Meng Qiqi was sleeping soundly that night, but somehow woke up inexplicably.
She got up and sat on the couch in a daze, and the closed window not far away made a soft sound again. Meng Eqi's ears moved slightly, and she looked at the sleeping maid outside, quietly got up from the bed, and opened the closed window.
She was undoubtedly happy when she saw the piece of jade pendant on Sheng Jiayan's waist. He opened the window wide, his voice was a little low, but he couldn't contain the joy: "Ayan! I knew it was you!"
Sheng Jiayan stood outside her window and hadn't seen him for a long time. His face became more handsome, and his temperament was similar to that of a sword that was about to be unsheathed, with a unique sharpness. Sheng Jiayan had two traces of contempt on his face. He looked at Meng Eqi and smiled: "I'm going to Yongzhou soon. I didn't have time to come back and say goodbye to you. If you think about it, it's better to come back once."
Meng Eqi was overjoyed, she climbed up on the windowsill with both hands, and was about to climb out and have a good talk with him.
Sheng Jiayan pressed it on her hand, with thin calluses in his palm, Meng Qiqi was stunned for a moment, and he said, "Don't move, I just came to see you."
He glanced at Meng Qiqi and chuckled, "It's round."
"It's not Meng Yilian. She insisted on being thin and thin. Grandmother was worried that she would get sick because of it, so she kept sending food into her house. She didn't want to eat, so she turned her head and stuffed it to me!"
Sheng Jiayan's smile was very soft. For the first time, Meng Qiqi saw his expression like spring water breaking through ice, and there were ripples in his heart.
The shadow of the moon shuttles through the clouds, sometimes bright and sometimes dark. A wisp of night wind swept the newly fallen dead leaves and rustled past, Meng Qiqi shrank her shoulders slightly and sneezed.
"Go to sleep. I'll be back in a few more months. During this period, you have to practice your copybooks and don't be lazy. I'll check when I come back."
The time together was very short, Meng Eqi couldn't bear him, and grabbed Sheng Jiayan's hand: "Then you have to come back quickly! I have seen the third prince many times, he is grumpy and violent, you must Heart."
Sheng Jiayan complied with all of them, and watched Meng Qiqi lay back on the couch before closing the window for her. Meng Qiqi looked up at the figure outside the window, Sheng Jiayan was there, as long as she jumped over the window lightly, she could hug him.
She looked at it for a while, and the sleepiness gradually struck, and she fell asleep holding the quilt.
Sheng Jiayan stood outside the window for a while, but after all, he couldn't support it and leaned against the wall beside him. Where the wall blocked, his robes near his abdomen were already stained with deep blood.
A Rong hurriedly turned from the dark to support him: "Master—"
"Shh." Sheng Jiayan turned pale and stopped him: "Have you found the medicine?"
A Rong nodded, and Sheng Jiayan breathed a sigh of relief: "Help me to the carriage at the back door."
When the two reached the back door, there was a carriage parked there that no one noticed. A Rong opened the curtains, and a person was already sitting inside. The third prince, Xie Yuan, pulled Sheng Jiayan into the carriage. His flamboyant eyebrows narrowed, and he said, "Thank you Brother Sheng for the sword he blocked for me before. I, Xie Yuan, wrote down this kindness."
"The third prince's words are serious." Sheng Jiayan was neither humble nor arrogant, and his face was pale. He took off his shirt, revealing his strong chest, and there was a sword wound two fingers above his abdomen. At this time, the wound was still bleeding, Sheng Jiayan took the medicine bottle handed over by A Rong, spread it all over the wound, and then picked up the prepared cloth and wrapped it round and round.
After everything was dealt with, the third prince looked at Sheng Jiayan with a hint of scrutiny.
He was thinking about what kind of person the only descendant of General Sheng left in the world was. The third prince and the second prince are not competing for the position of the prince. Like the assassination just now, it was a common trick used by the second prince. But what the third prince did not expect was that Sheng Jiayan blocked the sword for him without hesitation.
It should be noted that in such a stab, the sword is likely to be smeared with poison that can see blood and seal the throat. The third prince didn't know whether Sheng Jiayan was really willing to protect him, or whether he had planned it. He is a very suspicious person, and seeing Sheng Jiayan's skillful handling of wounds at this time, he finds this person very interesting.
He lacks such a capable person under his command. The second prince, Xie Yin, has countless think tanks, and he has a lot of power in the court. In contrast, Sheng Jiayan is indeed a rare talent. It's just that his background is not very good-looking, and the third prince is not so easy to use.
Xie Yuan's eyes moved into Meng's house, half teasing and half-testing: "The first thing that came to mind after Brother Sheng was injured was Meng's house. I think Meng's house treats you very well, especially Princess Laiyi."
Sheng Jiayan was injured by an assassin sent by the second prince. They couldn't go to the ordinary Langzhong pharmacy, so as not to be caught by the second prince again. The third prince wanted to take Sheng Jiayan to his mansion, but Sheng Jiayan seemed to be very vigilant, and politely rejected him and proposed to go back to Meng's mansion to get medicine.
The third prince, Xie Yuan, is very clear that Sheng Jiayan is a dangerous person, but he is willing to cooperate with such a person, as long as he can give Sheng Jiayan some benefits without affecting his own interests, it is understandable.
