female catcher

Chapter 202 Not Just the Emperor

In summer, the sun was long, and the two of them walked slowly all the way to Anfengfang. The sky was still bright, the red clouds reflected the sky behind the eaves of the houses, and the cicadas rested and the birds returned to their nests. It was a different kind of tranquility.

Xia Chu waved to Jiang Xiyuan at the entrance of the alley, and said, "I'm going back, sir, let's drink and have fun."

Jiang Xiyuan smiled and said, "It's business after all."

"Everything is going well." Xia Chu smiled and spread his hands, turned and walked into the alley.Jiang Xiyuan smiled and looked at her back tenderly, and went to the planting flower house until she disappeared.

An Liang waited eagerly outside Dunyi Square, seeing the red glow fading away and the sky was getting dark, he guessed that Jiang Xiyuan might have other things to put elsewhere today, so he pulled the car and prepared to go back to Anfeng Square to pick up Su Zhen .

As soon as he turned the front of the car, he saw Su Zhen, hurriedly greeted him, and said, "My lord, Mr. Jiang hasn't come back yet."

"I know." Su Zhen said absently, frowning, not knowing what he was thinking.After standing by the car for a while, I turned around and took a look.Seeing his hesitation and hesitation, An Liang said, "My lord, the key is about to be released, I have to go back."

Su Zhen nodded slightly, and got into the car.

Just now he was in the teahouse across the alley from Xia Chu's house, and he didn't expect to see Xia Chu at first, but just wanted to find a place to reminisce about the past and relax his mood.That's what he told himself.But after all, there is still a glimmer of hope in my heart, so far away, even if I have a glimpse.

God has treated him kindly, and he has seen it with a single glance.The moment Su Zhen saw her approaching from a distance, he couldn't believe his eyes, and kept his gaze on her without blinking. When he got closer, his eyes were already a little sore.

Xiachu is still the same, still wearing the cowpea red gown and a soft hat, but it is no longer a gift from me.In the bitter summer, she lost a little, and her figure became thinner, but her complexion was not bad.The expression between the brows is a little more calm than before, presumably because of the things that happened before.

She seemed to be doing well, having emerged from the haze of the commotion.Su Zhen watched her speak and watched her smile, feeling as if two lifetimes had passed between him and her, staring quietly at a place where she couldn't see, without saying a word.

This expected but unexpected glance fell on the bottom of my heart, and ripples spread across the lake of my heart, I don't know whether it is joy or sadness.Slowly, some pity came to him for being like this.

He didn't come back to himself until early Xia entered the alley and couldn't see the figure anymore.Seeing that Jiang Xiyuan was still standing at the entrance of the alley, he set his eyes on Jiang Xiyuan.Just as he was thinking about calling him up, Jiang Xiyuan turned around, with a smile on his lips, and walked briskly away.

Su Zhen watched him walk away, but there was a trace of doubt in his heart.

Jiang Xiyuan is no longer in the government office, why is he still walking with Xia Chu?He didn't know that the relationship between the two of them was so good.There were rumors about Jiang Xiyuan and Xia Chu in the previous riots, but the matter has been clarified and the leader of the bandit has been dealt with.Could it be that the rumor is true?

At this point, Su Zhensi shook his head secretly.In any case, he is still clear about Xia Chu's character, she will definitely not be that kind of person.Jiang Xiyuan has always hated Nanfeng's broken sleeves, and he also said that he has a woman he likes.Perhaps it was just a chance encounter with colleagues in the old days, and it was probably because I was thinking too much.

After entering the palace, An Liang stopped the carriage and hung up the curtains, set up a footstool for Su Zhen to get off.

Su Zhen held the purple jade pendant in his hand, twirled the beads lightly with his fingers, and walked towards the imperial study room, still thinking about the short moment outside Anfengfang just now in his mind.He thought of the smile on Jiang Xiyuan's lips before he left, and always felt something was wrong.

When he reached the stone steps outside the imperial study room, Su Zhen suddenly stopped in his tracks, stood there for a while and then turned his head.Unaware, An Liang took a step forward and asked, "Your Majesty, what happened?"

Su Zhen stared at An Liang, frowned slightly, his eyes were full of scrutiny, seeing An Liang felt guilty, and couldn't help swallowing.Su Zhen put his eyes on his throat, then raised his hand to touch his own neck, then paused, and his expression changed accordingly.

"Favorite..., woman?"

An Liang didn't understand, he took half a step forward, bowed and said, "Your Majesty..."

Before An Liang finished asking, Su Zhen waved his hands and said in a loud voice, "Let Min Feng come in and see me!"

An Liang's heart was pounding in shock, he didn't know what happened to the emperor all of a sudden, but he didn't dare to delay, he hurriedly called Master Min around.Min Feng walked in from outside the door upon hearing the sound, and asked him what was the matter.

"I don't know!" An Liang shook his hands, "The emperor let you in, it looks like he got angry. No, it doesn't seem to be angry..., cough, I can't tell. You go in quickly, Pay attention to yourself."

When Min Feng entered, all the palace servants in the imperial study had been sent out.Su Zhen stood in front of the Longshu case, looking down at the pendant in his hand in a daze.Min Feng could hear that his breathing was a little short and unsteady, which was rare, and he thought about it secretly, wondering if it was because he saw Li Tan, or because he saw Xia Chu.

"Min Feng." Hearing him coming in, Su Zhen held the pendant tightly in his palm, and took a few steps closer, "I want you to check on Xia Chu."

Min Feng was startled silently when he heard it, looked at Su Zhen's expression, thought for a while before he understood, and couldn't help but his heart sank.

