Volume 1: The Smoke Festival Chapter 29 The Mountain Rain is coming
The next day, Xie Wuyi changed into civilian clothes and simply changed his makeup to be haggard, so as not to arouse the suspicion of people with good deeds.
Just as she was about to go out, she suddenly remembered something again.
"That day in Jingzhao Yin Mansion, His Royal Highness said that Chu Han had forcibly occupied the land, what happened?"
After Xiao Wei heard this, he tilted his head at Xie Wuyi with a smile, and led her to the study step by step.
"In the winter of four years ago, the Ministry of Household Affairs approved the land of the population as usual, and found that Chu Han had forcibly occupied several farms in the name of others. Your father reported it after verifying that it was correct, and your father was furious and dismissed Chu Han from his official position. ”
Xiao Wei pulled out a case file from somewhere in the library, on which the names and locations of several farms were recorded. Chu Han drove away the people who originally lived there, and built a private courtyard for his own fun, which was really unrelenting. Therefore, the emperor did not intend to take care of Chu Yufeng's affection, and disposed of Chu Han according to the law, so that Chu Han is still a white body.
Xie Wuyi looked at the file repeatedly, but found nothing suspicious, only the time above stung her eyes.
Four years ago......
That was the last time she left home, and it was also the last time she saw Qiao Chun.
Time is pressing, and now is not the time to be sad and sad, and she can't let go of this breath. Xie Wuyi swallowed his sorrow like waves crashing on the shore, raised his head and asked, "That's all?" ”
Xiao Wei raised his eyebrows unexpectedly, "Is this still less?" Xiaoyi's original life was not extravagant, and these Zhuangzi together are several times larger than your family. ”
"I didn't mean this ......"
Xie Wuyi held his forehead helplessly. She originally wanted to ask if Chu Han's private property was written on it, but at the same time, she was a little puzzled, how could Xiao Wei pay attention to this? With his character, he doesn't even have to file the details of four years ago, which is too different from him.
After thinking about it, everyone has secrets, especially as a descendant of the royal family, Xiao Wei may have other uses. He was willing to show her because it was related to the military ration escort case, and according to last night's statement, he didn't need to reveal half and hide half and half hide.
What's more, they are cooperating, and she is not qualified to get to the bottom of things outside the case.
It was she who crossed the line.
Xie Wuyi sighed, "It's okay, let's go." ”
The two walked side by side on the street, and before they arrived at Wanchun Tower, they saw that it was very lively. As soon as he heard the voice coming from inside, Xiao Wei immediately frowned.
"Less?"
Shaoguan is Zhu Langxing's word, he won't make trouble with others for girls again, right?
This unconscious stunned green.
Xiao Wei and Xie Wuyi took two steps and stopped at a stall selling paper umbrellas next to them, observing the movements of Wanchun Building while looking at the goods. Listening to the meaning in it, it was like Zhu Langxing wanted to ask Ziqiao to play a song, but was stopped.
"Why don't you have to judge everything?" Zhu Langxing was so angry that he scolded, "Master, I just want her to play a tune, what are you doing with this mourning star?" ”
It was Chu Yufeng's youngest son Chu Han who stopped Zhu Langxing in the lobby, Xie Wuyi and Xiao Wei glanced at each other, and each other showed expressions.
Chu Yufeng really made a move, and the location happened to be in Wanchun Building.
"I'm here for Ziqiao today, she must come to accompany me!" Chu Han replied without showing weakness, and he directly pulled Ziqiao behind him roughly, preventing Zhu Langxing from touching her.
Ziqiao behind him became the focus of everyone, and he was already red-faced with shame. She timidly buried her head in tugging at the corner of Chu Han's clothes, and whispered: "Master Chu is angry......"
Unexpectedly, Chu Hanyang slapped Ziqiao with his hand, directly beating her to the ground. Ziqiao trembled all over, and her clothes were wet with tears, but she didn't even make a sound.
Xie Wuyi, who was outside the door, clenched his fists all of a sudden, and his eyes became cold.
Although Wanchun Building is called a restaurant, it is actually a place to have fun, but it is not as straightforward as the general Qinlou Chu Pavilion. But even so, in broad daylight, it was just a matter of two big men fighting for a woman, and Chu Han even started beating people.
really relies on Chu Yufeng's majesty to be a blessing.
Just as he was annoyed, Xie Wuyi's right hand was wrapped around a large warm hand.
