Bright Spring

Otherwise, where can I go?

At this moment, Aunt Wang slapped the door several times, and said outside the door: "Miss Du, the lord and Wang Gui are back! You go and tell Wang Gui so that he can bring you some medicines."

"That's great!" Du Qianrui responded in a nonchalant tone.

She opened the door, buried her head so that no one would see her swollen eyes, went straight to the kitchen, boiled water herself, so that she could apply a hot towel to it, so that the swollen area would disappear faster.

At this moment, she looked at the various ingredients in the kitchen, and suddenly thought: I still have a skill in making dim sum, and I haven't let the prince taste the dim sum I made... This time, I may never be able to let him He tasted it.

So Du Qianrui took out an apron and rolled up his sleeves, took a bowl and scooped glutinous rice first, and started to work skillfully in the kitchen.

She was busy with her work, and after a while, she was lucky: What if the alchemist didn't file a complaint?Or the prince forgives himself and lets go of the past?

While Du Qianrui was reluctantly imagining, she kept shaking her head.I was very hesitant.

After working for a long time, she leaned her head sideways to the window, looked at the sun, and thought: "It's not time for dinner yet, the prince came back from the house again, he might be a little hungry, and it's just at this time to deliver some snacks."

Chapter 28 Intention or scheming

It was not until Youshi, and the sky was already gray.Zhu Gaoxu glanced at the scene outside the door, he clearly remembered that the sun had not set at this time yesterday.

The sunny day that lasted for many days is probably coming to an end.The sky is covered with clouds, and rain is just around the corner... However, the expected coolness has not arrived for a long time, and the sultry heat enveloped the whole world.

"It might rain today." Zhu Gaoxu said, "Wang Gui, you go to our place tonight, in case there is a heavy rain, the road will be difficult to walk."

Wang Gui bowed and said, "Yes, my lord."

At this moment, Du Qianrui came in with a white porcelain plate. "Is your lord hungry? This servant has made some snacks. You can eat some to fill your stomach first." She lowered her head and put the plate on the table.

Zhu Gaoxu said nothing.

The atmosphere became a little awkward, Wang Gui looked at the snacks on the plate, and said in an exaggerated tone: "The color is so beautiful! Ms. Du is ingenious and delicate, she really cares about the prince."

Zhu Gaoxu blurted out: "I just don't know, is it the intention or the scheming?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he clearly saw that Du Qianrui's shaved shoulders shook slightly, and his breath softened a little, like a withered flower.In an instant, Zhu Gaoxu's chest seemed to be stung by something, and there was an unexpected pain.

Zhu Gaoxu endured it for a while, so he didn't habitually say comforting words.After all, Du Qianrui lied to him, and she hasn't admitted it, nor let him let go of his worries about Du Qianrui betraying him... Or maybe she didn't think there was anything wrong at all?

At this time, Du Qianrui looked up at Zhu Gaoxu, her eyes were red, and she glanced at the plate on the table, Zhu Gaoxu had no intention of eating at all.

"The servant is gone, please leave." Du Qianrui said, her voice was without any emotion, neither flattering nor pitiful, as if she was narrating a boring trifle.

As usual, Zhu Gaoxu waved his hand lightly and nodded in agreement.

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King Yan is crazy!

Suddenly a message spread among the people.For many years, King Yan was in charge of the northern military defense line of the Ming Dynasty, and the whole north would tremble a few times, what a character!Such a person is actually crazy, but a big deal!

Soon, some of the most powerful people in the Beiping government, the chief envoy, and the commanders of the left and right came to visit Yan Wang's mansion together.

It was late June, and the weather was very sultry. Several people were sweating and their vests were wet, and they wanted to take off their clothes and walk with their arms bare.But when they saw King Yan, they were stunned.

King Yan was wrapped in two quilts, and there was a stove in front of him. He curled up in the quilt, pulled the corners of the quilt tightly with his hands, was sweating profusely, and shivered all over, muttering: "It's cold, it's so cold." cold……"

The three of them looked at each other.

They discussed after leaving Yanwang Mansion, and immediately sent the news to the capital.

In the afternoon of the same day, the servant of the Commander Zhang Xin reported the news that he had seen the Governor of the Prince of Yan, Shi, go to the chief envoy's yamen.Zhang Xin muttered in his heart after hearing this, and couldn't help speculating about the inside story.

That long history is called Ge Cheng... A long history of the palace, is it necessary to have contacts with the chief envoy?Zhang Xin wondered, Ge Cheng had already betrayed the imperial court as Ge Cheng had been to the capital as an envoy of the King of Yan.

