Chapter Ninety-One: Meet at Mochou Pavilion
The girls in the Ruyi Pavilion have been speaking and doing things softly for the past two days, for fear of upsetting Song Zhi, although they know that Song Zhi will not be reprimanded for such a trivial matter, but they are still cautious and do not want to make Song Zhi unhappy again.
Zhuyue is leading the little maids to make cages for the birds under the porch, although they are all kept in the house, but after all, it is going to be winter, so they change to a dense bird cage, so as not to fly out accidentally Da Gu and Xiao Gu, if they fly out on such a day, they will die.
"Little ancestor, you can eat all the birds in the yard, but not just these two." Seeing Edelweiss squatting motionless under the bird cage, as if she was going to jump at any time to swallow the bird into her stomach, Cha Yun hurriedly said.
"Let's keep an eye on it. If this cat is also wild, who cares if you are domesticated or flying, in its eyes, it can always play and eat. Cha Xiang said with a smile.
When Zhuyue heard this, he went into the house and took a small gilt plate, and put two or three small dried fish in it, and the crisp sound of the dried fish falling on the dish attracted the attention of Edelweiss, and followed Zhuyue into the house obediently.
As soon as she entered the house, Meteor and Water Chestnut walked in one after the other, "Where's Miss?" Meteor asked, a little bad on her face, as if something bad had happened.
"Where's the back room?" Moon by Moon said, "What's wrong?" ”
Meteor shook his head and said, "There is a strange smell in the garment workshop, saying that Miss Liu wants to dye a strange color by herself, and she has been mixing dyes for the past few days, and it gives me a headache." ”
Month by month, he calmed down Edelweiss and followed the two of them into the back room.
"How?" Song Zhi practiced calligraphy in front of the desk, and it was obvious that a few movements of lifting the pen and putting down the pen made people see the feeling of the knife falling in his hand.
"The Rui Xi in Miss's mouth has indeed been to Siyun Hall. can see what Miss Liu meant, but she recognized her character, and patted her chest and said, "Rui Xi's style of acting will never be so sneaky." Meteor Road.
Song Zhi snorted unabashedly, the water chestnut had never seen Song Zhi dislike a person like this.
"Master, what is written on that note?" The water chestnut asked puzzled.
Song Zhi put down his pen and said to Zhuyue without looking back, "You can take it for the water chestnut to see." ”
Month by month out of nowhere took out a tattered note, that day Song Zhi tore it in a fit of anger, and then let Month by month stick it with paste little by little. It's just that the note is still incomplete, missing half of it.
The moon and the meteor are literate, and the same is true for the water chestnut, and when she looked at the content on the note, her expression was even more ugly than that day of Song Zhi.
Shen Baiyan relied on his father's exploits, Jin Yu was defeated on the outside, and as the cold arrow of the emperor, he acted perversely and violently, and even the children had to be killed for the sake of the goal. The list goes on and on. With a good heart, I hope that after three days, I will be able to talk to Miss Xishan Mochou Pavilion at three moments, and break her high-sounding illusion, so as not to marry a villain by mistake. ’
After reading it, the water chestnut said viciously: "I'll arrest him back now, and see what secrets he knows about the prince!" ”
"He is also an official, and he is backed by the Eighth Prince, if you rush to arrest him back like this, won't you cause trouble for the prince." Song Zhi was angry for a while, "I didn't show you yesterday because I was afraid that you would be angry." ”
The water chestnut exhaled a few turbid breaths, looked at Song Zhi hesitantly, and said, "Miss, don't believe what is written on this paper." ”
Song Zhi turned around, raised his eyebrows, and said, "Since you are in the mire, how can you not be contaminated?" The affairs of the court and officialdom in the world have never been clear in black and white, right and wrong. In the family of the powerful, there are some things that cannot be escaped by birth. The heart is clean, and it is fine. ”
Water chestnut was shocked, she couldn't imagine that Song Zhi, a woman who guards the boudoir all day long, would have such a deep and clear mind. Her gaze fell on the table behind Song Zhi, and the ink of a poem she had just copied was still dry, glowing with a slight wet cold light.
"Then I'll take care of it, right? I told the prince to check this person properly. The water chestnut stabilized his mind and said.
"That's not necessary, my brother said that this person is just a nobody under the command of the Eighth Prince, and there is no need to bother with this effort for the time being." Song Zhi pondered, "Three days later, I want to go." ”
As soon as the words fell, water chestnut, moon and meteor, one waved his hand again and again, one made a surprised look, and the other shouted, "This can't be done!" ”
Song Zhi said with some tears and laughter: "I want to see what kind of medicine he sells in this gourd." What if you can find some clues from the words? ”
"But didn't you say that this man was just a nobody?" Water chestnut said disapprovingly.
"But he and Fan Feizhi are very close, although this year's winter hunt is presided over by the twelve princes, but the courtiers have come to the table, saying that the twelve princes are the first time to preside over such a grand event, and it is inevitable that there will be inconsiderateness, so they recommended a few people, including Fan Feizhi, and Fan Feizhi is very restless, and seems to want to do something in the winter hunt. It's not necessarily related, but I'd like to be a little more secure. ”
Song Zhi was in the boudoir, but he was also familiar with the affairs of the court, as if he had paid attention to it on weekdays, which surprised the water chestnut even more. "The matter of the winter hunt is seven days later, the emperor is old, and the prince and the princes must be the vanguard."
