Early morning two days later.
In a study room in Beijing, the lights that had been on all night were about to go out, but the man behind the desk remained motionless.
He is waiting.
The door creaked, and someone poked his head in. "Master, there is news from Shandong."
The man's eyes lit up and he said happily: "Come quickly."
"King Shou suddenly returned from the army and his plan failed."
The man slammed the table, with indescribable disappointment on his face, "What a fool, he can't achieve anything big."
The man hurriedly said: "Master, the empress said that if King Shou hadn't suddenly appeared, the matter would have been settled."
"Lao Ba? Why did he come back?" The man's thick eyebrows were wrinkled.
"Master, the return of King Shou is related to Dr. Gu. Also, the emperor is in a coma, and the imperial concubine said he will return to the capital soon."
The man's eyes were like pancakes that had burned out in an instant, leaving nothing but ashes in his eyes. He didn't make a sound, but the hands on his knees slowly formed fists.
"What's going on between King Shou and Dr. Gu?"
The man hesitated for a moment and said, "Prince Shou has an affair with Dr. Gu."
Personal affair
The man's gray eyes slowly brightened up. After being silent for a long time, he sneered: "Go, before the emperor returns to the capital, let everyone in the world know that Prince Shou had an affair with Dr. Gu and gave the seventh master of the Jiang family a A cuckold.”
"Yes, little one, let's go and arrange it."
The man waited for people to leave, his three-dimensional face hidden in the darkness, his single eye shining brightly.
If anyone saw it at this moment, they would be surprised by the cold light in his eyes, which was as penetrating as a wolf in the prairie.
At this moment, Jiang Hongwen stepped into the shabby room and bowed his head to the green color that had been waiting in front of the window for a long time.
"Brother."
Zhao Jingqiong looked back with joy in her eyes, "But it was successful?"
There was bitterness in the corner of Jiang Hongwen's mouth. After hesitating for a moment, he said: "Brother, the matter was almost successful, but..."
"Just what?" Zhao Jingqiong was impatient.
Jiang Hongwen glanced at him and said, "It was only at the critical moment that Tinglin appeared and broke three of King Xian's ribs."
when!
There was a crisp sound, and the tea cup shattered.
Zhao Jingqiong looked shocked and took several steps back.
When there was no way to retreat, the man leaned against the window, looked at the man in front of him in disbelief, and said sternly: "How does he know? But you..."
Jiang Hongwen took a deep breath, lifted up his robe and knelt down, "Brother, it's me."
Zhao Jingqiong stared blankly and remained silent for a long time.
After a long time, the bright color in his eyes was covered by a touch of gray. He let out a long sigh and said coldly: "Hongwen, returning without being summoned is a serious crime of beheading. You have turned this game of chess into a dead game. ”
Jiang Hongwen was shocked when he heard this and said hurriedly: "Brother, the emperor has covered up this matter. Tinglin will be fine."
"snort!"
Zhao Jingqiong sneered, "It's impossible to cover up the noise. Just go ahead and bring her to see me when Wang Jia comes back."
"Brother?"
Jiang Hongwen stood up involuntarily, "Why did you see her?"
Zhao Jingqiong walked to the middle of the room, picked up a white piece with her slender fingers, and gently placed it on the simple chessboard.
If he was not mistaken, there was no way he could hide this matter. Now that the third child was injured and too busy to take care of himself, when he came to his senses, he would definitely seize the opportunity to throw dirty water on these two people.
If it really comes to this, then Lao Ba’s reputation...
"You should pay attention these days to see if there are any unfavorable rumors about Lao Ba."
Jiang Hongwen seemed to understand the deep meaning of his words, and frowned: "Brother, he may not dare to be a virtuous king, right?"
Zhao Jingqiong looked at him deeply and said calmly, "I hope I am overthinking. It's just this one thing... Hongwen, you did something wrong."
Jiang Hongwen lay in the carriage in a daze, staring deeply at the roof of the carriage, his eyes motionless.
The elder brother said that he did it wrong.
He didn't think so. If given another chance, he would choose the same way.
Gu Qingwan was extraordinary in Tinglin's eyes, and he, as a brother, saw it. He was afraid that one day, Tinglin would turn against him after learning about this.
In fact, he and Ting Lin are the same kind of people. They both have a high wall in their hearts. They can't get out and others can't get in.
If you are unhappy for the rest of your life, you will be the only one.
Therefore, they regard those who can enter the high wall as treasures and do not allow others to peek at them.
Jiang Hongwen sighed softly, and a shadow flashed past his eyes. His eyes were clear, his lips were slightly pursed, and there was a clear smile on his face.
That smile, if the mouth is not covered, will reveal a few teeth, neat and tidy, and you will feel happy when you see it.
Jiang Hongwen was shocked by the words "joyful in his heart". He sat up straight and his heroic eyebrows furrowed tightly.
After a long time, his eyebrows relaxed and he smiled bitterly. It seemed that a figure had inadvertently walked into his high wall.
"Come here, turn your horse around and go to the Shijia Courtyard!"
"Yes, Master Qi."
