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The rain around was getting heavier and heavier, as if someone was pouring water down from the sky, and the torrential rain was like a waterfall, and in a blink of an eye, Cen Yin's voice was suppressed.

Jun Xiao raised his head sharply and looked at Cen Yin.

And Cen Yin didn't stay any longer, he casually put the oil-paper umbrella on the ground, and didn't care whether Jun Xiao used the umbrella or not, and strode away.

Jun Xiao looked at Cen Yin's long and upright back in the rain in a daze, the rain blurred his eyes with a "whoosh", and Cen Yin's back was soon submerged by the dense rain curtain......

There was a dead silence all around, and nothing could be heard except the sound of rain.

The rain poured down all around, and the water splashed on the ground, but Cen Yin under the umbrella was still so elegant and calm, as if he was walking in the sun.

The dark blue oil-paper umbrella cast a faint shadow on his fair and beautiful face, and his dark and narrow eyes seemed to become deeper and deeper, like a bottomless pool.

The little chamberlain behind him kept a distance of three or four paces from him, silent all the way, except for the sound of rain.

The distance from the imperial study to the palace gate seemed to be so far away, and by the time Cen Yin came to the palace gate, the rainstorm had begun to lighten, and the sporadic drizzle continued.

"Overseer," a small chamberlain outside the palace gate greeted him, "the little one has prepared the carriage for ......."

Before he finished speaking, he saw that Cen Yin had already walked beside him in a hurry, and walked towards a green canopy carriage a few feet away.

The curtain on the side of the carriage was lifted from the inside at this moment, revealing a bright and delicate face, and when the pair of dark and bright willow eyes met Cen Yin's eyes, he was first stunned, and then smiled.

"Lord Cen Governor." Duanmu Jun smiled and said hello, his voice bright and pleasant.

Cen Yin casually put away the oil-paper umbrella, also hooked his lips and smiled, walked to the carriage and stopped, "Duanmu girl, long time no see." ”

The rainstorm came and went quickly, the rain stopped, the clouds in the sky dispersed, and the sunset hung high in the western sky, sprinkling a soft golden light, gilding Cen Yin's fair face with a layer of elegant luster, like a fine mutton fat white jade, and the narrow and charming eyes shone like bright gems.

Duanmujun watched the rain stop, and walked down from the carriage with the support of Wisteria, and faced Cen Yinyingying.

Today's Duanmujun wore a garnet red embroidered peony flower coat, lining her slender figure gracefully, a thick green silk back in a meniscus bun, wearing a goldfinch inlaid with gold beads and gold beads, the few strings of gold beads hanging on the sideburns swayed on the cheeks, lining her eyes as bright and clear as stars, shining in anticipation.

She stood with a gentle smile, standing with Cen Yin in a royal blue brocade robe, looking elegant and graceful, and unexpectedly unblew.

Several forbidden soldiers and small chamberlains guarding near the palace gate were secretly surprised when they saw that this girl from the Duanmu family could talk to Lord Cen and secretly exchanged a look.

Naturally, the affairs in this palace could not be hidden from Cen Yin's ears and eyes, and he also knew that Duanmu Fei had lived in the fourth princess's Micuizhai since three days ago, and said with a smile: "The girl is here to pick up Sister Ling?" ”

Duanmujun nodded, "I looked at the sky before it looked like it was about to rain, so I came over to pick up Zhenzhen." When it comes to his sister, Duanmujun's pretty face is radiant, and his beautiful eyes are even brighter.

Cen Yin looked at her in a daze, and he didn't know what he thought, and his narrow eyes were a little trance-like.

"Lord Cen ......" Duanmu Jun looked at Cen Yin and raised his eyebrows slightly in confusion.

