Still waiting for Zhaoyang

Chapter 32
"When I was young, I once went out to sea with my father on a boat, and I saw it on the way back. It was early summer, and although there were only half of the bougainvillea flowers left, it was still incredible to see from the sea. I thought at the time, how can this place be called What about the black cliff, it’s obviously a flower wall of purple vines.” He murmured as he explained, the expression on his face seemed to be swallowed up by this piece of purple.

"Does it look more beautiful at sea?" She was curious.

"It's just as beautiful." There was a smile on the corner of his mouth, and Chunyang seemed to melt in his eyes.

While speaking, the sea tide rose.

The sea water has spread over the tidal flats, and has covered some bougainvillea petals, rolling them into the water.

Fortunately, she followed him early and stood on the high rock.

The coast after the shower was still not very calm. The sea water rose and fell from far to near, and finally slapped hard on the reef, breaking into snow-white debris in an instant, and then quickly dissipated.

Up and down, so repeated.

Xia Yue was a little dazed.

They just went one after the other, listening to the sound of the galloping waves, without speaking for a long time.

Shang Rui stood behind her.

A huge wave came over, stirring up a person's tall silvery white spray, rushing towards her feet.She subconsciously took a step back, not expecting to hit Shang Rui with her back.He reached out to take her hand.

She was startled, and when he touched her finger, it felt as if it had been scalded by a soldering iron, and she pulled it back abruptly.

After some contact, she began to look at him again from the corner of her eye.

This man, he can call out her real name, and he can also ask Li Ji to treat her illness.

What's more, his surname is Hong, but he has a good face of the Wei family, which is really puzzling.

It is said that the founding emperor Taizu was also a well-known handsome man.Since the founding of David, several generations have chosen beauty to enter the harem, so the facial features of the Wei family are getting better and better.

She had never met the first prince, nor had she met any other members of the royal family, but one year on the first day of the year, she followed her father to see the late emperor's dragon face from a distance, and at an age when she knew her destiny, she was gentle and peaceful, and her charm still remained.

Think about Zijin again.

She and Zijin ate and drank together since they were young, and they knew each other as well as their left and right hands. She was naturally used to his appearance and didn't care about it.Suddenly, she remembered what Wang Gan and the others had said to blaspheme Zijin that night, and her complexion turned pale instantly, and her chest suddenly hurt like it was about to bleed.

Without that accident, no one in the world would dare to offend him with his appearance like that.

Thinking about it this way, he resented the person on the throne and Mrs. Xu even more.

Shang Rui, who was next to him, had been immersed in the court and palace since he was a child, and had a meticulous mind. Seeing her face flickering, he could guess her thoughts at the moment.

A large bird swooped down to the water surface to hunt at low altitude, breaking the silence between the two.

"I do know your father." He said directly, "but I have nothing to do with you."

Xia Yue was suspicious.Because he is only in his twenties, how old was he ten years ago when his father was serving in the imperial court?She didn't really believe it if she just knew each other.

Although she is not good at calculating, she is not stupid either.But what can she do, holding a knife against his neck and telling him to tell the truth?
Thinking about this, Xia Yue couldn't help but want to raise her head to touch the hairpin hidden in the front of her breast, but when her hand was in the air, she was afraid that he would be suspicious, so she stopped her movement abruptly.

"Your father is aloof, and I admire his character very much."

At that time, no one thought that the first reserve would entrust Yu Sheng.Yu Sheng has always been sober and aloof, with only the world in his heart. Later, he had different political views from the first reserve. Although he became an official because of the first reserve, no one later classified him as a member of the first reserve party. neglect.

A gentleman promises a lot, but he never expected that he would give up his ambitions and his talents for that promise, and take his wife and daughter with him to avoid being hunted around and hide in the market.

This made Shang Rui very admired.

Shang Rui looked at Xia Yue, and was afraid that she would think he was being perfunctory, so he added, "I really admire it."

He usually sees people with his nose upturned, and it is really not easy to say the word "admiration" himself.

"Then you've seen me before?" She refers to childhood.

