Chapter 54: Two Letters
The first smell of the quiet tone of the mountain temple in the forest, and then smell is the breath of incense in front of the Buddha, this thick and lingering Sanskrit fragrance is the meeting gift given to him by the Hundred Flowers of the Eastern Jin Dynasty in the fourth year of Daxing, and the whole Northern Wei Dynasty is only unique to Mocuri.
The ink-colored pupils shrank slightly, Jiang Xuanjin twisted his eyebrows, and took out another letter from Sun Qing and sniffed it lightly.
No, the letterhead that has just been brought in will not be so permeated by the aroma of the room under normal circumstances.
Unless the letter is kept in this room all the time.
His fingers slowly froze on the letterhead, Jiang Xuanjin lowered his eyes, looked at the two letters in front of him seriously and slowly, and a thought flashed in his heart, which he firmly rejected.
No way, Danyang is dead, this is her handwriting, it can only be written during her lifetime.
If someone deliberately imitates it, he can see it at a glance.
Can...... How to explain this aroma?
His mind, which had always been sober, was a little chaotic right now, he shook his head and pinched his eyebrows fiercely.
Cheerful footsteps rang out outside the door.
Jiang Xuanjin came back to his senses, stuffed the two letters into his sleeve, turned around and raised his eyes.
"Hey, what are you doing over there?" She entered the door and came over to pull him with a smile, and frowned when she pulled it, "Why are your hands so cold?" ”
The soft fingers drilled into his fingers and clasped him tightly, the person in front of him was in a very good mood, rubbing his thumb against him, and said with crooked eyebrows: "When your ink treasure is framed, I will hang it in this room, and see which family will dare to come in the future!" ”
As he spoke, he took his hand and gestured to the beam of the partition: "It's hanging here!" ”
Jiang Xuanjin slowly tightened his hand, held her back, and did not answer.
"How?" Sensing that something was wrong, Huaiyu winked at him, "Aren't you really angry?" ”
"Nope."
"What's going on here? The face is also a little ugly. Worriedly probing his forehead, Huaiyu muttered, "Don't get sick again, the injury is just right, our Moju is about to become a medicine hall." ”
Closed his eyes and was silent for a moment, and when he looked up again, Jiang Xuanjin returned to normalcy and said in a low voice: "Can you give me a painting?" ”
"Huh?" Huaiyu was stunned and hurriedly struggled, "Didn't you say that I can't write?" ”
"I'll teach you." Stubbornly pulling her in the direction of the desk, Jiang Xuanjin said, "Just write a few simple ones." ”
Except for "one", any other word is not simple.
Li Huaiyu shook his head again and again, hugged him halfway up, and said coquettishly: "You have beautiful handwriting, and it's okay to write it to me, but I can't write, and it's also ridiculous and generous to write." Besides, there's a place to hang calligraphy and paintings, I'll send you again, where do you put it? ”
Jiang Xuanjin frowned: "You don't want to?" ”
"It's not unwillingness, it's ...... Ah! The corners of his mouth twitched, and Huaiyu grabbed his hand and played it, "I'm so sleepy, look at what time it is." ”
On the top of the moon, in the old days, it is long overdue to go to bed.
The man in front of him pursed his lips slightly, looking a little displeased.
Huaiyu coaxed him softly without a temper: "Don't be angry, although you are angry and moving, you still look better when you laugh." Is it good to sleep? If there is anything, we will leave it to Ming'er to say. ”
Her neck was wrapped around her, her face was very close to her, and when she looked up slightly, she could see her doting almond eyes.
Jiang Xuanjin lowered her eyes, stretched out her hand to support her waist, and was silent for a long time before whispering, "Sleep." ”
"I'll dress you wide!" Secretly glad that he had fooled the past again, Huaiyu smiled and stretched out his claws towards the placket of his clothes.
Early the next morning.
Jiang Xuanjin went to the court, and Huaiyu had nothing to do, so he asked Qingsi to find a piece of Supa, and embroidered the words on it crookedly.
"Whew!"
Qingsi stood beside her, listening to the voice, she was no longer surprised, and only calmly spit out a number: "Five." ”
The fifth time he pierced his hand, Huaiyu was angry, grabbed the handkerchief and threw it on the ground: "This thing really doesn't suit me!" ”
When she was a child, which grandmother in the palace dared to let her learn embroidery as a female worker, she had to chase people out of the three palace roads with a needle! Who would dare to let her take this Rausch embroidery needle?
