Lei Yue Longmen

Li Jingchen looked at her speechlessly, with his left hand still on the door frame, the plain white long skirt fluttered with the cool dawn breeze, and the soft feet of the black gauze head also flew up, the brim of the hat was still pressed down, almost Stuck to the hill-like eyebrow peak.Looking at Cen Zhu with a frozen expression, seeming to be enthusiastic, his whole body has a feeling of frailty and frailty.Cen Zhu's nose was inexplicably sour, and he felt that her eye circles were slightly red at the moment.

Liangyue and Rumei rushed out from the door, both of them were overjoyed, they wanted to pick up the sleeping Li Jingxi.

"Farewell," Cen Zhu breathed out, and said softly, "I'll find a place to sleep while I still have some strength. I'll put the second princess down so that she won't have to wake up again."

Ru Mei led her to the east wing of Xiling's first entrance courtyard.Cen Zhu turned his back to the edge of the bed, bent his knees slightly, and slowly put Li Jingxu on the bed.Ru Mei supported Li Jingxi's back and let her lie down gently.During the descent, Li Jingxi woke up suddenly and grabbed the hand of the person next to him in a panic.

Li Jingchen hurried over to take her hand and hold it. "Sister?" Li Jingxi opened his eyes in a daze, as if he didn't sleep well, and snorted twice in dissatisfaction.

Li Jingzhen adjusted the position of the pillow for her, covered her with a quilt, and gently stroked her face: "Hey, I'm home, have a good sleep, I'll watch over you here." Probably thinking that he really came home, The second princess let out a comfortable "oh", narrowed her eyes, and fell asleep again!

Really!Heartless!

Cen Zhu was exhausted, he pinched his shoulders with his hands, and fanned the wind around his neck, turned his head and saw the old palace man in the imperial attire, standing at the door with his toothless mouth open, holding tea in his hand, He smiled and waved at her.Cen Zhu checked that there was nothing he had to do inside, and walked to the door, "Old man, did you call me?"

"Have a sip of tea, warm, to quench your thirst."

Cen Zhu was overjoyed, and even said: "Thank you." After holding the tea, he drank it all in one gulp, pursed his lips, and said embarrassingly: "That, is there any more?"

"Yes, yes! Come to my side!" Eunuch Liang, over sixty years old, liked this good-looking, cheerful young man very much, and led her to his wing.The old palace man's wing is in the opposite west wing. Cen Zhu glanced at this simple room. The furnishings in the room are very similar to the old man's style, quite simple. There is only a table on the front of the room, and a wooden table on the south side. The bed is covered by a screen in front.In the north is an incense case, on which there is a jade statue of Guanyin.Cen Zhu folded his palms together, bowed to the Guanyin statue from a distance, and was led to sit down at the central table.Eunuch Liang made another bowl of tea for her, Cen Zhu thanked her, and drank three bowls in a row before quenching her thirst.He sighed comfortably, "Good tea." His stomach groaned again.

"Uh……"

"Hehe, you're hungry, just wait, I still have something to eat here."

"Thank you." Cen Zhu expressed his thanks in a bit of embarrassment. He felt that this old man was really kind, so he chatted with him while eating snacks.It is learned that he is the mausoleum guard of Xiling, who once worked for the former empress when he was young, and was the high-ranking manager of the harem.I was very surprised, and even said "It's a pleasure to meet you, it's a pleasure to meet you", and I couldn't help being respectful.

Eunuch Liang kept laughing, and he didn't care much about the status of these "previous lives".When asked about her background, Cen Zhu didn't want to hide anything, but briefly explained her identity, and mentioned that this time she was on the emperor's order to pick up the second princess back to the palace.

"So that's the case. Mr. Cen holds an important position at such a young age. He is really formidable for young people!" When Cen Zhu heard his words, he still had an official tone, but it was not at all disobedient. He was even more convinced of his identity and felt that this ? An old palace man must not be simple.

At this moment, Li Jingchen walked in.Eunuch Liang stood up quickly.Although Cen Zhu knew her very well, he still had to put on a show, so he also stood up from the table and bowed to her, "See Your Highness."

