A ray of dawn, newly through the window screen.
"It's dawn." Li Zi looked out the window, slowly raised his hand, and lightly pressed the back of his hand on Chu Yu's forehead. After a short pause, he lowered his hands again and said with a sigh of relief, "Fortunately, the fever has subsided."
Chu Yu frowned slightly, sat up propped up, his eyes were a little dark, he closed his eyes for a while, then opened them and said: "I have long been used to asking your majesty to leave court every day, and others can't say What, why should Qing Yu follow me to listen to the court by mistake. "
"Mister is alone at home, I don't feel at ease." Li Xi raised his head, looked at Chu Yu's pale face, and sighed softly, "I would like to serve the bedside medicine for Mister."
Chu Yu bent her lips and said no more. After getting along with her this year, she couldn't be more clear about Li Xun's temperament. Nei Li is more stubborn than anyone else, even if it is what he said, Li Wei is not willing to listen to everything. But it's not a bad thing, Chu Yu didn't want to break Li Xun's nature. There are too many people in the imperial court who are as light as dust, and occasionally this kind of fresh blood from the outside and the inside needs to be washed away.
"Sir..." Li Xun hesitated to speak.
Chu Yu slightly raised her long eyebrows: "Qing Yu, just speak up if you have something to say, why bother with me."
Li Xun has no foundation in Shangjing, and his teacher is his all support, the person he is closest to and trusts the most. What's more, after getting along day and night for so long, they are as close as family members.
It's just that today's Li Xun's handsome face is full of complex expressions, Chu Yu couldn't help but sigh.
"Sir, he had a fever last night, maybe he was so feverish that he was confused, and he kept repeating a person's name..." Li Xi lowered his eyes, paused, and summoned up his courage to ask: "Sir, are you still unable to let go? "
Chu Yu was startled, and it took a long time to understand the meaning of Li Xun's words. For a while, he had mixed feelings in his heart and remained silent.
Li Xun was a little annoyed, he understood Chu Yu's taboo, and couldn't help being angry at why he couldn't control himself and wanted to ask, which made Mr. Hu uncomfortable.
"Qing Yu..." Chu Yu called him softly.
Li Zi raised his head subconsciously and looked at Chu Yu.
Waking up early in the morning, Chu Yu's long hair fell down on Chu Yu's thin back, with a porcelain pillow hanging down. The cold sweat after the fever subsided slightly wetted the hair on the sides of his face, sticking to his pale cheeks. Originally he had the appearance of Li Li, but his appearance was reduced by three points due to his illness, which only made people feel distressed for no reason. The cross-breasted snow-colored underwear reveals a small piece of chest...
Chu Yu stretched out her hand, and her slender fingertips touched the folds of the skirts, but with a slight hook, the silk snow satin lining slowly slipped off her flawless skin.
Li Zi's mind buzzed, and he was a little dazed.
Chu Yu raised his hand, and slowly tapped his fingertips on the lower part of his right shoulder. There was a faint scar there. Although it was not hideous, it was a bit eye-catching when it fell on Ruyu's shoulder.
"This is..." Li Xi came back to his senses, and subconsciously wanted to look away, but was twisted tightly again, unable to even move his neck.
Chu Yu nodded, and said: "One year when I was young, my family was repairing a new house. At that time, I sneaked into it for fun and didn't fall down. There was a discarded rafter on the ground, which was being sharpened for its use. But I don't have long eyes. He hit it head-on, and the foot-long sharp wood sank under his shoulder, almost crippling his entire arm."
"Sir, it's really..." Li Zi was shocked when he heard that, he was sweating for Chu Yu, but he couldn't help laughing, a gentleman like Duanya can still be so stubborn.
Chu Yu sighed softly and said, "Since then, whenever I saw a sharp object, I felt a dull pain under my shoulder, which hasn't changed for more than ten years..."
Li Zi's heart skipped a beat, Mr. Ming suddenly liked what he said, weeping in his mouth, and a sour feeling emerged from the tip of his nose.
