In the partial room.
Min Xuefei took off his outer shirt, and was only wearing a thin white silk dress that was close-fitting, with the sleeves rolled up to his elbows, and slowly scooped up water onto Lianzhi's shoulders in the bucket, and when he wiped his back with a small piece of soft towel , looking down at the flowers and plants embroidered on a piece of underwear in the water waves, I couldn't help but say in my heart: In this sweltering midsummer, who wears so many, can't get prickly heat!
"I just heard from Dr. Yu Xiao, did you?" Min Xuefei said softly, "You can't be bored."
Lian Zhi looked up at him, and subconsciously grabbed the hem of her trousers.
"..." Min Xuefei asked, "Are you afraid of me?" Lian Zhi shook his head, and he was very surprised, "Why is that?"
Lianzhi's eyes drifted wildly, and she fell on a pair of black trousers leaking out from under Min Xuefei's white clothes. I don't like it either."
Although he didn't think he was ugly at first, he was afraid that Min Xuefei wouldn't like it.
Min Xuefei suddenly straightened up, and said irritably for no reason: "Hey? Which one? Do you know that you can't show this to others!"
Lian Zhi was taken aback by the training, and the frightened little bird leaned against the wall of the barrel and blinked at him innocently. After a while, he realized that he was eager to argue, so he stammered a little excitedly, and said hastily: "I didn't give you the answer." Others read it, but I only show it to you! I, I just read some picture books and story books, and they all said so.” It’s just that there was a bit of displeasure in the words, “Why do you say that the handle is like iron, and what are you talking about? It's black and shiny. It's not an eggplant head dug out from the ground, how could it be black and shiny and red like iron, obviously they invented it. When I look at you, you don't—"
Before he finished speaking, he obviously realized that he had said too much, so he hurriedly shut his mouth, buried his head in shame, and poked his chin almost to his chest.
Min Xuefei heaved a sigh of relief, and his mood improved greatly. He stretched out his hand to pull his obscene pants, and said to him in embarrassment, "Then you, then show me. I'll know if I like it or not."
Lian Zhi didn't show him, the two of them struggled and played, water splashed everywhere, and soon wet Min Xuefei's clothes. Min Xuefei saw that he let go of his fuss and was no longer so restrained. Because the water was cold, she coaxed him to take off his soaked underwear and handed him a thin scarf instead. at the waist. Lian Zhi was reaching out to pick it up, but Min Xuefei immediately lifted him out of the water, accompanied by a shrill exclamation, and carried him across the bed without touching the ground, onto the bed that had already been covered with a large towel.
The clothes were already wet, and calling to re-boil the water at this moment would alarm many people, so Min Xuefei simply washed himself in the water in the bucket, wiped himself briefly, put on a loose underwear, and did not forget to put on a loose underwear. Wearing the crookedly embroidered Dragon Boat Festival medicine pouch on her body, she pulled out the cotton towel on the rack and walked over to carefully wipe off the water droplets on Lian Zhi's body.
Lianzhi wanted to hide, but was clasped by Min Xuefei's palm and fixed at the waist: "Don't move. Since it's a prickly rash, it won't get better if you always bring water on it. It's hot, and if you don't dry it off for a while, it will definitely itch again. In the future I don’t like it if it’s not well raised. The people below have brought food and medicine, I told them to put it outside, and you can lie here to dry for a while, and I’ll get it.”
As he said that, he turned around and left, and quickly went outside to get the food plate and the small gourd medicine bottle containing Liuyisan. When he came back, he thought that Lian Zhi would hide in the tent in shame, but he didn't expect that he was still in the same posture before he left , and use the palm of your hand to fan it hard, as if the prickly heat will disappear after a few more fanning.
Min Xuefei sat in front of the bed, pulled out the cork of the medicine bottle, gently tapped the mouth of the bottle with his index finger, and gently sprinkled the light yellow and white medicine powder on his rashed skin, because some places were hidden in the folds. In the middle, he had to push his knees out a little to spread evenly. Lianzhi grows very well, and the skin is white and smooth, which is between a man and a woman's kind of delicateness, only this fly in the ointment is a little overgrown skin fold, which is not so good-looking.
Moreover, the little thing is soft and small, like a child who hasn't grown up, and the incisions made by the knife on the two sides can no longer be seen, unless you lower down and stare carefully, you can find a little scar of nail length .
