The leaves withered, and the north wind came.
After more than a month, the maid in blue came to the hall to announce that Pharmacist Du had returned. Qin Zhao suddenly got up when he heard the words, his expression darkened, and he just pushed himself back to his seat. Chu Mingyun glanced at him, smiled inexplicably, and continued to peel the kumquat in his hand.
After a short while, Du Yue really walked to the door slowly. He felt uneasy in his heart, and after seeing Qin Zhao avoiding his gaze, he became more and more uneasy. After a long while, he said dryly, "I'm back."
Qin Zhao tilted his head slightly, unable to see his face, and said nothing.
Chu Mingyun dealt with him kindly, "Yo, do you still remember to come back? Don't you stay with your cousin for a few more days?"
"I think so too," Du Yue walked in cheekily and sat down, "but I seem to be in the way over there, Su Bai can even run errands faster than me."
For some people, such as Du Yue, you really don't know whether he is not good at thinking or is too sincere.
Chu Mingyun was eating oranges, admiring Qin Zhao's gloomy face that became even more uglier after more than a month.
Du Yue followed and looked at Qin Zhao several times, and finally summoned up the courage to say, "Qin Zhao, I... I'm back."
Chu Mingyun's words that day were still stabbed in his heart, Qin Zhao was not good at expressing it at first, but now it is even more like a stick in his throat.
Du Yue was embarrassed, and he didn't know what to say. He turned around and saw that Chu Mingyun had wiped his hands, got up and was about to go out. His purple robe with a diamond pattern appeared. He was suddenly surprised, "Hey, when I came out, I saw my cousin wearing this same outfit."
"Yeah." Chu Mingyun straightened the placket, "Today is the winter solstice, and the heads of civil and military affairs have the same dress."
"Ah?" Du Yue was stunned, "Chang'an eats dumplings so solemnly?"
Chu Mingyun took a meal in his hand, and looked at Du Yue with disgust, "...The Great Ceremony of Sacrifice to Heaven."
The winter solstice worships the sky, prays for good weather and good rain, and wishes the mountains and rivers to be beautiful.
In the Weiyang Palace, the ceremony and music were melodious, the flags and flags rang in the air, and hundreds of officials stood in line.
Xia Shangshui worships black, Li Yanzhen wears pure black imperial clothes, ascends to the altar, lays jade and silk, sings a song of Yongyong, until the end is solemn, and eight people under the altar dance and pray for blessings.
Chu Mingyun narrowed his eyes to see that this group was solemn and solemn, and thought of what Su Xing said for no reason.
When the ceremony is over, a feast is held for the ministers. The hall was magnificent, and the music and dancers stepped on the embroidered carpet and filed in, singing and dancing. Li Yanzhen waved her hand in the upper position and said that today is full of joy.
Chu Mingyun held his cheek with one hand and sipped the wine casually. He sat alone on the left side. Because of his usual hostility, few people dared to come forward to persuade him to drink. Compared with Su Shiyu, who was repeatedly entangled in the opposite, he was happy and pure. Not a lot.
It was only halfway through the banquet that someone came to disturb him. Gong E bowed her body and said in a low voice, "My mother-in-law invites you, and I hope your lord will come to you."
Chu Mingyun raised his eyebrows slightly, "What if I don't say it?"
"This..." The other party didn't expect such an answer, so he could only say, "If the lord doesn't go, the slaves will not be able to answer, and I hope the lord will honor you."
Chu Mingyun smiled indifferently, then got up and followed her out of the hall without disturbing anyone.
Walking around, behind the horizontal branches is the Taiye Pond. There is a woman in scarlet clothes standing beside the water of the long pond. Seeing him approaching, she smiles gracefully, "My concubine thought that the adults would not come."
Yinglu Gong'e retired consciously early. At this time, most of the people gathered at the palace banquet, and only the two of them were left around Taiye Pond. Chu Mingyun bowed and said, "Ms. Zhaoyi has an invitation, how dare I not come, but I don't know what's up with the maid?"
Jiang Yuan looked at him and said, "It's not a big deal, but it's a rare opportunity to see the adults today, and I can't help it."
"My lady has something to say."
Jiang Yuan turned her face away, looked at the few koi looming in the Taiye Pond, and said slowly, "Your Excellency is a general of the DPRK, with a reputation that spreads far and wide. How many women's boudoirs are the sweethearts, the concubine's body is natural No exception... It's a pity that I have entered the palace now, and I am afraid that I will not have a relationship with adults in this life."
Chu Mingyun chuckled, "You're a bit old." He used this trick on Su Shiyu half a year ago.
"What?" Jiang Yuan turned around in surprise, not listening clearly.
"It's nothing," Chu Mingyun said, "Since there's no chance, why does Niangniang need to find a minister?"
