Xin Yi insisted that it was fine, and He Anchang would not keep wiping it, and just gave him the handkerchief. Xin Yi smiled at him again, his dimple deepened, which made He Anchang startled.
Zhang Taiyan's words stopped at this point, and it was inconvenient to mention it again, so he could only turn around and said: "This tea is boiling hot, what should I do if I hurt my son. Prepare a copy of the medicine for the son."
He Anchang responded and stopped talking. On the contrary, Xin Yi looked very apologetic, Zhang Taiyan smiled kindly: "It's the prince who is burning, why are you sorry, but I want to make the old man miss you very much. The old man saw the prince today, but he just wanted to see King Yan of Beiyang again. Grace, now that I see it, I also let go of my heart. Is the prince living in the Prince Pingding's mansion right now?"
Xin Yi nodded, the slightly shy young man seemed to have just arrived in Beijing and didn't know where to go.
Zhang Taiyan said graciously: "How good is this? In the future, the prince will be a gold book and gold treasure, and he will be the prince of ten thousand years. King Pingding has only now been conferred the title of two-word county king. How can he be wronged by his inferiority. Besides, King Pingding is young. Exuberant, in the court is to say the same decisive temperament, how can he take care of the son in the mansion? If the son is really an old man and an old tea friend, it is better to go to Qin Wang's mansion for a few days. The sage is thinking about the hard work of the son, so naturally he will Set up the mansion early. What does your son think?"
Xin Yi seemed to be a little shaken, but he still shook his head, and wrote on the table with his fingers: King Pingding treated me with the grace of saving my life.
Zhang Taiyan also shook his head, and said: "It is the order of the Holy Majesty to kill King Ping, and King Ping Ding just followed the order, not out of his original intention. If the son is really grateful and remembers it, he should also remember the Holy Majesty." Xin Yi nodded, Zhang Taiyan Fang Continued: "Besides, the court hall in Beijing is complicated now, and I am afraid that the Holy Majesty does not like it rashly with the courtiers. King Pingding is really unfathomable, and he is definitely not someone who can talk about it overnight. The old man advises the prince, No matter what, please don't miss Beiyang Sanjin's soldiers and horses' expectations."
I'm afraid this last sentence is the focus of today's meeting. At this point, Xin Yi finally understood why Zhang Taiyan asked him to be here. He was telling himself that the leftist Qingliu did not spy on Beiyang's military power at all, but this military power could even be given to the King of Qin, and Bai Jiu would never be allowed to get involved.
Xin Yi bowed his head in thought, as if he was moved.
Zhang Taiyan didn't push too hard, and just served tea to taste. At this time, Mr. Ruoshu slapped the gavel, and said in a serious voice: "I think that Wang Zang was born from a poor family outside Pinwai, with a street gangster look, cut off his children and grandchildren and entered the deep palace, and used all his eighteen eloquence skills. That mediocre gentleman is coaxed like a dream in honey, unable to distinguish between black and white! Allowing him to sit in front of a mere eunuch, forcing the court to be loyal and restless! It's really deplorable! It makes people hate it to the bone!"
Xin Yi finally raised his head, his eyes were like An Ning after a difficult decision. Zhang Taiyan took out a handful of copper coins from his sleeve and put them on the table, and smiled at Xin Yi, "Your Majesty is so brave."
This meeting has come to an end here, the three of them listened to the storyteller talking about what Wang Zang said, and Xin Yi was engrossed in listening to it, but actually his mind was already wandering away.
Bai Jiu's family background is not even considered to be from a poor family. Although everyone's self-insecurity is rarely mentioned nowadays, every time there is a court dispute, the leftists like to use it to humiliate them frequently. No. Bai Jiu joined the Jinyiwei at the beginning, and he was able to rise to the top after that. It is indeed because he was the commander of the Jinyiwei that he was very close to the Holy One.
But so what
Everyone in the court can be as stable as Mount Tai by relying on their own abilities. If they come from a high family, why can't Bai Jiu, who comes from a humble background? The emperor has never worried about the sharp knife in his hand, he will break it after sharpening it, but there is never a shortage of people who are willing to be his sharp knife in this world. What Zhang Taiyan was thinking about was loyalty to the emperor, but Xin Yi just didn't like it.
When returning home at the end, He Anchang sent Xin Yi downstairs. When Xin Yi was about to get into the car, He Anchang gave him a sealed porcelain bottle of wound medicine. Xin Yi took it with a smile, but He Anchang said coldly: "Bai Jiu is vicious, not a good person."
Xin Yi's fingers stopped, and he looked at him without knowing what to say. He Anchang stared at his eyes and said: "Your Majesty is young, don't be deceived by his appearance." After saying that, he took a few steps back and said in a serious voice: "Goodbye." Then he turned and left.
I don't know how Bai Jiu provoked such an upright person... Xin Yi got into the car and went back home.
