soy sauce lady

Chapter 14

The weather along the river finally started to improve. When the sky showed a ray of sunshine, Wen Su was so excited that she almost wiped her tears.

These days have been hot and rainy, which has dragged on the regent's minor illness for a long time, and he still looks a little uncomfortable.Now finally see good signs, really happy.

She stood at the door and stretched, and was about to go to see the Prince Regent as usual, when she saw someone walking into her yard with a package.

She was still wearing a plain white skirt, with hairpins and wooden hairpins, and she had a dignified appearance. She was the woman who came to look for the regent that day.

Wen Su immediately went up to meet her, "This... madam, are you here to see me?"

Seeing that she and Lin Xuan were very close that day, they should be husband and wife, and it should be right to call her Madam.

The woman smiled and nodded, "It is true that the woman is here to find Mr. Wen. You don't need to be polite. The woman's surname is Liang and Qingde, just call her by her first name."

Liang Qingde?
Wen Su searched it quickly in her mind, convinced that she had never heard of this name, and was really more and more confused about the so-called "family relationship" between her and the Prince Regent...

After lunch, Wen Su boiled a bowl of tonic and sent it to the regent.

These days Xiao Zhengqing has lost a lot of weight, and his cheeks have lost a lot of weight. Sitting there, he loses his usual majesty and looks a little more slumped. If he doesn't look carefully, he thinks he is another King of Pingyang.

After watching him drink the medicine, Wen Su just tentatively asked, "My lord, what do you think?"

The regent grew up in the north since he was a child. Although the illness this time was just the acclimatization of the water and soil, the humidity in the south at this season is too heavy. If he doesn't take care of it properly, the root cause of the disease may fall in the future. This medicine is for dampness.

Seeing that she cared so much about him, Xiao Zheng was already satisfied, nodded and smiled gently, "The medicine Wen Qing boiled is naturally good."

Wen Su laughed dryly, and said bravely: "Actually... this medicine was sent by the lady named Liang Qingde."

Liang Qingde came to her this morning just for this purpose, and because Xiao Zheng refused to see her at all, he turned to Wen Su for help.

Regarding the relationship between the two, Wen Su felt as if there were thousands of paws scratching in his heart, so he couldn't help telling the truth, which was actually a test.

Xiao Zheng didn't make a sound after listening to her words for a long time, until Wen Su thought that he had offended him, and then he said: "Then thank her very much, but next time I'd like to ask her not to come."

"Uh, yes." Wen Su sighed in frustration, it seemed that he couldn't get the answer.

Just as he was about to say goodbye and leave, there was a sudden commotion outside the door. Zhao Quan shouted angrily outside: "Mr. Lin, I respect you as a hero, please don't be rude!"

Wen Su was taken aback when he heard the words, and hurried over to open the door, suddenly stunned.

The fairy-like Lin Xuan was arguing with Zhao Quanla, and his gentle temperament was ruined.Seeing the door open, he immediately let go of his hand, pushed Zhao Quan away and rushed to the door, "Quiet, Qingde came to look for you this morning, can you see?"

Xiao Zheng walked from the house to the door, and snorted coldly: "I said that I don't want to see her again, do you think it's a joke?"

Seeing the signs of the two getting angry again, Wen Su hurriedly raised her hand and said, "I see, it was me she came to look for this morning."

Hearing this, Lin Xuan quickly grabbed her hand and said eagerly, "What about her?"

Xiao Zheng was about to get angry because of this action, but he couldn't help but startled when he heard this, "What do you mean?"

"What do you mean? I told her not to go out these few days. If it wasn't because she was thinking about you, why would she come here? Now she must be arrested by those people."

The more Lin Xuan spoke, the more anxious and chaotic he became, and finally he let go of his hand and walked away with a flustered expression on his face.

Xiao Zheng was dazed for a moment, then suddenly said: "Zhao Quan, immediately call the hidden guards to follow him to find someone, we must find Liang Qingde!"

"Yes, my lord!"