Sheng Jiayan's face was very calm, only the blue and white after the injury, his voice was as indifferent as his expression: "I have already entered the genealogy of Mengfu, and nominally is the second brother of Princess Laiyi, so I want to come because of this reason, Mengfu will stay I'm really good."
The third prince smiled, he knew that Sheng Jiayan was very smart, and he also noticed the maintenance of Meng Mansion in his tone. Meng Qiqi, this girl, Xie Yuan, had seen her countless times, but she could have watched her grow up, and her father was very fond of her. If you can pull Sheng Jiayan to his own camp, it is equivalent to having the support of Princess Laiyi, then the chances of winning the third prince will be much better.
So Xie Yuan immediately put on a guilt look: "Brother Sheng was injured like this. When I come back from Yongzhou, I will make up for it."
Sheng Jiayan was noncommittal, and only said to A Rong who was waiting outside, "Go back."
A Rong quickly raised the corner of his eyes, bowed and stepped back.
As the night got darker, two horses raised their front hooves and pulled the carriage towards the city gate.
Meng Qiqi woke up the next day and recalled that Sheng Jiayan stood outside the window and smiled at her last night, as if she had a dream. She thought about whether it was a dream or not, but there was no result. She could only open the window and carefully recall the bits and pieces of last night. But she glanced around and suddenly caught two drops of bright red in the corner of the wall. Meng Eqi frowned, turned over the window and squatted down to take a closer look. The two drops of blood were so fine that they couldn't be noticed unless they looked carefully.
bloodstains…
Meng Qiqi's heart twitched inexplicably. At this moment, she suddenly hoped that seeing Sheng Jiayan last night was a dream.
She keenly felt that Sheng Jiayan was planning something in a place she didn't know. This kind of awareness made Meng Qiqi feel uneasy, and in the following days, this kind of uneasiness deepened as Sheng Jiayan's contribution to Yongzhou was passed into his ears again and again.
The louder Sheng Jiayan's reputation in Yongzhou, the greater the chance of his upcoming career. Meng Eqi was very dissatisfied with the person who used to be the closest to him, but now he has to hear from others what he is doing recently.
She listened to others, Sheng Jiayan, to punish corrupt officials with clever methods. He also listened to Sheng Jiayan helping the hungry, with a heart. Every time Sheng Jiayan made a contribution in Yongzhou, it was most directly reflected in how much reward the palace gave to Mengfu.
If there is no accident, after the next autumn season, if Sheng Jiayan passes the examination again, the emperor will definitely allow him to be an official. After so many years, Sheng Jiayan's lack of threat has also made Xie Chongming relax his vigilance.
Day after day passed like this, and soon it was Xia Shen. Meng Qiqi finished her wedding ceremony, and Meng Yihui was about to marry the Qin family.
On this day, Meng Eqi personally counted the dowry left by the eldest princess, and wanted to pick some to add to Meng Yihui. Among the colorful gems, she took a fancy to a palm-sized suet jade rough stone. This stone has not yet been carved, and such a large piece of suet jade can be very valuable.
Yan Sha saw it from the side and said, "Eldest sister likes jade and the like. I think she will be very happy if you give it to her."
Meng Qiqi turned her head: "Who gave this to the eldest sister, I just thought that Ayan has a blue jade pendant? Last time I paid attention to it, I don't know if the jade pendant fell somewhere, and there is a jade pendant on it. cracked."
Sheep fat white jade is very suitable for the temperament of our Ayan!
After just doing it, when Sheng Jiayan returns home after Qiu Wei, he can still give him a congratulatory gift. Meng Qiqi thought of this, and immediately asked Yansha to find a jade craftsman. The old jade craftsman had a long white beard, and he held the material in his hand and looked at it, half reluctant to let it go, such a fine-quality suet jade, or such a large piece, he could not start.
The jade craftsman asked Meng Eqi what kind of pattern he wanted to make. Meng Eqi thought about it and thought that Fu, Lu, Shouxi was too common, and dragons and phoenixes were also common. In the future, Sheng Jiayan would be in and out of the palace and the imperial court. It is not suitable for dragon and phoenix to wear on the body.
Meng Qiqi thought of one of Sheng Jiayan's mounts when he was in the underworld, and immediately made up his mind: "Just carve a Pixiu!"
It can also ward off evil spirits and attract wealth, perfect!
The jade craftsman withdrew with the suet jade, and Yan Sha only said at this moment: "Sister is good, I want to pick a gift for the eldest sister. It has been so long since I opened the warehouse, but I picked it up and down for the second young master. On the side!"
Meng Eqi snorted, "I'll pick it for the eldest sister, and then I'll pick it for Ayan, so don't delay!"
She looked left and right, reached out and picked up a pair of mandarin duck boxes, which looked like two mandarin ducks with crossed necks. The copybook is a masterpiece of Xu Sheng, a famous official of the Warring States Period who has passed away. The eldest sister is a scholar and a gentleman, so it must be a good gift.
So I gave it to Yansha at the moment, let her put it away properly, and then gave it to Meng Yihui when it was suitable.
Meng Yihui's wedding date was set for early autumn. Meng Eqi stayed in the pavilion every day and waited for Sheng Jiayan to come back. Nie Xuanlie came to her occasionally. Later, there was a war at the border, and he was urgently transferred to leave Beijing. more leisurely.
Until the end of summer, before Meng Qiqi got up, Yan Sha happily ran in from outside: "Sister! The second young master is back!"