Chapter 25: Secret Talks
This piece of forest seems to have been deliberately planted by someone, the trees are straight and lush, and Luo Xi is depressed in his heart, unwilling to return to the carriage early, and wanders in the forest with Li Li and Jingjing.
"Miss Luo, Miss Luo" The voice came from behind him, Luo Xi looked back, and saw Xie Jie's purple clothes looming in the forest, and Li Li replied loudly, "Here."
Xie Jie heard it and looked in the direction of the sound, a bright smile appeared on his face.
Luo Xi had never been sure of Xie Jie's intentions, but when she saw him chasing after him at this moment, she glanced at Jingjing and said, "You two go find some water." "I stood there alone and waited.
When he was alone with the master and servant of Luoxi, Li Li had always been a little frightened, even if he felt a little inappropriate in his heart, he didn't dare to say more, and raised his feet and walked towards the river.
Jingjing looked at the back of Li Li who was in advance, frowned, and waited until the two of them were far away, sure that the two would not be heard, Jingjing quickly took two steps to catch up with Li Li, and asked tentatively, "You...... Are you still afraid of me? ”
Thinking back to the moonlit night of the Shangyuan Festival, a long time has passed, but Li Li still wakes up from his dream from time to time, and the blood of the crescent moon in the dream keeps flowing, and he wants to drown Li Li several times, until now, when facing the gentle and lovely Jingjing, Li Li still can't help but think of the cold and cruel shadow in the dream, even if he already knows that the two are not the same.
Li Li replied, "The girl is too worried, I have forgotten the events of that night. ”
He didn't tell anyone about the crescent moon, including his adoptive father Li Chengyong, first, he knew that his private relationship with the palace maid was not in line with the palace rules, and he would be scolded by his father, and secondly, the other party was the queen, the princess of Yan Kingdom, and even the king had to take into account the relationship between Yan and Chu and give her three points, such a powerful position, how could he tell the truth.
Jingjing didn't believe it but had no choice, so she had to say, "Don't worry, Your Highness hates sneaky people and eats inside and outside, and it was a coincidence that day, and she bumped into Zhen Zhen, and things will become like this, in fact, His Royal Highness also severely criticized Zhen Zhen after knowing the truth, saying that she was reckless, and there would be no such thing in the future." ”
Li Li knew that after such a long time, the queen didn't make a move against him, and he wouldn't put himself in his eyes anymore, he didn't care about this matter, "Don't worry, girl, Li Li really doesn't remember that night." ”
Jingjing saw that he was still on guard, thought carefully, and felt that there seemed to be a ball of fire in his heart, thought about it and said, "Then you are because of Linglong......
At the mention of Linglong, Li Li clenched his fists, and even breathed a little heavier.
Jingjing hurriedly explained, "I'm sorry, she poisoned Her Highness's rouge, I'm ...... I just want to protect Your Highness......"
That day, the matter of Fengcailou was suppressed by the king, so not many people knew, but as the actual head of the chamberlain, Li Li naturally understood that at that time, Luoxi not only found out about the poisoning of Linglong, but also the tragic events in the palace in recent years, such as Concubine Qin's fall from grace and Concubine Mei's violent death. After weighing the two phases, they had to push Linglong out to take the blame.
Li Li didn't say anything for a long time, Jingjing sighed and said, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to be exquisite. ”
After so many years in the palace, Li Li clearly knows what things are man-made and which things are providential, and He Changgong has done so many evil things, and he has been safe and sound, but it is because the king feels ashamed of Mu Guifei, so he is silent, but how can he often stand by the river without getting his shoes wet, and it is only a matter of time before Linglong is discovered, and Jingjing really doesn't have to apologize for it.
Although Li Li was depressed, he had no reason to blame Jingjing for this, and said, "You don't need to apologize, she ...... It's just that the sin deserves it. ”
"But you're going to be sad for her, aren't you? She's gone, you're not happy. Jingjing said.
