Gu Qingci

Xiangliang Pavilion, as the name suggests, is very cool here.

The day in July was covered with heat waves, and the stone road in the distance was a little distorted and deformed by the steam.

In the Xiangliang Pavilion, many large ice bricks were placed, and as soon as he entered the door, he felt a chill.

Going around the screen, I saw Yangzhi laying on the bed, Yan Xi was carefully feeding her medicine with his back to me.

Yangzhi caught a glimpse of someone coming in from the corner of his eye, turned his head and found that it was me, opened his mouth in surprise, and said loudly, "Sister!"

Yan Xi also turned to look at me.

Feeling sorry for both of them in my heart, I touched my nose and walked forward.

"Xiao Zhi, Yan Xi, I'm back."

"Sister, you're back, it's fine!"

"I'm sorry, Xiao Zhi, I'm too useless to cause you to stay in prison for so long, and you can't even see Yan Xi..."

Yan Xi put down the bowl without saying a word, but Yang Zhi didn't take it seriously, and smiled at me and said, "How can I blame you, sister, you reminded me before that Li Quansheng is a dangerous person, but I didn't listen to you at all. Tell him to steal the letter you wrote to Master. If you want to say, I am sorry for you."

Yang Zhi lowered his head and laughed at himself, and said: "I used to think that my sister was an idiot—you bullied you when you were in Dongshan, and you never resisted. Now you know that I am the stupid person, and my sister's patience is actually protecting me. I got into such a big trouble and caused you a lot of trouble, and my sister even apologized to me, alas."

Yan Xi pulled Yangzhi's quilt up, and said, "Xiaozhi suffered for a year and a half in the prison. The emperor sent his own army to guard him, and no one was allowed in. Although I couldn't see it, Hu Zhongli and those Snake and mouse can't see it either. I know that the emperor did this to ensure Xiao Zhi's safety, and I know it in my heart. But..."

Yan Xi stood up and said seriously: "It's one thing to understand these truths, but it's another thing to be able to get over this hurdle in your heart. Yang Li, even if Xiaozhi was tricked into being unkind, the emperor wants to protect you. , It is an indisputable fact to put all the charges on her and let her go to jail. I, as a subordinate official, congratulate you on your return this time. But that's all."

Looking at her in disbelief, he would be speechless for a while.

Yan Xi is the person I have been with the longest and has the best relationship with since I became an official in the court. She has helped me so many times—even though I never said it out loud, I have long regarded her as a close friend and cannot be shaken at all.What she means now...

In my heart, I suddenly felt that a hole had been dug somewhere, and there was a chilly wind.

It was an unbreakable thing that was suddenly shattered and fell to the ground, and the things that had been filled there disappeared, leaving nothing.

Yan Xi expressed this attitude to me, but I can't blame her in the slightest.

I stayed in Qingzhou for a year and a half, and I can't understand how much I miss Liu Yueying.Can Yan Xi feel better than me?She was in Rongcheng with Xiaozhi, but because of my incompetence, she was so close to each other.

"Yan Xi, don't treat my sister like this, she doesn't want to!"

"Don't speak for her. You and her are sisters, and I and her are friends. This is between me and her." Yan Xi turned to me and continued: "Don't be upset, you come to see Xiao Xiao this time. Zhizhi, I understand, but it won't change anything. Let me tell you what Xiaozhi experienced in prison, you must care about this, right?"

"Yan Xi!"

I opened my mouth to block Yangzhi's anger: "Xiaozhi, she is right, this is between me and her, as long as I make it clear to her, you don't need to get angry, promise your sister to take good care of her wounds."

It's good to be clear.

Even though Yan Xi has been an official for a long time and knows how to handle many things properly, it cannot be denied that she is a person who can clearly distinguish between black and white and hates evil like hatred.

Yangzhi is her wife, and it is her bottom line. Whether I do it intentionally or not, the harm I caused to Xiaozhi and the two of them is done.

She is dissatisfied with me and can't get over the pain in her heart. It's better to say it directly, but it's better to pretend to talk and laugh with me in the future, which will be uncomfortable.

"The prison is dark and humid. You can't see the sun several times a year, and you don't eat well. It is a kind of torture and devastation to people's body and mind. Therefore, Xiaozhi has fallen to the root of the disease. Now the joints of her arms and legs are injured. The damage was serious."

"Besides, I often wake up in the middle of the night, sweating profusely, and even trembling when I hear a string of copper coins on my waist colliding, because this sound is very similar to the sound made by the friction of chains in a prison."

"Also, Xiaozhicai was tortured when she was imprisoned. Although it was not severe, she had a scar on her back because she didn't recuperate in time. Now she has a lot of moisture in her body, and she has lost a lot of hair."

What Yan Xi said to me just now kept replaying in my head, Yangzhi suffers, and of course I, as a sister, don't feel well.

It's just a loss of soul.

==

Chaofeng Palace.

Shaking his head, he suppressed his thoughts for the time being.I haven't seen her for so long, it's too late to reminisce about the past, my mood and attitude are better, and I can't let her see the clues.

Chaofeng Palace is not as cool as Xiangliang Pavilion, also, Liu Yueying's body is cold, even in summer, she doesn't sweat much, so she doesn't need too many ice cubes.

