Chapter 25: The Boudoir
Riding the night into a pavilion that had never been before, Gu Huai's eyes fell on the eaves of a corner, the moonlight was not bright, but occasionally a flash of cold light could be seen from the roof, Gu Huai only took a short time to figure out what it was, and then thoughtfully continued to keep up with Qingming's footsteps.
It's a little too guarded... The Li Mansion is very large, and there are very few areas where Gu Huai has been active, but whether it is the front yard or the independent small building, there is no decent garrison force in sight, only this pavilion and pavilion, and there are shadows in every corner quietly watching him, the titular male owner of the Li Mansion, walk through the corridor.
Genuine killing intent, Gu Huai didn't suspect that there was anything unusual in him, and in the next second, countless crossbow arrows pierced his body.
Should I say it's too big a problem or too much? It is normal for the royal family of the previous dynasty to be a little vigilant, but even if Gu Huai seems to be a half-officialdom scheming level from watching TV dramas and history books, he also knows that it is impossible for the imperial court to send someone to carry out any stupid practices such as assassination, so what is this attitude in the Li Mansion for?
didn't think about it for too long, bypassed a garden, walked through the moon arch, and several palace women hidden among the flowers and trees saluted towards Qingming, and then got out of the way, Gu Huai saw a small building.
Speaking of which, it is somewhat similar to his small building, and I don't know if it is a deliberately symmetrical building, but Li Mingzhu will live here It is quite surprising to him, the princess... Can't live in a palace or something?
Knocked lightly on the door, but there was no response, Qingming pushed the door open, and a gust of wind lifted the curtain, and for the first time in twenty years, a man in the extremely ordinary boudoir crossed the threshold.
Outside the screen is the living place, there is a table and a dresser, but you can vaguely see Li Mingzhu's usual life atmosphere, presumably that extremely beautiful woman will sit at the table to drink a cup of tea and read a book, and will also sit in front of the bronze mirror after getting up early to comb her hair, before Gu Huai has always felt that Li Mingzhu is unreal in beauty, and her existence is not real, just like the wife in a video game, it is just a painting without thickness, but at this moment, she feels that Li Mingzhu seems to really exist in this world, and she can even smell the faint body fragrance that belongs to her when she breathes.
I don't know if the action is a little obvious, Qingming glared at this side fiercely, signaled Gu Huai to wait in place, and then bypassed the screen and went to the bedroom, but after a few calls, he didn't hear Li Mingzhu's response, Gu Huai raised his eyebrows, and walked over.
"Miss... What do you come in for? Get out! ”
What catches your eye is a huge embroidery bed, and in the other corner is the Tianzi window sill, which should be the garden just now, but now it is tightly closed; Qingming was standing by the bed, and when he saw Gu Huai walking in, he showed a cold look when he scolded him.
"I didn't respond for a long time, so I wanted to come in and take a look," Gu Huai shrugged his shoulders, looked at the bed, and his face became serious, "What happened?" How many days has your young lady been sick? ”
Li Mingzhu was wearing a silk pajamas, the quilt was covered to her chest, but there was no springtime bridge, her hair was scattered on the pillow casually, her cheeks were a little red on both sides, there were some crystal beads of sweat on the tip of her nose, and she didn't even open her eyes.
It looked a little like a cold, or a wind chill, probably because he heard the man's voice, Li Mingzhu, who was a little dazed and in a trance, opened his eyes, looked at Qingming and then looked at Gu Huai, and finally looked at himself with difficulty, his lips opened slightly, and he tilted his head slightly, as if he didn't understand what the situation was, and finally woke up, the blood on his face suddenly faded, and then he lay down softly again.
"You... Why is Xiang Gong here? ”
It's hard to even speak, and it's a little weaker than usual.
"I haven't seen the lady in the past few days, and I heard that the lady was infected with the cold, so I thought about coming over to take a look," Gu Huai looked away, "It looks serious." ”
It's no wonder that the Li Mansion is always filled with a restless atmosphere these days, from the patrolling guards to the palace people, they are all a little restless, and they are inevitably too dull, so they didn't even find out early, but how can an ordinary wind chill be so serious?
Thinking like this, he asked, but he didn't expect Qingming to be straightforward:
"The doctor said that Miss's symptoms should be many days, and there are some other reasons for this to be so serious."
"Other reasons?"
"It's a menstrual affair."
Qingming's voice didn't fluctuate, but Gu Huai was stunned for a moment, no matter how trance Li Mingzhu on the bed was, he couldn't calm down when he heard these two words, a clear red rose from his neck and spread to his cheeks, making the already somewhat red face more like a ripe fruit, her lips opened slightly, and just wanted to reprimand, Gu Huai changed the topic:
"Ahem... So, is there anything else? ”
"Also," Qingming nodded, "exhausted." ”
"Exhausted?" Gu Huai frowned and asked.
"It's not so much the wind and cold, it's more like a heart disease, so it won't get better, even if you take medicine, you can only drag it."
Li Mingzhu coughed lightly twice, and couldn't care about the shyness of her daughter's family, so she grabbed Qingming's hand: "What do you want to do?" ”
"Let him try," Qingming's face was expressionless, "you're too tired." ”
"It has nothing to do with him."
"He has some talent in business, I saw it with my own eyes, and those shopkeepers couldn't think of a way, so I let him try it."
Gu Huai, who had been listening to the side, thought for a while, and heard something from this conversation, and he asked the question that he hadn't answered before: "What happened?" ”
It's hard to imagine what kind of thing will make the princess fall ill, it stands to reason that he can't participate in it at all, but Qingming mentioned business in his words, and the Li Mansion will also do business? Didn't the princess live by rewards and money?
Qingming gently patted the back of Li Mingzhu's hand: "Go out and say." ”
It wasn't until this moment that Gu Huai realized that he was still underestimating Qingming's identity before, how could a maid make such a move to the princess? What's even more strange is that Li Mingzhu tried to say something, but finally lay down obediently.
It's like a sister and a sister.
Seeing that Qingming covered Li Mingzhu with the quilt again, and did not give him, the titular colt, any chance to show closeness, the curtain was lowered, Qingming walked out of the bedroom and motioned for Gu Huai to follow, Gu Huai also politely said to Li Mingzhu to have a good rest, turned around and followed.
Returning to the garden, Gu Huai realized that Qingming didn't really take him to see Li Mingzhu, but more like he came to inform Li Mingzhu and tell Li Mingzhu that he should not carry some burdens by himself from today onwards.
Why doesn't anyone think about whether they want to?
He looked at the petite maid and felt that this girl who had been following him for the moon was a little unfamiliar with majesty at this moment.
"It's the Li Mansion's business that has a problem," Qingming got straight to the point, "It's a big problem." ”
"Business?"
"Jiangning's taxes, seven or eight out of ten come from silk weaving," Qingming turned around, "Do you think..."
"Who is the largest weaving merchant in Jiangning?"