Can...... Thinking about Jiang Xuanjin's unhappy expression last night, she gritted her teeth and bent down to pick up the handkerchief.
Qingsi's eyes were extremely complicated: "You can send something else." ”
Others are embroidery, but this highness is simply piercing meat.
"Didn't he want words?" Huaiyu snorted angrily, "I can't write, I always embroider." ”
It's ugly, but she embroiders two more layers, and she can always see the strokes of the words clearly, right?
Poked a few times in a mess, Huaiyu picked up the handkerchief and looked at it, nodded with satisfaction, and then continued to embroider.
"It's almost time for the palace banquet in mid-August." Qingsi said in a low voice, "You can still enjoy the moon in the palace this year." ”
Thinking of this, Huaiyu's eyes lit up slightly: "It's just right, the things in Mingshan Palace should also be destroyed, and they should be left all the time, maybe something will go wrong at some point." ”
"You're going to get it?" Qingsi frowned, her expression was very disapproving.
"Only I can enter the palace with Ziyangjun, who else can do this?" Huaiyu chuckled, "Without the eldest princess, Lu Jing can't travel to the palace, and Han Xiao and they don't even know the way to Mingshan Palace." ”
The "Eldest Princess Party", which used to be able to sit at a full table, is now scattered. If she can do it herself, she won't have to bother them anymore.
Glancing at the look of Qingsi next to him, Huaiyu soothed: "You don't have to be too nervous, Mingshan Palace is a cold palace, and no one goes there on weekdays, even if I go to dig through the ground, no one will notice." ”
She said so, and Qingsi didn't persuade anymore, only lowered her eyes and stood aside quietly.
With the evidence of the two letters and Sun Qing's confession, Jiang Xuanjin went directly to the Prime Minister's Mansion with Liu Yunlie, wanting to confront Qi Han face to face.
However, the housekeeper of the Prime Minister's Mansion actually said: "Unfortunately, the master received the imperial order the day before yesterday and went to Dongjun to inspect, and I am afraid it will take a few days to return." ”
When did you go? Liu Yunlie was at a loss, Jiang Xuanjin also frowned, they didn't hear the news, they didn't see anyone in the past two days, and they thought that Qi Han was on vacation, but who knew that he was out of Beijing!
"What should I do?" Liu Yunlie asked.
What else can I do? Jiang Xuanjin turned around and left.
I can't ask questions, so I can only wait for Qi Han to return to Beijing. The evidence is complete, and I am not afraid to wait a little longer.
When I returned to the palace, I passed by several newly opened shops, and the sound of firecrackers resounded throughout the street, and there were many onlookers.
Jiang Xuanjin glanced at it and was slightly curious: "At the same time, the three of them opened together?" ”
Liu Yunlie was not surprised: "Lu Ji's shop has always been like this, and they are making a strong momentum with each other, and the people are also happy to watch the excitement." ”
Lu Ji? Jiang Xuanjin squinted: "Lu Jingxing? ”
"Who else but him?" Liu Yunlie shook his head with his hand, "His business is getting bigger and bigger, I thought that without the support of the eldest princess, he could suppress him by two points, who knew that this person was very cunning, and he gave up a few shops to avoid the difficulties of the government, and reopened here." ”
Let him run it for another two years, and I'm afraid that this half of Kyoto will fall into his hands.
The fireworks from the firecrackers filled half the street, Jiang Xuanjin looked at it coldly, and saw the plaque with red silk under his head, Lu Jingxing came out of the store wearing a soft silver snow silk robe, shaking a fan, and said something with a smile to the people outside the door.
"What else do you want to see?" Liu Yunlie retracted his gaze, "Hurry up and go back to the Tingwei Mansion, there is still something to be done." ”
"You go back first."
Liu Yunlie was stunned, and before he could ask why, the person in front of him had already walked towards Lu Jing.
His eyes moved slightly, Liu Yunlie didn't turn around and left, watching him and Lu Jingxing say a few words and enter the store, thought about it, and followed.
The new store opened today, Lu Jingxing was in a good mood, and before meeting, this person had a serious face, squinting his phoenix eyes and smiling: "What?" Where did you offend your lord? ”
In the secluded tea house, there was no one next to it, Jiang Xuanjin took out the two letters and put them directly in front of him.
