Chapter 81: A Plate of Nests
Listening to her relaxed tone, it seemed that she was completely relieved from the moment she got the letter of resignation, and she didn't avoid him anymore, and asked him to stay a little longer.
Jiang Xuanjin pursed her lips, and her hand pinched the cuffs tighter and tighter.
Do you want him to stay and watch the moat pass through the water, or do you want him to stay and watch her wedding with Lu Jingxing? It's good that he's gone, but if he's there, there's no guarantee that he'll do anything.
Is this a form of revenge?
The coolness seeped in from the window, freezing him stiffly, but the person in front of him seemed to notice something, pushed open the window to see, and exclaimed "wow".
It's snowing!
The first-tier city, which has not seen rain and snow for many years, has a fine light snow, and the crystal white falls on the windowsill, she pinched her sleeves to pick it up, turned her head with a smile and handed it to him: "Look! β
In a trance, Jiang Xuanjin felt as if she had returned to the main building of Moju, such a long separation and tearing was just a nightmare, and when she woke up, she was still by his side, laughing and making trouble, wanting to watch this deep winter snow scene with him.
He stretched out his fingertips in a daze, and gently touched the white on her sleeve, but when he touched it, the little bit of white melted away.
Her eyelashes trembled, Jiang Xuanjin pursed her lips, and the ink in her eyes swelled.
If you can't touch it, if you touch it, it's gone.
Retracting his hand behind his back, he tightened his jaw, and wanted to say coldly, "Your Highness, please come back", but the words were all in his mouth, and after thinking about it, he swallowed it back.
He has a long rest of his life to be slowly reserved, and now, why not indulge himself by two more points?
Li Huaiyu seemed to be not afraid of the cold, and Xue Shangju, who had stood by the window for a while, felt that it was not enough, and wanted to climb up to the soft couch next to him, so that his hand could reach farther.
Jiang Xuanjin endured it again and again, but she still couldn't hold back, and stepped forward to hold her: "Don't move!" β
Huaiyu raised her eyebrows, turned her head and smiled: "What?" Afraid I'll get hurt? Didn't you say it was the child of the shopkeeper Lu? What are you panicking about? β
With a stiff face, Jiang Xuanjin said coldly: "There are a few dwarfs on the soft couch, and there are a lot of water chestnuts, if Your Highness is injured, the shopkeeper Lu will definitely count it on the head of this monarch." β
"It's okay." Huaiyu waved his hand in a dashing manner, "He can't do anything to you." β
ββ¦β¦ Even if he is not good, there is still a Wu, there is also Chijin, and you, a person who is full of princesses, this monarch can't afford to be guilty. β
"Your Majesty is modest." Apricot eyes were sparkling, and Huaiyu said jokingly, "You are really tempting, don't talk about my princess's mansion, I can't keep the entire first-line city." β
After that, you have to keep moving.
However, as soon as his knees touched the soft couch, a blue and amber sleeve robe suddenly appeared in front of him.
Jiang Xuanjin's movements were very restrained, his arm was across her collarbone, pinching her shoulder, and he fished her whole person back.
With a smile on his lips, Li DaliΓΊ MΓ‘ng took a few steps back and pressed it against his chest.
A slight vibration came from the waistcoat, and she could hear him inhale softly, and it disappeared in a flash, standing up straight and his hands down.
"Is Your Highness unsteady?"
"Hmm." Huaiyu let out a long sigh, "Since my belly is big, my feet have begun to swell, and my back hurts every day, and I often can't stand steadily." β
If Qingsi heard this, she would definitely vomit blood. Still on your feet? Who was running faster than a rabbit on the street last time?!
Jiang Xuanjin listened, but her jaw tightened, and she looked down at her, wanting to reach out to help her, but she didn't know where to put her hand.
The person in front of him suddenly said "ah", his heart jumped, and he frowned: "What? β
Holding her stomach, she sat on the soft couch, looking strange, frowning and silent.
"Speak!" Jiang Xuanjin stood in front of her, her expression remained calm, and when she opened her mouth, the fear in her tone couldn't be hidden.
Huaiyu slowly raised her head and pointed to his stomach.
Jiang Xuanjin couldn't take care of it much, so he stretched out his hand and put it on to probe.
The belly seemed to be much firmer than he imagined, heavy, bulging, and as soon as he touched it, the things in it moved, and a small touch just landed in the palm of his hand.
