Chapter 18 Jiangfu
Back in Jiangfu, Jiang Kan had already prepared the pavilion to take me over, "This is the barley garden, which has been cleaned up for fear that you will not be used to living suddenly, so the facilities inside are specially prepared according to your original Liao Leng Pavilion, and I want you to live with peace of mind." "Thank you, Jiang Kan." I looked at him seriously and said, "You're welcome, this is also your home." He was still gentle and elegant, and personally watched everything before he said, "You rest first, I have to go out to do some things, maybe I can't come back to accompany you for lunch, and I will definitely come back to accompany you after dinner." "It's okay, if you're busy, you don't have to accompany me, I'm very used here." I smiled faintly, Jiang Kan looked at me, smiled gently, did not speak, but nodded lightly, and then left. I'm the only one left in the huge Jiang Mansion. "Miss, do you want to rest, or do you want to do something?" Mo Yi asked me with a face, and I looked back blankly and felt dazed. But at least in the future, people who can stand in the sun will be able to save their lives.
Let it be in the future. "Miss, I haven't asked you, why did you choose to leave the palace for the society, although it was the emperor's order, but if you don't want to go, Gongzi Jiang and the prince will still have a way, then you, then why do you... "Maybe people like me never like to stay in one place for a long time." "Huh? What is your answer? Mo Yi muttered, I didn't take it any longer, I just started to stay alone, I have been cultivating for the past few days, I haven't thought about it well, and now I calm down, I began to have some doubts, "I asked Jiang Kan to help me leave the palace, and then there was no news, and then the incident in the Yeqi Kingdom happened, and then the timeline of all this seems to be too coincidental, although it was Jiang Kan who was entrusted by Gong Nan to come forward to save me, but this matter was really not his plan?"
If it has anything to do with him, then who is the traitor, and was he arranged? Is it just to help me get out of the palace? Or is there some other purpose? "Miss, what are you thinking?" Mo Yi pushed my body, "Let me ask you a question, if you are not sure whether you love someone or not, but there are some reasons for you to choose to face him, if he has done something that is not very good, of course, you are just skeptical, then will you choose to believe him or will you have some worries?" My voice echoed softly through the room. The slave will choose to believe in him unconditionally. Mo Yi was firm, "Why? If those things are confirmed, won't you judge him in your heart? I can't understand Mo Yi's answer, "Miss, we are attached to the other half, then he is half of our life, since we have chosen, life and death, honor and disgrace are all one with him, he is good for you or if he is not good, you will not be good, and the moment we choose, we are destined to be untied." "But what if you're not the only one of them all?" "So do we have any other choice? In a sense, it's our mission. "Moyi is more sober than me." Well, forget that the times are different. "My voice is a little lonely,
When I had nothing to do, I picked up the book again and gnawed it slowly, and when it was time for dinner, Jiang Kan appeared here on time, "How is it, are you still used to it?" Did you walk around the house today? "You're quite punctual, and you won't be able to accompany me if you're busy." I looked at his face and couldn't control it, and my voice softened, "Why not?" I will accompany you at every meal in the future, and I used to be a lot more deserted in this house, but now it's better to have you more like a home. Jiang Kan said with a smile, listening to his words, my heart suddenly warmed, and I felt as if I really had a home, "There are many people, and it is really lively." I laughed a few times. After setting up dinner, Jiang Kan and I sat down at the same time, "Wow, these are all my favorite dishes." "Seeing so many delicious foods, I was a little excited, picked up my chopsticks and ate them myself.
"Slow down, make your favorite food." "How do you know I love these?" "Is it hard to know any of this?" Jiang Kan looked leisurely, I was a little embarrassed, when did Jiang Kan become so attentive to me? ignored the last trace of ruthlessness in his eyes, "Are you bored in Jiangfu?" Jiang Kan picked up the dishes for me and asked softly, "It's a little boring, there's nothing to do." I nodded and said honestly, "Then I'll take you out for a walk in two days, and you'll have to walk around the garden in the next two days." Jiang Kan's voice was even a little doting, and I looked at him in a trance and felt a little unreal, "Late, late." Jiang Kan's warm hand covered my arm and made me sober up, "Okay, I'll wait for you." "I gently pressed the tip of the chopsticks." By the way, it's not convenient for you to have a personal maid now, I'll find another one for you to serve, you can rest assured that the bottom is also very clean. "I think it's quite convenient to just have one, and I don't have so much to do, so I don't have to worry so much." "There's no trouble, it's not troublesome, this is also your home, don't be so outside." Jiang Kan's words are gentle and powerful. "Okay, then you can arrange it." I happily agreed, and after dinner, Jiang Kan accompanied me for a walk in the small courtyard and left.
