Ruifu felt uneasy in his heart, opened his eyes unconsciously, tossed and turned on the bed and couldn't fall asleep, so he simply got up and put on his clothes, the little eunuch Tong Hai who was guarding outside was dozing off, and was startled when he saw Ruifu get up Jump, hurriedly got up and said, "Why are you up?"
"Xiao Hai, if you want to sleep like this, you'll be raised like a pig." Ruifu snorted, stretched out his hand to pinch Tong Hai's plump cheeks, "Your godfather, I've been weak recently , how about taking your stew to make up for it?"
Tong Hai laughed, and said with a shy face, "Godfather, do you want to eat now? As long as you say a word, I will go to the dining room right away, take off my clothes and let the cook stew me."
"Little bastard, the more shameless and shameless you are!" Ruifu couldn't help laughing seeing Tong Hai's rambunctious appearance. Tong Hai smiled and waited on Ruifu to freshen up, put on a thick gray fox fur cloak, and then walked out the door.
As soon as he went out, he felt a burst of cold air coming in his nostrils, Ruifu covered his face while walking out, but he was thinking about the emperor's affairs in his heart, something is really not quite right for His Majesty recently. Let’s not talk about inexplicably asking the left and right Jinyi guards to catch what is called Zhang Hong’s woman... I don’t even need them to guard at night, and I have called out the secret guards who have been hiding in the dark. Just guard the dormitory, no one is allowed to enter, not even him.
What puzzled him even more was that people always have three urgencies. His Majesty didn't say that he woke up frequently at night before, but he always had to go to the palace room once. But since the dark guards were transferred, the palace room was clean. It didn't work, just like he didn't seem to need to eat or drink anymore, these things were like mysteries that Ruifu couldn't see clearly.
Rui Fu thought he was loyal to the emperor, but he also knew that the emperor was always suspicious and rarely let go of his heart, but the recent practice of excluding him still made him feel an inexplicable sense of frustration.
"Who?" Rui Fu just walked to the door when he saw a dark guard wearing a black dragon-pattern robe and a hot golden long sword coming out with two palace guards, and asked with majestic eyes.
"Master An, you are so noble and forgetful, why don't you even recognize me." Ruifu said with a good temper.
"Oh, it turned out to be Manager Li." An Wenyao relaxed a lot when he saw that it was Li Ruifu who came, and he was less on guard just now, and said, "Why don't you sleep so late?"
At this moment, a roar suddenly came from the direction of the emperor's bedroom, and the faces of several people present turned pale. An Wenyao's reaction was almost immediate. Ruifu only blinked his eyes and found that An Wenyao had already It disappeared, and like a ghostly shadow, it flashed into the direction of the inner room. Before his heart calmed down, there was another tragic cry!
Ruifu's heart skipped a beat, his face turned pale, this voice belonged to His Majesty! He is 100% sure!
***
The moon hung in midair, exuding a lustrous luster, against the white snow on the ground, it felt like daytime. A mule cart was parked at a ruined temple on the outskirts of the capital.
"Miss Zhao, let me go in with you." Chen Rong helped Zhao Jinyu get off the mule cart.
Zhao Jinyu also knew that this was not the time for her to mess around. She thought that she would not be able to travel at night... Maybe Chen Rong saw that she was anxious, so she took the initiative to comfort her and said that it was only an hour's journey, and this was the capital city. There are very few troublesome bandits nearby, and she doesn't look down on ordinary gangsters, so there is no need to be afraid, just go if you want, Zhao Jinyu is naturally happy to see Chen Rong is so reasonable, thank you, and hurry all the way On the way back to the small temple.
"Thank you, Aunt Chen." Zhao Jinyu said gratefully.
Chen Rong looked around vigilantly, and when she heard Zhao Jinyu's words, she had no expression on her face, and said, "Miss Zhao, you are welcome." After that, she took the lead and walked in front without talking nonsense.
Zhao Jinyu followed behind Chen Rong obediently, but found... Chen Rong led her to the dry well before she could show her the way. She was shocked and couldn't help thinking, how did Chen Rong know is here? Did she actually follow her all morning? She suddenly felt embarrassed that she was seen through.
Chen Rong said frankly, "Since I took this escort, I have to ensure the safety of Ms. Zhao. There are few people here, and I am not afraid of 10,000, just in case, so when Ms. Zhao comes here during the day, I take the liberty to follow her. But Ms. Zhao, don't worry, I only know about Ms. Zhao's safety, and I don't know anything else."
Zhao Jinyu really didn't know what to say to such a frank and awe-inspiring Chen Rong... Her reasons were too good. It was really not safe to enter this ruined temple alone for a long time.
It was already late at night, and unknown bird calls could be heard not far away, which became more and more quiet and strange in the cold night. Zhao Jinyu took a deep breath and looked into the depths of the dry well under the moonlight.
Zhao Jinyu's thoughts were racing along the way, thinking about many reunion scenes, Shi Shi would directly curse at her loudly, or cry out of fear, or he would move restlessly in the box and try to escape but failed. Du didn't expect to see a box that had been bitten by mice, leaving only the frame, but the stone was nowhere to be seen. Her face turned pale immediately, and she rubbed her eyes in disbelief.
"Gone!"
Chen Rong's complexion sank, she walked over and patted Zhao Jinyu's trembling body, and said, "Someone has been here before."