"Master Cen and I have something to say, please avoid Eunuch Liang first."

"Yes." Liang Yue walked out with a smile, and even helped them close the door.

Cen Zhu knew what she was going to ask, so he invited her to sit down at the table, and while eating snacks, he told the story of how to find Li Jingxi from the beginning to the end.From meeting Li Jingxi in Xishi, to reporting to Li Pinghong in the palace, and galloping all the way to the imperial mausoleum.

She arrived an hour earlier than Li Jing's team.When I found Li Jingxi on Xiaofeng Mountain, this girl was sitting behind a big rock halfway up the mountain, gnawing on the small noodles she bought.The small noodles sold in the market are made of oily noodles and molasses. Although they are edible, they don’t taste very good after being exposed to the sun for a long time in the market, and some are made of raw noodles.She even ate these things, probably because she was extremely hungry.Seeing her embarrassed appearance, Cen Zhu felt amused in his heart, and deliberately asked her how it tasted?Is it tasty?This? The girl became angry from embarrassment, not only did not answer, but also knocked over the candied chestnuts that she handed over afterwards.

Cen Zhu didn't think he was disobedient, this? Candied chestnuts were bought for her in the first place.She guessed that Li Jingxi would definitely starve if he ran out of money, so when she left the city, she specially bought a pack of sugar-fried chestnuts from the peddler at the alley for preparation.She didn't care if she didn't eat, since she wasn't the one who was starving anyway.

After the guards carried her down the mountain, this younger sister will enter the imperial tomb for life or death.The guards were all afraid of her, and they dared not oppose her obediently.There was no other way, Cen Zhu had no choice but to let them go back to Beijing first to return to their orders, and escorted Li Jingxi into the imperial mausoleum himself.

In the middle of the walk, my aunt couldn't move anymore, she squatted in the grass and gasped for breath. Cen Zhu urged her to lose her princess temper, and then she burst into tears for no reason.Cen Zhu felt that he had met an opponent in his life. The surrounding area was dark and filled with cemeteries. She was crying like this, so she wasn't afraid of attracting ghosts.Maybe she really brought ghosts here, so Cen Zhu had no choice but to compromise again, he became a horse, and carried her all the way to Xiling. The journey of seven or eight miles really nearly broke his leg.

"I didn't say, you? My sister's heart? It's too big, and you don't know the dangers of the world. Do you know how she came from the capital to the imperial mausoleum? When I asked her, she said, halfway through, A strange carriage came up from behind and asked her, "Where is the little girl going?" She replied that she was going to Xiling Village. They said that it happened to be on the way, why not? Take her for a while. She nodded and went up. Strangers I don’t know at all, she’ll believe them when they say they’re on the way, right? I’m not afraid that if I run into bad guys, they will kidnap her and take her to the countryside as a child bride.”

Cen Zhu felt that every time he met Li Jingxu, he would have to worry about becoming an old lady, so he couldn't help rambling.

Li Jingchen, who sat beside him and listened quietly the whole time, heard her unknowingly showing concern for Li Jingxuan, the corners of his mouth slightly curled up.Suddenly stretched out a hand, crossed the corner of the table, held Cen Zhu's hand, looked at her tenderly, with a soft light in the beautiful almond eyes, "Thank you, Cen Zhu."

Cen Zhu felt a little embarrassed, the resentment and unhappiness caused by Li Jingzhu disappeared immediately, and he felt unprecedented satisfaction.Taking the opportunity to grab her hand, holding it in front of her face, asking for some cheap, "Hey, you're welcome."

The back of Li Jing's hand was kissed by her sugary mouth, leaving a greasy hickey, she frowned, gave her a look, took out a handkerchief and wiped it off calmly.

Cen Zhuo was full, and his brows stretched out, showing pleasure, "By the way, you haven't told me how you found the imperial tomb yet?" When Li Pinghong issued the decree, Cen Zhuo had already left early. Later arrangements.

After Li Jingchen talked about the matter and gathered the information from both parties, they both understood Li Pinghong's intentions.

