In Kyoto, there is a tea house called Shanshizhulin, which is located in a pile of natural rocks in the south of the city. The tea tables are scattered and separated by high stone screens. The bamboos are green and small clusters grow between the stone screens. From a distance, it looks like a formation made by an expert.
Huaiyu sat here with Qingsi, listening carefully to the movement around her.
She didn't use it today, so she gave Liu Yunlie the green ribbon and jade pendant. But Liu Yunlie sent a message that she would come and see her off in person, and it happened that Jiang Xuanjin went to confront Qi Han, Huaiyu thought about it, and came over as he wished.
I can't bear to let the child not be caught by the wolf.
After two sticks of incense, Liu Yunlie came late, Huaiyu straightened her back when she saw him, and subconsciously glanced at Shiping on the left from the corner of her eye.
They are all behind that.
One advantage of this place is that the bamboo will always make a "rustling" sound, which can cover the breathing of the people next to it, and even people with high martial arts skills will not be able to detect the ambush.
Liu Yunlie apparently didn't notice it, and came in alone, and when he saw her, he saluted with a half-smile: "I've seen Your Highness."
Huaiyu asked blankly, "What do you mean, my lord?"
Calling her His Highness in broad daylight
Liu Yunlie said with a smile: "You are wearing black hair, Weichen looks very familiar, I couldn't hold it back for a while."
Qingsi frowned and looked at him.
"It's strange to say." Liu Yunlie brushed his clothes and sat down opposite her, stretched out his hand to pour tea for himself, "Don't you think it's strange? Qingsi has always only listened to Princess Danyang, but now she recognizes you Owner."
Looking at her, Huaiyu said: "Qingsi is the one he gave to me."
She didn't ask for it, but Jiang Xuanjin offered it to him, so why would he find it strange
Liu Yunlie sighed: "Your Highness is indeed very skilled, even Lord Ziyang can be played by you and applauded."
The man's eyes were full of sarcasm, and there was a smile on his face. It was really unpleasant to look at, Huaiyu said coldly: "Don't you want your lord's things?"
"No rush." Liu Yunlie said, "Before I get the things, I still have something to ask His Highness."
"—How did you convince Mr. Ziyang to attack Li Fengxing?"
A plate of incense rolls was burning on the table, and the mellow aroma was blown by the wind, filling their teahouse.
Huaiyu looked down at Naxiang, took a sip of tea in a leisurely way: "My lord, are you here for trial?"
"I thought about it all night last night, but I didn't understand it." Liu Yunlie shook his head, "How can a mere woman manipulate Ziyang Lord like this?"
"I didn't manipulate him." Huaiyu said, "Li Fengxing himself protects Meng Hengyuan first. After being found out of corruption."
"But in the eyes of the emperor before, Li Fengxing was a good official." Liu Yunlie said firmly, "You must have done something for the emperor to change his opinion, and even report to the emperor and accuse him of crimes."
Holding the silk fan and fanning it gently, Huaiyu said: "It is still forgivable for heaven to do evil, but for self-inflicted evil you cannot live."
Slightly displeased, Liu Yunlie said: "It's the same as not saying what Your Highness said."
"Why do you come to ask these questions now?" Huaiyu said, "I said, my purpose is to clear my innocence, and when the case of Sima Xu is settled, I will never use Mr. Ziyang to do anything again."
Liu Yunlie narrowed his eyes: "You also admit that you are using Mr. Ziyang?"
"What can't you admit?" Huaiyu chuckled, "When I approached him at first, I thought about killing him."
Liu Yunlie was stunned, as if shocked by her arrogant thoughts, and then said with a complicated expression: "As expected of Princess Danyang, Xuan Jin treats you so sincerely, can you bear it?"
Raising his eyebrows, Huaiyu asked: "Are you qualified to say that about me? Don't tell me you haven't used him?"
"When did I use him?"
This is not admitted? Huaiyu sneered: "Sima Xu's case. If you hadn't used him to settle the case, how could the charges have fallen on me? Master Liu, have you been trying to kill me for a long time? Qi Han laid hands on Sima Xu. Take the opportunity to blame me, now that Qi Han is caught by the king, you are at ease, and your means are not weak."
