Chapter 44: Thoughts
"It's okay, just say it."
Ouyang Xing's face was half cold, seeing Ruoxi smiling as if he had seen his mother, as if Ruoxi was his daughter, and Qing Xi was a stranger, thinking of this, Li Xianglian looked at Ruoxi's gaze across the darkness, the fist in her sleeve was clenched tightly, and she couldn't feel pain when her nails pierced into her palms.
knew that Ouyang Xing treated Ruoxi specially, but she couldn't say anything! This kind of pain tortures her day by day, which really makes Li Xianglian grit her teeth with hatred!
The most infuriating thing is that she sent someone to check the identity of the woman in the painting, but in the end, there was no news, she was sure that the woman in the painting was Ouyang Xing's beloved woman, but Ouyang Xing actually protected her news without revealing it, which is enough to see his attention, it is really hateful!
Ouyang Qing glanced at Li Xianglian frantically, and an imperceptible smile quickly crossed his eyes, very good, the resentment in Li Xianglian's heart became heavier and heavier.
Ruoxi put down the tea tray, then walked behind Ouyang Xing, skillfully pinched his shoulders for him, and chuckled: "Master, in fact, you don't have to be so angry. ”
"Oh, why?"
Ouyang Xing narrowed his eyes comfortably, only feeling that Ruoxi was too comfortable to pinch his shoulder.
Ruoxi thought for a while and said, "Xi'er thinks, there is nothing wrong with what the eldest lady did, it's just an eleven-year-old boy, not an adult man, besides, the eldest lady is in the Celestial Empire, who doesn't know that she is kind-hearted?" What will the world say if the little boy is rushed out? At that time, the reputation of the Ouyang family will definitely be affected, what the emperor originally liked was the character of the eldest lady, if the eldest lady becomes a girl who is untrustworthy and cold-hearted, let me ask, will the emperor still like her like this? So, Ruoxi thinks that the old man doesn't have to take this risk, even if the little boy lives with the eldest lady, there is nothing wrong with it, as long as the eldest lady marries in a few years, then it will be fine, and besides, the old man can also recognize the little boy as a righteous son, so there will be no gossip outside. ”
"Hahaha, Xi'er is really transparent, I didn't expect you to have such a mind at a young age, it's a pity to be a maid."
"What is this old man talking about, Xi'er would rather be a maid for the rest of her life and serve you."
"Hehehe."
Ouyang Xing looked very happy, maybe he was moved by Ruo Xiruo, maybe he wanted to open it, he looked at Ouyang Qingluo and Mo Tu who were standing in front of him, thought about it, and asked, "Qing Mad, if it weren't for Xi'er to speak for you, I would never let you leave him." ”
Ouyang Qingfang looked at Ruoxi with gratitude on his face, his eyes were slightly red, and he choked up, "Ruoxi, thank you......"
"Eldest Lady doesn't need Xie Xi'er, you are so kind that you are the real eldest lady of the Ouyang family."
Ruoxi was full of smiles, on the surface, it seemed that she was for Ouyang Qingmad, but in fact she was definitely for herself, she liked Huangfu Yixuan, but there was an Ouyang Qingmad in the middle, if this little boy was left, maybe between the two of them, it might be a good big/trouble, of course, she had a way to make Mo Tu a stumbling block for Ouyang Qingmad.
Thinking viciously in his heart, he smiled lightly on his face.
Li Xianglian didn t speak, it is a good thing that the master can forgive Qing Crazy at this time, she doesn t want to mess things up as soon as she opens her mouth, however, for Ruoxi's approach this time. Li Xianglian won't believe her kindness!
She thinks that this Ruoxi must be thinking of using some conspiracy to frame her daughter, but she has no evidence at present, and she must be absolutely cautious in the future, as if she noticed the suspicion of the eldest lady, Ruoxi looked over, and the corners of her mouth hooked up a very strange loneliness.
Li Xianglian's heart tightened, sure enough!
She subconsciously wanted to stop the little boy from staying, but as soon as she touched the old man's smiling face, she immediately swallowed the words, if it was absolutely unwise to stop at this time, the old man hated others to disobey him the most, if he annoyed the master, wouldn't he fall into the arms of Ruoxi's little slut?
glaring at Ruoxi fiercely, Li Xianglian closed her mouth and stopped saying a word.
Ouyang Xing frowned and glanced at Mo Tu, "What's your name?" ”
Mo Tu stood up nervously under the encouraging eyes of Qingfang, and then knelt in front of Ouyang Xing with a puff, "My name is Mo Tu." ”
"From now on, you will be Ouyang Qing's secret guard, not only must you learn to protect her, but you must always stay by her side, you must not let the eldest lady lose half of her hair, there is any mistake, do you understand?"
Originally, Ouyang Xing didn't like this boy, if he recognized him as a righteous son, it would be absolutely impossible, but since he wanted to live with Qing Mad, only the identity of this secret guard was the most suitable, and he couldn't attract any gossip.
The most important thing is that the so-called secret guard is definitely not so easy to do, just learn it well, and if you don't learn it well, there is only one word: death.
"Thank you, master, Mo Tu will live up to the expectations of the master."
