[Seventy-five] Cat control the rivers and lakes

On June 28, Bao Gong and his party had breakfast early and prepared to go to Huzhou with a simple salute.

Zhao Hu came to breakfast with two thick dark circles under his eyes. His eyelids were still swollen, as if they had been soaked in water. His eyes were red, which shocked everyone who wanted to say hello to him. .

It was indeed soaked in water, last night he covered himself in the quilt and cried all night, which made Zhang Long, who was in the same room with him, not sleep well.He has already suppressed his voice, but Zhang Long's hearing is the most sensitive among the four guards, and the slightest movement will alert him, not to mention Zhao Hu's heavy breathing like an old cow. As soon as his head touched the pillow, he snored loudly. There was no sound of snoring from him last night, so what if he was secretly crying?

It is said that men don't flick their tears lightly, but they haven't reached the point of sadness.He and Zhao Hu had been brothers for so many years, and he had seen him shed tears twice, but this time, it was obviously hurt by the little red girl, and it was the kind of hurt that was extremely deep.

Unable to comfort him, and not knowing how to comfort him, Zhang Long could only pat him on the shoulder and sit on the side to accompany him.

look!He was crying again, he couldn't stand it anymore!Zhang Long stood up abruptly, grabbed Zhao Hu's arm, and shouted, "Go! Find her, don't die here." Then he turned around and saw Xiao Hong who came in with a panicked face, and then just In the blink of an eye, Zhao Hu was pulled away by her.

"Let's wait." Zhan Zhao walked over and said.

"Hmph! Talking about love is going to kill you, so it's better not to talk about it!" Zhang Long said angrily.

Seeing him so angry, Zhan Zhao smiled, "Actually, it's because there are sourness and sweetness, bitterness and joy, joy and sorrow, that make people unable to let go and sink deeper and deeper." Gongsun Junruo, who walked in with a burden, had gentle eyes.

"I think this is totally self-torture!" So the pain is still entangled, what is it if it is not self-torture?Zhan Zhao is, so is Zhao Hu, they were all men in the past, who bleed but not cry, what about now?All sentimental!He doesn't want to ask for trouble!He would rather not have such feelings.

"Brother Zhang, it's because you haven't met someone worthy of your dedication. When you meet, you will be able to empathize with Brother Zhao's situation."

Zhang Long turned his face away, curled his lips in disdain - he would rather be alone than be so miserable!Totally self-harm!

If Gongsun Jun handed over the burden to Zhan Zhao, he looked around and didn't see Zhao Hu and Xiao Hong, so he had a rough idea.

"Why don't you get more sleep? Look at your tired face." Zhan Zhao caressed her thin cheek and said distressedly.

She raised her eyes and gave him a hard look--do you think she didn't know his intentions after tossing her so hard last night?Isn't it because he didn't want her to see him off so that he could leave easily? He really thought he could hide it from her with his little thought?

Zhan Zhao was embarrassed by the look, coughed and turned his face away, but his ears burned badly.The hand hanging at the waist took hers and interlocked her fingers.

After half a stick of incense, Zhao Hu appeared in front of everyone with a smirk on his face. With his swollen eyes and red nose, it was really funny.

"Hey! Brother Hu, new shoes!" A small yamen servant had sharp eyes, and when Zhao Hu strode in, he saw the brand new cloth shoes on his feet.Hey, it's still handmade!Look at this happy smile, look at this vigorous spirit, as if he came back to life, and he is completely different from the previous him.

The other yamen servants giggled, and felt the power of love, either to make people crazy or to be crazy!You can tell by looking at Zhao Hu, how powerful a person is usually, but once he hooks up with the little red girl, he is at a loss what to do.

"Doesn't it look good?" Zhao Hu showed off his cloth shoes and put his hands on his hips, that one is called air.

Xiaohong made it for him by herself, it took three days and three nights, and it was made overnight last night!What a lot of hard work and dedication!Seeing Xiaohong coming out shyly, he hurriedly greeted her with a smile, without the prestige of the four guards at all.

Zhang Long shook his head and sighed beside him, "It's hopeless!"

After being sent off by everyone, Bao Gong and others left Bianjing and walked towards the city gate.A lot of people gathered along the way, all of them came to see Master Qingtian off, and some of them even cried.Because there were too many people, the road was once blocked. Bao Gong had to get off the sedan chair, comfort the people, and told them that he was only leaving temporarily, which calmed down everyone's emotions.

It can be said that such a moving scene is extremely rare even in history. Later, I heard that those dignitaries who had offended Baogong clapped their hands and laughed at the beginning. Sending him off to each other, I couldn't laugh anymore, it could almost be said to be gnashing my teeth.

When Xiaoyue, Gongsun Junruo and Xiaohong talked about this, they laughed so hard that they could see their teeth but not their eyes.

In terms of fame and fortune, Bao Gong is only a second-rank official compared to those dignitaries. Now that he is demoted to fourth rank, he is even a small local official. can crush him to death; but in people's hearts, no matter how much gold, silver and jewels they have, they can't compare with Baogong's weight in the hearts of the people.

Whether a person's life is worthwhile depends not on how much he saves for himself and his family, but how much he pays for others.Obviously, the value of Bao Gong is far beyond those people.

"Excuse me, is Miss Gongsun here?"

Three days later, Kaifeng Mansion ushered in people from the palace. Since the four major guards followed Bao Gong to Huzhou, the formerly bustling Kaifeng Mansion has become deserted.Now someone suddenly visited, and it was someone from the palace, which gave the servants something to chat about after dinner.

