Yan Cigui.

For a moment, Jin Guiren thought he had heard wrongly.

It is impossible to connect Xu Jian and Feng Qiang.

No matter how good Xu Jian was in the past, after his right leg was injured, he would never be able to do so again.

"Did you see it with your own eyes?" he asked coldly.

Cheng Xi couldn't help but feel chills running down his back. Even though his master didn't say anything serious, fear rose up in his heart.

"That's what the two spies said," Cheng Xi said. "They said they followed Duke Fu from the time he went down to court until midnight, watching him climb over the wall and come out again."

After the words fell, Cheng Xi felt that his master was a little gloomier again.

Speaking of which, the master's temper has become much worse in the past six months, or in other words, his fear of the master has become much deeper.

As for the reason, Cheng Xi thought, it might have something to do with the deaths of Dao Heng and Wang Qi, as well as the worry that Eunuch Tong kept talking to him that night, so that even if the master just had a cold face, he was afraid in his heart. .

fear death.

Afraid of disaster falling on his head.

But he didn't do anything wrong at all!
Dao Heng and Wang Qi were abandoned by their master after they missed each other one after another. He, Cheng Xi, was just an errand passerby for his master and could not be blamed on him.

The news being spread now was also brought back by the two followers.

How could Cheng Xi know if it was true or false?

Even if those two people had to make up a story to deceive their master because they had gained nothing for ten days, it was their fault and none of his business...

Master, master, why are you looking at him so coldly?
Cheng Xi didn't dare to look up, he could only feel the gloomy gaze falling on him, but what he didn't know was that Jin Guiren was not actually looking at him.

Jin Guiren is thinking.

Xu Jian, who endured the walk every day when going to court, Xu Jian, who had to quietly move his right leg if he stood for a long time in the Jinluan Palace, and Xu Jian, who climbed over the wall in the early morning, which one was pretending and which one was real?

It is easy to pretend to be injured, but not easy to pretend to be healthy.

The courtyard wall of Uncle Chengyi's residence is not short at all. Xu Jian can come and go freely, which shows that his leg injury is completely different from what he usually shows.

The doctor who was invited did some good work, but Xu Jian was pretending to be injured.

interesting.

Mockery flashed through his eyes, Jin Guiren turned around, straightened his appearance in the mirror again, and then walked out.

Cheng Xi followed him respectfully and sent him outside the hospital. When he saw Jin Guiren walking away, his anxious heart finally dropped.

The cold wind and fog in the early morning made his forehead hurt.

Cheng Xi touched it and found that his forehead was covered with thin beads of sweat.

In the imperial city, all civil and military officials were preparing to go to court.

Today is the grand meeting, and the Jinluan Hall is full of people, and there are more things being said than usual.

Xu Jian stood in the queue.

After standing for such a while, his right leg naturally felt uncomfortable, but he could only endure it as much as possible.

On weekdays, Xu Jian often seizes the right opportunity to stretch his injured leg, gag some officials, and stir up troubled waters.

But what we were talking about today was all serious matters, so he didn't interrupt.

At the same time, he was keeping an eye on other people.

The two stalkers must have repaid him. After their master found out, he would be more concerned about his injury.

They may not necessarily ask, or even look at them blatantly, but they are not indifferent either. They will only observe more covertly and carefully.

But Xu Jian braced himself and paid attention, but saw no movement.

No matter whether it was Jin Wang Li Du, the virtuous king Li Yun, or even Prince Ping that he guessed, there was no clue.

Even Li Shao, who couldn't send out nails to work well, had no interest in his leg injury today.

I have to say that Xu Jian was very happy.

Sure enough, it can be hidden.

The other party may not have thought that the follower would have been exposed long ago, but he was careful enough and would not be caught in the obvious flaw.

Then, we can only feed a little more bait.

Xu Jian stood for a while longer, waiting for the courtiers to finish talking about the business and talk about unimportant nonsense, then he gently moved his right leg twice.

The princes looked straight ahead and could not see Xu Jian's movement, but the two people sitting on the throne could see it.

The Holy Father gave Eunuch Cao a look.

Eunuch Cao was about to speak, but Li Shao beat him to it.

Li Shao has been honest for a long time since he meditated on the Little Throne, but he also became more and more curious about Xu Jian's injury.

Xu Jian set up a small throne for him, clearly intending to manipulate him, but these days, Li Shao and Xu Jian did not communicate much.

Li Shao followed the emperor and the three orphans, and Xu Jian returned home after the court. It was really different from the big eyes when he was observing the government at the Ministry of Rites at the beginning of the year. Li Shao waited patiently for Xu Jian to show off to him, but he didn't even wait a moment. movement.

On the contrary, Li Shao was very impatient to wait.

