It's been a long time since I came back from Dongliu Valley.

Dong Ru was sitting alone in the warehouse grain behind the rice shop, holding a book in his hand, and was looking at it carefully.

She leaned against a soft cushion behind her, and her whole body was nestled in a circle chair, only her head resting on the soft cushion, and from a distance, it looked as if she was about to fall asleep. Next to the circle chair is a small table, on which is placed a bowl of thick black medicinal juice, with a fresh aroma in the light heat, and a plate of fresh citrus next to it.

There was no one in the warehouse, and the noise of the rice shop in front of it seemed to be completely cut off, and no men came here.

As the days went by, her belly began to become more and more sleepy, and she often sat in one place, yawning after a while, falling asleep after a while, and then waking up to find herself lying on the bed in the middle of the house.

Sometimes I can't eat, my body is weak, and I start to feel sleepy after walking a few steps on my legs, so Wei Qilang changes the method every day to bring her some good things, make her smile, and coax her patiently.

There was a sound of footsteps behind him, Dong Ru looked up from the book, and saw Wei Qilang coming over.

Zhan Yan smiled, didn't move, just nestled in the circle chair like that, and looked up at him, "Is it okay ahead?" ”

Wei Qilang stepped forward with his hands behind his back, touched her forehead, felt her body temperature, nodded in response, and said, "Get up and take a walk, it's not good for your health to stay in a nest." ”

Dong Ru's face immediately collapsed, wrinkled his nose, and begged pitifully: "But I'm so tired, I don't want to move around, I just want to sleep." ”

Looking at those eyes as smooth as autumn water, Wei Qilang was helpless, and only smiled: "Sleep again at night, you have already slept once, and you can't sleep anymore at the moment." So saying, he sat down in front of her, took the scroll in her hand and put it aside, then pinched her face, and said, "Then I'll peel oranges for you, and I'll walk around with you later?" ”

"Hmm." Nodding his head and agreeing, he smiled like a little bird, his head resting on the cushion, and his eyes looked at Wei Qilang without blinking.

"What do you think I'm doing like that?"

Wei Qilang's eyes were always half-closed, his eyelashes covered most of his pupils, a shallow soft light was revealed from his pupils, his head was slightly lowered, and a few strands of hair flowed down his shoulders, smiling on his chest, with his usual light smile on the corner of his mouth, he peeled off a citrus lightly and flexibly under his hand, and then put it in Dong Ru's hand, and then peeled the second one.

Dong Ru took a small bite of citrus, shook his head lightly, smiled and did not speak, and continued to look at him.

She was in a good mood, and Wei Qilang also let her, smiled slightly, did not speak, and continued to peel oranges.

After eating another half, Dong Ru's face wrinkled, and she said coquettishly: "I don't want to eat it." ”

Wei Qilang put the oranges on the plate, picked up the warm medicine bowl, and handed it to her, "Drink it." ”

Dong Ru obediently picked up the medicine bowl, put it to his lips and drank it all, the medicine was not bitter, but still had a little fragrance.

Since she almost slipped the tire, she has been taken care of by Wei Qilang all the time, basically if there is nothing wrong, Wei Qilang will accompany her, she doesn't know how she came back that day, anyway, when she passed out again and woke up, she was already at home, her father and mother were relieved to see her wake up, Dong Yun even rushed to her and grabbed her hand and cried loudly.

And how did she come back, she didn't ask, and Wei Qilang didn't mean to tell her.

Putting down the medicine bowl, Wei Qilang got up and helped her, and said, "Let's go, the weather is good outside, go out for a walk." ”

It's the most pleasant time of the day, and the weather is not dry or dry, just right for getting out and about. Dong Ru sat for a long time, and at this time he squinted and stood under the sun, and it took a while to get used to it.

Wei Qilang gently supported her waist with one hand and held her hand with the other, when Dong Ru turned his head, he found that he was looking at her quietly, his heart was moved, he smiled, and said, "Don't worry, I'm fine, let's go." ”

But he didn't speak, just grabbed her hand tighter, and helped her towards the side of the street.

Dong Ru was arrested, and the people in the town were still surrounding the door of Dong's house to watch the excitement, but she was arrested by the bandits to be the lady of the village, and her reputation was lost.

didn't come back for two days, the gossip of the people in the town became more and more fierce, and the two elders of the Dong family couldn't raise their heads, but Wei Qilang and their little couple acted like no one else, and after they came back, they ignored those gossips and continued to live their own small lives.

In fact, Dong Ru can't stand it, even if she doesn't hear those gossips, she will think of some, she values her name the most, if she knows it, she will be afraid that she will think wildly, and she will definitely not dare to go out of the door. But Wei Qilang stood behind her and supported her, he didn't care about those inconsequential things, he only cared about whether Dong Ru was good or not.

In his silent care, Dong Ru gradually let go, and didn't care about those gossips, anyway, only they know the truth, others just watch jokes, and when they talk about it, they will forget it later, so why care.

Today, for some reason, there are more people on the streets, Jianglin Town has a small population, and the streets are also deserted on weekdays, but for some reason, there are more people walking on the streets today. Moreover, they were all walking towards a place, Dong Ru followed and looked over, only to know that the place they went to was in the town, and every time there was a notice wall of major events.