Because I ran back secretly, only those who saw me in the inner palace knew that the prime minister was back, and the rest of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty did not know.

When Pianqiu saw me, his eyes flickered, and he said politely: "I didn't expect Prime Minister Yang to be able to play flute."

"Where, I just made up a temporary idea."

The sun is gradually setting, and the noble moon slowly appears in the sky.

She and I have a very tacit understanding, just went to bed, and didn't say a single unnecessary word.

In summer, the quilt on the dragon bed has long been replaced with a thin silk quilt, and the original thick fox fur curtain has been replaced with several layers of light gauze.

Putting the quilt on her stomach, she didn't know what she wanted to do, so she waited.

Liu Yueying also covered her with a quilt. After lying down, there was only a fist distance between me and her.

Although the distance was short, we listened to each other's breathing, but neither of us made any further moves.

Is that so?

Taking a deep breath, with the courage she gave me this morning like a short-lived gaffe, I turned to the right, facing the direction where she was lying, and looked at her face.

Kick, move, reach, hug, all in one go.

In Qingzhou, on countless moonlit nights, watching candles slowly shed candle wax, the face in front of me came to my mind.

Slender eyebrows, a straight nose bridge, skin like creamy fat, and peach blossom eyes hide the abyss that swallows people-but he is willing to eat it.

Her face was already small, but now, because she has lost a lot of weight, her entire face has no flesh.

He kissed her cold and thin lips distressedly.

Sweeter than honey, a scent of plum blossoms explodes in an instant, lingering all over the body.

Butterflies and flowers glowed holy white under the moonlight, a drop of dew dripped down the green grass, and countless cicadas and insects sang a deep and beautiful song in the backyard.

Withdrawing again, the nostrils suddenly inhaled a cold air from the ice cubes, mixed with an unknown smell; but the two active hearts were beating so violently, and her earlobes turned reddish again.

The unknown smell is getting stronger and stronger. I have never smelled it before, and it was a bit pungent when I first smelled it.

"Yueying, do you smell something?" I squinted my eyes and my head sank, "This smell is so strong, it chokes your nose."

Rubbing his nose, he couldn't help sneezing.

Upon hearing this, Her Majesty, who was lying down, stood up and said, "A dog's nose is so good?"

She opened a small piece of gauze curtain and whispered to the outside: "Pianqiu."

"The slave is here." Pianqiu raised the pearl curtain and strode in.

"Change the incense for tonight, and replace it with the light woody fragrance from Wuxia Tune before."

Pianqiu was taken aback, and said hesitantly: "Your Majesty, Wuxia has been away from the palace for so long, and all the incense she made before has been used up, and some leftovers have been distributed among the maids."

"Then let's put out the incense for tonight, and let Imperial Physician Mu come over and adjust it tomorrow." After Liu Yueying finished speaking, she put down her veil and lay down again.

"Yes." Pianqiu disappeared again.

After a while, the strong smell gradually dissipated, and I could only smell her body fragrance.

It turned out that what Wu Xia said was true, when Liu Yueying went to bed at night, there were many kinds of incense.The dose used this time seems to be a bit high.

"Have you changed the incense?"

"It's not a change." She looked at the carving on the top of the bed unfocused, and her voice was softer: "This spice has been used for a long time."

"How long?" I also turned down the volume, only the two of us whispered in the dark night.

"You used it when you were fishing for starfish in Dongshan." It turned out that she couldn't sleep well before I became an official.

"Then—how come I never smelled this when I came here?"

"I didn't need it at that time. Later, I couldn't sleep at night, so I changed to this tranquilizing incense."

"Anshenxiang smells so strong?"

"It wasn't heavy at first, it's just that the dose has been higher in the past few months." Her voice became softer.

"Why is the dose increased? Is it because I can't sleep?"

"……Um."

"Why can't you sleep?"

"Do you really want to get to the bottom of it?" The originally murmured voice suddenly increased.

Hey, I asked like a cannonball, I got cheap and acted like a good boy, which annoyed her.

"Speaking of which," Liu Yueying turned to look at me, "I lent Wu Xia to you, and you don't know how to return it when you come back?"

"Uh... I came back in a hurry, and no one brought it with me." She smiled guiltyly.

"When will Wuxia come back?"

"This... I really don't know." Rubbing the back of his head, he wanted to see her and Xiaozhi when he came back, forgetting about Wu Xia and Xiao Xiang.

At the beginning, I promised Xiao Xiang that I would bring him with me when I returned to Beijing.

"Tch," Her Majesty the Empress let out a sound from her nose, "Today's station reported, and Wu Xia sent a letter saying that there are still three days before returning to the palace."

She knew and asked me, which is really bad.

"Well, when she comes back, I have to thank her for taking care of me for so long."

Liu Yueying gently pinched my earlobe: "Stupid or not? You are the master, and she is a servant. How can a master thank a servant? She should do everything she should. If she doesn't do enough, she should be punished. "

The tone was gentle, and the words were as domineering as ever.

That's who she is, the one I love.

Tonight, without incense, she snuggled up to me quietly as she did a long time ago.