Chapter 121 Afterglow
When the sun shone through the window and shone on the wooden table, Xue Sui woke up in the sound of the rustling wings of the spirit feathers.
The red camellia petals that were knocked down by heavy rain last night were stuck to the window frame, like bloodstains.
She lowered her eyes and looked at the thin brocade quilt that was tangled around her waist.
In just a moment, the ambergris mixed with the breath of soap horns lingered around, as if it was still carrying the person's body temperature.
How could this brocade quilt be on her?
Xue Sui didn't remember when she fell asleep, so she lay on the bed with her clothes loose in front of her clothes, and her clothes were wrinkled...
A little suspicious wet marks were left on the pillow...
She tightened her heart and she suddenly lifted the tent.
There were no one in the room.
The guy walked cleanly without leaving any flaws.
Xue Sui rubbed her swelling forehead and turned out the scar removal cream that Li Zhao gave last time under the pillow. He held it in his palm and the bottle became hot. Only then did she drive out the fragmented nightmare from her brain, turn sideways, and ring the bell. "The girl is awake." Xiao Zhao came in with a copper basin and cleaned her face and changed her clothes.
The two of them were talking, and saw Ruyi bringing in a few peony flowers, and putting them in the blue and white Ru kiln bottle on the wooden table with a smile.
"The thunderstorm last night was so violent that it broke the two peony trees that were blooming well at the back wall. The maid felt distressed when she looked at it, thinking that it would look good if she picked it up and put it in the house. Girl, take a look, do you like it?"
Xiao Zhao looked at her.
What is the flower that has been discounted by thunderstorms?
There was the destruction of the prince...
She subconsciously glanced at the girl's current Wu Qing, and couldn't help but feel worried.
The prince acted unpredictably, afraid that he would harm his own girl...
Xue Sui looked at his nose and his heart, and praised the beauty of the flowers, as if he could not see Xiao Zhao's eyes.
Wait until she washes and dresses up and goes out.
At some time, two guards were added at the entrance of the hospital.
Maybe it was because they stayed up late last night and were sleepless. The two of them had a knife in their arms, and they actually leaned against the door and fell asleep.
Xue Sui coughed lightly.
Seeing them woke up in a daze, they turned around and said to Ruyi. "Last night, an assassin entered the mansion, thanks to the two guards. Xiao Zhao, why don't you add some tea and mercury to the two guys." Xiao Zhao responded and stuffed two pieces of scattered silver into the hands of the two guards.
The two guards weighed their weight, were overjoyed and thanked them repeatedly.
At this time, a noise suddenly broke out outside the yard.
"Hurry, hurry up, walk more steadily!"
"Don't fall down so many good things!"
Xue Sui looked over and saw three or five thick women carrying a cypress box, followed by a few girls, carrying silk, satin, pearl and jade jewelry, and silk sachets, and came to Tanqiuyuan lively.
The golden silk and silver threads in the water rippled in the sunlight, like flowing colorful clouds, which looked very beautiful.
The front office was in charge, and before the person could approach, he would greet him with a smile. "Congratulations to Mrs. Ping'an, the prince is looking for the reward." Seeing that Xue Sui didn't say anything, the manager smiled again and bowed respectfully: "The prince was sympathetic to the wife who was frightened last night. He ordered his servants and others to send these silk jewelry and nourishing medicinal materials to suppress the fear of the wife..." Xue Sui thanked her, and saw the reward, asked them to carry the things in, pack them up and go to the main room to thank him.
Li Huan is not in the mansion.
As soon as she stepped into the door of the main hall of the inner courtyard, she felt the atmosphere was solemn.
The maid in the corridor lowered her eyebrows and looked down, and she didn't even greet her, her expression was a little tense.
Xue Sui said, "Please also tell the princess, and say that Mrs. Ping'an is here to thank you."
Before the maid opened her mouth, the closed door creaked open.
Jade came over and laughed, "The princess is not convenient to see her wife at this time..."
After saying that, he lowered his voice, with a hint of obscure expression.
"Princess Pingle led the little princess here and talked to the princess in the inner room. The lady went in at this time, probably to make the princess unhappy and to make it easy for nothing..."
Xue Sui nodded slightly, "Thank you, Aunt Jade. I'll come back later."
