Still waiting for Zhaoyang

Chapter 27 Smoke and dust in the deep east (5)
She was very surprised to see Shang Rui sitting in front of the bed, but she really couldn't remember the cause and effect.I saw him leaning against the bedpost with his head slightly tilted back, his brows locked together, and the tip of his nose, lips, and chin forming a proud and handsome silhouette.The ink-like hair was tightly tied into a bun, clean and neat, but there was actually half a rotten leaf hidden in the hair at the back of the head.

From the time they met Yishan, Xia Yue felt that he must be a pampered person. Hair crowns, waist ornaments, and clothes seemed casual, but they were extremely particular. Even the corners of the robes were rarely wrinkled. Such a thing in the head.

She was very thirsty, and there was no one else but Shang Rui, she just didn't want to call him out, so she could only slowly prop up her upper body.

She had been lying on the bed for too long, her whole body was soft, and it was difficult to get up, and she barely sat up until she was sweating profusely.She turned her head and looked at Shang Rui next to the bed, she was actually sleeping soundly, probably a little caught in the cold, breathing heavily, and the dead leaf was still stuck there.

Suddenly, she thought of Zijin.When she was young, she took him to steal the fruit from the tree in the next yard, and always came back from the dog hole in the corner, and then she cleaned up the weeds and leaves for him before he dared to go home, stealing oranges in winter, Stealing pears in summer actually tastes sour and astringent, but you never get tired of it.

Recalling this, Xia Yue suddenly laughed, and couldn't help reaching out to pick the leaves on Shang Rui's head.

The first time she didn't reach it, the second time she leaned out, just as her fingers touched the leaf, she suddenly became dizzy, her waist went limp, and her upper body slanted and directly hit his chest.

As a result, he woke up.

Her entire face was tightly pressed against the skirt of his chest, which made her want to die.

He lowered his head and looked at the beautiful woman in his arms: "Every time you either give a kiss or take off your clothes, and now you throw yourself into your arms, what exactly do you want?"

She really had no face to raise her head at this moment, so she could only explain: "There's something in your hair, I'll take it off for you." After speaking, she spread her palm out for Shang Rui to see.She did pluck off the leaves, and forcibly pulled a few strands of hair together in her hand.

He glanced at the things in her hand, but asked, "How long have you been lying down without taking a bath?"

Her face froze immediately, she quickly pushed him away, and moved herself farther away.

"This is obviously my wing, and you came in without saying a word, and you still blame me for the bad smell." She looked him up and down again unconvinced, "I didn't even look at how dirty I was."

Shang Rui suddenly laughed, but did not refute her.

At this time, He Xiang pushed the door and came in, seeing that Xia Yue was already awake, she burst into tears with joy: "Miss, Miss, that's great, that's great, you're really awake." Seeing that Shang Rui was still there, she burst into tears again After bowing, "Thank you Mr. Hong." After saying that, he went out to find Li Ji.

Xia Yue glanced at Shang Rui: "I'm awake, what is she thanking you for?"

Shang Rui replied: "How would I know?" After speaking, he got up and was about to leave.

"Alas—" Xia Yue couldn't help but grabbed his clothes.

He turned and looked down.

She quickly withdrew her hands as if she had been scalded.

"Why? Can't bear it?" He smiled.

At this time, Li Ji's footsteps were already heard from far to near.

"You... When will you come again?" Xia Yue raised her face and asked him.

When she was talking, the hand that held him just now rested lightly on the quilt, and her fingers did not have long nails like palace ladies or officials, but were trimmed close to the fingertips, looking very round and lovely.His eyes turned to the lips where she asked when he would come again. She raised her face, raised her chin, and opened her lips slightly, revealing a few white teeth inside.

He suddenly remembered the taste of those lips in the snow that day.

In an instant, Li Ji had already knocked on the door.

He collected his attention and replied with a smile: "I'm afraid I won't be able to spare time today, I'll come tomorrow."

