Ten thousand people think gloom is reborn

Probably because I was too tired, I had a dream.

In the dream, I was still in the inn where Lin Chongtan was staying, only wrapped in his Zitang Crane Cloak.I shamelessly pressed down on Lin Chongtan and kissed him. I couldn't help touching my lips when I woke up.

How could I have such a dream?

Also, what time is it now?It felt like a long sleep.

I reached out and lifted the bed curtain, the sky outside the hall was bright, and I couldn't tell what time it was.As soon as I moved the bed curtain, someone from the palace came over and said with a low eyebrow, "The Ninth Prince has woken up, and this servant will take care of the Ninth Prince to wash up."

"Well, what time is it?" I asked while secretly pressing my sore waist.

The palace man replied: "The third quarter of the application time."

It's already three o'clock? !

I immediately looked at the palace man, "Is my mother and concubine back? Why didn't anyone call me?"

"It's the imperial concubine who doesn't let you shout." The palace man answered cautiously, and I also sensed an unusual meaning from these words.

Normally, if I don't get up for a long time, Concubine Zhuang will ask the palace servants to wake me up.Sometimes she even came here by herself, she was afraid that my stomach would suffer from hunger.

After I finished washing, when I went to the East Pavilion where I had dinner, not only Concubine Zhuang Gui was there, but also the emperor, and they both looked at me at the same time.

"Congxi, come and eat quickly." Concubine Zhuang Gui said to me.

I couldn't help but slow down as I stepped into the pavilion, and the food on the table was all my favorite.I also noticed that there were only teacups in front of the emperor and Concubine Zhuang, but no bowls and chopsticks, which meant that this meal was specially prepared for me alone.

"I send my respects to my father and mother." I knelt down to salute, and then said auspicious words of New Year's greetings.As I was saying this, I thought of the gold bag I had deliberately taken out of the pillow.

Last night Lin Chongtan sealed a gold bag for me, and I slept on my pillow for almost a whole day.Fortunately, I moved the ointment that Jinbao and Lin Chongtan gave me together, so it should not be so easy to be discovered.

"Hey, let's get up and have dinner." Concubine Zhuang Guifei was talking to me the whole time, while the emperor at the side was silent.

I couldn't help feeling uneasy, afraid that he knew something.

During the meal, I was the only one who moved my chopsticks. The emperor and Concubine Zhuang were talking, and the topic turned to the New Year's Eve banquet.

They talked about the noble children who came to the banquet last night in front of me. Concubine Zhuang said: "Your Majesty, do you think there are any good ones among them? The concubine noticed a man named Mei Pei last night. He was good-looking and talented. It is said that he is still a The top students in Taixue are always in the top three in the final exam."

"Mei Pei?" The emperor pondered, "His father used to work in the Taige, but because of his old age, he retired and returned home. Mei Pei is old. If he can't do it, he will be spoiled without rules."

"What about Gong Yujiang? That young man looks pretty good."

They didn't avoid me when they were talking, and when I was eating, the emperor called me, "Congxi, I have talked so much with your mother and concubine, what do you think?"

I heard the words and put down the jade chopsticks, "I drank a lot last night, so I didn't pay much attention to other people." I clenched my hands slightly on my lap, "However, I feel that the marriage should not be rushed, and I have no intention of getting married for the time being. .”

I intended to delay the time until I reversed Lin Chongtan's case.

Unexpectedly, after hearing this, the emperor directly asked those who attended the banquet on New Year's Eve to take turns to enter the palace and read to me for a day.

It's called Companion Reading, but everyone knows why.

The one who came on the first day was the young master named Mei Pei. Although the emperor had an average opinion of him, Concubine Zhuang liked him, so she ranked him first and observed him first.

On the second day of the Lunar New Year, I sat opposite Mr. Mei in the warm pavilion.

For some reason, Mei Pei hardly looked up, just kept drinking tea, I saw that he drank a whole pot, so I couldn't help asking him, "If you think this tea is delicious, I will ask the palace servants to make it for you later. Take a box back."

