[Seventy-five] Cat control the rivers and lakes

"Are you going?"

The voice from the door made Gongsun Junruo stunned for a moment. Gongsun Junruo looked towards the door and saw Zhan Zhao standing there in red. Half of the tassels on his hat were behind him, and his clothes were also wrinkled. The servant looked like he had just come back from the outside.

Seeing this, Xiaoyue said that I still have something to do, and left space for the two of them.

"How can I just leave?" Zhan Zhao stepped in and walked in front of Gongsun Junruo, "Master Bao, do they know?"

Gongsun Junruo shook his head, turned his back without a word, "My work is done, staying in Kaifeng Mansion is just an inconvenience."

"Who said you were causing trouble?" As soon as the words came out, Zhan Zhao found that his tone was wrong, and said after silence, "You have helped us a lot, if it wasn't for you, Mr. Bao would not have stayed."

"Actually, you should know that it doesn't matter if I'm with you or not. No matter if I persuade you or not, Mr. Bao will still stay in the end, and I just gave him a slight push behind him to speed up his decision-making."

"So you still helped us." Zhan Zhao walked around in front of Gongsun Junruo and looked down at her.He originally wanted to tell her that Master Bao already had the right to manage Guo Huai, but before he could get the good news out, he heard the news that she was leaving, and no one knew about it.

Well, if he wasn't in a hurry to come over to share the joy with her, he wouldn't know that she would go.

"What does Zhan Daxia mean, let me stay?" Gongsun Junruo looked up at him with clear eyes, "What's the reason?"

reason?The reason for staying, of course, is... "You are Mr. Gongsun's younger sister."

Yes, is that reason enough?

Gongsun Junruo sneered, "Brother has his work to do, I will only distract him here, and the village where I live, they need me to go back to see a doctor for them."

So, there is no reason to stay.Looking at her tall and straight back, Zhan Zhao withdrew his gaze.

"Okay, I'll take you out."

He can only go out, no matter how far he goes, he can't escape.As the imperial guard of the Kaifeng mansion, he has too many tasks on his shoulders. If he leaves, Guo Huai's affairs will only be delayed, which will be detrimental to the case.

Still worried about her going back alone, Zhan Zhao asked Uncle Zhang, the coachman in his house, to drive her back to the village. Zhan Zhao stood aside and watched Gongsun Junruo get into the carriage.

One was in the sunlight and the other was in the carriage. Before saying goodbye, Zhan Zhao suddenly felt that Gongsun Junruo had already said goodbye to him.The bright eyes are not the tenderness of Qiushui Jiantong that makes people fall unconsciously, but the rare aloofness and coldness.

When the curtain was slowly lowered, it was like a thick wall separating them into two worlds.Zhan Zhao took a step forward, but finally stopped.The whip was raised high, and it fell heavily on the horse's buttocks. The horse roared and galloped on the road.

Something flashed in my mind suddenly, and when Zhan Zhao opened his mouth, the carriage had already gone far away.

He still owes her a meal... agreed...

Time flies, and it has been two months since we parted ways with Gongsun Junruo.In the past two months, Kaifeng Mansion has not only successfully resolved the "civet cat for prince" case, but also faced two more difficult cases in succession.It can be said that as long as Bao Gong is around, the people of Kaifeng Mansion will not have a day of leisure, and even if there is no case, they still have to go to the streets to inspect every day to see if there are any hooligans making trouble.

In a blink of an eye, the Dragon Boat Festival is approaching, and the chefs in Kaifeng Mansion also want to take advantage of the season to wrap rice dumplings and cook them for everyone to eat, but there are too many rice dumplings sent by neighbors from the streets and alleys, and they can pile up into mountains. Making zongzi is also a waste, so the cook changed his plan and made rice dumplings made of rice wine.

Tired of eating sticky rice dumplings, a bowl of sweet and delicious fermented glutinous rice balls can be said to be a seasoning agent. For a while, every corner of Kaifeng Mansion is filled with the aroma of distiller's grains, but...