Water chestnut thought for a while and said: "Three days later, I will accompany my master to go, if he has bad intentions, I will abolish him on the spot, so that he cannot be humane!" ”
What she said was categorical, Meteor and Moon by Moon were shocked by her gritted teeth expression and momentum, only Song Zhi felt that she was very cute, her eyebrows and eyes were stretched, and she finally had a little smile.
The water chestnut sneered slightly, thinking, 'Joke! Speak ill of the prince in front of the master, and think with his heels to know what the hell this person has in his heart!! It must be filled with a belly full of filthy thoughts! ’
"That's it." Song Zhi got up and breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "Then it's decided, I'll go and see Tian'er." ”
When Song Zhi went to Lexiangzhai, he usually waited for the moon and meteors, but today Song Zhi said to the water chestnut: "You haven't seen Tian'er yet, have you?" Like a doll made of snow. ”
The water chestnut smiled and nodded.
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"Miss, are you really not going to let the slaves and maids go with you?" Putting on a cloak for Song Zhi month by month, he asked with some concern.
"I'll go back as soon as possible, or have fewer people." At the thought of seeing Rui Xi in a while, Song Zhi felt a little uncomfortable as if he had swallowed a piece of undercooked meat.
"What's wrong?" Meteor looked at Song Zhi's expression and asked.
Song Zhi shook his head, asked Zhuyue to take her sachet with mint leaves, and then walked out of the room.
The water chestnut waist was straight and waited for Song Zhi to come out, Song Zhi glanced at her, and said suspiciously: "You are wearing thick clothes today, are you suddenly chilling?" ”
The water chestnut shook his head and said with a straight face: "I just brought a few more weapons." ”
Talking to the water chestnut, there are often times when you can't cry or laugh. Song Zhi also replied with a straight face and said, "Well done." ”
As soon as he got out of the house, he saw that the coachman had prepared the carriage, and stood aside respectfully and waited, and the water chestnut glanced at him, and he felt that something was wrong, and when he turned around, Song Zhi was looking at his expression.
The water chestnut was unclear, close to Song Zhi's ear, and said cautiously: "Master, is this coachman what you are used to?" ”
Unexpectedly, Song Zhi covered his mouth and snickered, pretended to be nothing and stepped into the carriage, and after the water chestnut and her were seated, he said to the coachman across the door: "Brother, your body and bearing are really not like the coachman, you can see through it at a glance, and you really can't cultivate at home." ”
Water chestnut said honestly: "I didn't see through it, I just felt that something was wrong." ”
Song Zhi explained, "Water chestnut, it's not that I can't believe your kung fu, it's just that I mentioned it to my brother the day before yesterday, and he clamored to follow." ”
Before the water chestnut could speak, he heard Song Ling shouting against the wind: "I'm not worried about you!" That kid didn't have a good heart, is it still a brother if I don't go with me!? ”
Song Zhi stuck out his tongue and showed a playful smile.
The three of them were still on the road, but Rui Xi had been waiting in Mochou Pavilion for a long time, and the longer he waited, the more eager he became, could it be that Song Zhi really trusted Shen Baiyan so much? Don't believe a word in his letter?
Rui Xi fidgeted restlessly, and saw Song Zhi's figure from a distance on tiptoe, and he rushed down impatiently. This road is downhill, he walked in a hurry, and when he came to Song Zhi, he stepped on the stone carelessly, and the whole person threw himself at Song Zhi.
Before Song Zhi could react, the water chestnut had already kicked him in the chest, kicking him to a withered yellow grass.
"Young Master Rui, what are you doing here?" Song Zhi was wearing a hood, and not even a trace of black hair was exposed. She wore a veil again, covering her face tightly, revealing only a pair of black and white eyes.
Rui Xi got up in embarrassment, stumbled to stand firm, he glanced at the water chestnut uneasily, and said, "This new girl next to Miss is a big one. ”
"I don't dare to eat my master's food in vain, I just hope to have more strength, so that I can repel more ill-intentioned people for my master!" Although the water chestnut looks childish, there is a sharp light in the eyes.
Rui Xi's face showed a little sadness, and his eyes were even slightly red, if it weren't for Song Zhi's deep understanding of him, I am afraid that he would have softened his heart.
Song Zhi's eyes fell impatiently on the pile of dead leaves on the side, and said, "Young Master Rui, please have something to say, don't delay any longer." ”
Rui Xi said earnestly: "Childish girl." ”
"Call me Miss Song San." Song Zhi interrupted him without saying anything.
Rui Xi pursed the corners of her mouth aggrievedly, and Song Zhi felt disgusted.
He said: "Miss Song San, I didn't know much about Shen Baiyan like you in the past, but over the past few days, I have learned many things he has done, and he is really too terrifying. Three years ago, Suyang Zhizhou was full of people, and both the old, weak, women and children died in the fire, do you know? The smell of scorching rot in Suzhou City has not dissipated for three days, and this matter is exactly what Shen Baiyan did. ”
He said it conclusively, as if he had seen it with his own eyes, if it weren't for Song Zhi's command to be patient with the water chestnut, Rui Xi would have been kicked and flew to the foot of the mountain.