Chu Yu rolled up her skirt, her sigh was crushed in her voice, light and shallow:
"Skin injuries are like this, but the heart is hurt."
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Chu Yu was sick all night last night, but Chu Yu's spirit is unexpectedly good today. The sluggish chest these days seemed to be relieved suddenly, and the discomfort also dissipated with a dripping heat.
Chu Yu didn't go to the Ministry of Households, instead, he had people prepare chariots and horses, and left the city early in the sky.
In the carriage.
Li Xun lowered his head to peel the orange, the thin golden red skin opened like a lotus flower, and carefully rubbed off the white velvet on the orange clothes with his fingertips, making it appear more translucent like ruby. After the petals were like this, Fang just slightly raised his head, and the corner of his eye fell behind him.
Chu Yu had already changed into her clothes and was putting on her belt slowly. Seeing Li Xun looking at him, she waved her hand and said, "Come here, Qingyu, help me."
Li Xun almost squeezed the orange in his hand, hesitated for a moment, but obediently moved over.
Chu Yu was fiddling with the belt, and it was not difficult to tie it, but he was used to wearing rhinoceros and jade buckles, so it was a bit awkward to change into this coarse cloth.
Li Xi half lowered his eyes, his slender eyelashes covered the depth of his eyes, took the belt from Chu Yu and tied it for him.
"Sir, you've lost weight." Li Wei looked at the waist at his hand, as if he could grasp the whole body with a light grip.
Chu Yu responded casually, thinking about going to the outskirts of the city to inspect later.
After leaving the city, the vehicles and horses were not stable on the small road. I don't know which pothole they hit, and the body of the car shook violently.
"Sir, be careful!" Li Zi supported Chu Yu subconsciously, and the inertia made Chu Yu unable to sit still, and fell to the outside. Li Xun clasped his waist tightly with both hands and pulled him back.
The bee's waist is thin, and it seems that he can still feel the faint temperature of Chu Yu's body through the coarse cloth. Li Xi's breathing is stagnant, and before he can let go, the car body shakes violently again, and sinks as if it almost flipped over.
Chu Yu was still a little confused about that fall just now, she was completely defenseless and fell into Li Zi's arms. But he saw Li Zi buckle him into his arms with his backhand, protecting him tightly, while his back hit the car wall heavily, making a muffled thud.
"Qing Yu!" Chu Yu called out, struggling to get up, her arms unconsciously supporting Li Zi's chest with no help, but she didn't care about anything else, she poked her head to see if he had bumped into anything.
Because it is not suitable to be too ostentatious when coming out this time, I specially chose a dilapidated carriage with solid hard wood walls, which is not as luxurious as the several deerskin-wrapped carriages of the Chu family. Li Xi's bump was indeed severe, and his entire back was numb.
Chu Yu put one hand on Li Xun's shoulder, and the other caressed his back: "How about it? Let me see."
"Sir!" Li Zi's ears felt hot, he quickly grabbed Chu Yu's hand, and said slowly, "It's okay."
Chu Yu saw that Li Wei was just holding his hand tightly and refused to show him, so he had to give up, then moved away from Li Wei's side, and asked what happened outside.
The coachman opened the door and said, "Second Lord, it rained a few days ago, and the wheels of the car got stuck in it. I'm afraid it will be difficult to get out."
Li Xun jumped out of the car, took a closer look, and said, "Sir, I'm afraid I won't be able to push this wheel out for a while. Fortunately, it's not far from Zhuangzi, why don't you come with me, sir?"
Chu Yu nodded and said, "Alright." As she spoke, she was about to get out of the car, but was stopped by Li Xun.
"The ground is full of mud, I will carry my husband on my back." Li Xun said.
Chu Yu was startled: "It's just muddy, why is it so?"
Li Xun shook his head and said stubbornly: "Mr. is not in good health, don't tire Mr.." What's more, the muddy water on the ground could stain the corner of Mr.'s clothes. He swallowed these words silently, but he said that he would not let Chu Yu get off the car.