She took a few steps forward to Chu Mingyun, "So it's... I can't help it."
Chu Mingyun looked down at her, and no one gave up his respect, "Didn't you hear that I like men's sex now?"
Jiang Yuan lowered her head slightly, "Of course I heard about it, but how can the admiration be easily dispelled."
Chu Mingyun laughed, pinched Jiang Yuan's chin and raised her face, lowered her voice and asked, "Then you want to have fun with me?"
He didn't miss the panic that flashed in Jiang Yuan's eyes. Her nails sank into her palms, forcing herself to meet those eyes calmly, "Sir..."
"I did have some beauties in my mansion before, but they are different from you." Chu Mingyun interrupted her and let go of her hand.
Jiang Yuan hurriedly lowered her head and asked, "What's the difference?"
"They—" Chu Mingyun glanced at her, "all have breasts."
"..." Jiang Yuan was stunned, then calmly took a deep breath to calm down.
Chu Mingyun saluted calmly, "Wei Chen bids farewell."
Jiang Yuan was startled when she heard the words, so she couldn't care less, and hurriedly grabbed him, "Sir, stay!"
Chu Mingyun turned to look at her, Jiang Yuan released her hand, took out a delicately embroidered sachet from her sleeve, and stuffed it into his hand, "I came here today to give this sachet to your lord. "
"Can you not?" Chu Mingyun asked.
In the distance behind Chu Mingyun, there was a purple figure in the crisscross of dead branches. The other party stopped for a moment, obviously seeing this, and then left silently. Jiang Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, "My concubine is full of heart, and I hope the adults will take care of it." At this point, no more words, she bowed to Chu Mingyun, turned around and left.
Chu Mingyun squeezed the sachet, it was a little heavy, so he opened it directly, and there was a copper color in the spice cover. He stretched out his hand and pulled out a key that didn't know what to do with it. After a moment's thought, he stuffed the key back and threw the sachet into the pool.
Hearing the sound of 'dong', the sachet sank to the bottom.
When Chu Mingyun returned to the palace, all the courtiers were already drunk and drunk, and Jiang Yuan also accompanied Li Yanzhen. He glanced at random and saw that the people beside Su Shiyu had dispersed. He turned around, walked over and sat down, "Master Su, can you accompany me for a few more drinks?"
Su Shiyu turned his face to look at him, not at all drunk, but his expression was a little hesitant to speak.
"What's wrong?"
Su Shiyu lowered his voice, "You..."
The captain of the guard suddenly entered the main hall, hurried through all the ministers and knelt down in the hall, "Your Majesty, the Tianlu Pavilion has been stolen!"
The courtiers suddenly became more awake, while Li Yanzhen held her forehead and asked unresponsively, "What's wrong?"
"Tianlu Pavilion has been stolen! The guards on guard were already unconscious when they found it. The two keys in the pavilion are missing, and the sealed books have been opened!"
The courtiers looked at each other for a while, all confused. Tianlu Pavilion is located in the Weiyang Palace. It has always been the place where important documents and books have been sealed. The emperor's edicts are often kept there. Although it can be called important, it is a place that no one can care about. It's stolen for no reason and can't figure out what it's for.
Li Yanzhen obviously understood this and asked, "What have you lost?"
"This..." The head guard said, "There are so many volumes in the pavilion, and I haven't been able to find out."
Li Yanzhen rubbed her forehead drunkenly and said nothing for a while. Jiang Yuan glanced at him, took a deep breath, and said, "Your Majesty, please ask Rong Chen's concubine more." She took out a brass key from her sleeve and looked at the head guard in the palace, "The lost The key, but this?"
The captain of the guard was startled and quickly replied, "That's it!... But why does the maiden have it?"
Jiang Yuan met Li Yanzhen's suspicious eyes, and said slowly, "Fang Caichen and concubine went out to breathe, and happened to see an adult and found this key on the ground. I planned to ask someone to return it to him when the banquet was over." She said. Then, his eyes fell to the right seat.
The seat on the right was the position of the doctor of the censor, Su Shiyu, but Chu Mingyun was also sitting here at this time. He met Jiang Yuan's gaze, and the corners of his lips suddenly twitched, his smile faintly dangerous.
Everyone's eyes also fell, and Li Yanzhen asked, "Who did Concubine Ai see?"
"Your Majesty, do you need to ask again," Lu Shi, Minister of Punishment, said directly, "Isn't there only one adult who has been out for so long at this banquet?"
Chu Mingyun glanced impatiently. Although he knew that this old stubborn was not used to looking at him, he did not expect that he would not be used to looking at him a few more times at the banquet.
Jiang Yuan was about to speak, but Su Shiyu snatched it first, "Lord Lu, I just left the hall just now."