On this day, Shang Rui was in a very good mood.

Wang Xiaoxiang went to Kangning Hall to find him because of his father's serious illness.

After listening to her narration, Shang Rui smiled lightly and said, "Why does the queen come here to ask me about such a trivial matter? In a few days, your next order will be to ask Li Ji to go to the prime minister's residence."

Seeing the expression on his face, Wang Xiaoxiang couldn't help being taken aback. Having known him for so many years, he almost watched him grow from a young boy to a mature man. In terms of his mind, he should be the most unpredictable person in the world, but Sometimes, on a whim, he is the most obvious person in the palace, and others can tell when he is happy and angry.

"Is there anything else the queen needs to do?" Shang Rui put down the notebook in his hand and asked casually.

"No, the concubine will not bother His Majesty," Wang Xiaoxiang said.

"Oh, by the way," Shang Rui stopped her again, "Wang Kui, do you have an adopted son?"

"Wang Gan? He was originally my uncle's aunt and nephew, but later my uncle had no children, so he entered the family tree and adopted him as an adopted son."

"The Ministry of Households has an idle job. Someone recommended him, saying that he was brought up by your uncle since he was a child. He has learned a lot and has a high moral character. What do you think?"

"Chen Qie has never met Wang Gan," she said in the middle, remembering the day when she talked back to her father, which made him almost mad.Wang Kui is actually not the brother of his father Wang Ji, but the concubine's son. She doesn't know the past, but his father treats him very kindly.

So she changed her words and said: "Uncle, he is gentle and gentle, and he wants to teach his son well."

Unexpectedly, Shang Rui sneered when he heard the words: "If you don't mention anything else about your uncle, his character and official status are really not very good. It's hard for you to pick out two words to describe him."

Wang Xiaoxiang was a little embarrassed by his ridicule.

"However, since the empress said yes, then of course it is good, I agree. Anyway, it is a job to be ordered by others, so let him practice hard." Shang Rui said.

Wang Xiaoxiang came out of Kangning Hall and looked back again.

The palace wall is majestic, and the nearby branches have sprouted green buds, and spring has gradually begun to show signs.

Seven

Xia Yue leaned on the bed, listening to He Xiang's emotional retelling of how Shang Rui went to Dongyuan, how he found the blood magpie, and how he sent it non-stop to save her life.

She recalled the dead leaves on his head and remained silent.

He Xiang said: "Miss, you suspected Mr. Hong before, and you said you should beware of him. You must be superfluous. I think he treats you really well."

"It's not as simple as you think." Xia Yue said.

"What, I think Mr. Hong is a very simple person. If you treat him kindly, he will treat you nicely. If you are angry with him, he will be even more angry with you."

After He Xiang said this, she suddenly thought of Zijin, so she thought for a while and said, "I don't know if Mr. Hong has a family. If he doesn't, he is a good match for Miss."

Xia Yue slapped her forehead lightly: "You are so young, you think too much!"

After a while, Li Ji brought the second bowl of medicine.

She remembered that the medicine was actually made of poisonous blood, and couldn't help but feel a little nauseous.She is not afraid of pain, nor is she afraid of the pain of medicine, but she has been afraid of eating those weird things since she was a child.

She drank it in one gulp, and instantly felt her chest was overwhelmed, and she felt very nauseous.

Seeing this, Li Ji said: "There are only two bowls of this medicine left. If you vomit, they will probably have to stay up late at night and catch another one in the cold."

Xia Yue hurriedly covered her mouth, and had no choice but to hold back the concoction.

In the afternoon of the second day, Shang Rui really came.

She seemed to have regained some strength after waking up in the morning, and she didn't feel tired. She didn't sleep at noon, so she borrowed a book to read.

Xia Yue asked: "Is this my return to light?"

The fragrance of the lotus is extremely strong: "I just like to pick the unlucky ones."

The two were talking when Shang Rui arrived at the door.