Every day after coming here, I felt like I was wasting my time, and I was about to collapse when I had nothing to do every day in the palace, but fortunately, Jiang Kan would accompany me to eat every day, and after dinner, he would accompany me to go for a walk and chat. This kind of time always makes me feel that the years are quiet, and the piano is harmonious. I quickly forgot all about the past, and I became a little obsessed with this kind of relationship. I love to hear him tell me interesting stories, beautiful landscapes, fun things, and all kinds of wonderful things. Looking forward to his arrival, expecting his care, expecting his gentle eyes to fall on me.
However, Jiang Kan didn't come over for breakfast on this day, but assigned a girl, I didn't care, thinking that there was probably something to do. "Meet Miss, the slave is newly sent to serve Miss." I thought it was mentioned by Jiang Kan that day, so I was not surprised and asked, "What's your name?" "The slave's name is Drow." "Well, you look really good, how old is this year." "Miss Hui, I'm 15 years old this year." "Ah, then you're about the same age as Moyi? It's also a companion in the future. After hearing this, Zhuo Er just smiled, and did not continue, but changed the conversation: "Then the slave maid will serve the girl with Miss Moyi in the future." "Okay," I said softly, and the presence of Drow has made a little ripple in our lives, and it is no longer so dull, because the three of us always talk more and have more ideas together.
There are a little more things to play, and Zhuoer knows some martial arts and will always take us to climb high and low, sometimes he will climb the roof to watch the night view, throw stones in competitions, or stand on the roof to fly kites, and often take us up to the top of the tree to see the little dolls in the bird's nest, and even sometimes catch some earthworms and small insects together and give them to eat, or see any strange fruit trees in the garden to climb up and pick some back to study, and will also take us to learn some strange self-defense skills, She would always seriously say that this was a fatal trick that could be used to save our lives in an emergency, make us laugh when she was serious, and would also take us to study some strange ways to eat food. In short, when I came to Jiangfu, with Jiang Kan and Zhuoer, life became relaxed and colorful, which made me forget everything before.
Even forgetting the vague feelings for Gong Nandui, I knew that Zhuo Er must have been sent by Jiang Kan because he was afraid that I would be bored, and these days I have found that I am more and more dependent on Jiang Kan, and I believe in him more and more. There are more and more things to say in front of him, sharing with him some funny things that Drow and Moyi have done, or forcing him to eat the food that has failed, and sometimes quietly teasing him until he pretends to be angry and secretly scares him behind his back. Swap his liquor for a prank like chili water. He would laugh with me, laugh with me, and occasionally look at me helplessly with a crying face. I am greedy for all this, thinking that he is still the former Jiang Kan, and we are also the same us, hoping that Jiang Kan's spoiling in this life is also on me.
Late at night, I lay in bed tossing and turning, and my mind always drifted through the scenes of the day, and I couldn't sleep. Every time I think about it, I always feel embarrassed with a hot face, Jiang Kan came to eat with me as usual during lunch, I chatted happily with him and then intimately sandwiched a dish for him. This dish is not an ordinary dish, it is to remove the yolk with eggs, leave only the egg whites, and then fry them until golden brown, and then stuff them into the minced meat for cold seasoning, but there is a special one that I specially prepared for Jiang Kan, which is stuffed with a little chili powder, I know that Jiang Kan can't eat spicy, so I use it to trick him. I watched him bite down with a smile on my face, and then in an instant, Jiang Kan's face turned into a bitter gourd face, I couldn't help but giggle, and he suddenly understood, "You, you, you stole the chili powder again, right?" It's so spicy. Jiang Kan's face was a little red. I picked up the wine glass on the table and drank it, I didn't have time to remind it, it was not tea, but wine, this time Jiang Kan's face was even redder, and his facial features were completely squeezed together, "I have some sympathy for you, but it's really funny." I said with a smile as hard as I could. Jiang Kan stared at me speechlessly, tears came out of his eyes.