Min Xuefei felt impolite, and hurriedly looked away, concentrating on sprinkling the medicine for him. From the corner of his eyes, he glanced at the soaped boots on the side couch. On the boots were also the same color of Xiulan peony or camellia plum. He couldn't help asking: "Why? Like flowers and plants so much?"
"I just like it..." Lian Zhi whispered, "Besides, I used to serve the flowers and plants in the Siyuan Bureau, and at the same time, I remembered that you came to pick me up. The flowers and plants were beautiful and quiet, and the days always passed quickly. It can't be compared to later, always You have to deal with the masters and servants of the palaces."
It turned out that he didn't like the present day.
Min Xuefei was annoyed again about the rain when he was young, the rain that caused him to be seriously ill, and thought about what would happen now if Lianzhi was not ill at that time and got Lianzhi out smoothly. However, Dongyu has passed away, and the gray dog and white clothes, the blunders and mistakes here have long been irreversible, so it is better to cherish the present. After sprinkling the medicinal powder, he lightly spread a piece of thin silk on the other's waist, and said: "This time I'm going to Fengcheng to handle some important corruption cases. If I do well, I'll be rewarded when I come back, I..."
After thinking about it, he smiled: "It's nothing. Speaking of which, if you are no longer in the palace, what will you do in the future?"
Lian Zhi also knew that he was going to leave Beijing on business, and the news in the palace always spread quickly, so he just stared at him, blinked a few times when he was asked, tried to make a hypothesis and said: "Xu Do you want to open a flower house, or a candy shop? Anyway, these days are sweet."
Min Xuefei raised his hand and rubbed his head, and said with a big laugh, "Then we're going to steal the business from Sanyulou!"
Putting down the medicine bottle, he ate some other things here and there to satisfy his hunger. Seeing that it was getting late, Min Xuefei told him to rest earlier. Lian Zhi has the habit of serving nobles for many years, the slightest movement will wake him up, if someone else sleeps with him, it may be difficult to sleep well that night.
So Min Xuefei tidied up another arhat bed, and when tidying up the bed, he also served Lian Zhi a bowl of chilled lotus seed and snow fungus porridge as a refreshing drink before going to bed.
The top-quality snow fungus is as white as fresh rice. Because it is boiled enough, it tastes like jelly and glue in the mouth. It has the clear woody fragrance of snow fungus itself. Too much, otherwise it is easy to damage the teeth, so there is only a little sweetness, which is very refreshing.
Lian Zhi leaned against the head of the bed, looked at Min Xuefei reluctantly, and drank slowly one mouthful at a time. He drank the gelatin soup on top, and saw a few fiery red goji berries at the bottom of the bowl. He thought that goji berries are said to have the effect of nourishing the essence and kidneys. The father-in-laws in the palace love to eat this little fruit, and some eat Cynomorium meat. It is said that there were children's brains in the previous dynasty.
He didn't care about this before, so he didn't follow the trend to eat these things, but now he feels a little regretful, if he ate them earlier, he wondered if he could grow them earlier. He slept with the veil attached to his lower abdomen last time for a long time, but he couldn't grow an inch longer. I wonder if it was not powerful enough.
Without paying attention, he ate up all the ice porridge in the bowl, and couldn't help but startled in a daze, wondering how long it would take before seeing each other again. Nowadays, it is not easy to meet each other in one palace and one outside the palace. In the future, there will be one in Beijing and one outside Beijing, and it is even too late to write a letter.
Min Xuefei came over to turn off the lights, touched Lian Zhi's body to see if it was hot or not, and was thinking whether to send someone to chop some ice cubes and put them on... Suddenly her hand was held. Lian Zhi looked down at the flower pouch embroidered by himself on Min Xuefei's waist. Along the pouch, he saw a seam from narrow to wide, up to his chest collarbone, hanging loosely on his shoulders. He took a deep breath. In one breath, he plucked up a lot of courage and said: "You... you will leave Beijing in two days, can I..."
"Huh?" Min Xuefei responded softly in her nasal voice, "Take what you like."
Min Xuefei felt that maybe he wanted to ask for some belongings, such as a jade pendant, a hairpin tie, or more arrogantly, a small lock of hair. But Min Xuefei never imagined that Lian Zhi grabbed his clothes and whispered: "I want to sleep together..."
