Chapter 28: A Deliberate Meeting (2)
When Zhuo Haoxuan took the umbrella in Xia Huaizhong's hand and looked sideways at Ling Yuxin, the moment her eyes met, Ling Yuxin felt that there seemed to be layers of waves in her bottomless dark eyes, and her eyes were gradually complicated, and they seemed to contain many emotions that she couldn't understand, surprise, expectation, guilt, worry, .......
Ling Yuxin was a little flustered by Zhuo Haoxuan's eyes, and subconsciously wanted to look away, but couldn't help but want to probe the deep meaning in his eyes.
Just when Ling Yuxin was concentrating on exploring Zhuo Haoxuan's eyes, Zhuo Haoxuan had already walked slowly in front of Ling Yuxin with an umbrella, and he had also been staring at Ling Yuxin, not daring to miss any change in her expression, and when he saw that Ling Yuxin's face had no other expression except for some surprise and confusion, the glimmer of hope that she had been hoping that she could touch after seeing him turned into endless disappointment in an instant, and he suddenly felt sour in his heart, After being silent for a long time, he finally sighed secretly, put away all the thoughts in his heart, and said indifferently with a smile, "Seeing that the two of you are quite anxious, it is better to use these two umbrellas first." As he spoke, he handed the umbrella to Ling Yuxin.
When Ling Yuxin was shocked to find that Zhuo Haoxuan had arrived in front of him, she saw that all kinds of emotions in Zhuo Haoxuan's eyes seemed to have turned into disappointment in an instant, and she was at a loss, and when she wanted to explore it carefully, she found that she could no longer capture any trace of emotion in his eyes except for the pitch black, and she couldn't help but be surprised, and secretly thought: Could it be that what I saw just now was my own illusion!
Bai Zhu saw that Ling Yuxin was stunned and looked at Zhuo Haoxuan without speaking, and couldn't help but quietly tugged at her sleeve, Ling Yuxin felt it and looked sideways at Bai Zhu, Bai Zhu immediately pouted at the umbrella in Zhuo Haoxuan's hand, Ling Yuxin didn't realize this, glanced at the sky, and then at Zhuo Haoxuan and Xia Huaizhong behind him, hesitated slightly, then reached out and took one of the two umbrellas handed by Zhuo Haoxuan, "One is enough, thank you Childe, I don't know what Childe is called, where can I find Childe to return the umbrella in the future?" ”
Zhuo Haoxuan wanted to say that he didn't need to pay it back, but when the words came to his mouth, a thought suddenly flashed in his mind, and then he changed his words: "My surname is Zhuo, and I will stay in the 'Pinxianglou' on South Street tomorrow morning, if the little brother is determined to return it, you can go there to find me." ”
"Pinxianglou?" Ling Yuxin felt that the name seemed familiar.
"Yes, one of the most famous restaurants in Beijing, the most famous and most ordered dim sum there is almond cake." Zhuo Haoxuan said word by word, his eyes firmly fixed on the change in expression on Ling Yuxin's face.
"Oh," Ling Yuxin had a sudden expression on her face, "Pinxianglou's almond crisp, okay, then I'll go there tomorrow to find you to return the umbrella, thank you!" After speaking, he learned how he saw Xiao Yurui, Li Qingshan and others hugging their fists before, hugged Zhuo Haoxuan, and then opened the umbrella and rushed out with Bai Zhu, rushing all the way to the house.
When Zhuo Haoxuan saw Ling Yuxin's sudden expression, he was still a little excited in his heart, thinking that she remembered something, but he didn't expect her to leave like this, and when he left, he even gave a fist salute to himself, and he suddenly couldn't cry or laugh, but looking at the back of her leaving in a hurry, he immediately began to worry about her safety again, and then quickly followed with an umbrella.
He followed secretly all the way, and it was not until he saw Ling Yuxin safely enter the back door of the Ling Mansion that Zhuo Haoxuan sighed and took Xia Huaizhong and Li Qingshan back to the palace.
Because Ling Fengyang knew that Ling Yuxin was afraid of life, he specially instructed Uncle Quan earlier to take care of the subordinates in the mansion and try not to disturb the backyard, which provided convenience for Ling Yuxin to sneak out of the mansion. Ling Yuxin and Bai Zhu avoided the detour of their subordinates when they entered and exited, so they were not noticed when they left the house, and now they also returned to their houses smoothly when they returned to the house.
After the two of them changed their clothes, Bai Zhu immediately picked up her clothes and wanted to go out, Ling Yuxin hurriedly called out to her, "Bai Zhu, where are you going with those clothes?" ”
"The slave maid returns the clothes first, in case someone else finds out, it won't be good."
"Oh, no." Ling Yuxin pulled Bai Zhu back as she spoke, "These clothes were originally put in the warehouse for backup, no one will find out, besides, we won't have to wear them to return the umbrella tomorrow, you go back now, we have to pick it up tomorrow, isn't it more troublesome, let's hide it in the closet first." ”
"Miss, are you going out tomorrow?"
"Of course, just now I have promised that Zhuo Gongzi that I will return the umbrella to him tomorrow, how can I break my trust!"
"But ......" Bai Zhu hesitated a little, "It's not good to go out of the house secretly like this, and I don't know who those two are, in case they have ulterior motives......"
