Continue the love affair of the red mansion

After he left, the days suddenly quieted down.

Shui Rong didn't come back, and neither did Chu Muhan, so Daiyu's life should have been stable, but she felt anxious for no reason.

This anxiety was finally confirmed when Chu Muhan's book boy came to report the letter.

Something happened to Chu Muhan.He was involved in a fraudulent case involving the household department, and Longyan was furious. Under the imperial decree, he was dismissed from office and exiled to Lingnan.

Daiyu gasped after hearing the news, "How could this happen!"

"Miss Lin, my son said that the capital is windy and rough, please take care of yourself, and see you in the future if you are destined."

Daiyu closed her eyes and sighed softly: "Do you know what it is for?"

The book boy shook his head and said, "I don't know. I just vaguely heard an adult from the Ministry of Officials say that my young master has offended some king or king in the court. I don't know."

Daiyu's heart trembled, she understood immediately, and said with a slight sneer, "You don't understand, but I understand, it's my fault that hurt senior brother."

The little bookboy didn't understand and bowed his head in silence.

"Let me ask you, since you have been exiled to Lingnan, did you say when?" Daiyu asked again.

"The incident happened very quickly, and the case was judged very urgently. The young master will be released from the capital early in the morning."

Daiyu nodded: "Go and find out what time it is and which city gate to go through. I will see him off when the time comes."

The little book boy agreed and went.

Here Daiyu was quietly concentrating, sighed, and couldn't help looking up at the little thrush made of bamboo and straw hanging in front of the window.

Xueer was probably extremely bored, squatting on the window sill, pulling the little bird with her front paws, as if it was a very interesting thing.

Daiyu walked over, touched Xue'er's head, and looked at the little emerald green thrush, feeling even more heavy in her heart.

The morning light is thin, and in the long pavilion, the girl is dressed in plain clothes, her jade face under the smoky veil is cold, her eyes are exposed, sometimes she looks at the mountain scenery, and sometimes she turns to the official road.

On the official road, gradually came three people, two officials, and Chu Muhan who was in shackles.

He was still wearing a green shirt, and under the heavy shackles, he did not look decadent at all. He walked quietly and saw Daiyu's figure from a distance. There was a warm smile in his eyes, and he nodded. When he got closer, he called out, "Junior Sister."

The two yamen servants were already impatient to chase her away, Cui Wei hurried up, each of them stuffed a silver coin, and said with a low voice and apologetic smile: "You two officials, let my girl have a few words with her senior brother." She motioned for the shackles.

Seeing that the money was quite sufficient, the two yamen servants were elated and took off the shackles: "It's all right, it's all right, just go ahead, as long as it doesn't delay the trip. We two brothers go to smoke some dry cigarettes." The two walked away.

"I really didn't expect that Junior Sister could come and see me off." Chu Muhan smiled.

Daiyu took off her veil and called out to Senior Brother, but choked up: "I'm the one who hurt Senior Brother."

Chu Muhan was surprised at first, and then smiled slightly: "What do you mean by junior sister?"

Daiyu sighed: "Senior brother, don't hide from me anymore, I already know what's going on."

Chu Muhan smiled and said: "What does it have to do with you? It's just that I was not careful, and people took advantage of the loopholes. And junior sister, the affairs of the court are changing rapidly. Who knows what will happen in the next moment. You see I have been convicted now, and after two months, I was pardoned and returned, so why should I blame myself for this?"

Daiyu knew that he was relenting, and said with a wry smile: "Senior brother, you don't need to comfort me. Anyway, senior brother offended him for me. I didn't know that he is such a person."

Words, a little disappointed.

Chu Muhan sighed and said, "Don't talk about anything else. I can see that the Northern King is sincere to his junior sister. He has repeatedly defended the position of the prince. It is really not easy to achieve this level."

"If that's the case, you shouldn't have harmed senior brother." Daiyu said in a cold voice.

Chu Muhan stared at Daiyu's stubborn ice-like eyes, and said with deep meaning: "Junior Sister has a spiritual nature, but there are some things that need to be confused so that you can see them clearly."

Daiyu understood and remained silent.

