To be honest, although Zhang Zhe has not been in the penal department for too long, anyone with eyes can see what kind of human temperament he is.
Last year, the waiter, Lord Chen Ying, entertained guests at Xichen Xuan.
On such occasions, it is inevitable to call some beautiful women in to "serve drinks". Some of the officials, who were rambunctious and accustomed to sensuality, began to flirt with these girls on the spot.
This Master Zhang has good features and a cold appearance, but he is not suitable for sitting in the crowd.
When the Fengchen woman saw it, she couldn't help but be moved.
After all, some people who seem to be honest and gentlemen are actually a bit more down-to-earth than those who are straightforward. On such an occasion, it is impossible to get out of the mud without being stained. Taking a step back, even if he is a real gentleman, wouldn't it be more interesting to tease
So, there were two girls who didn't have bones and wanted to stick to him.
But before he could get close, he stood up.
Bystanders immediately laughed and laughed.
This Master Zhang lowered his eyebrows and narrowed his eyes. He bluntly said that he was incapable of drinking and could not drink. It was inconvenient to disturb everyone's interest here.
Turn around and leave.
At that time, everyone in Xichen Xuan looked at each other in dismay.
Chen Shilang's face was not very good.
After that time, the Ministry of Punishment secretly made rumors, saying that Zhang Zhe was neither interesting nor acquainted.
Of course the two officers also heard about it.
And they also heard about Zhang Zha and the daughter of Yao's family quitting their relatives.
Originally, the horoscope was only left out, but one day it turned yellow. Although I don't know which one wants to retire first, but Zhang Zhe is from a poor family in Yao's family, so Zhang Zhe can't be foolish to retire from the relatives, right? After all, the marriage was decided back then, and he himself agreed. Therefore, it was probably the noble and beautiful daughter Yao Xi, who disliked this person's dullness and dull face, and then withdrew from the kiss.
They really know too well what this Master Zhang is doing.
There was no smile on his face all day long.
In the yamen of the Ministry of Punishment, he is often the first to arrive and the last to leave. He deals with files, murders, prisons, and regulations all day long, and some Xiaojiabiyu falls in love with him. The faction has repeatedly hit the wall, and over time, no one cares.
But right now...
The two officers couldn't believe their eyes!
When they were at the Shuxiang Inn, they had already seen Jiang Xuening. After all, such a good-looking girl was really amazing, and it was hard to look away just by dazzling her eyes. She was prettier than any woman they had ever seen!
Compared with her, the Jiao Mo leaning on the red building and the Liu Mei nestling in the Cui Pavilion are all inferior!
If they were not on business, they would definitely be greedy.
But it never occurred to me that soon after they left, this girl chased after them.
And called...
Mr. Zhang? !
The eyes of the two officers looking at Jiang Xuening quickly changed from initial shock to pity: What a pity! Such a beautiful girl, her brain is not good! With such a good-looking appearance, who wouldn't fly on the branch, why did he fall in love with Zhang Zhe with his lame eyes, and even gave something away on New Year's Eve? !
The streets are crowded with people, cars and horses.
The two stood opposite each other, motionless.
Like two sinking stones in a gentle stream.
Zhang Zheben thought he had made a decision and warned himself over and over again, but when he saw her again, the high wall in his heart shook and collapsed bit by bit.
Difficult to be still.
He didn't even think that Jiang Xuening would chase after him, let alone that she would abandon her restraint and ask him so bluntly. But on second thought, isn't this her temperament? Publicity, domineering, bright and flamboyant, not very likely to withdraw. If you are timid and timid, worrying about gains and losses, it doesn't look like her.
Jiang Xuening looked up at him slightly, her eyes filled with light filled with a bit of grievance, but she didn't say it, and even repeated the previous question with a bit of domineering: "Master Zhang received it. ?"
It is clear that every sentence is a word of concern, but Zhang Zhe feels that every word is cut.
He seemed to be standing in front of her unharmed, but his heart was covered in bruises and blood was dripping. He had to squeeze the roll of the portrait paper in his hand to ensure that his voice was steady as usual: "I received it."
The two officers next to each other looked at each other, almost suspecting that they had heard it wrong. Looking at this Master Zhang's seemingly normal expression, he rarely felt something unusual.
In the end, Zhang Zhe is now receiving the Holy Family.