After a cup of tea, the maid smiled and said to Jiang Hongwen: "Master Qi, what a coincidence, the uncle has already gone out and gone to the bank."
Jiang Hongwen looked at the high wall of the garden and said, "Where is your lady?"
"My young lady will be posting books in the library right now..."
Jiang Hongwen frowned, "Okay, what books are you posting?"
The maid smiled and said: "The young lady is going back to the south, and she doesn't know when she will be able to come back. Those books are her treasures. The young lady said that taking them out to dry them in the sun will prevent them from getting moldy."
Is she leaving
Jiang Hongwen was startled, and his expression suddenly dimmed.
There is a garden separated by a wall. When you walk in, you will feel the fragrance of chrysanthemums and the autumn breeze, which is refreshing.
Walking through a forest, I stopped in front of a two-story attic. When I raised my eyes, I saw a girl of seventeen or eighteen years old, wearing a red dress, with her back to her, busy flipping through the book in her hand. .
"Xiao Qing, please be gentle, these books are all unique."
Xiaoqing raised her face and said with an angry smile: "Miss, my hands are light enough."
Shi Songyin pouted and said displeasedly: "It's still too heavy, just let me go."
Xiaoqing was so angry that she sighed: "Miss, she never studies on weekdays. Why do you suddenly treasure these dead things again?"
Shi Songyin stopped what he was doing and sighed softly.
"Silly girl, I don't know when I will come back this time. Maybe I won't see them again. I took them out to dry them before I left, so I don't want to collect them."
"Who said you can't come back?"
The low voice sounded unhurriedly, like a thunder exploding in the ears.
Shi Songyin was so surprised that he let go of his hands, turned his head, saw the handsome face in his memory, and the book in his hand fell down.
Jiang Hongwen stepped forward, picked up the book, dusted off the dust on it, and handed it back, "Jiangnan and Beijing are only half a month's drive away, so it's very convenient to go back and forth."
Shi Songyin took the book, bowed his head and said, "I'm not in good health and can't sail much. Why is Master Qi here?"
Jiang Hongwen looked into her black and white eyes and was suddenly speechless. He stammered: "I... I... came to see your brother. I just came to hang out if I have nothing to do."
It turned out that he was here to find his eldest brother. Shi Songyin felt secretly in his heart and said, "Master Qi, please help yourself. I'll finish these things first."
"I'll help you!"
Shi Songyin was stunned and looked at him in confusion.
Jiang Hongwen covered his lips with his hands, coughed twice and said, "You are so slow, how long will it take to keep you in the sun?"
"you… "
"It's up to you, work. If you don't take it out to dry, the sun will go down." Jiang Hongwen made nonsense.
Shi Songyin stood there blankly, his face turning green, white, and red for a while, with mist in his eyes.
This man was really annoying. He came here to provoke her. Not only did he provoke her, he also stabbed her with his words.
Originally, she planned to post these books for a few days. If he was so anxious, could he be hinting to her to go back to the south as soon as possible so that she wouldn't have to pester him anymore.
"I don't want your help!" Shi Songyin got angry and tried to grab the book from his hand.
Jiang Hongwen was angry. This woman was so weak and could faint at every turn. He was afraid of tiring her, but in the end he was not grateful at all. He couldn't help but say three points heavier, "Why are you being unreasonable?"
Shi Songyin felt worried, and there was another hidden meaning between the lines of his words. An unreasonable woman like you should go back to the south as soon as possible.
He couldn't help but feel hatred in his heart. He had already avoided him. What else could he want? What else could he do
"I'm just unreasonable. If anyone wants your help, bring it!"
Shi Songyin exerted force in his hand, and the other end was pulled hard. With a "hiss...", the two of them each held half of the book and stood there blankly.
Are you so annoying to him? Do you even have to argue with her over such a trivial matter
Shi Songyin felt desolate in her heart, and her whole body lost all strength, like a puppet that had lost its strings, and was extremely weak.
Jiang Hongwen looked at her and saw her standing alone, and his heart was filled with compassion.
He didn't know how to comfort people. After thinking for a while, he explained awkwardly: "If you don't snatch it, it won't break. But don't be upset. It's just a book. I'll give it to you later."
"Who wants you to accompany me, who wants your help, who wants you to come!"
Shi Songyin suddenly collapsed and burst into tears, "Go away... go away, I will never see you again... Wow!"
A simple and kind-hearted woman, she never knew how to hide her emotions, anger, sorrow, and joy. The book was torn in half, as if he and she were at the end of the world and at the end of the world, and could no longer be together.
This scene cut a sharp knife in Shi Songyin's heart. The previously hidden love and pain suddenly surged up from her four meridians and eight meridians, tearing apart her well-hidden peace.
She couldn't help but burst into tears.
Jiang Hongwen swore that this was the first time in his life that he saw a woman crying like this. The tears were like broken pearls, dripping down, making his heart clench.
The helpless man's face changed, "Don't cry... don't cry... I didn't... mean it!"
Shi Songyin was in a sad place. After hearing his words, she felt even more aggrieved and pushed him away regardless. The childish movements, with child-like anger, caused the man's figure to look like a mountain. Not only did it not move her at all, but it actually made her body sway.