Brocade tears

At noon on June [-]th, after eating lunch together, everyone in the princess mansion knew the situation of the Korean War.People who don't understand the crisis of the war don't think that the Japanese pirates can go to Beijing, but everyone understands a very simple truth. Since the Koreans have no resistance to the Japanese pirates, the Ming court must send troops to resist. The battlefield cannot be allowed to spread to the territory of Daming.

Without further ado, after lunch, the princess made some arrangements.She asked Gu Zhongwen to take Lu Jingshi and Han Jiaer to the merchants in Hangzhou to see what positions they could arrange for them. Since then, Lu Jingshi and Han Jiaer have completely shaken off the shackles of the court and become county officials those under the Lord's hand.Sui'er was very happy for them, it was much better than doing court procurement in Nanjing.

Qiu Bai took Guo Dayou to visit several commercial firms that had done business with the Japanese, and inquired about the whereabouts of the Japanese purchases. Since this matter required eloquence, and Meng Kuang couldn't help with words, Guo Dayou asked Meng Kuang stayed in the house to protect the rest of the family members.

Ban Ruhua seemed to be in better health. He ate half a bowl of porridge and a few side dishes for lunch.Meng Kuang still didn't dare to show his face in front of Ban Ruhua, it was Meng Yan who told Meng Kuang about her situation.Meng Yan is also exhausted from treating Ban Ruhua these days, and looks thinner.Meng Kuang was a little distressed, and urged Meng Yan to go to rest quickly.

Meng Yan, with blue eyes, yawned, and was escorted by her sister back to the door of her room. Seeing her sister following her closely, she couldn't help laughing, saying:

"Why are you following me so closely? Why don't you go to Miss Xiaosui?"

Meng Kuang pursed his lips helplessly and looked at his sister. Meng Yan suppressed his smile and said to Meng Kuang:

"Sister, I think you should go and see Ban Ruhua. Talk to her, you have to help her straighten out her mind. You are avoiding her now, looking indifferent, and there is no way to make her give up completely. On the contrary, you will Aggravate her depression. She is still at the edge of the horns, swinging between you and the princess. I think the princess is taking such painstaking care of Ban Ruhua these days, it is really painstaking. She must have fallen in love with Ban Ruhua at first sight. Goodbye Then I fell into it and couldn't extricate myself. Especially Ban Ruhua's current appearance, I feel pity, the princess can't let it go. Why don't you... discuss it with the princess first, and then find a suitable time to go Look at Ban Ruhua."

Meng Kuang was silent for a moment, nodded and said, "I can save it."

"Also, report it to Sister Xiaosui first, don't make any misunderstandings that shouldn't happen." Meng Yan reminded like an old lady.

Meng Kuang couldn't help laughing, and said again: "Yes, I can save it."

"By the way, sister, have you heard from the second brother and Daoist Luo in the past two days?" Meng Yan asked.

"Got it. I saw their signal on the canal the night before we arrived in Hangzhou. They must be in Hangzhou at this moment. What's wrong?" Meng Kuang asked.

Meng Yan shook his head and said: "I'm just a little worried, afraid that something will happen to them on the road. There is also Sister Bai, she doesn't talk about it in the past, but I know she has been thinking about her second brother in her heart, so I thought, Can you find a chance for them to meet again, I feel sad seeing them get together less and leave more."

Meng Kuang shook his head: "We live in the princess's house now, how easy is it to lure people out to meet the second brother? How many lies do you have to make up, what if Guo Dayou finds out the flaws? What's more... I don't know Lu Where are Wang and Tang Fu'an? It is said that they have also arrived in Zhejiang, maybe in the city of Hangzhou. Bai Yuyin is the key target of his arrest, which is too risky. And Na Li Lao San, who quietly followed us all the way, Now I don't know where the trace is, maybe it is watching us nearby, we can't move without authorization."

"You said... Could they have gone looking for Zhang Jing?" Meng Yan asked.

Meng Kuang nodded and analyzed: "It's very possible. Although Tang Fu'an was once cheated by Wang Daoming and Zhang Jing, so that he fought with our father and brother snipe and clam, and Zhang Jing and Wang Daoming finally took Sui'er away. But After careful consideration of this matter, there is no fundamental conflict of interest between them. Sui'er is not Bai Yuyin in the first place, and Tang Fu'an should not have arrested her. Now that King Lu and Tang Fu'an want to arrest Bai Yuyin, Zhang Jing has always wanted to arrest Sui'er. , They get together, they can reach a cooperation, and work together. In addition, the arms smuggling case in Beijing and China, as well as the acquisition by the Japanese in the Hangzhou area, I think this is definitely not something done by people who have no background in the court. Maybe there are shadows of Zhang Jing and Wang Daoming behind them."