If they do not know how to listen to people's private affairs, how can they know that people will not be afraid and guarded in the future
The two bowed and walked away silently. It's just that I can't help but look back when I go all the way, obviously I have an uncontrollable curiosity.
Jiang Xuening didn't realize it. When she heard Zhang Zhe's affirmative answer, her heartbeat suddenly increased a little bit, but it was accompanied by a faint ominousness, which made her heart sting like a dark needle.
A voice shouted in her mind, don't ask, don't ask again.
That's all said and done, what's not to understand
But the constant stinging pain had given her the illusion that she couldn't breathe, and she stubbornly ignored the voice: "What is written in there, Master Zhang also saw it?"
Zhang Zhe said, "I see."
Jiang Xuening also smiled, and was frank like never before: "Others all know that the adults are cold-hearted and difficult to get along with. But Tongzhou and his party, Xuening was fortunate to be taken care of by the adults, and knew that you are actually an ice gorge jade pot, and Qing Jie is guarded. Zhang Zha , I belong to you."
Zhang Zhe, I belong to you.
There is no shyness like an ordinary woman, only a solitary courage that does not hit the south wall and does not look back.
Zhang Zhe felt that she was about to cry, but on her pale face, the smile never faded, as if she believed that she would definitely get the answer she wanted.
Tugu market, the world is noisy.
He was suddenly pulled back to his previous life by this sentence.
In the last life, Jiang Xuening also said this.
But she still disliked him at that time, because he and Zhou Yinzhi were mortal enemies. Whenever there was a chance inside the palace and outside the palace, she would play tricks on him arbitrarily and make him angry; ridicule him and embarrass him.
Knowing that he was rigid and conservative, he deliberately made fun of him.
If she accidentally showed a moment of embarrassment, it would often cause her to pat her hands and laugh, as if she had won some battle.
Although he has a stoic and silent disposition, after being teased for a long time, it is inevitable that he will lose his temper.
That day was deep winter, and the courtiers entered the palace to discuss matters.
He lived farther from the palace, the roads were slippery, and he came later. When I arrived at the Palace of Heavenly Purity, I saw that all the important officials, including Xie Wei, who was already the prince and the master, were all waiting in the side hall.
As we all know, Xie Wei is an imperial teacher, and his body is afraid of cold.
It is not uncommon for the sage to summon all the ministers, and it is not uncommon for anyone to wait outside, but Xie Wei can wait outside, which is really unheard of and unseen.
When an old man walked in, he wondered: "Didn't the Holy One call us to discuss matters at this hour, why did he ask so many people to wait outside?"
Xie Wei stood on the steps, but he was indifferent. He turned around and replied, "The Empress is inside."
Everyone immediately looked at each other.
The old man choked for a moment, then lowered his head and muttered, but didn't say anything after all.
Zhang Zhe glanced at the Qianqing Palace, and was inexplicably upset.
After waiting for more than half an hour, Zheng Bao, the eunuch with a pen in the Slijian, bent over and sent a person out in person.
It's Jiang Xuening.
Wearing a high bun in Chinese clothes, holding a delicate gold hand stove, her pink and white cheeks are radiant, and her lips are a little cherry-colored, but the color seems to be lighter than usual, as if the original mouth has been rubbed off somewhere. fat.
When she came out, she saw Xie Wei on the steps first, a trace of disgust quickly flashed across her eyes, and she turned her eyes away.
I saw him when I was going down the steps.
So that little bit of Huaguang in his eyes turned into a playful look, he deliberately raised his eyebrows and made a smile, it was the gate of the Qing Dynasty, and he didn't dare to embarrass him in front of these many ministers, and walked briskly with a group of palace maids.
Then Shen Jie called them into the hall to discuss matters.
When he got up after the salute, Zhang Zhe happened to see the young and elegant emperor, tidied up the sleeves that were turned up, and stained the edge of the transparent fingernail of his right ring finger with a little cherry powder, as if there was still some tenderness left. The lingering warmth.
He wondered if anyone else noticed.
But during the hour-long discussion, although he answered fluently, when he didn't speak, compared to the previous silence, it was a little more unnoticeable dullness.
Everyone resigned, and when he was leaving the Palace of Heavenly Purity, Xie Wei suddenly stopped, glanced at him, and said, "The fraud case in Jiangnan Research Field is very involved. Master Zhang's words today are even less than in the past."