While talking, the two messengers had already looked over here frequently, Chu Muhan understood, and took a deep look at Daiyu, "It's getting late, I should go, junior sister should go back early."

Daiyu nodded: "Brother, it's a long way to go, take care of yourself, after you settle down, remember to send me a message so that I can rest assured."

"It's the same for you." Chu Muhan's heart felt warm, but he still suppressed the fetters of other thoughts in his heart: "Take care."

Putting on the shackles again, he left with the two messengers. After walking for a long distance, he looked back and saw that Daiyu was still standing still. Let’s add food, the floating sky and water will bring endless blue, and the rain clouds will bury half of the mountain.

The loud voice came from afar in the westerly wind, making it even more bleak.

Daiyu heard it from a distance, she sighed in disappointment, then turned around, and was about to get into the carriage when suddenly there was a horse neighing.

In front of a tall horse, the white clothes on the horse spread out against the wind, and galloped towards him like lightning. In the dust it brought up, Daiyu had to squint her eyes, but she was not in a hurry to get on the carriage, but stood still, Wait for him to stop.

But Shui Rong didn't seem to want to stop at all. Instead, he gave him a whip to pass him by. More guards in full armor followed closely behind him.

In the choking smoke and dust rolled up by the horseshoes, Daiyu didn't know why. Although she knew that it was him in all likelihood, she still wanted to confirm it. My lord, my daughter asks to see you."

Almost at the same time as the sound fell, there was a sharp neigh, and the water-soluble horse stopped, but did not turn around.

In fact, he didn't come to see Daiyu, who knew it was such a coincidence, he took people to patrol the camp at Shilipo outside the city, and when he came back, he happened to meet the scene of seeing off at the long pavilion, reluctant to leave.

His heart was suddenly icy, and the coldness came to his core. This was a feeling he had never felt before.

If he wanted to avoid it, he couldn't. He could only force himself to ignore it, and just ran away like that.

Who would have thought that Daiyu would make a sound and call him to stop.

That crisp voice was actually not loud, it was submerged in the trampling of horseshoes, maybe it was because he had something in his heart, and secretly hoped that she would speak, so he almost stopped on her last word, but hesitating to stop. Turning around, I was afraid that it was just an illusion.

Seeing him stop, Daiyu took two steps closer, and said steadily, "My lord, I need to see you."

Shui Rong took a deep breath: "Okay, but change to another place."

He said another place, the top of the slope.

The carriage, horse team, and guards all stopped at the same spot, and she and Shui Rong climbed up to the top of the slope which was not too high.

The sky was overcast and hazy, pressing heavily on the top of the head, and the strong wind was blowing cold.

The two were silent for a while, and Shui Rong spoke first: "Is it cold?"

"not cold."

He nodded and was silent for a moment, but this time they both spoke at the same time.

"you……"

"I……"

Shui Rong finally turned his eyes back: "Say it."

Daiyu pursed her lower lip, finally raised her head bravely, and fixedly looked at him: "Is that you?"

Shui Rong narrowed his eyes slightly: "What?"

"Did you do it?" Daiyu said, "My lord is very clear about what I'm talking about. I just want to know if it was you..."

For some reason, she had some expectations, but he said no.But, if he said no, would she believe it? Daiyu herself didn't know.

"If you're referring to the matter of Chu Song being dismissed from office, then I'm sorry, it's indeed the story of my king." Shui Rong's face was slightly lazy and casual, as if this was not worth mentioning at all.

Daiyu shook her chest lightly, took two steps back and said, "Why?"

That man still had that indifferent expression, with black hair and white clothes, a clear face, and Gao Hua's eyes, everything was just like the first time we met.

But he opened his mouth like ice: "The girl doesn't understand the affairs of the court, so it's better not to ask too many questions. If she insists, it's the reason why the girl wants to get it."

"really?"

"This king doesn't like lying, as long as you have a clear conscience." Shui Rong spoke lightly and candidly.

Daiyu looked at him for a long time, feeling unspeakable disappointment in her heart, she nodded after a long time: "What a clear conscience, the prince can still say these four words." Fu smiled lightly at himself: " I didn't expect you to be this kind of person."

"Then, what kind of person do you think I am?" Shui Rong's heart was stung by something, but he remained calm.

