Volume 1: Cangyan Festival Chapter 20 Pinglin Garden
Back at Yanwang's Mansion, Xiao Wei and Xie Wuyi were almost faint from hunger, and immediately devoured a big meal. Xie Wuyi didn't care about anything else, so he lay on the bed and fell asleep.
Xiao Wei looked at the dragon and phoenix red candles burning in the bedroom, and his heart was soft.
It is said that as long as the pair of red candles shines through the night, the newlyweds will grow old together and never be separated.
He moved his gaze to Xie Wuyi, and saw that although she was asleep, she was still curled up and wrinkled her eyebrows, her hands folded in front of her chest, ready to deal with an unknown attack.
Xiao Wei couldn't help but stretch out her hand, but he had just covered the light shining on Xie Wuyi's face, she swallowed once, and her right hand involuntarily fell on her left arm.
Did she sleep so lightly.
Xiao Wei didn't dare to get any closer, so he had to sit on the side and pick up a book casually, and his heart was up.
Less than half an hour later, there was a sudden sound of powerful footsteps outside the door that did not belong to the Yan Wangfu, and before Xiao Wei could stand up, Xie Wuyi half-opened his eyes, and his expression revealed vigilance.
"Who?"
"Sleep, I'll take a look." Xiao Wei put down the curtain and said warmly.
"Lin Heng, you have no conscience! It's only been a long time since ......."
It was Xiao Wu's voice.
Speaking of which, the original meaning of "Wu" refers to the female residence in the seven houses of Xuanwu in the north, and "Wu Nu" is also "Wu Nu". Da Yu revered Wu Jin, and his worship of the stars was not as fervent as in other countries, and it was also a miracle that Empress Lu believed in Wu Jin while choosing such a name for her son.
Xie Wuyi listened to it, it may have been Xiao Wei's advice, and the voice behind him couldn't be heard. She rubbed her eyes, got up and simply tidied up and went out.
In the front hall, Xiao Wuzheng laughed at Xiao Wei for becoming a relative and left his brothers behind, and even forgot about the three-month Pinglin Yuan gathering. Xiao Wei said that his bones had been soaked in the past two years outside, and he was ready to decline this invitation.
"Brother and sister!" Seeing Xie Wuyi coming over, Xiao Wu greeted him warmly, "You have to take good care of him in the future." You don't know, our Lin Heng is a three-year-old Nengwen and a seven-year-old martial artist, and he dares to beat a tiger at the age of ten-"
"Now nothing has been accomplished, and the northwest wind eats loess." Xiao Wei shook his head and continued, "Third brother, don't make fun of us, Xiaoyi is thin-skinned, do you think everyone is like the one in your house?" ”
Hearing Xiao Wei teasing Xiao Wu's princess like this, Xie Wuyi couldn't help laughing, and Xiao Wu said, "I still can't hide it from you...... If it weren't for your sister-in-law clamoring to see your new brother and sister, I wouldn't have come to the door at this time and disturbed your rest. ”
"Third brother, please spare us," Xiao Wei hurriedly begged for mercy and protected Xie Wuyi, "Who doesn't know that sister-in-law has a martial arts background, our Xiaoyi has been sick for more than ten years, so we won't go." ”
Xiao Wei secretly called unlucky, wondering how he could always provoke some "shocking" female dependents. Xiao Yun didn't say anything, and scolded him from childhood to adulthood; Princess Qi Zhong Yue is even more noisy, crazy can turn the whole palace upside down, once Xiao Wu came to him to discuss the matter, forgot the agreement with Zhong Yu, as a result, Zhong Yue directly led a dog to the door, and chased Xiao Wu and Xiao Wei up the tree.
Rao is like this, Xiao Wu still holds her on the tip of her heart and pampers her, and she has never slackened off all these years.
"Lin Heng, you also think about it." Xiao Wu said with a bitter face, "Your sister-in-law is pregnant now, and she can't really let her ride a horse and shoot arrows, but if she doesn't go out to breathe, she will smash the palace." Won't we have to come to your house to borrow it? ”
Speaking of which, Xiao Wei and Xie Wuyi couldn't refuse. Xie Wuyi avoided it under the pretext of changing clothes, and asked Hua Feidu to secretly pay attention to the movements of Chu Mansion and Wanchun Tower, especially to pay attention to Ziqiao's every move, so that they would come back at night, and then make the next plan.
The group talked and laughed and came to Pinglin Garden. Although Pinglin Garden is a royal forest garden, some noble children in Beijing can also accompany the prince and princess to the school for gatherings. Therefore, in addition to Zhu Langxing, who followed Xiao Wei's ass every day, Xie Wuyi also unexpectedly met Da Yu Quanxiang, Empress Lu's eldest brother Lu Yunji, and Zhong Jin, the commander of the forbidden army who caught up with Xiu Mu in the past two days.
