"Don't come with me yet!" Xiao Yi glared at Xiao Fei angrily, thinking: My sister is really a troublesome thing!
Impatiently, he grabbed Xiao Fei's arm with his left hand, dragged her forward, and shouted at the stupid middle-aged woman beside him: "There's still you!"
The middle-aged woman foolishly responded, and hurriedly chased after her with her skirt on her hands.
Xiao Yi opened the way ahead, and the three of them rushed out of the side hall in one go, and saw that the fire in the courtyard outside was getting bigger and bigger, and there were scorching flames on all sides.
Not only the monks were carrying water to put out the fire, but even the nearby residents came to help. They were afraid that the fire would spread to their own houses, so they enthusiastically carried water here. But like a mud cow falling into a river, the fire has not weakened at all...
The silver sword in Xiao Yi's hand waved from time to time, the silver light appeared and disappeared from time to time, clearing away the obstacles in front of him one by one...
The moment the brother and sister rushed out of the Santai Temple, Xiao Yi almost let go of his hands impatiently, and the woman behind hurriedly expressed his thanks: "Thank you, sir!" Up to now, her voice is still A little trembling, it was too dangerous just now, if it was later, I and that girl would probably be buried in the sea of fire!
"Sister Fei (A Fei), are you okay?"
Nangong Yue and Fu Yunyan came up to Xiao Fei worriedly, followed by Lily who just came out of the temple before a cup of tea, she also looked a bit embarrassed, her dress was burned by sporadic sparks A few bucks.
Nangong Yue grabbed Xiao Fei's arm and looked her up and down nervously, trying to make sure that she was really safe and sound.
"It's fine, it's fine." Yong Yang also said with emotion.
Wen Yu beside her hurriedly echoed: "Grandmother, if you survive a catastrophe, you will have future blessings. Miss Xiao is an auspicious person with a natural appearance."
And Xiao Fei couldn't listen to these words at the moment. She looked at Nangong Yue and Fu Yunyan who were only a short distance away from her in a daze. Feeling that her feet were soft, if Fu Yunyan hadn't helped her waist in time, she might have lost her composure and fell to the ground.
She was out of breath, and a faint layer of mist appeared in her eye sockets. She no longer had the slightly cold temperament that she usually had, and she looked a little pitiful and weak.
Sister Fei is only a twelve-year-old child after all... Nangong Yue patted Xiao Fei's back softly and comforted her softly.
Xiao Yi was dazzled by this scene, and muttered dissatisfiedly in his heart: Hmph! Shouldn't these treatment belong to him
Xiao Yi secretly glared at Xiao Fei, with disgust on his face.
Seeing Nangong Yue's concerned and soft voice comforting the pale-faced Xiao Fei, he curled his lips in dissatisfaction, thinking: If she wasn't his sister, he wouldn't be bothered to meddle in other things.
"ah."
At this time, Nangong Yue was turning her head to talk to him, when she suddenly noticed something wrong with Xiao Yi's right forearm...
"Ayi, are you injured?"
Nangong Yue hurriedly grabbed Xiao Yi's wrist to look, only to see that a large piece of his sleeve was burnt, exposing a red and swollen scar on his arm, the most severely burned area, even some charred...
Only then did Xiao Yi feel some pain here. He glanced at his arm, but he really didn't notice that he was hurt.
Just as he was about to say that he was fine, Xiao Yi suddenly had a thought, looked at Nangong Yue with an aggrieved face, took her hand and shook it gently, as if waiting for comfort.
Nangong Yue felt very distressed, she only regretted that she didn't bring out the wound medicine, so she had to go back to the house quickly.
Xiao Fei looked at the burn on Xiao Yi's arm with a complex expression. The scene just now flashed through her mind quickly, and finally stopped at the moment when Xiao Yi swung his sword to break the beam, and sparks flew everywhere... Were you injured then
If it wasn't for saving himself, the eldest brother would not have rushed into the fire, let alone be injured!
"Fortunately, everyone is fine." Yong Yang walked over, glanced at the wound on Xiao Yi's arm worriedly, and said, "It's getting late, everyone should go back first. I have already ordered someone to notify the governor of Jingzhao Prefecture , Officers and soldiers will come to help put out the fire soon.”
"Grandma Yongyang is right."
Everyone glanced at Santai Temple where the flames were still burning, saluted and bid farewell to each other, and then went back to their homes.
This night was destined to be a restless night. Although some people were injured, no one was in danger of life.