"It's not as good as the Jiuniang Yuanzi made by Sister Junruo..." Xiaoyue said vaguely after eating the Jiuniang Yuanzi sent by Kou Zhanzhao.She has become a member of the Kaifeng Mansion. Gongsun Ce taught her to read, Zhang Long taught her martial arts, and Bao Gong would let her recite some ancient Chinese in her spare time. Xiaoyue was originally a cheerful ghost. , also became open-mouthed.Everyone thought she was young and didn't care about her.

Zhan Zhao, who was eating Jiuniang Yuanzi, was slightly stunned when he heard this, and began to understand why he felt his mouth was bland.It turned out that I already had another bowl of Jiuniang Yuanzi in my memory, so the taste of Jiuniang Yuanzi that I thought the cook made before suddenly lost its flavor.

When Gongsun Ce heard this, he put down his spoon and began to sigh with emotion, "When Jun Ruo and I were alone, she knew how to make delicious food with the least amount of ingredients. Whether it's a woman or an old man, they all ask her for advice, so I haven't eaten her wine glutinous rice balls for a long time."

"I ate a bowl when Sister Junruo was still here," Xiaoyue said proudly, as if it was something to boast to be able to eat Gongsun Junruo's Jiuniang Yuanzi, "and Brother Zhan also ate a bowl .”

"Guard Zhan?" Gongsun Ce looked sideways at Zhan Zhao who was sitting next to him in surprise, feeling a little uncomfortable.

Why didn't he, the older brother, get it, but Zhan Weiwei got it?When did this happen?Why doesn't he know?This is too unkind!

Zhan Zhao smiled lightly, and said, "Miss Gongsun's craftsmanship is really amazing."

"It seems that the government is the most reticent." Baogong laughed.

"Who said that? Sister Junruo made an appointment with me. She will come to see me when she has time, and Master Bao will be able to eat what she made."

Bao Gong looked at Gongsun Ce with a smile, "Speaking of which, wouldn't it be too deserted for Miss Gongsun to spend the Dragon Boat Festival alone?"

When Gongsun Ce heard this, he felt happy, and a smile appeared on his face, "What your lord said is exactly what the student thought. Originally, the student cut a new cloth for Jun Ruo and planned to make her a new set of clothes, but it's a pity. I'm too busy with work, I really can't spare time, and the girl's college has changed, so I don't know if I will ask someone to do it for her rashly, if she will like it."

Bao Gong stroked his beard, nodded and said yes, "Speaking of which, I also have a thank you gift that I want to give to Miss Gongsun. If she hadn't expressed my thoughts that day, my government would not have made the decision to come back so quickly, but ..." He suddenly looked at Zhan Zhao, his eyes swept over his handsome face, "Please also ask Zhan's guards to come over and give gifts to Miss Gongsun on our behalf, and also bring some zongzi from the house."

Zhan Zhao looked back at Bao Gong, and heard Gongsun Ce say "hey" in surprise, and then asked Bao Gong why it was him?And Baogong's answer was that not only Zhanzhao's martial arts is strong, but also he is the only one who knows where Gongsun Junruo lives.

In this way, Zhan Zhao sent the gift of thanks to Gongsun Junruo.Looking at a piece of cloth, a basket of zongzi and an exquisite bronze mirror on the table, Zhan Zhao took the gifts and left Kaifeng Mansion on a steed.

Because he had already been to Gongsun Junruo's house, he quickly found that unique wooden house based on his memory.Xu had already passed the time for patients to see a doctor, and compared to the first time he came, this time he seemed much deserted.Zhan Zhao jumped off the horse, just took the cloth, heard the sound of the door being pushed open, the half-closed door was completely opened, and Gongsun Junruo, who was wearing a milky white long dress, came out from inside, with a slack on her shoulder. There is a pole, and a wooden barrel is hung on each end of the pole, as if to fetch water.Seeing Zhan Zhao standing outside the fence, she paused and looked straight at him.

"Miss Gongsun..." In the end, he was the one who spoke first.

After putting down the presents, Zhan Zhao accompanied Gongsun Junruo to carry water. According to Zhan Zhao, carrying water is rough work, which should be done by a man, so there is no reason for him not to help her.