Xie Wuyi paused, only to hear Xiao Wei whisper in her ear: "Wait, don't worry about it yet." ”
This slap attracted more onlookers, Zhu Langxing looked at Ziqiao's rapidly reddened and swollen cheeks and became furious, he pointed at Chu Han's nose and scolded: "Chu Han, you bastard!" ”
Chu Han was unmoved, and snorted coldly, "Yes, I'm a bastard, but which bastard can I be better than General Zhu?" Did you pay back the money you owe in the gambling house in April this year, probably again to wish the old general peace to you, right? Last month, you were drunk all over the street, smashing several jars of wine in other taverns, if it weren't for the face of King Yan and the old general, you wouldn't have let you be at ease. Oh also, the night before King Yan's wedding, didn't you go to the Oiran again to have a drink, and almost missed the time? Hmph, I wish the old general a lifetime of galloping on the battlefield, but raising you such a waste! ”
was exposed in public, Zhu Langxing's face was deformed, if it weren't for the fact that there were many people here, he might really be able to press Chu Han to the ground and beat him.
"Heh, your Chu family is good!" Zhu Langxing paced left and right, and deliberately said loudly, "Your Chu family is the most upright, don't say anything about offending the palace, and now it doesn't matter if you come first and then come, it is unreasonable, Ziqiao is a singer, and you can't let you beat and scold at will!" ”
Zhu Langxing didn't do anything, but Chu Han pushed him backhanded, rolled up his sleeves and took a sip, "Then who do you think you are?" You are just a dog of King Yan, a dog who will never be successful! ”
Outside Wanchun Building, Xiao Wei, the "master" of Zhu Langxing who heard this, yawned lazily, grabbed Xie Wuyi, who wanted to rush in to teach Chu Han a lesson, squeezed out of the crowd, and turned back to Cheng Yi to wink.
In this situation, he doesn't plan to care about Zhu Langxing.
Xie Wuyi was still angry, and wanted to withdraw her hand several times, but Xiao Wei's hand was clenched, and she still couldn't break free.
The cool autumn breeze came, blowing the shadows of the streets and alleys, and also temporarily blowing away the waves in Xie Wuyi's heart.
It is right that there will be no head-on conflict, Xiao Wei is right, or should wait.
Xie Wuyi had just given up struggling when Xiao Wei let go of her hand. After returning to the carriage waiting on the street corner, Xie Wuyi gradually figured out the strangeness of this conflict.
"Does Chu Han often come to Fengyue Place?"
Xiao Wei leaned against the wall of the carriage, boredly fiddling with the wind chimes hanging in the carriage. Hearing Xie Wuyi ask such a question, he couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"It's so-so, but-" Xiao Wei deliberately dragged out a long voice, "He's not a jealous person, and his relationship with Shaoguan is still good." ”
Xie Wuyi chewed Xiao Wei's words carefully. As soon as Chu Yufeng was taken away for interrogation, Chu Han looked for flowers and asked willows in Wanchun Building with great fanfare, angering Zhu Langxing and scolding Ziqiao, no matter how you look at it, he wants to make a big deal about it.
Therefore, Chu Han was so presumptuous in order to attract the attention of others.
And that person is undoubtedly her.
Thinking of this, Xie Wuyi smiled slightly, "Is Cheng Yi reliable?" ”
"Don't worry, I'm my good brother." Xiao Wei snapped his fingers and gloated, "Chu Han hurts his body by singing, then let him sing for a while, let's go out and come back." ”
In fact, Xie Wuyi had already discovered that the carriage was not heading towards King Yan's Mansion, and she looked through the curtain for a while before she recognized that this was the way to King Qi's Mansion.
As if to confirm her guess, Xiao Wei nodded with a smile and said, "Our husband and wife's injuries are fine, the third sister-in-law's health is not very good, let's stop by and have a look." ”
Xie Wuyi hammered her temple with hindsight, and when she came back from Pinglin Garden, she was asked by Xiao Yu for questioning, and after a turmoil, she had already forgotten Zhong Yu outside the clouds. If it weren't for Xiao Wei's reminder -
Wait, what did he just say? We are husband and wife?
Partners only, who is with you as "our husband and wife"?
Xie Wuyi glanced at Xiao Wei, but he was still smiling, and his pupils were filled with brilliant autumn light.
When the two came to the Qi Palace, Zhong Yu had just taken medicine. Xiao Wei greeted her through the screen, then left Xie Wuyi to talk to her, and went to the study to find Xiao Wu by herself.
Zhong Yu suddenly had a miscarriage, and stayed up all night in the mountains and forests, and it was a miracle that he survived. Xie Wuyi also felt sad when he saw that her face was as white as paper and her cheeks were sunken.
"Sister Zhong, if you take good care of your body, the child will still have it."
