The Izumo Pavilion where Cen Yin lives is only a cup of tea away from the Emperor's Kirin Hall, and the purple bamboo forest in the middle of the lake is by the forest, and the purple bamboo forest in the breeze makes a sound from time to time, and the scenery is very quiet.

Except for the occasional attendant, there are few people in and out of the Izumo Pavilion.

When Duanmu Scarlet in a pink skirt appeared on the path between the purple bamboo forests, it became very eye-catching, just like a black and gray ink painting, suddenly falling into a pink petal, fresh and pink.

Before Duanmu Fei walked to the entrance of the courtyard, a handsome round-faced little chamberlain walked up quickly, nodded and said, "Fourth Duanmu girl, are you here to find the overseer?" Please come and sit inside. ”

Duanmu Fei didn't have time to report to his home, so he was directly welcomed into Izumo Pavilion by the little chamberlain.

The round-faced little chamberlain led the way in front and said, "Fourth girl Duanmu, the overseer is not here now, so you can wait inside." ”

He introduced Duanmufei into a side hall on the left, and there was an ice basin in the room, which was very cool and comfortable.

Before Duanmu Fei sat down, someone brought tea and water, and served all kinds of snacks and ice products, and even another little waiter on the side to help her fan the wind, which made Duanmu Fei feel at home.

She ate and drank to her heart's content, looking pleasant.

The little chamberlain who led the way asked her with a smile if she wanted to listen to a little music, or read a book, or listen to a book, so thoughtful that Duanmufei almost suspected that if she wanted to watch a play, the other party would immediately move her a troupe over.

After a while, there was a lingering sound of pipa from Izumo Pavilion, and a chamberlain hurriedly left Izumo Pavilion with the sound of pipa, and walked towards the Kirin Hall where the emperor lived with a clear goal.

Cen Yin was in the emperor's study at the moment, in addition to him, Wei Yongxin was also there, and the two stood side by side in front of the emperor's imperial case, and there was a sense of urgency in the air.

Wei Yongxin came here last night to see the emperor but to no avail, so he could only go back in a daze, almost sleepless all night, Liu Yingshuang had a high fever, which caused Liu Rong to feel distressed, and stayed by Liu Yingshuang's couch all night. Wei Yongxin saw it in his eyes, and he also felt the same way, and his heart was like a knife.

Therefore, early in the morning, Wei Yongxin came to see the emperor again, and finally, the emperor was finally willing to see him.

"Your Majesty, it's been one night, and the niece of Chennanei still has a high fever and is unconscious." Wei Yongxin talked endlessly like pouring beans from a bamboo tube, and when he said it excitedly, his eyes were red, and his voice was slightly choked, "She's just a little girl who has just reached the end of her life, where has she suffered this kind of crime before!" Your Majesty, you must be the master of the poor niece! ”

The emperor looked at Wei Yongxin, who was sincere in front of him, and his eyes were a little complicated.

After a moment of silence, the emperor couldn't help but ask: "Yongxin, you and I are honest, is your niece your bloodline?" ”

With Wei Yongxin's care for Liu Yingshuang, the emperor had to wonder if Liu Yingshuang was Wei Yongxin's outer maid who stayed outside, and took care of her in the Wei Mansion in the name of her niece.

"......" Wei Yongxin was dumbfounded, and was speechless for a while, he really couldn't understand how the emperor could turn the topic in that direction.

And so it was! The emperor looked at Wei Yongxin's speechless appearance and felt that he had the truth.

If it weren't for his own flesh and blood, how could Wei Yongxin take such care of a niece of a concubine and treat her as if she were her own daughter!

But......

"Yongxin," the emperor persuaded Wei Yongxin bitterly, "You and I have been kings and ministers for many years, and I don't treat you as an outsider, I will say some things directly, even if your niece is indeed your flesh and blood, but there is a difference between respect and inferiority, the outer niece is the outer room, and it is not as good as the girl who is a righteous son under your knees, how can you, as a father, favor one over the other!" ”

Cen Yin, who was standing to the right of Wei Yongxin, stood there quietly, silent, the corners of his mouth slightly upturned at an angle that the emperor and Wei Yongxin could not see, and hooked a shallow smile that was enough to charm all beings.

