sunset fever

Different from the stately mansions everywhere in the capital, the Taolang Mansion is leisurely and quiet; at this time, the night is like flowing ink mixed with water, dripping in the pool, and also staining the luxuriant branches on the top of the trees.

The small building with red windows was illuminated by the lights, and it was conspicuous from a distance. Two people with umbrellas walked through the corridor and came to the door. The one in front was Mo Xia who was wearing a plain umbrella. She knocked on the door and said: "My lord, Mr. Qin from the Imperial Medical Office is here."

Yan Xiu took off his outer clothes, he was only wearing a light-colored shirt, so he put on a short shirt that was handy, and opened the door. He immediately invited Qin Jiang in, and said, "I was divination just now. .”

"Master Yan, I'm here at night, so I'm sorry." Qin Jiang handed over the umbrella with white paper and blue flowers, and Mo Xia kept it for her temporarily.

Shanyin came from elsewhere, and brought some hot tea with other servants, but Qin Jiang didn't sit down, saying: "Lord Yan, Your Majesty and all the princes and princesses are going to hunt in the stone mountain. Because of the new medicine, I can’t leave, so I would like to ask you to replace me and go to Shishan with your majesty.”

"When are you going?"

"recently."

Yan Xiu held the skirt of his blouse, and replied, "It's cool and windy in autumn in Yangjing. I come here from a hot and humid place, and I feel uncomfortable from time to time, so I can't travel far."

"I understand, Mrs. Yan, I'm bothering you so much, I'll take my leave first." Qin Jiang was always straightforward, calm and decent, she was led by Shanyin, and went to hold an umbrella outside the door.

Yan Xiu said goodbye to her.

What was burning was Salan incense, and I could smell a few traces of borneol. Yan Xiu closed the door, put away the hexagram book, thought about the hexagram just now, went to the table, and wrote down:

"If you know where the azaleas are, there will be no traces of clouds blocked by thousands of mountains."

Yan Xiu can't predict something exactly, he often doesn't expect anyone's bad, but at this moment in the middle of the night, a sharp hatred suddenly emerges in his heart.

Time went back seventeen years, and it was also raining heavily in Yangjing that day.

Yaohe 58 years, autumn.

The Changxi River flows from outside the city to Dongshi. Wen Suyue was wearing a silver hairpin, suet jade pendant, and a blue dress embroidered with silk and satin. After a fall, there was thick black smoke above the fire, which was so choking that people couldn't open their eyes.

Wen Suyue called: "Yatzhu, Zelan."

When a servant came, he hugged the young Yan Zelan who was playing in the room, and stretched out his hand to hold Yan Yuzhu who was hiding under the table reading, and the group hurried out.

The heavy rain came in a hurry, and the air was filled with the smell of scorched blood. Yan Yuzhu turned around to look, and shouted in a trembling voice under fear: "Xiao Xiao."

"What Xiao Xiao? Yuzhu, it's mother's fault. It's already dangerous to save the two of you today. Xiao Xiao is one year older than you, and lived an extra year. Besides, she was just bought..." Wen Suyue spoke quickly, then tore off the jade pendant from her waist, and gave it to the servant. She rubbed Yan Yuzhu's face roughly, and said softly, "Farewell here, Yuzhu, Ze orchid."

The rain became heavier, and the water dripped from Wen Suyue's face and hair, and then fell back to the ground; she was so handsome and proud before, but now she looked embarrassed.

Later, Wen Suyue didn't seem to say a word, and left in a hurry. The servant was holding the two children, followed by the thin and agile Xiao Xiao who was called by Yan Yuzhu.

The three of them were hidden in the dark and cold cellar. Yan Zelan was still three years old, so Xiao Xiao covered his mouth tightly and told him not to cry.

"My father is dead." Yan Yuzhu whispered, he felt a cold smell on his nose, Xiao Xiao reached out to wipe it for him, and smelled it.

"There was blood in the water so it smelled bad," she said.

Yan Yuzhu buried her face and said, "The jade my mother wore just now was worn by my father this morning, so my father must be dead."

"Young Master, don't be afraid, don't be afraid..." Xiao Xiao couldn't see the appearance of the person in front of her clearly, and she didn't know what time it was outside. She was actually afraid, but she was used to being a servant, so she always wanted to protect the young masters. He also said, "Thank you for telling me to go, otherwise, I wouldn't be alive again"

Yan Zelan curled up in his arms with cold hands and feet, he stopped moving, Xiao Xiao rubbed his fingers and said, "Good boy, Zelan, you can't die, you sleep first, someone will come to rescue us."

Yan Yuzhu went to private school to meet his husband that morning, and ate shredded pork porridge cooked in the kitchen at home. He didn't realize that his life would be in such a desperate situation, and he never thought that he would say goodbye to his parents forever when he was eight years old.

The autumn day in Yangjing was icy cold, the rain seeped into the bloody soil, the plaque of the Yan Mansion fell down and was broken into two pieces, another team of soldiers came and took away all those antique utensils and precious herbs .

Although Qu Yao was not fully recovered, the sudden inability to speak that day was eliminated. She had been walking and playing alone in the Huaiqing Palace for a few days. This day she knew about Yan Xiu's future, so she pretended to be sick in bed Now, with tears in her eyes, she said, "I won't live long."

"What would you like to eat today?"

"I felt very tight in my chest. I didn't eat anything for two days."