In the early morning, Xu Jian moved his right leg several times, always when some blind and evil-minded people were picking on him, which made Li Shao unsure.

Really leg pain?Why is it just a coincidence?

If his legs were fine, this interruption would be a rescue for Li Shao.

The little throne's score is not shown, and the rescue is silent. What's the matter, do you want to write it down one by one, and wait for the general ledger to be calculated later?
With Xu Jian's energy to find trouble, he doesn't know how much interest he will get out of it.

Li Shao was impatient. When he saw Xu Jian moving his legs, he asked: "Does Duke Fu have a leg problem again?"

After the words fell, everyone in the hall looked at Xu Jian.

Xu Jian raised his head when he heard the sound, and looked at Li Shao, and also passed over Li Du and others.

Those few looked natural.

"I'm fine," Xu Jian said, "Thank you for your concern, Your Highness."

Eunuch Cao was clever and did not dare to give Li Shao another chance to speak. He simply said, "If there is something going on, leave the court if there is nothing."

He was really afraid of His Highness the Crown Prince.

When it comes to matters related to Duke Fu, His Highness always gets into trouble for no apparent reason.

Even ordinary trivial things can go wrong.

That's all in private, there's no need for it in a large court meeting.

The Holy Emperor intended to withdraw from the imperial court, and the civil and military officials had nothing important to do, so they naturally sent him off respectfully.

Li Shao followed the Holy Master down, but stopped when he passed Xu Jian.

"You feel uncomfortable in your legs, but you don't have to insist on going to court," Li Shao said angrily, "It's fun for you if you can't do these things."

Eunuch Cao's breath was choked in his throat. He really didn't expect His Highness to stop.

The saint who was walking in front also stopped and glanced at Li Shao and Xu Jian.

Li Shao said: "I think Duke Fu is in a good mood today, but this morning, there doesn't seem to be any big drama like before."

For a moment, there was silence in the hall.

Everyone knows what Li Shao is referring to.

Those who have sung great operas and been entertained by Duke Fu are not here...

Oh.

There were people present, such as Xu Guogong.

When Xu Guogong's eyes gradually returned to him, he pretended to be dead with a dull face.

Then, he heard someone laughing.

Xu Guogong couldn't help but follow the sound and saw that the smiling person was Xu Jian.

Perhaps because he had retired from the imperial court, Xu Jian looked much more relaxed than when the Holy Emperor was still sitting on the throne just now.

It may also be that what His Highness said was not serious, but seemed like daily chat. Xu Jian and His Highness were familiar with each other, and his tone of voice was not so respectful.Just listen to Xu Jian say: "I am indeed in a good mood. I am getting married soon. How can I be in a bad mood?"

Well-founded and confident.

On the contrary, His Highness was stunned for a moment, and then said "congratulations" under the urging eyes of the Holy Master.

Xu Guogong withdrew his gaze.

You can laugh at anything, just don't laugh at them, Duke Xu's Mansion.

The imperial chariot left, and the courtiers gradually dispersed.

Only then did Xu Jian bend down slightly, make fists with his hands, and hit his right leg twice moderately.

Yes, there has been progress, and Li Shao can actually speak in a non-yin and yang manner.

An Yibo and Lin Yu had something to discuss, and after confirming that Xu Jian was in no serious condition, they took the initiative to speak out.

Xu Jian lagged behind and was not walking fast. He was keenly aware that someone was staring at him behind him.

Expected.

No matter how cautious a person is, when he is unsure of his situation, he will secretly look at him like this.

It's just that Xu Jian can't look back casually. It's hard to tell whether it's King Jin, King Xian or Prince Ping at the moment, but at least he can be sure that the instigator of people following him is among them.

Xu Jian slowly walked down the sidewalk.

"It seems a little easier than the past few days."

Hearing the sound, Xu Jian turned around and met King Jin's eyes.

Li Du said: "It seems that Dr. Yue's treatment is pretty good."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern," Xu Jian said, "This is somewhat relieved."

"That's good." Li Du nodded, and without asking Xu Jian to say anything more, he greeted the Xian King and left together.

Xu Jian watched the two of them off.

King Jin's words were timely.

The doctor was invited by the King of Jin, and just now Li Shao explicitly asked about his leg injury. It would be strange if the King of Jin didn't mention it at all. A few words of concern are common sense.

We have to look again, distinguish carefully, and dig out the person who is "hiding" behind Li Shao to point the country.

It's a nice day today.

Soon after the next morning, the winter fog dispersed and the sun was shining brightly.

In Qingpu Courtyard, when Lin Yunyan woke up, Lin Yunjing was already up.

"The porridge is hot in the kitchen," Lin Yunjing said with a smile. "If Wan Yue hadn't said you didn't sleep all night, my mother would have called the doctor."

