Queen's Development

Chapter 57 The Secret Meeting
As soon as she entered the main room, Lin Jia felt a fresh plum fragrance blowing towards her face from the heater. It smelled very good, so she looked at Yuzhi.

Yuzhi smiled triumphantly, and said: "You haven't been at home all this time, I thought it wouldn't be good for the house to be empty all the time, so I cleaned it every day, and even folded a few wintersweets and put them in a vase!"

As soon as Lin Jia raised her eyes, she saw an exquisite bisque beauty gourd on the small kang table on Luohan's bed, with two wax plums inserted in it, which was very elegant.

Only then did he have a real sense of returning to his own home, and he thought to himself——Yuzhi is really like the legendary snail girl, who can conjure anything, and wherever she is, there is a home.

Yuzhi waited for Lin Jia to take off his cloak, and then helped him wash his hands with fragrant soap.

Lin Jia, who was waiting to be served, sat down comfortably on the Arhat bed leaning on the pillows. She ordered another cup of orange honey tea and presented it to Lin Jia.

Although Lin Jia was served outside, how could Yu Zhi be considerate?

He likes sweets the most. He immediately took the teacup and took a sip. He found it sour and sweet, warm and moist, very delicious.

After Lin Jia finished this cup of orange and honey tea, she felt comfortable all over, and was no longer cold and rough outside.

He put down the teacup and looked up to see Yuzhi standing on the side looking at him. His big eyes were shining, and there seemed to be countless bright stars gathered in them. He could not help feeling warm in his heart, so he lowered his eyes and mustered up the courage to take out a small The small black brocade bag was handed to Yu Zhi: "This is a gift for you!"

Yuzhi curiously took the brocade bag, loosened the tie, opened the mouth of the bag, and poured out a pair of extremely delicate ivory gold-backed combs inlaid with treasures. yes--"

It was the first time for Lin Jia to give a gift to a woman. She was quite nervous, her heart was pounding, her long eyelashes drooped, her long eyes looked at her fair and slender fingers, and she said in a soft and clear voice, "I'm looking at you I really like your jasper comb, so I... thought about it... and gave you one too, so I went to the jewelry store to have a look...

Yuzhi looked down at the treasure-inlaid ivory gold back comb in her hand, the back of the comb was wrapped in red gold, and inlaid with emeralds, exquisite and beautiful, it was fascinating.

This is a gift from Lin Jia to her.

He is such a cold and cold boy, but in order to choose a gift for her, he went to a jewelry store usually visited by women...

Yuzhi's heart seems to be immersed in the warm spring water, warm, comfortable and relaxed.

She looked up at Lin Jia and smiled sweetly: "Thank you!
As she spoke, Yuzhi used this treasure-embedded ivory gold back to comb her bun, pushed it back so that the comb was embedded in her peach heart bun, and then smiled and said: "Young master, does it look good?"

Lin Jia smiled shyly and nodded again and again: "It looks good!"

Yuzhi was also a little shy, and said, "Aren't you hungry? I'll go get you a bowl of beef soup wontons!"

Seeing that Yu Zhi had gone out, Lin Jia also rushed into the bedroom in Dongan and went to the bathroom to take a shower.

Just as Lin Jia got out of the shower, Yu Zhi came in with a food box.

Seeing that Lin Jia's long hair was still wet and dripping with water, Yu Zhi hurriedly put down the food box, went into the bedroom and took a large silk scarf, and asked Lin Jia to lower her head, wrapping Lin Jia's long hair to absorb the water.

After taking care of Lin Jia's long hair, Yuzhi washed her hands again, and then opened the food box and began to set meals.

In a hurry, she swiftly prepared four small dishes, one dish of goosefoot bream, one dish of yellow sparrow bream, one dish of bad shad, and one dish of bitter chrysanthemum mixed with water-soaked walnut kernels, all served on porcelain plates. When it's ready, it's full of color and fragrance.

After setting out the side dishes, Yuzhi brought out another green porcelain tureen.