Jicue smiled and blessed her body, "Madam, this is a maid. The maid also came from the Xue family, how could she not look to her family? This time, Princess Pingle said that she would stay in the mansion for a few days. The princess was helpless. She was also worried now, and she probably didn't care about her. Madam was careful in everything, but she had to be more careful..."
Xue Sui was stunned and smiled and thanked.
"Then I won't disturb the princess and the princess anymore. I'll take my leave first."
Pingle set up the stage and went on stage in person, so that she could taste the taste of playing with fire and burning herself.
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Returning to Tanqiuyuan, Jinshu came back from outside. "Girl, I'll bring back two messages, one is the best and the other is not very good. Which one do you want to listen to first?"
In the sound of spiritual feathers, Xue Sui cut the lush branches in the potted plants and smiled gently. "Say good news." Jinshu said, "My Dalang went to Xue Mansion yesterday to treat Ming Ge'er. He said that Ming Ge'er's pulse has become stable and has already shown a positive trend..."
The pulse has become stable, which is Ming Ge'er's disease, and he saw hope. "It was indeed a great joy, my senior brother helped me a lot."
Xue Sui's raised little face fell into the light and shadow cast by the sun, and his smile shone brightly.
"Where is the bad news?"
Jinshu's expression is closed: "The 3,000 taels Fan Bing got from the gambling workshop last night and lost all the money. Today, he went to Puji Temple with three points of alcohol, hoping to find trouble for Princess Wenjia..."
Xue Sui raised his eyebrows, "What's this bad news?"
Jinshu frowned slightly and saw her dark eyes.
"Princess Wenjia is weak in nature. My maid is afraid that she will not be able to deal with Fan Bing's tantrums and will ruin the girl's plan..." Xue Sui said: "Although a woman is weak, she is strong for her mother. I believe that even if she is for her daughter, she will not be soft-hearted and will definitely be able to deal with it properly."
She never underestimates a woman.
I don't even underestimate the woman who is a mother.
From the time when she decided to take Wen Jia's move, she firmly believed that Wen Jia would do her best.
Jinshu sighed slightly when he saw her persistence. "The big husband said that the informant came to report urgently, and Princess Pingle was inquiring about the itinerary of the Xiz caravan. In the afternoon, she told Master Gu Wu to go to Pinglefang, but she didn't know what she wanted..." Xue Sui's scissors stopped slowly.
After a moment of calming, she slowly smiled. "It seems that Pingle is not using the stage this time, but the sacrifice platform."
Jinshu said, "Girl, what should we do next?"
Xue Sui looked at the west window, but saw a group of black crows rising from the direction of the imperial city, flapping its wings and flying in the blue sky, and passing through the sky like ink.
Her voice was cold.
"Since she has set up a sacrifice platform, we will prepare three animals and six animals for her."
Half an hour later, Lingyu let out a cry and flew out of Tanqiuyuan.
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The sun shines a little in the afternoon, but the temperature becomes more stuffy.
Jinshu used Xue Sui's "old disease relapse" to ask Zhang Henian for some mugwort and incense, carefully smoked the inside and outside the house, and smoked it for an entire afternoon.
In the twilight of Tanqiu Garden, the green smoke of mugwort floats, and you can smell it from afar, which is very choking.
Everyone avoids walking here.
I never thought that Li Huan came over again just after nightfall.
Smelling the pungent smell, Li Huan coughed twice. "There is a big battle for the wife to come out." Xue Sui said: "Tanqiu Courtyard is surrounded by the lake, and there are many insects and mosquitoes. Mugwort can repel mosquitoes, ward off evil spirits and prevent epidemics, and also open meridians." Li Huan put on a robe and sat down to chat:
"Everyone said that Ping An was proficient in Qihuang and could not cure his illness?"
He was looking at Xue Sui.
Xue Sui seemed to have not seen it, and laughed softly. "Doctors cannot treat themselves, as they have been there in ancient times." Li Huan smiled and raised his hand, signaling the eunuch to put the chessboard and tea on it.
It was an exquisite chessboard, and the chess pieces in the chess box were even more gentle and transparent - it was the chess pieces carefully made of ivory and jade that Li Zhao had given him when he was awarded the tribute by the Xingluan people. "The summer is long, and Ai Xiang is lazy. Why not talk to me with me?" Xue Sui lowered her eyes and her expression was calm. "Peace is clever and hard at chess, and I dare not play chess with the prince."
