I opened a tea shop in Bianjing

A gust of night wind blew by, carrying a hint of coolness.In his sleep, Yun Xiang hugged himself tightly unconsciously.

"No...don't!" She was talking dreamily, her feet kicking irregularly and lightly.

The scholar set up a bonfire, thinking that his clothes were already half-dried.

Seeing Yun Xiang talking in his sleep, he hurriedly took off his coat and gently put it on Yun Xiang's body.

"No! Don't go!" Just as he was putting on Yunxiang's clothes, Yunxiang grabbed his wrist and made him unable to get rid of it.

"Miss Mo Er, don't worry if I won't leave," the scholar said.

Gradually, Yun Xiang fell into silence again, and the hand that was holding him loosened.

The scholar touched her forehead, only to feel it was hot, and he cried out inwardly.

But in this barren wilderness, and it was midnight, how could he treat Yunxiang's illness and reduce his fever?

He found that her clothes were completely wet, wearing such wet clothes, after being blown by the cold wind, it was hard to guarantee that she would not have a fever.

So without thinking too much, he began to undress her, took off the drenched coat, and changed into his dried clothes.

His original intention was to let Yunxiang wear his own clothes first, and then dry her wet clothes by the fire before changing them back, so that no one would notice.

Unexpectedly, Yun Xiang woke up leisurely at this time.

She opened her sleepy eyes, the raging flame gradually became clearer, and the scholar sitting by the campfire became clearer.

He held up a dead branch on which a woman's coat was draped.Yun Xiang frowned, and felt that the shirt looked very familiar, and after another look, he suddenly realized, isn't it his own clothes?

Thinking of this level, I couldn't help but look at myself again. It turned out that I was wearing a scholar's coat.

"You..." She wanted to sit up, but if she got up, the clothes on her body would not be able to cover her body completely, so she could only support the clothes with one hand and put one hand on the weed pile under her, and then asked: "You How do you take off my clothes, you bastard?"

The scholar glanced at her, and hurriedly comforted her: "Miss Mo Er, don't get angry, because your clothes are all wet, and there is no guarantee that there will be no wind and evil intrusion, so I dare to change the clothes for the girl..."

"How dare you..." Yun Xiang bit her lip, speechless for a moment.Her cheeks flushed, and she could only bury her head in tears.

The scholar panicked, and hastily put the "clothes rack" made of tree branches aside, hurried over to caress her back, just after she stroked, Yun Xiang sat up again, and shouted: "Okay you apprentice, take advantage of her back." In danger, even if I die, I will never take it easy on you!"

After she finished speaking, she wanted to raise her body and hit a rock beside her. "Stay here, girl!" The scholar hurriedly hugged her, but Yun Xiang was not willing to give up, so he could only keep struggling.

"You let go! Today I have been humiliated many times, and the face of the Mo family has completely ruined me. What does it mean to be alive!"

Yun Xiang cried while struggling.

The scholar locked her tightly with both hands like a lock, and he gritted his teeth and did not let go, and he did not forget to comfort her: "Miss Mo Er, I am too abrupt today, but I only hope to save your life and mine. If you fall there In the hands of the thieves, we may not even have the chance to commit suicide."

Hearing this, Yun Xiang was stunned for a moment, and stopped struggling, but grief, anger and shame were intertwined, and they all came to her heart for a moment, which only made her overwhelmed and burst into tears.

Yun Xiang covered his face with his hands, and began to cry loudly: "I... even if I die, how can I see my father... woo woo woo..."

The scholar also let go of his hand, knelt on the ground with one leg, and couldn't help admiring: "The girl is really a chaste woman, which is rare in the world. I really admire it."

"Bah! You glib apprentice!" Yun Xiang scolded, and said, "You say you admire my brother at one time, and you say you admire me at the other. Humph! If my brother can hear you, you won't be beaten with a stick." Beat you well!"

The scholar smiled innocently and said, "It's true that I admire Miss Mo, and it's also true that I admire Miss Mo Er. I praise you from the bottom of my heart, but Miss Mo can't beat me because of that, right?"

Yun Xiang took a peek at him, wrapped his body around the scholar's clothes with his hands, sat upright and asked him, "Then tell me, how much worse am I than my brother?"

The scholar was still smiling, but it was difficult to hear Yun Xiang's question. "This..." He scratched his head, not knowing how to answer.

Yun Xiang's face darkened, and he asked again: "What's the matter? Is it really incomparable?"

"That's not true." The scholar quickly clarified, and said with emotion: "A woman like Miss Mo is indeed rare in the world, and she must not be compared with other women. She will repay her kindness and repay her grievances, and she will not cling to the powerful. , I will not bully ordinary people. People like her are very rare among men, let alone women?"