Cen Yin came back to his senses all of a sudden, put his right fist to his lips casually, chuckled, his charming narrow eyes were gentle and kind, and said with a smile: "It is said that all women in the north are good at making wine, and all of them can drink. I haven't drunk such a good chrysanthemum wine in years. ”

As he spoke, the corners of Cen Yin's eyes and the tips of his eyebrows were softer, but he was even more frightened when he saw the little chamberlain standing with his eyebrows lowered and his hands hanging down.

"If the Overseer likes it, I'll ask Vera to send a few more altars to the Overseer." Duanmu said generously, with a bit of complacency in his description, "Zhen Zhen's ability to make wine is based on some ancient books, and my grandfather is full of praise when he drinks it, saying that even the fairy drunk in the fairy building in the capital is not as good as the wine made by Zhen Zhen." ”

Cen Yin has always been kind to the sisters, and the sisters remember in their hearts that they will send some festivals to Cen Mansion every New Year's Day, although the gift is light, but it is a little of their heart, and they sent two jars of chrysanthemum wine to the past during the Double Ninth Festival.

"Then I'm really in for a treat." Cen Yin smiled slightly, his expression and demeanor were elegant and free, and he revealed a bit of nobility, so that the eyes around him couldn't help but focus on him.

It also includes a certain primrose-colored shadow on the other side of the palace gate.

The girl stopped, looking at the long and straight figure in a daze, as if she was stupid.

"Fifth Miss Geng." The palace maid beside the girl screamed suspiciously, and Geng Tinglian came back to her senses and continued to walk outside the palace gate as if nothing had happened.

She didn't get into her own carriage, but kept coming to Cen Incognito.

"Overseer." Geng Tinglian gracefully blessed Yingying and saluted Cen Yin.

However, Cen Yin didn't even look at her, as if he hadn't heard her voice at all, and stood with his hands in his hands, elegant but unattainable.

The two little chamberlains behind Cen Incognito secretly exchanged a look, and said in their hearts: I just saw the Overseer talking and laughing with this Duanmu girl, so they almost thought that the Overseer had changed his sex. It seems that the Overseer is still the same Overseer, and it hasn't changed!

The silence spread in the air, and Geng Tinglian only felt that the eyes around her were as piercing as needles, and her beautiful little face inevitably showed a trace of embarrassment.

She took a deep breath, calmed down, and said generously: "Overseer, I am the daughter of the Duke of Weiguo, and I have been at home for five years, and I saw the Overseer in the Humble House last time. ”

Geng Tinglian thought that she had moved out of the name of the Weiguo Mansion, how could Cen Yin have to give the Weiguo Mansion a little face, but she didn't expect that she was still silent when she waited.

The atmosphere became more and more embarrassing, Geng Tinglian's face turned slightly red, and she could only look at Duanmujun, and greeted her with her chin: "Miss Duanmu, I haven't seen you for a long time." ”

Geng Tinglian looked at Duanmujun's eyes slightly gloomy, revealing a hint of scrutiny and disapproval.

Just now, she clearly saw Cen Yin and Duanmu Jun talking happily, but when facing herself, Cen Yin was so indifferent as if there was no one in her eyes. And her eldest brother has always been obsessed with her, this Duanmujun looks dignified and dignified, and he is a charming person in his bones.

How can this kind of girl family who attracts bees and butterflies become the wife of the prince of their Patriotic Mansion!

And her sister......

Thinking of Duanmu Fei, Geng Tinglian became more and more disagreeing, and said with a straight face: "Duanmu girl, you'd better discipline Sister Ling." ”

Duanmujun's right eyebrow was slightly raised, and Geng Tinglian continued: "Sister Ling has been fishing in the palace for three days and drying nets for two days these days, which is really unorthodox, and occasionally goes to the study to take classes, and she pinchs the tip to be strong, which leads the Taifu to circle around her, isn't this noisy?!" How wrong it is! ”

"Accompanying reading" is to accompany the princesses to read, to be the foil of the princesses, not to rob the princesses' demeanor.