Li Li is a native of Chuzhong, his adoptive father Li Chengyong left the palace to retire in Chuzhong at that time, saw that he looked quite handsome, he wanted to buy him, although his family is not rich, there are three elder brothers above, but forbearance can also be maintained, Li Chengyong persuaded his parents, saying that he raised children for the elderly, and would give him a good education, a good opportunity, so that he would get ahead in the future, parents hope that their children will have a future, seeing that Li Chengyong has 100 acres of fertile land in Chu, it is a famous big family, for his future, he reluctantly agreed, and sold him to Li Chengyong. Li Chengyong was old-fashioned and serious, and began to teach him to read and write as he said, and cultivated him as his own son, and refused to let him relax for a moment, but only two years later, suddenly one day Li Chengyong received a secret letter, without saying a word, he took Li Li to Chu City and entered the Chu Palace, at that time Li Li was still a child, and only knew that he had come to the largest city in Chu State, and entered the palace that only princes and nobles could enter, and ate delicious food that he had never eaten in his life, and danced excitedly. When Li Chengyong asked himself with a smile if he was willing to stay in the Chu Palace, he nodded happily, how could he know that a nod from him would become what he is now.
Later, Li Li recalled the situation of that day more than once, only to realize that it was the first time Li Chengyong smiled at him, and the only time he had a smile so far.
After being a eunuch in the palace, he has been following Li Chengyong to serve Qishan, Li Chengyong is still strict, he understands in his heart that Li Chengyong wants to train him to become the next interior manager, at that time he was still young, I don't know how to behave in the world to see where my own path is, although I am afraid of Li Chengyong in my heart, but seeing his majestic appearance on weekdays, I even thanked him a little, studied hard to be a eunuch, and took care of Qishan conscientiously, Li Chengyong saw that he gradually became handy, very satisfied, Little by little, the power of the governor was given to him.
When Qishan was a child, there was nothing to do in the palace, every day was just those two or three things, Li Lile's leisure, after Mu Guifei married into the palace, she was in harmony with the king Qinse, and there was no major event, until the women of the family married into the palace one after another, and the calm inner palace was windy and rolled up waves. It was also from that time that the palace ladies began to fight with Li Li, trying their best to get the king's likes and dislikes out of his mouth, and from this, he met Linglong.
At the beginning, because it was the love of the fellow villagers, he took care of Linglong everywhere, in fact, it was just some small things like asking for news and helping to give the king snacks, he had always been timid, and he knew that he couldn't afford to provoke the palace, so he happily agreed, it was nothing, and the other palace maids came like this, but for some reason he had some gossip with Linglong, but he was interested in this little fellow countryman, and began to look forward to her coming to him, looking forward to talking to her, and when the little eunuch under him coaxed, He would also smile and say that they should stay away from her, and then again, it was raining, he hadn't seen Linglong for a few days, and there was a cat in his heart that kept scratching him, Li Chengyong saw his absent-mindedness, sighed and said, "Since you want to see it, go see it", Li Li didn't hesitate, held up an oil-paper umbrella and went, inquired about the yard where she lived, and rushed in, only to hear her voice, and put it down with his heart.
Her crisp voice came from within the walls, but the words she spoke were cold and piercing.
She shouted loudly, "He Li Li is just a eunuch, I don't want to see him." ”
An older voice persuaded, "He's the future chief chamberlain, that's Yipin." ”
"So what, he's not a man, auntie, I don't want to see him, every time I think of him having that kind of thought for me, I get sick."
The latter words couldn't be heard clearly, Li Li's brain was buzzing, and he didn't even know how to leave, he had a serious illness after he came back, Li Chengyong rarely sat at the head of his bed and said a lot of words with a pleasant face, after a long time, he couldn't remember clearly, only that Li Chengyong told him that it would be difficult for him to get married and have children in this life.
Later, when he recovered, he and Linglong still kept in touch, but that thought finally faded.
Later, Linglong died, although he knew that she was innocent, but Li Li was still sad in his heart, the girl he once liked died, and the girl he once wanted to take care of like a man finally died in the imprisoned palace, and the last joy of his youth finally disappeared.
Jingjing saw that Li Li didn't answer, knowing that he was sad in his heart, she deliberately picked some interesting things to tell him, and the long-term servility allowed Li Li to maintain a normal smile at any time, Jingjing didn't notice it, and kept talking, until the two of them hit the water and were about to go back, Jingjing asked, "Are you in a better mood?" Seeing Li Li's stunned face, he said, "The master who gave me medical skills once told me that only by maintaining a good mood can people stay healthy for a long time." ”
Jingjing paused and added, "Health is the most important thing, you must want to open some." ”