Seeing that his sister was lost in thought because of his words, Meng Kuang couldn't help stepping forward and patted his sister's shoulder, saying: "Mo think about it, maybe the second brother and the others are already investigating King Lu and Tang Fu'an at this moment, and they have made a decision." , will contact us naturally. Let's stay in the house honestly and wait for news. What about you, go catch up on sleep now, and I'll wake you up after dinner. Tonight, you still have to take care of Ban Ruhua .”

"Well. Then I'm going to rest. Sister, don't be brave. Your injuries are not completely healed yet."

"Yes, Sister Yan, she is almost becoming my sister, so I'm so worried, go to sleep."

Meng Ai patted Meng Kuang with a smile, and opened the door of her own room. Before closing the door, she asked abruptly, "Sister, you don't know how to go to the battlefield, do you?"

Meng Kuang froze for a moment, then shook his head and said, "No, don't worry."

……

Although Meng Kuang comforted the little girl by saying that she would not go to the battlefield, this question stabbed her and made her feel uneasy.Although she has temporarily become the target of King Lu, she is not a wanted criminal in the court. She is still a formal Jinyiwei who is recorded in the book, and she is also a Jinyiwei of the patrol station specializing in the collection of foreign war intelligence on the front line.If she really wanted to aid the DPRK and fight the Japanese, then it was only natural that she would be sent to the front line.Especially, now that she is carrying out the errand assigned by the imperial court to investigate the Japanese pirates' ammunition case in eastern Zhejiang, the imperial court's intention to use their patrol station Jinyiwei to deal with the Japanese pirates is already obvious.

She couldn't help thinking that if the fighting got worse, maybe she would really be forced to go to war.This thought made her panic. She wasn't afraid of the enemies on the battlefield. What she was afraid of was that she would never be able to be with relatives like Sui'er and sister again. What she was afraid of was the worry and fear in their eyes.Maybe she could have retreated and should not have arranged to go to the front line, but since then she has really become a fugitive, and there will be no peace.What's more... My uncle's family is still in Beijing, if she becomes a fugitive, what should they do?

She shook her head to shake off the uneasy thoughts in her mind, and decided to take one step at a time.

She decided to go to the princess first to talk about Ban Ruhua's affairs, so she walked towards the courtyard of the master's house in the east where the princess lived.Just walking through the garden to the east side, it suddenly occurred to me that it was noon now, and the princess should take a lunch break to catch up on sleep.She stopped in her tracks, hesitating whether to wait a little longer, but inadvertently saw Ban Ruhua's figure appearing beside the west moon gate of the garden on the west side of the garden.She walked out staggeringly, and then slowly sat on the beauty bench under the porch, looking at the red carp in the garden pond in a trance.She didn't come out alone, Zhu Qingpei followed her all the time behind her, but not close, there was a distance.

How is this going?Meng Kuang felt that he should not show up at this time, so he hurriedly stepped out of the corridor door on the east side of the garden, walked a few steps, came to the latticed window outside the corridor, and looked quietly at the two people opposite through the window.

Ban Ruhua's state at this time has the feeling of being a fairy. Her long black hair is untied and loose, all falling down to her knees.A water-green gauze skirt and thin shirt set off her pale complexion more clearly.Her face was still pale, and her injuries over the past few months had made her a lot thinner, her body was extremely thin, and even her lower jaw was pointed.But she got better after all, and now she can walk around on the ground, Meng Kuang finally relaxed.The Princess is still dressed as she was when she saw her this morning. She stood not far from Ban Ruhua and did not step forward, just quietly accompanying Ban Ruhua.Although the distance was a bit far away, Meng Kuang could still see the look on her face clearly. There was a touch of tenderness between her brows, and she didn't seem depressed.

Ban Ruhua looked at the red carp in the pond for a while, then suddenly turned around and called the princess:

"Qing Pei, come and see."