Gongsun Junruo heard it in the back room of the medicine shop, opened the curtain and went out to greet him. Seeing that it was Eunuch Su who was beside the emperor, he quickly saluted him, "If you don't know that your father-in-law will come to the humble house, you have never greeted him from afar. sorry."

Eunuch Su smiled and said, "Why are you being so polite? Miss Junruo, I am here on a mission this time, so I ask you to tidy up and come with me into the palace."

Xiaohong heard the movement here and turned around to look.Now it was Gongsun Junruo's holiday, but someone in the palace came to invite her, and when Zhan Zhao was away, she had to worry.If some villains take advantage of this time to attack the people in Kaifeng Mansion, they will be hard to defend against. Several people with high martial arts skills are gone. If they fight recklessly, they will definitely not be able to fight.

She walked over to Gongsun Junruo, blessed Eunuch Su, and said neither humble nor overbearing: "Grandpa, can you be accommodating, now is the time when the pharmacy needs manpower, and Mr. Zhan is not here, my sister will enter the palace alone, I'm afraid... "

Eunuch Su raised his white eyebrows, and the boss was upset, "Why, Miss Hong is still afraid that something will happen to Miss Junruo? Hmph! Don't worry, what happened to Miss Junruo when she went in will definitely happen when she comes out."

Gongsun Junruo shook his head slightly at Xiao Hong, who wanted to stop her.

"Then please wait a moment, father-in-law."

It's just a cup of tea, if Gongsun Jun wants to tell Xiaohong something.She was cupping a woman in the inner room, but was interrupted by Su Gonggong, so Xiaohong could only do the rest.

Seeing that she was still dressed in ordinary clothes, Eunuch Su didn't tidy up. Although he was dissatisfied, he didn't show it on his face, but took her into the sedan chair.

The four-person sedan chair went all the way to the side door of the palace, and it took nearly half an hour before it was put down.Gongsun Junruo got out of the sedan chair and walked southwest under the guidance of Eunuch Su until he saw the man in the pavilion.

She bowed her knees facing his back, "See the emperor."

"Will it be a bit abrupt for me to invite you here at this time?" Song Renzong Zhao Zhen turned around with a little smile on his face, and then pointed to the stone bench opposite him to let her sit down.

A maid brought tea, some fruits and snacks, Zhao Zhen poured her a cup of tea himself, and said, "Try it, Longjing from Jiangnan."

"I called you here because I was bored by myself and wanted to chat with someone."

The hand holding the teacup paused slightly, and the tea in it almost shook out.Gongsun Junruo looked up at him, then lowered his head and blew away the green tea leaves floating on the water.

"Junruo, now we don't have distinctions between monarchs and ministers, you don't need to be so restrained." He picked up a piece of pastry and put it in his mouth.

"If the emperor summons you into the palace, I'm afraid it's not as simple as just chatting." She put down the tea cup and looked up at him.

Zhao Zhen smiled indifferently, "Actually, even if I didn't tell you, you would still ask, wouldn't you? You are separated from Zhan Zhao, and you are still so far away. Would you blame me?"

"What do you think, Your Majesty? With just a few words from Prime Minister Wang, you will make you blame Master Bao and transfer him away from the capital to Huzhou? Master Bao has followed the Emperor for so many years, and you are very clear about his character."

Listening to her analysis, Zhao Zhen nodded with a smile, "Indeed, in the past, I would have fined him three months' salary at most, and I would never have transferred him so far away."

She looked at him, waiting for him to speak.

"Bao Qing has a heavy responsibility, and only he can stand up for me in this matter. Although I am the emperor of the dynasty, there are many things I can't do. Thanks to Bao Qing, I have dealt with the cancer in the court for me in the past few years. Da Song can continue to live in peace. I don't want you to worry too much, I regard you as a friend, and I can only touch on some things, and talking too much may not be beneficial to you." He stopped talking and picked up the teacup He lowered his head and took a sip of the tea, sighing "It's really fragrant". "As expected of the excellent Longjing tea collected by Taishi Pang, it really leaves a fragrance on the lips and teeth."

She lowered her head, stared at the tea leaves scattered by the water, and said, "Jun Ruo knows, thank you, Your Majesty, for taking such good care of Jun Ruo."

"Jun Ruo, I hope that you can be frank with me when there is no one else. I regard you as a friend and not to deceive you." He stood up, looked at her and said, "I know you are busy, so I won't bother you too much." Yes, I will ask Eunuch Su to take you back in a while."

"Jun Ruo thanked the emperor for his kindness and mercy."

Zhao Zhen's figure paused when he was leaving, he turned his head and smiled at her, and left with Eunuch Liu.

Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, Qixi Festival has passed, and it will be the twelfth of July, and it will be half a month before Baogong and the others leave Kaifeng Mansion.For the past half month, Xiaohong would put her feet up at the door and look forward to it every day before the pharmacy closed, looking eagerly at the end of the avenue in front of the door.

As the dusk grew thicker, looking at her thin back, Gongsun Junruo said "they will be back soon" the most, even though she herself became more and more vague about "soon".

"Sister, I actually dreamed about Xiao Fei before." Holding the door frame, Xiao Hong whispered.

Gongsun Junruo straightened up and said a soft "hmm".

"When Xiaofei left, I was in pain for a long time, but... if the fool also left me, I think I would be in pain and regret it for the rest of my life." She looked back, and the candlelight shone in her eyes, shining brightly.

Seeing the firmness in her eyes, she couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth, "Well, that's good."

"So when the fool comes back, I will take the initiative to tell him that I want to marry him."

Gongsun Junruo was taken aback, and then said, "If he can't react, I will wake him up for you."

Xiaohong smiled, eyes full of gratitude, "Well, thank you."