When Chu Yu woke up, it took him a long time to see clearly what was in front of him, and his whole body was so weak that even if he tried to sit up, he only had the strength to move his fingers.
Qin Zheng, who propped his head and closed his eyes for a nap, hadn't fallen asleep at all, but with Chu Yu's slight movement, he opened his eyes violently.
"Qingci, you've woken up!" Seeing that Chu Yu was about to get up, Qin Zheng hurriedly stepped forward to support him firmly on the shoulder, and pushed him to lean on him.
Chu Yu was taken aback, since his parents passed away early, there were not many close elders in the family, so it was difficult for anyone to call him by name. Having been an official for many years, colleagues are mostly commensurate with their official titles. Outside, he was called the second master respectfully, so this clear resignation made him a little bit overwhelmed.
Qin Zheng took a robe from the side and put it on Chu Yu, and handed him a cup of warm tea.
Chu Yu took the tea, took a sip, and then looked at Qin Zheng.
Qin Zheng's complexion was not good-looking, even a little haggard, his eyes were full of red threads, and his chin was covered with light green stubble.
"When is it?" Chu Yu opened his mouth and realized that his voice was very weak. He subconsciously stretched out his hand to caress his lower abdomen. The palm of his hand was slightly warm, and the bulge was more obvious than before.
Qin Zheng stretched out his arms to hug Chu Yu, and sighed deeply: "My second master, I scared your brother Qin Zheng to death. You have been in a coma for the fourth day. If you don't wake up again, even the doctor will be helpless."
Chu Yu's forehead tightened, she stretched out her hand to push Qin Zheng away, rubbed her eyebrows and said, "Where are you now?"
Qin Zheng restrained his smile a bit, and said softly, "You're still on the boat. You haven't woken up for a long time. No one dares to decide to go to Suzhou without authorization. It just so happens that the wind direction is not right these two days, so I took the opportunity to delay it for a few days."
Before Chu Yu could speak, Qin Zheng seemed to know what he wanted to ask, and continued in a low voice: "Those killers are well-trained, and they have poison hidden in their teeth. Your guards quickly removed the killer's jaw, That's how two people survived. They have never been handed over to anyone else, and Tujiao has personally guarded and interrogated them for the past few days."
Tujiao is Chu Yu's capable personal bodyguard, so I can rest assured only when I leave it to him.
Chu Yu nodded.
Qin Zheng didn't know if Tujiao found anything in the interrogation. Tujiao will not tell Qin Zheng these things, he cannot trust Qin Zheng. At the beginning, Chu Yu didn't tell Qin Zheng what the real purpose of coming to Suzhou was. Chu Yu didn't say anything, and Qin Zheng didn't ask.
The room fell silent for a moment.
"Qing Ci, why did you push me away that day." Qin Zheng held Chu Yu's hand, bypassed the previous topic, and asked an irrelevant question.
Chu Yu's fingertips froze, and she slowly said, "It's nothing serious, I don't want to be a widow."
Qin Zheng laughed out loud, and said airily, "If something really happened to me, how many years are you going to guard me?"
Chu Yu raised her eyebrows and said, "Seven days, no more. Here, Lord Hou will be buried, and I will take Zhen'er back to Duke Jing's mansion there."
Qin Zheng leaned closer to Chu Yu, reaching out to caress his pale face, and said softly, "Is this how you treat your brother Qin Zheng?"
Chu Yu's scalp was numb from the disgust of Qin Zheng's brother, and he pushed him, "Stay away from me."
Qin Zheng grabbed Chu Yu's wrist and moved closer to his cheek: "How far is far? Is two inches enough?"
Chu Yu was weak all over and couldn't break free, so he could only frown and said, "Speak well."
Qin Zheng smiled lightly, and breathed in Chu Yu's ear: "Second Master's brother Qin Zheng screamed so vividly in his dream, why did he refuse to admit it when he woke up?"
Chu Yu was stunned, a wave of heat burned his face, his originally pale face turned a faint red, even the tips of his ears turned red.
Qin Zheng looked into Chu Yu's neck, stretched out his hand to hook the red string, and took out a Jade Guanyin.
Avalokitesvara, who was full of compassion for all living beings, took the warmth of Chu Yu's body, and Qin Zheng kissed it lightly, and put it back into the lapel for Chu Yu again: "Chu Qingci, I want to see you in your wedding dress, The kind embroidered with mandarin ducks and pomegranate flowers."
Chu Yu's whole body was stiff, her cheeks were flushed, and her mind was blank. Before she could speak, Qin Zheng blocked her lips.
Different from the lingering and sentimental in the past when the passion came, Qin Zheng's kiss was too gentle, from the lips to the eyebrows, and finally he hugged the dazed Chu Yu in his arms, and asked with a smile: "Next, what more will I do?" Are you going to Suzhou?"
Chu Yu just came back to her senses, looked down at the bandage wrapped around Qin Zheng's arm, and sneered sharply: "Go, why not go. Those who hurt me must pay some price."
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On the second day, Chu Yu's fleet arrived in Suzhou.
