Xianghun Courtyard is a small courtyard with three entrances and three exits in the northwest corner of the Ziyao Imperial City, and the surrounding palaces are almost uninhabited, so this corner is extremely quiet and deserted.

Yu Zijin and Lian Ember sat opposite each other in the elegant dark incense house, next to a few maids serving Jiaojiao and the Xianghun Courtyard, looking through the water-colored transparent screen window, outside the window is the red plum and proud snow in the Xianghun Courtyard, bright red and blooming, a piece of silver wrapped in speckled red like blood, Wan Jiao Jiao is covered in frost and snow and like a fox fur pressing, stunning and poignant.

The woman who was quietly drinking wine and preparing food at the table was named Crimson Rain, who was in her twenties, not very beautiful, but had a pair of bright amber eyes, a drop of blood-colored cinnabar mole between her eyebrows like a rouge brand, two moist pear vortices on her cheeks, and always had a bright smile, which made this cold winter a lot warmer.

The sound of boiling sounded, and the scarlet rain covered the lid of the pot on the small stove with a handkerchief and lifted it, and for a while the extremely tempting aroma flew all over the house, and the fresh and rich mutton was boiled, which made people want to feast.

Scarlet Rain carefully prepared for Yu Zijin and Lian Ember cloth, and the pear vortex smiled lightly, "This is the little lamb that was just slaughtered in the small kitchen this morning, the meat is very delicious, and the county lord uses it slowly." ”

Yuzi bowed her head, although it was the first time she saw this Scarlet Rain, but at the first glance she saw that Scarlet Rain was a powerful person beside Lian Ash, and she could enter the eye of Lian Ash, this girl was not idle.

Holding the jade and tasting it lightly, the soft and soft meat entrance, the lips and teeth are perfect, Yu Zijin couldn't help but praise: "The girl is a good craft, only a home-cooked mutton hot pot is made so meticulously and deliciously, fragrant but not fat, fat but not greasy, and the thought is unforgettable." "Growing so big, she is used to eating delicacies from the mountains and seas, and she has never had such a delicious mutton hot pot.

"The county lord has won the award, but his clumsy skills are not worthy of such praise from the county lord." Seeing that Yu Zijin likes plum blossoms in the garden very much, he took Jiaojiao and a few maids to fold a few plum branches for her and bring them back to the house, and for a while there were only Yu Zijin and Ember left in the house.

"Even the manager has something to say to Zijin?" Yuzijin lightly twists the purple glass cup, Qingbi wine is like a mountain spring and a pool of water into it, the fragrance that comes to the nose is like a pear like an orchid, if the plum contains a lotus, it actually gathers all kinds of floral fragrance and mellow, pleasant and pleasant. What kind of wine is this?

Lian Shen didn't seem to hear Yu Zijin's words, raised his head and did it first, his eyes were closed, his complexion was fascinated, and he deeply reminisced about it, "The tip of the tongue is clear and smooth, the tongue coating is astringent and heavy, and the entrance of 100 alcohols is really haunting!" ”

Heart-to-heart brewing? Yu Zijin carefully looked at the wine in the cup, opened his lips and drank lightly, the fragrance was perfect, and he felt that his heart was shocked, such as climbing for nine days, swimming in Qiongxiao, and he was comfortable.

Brewing from the "world wine country" - Qi County, is more than 20 years ago the most famous winemaker Bai Wei set his life's energy, blending the essence of flowers to brew, this wine into the palace, the Empress Dowager Ling three days do not forget its taste, immediately ordered Bai Wei to hand over the secret recipe of brewing, Bai Wei refused to offer, and finally killed by the Empress Dowager Ling. With Bai Wei's death, this wine became extinct in the world.

Yu Zijin couldn't help but look at the embers that were still evocative, where did he get this extinct heart-to-heart brew?