In the end, it was still impossible to hide the past.

Seeing that he didn't respond, Su Zhen couldn't help but frowned, wanted to ask, but swallowed the words back, and then narrowed his eyes slightly.

Su Zhen looked at Min Feng, and the two of them stood facing each other half a step away. After a long silence, he moved the corner of his lips, like a sneer, but also didn't seem to smile at all, "Why? Don't ask me what I asked you to check ?”

Min Feng still didn't say anything, bent down on one knee, and put the sword in his hand aside.Su Zhen looked down at him, and said in a cold voice, "Am I right? Then, Min Aiqing already knew about it, didn't she?"

Min Feng sank, "Yes."

"Jiang Xiyuan told you?"

Min Feng shook his head, "I have seen some clothes in Mr. Xia's house."

"Master Xia..." Su Zhen repeated these three words, and gently closed his eyes.This familiar title crashed into my heart, and suddenly it was no longer what it used to be.Thinking about the past, the memories became absurd, and my mood became ridiculous.

Why bother if I knew earlier.

Why bother to laugh at yourself, why forbear, why say goodbye, why want to see but dare not see day after day.He was concealed so hard by her, and even hated him for a moment.But all these complicated emotions could not cover up the great joy in my heart after all.

It seems that the dried up springs gushed out again, the withered ones bloomed again, and the extinguished ones burned the heart again.He really wanted to take a long sigh and exhale all the boredom of these days.My heart is lightened.

Su Zhen slowly opened his eyes and looked at Min Feng, and asked word by word, "Why didn't you say that?"

"I think that what the emperor is thinking of is a friend." Min Feng raised his head, "Yes, there is no problem between men and women."

"What do you think?" Hearing these words, Su Zhen felt annoyed suddenly, smiled coldly, turned around and walked slowly to the desk.

After a moment of silence, he suddenly picked up the celadon water bottle on the case and threw it hard in front of Min Feng.The crisp sound was particularly ear-piercing in this empty and quiet imperial study room, and the tiles splashed across the back of Min Feng's hand, cutting a wound.

Su Zhen stepped over the shattered tiles, his face frosty, "What do I think, what do I want, and when will it be your turn to think about it one by one?" He said It was very slow, and the voice was not loud, but the tone was serious, as if it froze the air in the room.

Min Feng knelt on the ground with both knees and lowered his head, but he was neither humble nor overbearing, "I am guilty. But I hope the emperor can allow me to say a word."

Su Zhen said coldly: "Speak. I want to hear it."

"If the emperor thinks about Xia Chu, he shouldn't let her enter the palace."

Su Zhen gritted his back teeth when he heard the words, raised his brows lightly, and sneered, "Why?"

"The emperor treats her as a friend, and Xia Chu regards her as a friend. If the emperor treats her as a concubine, with her identity and temperament, what identity should she treat herself as? Excuse me, bluntly, in the emperor's harem, there is no There is no need for a woman like Xia Chu."

Su Zhen's mood froze slightly, he held the pendant tighter in his hand, and after a moment of silence, he said, "I treat him with sincerity. I don't need Xia Chu, but I am not just an emperor, I'm still a man." He paused, "I've already said too much."

Min Feng looked up at Su Zhen.Su Zhen stood in front of him, looked down at him, his expression couldn't distinguish between joy and anger, but the knuckles of the hand holding the pendant were already turning white.Min Feng secretly sighed, and didn't say any more.

"Min Feng, this is not a state matter. I don't care whether it's right or wrong, and I don't ask you what's on your mind, but the reward of eating the king should be a matter of loyalty to the king." Su Zhen loosened his palm, wiped the bracelet back on his wrist, and took the burden. He raised his hand and said: "I regard you as a trustworthy person, and asked you to investigate Xia Chu's details. You already knew it but concealed it, but there is right and wrong."

"The minister is willing to accept the crime."

Su Zhen looked at him, turned around, and said lightly: "Go to the inner court to get twenty boards, and temporarily go to the Luan Palace to guard. If there is no order, you are not allowed to leave the palace. Let's also sunbathe in the sun, and think clearly about what is the relationship between a monarch and his ministers." Outline."

This is already a wide responsibility.Because the fact of Xia Chu's situation is really indistinguishable.Even Su Zhen himself didn't know what would have happened if Min Feng had told him earlier.Maybe without the hurt and parting this time, there will be no love and concern for this time, whether it is good or not.

Min Feng answered yes, stood up with his sword in hand, and exited the imperial study.When he stepped over the threshold and closed the door, he looked back again. Su Zhen was standing in front of the Longshu table like that. He was dressed in an ordinary and rich attire, which was set off by the bright yellow table curtain hanging from the table.

The lights in the study room were as bright as day, but no matter how bright it was, it was still night after all.Perhaps this is like, no matter how many bright and charming women in the harem, they are just the wife and concubines of the emperor, a section of the root, and a shadowy projection of the power of the previous dynasty.The clusters of flowers are nothing but falsehood, but the careless wisp of grass has touched my heart, so there is no reason to say it.

He's not just an emperor, he's a man.Maybe it's not that I don't understand, but why can't I help myself?Letting go is not just embarrassing, or unwilling to be as simple as that.

It's not that Min Feng doesn't understand, otherwise he wouldn't be the Min Feng who is in the palace now.The person he wanted to protect was gone, but he didn't want Xia Chu to make the same mistakes again.Why should there be so many wishful wishes in the palace and consume so much time.

But it finally came to this step, it's really good luck.But now, he can only watch.

(End of this chapter)