It started to rain on the way, and when the carriage arrived in front of the mansion, we met Bai Jiu who was returning. He rode Chiye today, and when he saw the carriage coming from a distance, he stopped in front of the mansion and waited for him. After hearing the greeting from the driver, Xin Yi raised the curtain of the carriage, and saw Bai Jiu on the horseback drenched in the rain.
"My lord, get in the carriage." Xin Yi called out to him, and Bai Jiu got off the carriage.
Obviously the interior of the carriage was spacious, but Xin Yi felt that since Bai Jiu got into the carriage, his damp and cool smell would occupy the entire carriage, making it difficult for people to ignore it. Xin Yi moved to the side to make room for Bai Jiukong. Bai Jiu's hair was a little wet, and he seemed to have rode back in one breath. He raised his hand to loosen the button of the vertical collar, revealing the white lining inside. The movement was smooth, but Xin Yi could hardly see the abstinence. Xin Yi's eyes flickered slightly, and the tips of his ears were already red.
"Where did you go?" Bai Jiu was still damp, and Xin Yi handed over the cotton handkerchief that he had been holding in his hand. Bai Jiu suddenly clasped his wrist, pulled it to his eyes, and saw the red marks on the back of his hand. The narrow eyes were a little cold, and the atmosphere in the car sank, Xin Yi subconsciously said: "Today's tea skater accidentally burned it, it's not a serious problem."
Bai Jiu let go of Xin Yi without saying anything. I only picked up the veil, but didn't wipe the water. Xin Yi wasn't sure about his expressionless face at the moment, he took a few sneak peeks but couldn't see anything, so he had nothing to say, "Your Excellency was caught in the rain, you need to drink some ginger tea when you go back."
Bai Jiu flipped over the edge of the handkerchief with his fingertips, and just as he saw a neat congratulatory word, he rubbed the handkerchief into his bosom, and only replied yes. Seeing his actions... cough, a bit rough, Xin Yi thought to himself that He Anchang really had a problem with him, and he was so cold just seeing the veil.
"This is Mr. He's handkerchief. It was given by Mr. He when I was burned." Xin Yi explained briefly, then changed the topic, and said, "It's rare to see Mr. He enter the court on horseback."
Bai Jiu's long and narrow eyes drooped slightly, and the drops of water dripped down. Although his complexion remained the same, it seemed to have softened. He said: "I didn't enter the court today, I went to Luyi Mountain outside the city." But he came back before going up the mountain.
"Ah." Xin Yi looked excited, and said: "I've heard about this mountain. The red maple on the mountain is picturesque, and there are many deer, right? I heard that the deer on this mountain are not afraid of people, and they are deer with Buddha nature."
Seeing him happy, Bai Jiu said, "It's not as amazing as the rumors, but it is indeed a deer mountain, and the maple is also beautiful."
Xin Yi smiled and said, "Does your lord go often?"
Bai Jiu was not a frequent visitor, and there was a reason for what happened today, but when the words came to his lips, it became, "It's okay." Xin Yi's eyes suddenly became envious, and Bai Jiu accepted it calmly, until he got off the car. Ashamed and guilty.
Qu had been waiting at the entrance of the courtyard a long time ago, with a row of umbrellas open, it was not surprising to see Bai Jiu get out of Xin Yi's car, and took the two of them back with an umbrella. Bai Jiu's house was not far away, but when he arrived at Xin Yi's side, he stopped, looked at Xin Yi and said, "My clothes are soaked through."
Xin Yi immediately said: "My lord, this way please."
Bai Jiu nodded, and while taking the umbrella from the umbrella bearer behind Xin Yi, he said to Qu Lao: "I want some ginger juice and cold water, bring them quickly."
Seeing him holding an umbrella by his side, Xin Yi thought that this was not appropriate, but when he heard his order, he hummed softly and asked, "Use cold water to drive out the cold?"
The umbrella was not big, so Bai Jiu naturally huddled together with him, and said: "I need it for burns." After speaking, he said to Qu Lao: "Bring hot water and soup."
Elder Qu complied and ordered to go down, Bai Jiu and Xin Yi went into the house together. The sound of the rain gradually increased, and it crackled on the oil-paper umbrella as if it wanted to pierce through it. It wasn't until he entered the house that he realized that his shoulders were clean, but Bai Jiu was dripping wet, and he was suddenly speechless. measures. Bai Jiu took off his coat directly, and said to him, "It's because the umbrella is too small."
Everything came quickly, Bai Jiu washed Xin Yi's burnt area with cold water. It wasn't really that serious, but he rubbed it again with ginger ale.
Xin Yi's hands are not white and soft, but smooth with long fingers, calluses in the palm, and slight scars on the palm, but Bai Jiu wiped it seriously. Sitting across from him, Xin Yi's eyes wandered, and he felt his hands burn for a while, wondering if it was because of the smearing of ginger juice. It was finally over, he quickly withdrew his hand, picked up ginger tea and drank it thoroughly.
This atmosphere is inexplicably a little blushing and heartbeating.