When these words came out, even Xie Wuyi herself felt pale, but apart from this meaningless comfort, she really didn't know what else to say.
Zhong Yue smiled weakly and wryly: "Sister, we are all royal couples." ”
Yes, the royal family has attracted the attention of the world. Not to mention anything else, just from the attitude of Jingzhao Yin Mansion, you can get a glimpse of it, and they also have a lot of complaints about Xiao Wei marrying the daughter of the Xie family.
Xie Wuyi held Zhong Yu's hand and inadvertently probed the pulse. It was inconvenient for her to explain the details, so she had to smile and say: "My sister is from the countryside and has no knowledge. But I always think that children are not necessarily a bond between husband and wife, and even if you don't have children, you have a lot to do. Riding a bow and galloping a horse, and indulging in the end of the world with His Royal Highness King Qi, isn't this what my sister has always expected? ”
For Xie Wuyi, it's not that she has no knowledge, but that she has seen too much, and many feelings have faded.
Life is only a hundred years, who cares about the so-called bloodline after closing their eyes? Therefore, Xie Wuyi didn't think it was a big deal to not have children, and people like Zhong Yu shouldn't belong to the palace.
However, Zhong Yu only sighed silently, and a layer of gloom hung between his eyebrows, no longer as bright and flamboyant as before.
"I ...... I don't want the third brother to take a concubine, that's my selfishness. She clasped her hands and muttered in a low voice, "But after all, I am the daughter of the Zhong family, and I have lost two children in a row......"
Zhong Yu didn't finish speaking, but Xie Wuyi could understand. For Zhong Yu, the child is not only the bond between her and Xiao Wu, but also the bond between Zhong and Lu. It seems that she doesn't completely understand the court situation.
It's just that I'm used to being protected, so I don't have to understand.
After all, the two of them chose different paths.
The topic at hand was too heavy, and Xie Wuyi suddenly remembered something else.
When she met Concubine Shu on the second day of the wedding, Concubine Shu said that the royal family intended to choose a son-in-law for Princess Xiao Yun of Gaoyang, although Xiao Yun herself was not very willing, but the elders of the harem did not want to see their mother and daughter alone, so Concubine Shu instructed Xiao Wei to help if there was a suitable candidate. At that time, Xiao Wei stared at the ground, Xie Wuyi vaguely felt that he didn't want to deal with this errand very much, but Concubine Shu had already ordered, so he agreed for him first.
Xie Wuyi remembered Concubine Shu's entrustment, and because he was not familiar with Xiao Yun's temper, he wanted to ask Zhong Yu.
"Sister, don't worry about it." Zhong Yu's eyes were erratic, and she lowered her voice and said, "The eldest sister's marriage should be decided by the father, and there is no reason for us princesses to worry about it." Listen to me, you should accept the concubine in this matter, don't interfere. ”
Even Zhong Yu, who had always been open-mouthed, flickered, and the little doubt in Xie Wuyi's heart gradually faded.
She was finally able to determine that Xiao Wu, who had the support of the Lu family and the Zhong family, was not unintentional about the throne.
In the game between the two brothers of the Xiao family, Xiao Yun, who holds the power of the army, is indeed very important, so important that no one dares to talk about it even when she leads the troops to search the mountains. And Xiao Yun's marriage will be a card in the emperor's hand, and how the throne will be replaced will probably depend on who the concubine is.
And the emperor is now revealing the rumors of choosing a son-in-law, and he has frequent moves in military and political affairs, probably because that day is coming.
- He is paving the way for the new monarch.
No wonder Xiao Wei refused to answer Concubine Shu's words.
Outside the window, the wind and the sun were beautiful, Xie Wuyi sat in the gloomy candlelight in a room, but he could only think that the mountain rain was about to come and the wind was full of buildings.
Zhong Yu, who was in the center of the storm and didn't know it, may not know how her child didn't have until now.
Xie Wuyi breathed a sigh of relief, bowed his head and responded obediently, "Thank you sister for your teachings, I remember." ”
Zhong Yu was not in good spirits, but he also pulled Xie Wuyi to talk for a long time. Just as she was waiting for dinner, Xiao Wei came over and interrupted the two.
"I said that there is something going on in the house," he squinted at Xie Wuyi, "Xiaoyi, let's go first." ”
Xie Wuyi understood that Cheng was back, and she hurriedly asked Zhong Yu to resign, saying that she would accompany her to relax and relieve her boredom when she was in better health.
Xiao Wei took Xie Wuyi into the carriage, and Cheng Yi was already waiting inside. Xiao Wei shook his clothes and stretched his body to the side.
"Say, what's going on with Chu Han?"