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Whenever Tang resigned to Biyun Temple to visit Jingci, the fish boy would follow his instructions to feed himself and go to bed early to avoid unnecessary waiting.

It is the same today.

The carriage was too big, so Tang Ci got off the carriage at the entrance of the alley and bowed several times to express his thanks.

Turning my back and hearing the wheels go away, the back that was forced to be strong/straight all the way finally fell down.

Tang Ci knew that if he wanted to stay in the imperial capital for a long time, he would definitely meet Rou Ke again one day.Thinking back to when she first came to the capital three years ago, she heard that Princess Yu had passed away. She climbed up at the Changting post station and watched the spirit-helping team go out of the capital.She and Rou Ke, childhood sweethearts and childhood sweethearts more than ten years ago, have met again after so many days and nights, and they have never felt strange.

But... so what?

Rou Ke is still the same Rou Ke, the capital is no longer the same capital, and she is only Tang Ci.

Met in life, meet by chance, passerby in life?

Wash and undress, put on a quilt and sleep.

Opening her eyes, she saw a tall woman with hibiscus-like eyebrows and willow eyebrows under the crabapple tree in Biyun Temple, at the foot of the dark Yemu Mountain Temple, she said, "Don't you smell that the white hair is as new, and the cover is as old as before?".

With eyes closed, it was a demure child with black hair and white clothes walking barefoot on the wooden board in the promenade. Amid the sound of rain hitting the plantains, she said, "When you recover from illness, may I take you out to release paper kites?".

Tang Ci turned over and lay on his side, pinching his arm which was supported by Rou Ke today, and murmured indifferently: "White hair is like new, isn't it just white hair like new?"

The years have changed, the vicissitudes of life have changed, everything has changed, especially people's hearts.

What is she afraid of?Left and right Rouke couldn't recognize her, even if she could see some traces of eyebrow growth and change, she probably wouldn't dare to recognize her.On the contrary, he flinched and hesitated, which made people suspicious. It was not a long-term strategy, so it was better to deal with it calmly.

Tang Ci sighed softly, put his hand on his forehead, and said to himself: "She said you treat her well, so I will believe it, and I will keep it in my heart, so I won't implicate you."

There are two ancient locust trees planted in front of the office where the prison director of the Ministry of Punishment is located. They have been around for a long time, and I don't know when they started.

Because Hu Laiyan, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, is fond of severe torture, every time a person who commits a crime is convicted and sent to the jailer, if there is no imperial edict within three to five years, the gods of Daluo will not be able to save him.Even if there are one or two ancestors who have accumulated negative virtues, they are taken back by their families with trepidation and gratitude, or they have hand and foot disabilities or crazy epilepsy. up.

In the past two years, the ancient pagoda tree stopped blooming for some reason.If the tree has no flowers, it will be empty, and if it is empty, it will be cloudy. The word locust tree removes the tree and becomes a ghost.The people in Beijing laughed and said that the jailer was a ghost, and the vicious ghosts lingered in front of the door and dared not go in. They were frightened by the crying and howling inside all night and day.

On that day, Hu Laiyan strolled out from the jailer in a leisurely manner, followed by a small official bowing to talk about something.

Taking a closer look, the official frowned, with a bitter look on his face, which should be a difficult matter.However, Hu Laiyan was playing with birds and looking at flowers, his brows and eyes were clear and stretched, and his mood was relaxed and peaceful.

Walking to the main gate, the official finished his report and stood with his hands tied, waiting to speak.

Hu Laiyan raised his head and narrowed his eyes to look at the messy and bare branches of the locust tree, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly: "Wen Zhendao is a dead man, and he has no sons and heirs, what are you afraid of? Go to Qianzhou to pave the road and lay bricks, and if you have no money and no way out, going to Beijing to fight terrorism is more difficult than going to heaven."

"But...the Miss Wen family who fled and disappeared in the chaos earlier..." The official's eyelids twitched, and he quickly changed his words, "The female prisoner surnamed Wen is still missing. I'm afraid there will be many dreams in the night."

The parrot trapped in the golden cage screamed: "Long night has many dreams, long night has many dreams!"

