Gu Qingci

Yangzhi quickly packed his luggage, and returned to Dongshan in a carriage three days later, leaving me alone in Rongcheng.

Because of my hand injury, I was not summoned by the emperor for several days.That's right, the draft has already been drawn up, and the emperor only needs to make some minor revisions before it can be passed on to others for implementation. It really has nothing to do with me recently.

Then why don't I go back to Dongshan with Xiaozhi to have a look?Some regret.

After merging with this body for a long time, I have gradually gained a lot of memories—it should be the original owner's.She and Yangzhi have a very good relationship, and their master doted on them since they were young, and they had a happy and colorful childhood.Slowly, I have gradually accepted these memories and am willing to maintain this relationship with them.Because, it is really warm, a warmth that I will never be able to feel after being blinded in my previous life.

After seven full days of nurturing my hand, the heavy gauze was finally removed, and the small wound was almost healed, only the longer one on the tiger's mouth still needed to be bandaged.

One afternoon, when nothing happened, Yan Xi invited me to ride a horse.Honestly, I wouldn't.However, seeing that she is not very energetic recently, she agreed.

"You don't seem very happy recently." I said to her.

Her eyelids twitched, and she turned to say, "So obvious?" Then she rubbed her face vigorously, holding back a bright smile, "How are you doing now?"

"... What's wrong with you?" Caring about your colleagues.

"Recently, everyone in the court has a lot of thoughts, and you are the heartless poor and happy. It's useless to tell you, don't ask. By the way, I will ride a horse and have fun with me later. Don't mention these things!"

"Okay, okay." Reluctantly agreed.

When we arrived at the racecourse, when Yan Xi got on his horse and was about to gallop, he saw me stand aside and cower, and he was furious: "What are you dawdling about, get on the horse quickly!"

"I, I don't know how to ride a horse..." I felt very guilty.

"What - you don't know how to ride a horse?" Yan Xi looked at me in disbelief, and then let out a laugh that shook the world and wept like ghosts and gods.

"Hahahaha, it's so funny, Mr. Yang, who is knowledgeable and talented, can't ride a horse!" She rolled over and got off the horse, laughing while supporting the horse's back.

Hold back, don't get angry, don't hit people.I endured it for a long time before she stopped laughing, wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and said, "For the sake of making my lord so happy, I will teach you how to ride a horse, do you want to learn?"

I nod.It's quite troublesome to be an official who doesn't know how to ride a horse, and I have long wanted to have this skill.

She leisurely searched for a long time in the stables, picked out a smaller white pony and brought it to me, and gave me the rein and said, "This is short, even if you fall, you won't die."

? ? ?Are you speaking human words? I feel like I'm on a thief ship.

"Here, turn up on the stirrup and hold the rein like this. Gently stroke its head to let it feel your friendliness, then clamp its legs together and give it a light twitch—"

"Drive!" Yan Xi was driven by the horse for a long distance, then turned around and came back: "It's very simple, just try it."

I stepped on the little white horse carefully.It's okay, it's quite docile, and it started to run with a slight twitch of the rein. I bumped on the horse's back, and I felt that I shouldn't fall off.Gradually, I became more courageous and pumped a little harder.

"Yan Xi - riding a horse is too easy, not as difficult as I thought!" I was triumphant.

"Don't get excited, this horse is for children to ride, you are eighteen, don't you think it's embarrassing?"

So, at Yan Xi's instigation, I changed to a big horse with a flowing reddish-brown mane, very handsome.When I got on the horse lightly, it let out a snort, which startled me.But fortunately, after touching it, it ran vigorously before I could whip the whip.

"Ah—" I tried my best to stabilize it, and it was finally pulled on the right track by me, but the sharp pain in my right hand was transmitted to the brain, probably because the scabbed wound was broken.I held the rein in my hand, and rubbed against the wound. It was okay to be wrapped in cloth before, but now the horse is too big, and I have to use force to hold it steady, so the pain came one after another.

I wanted it to stop, but I was not proficient enough to ride the horse for the first time. I wanted to pull the rein back, but when I let go of my right hand, the rein snapped onto the horse's back along with inertia.

Not good, there was a neighing, and the red-brown horse accelerated and galloped.I was almost knocked down by it, and my left hand was desperately holding on to the rein, but it seemed to be going crazy, and I couldn't sit still.His right hand stretched out to reach the rope, and just as he grabbed it, the stabbing pain from the wound came again.I was sweating profusely on my head.

"Yang Li!" Yan Xi seemed to see something wrong from behind, "Quick, pull the rein and make it stop!"

I reluctantly wanted to pull the rope back, but at this moment my legs were jolted and I lost consciousness, and I was thrown off the horse like a kite with broken strings.

Well, it hurts, it hurts, my limbs are falling apart.

Yan Xi ran over in a panic, and shouted at the boy in the racecourse: "What are you doing here, get the stretcher!"