Zhang Xin suddenly remembered the embarrassing experience two days ago. Being a prostitute was not a glorious thing on the stage, and he was actually wearing short-nosed trousers to meet people, feeling very unpleasant.However, now that I thought about my suspicion of Ge Cheng, I felt that the place where he had sex with prostitutes was very secret, and he would not be caught up in suspicion.

... The wind is blowing in Beiping.

The dust on the street, mixed with leaves and rags, flew in the air. Pedestrians covered their mouths and noses with their sleeves and hurried away with their heads buried.

"Damn weather!" People walked in this kind of weather, eager to hurry and get into the house to hide, and their steps were much faster than usual.There are people running and people walking in big strides on the street, and there is a scene of hurrying, completely devoid of the usual leisurely walks.

The sky was covered with dark clouds, and layers of black masses surged in the sky, pressing down very low, making people feel very suffocated.

When Ge Cheng walked into the study of Zhang Bing, the chief minister, he first slapped the dust on his body, and then took out a handkerchief to cover his mouth and nose and vomited several times, "The dust is too much."

"Ge Changshi is here all right?" Zhang Bing, who had a higher official position, greeted him proactively.

Ge Cheng bolted the door behind his back, stepped forward and whispered, "Prince Yan is pretending to be crazy!"

"Ah?" Zhang Bing widened his eyes, and hurried over with his ears.

Ge Changshi said: "It's a hot day, how long does Tang Zun think King Yan's quilt can last? As soon as your front feet left, his back feet kicked off."

Zhang Bing nodded immediately, deeply convinced.

Ge Changshi said again: "The lower officials failed to participate in their plot, mainly because the monk Yao Guangxiao was making suggestions, and there were also those strange Jianghu alchemists recommended by Yao Guangxiao to the King of Yan, what kind of physiognomy Yuan Gong, and Jin Zhong, the fortune-teller... but the officials can be sure that they have already made up their minds to conspire!"

Zhang Bing's expression turned serious.

Ge Changshi's voice continued: "The king of Yan pretended to be crazy, just to paralyze the court. He secretly planned and prepared well, and preempted strikes!"

Zhang Bing didn't say anything, and moved very quickly, taking two steps at a time, and rushed to the side of the book case.He didn't even have time to sit down, so he reached out and grabbed the brush on the pen holder, dipped the brush in his right hand quickly back and forth on the inkstone, and spread out a piece of white paper with his left hand.

Then there was only the sound of "rustle, rustle..." the rapid rubbing of pen and rice paper.

After Zhang Bing finished writing, he picked up the rice paper, shook his head slowly, and blew air from his mouth onto the paper from right to left.He blew a few times, then turned his head and said, "Immediately! Send it to the capital within [-] miles!"

…After four days and four nights, the courier fell asleep at the gate of Tongzhengshi, leaning against the wall. He was covered in dust, like a beggar under the fence.

Huang Zicheng had already received the urgent report, and immediately walked quickly towards Yumen.

The sky suddenly flashed, and a bolt of lightning flashed across the majestic Fengtianmen tower, as if a lightsaber was about to split the huge tower into two.Huang Zicheng was preoccupied, and after a while, there was a loud "click" sound, his whole body trembled, and he was shocked.

Huang Zicheng subconsciously raised his head to look at the sky, and immediately narrowed his eyes into slits, unable to open them in the wind.The sky was gray, and it was broad daylight, but it seemed that it was going to be dark soon.

The strong wind blew Huang Zicheng's robe against his skin, and he reached out to hold the hat, for fear that the black gauze hat would be blown away and lose its protection.The wind was so strong that the entire imperial city seemed to be shaking and almost toppled over.

"Crack!" There was another loud bang, the rough | violent lightning and thunder had no grace at all, wantonly indulged between the heaven and the earth, the strange tail of the lightning was exposed, and the gentleness swept the floor!

As soon as Huang Zicheng entered the imperial gate, the raindrops the size of peas "crackled" and splashed on the floor tiles, and soon the air was shrouded in white wind and rain.

He met the eunuch Wu Zhong, and accompanied by the eunuch, he entered the imperial gate to have an audience.

Huang Zicheng paid homage to the emperor and submitted an urgent report.Emperor Zhu Yunqi immediately sent someone to meet Xuan Qitai and other ministers to discuss urgent matters!It was pouring rain outside, but at this time, Qi Tai and the others had to come over immediately even if a knife was used!