Opening his eyes to Yu Zijin's eyes, Lian Shen smiled and said: "A few days ago, Chen Feng heard that someone dug out more than 30 jars of heart-to-heart brewing from under the peach tree of Bai Wei's former residence in Qi County, attracting people who have good wine to go to Qi County to compete at a high price, and the minister doesn't know whether it's true or false, but thinking that if such a treasure is in this world, it would be a pity to miss it, so he ordered someone to go and see what happened." ”

Speaking of this, Lian Shen sighed: "It's a pity that the people sent by the minister went late, and someone spent tens of thousands of gold to buy a full thirty jars of heart-to-heart brewing, and the minister only got the remaining two jars, so the wine can't be drunk often, it's a pity!" ”

"Is the county lord willing to enter the palace as the queen?"

Yu Zijin, who was still drunk with the brewing of the heart, was shocked by the topic of jumping embers, and just now he was talking about the brewing of the heart, why did the topic come here? This man's opening to the point is too unusual!

"I don't want to!" She replied decisively and crisply.

Lian Ember moved his eyes to look at the several young women folding plums outside the water-colored transparent screen, all of them were lively and pretty, all of them were flower-like ages, and he had never had such a warm spring in his youth.

"I have heard that the emperor and the county lord have had a great friendship since childhood, and the emperor's heart towards the county lord can be described as sincere, is the county lord's heart not in the emperor?"

"We're just confidants!"

"Confidant?" Lian Ember looked far away, deep through the fragrant white of the garden, the inexplicable light lit up his pupils, stuck in an unknown time and space, once a person also said that they were confidants, since that person left, such as Xu Jingnian, he actually forgot that there are still these two words in the world.

"Yes, it's just a confidant, I don't have a relationship between men and women for the emperor." Yu Zijin's voice was clear and firm.

There is only Ah Zheng in her heart from beginning to end, and she can't tolerate others. She knows that now looking at the entire Dongyuan, when it comes to identity, status, and appearance, she is the best candidate for the latter position, and there are more or less rumors in the market and the court that she is about to enter the palace, which is also the reason why her father forbade her from contacting Yifeng.

Fleeing from the original industry to the west, almost all the forces that hindered his father were taken away, and now the entire Dongyuan is really the world of the Yu family, more than in the past, it is inevitable to send his daughter to the palace, and it will become a stumbling block to have an heir, so his father will not send her to the palace, but I wish she was completely cut off from Yifeng.

"If a confidant dies, is the county lord willing?"

"Even the manager, Zijin is not a villain who is greedy for life and afraid of death!" She regards Yifeng as a confidant, that is, a confidant who dares to trust her life and can die for her, and now she is in deep trouble, she is also worried about him, if there is a need, she will die without fear!

Lian Shen got up and stood by the window, and the light smile on the corner of his mouth showed peace of mind.

Yu Zijin looked at the side eyes like the abyss of the embers, why did he come back? If it is a home, he has no home; If it is a country, living in seclusion in the inner palace for ten years, the dynasty has long been in decline, and it is too late to come to the country again at this time. There was only one reason left: he had come to protect the wind!

It's just that I haven't heard that he has a deep friendship with Yifeng, why is this? This man is really incomprehensible.

She knew that the best way to alleviate Yifeng's predicament now was for her to marry him, so that her father and brother would not act rashly against Yifeng, or even ...... him Relying on the wind and losing the country, taking care of her, his father and brother may be able to save his life. But what she loves is Ah Zheng, she can give him her life, but she can't trust him with her body! Besides, with Yifeng's temperament and pride, he would not allow her to do that, and today's song "Flowers Fall Late" He has already shown his heart to let go.

Lian Ember stood by the window, the warm sun of the cold winter shone, projected on his handsome face carved in white jade, and his long figure was like the fragrant osmanthus standing quietly on a moonlit night, bathed in the brilliance of the moonlit night, solemn and quiet. The wind sent plum fragrance, and the strong wind pierced his eyes, squinting slightly, and he didn't see the look in his eyes.