The cover is exactly the same "Prime Minister", and Lu Jingxing smiled when he saw it.
Secretly saying that something was wrong, he spread his fan to block his eyes, and frowned slightly.
"Do you want to explain?" Jiang Xuanjin asked.
"This ...... What is there to explain, His Highness wrote two letters just in case. He said.
Picking up the newer one, Jiang Xuanjin sneered: "On March 27, your Royal Highness has passed away, when did she write this letter?" ”
"Does it matter?" Lu Jingxing put down the fan and looked at him with a puzzled face, "What does the king care about?" This letter is true and not fake, even if there are two identical letters, you can take one at will......"
"This letter was spared in Mocuri." Interrupting him, Jiang Xuanjin said, "And it's a long time." ”
Listening to his affirmative tone, Lu Jingxing's body tensed, and his mind spun quickly.
"What's so strange about that?" After making up his mind, he spoke, "This letter was brought out of the palace by Qingsi, isn't she in Moju now?" ”
Hair? I put it in Moju early in the morning, but I made a detour and used Lu Jingxing's hand to give him the letter, what is this?
Looking at Lu Jingxing gloomily, Jiang Xuanjin lightly buckled the table: "Benjun hates to be calculated. ”
These two letters, as strange as a conspiracy.
"Who counted you?" Lu Jingxing said angrily, "I don't want to help you yet?" You want to overturn the case for Danyang, I also want to see the case overturned, mutual assistance and mutual benefit, what kind of calculation? ”
"You really just want to help?" Jiang Xuanjin didn't believe it, "Danyang has already died, and Your Excellency is a businessman who is accustomed to seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages, so bothering to wade into troubled waters, if you only ask for one to overturn the case, it doesn't seem to be very cost-effective." ”
Hearing this, Lu Jingxing's face sank.
"Jiang Xuanjin." He said coldly, "How much do you know about me and Danyang?" ”
"Not much." Jiang Xuanjin said, "I often see Your Excellency in the palace, and I know that Your Excellency often messes with her. ”
With a sneer, Lu Jingxing closed the fan and put it on the table, raised his eyes to look at him and said: "In the third year of Daxing, I was calculated by the opponent in the industry, and I lost half of Lu Ji's country, and when I was worried, I traveled and met the eldest princess. ”
At that time, Pingling Jun was still there, Li Huaiyu's life was not easy, and the sorrow on his face was not less than him, the two fought in the restaurant because of the last jar of wine, and the last person took a sip and sat in the alley to drink together.
"I'm a businessman." He said at the time.
"Oh." She nodded, took a sip of wine and handed him the jar, "I'm a princess. ”
Ben was still bored, but when he heard this, he laughed: "You are a princess, and I am still the emperor." ”
"The emperor is only ten years old, you are a little older." She said.
Lu Jingxing stopped smiling, looked at her in a daze, and found that this girl looked really noble, dressed in regular clothes, but secretly embroidered with the pattern of Yaochi peony, a golden flower between her eyebrows, and her lips were as red as blood.
Sensing his gaze, she kicked her sideways and scolded, "Look at it! ”
The kick was so powerful that he almost didn't stand still. Lu Jingxing snorted and muttered with a complicated expression: "What about the calf, whose princess is as rude as you." ”
"There's something rude, would you like to try it?" She picked up the jar and lifted it above his head.
Lu Jingxing turned around and was about to run.
"Hey." Li Huaiyu called out to him, half drunk and half conscious, "What's your name?" Say it and let this palace know, maybe I can help you. ”
Stopping his steps, he looked back at her twice, and he didn't really think that this person could help him, but he still said: "Lu Li, the word Jingxing." ”
"The mountains look up, and the scenery stops?" She raised her eyebrows and laughed, "You don't look serious, and you still look up to the mountains?" ”
Lu Jingxing said with a dark face: "Has anyone taught you that you can't laugh at other people's names in person?" ”
"Nope!" She replied confidently, digging out her ears and staggering over, smiling and stuffing the wine jar into his hand, "You drink!" ”
"I don't ...... Ay? Just wanted to say that he didn't drink, but the person in front of him fell down directly, he hurriedly threw the wine jar to catch her, the jar shattered on the ground with a crisp sound, and the aroma of the liquor instantly filled the entire alley.