Yun Xiang's face darkened, and he sat unhappily without saying a word.

The scholar saw her expression, and said again: "However, in terms of appearance, the second girl is by no means inferior to the eldest girl."

"Hmph! I know I'm not as good as her, so why do you say such words to coax me." Yun Xiang became more and more unhappy, and turned her head to the other side.

The scholar said with a smile: "The second girl has the beauty of self-effacement, which the older girl is far inferior to. In short, the three girls of the Mo family have their own victories, and it is absolutely difficult to distinguish between the superior and the inferior. There is only one, and the second girl must show respect to the elders. It's good for the girl to keep an eye on it."

"Tell me." Yun Xiang raised his head and asked seriously.

But the scholar asked: "Second girl, think about it, if the eldest girl falls to this point, what will she do?"

Yun Xiang thought for a while and said, "I must find an opportunity to take revenge and kill those culprits! No! I want to use extremely cruel methods to torture them to death."

The scholar nodded with a smile, and said, "This is exactly where Miss Mo Er is inferior to the eldest girl."

Yun Xiang glared at her eyes, and said very dissatisfied: "While wielding knives and guns like her, is it a woman's doing?"

"No, that's not it." The scholar said: "The big girl has a kind of tenacity. Even if she fails completely, she will not seek relief by self-destruction."

"Ah?" Yun Xiang bit her lip, feeling ashamed.

"The second girl doesn't have to fight with others like the big girl, but the arrogance and tenacity of the big girl are worth borrowing." The scholar couldn't help stretching out his hand to hold Yun Xiang's hand tightly, scaring her to the ground. Trembling, the scholar continued: "In this way, the second girl will never be worse than the eldest girl."

Yun Xiang hugged his knees, sat blankly, put his chin on his knees, thought deeply, and didn't say a word.

The scholar just smiled slightly, and went back to the campfire to continue roasting her clothes.

……

This night was destined to be long for Yun Xiang, but it was also long for Mo Yunxiao.

Zhao Ji's bedroom is extraordinarily gorgeous, and the incense in the form of auspicious beasts is guarded in four directions, emitting a faint aroma of lychee.

The candles covered with lampshades of various colors burned to their heart's content, and the flames passed through the lampshades to form colorful blurred halos, giving Mo Yunxiao the feeling of a nightclub in the 90s.

She was sitting alone in front of the desk, on which were the top-grade Four Treasures of the Study.She could smell the faint fragrance of the ink block without looking at it, and she couldn't help feeling: "If I can take these back to paint, it's probably the most extravagant thing in the world."

Zhao Ji came slowly carrying a lantern, Mo Yunxiao's heart tightened, and he shouted reflexively: "Don't come here!"

Zhao Ji immediately stopped and hesitated.

Looking at him, Mo Yunxiao felt a little more at ease.She thought for a while and asked, "If nothing happened to you and me tonight, how will you explain to the Queen Mother tomorrow?"

Zhao Ji smiled wryly and shook his head, saying, "I don't know."

"You have been with the queen mother day and night for so long, and you don't know how to deal with it?" Mo Yunxiao asked.

Zhao Ji did not rush, lifted the lantern in his hand, blew out the candle inside in one breath, then put it on the table, sat down by himself, and poured a glass of wine that he hadn't drunk during the day. Finished wine.

Mo Yunxiao just looked at him and didn't speak.

He took a sip of the wine, moistened his throat slightly, and asked, "Why do you think the Queen Mother gave you to me?"

Mo Yunxiao blushed and said, "The fire that day..."

"No." Zhao Ji shook his head, put down the wine glass in his hand, and said, "If it's just a reward, it's enough to give some gold, silver, cloth and silk. How can I make you a talented person? Hmph, don't say that you are the daughter of a merchant. Even an honored official of the state may not be able to get a talented person."

Mo Yunxiao raised her eyebrows, feeling very upset, especially the sentence "Don't say you are the daughter of a merchant...", could it be that the daughter of a merchant is not as good as the daughter of a minister of the state?
So she sneered and said, "Yes, how can our merchant's daughter cling to your royal ministers?"

Zhao Ji looked at her, and seeing the faint frost on her stern face, he couldn't help laughing, and said, "He Lu, don't mind, you know I don't mind your origin."

"Hmph!" Mo Yunxiao knew that it was not appropriate to entangle with these words at this time, so she said again: "Didn't you mean the Queen Mother? Why bother me."

Zhao Ji nodded and said, "That's right, it's about the queen mother. He Lu, do you still remember that day when the queen mother told me about helping each other in times of trouble?"

She nodded blankly.

