83. Take retreat as advance
For three days, Mo Yu didn't get out of this spacious bathroom. The two hugged each other like two trees nestled against each other.
Xiao Zhen repeatedly groped her fingers for Mo Yu's eyebrows and eyes, she was already an adult girl, but her eyebrows and eyes still carried the shadow of her childhood, no matter how you looked at it, there was always a little childishness.
Mo Yu closed his eyes and was caressed by him. The warm spring water continues all year round, and the whole room is shrouded in mist. It seems like...... Every time I meet Xiao Zhen, I am separated by such a fog.
After returning to the city, many ministers accused Xiao Zhen, saying that he relied on his military exploits and despised the prestige of the royal family.
Ying Shi piled these recitals in the courtyard of the palace and asked Xiao Zhen to come and see them. Xiao Zhen directly poured fire oil on it and burned all the watches.
When the New Year was approaching, King Yingxuan of Qin finally chose his queen in the midst of the noise. It was a young lady from a powerful family, and she seemed to be docile, and she didn't even dare to speak loudly. When participating in the palace banquet, no matter how delicious the dish is, only eat one bite, so as not to fall into the notoriety of gluttony.
In fact, Ying Xuan didn't want to marry any queen at all, but Sister Ah told him that only by marrying the queen could he justifiably receive the envoys sent by other countries, and he would no longer have to relay it through Xiao Zhen.
Ying Shi has her own way, like a hunter trapping her prey, slowly tightening the rope in her hand. The palace maid combed her with a drooping bun, and the girl's hairstyle, with her increasingly sharp face, looked a little weird. But she hasn't been married yet, and she can't comb her hair in a high bun according to the rules.
"The princess is really a beautiful country." The palace maid skillfully said compliments, but she didn't dare to look up at her at all.
"The country is beautiful and fragrant?" Ying Shi glanced at the mirror, no matter how bright the girl was, she would become pale if she was trapped in this dark palace for half her life.
How good it would be if she could generate a male body, Ying Shi thought in a daze, she was confident that she would not lose to any of her brothers. What's so difficult about fighting for power, isn't it faster and more ruthless than anyone?
If she could, she hoped that Brother Xuan would never have to learn how to be a king. It's a pity that if it's just if, she can't choose her gender, just like she can't choose a position today.
Ying Shi repeatedly shielded Xiao Zhen, making the nobles of the Qin State more and more uneasy. They were afraid that one day, the entire Qin State would become Ying Shixia's dowry to marry Xiao Zhen. Every time there was a palace banquet, they had to stare wide-eyed and stare at Xiao Zhen's mistakes.
Ying Shi sat behind the throne and took the opportunity to teach Ying Xuan: "If a king wants to kill a person, he definitely doesn't need blood on his hands. You just have to be nice to him, so good that everyone thinks it's unfair, and naturally someone will do it for you. ”
The wine and food are ready, and Xiao Zhen is late. The people in the hall were surprised to see that Xiao Zhen took a girl's hand and walked in together. The girl's hair was untied and hung down at the side of her face, covering most of her face, and her body was wrapped in a cloak made of white fur, making her face smaller and smaller.
Ying Shi looked at it coldly and recognized that this girl was Mo Yu.
Xiao Zhen led her to the seat closest to King Qin, put his hands around her ears that were red from cold, and asked with a smile, "Is it cold?" ”
Mo Yu looked faint, shook his head slightly, and reached out to untie Bai Qiu. Xiao Zhen pressed her hand: "Sit like this for a while, it's also cold in this hall, wait until you drink warm wine and then take it off." ”
Every time a dish is served, Xiao Zhen picks the best part first and puts it on the plate in front of Mo Yu, and if she likes it, Xiao Zhen will clip a little more. Some she didn't like it, and as soon as she frowned, Xiao Zhen grabbed her wrist and ate the rest of it with the tip of her chopsticks.
Most people have never seen Xiao Zhen treat people warmly, and they are dumbfounded at the moment, turning heads and ears and asking each other, only to know that this is Xiao Zhen's newly married wife. When they saw Mo Yu afraid of the cold, his hands shrunk in his sleeves, only his fingertips were exposed, and he was holding a bronze bottle of warm wine, and they naturally thought that Xiao Zhen went to Tangquan Palace to recuperate for her.
From Ying Shi sitting behind the bamboo curtain, to the princes and nobles who were staggered, to the maidservants serving vegetables at the door, everyone was secretly looking at the two people who were beside them. They watched Xiao Zhen not take their eyes off all night, watching him help his wife remove the fish bones and pick out the most delicious and tender piece of fish. But his emaciated wife, who didn't speak all night, tasted the surimi, and then shook her head and pushed it aside.
Some people secretly speculated that this little girl who didn't know whether she was alive or dead would definitely annoy Xiao Zhen, but Xiao Zhen never showed a trace of impatience. Mo Yu put down the wine glass and whispered a few words, Xiao Zhen leaned over to her mouth to listen, then nodded with a smile, helped her put on her cloak, and then walked out of the door with her.
The whole banquet almost became a performance for the two of them.
