Still waiting for Zhaoyang

Chapter 18
One of them is a hairpin, and the other end is a group of flowers made of gold flakes.Around a sunflower-shaped stamen, there are eight independent petals, each of which is recessed by a layer.The protruding parts are made of gold wire to make a net pattern, and after the petals, eight petals are used as a foil.At a glance, it looks like a blooming mountain chrysanthemum, very fresh and elegant.

Xia Yue didn't look away for a long time, and couldn't help reaching out to pick it up.

What a shrewd person the store clerk is, he took the buyer's face into his heart, and immediately asked someone to hold up the bronze mirror to try on Xia Yue, and at the same time, he praised the hairpin, Xia Yue's eyesight and appearance like crazy.

Xia Yue raised her eyes and asked, "How much?"

The guy narrowed his eyes into a line and made a gesture: "60 taels."

He Xiang took a deep breath in her heart, she knew that Linlangfang's items were not ordinary and the price was ridiculously high, but she didn't expect it to be so expensive.

Xia Yue's eyes drooped slightly.

It's not that she doesn't have money, but the money left by her father is reserved for Zijin's urgent use in the future, how can she be willful.

Xia Yue reluctantly smiled at the clerk: "I'll look at other things." As she spoke, she reached out and awkwardly removed the golden hairpin from her hair.

The clerk hurriedly stopped her and persuaded: "Miss, you wear it, you are as beautiful as a fairy, do you want it?"

Seeing her continue to move, the man said again: "And you don't know, this object has a lot of origins, girl, can you..."

Suddenly, a voice suddenly sounded from behind: "What is the origin, let me tell you."

As soon as she turned her head and saw Shang Rui, her brows suddenly frowned. The more people she hated, the more often she bumped into them.

The buddy must have just wanted to keep Xia Yue with his thoughts, but he was stunned by Shang Rui's casual question, and didn't know how to answer for a while.

But the boss came out from the inner hall, and continued with what the waiter said: "It's just a rumor. It is said that Emperor Taizu was not yet in power when he was young. After meeting a woman in the countryside, he made love with a golden hairpin, and later married. Get a wife. The master in our workshop accidentally got a picture, and it took a lot of work to make it according to that picture."

Shang Rui smiled when he heard the words, naturally he didn't believe it.

The shopkeeper said again: "This kind of market legend is just for auspiciousness. Whether the girl wears it for herself, or whether the young man wants to give it to someone as a token of affection, it is suitable."

Xia Yue didn't want to pay for the money, and seeing that the shopkeepers are so enthusiastic, it's hard to dampen their enthusiasm, and she couldn't get away from it. Seeing Shang Rui walking in like a victim, she was relieved, and took the opportunity to put the hairpin Put it back in the box.

The boss is such a person who is good at observing words and expressions, he immediately turned the box in front of Shang Rui.

It can be seen that she is also very excited about the hair ornament, and she couldn't help but glance sideways and glance lightly, feeling a little bit reluctant.

Shang Rui saw her expression, and smiled faintly: "How much money, I bought it."

When Xia Yue heard this, she came out of the shop with lotus fragrance.

Turning the corner and crossing Zhengyang Street, I happened to meet a certain nobleman's guard of honor.Passers-by avoided.

He Xiang couldn't help asking the vendor next to him: "Who is this lord?"

The fruit seller whispered, "It's Mr. Xu."

Xia Yue asked: "Which Master Xu?"

The little brother muttered: "Are you from other places? There are still a few who can be called Mr. Xu in the court, Mr. Xu, King of Wei." That person is Shang Rui's uncle——Xu Jingye.

He was granted the title of "King of Wei", and he was also a lucky minister before the emperor. He has been favored for many years, so naturally the chariots and horses are very proud.

Xia Yue and He Xiang stood in the crowd and watched together.

As soon as the group of people came to the front, an old silver-haired man on the opposite side unexpectedly rushed out from the narrow lanes on both sides, ignoring the horseshoes and wheels, and threw himself in front of the guard of honor who opened the way, crying: "The grassroots have grievances, grievances, grievances— —”

The word "you are wronged" is more and more bleak in the mouth of the old man.

In the later years of Emperor Sejong, the prosperity of the dynasty seemed to be beginning to emerge, and it was rare to see such an official driver of a first-rank official stopped in public in the imperial capital.