Yan Xiu just took his pulse calmly and focusedly. After he sat down, he smiled lightly and said, "Your Highness looks good today, with a radiant complexion, bright eyes, and gentle pulse. It's much better than before."

Qu Yao is not a clumsy person, she was swept away by Yan Xiu's gaze, and she felt defeated, she raised her hand to hold the satin velvet quilt on her body, exhaled softly, and said, "Master Attendant, I know I can't hide it." Yours, but I really don’t want to heal, I know you are not from this city, you can naturally understand my unfettered temperament.”

"You are about to recover from a serious illness, Your Majesty and the Queen Mother must know."

Yan Xiu got up from the stool next to the bed, he went to the door, put on another curtain, found Zhao Yu who was waiting, and said: "Your Highness is recovering soon, you go and report to His Majesty."

"Now?" Zhao Beak asked there, wearing a thick dark green and black skirt.

Yan Xiu nodded in agreement, so Zhao Beak ran down the steps and left quickly; Yan Xiu went back to Qu Yao's bedroom, and continued to ask about her recent health, Qu Yao suddenly turned over and got out of bed, from there Zhang took a black wooden box from the gold colored cabinet, unfolded it for Yan Xiu to see, and said: "A pair of chicken blood pearls that Chiban Kingdom paid tribute to, I give them to you."

"No, I don't like this thing."

"There are only three pairs in our country. One pair was sent to the tomb of the first emperor, and the other pair was in the Empress Dowager's palace. This was a gift from His Majesty at the empress dowager ceremony that day. If you accept it today, will you allow me to be sick for a few more days? ?”

Qu Yao is neither frivolous nor dull. If the accumulated sickness is removed, she can be compared to all the women in the royal family and nobles, and she is truly worthy of being called the mother of the world; but she has some reasons, she only wants to be with this Chongcheng Discord.

"I can't accept it," Yan Xiu said standing up, and he didn't shy away from Qu Yao's gaze. He had a lot of arrogance hidden in his spirit, and he pursed his lips and looked around, and said, "After lunch, the medicine Someone from the bureau will bring the medicine, and when His Highness is in good health, it's time for me to return to Fushan."

Qu Yao froze there, knowing that there was nothing she could do about Yan Xiu, she put away the pearl, and ordered a room to send Yan Xiu out, Yan Xiu bowed to say goodbye and left.

After lunch, Chen Bizhen arrived suddenly, he was still wearing the robe he had worn in the early morning, he walked up the stairs in front of the hall with big strides, when he saw Qu Yao, he said: "The imperial servant said that you are recovering soon. "

"But it's not all good."

"It's nothing serious, I'm happy." The emperor sat down in front of the bed, propped his knees apart with one hand, and said that when he was happy, his face was not very happy, just like when he was a child when he went to the study to study.

Qu Yao lay down obstinately, and after a while, she sat up, and said like revenge, "Master Yan said that she is going to go back to Fushan in the south."

A room filled with tea, Chen Bizhen waved his hands and refused to drink. He stood up, walked around with his hands behind his back, and said: "Fushan is really a place with warm air and hot water. The reason why you have to go back to seclusion after paying your salary.”

"Maybe he can't let go of his business there?"

"You don't have to worry, he won't be able to leave," Chen Bizhen picked a red fruit from the table, turned his back to leave, so he said to Qu Yao, "I'm going back to rest."

Seeing those people going out, Qu Yao sat down comfortably on the bed, got up from the ground in one room, and said: "Your Highness, let me bring some snacks, you didn't eat much for lunch."

"Okay."

The tea rejected by Chen Bichen was still on the table, so Qu Yao got out of bed and took it to drink naturally, then she said: "Master Yan couldn't listen to me and left in a hurry, I'll let him stay for a while. "

The sky outside was cloudy, and it got a little colder, Chen Bizhen held the fruit, called Jianfang over on the road, and asked him: "Is there anyone who is close to me?"

"Your Majesty needs it, so there will be it."

"Suggest a few to rest around the Taolang Pavilion." Chen Bizhen smiled lightly.

When Jianfang understood it, she said, "The minister accepts the decree."

Chen Bizhen took a few steps forward, and said in a low voice, "He's going back to Fushan, if he's going to leave, stop him."

The clouds in the sky seemed to be thick, but there were not a few drops of rain, and the wind blew violently. Chen Bichen still held the fruit, and then he lowered his voice and talked to Jianfang through his mouth. Therefore, the servants at the side all retreated tactfully. Far.

"How about Mei Suman?" Chen Bizhen asked him.

"According to His Majesty, I will tell her to violate the laws of the country tomorrow, and because of her service to the late emperor, she was spared the pain of beheading and given poison to die," Jianfang said in a low voice, "I have found a woman in the villages and towns of Yaotai. A hidden residence, two servants, the carriage the concubine was riding in set off last night, and it will arrive in a few days, if anyone asks, they will say that they are the family members of the guard who fell to death in the palace."

Chen Bizhen calmed down, he slowly closed his eyes, he was probably really tired after he was so busy, he said: "My mother and I have done our best."

"The Mei family's life is well-off, which makes the Yaotai mansion prosperous, and His Majesty can be regarded as one of the people's hearts."

Chen Bizhen looked into the distance with a downcast expression. He was not locked up here without seeing the light of day. He still heard a lot of words from the folk arena. He chuckled, threw the fruit, and muttered: "The tyrant... ..."

The stronger the wind, the day when we go to Shishan Mountain, maybe it should be clear.

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