As soon as the gaiwan was lifted, the aroma of beef soup came out.

Lin Jia took a look and saw small crystal wontons floating in the clear soup with green coriander floating in it, she couldn't help moving her index finger,
He scooped up a small wonton with a bisque spoon and tasted it. He found that the skin of the small wonton was thin and tender, and very elastic. But enough, it is different from the strong aroma of chicken soup.

After supper, Lin Jia's whole body warmed up, and he rinsed his mouth with Yu Zhi's hand.

Yu Zhi put away all the dishes, chopsticks, cups and plates, and then looked at Lin Jia solemnly: "My lord, I have something to tell you."

Seeing Yu Zhi's serious expression, Lin Jia couldn't help sitting up straight, and said, "Say it!"

Yuzhi then told about the secret letter she had received tied with red plums.

Lin Jia lowered her eyes and thought for a while, then looked at Yuzhi: "Are the letter and the red plum still there?"

Yuzhi nodded hurriedly.

Lin Jia tapped the huanghuali wood kang table with her fingers, and said, "Bring it here and let me have a look!"

After reading the secret letter signed by "Ma Nv Doctor", Lin Jia picked up the branch of red plum blossom and read it again.

After a while, he said: "There are traitors in our county government."

Yuzhi smiled and said, "I think so too!"

She thought for a while, and then said: "If it's really female doctor Ma who came to see me, I can roughly guess what female doctor Ma is going to do!"

Lin Jia raised her beautiful eyebrows when she heard this, and stared at Yuzhi with bright eyes.

Yuzhi sat down opposite the small kang table and told Lin Jia one by one with her fingers: "One, when I came to Zhao County, Doctor Ma asked me to write down who you met and what you said every day. What did you do, I'm afraid you will come to ask me this time; Second, you met that Eunuch Ding a few days ago, and she probably will ask me about the content of your conversation with Eunuch Ding!"

When Lin Jia heard this, the expression on her face suddenly became solemn, and her eyes were as calm as water, staring at Yuzhi.

Seeing this, Yuzhi calmed down, and she slowly said that Wang Qingyu asked Lin Jia and Eunuch Ding what they had said a few days ago, and then said: "Even a yamen servant cares about this matter, let alone a female doctor Ma and her father." Concubine Li is behind the female doctor Ma!"

Lin Jia's face was calm, her heart was as fast as lightning, and she looked at Yu Zhi with a half-smile: "Then did you tell anyone about the content of my conversation with Eunuch Ding?"

Yuzhi's heart suddenly rose, and she hurriedly said, "You guys speak in such a low voice, I can't hear you at all!"

Lin Jia laughed and said: "At noon tomorrow, you can ask Qingcha to accompany you to Guanyin Bridge to see Dr. Ma, and I will ask someone to follow behind in disguise. If Dr. Ma really asks you about the conversation between me and Eunuch Ding, Just say—"

His handsome face was covered with a halo of yellow by the candlelight: "Just say that Eunuch Ding wants me to stay in Zhaoxian County with peace of mind and manage Zhaoxian County well. But in the future, he can also become a minister of the Great Zhou court."

Yuzhi silently memorized it in her heart, repeated it again, and then said: "My lord, I'd better go by myself, I'm afraid in case of danger..."

Qingcha is her best friend, she is alone, without care, and not afraid of death, but Qingcha has relatives in Qingzhou.

Lin Jia knew that Yuzhi had always had a chivalrous spirit of "Though there are tens of thousands of people, I will go to you", and she also expected Yuzhi's reaction, so she nodded, but deliberately said in a soft and soft voice: "Yuzhi, I I'm so tired these days, and I'm afraid of sudden fever at night, you'd better sleep on the couch, it's convenient to take care of me at night."

Seeing Lin Jia's promise not to let Qing Cha get involved in danger, Yuzhi was happy, so she agreed straight away: "My lord, I'll make your bed first!"

Lin Jia lowered her eyes and gave a soft "hmm".

It began to rain during the night.