"The Emperor's ......"

Wei Yongxin frowned slightly, wanting to explain, but saw that the emperor looked like "I understand, I understand", and said: "Yongxin, the heart of parents in this world, what the child says is also your blood and bones, and I also understand your fatherly heart for her." ”

The emperor sighed as he spoke, and his expression and tone were a little more tactful, "Today I will make the decision for you and give you a grace, you quickly recognize your outer room girl and return to her ancestors, and you can take care of her openly and honestly in the future." ”

The emperor picked up the blue and white porcelain teacup in his hand, slowly sipped the tea at the right temperature in the teacup, and realized that he was really a good emperor who understood the hearts of his courtiers.

There is a saying: no one is perfect.

Wei Yongxin has always been a useful person, and he has made a lot of contributions to Dasheng for himself, but he doesn't know if it has been too smooth sailing over the years, or because he is middle-aged, his brain has been a little confused recently. The emperor felt a little embarrassed in his heart.

"Your Majesty, you misunderstood." Wei Yongxin tried to explain, "The minister has a preference for the minister's niece, but she ......"

However, he was only halfway through speaking, and was interrupted again by the emperor: "This person's heart is biased, Yongxin, even if you feel sorry for your outer room girl, the rules can't be messed up, you can't let her snatch away the relatives of the concubine, and moreover, there is a scandal of martyrdom with others, this house is a big taboo, you have to take it to heart!" The Emperor warned with grace.

"Emperor Mingjian, that's not martyrdom!" Wei Yongxin finally seized the opportunity to speak this time to clarify for Liu Yingshuang, he glanced at Cen Yin beside him angrily, gritted his teeth and said, "But Cen Yin is spreading rumors in front of you?!" ”

Thinking that Liu Yingshuang was thrown into the lake by Cen Yin, Wei Yongxin gritted his teeth in anger, looking at Cen Yin's gaze that was about to erupt into flames, and sparks were flying in the air.

In contrast, Cen Yin is still so light and breezy, with a light smile on his lips, which makes the viewer feel like a spring breeze.

Looking at Cen Yin, and looking at Wei Yongxin's virtue as if he had been trampled on, the emperor frowned slightly, and his voice was a little colder: "This rumor has long been known to the entire palace!" Why can't I hear about it?! ”

Where does this kind of pickled thing need Ah Yin to say! Ah Yin is busy with official business, and he is not idle all day, so he cares about you bullshit! The emperor said secretly, looking at Wei Yongxin's eyes with more and more displeasure.

This Wei Yongxin, since he met his concubine who didn't know whether his surname was Liu or Yang, his mind was really getting more and more confused!

"Yongxin, the inner house is uneven, how can the world be peaceful!"

"Whether it's your niece or your own flesh and blood, the ugly things she caused are bad for your reputation!"

"In the long run, how are you going to convince the public?!"

The emperor persuaded Wei Yongxin in a serious and deaf manner, quite a bit of hatred for iron and steel, Wei Yongxin only felt that Cen Yin's smiling gaze on the side was like a knife shot in his face, making him feel very ashamed, and a swarthy old face turned red.

Wei Yongxin wanted to explain several times, however, in the eyes of the emperor, his shame was because he was stabbed in his heart.

The emperor shook his head secretly in his heart, and was about to send Wei Yongxin away, when he remembered another matter, and said meaningfully: "Yongxin, everyone knows about the martyrdom of the two of them now, and it is not a way to drag it out, there must be a 'settlement' to calm the rumors." ”

"Emperor Mingjian, the two of them are really not martyred, and they are ......"