Xu Jingye raised his hand to stop the accompanying soldiers who were about to scold the old man, rode his horse forward, and said kindly: "Old man, Xu was only a military officer in the past. If you have a grievance, you should ask someone to write a pleadings and submit it to the Yamen. Xu can't be the master of things."

His voice was not loud, but his words were sonorous and vigorous. On the avenue with many people talking, he still sounded clear and clear, with a kind of mighty spirit.

He Xiang tugged on Xia Yue's cuff, and whispered: "It's really imposing."

Xia Yue snorted coldly, but it was just hypocrisy.

The old man still fell to the ground: "Only adults can decide what is in the hearts of the grass-roots people, otherwise the grass-roots people will not be able to rest in peace after death."

"Oh?" Xu Jingye was quite puzzled, and got off his horse, "What's the matter with the old man, let's talk about it in front of so many folks." He bowed down patiently to help the old man get up, but he didn't expect the old man to raise his head He actually spat in his face.

The incident happened suddenly, and the surrounding guards were also caught off guard.

The old man shook off Xu Jingye's hand that was supporting him, stepped back abruptly, and looked up to the sky with a long smile.

"Dog thief! Your Xu family was originally just a dog servant raised by my David Dynasty. Thanks to the late emperor's love, you were awarded your sisters and gave you glory, but you secretly contacted the inner palace to harm my late emperor. This is disloyal; It is inhumane to disobey the decree and set up a new emperor for your own selfish desires. You disregarded the kindness of the former emperor and destroyed the prince's family and destroyed my David's bloodline. King Wei, dare to covet the throne of a different surname, this is unjust!"

Xia Yue heard this, bit her lower lip tightly, took a deep look at the old man, and couldn't help clenching her hands tightly.The old man's words stuck in her heart and made her feel aggrieved.If it weren't for these people, if it weren't for them, how would Zijin's family be ruined.

Unexpectedly, Shang Rui also followed her at some point, stood beside her, and hid in the crowd together to stop and watch.

The old man said again: "You unfaithful, disobedient, unkind, and unrighteous rebellious officials and thieves are actually worshiped by officials and have hereditary titles. How can we, loyal people, feel unjust? How can the people of the world not be unjust?"

Shang Rui said leisurely: "This old gentleman is very courageous."

Xia Yue didn't care about what he said, she just tensed her heartstrings, and stared at that side from the gap in the crowd, fearing that the old man would be murdered innocently.

"The old man sees you swiping your sword and slaying yourself as soon as possible to sacrifice the spirit of the late emperor in heaven. You thief, kill me. Today, the old man only regrets that he has no strength to restrain a chicken, and can't kill you with his hands..."

When the old man said the last few words, the guards beside him had already taken them down and covered his mouth, but he dragged himself to death, just to finish the last few words, but his mouth was still blocked after all.

Xu Jingye calmly raised his sleeves to wipe the spittle off his face, and walked up to the old man: "It's just a trivial matter that the old man scolded Xu just now, but he shouldn't insult me, the emperor and the queen mother. The guards under Xu are nothing but It is because I am afraid that the old man will offend you if he says any disrespectful words. Now Xu has to hand you over to the court officer, and they will naturally deal with it strictly according to the law of my court." After saying this, someone tied up the old man and sent him to the yamen , Get on your horse and move on.

Seeing that there was no more excitement to watch, people dispersed in a hurry.

Xia Yue watched the old man's staggering steps being pushed and shoved, and a complicated feeling suddenly rose in her heart.

Shang Rui looked at the figure of the old man going away, shook his head and said: "Over half a century old and loyal, but it's a pity that doing things is nothing more than scholarly spirit, foolish loyalty."

Xia Yue heard the word "foolish loyalty", she suddenly turned her head to look at him, and said with restraint, "He is an old man in sixties, you don't have to be so mean."

"It's not that I'm mean. They've studied a lot, so they're bound to be pedantic. Losing their life today is just a quick talk. Besides, a scholar can't even scold people very hard. If you really want to be an enemy, hide it." If you lose your temperament, doing something in this imperial capital where fish and dragons are mixed together is not going to be much more useful."

Xia Yue said sarcastically: "I don't see people in the world can learn the ability of the young master to be so sweet."

