Dongyin

?Duan Hong opened his eyes until dawn that night.

She lay motionless on the bed, her heart was unusually quiet and awake, and she didn't think about anything.The joy of the New Year has not yet disappeared. After the rooster crows once, the sound of gongs and drums comes intermittently.Duan Hongquan lost sleepiness, she turned over and looked, and saw some light on the window paper.So he got up, dressed, opened the door and went out.

At that time, the sky was just slightly bright, and the scenery could only be seen as an outline, and even the road under the feet had to be careful.Occasionally, one or two servants who got up early passed by her, but they didn't recognize her.Under the darkness, Duan Hong felt a little excited. She wandered aimlessly in the courtyard, her mood was even more boundless.

Just as he was walking, his feet staggered, Duan Hong was startled and stabilized his body, and only then did he realize that the sky had already dawned.There are a few thick kudzu roots growing out of the ground under the feet, and weeds are overgrown in front of it. Duan Hong was stunned for a moment before he realized that it was the long-abandoned backyard, and the surrounding area was quite desolate.The previous sense of ease disappeared, Duan Hong sighed silently, turned around and was about to go back.

At this moment, the courtyard door, which seemed to be firmly nailed, made a sharp sound.Immediately the door was pushed open an arc.Duan Hong stood sideways behind the old tree, a figure came in first, it was Yang Zhen!

Duan Hong's mind sank, and he looked intently, only to see that he looked around cautiously, and then signaled to the door, a woman in light green clothes came in.

Yang Zhen is having a private meeting with a girl?Duan Hong felt wrong after thinking about it, Yang Zhen has a good character, how can he be the kind of person who messes with women.What's more, the woman's figure is somewhat familiar to her, she must have seen it before, but she can't remember it for a while.

Who is this person?Duan Hong thought about it all the way, but he couldn't figure out why, so he simply gave up thinking about it.The two guards standing in front of the courtyard were still yawning sleepily. When they saw her come back from the outside, they were stunned and hurriedly knelt down.

Duan Hong didn't criticize him harshly, but asked calmly, "Where is Yang Zhen now?"

"Return to Your Majesty, Lord Yang should practice martial arts in the front yard now."

"Hmm..." Duan Hong pondered for a while before asking another question.At this time, a familiar fragrance came to the nostrils. Duan Hong was startled, and looked into the courtyard. Through the gaps in the trees, she vaguely saw the figure behind the flower platform.Because he stopped talking, he walked in quickly.

When you reach the atrium, you can see the panorama inside.There was a burning stove next to the stone table, and a dozen teacups were stacked on the table, and Chu Xiying was pouring tea from a Patti pot.The tea smell filled the air, and half of her body was hidden in the mist, like a dream.

Duan Hong stayed where he was, his expression gradually restrained.

"There is more than enough money in the temple, but a good plan fails. Most of the things that fail are nothing like this teapot. The tea is full of fragrance, and the tea tasters think that they are ready to drink, but they forget that there is nothing to take in their hands. Hong'er, the world is in trouble now." It's like this hot teapot, and you're going to be like this scalded hand, don't you understand?"

This sentence sounded in my heart again, but compared to the previous puzzle and anger, this time I was more disappointed.She stood there for a while, then walked over there again.

"Is this Zhulan tea?"

Hearing the sound, Chu Xi paused.She raised her eyes to look at Duan Hong who was standing beside her, she was somewhat surprised, but she didn't ask any questions, and responded softly.

Duan Hong didn't speak anymore, only tentatively and slowly reaching for a teacup.Chu Xiying noticed her abnormality, so she put down the teapot, and saw Duan Hong suddenly quicken his hand the moment he took the teacup, and put it to his mouth as if drinking.

The tea was still steaming hot, Chu Xiying rushed to stop her, but Duan Hong held her wrist with astonishing strength.Watching her drink the cup of hot tea, Chu Xiying was shocked and puzzled, "You..."

Duan Hong put down his teacup and sat down with his back to the stone table, but still tightly grasping her.Chu Xiying could only sit down beside her, looking at her worriedly.

Finally, Duan Hongcai slowly relaxed, "It tastes good."

It was only then that Chu Xiying realized who she was thinking of, and with a little force, she broke away from her hand and got up.

Duan Hong's thoughts came back in an instant. Thinking of what he had done just now, he always felt that something was wrong, so he said to Chu Xi who was focused on packing the tea set, "What... what did you want to say just now?"

Chu Xiying naturally heard the apology in her words, paused, then turned her head to meet her eyes, and said calmly, "Your hands are too cold." After finishing speaking, he picked up the wooden case and went into the room .

Duan Hong looked at her back, wishing he could slap himself twice.She sat there for a while, feeling bored, and was about to get up and go back.But Ying'er came out holding a fur coat, stuffed it into her hand and left.Duan Hong knew that she had a lot of opinions on him these days, so he didn't say anything, and just hugged the clothes, feeling even more disturbed.

At that time, it was time to eat, so Duan Hong ordered someone to wash up. After breakfast, he went to the study to read the booklets.It's just that I didn't read a word to my heart for most of the morning, and instead recruited Zhou Gong.Seeing that she was drowsy, the attendant advised her to go back to her room to rest, and Duan Hong took advantage of the situation to put down his pen.At this moment, a report came in, saying that there was a woman outside the door asking to see her.

Duan Hong's first reaction was that person this morning, and he just asked, "Please see me, can I meet anyone?"

