Chapter 125 Southward
I let out an old face and coquettish with him, but what did he say?
I still remember that Rong Xiu glanced at her lightly, and his gaze crossed her face and moved down slightly: "When have you ever seen a beautiful woman who is thin and thin, the front and the back are as flat?" ”
Even after five days, the memory is still clear, Yan Xiaowei is still lingering, what! How dare you dislike her! Although she has lost a little weight, it is obvious that she is skinny!
Besides, she has it all!
Recalling Rong Xiu's gaze that day, Yan Xiaoyi's face suddenly surged with a surge of qi and blood, and regardless of Rong Xiu, who came from the snow in front of him, he turned around and went back to Lian Yitang.
After a while, there was the sound of "creaking" footsteps on the snow at the door.
Ling Xiang, who was pounding medicine outside, looked at the door, and hurriedly turned around and shouted, "Girl, my uncle is here!" ”
As soon as Yan Xiaoyan raised her head, she saw Rong Xiu walking in.
He was dressed today in a dark blue gown with an elegant pine needle pattern embroidered with silver thread on the collar and cuffs, and a dark black satin cloak over his shoulders and a hollowed-out gardenia trim at the hem. The top of his head and shoulders are stained with a lot of melted snowflakes, and a pair of peach blossom eyes are reflected like a galaxy, and the whole person seems to be more upright and handsome than the green pines in the cold snow.
Ya Xiang next to Yan Xiaoyin saw that Rong Xiu at the door was holding something in both hands, and quietly turned Yan Xiaoyan with his elbow: "Girl, look at the snow on your uncle's body, go and help wipe it, otherwise the snow will melt after a while, and your body will be wet." It's such a cold day, be careful of the wind chill. ”
Yan Xiaoyan bit her lip and didn't want to go over to help, but Rong Xiu seemed to be waiting for her on purpose, neither putting down the things in her hand, nor taking the handkerchief handed over by Ling Xiang, just standing so big, she felt like she was going to be consumed like this. Seeing that the snowflakes that had just formed were about to melt into water, Yan Xiaoyun put the brush in his hand on the table, took out his handkerchief from his cuffs and walked over.
She grabbed Rong Xiu's collar, dragged it down, and said expressionlessly: "Lower your head a little, do you think anyone is as stupid and tall as you!" ”
Rong Xiu's eyes grew with a smile, and she leaned down cooperatively, letting her gently sweep the snow off his head and shoulders with a handkerchief.
Seeing that she had a small face, he stretched out a hand that was a little red and swollen from the cold, and poked it in her face: "You were obviously at the door just now, why did you shrink back when you saw me?" ”
Yan Xiaowei turned her head, dodged his hand, folded the wet handkerchief, raised her eyes and glared at him: "What do you mean by retracting?" I'm not a turtle, and I speak so badly! ”
As he spoke, he didn't wait for him to answer, and turned around to leave.
Rong Xiu stretched out his cold hand, grabbed her wrist neatly, leaned over, and looked at her eyes carefully with lake-like eyes: "What's the little awkwardness?" ”
His eyes rolled, as if he had thought of something, and suddenly a smile bloomed on his face: "It's not that you're still angry at what I said a few days ago, right?" As he spoke, he looked down and crossed her chest with interest.
Yan Xiaoyu felt his burning gaze, her face flushed, and she raised her hand angrily and pushed him: "You rascal!" ”
Rong Xiu didn't stand firm, but when she suddenly pushed him, his body suddenly fell down and hit the table behind him, with a "bang", making a loud noise.
Yan Xiaowei was originally an unintentional move, but seeing that Rong Xiu was pushed by her, she was startled, and hurriedly walked over, supported his body, and asked with concern: "Hey, are you okay?" Where did you knock it? ”
Rong Xiu, who was hunched, raised his head, his eyes were full of smiles, and he looked a little injured!
Seeing that he looked so happy, Yan Xiaowei was full of anger and blood, and raised her foot and kicked him on the calf: "Laugh, it's good to laugh at you!" ”
With that, he turned around and sat back down at the table with a huff, picked up his pen and copied the accounts of the past two days again.
Rong Xiu laughed enough, walked over, reached out and tapped the table with his knuckles. Seeing that she didn't look up, she propped her hands on the table instead, and said in a quiet tone: "I received an order to leave for bagpipe abyss tomorrow morning." Maybe when you'll be back, and you're going to keep your head on me like this, seeing me off? ”
Yan Xiaoyi's pen tip was stunned, and she didn't care about the awkwardness, so she quickly raised her head. Seeing that Rong Xiu was serious and didn't mean to laugh at all on his face, he couldn't help frowning: "Go to the bagpipe yuan?" What are you going to do and when are you coming back? ”
Bagpipe Yuan is the farthest state and county on the southeast coast of Baili Country, and it is also the last place where the founding emperor attacked the country. Although the prefecture and county are poor and remote and have few people, they occupy an important geographical location in the Baili Dynasty, and are only separated by a river from the foreign neighbor Zikui Kingdom.
When the ancestors were fighting the country, the two sides fought for territory, but after an unusual bloody storm, the two countries fought for 20 years. During this period, there were not only obvious big war petty feelings, but also secret assassin spies, and big schemes emerged one after another. However, since the two countries reached a truce, the border between the two countries has finally calmed down.