Wen Su was taken aback by this sudden scene, and didn't recover for a long time...

After waiting until the evening, Zhao Quan finally came back.He walked quickly all the way to Xiao Zheng, and said, "My lord, Mr. Lin found his wife, but she was detained by the prefect of Taizhou."

Taizhou was originally under the jurisdiction of Yangzhou Prefecture. It was only because Yangzhou fell into the hands of rebels that the prefect was set up in Taizhou to command the surrounding counties.

How could a magistrate suddenly detain someone?

Xiao Zheng thought about it for a while, and he understood in his heart that it must be because Lin Xuan exposed the corrupt officials.He took a few steps in the house, and suddenly came out with a saber, "Take me to have a look!"

The road was still muddy, the carriage was moving very slowly, Xiao Zheng couldn't wait, so he and Zhao Quan simply abandoned the carriage and rode away at a gallop.

Wen Su also followed, and only kept urging the driver behind to speed up the driving.Fortunately, the place where they stayed was not far from the mansion of the Taizhou prefect, and they arrived at the place soon.

Seeing two horses lingering by the door, she knew that the regent had arrived long ago, so she quickly jumped out of the carriage with the hem of her skirt in hand.

The gate was open, and there was not even a guard. She rushed all the way into the front yard, and when she looked up, she saw a man kneeling on the ground in front of her. The regent stood with his back to him, and the long sword in his hand was already out of its sheath, and it was cold and cold.

She was taken aback, and glanced around, only to see Zhao Quan standing sideways in front of the regent, kneeling in front of a shivering middle-aged man, who seemed to have some impression that he should be the prefect of Taizhou.

Wen Su didn't dare to go forward, and didn't know what happened, so she was flustered for a while.

Looking around for a while, he suddenly saw Lin Xuan walking out of the backyard with Liang Qingde in his arms, followed by a few men in black, who disappeared in a flash, probably the legendary hidden guards.

Lin Xuan's footsteps were in a hurry, Liang Qingde in his arms dropped his hands weakly, as if he had passed out.

Wen Su subconsciously went to see the Prince Regent, only to see his back froze for a moment, and the next moment he moved his wrist, he was about to swipe towards the Taizhou prefect's neck, but Zhao Quan hurriedly stopped him, "My lord, no, he is The court ordered the officer."

"Hmph, even if you kill such an official from the imperial court a hundred times, it will be difficult to solve the hatred in my king's heart!"

"My lord!" Wen Su hurried forward, pointing at Liang Qingde, "Saving people is the most important thing."

Only then did Xiao Zheng hang down the long sword in his hand, the prefect of Taizhou had already fainted from fright, and the people kneeling around were also panicked and crying.

"Go back! Find a doctor immediately! Take the prefect of Taizhou into custody and wait for his release!"

After a few orders, Xiao Zheng strode up to Lin Xuan, paused, seemed a little hesitant, and after a long time passed the sword in his hand to Zhao Quan, reaching out to catch Liang Qingde.

"Retreat, let me do it." Lin Xuan's voice was a little tired, and his hands were clenched, as if he was a little defensive.

Xiao Zheng withdrew his hand stiffly. When he stared at Liang Qingde, he couldn't tell whether it was guilt or pity in his eyes. His lips parted a few times, but he didn't make a sound...

Liang Qingde was just frightened, and there was nothing serious about it. After being examined by a doctor, he took medicine and fell asleep.

Lin Xuan has been busy with water control for the past few days, and he is already exhausted, and it is too much for him to distract himself from taking care of others.Wen Su couldn't bear to suffer from her idol, so she proposed to take care of Liang Qingde.

It's a pity that she, a kind person, couldn't bear it at all. The room was so quiet, and Liang Qingde slept so soundly. In the middle of the night, she half-knelt on the ground and fell asleep lying on the edge of the bed.

As soon as she fell asleep, she had a dream. She dreamed that someone walked into the room.The window was already pale, the light was not bright, and she couldn't see clearly, but the faint incense on the clothes told her that it should be the Prince Regent who came.

