Volume 3: Exquisite Dice An Red Bean 185: My Heart

Coming out of the "Meng Mansion", Zhao Qin turned eastward, and when he entered the East Cross Courtyard, he was surprised to find that the man with his dignity was leaning on the rocks in front of the door of the wing house where he lived, and seemed to be waiting for him to return.

Maybe

He was thoughtful,

Actually, I wasn't really surprised.

"Uncle Cousin."

Hearing this familiar and unfamiliar title, Liu Ying was stunned and came back to her senses, "Are you back?" ”

He got up, and the dark water-patterned robe slid down with his movements, looking plain but actually dignified.

The twenty-four-year-old emperor, although his appearance can only be regarded as a middle-aged person, but his years of ascending career have nourished the Yonghua momentum on his body, and there is a kind of heartbreak.

"Yes."

Liu Ying smiled slightly wryly.

Since that day, I met Ah Yan by the Fu River, and in the past half a month, Ah Yan has been closed and refused all her visits. He refused to force Ah Yan, so when he was close to Ah Yan, he was helpless, and he never saw Ah Yan again.

She ...... Are you alright? The voice was long, with a kind of longing that could not be concealed.

"Back to my uncle's words," Zhao Qin's answer couldn't help but reveal a smile, "This aunt of mine is all right—compared to half a year ago, she seems to have lost a little weight, but she is in good spirits." ”

"Hmm." Liu Ying nodded, as if she wanted to say something, but there seemed to be nothing to say. Just hesitating slightly, Lang Wei came to report, "Master, the captain of Yanmen asked to see him, and now he is waiting outside the door." ”

……

"Minister Zhang Kai, I have seen Your Majesty."

came from afar, but Zhang Kai did not carry too much wind and dust on his body. Prostrate, posture standard. But he is more beautiful than others, and his face is as warm as jade.

"Get up."

Liu Ying said lightly, "The people on both sides of Ah Yan, you bought the house, right?" ”

Straight to the point, Zhang Kai smiled and said, "Back to Your Majesty's words, Niangniang lives alone in the group, and the minister really can't rest assured of her safety, so she naturally arranges it in private." On the same day, when Xu Langwei came to contact. The minister's subordinates didn't know his identity, so they naturally had to refuse. After that, he passed the news to his ministers. Only then did the minister know His Majesty's whereabouts, so after arranging the affairs of Yanmen. Come and meet on your own. ”

"In this way," Liu Ying's voice was light, but gradually revealed a bit of pressure, "The news of Ah Yan's presence in the Northland, Zhang Duwei, have you always known?" ”

Zhang Kai felt it. couldn't help but feel like a thorn in his back, and the corners of his mouth pulled up a wry smile, "Back to Your Majesty, after the queen mother left the palace, she did come to Yanmen to look for her subordinates, and then she was transferred to Shanan in Yunzhong County." The ministers are also in the know. ”

"You're so daring." Liu Ying stood up with her sleeves, her anger overflowing,

"I have faith in you. That's how you deceived me? ”

"Your Majesty."

Zhang Kai "bang", knelt down again, and at the same time looked up at the Son of Heaven, and shouted, "You might as well listen to the minister say a few more words." ”

His voice was at the highest place. Gradually, it slowed down again:

"The minister did not intend to commit the crime of deceiving the king. ——When the queen mother came to Yanmen under the rule of the minister, the minister was also very surprised. Niangniang just talked about what happened in the palace in a few words. said that he and His Majesty were both perfect, and after leaving, both were good, which is also something that His Majesty is happy to see. The minister is not untrustworthy. It's just that Niangniang was in the dust at the time, looking haggard, and after settling down, she fell seriously ill, and the minister had no time to think about it, so she could only let Niangniang recover before anything else. ”

Liu Ying was stunned, "Ah Yan...... Has she ever been sick? ”

Zhang Kai said "um", and his words continued to be gloomy, "At that time, Niangniang had just arrived in Yanmen, and she was sick with wind and cold, and she had used medicine for more than half a month, and she looked like she only had a few bones, and she was very haggard. ”

Liu Ying's heart mourned when she listened, and a slow and lingering pain poured into her heart. A few steps from the hall, he came to Zhang Kai and stared at him from a high position, "That's it, three months ago, when I sent someone to Yanmen to find news about Ah Yan, why didn't you report it?" ”

"Your Majesty's words are harsh."

