Empress and concubine

The winter in Weidi is earlier than that in Nandi. By the end of the first month, Chu Yao will be fourteen. As the new year is approaching, Xia Yunjing is extremely busy. As in previous years, the Southern Emperor sent people to send various rewards early. With the intention of the kings not to go to Beijing, Xia Yunjing saved the time to go to Beijing again.

Zhao Yi hurriedly sent someone to send Wei Di's filial piety back with the imperial envoy, and arranged the rewards from various prefectures. After a few days of free time, Zhao Yi invited Chu Yao to go to Requan Zhuangzi outside the city together. go.Just a few days later, Xia Yunjing will be able to come and pick them up when he is free, without delaying the Chinese New Year.

Chu Yao was wearing a silver-red flowered jacket, and covered with a wild duck fur cloak given by Zhao Yi. She got into Zhao Yi's carriage wrapped roundly, and a brazier was burning in the carriage. Zhao Yi helped Chu Yao untie the cloak and hung it on the shelf. On the way, she said to Yi Niang, "Zi Yan is sitting in the car at the back, you can talk to her yourself, and come to serve her after you get off the car."

When Yi Niang went out, there were only Zhao Yi and Chu Yao left in the carriage. The charcoal fire was burning vigorously without a trace of smoke, and the curtain of the carriage was very thick, even if they were walking, they would not be blown by the wind.

Zhao Yi poured a bowl of hot tea for Chu Yao, "Didn't I say to warm it in the room first, my hands are so cold, why didn't I cover them with a hand stove."

"I was just playing around. I built a snowman in the yard and told the hand stove to forget. When I heard that my sister was coming, how could I care about it? Yi Niang is chasing me after me," Chu Yao held it for a while. , I felt that my hands were not so cold, "I wanted to ask my sister for a long time, why go up to Zhuangzi now, even if there is a hot spring in Zhuangzi, it would take two days to go back and forth. Anything else?"

"You said you were confused, but you are still smart. It seems that I will not be able to praise you in the future." Zhao Yi picked up the incense ash in the hand stove, then wiped his hands with a handkerchief, and put the hand stove aside, "Do you remember?" Was it Chu Feng, the number one advisor under Emperor Wei back then?"

"Chu Feng? Of course I remember it," Chu Yao thought for a while, "Could it be that my sister, you went here because of him?"

"Naturally," Zhao Yi nodded and said, "Chu Feng's original name was Feng Chu, and he was the original concubine's son of Li Guoshangshu Feng Ying. But I can no longer stay in the country of Li. He showed his whereabouts within two days after he came out, and ordered people to chase him all the way to Weidi. In his previous life, Xia Yunjing met him today on the way to Zhuangzi. In this life, I can't feel at ease. Let this smart man help Xia Yunjing wholeheartedly."

"The cunning rabbit is dead, the running dog is cooking. In his previous life, Chu Feng withdrew early to serve his father, and he ended up dying. Even if he extended favor to future generations, he must be unwilling." Chu Yao put the tea bowl that was getting cold Put it on the table and move it to Zhao Yi's side, "Now that my sister is willing to show him the way, it can be regarded as saving his life."

"You are the only one who can talk," Zhao Yi smiled and nodded Chu Yao's head.

Just as Chu Yao was about to beg for mercy, the carriage stopped, and Chu Yao heard the coachman outside whispering through the curtain, "Sister, someone fell on the ground in front, so I guess it happened."

Chu Yao was startled, just now she said such outrageous things to Zhao Yi, and she named them by name, didn't she tell the coachman to listen, "Sister..."

Zhao Yi waved his hand, opened the curtain and took a look, "It's him, you ask someone to carry him to the Ziyan car at the back, and ask her to take care of it first," the man agreed and went, Zhao Yi explained, "He is the dead man my father raised for me since I was a child. He will never betray me. If he hadn't been placed next to Wen Yuan in his previous life, how could Xia Yunjing have taken advantage of it?"

"Sister," Chu Yao was worried when she saw that Zhao Yi was not in the right mood.

Zhao Yi patted Chu Yao's hand, "In this world, I instinctively believe that there are only him and Zi Yan. It is a blessing to have you now."

"Since my sister knows, you have to treat me well," Chu Yao felt warm in her heart, "Why don't I get up tomorrow and ask my sister to comb my hair for me."

"You don't need tomorrow, just today. I'll comb your hair once and your eyebrows will be white again." Zhao Yi took Chu Yao into her arms, "How many days have passed, you are still so small One, it really hurts my heart."

"My sister always likes to think about these messy things." Chu Yao blushed, straightened her body, "put more thought on Chu Feng."

Just as Chu Yao seemed to hate iron for steel, the carriage moved, and Chu Yao was caught off guard and fell on Zhao Yi. Seeing Zhao Yi smiling happily, she said bitterly, "Sure enough, it's my sister's person who even Also help my sister, let me get up quickly."

Seeing that Chu Yao was annoyed, Zhao Yi didn't say anything anymore, let her sit up and took a seat, and took cloud cakes and jujube yam cakes from the box for her, "There is still some distance to go, let's pad our stomachs first, we still have to go." There's a tough battle to be fought."