"..." Min Xuefei thought he heard it wrong, and was dumbfounded like a fool.
Lian Zhi thought he was unwilling, so he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed: "Can't you?"
A moment later there was a rustling sound in front of the couch, and only a small stump of candle flame flickered in the wax oil, Lian Zhi felt the pillow sink and his back feel hot—it was Min Xuefei who came up. He was secretly happy in his heart, and quietly stuck it back, then suddenly turned around and buried him in his arms.
Min Xuefei froze for a moment in shock, slowly stretched his arms around him, and said with a sigh of relief: "I will take good care of myself when I'm not in Beijing, and I can't just let it go. If I get thinner when I come back, I will punish you..." What is the punishment? Well, I haven't thought about it yet, "... Lianzhi?"
"Master Min, Master Min." Lian Zhi called him in a low voice, twisted his waist and rubbed in front of him, like a little snake about to break out of its shell, boldly entwined around his body, with a piece of shy silk around his waist Bu was quickly rubbed down by him, "You treat me."
Min Xuefei had nowhere to hide, like a prey entangled by a snake, his breathing became heavy, and he was a little at a loss, thinking about what it means to treat him and how to treat him. Before he could figure it out, Lian Zhi was dragged into an unknown obsession.
Lian Zhi felt happy to be entangled with him, but because of the comfortable caress between the skins, a soft hum came out of her throat. Not long after, he realized that the handle of the stag written on the book was as iron as iron, and he was a little surprised, so he glanced down and exclaimed: "Grow up!"
There was a "buzz" in Min Xuefei's mind, and he only remembered Lian Zhi's shining eyes, and the feeling of being terrified, and as for how long he had been tossed against him, all of them turned into a passion among.
When he came back to his senses, there was a faint smell of musk in the curtain, it couldn't be from sticks, it could only be... He swallowed the body fluid in his mouth, looked down, and saw a head with messy black hair, He was so frightened that he woke up suddenly, and lifted Lian Zhi up: "What are you doing!"
Lian Zhi pursed his lips, and rolled in the little bit that just touched his mouth with the tip of his tongue. Seeing Min Xuefei wipe his fingers clean with the hem of his clothes, he felt very sorry: "I heard that applying this can raise yang, and eating it will make you feel better." It can grow again. I want to keep some and store them in ice cream, and when you come back, I can grow up a little bit and be like you."
"What nonsense."
Min Xuefei really couldn't laugh or cry, and felt that he was so cute and stupid, not to mention that the thing didn't have such a magical effect at all, but just eating it was enough to make people blush with embarrassment.
Lian Zhi was in the palace since he was a child, and he knew a little about the affairs of men and women from picture books and albums, but he didn't understand the reality. He just watched him frown, his face turned red, and he retracted his hands. .
It's not that Min Xuefei is stingy, but that he really can't give it to him. Even if Lianzhi wants to taste it himself, he can't just bully the little eunuch because he doesn't understand anything, but he doesn't know how to say the rejection. Saying that the thing is useless, and afraid of hurting Lian Zhi's heart.
After coaxing him for a long time, he barely gave up the idea of eating this food, but this person changed his mind and wanted to eat something else, such as asking "Can I drink stag blood wine", or "Is cistanche good for stewing soup", In order to convince Min Xuefei, he also mentioned that "those eunuchs who eat with court ladies eat like this".
Fortunately, Min Xuefei was so angry that he had nothing to say, so he had to keep a straight face and tell him that these messy things were not allowed to be put in his mouth. Ordinary people may just get angry for a few days after eating these kidney-enhancing and Yang-enhancing things, but people like Lian Zhi will burn their hearts and sweat after eating them, and there is nowhere to relieve the boredom in their bodies. , is really looking for guilt.
Min Xuefei saw him looking at her three inches below the navel, like looking at a cornucopia, or some inexhaustible fertile field, she really couldn't stand it, so she quickly turned the person over to face her: "Close your eyes and go to sleep." .”
Lian Zhi moved around resolutely, letting herself cling to him tightly, thinking that she could absorb some man's yang energy, so she was a little satisfied, and obediently closed her eyes.