Liu Yunlie frowned and said: "I was also deceived by Qi Han in the case of Sima Xu. I didn't think that the person who killed him would sue you in turn."
What about cheating ghosts? This is clearly a frame-up and a frame-up, collaborating with others, how dare you leave her here and pretend to be innocent
Li Huaiyu hates this kind of hypocrite very much. He always speaks secretly in front of people with discerning eyes, and he is not at all cheerful.
"Before I asked someone about Miss Bai Si, I heard about Lu Jingxing's dowry." Liu Yunlie said, "At that time, I didn't understand what kindness the shopkeeper Lu had. , I'm a little moved."
This hypocritical expression made people want to vomit, Huai Yu frowned: "You are a big man, can you not be so disgusting when you talk? Can't you just tell Lu Jingxing and me if you don't like it? Are you still touched, fake or not?"
"I'm really moved." Liu Yunlie said, "He has been by His Highness's side since five years ago. He didn't even ask for a title, but he has been helping you with things. The literati in the capital said that the two of you have already made a private decision for life. But after you got back to life, you didn't live and fly with him, but married Ziyang Lord."
"Your Highness, your heart is really cruel. In order to get revenge, you will not hesitate to abandon your lover and marry the enemy who killed you."
The incense on the table was almost burned, Huaiyu breathed a sigh of relief, no longer had the patience to chat with him, and directly took out a brocade box and put it in front of him: "What you want."
Seeing it, Liu Yunlie was not very excited. He just took it and opened it to have a look. He tapped the surface of the box lightly with his index finger and said, "How can I know if this thing is real or not?"
"There is a way." Huai Yupi smiled, "My lord can try."
"What?"
As soon as he loosened his fingers, the small teacup fell to the ground with a "snap" sound. From the corner of his eyes, Li Huaiyu caught a glimpse of Shi Ping and Jiuwu and others jumped out, and answered him softly:
"You will know once you die."
Liu Yunlie was startled, and got up to avoid the long knife that Jiuwu had chopped down. With a "clang", a deep gap was cut on the stone bench he was sitting on just now.
"Murder to silence?" He looked at the ten people who came out in front of him, and then laughed out loud, "Princess, what a princess, she came back with a different appearance, and these people are still by your side to help you. Only Mr. Ziyang is a fool, only he doesn't know who you are!"
"Do you want to tell him?" Huaiyu sat still and said softly, "There is no chance."
After two moves, Liu Yunlie was surprised to find that his hands and feet seemed to have no strength and were limp.
"What did you do?"
Looking at the burnt incense ash on the table, Huaiyu said with disgust, "If it wasn't for making you feel so soft, why do you think I would talk so much nonsense to you?"
There is actually a soft gluten fragrance? While dodging, Liu Yunlie laughed, "His Royal Highness's appointment really cannot be taken lightly."
"But it's okay. I'm also prepared."
Seeing that Jiu Wu's long knife was about to reach his throat, a large group of office servants rushed in from outside the teahouse, and rushed up aggressively to surround the whole place.
Just Wu and the others reacted very quickly, regardless of whether they wanted to take Liu Yunlie's head first.
In the blink of an eye, a stone suddenly flew from the side, and severely deflected his blade.
And an ambush? Just Wu's face darkened, he put the knife across his neck with his backhand, and looked around warily.
Liu Yunlie said with a smile: "Just grab your hands, I brought enough people to tie you all back to the Yamen. This time I still win, Eldest Princess."
Li Huaiyu was protected by Qingsi and others. Looking at the servants around him, he didn't seem to be in a hurry, got up and walked towards Liu Yunlie, casually took the dagger held by Qing Xian next to him, walked over to him and smiled at him.
"you win?"
"You underestimate me, Danyang too."
After the words fell, the dagger came out and directly stabbed into his waist and abdomen. The sound of flesh being cut was a bit piercing, but she didn't even blink.
"Uh." With a muffled snort, Liu Yunlie opened his eyes wide. "You... you want to die with me?"
