Yunqi Jiangxin

The first winter of the first year of Huangyu is coming. Kyoto has recovered from the chaos of war. Renxintang has opened a new store in the west of Beijing. Organize the accounts of all branches in Kyoto.

Early in the morning, Fat Ba, who was in charge of the branch, opened the door early and ordered people to clean the place. While watching the customers who came to the store one after another, he waited for the chief manager, but the chief manager had not yet arrived, and the imperial court issued an order It came out from the mouths of the guests.

The emperor ordered an amnesty for the whole world. Except for serious crimes such as murder, arson, and rebellion, all prisoners were commuted to one year in prison. At the same time, the period of exemption from corvee in Huangyu was increased from three years to five years.

"It's not the birthday of any royal family, nor is it an important anniversary. Hey, did you hear anything?" A thin man dressed as a servant seemed to have met an acquaintance. Seeing that there were not many people around, he lowered his voice and began to chat.

The man being talked to was also dressed as a family servant, and he grinned: "Whether the sentence is reduced or exempted from corvee, it's none of our business, don't talk about it."

The skinny man didn't take it seriously, and lowered his voice again: "... I don't think you know, you said you didn't know anything when you served the cabinet master..."

The other man rolled his eyes, knowing in his heart that this man just wanted to listen to some leisure food and go back to coax their old lady, but he couldn't stand the provocation, so he secretly pulled him aside, pretending to read the prescription and said : "You are stupid, amnesty to the world, unless the birthday of the emperor or the birth of the prince, when did it happen? But, do you still remember that when the country was founded, His Majesty granted a concubine, this is the only concubine in the harem, everyone in the world knows She is not in good health, and His Majesty's baby is like something, so I guess, maybe it has something to do with this empress."

As soon as he reminded him, the skinny man remembered that there was such a person, "But it's been more than half a year, and I haven't heard of it again..."

The man snorted, expressing that he had nothing to say, took the medicine bag and left in a hurry.

Fat Ba was born with good ears, and he listened quietly to the conversation between the two. He couldn't help thinking of the grand scene when Huang Yu founded the country, and the appearance of the young emperor ruling the world. According to this decree, His Majesty has indeed conferred the title of Concubine Rong to act as an agent of the harem and take charge of Fengyin.

It's just that this empress has never shown her face at palace banquets, and no one in the court has seen her true face. After a long time, the news of empress' frailty leaked out in pieces.

He also remembered that since Renxintang was founded, all the best ginseng, ganoderma and other tonics could not reach the branch store, but were packaged properly and directly supplied to the inner court for purchase.Fat Ba twisted his chubby neck, thinking that maybe the servant's speculation made sense, he rolled his eyes, just in time to see Laisheng appearing at the door, and hurriedly withdrew his thoughts and went up to him.

In the imperial palace two days ago, Eunuch An came out of the Tiangan Palace as usual, and went to the bedroom for a routine inspection. It is almost winter, and the rain has been raining continuously for the past two days. chill.He shrunk his neck, and when he was almost there, he saw Feng Ziyou walking out slowly, stretching his waist to enjoy the rain, so he hurriedly stepped forward to say hello.

Seeing Eunuch An, Feng Ziyou bowed his head respectfully and said hello, "Eunuch is here for a while, I'll go to the bookstore to find something."

"No rush." ​​Eunuch An replied, the two had known each other for nearly 20 years, so there was no need to be too polite.Feng Ziyou nodded, and walked out slowly.

Eunuch An stepped lightly, entered the inner hall, passed the maids on both sides, and gradually felt the warmth—several heaters were evenly distributed in the bedrooms of the inner hall to ensure that the temperature was like spring all year round.The bedroom was quiet, he tiptoed to the bed, the man was still lying quietly as before, with blue hair like waterfall and face like crown jade.

It's just too pale, which makes people feel distressed.he thinks.

At this time, the eyes that were closed before suddenly trembled slightly, as if having a very short nightmare, and then opened slightly like that, as if they had not yet woken up from the dream, staring blankly at the curtain on the top of the bed, when Eunuch An poked his head in disbelief, and when the man's eyes slowly looked at Eunuch An, he was frightened.

Eunuch An, who had served two generations of kings and was accustomed to seeing big scenes, took a step back in shock, and after a while he called out "Come here!", just after he finished calling, he turned around and ran out as if thinking of something again.

He caught up with the swaying Feng Ziyou, said a few words "wake up, wake up!", and then ran towards Tiangan Hall in a hurry without waiting for the other party's reaction.Soon, he rushed into the study room in the inner hall of Tiangan Hall, and opened his mouth without regard to etiquette: "Your Majesty, Concubine Rong, he, he is awake."

The moment the word wakes up, the black figure has jumped over him and headed straight for the door.

