Lei Yue Longmen

Gu Qing propped up an umbrella and lost his mind in the rain for a long time, until another thunderclap awakened everyone from their dreams.The two of Cen and Li separated their arms, and from their hesitant expressions looking at the rain, they noticed that neither of them was carrying an umbrella.The rain was fierce and very sudden. It was only natural that Li Jingchen was not prepared, but what about her?

Thinking back, Cen Zhu thought it was funny, and he was a little guilty, thinking about how to get into the house, when Gu Qing walked over holding the "flapping" umbrella, and handed it to them with a smile.

"Oh, Gu Qing, you came in time? Hurry up, hurry up, go to the corridor with her first, and we will come one by one." The second half of the sentence is for Li Jingchen to hear.Li Jingchen grabbed the lantern in his hand tightly, but didn't make a sound.Seeing that she was hesitant, Cen Zhu understood, and helped her tie up her collar, "Good boy, be good, I'll come later." As he said that, he gently pushed her under Gu Qing's umbrella with his hand.

Gu Qing gently leaned against her, trying to minimize the risk of being exposed to the rain. Li Jingchen was a little uncomfortable, but he didn't refuse. He quietly wrapped the lantern in his cloak, gave Cen Zhu a reluctant look, and passively followed? The umbrella handle is gone.

Gu Qing sent it to the west corridor, and was just about to turn around to pick up Cen Zhu when he heard the sound of water being trampled on behind him.Before Cen Zhu could wait for her to pick him up, he ran over in the rain.In one breath, he rushed to the corridor, and while splashing the raindrops on his body, he sighed: "Oh, it's raining so hard, it seems that you won't be able to leave tonight."

Probably too happy, inadvertently revealing some kind of complacency.Li Jingchen stared at her expressionlessly, as if he was very dissatisfied with her breaking the agreement and intentionally getting wet in the rain.Cen Zhu didn't tell her himself? He was reluctant to let her stand alone under the corridor, which made her think of her isolated and helpless reality. She couldn't help but feel sad, and ran here on impulse.And when she took the lead, Yun Zhong felt that he was not manly enough to curl up under the umbrella, so he also ran over in the rain.Gu Qing felt a little helpless, put away his umbrella and gestured to Cen Zhu: "It seems that I should cook a few more bowls of ginger soup."

Cen Zhu smiled embarrassedly, Yun Zhong was a little confused.

Li Jingchen saw a row of lanterns placed on the porch chairs, and his expression froze for a moment.He lowered his head and looked at himself silently, and subconsciously wrapped himself up tightly.Cen Zhu said with a smile: "Don't worry, I will never fight with you."

Gu Qing boiled three bowls of ginger soup and gave each of them a bowl.Cen Zhu took the opportunity to ask her to feel the pulse of Li Jingzhu to find out why her condition recurred.What Gu Qing, the clinker, said was similar to that of Imperial Physician Xu, telling her not to work hard in the future, but to take care of her with peace of mind.But fortunately, the recuperation prescription she prescribed could restore Li Jing's vitality within a year, which really made Cen Zhu heave a sigh of relief.Li Jingchen recalled that out of anger, he would not take her medicine, otherwise he would be able to regain his vitality now, and felt somewhat regretful in his heart, but he did not say it on the surface.

The rain was still falling non-stop, and there was a continuous sound of thunder, which became more and more dense and exciting.Cen Zhu hated this kind of thunderstorm at first, but at this moment he couldn't help but be thankful that this terrible weather allowed Li Jingzhu to stay here for a while longer.

She took a soft dry towel and silently wiped her hands and face. When she was done, she held her hand, which was as clean as jade, and put a kiss on it, saying: "I heard that human hands and face Hearts are connected, when I kissed you just now, did your heart move?"

Li Jingchen curled himself up with a cool palm, and didn't raise his eyes to look at Cen Zhuo, but just stared at the lantern in the other hand endlessly. Cen Zhuo thought she was still angry, so he leaned closer, " Don't be angry, shall we make peace?"

She was a little frustrated: "I admit that it was my fault last night, and I shouldn't have said those stupid things. I'm sorry, I promise I won't do this again next time, you, can you? Forgive me?"