She opened her eyes to look at him, and saw him half-kneeling beside the bed, holding Liang Qingde's hand and calling her softly, but the voice was too soft, almost pricking up her ears to hear what he was calling clearly.

"elder sister……"

What?elder sister? !
The regent actually has a sister?

Wen Su almost screamed out.

That's right, there are not many males in the Xiao family's royal family, and the importance of princes has always been higher than that of females.Many princesses in the deep palace can only leave one name, and some will not even record who their mother is, unless they have made a great contribution, such as getting married, will they leave one or two record.

She understood that it would not be unusual for the Prince Regent to have a sister.

Just as she was thinking about it, the regent suddenly let go of her hand and turned to look at her.

Uh, you won't be angry because she heard the secret, right?
What Wen Su is most afraid of is his strong aura, and when he sees this, he subconsciously shrinks back.

Just as they were retreating happily, the Prince Regent had already arrived. He knelt down and pressed one hand on her back to stop her movement, "Be careful, I'm about to hit the corner of the table."

Strangely, hearing his voice in the dream felt a little gentle.

Sure enough, dreams are reversed!
In a daze, his brain was full of messy thoughts, and he hadn't figured it out yet. When he lightened up, he was hugged by the regent, with his head pressed against his chest, and his heartbeat could almost be heard.

Wen Su was surprised, this dream...is it a bit too real?
The regent lowered his head and whispered into her ear: "You will catch cold if you sleep on the ground, go back."

Just being carried by him all the way out of the room, and then into the room, the breeze blowing all the way made her wake up suddenly.

Damn, what kind of dream is this? It's true!
But what does lying in the arms of the regent show?

Wen Su tried her best to soften her stiff body again and again to show that she was still sleeping.

Xiao Zheng smiled lightly, sent her to the bed but did not leave in a hurry, just sat on the edge of the bed, "Wen Qing, I know you are awake."

Wen Su continued to stand up, indicating that you are wrong.

"Forget it, that's fine, this king can talk to you with confidence..." His voice was extremely low, as if he was in an illusion, "You heard me right, Liang Qingde is indeed this king's sister, the reason why her surname is... Liang, it is because she cares about her family and country. Her surname is Xiao, Qingde is her title, the emperor's daughter is the nine of the line, and she is known as Princess Qingde."

"Lin Xuan was originally the king's Xixi teacher. He taught the king to read and write in the elder brother's mansion, but later abducted the king's sister to the folks. This is probably the case."

"This king was born late, and has almost no memory of his parents. Fortunately, there is an elder brother who is also a brother and a father, and an elder sister who is also a sister and a mother, which more or less made up for some shortcomings. It is a pity that these two people were not long after the first emperor came to the throne. One passed away, the other escaped from the palace..."

He was left alone, a young man who struggled hard in the court, and finally reached his current position.

In a short narration, there is almost no embellishment, but Wen Su seems to see the young man back then through his lonely figure.

With all the power and influence, it took a lot of tempering to achieve his current aura of Changhong Guanri.

She opened her eyes in a daze until he laughed out loud, "How? Don't pretend to be asleep?"

"Hmm..." Wen Su slowly sat up, "My lord, forgive me."

"What if the king doesn't forgive?" Xiao Zheng approached slowly, intending to tease her on purpose. When the scent of pagoda flowers in her hair permeated the tip of her nose, she suddenly remembered the warm and fragrant soft jade in her bosom a moment ago, and couldn't help but feel a burst of pain in her chest. Agitation.

"Wen Qing..." His voice was hoarse, and only her bright eyes could be seen under the meager light, attracting him to come closer.

Wen Su's breathing suddenly became rapid, her face was hot, and she stared blankly at the face that was getting closer and closer to her, unable to make any movements.

At the critical moment, Zhao Quan suddenly coughed lightly from outside the door, and the next moment Qi Jian's voice sounded: "My lord, the capital sent people to deliver the supplies, please go over and inspect them with Lord Wen."

It's him again! ! !
Xiao Zheng clenched his fists and said angrily, "Do you know what time it is?"