Chu Yu had no choice but to agree: "That's just this part, let me go when I get to the front..."
Li Xi nodded, and carried Chu Yu steadily on his back, feeling that the weight on his body was really too light, and his heart ached even more.
Chu Yu leaned on Li Xi's back, the road was indeed difficult, so he could only wrap his arms around Li Xi's neck lightly, and said softly, "If I knew it would be so difficult, I wouldn't have brought you here."
Li Zi smiled: "Sir, you are benevolent."
In the year of severe drought, there was no harvest, forcing the refugees to leave their homes and become homeless. Fortunately, the sage was kind, and immediately opened a warehouse to release food for disaster relief. The disaster relief fund was provided by the Ministry of Household Affairs, and the imperial court appointed someone to be responsible for the disaster relief. The purpose of Chu Yu's visit here was to supervise, so he only brought Li Xun with him, and specially changed into coarse clothes and came to the Zhuangzi that accommodated refugees.
The clothes are made of rough linen, a top with a double-breasted waist, coarse trousers, a pair of mille-soled shoes, and long hair tied up with a finger-wide belt. It is really simple.
Li Xi couldn't describe what it felt like, but he just felt that the husband was so good-looking, not as dazzling as in the past, but like the new camellia, full of refreshing purity.
Chu Yu didn't like being carried by Li Xun. Even though this was her student, she still felt a little uncomfortable. After passing the pothole, she struggled to jump down, rolled up her trouser legs, and followed Li Xun's foot. Walk into Zhuangzi with one foot.
Li Xun lowered his head, and saw Chu Yu's half of Bai Shengsheng's ankle, against the green linen trousers, it looked more and more translucent. It's just that the splashed muddy water quickly stained the white jade, making people feel the urge to wipe it off.
Chu Yu naturally didn't know that her favorite student was about to be driven to death by obsessive-compulsive disorder, and she only wanted to see if the money she spent was actually implemented. If so, it would be best. If not, he would drag the Ministry of Punishments to steal other people's property.
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Dozens of refugee villages have been built on the outskirts of the city, housing nearly 3,000 refugees. These people are assigned to work in agriculture on weekdays. When Chu Yu and Li Xun passed by, it happened to be noon, the big pot of rice had just been cooked, and the refugees were queuing up to lead them.
Li Xun sneaked into the team and received a bowl of porridge and two buns. Chu Yu broke open one, but it was solid grain, very strong, and the chopsticks stood in the porridge without falling over.
After walking for a long time, Li Xi felt a little hungry, so he ate a steamed bun with porridge. After Chu Yu tasted it twice, he handed him the bun in his hand.
Li Xi couldn't help laughing: "Mr. must not be used to it."
Chu Yu has always paid attention to food, food, and details. There is nothing to refute, so he can only be shamefully silent.
The two walked around and saw that although the refugees were still thin and weak, their faces were more or less sad, which showed that the allocation of funds had been implemented in real terms, and there had never been any violations. Li Xun casually chatted with a few people, and heard them say that these days are considered stable. Although I have to work, at least I have enough food and lodging.
Chu Yu felt relieved, and was about to leave with Li Xi, but saw several people surrounded by the corner of the front wall.
It's not very clear from a distance, only three or five gentlemen are surrounding a woman, the woman seems to be shrinking, her frail figure is tightly covered. A man stretched out his hand and pinched the woman's waist, making the circle tighter, forcing the woman into a corner.
Chu Yu frowned, and Li Zi walked over without saying a word.
When he got closer, he heard the woman sobbing, mixed with the man's unruly grin.
"What are you doing!" Li Xun yelled angrily.
The men were suddenly taken aback, and they turned around abruptly, and saw that there was a handsome young man behind him, and a beautiful man whose nobleness could not be concealed by coarse cloth.
As soon as he moved away like this, Chu Yu saw the woman inside, just now he saw the woman from a distance but felt familiar, but now that he was close in front of him, he knew it was Qin Yao.