Zhong Jin is Zhong Yu's brother, and it is understandable that his sister is pregnant and comes over to care about her, but what about Lu Yunji? He was usually so busy that his feet didn't touch the ground, so how could he have time to shoot arrows and run horses with them?
Xie Wuyi was thinking to himself, and Xiao Wei had already stepped forward to greet him.
"Lu Xiang is a rare guest in Pinglin Garden."
Although Lu Yunji is old, he is still very energetic. He looked back at Xiao Wei with a smile, "His Royal Highness the King of Chu is in charge of state affairs, anyway, with Dou Xiang as the Seagod Needle, of course the fox of Lao Chen can 'steal half a day'." ”
In the court of Dayu, it was originally the two factions of courtiers led by Lu Yunji and Dou Wenying who fought against each other. Dou Wenying is the father-in-law of the late prince Xiao Yao, who has been sick since Xiao Yao's death, rarely goes out, and only when Xiao Yu repeatedly invites him to answer a call. And Lu Yunzhi has been in the dynasty for more than 30 years, promoting the imperial examination, cultivating the law, dedicating national policies, leveling foreign enemies, and single-handedly pushing the Lu family to the top.
Coupled with a Queen Lu, after several rounds of court changes, now that the Dou family is in decline, Lu Yunji's power position has long been incomparable.
Lu Yunji's words fell on Xiao Wei's ears, and no matter how they sounded, it seemed to be an allusion to the dispute between friends. But Xiao Wei has been outside the government all the year round, and he is too lazy to wade into this troubled water, so he directly pretends not to understand.
Anyway, I am my free prince, and your fame and fortune have nothing to do with me.
Xiao Wei didn't pick up, and Lu Yunji didn't mind, and asked again: "King Yan, how is the imperial tomb over there?" ”
Xie Wuyi's heart tightened.
At this time, when asked about the imperial tomb, did Lu Yunji know that Xiao Wei had not been in it for the past two years?
So, would he know about the Assassin in Broken Nose Village?
Lu Yunji looks like an amiable fat old man, but he speaks the same as Queen Lu, digging traps and waiting for people to jump, and I don't know if Xiao Wei can cope with the temptation in this?
"Hey, Lu Xiang's words can make it difficult for this king." Xiao Wei really knocked his head in embarrassment, "If you can't say it, it is the land of my father's hundred years of history, and how many skilled craftsmen have piled up gold, silver, and jade; But if you say it......" He sighed sadly, holding Xie Wuyi's hand loosely and tightly, almost crying, "Lu Xiang won't let his father send this king over again, right?" Forget that this king has rough skin and thick meat, we Xiaoyi have finally lived a good life, how can we suffer with this king? ”
It's just that Lu Yunji can easily sway the heart of the Son of Heaven, this also has to be carried on me, and I am addicted to acting?
Xie Wuyi tried his best to maintain a decent smile, but secretly stabbed Xiao Wei's palm with his fingernails. Xiao Wei was in pain, and held her hand aggrievedly and sighed.
The small movements of the two were seen by others and were only regarded as a fight between husband and wife, and everyone laughed. Only Lu Yunji's eyes inadvertently swept over Xie Wuyi's body, and suddenly hid a wisp of depth.
"That's right," Xiao Wei suddenly changed his words, "I heard that the third brother said that Lu Xiang has been worrying about the post-war pension in Qiongchuan, and he has been busy for a year and hasn't finished it, is there anything wrong?" ”
Lu Yunji stared at Xiao Wei with a faint expression.
"King Yan is really a noble person who forgets things, have you forgotten what the old minister entrusted you with the day before yesterday?" Lu Yun stroked his beard and said slowly, "Also, King Yan is drunk, otherwise he wouldn't have forgotten to catch the thief." ”
Xiao Wei's face was full of doubts, and after a while, he remembered that Lu Yunji had asked him to go to Chu Yufeng's house to ask for the roster that day, and he couldn't help but laugh and apologize, "Hey, it's all a mistake by this king, and I live up to Lu Xiang's entrustment, I'm really embarrassed......
Lu Yun folded his sleeves and said politely: "It is the old minister who has taken the liberty to entrust him, how dare he accept His Highness's apology?" ”
The two of them smiled and closed their own words.
Xie Wuyi watched coldly, and when he saw Xiao Wei, he asked Lu Yunyi to open his mouth and reveal the events of that night, which not only covered up her purpose, but also avoided people from saying that Xiao Wei was making trouble with thieves in the Chu Mansion, it seems that he has indeed calculated the way back, just waiting for Lu Yunyi to take the initiative to answer his words.
Oh, Your Highness has really done everything.
Everyone talked for a while, and Zhong became more and more active, and he was already impatient to move his muscles and bones. She was wearing a narrow-sleeved bearded suit, and although she was more than two months pregnant, she was still extraordinary, and she could hit the bull's-eye with a few arrows. Xiao Wu doted on her, so she deliberately lost to her to make her happy. After a few rounds, Zhong Yu set his sights on Xie Wuyi, who had been standing on the sidelines.