The location of their room is a bit out of the way, with many green bamboos planted around it, the wind from the pool rattles, and there are cicadas chirping in the distance, disturbing one's mind. But the most disturbing thing was Lian Zhi's heartbeat, which seemed to be jumping out of his chest, and his eyeballs under his eyelids were spinning from side to side.
Knowing that he was uneasy, Min Xuefei smiled helplessly, kissed the back of Lianzhi's hair lightly, and softly comforted: "Don't think wildly, let alone listen to those nonsense, I like you very much now .After I finish my business, it will not be more than ten days, and I will accompany you well when I come back."
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It was only a dozen days, but on the third day after Min Xuefei left, Lian Zhi was already looking forward to his letter, asking Fu Sheng every day if there was any news from outside the palace, and wrote some letter paper himself, scribbling and altering it and throwing it all over the floor Both are. Fusheng went to clean the house for him, and peeled off one of them. The first word was "Nian", and the ending was "Hope", earnestly.
On the fourth day, Ji Hong's day was also settled. Yu Xiaohua, who had always been vigorous, seemed to be beaten by frost. Yu Lou's business didn't even have the energy to ask about it.
The day before he left, he took the initiative to ask for it once, tossing and tossing until four o'clock before falling into a deep sleep, and at dawn he sent him out of the city again with a pair of black eyes. Because there was an eldest prince in the team, even if they set off in simple clothes, the style was very luxurious. The bright tasseled spikelets hung around the car, vaguely revealing the face of one of the young men.
The eldest prince Yan Sining is only fifteen years old, in fact, he is only half a child, but there are no teenagers in the royal family, who can read the classics, ride and shoot well at birth. In the era of war, such an old child has already made countless military achievements Some even became fathers.
Seeing Ji Hong got on the horse, Yu Jinnian ran forward again, took out the small badge from the small purse on his waist, breathed out the moisture in his mouth, pulled the back of Ji Hong's hand and stamped it vigorously.
— It’s hard to say that.
"Remember to write to me." Yu Jinnian pursed his mouth and asked him unreasonably, "Remember to miss me, remember to dream of me."
Duan Ming and the other guards were going to go with him. At this moment, he coughed a few times and turned around consciously to look at the sky, the earth and the moon, and praised how bright the stars are in the blue sky and the sun.
Yan Sining opened the curtain and poked his head out, and saw Mr. Ji on the horse's back, dressed upright, with black hair in a high bun, a little less elegant and poetic, and more heroic. And a man with the appearance of a little scholar talked to Mr. Ji, his appearance was very delicate, he seemed to be a few years older than himself, but he was not as stable as himself, he turned around like a little mouse, and kept on the back of Mr. Ji's horse. When there was no more stuff in the cloth pocket, I stuffed it into the hands of the guards.
When he was young, he only admired two people. One was Ji Shuluan, who was both talented and beautiful. It was his Twelve Emperor Uncles with great military exploits, majestic like a soaring eagle, who often soared in Yan Sining's longing.
As a prince, he also wished that his writing was like Ji Hong, and his martial arts was like Yan Chang. He set the goal early on to be on par with these two. That's why when I heard that my father wanted to send Lord Ji to the south to control the flood, Dang even went to the Imperial Study Room to ask for this errand, and wanted to go with Lord Ji.
Now that his wish has been fulfilled, Yan Sining is very happy in his heart, he only hopes that the team will set off earlier, so that he can talk more with Mr. Ji, and explore the way of civil order and peace.
Seeing that the auspicious time for the departure of Qin Tianjian's calculation was about to arrive, Ji Hong bowed down from his horseback, using his sleeves as a cover, kissed Yu Jinnian who was standing on tiptoe, and said with a deep smile: "Okay, go back quickly Come on, there are many people on the street, be careful when bumping into them."
Yu Jinnian frowned: "I don't want it."
Ji Hong coaxed him: "I miss you every day, and write to you every day."
Yu Jinnian pouted and bulged his cheeks, blaming him for not taking him with him, very unhappy.
Ji Hong bent down and stroked his hair, still softly coaxing: "I miss you in my dream, I only think of you. Go back, the sun will be high and I will be basking in the sun later."
Yu Jinnian jumped up and took another sip on his mouth, and quickly said awkwardly, "I miss you too. Be careful on the road." After saying that, he shook his hands, and stepped back reluctantly, listening to the accompanying eunuchs shouting: "rise!"