Hearing the sound of pattering rain, Rong Xun somehow remembered the scene when he and Changle were treading water in the yard when they were young, Princess Shu was smiling, and the nuns were nervously telling them not to get wet.Then it suddenly darkened, and he grew up, riding a fast horse on the wilderness, the air was full of blood, he looked around, only felt that the wind was blowing, the rain was shocking, and all he could see was the vine mountain The bones of the dead and the mourners everywhere are twisted together.

Suddenly, there was the sound of horses chasing after him. He turned his head and saw the man's exquisite and heroic face. His dark eyes looked at him through the night sky. The man raised his hand, and the arrow pierced the wind, and there was a sharp pain in his heart. .He turned around and spat out a mouthful of blood, only to find himself lying on the edge of the bed, blood dripping from his chin onto the snow-white carpet beside the bed, shocking.

Someone ran over to help him up, he looked at him for a while, remembered the name of the young man in blue, and looked at the way the other man felt his pulse, as if he was still in the slightly desolate city of Chixi in a trance.

At this time, another sound of footsteps came, and he turned his head to see that person rushing in with worry written all over his face.Rong Xun stared blankly, wanting to say that children grow up fast, but he didn't have the strength to open his mouth, his body was so heavy that it seemed that the dead bones and dead souls in the dream stretched out their hands and wanted to drag him away.

What else is there to say?He thought, then closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep.

Long Xiu took a breath, walked to the side of the bed, bent down, gently wiped away the blood from the corner of Rong Xun's mouth, looked at Feng Ziyou, waited for him to take his pulse slowly, and the two walked outside.

"How is he?" Long Xiu asked in a low voice, his deep voice was a little hoarse.

"It's time to fully wake up tomorrow morning, and it won't be difficult to take care of yourself next time,"

"Thank you." Long Xiu said, then walked into the bedroom, waiting quietly.The sleeping hall returned to silence, Eunuch An brought some food and put it aside, and then retreated. Long Xiu didn't feel hungry, but just looked at Rong Xun's slightly frowning sleeping face, and the past played back in his mind bit by bit. From childhood to youth, they met in a hurry only four times, and each time was more difficult to tell. Now, he has grown taller than Rong Xun, and Rong Xun, who was once high-spirited, is now under the black brocade. Like a pale ghost.

Long Xiu summoned Eunuch An to give him some instructions. When it was night, he carefully picked up the unconscious man and resettled him in the Qifeng Hall next to the bedroom, and gave him careful instructions for a while before leaving.

The next morning, Rong Xun didn't wake up. Long Xiu was supposed to go up and discuss matters. He was so busy that his feet didn't touch the floor. It was after noon before he had lunch in a hurry. In the middle of the meal, Eunuch An came to inform him The imperial concubine woke up. She thought that Long Xiu would drop the things in his hand and run over like the day before, but Long Xiu just froze, stopped, and ordered to bring all today's memorials, and they were approved one by one. Xixie changed into a black brocade robe and walked towards Qifeng Hall.

Keeping silent all the way, Long Xiu walked all the way to the door of the bedroom, and sure enough, he heard Feng Ziyou's cold and unflattering voice.

"...The poison on the arrow hit the heart as soon as it entered the heart, and His Highness immediately fell into a state of suspended animation. Otherwise, His Highness might die from exhaustion at any time that day. But as I said before, saving lives is all about saving lives. The poison is very fierce, Your Highness is wounded and sick, and the damage to the foundation is too great. If you don’t walk out of the palace like before, you will be exhausted. Let alone me, a strong woman can subdue you, so please wait a little longer Don't be impatient, let's talk after taking care of your body."

Long Xiu thought about it, and heard Ziyou helplessly persuade him to drink his medicine, and finally stepped into the bedroom.

Rong Xun turned his head, looked past the medicine that the maid was carrying, and saw the face in his dream that seemed like yesterday, and his chest ached.The galloping neighing of the galloping horse seemed to ring again, making his ears buzz. Long Xiu walked over, took the medicine from the maid, sat on the edge of the bed without speaking, and put a spoonful of it to Rong Xun's mouth .

"That night, the person in the dragon robe was your substitute." Rong Xun spoke softly without taking any medicine.Long Xiu put the medicine bowl aside, motioned everyone to go out, and the room became quiet. He looked at Rong Xun who had woken up, looked at the scene he had fantasized about many times, and said in a hoarse voice, "Yes."

Rong Xun took a breath, looked at Long Xiu's more sculpted eyebrows and eyes when he matured, and felt a faint pain in his heart: "It's too bad I never knew you."

