Chapter 45: After the Long Day of Shadows and Chess
Then the king sighed, shook his head and told Qiao Hua to get up, "Girl, get up quickly, this king was confused for a while, and wanted to rely on his martial arts to send this black clothes in, and he wanted to falsely accuse the pious king...... It's true that I'm not thinking well. ”
Qiao Hua looked at both ends of the long street, and it was all gloomy with the rising mist, Qiao Hua saluted and said: "This place is not suitable for a long time, so His Royal Highness the King, please move to Hanliang Palace." ”
With that, the two of them walked towards Hanliang Palace, and the king also stuffed the black robe into the crack at the foot of the wall.
The green tiles of the Chonghua Hall were sprinkled with a thin layer of white, and Qiao Hua raised his head slightly to look at King Sui, "There are many offensive words just now, Your Highness should not be surprised." ”
Then the king looked a little relieved, and said, "It's because I didn't think properly, but fortunately you persuaded me in time." I suddenly remembered that if the man in black was really the person of the pious king, then I would be nine deaths if I sneaked into it this time, and the martial arts of the man in black were indeed not under me. ”
Qiao Hua nodded, "You don't seem to like seeing King Qian. ”
Hearing that Qiao Hua suddenly mentioned King Qian, King Sui seemed to remember something resentful, and his voice was muddy and strong: "King Qian, he is not worthy of being crowned king at all!" irresponsible, corrupt and bribed, harboring bandits, and doing evil in the area under his jurisdiction. Chang'an City is such a place to hide filth and dirt, it is really a loss of face! ”
The tone of King Sui was so cold that it seemed to condense the warm wind of July into the bitter cold of winter, which made Qiao Hua hear the word "bandit", and his whole body was almost trembling, as if the hijacking in the south of the city last year appeared in front of him again.
"Your Highness, what did you just say about King Qian protecting the bandits?" Qiao Hua asked.
Then the king shook his head and said: "The mountain not far from the south of the city, where the thieves who come and go all the year round pass by, it is simply a den of thieves, I don't know how much silver grain has been hijacked in Chang'an City, and silk has been stolen and transported everywhere. Is it tolerable or intolerable? But the pious king also accepted bribes......"
Qiao Hua was indignant in his heart, "King Qian has done a lot of evil, why didn't you tell Your Majesty early?" ”
Then the king was silent for a moment, and then sighed for a long time: "However, now the king has the support of the queen, not to mention that there is still his power in the court." King Qian is the third son, King Di is the second son of his father, King Di is the main military department, and King Qian is the main household department. The Ministry of Household Affairs has always been in charge of people's livelihood and financial ...... There is no evidence, there is no evidence, why don't I want to report to my father? ”
The wind in the distance did not blow again, and the two walked to the end of the long street, and the faint lights made people shudder in the sultry weather.
"Your Highness," Qiao Hua thought for a moment, pursed his lips and said, "Slave maid...... The slave maid has a word, but, I hope your Highness can weigh it. ”
"What?"
Qiao Hua said: "A month later, it will be August 15, and Lord Sikong Jun will also return to the palace to report on his work as usual, and if he comes back from Queensland, he will definitely pass through the suburbs south of the city." Your Royal Highness, when the time comes, you only need to lure out the bandits, once the thieves are arrested by Lord Sikong, then you will have a way to bring out the pious king. ”
Then the corners of the king's mouth twitched, "Can you catch it and don't say it first, just say that my father will really let me try this case?" ”
Qiao Hua looked around again, the weird long street made people want to withdraw from it as soon as possible, "Your Royal Highness, this place is not suitable for a long time, and I hope that there will be a chance to discuss with you in Hanliang Hall on a cloudy day." ”
Then the king also nodded in agreement, and said: "You, you have to be careful of Concubine De, I will also tell my mother, so that she can also be on guard." ”
Hearing this, Qiao Hua's heart tightened, but then his expression was relieved, and he smiled with relief: "Thank you for reminding Your Royal Highness King Sui, according to the slave maid, Concubine De is not a threat to us for the time being, and the person who should be afraid of Concubine De should be the queen." The slave maid still remembers that on the day she first entered the Shanggong Bureau, Concubine De had no idea what to do because of the mess in the room, which shows that Concubine De is good at planning the situation, but she is not good at adapting. Concubine De is indeed very intelligent, but she also has weaknesses, Your Highness, you just need to send someone to observe Concubine De's actions from time to time. ”
Then the king smiled and bowed his head. Qiao Hua also bowed on his knees, took three steps back, and then turned around and left, walking quickly to the Division.