The horseshoe walked slowly, and the flag embroidered with the words "Big Xia" was hunting, and took his sweetheart together to the far south.
The onlookers gradually dispersed, and the city gate had returned to its original order, as if the flood control team was just a bustling scene, and once the bustle was over, everything seemed to have never existed.
In the few days after Ji Hong left, he did send letters to Yu Jinnian every day as promised. The red-footed carrier pigeons specially trained by Ji's mansion always delivered the joy that Yu Jinnian was looking forward to at the first hour of dusk. delivered. Later, the team went far away, and the time for the pigeons to arrive was getting later every day, and then there was one pigeon in two or three days, and then it was not possible to see one pigeon for many days.
They have traveled so far that even the carrier pigeons have to fly for a long time. Yu Jinnian was lying in front of the window, not even thinking about stealing ice. Qing Huan was afraid that he would bore herself, so she would come in to tease him from time to time, or make some fruit cheese or milk ice, and urge him to go to the flower hall to enjoy the coolness, but he Holding his chin, he stared at the distant sky and stayed there for more than an hour, until it was late, Qing Huan came in and told him to sleep.
Sometimes Min Mao came to coax him to play, sometimes Sui Sui Achun came to make trouble, and Su Ting wandered around the garden with a crying little crabapple in his arms. Very rarely Lianzhi would come, most likely because Min Xuefei sent a letter asking him to visit Jinyouting in order not to keep him bored fighting with others in the palace.
Lian Shaojian didn't like to move, and would rather sit in the house in a daze than go out for a walk when he had no errands. He was also sensitive and thoughtful by nature, and everyone on the Si Gongtai was trying to make a living, and it was not a good place for self-cultivation. But Second Master Min always has a way to make Lian Zhi move, for example, let Lian Zhi ask Yu Jinnian to give his handprint on the next letter, or ask Su Ting and the others to sign it.
Lian Zhi listened to Min Xuefei's words so much that he was forced to move. But fortunately, everyone in Jin Youting stuffed their acquaintances one by one, after such frequent visits, Lian Zhi became acquainted with them, and sometimes he could stay for a light meal. Yu Jinnian remembered to take good care of Lianzhi and Jin Youting's family members, but he alone didn't remember to take good care of himself. Ji Hong had only been gone for more than half a month before his jaw dropped again and he still ran to the city every day. At the bottom of the gate archway, go to inquire about the flood situation in the south.
Hearing that the water receded, the victims were given relief food and salaries, and the great achievements of the flood control officer spread to the capital. He was happy for a long time, and was willing to eat two more meals; , I am afraid that the disaster will become serious again, so that Ji Hong will not be able to come back, and even more afraid that Ji Hong will be injured.
Shi Xing was arranged to stay at the mansion to protect the young master. Today, he walked on the street with Yu Jinnian with a small basket on his shoulders. He was going to the medical hall to see the new medicinal materials. He looked at the young man's back, completely gone. With the freshness before, I also sighed in my heart: since these two people met, why did they need to be separated for so long? But after thinking about it, why should he worry about others? He is not on the same side as his own pancake man, and can only rely on the swan geese to pass on letters to express friendship.
Now that the south is flooded and mourners are everywhere, no matter how many disaster relief officers the capital sends, it will be difficult to quell the public grievances, and Xia Jing has even poured in many disaster victims. Most of these disaster victims came from fleeing with little money, and most of them gathered in temples and Taoist temples, eating porridge and water given by the masters every day, but there were also many homeless refugees wandering in the streets and alleys, with beggars all day long .
Some wealthy local merchants began to open warehouses to release grain, and accumulated good fortune by doing good deeds. In the south of the city, Mr. Xue from the Fuguizhai, led by Mr. Xue, helped many refugees; Those who wailed and howled in the street, even if he cared about Ji Hong's safety in his heart, he had to do something practical now, so he called Jin Youting's servants and guards, and opened a medical clinic at the back of the East Street to receive some emergency medical staff. critically ill patients, while Su Ting took care of some obvious trauma.
In addition, every evening, there is also a porridge shed on the Sanyu Building, using the simplest ingredients to make the most filling porridge. Although everyone can't eat and drink enough, at least they won't go to sleep on an empty stomach.