Dong Ru's face was a little curious, Wei Qilang saw it in his eyes, and said, "Go and have a look." With that, he led her slowly towards the notice wall.

Dong Ru followed him, with a smile on his face, Xianggong knew his thoughts at any time, it can be seen that although he didn't talk much, his mind was very active, and he kept paying attention to his surroundings and paying attention to her.

In the blink of an eye, the notice wall was full of people, Wei Qilang frowned, and stood in the distance with Dong Ru. Dong Ru's eyes stared at the notice wall, but he couldn't see anything, but he heard someone in the crowd reading something.

"Fengtian carrier, the emperor said, the third son of Yongping Mansion Xia Xingzhi is diligent and gentle, dedicated to his duties, guarding the border for three years, often winning and planning, hard work, and revitalization of the dynasty, Guangji Huide, I miss its kindness, Yongping Mansion hereby enshrined Yongping Marquis Mansion, give the fief Pingcheng, enjoy the imperial court is the second official rank of the Lu, the marquis hereditary, the Hanlin Academy for the scholars are competent, the third son Xia Xingzhi is specially named Yongping Marquis, Wangqing, in the way of the university, it is clear that it contains virtue and stops at the best. Chengle in August of the fourth year, Qin this. ”

It turned out to be a holy decree from Kyoto that was widely known to the world, but it was said that it was a young general Xia Xingzhi who guarded the border for three years, worked hard and made great contributions, and the Son of Heaven was awarded the title of Marquis, and even the position of the Hanlin Academy was qualified at any time.

"Tsk...... It's amazing, I heard that this General Xia also has a sister, who was just canonized as the lord of Yongping by my emperor three years ago, and I heard that he personally decreed marriage, and now her brother was named Marquis at a young age. ”

"But no, there has always been a saying that 'one dynasty is divided into two sides', and now General Xia has made this great contribution to the imperial court, I estimate that the officials who support him in the court at this moment have surpassed the two major families."

"But why do I think that this is my emperor's means of cultivating his own forces and fighting against those two major families?"

"That's not necessarily, the Su family has always been dominant in Kyoto, I heard that even today's saint ascended the throne back then, it was only by relying on the Su family to sit on the throne, even if General Xia made great contributions and was named the marquis, I think it is difficult to shake the power of the Su family in the court, but he has just entered the official career, and he may not be able to be told by the Su family."

"Huh? I heard that this General Xia was not born in the Xia family, one of the seven provinces? If something happens to him, Lord Zhongshu Ling of the Seven Provinces shouldn't ignore him and come out against the Su family, right? ”

"Hey, what are you talking about? This is all the court should worry about, we just have to live our own little life, they fight back and forth is also their own business, we don't care what they do, let's disperse, otherwise the official will come in a while, and hear us talking about the court officials here, and they will be punished again. ”

"That's it, let's disperse quickly, this holy decree is just for us to see, and it's none of our business, so don't take it to heart."

After reading the holy decree, the onlookers all gathered together and talked about it, but Dong Ru listened to the general Xia Xingzhi was very different, she turned her head to look at her father-in-law, and asked him softly: "Qilang, is this General Xia very powerful?" Listening to them talk about him, it doesn't sound like he's very old. ”

Wei Qilang's posture was straight, protecting Dong Ru just glanced at the notice wall lightly, his expression was not abnormal at all, and when he heard her words, he turned his head and smiled, and said, "Why do you say that?" ”

Dong Ru smiled, and said innocently and seriously: "I just think that he must be a very powerful figure when he is so young to become a marquis, otherwise how could the emperor value him so much." And shouldn't the country be glad that there are such figures? But," she said, her face flushed, and she was speechless with shame.

Wei Qilang put his head up, looked at her and asked playfully, "But what?" Say it. ”

Dong Ru's face turned even redder, his eyes were stained with shame, he glanced at him, and said quickly in a weak voice: "But no matter how powerful he is, in my heart, he can't compare to you." After that, he blushed and lowered his head.

Although the voice was very small, with Wei Qilang's ear, he had already heard it really, smiled warmly, his eyes were dyed with soft affection, and he pinched her face and didn't speak.

hugged her and went back slowly, but Dong Ru held his hand and asked suspiciously: "Qilang, what do they mean by the words 'one side divides'?" ”

Wei Qilang helped her walk, raised his eyebrows, and smiled indifferently: "You are very interested in this?" ”

Dong Ru was a little surprised, walked slowly, nodded and said softly: "I'm not very interested, but it feels weird to hear." Aren't the people of the world, the shores of the land, all the emperors? The courtiers should also share the worries of the state for him, how can there be a two-sided argument? ”

"In the whole world, it is not the king's land, but there will always be a few outliers, and this outlier number is the two largest century-old families in the Chu State. In order to maintain his glorious position and seek to live and settle down, the minister will definitely look for a position that is beneficial to him, and it is not uncommon for him to divide into two factions with his own opinions, and it is not uncommon for them to fight endlessly. Wei Qilang said lightly.

"Oh." Dong Ru still didn't understand when he heard it, but he didn't take it to heart, didn't ask again, and slowly walked back holding his hand.

But when Wei Qilang was about to get away from the notice wall, he suddenly turned his head and glanced at the holy decree posted on the wall, his eyes were indifferent, and there was no emotion on his face, and then he turned his head and walked back home without looking back.