At the beginning, it was just a light rain, but later the rain became heavier and more urgent, and the raindrops hit the tiles on the eaves and the brick floor in the courtyard, making a "crackling" sound.

Lin Jia lay sideways on the bed, eyes slightly closed, thinking clearly amidst the sound of rain.

He has always set goals in his work, set the next steps, take one step, and then there are three steps and four steps waiting.

After thinking about the business, the appearance of Yuzhi appeared in his mind, and he couldn't drive it away... He felt his heart beating in his chest, and his whole body was uncomfortably hot—for him, who was always afraid of the cold, Come on, this is too rare!
Yuzhi slept lightly, and woke up when she heard the sound of rain.

Hearing Lin Jia tossing and turning on Babu's bed, she listened for a moment, then said softly, "My lord, do you want some water?"

Lin Jia let out a "huh".

Yu Zhi hurriedly got up and picked up the biserra teacup on the tea tray, picked up the brocade-covered thermos pot, poured a cup of warm water, and sent it to Lin Jia.

Her body was filled with a faint fragrance, which seemed to have a calming effect. Lin Jia's beating heart calmed down, and she fell asleep after drinking the water.

Yuzhi hurriedly tidied up the brocade quilt before Lin Jia went back to sleep.

She likes rainy days the most, and soon fell asleep again in the sound of "crackling" rain.

Lin Jia also quickly fell asleep.

When Yuzhi woke up, she found that it was dark outside because of the rain.

She got up and looked at the Western gold chime clock on the Duobao Pavilion, only to realize that it was already time, so she hurriedly got up to wash and freshen up, then went to the small kitchen to find Mrs. Xu Er, and settled Lin Jia's breakfast. Only then did I go back to the West Wing with an umbrella.

Qingcha wakes up in the morning, Yuzhi is gone, and she is in a hurry!

Seeing Yuzhi approaching, she hugged Yuzhi: "Yuzhi, where did you go at night?"

Yuzhi saw that Qingcha's hair hadn't been combed yet, and she didn't put on her coat, but she was eager to find herself, her heart warmed up, she hurriedly picked up her clothes and put them on Qingcha's body, saying, "Put on your clothes first, then we'll talk!"

After Qingcha began to put on her clothes, she said slowly: "Young master came back at night, I'm going to wait on you!"

Although Qingcha knew that Mother Yang arranged Yuzhi in Lin Jia's room to be a housemaid to accompany Lin Jia to sleep, but because she knew that Lin Jia's body was too weak, she was not worried at all, and hugged Yuzhi with a smile , put his head on Yuzhi's shoulder, and coquettishly said, "It's good that you didn't lose it!"

Yuzhi jokingly pushed her head away: "Go and pillow your brother Wang, his head is so big, it almost hurts my shoulder!"

Hearing the words, Qing Cha blushed a little, and his eyes sparkled: "Brother Wang is still on duty in the duty room at the east side gate of the county government office today!"

Yu Zhi's heart moved, she said with a smile: "Then make something delicious for lunch and send it to your brother Wang!"

She had some doubts about Wang Qingyu, so she wanted Qingcha to test it out, to see if Wang Qingyu was in the duty room when she went to Guanyin Bridge to see the female doctor Ma at noon.

Qingcha heard this, and immediately started planning what to cook for Wang Qingyu for lunch, regardless of Yuzhi.

Seeing that Qingcha is so straightforward and cute, Yuzhi couldn't help laughing.

Half an hour before noon, the torrential rain turned into dense drizzle again.

Yuzhi combed a simple bun, wearing only a jade hairpin, a plain blue hang silk narrow-sleeved jacket embroidered with a moon white magnolia flower, tied a moon white cooked silk skirt, and wearing a blue silk dress. With high-soled shoes, like a snow-white gardenia blooming in the spring breeze, Pingping left the county office and walked towards Guanyin Bridge.

At the same time, Lin Jia, who was dressed as a scholar in a veiled hat and a Confucian robe, and Alan, who was dressed as a girl, also left through the back door of the county government office with umbrellas.

(End of this chapter)