Chapter 14: So Difficult
How could Lu Nan let Hua Yunzhen, who was untidy at the moment, go to find King Dehuai? He only felt that his scalp was numb, how could this sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl be so difficult?
He complained in his heart, he should have avoided it, he shouldn't have come in person, but let his repentant intestines turn green, but Hua Yunzhen was still waiting for him to make a statement.
Lu Nan shook his head secretly, and had to compromise. "These subordinates have offended the county lord, so according to the county lord's wishes, how should they be dealt with?"
Hua Yunzhen sneered again and again, and suddenly stretched out her hand and pointed at Yuelan Dao, who was covering her forehead in front of her. "What do you want to do with others, this county lord doesn't care. But this maid, not to mention slandering the county lord, and without the permission of the county lord, he wanted to trespass into the county lord's room and beat and scold the county lord's maid. ”
"If you don't deal with her, in the future, won't all the people in the mansion dare to bully the head of the county lord?"
Lu Nan glanced at Hua Yunzhen, and her heart was just a sixteen-year-old girl, if she moved Yuelan this time, she would have slapped Concubine Jing's face.
That is really a bond with Concubine Jing.
"Then according to the county lord's wishes, how to deal with it?"
Hua Yunzhen's gaze was as cold as an ice pick, and she stared at her, even if she lowered her head, Yuelan only felt a chill down her spine.
"The maid who chews the root of the tongue is useless."
Hearing this, Yuelan's body stiffened, covering the bleeding wound on her forehead, she opened her mouth, and was about to say something.
Then he listened to Hua Yunzhen's softened tone. "But God has the virtue of a good life, and I think of this maid as loyal, and I have served my master for so many years without merit and hard work..."
Hua Yunzhen's words were meaningful, but Yuelan didn't hear it, she only felt that Hua Yunzhen must be afraid of the concubine Jing behind her, and didn't dare to move her easily, the previous fear seemed to have faded away, and she unconsciously straightened her back.
Hua Yunzhen's deep and silent eyes were firmly fixed on Yuelan, how could she not see Yuelan's thoughts at the moment, the corners of her lips slowly hooked, and she spoke. "A hundred rods, and send them to the outer courts."
"What?" Thinking that she had heard something, Yuelan let out an exclamation, covered her forehead and raised her head to meet Hua Yunzhen's eyes, but she didn't dare to speak for a while.
"This?" The corners of Lu Nan's lips twitched, thinking that Hua Yunzhen would beat and scold Yuelan at most, but he didn't expect Hua Yunzhen to be so reckless.
Ordinary cane punishment, sixty can beat a strong man to faint, this hundred down, Yuelan still has a life is still unknown.
"What? Such a maid who does not distinguish between dignity and inferiority, does Steward Lu still want to keep it? ”
"Again." Hua Yunzhen lowered her voice slightly. "The lord of this county doesn't even have the right to dispose of a maid?"
Lu Nan sighed lightly and replied in a low voice. "Even if the county lord orders, he will do it."
Hua Yunzhen nodded slightly. "That's fine."
"Late at night, the lord of this county will not send it."
After that, Hua Yunzhen turned her back and lowered her eyelids, where did she have any time to fight with the Jing side concubine now?
If she didn't give Concubine Jing a dismount this time, she would still think that she was a bully.
Concubine Jing will just retreat in the future, if she doesn't bumble into her eyes again, then don't blame her for being ruthless.
When everyone in the courtyard retreated, Hua Yunzhen looked at Huan'er who made her bed thoughtfully.
What was Yuelan looking for before?
Hua Yunzhen carefully paced a few steps around the room, and Concubine Jing would deal with herself, which was what she expected.
It's just that Concubine Jing asked Yuelan to find something?
A few days ago, she and Yun Xiu met an assassin, who had also come to find an object.
What exactly is there here? Worth thinking about by so many?
Hua Yunzhen's eyes moved slightly, and she suddenly spoke. "Huan'er."
Huan'er made up the bed for Hua Yunzhen, and was about to retreat, but was stopped by Hua Yunzhen this time, and turned around and asked suspiciously.
"Is there anything else to do with the county lord?"
"Huan'er, did you enter the palace before I got sick?"
Huan'er nodded. "County Lord, don't you remember? County Lord, you just fell ill after you came back from the palace and suffered from a cold for a while? ”
"I see."
"County Lord?" I didn't quite understand what Hua Yunzhen's muttering meant, Huan'er said suspiciously. "Is there something wrong?"
Thinking about it now, Hua Yunzhen happened to fall ill after returning from the palace, and Zhao's house was raided in those days, how could all this be such a coincidence?
No wonder, no wonder.
The veins of her body are vague, and it is clearly poisoned, it seems that Hua Yunzhen's death must have been caused by something she didn't dare to hear in the palace, or she brought something out that shouldn't be taken out, so she was poisoned and persecuted!
If this is the case, then Yuelan is Li Jingrui'an's pawn inserted into the Dehuai Palace?