"My lord..." His voice was hoarse, Xin Yi hurriedly coughed, and said, "My lord's engraved jade fell here."
Bai Jiu was also drinking tea. Hearing this, he turned to look at him. Xin Yi took it from the shelf beside him and handed it back to Bai Jiu. Holding it in his hand, Bai Jiu asked someone to take his seal carving knife, and then sat on the soft couch he sat on that day and began to move. The big new shirt was draped over his shoulders, and his hair was still a little wet. His concentration made Xin Yi focus his eyes again.
Xin Yi knew that one side of the jade was engraved with the outline of him taking a nap that day, but he didn't know what Bai Jiu would engrave on the other side. Bai Jiu looked up at him, with a smile on his lips, and patted his side. Xin Yi had no choice but to sit over, the two got close, and he could smell Bai Jiu's body again.
"Do you often carve jade?"
"No." Bai Jiu turned the seal carving knife very quickly, "What I often carve is wood."
Xin Yi couldn't help but leaned slightly, watching his flawless fingertips stroking the white jade. After watching for a long time, the finger movement suddenly stopped, Xin Yi let out a little surprise, raised his head and asked, "Why did you stop..."
He was so close that he could even see the smile in Bai Jiu's eyes clearly, and he said, "It's blocked." Xin Yi blushed, and immediately straightened up to apologize, but Bai Jiu's seal cutting knife changed hands, and he used it quickly. Covering Xin Yi's tilted head with his right hand, he said, "What are you running for, I have to see clearly to carve it out."
Xin Yi originally thought that this person was teasing him, but Bai Jiu really focused on it, his narrow eyes seemed to observe all parts of his face carefully, and gently rubbed his index finger against the back of his head. Xin Yi could only keep running around, and he didn't breathe a sigh of relief until Bai Jiu let go of him.
Bai Jiu waited until the two of them had dinner, and the grilled fish that Xin Yi had been thinking about appeared again, so they ate more. After the meal, he lay down on the small case and read for a while, while Bai Jiu sculpted for a while on the opposite side. Time passed quickly, and when Xin Yi came back to his senses, the room was already dark.
It was still raining outside, Xin Yi was suddenly a little dazed when he heard the sound of the rain. The sound of Bai Jiu's seal carving knife was very rhythmic, rustling in his ears, and it was very peaceful with the sound of rain. Xin Yi became more and more lazy when he heard it, and only when he came back to his senses did he realize that the room was dark. He got down on the couch and said, "It's time to light up the lamp." A hand was stretched out from behind to support him firmly.
"Watch your step."
Bai Jiu withdrew his hand, Xin Yi was still stunned, and said: "Yes..."
After lighting the lamp, Baijiu also took the jade. Seeing that it was getting late, he was about to go. Xin Yi sent him to the door of the house, Qu Lao was holding a lantern beside him, Bai Jiu opened his umbrella and said, "It's rainy and cold at night, you go back to the house."
Xin Yi agreed, and also said: "The road is slippery, my lord, be careful." The two looked at each other after speaking, Xin Yi turned his eyes away first, and said with his ears slightly hot: "My lord, go."
Bai Jiu hummed with a smile, turned around and walked into the rain. The night was thick with the sound of heavy rain, and Bai Jiu's lanterns flickered in the dark. Xin Yi stood and looked at it for a while, then retreated into the room, and fell asleep after taking a bath.
After that, Xin Yi didn't see Bai Jiu for several days, and He Anchang's handkerchief naturally didn't see him either.
Let's say that one day when he retreated from the court, He Anchang was preparing to go down the stairs, and suddenly there was another person beside him. He looked at him in the blink of an eye, and his cold face did not add color, and he ignored it, and just continued walking.
"Master He." Bai Jiu glanced at He Anchang's face with narrow eyes, and said indifferently: "It's really not easy for me to see you."
"Time is like an arrow, don't waste it" He Anchang has always been reluctant to say a word with Bai Jiu.
Bai Jiu tugged at the corners of his lips, "It's admirable, my lord, to work hard for the people." In the end, he changed the subject again in the next moment, and said, "I heard that the black-striped dog in the home of Mr. Zuo in Dali Temple gave birth to a puppy. I know that your lord If you love a dog, you must definitely get this dog.”
He Anchang frowned slightly, and said, "King Pingding has something to say."
Bai Jiu patted He Anchang's shoulder, and said with a smile: "I like this dog too, and it's okay to give it to your father, but I changed my mind after seeing it yesterday." Mine, my lord, don’t look around. If I like it, no one else can look at it.”
He Anchang raised his head suddenly, Bai Jiu took out a handkerchief from his sleeve, wiped the hand that had just patted him, put the handkerchief on He Anchang's shoulder, smiled lightly, turned and left. He Anchang frowned, took off the handkerchief on his shoulders, and opened the edge, and there was a word of congratulations. This one was originally for Shizi Yi, but now it is in his own hands, and it has also passed through Bai Jiu's hands.
He stood there thinking.
I think Bai Jiu's words mean something.