Zhang Zhe was not familiar with this emperor.
But at that moment, my heart froze.
He replied: "This is a big matter, and I am taciturn in nature, and I dare not speak falsely."
Xie Wei always had a smile on his face, and he was very familiar with people and things, so in winter, he often felt like a spring breeze.
But after hearing this, he didn't answer.
The old man next to him happened to come over to invite him to the cabinet, Xie Wei seemed to have never mentioned anything, and went to the duty room with the rest of the ministers.
Zhang Zhe stood at the foot of the steps for a while before walking towards Wenyuan Pavilion to the east.
The case of fraud in the field is complicated, and even involves several past presidents of the exam, and they always have to find relevant people to ask about their words.
Just a little distracted along the way.
Even when Jiang Xuening brought the palace servants far away, he never saw it, so naturally he couldn't avoid it.
She seemed to have gone to the Imperial Garden. There were a few palace servants behind her, with scissors at one end, while the others were holding a few snow plums in their hands.
The weather is cold, and the plum blossoms are in full bloom.
Some red, some white, some yellow.
In Jiang Xuening's hand, the slender branch, which is as long as a foot long and slanted, is actually a light green color like a bean, which is very rare.
I heard that there is a rare green plum planted in the east corner of the imperial garden in the palace. It was planted by the national teacher Yuanji monk and the imperial teacher Xie Wei after losing a bet one year after the first emperor Shen Lang ascended the throne. Open every winter and cold season, the plum petals are all light green.
The palace people are very cherished and dare not move.
But when it fell into Jiang Xuening's hands, it was climbed and folded at will, and he gently and skillfully squeezed and enjoyed it, but he couldn't see its preciousness at all.
He knew that when he bumped into Jiang Xuening, there was nothing good, so he didn't want to cause trouble after bowing and saluting, so he gave way to the left side and left.
Not wanting him to go to the left, Jiang Xuening stood to the left;
He walked to the right, and Jiang Xuening stood to the right.
It just blocked him anyway.
Zhang Zhe then knew that she was playing tricks again, and the expression on her originally indifferent and cold face became more and more blank. When she saw her with her pink lips curved and looked at him with a smile that was not a smile, she felt even more disturbed.
He said: "Xiaguan has something to do, the maiden will let it go."
Jiang Xuening waved his hand to tell the palace servants to stay away, but blocked his way. Looking at his stern eyebrows, he was clinging to the green plum, raised his sharpened jaw, and looked at his face, saying in a hidden voice. Teasing: "Master Zhang is stinky and hard-tempered, but his eyebrows are beautiful. What if Ben Gong refused to let you live?"
How can such words and deeds be like the queen of the mother world
Zhang Zhe finally brushed her away, with a solemn expression on his face, and said coldly: "The maiden is the mother of a country, she is extremely Kunning, she should behave in a proper manner, and she is both a husband and a king. Such frivolous words may Provoked criticism from the court and the opposition.”
Jiang Xuening didn't seem to expect him to speak.
He was stunned for a while, and then, as if he had discovered something interesting, he clapped his hands and said, "I still think you are a boring gourd with a saw-mouthed mouth. It's embarrassing for you to think that you have cultivated to become the second Xie Ju'an, but you feel it's boring. I don't think so. There are times when you can't hold back your anger!"
Zhang Zhe was unmoved, and only said: "If the lady is like this, where should you place the saints above, where should you place the ministers, and where should you place propriety, righteousness, integrity and shame?"
This was the case when he saw Jiang Xuening at the Summer Resort for the first time.
Unexpectedly, after Jiang Xuening heard this, although her joking expression didn't change, her eyes were filled with a bit of anger, but instead, her complexion became brighter, and she walked in front of him, almost touching his toes, The corners of his lips twitched: "Who told Ben Gongtou to meet again, it belongs to Master Zhang?"
Such words were supposed to be lingering love words, but when they came out of her mouth, they were frivolous and surly, secretly very sarcastic!
At that moment, Zhang Zhe was very patient.
Knowing that the other party was teasing him, he took a step back and lowered his eyes and said, "The officials are upright, and they are not afraid of rumors; the words and deeds of Niangniang may not be afraid of gossip. The criticism from the government and the public may not be what you would like to see, and Niangniang should be careful."