"Well, get up."
Mo Tu stood up, bowed his head and said nothing, Ouyang Qingfang knelt down again, "Thank you, Daddy." ”
"You get up too, thank Ruoxi if you want to thank you."
Ouyang Qing looked at Ruoxi madly, winked at her, smiled mischievously, and Ruoxi also returned a kind smile.
Seeing the interaction between the two, Mo Tu's lowered eyes flashed with a glint of light.
"Okay, I'm tired, you guys go back."
As soon as Ouyang Xing spoke, Ouyang Qingfang hurriedly stood up and led Mo Tu towards Langyue Pavilion, on the way, Mo Tu suddenly asked, "Sister, who is that Sister Ruoxi?" ”
"She is my father's maid and my best sister, if it weren't for her today, my father would not have agreed to let you stay at all."
"Well, Tu Tu is very grateful to Sister Ruoxi."
"Hehe, that's good, by the way, Tu Tu, Sister Ruoxi is the person I care about the most, you must get along with Sister Ruoxi in the future, in the entire Ouyang family, my favorite and best for me belongs to her, in the future, Tu Tu will learn the skills of the secret guard, and he must also protect Sister Ruoxi."
Listening to the girl's solemn instructions coming from the top of his head, Mo Tu nodded and said in a low voice, "Sister, don't worry, Sister Ruoxi is the person that Sister cares about the most, Mo Tu will definitely be good to her." ”
When he said these words to her, a cold light flashed in Mo Tu's lowered eyes, he once said that if he retaliated against a person, he would definitely make him miserable and desperate, and now he couldn't take Ouyang Qing's crazy life, but he could hurt the person she cared about the most, Ruoxi, right? Let's start with her!
He didn't see it, and the corners of Ouyang Qing's crazy mouth showed a triumphant smile.
In the evening
"Miss, you see this flower is so beautiful, the slave maid thinks it would be even more beautiful if she inserted it into Miss's bun."
Xiaocao was holding a gorgeous peony in her hand at this time, and held it up to Ouyang Qingfang, which she had just picked in the flower garden in the house, and specially picked the most beautiful and brightest flower.
"It grows so well on the branches, why did you pluck it off and cut off its life in vain." Ouyang Qing looked at the peony in front of him madly, with a look of pity in his eyes.
Xiaocao saw Ouyang Qing's crazy thoughts, pouted and said, "Miss, the slave maid won't pick those flowers in the future, but you can keep this branch." ”
After a pause, Xiaocao continued, "Miss...... The slave really thinks that this flower is beautiful with the young lady, and she has already picked it. After speaking, he handed the peony in his hand to Ouyang Qingfang.
Another maid beside Ouyang Qingfang also took the opportunity to say, "Yes, Miss, you can wear it and take a look." ”
Ouyang Qingfang glanced at the peony in Xiaocao's hand, shook his head and chuckled: "I really can't do anything about you, then I'll accept it." ”
As he spoke, he took the peony in Xiaocao's hand and gently inserted it into his bun, the delicate peony set off Ouyang Qing's wild white and tender skin even more beautiful and moving.
The two Xiaocao looked stunned for a while, and then Xiaocao said with a smile: "I said that Miss must be very beautiful when she wears this flower, and she has the appearance of a sinking fish and a goose closing the moon and a shy flower. ”
"Poor mouth!" Ouyang Qing interrupted Xiaocao's words with a wild smile: "We've been playing for a day, let's rest early." ”
"Yes!" The two maids replied in unison.
The wind at night was a little cool.
Ouyang Qingmad is wearing an elegant plum blossom shirt today, which shows her quiet and elegant beauty.
Although he is only thirteen years old, Ouyang Qingfang is already slim, and his clothes are faintly hazy on his body, and he is really a beauty.
Ouyang Qingmad walked into the room with two small grasses, and the decorations in the room were also fresh and elegant, just like Ouyang Qingmad's character, it was comfortable to look at, at this time, the maids had already prepared a big wooden bucket for Ouyang Qingmad to take a bath.
The barrel is half a man high, and is separated by a large screen on the outside of the barrel, which is embroidered with pale blue flowers.
She walked in, and saw that there were patches of red petals floating in the barrel at this time, and the faint fragrance of flowers lingered on the tip of her nose, making people feel like a dream.
Slowly stretched his hand into the wooden barrel, the water temperature was just right, making Ouyang Qingfang's whole body seem to be warm.
After tossing for a day, Ouyang Qingfang now just wants to take a good bath.
Xiaocao stood aside, accustomed to staying in Ouyang Mansion and knowing how to serve the masters, so he wanted to step forward to help Ouyang Qingfang untie his clothes.
"No, let me do it myself!" Ouyang Qingfang smiled slightly and said gently, his smile was bright and moving.
Xiaocao nodded lightly and said, "Yes!" With that, he retreated.
Xiaocao knew that Ouyang Qingfang had a good temper, although she was the eldest lady of the Ouyang family, she was not arrogant at all, and she never embarrassed them, so these maids and grasses were also sincerely better to Ouyang Qingluo.