He replied: "It can be seen that I am different from the world."

It so happened that Minglian brought the horse over, and Shang Rui turned on his back.

Only then did Xia Yue catch a glimpse of the sandalwood box from Linlangfang in his hand, and she was sure he must have bought the golden hairpin. Remembering what the shop said just now that men can buy it as a token of love, she couldn't help sneering: "I only wish The woman who entrusts her love to the young master will not be mistaken."

Shang Rui heard the words, looked at the wooden box in his hand, and then glanced at Xia Yue, wanting to say something, but finally kept silent.He tucked the horse's belly between his legs and steered the horse away, but he didn't want to take a few steps, so he couldn't help turning back.

"Since Miss Min is afraid that others will miss you, why don't I give this thing to you instead, so as not to harm others." He sat on the horseback, looked down at her indifferently, and threw the box out after speaking. Light, delicate, and impartial, it just landed firmly in Xia Yue's arms.

Xia Yue subconsciously caught the thing.

"I've rewarded you, you're welcome." The tone was extremely contemptuous.

He was passing by, and happened to know that Xia Yue was in the jewelry store, so he went in curiously to have a look, and noticed that she was lingering at the hair accessory, but she didn't buy it, so he simply bought it.Now he is not very happy to be provoked by her, he can't hold back his face, but he can't help not to send her off, so this is the situation.

However, the last sentence sounded like dismissing a beggar to Xia Yue, and he still threw it at her so condescendingly, the anger that had been building up in her heart finally burst out, and she threw the box in her arms to the ground. He fell, and spat, and said, "Who cares."

I saw the box fell open, and half of the contents fell out.The accumulated snow on the side of the road had been trampled beyond recognition by the crowd just now, and one end of the hairpin fell into the mud, stained with stains and dazzlingly bright.

Shang Rui had never been brushed against his face like this in his life, and he was immediately annoyed: "Pick it up."

"Why?" She didn't show any weakness, she wanted to raise her head to look at him, but felt that he was so condescending that he had surpassed her in momentum, so she turned her face and looked elsewhere.

"I'll let you pick it up." He suppressed his voice, already furious.

"I don't!" She screwed on too.

Shang Rui was burning with anger. He shouldn't be such an irritable person, but for some reason, he kept getting angry at her one after another.Before she could say the next sentence, he grabbed her roughly by the shoulders, picked her up, and threw her horizontally on the horse's back in front of the saddle, then raised his whip fiercely, and drove the horse to gallop.

"Young master!" Ming Lian and Yao Chuang beside him hurriedly chased after him.

Shang Rui rolled his eyes and shouted with a sullen face, "Don't follow anyone!"

Xia Yue's mind was suddenly clouded.She only thought that the worst end would be to fight with him or be slapped twice by him, but she didn't expect him to force her out of the city like this.

She was carried by a horse, lying prone on the horse's back in an awkward posture, which was extremely indecent, and the horse ran very fast, pressing against her chest and stomach, making it difficult for her to even breathe.

For a moment, she wished that she would just fall off the horse like this. It would be better to be dead and disabled than to be humiliated by him like this.But the next moment, I was afraid of falling again, so I had to pull my hand to grab the horse mane beside me.

Shang Rui rode his horse all the way, with a dark face and no sound.

She gritted her teeth, not letting herself utter a word of begging or moaning.

But even if she didn't slide on the ground, every time the steed under her bumped, her back and side ribs would hit in front of the saddle, and the pain was so painful that she gradually forgot about the cold.

The style outside the city is extravagant, and the whistling has calmed Shang Rui's mind a lot.At that time, he wanted to teach her a lesson, but he was afraid that she would continue to embarrass him. Now that he was awake, he suddenly felt that his behavior was ridiculous, and gradually slowed down.

Their horses walk on the official road, which is the only way to enter the imperial capital. Even in such a cold winter, pedestrians, carriages and horses are always bustling.He is riding a horse with a girl on his back, which is even more eye-catching.

He found a fork in the road and went to the path.

Unexpectedly, after walking for a while, I saw that the road ahead had been covered with a thick layer of snow, and it was difficult to distinguish the depth.He is good at riding, but he is also afraid that if one accidentally falls over her.