However, at this time, Rong Xiu is going to the bagpipe yuan, could it be that Zikui Kingdom has started some small moves again, and plans to rekindle the flames of war?
This past was read by Yan Xiaowei from the "Hundred Miles History Book", which was originally just a story filled with gunpowder for her, but now that it involves Rong Xiu, it is naturally no longer a text that has nothing to do with her, but a major event that really worries her.
Seeing that she was finally willing to raise her eyes to look at herself, Rong Xiu put on her clothes and sat on the chair in front of her: "Yesterday, the emperor received a recital from Lu Ciran of Bagpipe Yuanzhou County, saying that there have been young women who have disappeared mysteriously since the beginning of the previous year, and there have been hundreds of people so far. Originally, he thought that he was just being kidnapped by gangsters, so he didn't take it to heart, but just ordered the officials in the yamen to secretly investigate. However, a lot of people were sent back and forth, but they never found out anything. It wasn't until last month, when another woman disappeared in the state and county, that he felt that this matter was not so simple, and quickly wrote a note and submitted it. ”
Yan Xiaoyi's brows frowned when she heard this: "Why is it not an easy method?" ”
Rong Xiu's index finger tapped two points on the table, and his thick eyebrows knotted: "The missing woman this time is none other than the granddaughter of Li Quanwen, the former Taifu of Baili Chao." This Li Quanwen is now over the age of old, and he is the master of the current emperor's crown prince, who taught the emperor poetry, calligraphy and etiquette since he was a child, and single-handedly assisted the emperor to the throne. However, not long after the emperor ascended the throne, he resigned and went south to the bagpipe yuan to recuperate. Although he has not been an official in the capital for many years, whenever there is a big or small affair, the emperor will still habitually exchange letters with his old man, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is the national teacher behind the scenes of today's Baili Dynasty. ”
Saying this, his voice suddenly sank: "A few days ago, his old man's granddaughter went out to play with the servants, but suddenly disappeared mysteriously. There are many indications that this disappearance is anything but unusual. ”
Yan Xiaowei couldn't help but interject: "Could it be related to Zikui Country?" ”
Rong Xiu withdrew his slender fingers and clenched them into fists: "Although there is no conclusive evidence yet, it is only eight out of ten. Nine is inseparable. That's why the emperor sent me south. ”
As he spoke, he crossed the table and reached out his hand to caress her cheek twice: "I don't know what the situation is over there, and I don't know when I will come back." I'm not here, you have to be obedient in the capital. ”
After the last visit, he has always been a little worried about Yan Xiaoyi's personal safety. Although he agreed to Yan Xiaoyi, he was still not at ease and secretly checked the details of the patient who asked her to go to the clinic. There are so many talents under him, who knows, unexpectedly, there is really no trace of it.
The more this happened, the more he felt that the person's identity was unfathomable. After all, in this hundred miles of court, there are not many people who can escape his eyes. Now that there is one, it means that it is definitely not an ordinary person.
He felt cherished in his life, and there were not many things he wanted to put in the palm of his hand, and Yan Xiaowei was one of them. Although he didn't know whether the person was a real patient or a fake patient, whether he was coming at her or at him, and what the purpose was, he felt that he could not slack off at all.
When he went back that day, he took the shadow guard who was with Yan Xiaowei back to the barracks and cleaned it up thoroughly. After all, the person who was accepted into the training of the Rong family army since he was a child was able to lose people on the street, it was too embarrassing to say it, and he still felt ashamed when he thought about it now.
After the lesson, the shadow guards who were now reassigned to Yan Xiaoyi's side are more elite, and the number has also increased to ten.
Thinking of this, he took the burden he had brought today, stretched out his hand to untie it, and explained it to her in the same way.
"A few days ago, the Western Regions Domain paid tribute to the emperor a few fine snow fox skins, and the emperor later rewarded me. I saw that the fur was snow-white and snow-white, and matched your complexion, so I ordered someone to make a fox fur according to your size. It's starting to snow now, and it's winter. You run back and forth in a jacket every day, and it's always too cold, and with a fox fur, no matter how heavy the snow is, you won't be afraid. ”
As he spoke, he opened another burden: "These two pairs of deerskin boots are also custom-made for you by me, and they are filled with cotton and sewn with tiger skin, no matter how cold they are, they will not freeze your feet." ”
He pointed to the soles of his boots: "This bottom is made of cowhide bands, soft and heeled, and there is a lattice carved on it to prevent slipping." But even so, you have to walk carefully on a snowy day so that you don't fall over. ”
Yaxiang and Lingxiang on the side saw the pile of things on the table, and they were very envious: "Wow, girl, look at the fur of this fox fur, it's too good, the style is also fashionable, and the buttons are still opal!" Earlier, the eldest lady got one, and I looked at the comparison with the girl, it was like heaven and earth! ”
As he spoke, he praised the buckskin boots: "I heard that this tiger skin is the most cold-resistant, it is rare!" My uncle is amazing, and he thinks thoughtfully! ”
Yan Xiaowei raised her hand and touched the fluffy fox fur, and the warm temperature suddenly rose to the bottom of her heart. Thinking that he was about to leave, the tip of her nose somehow was sour.