Wei Ji handed over the post to Fu Bao, and walked out of the bedroom in the side hall, The sun was just right outside, and it was not sunny, and the breeze was still a little cool and pleasant on the face. After finishing dinner, Sima Pi asked her to ghostwrite back a few posts, and then let her go. When Wei Ji left, there was a pile of letters from Jiankang left untouched, and of course Sima Pi would not be so relieved to let her see the contents inside.

Wei Ji left from under Sima Pi's nose, although she was hungry and tired, her steps were still a little brisk.

When he went to the palace square to find his own ox cart, Jiang Yu, who was waiting, eased his face and said: "The message from Xiao Langjun last night was vague, if this is not the palace, I will go in to find Xiao Langjun." ”

Wei Ji listened to his words, so he reminded: "The second brother is not here, I will inform you in advance if there is anything important, but Yu Zhang can be different from Jiang Xia, and you need to be cautious everywhere." Speaking of this, Wei Jiao was stunned for a moment, thinking that she had impulsively followed Xie Xuan last night and caused an accident, so she introspected herself before getting into the car.

Jiang Yu helped her when she got into the car and said, "When the banquet was dispersed last night, Xie Jialang came to look for you." ”

Wei asked him what he said.

Jiang Yu said: "I said that I couldn't find you at the banquet, so I came to inquire about the situation, and I gave you back." ”

Wei Ji nodded, knowing that Jiang Yu looked at Jiao'er Langdang, but in fact, he acted boldly and carefully, and was extremely safe.

When she returned home, Wei Ji washed and ate first, but her tired eyelids drooped, so she packed up and prepared to sleep, and before going to bed, she did not forget to tell Huailu that she would wake her up the next day when the rooster crowed. Huailu didn't know why, and persuaded her that she didn't have to fight for a while while while studying, and she still needed to have a good rest. Wei Ji didn't tell her the reason, and the next day, Huailu called her up when she was ugly.

Wei Ji got up with sleepy eyes, asked Huailu to wrap some dim sum cakes, and quickly rushed to the palace in an ox cart. Sima Pi had to take medicine after eating, Wei Ji didn't dare to delay, and went straight to the teahouse to decoct the medicine after arriving. Wait for the medicine to be sent to the side hall, wait for a while, Sima Pi called someone to call her in, there is no post to reply today, but Fu Bao handed her a broken handscroll and asked her to tidy up.

Wei Ji passed like this for several days, getting up before dawn every day, and returning home at sunset. Sima Pi has a strange temper, it is really difficult to serve, a few days ago he was lying down and recuperating just to send something to do, but in the past two days, the wound on his head has healed, it is itchy and uncomfortable, his temper has come up, and the people who serve around him are trembling, and they dare not make the slightest mistake.

Wei Ji calculated the time, in six days, Sima Pi would not have to drink medicine, her hard days would come to an end, and she would not have to get up and run around before dawn every day. She reminded herself in her heart that even if Sima Pi had a bad temper and was picky and tricky in the past few days, she had to endure it.

On this day, Wei Jiao finished decocting the medicine, and sent it to the bedroom in the side hall, and when she passed through the garden, she heard the voice of the maidservant scolding, "What dirty and smelly dare to come to me, but it is just a Qiang general, a lost dog of the defeated army, and it is the grace of the court to keep his life, and now he comes to see His Royal Highness is the ancestor is smoking green, the uncivilized barbarian madness, the earth dog and pheasant-like thing, even dare to fight my idea, bah, hurry up and die this heart, I will be killed by a head, and I will not marry these inferior and filthy things." ”

Wei Ji had never heard someone scold so loudly in the palace, and her words were spicy and mean, and when she heard the Qiang tribe descending her heart, she bypassed a piece of flowers and trees and saw the source of the sound. It was the fork in the path next to Quxi, and there was a woman dressed in wealth and nobility, with fat powder on her face, eyebrows and lips, which looked very pretty. There were two young maidservants beside her, who were talking and laughing in each other's ears, and from time to time they laughed sarcastically.

At the other end of the intersection, there were two men in samurai uniforms, with sturdy figures, slightly dark complexions, and rough up and down their bodies, which could be said to be completely different from the popular scholarly elegance of the times.

