Concubine like a house

Chapter 85
Two days later, Nie Peixiao and Chuxiu set off for Jingzhou on the same day.Chuxiu knew that he would not be able to return to Yunfu for the New Year, so he temporarily handed over the gift to Madam Xie before leaving.

From Yanlan City to the imperial city of Jingzhou, there is one water route and one land route.Both Nie Peixiao and Chuxiu chose to go by land, so they always arrived at a city.Everywhere he went, Nie Peixiao received warm hospitality from Yun, but he never saw Chuxiu again—she had to handle business along the way.

At the beginning, when she came out of Xiuxiu, she was still able to enter the city with him; when she left the boundary of Fangzhou, she was always half a day behind him; until after walking for more than twenty days on the road, Nie Peixiao was already a full day ahead of her. Procedure.

In other words, they can no longer be in the same city!This cognition made Nie Peixiao extremely disappointed.On the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, Nie Peixiao finished her journey and arrived at the imperial city of Jingzhou first.But the frustration in his heart became more and more intense, and the anguish of not being able to see each other despite knowing the whereabouts of the other party made him extremely tormented.Counting the days, Mrs. Chuxiu should arrive in two days.But until the eighteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, Yun and his entourage were still not seen entering the city.Nie Peixiao finally panicked... "You take the two hundred guards and follow me out of the city to find someone." He couldn't hide the worry on his face, and ordered the guard Feng Fei.Feng Fei is the only one who knows what's on Nie Peixiao's mind: "Your Highness, don't worry, the Yun family has secret guards all over the place, and Mrs. Chuxiu is surrounded by masters like Lin, so it should be fine." "A master like Lin? Just by her side That female guard?" Nie Peixiao sneered, "I've come to the front, she hasn't found out yet, can this be called a master like a forest?" He was referring to the night when Zhu Yang didn't notice his intrusion. enter.

Caring is chaos, Feng Fei knew this truth, and he didn't dare to persuade him anymore, so he hurriedly summoned [-] nursing homes to stand by within half an hour.Before leaving, Nie Peixiao deliberately wiped the sword that had been idle for a long time, and then led the team out of the city to look for people... At this moment, in a small town fifty miles away from Jingzhou City, Chuxiu was sitting in a teahouse talking with her. The old man talked happily.The day before entering Jingzhou, she unexpectedly reunited with the genius doctor Qu Fang and his righteous daughter Yue Wan here.

Chuxiu and him hadn't seen each other for two and a half years, and naturally there were endless topics to talk about when they met.Recalling the little things that happened in these years, Chuxiu couldn't help crying.

Li Yun inherits as heir, punishes Wen Xian, supports Mu Wang, helps Shen Yu escape, even resists the pressure of rumors, and works hard for the future of the Yun family...everything has condensed her countless efforts.Speaking of the current decline of the Marquis of Wenchang Mansion, Shen Yu reluctantly escaped from danger... Qu Fang, as Shen Yu's master, was naturally worried about him.

"Since God's will let us meet again at this time, there must be its wonderful arrangement. Doctor Qu, you are the teacher of the young master. He is going through a difficult life now. I would like to ask you to relieve him." Chuxiu took the liberty Please speak up.

Who knows that Qu Fang declined politely: "Little Hou Ye has been well-clothed since he was a child, and he has a very good face...Now that his family is in decline, he may not be willing to see me with his proud temperament."

"Follow me into Jingzhou anyway. If he doesn't want to see you, I will send someone to take you out of the city." Chuxiu was not discouraged.

Yue Wan couldn't help but also chimed in: "Father, madam is right, let's not talk about whether the young master wants to see you, he came out of the prison, and experienced family ruin and death, in case he gets sick from excessive blows, we can also help you He treated it."

Qu Fang sighed helplessly, just as he was about to accept the promise, the crowd suddenly heard the sound of horseshoes sounding outside, one after another, one higher than the other, and the sound was coming in their direction.

Chuxiu immediately cheered up, and said to Zhuying: "Go out and have a look." She had just finished speaking, but saw several big men rushing in with sharp knives, and said to the shopkeeper of the teahouse: "Following the order of the king of Chengcheng, come here Looking for someone." Prince Cheng?Nie Peixiao?Who is he looking for?Chuxiu didn't want to make too much gossip, so he whispered to Qu Fang and Yue Wan:
"It's too messy here, let's get in the carriage first, and we'll talk about it when we get to Jingzhou." The two nodded in unison, got up and walked out together with Chuxiu, Zhu Yang and Dan Xin followed behind them.Unexpectedly, as soon as he reached the entrance of the teahouse, he was stopped by these menacing men: "Following the order of the King of Chengcheng to find someone, please stay."