Mei Pei shook her hand, and a few drops of tea splashed out of the teacup.He was so flustered that he wiped it with his sleeve, halfway through it he realized something was wrong, and said to me stiffly: "Caomin thank you Ninth Prince for the reward."

It was quiet again.

I had two things in mind, one was about Miss Chen, and the other was about Lin Chongtan.

In the past two days, Concubine Zhuang seems to think that I am not so strict. I secretly asked Niu Xi to ask his little apprentice to deliver the letter this morning. By this time, the letter should have been delivered.

On Lin Chongtan's side——

I don't think it's my delusion, he is indeed different from the original one, whether it's the pool of bones and blood I ran into that day, or the snakes and Gu worms he raised, all these are telling me that Lin Chongtan is not the original Lin Chongtan Sandalwood.

When he told me about killing snakes the night before, his tone was unusually calm.I was startled and shook my head instinctively.Seeing me shaking my head, he tightened his hand holding my waist, "Okay, I'll listen to Xiaodi and not kill it."

I looked at Lin Chongtan in a daze, but after a short time, I was completely distracted by what he was doing.

But I remember he said something to me later, he told me not to be afraid of him.

When Lin Chongtan said this, his eyes were fixed on me, as if he was watching my reaction, but at that time, I felt uncomfortable, and felt that if I pressed my stomach, something would come out.So I skipped this sentence and asked Lin Chongtan to hug me to the bed and take a bath.

"Ninth Prince? Ninth Prince?"

"Ah?" I raised my head and found that it was Mei Pei calling me.He met my eyes and said very cautiously: "Caomin got a picture of winter plums, and I want to ask the Ninth Prince to appreciate it, okay?"

I thought for a while, "That's good, but it's getting late, the sky will get dark later, and the snowy road will be even more difficult. Mr. Mei, why don't you go back today?"

Mei Pei nodded in embarrassment, and immediately got up to salute me, "The grass-roots will leave first, and the Ninth Prince does not need to see him off."

"Ban Zhong, send me off to Mr. Mei." I called a palace man.

That night, Concubine Zhuang sat next to me and complained, "This Mei Pei looks like a human being, why is he so dull, the palace people laughed at him for drinking tea all afternoon."

I don't comment.

It's just that Concubine Zhuang suddenly mentioned Lin Chongtan, "It's really not as good as one of the Taixue. Baby, do you still remember Lin Chongtan?"

I suppressed the astonishment in my heart and hummed vaguely.

"He's been dead for a few years, I guess he's all bones now."

Ever since I told Concubine Zhuang Gui about what happened when I was Lin Chundi, she never took the initiative to mention Lin Chongtan, nor did she mention anyone else in the Lin family.

It was the first time she had mentioned it in years.

Does Concubine Zhuang know something?

Just as I was guessing, Concubine Zhuang changed the subject and talked about the Lantern Festival.I saw her change the topic, and I didn't know whether to relax or feel more heavy.

For a moment, I really wanted to confess about Lin Chongtan, but I was afraid that she and the emperor would be very angry if I confessed before the case was overturned.

The letter sent to Miss Chen has not been answered for a long time.

I want to see her again, in person.

Today's companion is Yu Ji, the second son of the Marquis's Mansion. I wanted to just play around, so I sent him away and looked for an opportunity to leave the palace.Unexpectedly, this young master Yu is like a pine and cypress, he can't move his position easily, and he always looks at me with his eyes, which is rude at all.

I was annoyed in my heart, and just about to reprimand, Young Master Xiao Yu suddenly took the initiative to pour me tea.I watched him pouring tea, startled for a moment, and then said to the palace man next to him: "The tea is cold, you go and change it, and the dim sum is too greasy, so change it too. I don't like the incense from the incense burner either. go down."

After I drove all the palace people out of the Nuan Pavilion, I frowned and looked at Young Master Yu in front of me.As soon as he changed his rude appearance just now, he frowned, and called me, "Xiao Di."