Qi Jian replied calmly: "It's dawn, my lord."

Wen Su turned his head and looked out of the window, and sure enough, the sun was shining.

The two embarrassed people tidied up a little and left the room, as if to break the embarrassment, Xiao Zheng coughed and said: "The borrowing of money this time is all due to Wenqing. After returning to Beijing, the king will There are many rewards."

When Wen Su heard this sentence, he was immediately happy, and he was embarrassed and forgot what.Qi Jian on the side seemed to have something to say to her, but she ignored it.

The three of them turned around the corridor, and just about to enter the front hall, the regent who was walking in front suddenly stopped, and was facing the door of the front hall, showing displeasure.

Wen Su stepped forward suspiciously, looked inside, and immediately called out in surprise: "Chaoqing? Why are you here?"

Liu Ke greeted the regent with a joyful face, "The next official is ordered by King Pingyang to escort the supplies."

"Did King Pingyang ask you to come?" Xiao Zheng clenched his fists, "Very good..."

In the study room, Xiao Zheng was sitting at the table, his white robe was loose, and the cuffs embroidered with dark gold python patterns were spread on the table, he was absent-mindedly pinching the memorial with his fingers.

After opening and closing the memorial eight times, he finally couldn't bear to call out: "Zhao Quan!"

"Yes, my lord, Mr. Wen and Mr. Liu went out together." Zhao Quan outside the door silently hugged his head, how many times do you have to ask, my lord?

Xiao Zheng gritted his teeth. It's been three days, either picking up the wind and washing the dust or wandering around. Are the two of you so close?He snorted coldly, patted the table and said, "Go and call her back to me!"

"Yes!" Zhao Quan stood up straight when he heard the words, tears filled his eyes.

You should have made up your mind long ago, but you can torture people to death!

The weather began to clear up vigorously, and it will soon be the end of summer. The sun shone hot on the body, but it was much better than the gloomy and humid before.

Wen Suzheng took Liu Ke wandering by the river, at least he was considered half a local, so he wanted to be a landlord, didn't he?

During the few hours of strolling, many surrounding officials came to chat with her on the pretext of passing by. They probably panicked because of the Taizhou prefect incident and wanted to inquire about news from her, but they were all fooled by her. past.

Now Lin Xuan and Liang Qingde are protected by Haosheng, and it is not time to confront these people head-on, so naturally they will avoid them as much as they can.

After wandering by the river for a while, they arrived at the place where Lin Xuan ordered the embankment to be built. The two of them stood by the river and gossiped without being disturbed.

"The opposite is the place where I grew up." Wen Su pointed far away, the river is wide, and only a spiers of a tower can be seen faintly on the opposite side.

Looking at the shimmering river surface, Liu Ke immediately felt emotional, and said, "Jiangnan is beautiful, and the scenery is familiar to me. At sunrise, the river flowers are more red than fire, and in spring, the river is as green as blue. Can you not remember Jiangnan?"

Wen Su smiled slightly, noncommittal.

Suddenly someone approached by her side, she turned her head, and saw Lin Xuan looking at her with a smile, with her sleeves rolled up, covered in mud and water, but she had returned to her former calm and elegant appearance.

"Master Lao Wen stayed up late to take care of his wife that day, and I haven't thanked him yet."

"Mr. Lin, you're being polite." Wen Su hurriedly returned a salute.

Lin Xuan glanced at Liu Ke, who was still immersed in the world of poetry, and smiled, "Lord Wen was in a daze just now, did you not like this poem?"

"Why?" Wen Su shook her head with a smile, "I just feel that although Jiangnan is good, it just adds to my sadness." She pointed to the opposite side, "My father is still buried there alone, but I don't know You can’t go back to pay respects to the tomb.”

"So that's how it is." Hearing what she said, Lin Xuan couldn't help feeling emotional.

"By the way, speaking of it, my father still knows Mr. Lin."

"Oh?" Lin Xuan was very surprised, "Your father is..."