After a stick of incense, the officers and soldiers of the Governor of Jingzhao arrived. With the concerted efforts of the officials and the people, the raging fire was finally extinguished, but most of the Santai Temple had been burned down, leaving only a scorched ruin quietly Lying under the night sky, it is embarrassing...
The incident of the fire at Santai Temple on the night of the Lantern Festival soon spread to the palace, especially at the time when people from Princess Yongyang's residence and Zhennan Prince's residence were also present, so that the emperor couldn't help but Long Yan was furious. Let Lu Huaining and the governor of Jingzhao enter the palace and order to investigate the cause of the fire. If anyone dares to set fire deliberately, he will be severely punished.
However, Nangong Yue and his party didn't know about these things. At this moment, they finally returned to the Zhennan Palace in a state of embarrassment. For a while, the sleeping Palace suddenly woke up, and the whole palace took action.
Although Xiao Fei was not injured, Nangong Yue ordered the kitchen to make her a bowl of soothing soup, and told her to go back tonight and have a good rest.
As for Xiao Yi, Nangong Yue had already ordered him to sit on the beauty couch in the house and treat his wound carefully.
Every movement of Nangong Yue was light and slow, and she quickly took care of his wound, applied a special medicinal powder, and finally wrapped it up with a clean white cloth...
It took nearly half an hour to treat a seemingly insignificant burn.
Xiao Yi looked at her with a smile and kept busy working for him, and he was in a great mood.
To Xiao Yi, such an injury was nothing at all, on the battlefield, injuries that were several times heavier than it would happen from time to time. However, seeing Nangong Yue's focused look, he couldn't help but think happily: The stinky girl really cares about him the most!
He smiled foolishly, looked at Nangong Yue for a moment, and in the small inner room, a touch of warmth circulated in it.
After carefully tying the knot, Nangong Yue finally helped Xiao Yi bandage the wound, and earnestly instructed a bunch of taboos: "Next, don't touch the wound with water, don't drink alcohol, eat spicy and cold food, don't..."
Xiao Yi was sitting on Luohan's bed, and when she said a word, he would just nod his head, he was simply the most obedient patient.
Seeing him as obedient as that little yellow cat, Nangong Yue's mood gradually calmed down from the previous hustle and bustle.
Nangong Yue's dignified expression relaxed a lot, and there was a hint of a smile in her voice, she said: "The above are all doctor's orders."
Hearing what she meant, Xiao Yi rolled his eyes, intentionally moved his handsome face closer, and asked with a smile: "Stinky girl, as the imperial concubine, what else do you want to tell me?"
Nangong Yue raised her eyebrows and said solemnly: "As the concubine of the world, I want you to rest in the palace for a few days. You are not allowed to practice martial arts in the morning these days! You are not even allowed to ride a horse!"
"Stinky girl, I listen to you! You say go east, but I dare not go west!" Xiao Yi responded without principle, smiling very courteously. In fact, he was too lazy to go to Wucheng soldiers and horses, and now he can justly accompany the stinky girl in the palace, that would be great!
Besides, he is Xiao Fei's savior now, right? Now Xiao Fei is always embarrassed to rob her of the stinky girl again, right
The more Xiao Yi thought about it, the happier he was, and happily moved his handsome face towards Nangong Yue, and was about to say, if he is so obedient, should the concubine concubine concubine concubine give him a reward... But Lily came in through the curtain: "Master, concubine concubine, There is a supper in the kitchen, do you two want some?"
It's almost three o'clock, Xiao Yi must be hungry. Thinking about it, Nangong Yue hurriedly said, "Hurry up and bring it in."
The corners of Xiao Yi's eyes twitched, and he glared at Lily angrily, thinking: Isn't this girl getting married soon? Why is she still here? No winks!
Lily blinked suspiciously, not knowing where she had offended Xiao Yi, she turned around and went down to pass the supper.
Two bowls of hot bird's nest porridge were delivered quickly, Xiao Yi was about to get a bowl, but was stopped by Nangong Yue: "Ah Yi, let me feed you."
Xiao Yi couldn't believe his ears, and secretly apologized to Lily in his heart.
Nangong Yue picked up the bowl of bird's nest porridge, scooped up a spoonful, blew carefully, and then brought it to Xiao Yi's lips, mouthful after mouthful...
The smile on Xiao Yi's face became more and more intense, and he was very excited.
He just suffered such a small injury, and the stinky girl is so kind and considerate to him, this small injury is too worth it?!
This night, the injured Xiao Yi's mood was probably the best in the palace, he slept until dawn, but Xiao Fei's mood was ups and downs.