"Talking, why is it not so easy for you to learn how to live forever?" Hu Laiyan patted the bird cage, then straightened his clothes, and stepped forward, "You know she is a female prisoner, and escaping from serving is a capital offense. Entering the capital, which of the twelve gates on the four walls did not have my eyeliner? I caught her and threw her into the government office. She was tortured to death and no one blamed her. Besides, Chunyou escaped in four years, and it has been eight years now. At the end of the year, her household registration should be cancelled, and even if she has a chance to be rehabilitated, she will just say she is Miss Wen's?"

A luxurious chariot rolled in front of him, and the servant driving the chariot saw two officials standing in front of the gate of the jailer early on. Now that he saw their clothes, he stopped his horse and stopped, and came down to pay his respects.

"Where are you going, father-in-law?" The royal chariots and sedan chairs often have standard imprints, and Hu Laiyan recognized it as Princess Yiyang's car, but seeing that there were no guards of honor and maids and guards accompanying him, he guessed that the servants were sent there. work.

Father-in-law is the honorific title of the great eunuch, and even though the servant knew that Hu Laiyan was deliberately inquiring about the news and flattery, he also smiled happily: "Returning to your lord, this servant is under the order of His Highness Yiyang to go to the Imperial Academy to pick up a lord to go back to study."

Hu Laiyan touched the two thin beards on his lips, squinted his eyes and smiled and said, "Your Highness has returned from hunting? Which adult is so blessed to be invited by His Highness?"

The servant nodded and said yes: "I came back the day before yesterday, because I was tired, so I sent someone to report to His Majesty that I was safe, and I didn't let everyone know. To save you adults from asking for a visit, the one who will pick you up is Lord Lu He."

"In that case, I would like to thank your highness/sympathetic minister for your kindness, and I will not disturb my father-in-law's work." Hu Laiyan winked, and the officials beside him hurriedly took out a silver coin and stuffed it into the hand of the servant.

The servant pretended to decline, but after two or three times accepted it with a smile on his face, bowed and said a few words of compliment before leaving.

The chariot turned the corner, but was nowhere to be found.

Hu Laiyan withdrew his gaze, and asked casually, "Are you familiar with Lu He in the Imperial Academy? How did you get along with him?"

At this moment, the official showed a bit of generosity and hospitality because of his position: "People from Yunzhou have no relatives to rely on in Beijing. They are diligent and conscientious in doing things, and they are humble and polite, which is quite appreciated by Huang Honglang. It stands to reason that literati look down on each other. , she is closer to Tang Ci, and others should avoid it, but she is very good at getting along with her colleagues, and almost everyone praises her."

Recalling the meeting at the Qionglin Banquet that day, Hu Laiyan also nodded, and said: "You take care of her more on weekdays, promote and teach her. She is a smart person, and she knows who the master behind you is. If she wants to , I will find myself a safe backing."

The official readily agreed, then was stunned for a while, and said in surprise: "My lord is trying to win her over? Not to mention that Tang Ci has a close relationship with her, just now the people from Princess Yiyang's mansion went to pick her up personally... "

Hu Laiyan was teasing the birds to eat. Hearing this, he glanced at him lightly, and said with a contemptuous smile: "If you say you are stupid, you really don't know how to show me a little bit of wit. Then when is Princess Yiyang a good reader? Really?" If you want to explore knowledge, only when she is acting coquettishly and talking in front of His Majesty, even Huang Honglang has to run to her. Besides, there are so many cheap and light roads from the Princess Mansion to the Hanlin Academy, and you have to bend Turning round and round into this remote corner? I'm afraid that Lu He has provoked something wrong with this master, and wants to punish her secretly!"

It's almost early summer, the sun is much hotter than in spring, and the sky is cloudless for thousands of miles. It is just and equal to vent the anger to all living beings.

Ordinary people have ways to cool off from the summer heat, such as spreading mats under willow trees and squinting their eyes to rest, or putting melons and fruits in well water, freezing them all day and midnight, and cutting them up the next day to share food, which is also very enjoyable.

The rich and powerful Jia's family stored a warehouse of ice cubes as early as winter.In summer, there is only reason for the sun to avoid officials and rich people, and there is no reason for officials and rich people to avoid the sun.