Shang Rui turned his face sideways, looked at her with a smile, and moved his eyes from his eyebrows to his mouth. After a while, he wanted to shake his head and tell the truth directly, but in a blink of an eye he asked back: "You didn't beat me in the bet, why should I tell you?" sly.

That year, Yu Sheng made a joke.

The first emperor encountered a broken chess game and didn't know what to explain, so he summoned Yu Sheng late at night.Unexpectedly, Yu Sheng rushed to the gate of Qiantai Hall in a hurry, and the eunuch lit a lamp and was about to guide him, but he laughed "puchi".It turned out that he didn't know why, but there was a small tin for women inserted next to the jade crown on his head.After the first emperor learned about it, he was furious at first, and scolded him for not knowing the etiquette of the emperor, but after seeing him with his own eyes, he couldn't help laughing: "Yu Qing, why is this?"

"The little girl is stubborn and insisted on following the minister into the palace, but the minister left her in the carriage and didn't notice that she did such a thing."

When Shang Rui was on the side, he couldn't help interjecting and asked, "How many children does Master Yu have in his family?"

"Returning to Your Highness, I only have this girl, with a humble name of Zhaoyang, who is extremely stubborn. I have a headache, how dare I raise another child."

Having said that, there was no sign of a headache on Yu Sheng's face, it was clearly full of doting and joy.Shang Rui remembered that apart from blood, there were too many other things between him and his parents, and they would never be so close, so he couldn't help but yearn for it.

This memory should have been backlogged in a certain corner and gradually become dusty, but I didn't want to suddenly come alive because of the word "Zhaoyang".

There are thousands of things in his mind, but in the end he didn't mention a word, it just turned into a smile on the corner of his mouth.

Those smiling eyes, Ji Yueguangfeng.

Xia Yue withdrew her gaze from him and said displeasedly: "Since you know who I am, why didn't you arrest me and hand me over to the imperial court?"

With a smile at the end of his eyes: "You come up with this idea, it sounds good."

She lowered her eyes, didn't answer his words, and walked back by herself.

Because of the high tide, most of the tidal flats were flooded by the sea, so Xia Yue had no choice but to take advantage of those reefs and walk towards the edge.The reefs were densely packed, but some of the reefs were a bit wide apart. She didn't want to get her shoes wet, and she didn't bother to care about Shang Rui who stayed behind, so she jumped on it and moved forward.

Halfway through, there are fewer and fewer reefs that can be stepped on.She finally found the next target, so she jumped over there vigorously. It was not difficult at first, but it had just rained and the stone surface was very slippery.

When she landed, she accidentally slipped, and her body fell backwards. She yelled in her heart, she didn't want to fall into the mud soaked by sea water, but fell into Shang Rui's arms.

He caught her, raised his eyebrows and said, "Your father is obviously talented, how did he raise a daughter like you?"

When someone said this when she was a child, it was most likely to ridicule her mother's background as the daughter of a merchant.She pushed him away displeased: "What does it have to do with you?"

Standing in the mud, he couldn't help but hug Xia Yue horizontally, and walked towards the shore with the tide.

Xia Yue struggled aggrievedly.

Unexpectedly, he had great strength, holding her tightly in his arms, so that her face had to be pressed against his chest, the feeling was cold and damp.It was only then that she remembered that his clothes might have been soaked long ago in order to shelter her from the rain.

She was slightly stunned, and couldn't help stretching out her hand to touch other places on his body.

He squinted at her: "Under the clear sky, what are you going to do?"

Not only did she not answer, she also pulled back the skirt of her coat and reached in to check her middle coat, which was also wet.

"I just glanced at you that day, are you going to touch it back?" Shang Rui teased her.

Xia Yue didn't quarrel with him, she grabbed his clothes and said, "It's warm and cold in spring, how can you wrap yourself in wet clothes and blow the sea breeze for so long." , She looked down again and found that he was stepping in the water, and his boots were naturally soaked, "You are such a big man, why don't you know how to cherish yourself. Everyone talks about spring cover and autumn frost, but you are wrapped in wet clothes. I thought I was made of iron."

When he reached the shore, he put her down from his arms: "I'm not a woman, how can I be so delicate."