Looking at Qiao Hua's distant back, King Sui's eyes seemed to be caught in a cloud of mist in the distance, difficult to withdraw, for a long time, a sound of footsteps came, as if the patrol guards at night were about to walk by, then the king turned around and rushed back towards Hanliang Palace.
The night was dewy and heavy, and in the drunken pavilion, Qingyun was also embarrassed by tonight's turmoil, so she called Chu Yun to knead her legs and waist for herself.
Qingyun looked at Chu Yun, touched her lower abdomen, and said as if she was thinking: "Chu Yun, Lord Jiang and Su Jieyu seem to have expected it tonight. ”
Chu Yun nodded and remained silent.
Qingyun continued: "The tacit understanding between Lord Jiang and Su Jieyu is indeed enviable......
Chu Yun's movements gradually slowed down, and he didn't look back: "Little master, don't forget what purpose you entered the palace for, Your Majesty is your backer, as for Jiang Cheng, just a palace guard is not enough to make you worry about it." ”
The words made Qing Yun close her lips, and only pinched the sachet in her hand, this sachet was embroidered by Qing Yun herself, although it was very similar to the sachet on Jiang Cheng's body, but there were still slight differences.
Qingyun looked a little lost, and retracted her legs, "Don't press it, serve me and go to bed." ”
Chu Yun's eyes slanted, and he got up and said, "Miss, it was I who spoke too much." I mean, the most important thing right now is to get the job done and get back to the old age. ”
The bright light of the candle flame shone on Qingyun's tired face, and she half-supported her waist and walked towards the bed, as if she hadn't heard Chu Yun's words. Chu Yun shook his head, picked up the ivory pattern basin, and walked towards the outside of the hall.
In the afternoon of the second day, the weather was already dreary and hot, and a crow hovered three times over the Hanliang Palace, and seemed to be tired, and dropped its claws on the palace wall of the Hanliang Palace. Su Jieyu happened to be alone under the tree to talk in the shade, drop a few seeds, and enjoy tea and shake the fan.
After a while, the king invited An into the Hanliang Palace, and the crow on the wall fluttered its wings and flew away again.
Then the king walked to Su Jieyu's side with a smile and saluted: "My son asks my mother to say goodbye." Mother, why are you playing chess here alone? My son will come with you. ”
Su Jieyu shook her fan and smiled: "Playing chess with yourself, you win left and right, and you can experience a little fun." ”
Then Wang laughed heartily, poked his head and said: "But mother, you will lose by yourself, it still depends on whether you bet on your left hand or your right hand." ”
The fragrance of tea floated on the tip of King Sui's nose, and he couldn't help but pour a cup to drink.
Su Jieyu nodded slowly, "Yes, so, I'm afraid this game will have to be tied again, and I can't tell who wins and who loses." Saying that, Su Jieyu turned her head to King Sui and said in a low voice: "Who wins and who loses?" ”
Then the king put down the teacup in his hand: "In the son's heart, there is no certainty, if the former virtuous concubine is still ......"
Su Jieyu's sigh was like a falling autumn sun: "That's it, the Si people have gone, and all the minions in her palace have been martyred voluntarily." But fortunately, the palace maid named Shuangdie was punished to the Shanggong Bureau some time before the death of Concubine Xian's sister. ”
Then the king nodded: "In this way, the people who served the virtuous concubine Niangniang before are the only ones left with the double butterfly girl?" ”
Su Jieyu frowned, the handle of the fan in her hand gradually stopped swinging, and Su Jieyu looked into the distance: "You said, Shuangdie did her best to serve Sister Xianfei at the beginning, why was she driven to the Shanggong Bureau at that time?" ”
Hearing this, the king lowered his head and pondered, pouting, "This ...... Maybe God wants to spare her life, right? ”
"It's a matter of not being in the sky," Su Jieyu's eyes flashed, "When I went to visit Miss Qiao Hua in the Shanggong Bureau before, I also went to see Miss Shuangdie a few times by the way, and she seemed to have nothing to say to me." ”
"Mother thinks...... Should there be? ”
"No," Su Jieyu shook her head: "Forget it, don't talk about this, didn't you say last night that Miss Qiao Hua was going to send a sample of the Mid-Autumn Festival auspicious clothes later, let's clean it up quickly, I'm just here to play chess and wait for you." ”
Then the king remembered this, so he and Su Jieyu put the things outside neatly and neatly, just right, a warm breeze blew, and the tea fragrance in the hall diluted a little.