Thinking of this, Hua Yunzhen looked up at Huan'er, her eyes flashing slightly. "It doesn't matter."
"The lord of this county is very thirsty, you go and get some tea."
Huan'er responded obediently and pushed the door out.
When Huan'er left, Hua Yunzhen immediately walked around to the desk, brushed her sleeves and grinded, took a blank envelope, and at the moment she put down the pen, her fingertips paused slightly.
After a long time, a sigh escaped from her lips, and the struggle under her eyes faded away for a while.
Immediately took the books piled up on the desk, searched for a long time, and finally found the handwriting of her ridiculous cousin before.
She scribbled it on the paper before carefully putting pen to paper.
Fortunately, Hua Yunzhen has an impetuous personality, running out all day long, and does not want to stay in the room to read and write, so there is very little handwriting left, and only a few people want to see her handwriting.
This is not afraid that someone will see that something is wrong.
Hua Yunzhen pinched the envelope, brought it to her lips, blew away the ink fragrance, took the tea handed over by Huan'er, and said lightly.
"Ming'er earlier, pick an hour and send this thing to the Zhennan Palace."
When Huan'er came in, she saw Hua Yunzhen writing, and thought that she was made a fuss by tonight's incident, and she couldn't sleep, so she wanted to practice calligraphy.
Now that she realized that the county lord was not practicing calligraphy, but writing letters, she took it in her hand, and looked down at it.
On the brown envelope, five characters are neatly written in hairpin letters, and the handwriting is beautiful and beautiful.
After a serious illness, the word of the county lord? Looks better than before? Huan'er thought to herself.
......
"County Lord." Huan'er lifted the curtain and called softly.
Yun Zhen was holding a scroll in her hand, and when she saw Huan'er coming in, she asked slowly. "Arrived?"
"Yes." Huan'er nodded heavily, her eyes wandered over the book in Yun Zhen's hand, and she immediately spoke. "County Lord."
Yun Zhen put the book in her hand on the small table in the carriage, took out an embroidered pameng, and bent down to get off the carriage, when she heard Huan'er speak, she couldn't help but glance at her. "What?"
Huan'er's mouth opened, and finally waved her hand repeatedly. "Nothing."
Yun Zhen glanced at Huan'er inexplicably, turned her head and got out of the carriage.
Huan'er spit out her lilac tongue and thought secretly. It's just that he hasn't been out of the mansion for nearly a month, and this time he went out to the mansion to shop, why was the county lord who had always been calm and reliable nervous like this? Did you even take the book upside down?
What Yun Zhen didn't know was that since she was beaten two days ago, she was furious, forcing Lu Nan to forcibly dispose of Yuelan, and in Huan'er's heart, she included Yun Zhen among the calm and reliable people.
Yun Zhen was helped out of the carriage and stood in the middle of the slightly noisy street, still in a trance.
It seems that since her father died of illness, after she really took power, she has never sneaked out of the palace from the secret passages, except for a few times out of the palace, but she was hugged by a large number of attendants and palace maids, and hurried by in a phoenix, and she had not been so casual on the street for a long time.
Just sighed slightly, Yun Zhen raised her feet and entered the restaurant standing in front of her.
Located in the heart of Kyoto, the restaurant has a good business because of its exquisite cuisine and excellent taste. Hele Restaurant is divided into two floors, the first floor of the hall, the second floor is the private room, the decoration of the private room is simple and elegant, so many dignitaries and nobles often feast here.
It was the time of the meal, and the hall on the first floor was full of people.
Yun Zhen only looked around the hall slightly, and walked straight upstairs without stopping.
Walking down the long aisle, Yun Hao stopped in the last box and glanced back at Huan'er.
Huan'er nodded knowingly, waited quietly at the door, and let Yun Zhen push the door in alone.
The man sitting inside was dressed in black, with a layer of arrogance shrouded in his eyebrows all the year round, and at this moment he was carrying a pot of wine, leaning against the window, and when he heard the sound, he didn't look back, but just spoke.
"I don't know what the county lord means by this?"
Yun Zhen smiled slightly, didn't speak, just walked slowly to the table, reached out and took a wine cup, and poured herself a glass of wine.
Put it on the tip of your nose and sniff it gently, before you whispered. "This Hele Restaurant's daughter is red, and it really lives up to its reputation."
The man's figure moved slightly, but it seemed reluctant to look back at Yun Zhen.
"The county lord invited this king to come, can't he come to invite this king to taste wine?"
Seeing Sikong arrogantly leaning on the windowsill and drinking alone, refusing to turn back, Yun Zhen just sighed silently.
"Is it that the king of Zhennan is so reluctant to see Yun Zhen?"
Sikong laughed aloud proudly. "The county lord invited this king to come this time, if it was just to say these nonsense, then the king would not have so much leisure and leisure, and he would be here to accompany the county lord to bother."