Wei Ji recognized that the woman who opened her mouth to scold was one of the powerful maids beside the princess, called Tang'er, I heard that it was originally called Begonia, and the person was as beautiful as Begonia as her name. A few years ago, when the princess first entered the mansion, Sima Pi once got drunk and pointed to the begonia: It has its appearance, but it has no fragrance, it is not a beauty, and it is very boring. Haitang cried, and then the princess changed her name to Tang'er.

This Tang'er has been by Wang Muzhi's side since she was a child, and her vision is not comparable to that of ordinary maids, that is, the girls of ordinary official eunuchs may not be as good as her, and over time she has developed an arrogant temperament, and there are only scholars in her eyes, and she doesn't even give her eyes on anything else.

Last year, Huan Wen's Northern Expedition won a great victory, and many generals were subdued, including the Zhang brothers, who followed Huan Chong to Jiangzhou. This Zhang brother was originally the old department of Yao Xiang of the Qiang nationality, surrendered after the defeat, and now he is idle, and he came to the palace a few days ago to pay homage to Sima Pi.

These two people have been fighting for many years, and they are rude and casual, and when Zhang's brother saw the maid Tang'er when he passed by the palace garden, he only thought that this girl was as beautiful as a delicate flower and a willow, and he was immediately confused. When Tang'er saw this person dressed up, he knew that he was a martial artist, and he spoke with a strange accent, and he couldn't help but sneer. Brother Zhang's brother felt that this woman should have some meaning when she smiled at herself. When he met Sima Pi, Brother Zhang said more. He thought that the woman, though well dressed, was still only a servant, and that she would be very happy to marry him.

Sima Pi didn't care, and called Wang Muzhi to talk to her, but Tang'er heard it, but it seemed that there was a drought and thunder on a sunny day, how could she be willing to marry this kind of general, even if she was an ordinary low-class scholar, she couldn't look down on it, and there was still a little idea in her heart to stay in the palace for a lifetime, and she cried and made a fuss that night, and cried endlessly in front of Wang Muzhi. Wang Muzhi had a very deep concept of the family, and when he saw that she really didn't want to, he rejected the matter.

Originally, the good of in-laws paid attention to your love and my wishes, but it should be over here. But it just so happened that today the Zhang brothers came to the palace again and met Tang'er in the courtyard with a maid cutting flowers. She was favored by the Qiang generals a few days ago, and was privately ridiculed by other maidservants for a long time, she held back a resentment in her heart, and after colliding head-on with the Zhang brothers, the anger could not be suppressed, she stood still, raised her voice and said the above words.

The elder brother of the Zhang brothers was still calm, but the younger brother was so angry that his face turned red, and he was about to have a seizure, but he was pulled by the brother and signaled him to endure it with his eyes.

Seeing that the two of them were standing and didn't dare to refute, Tang'er became more and more relaxed, and snorted: "People know that they are divided into nine grades, and they have never heard of what a famous family the Zhang family is, but it is only by licking the blood of the knife that the official body has been changed, and it should be snickered if you can marry a small girl in Yuzhang's own duty." ”

The Zhang brothers' faces were extremely ugly, full of anger, and they forced themselves to suppress themselves.

Wei Ji frowned slightly, feeling that Tang'er had indeed said something too much, and slapped her face in the face, telling the two of them not to get off the stage. Looking at the appearance of the Zhang brothers, they are fierce, eagle and wolf, and they are by no means weak and bulliable.

Tang'er and the two maidservants saw the two fierce brothers, and they were also a little panicked, but Tang'er took a breath, it was the time to have a long face, of course she didn't want to back down easily, and said horizontally: "What kind of place is this, how can you tolerate a small and presumptuous night." ”

The Zhang brothers glanced at each other, and the elder brother exhaled and said, "It's my brother who was reckless on his previous trip, and he will never mention it again in the future, go." ”

Tang'er listened to him soften, and became more and more proud, what can the military attache of the four grades of the heart do, here is not obedient to listen to her training. She leaned slightly to the side and let the two of them pass. But she didn't notice the shadowy gaze of the Zhang brothers when they passed by her.

Wei Ji saw what was going on, and her eyelids jumped twice.

When Tang'er saw her coming, it was when she was proud, and because of her status as a member of the Wei Shi clan, she greeted with a smile: "Wei Xiaolangjun." ”

Wei Ji bowed back to her.