He Xiang hurriedly found an excuse to avoid, and let Xia Yue call her without looking back.

Xia Yue felt a little uncomfortable, she held the book and didn't look at him.

He stared at her calmly, which made her feel flustered, so she simply put down the book, raised her head and said, "What are you doing?"

"Didn't you call me here?"

"I..." Xia Yue was at a loss for words. Originally, she wanted to get rid of him last time. If she died, the previous holidays between him and her would be forgotten. I hope that others will not embarrass He Xiang.

However, ever since Xia Yue knew that he had put in so much effort to save her, she couldn't say those words.

"Did I really meet you in Jinluo?" She was curious.

"We asked you for directions in Jinluo, and then you told us to go to Cuiweilou. You said it was expensive and tasteless, but it was very suitable for me."

Xia Yue couldn't help laughing: "I remembered, it was you."

"Why not me."

"Did you eat later?" Xia Yue was curious.

"No." Shang Rui replied, "I dare not go."

Xia Yue giggled and said, "If you like to drink Jinluo's Chen Qingjiu, there are several altars buried under the peach tree in my house, and I used to want to drink it behind my father's back."

"A girl like you also likes to drink?"

"Of course," Xia Yue replied, "Both men and women in Jinluo grew up smelling the aroma of wine. They can quench their thirst with wine. Naturally, they have a good capacity for drinking, and this is a good thing."

He Xiang left in a hurry just now, so the door was not closed tightly when she left, only to see that the sun suddenly brightened outside the door at this moment.

The warm golden sun seemed to break through the clouds in an instant, penetrated through the crack of the door, and sprinkled on the ground, which made people feel extremely comfortable.

Shang Rui got up, walked to the window, slowly opened the window, and the soft sunlight slanted into the room in an instant, shone on him, and cast a tall and straight shadow on the ground.

She hadn't seen the sun for a long time, her eyes were a little uncomfortable, and she dared to raise her head after squinting.

"How about we compete?" When he stood in the sunlight and smiled, his face was very gentle.

"Compared to what?" Xia Yue asked.

"Of course it's drinking." He looked at her, "But you've just recovered from a serious illness, we'll wait until you fully recover."

"Is my illness really cured?"

"Probably won't die." He replied.

"Then..." she murmured, "Master Li may not keep his promise."

Nor will he cure Zijin's illness for her.

She spoke in such a low voice, completely talking to herself, without the joy of recovery, but with a little melancholy.

Shang Rui turned his face back again, the smile on his brows subsided, and the expression in his eyes became lighter.

Looking out from the house through the window, I can see four pear trees planted in the yard, one of which has a few new shoots on its bare brown branches, and the rest seem to have been frozen in winter.

"Of course you will be fine. Li Ji's medical skills are rejuvenated." He said lightly, "but his ability to plant trees is not very good."

A paragraph, people can not guess.

There is no wind outside the window, but there seems to be birdsong and the fragrance of new leaves.

Shang Rui stood with his hands behind his back, facing the morning light for a moment, then turned to Xia Yue and said, "I've always wanted to ask you a question."

Xia Yue looked at him, waiting for his next words.

"Hei Yin Sha has been extinct for many years, and it has never appeared in the Imperial Capital before. How did you get it?"

"I..." Xia Yue was taken aback, thinking of Mu Yuanzhi, and the child who went to the doctor, if not at that time, then when?She thought about it afterwards, the illness was really strange, she thought about it, and she didn't know what to tell him or what not to tell him, and she was not sure how to answer for a while.

Shang Rui waited for a while without seeing her answer, and reminded: "Miss Min?"

After saying these three words, the corner of his mouth raised, and suddenly he smiled again.

He was standing in the bright spring light, the sun was wrapped around his shoulders, a piece of golden light, but suddenly lost the warm temperature just now.

He said, "Maybe I should call you Yu Zhaoyang?"

(End of this chapter)