Along the way, the common people lined the streets to welcome them, the streets were bustling with people, and people with red faces joined in the fun with spirit.
Qin Zheng put down the car curtain, and for the first time experienced the sense of honor of an imperial envoy on tour.
With eyes closed, Chu Yu was resting in Qin Zheng's arms, and asked in a daze, "Are you almost there?"
Qin Zheng tightened his arms, and pulled up the blanket on Chu Yu's lap: "It's still early, go to sleep, I'll call you when we arrive."
Chu Yu coughed twice and frowned, "Call me earlier."
Qin Zheng responded, and stopped talking, for fear of disturbing Chu Yu's sleepiness. Ever since that time when she fell into the water, Chu Yu's body has not been very refreshed, probably because of choking on the river water that day, these days she has been coughing and having a low-grade fever. Qin Zheng took care of him in a puzzled manner. Whenever Chu Yu was awake, Qin Zheng would tease him to call his brother, which made Chu Yu throw his pillow and smash it. After a while, he seemed to be in better spirits.
About half an hour later, Qin Zheng woke up Chu Yu.
"Suzhou deserves to be a place of wealth and wealth. Looking along the way, you can see that the people live and work in peace and contentment." Qin Zheng said while combing Chu Yu's messy long hair back into order.
Chu Yu changed into an official uniform, turned her head and said calmly after hearing the words: "It is said that when you are full, you think about lust, and when you are hungry and cold, you steal your heart. However, there are always some people who think too much about what they can't ask for, and they are greedy and greedy."
Qin Zheng pretended not to understand the meaning of Chu Yu's words, raised his hand to pinch Chu Yu's wrist, pulled him into his arms, and said in an ambiguous voice: "For example, I am like the second master..."
Chu Yu patted Qin Zhenghuan's hand on his waist: "Master Hou, don't you want to feel domineering? Let's make good use of it later."
Qin Zheng chuckled, "What does Madam want me to do?"
Chu Yu said seriously, "Just be yourself."
Qin Zheng rubbed his chin: "That is to put on the jade tree of the Marquis and be unrestrained and uninhibited?"
Chu Yu shook her head: "No, it's just acting like you're a good-for-nothing like you're carrying a cage and a bird, listening to a show and playing a role."
Qin Zheng: ...
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The prefect of Suzhou and Jiang Guogong had been waiting in the mansion for a long time. When Chu Yu got off the car, both of them came forward to greet him.
Chu Yu helped Qin Zheng's men get out of the car, glanced roughly at Jiang Guogong's mansion, deliberately surprised, and said immediately: "It is said that Suzhou's prosperity is better than that of Shangjing. Today, seeing is believing, it is really extraordinary." Said After finishing, he smiled coolly again: "It's also the Duke's mansion, but Lord Jiang's mansion is much more grand than the Duke's mansion."
Jiang Guogong was born quite refined when he heard the words, and said with a slight smile: "Your Excellency Chu praised you absurdly, Shangjing is at the foot of the emperor, and the Jingguo Mansion is the place where bells and lanterns are heard. Where is our small state?" It can be compared. But Mr. Chu is young and promising, seeing is better than hearing a hundred times."
Chu Yu and Jiang Yuan boasted to each other before going to the mansion.
Along the way, Chu Yu was just chatting with Jiang Yuan about the customs and customs of Suzhou. When they got to the waterway, Chu Yu's face suddenly darkened, and he slapped the table and said, "Speaking of which, I encountered an unpleasant incident on the road..."
Jiang Yuan paused, his face pale: "What happened to Master Chu?"
Qin Zheng on the side said, "It's careless, but I encountered pirates on the road..." He put on an angry and annoyed look, and even rolled up his sleeves to let Jiang Guogong see the wound on his arm.
Chu Yu picked up the teacup on the side, looked at Qin Zheng's angry and scared look, and said nothing. It wasn't until Qin Zheng finished speaking that he put down the teacup, and said in a nonchalant way: "After all, it's the boundary of Suzhou, and this kind of thing will happen. Mr. Jiang needs to serve some snacks, otherwise it will really make people worry about the people of Suzhou. Safety..."
Lord Jiang frowned, and said solemnly: "This kind of thing happened? Don't worry, Master Chu. I will investigate this matter thoroughly and give an explanation to Master Chu and the people of Suzhou."
Chu Yu's face turned slightly clearer: "Of course I believe in the ability of the Duke and the prefect to govern the prefecture and county, otherwise the huge Suzhou city would not be as prosperous as it is today. Even His Majesty's mention of the two is admiration. Plus, it makes people envious."
After exchanging pleasantries, Chu Yu excused herself to clean up the dust, and then retreated to the private courtyard prepared in the mansion.
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The single courtyard is well organized, elegant and luxurious everywhere.
Chu Yu was lying on the side of the bathtub, his face was reddened by the dense water vapor, he closed his eyes and let out a sigh, he didn't want to move even more.
Qin Zheng put the water on Chu Yu's body and rubbed his shoulders: "Tired?"
Chu Yu snorted softly, opened his eyes and said, "Jiang Yuan is really a watertight old fox."