Li Huan was not annoyed, but his face was gentle.
"Madam Ping'an is too humble. It's just a pastime. You and I can do whatever you want, no matter what you win or lose." Xue Sui said, "It's better to obey your orders than respect."
The two sat opposite each other.
The sound of the stuttering is crisp and pleasant, echoing in the quiet house.
You go back and forth, black and white chess pieces intertwined, and the chess game keeps changing.
Li Huan held a black piece in his hand and fell on the chessboard and smiled softly. "Madam, this game of chess seems to be counting my account."
No mistakes, one song, one content, one book, one book, one bar, one book, one bar, one bar!
Xue Sui looked at the black man who was decisive and frowned slightly, looking like he was not good at chess skills. "The prince was joking. I was just worried and dared not act rashly. The princess was not happy with me. Now she lives in the palace. As soon as the person came, the prince rewarded me with so many things. Now I don't even dare to leave the door, for fear of annoying the noble people..."
She seemed to be thinking of something, holding her fingertips in the star position, raising her eyes. "Does the prince like to watch the fight between trapped beasts?" Li Huan gently caresses the teacup, as if he is trying the warmth of the tea.
"Is my reward actually a disaster in your eyes?"
He suddenly leaned over, and Bai Zi knocked on the trample with a chuckle.
"Pingle had a rift with the prince-consort because of the last incident. Don't talk about you, I have resentment towards me. You don't have to worry about her, just avoid her. If you have something to do, I'll make the decision for you."
"Thank you for your understanding..."
"Ba!"
Ivory chess piece hit a broken jade sound.
The blackspot cut off the dragon, causing ripples in the tea soup.
Xue Sui looked at the chess game and slowly leaned towards the red sandalwood chair. The jade-colored chess pieces were on her fingertips, twisting and turning like the moon. "Oh! I lost."
She reached out to get the chess box and collected it. When she raised her arms, she saw some old scars faintly visible in the slightly open sleeve...
The exploration in Li Huan's eyes became deeper and deeper, but his smile remained unchanged.
"One more game, I will let you get three moves."
Play chess until late at night.
Li Huancai left without feeling satisfied.
He did not take that pair of jade-like chess pieces away.
Simply said, "I will come back when I have time and discuss with my wife."
Xue Suifu bowed and stared at the figure with the elongated fire on the ground, "Your Majesty, go slowly."
Li Huan's smile slightly condensed on the corner of his lips, and the candlelight cast a shadow like a butterfly wing on her crow-colored eyelashes...
He never knew this woman.
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The dusk is as dark as ink, an accord in Pingle Women's Square.
Princess Pingle's scarlet skirt swept across the threshold and walked in slowly.
Gu Jie has been kneeling inside for a long time. It was hot in the summer and a trace of sweat had been printed on the seat.
He stood up and bowed tremblingly: "I have seen the princess..."
Pingle smiled so hard that his eyes were filled with cold light, he looked down at him from a high place, and slowly sat down. "I heard that Fan Bing owed 110,000 taels in Hongfu Gambling House - you said, if the prince consort lost all his money, would he bet Princess Wenjia to the casino?" Gu Jie looked up and saw the princess shaking her hair with a trembling pearl on her hair, as if she saw a poisonous snake spitting out a letter.
"This, Gu dare not speak nonsense."
Pingle smiled contemptuously, "Fan Bing is insatiable, and he will be stupid sooner or later. Do you think that bitch Wen Jia is worth the price?"
Gu Jiehan wet his forehead and did not dare to say anything.
Pingle glanced at him with contempt, and his fingertips dyed with kohl's fingers crossed the exquisite tea utensils on the table, and his laughter was full of hostility.
"You have thought about what you said before?"
Gu Jie rolled his Adam's apple, and his hands with blue veins swelled tightly grasped the corners of his clothes.
"As long as the princess keeps her word and makes the King of Wei pay the price, Gu Jie is willing to work hard for the sake of his own."
"So tactful?" Ping Le was stunned, and suddenly laughed so hard that his silk fan was raised to cover half of his cheek.
After a long time, she had laughed enough, she slowly stood up and threw a black iron token in front of Gu Jie.