I haven't seen her for a few years, Qin Yao is completely different from before. She used to be a charming young lady, but she grew up in rich clothes and fine food, so she can't help being arrogant and arrogant. At the age of 14 or 15, Qin Yao was like a rose in bloom, charming and charming. But now, she has her hair tied up in a woman's bun, and her whole body is like a bamboo pole that has been raised suddenly, withered and thin by the scorching sun. A pair of brows are full of sorrow, eyes are no longer clear and moving, fingertips are rough and swollen, no different from a country woman.
Chu Yu barely recognized Qin Yao.
"Chu, Brother Chu..." Qin Yao's thin lips parted, and then her eyes turned red, and she lowered her head firmly, not daring to look at Chu Yu again. How did he and his mother force Chu Yu to lose his son step by step back then, and how can he face his predecessors now.
Chu Yu didn't know that Qin Yao was already married. A few years ago, Qiuyue heard that the mother and daughter of the Qin family had defected to their own family, but for some reason they fell into this refugee village.
"Mind your own business, why? Have you taken a fancy to this little lady too?" One of the men sneered, spat out half of the grass root in his mouth, and took a step towards Li Xun in a foolish way, grinning and said: "How about Let's change, this little girl is yours, and the beauty behind you is for my brother to play with... "
Hearing this, Li Zi immediately got angry, and without thinking, he swung his fist at the ruffian.
The ruffian didn't expect Li Xi to look at Wen Ruo, move his hands so unambiguously, he was smashed hard, and was stunned.
"Qing Yu is back!" Chu Yu didn't expect Li Xun to be so impulsive, fearing that he would suffer, so he hurried to hold him back.
The ruffian's companions naturally refused to give up, and immediately rushed forward...
Li Xun was hit several times, relying on the anger in his heart, he grabbed one and beat him to death, then took a break and pushed Chu Yu far away.
With such a weight, Chu Yu couldn't bear Li Xun's push, and retreated several steps, and fell to the ground with a sharp pain in his feet, and he didn't know where he sprained.
"What are you doing over there!" A voice shouted from afar.
Refugees are the most likely to cause trouble, so soldiers are often stationed here to patrol, and when they see someone making trouble here, they rush over here.
With a cold face, Chu Yu poured out a bunch of signs from his sleeve pocket and threw them in front of the garrison: "Suppress this group of mobs!"
The garrison didn't even have time to look at the pile of golden signs in front of them, just relying on Chu Yu's momentum, he subconsciously went over to restrain a few ruffians three or five times.
"Qing Yu, how are you?" Chu Yu helped Li Wei up, and saw that although his face was slightly bruised, he was not too embarrassed, and his fighting strength was evident.
"It's okay, sir." Li Xi said, still unrepentantly stretched out his legs and kicked the ruffian hard.
The garrison was very familiar with these ruffians, and immediately said: "Your Excellency is shocked."
Chu Yu's expression darkened: "The household department allocates funds for disaster relief, not for raising livestock."
The garrison immediately understood Chu Yu's meaning, nodded and said, "Yes, my lord."
Chu Yu's eyes darkened. Don't try to fool him if you offend him. It seems that it is necessary to talk to the person in charge and give a reasonable explanation. If the refugee area is not strictly managed up and down again, this matter will not be over.
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But at this time, there were not enough people around, and it was impossible to implement it immediately. Chu Yu waved his sleeves and wanted to leave, but was stopped by a low cry from behind.
"Second Brother Chu..." Qin Yao burst into tears, took two steps forward, and barely stopped in front of Chu Yu.
Chu Yu frowned and glanced at her, but said nothing.
Qin Yao wiped away the tears on her face with her sleeves, bent down and bowed back: "I just thank you, Second Brother Chu."
Chu Yu turned his body slightly to avoid her salute.
Qin Yao's eyes turned red, and she lowered her head immediately: "Second Brother Chu... Can you take a step to talk..."
Chu Yu said, "I can't."