Although Meng Kuang was a little far away, the garden was quiet in the afternoon, and he could still hear what they were saying when he listened intently.The sound of "Qingpei" made Meng Kuang uncontrollably stretch his eyebrows and feel happy.Xiao An was worried that Ban Ruhua was still entangled before, but she didn't expect that people would call the Princess so intimate.It seems that this worry is unnecessary.

When the princess heard Ban Ruhua calling herself, she finally approached Ban Ruhua's side.I heard Ban Ruhua say to her:

"My first embroidery was a red carp. Look at those two pieces, they really look like the ones I embroidered."

"Really? When you recover from illness, I want you to embroider it again for me to see."

"Okay, I will embroider again this time, and it must be much better than before." Ban Ruhua showed a smile, and this familiar smile now looked in Meng Kuang's eyes, which made people feel sad and relieved.

But her smile suddenly disappeared for a moment, and she slowly lowered her head and said: "I'm sorry, I thought of her again, I always can't control myself like this."

"It's okay, you need time, I can wait." The princess comforted softly.

Meng Kuang's hands on his back slowly clenched into fists.

"But don't worry, I will slowly learn to let go of the past, give me some time." Ban Ruhua said to himself.

"Don't worry, I'll wait for you." The princess said again, this time with a firmer tone.

"Why do you treat me so well? I'm stupid, stubborn, and... am I worthy of you?"

"To me, you are worth everything. I, Zhu Qingpei, have grown up to this age. This is the first time I met someone who made my heart flutter. When I first saw you, you were limping, but you tried to salute me , with lowered eyebrows, gentle and pleasant but independent and strong, my heart was moved, and I couldn't help helping you. When I met you, it made me feel like I didn't want to let go in my life. Sigh... I'm not big It's a shame to be used to saying this." The princess lowered her head and blushed.

Ban Ruhua stared at Zhu Qingpei blankly, Meng Kuang saw her biting her lip, her eyes sparkling with emotion.

"But I... I'm not as good as you think, I..." Ban Ruhua faltered, turning his eyes away again not daring to look at the princess.

"No matter what you have experienced, it is the injustice of destiny to you. I will not despise you because of any past experience you have." The princess interrupted her, and said firmly again, this time she squatted He got down and grabbed Ban Ruhua's hand tightly.

Ban Ruhua was stunned, and it took her a while to ask: "Do you... know something?"

"Unless you tell me, where should I find out?" The princess said with a smile, curving the corners of her lips.

Ban Ruhua also laughed, and she bowed and hugged the princess. In the end, Meng Kuang couldn't see or hear what she said to the princess.But at this time, she heard footsteps not far away, she quickly turned her head and saw Zhao Suzhi, the princess's personal maid, walking towards the garden.She immediately took a step and walked north, avoiding Zhao Suzhi's sight.

Stretching his sweaty palms, Meng Kuang breathed a sigh of relief, and said to himself: No matter what, I owe the Princess a great favor, and I don't know how to repay it.

……

At this moment, just outside the princess's mansion, on the Su Causeway of West Lake, there is a man with a long knife at his waist and a bamboo hat standing on Yingbo Bridge.He has a handsome and angular face, tall, dark skin, about 40 years old, with a hard black mustache around his lips.

He leisurely admired the scenery of the West Lake in summer, and took a sip from the water bottle on his waist.Beside him, there was a younger and shorter man, dressed in a military uniform and also armed with a knife.He looks quite handsome, 27 or [-] years old, with a pair of long and narrow red phoenix eyes, a tear mole under the corner of his right eye, a calm temperament around him, and a long beard.He didn't seem to be interested in the scenery of the West Lake. He lost his patience after standing for a while, and couldn't help asking the man beside him:

"Second Master, you should tell me why you came to West Lake today."

"Don't worry, it's not time yet. In the evening, when the boat is out of the lake to pick up guests, we'll go to the ferry, and someone will meet us."

"Oh, Huafang." The young man said meaningfully.

The older man glanced at him, then turned his gaze to the lake, and recited: "The green carpet thread is used to draw early rice, and the green skirt is to display new bushes. If you can't throw it to Hangzhou, half of it is this lake. The scenery of the West Lake is so beautiful. It's wonderful, but you don't know how to appreciate it, what a waste of money."

The young man chuckled twice and said, "This lake always reminds me of the humiliation that happened back then."

"I know everything about you, but this time I have to settle the business for me. Don't make any other mistakes this time, otherwise... I won't take care of you any longer."

"Yes!" The young man immediately nodded solemnly.