As soon as they returned to Xiayuanyuan, Taoyao and Baizhou helped Xiao Fei take a bath and change clothes. After confirming that she looked embarrassed, but her icy muscles and bones were not damaged in any way, the two personal maids finally breathed a sigh of relief secretly. . The girl is the body of a thousand pieces of gold, if there is really some damage, when they return to the southern border, the princess, no, the madam will definitely not bypass them!
Thinking about it, the two personal maids felt like they had saved their lives.
After washing, Xiao Fei sat in front of the dressing table and let the maid help her dry her hair.
Bai Zhou carefully held a pair of scissors, and helped her cut off those curly, scorched hair that had been burned by the fire, and said distressedly: "Miss, your hair has been burned a lot." The black silk is thick and black, just like the most precious silk in the world, with a faint luster in the candlelight, it is unbelievably beautiful.
Xiao Fei didn't take it seriously, and said absently: "It's okay, the hair will grow back soon..." But there is only one life.
Taoyao said with emotion: "Thanks to the prince today." Before she thought that the prince didn't like big girls, but she didn't expect that she would treat the prince as a villain, and at the critical moment, the prince unexpectedly so reliable.
"But the son is too rough." Bai Zhou was a little dissatisfied. When Xiao Fei was taking a bath just now, Xiao Fei had no other scars on her body, but her wrist was bruised by Xiao Yi.
"Miss, you'd better not use a pen these days!" Bai Zhou warned worriedly.
Xiao Fei couldn't help looking at her right wrist. Until now, her wrist still hurt a little, but she was glad for the pain. The pain meant that this was not a dream, and she was still alive!
The scene in the sea of flames resurfaced in Xiao Fei's mind involuntarily, and the almost unfamiliar face of the eldest brother appeared...
The reason why she thinks that her elder brother Xiao Yi is useless, even after she first heard that elder brother led the army to win a few battles, her first feeling is that elder brother must have taken credit from his subordinates, right
After coming to the capital, she gradually changed her view of her elder brother because of her sister-in-law, but she never had a real feeling. In her mind, that elder brother who laughed and scolded, that frivolous playboy, and that disobedient brother had been deeply engraved. In her heart... to this day!
Only then did she really see another big brother, the one she didn't know before: he is highly skilled, he is brave and decisive, he is not afraid of danger... He is like a familiar yet extremely strange person!
A hint of pride suddenly appeared in Xiao Fei's heart, she was proud of having such a big brother!
Seeing that Xiao Fei was obviously absent-minded and distracted, the two maids secretly exchanged a look, thinking that their daughter must have been frightened tonight.
Tao Yao and Bai Zhou quietly lighted an incense for Xiao Fei, but even so, Xiao Fei, who was so excited, still couldn't sleep all night.
The past and recent scenes flashed in her mind from time to time, making her unable to calm down at all...
The long night passed slowly while she was tossing and turning...
Early the next morning, just after dawn, Xiao Fei couldn't wait to get up and go to Fufengyuan.
Yesterday she was so frightened that she forgot to thank her elder brother, so she had to hurry up and say thank you!
When Xiao Fei arrived at Fufengyuan, Nangong Yue had just changed Xiao Yi's medicine.
Xiao Yi was happy at first, but early this morning, it was Nangong Yue who personally served him, dressed and washed him, his life has never been so comfortable and comfortable.
Later, the smelly girl will definitely feed him porridge, right
Xiao Yi thought joyfully, who knows, at this moment, the servant girl came to report that the eldest girl is here.
Xiao Fei! Why is it Xiao Fei again?! Always lingering to disturb the alone time with myself and the stinky girl!
Xiao Yi's entire face was almost dark, so when Xiao Fei entered the door, what she saw was Xiao Yi's face darker than ink and the look of disgust as if seeing overnight food. For a moment, Xiao Fei's original heart Anxiety melted away!
but--
Xiao Fei resolutely walked into the room, first saluted to her eldest brother and sister-in-law, then looked at Xiao Yi, frowned and asked, "Sister-in-law, how is brother's injury?" Thinking of the burn on Xiao Yi's right arm It was all to save herself, and Xiao Fei felt a little guilty.
Nangong Yue gave Xiao Fei a comforting smile: "Sister Fei, don't worry too much. Just rest for half a month and you'll be fine."
Xiao Fei's complexion softened a little, she turned her body towards Xiao Yi, took a deep breath, and said stiffly again: "Brother, thank you for saving your life last night."
Xiao Yi responded casually, and glanced at her lightly. Although she didn't say anything, Xiao Fei felt that she understood what he meant: If there is nothing else, you can leave, right
Nangong Yue pinched Xiao Yi secretly, and then softly eased the atmosphere: "Sister Fei, you came just in time, let's go have breakfast together."