Chuxiu deliberately lowered his head and kept silent, and then he heard Zhu Ying scolded: "The king of Chengjun is looking for someone, and he still delays others' journey?"

"You are quite courageous!" But when a big man retorted, he looked at Zhu Ying with incomparable contempt, "Who are you? How dare you speak like that!"

Zhu Ying sneered, and looked up and down: "If you say that King Cheng is looking for someone, you have to be believed. What about the badge? What about the warrant? They are not wearing the uniform of the Gyeonggi Guards. Why don't I dare to tell you?" You talk like that?"

"You!..." The big man was very annoyed when he heard the words, he gritted his teeth and said angrily, "Come here, tie them up to me!" How could Zhuying and Zhuyang be easy to deal with?Immediately drew their swords to face each other, the former reprimanded: "If you hurt my master, I'm afraid ten heads would not be enough to pay for your life." Hearing this, the big man glanced at Qu Fang and the others one by one, and saw Chuxiu and his party. Jian Cong gradually became more courageous: "I don't care who you are! If you don't punish you for the crime of 'obstructing official duties' today, I will not be a human!" He really pulled out his knife, turned around and called all the helpers outside the door. Enter the teahouse.

"Outside the city of Jingzhou, at the feet of the Son of Heaven, there is such a thing as a dog fighting for power." At this moment, a quiet male voice sounded faintly outside the door.The visitor didn't enter the door, but took out a token from his pocket and gave it to the big man, and said coldly: "Since you are the subordinates of King Chengjun, do you know this token?"

One of them took the token and looked down, then exchanged glances with the others, immediately changed his tone, and said politely: "So it's Lord Helian, offended."

Lord Helian?Chuxiu was startled, recalling the man's voice, it was indeed familiar.He is... Helen Qi.Chuxiu's heart froze, she didn't know what it was like, after all, she was a dead person in He Lianqi's eyes, not to mention, she didn't expect to see him again.Thinking of this, Chuxiu couldn't help but bury her head even lower, and took a few steps back to hide behind Qu Fang.

Zhuying knew all the inside information about Chuxiu, and after hearing the word "Master Helian", she couldn't help but look at the young master who was separated by the door.I saw that he was in his twenties, and his appearance was imposing. Although he was not as good as his master, Zi Yunci, he was indeed a good-looking talent.

"I'm on a mission, and I just returned to Jingzhou. I don't want to meet you domineering people." He Lianqi's tone was colder than before, and he said in a deep voice, "Where is Chengjun King now? I want to talk to the prince. Reminiscing about the past." He hasn't found out who is in the teahouse, but he just heard a few conversations outside, and the road is uneven.

"This..." Several big men looked at each other, stuttering and daring not to answer.Seeing this, He Lianqi frowned, and was about to ask again, but was interrupted by a strong sound of horseshoes.He heard a clear male voice coming from a distance: "This king is here." Accompanied by a horse neighing, Nie Peixiao tightened the reins and stopped in front of the teahouse, leaning over to look at He Lianqi who was not far away: " Jing Yue, long time no see." He Lianqi, courtesy name Jing Yue.He Lianqi smiled, without any trace of cowardice and fear: "Your Majesty, He Lianqi, I have seen Your Highness." Nie Peixiao jumped off the horse, handed the whip to the attendant, and patted He Lianqi's face again. Shoulder:

"I heard that you have been promoted to be the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment. I'm really happy to congratulate you." He Lianqi suppressed his smile when he heard the words, changed the subject calmly, pointed at the big men in the teahouse door, and said:

"The lower official passed by here and saw these people making things difficult for passers-by. The lower official was afraid of damaging His Highness's reputation, so he meddled in a lot of other things. I hope His Highness is not to blame."

"Embarrassing passers-by?" Nie Peixiao glanced into the door, only to see the big men who were bossing around just now knelt down to plead guilty.As soon as these big men knelt down, Qu Fang and the others appeared from behind them without any hindrance.

There was a small door of a teahouse, and there were a few people in common clothes standing inside. Nie Peixiao saw something good at a glance, and then looked closely, and the man and woman at the head were quite familiar.