Hearing what he said, Xia Yue came back to her senses. He was such an unknown person, she originally followed him out with the determination to fight to the death, but now she was concerned about what he would do if he was cold.

She stopped talking, turned around and walked back along the way she came.

Shang Rui seemed to be in a good mood, talking to her casually.

"According to your age when you were a child, you will be in your twenties this year, why haven't you married yet?" Shang Rui asked.

These words were not intended to test her, but that he was really curious.

Xia Yue walked ahead for fear that he would dislike her and get in the way, so she didn't dare to stop climbing the mountain, speaking a little breathlessly: "After I am a criminal minister, wouldn't it be harmful to marry anyone?" Since he knew her details, She didn't bother to hide it, so she simply admitted it directly.

Shang Rui Yile, there are many women in this world, but one like her is rare.The women he met before were either obsequious to him or flattering, and a single hair could boast a flower.Also, people like Wang Xiaoxiang would just watch him coldly, like an iceberg.

In the past, when he went out to visit restaurants, he heard others say that men are cheap and like to gnaw hard stubble.

Unfortunately, he has no such interest.

But this Min Xiayue is just right, sometimes hard and sometimes soft, when you think she is going to fight you hard, she suddenly gives you a sweet date, when you think she is gentle and obedient, she suddenly jumps up and chokes you a few mouthfuls.If not for...

His heart trembled, he still had a smile on his face, but his heart felt uncomfortable.

But she didn't want to, when she reached the top of the mountain, Xia Yue stopped and turned to him: "I have something to say to Mr. Hong."

He waited for her next words.

"Master Cai just asked me about my marriage. I don't know whether it was intentional or not, but I want to explain it." Xia Yue froze, "Grandmother is my last relative. I came to the imperial capital from Jinluo to see her old man. After wanting to serve her for a hundred years, I cut off my hair and became a nun by myself. Now something has happened, and her old man has gone to another place to support her, but my determination has not changed. So I hope I misunderstood your kindness. "She finished speaking in one breath in embarrassment.

When Shang Rui heard that she was going to become a monk, she was slightly stunned, wondering whether she had encountered other things besides losing her parents and being alone, which made her have such an idea at a young age.Later, when I heard her utter the last sentence, I felt as if my five-flavored bottle had been overturned.

In his life, he has only met himself despising others, how dare he despise him before he speaks.

This was not in the palace, he couldn't do anything to her because of his status, he hid the anger accumulated in his eyes and sneered, "You really think highly of yourself." Then he walked down the mountain without looking back.

He walked ahead in a hurry and didn't want to talk to her at all.

She didn't get annoyed when he threw such a mocking word at her.She doesn't like to think about those oblique thoughts. Since the other party said no, then she didn't, and she won't think about it.

At the foot of the mountain, the two bay red horses were still in place, but the saddles were a little wet from the rain.

When she saw Shang Rui standing on one side, her expression regained her composure, and she realized that she was really careless.

But Xia Yue didn't know that if he restrained his expression intentionally, no one would be able to see his flaws.

Shang Rui got on the horse and pointed to the west: "Let's go back from there, and the official road is two miles away. There is an inn nearby, so we can eat something."

It's okay if he didn't say anything, after reminding her like this, she just remembered that the two of them had been out for a long time, and she suddenly felt hungry.

Along the way, the two rode slowly side by side, and when they arrived at the inn, they found that there were many guests.

"The next month's Chunwei test will still be the same. There are naturally many people these days. Many people stop here to rest, and they can enter the city before dark." Shang Rui explained, and asked the shop assistant to lead him to the private room on the second floor.

He ordered a few dishes at random.

The little guy was very smart, he just kept it in his heart without repeating, and explained that there were too many customers in the store, so the food might be served slowly.

Shang Rui didn't bother to continue speaking, so he waved his hand and dismissed the guy.

The man smiled and closed the door of the private room.

In the private room, apart from tables and chairs, there is also a spacious bamboo couch, probably for people to take a nap after eating and drinking.

After a while, the boy brought a pot of tea first.

Shang Rui didn't do anything.

Xia Yue noticed that he had been sluggish since halfway, and his complexion was not good, so she picked up the teapot and poured him a cup.