She dares to do it with so many servants here? are you crazy
"To die together?" Huaiyu giggled, "You really think highly of yourself. Kill me first, and enter the secret room later. It's fine for you to die alone with a belly full of secrets. I still want to live a good life."
The pain in the waist and abdomen was severe, Liu Yunlie did not dare to move, gritted his teeth and said: "You are really cruel!"
"If you don't have a hard heart, you can't stand firmly. If your hands are not hot, who is afraid?" Huaiyu muttered a few words angrily, and Huaiyu let go of the dagger. He said to the humanity behind him, "Do it."
Just Wu nodded and blew a whistle. As soon as the sharp and loud whistle fell, a large group of masked men rushed out from behind those yamen servants.
"Are you still moved?" Li Huaiyu reached out and patted Liu Yunlie's shoulder, "It's all thanks to Master Lu."
Liu Yunlie's expression was ugly, he hurriedly looked towards the direction of Shiping on the left, as if there were rescuers on the other side.
Huaiyu narrowed her eyes, and waved her hand to let Qingsi look over, Qingsi turned over the stone screen. Came back soon and shook his head.
There is no one else.
The Yachas fell to the ground one by one, and Liu Yunlie's face gradually turned pale. He seemed very unwilling, opened his mouth to say something, but was so hurt that he stopped talking.
"Let me ask you one last question." Huaiyu looked at him with a smile, "Where did you put the document you held in the secret room?"
Panting with difficulty, Liu Yunlie said, "I won't leave it to you."
"If you don't give it to me, I can ask someone to find it. The secret room and your mansion can always be searched." Huaiyu shrugged indifferently, "It's just that if you don't cooperate so much, you may not be able to enter the soil after death."
"You..." Holding the place where the dagger was stuck, blood began to flow out, Liu Yunlie said angrily, "I won't let you go even if I die!"
His face was twisted into a ball with anger and fear, and he really looked like a ghost.
However, Li Huaiyu was not afraid at all. He looked at him calmly and said, "When I died, I thought so too."
It's just that Jiang Xuanjin was pushed out to be used as a knife by him, and her hatred fell to the wrong place.
The Yachai and the masked man started fighting, and the whole mountain carnation forest was bloody.
Liu Yunlie slowly fell to the ground, Huaiyu squatted beside him, quietly waiting for his death.
"Master." Qingsi came back from the outside, frowning and said, "Go!"
And reinforcements? Huaiyu frowned, stood up with her skirt up, and quickly led Jiuwu and others to evacuate.
"It's all clean?" she asked as she walked.
Jiu Wu replied: "It's clean, let's let the rest of the people outside who didn't go in to see us at all."
"En." Huaiyu said, crossing Shiping all the way to the west, "wait for the news of Liu Yunlie's death, if there is no news within two days, then go to Tingwei Mansion to have a look."
"yes."
There was a carriage parked outside the west gate of the Stone Bamboo Forest, Huaiyu took a look, opened the curtain and sat in it.
Lu Jingxing shook his fan and looked at the blood on her body, clicked his tongue twice and said, "You have been obedient for so long, I almost forgot how ruthless you used to be."
Threateningly raised his bloody hand towards him, Huaiyu said: "Princess Danyang kills people like hemp, are you afraid?"
"I'm afraid to die." After closing the fan and putting it aside, Lu Jingxing came out with a handkerchief, grabbed her hand and wiped it for her, and said softly, "If Liu Yunlie is dead, Qi Han will also be questioned, your lord Vengeance has finally been avenged."
The things that had been suppressed in my heart were released, Huaiyu grinned: "Yes, I reported it."
"What do you plan to do after that?" Lu Jingxing raised his eyes to look at her, "Do you want...to stay in Jiangfu?"
"I'm still from the Jiangfu in name, so I naturally want to stay there." Li Huaiyu gestured and said, "I've already thought about what to do in the future. Lanqing is suitable to be the prime minister. Let's help him. With him By assisting Huailin, you will be able to do your business with peace of mind, and when you earn enough money, you can think about life-long affairs."
"Now I can talk to those official ladies, and they won't be afraid of me because I am Danyang. So if I meet a good girl, I can also be a matchmaker for you."