These are the male and female guards beside Mrs. Chuxiu!Nie Peixiao was overjoyed, and couldn't care about other people anymore, she hurriedly stepped forward to ask Zhuying, "Where is Mrs. Chuxiu?" Zhu Ying was a little hesitant, remembering that He Lianqi didn't know who Mrs. Chuxiu was, so she was relieved Come.Just as he was about to speak, Zhu Yang had already answered: "My wife is here." Qu Fang saw that the Chengjun King knew Chuxiu, so he turned sideways knowingly, revealing the stunning face behind him.

Now that things have come to an end, knowing that there is no way to escape, she has no choice but to raise her eyes, not at Nie Peixiao, but at He Lianqi behind him.

When the latter heard the words "Mrs. Chuxiu", his whole body was shocked, and when he saw the stunning face reflected in the plain white clothes, his heart became more concentrated, and he staggered a few steps.is her!Hanchu!

Thousands of people have been thinking about it day and night, and even resorted to the trick of "escape the shell of the golden cicada", just hoping to cheat Ming Ying to give up.Today, he finally saw her again!She really is Mrs. Chuxiu!It was the handmaid Shen Yu gave to Li Xinhou!

He Lianqi opened his mouth, the word "Han Chu" was stuck in his throat and it was difficult to say it.Chuxiu, on the other hand, kept staring at him, with too many inexplicable things in his eyes: some indifference, some indifference, some fearlessness, some warnings... But, there was no trace of resentment or love.

Everyone present felt the stagnation of the atmosphere, and Nie Peixiao's relief after ecstasy.His heart finally fell heavily, and all the worries of the three days were replaced by longing at this moment.Nie Peixiao was about to inquire about Chuxiu's recent situation, when she discovered something unusual—who was Chuxiu looking at?

He followed his line of sight and turned around, just in time to see He Lianqi's long and profound expression, which seemed to be gratified, guilty, heartbroken, enthusiastic, and obsessed... Helianqi's expression was by no means the same as when he first saw Chuxiu. Madam's astonishment, but a kind of nostalgia for the reunion of an old friend... It turns out that the two of them have known each other for a long time!Thinking of this, Nie Peixiao felt uncomfortable.

At this moment, Chuxiu had withdrawn her eyes from He Lianqi, and turned to look at Nie Peixiao with a smile: "I have seen Your Highness personally."

"Ma'am, you don't need to be too polite." Nie Peixiao replied calmly.Chuxiu's smile remained unchanged, she raised her hand and brushed her hair hanging by her ears, and asked again: "Your Highness, is this an order to find someone?" , A few servants escaped from my mansion and stole an important thing, this king is... here to chase someone." He paused, thinking of the dispute Helian Qi mentioned just now, he was a little worried Chu Xiuhui misunderstood, and hurriedly said:
"If this king's subordinates have any disrespect, I hope Madam Haihan will forgive me." I met an old friend on the road, and my trip was delayed for a few days, and now I am in a hurry, so I will not disturb you to find someone." After saying this, she bowed gracefully, and gave He Lianqi a little signal, and took Zhu Ying, Qu Fang The others went straight to the carriage outside the teahouse.

A burst of familiar fragrance suddenly hits the face, which has not changed for many years.He Lianqi's mind was blinded, seeing Chuxiu passing by her, he stretched out his hand to hold her right arm on impulse.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Chuxiu's sleeves were ripped open with a sound of "stab".In this silent atmosphere, the sound of the cloth being torn was extremely sharp and piercing, as if a bloodstain had been pierced on the smooth skin.The moment she left Xiuxiu, her eyebrows were frowned and her face darkened. Before she could yell at her, someone had already taken a step ahead of her and pinched He Lianqi's right wrist.

"Jing Yue!" Nie Peixiao's complexion was unkind, her handsome eyes were squinting at He Lianqi, her face was gloomy, which was a precursor to anger.Only then did He Lianqi realize his gaffe, he quickly let go of Chuxiu's sleeves, and tried his best to restrain the trembling of his voice:
"Your Majesty is being impolite, please... Ma'am, please don't blame me." Having his sleeves ripped off in front of several passers-by, Chuxiu cherished his reputation, so naturally he couldn't hold back his face, so he kept silent and didn't speak.

Suddenly, a clear "Ouch" came, and I saw that she ran to Chuxiu calmly, pretending to lower her head to check the embroidery workers, and said in her mouth: "Madam's clothes are unstitched! You have to reprimand Yunjin tomorrow." Zhuang, this embroiderer dares to send it over for you to wear!"

Chuxiu was still silent, and looked at Zhu Yang calmly and hurriedly: "Sister Zhu Yang, in which car did we put the sewing box?"