"The emperor sent me to pick up the second princess, and sent you to the imperial mausoleum to worship the ancestors. It must be in case someone makes a fuss about the second princess. Privately trespassing on the imperial mausoleum becomes a legal visit to the mausoleum, which is better for the courtiers." Confessed."

Tsk tsk... Even Cen Zhu couldn't help but lament Li Pinghong's love for daughters. He was so thoughtful. He was more like an old mother than himself, and his heart was a little more balanced.

At this moment, a golden ray of light came in from the window and shone on Li Jingchen's side face. She subconsciously covered her forehead with her hand and turned her face to look at the skylight outside.

"Ah, the sun is coming out!" Cen Zhu stood up, went to the window sill and opened the window. The red morning sun peeked out from Tianfu Mountain, and it cast a ray of light, reflecting the golden glazed tiles like fish scales, shimmering brightly. human eyes.

Sure enough, "death is like life", the hall of enjoyment in this emperor's mausoleum is not inferior to the palace of the emperor during his lifetime, with layers of golden tiles, it is extremely magnificent and luxurious.

After taking a breath of the fresh air in the morning, Cen Zhu turned his head, his eyes adjusted to the light outside, and turned back indoors at first, a little blurred.After a while, I saw Li Jingchen sitting quietly at the table and looking at her in the clear light all over the room. The hairpin was still stuck on his eyebrows, and he felt very uncomfortable.

"What did I say, I've been feeling something wrong since last night! It turns out that the hat is worn crookedly!"

Cen Zhu came over and bent down to help her upright, Li Jingzhu hastily turned his head away, "No, this is just right."

"What's right?" Cen Zhu didn't quite understand, and felt that her behavior was a little abnormal, "There is a problem." Holding her wrist, he pulled towards him, "Turn around, let me see."

Seeing that he couldn't avoid it, Li Jingchen had no choice but to face her slowly.

Cen Zhu's expression changed from teasing at first, to astonishment, and then to suspicion, "This? What is that green thing?"

Li Jingchen's wound was treated by the imperial physician, and the swelling has subsided. In order not to let people see that she was injured, a thick layer of aloe vera gel was applied on her forehead to completely cover the wound.

Cen Zhuo came in and sniffed, "It seems to be aloe vera gel, are you injured?"

"No," Li Jingchen immediately denied it, pretending to scratch the edge of the wound indifferently, and said solemnly: "When I got up yesterday and looked in the mirror, I found two big bumps on my forehead. Because I was going to welcome the Queen Mother at noon, I brought I couldn’t see people with two bags, so I squeezed it with my hands, and it broke, so I could only put some medicine on it.”

"Mosquitoes? Are there still mosquitoes?" Cen Zhu expressed doubts. It's the Mid-Autumn Festival. I have never seen such a strong mosquito. "Don't be bitten by other insects. Have you seen the imperial doctor?"

"Of course it's a mosquito. I don't know if it's a mosquito? I still hear it humming at night."

"What's humming? It's buzzing! Are you sure what you heard was a mosquito? Not a pig?"

"……Yes!"

Seeing how categorically she said it, Cen Zhu couldn't think of a reason for her lying, so he believed it for now.Looking carefully at the mosquito bag on her head, I suddenly thought of the scene of her sitting in front of the mirror, squeezing her bag solemnly, and how tangled and depressed her expression should be, so I couldn't help laughing.

Seeing that her expression changed from cloudy to sunny, Li Jingchen actually laughed "puchi" at the end, which was simply inexplicable.Cen Zhu was so amused by the scene of Li Jingchen's crowded bag that he imagined, he laughed enough, held her face, and kissed her on the left forehead, "Why are you so cute, you?"

Three question marks appeared on the top of Li Jing's head, and his cheeks began to heat up slowly, spreading to the base of his ears unknowingly.

Cen Zhu hugged her tenderly in his arms for a while, seeing her buried her head in his arms silently, her ears turned red all over, she felt that this girl was so cute, and wanted to hold her like this forever .