Jiang Xuanjin was shocked, hurriedly withdrew his hand, and said calmly: "I'll let you pass a doctor." β
"Hey, no." His expression returned to normal, and Huaiyu said, "It's fetal movement, normal." β
What do you do with that expression?! Jiang Xuanjin turned around and glared at her.
Li Huaiyu said with a hippie smile: "I am very scared every time the fetus moves, for fear that it will suddenly break through my stomach and come out." β
This feeling of fear had to be tasted by him so that she could feel comfortable.
Jiang Xuanjin was silent, and after a long while, he slowly exhaled a breath.
Injustice.
The eight-hundred-mile urgent letter was sent back to the main city of Ziyang in less than a day, and Lu Qing was dug out of the bed, thinking that something big had happened, he hurriedly took the letter and opened it.
However, after reading the letter, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he couldn't help but slam the letter to the ground: "If you want a medical girl, you can also use eight hundred miles to expedit?" Is he really tired and doesn't die? β
The subordinate weakly said: "The king used a thousand horses, and he didn't die of exhaustion." β
Lu Qing turned over with a cold eye, and his subordinates were immediately silenced.
"Let that person named Qi Jin set off today, find a few people to escort him, and ride over on horseback."
"Yes."
After finishing the order, Lu Qing paced back and forth in the hall with his hands behind his back, so angry that he almost stomped on the floor tiles, and read while turning: "Urging every day, don't come back every day, forget if you don't come back, it's as if you want to settle down in the first-tier city, he is not happy to let him draw the first-tier city directly to Ziyang, I don't know what he is thinking!" β
"As long as he is busy, Lao Tzu is not busy? Lao Tzu still wants to marry a daughter-in-law, he is so busy that he can't even get out of the gate of the county guard's mansion, who is Ziyang Jun! β
The silent subordinate couldn't help but speak again: "The king has prepared many portraits of candidates for the family for you, and they are all in your study. β
Lu Qing glared: "What's the use of putting a portrait aside?" He just gave me a beauty! β
The subordinates were silent, thinking that you were just calling hard, what a beauty, with your temperament, you must not dare to enter the door.
However, he was still very considerate, and when the Qi Jin doctor woman set off, he asked people to bring Lord Lu's words to the king.
Qi Jin got on the horse tremblingly, very excited in his heart.
Counting the days, Madame's body should be six months, she has not received news before, and she has already prepared for the worst. As a result, now the king suddenly summoned her.
There are medical women everywhere, and if you have to give a reason that can only let her go, it is that the king knows that his wife is pregnant, and asks her to go over and ask her to ask for the guilt.
It's good to ask for sin! Qi Jin thought with red eyes, as long as the gentleman can rebuild the old friendship with his wife, she will be punished even if she is punished.
However, with the temperament of the king, he knows that he has a child, maybe he only cares about being happy, and even saves her from punishing her!
Thinking optimistically, Qi Jin rode his horse with the guards and hurried away.
After a light snowfall in the first-tier city, the water flow in the moat is getting bigger and bigger. The people stood on the banks of the river and cheered, and those who could not bear it would take buckets of water when they fell down.
"It's saved, our field is saved!"
"Hurry up, come on, fetch water!"
"Water, a lot of water!"
There were more and more people by the river, and some even jumped down directly, and the joyful shouts spread from the direction of the city gate to the entire city, and the first-line city finally came to life completely.
Huaiyu stood on the city tower and looked at it with a smile, and Wu and the others replied beside her: "The construction of the Qulinhe canal has begun, and when it is completed, the remaining few tributaries of the three counties of Dongping will also be cut off, and even if there is little rain in the first-line city, there will be no more major drought." β
"Very good." Huaiyu nodded, and was about to say something more, when he saw a group of people gathered under the city tower, all holding plates in their hands, and there were buns in the plates, as if they wanted to send them up, but they were stopped by the guards, and they shouted in their mouths:
"Lord Wu! Just Wu Lord! β
"Miss Xu, we're here to give a thank you gift!"
"Lord Tongjun, let us go up!"
Huaiyu understood, looked at the people around him and said with a smile: "You are also a good official who is loved by the people now, and the kindness of the people must be led, go, not counting your bribes." β
Several old men were a little embarrassed and scratched their heads, Xu Chuzhuo saw that there was a grandmother standing unsteadily, and hurriedly took the lead to meet him.
Huaiyu took a look at it and felt that this picture was really good-looking, this is the treatment that a good person should have, not being scolded by others, but being treated as their own children by the people, and said while stuffing food: "You taste it, our family made it, and we deliberately put more sugar!" β
Huaiyu retracted his gaze, stood alone on the city tower, and continued to look at the river below, with a little bit of envy in his eyes.