Daiyu smiled, not without sarcasm: "I thought that the prince must be a generous person because he is in a high position, but I didn't expect to be so narrow-minded, it is really disgusting."

"Tolerance, what is the score, and who is it to." Shui Rong raised her thin lips, bent slightly, and deeply oppressed her eyes. The deep eyes, with an aggressive and domineering aura, are clearly fiery but cold to the bone. , He said every word: "The person I like, don't allow others to get involved."

"You... the lord thinks too much of himself." Daiyu laughed angrily, then looked at him calmly: "I'm afraid the lord can't fulfill his wish."

The word is like a sharp blade, wedged into the bottom of my heart, turning into a long and deep pain, water melting nodded, smiling coldly, only two words: "Not necessarily."

Daiyu slowly closed her eyes. If she could, she would rather fall into the water and die on the Qingzhu, and not meet him, so she would not have to have so many entanglements. She took two steps back again: "I only wish to be with you , never see each other again."

Then he turned around resolutely, walking not fast, but extremely firm.

Shui Rong watched her walking down the slope, getting into the carriage, and the carriage drove away slowly until it disappeared from sight.

In the deep eyes, huge waves churned and the pain was like cracks. For a moment, he let go of the turbulent emotions, but only for a moment, he closed his eyes slightly, and when he opened them again, he was still calm, and then strode away Go down the slope and ride the horse away.

The horse's hooves rushed, crushing the smoke and dust on the ground.

At the end of the sky, the haze is getting closer and closer, making it almost impossible to breathe.

After Daiyu returned home, the first thing she learned was that the dumb woman was missing, and she left without a sound. In the morning, when people from the mansion went to call her, she disappeared.

Since that day, Daiyu left her in the mansion, forged her slave bond, and pretended to be a dumb woman, in order to deceive others, just doing chores like sweeping, but no one cared about her.

And this, suddenly disappeared, in the room

Aunt Yun said anxiously: "It won't be bad for us."

Daiyu shook her head, at this moment, Xue'er suddenly squeezed over, spat out a small thing from her mouth and put it in Daiyu's hand.Daiyu took a closer look, it was half a sapphire ring, she was not surprised: "Xue'er, where did you get this?"

Xue'er raised her face to the direction of the low houses in the backyard, and hummed twice.

"You mean, it was left by the dumb woman?" Daiyu couldn't believe it.

Cher nodded.

"Girl, what is this?"

"I don't know either." Daiyu said calmly, but she slowly gathered the ring in her palm. There is obviously a mark, which Daiyu is very familiar with, and there are several things in the house with the same mark, but those things are kept separately, and they are - gifts from the emperor.

I knew that the old lady had a different identity, but I didn't expect that she would be involved in the royal family.

After all, I don't know, is it good or bad?

Therefore, the less people know about it for the time being, the better, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble.

At this moment, a daughter-in-law came in quickly: "Girl, just now Shuntian Mansion came to report that a floating corpse was found in the creek of the moat outside the city. It looked like a slave in the clothes, and it was probably dropped by accident during washing." Go down and ask several nearby houses to identify her, and our people have recognized it, she is the dumb woman who was sweeping the yard in our house earlier."

Daiyu heard that her temples twitched twice: "Can you see clearly that it is indeed her?"

"The clothes, shoes and socks are all the same, and the age is similar, but because of soaking for a long time, they are all swollen, and the appearance is not very real."

Daiyu frowned and remained silent.

Aunt Yun was already surprised: "Okay, what kind of clothes did she wash by the moat?"

Daiyu had already figured it out in her heart, so she restrained herself and said, "Go and recognize him. He said he was from our house, and then buried him in a thin coffin, and buried him properly."

"Yes."

"The girl is really a kind person. She was a troubled person. If she hadn't been rescued by the girl that day, she would have been turned into a dead body. Now she died in vain, and there is still a coffin to be buried."

Daiyu sighed lightly, without saying a word, and lightly clenched the half of the ring tightly.

I'm afraid, things are not that simple.

The sixth day of August was the day when the Western Qiang Mission left Beijing. It was on this day that Situ Yonger put on a gorgeous wedding dress, and under the escort of Yu Wen Chengyan, she left Beijing with the gift of a princess. big.