Zhu Yang immediately understood: "It's in the carriage where Madam is sitting." He turned to go out of Xiu and said lightly: "Madam, let's not delay any longer, the third master sent a message saying that he will greet you tomorrow night Hearing this, Chuxiu lightly raised his left hand, stroked the open line of his sleeve slowly, and said: "Order, continue on your way, and spare a carriage for Doctor Qu." Dan Xin immediately led He ordered Qu Fang and Yue Wan to get on the car first.Chuxiu nodded to Nie Peixiao, took a group of people into their respective carriages, and set off again.From the beginning to the end, she never looked at Helian Qi again, nor said a word to him.

Seeing that the several carriages in the Yun Mansion were drifting away, Nie Peixiao came to her senses and looked at the distraught He Lianqi: "Jing Yue, do you know Mrs. Xiuxiu?" He asked cautiously.

He Lianqi was out of his mind for a while, and then slowly replied: "I don't know... It's just that Mrs. Chuxiu looks like an old friend, and I was impulsive, and I made a mistake."

How could Nie Peixiao believe it? He saw the expressions on the two of them just now, it was clear that they were old acquaintances.Especially Mrs. Chuxiu has always been gentle and polite, if meeting Helian Qi for the first time, she would definitely say a few polite words.But he knew that he couldn't ask anything about He Lianqi, so he bid farewell to him, and deliberately strolled around the town for a few times before riding back to Jingzhou.

The next day, everyone in the Yunfu managed to enter the city before the city gate closed.As soon as Chuxiu entered Jingzhou City, he went straight to Chasing Hongyuan—the current residence of Shen Yu and Yun Xiangrong.She ordered all unrelated people to avoid, and only took Zhuying, Danxin, Zhuyang, and Qu Fang's father and daughter to the past.

There were no servants in Chasing Hong Garden, only Yun Xiangrong greeted him in front of the door.As the sun sets, the setting sun melts gold, and when I come back after four years, Chuxiu can't help feeling a lot of emotion.Every scene, every thing, every plant and every tree here are in the same pattern as four years ago, only the floating ash on the porch eaves and the decay in the garden tell the helplessness and boundlessness of the world.

I still remember how amazed her little brothel girl was when she first entered Chasing Hongyuan!Now that she has revisited the old place, how emotional is she... "Xiangrong has seen my sister-in-law." Yun Xiangrong looked haggard, and paid a respectful courtesy to Chuxiu, seeing Qu Fang beside him, he said with a smile: "The genius doctor It's here too, just to persuade the young master."

"Where is there such a 'Little Marquis' nowadays? As his wife, you should pay more attention to your words and don't cause trouble for him again." Chu Xiubo reprimanded Yun Xiangrong, which is considered merciless in front of outsiders .It wasn't that she made a big deal out of a molehill, because the facts were too tragic - the day after Shen Yu moved out of the Marquis Wenchang Mansion, his brother Shen Zan was stripped of his title, and all the family members were imprisoned.Half a month later, because of the crime of rebellion by King Fu, the Marquis of Wenchang's mansion was ransacked and beheaded. Only Shen Yu and his wife survived.

King Mu was also benevolent and righteous, at least he kept the private mansion under Shen Yu's name and gave him and Yun Xiangrong a place to live.

Just looking at the sparsely populated Chasing Rainbow Garden, one knows that Shen Yuzhi is desolate.The more Chuxiu thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt, and he couldn't find Shen Yu anywhere, so he asked Yun Xiangrong, "Where are the others?"

Yun Xiangrong was haggard and saddened: "He is getting drunk every day, and he has never seen him sober... Now he is lying in the West Garden."

Getting drunk every day?Chuxiu hastened to walk towards Xiyuan, Qu Fang and others followed behind her.The grass and trees in the Xiyuan were still the same, not much different from when she left. Chuxiu walked to the main courtyard according to memory, and before she entered the house, she was smoked by a strong and choking smell of alcohol.

Covering her face with her sleeves, she took two steps back, turned around and said to Qu Fang, "Genius doctor, please go in and have a look at him. If he is so drunk that he is unconscious, just try to wake him up." Going in so rashly, she is afraid that she will see him. When Shen Yu's clothes were disheveled, they made each other more embarrassed.

Qu Fang had expected Shen Yu to be in this situation long ago, so he took out two porcelain bottles from the medicine box he carried with him.He deliberately unplugged and sniffed it, and then went straight to the house after confirming that it was correct.

(End of this chapter)