Qin Zheng chuckled: "It's a pity, I still met you, little fox."
Chu Yu rested his forehead in the crook of his arm: "It seems that the assassination was not arranged by him. Jiang Yuan can't do such a mindless thing. We just pretend that we don't know anything, and let him talk about it. Since He doubted my purpose here, so I let him test it out. Old fox? Heh... A fox will always show its tail."
Qin Zheng walked around in front of Chu Yu, raised his chin with his hand, and kissed him like a dragonfly.
Chu Yu stretched out his hand to hook Qin Zheng's neck: "I'm afraid there may be another trick to this banquet tonight, so you have to be careful."
"Huh?" Qin Zheng raised his eyebrows.
Chu Yu stood up, grabbed Qin Zheng's arm, stepped out of the tub, stood naked in front of him, and said, "Be careful that old fox will attack you, maybe he will use some kind of beauty trick, and you must find a few beautiful people." Jiangnan beauty seduced you."
The water drops kept falling along Chu Yu's slender neck, slid over her slim figure, extended over her slender legs, and reached her ankles. Qin Zheng couldn't help but tore off his robe from the side, wrapped it around Chu Yu, picked him up, and walked towards the bed.
"All the beauty tricks in this world are tricks in front of the second master." After Qin Zheng finished speaking viciously, he rolled over and pressed Chu Yu under him.
Chu Yu raised his foot and kicked Qin Zheng's calf: "Don't touch me, I have business tonight."
Qin Zheng kissed Chu Yu up and down like a puppy: "Second Lord, take pity on me."
Chu Yu reached out and took a soft pillow under her waist, rubbed her swollen belly, and wrapped her long legs around Qin Zheng's waist: "One time."
Qin Zheng was so happy that he wagged his tail when he got the answer.
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This room is performing a daytime version of vivid colors and fragrances, while the atmosphere in that room is extremely gloomy.
Mr. Jiang's face was gloomy, and he said in a low voice: "You are too reckless, if something happens to the imperial envoy in the boundary of Suzhou, you will not blame the higher-ups?"
The prefect of Suzhou wiped the sweat from his forehead: "Grandpa, this... this is not thinking of once and for all..."
Mr. Jiang was angry, and it was really a headache to meet such pig teammates. After a while, he said: "Forget it, this Chu Yu is not as troublesome as rumors. I can't hold back. Even if His Majesty really doubts us, with Chu Yu's ability, he can't move us."
The prefect of Suzhou felt relieved: "What does your lord mean?"
"It's always good to entertain..." Mr. Jiang had a sneer on his lips.
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dinner party.
Sitting on the mat, Chu Yu couldn't help reaching out to support her waist again and again.
Qin Zheng smiled embarrassingly at the side, and was glared at by Chu Yu.
"It's really..." Before Qin Zheng finished speaking, Chu Yu's hand under the table pinched the back of his hand severely.
I can't control how much I can remember... Qin Zheng swallowed the last words, honestly and quietly rubbed Chu Yu's waist.
To start a banquet, it's still better to be polite first.
Chu Yu never concealed that she was pregnant, she never drank alcohol, and asked Qin Zheng to stop her.
How can there be no strings and bamboos at the banquet, the Jiangnan ditty sounds quite charming.
Lord Jiang suddenly said, "Shangjing Liyuan is the top of the world's folk arts. Jiangnan Sizhu is difficult to be in the elegant hall, which made Mr. Chu laugh. A few days ago, I got a concubine, especially good at temperament. Today, I ordered her to sing a song. The song adds wine to cheer you up."
Chu Yu raised his glass and said, "Grandpa Jiang is too modest. Suzhou is a place of beauty and beauty, and it is naturally a land of outstanding people."
When the words fell, only the sound of silk and bamboo stopped, and a leisurely sound of the piano came from the last seat, as clear as splashing jade, trembling like a dragon's chant.
A beautiful singer stepped forward slowly, opened her lips like pearls falling on a jade plate, and sang: "Spring feast, a glass of green wine and sing again. I will pay my respects to Chen Sanyuan again..."
The breeze that sounded like a mountain stream, fell like drizzle on bluestones, and rolled up fallen flowers like a clear spring, carrying a touch of fragrance.
But Chu Yu's eyes all fell on the luthier at the last seat...
The body of the luthier in white is like a willow blown by the breeze, and his appearance is like a bright moon with no time to spare. He tunes the jade qin with plain hands, and the strings are pure and the heart is pure. His bearing and appearance are all excellent.
"I wish you a thousand years,
Second, I wish that my concubine will always be healthy. "
The figure of that person was reflected in Chu Yu's eyes, making him feel cold all over.
What a luthier.
What a beauty trick.
What a Meng Hanyi...
The wine bottle in Qin Zheng's hand slipped from his fingertips, and the sake spilled like tears all over Chu Yu's body, and it bloomed on the black robe, looking like a blooming Zezhi.
The sound of the piano fell, and the surroundings were silent. Chu Yu slowly closed his eyes.
This spring feast is sung to the end.
"Three wishes are like Liang Shangyan, you two will meet each other."
You two meet each other.