Lin Yunyan smiled.

"I see that you look very good," Lin Yunjing pulled the person to sit down in front of the dressing table, "It seems that you have figured it out."

Lin Yunyan knocked on the door in the middle of the night. Lin Yunjing was actually worried.

Although there was an answer to that question, Lin Yunjing felt that it was more than that.

What made Lin Yunyan so anxious that she didn't care about the time was definitely not the problem itself. There must be other reasons behind it.

That was something Lin Yunjing couldn't guess.

Of course, the elders have said before that when a girl's family is about to get married, their thoughts are particularly shaky.

Call it uneasiness or fear. After all, leaving your natal family where you have lived for more than ten years and going to a strange in-laws' house to start a new life will always make you more or less sentimental.

The second sister may be like this too, but...

"Tell me before you go to bed," Lin Yunjing said with a crooked smile, "that you really want to marry him, do you still remember?"

Lin Yunyan certainly remembered it.

I remember the whole story, and I also remember the state of mind when I said these words.

At that time, it was out of emotion, and she was so sleepy that she didn't notice anything else. Now Lin Yunyan looked at the mirror and saw Lin Yunjing's joking smile in the mirror. She couldn't help but feel her ears tingling.

Lin Yunyan said: "I'm telling the truth."

Lin Yunjing smiled even more happily: "You are also embarrassed."

How great, no matter what problems are behind it, Yun Yan has thought it through, and that's enough.

Lin Yunyan's breath hitched due to this "embarrassment", and not only her ears but also her cheeks turned red.

She didn't seem to be shy all this time.

The relationship between her and Xu Jian was more about being accustomed to each other and helping each other. This emotion was brought from the previous life to this life, and naturally it became a habit.

As a result, many emotions are an afterthought.

But her sisters obviously don't "see through things without telling them."

She had just broken the soil at dawn, and Lin Yunjing, who noticed it, took a hoe and shovel to loosen the soil and apply fertilizer, just to see clearly what the flower seedlings would look like.

Thinking of this, Lin Yunyan laughed for a while, leaned back against Lin Yunjing, and sighed: "Sister, I seem to like him more than I expected."

With a gentle tone, Lin Yunjing put away her teasing thoughts and gently ran her fingers along her long hair: "It's better if you like her. If you don't like the person you want to marry, it's bad."

"I originally just wanted to work together. You see, when I do business with him, three times five divided by two, I can cooperate."

"The Empress Dowager also thinks he is suitable, and the Holy Father has indicated the marriage."

"I figured it would be nice to live like this."

"But I just suddenly realized that it was either suitable or satisfactory, or I just fell in love with this person."

Lin Yunyan spoke very slowly.

There were many things that couldn't be said, and there was no way to talk about them. There were only a few words to pick and choose, but Lin Yunyan said it smoothly.

Lin Yunjing just listened, and the corners of her lips curled up involuntarily, and her heart felt warm.

Who knew that Lin Yunyan was a digger? She was still talking about herself at the beginning, but the conversation soon changed.

"What about eldest sister?" she asked, "eldest sister likes Mr. Yu, right? Next year is my eldest sister's wedding. Are you anxious? Are you thinking about it? Are you embarrassed?"

Lin Yunjing knew that she had been fooled, so she was so annoyed that she stretched out her hand to tickle her: "Bad thing! You're setting me up again."

Lin Yunyan fought back and laughed.

The laughter spread across the courtyard and fell into Huang's ears, making her laugh too.

When she got up early in the morning, she was a little worried when she heard that the princess came to look for Yun Jing overnight, but the two girls were still asleep, so she couldn't ask about the situation.

When Yun Jing got up, she only said "nothing" and didn't say much. Huang was half relieved, but not completely relieved.

Hearing this joyful laughter now, I felt completely at ease.

To be able to smile so happily shows that there is no wind or waves.

This is good.

Down-to-earth, although plain, but real.

Beside her, Grandma Hong also laughed: "You are about to get married, and you still act like a child."

"It's better to be like a child," Mrs. Huang said. "Only by being pampered by your mother's family and your husband's family can you preserve your character."

"Yes," said Aunt Hong, "the princess is blessed, and we, the eldest girls, will also have this blessing."

Huang nodded: "I'll go ask my three younger siblings later to see if there's anything I can help with."

Chen really needs help.

As the wedding day got closer, there were more things to do. She kept Huang and Yuan busy, finalizing and arranging everything until three days before the wedding, a question loomed in front of them.

Before a girl leaves the court, her mother should give her some guidance.

Lin Yunyan's mother passed away early. Which of the three aunts was brave enough to shoulder this important responsibility?

Happy weekend everyone~~
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