Duanmu Jun looked at Geng Tinglian inexplicably, really wondering how her brain was long.

She didn't want to entangle with Geng Tinglian more, so she said unceremoniously: "My sister's surname is Duanmu, not Geng." The implication is that it will not bother Geng Tinglian, an outsider, to meddle in his affairs.

This end of the wooden bow is too rude to speak, and there is no demeanor of everyone! Geng Tinglian frowned, and couldn't help but think of Duanmujun's doting eyes when he was in the Guogong Mansion at the end of June.

Duanmujun didn't care what Geng Tinglian thought at all, and said confidently: "The sister is perfect, it's good anywhere, if the fifth girl Geng thinks that the sister is inappropriate, it must be the girl's own problem." I advised the girl to go back and reflect on it. ”

Cen Yin put his fist to his lips, and the corners of his red lips curled up irrepressibly, as if he let out a chuckle.

Geng Tinglian was shocked by Duanmujun's "unashamed and shameless" words.

If this was usual, she wouldn't have disdained to argue with Duanmu Jun anymore, but thinking that Cen Yin was on the side, she would never be able to return like this, so she persuaded earnestly: "Duanmu girl, there is a way, 'a loving mother is a defeated child', Ling Mei is still young, if you don't guide her well, it will inevitably make mistakes in the future, and it will be too late to regret it when the time comes......"

"Fifth Miss Geng, what's right? What's wrong? Could it be that it is wrong not to listen to the girl? A crisp female voice suddenly came from the direction of the palace gate, interrupting Geng Tinglian.

Duanmujun immediately heard the owner of the voice, and hurriedly followed the voice, and saw a palace maid in Tsing Yi walking towards this side with a little girl in pink, the little girl's white and jade little face with a sweet and lovely smile, like a cat leisurely strolling.

"Sister, Lord Cen Governor." Duanmu Fei walked lightly to Cen Yin and Duanmu Jun, and blessed him casually, with a familiar and lively demeanor.

Then, Duanmu Fei looked at Geng Tinglian, her eyes were clear, and she said, "If even Sister Wuyang has to listen to you, girl, isn't this not a distinction between respect and inferiority?" How can a girl be a princess's companion! Duanmu shook his head and sighed deliberately.

In fact, Duanmu Fei was just a mouthful, and said it casually, but what she didn't expect was that as soon as her words fell, she heard Cen Yin slap her palms and echo with deep thought: "The fourth girl Duanmu is right." ”

Cen Yin looked at Geng Tinglian lightly, and said lightly: "Miss Geng, you don't have to enter the palace tomorrow." ”

He meant to remove Geng Tinglian's companion reading.

Geng Tinglian looked at Cen Yin dumbfounded, her mouth opened and closed, and she was speechless for a while.

On the one hand, she was shocked by Cen Yin's defense of the Duanmu sisters, but on the other hand, she didn't believe that Cen Yin could remove her as a companion at will.

Geng Tinglian clenched her fists unwillingly, a sharp light flashed under her eyes, and she spoke again with righteous words: "Lord Cen Duan, it is very unfair for you to defend the fourth girl of Duanmu like this. Moreover, the princess's reading is a matter of the harem, and the overseer is suspected of exceeding his authority by interfering without authorization. ”

The two little chamberlains on the side were almost dumbfounded, could it be that this Geng Fifth girl had her head beaten by a hammer? How dare you accuse the Overseer like that?!

Cen Yin smiled, her beautiful face was even more gorgeous than a peony, and Geng Tinglian was stunned for a moment, almost taking away her breath.

However, Cen Yin didn't smile at her.

"Duanmu eldest girl, fourth girl," Cen said to the sisters with a faint smile, "I'll send you back to the house by the way." ”

"Thank you, Lord Cen." Duanmu Fei responded with kindness, and then said, "On the way back, I happened to pass by Jinshiji, and I wanted to buy some snacks along the way." Lord Cen Du, the dim sum of Jin Shiji is delicious, steamed new chestnut flour cake with osmanthus sugar, rhombic flour cake, and chanterelle rolls......"