It wasn't until the two small grasses retreated that Ouyang Qingfang slowly untied his clothes, and as soon as the clothes were taken off, Ouyang Qingfang's white jade skin was revealed.
Ouyang Qingfang's shoulders were not broad, but they were crystal clear as if they were finely crafted, as if they could be broken by blowing.
Slowly sinking his whole body into the warm water like a wooden barrel, he squinted his eyes slightly, and felt that he was about to fall asleep at this moment.
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meanwhile
Hanwang's Mansion, in the study
Huang Fu Jue's mood at this time was not particularly good, sitting behind the mountain of bookcases, and below him were the palace ministers and generals, seeing Huang Fu's ugly expression, he didn't dare to come out.
There is a person who the emperor trusts very much, and the emperor calls him Jingxuan, who is a soldier that Zeng Jing met from the border where the army is in chaos.
This person is proficient in poetry and songs, and he is quite politically minded, but he is a rare talent.
Jing Xuan and Huang Fu Jue have been fighting together for many years, they are like brothers, and they are very good assistants to Huang Fu Jue.
Because of the love of knowing each other for many years and fighting on the battlefield, Huangfu definitely trusts him very much, and even treats him as his brother in normal times.
This Jing Xuan is also very loyal to the emperor, because a talented prince is in the whirlpool of the struggle for imperial power, and the emperor is not careful, he may fall into the abyss of no return, and if he is not careful, his life may be in danger.
I remember one time, when Huang Fu was hunting in the hunting grounds, he was assassinated by his other brothers.
In the process of hunting, a few black-clothed people suddenly appeared out of nowhere, surrounded Huangfu Jue and others, and the entourage and soldiers of the palace suffered heavy casualties.
Huang Fu definitely knew that these black-clothed people should have been professionally trained, because he clearly saw that the ruthlessness of these people was to directly attack people.
In that assassination, Huangfu Jue almost died, it was Jing Xuan who disregarded his own safety and stubbornly blocked an arrow for Huangfu Jue, so he pulled him back from Huangquan Road, and Jing Xuan's back still has a shocking scar, I am afraid that it will not be eliminated in this life.
Jing Xuan is also very good-looking, although he is not as domineering and kingly as Huangfu Jue, but his face is like a crown of jade, revealing the taste of an elegant scholar, but don't look at Jing Xuan's scholarly appearance, his martial arts are not low, otherwise he can't fight surrounded by well-trained black-clothed people.
"You all go down first." Huangfu Jue's voice was cold.
Everyone retreated in amusement, they knew that their prince must be in a bad mood today.
"Jingxuan, you stay." Just when everyone was retreating, Huangfu stopped Jing Xuan, who was also about to withdraw.
Jing Xuan stopped, and when everyone had withdrawn, he turned around and looked at Huang Fu Jue quietly.
"My father didn't take this king in his eyes at all, although I was not born to the queen, but I was also his son, and he actually slandered this king in front of all the ministers for having deducted military salaries." Huangfu Jue crumpled the letter paper in his hand and threw it on the ground viciously, his eyes narrowed dangerously: "It seems that my father, the emperor, really can't be underestimated." ”
"The prince is angry!" Jing Xuan paused after speaking, and waited until Huang Fujue's mood calmed down a bit before he continued: "Since ancient times, there are a few people who have been in the emperor's family involuntarily, not to mention that the emperor is famous for being a single prince, why should the prince be angry about this matter, over the years, has the prince experienced such a thing less?" Jing Xuan said slowly.
"It's because I've experienced a lot over the years that this king is getting more and more bored, and all the conspiracies planned over the years are all for self-preservation, if I'm too kind, how can my good father let me live. The knife wound on your back reminds me all the time that there is only power and no love between us. ”
When Huang Fu said these words, his eyes flashed but he couldn't hide a deep sadness.
"Then why is the prince so angry?" Jing Xuan's voice was very soft, indicating that his mood at the moment was also very calm.
Huangfu glanced at Jing Xuan and sighed: "Hey, forget it, don't say it." ”
Everyone says that the royal family is noble, and their origins are rich and noble, so they are envied by people all over the world.
But only by being in it like Huangfu Jue can you know that each of them is powerful, at least Jing Xuan feels that Huangfu Jue is not so happy.
The preoccupied emperor was walking aimlessly on the road, and now he wanted to be alone and quiet.
A gust of night wind blew, which couldn't help but make Huangfu shudder, and he pulled the mink coat on his body with both hands and wrapped it tightly around his body.
Jing Xuan originally insisted on not agreeing to Huang Fu Jue coming out alone, but Huang Fu Jue said that he didn't want people to follow, and even Jing Xuan didn't want him to follow.
Helpless, Jing Xuan had no choice but to give up.
Although it was already dark, it was not yet late at night, so the streets were still very lively.
The bustling crowds, the cries of vendors, and even the young girls of the Qinglou pull customers on the side of the street.
Where to go?
Huangfu definitely thought in his heart that those who were usually familiar with him were just some political friendships.
But there are really few people who can really talk to him, except for Jing Xuan and Ben Lei.
For no reason, Huangfu never skipped a figure in his mind, and the gentle and demure little girl made him feel kind.
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