Wei Yongxin's forehead was bruised, and he had to explain that Liu Yingshuang was not his own daughter-in-law, and she and Pan Wugongzi were not martyred, and they were simply pushed down by Cen Yin's order.

However, the emperor no longer wanted to hear it.

"I'm tired, you can step down." The emperor waved his hand a little annoyed, he is the emperor, and he can't handle so many political affairs in the court, how can he manage the affairs of the courtiers' back house!

Wei Yongxin's face was blue and white for a while, his eyebrows were even more chaotic, he secretly gritted his back molars, and finally bowed his head and hugged his fists and said, "Yes." Emperor. ”

After Wei Yongxin saluted, he turned to leave, glaring fiercely at Cen Yin as his gaze swept over him.

If people don't offend me, I won't offend anyone!

This time, he wrote down the account himself, and he won't eat this loss in vain!

He originally wanted to come to sue Cen Yin, but he didn't expect to make himself dumb and eat Coptis chinensis, and he couldn't tell the bitterness, and his whole body was full of a kind of weak exhaustion.

Wei Yongxin's fists were clenched tightly together, and he remembered that Geng Hai, the Duke of Weiguo, had told him that now the government has been controlled by eunuchs, and even the emperor was coaxed into obedience by Cen Yin, a dead eunuch, and he did feel this way at that time, but in the end, Cen Yin and him did not have much conflict of interest and contradictions, and he didn't care too much, just casually perfunctory Geng Hai.

Unexpectedly, he wanted to not violate the river water with Cen Yin's well water, but Cen Yin was aggressive and committed it on his head!

Wei Yongxin didn't believe that Cen Yin was coming out for the four girls of the Duanmu family, after all, Liu Yingshuang didn't touch Duanmu Fei's finger at all, Cen Yin was obviously using the topic to play, and planned to suppress himself by teaching Liu Yingshuang a lesson!

It's too much to deceive, it's too much to deceive!

Wei Yongxin didn't wait for the chamberlain to open the curtain for him, so he rudely picked up the curtain and went out, and the Xiangfei curtain "brushed" up and down, and jumped a few times fiercely in mid-air.

The emperor looked at the rattling curtain of the Xiangfei concubine, and his eyebrows furrowed again, revealing a hint of innocence.

"This Wei Yongxin!"

The emperor said lightly, as if sighing, as if complaining.

"The emperor is angry."

Cen Yin persuaded him gently, not angry, as if Wei Yongxin's rebuke had not affected him at all.

The emperor looked straight at Cen Yin, and suddenly smiled, "Ah Yin, you are generous." ”

"Lord Wei is also a lover of his daughter." Cen Yin smiled slightly, and the shallow smile on his beautiful face was like the stream of the mountain stream, which calmed the emperor's irritable heart again.

After Wei Yongxin left, the atmosphere in the study suddenly became a lot quieter and quieter.

"It's better to have a good temperament." The emperor praised, "It's not like that Wei Yongxin......"

Thinking of Wei Yongxin's impetuous virtue, the emperor shook his head.

A few attendants in the study looked at the tips of their shoes silently, and only the emperor would say that the master of the dignified East Factory had a good temperament.

"Thank you for the compliment." Cen Yin smiled and arched his hand, and then he raised his hand to make a gesture, and a small chamberlain behind him brought a stack of folds to the imperial case, as usual, with ribbons and notes of different colors sandwiched in the folds for remarks.

Ah Yin's work is safe. The emperor glanced at the folds and felt that his heart was very good.

Cen Yin picked up the top one from the fold, handed the fold to the emperor with both hands, and said, "Your Majesty, this is the Marquis of Anding, please commend Geng Anhao, the prince of Weiguo." ”

The emperor frowned, opened the fold, and looked down at it at a glance.

The room was quiet, Cen Yin hung his hand and stood quietly, and the chamberlain went to pour tea for the emperor again, and the sound of pouring tea echoed around, and the quiet fragrance of tea spread......

After the tea was served, the emperor just raised his head from the fold, and his dark eyes were like a bottomless pool of water.