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My life is always full of joy and sorrow.As soon as he learned to ride a pony, he fell on a big horse.The medical officer came to check my whole body, and said that the internal organs should not be injured, but there were many traumas, and I would have to stay in bed for at least three months.

My bumpy official career was forced to suspend as soon as it started.

Yan Xi went to the palace to report to the Holy Majesty, and soon the entire court knew that the number one scholar who had just been enthroned for more than a month was seriously injured when he fell on a horse.This time I was so ashamed and lost my hair, I buried my head in the quilt depressed.Yangzhi is not here, but there are enough servants in Zhuangyuan's mansion.

"Hey, don't pretend to be dead." Yan Xi felt guilty and came to see me every day these days.My east wing room is quite big, and it is the only room other than the study room that Yangzhi hasn't bothered about.

"You don't know, when I entered the palace to tell the emperor about this, the leader of the emperor's army was also there. A smile appeared on his iceberg face of ten thousand years!"

"Can he have the emperor's iceberg face?" I asked back.

"This...is not very easy to compare. But, you can take care of it with peace of mind. The emperor said that you are allowed to take a long vacation. You can enter the palace after Master Yang has fully recovered from the paralysis." She laughed so hard that her body shook. flick.

"Are you sure this is the emperor's original words? Said that I am paralyzed?" Seeing her gloating face, I did not believe that the emperor could say such words.

"That's right, I don't dare to pass on the word of mouth." At this moment, she took out the good plaster she brought. "This is the plaster I asked an old acquaintance to get from Doctor Mu. It is very effective for bruises. You can try it when you have time."

"Okay." Accepted without hesitation. "By the way, who is the pro-military leader next to the emperor?" He was still interested in her.

"You haven't been in the court for long, and you really don't know. It's not a big secret. Our cabinet is a close minister of the emperor, and you will find out sooner or later. I will tell you clearly today, but you can't tell people who are not in the cabinet." Yan Xi said It's still very serious when it comes to business, I nodded hurriedly.

"The empress's pro-army has three branches, the Thunder Banner Army is responsible for the emperor's personal safety, and their people are everywhere in the inner palace; the Wind Banner Army is responsible for secret reports, which are rarely seen; The most mysterious thing is that they do many things that are not obvious. The leader I met that day was Yu Er, the leader of the Rain Banner Army." Her voice became smaller and smaller: "No matter how much the emperor talks to the leader of the Rain Banner Army. It wasn't my turn to go in, but the queen let me in after I notified that day."

It's a bit strange, we both stare at each other. "Hey, it's useless to tell you that." She sighed: "Also, the older lady, the queen's personal servant, is Aunt Pianqiu" nodded, I know this.

"Take care of me well, and I'll come back to see you in a few days." Before leaving, Yan Xi said, "I owe you a big favor for riding a horse, and I'll pay you for the news."

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She left this time and didn't come back for four or five days.I lie on the bed bored every day, sometimes looking at the flowers and plants outside the window, I can't even read a book and play the flute - I can't lift my arms.

Five days later, Yan Xi came to my house again in a busy manner, and brought me a lot of food, but his expression was very serious.

"Yang Li, the court has not been peaceful recently."

"Huh?" My eyelids twitched.

"The court has been very busy these few days, and I can only take time to see you today." She paused, then whispered: "The emperor issued a secret decree a few days ago to collect a large amount of copper coins from the people, and Yu is in charge of this matter. two."

"Tell me honestly, half a month ago, the emperor passed on you for three days, was it just for the recasting of copper coins?"

I stared at Yan Xi for a while, and felt that she could be trusted.

"um, yes."

"I guess so. Yang Lu, you must never tell the third person about this matter. That old man, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, was exposed in an anonymous book the day before yesterday that he had embezzled a large sum of government money to build his own ancestral hall. Empress Longyan was furious and put him in the sky prison, and now the head of the Punishment Department is on trial."

Alarm bells were ringing in my heart, and I vaguely felt that Shang Shu's imprisonment had something to do with me, but there was no evidence.

"Then, where's the waiter under the door?" He asked cautiously.

"Him? He was summoned by the emperor, but no one knows what it is. The Rain Banner Army has secretly collected copper coins for six or seven days. Only the people in the court know about the disturbance these two days. Now the emperor will not hide it." Now that it’s over, let him directly collect copper coins from the people of the imperial city.”

Oh my god.

"Many people are now wondering whether there is anyone behind this matter. It is thoughtful of the queen. This coin minting will inevitably involve the interests of many famous families and high officials. If you let them know that you did it, you will not be able to eat it." Walking around. Now she let you recuperate at home, so low-key, no one will guess what happened to you. "

"I think those few days were quite ostentatious, otherwise I wouldn't have guessed it for you."

"Come on, you entered the job as the number one scholar, and you were passed three times in just over a month. This was treated as a joke in the court, and many people didn't take you seriously. The reason why I can guess is because the empress saw The leader didn't avoid me. Otherwise, who would have thought of you, a bad luck cannon fodder."