"Three days later, a Xiz caravan arrived in Shangjing. I heard that they had great powers and had a wide range of connections. They had many secret transactions with the Black Market of the Old Lingmao, and they also had drawings such as crossbow machines and bed machines for the defense of the Shenbingying City that flowed from the black market..."
Gu Jie's pupils suddenly shrank.
"Why are there these confidential drawings in the black market of Jiulingzhu?"
Pingle smiled coldly and said expressionlessly: "A year ago, the Ministry of War had a bizarre theft. A Sizi woman pretended to be Hu Ji and lured Shangshu of the Ministry of War, stole the secret drawings and fled. Later, the old Shangshu of the Ministry of War died, and the palace suspected her, so she escaped to the Jiulingzhu!"
Gu Jie: "The princess is saying..."
Pingle asked with a smile: "How do you look at Xue Liu?"
Gu Jie was sweating in a cold sweat and answered very carefully, "Her biological mother is Hu Ji. She is tall and slender, with neat and distinctive outlines, very unique..."
She didn't dare to say that Xue Liu is good-looking in front of Ping Le, but compared to the gentleness and subtlety of a Zhongzhou woman, Xue Liu's facial features are grand and ostentatious, and her whole life is bright and dazzling, adding a hint of heroism and an indescribable sense of charm.
Shaped and terrifying.
Others can't imitate others...
When I was a child, it was probably because she grew up like this that she was not popular.
Ping Le seemed to see through his tactful expression, curled his lips and said lightly, "I found out that the woman was caught at that time and even tortured her. Several people went to the scene together and tortured the person to the point of being completely decent. The person was gone at that time, but she was pregnant with Shangshu Cao's old son. In order to avoid being held accountable by Shangshu Cao, the soldiers said to the outside world that the person had escaped and was not caught..."
Gu Jie frowned.
A lot of the news that Pingle received came through the Women's House.
The ladies and ladies chatted without any trouble. They knew a lot of news that others could not know, but could not control their mouths. After a few cups of tea, they couldn't help but vomit some truth...
Pingle seemed to be smiling, and her eyes seemed to be poisoned.
"Do you think it's a coincidence that Xue Liu's back has a mark, and he must have left a bunch of scars on his body, right?"
The summer heat qi condensed on his back, and Gu Jie felt his scalp numb. "But, Your Highness, two years ago, Xue Liu was only sixteen years old and was still in Jiuling Swamp. How could he get involved in theft of the secret drawings of the Ministry of War?"
"So what? She has been away from the palace for a full ten years. Who can prove that she is Xue Liu? Instead of the fake woman who steals the confidential drawings and escapes for fear of crime?"
Gu Jie was shocked.
Shangshu Cao just passed away half a year ago.
The woman was raised by him outside, and her appearance was not necessarily known to everyone...
When thinking of this, Gu Jie couldn't help but feel confused again. "The woman was dead at that time. Who did the crossbow drawings flowing from the black market?" Pingle collapsed in dissatisfaction.
"Is this the point?"
Gu Jie quickly apologized, looking very worried.
Pingle sneered sinisterly: "With a heavy reward, there must be a brave man. If you know how to make a fortune, someone will ignore life and death. The Ministry of War, the Shenbing Camp, and those soldiers, have the possibility of robbing themselves and making profits from it... In short, it doesn't matter who sells it. What's important is that you must touch Xue Liu's hands."
She frowned suddenly, and every word was very sharp.
"This time, I want Xue Liu to be the unjustly painted ghost!"
When he heard Ping Le talk that day, Gu Jie was not very sober after being drunk, and now he gradually sorted out - Ping Le wanted to frame Xue Liu the things that the female criminal who stole the crossbow machine did on Xue Liu, and to create the illusion of contact between the merchants of the Jiulingzhuo and Xizhui, and to make the crimes true, so that Xue Liu could not argue.
If this is true, don’t say that Xue’s mansion and Princess Duan cannot protect her, nor can Prince Duan cannot protect her.
Gu Jie was speechless.
This move is indeed ruthless.
Two-in-one chapter!
Good night, sisters, see you tomorrow~~
When the Chinese New Year is over, I will adjust the update time~
This year is a mess, and after it, it seems like there is no one left, only tired people, are there any...