Zhang Kai raised his head and met Liu Ying's gaze without fear, "Not to mention that the queen mother had recovered from illness and left at that time, Your Majesty was just a secret visit, and never explicitly sent someone to ask the minister, so why should the minister report?" ”

……

The sun in the north was not scorching, and after a while at noon, it gradually faded away. Zhang Kai knelt at the bottom of the hall, his body shaking, and he didn't know how long he had been kneeling.

But my heart gradually relaxed.

He had already expected the emperor's angry outburst - although as he said, the emperor was only making a secret visit that day, but as the governor of Yanmen, since he knew about Ah Yan's departure from the palace, how could he not pay special attention to those who secretly entered the territory of Yanmen?

Because he didn't report his knowledge, it took the emperor three more months to find Zhang Yan's whereabouts. Although Liu Ying has a generous temperament, after all, he is a gentleman and he is a minister, if he has a mustard in his heart, it will be bad for him after all. When I came, I had a heartbeat. When he was punished to kneel down to think about his sin, he felt that a shoe thrown in the air had finally fallen, and he felt a sense of relief.

The little chamberlain who served beside the Son of Heaven came out of the inner courtyard and said with a smile, "Captain Zhang, the master invites you in." ”

He laughed, "Thank you." His legs trembled, and he barely stood up. A pair of hands reached out beside him and gently supported his body. When I looked up, I saw the kind smile of the little waiter.

"Dare to ask the name of the nobleman?"

"Lord Zhang is polite." The round-faced little chamberlain smiled kindly, "Lord Zhang's status is precious, where do slaves and maids dare to call any big names in front of adults?" The slave's surname is Guan, and her name is Sheng. ”

"Good name." Zhang Kai raised his eyebrows and praised, "My father-in-law must be able to live up to his name, and he will be lucky in trouble." ”

Guan Sheng's smiling eyes narrowed into a slit, "Duo Cheng Zhang's auspicious words." The master is now in the east hall, and the slave and maid will lead the lord over. ”

Even if it is the Son of Heaven, when Weifu is out of the house, the house he lives in will not be more noble and prosperous than ordinary people. The depth of the dwelling is very shallow, after passing an inner courtyard door, it leads to the east hall to the east, and the hall is sparse. Liu Ying sat at the top, chatting with a sparse attitude, signaling that after he had seen the ceremony, he sat down on the table under his left hand.

"Have a drink with me."

Zhang Kai responded, "No." ”

The locally produced sand date wine in Yunzhong showed a pale red color, Liu Ying looked up and drank it, her face was stunned, "Do you also think that I should follow Ah Yan's wishes." It is as if there is no longer this queen, and the rivers and lakes and temples forget each other, each passing its own way. And not like it is now. Leaving the court and the Manchu Dynasty ministers behind, just for a woman. Such as the king of Zhou You, who laughed at the princes in the past, was ridiculous? ”

Zhang Kai was slightly surprised.

"Isn't it?" Liu Ying asked repeatedly.

Where love goes, you can live for it and die for it. When he finally understood the meaning of the girl who used to be smiling and smiling to him. also understands what he missed, so he wants to make up for it at all costs and recover the happiness he missed.

Ah Yan's temperament is proud and stubborn, and he knows that if he wants to recover her forgiveness, at least. It's time to show your sincerity.

For Liu Ying, he will not regret leaving Chang'an to come to Yunzhong Shanan to find Zhang Yan in person. But as the lord of a country in the Han Dynasty. Leaving Chang'an and traveling thousands of miles away just to achieve his feelings, in his heart, he is not without a little guilt.