Wen Su was a little embarrassed, "my father's name is Jin Chi, he is just a commoner scholar, I am afraid that the master has long forgotten."

"Wen Jinchi?" Lin Xuan was taken aback for a moment, and the appearance of that weak scholar suddenly appeared in his mind...

At this moment, Zhao Quan, who was entrusted with a heavy responsibility, finally arrived, and he waved to Wen Su from afar, "Master Wen, the prince is calling you back urgently."

Wen Su hurriedly responded when he heard the words, but he didn't know that several officials who were hiding in the dark and waiting for an opportunity had already broken into a cold sweat.

What urgent matter do they have to talk about when they go back...

Lin Xuan still stood there, watching Wen Su gradually go away, muttering to himself thoughtfully: "Golden pond, golden pond... yes, Jinlin is not a thing in the pond. Unexpectedly, she is actually the empress of the Wen family... "

At a round table, Wen Su and Xiao Zheng were sitting opposite each other, and there was a letter in front of them, which was exactly the one that Lin Xuan entrusted Wen Su to deliver that day.

"That's why the lord called the servants back?"

Wen Su curled her lips secretly, since that night, she was embarrassed when she saw him, and she managed to hide for a while and was brought back.

Well, I'll be back when I get back. It's an urgent matter for you to keep sending out a letter.

Seeing her impatient expression, Xiao Zheng felt jealous immediately, reached out and tapped the table heavily, "Take it apart and see for yourself!"

Wen Su was taken aback by his tone, and hastily took the letter and opened it to read it.

A bunch of lists.

"My lord, this is probably a list of corrupt officials."

"I knew you would say that." Xiao Zheng sighed angrily, "Look clearly, there are two lists here, and the top one matches the officials summoned by the Japanese king that day, except for Qi Jian, the new arrival. Except for the magistrates, almost all of them are occupied. But there are only a few people in the next list, among which the prefect of Taizhou ranks first, and this king asked you to see this second list."

Hearing his explanation, Wen Sucai felt strange, and hastily looked at the lists below, and found that there was a small word "兵" in the lower right corner.

"How, did you find it?" Xiao Zheng said angrily: "Lin Yanchun likes to play tricks the most, but he doesn't say it directly when he has something to say, just write a soldier, what is it?!"

Wen Su kindly comforted her: "I'm afraid he is worried that the letter will fall into the hands of others and cause death. After all, he still has to take care of Mrs. Lin."

Only then did Xiao Zheng ease his expression, "Speaking of which, Lin Yanchun is really cautious, and before leaving today, he even asked the king not to go out in the near future."

What Lin Xuan meant was that the prefect of Taizhou and Japan did not expect the regent to intervene in this matter before they dared to attack Liang Qingde, so that incident actually opened up a gap for the elimination of corruption, but at the same time it must have alarmed the snake, so I advise Xiao Zheng not to do so in the near future. If you go out, you may encounter any accidents.

Could it be that the word Bing refers to this?

Xiao Zheng naturally disdains this, not to mention the tight defense around him, even those corrupt officials, could it be that they are so bold?
Wen Su couldn't figure it out for a while, frowning and thinking hard.

Xiao Zheng picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, put aside the trivial matters in his mind, and then looked at the woman opposite, his heart was full of mixed feelings.

These days, she is hiding from herself on purpose, right?What does it mean to hide from yourself but stay with that nerd?
There was a light flash in his eyes, he put down the teacup in his hand, coughed and said: "Wen Qing, Chao Qing has been here for a while, did you say when you will return to Beijing?"

"Ah?" Wen Su's thoughts were interrupted, and he didn't come back to his senses for a while, the stunned expression fell into his eyes, which naturally aroused a trace of unhappiness.

Is that why you miss him so much? !
Although his heart was turbulent, his face was still calm. Xiao Zheng got up with a flick of his sleeves, and said lightly: "This king thinks he should go back."

Naturally, Wen Su didn't dare to disobey his intention, and hummed with her head down.