"By the way, my mission is complete, and I have to return to Beijing quickly. Otherwise, if I stay here for too long, it will inevitably arouse suspicion."

Li Jingchen also knew this was the reason, but she felt that the two of them came back from Langtou Peak, and they were finally together alone, so they should be tender. Once she leaves, she doesn't know when they will see each other again.

"Actually, you can wait for Jingxi to wake up and take her back to return to her life. No one will say anything."

Hearing this, Cen Zhu tilted his head, looked at her side face, and said with a smile, "Are you keeping me?"

Asked knowingly, Li Jingchen was a little embarrassed, pursed the corners of his mouth, and continued to bury his head in the hollow of her shoulder, without denying it.Her non-denial is usually an admission.Cen Zhu felt itchy in his heart, and didn't want to be separated from her so soon.

"But, I have to go back to sleep! I haven't slept for several nights, if I don't go back, I will be sleepy."

"What did you do, you haven't slept for several nights?" Li Jingchen raised his head, faced her face to face, and asked dully.

"Isn't it the sketch of the Fushou Garden for the old lady? The emperor was very dissatisfied with the design drawings submitted by the Ministry of Industry and the Academy of Painting last time. He said it was too petty and asked me to help change it. It must be changed before the Mid-Autumn Palace banquet. It's over. I'm still far behind, oh, let's not talk about it. I have to go back and get a good sleep, and I will have the energy to do things after a full sleep. "

After finishing speaking, as if suddenly remembering something important, she stood up, gave her a symbolic kiss on the right cheek, opened the door without any hesitation, and walked out, waving her hands back perfunctorily as she walked: "I Let's go, you don't have to come out to see me off! See you later!"

Li Jingchen silently watched her run out impatiently, and felt for the first time that he was more important than sleeping and doing things in her heart.However, she could also see that Cen Zhu was not in good spirits, and it was hard to imagine how hard it was to walk such a long distance with Li Jingzhu on his back last night.But in the end, he was reluctant, sighed, and couldn't help catching up, "Since you are very tired, you might as well rest at Eunuch Liang's place before leaving, it's not too late."

"Sister, I can't delay my mission, not to mention that not everyone can live in the imperial mausoleum palace."

"But, I'm afraid you're tired."

"Don't worry, I can still persist. When I arrive at Xiling Village, I will rent a carriage and go back. I won't be tired. Be good, don't follow me. It's not good for people to see." Cen Zhu was a little helpless, maybe? After parting from life and death, Li Jingzhu's importance to her directly soared several levels. Although she never expressed exactly how much she cared about her now, Cen Zhu could feel it from her various self-evident behaviors.Feeling very relieved, but also a little distressed.

Hearing this, Li Jingchen was a little unwilling to stand on the steps behind the door opening, watching her back pass through the gate and quickly walk down the steps.In an instant, it disappeared into the white sky.It feels like my heart? It seems to be hollowed out by someone, and I sigh with some disappointment.

And not long after Cen Zhu left, a guard dressed in imperial attire rushed towards him with an imperial decree in his hand, "I see Your Highness the Empress Dowager, may I ask where Lord Cen is? The emperor has an imperial order to receive Lord Cen Purpose."

"Lord Cen just left Xiling Palace after seeing off Princess Kangde, didn't you meet her on the way?"

"This?..." The guard looked confused, "I walked along the Shinto path, but I didn't see anyone passing by."

Li Jingchen was surprised, Liangyue suddenly leaned into her ear and said: "There is a small road from Xiling to the gate, I think Master Cen probably went there, I will go and call her back immediately!"

So two quarters of an hour later, Cen Zhu returned to the gate of Xiling to receive the imperial decree.In the imperial decree, Li Pinghong asked her to stay in Xiling to protect the safety of Princess Kangde Li Jingxi until she returned to Beijing.

Cen Zhu wondered, Li Jingxuan's safety has nothing to do with him. Now that she is with Li Jingxuan, can she still be in danger?It's inexplicable!

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In the middle, the passage where Cen Zhu found Li Jing's wounded bag was added, after the morning sun shone into the west wing.