With his lowered eyes, he could only see the corner of Jiang Xuening's clothes embroidered with a phoenix tail.
There was a moment of silence.
Then, a few green plums came into sight, and Jiang Xuening's green plum was actually in the corner of his eye. As he raised his eyes lightly, the thin branch had a slightly cold sharp thorn at the end, and there was a very thin bloodstain on the corner of his eye.
The pain is subtle but real.
Jiang Xuening changed a thoughtful expression, looked at him and said: "Master Zhang abides by etiquette and is patient, how can I be so excited by a few nonsense words from Ben Gong today, so I can't hold my breath?"
Zhang Zhe did not speak.
Jiang Xuening's plum branch was not retracted, it was still pointed at the corner of his eye, and his eyes moved to his cold and silent eyes. After looking at it for a long time, a smile appeared on his lips, as if he couldn't believe it, he asked: " Are you jealous?"
At that moment, Zhang Zhe's patience seemed to have reached the limit, and he walked away.
Jiang Xuening smiled and bent behind him.
Back at his mansion, he thought that Jiang Xuening was just talking nonsense like before to disturb his mind. He flipped through the file and looked at it, but the word absurd in his mind could not get rid of it. Jiang Xuening secretly supported Zhou Yinzhi, but Zhou Yinzhi was a major disaster in the court, how could he be fascinated by the appearance, and even jealous
But she deliberately insulted him.
But he turned the dossier page by page, but he didn't even find half a clue.
The solitary lamp shone through the long night, and what appeared in my mind was the thin-colored mouth grease, the cherry powder dyed on the emperor's nails.
Zhang Zhe hated his ability to see everything at once.
Even the slightest clues could make him peek into the tip of the iceberg, but it made him feel impetuous, and he couldn't read any more, thinking: How can there be such a bad woman in the world
However, after a long, long time, he was imprisoned, and when he looked out the cloud through the small barred window, he forgot all the bad things next to him. Instead, he always remembered that day when she smiled and told him The joke of -
Who told Ben Gongtou to meet again, and it belongs to Master Zhang
At that time, the jokes and sarcasm, the hostility and ridicule all faded from the face in the memory, leaving only the fresh breeze and the pale green Xuemei.
She tricked him, and pleaded with him;
She had run against him, and she had shown occasional softness.
She dragged him into the vortex, but in the end, the person who was greedy for life and fear of death also gave up that life to pay him back...
But at this moment, after two lifetimes, she stood in front of her, no longer calling him "Master Zhang" jokingly, but calling him "Zhang Zhe" very seriously, and frankly admitting that she belonged to he.
She is not a queen in this life, and he is not a courtier.
They should have been together.
Zhang Zhe's whole person seemed to be cut in half by the dull knife of fate, half of him was exposed, cold and rational; half of him was in hell, hopelessly miserable.
In a trance, it was the day of Tongzhou Shangqing Temple again.
In this life, Xie Wei was hunting in a Taoist robe, standing on the rugged rock, and asked him, "Do you also belong to her?"
He stopped, was silent for a long time, and said word by word, "I love and respect her."
It was the most magnanimous moment in his two lives, and he even threw away all the burdens and got a kind of complete release.
But Xie Wei's eyes twitched slightly, and he only laughed, as if curiously asked: "That's really strange. How could Xie feel that Master Zhang is more frank with others than with his sweetheart?"
He stood there for a long time, looking at Xie Wei.
Xie Wei snorted, showing no gentleness towards him, and said lightly, "Ning Er is a fool. If you have any scruples, don't provoke her."
The wind on the face is no longer cold, people in the capital have changed into new spring shirts, and the weeping willows on the street are also showing a faint green.
But the flowers are about to bloom, but the cold plums are all withered, right
Zhang Zha came back to his senses.
Jiang Xuening looked at him, only to feel that the bottom of his eyes seemed to have passed the struggle of eternity, and there was a vague sense of familiarity.
But she didn't have time to look into it.
Because the next moment, Zhang Zhe's words caused her head to turn blank, and a buzzing earthquake sounded, giving birth to a feeling of top-heavy stepping on cotton.
Zhang Zhe stared at her and said slowly, "Miss Jiang, forgive me, I already have someone in my heart."