I naturally took out my handkerchief and leaned over, not realizing that the distance between us was very close, I was still smiling happily, wiping his eyes seriously and ignoring Jiang Kan's changes. Suddenly, I felt a little warm on my face, and saw Jiang Kan looking at me intently, and instantly a little unnatural and a little overwhelmed, so I slowly withdrew my hand and prepared to sit down to eat, but I suddenly felt that my back was blocked by Jiang Kan's two hands, and the next second, something warm fell on my lips. My whole body seemed to be struck by an electric current, numb and a little expectant, but I still instinctively pushed it over, but I didn't expect Jiang Kan to suddenly circle my body with force, and the power on my mouth began to bite me little by little with anxiety and desire, I was still struggling, but I couldn't hide the joy and excitement in my heart.
And my struggle also stimulated Jiang Kan, his hand became more and more forceful, and his whole body stuck to my body, and this kiss became stronger and stronger, but the indescribable lingering and yearning, stimulated every nerve cell of each other, and his breathing was burning and deep. I turned my face to dodge but couldn't, and I didn't find myself responding to his kiss while dodging. He seemed to suddenly feel my struggle and slowly stopped, I was a little nervous and a little embarrassed to look him in the eyes, and then quietly lowered my head. He looked at me and gently pulled me into his arms, patting my back rhythmically with his palm. I rubbed my arms in his arms for a long time. This scene lingers and always makes people's faces hot, I simply sat up and walked outside, planning to soberly think about Jiang Kan's relationship with us, but I inadvertently found that Zhuoer was also wandering outside so late and hadn't slept yet, I was about to bypass the pavilion and stepped forward to say hello and found that Zhuoer seemed to be very careful and guarded to look left and right, "What are you going to do at such a late hour, and you still have such an expression." I secretly followed behind her, knowing that Zhuo Er had some kung fu, so I didn't dare to get close, but I could see a figure from a distance. I followed all the way, but I didn't expect Zhuoer to come to Jiang Kan's courtyard, but there was something that couldn't be said during the day, and I had to report it so late now. I immediately squatted on the ground and quickly hid in a flower bush under Jiang Kan's window, in order not to let others find out that I simply lay down in the ground, the branches and leaves of the flower bush are relatively high and lush, so that no one can see me,
"Jiang Gongzi, you are looking for me" is Zhuoer's voice "After getting along for a long time, don't forget your responsibilities." "Yes, Childe. I know everything about Miss's usual actions and her preferences, and I have truthfully reported them to Childe. "Huh? This is obviously talking about me, is this spying on me? No, why do you spy on me and ask me about my preferences? "Thinking about Jiang Kan's care for me for so long in Jiang Mansion doesn't seem like there is any conspiracy, ask me about my preferences and my every move, is it just to protect me and understand me better, think about what Mo Yi said, I should believe that Jiang Kan shouldn't think so much. After figuring it out, he smiled self-deprecatingly and felt that he was a little too nervous. He quietly got up and walked to his courtyard and no longer cared about their conversation, I thought maybe they had other important things but nothing to do with themselves, and didn't tell me that maybe Jiang Kan had his own meaning, or maybe there was something unspeakable, so just wait for him to say it. I quietly folded back to my room, covered myself with the quilt, and prepared to go to bed.
But he never thought that the conversation between Jiang Kan and Zhuoer would be another conspiracy. "In the current situation, Miss Leng believes in us very much, especially for you, Son, she should have been tempted." "Chi Wan has always been thoughtful and thoughtful, it is better to be careful, and in the prison I have always wondered if she really didn't know or calculated that she was poisoned. Sometimes I'm not sure about her, and I'm not in control of her now. "Don't worry, Childe, Zhuoer will do his best." "It's too late, go back, and be careful later." "Yes, the slave and maid are gone." After speaking, Zhuoer disappeared into the night expressionlessly, and returned to the barley garden, Zhuoer still gently stepped into Chiwan's room after repeated entanglements, looking at her delicate and sleeping face, Zhuoer sighed softly.