Lu Jingxing actually wanted to throw her directly on the pile of debris and leave, but looking at her like this, if she was really put here, she might be taken lightly, so he was kind and simply took her home.
Later, he learned that Qingsi was following in the dark at that time, and if he had a little bad behavior, he would not have the later Lu Da shopkeeper.
Fortunately, he behaved at that time, took care of her for one night, and sent her to the carriage the next day.
"There will be a date later!" She smiled and waved.
Lu Jingxing also waved his hand, but what he thought in his heart was: It will be indefinite!
The enemy of the family is very powerful, and there are people in the court, who oppress Lu Ji to retreat, and even set him up and put him in prison. Lu Jingxing has always done his duty in business, and he didn't know how to "**" at that time, so he stayed in prison, thinking that he was going to stay for several years.
The next day, however, he was let out. The official untied his shackles and motioned for him to go outside.
Lu Jingxing was puzzled, and walked out of the gate of the prison in a daze, and saw Li Huaiyu standing outside with his waist crossed, and scolded when he came out: "Is this brain still in business?" Why don't you go home and farm and raise pigs? ”
He looked at her in a daze, not knowing why. She stepped forward and dragged him out: "Can a mere Jing Zhaoyin bully you like this?" Walk! I'll give you your back! ”
Looking at the long guard of honor behind her, Lu Jingxing finally realized that this person was not lying, she seemed to be really a princess.
It's just a little rude.
With the support of this rude princess, Lu Ji fought back, and in just two months, he not only got back the lost shops and goods, but also squeezed Qiu Ji to close several stores.
"Isn't it just **?" Li Huaiyu pulled him to squat at the door of the closed door of Qiu Ji, and reached out to stuff him with a chicken leg, "Lao Tzu teaches you what a real ** is!" ”
He did him a great favor, but he didn't ask him for anything in return, but just said these words locally, drinking wine and nibbling on chicken legs with him.
"My boredom is gone." He looked deeply at her and asked, "What about yours?" ”
"Don't worry." Li Huaiyu waved his hand with a big grin, "I can solve it myself." ”
said it easily, but he later heard that she fought with Pinglingjun to the death, and almost lost her life several times.
He's just a businessman, and he can't help at all.
Stretching out his hand to pour half a cup of tea for Jiang Xuanjin in front of him, Lu Jingxing asked, "Do you know what it's like to be powerless?" ”
Jiang Xuanjin lowered his eyes: "I haven't tasted it." ”
"Haha, Ziyang Jun, who leans towards the government and the opposition, naturally has never tasted that taste, but I know it very well." Putting down the teapot, he said, "You can see this person every day, she smiles at you, she punches and drinks with you, you know she is in a difficult situation, but you can't do anything but watch like a fool." ”
"Now that I finally have the opportunity to help her, why are you asking me about the pros and cons?"
"I'm a businessman, but a businessman isn't a human being?"
In the end, he was slightly excited, Jiang Xuanjin was silent, he really only thought that these two people were friends with wine and meat before, and he never thought that there would be such a past.
"That's it." He said, "It's Benjun who is too worried. ”
Although these two letters are strange, they are indeed aimed at helping him, and it is not surprising that Qingsi really hid the letter in the main house, counting the days, and there is a fragrance on the letter.
The frowning brow that had been frowning finally let go, and Jiang Xuanjin got up and planned to leave.
"Hey." Lu Jingxing called out to him, "How is Zhuji doing recently?" ”
Turning back unhappily, Jiang Xuanjin said, "Your Excellency has a great friendship with the eldest princess, why do you care so much about others?" ”
Nonsense, these two people are the same, and of course they have to be concerned about the friendship of course. Lu Jingxing pursed his lips, seeing that he didn't mean to say anything, he waved his hand and said, "When I didn't ask." ”
Jiang Xuanjin sneered, brushed his sleeves and left, and didn't go to the Tingwei Mansion anymore, and went straight back to Moju.
Feeling that he suspected the wrong person, Jiang Xuanjin stayed in Moju to accompany Bai Zhuji in Moju, letting her tease and play, and her attitude was very tolerant.