Li Jingchen turned his face, looked directly at her sincere eyes, and slowly opened his mouth, "But what you said is true. I did plan today two years ago. In fact, I am 17 years old. From the very beginning when I chose to marry the Tu family at the age of [-], I tied my own wealth and status with the Tu family. I couldn't? Cut off the connection with the Tu family for the sake of personal feelings. I will never be able to do what you want. So, Cen Zhuo, you will not like to be with me like this. Don't force yourself? To make compromises for a relationship, it's too hard and not worth it? You have your own path to walk, and I have my own. At this stage, neither of us has the ability to change reality. Perhaps it is best for you and me to walk separately."

Cen Zhu's expression changed in an instant, and his brain was slow to trace back? Did she speak? Every word finally spelled out the meaning that she had seen through at first but couldn't bear to believe.

"What do you mean by that? Do you want to? Break up with me? You came here to tell me this? Is it because you have chosen the Tu family without hesitation between me and the Tu family?"

Li Jingchen's face was gray, as if it was covered with a layer of smoke, making it difficult to see clearly.

"Why? How do you know what I want you to become? I don't pay attention to what the Tu family is. You actually gave up on me for...for...something that is not worth mentioning at all. Our relationship for so many years? I don't believe it, I don't believe it."

Cen Zhu felt like he was going crazy, the veins on his forehead jumped up, his fists were clenched, and his body couldn't help shaking with excitement.But the incoherent voice revealed the panic, grievance and unwillingness in her heart.

Li Jingchen felt as if he had been pierced by an iron needle, his lips turned white, but he still clenched his teeth tightly to force himself? He calmed down and said, "The Tu family is indeed nothing, but it is a mountain that you and I cannot climb over. Whether you believe it or not, I have four years to get to know you. Cen Zhu, perhaps, I should call you Cen Zhengcai. I already know all about your past, why you left in the first place, and why you left in the first place. Do you know why you came back now?" She choked her throat, "I know you have hatred in your heart, if you want to take revenge, take down the Tu family, then from now on, we can only be enemies. Just like you said at the beginning It must be like that, 'this life is over, goodbye is the enemy'!"

Cen Zhu froze there, feeling a little dizzy, his legs seemed unable to withstand the sudden pressure, he stumbled and sat on the edge of the bed, staring at his toes, wondering if he was in a dream, thinking ? Call yourself? Wake up quickly.But time passed drop by drop, and she was still not awake, still sitting here naked | enduring the indelible scars carved in her heart by her determined love.

Li Jingchen solemnly placed the orchid lantern that he had held for a long time on the table next to him, his expression seemed to say goodbye? It was a priceless treasure.Let it go slowly, and then quickly turn away, "I wanted to keep this lantern as a souvenir, but I don't need it now, so I still give it to you. Cen Zhu, I hope you can take care of it." I'm alive, and I hope you can understand that feelings are not the most important thing in this world to me, and it must be the same for you."

Tears quickly flooded Cen Zhu's eyes, she tried to find a trace of warmth from that back, but only indifference remained.Just like when she came here, she quickly disappeared into the sudden rainstorm, searching and searching, but she didn't know where she ended up.

one year later.

Driving on the bustling West Street in the capital? An inconspicuous green-covered carriage. Cen Zhu, the newly promoted right servant of the household department, sat in the carriage exhausted physically and mentally, clutching in his hand a Regarding the memorandum of reducing military expenditures, I was ordered to go home and reflect on it.In other words, after a year and a month of smooth career in Beijing, she was suspended again.Although this treatment was much better than the demotion she had expected, there was still a sense of resentment in her chest, which was lingering in her heart.

The carriage stopped at the gate of Cen's mansion, and Cen Zhu jumped out of the car, staring gloomyly at the ugly old tree in front of the gate, the more he looked at it, the more it seemed to be an eyesore.Xiao Zhuang suspected that she would take an ax to chop it off in the next moment, but luckily she didn't do it in the end.

At noon, Cen Zhu tossed and turned on the bed and couldn't sleep, so he went to the yard to practice sword.After splitting a few pieces of the rockery, her mood eased a little.At this time, she heard the door knocking, and Xiao Zhuang and Lao Chen were not there. She put the sword behind her back and went to open the door.Seeing a young man in his twenties standing outside the door, almost half his head taller than her, with a chubby face, wearing a black robe with sleeves, he didn't seem to live nearby, she frowned curiously : "Who are you looking for?"

The visitor first glanced at the sword in her hand, raised his eyebrows inexplicably, and then politely shook his hand at her, "Excuse me, I'm thinking about it next time? Excuse me, why did the family in the north No one left?"

Cen Zhu glanced out suspiciously, "North? You mean the original Caohou Mansion?"

"Yes, it's Caohou's mansion. Dare I ask if Xiongtai knows where they went?"