Tang'er said: "Xiao Langjun wants to send medicine to His Highness, I picked some flowers here, and Niangniang instructed me to send them for His Highness, just to go with him." She turned to let the two maidservants go, and she held a flask with a splendid crape myrtle in it, which she had just cut from the branch.

Wei Ji and Tang'er are not familiar with each other, but along the way, Tang'er affectionately found something to say, and asked Wei Ji about Sima Pi's situation and Ruan Jue's movements. She pursed her lips and said: "If you want to say that the Ruan family used to be a famous family of Chen, how can the heir's vision and knowledge now be so much worse, and they still learn from those small families and make some soup every now and then to please His Highness, which is really ridiculous." ”

Wei Ji didn't expect Tang'er to dare to speak so much, so she tactfully persuaded and said: "There are many people, some of them are unintentional by the speaker, but the listener has intentions, if he thinks about it again, it is a storm on the ground." ”

Tang'er said with a smile: "That Ruan's little family is full of anger, and he doesn't dare to say more than half a word in front of his mother, what can he do if he has a mind." ”

Wei Ji kindly reminded her, but she didn't expect that she didn't understand her words at all, and she still looked arrogant. Wei Ji didn't say anything anymore, but she was always haunted by the fierce eyes that the Zhang brothers kept hiding when they left, and she felt faintly uneasy.

The Zhang brothers left the palace and rode on the official road, when the younger brother Zhang Ji said angrily: "Why did my brother just hold me and let me tear the mouth of that cheap maid, is it that King Langya wants to behead me for a servant?"

Brother Zhang Jun said: "You should be blamed for this matter, women are indispensable everywhere, but you have to go to see the maid next to the princess." ”

Zhang Ji said viciously: "It's a hateful, thinking that relying on the Taiyuan Wang family, he dares to despise our brother like this." Even Huan Wen didn't dare to insult us like this here, brother, since you and I arrived in Yuzhang, isn't it enough to be angry?"

Zhang Jun's face was also as dark as iron, "At the beginning, I was trapped by Huan Wen and had to surrender, but now it seems that this place is by no means a good place." Everywhere is under the control of the world, our brothers have no place to get ahead, do we have to be trapped like this for the rest of our lives?"

Zhang Ji said: "Not only you and me, but also our children and grandchildren will never have a place to go out, according to me, we might as well go back to the north." ”

Zhang Jun rode on his horse and looked at Yuzhang City, "What kind of favor can I ask for when I go back like this, if I can make some contributions, it will be different." ”

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I don't know if it's because I haven't rested well in the past few days or if I'm yang, I have a low-grade fever, and I don't have other obvious symptoms...... Am I a common cold mixed in the yang, thanks to the little angel who voted for me during 2023-01-19 12:16:30~2023-01-20 13:31:52~

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Chapter 90: Woe to the Cause

The Zhang brothers were born and died together, and their hearts were connected, Zhang Ji heard his brother say this, his eyes rolled slightly, and he immediately understood, They are now demoted to the status of generals, if they flee back to the north like this, I am afraid that they will not be pleased, maybe they will be punished, if they make some merits and then leave, it will be very different.

"There are a lot of nobles in Yuzhang, even King Langya is here, and the palace is not heavily guarded, and we have all seen the layout inside," Zhang Ji touched his chin and said, "If you can be captured...... No, kill a royal prince like King Langya, and go back to be a marquis. ”

Zhang Jun said: "If you can hit it with one blow, you must immediately retreat north, there is a lot of inconvenience in capturing life, we don't have enough manpower, or kill it happily, I see that the palace is luxurious, and then take some gold and silver away, enough for our brothers to eat and wear without worry, Now the trouble is Jiangzhou Assassin Shi and Supervision, I heard that Wei Zhao sent troops to suppress bandits, and the rest of the Assassin Mansion Huan Chong is not easy to deal with." ”

Zhang Ji also felt a headache when he heard this: "The brothers of the Huan family really don't have a good relationship with, if Huan Chong is not in Yuzhang City, I will call the brothers to kill them now." That, I feel comfortable until I finish her with my own hands. ”

Zhang Jun glanced at him and shook his head, dissatisfied with the grievances of a servant who still remembered a servant when this brother was at a critical time when he was planning a career, but seeing Zhang Ji's face full of resentment, he remembered that the servant was mean today, and he was also angry in his heart, and said: "After you go back, you quietly go to contact the old department and wait for the opportunity." ”

Zhang Ji immediately responded happily, "Yuzhang, this bird land, the brothers have been tired for a long time." ”

Zhang Jun is not optimistic, if he wants to make a move, he must be in the absence of Wei Zhao and Huan Chong, and there are very few opportunities. If he waited for Wei Zhao to come back with the troops, it would be completely useless, so he was also hesitant and uneasy, and it was always difficult to make up his mind. I didn't know that two days later, I heard the news that there was a problem with the official road of Yin Hao's Northern Expedition to transport grain, grass and soldiers, and Huan Chong had to leave Yuzhang for a few days.