This excerpt was played last year with Geng Anhao to envoy to the Northern Yan Marquis of Anding, saying that it was Geng Anhao, the prince of Weiguo, who was witty and resolute, and this time several of their envoys were able to return from Beiyan safely, Geng Anhao made great contributions, and asked the emperor to reward Geng Anhao.

The righteous words written in the excerpt were impassioned, but the corners of the emperor's mouth flashed with a sneer.

"Geng Hai is 'reminding' me!" The emperor stared at the signature in the lower left corner of the fold and the large red seal on the side, his expression even colder.

Where is this fold on the Marquis of Stability, I'm afraid it was promoted by Geng Hai behind the scenes.

“…… It seems that he feels that I have treated Geng Anhao badly! The Emperor said slowly.

This time the envoy to Beiyan, the envoy group died nine times, and only twelve out of ten people came back, so tragic, it can't be called meritorious! He didn't punish Geng Anhao, which is already extraordinarily gracious!

With the emperor's word by word, the temperature in the imperial study plummeted, as if it had suddenly entered the cold autumn from the hot summer!

Several chamberlains almost held their breath, and they didn't even dare to breathe, and the room fell silent, until Cen Yin's soft voice sounded again: "Duke Wei Guogong has been following the emperor for sixteen years, and he has always been loyal to the emperor. The emperor often said that thanks to Wei Guogong, he was able to put things right and quell the rebellion in Zhenbei Wangfu with lightning speed. ”

Cen Yin comforted the emperor unhurriedly and methodically, "Wei Guogong can be said to be 'very meritorious'. ”

A great contribution?! The emperor's gaze shifted slightly two inches to the right, staring at the four words "great meritorious" written in upright block letters on the fold, and squinted. When he was in high spirits, he praised Geng Hai for "making great contributions", and it seems that Geng Hai kept this in his heart!

Geng Hai is ambitious......

The emperor slowly turned the jade wrench on his thumb, his eyes flickering. Geng Hai has been the companion of the imperial brother since he was a child, and the companion has always been the prince's confidant, but this is the kind of affection, Geng Hai also said that he can throw it, Geng Hai's "loyalty" is conditional, he chose himself, but because he can give him what the imperial brother can't give.

People like Geng Hai are mercenary, as long as there are enough interests to tempt him, who can guarantee that he can betray once and not betray the second time?!

After all, he is the commander of the five armies in charge of the world's soldiers and horses!

In the past, the emperor always felt that Geng Hai was the most relieved to be in charge of the army, but now, the emperor felt like a thorn in his throat, and began to wonder if he was too relieved of Geng Hai.

The imperial brother also trusted Geng Hairu as a sibling, what happened to him? !

The room was silent again, and pins could be heard.

And outside the window, the cicadas chirping "know, know" came and went, and the monotonous sound was infinitely amplified in the emperor's ears.

The emperor stopped with his hand turning his jade wrench, looked at the dense branches and leaves outside the window, and suddenly said, "This cicada is very noisy!" ”

The emperor is just a sentence, and there are many small attendants in the courtyard before and after the Qilin Palace, who are busy and busy, rubbing between the canopies one by one, startling a group of birds, and the leaves fall quickly like rain......

Cen Yin walked out of the courtyard gate of the Qilin Hall in the rain of leaves, and a leaf falling from the air fell right on his shoulder, the turquoise leaves contrasted sharply with the bright red brocade robe.

A small chamberlain holding a sticky cicada in the back also saw it, and was so frightened that his heart rose to his throat, and his heartbeat almost stopped.

Cen Yin stopped, his delicate fingers like jade bamboo carelessly dusted off the leaves on his shoulder, and his face was expressionless.