"Who are you?"

"Oh, my master is Madam Caohou's old friend. This time I came to Jingte to visit my old friend. If you have any news about them, please let me know. I am very grateful."

"You guys are late. Caohou was banished from Beijing more than a year ago and went back to his old house. Didn't your master hear the news? Now that house is up for sale."

The visitor seemed taken aback, his eyes were wide open, "Thank you, brother, for letting me know." He hurriedly trotted towards the entrance of the alley.Cen Zhu thought this man was really strange, shook his head and closed the door.I felt sweaty and felt much more comfortable.I was going to drink tea in the pavilion.Unexpectedly, just a few steps out, the door rang again.She wondered if that person would come back again?Go to open the door and see that he is standing at the door again?

"Excuse me, brother, my master wants to ask, if you want to buy the house in the north, where should you go for the transfer?"

Cen Zhu looked at him with slight surprise. He wondered if this person was a monster. From the gate to the entrance of the alley? There was at least two hundred steps. He went back and forth twice in such a short period of time. It is also calm as usual, if it is not for the super high martial arts, it is absolutely impossible to do it.

"That house is currently owned by the Household Department. If you want to buy it, you can go to the Household Office to register and pay the money. However, the houses here are quite expensive. The house in the north is currently priced at 10? [-] taels. It's not a small sum. If you want to live in the capital for a long time, it may be cheaper to buy a house of the same size elsewhere."

"Thank you, brother, for letting me know. However, my master wants to buy a friend's former residence."

"Well, since you guys plan to buy it, you can go directly to the yamen of the household department to go through the formalities. Maybe we will be neighbors in the future. I will introduce someone to you. You can go directly to Cui Moxian, the left servant of the household department. Said it was Cen Zhu who introduced you to the past, so it will be faster."

"Thank you, brother, for your help."

"It's not worth the effort."

The young man trotted again? After leaving, Cen Zhu really admired himself. Even though he was suspended at home, he still helped the household department earn a lot of money. The Caohou Mansion was listed for a year without being sold. 10 taels, it is estimated that only those who are taken advantage of will pay for it!

"Cen Zhu?" On the carriage at the entrance of the alley, a person sitting with his back to the window silently recited the name, with an intriguing smile on the corner of his mouth, "What a coincidence, it turned out to be her."

Qin Liang heard about the court affairs and came here to visit Cen Zhu.The two brothers and sisters seemed a little frustrated, and they had a few drinks with each other.

Qin Liang expressed his feelings: "You suggest that today's military expenditure be reduced. This is to offend the military forces headed by the Tu family. How could it be possible with you alone? Success? If it wasn't for today's intention to protect you, would you It’s not as simple as being suspended.”

"I'm doing this for the sake of the overall situation of the imperial court. Think about it. The military expenditure allocated by the treasury to the Tu Yuanshan Department in Northern Xinjiang accounts for one-tenth of the total income every year. For the Gongjiang Department, the South Wenfengju Department, etc., the annual military expenditure can reach an astonishing one-fifth, which is far beyond the court's load. How many important things are waiting for the court? To do it, to control the river, Disaster relief and management of water transportation, which one does not need money? But because the treasury has no money, it has stagnated. As a servant of the household department, I must find a way to save money for the treasury. Now the barbarians are stable and there is no urgent need for war. This link can be moderately frugal, what’s wrong? It’s not just his Tu family that lost. Let me tell you, when the treasury doesn’t even pay out their salaries, they will know that the fire is imminent.”

"Do you think everyone doesn't know about the high military expenditure? This is a problem that has accumulated since the Zhongzong Dynasty. It has not been solved by generations of emperors and today. Do you think? Solving it all at once is simply a fantasy."

Cen Zhu drank the wine in his glass, "I can't solve it, but? I'm in a hurry." After speaking, he shook his head helplessly.

"Forget it, don't just patronize? Talk about me, senior brother, are you really divorced from Prince Dun's Mansion?"

"Why do you ask?"

"I just asked casually. It is reasonable to say that if you really leave the Palace of King Dun, King Dun will never tolerate you with his courage. It is strange that he let you go so easily. It is embarrassing for me." Also? I've hung my heart for you for so long. Brother, you have to be careful."

Qin Liang shook his fingers and spilled a drop of wine, but he quickly controlled it and smiled unintentionally, "Don't worry, I will be careful. But you, recently angered the Tu family, be careful they will Waiting for revenge."

"Oh, come on, I'm afraid they won't retaliate."