Chapter 13: First Sight
Linglong has been to Li Li's residence several times, because she is a fellow villager of Li Li and a palace maid with a head and a face in Hechang Palace, the little eunuch below naturally did not dare to stop her, and respectfully welcomed in, and when she went out, she thought she was clever and closed the door, which made Linglong a little embarrassed.
To tell the truth, Li Li entered the palace when he was a child, and this fellow villager who often came and went was a childhood sweetheart, and naturally had a little thought, but as he grew older, he gradually understood that those interactions were just listening and commissioning, and he knew that it was difficult to have a normal man's life in this life, so his thoughts slowly faded away, but there was still love since childhood, and when he saw Linglong at this time, he couldn't help but have a little ecstasy after the catastrophe, and there were water marks oozing out of the corners of his eyes.
Linglong was taken aback and hurriedly said, "What's wrong with you?" Could it be that because of the sudden illness, Grandpa Li blamed you? ”
People are always like this, after a catastrophe, when they look at someone they know, they want to pour out all their experiences to vent their anxiety and fear. Li Li was like this at this time: "Last night, I, I almost died." As he spoke, tears flowed uncontrollably.
Although Li Li is still young, he has been working as an errand under Li Chengyong, the chief eunuch, so he can naturally be called stable, and he has never seen such a gaffe, not to mention that there was indeed a murder in the palace last night, and it was the secret agent of Hechang Palace who died, Linglong was naturally more sensitive, and immediately thought that Li Li might know some truths, so he couldn't help but take a few steps closer and sit on the edge of Li Li's bed.
"What's going on? Tell me about it. Seeing that he was just blindly sobbing, he couldn't help but take Li Li's hand and urge, "You should talk about it quickly." ”
As soon as the words fell, the closed door suddenly opened, and a woman in palace clothes also carried a food box, standing outside the door with a smile.
Li Li and Linglong were both startled, especially Li Li's face turned pale in an instant, cold sweat broke out instantly, and he involuntarily leaned back.
Linglong noticed that the woman's gaze fell on the hand connected to Li Li, the back of her hand was like a needle pricked, she quickly returned to the cage, and saluted, "It turned out to be the queen's sister, and the palace maid Linglong of the Chang Palace has seen my sister." ”
The woman came slowly, with the unique fragrance of pear blossoms in Changle Palace, and helped Linglong up, "The queen knows that the chief manager Li Chengyong and Li Li's father-in-law have been tired for many days, so she specially ordered me to bring some sweet soup to reward the two fathers-in-law for their daily hard work, but I didn't expect the concubine Niangniang to have the same thoughts." ”
Linglong felt embarrassed for no reason, didn't notice Li Li's state, and hurriedly said goodbye, "Yes, my sister is smart, the slave maid is here on the order of the concubine Niangniang, and now that the soup is also delivered, the slave maid has to return to the concubine, so I will leave first."
The woman bowed slightly, watched Linglong leave quickly, closed the door gently, and said, "Father-in-law is better, my sister is unreasonable and scared my father-in-law." ”
Li Li stood like a sieve, looking at the face exactly the same as last night, and couldn't help kneeling on the ground, "You...... Don't kill me......"
Jingjing saw that Li Li was really frightened, she shook her head helplessly, and her right hand quickly grasped Li Li's vein, Li Li quickly shrunk, but he didn't break free, he screamed in fright, and he didn't dare to move.
Jingjing ignored him, looked around the house, walked to the front of the case, wrote a prescription neatly, and handed it to Li Li, "Father-in-law don't be afraid, you are just frightened to cause a high fever, I have studied medicine since childhood, and I have a lot of experience in the art of Qi Huang, this medicine is taken to ensure that you will get rid of the disease, oh, this soup was specially ordered by the queen to bring me, add some herbs, and also have the effect of calming the mind, you come and taste it." ”
As he spoke, he took out a sweet soup from the food box and handed it to Li Li, Li Li was still cowering, Jingjing personally shook the soup with a spoon and fed it. Seeing him like this, Jingjing accompanied him and talked for a while, diverting his attention, until the sweet soup bottomed out, Li Li's eyes regained focus, and suddenly realized that medicinal materials were added to this soup, and he woke up instantly, and directly knocked over the spoon with a "snap".
This time, it was Jingjing's turn to be startled, "I just sent some sweet soup on the orders of my queen's mother, why should my father-in-law do this." Or is my father-in-law worried that the soup is poisonous? ”
Although Li Li came to his senses, his mind was still a mess, and he didn't know how to respond, "Don't dare, don't dare, this, this ......"
The panicked appearance made Jingjing feel very funny, and said in her heart that this Gonggong Li is really cowardly, it is difficult for him to sit in this position today, this is also in the palace of the king of Chu, if this is in the Yan Kingdom, I am afraid that he will not live for ten years.
What Jingjing didn't know was that the King of Chu was merciful, and although there was some wind and rain in the palace over the years, there would never be the slightest trace of blood flowing in front of people; Jade's methods were all used on those masters in the harem, so Li Li, who commanded the inner servants, never had the opportunity to face the blood, let alone the scene of the fierce fight last night, which was completely different from the bloody Yan Palace.
Thinking of the days when she was frightened in the Yan State Palace, Jingjing had some good feelings for the calm Chu State, and even looked at Li Li very gently, and patiently explained, "Father-in-law doesn't have to be afraid, this soup is really just medicinal food, it's okay, and Niangniang has no intention of dealing with her father-in-law." Then he added, "As for me, I stayed with my mother last night, ye." I haven't seen my father-in-law."
Xu is sweet soup really had an effect, or maybe Jingjing didn't have Zhen Zhen's indifference and murderous aura, Li Li finally found his tongue and regained some consciousness.
"Last night, I ......"
Jingjing said, "Last night, my father-in-law just passed by by by chance, and I didn't see anything, and I didn't meet anyone. ”
"I ......"
Before Li Li could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Jingjing, "Father-in-law, you just suffered from the wind and cold, and when you were burned and confused, you saw some hallucinations, but in fact, there was nothing. ”
Then there was a saying: "My mother has always been grateful for your kindness." After a pause, he said, "She is the bride who married into the Chu royal clan from the Yan Kingdom." ”
Li Li suddenly realized that the other party was the king and the foreign princess he valued, even if he killed someone for no reason, at most he was grounded; And he is just a little eunuch, and he can't fight her at all, unless he ......
Li Li subconsciously remembered Linglong who had just left......
Jingjing knew what he was thinking when she saw his face, she was not in a hurry, and said calmly, "Father-in-law, everyone is a subordinate, and we all know the hardships of being a subordinate." As the saying goes, it is good to enjoy the shade with your back against the big tree, but once the big tree falls, the next person will also be unlucky, but the father-in-law does not have to worry, there are more reliable people in this palace than the king. ”
Li Li is still a little chaotic but people have calmed down, Jingjing knows that last night's fright is really not small for him, and he didn't continue, Fu Yifu left, before leaving, Li Li heard her tell the little eunuch below, "Father-in-law just drank soup and fell asleep, you all talk and do things quietly, don't make a noise to him." ”