As she spoke, she looked like a salivating little gluttonous cat, which made Cen Yin and Duanmu Jun laugh.

The three of them seemed to have completely forgotten Geng Tinglian, getting on the carriage and getting on the horse, and when the cart and three horses were far away, Geng Tinglian still stood straight and straight, her dark eyes were like the frozen water.

A group of carriages and horses galloped all the way towards the Jinshiji in the west of the city.

After the rainstorm, the capital was filled with thick humidity, and the streets were still a little empty at the moment, and the carriage came all the way to Xifang Street, where Jinshiji was located.

There was already a long queue at the door of the Brocade Food, forming a long winding line.

From afar, he could smell an enticing sweet smell coming from the wind, and Cen Yin could almost hear the sound of Duanmu in the carriage swallowing saliva.

When the carriage of the Duanmu family stopped, Cen Yin said to the sisters in the carriage: "Duanmu eldest girl, fourth girl, what do you want to buy?" ”

Duanmufei immediately opened the curtain from inside, and skillfully reported a series of names with a small face, in addition to the three things she said before, she added cream pine roll cake, golden silk dates, ruyi cake and walnut cake.

Cen Yin responded with a smile, turned over and dismounted, and at that moment, Duanmu Fei seemed to realize something, and suddenly felt a little dry mouth.

She originally thought that Cen Yin would give orders to his subordinates, but she didn't expect him to walk to the back of the long dragon by himself.

For a moment, there was silence all around, and Duanmu Fei felt as if the hustle and bustle on the street was isolated by an invisible barrier, away from her.

Would it be too much to let the overseer of the dignified East Factory buy dim sum for himself? She asked herself silently in her heart, and she was in a trance for a while.

Outside the carriage, the expressions of the two little attendants accompanying him were even stranger than Duanmufei, and the two secretly exchanged a look.

One of them asked with his eyes, why did the Overseer still line up and just drive people away?

The other thought for a moment, and hesitantly said with his mouth, "Does the overseer want to be sensitive to the people's feelings?"

The two little chamberlains were silent, and the silence spread, and the strange atmosphere was maintained until Cen Yin came back from buying a few boxes of snacks.

After receiving the snack, Duanmujun said "wait", and the carriage continued to stop on the side of the road.

Duanmu Jun opened the boxes of dim sum neatly, divided the dim sum through a handkerchief, put a few pieces of each flavor of pastry into one of the boxes, and then sealed the box again and handed it to Cen Yin.

"Overseer, take it back and try it. However, this walnut crisp is best eaten today, it is fragrant and crispy, and it will not be so crispy after one night. Duanmu Jun said a few words, and Cen Yin happily took it.

This scene shocked the jaws of the two little chamberlains, and the overseer, unlike these rough men, was very clean-loving on weekdays, and almost never ate at the same table with others, nor did he share food with others.

The two of them only felt like a dream, and they didn't even realize that the carriage went forward, and they were almost left behind.

The Duanmu of the carriage happily bit the crispy walnut crisp, and while feasting, he "sympathized" Geng Tinglian in his heart for a while, but it was only a short breath.

Immediately afterwards, Duanmu Fei felt glad for Wuyang, now it's good, Wuyang can finally change his partner to read "justifiably"!

Unlike Duanmu Fei's determination, Geng Tinglian didn't think that Cen Yin's words would make her lose the position of the princess's companion, until the evening of the same day, Mama Jin beside the queen personally went to the Guogong Mansion and politely said that she was about to go to the autumn hunt, so that she could prepare for the autumn hunt in the mansion, and she would not have to enter the palace for the time being from tomorrow morning.

Mama Jin didn't mention half a word about when she would enter the palace again, Geng Tinglian instantly understood, her heart was as cold as water, Cen Yin's words were true, and it really came true.