He slowed down again, and after a while, he still didn't see her asking for mercy.

"If you feel unwell, just speak up, and I will let you down." He said leisurely.

She gathered all her strength, pressed her trembling lips, and held back for a long time before stubbornly uttering three words: "You are dreaming."

He raised his eyebrows, held the horse's rein and paused: "It's a pity that you are a woman with such a temperament, you are as stubborn as a donkey."

She didn't have the energy to answer his words.

He looked around, and further down was the bottom of the ditch, where the snow was thicker than other places, and there was probably no place for her to stay, so he prepared to let her down after going up the steep slope.

He held the rein, fearing that the horse would slip when climbing the slope, so he raised his whip again, followed by a sound of urging, and the horse obediently jumped up.With such a light leap, Xia Yue's back slammed hard on the hard saddle.When the second blow was about to come, she couldn't help it, and pulled out her other hand to block it.She was already exhausted, so she stretched her left hand back, her strength was insufficient, and she was not sure enough.As soon as the hand fell, it actually touched his crotch.

As if she had been stung, she retracted abruptly, her face flushed red.In an instant, with the determination that she would rather die than be humiliated by him like this, she let go of the horse's mane, supported her with both hands at the same time, and fell off the horse's back.

He quickly reached out to grab it, but didn't want to miss it.

Seeing her hit the ground, and the horse's four hooves were about to step on her, Shang Rui pulled the reins sharply, and the horse's front hooves flew into the air immediately.At the same time, he rolled over neatly and rolled down to the ground, hastily pulling her out from the horse's belly.

There was a steep slope below, and he rolled down with his arms protecting her.

Fortunately, the snow was thick, and I didn't encounter any hard objects after rolling all the way.When he stopped at the gentle slope at the bottom of the ditch, he let her go and shouted angrily, "You don't want to die?"

However, Xia Yue did not continue to refute him this time as he expected.

She huddled in the snow, buried her head, and didn't move for a long time.

He was startled for a moment, raised his upper body suspiciously, separated a little distance, and then lowered his head to look at her.

Her eyes were closed tightly, and her little face was wrinkled into a ball, as if she was trying to endure the pain.

"What? Where does it hurt?" He asked her, checking from top to bottom.He pulled out the hairpin Xiaotian from her hair, groped her head with his fingers, and saw nothing unusual, then pressed her neck, and then touched her shoulder blades and elbows, when he touched her palms, she He groaned in pain.

It turned out that when she fell to the ground just now, the palm of her left hand touched the ground first. It seemed that the palm was broken. Fortunately, it was not broken, but it was slightly misaligned.

Shang Rui frowned, got up and looked around.It was a vast expanse, and nothing useful could be found, but there were a few houses not far away.The horse was startled just now, but it didn't run far, and was already waiting for him on the other side of the hillside.

He avoided her wound and gently helped her sit up.Every time her body moved, she frowned, and the misplaced bone seemed to frustrate again.

Sweat wet her forehead hair, and the snow scum sticking to her body and neck also turned into water due to the heat and slipped into her collar.He softened his heart for a moment, and said, "How about I take you to see the doctor?"

She raised her eyelids tremblingly, looked at him, and shook her head slightly.

When he saw this, he couldn't help being unhappy again.

But she heard her ask weakly again: "Can you heal injuries?" She and Mu Yuanzhi have been studying medicine these days, and they know that this kind of bone injury is naturally the best way to restore it immediately, otherwise the fractured place The misalignment can get worse and can even puncture the skin.

Shang Rui was often naughty with his brothers when he was a child, so he naturally has rich experience in wound treatment.

He said, "I know a little bit, just because I'm afraid you won't be able to bear it."

She pursed her lips and said firmly, "I'm not afraid."

He looked at her, wondering what he was thinking, then picked her up, walked to a bare tree trunk a few steps away, pushed aside the snow with his bare hands, let her sit down against the tree trunk, and then pulled out the dagger he carried with him. The tree cut off a branch, cut it into a short length after it fell to the ground, and then tore off the corner of his inner garment.After doing all this, he raised the palm of her left hand and touched it carefully to determine the extent of the fracture.Then he took her hand in one and put the other on her shoulder.

Xia Yue was sandwiched between him and the tree trunk, there was no gap.

(End of this chapter)