This kind of contradiction buried in the deepest part of my heart has not been talked about to anyone, and it has become a depression. It's rare to meet a Zhang Kai who is very clear about the emotional entanglements between him and Ah Yan over the years, and finally couldn't help but ask.

"Nope." Zhang Kai shook his head. The smile is bright, bright as the spring sun. It is like a clear spring, flowing through people's hearts, and has unconsciously convincing power.

"Actually," Zhang Kai said leisurely, "Speaking of which, Ah Yan is very suitable to be the queen of the Han Dynasty." ”

He raised his chin slightly, and his voice was graceful and with a hint of leisure, "She was born in the old Zhao country, she was trained at a young age, she was known as Huaxian, smart and calm, and she was always strategic, but she was not indulged in power and wealth. Just by the recruitment system she proposed, you can know her value to the Han. Your Majesty, she has always had the ability to be a qualified queen of the Han Dynasty. She's just not going to be your wife. For the entire Han, losing Zhang Yan is a loss. ”

"She's my wife." Liu Ying only replied.

Zhang Kai looked up in surprise, and on the seat, Liu Ying's eyes were dark, a little tired, a little calm, and repeated, "She is my wife." The tone was solemn and firm.

So he laughed, and there was a faint understanding in his laughter, "That's really a good thing." ”

……

Zhang Kai took the initiative to mention the news about the girl, "When Niangniang first arrived in the Northland, it was still the beginning of the year. At that time, the weather in the Northland was still cold. She was dressed in a heavy fox coat, revealing only one face, but it was as white as paper. It looks very distressing. Out of the corner of his eye, the man in the seat was still drinking, but the speed of pouring wine slowed down, and he couldn't help but purse the corners of his lips slightly.

“…… Later, he concealed the news of the queen's mother, which was the minister's fault. However, the minister was really forced to do so—when Niang Niang left Yanmen, she threatened me that if I told His Majesty the news of her, she would leave the clouds and go somewhere else, but never tell me her whereabouts again. I thought that if she was in Shanan, I would at least be able to take care of her nearby, and if I let her go to the next place, it would be really silent. ”

Liu Ying drank the wine one by one, and at the same time quietly listened to Zhang Kai's words. I only felt that my heart was soaked in water, and I didn't know whether it was ironing or unbearable, and I suddenly became slightly confused.

For a long time, although he knew that Ah Yan was proud and stubborn, subconsciously, he still thought that as long as he came, Ah Yan would eventually forgive himself and go back with him.

It's just that now, listening to what Ah Yan has been thinking in the past six months, thinking about Ah Yan's indifference and determination when they met again, I suddenly began to doubt, is such Ah Yan really willing to turn back?

He shook away the uneasiness in his heart, and decided that he thought too much, thoughtfully, "It seems that Bijiang has been friends with Ah Yan since he was a child." ”

"yes." Zhang Kai followed Liu Ying's meaning and replied with a smile, "Niangniang was smart when she was young, and her ministers fell in love with her, and she always felt that there was some fate in her previous life, like a brother and sister. ”

Thinking of Ah Yan when she was young, the corners of Liu Ying's lips couldn't help but curl.

When she was a child, Ah Yan was petite and intelligent, always empathetic, dedicated to grasping the proportions, and never willing to embarrass others.

Such a Yan, what did she do to force her to cut her sword and leave everything in the past, just to leave his side?

The two are young friends, and they drink each other, although later due to the gap in identity, they gradually became estranged, after all, there is a young friendship precipitated in the memory of the years, and Zhang Kai is a little drunk when he drinks more. Looking at Liu Ying, "I heard that you came to the Northland in person, but I was actually very surprised. ”

Liu Ying smiled, "If it was still before, I guess I would be surprised." ”

By now, he has been able to admit frankly that he loves Ah Yan, and he loves him very much. It's just that this love has always carried a heavy burden. When he is finally able to throw away this burden, he can love Ah Yan unscrupulously.

"Actually," Zhang Kai put down the wine jue and said with a straight face, "I came to Shanan this time, not just for Ah Yan. And one more serious thing. ”

——3521 words in total, revised on May 5, 2011