Geng Tinglian immediately asked to enter the palace to see the queen, but Mama Jin politely refused because the queen was unwell.

After Mama Jin finished her errand, she left without hesitation, leaving Geng Tinglian alone to stand still in a trance for a long time, and she didn't even have any impression of how she came to her father's outer study, and the whole person was not reluctant......

"Fifth sister, what's wrong with you?" Geng Anhao asked a little puzzled.

Geng Tinglian met the gazes of Geng Hai and Geng Anhao, and pursed her lips with a complicated face.

She thought about it carefully, lest the eldest brother be biased towards Duanmujun, so she only said that she and Duanmufei had a little trouble at the gate of the palace today, and Cen Yin actually helped Duanmufei and withdrew her position as a companion.

Geng Tinglian was a little aggrieved and a little unwilling, and asked, "Father, eldest brother, does Cen Yin really have such great authority?" ”

Geng Anhao frowned and said: "After returning to Beijing for more than four months, I did hear that Cen Yin is now powerful in the court, and he has won the heart of the emperor, but he has never had a deep understanding...... Now it seems that the princess's companion will be changed when he says it, and even the queen has to be afraid to back down, and it is not easy to think about it. ”

Geng Hai's surface sank like water, and he slowly touched the short beard among the people, although he didn't say anything, he obviously agreed with his son's opinion.

After Geng Anhao pondered for a while, he casually sent Geng Tinglian away: "Fifth sister, go back." I still have something to discuss with my father. ”

"Yes, father, big brother." Geng Tinglian got up and was blessed, and then retreated uneasily, her expression a little complicated.

She has only been a princess companion for four months, and what will others think of her when it is spread, I am afraid that because she has made some mistakes, she will be removed from the position of companion...... She really didn't understand why Cen Yin was so protective of the two sisters of the Duanmu family?!

"Father," Geng Anhao said, picking up a white porcelain wine glass in front of him and sniffing the faint aroma of wine, "Cen Yin has not saved face for the Guogong Mansion again and again, I'm afraid it will not be easy to befriend him." ”

The Guogong Mansion had already released its goodwill, but Cen Yin seemed to be soft and hard, and he couldn't see his true thoughts.

Geng Hai looked at the starry night sky outside the window, and said slowly: "Cen Yin's authority has exceeded my expectations, and all the civil and military officials in the court are afraid of him...... When the moon is bright, the stars are scarce. ”

Cen Yin's crescent moon is already too dazzling!

Geng Anhao drank all the wine in the cup in one gulp, and said casually with a smile: "Father, if you can't control Cen Yin, then it's better to ruin it, and it's a hundred." There was a hint of coldness in his laughing voice.

"Cen Yin has a deep foundation in the court now, and it is not so easy to move him!" Geng Hai frowned slightly and stared at the silver moon.

Geng Anhao smiled slightly and played with the white porcelain cup in his hand. "It's not that easy" means that it doesn't have to be impossible.

Outside the window, the night breeze is blowing, and the branches and leaves are swaying.

Geng Hai stood up suddenly and said, "I'll go to the palace." ”

Geng Hai was resolute, and after sending his son, he entered the palace overnight to ask to see the emperor.

When he came to the outside of the imperial study, it was already the willow tops on the moon, and the night breeze was cold, and after he waited outside the imperial study for a full cup of tea, a small chamberlain came out and said respectfully: "Grandpa Guo, the emperor is tired, Grandpa Guo, please go back." ”

Geng Hai's face changed slightly when he heard this, and a pair of shrewd eyes shone with unknown meaning under the light under the eaves.

He raised his eyes and looked at the imperial study, which was still brightly lit, as bright as day, and it was obvious that the emperor was still inside.

So, the emperor deliberately wanted to send himself away?!

Over the years, how many contributions he has made to the emperor and how many obstacles he has cleared for the emperor, but he didn't expect that he had only been away from Beijing for three years, and now it is difficult to even ask to see the emperor? !