She can help them, but she can't help herself, in the eyes of the people, she is still the eldest princess of Danyang who has done a lot of evil.
The cold wind blew up, ruffling her sideburns, Huaiyu reached out and parted her hair behind her ear, thinking very generously, it doesn't matter, she has lived four years of arrogant and fearless life, and she always has to pay a price.
There were irregular footsteps next to him, and Li Huaiyu thought it was someone who was back, and he didn't turn his head.
However, a moment later, a pair of old hands held a tray of nest heads and handed them to her side.
With a shock in his heart, Huaiyu turned his head suddenly.
Grandma's face had deep folds, and she couldn't see her eyes when she laughed, she lost a lot of teeth, and she couldn't speak very clearly, but Huaiyu still heard it.
She said, "Your Highness, my son and daughter-in-law are carrying water and watering the ground, and I come to thank you." β
Blinking, blinking, Huaiyu looked at the nest head on the plate, his throat tightened, and he smiled again: "Old man, you can give it to whomever you want, you don't have to listen to them to give it to me." β
Grandma was stunned and asked her, "Are you the eldest princess?" β
The guard next to her frowned and wanted to step forward to blame her for her rude words, Li Huaiyu reached out to stop the person and nodded at her slowly.
"That's for you." Grandma smiled, and her gums were exposed, "You're a good person." β
The full plate of nest heads was stuffed into her hands, Huaiyu's eyes were full of confusion, and she even looked at the bottom of the head, suspecting that they had specially invited her to make her happy.
However, Grandma said: "I came here from Jiangxi more than two years ago. You've saved my house once, and this is the second time. β
The drought in Jiangxi in the sixth year of Daxing, the plague spread to seven counties, and it was necessary to sweep the entire Jiangxi with an unstoppable momentum.
Grandma doesn't understand court disputes, she only knows that their family is saved because of the eldest princess.
And this time, it is also thanks to the eldest princess, the first-tier city that has been dry for many years has water, they can water the land, grow food, and continue to live.
A plate of nests, equivalent to a family's rations for a day, she brought it all, and wiped her hands on the patched apron, looking a little cramped.
Li Huaiyu was stunned for a while, reached out and picked up a nest head, and took a bite.
The dry taste was far inferior to Chijin's craftsmanship, but she swallowed it and took another bite.
"Temple...... Your Highness? The guard next to him wanted to persuade, Huaiyu shook his head, ate a big nest head, and finally hugged the plate and said to the grandmother: "I will eat it all." β
Grandma smiled and nodded repeatedly.
Li Huaiyu asked, "Where is your home?" β
"It's not far, just outside the western suburbs." Grandma pointed, "I should go back too." β
Looking in that direction, Huaiyu nodded, and signaled to the guard next to him, who understood, helped Grandma down the city tower, piggybacked a few bags of rice, and sent them back to her house.
When Jiang Xuanjin came up, he saw Li Huaiyu holding a plate of nest heads in a daze.
Puzzled, he walked over and looked at it, the plate was rough, and the head of the nest was rough, but she had crumbs on her fingers, apparently having eaten one.
"Your Highness?"
Hearing his voice, the man in front of him looked up, and his eyes were as bright as stars.
She raised the plate in her hand like a child, and showed off to him with wide eyes: "This is a grandmother for me!" β
Jiang Xuanjin didn't understand, she hurriedly pointed to the group of people who were still surrounded by the people, and then pointed to the plate in her hand, and grinned: "I have it too!" β
Slightly stunned, Jiang Xuanjin lowered his eyes: "With a plate of nests, you can be happy like this." β
"You don't understand!" Huai Yuzhi couldn't stop laughing, his eyes were full of brightness, "She said I'm a good person!" β
For so long, she has been living in the court, and she is used to listening to the abuse of the ministers and the people, and she is also used to hearing the comfort of the people around her. It was the first time someone had praised her so sincerely and simply.
A person with a high reputation like Jiang Xuanjin must be accustomed to reverence and love for people. Unlike her, she waited for eight years to wait for such a nest.
The one behind frowned, and he stopped talking.
How could the master not understand? If he didn't understand, he wouldn't have gone to great lengths to get her into the current situation.
"I don't understand." Jiang Xuanjin responded to her lightly, looking at ease.