Huaiyu once felt that it was raining red in the sky, stuck his head out of the window to look, and muttered: "It's too rare, right?" ”
Stretching out his hand to pull her back, Jiang Xuanjin said, "It's good to change clothes." ”
There was a banquet in the palace tonight, and the old lady had a few sets of dresses sent to them early in the morning. Huaiyu looked back and found that Jiang Xuanjin had changed into a silver wide-sleeved robe with dark embroidered cranes, and his posture was upright.
Stunned for a moment, she suddenly thought, what would such a peerless person look like if he had a child?
Seeing her standing still, Jiang Xuanjin shook her head lightly, reached over, and tied the ties on her waist one by one.
"There are a lot of people at the palace banquet, you follow me, don't run away."
"Hmm." Responding casually, Huaiyu touched the embroidery on his chest with all his heart.
Why is it so beautiful that other people's embroidery is so good? She is so serious, just four words, and she hasn't finished embroidering yet.
Gently patting her hand away, Jiang Xuanjin twisted her eyebrows: "When you enter the palace, you have to be more disciplined." ”
"Got it!" Huishen smiled, and Huaiyu took his arm and walked out with him.
"Master." Qingsi shouted at her.
Huaiyu turned around and saw her making a reassuring gesture towards her.
Is it all arranged? Huaiyu bowed his head and continued to look forward as if nothing had happened.
The Xile Palace is very large, and it is a special place for the royal family to hold banquets, not far from Mingshan Palace. As soon as the people of the Jiang family arrived, it became more lively, and many people came up to greet each other, pulling one from east to west, and after a while, the Jiang family was scattered.
Huaiyu has been following Jiang Xuanjin, he is responsible for talking to people, and she is responsible for eating the things on the table in front of her, with a clear division of labor and happy cooperation.
It's just that it didn't take long for these important ministers of the court to take advantage of the full moon festival to start persuading them to drink.
I vaguely remembered that Jiang Xuanjin's alcohol consumption was not very good, and looking at the wine that Xu Xian saluted in front of him, Huaiyu was very protective and said: "Lord Yun and Lord Han are still here, how can the general let you drink first?" ”
Xu Xian raised his eyebrows: "Mrs. Jun doesn't even let you drink wine?" ”
"It's not that you can't drink, you have to have a rule." Dealing with this group of people, Li Huaiyu is simply very skilled, "Lord Yun has just been promoted, do you have to have a drink with him first?" ”
Reasonable! Xu Xian immediately looked at Yun Lanqing, who glanced at this lady Jun with a complicated expression, and drank it all in his cup.
"Good!" Han Xiao applauded and cheered beside him stupidly.
Yun Lanqing couldn't help but be angry: "What's good?" Shouldn't you drink it too? ”
"Why?" Han Xiao was puzzled.
Holding the wine cup in front of him, Yun Lanqing said: "I don't worry about you a lot on weekdays, let you have a glass of wine, and you still ask why?" ”
That's right, right? Han Xiao nodded, and then poured a cup uprightly.
They were all here to toast him, but now they are killing each other. Jiang Xuanjin looked funny and felt that this group of people was actually quite interesting.
However, even if Huaiyu blocked the wine for him, there were too many people at the palace banquet, and he had to drink a few glasses left and right. Jiang Xuanjin drank two glasses and was silent and didn't speak, pulled her up and walked to a secluded place on the edge of the Joy Palace.
Huaiyu understood, half-supported him and asked, "Drunk?" ”
"Nope." He replied firmly.
With a low laugh, Li Huaiyu found a rockery for him to sit down, and said gently: "I'll pour you a cup of tea, can you wait for me here?" ”
The full moon hangs high, the palace lights are bright, and the laughter is constant on the staggered banquet in the distance. Jiang Xuanjin looked at the person in front of him with drunken eyes, and nodded very obediently: "Okay." ”
smiled and reached out and touched his head, Huaiyu couldn't help it, kissed him hard, and then walked away with his skirt.
If he wasn't drunk, Jiang Xuanjin could still sense that she wasn't on the way back to the banquet, but he was drunk, and he only remembered in his mind that she asked him to wait here.
Then he waited.
Sitting upright, with his hands on his knees, Jiang Xiaoxiao stared at the road in front of him, thinking that when she came back, he had to praise her.
However, this time, he waited for a long time, and no one came back on the empty palace road in front of him.