"Brother and sister, come and try?"
Xie Wuyi couldn't show his skills, and was thinking about how to refuse, Xiao Wei had already gone around to the front to apologize to Zhong Yu, "Third sister-in-law, spare her, her illness will not be long after she recovers, and besides, she can't shoot arrows." ”
"Xiao Lin Heng, get out of the way for me, otherwise I will hang you and your third brother on a tree and wear them on strings!" Zhong Yu's tone of voice was exactly the same as Xiao Wu's, she directly forced Xiao Wei back, and said with a smile, "After all, my brother and sister are witches, so maybe we can get Wu Jin's help." It's okay, brother and sister, come and play! ”
Xie Wuyi glanced at Xiao Wei, thought about it, and stepped forward to take Zhong Yu's bow and crossbow. Her bow wasn't very heavy, and Xie Wuyi could only pretend to be very laborious, trembling and pulling it apart, racking his brains to recall the out-of-shape movements he had when he first learned to play the slingshot.
Yu Guang glanced at Xiao Wei, and saw that he had touched a stone in his hand at some point, and was aiming at a hedgehog in the grass at this moment.
Smack-
The hedgehog was frightened and jumped out of the grass, and Xie Wuyi was frightened and withdrew his hand at once. Not to mention hitting the bull's-eye, the arrow on the bow didn't even fly a foot. Xie Wuyi bit his lip at a loss, and his face also turned crimson.
After all, she was recovering from a serious illness, and she was a concubine who was not favored, no one present would laugh at Xie Wuyi, Xiao Wei stepped forward very considerately and patted her on the back, and comforted her softly with a sweet and greasy voice:
"Xiaoyi was tired last night, so he can't use his strength, right?"
Xiao Wei!
was said such ambiguous words in public, Xie Wuyi turned red at the root of his ears, and he really wanted to trip him up in the grass and beat him hard.
You wait for me!
Zhong Yu also smiled and came over to comfort, "The witch-sama is very powerful, you have pulled the bow in half, I think I even struggled to lift it upright." ”
The people also knew each other, and the arrows were also shot, so Xiao Wu persuaded Zhong Yu to take a rest and called Xiao Wei Zhu Langxing and others to race horses and arrows together. Before leaving, Xiao Wei took off a brocade bag from his body and threw it to Xie Wuyi, glanced at her, reminded her not to leave his sight, not to leave the school, and sent the safest Cheng Yi to follow her.
Xie Wuyi was not familiar with the terrain of Pinglin Garden, so naturally he would not run around. She nodded to Xiao Wei, told him to go with confidence, and turned around to sit under the makeshift shed to cool off.
Even if you come to the Royal Forbidden Garden, it's too painful to endure not playing and pretend that you don't know how to martial arts, with Zhong Yu's skills, ten tied together may not be able to fight her. Xie Wuyi was uncomfortable, watching the game for a while, and looking at the sky bored for a while, thinking that it would be good to go home early.
When everyone was comparing arrows, Xie Wuyi noticed that Xiao Wu was skilled in arching and horses, paying attention to tactics and strategies, and he didn't look like he usually had a big nerve, it seemed that this person was quite good at studying the art of war, no wonder he would be sent by the emperor to reorganize the defense.
On the other hand, Xiao Wei's archery accuracy is unbearable, either rubbing the edge or missing the target, one of the ten arrows can be hung on the target, and he burns high incense, and Xiao Wei, whom she knew as a child, is like two people.
Xie Wuyi felt that he had a toothache, but he couldn't pretend to be like this, right?
Has he really changed?
Whatever, God has given him a good skin, and he has to take something back.
Just as he was distracted, Lu Yunyi had already come to Xie Wuyi's side, and Xie Wuyi hurriedly nodded and saluted.
"Why doesn't Lu Xiang play?"
"The princess said with a smile," Lu Yunjian smiled and waved his hand, "The old man is already over the age of six, and he can't play with young people's things, today he is just basking in the sun and being lazy, looking at them is like going back to the past." ”
He narrowed his eyes and seemed to see his younger self through the group of sturdy figures.
Xie Wuyi heard Qiao Chun say that Lu Yunji was sick and weak when he was a child and didn't like to study, so he didn't do anything serious all day long, and his family didn't value him very much. Later, Lu Yunji saw a homeless old man freezing to death on the street, and he was still protecting his grandson tightly in his arms, so he decided to study hard and become a big official in the future, and do his best to do something good for the suffering people.
At that time, Xie Wuyi couldn't believe that Lu Xiang, who was in power and the opposition, still had such a past.
Suddenly, Lu Yunji turned his head and asked:
"What does the princess think of the post-war pension that King Yan just mentioned?"