"Overseer," the waiter who came here from Izumo Pavilion to report waited for a cup of tea outside, and he didn't know how many laps he walked back and forth, and finally saw Cen Yin come out, so he said, "The fourth girl Duanmu went to Izumo Pavilion to ask to see you." ”

Cen Yin raised his eyebrows, his lips as red as vermilion were slightly hooked, and there was a smile on his face, remembering that Duanmu Fei said yesterday that he asked him to help bring things to Duanmujun.

"Let's go." He dropped two words, and walked forward with his hands in his hands, leaving only the green leaves that he had dusted off swirling and falling slowly with the wind......

It wasn't until the leaf hit the ground that the little attendant holding the pole breathed a sigh of relief, and his hanging heart completely fell.

Cen Yin didn't take these trivial matters to heart at all, and strode towards Izumo Pavilion with a brisk step.

When he came to the west side of the Izumo Pavilion, he smelled a scent of incense mixed with sweet milk, and he subconsciously stopped and looked at the situation in the hall.

Duanmu Fei was still in the room, standing in front of a Duobaoge, struggling to stand on tiptoe, looking up at a bottle boat placed on the highest part of Duobaoge.

Inside the transparent glass bottle, an intricate sailboat lies quietly in the bottle, making it impossible to imagine how such a realistic sailboat could be put into the bottle through the small mouth of the bottle.

Duanmu Fei once saw a picture of a ship in a bottle from a Western book, and today is the first time she has seen the real thing.

She craned her neck to look more closely at the boat in the bottle on the Duobao grid, when out of the corner of her eye, she saw that someone behind her had brought her a small pestle, apparently for her to step on.

"Thank you, Xiao Li, Gong ......" Duanmu Fei said while turning his head, just as he was about to step on the small pestle, but his eyes met Cen with a faint smile, and he was dumbfounded for a while, and his body was slightly stiff.

The round-faced little chamberlain silently wiped the sweat from his forehead with his cuffs in the back, and he really couldn't understand why the Overseer had moved the stool himself.

Duanmu Fei looked at Cen Yin embarrassedly, and after blessing him, he cleared his throat and explained: "Lord Cen Inspector, I saw a Western boat in a bottle there, so I wanted to take a look." ”

Duanmu Fei felt a little cryless in his heart, and always felt as if he would be caught by Cen Yin every time he wanted to do something out of the ordinary, such as that time in the imperial garden, he planned to climb the rockery to pick up paper kites, such as climbing the railing yesterday, such as at this moment......

Cen Yin stretched out his hand to make a petition and motioned for her to take care of herself.

Duanmu Fei thought about it, but still stepped on the small pestle, and after carefully looking at the boatman in the bottle, he finally felt satisfied.

After half a cup of tea, the two sat down across a small square table.

Duanmu sneered obediently and smiled, just as if nothing had happened just now.

She raised her hand and pointed to a plate of golden dim sum, and said without words: "Lord Cen Du, the craftsmanship of the imperial dining room really lives up to its name, this is the best cream pine cake I have ever made, do you want to try it?" Duanmu Fei sent the plate of dim sum in the direction of Cen Yin.

Xiao Lizi on the side was slightly stiff when he heard this, and was about to round this topic over, when he saw that his own overseer had already raised his hand, pinched a piece of golden cream and pine cake from the plate through the handkerchief, and put it in his mouth.

Duanmu Fei saw Cen Yin eating, smiled even brighter, and said with great interest: "Lord Cen Du, the heat of this cream pine roll is just right, the crisp roll is fluffy, the layers are clear, take a bite, the outermost layer of puff pastry melts in the mouth, sweet and crispy, the aroma of pine nuts and cream is mixed in the mouth, layer by layer, the milky puff pastry roll is sweet but not fatty, and the grains are full and crispy, fused in the mouth, full of crispy fragrance. ”

As he spoke, Duanmu squinted his eyes intoxicatedly, and Xiao Lizi also licked his lips when he heard it, and his saliva secreted ......

The Overseer is still here! Xiao Lizi almost didn't smack his mouth, he calmed down, and when he looked at Cen Yin again, he found that he had finished eating a piece of cream pine cake.