However, there are always exceptions in the world. For example, Lu He, who was invited to the princess's mansion a few minutes ago, is standing in the middle of the courtyard with no trees to shade the sun and no trees to cover the sun under the scorching sun.

Don't talk about people around, even a bird doesn't bother to fly over.

The servant who brought Lu He over only said that Her Highness the Princess is taking a nap. Because she was punished by the lecturer yesterday, she was not in a happy mood. She may not know when she will wake up, or when she will come out, Mr. Lao, you stand here Wait a moment.

After the servant finished explaining, he turned around and left without hesitation.

Lu He understood it, and dare to love is a grand feast.

It turned out that He Mincai took leave due to illness the day before yesterday and entrusted her errand to Lu He.Lu He had been with him for a long time, and he was quite speculative, and also wanted to give him a favor, so he agreed.Originally, everything was fine, but Lu He was able to do it with ease when transcribing transcripts or drafting edicts.Until she came across an inexplicable white paper halfway, Lu He frowned and inspected it several times, and even smoked it with a candle. Except for the red mud stamp in the lower right corner, there was no writing on it, so she threw it aside.

Now that I think about it, [-]% of this is where something went wrong.

Even though the official uniform had been changed to a transparent fabric, Lu He couldn't bear to stand there for so long.But what can she do?The master meant to stand here and wait, but he made it clear that he was standing here, and he could not sit, squat, or lie down!Although she had never seen Princess Yiyang before, the rumors of her domineering and domineering sex womb had already been spread all over the place. Son.

He raised his hand to wipe the sweat that had slid down his neck, and when he looked down, he saw a cloud of dark water stains on the ground.

Lu He held up his official hat with a wry smile, his legs went numb, his eyes blurred, and he almost fell down.

Seeing this, the servant hiding behind the rockery and peeking at him hesitated whether he should go back to report now. Thinking of his master's gnashing of teeth in hatred, he pursed his lips and timidly took back his steps.

Wringing his fingers and staring into his eyes, he waited for a while longer, and finally heard a "boom -" and Lu He fainted to the ground.

"Dizzy?" Yiyang sneered, put down the bow and arrow, took the handkerchief handed over by the maid to wipe the thin sweat on his forehead, and took a serious look at the servant kneeling on the ground shivering, "What did I say earlier?"

The servant didn't dare to lift his head, Qiqi Ai said: "Your Highness... Your Highness said... don't kill me... don't kill me... just... don't come back... see you..."

"Why don't you go soon? If you're dizzy, you'll splash water to wake her up. Just give her a drink of water, and ask her to stand up and wait respectfully!" Yiyang was impatient and angry, and was spanked by that pedantic old man yesterday. , He Mincai was sent to ask for accountability, but he was lying on the sickbed and couldn't get up. He just said in a daze that he handed over His Highness's homework to Lu Hezhi the day before yesterday.

There is a wrong and a debt, and Yiyang thinks he is not unreasonable.

The servant originally turned around and walked a few steps, then turned back and knelt down and said boldly: "Your Highness... Your Highness... Then Lu He... Looks like his body is not strong... If he is really killed in the house... Go to the servant girl today The Hanlin Academy picked her up, and Mr. Hu from the Ministry of Punishments saw her by chance..."

Chief Shi Chi Liangjun hurriedly added after hearing the words: "Your Highness, since He Mincai handed over the errand suddenly, I think he probably forgot to ask, maybe Lu He didn't mean to offend Fu Ni on purpose."

There was a moment of silence, everyone lowered their hands and looked down, not daring to breathe.

Without saying a word, Yiyang walked towards the courtyard where Lu He was punished.

The servant and Chi Liangjun followed behind, wiping off the cold sweat vigorously, and thankfully mentioned Hu Laiyan.

Not long after, a group of people walked to the courtyard.

The maid was holding a paper umbrella, and the servant was fanning the wind.

Yiyang looked at Lu He, who was lying unconscious on the ground, from top to bottom, frowned slightly, and looked at the waiter: "This is what you said that the body is not strong? Wake up quickly, thin arms and legs Damn it, isn’t it just weak?” If she had known it was such a bean sprouts, she wouldn’t have the heart to toss about it like this.