Li Huaiyu was in a good mood, and asked with a smile: "Do you want to go down with me to have a look?" Let's talk about Danyang and Ziyang by the way? β
"Don't." He refused without thinking about it.
However, after two incense sticks, a carriage slowly walked along the moat, the inside of the carriage was covered with thick bedding, Huaiyu nested in the corner, put a pillow on the back of his waist, and breathed a comfortable sigh.
Ziyangjun in front of him knelt on the soft quilt with disgust, his body still straight.
"Aren't you tired?" Huaiyu raised his eyebrows, "This car is used to lie down, and it is uncomfortable to sit on." β
"Your Highness has something to say." He said coldly.
Li Huaiyu chuckled, looked at him with his chin propped up, and said, "Lu Ji is supplying the first-tier city, and the supply of goods in the Danyang border city is not enough, and some of them have to be transported from the Ziyang border city." But Ziyang is very strict with Danyang, and things can't be transported out of the city gate, so please go up for convenience. β
Riding with him, just to intercede for Lu Jingxing?
With a tight heart, Jiang Xuanjin sneered: "What if I can't do this?" β
With a light snort, Huaiyu spoke vigorously: "If you can't do it, it's convenient!" Then I'll do it! β
Moved his body and moved to his side, stretched out his hand to hook his fingers, Li Huaiyu smiled: "Then I will beg you more." β
The tone that suddenly softened, like a pair of gentle hands, held his sinking heart.
There was a terrible pain in her chest, Jiang Xuanjin stared at her and grabbed her hand, was silent for a long time, and then spoke, her voice was a little hoarse: "You are doing this, aren't you afraid that Lu Jingxing will be angry?" β
Huaiyu thought about it seriously and shook his head: "He won't be angry." β
"Yes." Jiang Xuanjin bowed, "For so many years, he has always been by your side, and there is always something special about him." β
Isn't that right? Lu Jingxing is indeed very good at making money.
Huaiyu smiled secretly, looking at his unbearable appearance of wanting to shake off her, he had to reach over inch by inch, burrowing into his fingers, like a long, long time ago, interlocking with his ten fingers.
Jiang Xuanjin's face was ugly: "Your Highness." β
"Huh?"
As if finding it difficult to speak, Jiang Xuanjin glared at her hand.
Huaiyu looked dignified: "What's wrong?" What's wrong? β
Isn't it right anywhere? Aren't you going to take a leave of absence? Aren't you going to marry Lu Jingxing? What do you do with him so close all of a sudden?
Sensing that she was teasing him, Jiang Xuanjin was very annoyed, her thin lips were pursed, and her eyebrows were also raised.
"Is it fun?" He asked.
Huaiyu nodded with a smile and clasped his hand tighter: "It's fun." β
"Stop!" He let out a low sigh.
The horse outside neighed, and Huaiyu's body leaned forward, and immediately let out an "oops".
Jiang Xuanjin wanted to get out of the car, but when he heard this movement, he stiffened for a moment, and then turned his head and asked, "What's wrong?" β
Huming and chirping to his stomach, Li Huaiyu said, "It's uncomfortable." β
The car was by the river, and there was no store in front of the village or behind the store, Jiang Xuanjin gritted his teeth and ordered Chengxu: "Go back to the princess's mansion!" β
"Hey, no." Grabbing his hand, Huaiyu smiled, "Just keep walking." β
Jiang Xuanjin: "......"
Sitting back in his original position, he looked at her silently for a long time, and rubbed his eyebrows quite tiredly: "Your Highness can't let me go?" β
If you are not destined to be together, why tease him?
Moving the hand he was holding with him, Li Huaiyu sighed: "Your Majesty, my strength is not great at all, if you don't like it, you can break free." β
It's because he won't break away, that's why he came to play such a trick with him? Jiang Xuanjin laughed angrily: "That's it, Your Highness's request, this gentleman will answer." β
"Thank you!" Huai Yu was happy, but he still didn't let go of his hand.
What the hell does this person think? Jiang Xuanjin didn't understand.
In the Jiang family's family motto, if you already have a husband's family but are close to others, according to the rules, you must tattoo the words on your forehead and expel them from the house. He knew very well that such an act violated etiquette and morality, and if he did not break away, it would be regarded as the same crime.
But the devil sent God, and he didn't move.
The smile on Li Huaiyu's face became bigger and bigger, and a pair of apricot eyes looked at him, like a mouse that had succeeded in stealing fish, and one of them couldn't hold back, and laughed directly.