When Zhang Jun heard the news, he slapped the table and stood up, "It's really a godsend." ”

Wei Ji and Tang'er came to the side hall together, Sima Pi had just finished combing and sat with his hair scattered, he had a small piece of hair shaved from the wound on his head, he couldn't touch the water, he could only comb his hair with a grate every day, and the wound was itchy from time to time, so his face was not very good. Wei Ji came later than usual, and Sima Pi squinted over. Then Tang'er walked in, presented fresh flowers, and said a good word.

Sima Pi's face was pale, and he asked Fu Bao to take the flower and put it on the table.

Tang'er saw that Sima Pi had his hair scattered, so he immediately said that he was the best at combing his hair. Saying that, she took the grate from the handmaid on the side, took the initiative to come behind Sima Pi, and combed his hair, she moved gently, and knew some massage gestures, Sima Pi's face was slightly softened, and he didn't say anything.

After Tang'er finished combing, he said: "Your Highness's wound has been healed, I will see that I can freshen up and see water in two days." ”

Sima Pi's face sank slightly, "Your skills are no worse than that of the imperial doctor." ”

Tang'er hung her head, couldn't see Sima Pi's face, thought it was a compliment, and was a little happy, so she took the initiative to stay and wait, serving water and tea for a while, and beating her legs for a while, so that the maids in the room were all left behind.

Wei Jiao copied a volume of scriptures today, the original text was copied by someone unknown, there were a few typos and broken chapters, she wrote while checking it. I heard Tang'er be courteous from time to time, but this maid also knew how to be measured, and many words of concern were said in the name of Wang Muzhi, as if Wang Muzhi sent her to serve Sima Pi.

Sima Pi didn't say anything special, but occasionally showed boredom and sent all the people out, leaving only Fubao by his side.

Wei Jiao copied it quickly today, and it was finished before noon. Sima Pi was going to check the silk book, but at this time, someone from outside reported that it was the staff of Sima Pi's study who asked to see him, so he let Wei Ji go and didn't pick any more thorns, changed his clothes and went out.

Wei Ji packed up her things and was about to leave, but she was stopped by Tang'er in the yard, she handed over an oiled paper bag, and said, "Xiao Langjun only drank two cups of tea in the morning, he should be hungry, take this and eat it on the road." ”

Wei Jiao was a little hungry, and replied with a smile: "Sister Tang'er is beautiful and careful, thank you." ”

Tang'er covered her lips and smiled: "Xiao Langjun is polite." With that, he walked back, turned his head after three steps, and smiled.

Wei Ji: "......"

She came home with a paper wrap of pastry and ate two pieces on the ox cart, which tasted really good. But thinking of Tang'er's actions just now, she couldn't help but think about it a little more, thinking that Tang'er's actions must have some other meanings in them

In the next two days, Wei Ji carefully observed, and really found that this Tang'er behavior was very interesting, she was gentle to Sima Pi, but if Sima Pi was not in front of her, she was also considerate and caring for Wei Ji. If you change to other Xiaolangjun, I am afraid that I will immediately mistakenly think that Tang'er has affection for me. But Wei Ji watched from the sidelines, but felt that this Tang'er wanted to please everywhere, if she could get Sima Pi's blue eyes, her identity would be different immediately, but if this road didn't work, she was also very willing to go to a scholar family.

Knowing this, Wei Ji deliberately alienated Tang'er a little. The main thing is to see that Sima Pi didn't mean that at all, if Tang'er gave up this head, suddenly called Wei Jiao's attention, or went directly to the princess to say something, Wei Ji felt a headache when he thought about it.

In this way, three days passed, and in the early morning of this day, Wei Jiao's decoction was sent, and the imperial doctor came to re-examine and said that the wound was completely healed, and there was no need to take any more medicine. Wei Ji breathed a sigh of relief. Sima Pi also had a smile on his face, and immediately called someone to fetch water, and he wanted to bathe and freshen up.