So, the two went to fetch water from a well not far away.Although the well is not far from Gongsun Junruo's home, it still attracted the attention of many people along the way, and even a grandmother came up and took Gongsun Junruo's hand and quietly asked her if Zhan Zhao was her lover, so that the short A quarter of an hour's journey took about half an hour.

"Thank you." Gongsun Junruo stood behind Zhan Zhao, watching him deftly pour water into the water tank, "Don't worry about other people's words."

Putting the wooden barrel back to its original place, Zhan Zhao blurted out "Which sentence", but saw Gongsun Junruo's cold face slowly showing a playful expression after a while.

"You want to know?" The end of the question raised a bit, not the normal straight line at all.Zhan Zhao wanted to say no, but for some reason, he nodded in a strange way.Then he saw that there was a little light in her eyes, as if she was a child who caught a bug and wanted to play a prank.

"Grandma said, girl, is he your best friend? He looks so handsome."

She copied the other party's words intact, which should have been a compliment, but when it came to her mouth, it had a different taste, like teasing, and also seemed to have an attitude of watching a good show.

Zhan Zhao couldn't help but laugh, and put his fist on his lips, "What about you? How do you answer?"

"Me?" Turning his eyes, Gongsun Junruo looked straight at him, "Do you really want to know?"

"Ah."

"I said..." The words paused for a while, and Gongsun Junruo looked at Zhan Zhao meaningfully, "I said, Mr. Zhan never lacks women by his side."

After hearing Gongsun Junruo's words, Zhan Zhao raised his head and said without thinking, "No Zhan!" Then he thought of something and continued, "Mei Niang, she likes you!" It’s Mr. Bao.”

"..." Not without shock.She felt that Mei Niang could have a good impression of Zhan Zhao, her brother Gongsun Ce, and Bai Yutang, but she never thought it would be Bao Gong.

"Master Bao murdered Zhao Guodong, and cleared up Mrs. Li's grievances, so that she could recognize her mother and son. Meiniang admired Mr. Bao's integrity and selflessness. Even though she became the royal sister of the Holy Majesty, she hinted several times about Mrs. Bao's feelings for him. He even did not hesitate to ask the Holy Majesty..." His eyes fell on the thoughtful Gongsun Junruo, and Zhan Zhao suddenly felt that his explanation was too much, but he was surprised that Gongsun Junruo, who was always indifferent, rarely had a blush on his face. .

Even if she faced her against the light, even if her blushing was not obvious, he could still see it.

"You... Why are you telling me this?" She looked away, her tone was a little flustered.

Yes, what did he tell her?Zhan Zhao raised the corners of his mouth, even he found it incredible.

"you……"

"you……"

The two spoke at the same time, but they didn't know what to say.The atmosphere suddenly became a little delicate, both of them were silent, only looking at each other a few steps away.The interlacing of sight and sight suddenly caused the beating of the heart to lose its regularity, and the morning sun was beautiful, until a voice calling for help broke the silence.

It turned out that the granddaughter of Aunt Wang in the neighboring village was bitten by a snake. If Gongsun Junruo told Zhan Zhao to be free, he devoted all his attention to the little girl.The snake venom is not very strong, but because of the delay of the journey, the bitten part still festers.Gongsun Junruo first gave the child painkilling pills, then quickly cut open the skin to release the blood mixed with milky white pus, and then used needles and threads to help her sew up the wound and bandage it up, only then did she breathe a sigh of relief.

In this way, more than half an hour has passed.

She walked into the kitchen and wanted to wash off the dirty things on her hands, but found that the neatly placed spatulas were out of their original positions.It just so happened that Zhan Zhao came in to get the bowls and chopsticks. Seeing her staring at the spatula in a daze, he approached with a smile and said, "I still owe you a meal, and if I don't pay it back, I won't have a chance, so I borrowed your kitchen on my own initiative." .”

If Gongsun Jun turned his head back, his expression was still a little dull, "You..."

Zhan Zhao thought she doubted his cooking skills, so he wasn't angry, "The people in the class are all ordinary dishes, Miss Gongsun, it's Zhan's honor to show you some face."