Duanmu Fei felt that Cen Yin was really tasteful, and he was energetic, so he stroked his palm and said: "Lord Cen Du, you try this almond cheese again, it is as white as milk, sweet as agar milk, and the taste is no worse than sugar steamed cheese.......

Seeing Cen Yin eating another bowl of almond cheese, Xiao Lizi hung his head silently, his expression a little strange. Didn't the Overseer always dislike this sweet tooth with cream and milk?!

The righteous sister of the Overseer is truly extraordinary! Xiao Lizi couldn't help but say in her heart, she was able to coax the overseer to make an exception for her again and again.

Cen Yin ate a small bowl of almond cheese after a while, and after that, he picked up a cup of tea and took a few sips to remove the sweetness in his mouth.

Duanmu Fei remembered the business of this trip, took off the purse on the side of his waist, and first took out a cyan cloth bag the size of a baby's fist, which was sewn with azure soft smoke, and through the light soft smoke, you can see that it contains some hay and dried flowers.

Duanmu Fei put the cyan cloth bag on the square table, pushed it towards Cen Yin's side, and said with a smile: "Lord Cen Du, this is what I made for you." There are mint, geraniums, mandalas, camphor leaves, ......" Duanmu Fei reported all the herbs in it in one breath, "Bringing it with you in summer can not only clear your mind and go to the heat, but also repel mosquitoes!" ”

Looking at her self-satisfied little appearance, Cen Yin smiled, arched his hand and said, "Then I will be disrespectful." ”

Duanmu smiled even sweeter, and then took out a fan-shaped begonia red sachet from his purse, "Lord Cen Governor, this is the sachet I made for my sister, and I am going to disturb the Overseer." ”

She also arched her hand at Cen Yin, and when she asked someone to do something, she smiled very cute and well-behaved.

"I will live up to my trust." The smile on Cen Yin's face became even thicker, and a kind of joy from the heart naturally emanated, which made Xiao Lizi's heart fluctuate again, this righteous sister of the Overseer is really not an ordinary person!

Duanmu Fei smiled obediently, since she had done a good job, she was going to say goodbye, she stood up elegantly, and was about to say goodbye, when she thought of something, she changed her words: "Lord Cen Governor, it will rain heavily the day after tomorrow, and it will rain for three days in a row, you had better stagger the time to go, so as not to catch up with the rain." ”

Cen Yin raised his eyebrows, and after answering, he instructed Xiao Lizi: "Send the fourth girl of Duanmu for me." ”

Xiao Lizi responded again and again, lured Duanmu Fei out, and nodded his head.

When Duanmu Fei left, it can be said that he returned with a full load, and Xiao Lizi personally sent Duanmu Fei out of Izumo Pavilion with a heavy snack box, and went all the way to the Qingliang Palace.

Cen Yin was the only one left in the room, and it seemed to be empty.

Cen Yin untied a purse on his waist, pulled the drawstring, and was about to put the cyan cloth bag into the purse, but his eyes were attracted by a white jade carved lark jade pendant in the purse.

He was stunned, and couldn't help but reach out and take out the jade pendant, his skin-like fingers slowly rubbed on the jade pendant, his eyes flashed slightly, his eyes were in a trance for a moment, and his memory seemed to return to a long, long time ago......

After a long while, he put away the jade pendant and the cyan cloth bag, and his expression returned to his usual coldness.

"Smack!"

When two high-fives rang out, one of the chamberlains who was guarding the eaves came in quickly.

"Prepare, I'll leave for Beijing tomorrow." Cen Yin commanded succinctly.

The chamberlain paused for a moment, and said strangely: Didn't the overseer just book to return to Beijing the day after tomorrow this morning?!

Cen Yin smiled faintly, looked at the blue sky and scorching sun outside, and said slowly: "There will be a heavy rain the day after tomorrow." ”

"......" The chamberlain also subconsciously looked outside the house and blinked blankly.

The sky is clear and cloudless.