It was not early, and seeing that Lian Shen no longer spoke, Yu Zijin got up to say goodbye and wanted to leave.

When he turned around, there were light and waveless words from behind him, and the voice was full of helplessness and vicissitudes of reading thousands of sails, "Do you know why the plum blossoms here are so bright?" That's because there was a palace change in this courtyard more than 20 years ago, the blood of countless women stained every corner of here, their bodies were not buried, and finally the white bones were fat, and the flesh and blood were mixed into this plum forest, nourishing this tree and the plum blossoms like blood. ”

He turned to look at Yu Zijin's slightly trembling back, and seemed to see the blood of that night in front of him, "The first emperor is one of the few people who know about the palace change, and when he comes to this palace again, he will give this courtyard the name 'Fragrant Soul', and the plum rain hides the fragrant soul!" ”

Yu Zijin didn't know how he walked out of the courtyard of the "fragrant soul full of gardens", he had reached the Huangyi Gate before he turned his mind slightly, looked back at the place where the plum shadow floated, only to feel that his hands and feet were cold, and his heart was stunned, and then when he looked at the red plum in his hand, he was even more nauseated.

"County Lord, what's wrong with you?" Jiaojiao nervously supported Yu Zijin, and the plum blossoms in her hand were accidentally scattered to the ground, oops, it's a pity, this is the biggest branch that Sister Scarlet Yu specially cut for her, and she wants to take it back to decorate the boudoir for the county lord!

"No need to pick it up!" Yu Zijin eagerly stopped Jiaojiao who wanted to lean over to pick up plum blossoms, and her face turned pale, "Let's go!" ”

"Yes." Jiaojiao looked at the red plum on the ground distressedly, and helped Yuzijin to leave obediently.

The cold wind blows, like blood red in front of the palace gate with thousands of miles of snow is very dazzling, and the Ying valve is bleak and cold in the harsh winter, delicate but no one cares.

"Did she say yes?" Scarlet Rain walked into the house and looked at the man by the window who was thinking deeply.

"She'll say yes!"

Lian Ash's gaze still stayed outside the window, looking at the Jiuhe Platform standing majestically in the middle of the Ziyao Imperial City, the height was unbearable, the snow on it had already frozen, the jade tree Qiongzi towered the sky, such as the moon palace cinnamon left in the world, Qiongmu fairy branches stacked on this platform, not mortals piled up.

Snow beaver, how much is the birth of Jiuhetai so similar to you, you once said that although you are rich in the world, but there are very few people in your hand, and there are very few people and things in your heart, and now I can only do my best to keep what you cherish, so that you do not have regrets in the heart of heaven.

Lian Shen looked back at Scarlet Rain, the meaning in his eyes was incomprehensible, Scarlet Rain's eyelids jumped, and he said, "What are you looking at me for?" I don't have flowers on my face! ”

"There's no meat in the pot, let's cook another pot!"

Amused by the man's serious expression and words, Scarlet Rain then said angrily: "Won't you add it yourself if you run out of meat?" All day long waiting for me to serve you! ”

He said so, but he had already started to walk towards the table, and the delicious smell wafted through the room from time to time.

"Their bodies were not buried, and in the end, the white bones were fat, and the flesh and blood were mixed into this plum forest, which nourished the plum blossoms like blood in this tree."

After a night of sorrow, Yu Zijin's mind was full of the words of the embers in the Fragrant Soul Courtyard, and a nightmare in the middle of the night shocked her into a cold sweat.

The wreckage is everywhere, the flesh and blood are blurred, it is the national incense garden of the Qinghe palace in Shangjing, the orchid is solemn mixed with heavy blood, she saw the blood-stained flowers of the pandan, the original Yifeng was dressed in white and almost stained with blood, the hair was scattered and embarrassed and creeping towards her, the original white and dustless hands were all mud and blood, and he stretched out his hand and called to her with difficulty: "Zijin, Zijin...... Come on! ”