It is said that she is the No.1 among the beauties in the capital, with both talent and appearance, and has the name of a princess, with a generous dowry.The Xiqiang mission naturally thanked them happily, and no longer cared whether they were serious princesses or not.

Ten miles of red makeup spread out windingly from the city gate, like a road stained with blood.

The water-soluble rate guards all the way to Gyeonggi Guards, dressed in a neat silver royal robe, suave and elegant, mixed with a group of red clothes, but it is particularly eye-catching.

In the sedan chair, Situ Yu'er looked at him from under the red veil, feeling a bit of the pain of parting. Under the gorgeous wedding dress, she was holding something in her hand, so tightly that it reached her knuckles. All trembling.It seemed that it was the last straw she could grasp.

Shui Rong, if you treat me ruthlessly, don't blame me for being ungrateful.

She bit her lips tightly, her cherry lips were as red as dripping blood.

After a day's journey, in the evening, he rested in a post house thirty miles away from the capital.Everything was arranged early, and there was a maid who would accompany Situ to take care of her when she went back to rest.

Yuwen Chengyan looked around casually, then yawned profusely and said to Shui Rong, "Northern King, I leave everything to you. Riding a horse this day, Gu is really tired."

Shui Rong only said: "Your Highness, please settle down."

Yuwen Chengyan patted him on the shoulder: "I'm so tired, King Bei."

"Don't dare." Shui Rong slightly bowed.

Yuwen Chengyan nodded and left.

Shui Rong watched him leave, his eyes suddenly became stern, and at this moment, a black shadow floated down silently behind him: "My lord, the secret report from the capital, the king of Wei sneaked back to the capital, and it seems that he brought an unknown person into the capital." the palace."

Shui Rong squinted his eyes, and flashed his bright light: "Understood. Keep an eye on both inside and outside the capital, but unless it's critical, don't show your whereabouts."

"Yes." The black shadow disappeared like a falcon in an instant.

At this moment, a shrill cry sounded from the inner courtyard where Situ Xiaoer lived - "There are assassins."

Inside and outside the post house, commotion immediately broke out, followed by a burst of chaos.

Even the personal guards around Shui Rong tensed up and looked at Shui Rong in unison.

The only thing that didn't move was Water Melting.

He stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the small building from afar, with a sarcasm on the corner of his mouth, and said in a low voice: "The play is not bad." Then he said: "Go and have a look."

"Yes."

The second-floor pavilion was in a mess. Outside Situ Yong'er's bedroom, several married ladies were stabbed to death on the spot, and the blood was smeared all over the floor, making the mess extremely messy.

A court lady ran over with a pale face: "My lord, go and have a look, the princess is injured."

Shui Rong's face was very cold: "Princess is injured? I'm too careless, come here, go and ask the accompanying imperial doctor to come here."

The maid's face turned even paler.

"My lord!" A crying voice sounded, and a person came out like a gust of wind, and slammed straight into Shui Rong's arms.

When she came out, her water-soluble brows sank, and the scabbard swung across, forcing her to be a foot away, and then retracted neatly: "Princess, what happened."

Situ Qian'er was stunned and had to stop. There was indeed a scar on her neck, and blood was dripping dripping on the pajamas.The thin pajamas outline the graceful curves that are ready to come out.

Shui Rong said coldly: "It surprised the princess. This king will send more people to guard here tonight."

"Assassins' martial arts are very high, I'm afraid no matter how many people there are, it won't help." Situ Qian'er said: "I'm afraid only the King of the North will be safe here."

Shui Rong slightly raised his eyebrows: "Princess means..."

"Bei Wang was ordered by his father to protect the safety of his daughter. If the assassin comes again, the guards will be disadvantaged. I am afraid that the prince will not be able to stay out of it."

Shui Rong closed her eyes, and said softly: "In that case, the king will protect the princess outside the princess room tonight."

Situ Qian'er bowed her head and said, "Then thank you King Bei."

"Princess, please go back and rest, don't worry."

Situ Qiang'er nodded, and went back to the room with an uncontrollable look of joy flashing in her eyes.

She didn't see the water-melting and icy eyes behind her.