The next day, Jiang Kan came over early, "I have to go out today, I have some things to do, and I may come back very late in the evening, don't wait for me." "Okay," I nodded obediently, "don't ask me what I'm going to do?" Jiang Kan looked at me with interest, "You promised the emperor to enter the court as an official, and you became the scholar?" I asked, Jiang Kan looked at me and nodded unhurriedly, "Is it because of the incident that I went to prison that time?" "Why do you suddenly ask these things? Don't think too much about it, I will agree to those things without them, although I am rich and rival the country, but in the end, there is no one in the court and no eunuch power, if you offend the edge of the court a little, the emperor has a variety of ways to copy my family and take away the property. However, if there is an official position, there are many involved, and it is different. Even if you don't say this, do you think the emperor is really asking for my advice, the emperor intends to win me over, yes, after all, these financial resources cannot be used by others, but they must be summarized for their own use, and now I have never made any waves, although the emperor is also jealous, but it is not easy to attack.
But if I don't respond for a long time, it will be criticized, and this gives the emperor a veritable reason. "I've thought so, but I'll be more down-to-earth to hear you tell me yourself." I snorted angrily at Jiang Kan, his pupils contracted visibly and returned to normal, and gently stroked my hair. "I'll take you to a place tomorrow, and you'll find it fun." Jiang Kan drank the porridge and said, "Really? So what if I don't think it's fun? I asked seriously. I'll talk about it when you go. By the way, if you're bored, just go around, there are a lot of books in the study that you can read. "Okay," he hastily ate some breakfast, and told me a few words before leaving.
Seeing that the sun is very good, I called Mo Yi and Zhuo Er to go out for a walk with Naga, so that Nagga can exercise, and now she is going to be fat into a ball. Frolicking all the way to the study unconsciously, thinking about Jiang Kan's words, he walked in, then choose a few good books and take them back to read, "Mo Yi, Zhuoer, I'll go find a few interesting books to take back and read." "Then we'll play outside with the chatter and wait for you for a while." Drow said with a smile. I waved my back to them and ran to the study. It's been almost a year since I came to Jiang Mansion or the first time I've come here, this study is really not small, it's several times bigger than Gong Nandu's, thinking of Gong Nandu, I've been slightly stunned for a long time I haven't thought of him, I only vaguely remember that not long after I moved to Jiang Kan's Mansion, Luotong wrote to me asking if everything was okay, and mentioned that Gong Nandui, after I left, he never stepped into the original study, but moved to the other side, although he never said it, but he really missed you.
Later, a long time later, once in a while, Gong Nandui took the initiative to ask me about my recent situation in a letter from Luotong. "Miss, you haven't found it yet? It's been so long. I was startled by Drow's voice, and Drow looked at me and wondered, "What do you think, so distracted." I smiled a little self-deprecatingly, "Thinking of the previous palace, ,,, was the little prince's study, which turned out to be much smaller than this." Drow looked at me with suspicion for a long time and smiled without speaking, "What are you laughing at?" I gave her a disapproving look, "Why do you tell the truth about everything?" Forget it, hurry up and find books, I'll find a few for you. Her voice was a little helpless. I pursed my lips and ignored her, and I flipped through the books on the shelves, and the sound was especially loud in such a quiet study, "Ah" I screamed nervously, and looked back at Drow, she laughed embarrassedly, "You're scared me to death, are you careful, it's good that it didn't break, it's really strong." ”