Long Xiu seemed to recall the scene of the first encounter, and said: "I am Long Xiu, the thirteenth prince of Xin Kingdom, and my name is Mujiang. I was outside the city when His Highness the Sixth Highness was fighting against the second prince Chixi in Bianzhou. I saw you with my own eyes. Among the ten thousand horses, he directly took the head of the enemy, and his admiration is extremely high, and his friendship is not false." Seeing the pain flashed in Rong Xun's eyes, he sighed slightly and continued: "My grandfather lived in Dasheng for several years when he was young. Renxintang was founded to serve as the base of Dasheng's intelligence network. When I was seven years old, my alias was Zhang Bei, and I followed Laisheng to get familiar with Dasheng's affairs. That year, my father fell ill, and I planned to take the Xinguo via Bianzhou. By the way Looking at the border situation, when you appeared on the battlefield at the age of 13, your grandfather was seriously ill and told me, let me know you better than I know myself. After hearing so many things about you, I thought it was time to meet you. "

At the mention of Bianzhou, Rong Xun's eyes flashed hatred: "That time outside the city, I'm afraid you didn't go hunting for treasure."

Long Xiu smiled and said, "Yes, some sudden information... Fortunately, Rong Xun is kind, otherwise my subordinates would not be able to get away easily."

Rong Xun was angry, he coughed for a while, and said provocatively: "...It's just a pity for the medicinal materials you gave to the enemy." Long Xiu raised his eyebrows and didn't care: "Those things can heal the soldiers of Dasheng. But it can't heal Dasheng's qi."

Rong Xun's face turned pale, and he coughed hastily. Long Xiu stretched out his hand to pat him, but Rong Xun opened his hand. He stopped coughing, still panting and still struggling to ask: "When I die, is there still a person?" More than 7 soldiers, what happened to them... what happened to them?"

Long Xiu thought that there was no way to avoid it, so he could only say: "...I have never seen such an army rise up after the death of a general. Xin Guo was almost about to collapse, but the Da Sheng group had no leader, and Xin Guo won... Dasheng soldiers are almost dead." Rong Xun tilted his face and listened carefully, Long Xiu paused and continued: "We captured 3 or [-] people, let them choose by themselves, they can disarm and return to the fields, but they shouted loudly The soldiers of Sheng will only die and not surrender...Of course, I don't intend to let the tiger go back to the mountain..."

"Bastard!" Rong Xun swung his palm and screamed, he couldn't hold it anymore, tears rolled down his face, he turned his face away, he didn't want the enemy to see him weak and out of control.

Long Xiu had already clenched his hands into fists, and he leaned forward, ignoring Rong Xun's struggle, forcing him to look at him, and said word by word: "Rong Xun, you can hate me, but you also know in your heart that Dasheng will die. Not forever!" He looked at Rong Xun's flushed cheeks due to anger, and saw the messy hair winding down from his forehead, his heart tightened, and he couldn't help poking forward, his noses almost touching.

Seeing his suddenly dark eyes, Rong Xun instinctively felt some kind of danger. He froze when he heard Long Xiu go on to say: "As for the sixth highness of Dasheng, he has already been buried in the imperial mausoleum. Rong Xun, you are already dead." He is no longer Dasheng's sixth prince."

Rong Xun was stunned for a moment when he listened, and suddenly remembered the titles those maids yelled when he was struggling to stand up, and his face turned pale again.He grew up in the military camp and knew a little bit about it, but he never thought that such a thing would happen to him one day, at least he never violated the rules with "Zhang Bei". When exactly?

"Today the crescent moon is twilight, and it seems to be smiling and quiet. I somehow think of my brother, and I hope that everything is well." Zhang Bei sent the only casual sentence that was not an official letter or letterhead, for some reason, Rong Xun didn't know why, but didn't reply, but kept it in his arms.

The burnt note suddenly appeared in his mind, making him even more confused, and he suddenly came back to his senses. He looked into Long Xiu's eyes, and thought that his various reactions just now had been seen by the other party. The body stepped back a little.

Long Xiu didn't force it, let go of the restraints on his hands and sat up straight again, and said, "It's been five or six years, Rong Xun, I won't force you, I just hope you still remember Shi Chuanhai's last words, don't act rashly, and be careful." Rehabilitation."

When he heard Shi Chuanhai's name, Rong Xun's eyes turned red again, Long Xiu stopped talking when he saw this, recalled the maid and eunuch and went out.

There was a faint conversation between Feng Ziyou and Long Xiu outside the door. Rong Xun watched as the head maid, Zhen'er, took out the cold medicine and arranged to heat it up. The graceful and graceful gauze skirt and the gait and posture that only Lian Jiazi could have , I knew in my heart that for a while, I had no choice but to let others manipulate me.

He closed his eyes, and Shi Chuanhai's face appeared again, he sighed, closed his eyes and stayed silent for a moment, Zhen'er brought up the medicine again, Rong Xun took it and drank it himself.