Geng Hai's lips pursed into a straight line, his body stiffened under the eaves, and even the air around him became cold and heavy with his silence.

The little chamberlain also stood quietly aside, not daring to urge.

"Father-in-law Huang," Geng Hai suddenly turned around and asked the little waiter, "Is Cen Yin inside?" As he spoke, he stuffed a heavy gold ingot into the other party.

"Grandpa Guo, don't you dare to ...... the little one" The little chamberlain pushed the gold ingot back in fear.

However, Geng Hai's eyebrows tightened, and his face became even more ugly.

Since when did the eunuchs serving in the imperial study not even dare to accept such a little gold?

The emperor's personal eunuchs have always tended to be inflammatory, greedy for those petty profits...... Unless they have scruples.

Geng Hai's eyes flashed with a fierce gleam, he could be sure that Cen Yin was inside.

After so many years, the emperor is afraid that he has changed!

When he helped the emperor seize the throne, the emperor promised him that as long as the emperor could sit firmly in this great prosperity, he would be above ten thousand people under one person and enjoy honor forever.

But now, in the emperor's mind, Cen Yin's status is obviously higher than himself!

Geng Hai slowly turned around, looked up at the silver moon in the night sky that seemed to be smiling, and couldn't help but hear in his ears what Geng Anhao said just now.

The son is right, Cen Yin's current power is too great, if he can't control this person, he must be destroyed.

Otherwise, if this goes on for a long time, I am afraid that I will have no place in the emperor's place!

Geng Hai didn't speak again, and left directly.

Outside the imperial study, it soon fell silent, only the silver moon looked down.

Geng Tinglian's removal from accompanying reading became a foregone conclusion, and after Wuyang got out of class the next day, he and Hanxing went shopping with Duanmufei, and told Duanmufei the good news in the carriage.

“…… Sister Scarlet, this palace is liberated, and I don't have to listen to people every day in the future. ”

Wuyang's expression was bright as he spoke, and he looked like a bird that had been released from a cage.

Han Xing thought so, and nodded frequently on the side: "Even if she doesn't nag at Bengong, but Bengong hears it from time to time in the upper study every day, and her ears are really calloused." Who does Geng Tinglian think she is, she thinks everyone should listen to her, what she says is the truth, and what others say is the crooked reason. ”

Duanmu Fei just listened to their complaints with a smile, and didn't tell them that Geng Tinglian's removal of the position of companion was related to Cen Yin.

When the two princesses said enough, Duanmu Fei took out the golden silk dates he bought yesterday and said, "Sister Wuyang, cousin Hanxing, try this golden silk dates, this is bought by Jinshiji, no worse than those in the palace." ”

Han Xing ate a date, squinted his eyes with satisfaction, and asked casually: "Cousin Scarlet, you will set off for autumn hunting in a few days, have you packed your things?" ”

"My sister packed it all up, and made me a few riding clothes." Duanmu Fei looks like she doesn't worry about everything, anyway, her sister is here, where is her turn to worry.

This lazy girl! Han Xing stretched out his finger and nodded at Duanmu Fei's forehead.

But......

"This golden silk date is really good." Han Xing praised it, opened the curtain in a corner and said, "This palace remembers that the street in front of me is Jinshiji." ”

Duanmufei also looked out of the street, and his gaze suddenly froze as he swept past a tea shop on the side of the street.

Isn't this Luo Qifang?!

Duanmu took a closer look, and saw Luo Qifang sitting at a table in the corner of the tea shop, as if he was listening to a book with a friend, and the two exchanged ears.

According to Duanmufei's knowledge, Luo Qifang and Jiuhua had been married two months ago, because Changqing was still in Huangjue Temple, and the marriage was handled by the Inner Court Division.

This book was first published by Xiaoxiang Academy, please do not reprint!