Yun Zhen's gaze wandered around Sikong Ao's back, and after a moment, he lowered his eyes. "I heard that the prince has always been arrogant, but now I look at it, but it is really the case."
"The prince knows that it is easy to break if it is too rigid."
"Too rigid and easy to break?" Sikong Ao tilted his head, the corners of his lips hooked slightly, shook the wine jar in his hand with a smile, raised his head and took a sip, the sweet and mellow wine poured into his stomach along his throat, but it couldn't warm his body and mind. "In the eyes of this king, this is not the case with the lord of the county."
"But there is a big difference between the rumors."
Speaking of this, Sikong Ao sighed slightly, as if he was very sorry. "Some people are just like, and after all, they are just like."
Yun Zhen's eyes flashed slightly, her elbow shook, the wine cup flipped in an instant, and the wine slowly spilled on the ground.
When Sikong Ao heard this, he finally turned around and looked at Yun Zhen.
Yun Zhen combed a round bun today, obliquely inserted a Ganoderma lucidum bamboo pattern hosta, and did not apply powder on her face. Wearing a moon-blue pleated phoenix tail skirt with water-sleeved water, and a pair of two-color satin peacock beaded hibiscus soft-soled shoes on her feet, all the drinks in her hands have been poured on the ground.
"Since the ghost door was closed, it may be different from the past, and some things are more transparent than before."
As if noticing Sikong Ao's eyes, Yun Zhen raised her head slightly, looked at Sikong Ao with a smile, and opened her mouth to call. "Sikong."
Sikong Ao's pupils shrank suddenly, and he let go of his hand for a while, and the brown wine jar fell to the ground and shattered.
"That's what the imperial sister should call you?" Just when Sikong was surprised, he listened to Yun Zhen speak again.
Sikong's arrogant eyes suddenly dimmed, and his heart was mixed, and he couldn't tell whether he was more disappointed or more frightened.
"You." A word came out, and Sikong Aoden didn't know how to continue.
Yun Zhen took a step forward, stretched out her hand and closed the wide open window, only to look back at Sikong Ao, who was still stunned.
"You, Imperial Sister, did she mention me to you?" After a long time, Sikong Ao's throat rolled up and down, and finally asked.
Unexpectedly, Yun Zhen avoided this topic and spoke. "King Zhennan is here this time, what he wants to know, is this the only thing?"
Sikong Ao was slightly stunned, he is not the silent and shy young man he was more than ten years ago, after realizing his gaffe, he adjusted his state after just a few breaths.
At least from his resolute outline, it is impossible to tell what kind of mood he is in now.
Sikong Ao didn't say much, just took out a yellow envelope from his bosom and put it on the table.
"The county lord sent a blank envelope, isn't it just for the appetite of the king?"
Yun Hao glanced down at the envelope, her fingers unconsciously propped up on the table. "The prince is not curious, I just went to the palace once, why did I go to the ghost gate after returning home?"
What kind of character is Sikong Ao, how can he not hear what Yun Zhen said, and his eyes instantly fixed on her face. "What do you mean by this?"
Yun Zhen smiled slightly. "The prince doesn't know?"
With that, Yun Hao took out a piece of letter paper from her arms, placed it on the table, and slowly pushed it towards Sikong Ao. "There are some things that the prince still has to see with his own eyes."
Sikong Ao pinched the thin letter paper on the table, and after raising his eyes to see the very familiar handwriting on the letter, his pupils shrank slightly.
"Now does the prince know what Yun Zhen means?" There were only a few short lines on the letterhead, but Sikong Ao looked at it very seriously, word by word, as if he was afraid of missing something.
Sikong Ao's gaze was fixed on the last two lines of the letterhead, and a bitter smile appeared on his face.
"There are only two kinds of people who can't get out of the palace, one is to see what they shouldn't see, and the other is to hear what they shouldn't hear." Yun Zhen's fingers held the rim of the cup, and her fingertips rubbed against the rim of the cup.
"Lord Wang?"
After a long time, Sikong Ao slowly put down the letter in his hand and stared at Yun Zhen quietly. "So what kind of county lord?"
Yun Zhen avoided answering, just quietly staring at Sikong Ao, and out of the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of Sikong Ao pinching the knuckles of the letter and turning white a little.
She was slightly pantothenic in her heart, lowered her eyes, forcibly suppressed the vigilance and suspicion under her eyes, and spoke quietly. "What do you say, lord?"
Sikong Ao is tall, half a head taller than Yun Hao, and at this moment Yun Hao lowered his head again, so Sikong Ao could only see the top of Yun Hao's head, and after a while, he heard him speak slowly. "What do you need me to do?"
"It's simple." Yun Zhen's voice is extremely low, and if you don't listen carefully, it is easy to be ignored.
Sikong Ao bent down slightly, only to hear clearly.
After estimating the kung fu of a cup of tea, a masked woman walked out of the Hele Restaurant, and with the support of Huan'er, got into the carriage of the Dehuai Palace, and went straight to the largest jewelry pavilion in Kyoto.