"There are also Wu Baiai and them. Those who want to be officials should be allowed to enter the court, and those who want to travel in the rivers and lakes should be let go. After so many years, everyone should live the life they want to live."
The more she talked, the more excited she became, Huaiyu's eyes lit up, and she danced and said: "In two years, maybe I will be able to have a baby, and then everyone will have a full moon wine together, and talk about what I have done in the past two years." What, and then you won’t return if you don’t get drunk!”
After imagining the scene she was talking about, Lu Jingxing curled his lips, then shook his head, "You can do anything else, and you don't need to worry about my lifelong affairs."
"Why?" Huaiyu frowned, "You don't trust my vision?"
"No." Lu Jingxing said carelessly, "There are so many fragrant grasses in the world, I don't want to hang myself on a tree."
Huaiyu was taken aback, and looked at him with a complicated expression: "You are indeed more romantic than Second Young Master Jiang."
After all, Jiang Shen married a wife and took concubines. Does this person want to be alone with all the beauties in the world
Lu Jingxing half-closed his phoenix eyes, pursed his lips and remained silent for a moment, then asked her: "Have you made up your mind to spend the rest of your life with Jiang Xuanjin?"
This sounds a little nasty. Huaiyu scratched her temple hair, said a little shyly: "Thinking about it, it's not bad, he treats me very well."
"Did I treat you well?" he asked.
Huaiyu was stunned for a moment, looked at him with a blink of an eye, suddenly said something rude, and then said incredulously: "Don't you really have any thoughts about me?"
"What?" Lu Jingxing gave her a sideways glance, "Look down on yourself?"
"That's not true." Huaiyu shook his head, "I'm such a unique and gorgeous girl, it's normal for you to have ideas!"
Unable to hold back one, Lu Jingxing still rolled his eyes: "Take your face when you speak, don't want it."
Li Huaiyu: "..."
Unfolding the fan and shaking it again, Lu Jingxing lowered his eyes and said, "Just kidding, we are brothers for a day and brothers for the rest of our lives. You and I have worshiped the second master Guan, so just don't break contact with me in the future. "
"How is that possible?" Huaiyu giggled, "You are from my mother's family."
Once you miss it, you will miss it all your life. Lu Jingxing pursed his lips and thought, shaking his fan, if he had known his intentions earlier, would he have missed her
The answer is not necessarily, the person in front of him doesn't seem to have thought much about him, once he says some words, even his brother might not have to do them.
So be it.
When the carriage arrived near Jiangfu, Huaiyu got out of the carriage ahead of time with Qingsi. After saying goodbye to Lu Jingxing, she took off her bloody robe and let Qingsi hug her, and returned to Moju through the side door.
Mo Juli was quiet, and the servant told him that the emperor had gone to the palace and hadn't come back yet.
Qi Han is a prime minister after all. It's not easy to suppress him with the old case, I'm afraid it will take some effort. Huaiyu didn't care, she felt very sleepy, and she didn't care that it was still dark, she would sleep first before talking.
This time, she finally did not have any nightmares. Her dream was peaceful, with the tree shadows at the gate of Feiyun Palace, Huai Lin's immature laughter, and a person in the distance, wearing a green robe, gentle and gentle. waiting for her to approach.
Even when he was asleep, the corners of his mouth could not stop grinning to both sides.
After waking up at night, Huaiyu looked around the room and asked Qingsi: "Your Majesty hasn't come back yet?"
Qingsi said in a low voice: "Just now when Yufeng came back, the news was that your majesty will stay in the palace for a few days to discuss the old case with your majesty."
"Ah..." Huaiyu said with a bit of disappointment, "I'm left here alone."
Qingsi thought for a while, and said: "Just now the second young lady sent someone to ask you, do you want to see her now?"
That girl from the Xu family? Huaiyu regained some energy: "Okay. Let her come here."
Before she heard people say that Xu Chuniang and Jiang Shen were having trouble, she only heard the general idea, but she didn't know what was going on, but she was bored right now, so she might as well talk to her.
Qingsi went away in response.
Xu Chuning came quickly, still holding the quilt and pillow.