"I'm definitely not referring to you!" Lu Shi quickly explained.
Su Shiyu smiled lightly, his eyes turned to Jiang Yuan, and his tone was gentle, "It's a coincidence, I met Master Chu outside the hall and talked about the previous case, but I haven't gone far, I don't know who you saw ?"
Jiang Yuan's expression suddenly froze, and she looked at Su Shiyu in disbelief.
Chu Mingyun watched Su Shiyu open his eyes and talk nonsense in amazement.
Jiang Yuan lowered her eyelashes, "Since the Censor said so, then I must have read it wrong."
There was an uproar in the hall, and the Chu party was naturally dissatisfied, while the Su party was mostly like Lu Shi, who was happy to say that Chu Mingyun had something to do, but Su Shiyu spoke up, and they were entangled.
"How could it be," Su Shiyu chuckled softly, "If Niangniang sees it wrong, how did you get the key?"
Jiang Yuan didn't answer, so Chu Mingyun answered coldly, "You don't have to be so embarrassed, didn't you say that there are two keys, if it's true or not, you can tell by a search," he paused, his smile deepened, "But if the remaining one is not found, the minister is really wronged."
A hand suddenly covered the hand that was clenching the sleeve tightly, Jiang Yuan looked at her in surprise, Li Yanzhen smiled at her, and finally said, "Forget it, today's banquet is supposed to be a pleasure, why bother and break up. ."
"Your Majesty..."
"It's just a few books, it's not an important thing, you can step back." Li Yanzhen raised her hand, and the captain of the guard left in response, "Continue to play music!"
Dance music starts again, fill a glass with wine, unpleasant things pass by like a cloud of smoke, and a glass is exhausted and left behind.
Su Shiyu took a sip without changing his face, and asked Chu Mingyun, who was staring at him, "What do you see?"
"Master Su, I don't think your skin is any thinner than mine, why don't you let me touch it?"
Su Shiyu closed his eyes and chuckled, glanced at him, and said in a low voice, "I did see you just now."
"Um?"
"Someone in the palace said someone wanted to see me, but he led me to Taiye Pool and disappeared, and then I saw you and that Jiang Zhaoyi."
"She said she likes me, but you're not jealous?" Chu Mingyun looked at him with a smile.
Su Shiyu didn't answer, Gu Zi came to a conclusion, "I'm afraid there may be some problems with this empress, but your Majesty is doting on her. As foreign ministers, it is not easy for you and me to ask about the harem, so I can only pay attention."
Chu Mingyun didn't care about this, "Then why are you helping me?"
Su Shiyu thought for a while, "Just treat it as a favor for you." After a pause, he explained, "In Song Heng's dungeon, you blocked that arrow for me."
Chu Mingyun looked at him for a moment, and suddenly couldn't help but chuckle, "You really..."
What was it, he suddenly couldn't think of a description.
Until the banquet was over and she returned to the bedroom, Jiang Yuan was still a little bit lost.
She was ordered to cover the Tianlu Pavilion, and she had the heart to die, only to use Su Shiyu to damage Chu Mingyun's power, but Su Shiyu didn't know what was going on, this was the second time to send it to the door. The opportunity was turned down. The moment he opened his mouth to defend Chu Mingyun, Jiang Yuan had already grasped the poison in his sleeve, but Li Yanzhen happened to hold her hand. This young emperor who did not know the right skills sent him away in a few words, but he really did not pursue it. .
"Why are you so pale?" Li Yanzhen let Gong E take off her robe and looked back at her.
Jiang Yuan hurriedly calmed down and shook her head.
Li Yanzhen came over and said with a smile, "Still thinking about the theft of Tianlu Pavilion?" Seeing that Jiang Yuan was silent, he held her hand, "Although I don't quite understand what happened, but you don't have to. Think about it again, and I can trust you."
Jiang Yuan was stunned. She had mixed feelings, but she didn't know what to feel. She looked down at Li Yanzhen's hand. That hand was quite delicate. The heart of a man is the same, too soft, not like what an emperor should have.
She sighed inwardly, what a fool.
The author has something to say: You come to Yongyong and end to Susu: "Book of Songs, Song of Zhou, Yong", a music song sung by the emperor of Zhou to sacrifice to the ancestral temple.
Taiye Pond: The Taiye Pond in the Han Dynasty is not in Weiyang Palace, but in Jianzhang Palace. The plot needs me to move it here =v=
Tianlu Pavilion: The State Archives of the Han Dynasty
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Chu Mingyun: Don't worry, I love you even if you have a flat chest.
Su Shiyu: ... I should be moved.
Chu Mingyun: You can take the initiative.
Su Shiyu: Thinking too much.