It was really Lin Chongtan's voice.

No wonder his right hand was always tucked into his warm sleeve, and he used his left hand for everything, even pouring tea.

"You... are crazy!" I looked around vigilantly, and kept my voice extremely low, afraid that someone outside would hear me, "How dare you disguise yourself and sneak into the palace? If you are discovered, it will be a crime of losing your head." .”

Seeing him like this, I realized another more serious matter, "Where is Young Master Yu? He..."

The smile on Lin Chongtan's face faded a bit, "Xiaodi thinks I killed him?"

I pause.

The smile on the corners of Lin Chongtan's lips completely faded, like a faded painting.His long eyelashes drooped, and he said softly: "I didn't kill him, he is not masculine, and now he is drunk and dying in the Qinlou Chu Pavilion. If Xiaodi doesn't believe it, you can call him into the palace tomorrow to see whether he is dead or alive."

"I didn't say I didn't believe it." I'm not a perceptive person, but I could see that Lin Chongtan's mood was wrong at this time.I got up and sat next to him, "I'm worried about you, why did you enter the palace under his identity? What if he said it..."

Before I could finish my sentence, I was hugged.Lin Chongtan hugged me very tightly, just like that time, he seemed to want to melt me ​​into his body, "You haven't contacted me these days, I thought you were afraid of me. I'm sorry, Xiaodi, I shouldn't doubt you."

In fact, I doubted it. I suspected that Lin Chongtan killed Young Master Xiao Yu, so when he asked me that sentence, I stopped.

The biggest reason for the pause was not that he guessed what I was thinking, but that I was thinking that if Lin Chongtan really killed Young Master Xiao Yu, what should I do to bury this matter.

I'm terrified of myself thinking this way.

I didn't know what to say for a while, my thoughts were in a mess, so I simply buried my face in Lin Chongtan's neck.He used a lot of incense today to cover the original medicinal scent on his body, and it didn't smell as good as before.

After a short hug, I asked him to let go of me, "How did you enter the palace as him?"

Lin Chongtan seemed to want to kiss me, but he stopped before touching me.

It turned out that this Young Master Yu had no intention of being a male princess at all, he was completely forced to come here.Lin Chongtan found an opportunity to get to know him, and reached an agreement with Young Master Xiao Yu.

According to Lin Chongtan, Young Master Yu is not a smart person, and now he still thinks that Lin Chongtan only entered the palace for money.

When Lin Chongtan was talking to me, he kept touching my hand, kneading it from the palm to the fingertips.He used his right hand, and when that metal finger touched me, I couldn't help thinking of something, and finally had to use business to suppress the mess in my mind.

I finished talking about Ms. Chen's affairs in a few words, and he asked me after listening, "Are you going to see her today?"

"Well, she may not want to read my letter, so I want to have a good talk with her face to face." I said, ready to get up, "The palace people should be back soon, you should leave the palace early, so you don't get caught .”

I urged Lin Chongtan to leave, but when the two of us walked to the door and opened the door, there was Yue Feiguang standing outside.

I forgot, recently my companion reading has changed from one a day to two a day.

When Yue Feiguang saw Lin Chongtan and me, he looked strange for a moment, but soon, he saluted me with his usual expression, and then said to Lin Chongtan with a smile: "Young Master Yu hasn't left yet, I thought You have already drank the golden lotus wine by this time."

What is Golden Lotus Wine?

Before I understood it, I heard Lin Chongtan say: "Golden lotus wine has long been out of fashion. I heard that there is a thing that sells very well in the capital recently. It looks like a powder, but it is not a powder. It will make people white when you put it on. Old scars can be covered up."

"Is there such a powerful thing?" I couldn't help asking.

Lin Chongtan lowered his eyelashes, revealing a slight smile, "Yes, but I just heard about it, I don't know if Prince Yue has seen it or not?"

I followed the words and looked at Yue Feiguang, only to find that he stood there stiffly with a smile on his face.