"Who? How could someone come to such a remote place?" Zhao Jinyu was very flustered, thinking that the stone would not be taken away by the Taoist priest? Such an insignificant stone spirit... can be crushed to death with a single movement of a finger, but seeing Chen Rong's calm face, with the calmness of a mountain collapsing in front of him, she calmed down unconsciously and said, "Aunt Chen, can you Get it back? It means so much to me, so much!"
Chen Rong said, "Don't worry." After she finished speaking, she began to look around. She seemed to have lightness skills on her body. There was a thick layer of snow, but she left thin footprints when she stepped on it. After watching for a long time, he waved to Zhao Jinyu and said, "Miss Zhao, come here and have a look."
Zhao Jinyu walked over and looked, her face turned even paler. There were many fragments beside the stone, although they were all very small, but after she pinched it and looked it over carefully, she was sure that it was a stone!
Has it been smashed? do you died
Seeing that Zhao Jinyu was about to cry, Chen Rong sighed slightly in her heart, supported her shoulder and said, "Miss Zhao, we are looking carefully, maybe we can find something else."
Zhao Jinyu suppressed the tears in her eyes, and squatted on the ground looking for stone fragments, but after searching for a long time, they were only fine pieces, not large ones, and hope rose in her heart again, with a hopeful look in her eyes Looking at Chen Rong, he said, "Aunt Chen, can you find out where the people who have been here have gone?"
Chen Rong was only responsible for the safety of Zhao Jinyu going south. It was very rare to come back at night to pick up things. It's so clear and bright, as if it can shine into your heart, she unconsciously thinks of the child she lost many years ago, and wonders if she is still alive, at Zhao Jinyu's age, would she also have the same experience as her? When helping... Chen Rong felt sad for a while, and the deep pain of being separated from his own flesh and blood welled up in his heart, so he nodded unconsciously and said, "You can try."
Two days later, Tongzhou Wharf.
Zhao Jinyu was wearing a white rabbit fur cloak, and Chen Rong was beside her. The two of them carried things in their hands and walked through the crowd to the inn. They arrived here yesterday, and they had already booked the boat going south tomorrow. Prepare to buy some commonly used things. After all, it is much more inconvenient to buy things after boarding the ship.
"I'm selling candied haws, girl, let's buy one." A little brother came over with candied haws on his back. Seeing that Zhao Jinyu was very young, he thought that little girls like these, so he automatically stepped forward to sell them.
Looking at the bright red candied haws, Zhao Jinyu couldn't help swallowing, but in a blink of an eye she shook her head sullenly and said, "I don't want it." Then she walked back dejectedly.
Chen Rong followed behind, but she was like a mirror in her heart. Two nights ago, the two followed their footsteps all the way to a small village deep in the mountains. It was a pity that although the small mountain village was not big, there were dozens of families living there. It is even a small road leading to Liaodong, so don't look down upon it, there are a lot of people coming and going, and it is impossible to find out who went to that ruined temple... In the end, they can only return without success. After that, Zhao Jinyu looked very Feeling sad and blaming myself, unable to eat, and without a smile on my face.
The two of them were speechless all the way, but after walking for a quarter of an hour, they saw the inn. As soon as they were about to go in, they saw a figure flashing out and almost bumped into Zhao Jinyu. He stretched out his hand and pulled Zhao Jinyu to the side, unconsciously standing in front of him, and shouted, "Who are you?"
The man was not tall, but of medium build, wearing a gray and half-worn cotton padded jacket, and looked thirty-five or sixteen. Right now, he was smiling very courteously at Chen Rong and Zhao Jinyu.
"I don't mean any harm." The man said here, rolled his eyes, and showed some light, "I just want to ask the girl, do you want to buy a talking stone as a pet?"
At that time, Zhao Jinyu felt the noise in her head, and it took a while to calm down. Soon, she felt a burst of joy welling up in her heart. She thought to herself, there is really a feeling that there is no place to find it, and it takes no effort to get it. I can't wait. asked, "What kind of stone?"
Chen Rong originally thought that this person looked like a low-level gangster at first glance, and he was talking about a talking stone... Obviously because Zhao Jinyu looked immature and wanted to lie to her, but when she saw Zhao Jinyu's brightened face, Suddenly, she became a little uncertain. After getting along with her for a few days, she found that although Zhao Jinyu was a lady from an official family who was raised in a deep boudoir and had a gentle and kind temper, she acted very measuredly and had a strong heart. People who are so easily deceived, could it be that... what else is hidden here
The man originally thought that he would have to spend a lot of time talking, but Zhao Jinyu turned out to be interested. He was overjoyed, and unconsciously glanced at Chen Rong, and saw that although her face was cold and hard, she had nothing else to say. Knowing that this was an acquiescence to himself, he hurriedly said, "Miss, please follow me."
In a guest room, the middle-aged man took out a box from the cabinet and said with a smile, "Girl, you have to look after it, it is definitely a rare treasure."
Zhao Jinyu waited impatiently, and said, "Open it quickly."
Seeing that Zhao Jinyu was impatient, the middle-aged man became more and more proud, thinking that this time the lion must open his mouth to make a fortune, so he put the box on the table and opened the lid.
It was full of black mud, and a bright white stone was quietly inlaid in the mud, like a peerless beauty, emerging from the mud without being stained, Zhao Jinyu watched the mist rising from her eyes.