Who would have thought that he was extremely picky, glanced at the color of the tea soup and the tea leaves floating on the surface, frowned, took a small sip, and then gave up drinking it contemptuously.

Xia Yue looked at his clothes: "Do you want to borrow a set of clean clothes from the store for you to change?"

He said without hesitation, "I don't wear other people's clothes."

Xia Yue was dumbfounded, just now he said that he is not as expensive as a woman, but now it seems that he is more than that.

At this time, the store clerk knocked on the door again, and said that the vegetarian elbow ordered just now was out of ingredients, do you want to replace it with steamed three treasures, which is also the best-selling dish in their store.

Shang Rui propped his head, his eyelids drooped, speechless.

Xia Yue had no choice but to respond to the young man for him, and seeing that he seemed to have really caught the cold, whether it was for her to block the rain, she couldn't bear it, and asked the man to make ginger soup for him.

The little guy got the order and was about to leave, Xia Yue stopped him again: "Is there any shop selling new clothes near you?"

The little guy shook his head: "Our restaurant is in the wilderness, and only through the lake behind, people come to go for outings, eat, eat and rest. How can there be a clothes shop?" Wanting to drink ginger soup, I naturally understood that I needed to change clothes, so I said, "Girl, if you don't mind, the young master of our shopkeeper's house is about the same size as this young man, I will go and ask for you."

Unexpectedly, Xia Yue didn't speak, but Shang Rui flatly refused: "No."

Xia Yue suddenly felt that this person was too difficult to serve, usually she didn't know how to be used to it by her family, so she glanced at him sideways and said to the boy, "Don't bother with him, just take it."

Seeing Shang Rui's simple and delicate attire, the young man knew that he was a nobleman. Businessmen were the best at distinguishing the noble from the skin. The nobleman naturally had a temper, so he replied with a smile: "Girl, I'll just go find a new one."

After a while, the clothes arrived, and they were indeed new.

Shang Rui raised his eyes and looked, his face was a little pale, he got up and began to undo the white jade waist button around his waist.

Xia Yue stood up suddenly, blushing: "Can't you wait for me to go out before taking off?"

Shang Rui squinted at her: "You are going to be a nun now, and you don't care about these customs. Anyway, I saw you last time. If you look back this time, we can settle things."

While talking, he didn't stop his movements, the white jade was unbuttoned and thrown aside.

This room is not big, he sits outside, she sits inside under the window, now he is blocking the middle, changing clothes in front of her, but she can't get out.Seeing that he took off his coat and only his middle coat was left, Xia Yue couldn't avoid it, so she had to turn around to face the window lattice in embarrassment.

After the rustling sound stopped, Xia Yue heard the boy knock on the door to serve food, Shang Rui opened the door and let him in.She thought he should have changed, otherwise he wouldn't have answered the door, so she turned around and sat down on the stool.

Several meat and vegetable dishes were neatly placed on the table by the boy.

When she was about to eat, she glanced at Shang Rui by the way, and almost burst out laughing when she saw it.

I don't know what the little guy looks like, and he said that the young shopkeeper and Shang Rui are about the same height, but now the sleeves and feet are so short, wearing it on him looks like a person who has been strangled into a smaller size, which is very funny.

The little guy also scratched his head embarrassingly: "It looks almost the same."

Shang Rui looked down at himself, his eyebrows were almost wrinkled, he threw a piece of silver to the man, and pointed to the pile of clothes he had changed: "Hurry up and dry it, and send it back to me."

The little guy took the money, the corners of his mouth were about to fly, and he hurriedly did so.

Shang Rui was wearing clean clothes that didn't fit well, sat at the table and drank the freshly boiled ginger soup.

At this moment, Yao Chuang and others who were secretly guarding outside the door also breathed a sigh of relief.

Now that the world is not peaceful, they naturally dare not let him take Xia Yue out of the city alone, not to mention that Min Xiayue is no better than others, if she has evil intentions, then they can't be careless.Along the way, they only dared to follow from a distance, without Shang Rui's instruction, they didn't dare to show their faces at all, but it would be difficult to let him go back so sick.

(End of this chapter)