Sitting in the carriage, Mo Yu untied his cloak and raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his neck.
Xiao Zhen was next to her, and while taking out a handkerchief to wipe her, she said, "I'm sweating so much, I'm going to catch a cold in a while." ”
Mo Yu pushed his hand away, and suddenly asked, "Are you still satisfied with today's performance?" ”
Xiao Zhen's hand paused, but he quickly smiled gently: "I'm not acting, I really want them to know that I have married my favorite girl." ”
"Yes, if you marry the girl you like, you won't marry Princess Yingshi again. Even if you are willing to marry, she will not marry," Mo Yu looked sideways, "Ying Shi has endured the game laid down for many months, and it was so easily resolved by you." As long as you don't succeed in marriage with Ying Shi, those people don't have to worry about the surname Ying, and they will change their surname to Xiao. ”
Xiao Zhen had nothing to say, because this was indeed one of his purposes: "Xiaoyu, why do you always have to be so clear?" Whatever the purpose, I always want to be nice to you......"
"Well, you want to be nice to me," Mo Yu sneered, "You are indeed good to me, but why do I hate you more and more?" Ying Shi is not an innocent girl, how much effort did you have to put into making her fall in love with you? You are also very good to Yun Jiang, giving her glory that others will never get. But now that they're all abandoned by you, how do I know I won't have that day? ”
She knows it all...... Xiao Zhen clenched his fists and couldn't laugh anymore. This life full of holes always pops up when he fixes one mistake, and another one immediately pops up.
"Xiao Yu, I attached to Ying Shi back then, in order to use her prestige to lead the palace guards. I arranged for Yun Jiang to become a sorcerer of the gods, also to influence the political situation of the Chu State. Xiao Zhen looked her in the eye, "But I didn't get anything from you." ”
"Yes, you don't, but it's more terrible than there." Mo Yu also looked directly, "They are still useful to you, and when you throw them away, you have to weigh the consequences." But I'm useless, and maybe you don't even have to think about it when you abandon me. ”
"Little ballad! How could you think that? Xiao Zhen could barely suppress the anger in his heart, and almost lost his mind again, but when he saw Mo Yu's hand pressing against his chest, he seemed very uncomfortable, and his voice softened again, "I don't want to say much about the past." I promise you that I will not be involved with them again in the future, and I will only be devoted to you. ”
"But," he continued, "I don't think there's anything wrong with me showing my liking for you, and at the same time trying to get a better situation for myself." Even if Su is here, it can't just follow your heart. I don't believe you didn't realize that he never refused Yun Jiang's invitation, and it was also to create an impression that if he married a wife, the ideal candidate would be Yun Jiang. ”
The carriage stopped in front of the mansion, and the body shook, causing the whole Mo Yu to rush forward. Xiao Zhen happened to be opposite her, hugging her in his arms, so that she didn't bump into the wall of the car.
Mo Yu broke free from his arms: "Since you want to compare with him, I will tell you." He's not like you, and no matter what he does, I won't doubt his purpose. "I'm already trying to forget, but I'm going to bring it up in this way.
Mo Yu jumped out of the car and ran straight back to the room. Before the stool outside the carriage was set, she fell directly to the ground from the half-height carriage, and the little maid who was about to roll up the curtain was so startled that she almost sat on the ground.
Xiao Zhen paced out of the carriage, and the phrase "he is different from you" echoed repeatedly in his mind. No matter what he did, he couldn't compare to the man who was already dead. Memories can turn shriveled pine nuts into shining stars, let alone a living person?
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Ying Shi is not discouraged, seeing the favorable situation, Xiao Zhen easily resolved it, and began to think of other ways. She had never led a soldier, but she knew that the current war was more dangerous than any real battle. It doesn't matter if you win or lose for a moment, the one who survives in the end is the biggest winner.
She began to hand over more and more trivial matters to Xiao Zhen, so that he gradually moved away from the soldiers and horses. If it had been someone else, he would have been overwhelmed by trivial matters a long time ago, but Xiao Zhen handled them one by one unhurriedly. It's just that he has less and less time in the mansion, and he hasn't seen Mo Yu for more than ten days.
I already wanted to take a step back and see if Mo Yu's body was better, but I just couldn't take that step. He also knows that Mo Yu is sometimes an extreme and stubborn person, as long as he explains it to her well, everything will be fine, but he can't say the first sentence of convincing.
The last snow of spring was bigger than any other in the winter, and the snow particles hung on the treetops, and when people passed by, they fell with a flutter.
Xiao Zhen remembered that the place where Mo Yu lived was a little secluded, and he didn't know if it would be cold, so he looked up suddenly, only to find that he had walked to her door. He shook his head and smiled bitterly, if she could walk between the palaces with ease, it would not be a little ballad he liked. This kind of love-hate personality, if it weren't for Su Tian's intention to protect him, I'm afraid he would have suffered a big loss.
Two maidservants walked up to them, holding clay pots of food in their hands. They didn't see Xiao Zhen, they just said their own words: "...... I didn't eat anything today, and I didn't want to call the doctor to see ......."