"Poof." Ling Yuxin couldn't help laughing, "Bai Zhu, what do you think, don't you forget, the dress we just now is clearly two domestic servants, what do you think they can do for us?" And that Zhuo Gongzi, no matter how he dresses or bearing, at first glance he is either rich or noble, and even the entourage next to him doesn't look like an ordinary subordinate, I really can't think of any plans for such a person to our two 'domestic servants', on the contrary, with his identity, he actually took the initiative to help a 'subordinate' like us, which shows that he is a good person. ”
Bai Zhu thought about it and felt that what Ling Yuxin said was reasonable, but after all, he was worried that it was not appropriate to sneak out of the house like this, "Miss, you are right, it is Bai Zhu who is too worried, but since that son is a good person and the son of a big family, he must not care about this umbrella, and we don't really care about it, so we don't have to sneak out of the house again for this matter." ”
"How can I do it, I don't care if it's his business, but it's our business not to pay it back, although it's just an umbrella, but after all, it's borrowed, since it's borrowed, it must be repaid, not to mention that I have promised others that I will pay it back tomorrow, and I can't break my promise."
"But ......" Bai Zhu wanted to persuade again.
"No need," Ling Yuxin interrupted Bai Zhu categorically, "I said that if I want to go and pay it back, I must go and pay it back, if you don't want to go with me, then I'll go alone." ”
"Of course not, wherever the young lady goes, the slave goes." Bai Zhu said anxiously.
"Then why don't you put away your clothes and umbrella quickly, we have to go out early tomorrow, and we have to rush to Pinxianglou before the hour."
"Yes, miss." Bai Zhu looked helpless.
Zhao De waited anxiously in the emperor's bedroom, and as soon as he saw Zhuo Haoxuan coming back, he immediately greeted him, "Your Majesty, are you back, have you seen Miss Ling?" ”
Zhuo Haoxuan let out an expressionless "um".
Zhao Dewei was stunned for a moment, and he was a little puzzled in his heart, since he saw it, how could he react like this, whether he was happy or unhappy. So he turned around and looked at Li Qingshan and Xia Huaizhong who came in behind Zhuo Haoxuan with an inquiring eye, wanting to get some information from them, but he didn't want to see a blank expression on the faces of these two people. Zhao De was even more surprised, but seeing Zhuo Haoxuan's ugly face, he didn't dare to ask more, so he asked him if he had changed his clothes first.
Zhuo Haoxuan came out of the inner hall after changing his clothes, and saw that Li Qingshan and Xia Huaizhong were still waiting, so he said to the two of them: "You go back and rest first, and go out of the palace with me early tomorrow morning, Huaizhong, you go to Pinxianglou with me, Qingshan, you go to Lingfu first, if Xin'er still encounters obstacles like today, you will help her get out smoothly and secretly escort her to Pinxianglou." ”
"Obey." Li Qingshan and Xia Huaizhong responded at the same time and bowed and retired.
Zhao De was anxious when he heard this, "Your Majesty, you are going to go out of the palace tomorrow to see Miss Ling in private?" If this is known by the queen mother and courtiers, maybe there will be some chaos again, and please think twice. ”
Zhuo Haoxuan's eyes gradually dimmed, "It was because of this concern that I had this concern, and it was because of your words of thought that Xin'er was placed under house arrest in Chi Du Villa for two years, and she accidentally lost her memory because of this, and now she is not only unwilling to enter the palace to see me, but even if I stand in front of her, she doesn't recognize me at all." ”
A trace of shame flashed across Zhao De's face, but remembering his duties, he still insisted: "Your Majesty, the old slave understands your feelings, but you are the king of a country, and you had to take care of the overall situation at the beginning, not to mention that Miss Ling has come back safely now, as for the amnesia, it is only temporary, in time, she will definitely recover her memory, and she will naturally recognize the emperor at that time." ”
Zhuo Haoxuan's eyes lit up, "In time!" At that time! But tell me how long it will be? When will this be? ”
Zhao De's heart was cold, and he couldn't help lowering his eyes, not daring to answer.
Zhuo Haoxuan sighed when he saw this, "That's it, I know that you are loyal, everything is for my good, what happened two years ago can no longer be exchanged, and I don't want to blame you, but I originally wanted to compensate Xin'er when she came back, but now she didn't even want to enter the palace to see me, and I finally met her today, since the imperial doctor said that the familiar environment, familiar people and things can help her recover her memory, then what I can do now is to try my best to help her recover her memory as soon as possible." I have made up my mind, and you don't have to persuade me anymore. ”
Zhao De was helpless and didn't dare to say more, so he had to respond: "The old slave obeys the order." ”
Early the next morning, Ling Yuxin and Bai Zhu followed yesterday's method and successfully walked out of the back door of Ling's Mansion again. Along the way, I asked someone how to get to South Street, and then went straight to Pinxianglou.
According to Zhuo Haoxuan's explanation, Li Qingshan first secretly hid outside the Ling Mansion, and after seeing Ling Yuxin and Bai Zhu smoothly leave the mansion, he secretly followed the two of them all the way to ensure their safety.
Ling Yuxin and Bai Zhu followed the guidance of passers-by, and soon found South Street, and when they entered the intersection of South Street, Ling Yuxin felt that compared to the street they visited yesterday, South Street was obviously more spacious and prosperous.
After entering the South Street, I found Pinxianglou not far away, Ling Yuxin stood in front of Pinxianglou, and when she looked up, she could see the huge signboard, no matter from which angle, Pinxianglou was significantly larger and more magnificent than the restaurants I saw yesterday.