Yu Jinnian has enough money now, and the purpose of opening the clinic is to provide relief, so if the patients come and go, they will give it to them if they have spare money. Live, right is to pray for Master Ji who is far away in the south to control the flood and disaster.
The group of them had to be busy every day until the moon was in the middle of the sky before they could rest. They fell asleep on the bed at night, and the next day was another day when their feet did not touch the ground. After many days, Yu Jinnian pinched his fingers and counted, only to realize that It has been a full ten days since Ji Hong has not received a letter. The more he thought about it, the more uneasy he became. When he got home that night, he cut out a piece of paper and wrote a note saying "I miss you when I walk, I miss you when I sit, and I hope you will return early", and ordered people to pass it on.
When the night moon and stars were scarce, the sky was black and blue, and the red lotus in the lotus pond was also dehydrated, wrinkled and shriveled. The water in the pond was transpired by the scorching sun, and it was no longer fresh, and gave off some muddy smell.
Yu Jinnian saw patients in the medical clinic, and after returning, he quickly took a few mouthfuls of food and took a nap in the flower hall. Unexpectedly, he was so tired that he fell asleep for a while. Maybe it was because the weather was so hot that no one was there, so Qing Huan didn't come To bother him, he was only wearing a thin snow shirt, which was Ji Hong's shirt. He picked up his clothes and covered his face, took a few deep breaths, as if he had gained new strength from it, and stretched his waist long.
Late at night, Yu Jinnian turned around, embraced his lover's clothes and continued to sleep—
Jin Youting's door was suddenly slammed hard, the concierge woke up in a dream, hurriedly put on his clothes, and turned on the light to look, only to see two old couples dressed as disaster victims outside the door, supporting each other, their faces were anxious, they seemed to be trotting all the way Those who came were all panting badly. Seeing that the heavy garden door was opened a crack, the old woman walked forward tremblingly, and said anxiously: "Master Yu, doctor Yu! My son..."
…
Yu Jinnian carried a lantern and rushed to the medical hall, entered the door and went straight to the West Pavilion, only to see a young man lying on the ground, his cheeks on both sides were deeply sunken, his calf twitched, and white filth was sprayed out of his mouth, and there was even more blood in the toilet beside him. It was full of excrement like clear water, his mouth and nose were distended, his skin was pale and clammy, he kept inhaling air into his lungs, but he was only willing to exhale a short breath of stale air.
The old couple who came after them also rushed in, almost fainting from fright. When they went to find the little miracle doctor, their son was still fine, but it took only half an hour to go back and forth, and the son was about to die! The two old men cried miserably, and one of them yelled, saying that their son was just not acclimatized, vomiting and diarrhea, why is it so serious.
Just as they were talking, another person came out from the backyard and walked into the west toilet with his waist supported. That person leaned on the wall and swearing as he walked, his accent should be from the same place as the old couple.
"Where did you come from?" Yu Jinnian immediately asked, "Is there anyone else who also got this disease? Are those people who came with you?" He turned around, and immediately called the boys who came to help in the clinic, Let them invite all the patients with vomiting and diarrhea in the museum to one place, "Find them out, find them all! Don't leave any of them behind! Don't touch them, pick them out and let me have a look at them one by one."
"My little grandson and his mother also emptied their bowels and died on the road before they reached the capital..." The old couple cried tremblingly, "We came from Chunan Mansion, where the waterlogging was severe. , the food and fields were all flooded, and there was nothing left..."
There was a sound of "Tom-".
Yu Jinnian felt his eyes go dark, the lantern in his hand fell on the ground, his eyes were dazed, and he murmured to himself: "Chunan, Chunan Mansion..." The flames quickly licked the outer shell of the lantern, and a cluster of small flames ignited , Seeing that it was about to scorch the curtain next to it, Shi Xing was so frightened that he quickly picked up a bucket of clean water from the courtyard and poured it in with a splash.
Whoops, the flames went out.
"...Little Master?" Shi Xing looked at him cautiously while carrying an empty bucket, "Little Master!"
Yu Jinnian's seven souls and six souls suddenly returned to their positions, and layers of cold sweat immediately broke out on his back.
Chu Nan Mansion.
The place where Ji Hong is currently governing is not the Chunan Mansion!