walked to the front, and when Father-in-law Xu saw him, he hurriedly said: "The saint told Grandpa to enter the palace immediately, there is something important to discuss." ”

"Okay, I'll leave right away." Zhong Ye didn't have time to go back to inform Wei Yining, so he rode directly into the palace with Father-in-law Xu.

When Wei Yining learned that Zhong Ye had entered the palace, he knew that something big must have happened, otherwise he would not have been summoned in such a hurry.

"County Lord, do you want to prepare dinner?" The kitchen steward came over and asked.

"Don't be in a hurry yet, wait for grandpa to come back." Wei Yining's expression was still as calm as before, and people's hearts were a little more stable when they saw her like this.

But Wei Yining waited until dark in the evening and didn't see Zhong Ye come back, and it was raining outside the window, which made people feel cold.

Chunjiao took a single coat and draped it over Wei Yining's shoulders, and said softly: "Don't sit by the window, there is a cold wind." Why don't I ask the kitchen to make you a meal first, you haven't eaten since noon? ”

"I'm not hungry, you can go eat first." Wei Yining said: "I think grandpa should be back soon." ”

Chunjiao couldn't persuade her, so she had to pour a cup of hot tea and put it on the table, and closed the rest of the windows, leaving only one open.

I lit the bright corner lamp and lowered the curtain.

"The county lord is really bored, and he can read a book." Chunjiao said again.

Wei Yining smiled when she heard this, and teased her: "Aren't you the most opposed to me reading under the lamp?" Why did you let me read it now? ”

Chunjiao also smiled a little embarrassedly and said, "Isn't this afraid that you will be boring." ”

"You go and eat first," Wei Yining pushed her, "I'll wait a little longer." ”

Chunjiao had no choice but to go down.

But until the night, I didn't see Zhong Ye come back.

Wei Yining ate a mouthful of food without a clue, she and Zhong Ye had not been married for a long time, but they were used to drinking and eating together every day, sleeping on the same bed.

Now it's empty, and it's very unaccustomed. It's the first time she's grown this way.

Seeing that it was already time, Chunjiao came in and said, "County Lord, it's not too early, I'll serve you to sleep!" ”

"It's okay," Wei Yining didn't insist anymore: "Grandpa must be busy with something, you all should rest." ”

Wei Yining lay on the bed, Chunjiao put down the tent for her, and blew out the lights again.

Wei Yining couldn't sleep, and tossed and turned for a long time before falling asleep in a daze.

I don't know when I heard the movement, it should be Zhong Ye who came back, with a body of rain.

Wei Yining asked, "Has Grandpa eaten?" ”

"I've eaten it, you don't have to worry about it." Zhong Ye took off his clothes and reached out to open the tent, just as Wei Yining reached over and touched the back of his hand, he couldn't help but tremble.

"I just came back from outside, I'm cold, don't pounce on your warm-up." Zhong Ye said busily.

"What did the emperor tell you to go?" Wei Yining pulled the quilt higher to block his chest, and still reached out to hold Zhong Ye's hand.

"The war in the northwest has started," Zhong Ye's voice was low and desolate, and his big hand wrapped Wei Yining's small hand: "Xu Jingfeng united with the Turks to attack Yunmen Yanmen, and the emperor received the battle report, so he called me into the palace to discuss." ”

"The Xu family rebelled after all." After hearing this, Wei Yining couldn't help but sigh lightly: "When the emperor accepted Xu Jingfeng's military power and asked him to return to Beijing, who thought that he would flee halfway." There was no news of him for half a year, and it turned out that he had defected to the Turks. ”

Xu Jingfeng is the brother of Xu Guifei, and he has been in charge of the military power in the northwest for more than ten years.