"What's wrong with Miss?" Mo Yi ran in in a hurry, "It's okay, Zhuoer accidentally knocked over this bottle." "Saying that, Mo Yi and I both walked over, and Na Na also ran over." This bottle is too hard-pressed to fall, what is it made of, the quality is so good, it can't be broken if it falls so high? I picked up the bottle and looked back and forth through the study, "Gee, it didn't fall directly from here, I accidentally fell to the ground while holding it." "For some reason, there was a hint of panic in Drow's eyes, I just thought I was wrong and didn't care. I picked up the bottle and naughtily looked into the mouth of the bottle, "Hey, there seems to be something in it that is paper." "Then let's take it out and have a look." I put down the bottle and looked at them and said, "No, this is Jiang Kan's study, it's not good for us to rummage things." Let's go, let's go. Mo Yi nodded approvingly. We don't steal anything, if it's fun, just look at it twice, if it's something else, it's not good to put it back, and besides, Jiang Gongzi doesn't let you watch it casually, it's not a mess. Drow insisted, and I stood there with some hesitation for a moment, "Well, look, see hurry." ”
"Okay." I took the bottle upside down, and the contents fell out of a paper that had been folded a lot, I picked it up and slowly opened it to see that it was a map, but I couldn't see where it was for a while. "Is this the calendar? You see, this is the building of an imperial palace. Mo Yi pointed over suspiciously, I was shocked in my heart How could Jiang Kan have such a confidential thing, where did he get the map of the mountains and rivers of the Great Calendar? What are you going to do with this thing, and I didn't expect Mo Yi to understand this. I quickly glanced at it a few times, then turned back, and there was no emotion on my face, and the more I knew about this kind of thing, the faster I died. "Miss, don't you look at it, what is this?" Zhuo Er said with some regret, "Let's go, let's go back, that is probably Jiang Kan's painting is not beautiful." I picked them up and pushed them out, drumming faintly in my heart, what is Jiang Kan doing? Is it good or bad? How should I open my mouth to ask if it is more appropriate or pretend not to know and choose to trust him, Jiang Kan never seems to have done anything bad Besides, he and Gong Nandui are quite close, Gong Nandui is the emperor's younger brother, so what can be wrong with Jiang Kan, I must be cranky again, yes, I have to believe Jiang Kan. At the same time, Zhuoer walked in front silently, the corners of his mouth involuntarily raised to the side, and the look of success was hidden in his eyes, and he slowly calculated in his heart.
It was night, Jiang Kan really returned to the house very late, thinking that he was afraid that it would disturb my rest, so he didn't come over, but just sent someone to report. I stood in front of the window and stared at the stars in the sky outside, and my heart was a mess. "When I came back from the study today, Miss, your mood has been anxious." Zhuo Er stepped forward and his voice was cold, thinking about it, he still couldn't figure out what to do later, I was afraid that he would be in love with Jiang Kan and chose to ask directly, then he would definitely die, it was better to probe in advance. "Where's Moyi?" Seeing Zhuoer, I didn't answer directly but changed the subject, "Moyi, I'm going to read the book I brought back today, and I'm quite serious." I laughed softly and stopped talking, Zhuo Er and Mo Yi are the same, extremely smart, Mo Yi is quiet and doesn't want to pay attention to irrelevant things, Zhuo Er doesn't show his edge, everything is up to the point. Is it really unintentional that Zhuoer came to mention the matter of the study, the Great Calendar Map is a confidential matter, Jiang Kan's mind is calm and carefully hidden in a bottle that has been ignored, how can it be easily discovered,
Drow happened to get the bottle and dropped it on the ground, too much of a coincidence is deliberate, Drow is reminding me? He is Jiang Kan's person. "Zhuoer, what was Jiangfu like before?" I asked casually, and Zhuoer looked at me and said with a smile, "The slave maid was not in the mansion for a long time, and then she was sent to serve the young lady." "Not in the calendar?" I repeated, and Drow nodded slightly. "Miss, do you have something in your heart, why are you suddenly asking these things a little strange?" Zhuoer knew Chi Wan's cleverness, and he also thought that Chi Wan was afraid that he could already see his own cleverness, so he simply didn't go around in circles. "What would you do if you were skeptical about something?" "Is it important, does it have anything to do with you?" "It doesn't matter to me, and it doesn't have much to do with me." Zhuoer suddenly understood Chi Wan's thoughts, and was a little helpless, but he still didn't show it, and said, "Then judge the good and bad and then make plans." Then he said softly, "It's late at night, let's rest." "Hmm," I watched as Drow gently exited the room, blurring the backline of his departure.