Wei Ji took the opportunity to leave, but Sima Pi had already moved quickly to the bath. Fu Bao saw her thoughts and said: "Xiao Langjun, don't worry, I've been waiting for so many days, and it's not too late for more than half a day, if you don't say goodbye, I'm afraid of making Your Highness angry." ”

Wei Ji also knows Sima Pi's temper these days, and if he really wants to make him uncomfortable, he has to think of more ways to make people uncomfortable.

The servants and maids went in and out, busy waiting in the bathhouse, and Wei Ji retreated outside and walked around the courtyard. It's already autumn, the sky is sunny, the wood hibiscus in the yard is open, and the ginkgo biloba is gradually yellowing, layered, yellow and green are handsome, and it looks very good. She walked around the tree, looked up and was admiring, and suddenly heard Tang'er's voice, "Wei Xiaolangjun." ”

Wei Ji turned around, and Tang'er stood next to a pink wood hibiscus, wearing a Su Fang-colored skirt, smiling, and colorful. She slowly approached and said, "How can Xiao Langjun be here alone?"

Wei Ji said: "Wait for a while to go back and say goodbye to His Highness." ”

Tang'er also heard that Wei Ji seemed to have made a mistake, so he was punished by His Royal Highness for a few days to decoct the medicine, and he had to do some things as a scribe. She has been in the palace for a long time, and she knows that being punished by His Royal Highness like this seems to be a bad thing on the surface, but behind the scenes, it is not necessarily, Sima Pi is really tired of anyone, and she will never let people stay under their noses. Thinking about it on the other hand, Wei Xiaolangjun made a mistake and only punished these, which shows that he is either from his family background or from himself.

Thinking so, Tang'er smiled more and more delicately, reached out and took out a satin sachet from her sleeve, embroidered with begonia flowers, the embroidery was exquisite, she hung her head slightly, and said shyly: "In the past few days, I saw that Xiao Langjun's sachet was old, so I took advantage of the night to rust one, Xiao Langjun didn't think that the maid's craftsmanship was not good." ”

Wei Ji only glanced at it, and suddenly her head was big, "Sister Tang'er is really polite, no merit is not lost, I have been taken care of by my sister these days, and I will prepare a gift for my sister, where do I dare to accept my sister's things." ”

Tang'er only said that she was thin-skinned, thinking that Wei Xiaolangjun was younger, two years younger than herself, and she must have never experienced these men and women, so she took another step forward, shook Wei Xiao's hand, and wanted to stuff the sachet over, "The maid's mind, as long as Xiao Langjun accepts it, you will understand." ”

Wei Ji really had a headache, and hurriedly said: "No, don't, I see that His Royal Highness is different from Sister Tang'er, how can she go to ordinary people's homes with her sister's appearance." ”

Tang'er's eyes lit up, and then she said with shame: "How can Xiao Langjun make fun of the maid so much, the rich and powerful are all clouds of smoke, how can the maid be such a thin-eyed and snobbish person, how can Langjun's family be an ordinary family." ”

Wei Ji: "......" is a handmaid who is consistent in her words and deeds, and when she looks down, she has already put the sachet back.

Tang'er stroked her hair and said, "How can Xiao Langjun see that His Royal Highness is different from his maid?"

Wei Ji was in a hurry to get out, and was about to say a few nonsense, when she raised her head, she suddenly saw several figures emerging from the wall in the distance, tumbling down.

Her eyes widened.

Tang'er saw that her face changed, and when she was eating, she sneered: "Xiao Langjun is ......"

Before she could finish speaking, Wei Ji pulled her and pointed in the direction of the garden wall for her to see.

A few more people fell from the wall, their movements were vigorous, and they saw that they were very skilled, and there was a silver light flashing, which was reflected by the sun, and they held long knives in their hands.

Where had Tang'er ever seen such a thing, she was so frightened that the three souls lost two souls, and suddenly screamed: "Assassin." ”

Wei Ji didn't have time to cover Tang'er's mouth, she was so screamed that her heart felt cold, pushed her, gritted her teeth and said, "Run away, go and inform the princess." After speaking, he couldn't take care of her, so he pulled his legs and ran in the direction of Sima Pi's bedroom.

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