There are countless people who want to see her, if everyone comes to ask for instructions, then she will stop doing anything for a day.The guard who made the announcement obviously didn't expect Duan Hong to ask this question, and was so flustered that he couldn't speak clearly, "Here, Yang...that woman claims to be acquainted with His Majesty"

acquaintance?Duan Hong didn't make things difficult for him any more, he just said "pass"

Not a moment later, Yang Zhen led a woman in.That woman is none other than Liu Ruyan.She is dressed plainly this time, her figure has been slimmed down a bit, and she has a dusty look.After entering the door, he gave a big gift to Duan Hong who was in front of the case.

These people, I don't know if she alienated them or they alienated her.In short, the distance has become so far away, Duan Hong only felt a sigh of relief in his heart, and then avoided her gift.

"Minnv passed by Yuanyang Lake a few days ago, saw heavy soldiers guarding it, and learned that Shan..."

"Wait..." Duan Hong's eyes changed, he interrupted her, and said coldly, "Before that, I have something to ask you."

"Yes"

"How did you know that I'm here?" Even Su Jiali couldn't find out her specific whereabouts, how did Liu Ruyan know.When Duan Hong asked this question, his eyes glanced over Yang Zhen inadvertently, but he lowered his head, unable to see anything.

"Minnv has quite a few contacts in Jianghu, and she has her own background. It is not difficult to learn about His Majesty."

"Really?" Duan Hong chuckled, and said, "So, I have been under the eyes of many people in the world all this way?" Hong said again, "Why don't you tell me what the source of this news is?"

Even so, Liu Ruyan remained calm.She put aside the humility just now, and looked up at Duan Hongdao, "Your Majesty doesn't believe it, and the daughter of the people can't help it, but the loyalty of the world cannot be ignored. The daughter of the people still has a piece of news in her hand, I wonder if Your Majesty would like to hear it?"

"speak!"

"Chen Zhao formed an alliance half a month ago, King Zhao..."

"I already know this."

"Then tell me something your majesty doesn't know," Liu Ruyan said, "Prince Chen passed away more than two months ago, and the current Liu Cun is played by the former crown prince Wei Ming."

What? !There was no change on Duan Hong's face, but he was quite shocked in his heart, "I believe you have this ability, but" the conversation changed, "If you are begging for the sake of Shan Junxiang, then you don't need to talk about it, I have made up my mind."

As expected, Duan Hong was so cold-blooded, Liu Ruyan gave a wry smile, it seemed that she had really thought too much before, and said, "It's not for pleading, it's just that Yuanyang Lake is known as a fairyland, and women naturally want to watch it."

"Don't think about getting out of that place once you've entered it, are you sure?" Duan Hong couldn't believe it. In her impression, Liu Ruyan had always favored her, and never talked too much with Shan Junxiang.But now, she begged herself to let her accompany her?

"Please Your Majesty"

People's hearts are indeed fickle.For a moment, Duan Hong didn't know whether he had changed or they had changed.Why are they all so eager to stay away from her? Is it really her fault? "good."

Liu Ruyan was surprised by this straightforward answer, she looked at Duan Hong uncertainly, and then saluted and thanked him.

Watching her go out, Duan Hongcai asked the transcript, "Is there any news from Marquis Jin'an recently?"

"Hou Ye governed the state of Jin, and won the praise of the common people. In less than half a year, he recruited more than [-] troops, which is very gentle."

Duan Hong was silent, thinking of Liu Ruyan's words, if Liu Cun was really disguised by Wei Ming, then the situation would be serious, because he said, "Immediately send a letter and ask him to go to Fucheng, Jin to pick him up."

According to the transcript, Duan Hong shifted his gaze to Yang Zhen, looked at him for a while, and suddenly said, "This Liu Ruyan is far more courageous than ordinary people. I don't think he can stay. What does Master Yang think?"

"Returning to Your Majesty" Yang Zhen seemed a little hasty, "I think that although Miss Liu behaves surlyly, she is worthy of being a loyal and patriotic woman. If you want to go to Yuanyang Lake, it is probably because of your personal friendship, and you have no second thoughts."

"That's a good sentence with no second thoughts!" Duan Hong said coldly, "It seems that the adults know her better than I do."

Yang Zhen was startled when he heard the words, only to realize that Duan Hong deliberately tested him. When he was in a panic, Duan Hong took out a piece of emerald green from his sleeve, and played with it, "I have carried this piece of jade with me since I was a child, and never left it. Does Master Yang think that I can't find a piece of jade better than this one, or that I can't live without it?"

Yang Zhen was taken aback for a moment, only to hear a crisp sound, the jade shattered into two halves.He was terrified, lowered his head, and dared not say a word.He vaguely felt that Duan Hong stared at him fiercely before he got up and went out.This is the second time, and it is also a warning after he privately helped Bai Yan take Duan Hong away in Yuanyang Lake.Yang Zhen looked at the broken jade, still sweating profusely.

But when Duan Hong left the house, he felt even less in the mood to do anything.Walking around in the mansion, for some reason, he ended up in front of Chu Xiying's room.At that time Ying'er was coming out with the tea set, the two of them met each other, but Ying'er just stood at the door in a daze.

Duan Hong then asked, "What are you doing here?"

"This thing is an eyesore in the room, I'll take it away," Ying'er said, and then muttered, "Anyway, I don't think Miss will know how to make tea in the future."

The voice was neither loud nor soft, and Duan Hong pretended not to hear it, she turned sideways to make way.Unexpectedly, Ying'er stood in front of the door and said, "Miss is not feeling well, so she fell asleep. I think Your Majesty should come back later."

The words seemed respectful, but the tone was not.Duan Hong couldn't help but look at her a few times. This girl has eaten a bear's heart leopard, but she didn't care about it, and said, "I saw her in the morning and she was fine, why did she feel unwell all of a sudden?"

"Where is it suddenly?" Ying'er's tone was a little weaker, "It's been a few days."

Duan Hong was speechless, he glanced at her suspiciously, and then walked around her and opened the door.