When Huaiyu saw it, he was stunned: "Second sister-in-law, I don't lack these here, what did you send them for?"
"It's not for you." Xu Chuniong whispered, "I want to come and sleep in the guest house."
"Huh?" Huaiyu was surprised. "You can't live in Wangshu Courtyard, why do you want to come to sleep?"
Xu Chuyong bit her lip and didn't answer, her eyes were a little red.
So Huaiyu understood: "Second brother bullied you again?"
"It's not bullying." Xu Chunian said, "It's me who bullied myself, no wonder people."
Hearing her tone, Huaiyu was inexplicably distressed. He dragged her to the guest building, asked Qingsi to help her change the quilt and pillow on the bed, and asked, "What's going on?"
Xu Chuyong lowered her eyes. Holding her hand in silence for a long while, he said: "Last time he gave the concubine the handkerchief that I had embroidered for three months and gave it to him. Even though I was threatening him through the old man, he treated me very coldly."
"Today is even more so. I boiled ginseng soup to talk softly to him. He cared about making out with his concubine and let me stand there without even looking at him. In the end, he said that he would follow the old man's orders. In the evening Share a room with me so that you can have a son soon."
Tears fell on the back of his hand with a "slap", and Xu Chuyong choked up: "Who cares about giving birth to a son-in-law."
She just likes him.
Huaiyu sighed: "Second brother is really too much."
"I asked for it." Wiping away tears, Xu Chunian said, "If I didn't like him that much, I wouldn't be so uncomfortable."
In the relationship, whoever is more emotional always loses. If you are too emotional and indifferent, you are doomed to abuse yourself.
Huaiyu was not very good at comforting others, so he could only stare at her stupidly. Fortunately, Xu Chuning didn't come here to seek comfort, but just talked to someone, and he felt at ease.
"During the few days when I went back to my natal family, my father often asked about you." Taking a deep breath, Xu Chuniang changed the subject, "He said that you are kind to our family, so let me help you more."
In fact, she found it a bit strange, after all, it was Lord Ziyang who rescued her father, but he didn't mention the Lord at all, and only told her to take care of Jiang Baishi.
Huaiyu smiled: "Master Xu has a heart."
Yun Lanqing knew her identity. It means that both Han Xiao and Xu Xian know about it, and it doesn't matter. Once Liu Yunlie dies, the matter will be settled. Even if they know about it, they won't be involved by her again.
Xu Chuning looked very tired, Huaiyu didn't bother her too much, and went back to the main building after she was settled.
For five days in a row, Jiang Xuanjin did not return home.
Huaiyu was a little puzzled, she lay on the bed and asked Qingsi: "How could it take so long for such a well-documented case?"
Qingsi said: "There is no news from the palace."
Feeling a little uneasy, Huaiyu stood up and asked, "Are you sure Liu Yunlie is dead?"
Qingsi nodded: "Jiwu sent the body out of the capital, and the news was covered up very well. No one knows what happened in the carnation forest that day."
Everything seems to be going well, but why does she always feel panicked
"Think of a way to get people to go to the palace to inquire about it." She said.
The sky was gloomy, with dark clouds hanging low, and it seemed that it was going to rain again soon.
Qingsi went out, Huaiyu sat at the table and looked at the food in front of her, feeling no appetite at all.
"Miss." Lingxiu stood beside her with her head bowed, and asked hesitantly, "Do you want to find a medical lady to take a look? You look a little pale."
Ba hit his slightly bitter mouth, Huaiyu nodded: "Look for it."
There are no medical girls in Mo Juli, and the ones found from Jiang's mansion look familiar.
"Slave Qi Jin, I have seen my wife." The nurse put down the medicine box and saluted.
After staring at her for a while, Huaiyu suddenly said, "I've seen you."
Qi Jin smiled: "Madam has a good memory."
When she was Miss Bai Si, Jun Shang asked her to come over to see her doctor. At that time, who would have imagined that this miserable-looking girl would turn into the Mrs. Jun that everyone envied later
Stretching out his hand to catch her pulse, Qi Jin examined her seriously for a moment, then frowned and asked her, "Did Madam's letter come this month?"