The Xiao brothers and sisters looked at each other in distaste, but neither of them wanted to take advantage of the other, so they silently went to the main room with Nangong Yue to have breakfast.
During this breakfast, I saw Nangong Yue busy all the time, helping Xiao Yi pick up vegetables for a while, feeding him porridge for a while, and pouring tea for him...
Xiao Fei frowned and watched from the side, thinking that the elder brother had gone too far, but he suffered a little injury, so he pretended to call the elder sister to come.
After breakfast, Nangong Yue said to Xiao Fei with a smile: "Sister Fei, I just agreed with your eldest brother to show you a book I recently found, do you want to read it with us? How to break the game?"
Endgame?! Xiao Fei's eyes lit up immediately, but when Xiao Yi glanced aside from the corner of her eyes, her eyes dimmed a bit. If the eldest brother is not at home, it would be great, she and sister-in-law can discuss chess games together, play the piano and sing poems, splash ink, talk about the past and the present... Time goes by, the years are quiet, that is the right way to spend a day!
Happily...
Xiao Fei narrowed her eyes and stared at Xiao Yi for a long time, as if she would obediently go out as long as she looked at Xiao Yi like this.
Big brother is so annoying!
If there is too much of him, the sister-in-law will circle around him and stop playing with herself!
…
The water leakage in Santai Temple was closed after a few days of strict investigation. It is said that a flying Kongming lantern accidentally fell on the eaves of the side hall and ignited sparks. Because of the crowd, it was not discovered in time until the fire raged. The spread is uncontrollable.
Fortunately, it did not cause too many casualties, which is also a blessing in misfortune.
Xiao Yi took ten days off under the pretense of being "seriously injured", and logically stayed in the mansion, chatting with Nangong Yue, very unhappy.
However, only three days after such a good day, Feng Shuxuan, the deputy commander of Wucheng Bingma Division, came to the door. After talking with Xiao Yi in the study for a while, Xiao Yi went out with him.
On this day, Xiao Yi didn't come back until Youshi, and then told Nangong Yue that Gong Yuhai was finished.
The running water of the Lantern Festival was initially determined to be an accident, but Xiao Yi felt that it was a bit of a coincidence. Every year there are Kongming lanterns in Santai Temple. Mars, but has never caused such a big change.
Naturally, it cannot be ruled out that it was just an accident, but Xiao Yi remembered the somewhat familiar back figure he had seen that day, so he ordered Feng Shuxuan to keep a close eye on it.
After Feng Shuxuan got the order, he secretly ordered people to guard Gong Yuhai's temporary mansion in the capital, as well as several brothels, Chu houses, taverns and inns, and increased the number of patrolling personnel. Finally, he found one outside a brothel and came over immediately. Report to Xiao Yi.
Therefore, Xiao Yi personally led people to encircle and suppress, and captured Murong Hui, the second son of the false king Murong Hua.
When the emperor heard about this, Long Yan was overjoyed, and immediately asked Xiao Yi to escort him into the palace for interrogation in person. This interrogation revealed the truth about the fire in Santai Temple.
"... This Gong Yuhai is really an idiot." Xiao Yi said with a chuckle, "It's already come to this point, and it's still thinking of meeting both sides."
Nangong Yue carefully changed the medicine for his wound, and asked curiously, "Could it be that Gong Yuhai was responsible for the leak in Santai Temple?"
"Not really, it's just that he has something to do with him." Xiao Yi explained with a relaxed expression, "When Gong Yuhai was in Xuzhou, he turned a blind eye to the Murong's puppet court. It won't be long, and he can earn the merits of being a dragon. It's a pity that things don't go according to people's wishes. Dayu has become more and more stable in the past few years. He should want to break away from the Murong family in his heart, but he was a little vacillating for a while Not sure, moreover, Murong's hands are also holding his handle. Murong Hui sneaked into the capital this time, and asked Gong Yuhai to meet at Santai Temple. They probably thought of the Lantern Festival. Many are good for concealment. Hmph, it’s really unnecessary.”
Nangong Yue was wrapping the white gauze around his arm round and round, her movements were light and soft, without hurting his wound at all.
Xiao Yi said casually: "Santai Temple has Kongming lanterns flying every year, and some monks are very careful. When the Kongming lantern just fell, some monks discovered it. At that time, they wanted to call for someone to put out the fire, but unexpectedly, Gong Yuhai They mistakenly thought that their whereabouts had been exposed, so they killed people. But they didn’t find anything about Mars at all, and it’s been dry these days, so after such a delay, the fire will naturally rise.”