"That's it." Zhao Ji sighed again, and said: "Since ancient times, it has been common to fight openly and secretly in the palace. For thousands of years, countless beauties have fallen like petals in this deep palace. Xiang Empress Dowager Since she understands this point, and it is she who understands this point, she wants to help me, the helpless King Duan, to the throne, and puts you, a rootless court lady, by my side."

"Ah?" Mo Yunxiao took a deep breath, stood up unconsciously, and said, "You mean...the queen mother wants me to be her eyes and ears to watch over you."

"It has its own meaning." Zhao Ji's face was not disturbed.He poured another glass of wine, drank it down, and said with a slightly distressed tone: "But it's not entirely the case. The queen mother sees that you are beautiful, and you have no city, so she wants to keep it for her own use, and also asks you to serve her wholeheartedly." For me. In this way, if you get rich and I get beautiful, don’t you and I both feel grateful for the kindness of the Queen Mother?”

Mo Yunxiao sat down slumped, unable to speak for a long time.She suddenly felt a little bit of "The Legend of Zhen Huan".If she really entered the palace and became the emperor's woman, she would be crushed to pieces if she didn't survive three episodes.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel cold all over.

"No! I want to go out!" Mo Yunxiao got up in a hurry, ran to the window, opened the window and looked, and saw guards outside patrolling around, the lights were near and far.

She stomped her foot heavily, very annoyed.Zhao Ji calmly stood up and walked slowly behind her.

"He Lu, I can take you out." He said suddenly.

Mo Yunxiao froze, turned around quickly, looked at him, and said, "But didn't you just say that there are guards outside, and I will..."

Zhao Ji said with a smile: "I was in a hurry just now, and I am in a hurry. Now that the Queen Mother is gone, I can take you out naturally."

After he finished speaking, he strode towards the entrance of the hall, pushed open the gate, and the little eunuch guarding outside hurriedly said: "What orders does the official have?"

Zhao Ji said: "Look for Zhang Di."

"Here." The little eunuch responded and left.

He closed the door again and came back, and said to Mo Yunxiao, "I'll ask Zhang Di to take you out later, just like last time, keep quiet."

"But you..." Once Mo Yunxiao had a chance to get away, she couldn't bear it anymore, and asked cautiously: "You let me go, the queen mother will not see Luohong tomorrow, and she will be angry, what should you do?"

Zhao Ji smiled and said: "The soldiers come to cover up the water and the earth, you don't have to worry about me."

As he spoke, he raised his hand to caress her cheek.Mo Yunxiao panicked, and moved her steps backwards, avoiding his hand.

Zhao Ji was a little embarrassed, so he had to scratch his head with his raised hand, and said with a smile: "It's getting late, you take a rest, Zhang Di is coming soon."

"Yeah." Mo Yunxiao nodded, then nodded and went back to the desk and sat down. Before Zhang Di arrived, the two of them had nothing to say.

Mo Yunxiao sat at the table with her head down; Zhao Ji stood in front of the window, looking at the bright moon in the night sky.

After a while, Zhang Di's voice came: "The official family is well."

"You don't need to be too polite, just come in." Zhao Ji said.

"Here." Zhang Di responded and stepped in.

Just as he walked in, Mo Yunxiao raised his head just in time. The two looked at each other, and Mo Yunxiao smiled a little embarrassedly, as if to say: "Mr. Zhang, I'm going to trouble you again."

Zhang Di just "hummed" and looked at Zhao Ji in a blink of an eye.Zhao Ji just looked at him with a smile and didn't speak.

Zhang Di looked at Zhao Ji, then at Mo Yunxiao who was smiling shyly, and guessed eighty-nine points.

"Official, you're calling me..." Zhang Di showed embarrassment, pointed at Mo Yunxiao, and wanted to say the second half of the sentence but dared not say it.

Zhao Ji nodded and said, "Exactly, send her out."

Zhang Di's anger was suddenly aroused, and he strode over and said, "Miss Mo, what kind of ecstasy soup did you pour into the official family, so that the official family indulged you so much? Did you come to this palace just as you said? A place where you can go if you say go!"

"I..." Mo Yunxiao was about to defend herself, but Zhao Ji came to rescue her first: "The incident happened suddenly, so I had to do it as a last resort."

"Hmph! Well, just follow me." Zhang Di left this sentence angrily.

Mo Yunxiao also took two steps forward. Seeing him go out, she turned her head to look at Zhao Ji again.Zhao Ji smiled and said, "Don't be as knowledgeable as him."

Mo Yunxiao suddenly hugged Zhao Ji, and leaned against his firm chest sideways, listening to his vigorous and powerful heartbeat.

"I'm leaving." After Mo Yunxiao finished speaking, she let him go and rushed out the door without looking back.

Zhao Ji caught up a few steps, only looking at her and Zhang Di's back, without saying a word.