In fact, she still has a little thought for Liu Ke.Although the Prince Regent and her almost had some episodes that should not have happened that night due to certain circumstances and certain psychology, she still felt that Liu Ke was more suitable for her in her heart.

So in this context, she is actually trying to have an unspeakable relationship with the royalist party under the eyes of the regent.

Regarding this type of relationship, her explanation is that it is currently developing underground, and after the end of the New Deal, it will appear on the stage, and then blossom and bear fruit.

The planning is good, but tacit understanding is the key.

In terms of tacit understanding, if it was King Pingyang, the two of them probably reached a consensus with just one look, but unfortunately, the person who is most suitable for her is a single-minded person, which is the most troublesome.

The two have been together for the past few days, facing Liu Ke's eyes from time to time, she sometimes really wants to go forward and grab him by the collar and shake it violently. Can you bend your bowels a little bit?

But right now, there is no chance.

The last message was sent by Wen Su.

In the middle of the night, Liu Ke was reading with relish in the guest room, and his face changed when he heard the news.

He is an honest man, and once the regent expressed his attitude to let him leave, he would naturally not be able to force him to stay.It's just that I feel very reluctance to Wen Su in my heart, seeing that she has lost a lot of weight these days, it makes me feel distressed, but I am stupid and can't say anything considerate.

Wen Su herself was also uncomfortable, and didn't know how to express it. She stood by the door and stopped talking for a long time, but she couldn't explain her inexplicable relationship.

The night was dark, and the two of them just stood facing each other across the threshold, both of them looked sad, until they heard Zhao Quan's faint low cough in the distance.

It seems that the Regent is very worried about her dealings with the Royalists.Wen Su sighed, and was about to leave, but for a moment, she didn't know where the courage came from. She walked back a few steps, and whispered in Liu Ke's ear: "If you remember what you said when you were drunk last time, go back to Beijing and wait for my answer, if you don't Just forget it, don’t overthink it.”

It really takes courage to say this, she turned her head and ran away as soon as she finished speaking, her face was as red as a tomato.

Liu Ke was dazed in place for a long time, aftertaste for a long time, and then his heart was so beautiful.

How can he not remember?I remember those words clearly, I never forgot a single word, what is the meaning of waiting for her reply?Are you going to agree?
This sudden outburst really excited Liu Ke, so that he didn't fall asleep all night, but he was still full of energy when he said goodbye the next day.

It's a pity that the regent sent them off in person, and even sent them all the way to the gate of the city, so that he had no chance to say goodbye to Wen Su, and he was really disappointed.

When boarding the carriage, Qi Jian tugged at his sleeve and whispered in his ear: "Brother Chaoqing, according to my observations over the past few days, there seems to be some ambiguity between Lord Wen and the Prince Regent... Chu."

Liu Ke was upset, and immediately asked: "Why not clear?"

Qi Jian turned her head and glanced quietly at the Prince Regent and Wen Su who were not far away, and said in a low voice: "I have found that the two of them are in the same room more than once, and I heard that they stayed together all night once..."

"Impossible!" Liu Ke was depressed, and climbed into the carriage angrily, echoing what Wen Su said to him last night over and over in his heart, expressing his firm disbelief.

Qi Jian sighed, "Forget it, I meant it well, anyway, you have to have a count."

As soon as Liu Ke put down the car curtain, he knew it well, and you will know it when you return to the capital!

When the carriage was moving, he finally couldn't help raising the curtain to look at Wen Su. She stood beside the regent beside the city gate, nodded slightly at him, and smiled faintly.

He felt much relieved, and slowly lowered the car curtain, but suddenly blushed like a little wife, and kept thinking in his heart: Waiting for you to return to Beijing, waiting for you to return to Beijing, waiting for you to return to Beijing...

Watching the carriage go away, Xiao Zheng turned his head and glanced at Wen Su, seeing that her expression was normal, he felt more comfortable.

Just when he was about to go back, Zhao Quan suddenly leaned into his ear and said something, he was startled, pulled Wen Su and boarded the car.

(End of this chapter)