Nangong Yue sighed slightly.
Obviously, even if Gong Yuhai and the others discovered the fire, they would not notify others, but ran away quietly by themselves, so that the fire became bigger and bigger, and finally reached the point of no return.
"...The emperor originally wanted to see who in the court had anything to do with Gong Yuhai. After the incident at Santai Temple and the fact that Murong Hui was caught, I guess the emperor was too lazy to hang on to the big fish. Gong Yuhai His crime should be settled within two days, ranging from exile to exile, to the worst case that the whole family might lose their lives."
Nangong Yue said comprehendingly: "I think the royal capital should be lively for a while... especially those mansions that have taken in the adopted daughters of the Gong family."
The matter of Gong Yuhai involved the previous court, and it was a crime of treason to say the least.
In the past dynasties, no emperor would spare such a crime, and once he was involved in such a major case, let alone the glory and wealth, he was afraid that he would lose his life, family honor and disgrace.
In the early morning of the next day, the emperor ordered Gong Yuhai to commit treason with a thunderbolt, and the crime affected the three clans. All males above the age of 8 were beheaded, and males and female relatives under the age of 8 were exiled to the Lingnan Army.
As soon as this matter came out, there was an uproar in the court.
Years ago, the aftermath of Lu Shoufu's collusion and traitorous case had just come to an end, and another important court official was conspired against. For a while, everyone was in danger, for fear that the emperor's anger would burn on themselves.
And those families who took in Gong Yuhai's adopted daughter were even more restless...
It's easy to deal with those who don't have names and titles, and send them directly to the temple, and they'll be settled once and for all, but those who have offered tea and opened their faces are much more troublesome, and many mansions have been thrown into chaos because of this.
Qi Wangfu is no exception.
Jiang Yixi personally greeted him at the gate of the courtyard, and saluted respectfully to King Qi and Princess Qi who came in a hurry.
Jiang Yixi knew why King Qi and his wife came here, but he deliberately acted nonchalantly and greeted King Qi and his wife into the main room with a decent manner.
King Qi endured and endured, and when the hot tea was served, he finally couldn't help but secretly gave Princess Qi a threatening look.
Princess Qi's body trembled, she could only face her scalp and ask: "Mr. Jiang, where is Miss Gong?"
Princess Qi almost hated Jiang Yixi to death, because she made the decision to accept Miss Gong, King Qi was already angry with her, but Jiang Yixi wanted to add fuel to the fire. He had sent Nanny Guan to take away Miss Gong just now, but Jiang Yixi was shameless and sent Nanny Guan back. His words were so dignified!
When Madam Guan came to answer her questions, King Qi was also there, and he scolded himself bloody on the spot, and said that if he couldn't return Miss Gong today, he would return her as Princess Qi!
Then King Qi came over in person.
Jiang Yixi lowered her brows and replied obediently: "Go back to my concubine, my concubine said last time that she would personally make decisions to show Gong girl's face, how dare my daughter-in-law be negligent, naturally she will serve delicious food and drink."
Concubine Qi forced a smile, and said angrily: "...Mr. Jiang, this time, concubine mother didn't choose the right person. Next time concubine mother will definitely choose a good one for you."
"Mother Concubine is joking." Jiang Yixi said calmly, "This person was sent by Mother Concubine, so he is the person in my room. Whether to leave the free daughter-in-law to decide, how can Mother Concubine want it casually?" How about asking people to leave? Our Qi Palace is also a well-behaved family, if we always do things according to our preferences, how can we let our daughter-in-law be the director of the house in the future."
She seems to be obedient, but every sentence is reminding King Qi and Princess Qi that Princess Qi gave the man, and since she wants to take it back, she has to give her an explanation.
Princess Qi's face darkened, and she couldn't control her anger any longer. She stood up abruptly and said, "Mr. Jiang, do you think that this princess will have nothing to do with you if you don't pay me?" As she spoke, she said to the two servant girls beside her, "Don't give this princess to Miss Gong..."
"Shut up!" King Qi finally couldn't listen anymore, and reprimanded: "You didn't do all this because you were looking for something to do. Take care of your own yard and your son's affairs when you have time. You are not allowed to Then meddle in anything in Mr. Huai's house! If this king finds out again, and you give to Huai Jun's people indiscriminately, you can go to the temple and stay safe in the future! This king will do what he said!"
King Qi's words came out immediately, and Jiang Yixi accepted it when he saw it was good. He slightly bent his knees and said respectfully: "Thank you, Father, for making the decision."