Zhuo'er's heart was mixed at the moment, she was afraid that Chi Wan would ask directly with deep affection, and now Chi Wan suddenly asked her opinion and made herself feel uneasy. It's always unsafe for anyone to be too intimate, "Hey," Drow sighed softly in his heart. The next day, Jiang Kan came over after he was busy, but he didn't expect me to get up late today, and I was still dressing up at this moment, "Yesterday I said that I would take you to a fun place, let's go after breakfast." Jiang Kan leaned against my desk and looked at me and said gently, "Okay." I answered, Mo Yi was seriously thrushing for me, and suddenly heard Jiang Kan say, "I'll come." "Huh?" I looked at him blankly, Jiang Kan had already moved gently on my face, I suddenly remembered the past, remembered that in the last days of the palace, Gong Nandui also suddenly appeared in Liao Lengge, and I was lazily painting my eyebrows in the mirror at that time, "I'll try to draw for you, and I will too." He swore and said, "Do you know how to draw," I questioned and handed it to him with mockery, but he came forward so seriously that he raised his eyebrows for me, and my heart suddenly stopped there and was a little soft, and the eyebrows were so deeply imprinted at that moment. The eyelids lifted uncontrollably slightly, and he looked at the person in the mirror in a daze. "Alright." The person in the mirror gradually became clear and slowly became Jiang Kan, and he was also quietly looking at me in the mirror. And the smile in my eyes finally overlapped into the person in front of me.
Jiang Kan said that the fun place was not expected to be Xiangfulou on the street, Xiangfulou can be regarded as the most prosperous restaurant, which includes a place for guest officials to eat, a place to listen to dramas and stories, and a place for dancers to dance and perform, but there is still a difference between these dancers and prostitutes, they just show their talents when there are guests for guests to appreciate and fresh, and guests can freely reward if they have money. But no one can make trouble here and insult these dancers. They are also respected and protected, I can't hide the little excitement in my heart, I didn't expect that one day I can come to this kind of place to meet the market, Jiang Kan really knows me too well, and I know that I will like it. "How does it feel, let's go directly to the private room on the second floor, which has a good view, we can see all the fun on the first floor, and it is open, and we can see the lively street outside." "Well, I like it." I was undisguised with joy, Jiang Kan looked at me and smiled, suddenly took my hand and walked upstairs.
I bowed my head a little shyly and followed to the private room on the second floor. "I've already instructed them to prepare the most special dishes here, but it may take a long time, but it doesn't matter, you can taste the tea here first, it's no worse than the one in the palace." Jiang Kan said gently, "Then I'm really lucky." "I looked around curiously, and the layout and furnishings of the private room were simple but not simple, which made people feel calm and relaxed. There is also a comfortable incense, and the faint sweet fragrance seems to float over the girl, "The shopkeeper of this store is really a careful person, and I feel that I can't find fault anywhere." "There are a lot of dignitaries and dignitaries here, and those who can come here can be regarded as people with heads and faces, so all the requirements are more demanding." I nodded approvingly. Before the tea arrived, Jiang Kan suddenly said, "You sit down first, I need to change my clothes." "Okay, you go, I'll wait for you here." As soon as Jiang Kan went out of the store, Xiao Er's tea was served. Seeing that there was no one around, I quickly picked up the tea lid and leaned over to smell it secretly, well, it was quite fragrant.
But before my body could withdraw, I heard a quarrel next door, I was surprised and looked at it with my mouth half open, but I couldn't see anything, thinking that it might justify something, I didn't care about it, I sat back and prepared to taste such a fragrant tea, a sound of breaking things sounded, so scared that my tea spilled out, and before I could react, I saw two figures flying around quickly, I never thought that there would be people fighting in such a Yaxing place, and they fought with swords. The security here is really worrying. Jiang Kan hasn't come back yet, and now I'm fighting by myself, these two are so close to me, it's inevitable that they won't hurt me, so let's go down first, change places, and wait for him. I quickly half-shrunk and leaned against the foot of the wall and walked out quickly, maybe I was too serious, maybe I was a little scared and careless, only to hear a "flash away" before my face could turn to the source of the sound I felt like someone was being pushed hard, and then a cold stinging sensation drilled into my heart, between the lightning and flint, I really didn't know what was going on for a while, so I was stunned there. "Sooner or later." I was nervous and loud and I looked down numbly at myself, and it turned out to be a knife that had slid horizontally under my collarbone. The blood was flowing out, and a pungent smell made me feel dizzy, "It's late, it's okay." "It was Jiang Kan's voice, I seemed to be picked up by him and then lost consciousness.