Chu Yao took a piece of Yunpian Cake, took a bite by herself, and handed it to Zhao Yi. As a result, Zhao Yi put her fingers together in her mouth, which was wet and soft. Chu Yao glared at Zhao Yi, and withdrew her hand. , took a handkerchief and wiped his fingers fiercely, "it's really not suitable to go out today," he paused, "this is not a princess, she is clearly a veteran, I just don't know if this general wants to draw the bottom line or use a beauty trick, But don’t take it as the best plan when the time comes.”

"The general's wife is a great talent, why don't you show me the way?" Zhao Yi deliberately lowered her voice, sounding like a handsome young man.

Zhao Yi and Chu Yao changed their clothes and had dinner at the Zhuangzi, only to see Ziyan talking back and forth, "Madam, sister Chu, the man woke up. He claimed to be Chu Feng, and he was from the Li country. He was punished for offending the powerful." Chasing and killing, but he always has a cold face, he refuses to say anything that should be said, and he doesn't seem to have the intention of repaying favors like others, and he is really heartless."

"Zi Yan, we didn't save him to repay him with kindness," Zhao Yi glanced at Yi Niang who was beside Chu Yao.

Chu Yao understood, "I have a set of rabbit fur clothes, but I don't know where I put them. Niang Yi, go and find them for me. I will wear them tomorrow."

After Yi Niang went out, Zhao Yi said, "If he really can't hide his words, or casually claims to repay me, I have to think about it carefully. You can slowly reveal my identity to him, but it's best to let him know that I am Zhao. Zhao Yi, the daughter of the family, and Princess Wei."

It was two days after Chu Yao actually saw Chu Feng, and Zhao Yi spent two days trying not to let Chu Feng relax, and she was a little tired, and Chu Yao hadn't gone out for two days, when she heard Yi Niang say that the snow had stopped outside, she went Putting on the rabbit fur clothes and wearing a rabbit fur hat outside, he heard that Chu Feng was in the plum garden, so he rushed over.

Chu Yao casually folded two red plums and held them in her hands. Some snow fell on her body and melted a little, and she stomped her leather boots in the snow twice, as if she had been playing in this garden for a long time. of.

When meeting Chu Feng, Yi Niang was chasing Chu Yao with a hand stove behind her, "Sister, slow down."

As soon as Yi Niang finished speaking, Chu Yao bumped into Chu Feng and was caught by Chu Feng.Chu Yao stood up from Chu Feng's arms, but first saw Zi Yan following behind, Chu Yao gasped, "Why isn't Sister Zi Yan by Sister Zhao's side?" Then she looked up at her as if she had discovered Chu Feng. Looking at Chu Feng with his neck, "Are you the one my sister picked up on the road before? You are so tall, it's really uncomfortable to look at."

When Chu Yao was talking, Yi Niang also came over, seeing Zi Yan following behind, she didn't dare to speak.

"Mr. Chu, this is the god-sister recognized by my wife. Everyone in the house calls her sister Chu." Zi Yan looked at the hand stove in Yi Niang's hand, shook her head, took the red plum in Chu Yao's hand, and handed it to her. Yi Niang put the stove into Chu Yao's arms again, "My sister wants to drink medicinal juice again, how about Ziyan order the cook to boil a bowl of Coptis chinensis for my sister, and ask her to taste it."

Chu Yao stuck out her tongue, "Zi Yan knows how to bully me, who wants to drink that bitter Coptis chinensis water," she said and looked at Chu Feng curiously, "So your surname is also Chu, maybe 500 years ago we were still the same What about my family?"

Zi Yan looked at Chu Yao worriedly, then quietly raised her eyes to Chu Feng, who knew that he was actually smiling.

Chu Feng squatted down and looked up at Chu Yao slightly, "You won't be tired if you don't ask you to look up this time." Chu Feng rubbed Chu Yao's hair, "I and you both have the same surname Chu, maybe 500 years It was really a family before.”

Chu Yao looked at Zi Yan, and said, "Zi Yan can also deceive people," then looked at Chu Feng, "I'm going to pick some more plum blossoms, are you going?"

"The plum blossoms are blooming well on the branches, why do you think you're going to pluck them?" Chu Feng didn't care about Zi Yan and Yi Niang, and only focused on looking at Chu Yao's face, as if he was confirming something.

"Even if you don't fold it, you will fail. Why don't you fold it or put it in the house for fun, or make a sachet and keep it on your body? After all, it will make people feel comfortable," Chu Yao saw that he was still Staring at himself, there is nothing uncomfortable, just said, "Why do you keep staring at me?"

"I think you look familiar, as if you've seen it somewhere before," Chu Feng replied seriously.

Chu Yao didn’t expect that Chu Feng would say it directly. Not only was it not at all like the old fox Chu Feng known in the rumors, but even the things that Chu Yao and Zhao Yi relayed were all different from this person, and Chu Yao was almost suspicious. , Did the Chu Feng she saw get dumped?

"You talking like that reminds me of a storybook I read in the south," Chu Yao continued, seeing that Chu Feng was still smiling at her, "A brother saw his cousin for the first time and said, this I have seen my sister before, and now you say the same, could it be that we were really a family 500 years ago."

"That's great," Chu Feng said with some joy in his voice, "It would be my blessing to have you as my sister," as he spoke, as if he suddenly thought of something, "You just said that you read the book in the south. , were you in the Southland before?"

"That's not true," Chu Yao blinked, "I've lived for 13 years, and I've always been in Southland."