Denghuaxiao

Chapter 216 Hurt Lover

There were several autumn rains in succession, and from January to September, there was a cold dew in Shengjing.

The maple leaves of Wan'en Temple are turning red in large areas. Visitors are constantly visiting the Danfeng Terrace. When viewing the scenery from here, you can see the large red maples that look like blood.

All the chrysanthemums in Taishi Mansion bloomed overnight.

The servants select fresh chrysanthemums to make tea and make chrysanthemum cakes, which are fragrant.

When Lu Yun walked to Qi Yutai's house, Qi Yutai had just smashed a pot of chrysanthemum-scented tea.

The golden chrysanthemum petals have been boiled in boiling water. When they fall to the ground, they are no longer as beautiful as standing proudly on the branches. They are like a ball of crushed filth, sticky and clattering on the tapestry.

Lu Zhu raised his feet and walked through the debris.

Qi Yutai's face was full of anger. When he saw her, his face suddenly showed a hint of ecstasy. He stepped forward and said, "You're here! Where are the things?"

Lu Zhu turned around and put down the medical box, lowered his head and took out the flannel with gold needles, and said slowly: "Mr. Qi, if you don't keep calm, you may be noticed by Master Qi. At that time, there will really be no room for you." ”

After saying that, he glanced lightly at the maid and guard standing at the door.

Qi Yutai was speechless.

Since he recovered from his illness, these pairs of eyes in the room have never stopped for a moment. Even though Qi Yutai protested many times, to no avail.

He knew full well that his father did not trust Lu Zhu, so he sent someone to monitor him.

But these two pairs of eyes were not only staring at Lu Yan, but also at himself.

It's frustrating.

Qi Yutai endured for a moment, waiting until Lu Zhu followed him into the back room to perform acupuncture, and then asked in a low voice: "Where are the things?"

Lu Chen: "No."

"No?" Qi Yutai's expression changed drastically, and he grabbed her collar: "Why not?"

For five days, Lu Tong did not bring him any more medicine.

Qi Yutai was going crazy.

Although the medicinal powder was not as powerful as Hanshi Powder, he felt much duller at first. It was not until he had not taken it for five days and the smell of insect bites became more and more intense that he realized that the medicinal powder was a medicinal powder after all. Even though it doesn't look very exciting, it can be addictive.

He became addicted again.

"Don't think that I dare not kill you." Qi Yutai gritted his teeth, "If you want to use this thing to hang me, you have to see if you can survive!"

Lu Zhen didn't care about his threat and just said calmly: "Master Qi, tomorrow is the ceremony. Master Qi attaches great importance to this ceremony. Don't make any mistakes."

"Every day before I enter the house, I have to be searched by the maids of your house. If I am discovered, it will be no good to both of you and me."

Qi Yutai's expression was sinister.

Lu Chen is right.

Not only was he being searched, but in the past few days, in addition to Lu Huan, other medical officers invited by his father from outside the house would also come to his house every day to check his blood pressure, fearing that something would happen to him during the festival.

After all, during the entire festival, all the officials were present. Unlike Rouge Alley, if someone got sick during the festival, the rumors would never be quelled.

Even though Qi Yutai explained to his father over and over again that he was not sick, his father did not believe him.

For Qi Qing, the face of Taishi Mansion is more important——

"Stop using these excuses to deceive me!" There was nowhere to vent the mania in his heart, so he vented all his anger on the person in front of him.

Qi Yutai stretched out his hand, and Lu Yan was pushed back by him. His spine hit the wall behind him and he frowned immediately.

This discomfort only pleased Qi Yutai.

He sneered: "Aren't you very smart? How difficult is it for you to find a way to cheat the search? You just don't want to!"

There was a moment of silence in the room.

After a while, Lu Huo said: "The search in the house is strict, and there are people watching the door closely, so I don't dare to take risks."

Qi Yutai snorted coldly and was about to threaten him when he heard the woman in front of him change his subject, "However, I have an idea."

"any solution?"

"Young Master Qi's illness has not gone away. Master Qi loves his son very much, so he only allows him to recuperate in the house on weekdays. He is not allowed to leave the house. But during the Tianzhangtai Festival, he can find an opportunity."

Qi Yutai was puzzled, "You want me to take it at the ceremony?"

"The festival is a royal event, and if it is discovered, it will be a serious crime. You want to kill me? You are so cruel!"

He looked at Lu Yan, his eyes suddenly full of suspicion.

"No."

"Then what do you mean by that?"

Lu Xu said: "There is a great ceremony in the palace. Before the ceremony, there was a competition for bids in the water palace during the day, and all the kings played. After the ceremony, the Nuo ceremony was completed. I heard that His Majesty went to the balcony and all the officials watched the fireworks. In front of the Nuo ceremony, There will be opportunities.”

The Nuo Ceremony was originally an auspicious spring celebration. At the end of each year, all the wedding groups in the imperial city wore masks, embroidered colorful clothes, and held golden spears and dragon flags. When Emperor Ming of the Later Liang Dynasty ascended the throne, he originally canceled the Nuo ceremony. However, due to the locust plague in southern Jiangsu this year, in order to avoid the plague, the Nuo ceremony was simply combined with the Tianzhangtai ceremony, which was no more grand than before.

Qi Yutai looked at Lu Huan and said, "Do you still know about the Nuo ritual?"

Lu Tong: "On the day of the festival, the lower official will go to the banquet with the medical officer."

Cui Min has been in trouble, and the hospital is leaderless. Now it is up to the doctor to handle some matters on his behalf. Cui Min's theft of prescriptions was confirmed, and naturally, Lu Chen's three-month suspension was also lifted.

Naturally, the Taishi Mansion also contributed to this.

"You really don't have any evil intentions?" Qi Yutai was still a little doubtful.

"If Mr. Qi can endure it for a few days after the ceremony, that would be great. There is no need for lower officials to take such risks."

"Why do we have to wait until after the festival?"

"Master Qi originally told the official to keep Mr. Qi in good health before the ceremony. Mr. Qi has now recovered from his illness. Once the ceremony is over, it will not be convenient for the official to return to the medical hospital to visit Mr. Qi every day. This is too much. Abnormalities will also make Mr. Qi suspicious."

Qi Yutai's face darkened.

He has recovered from his illness, and Lu Zhen does not need to visit him every day.

But his drug addiction is inseparable from Lu Zhuoyi.

His father monitored him more and more. He couldn't get out and the medicine powder couldn't come in. It was already unbearable after only five days, not to mention the uncertainty of coming and going after the festival.

"That's all, I just believe you once."

The desire for medicine powder finally defeated the remaining reason in his heart. He approached Lu Yan and threatened: "If you dare to play tricks..."

"I don't dare, my subordinates."

Qi Yutai stared at her for a long time. Seeing her open expression, he hummed and sat down.

Lu Zhuo took a needle and acupunctured him.

"Actually, there is another way." Qi Yutai closed his eyes and suddenly laughed.

"As long as I let you in, you and I will naturally see each other every day."

He mocked maliciously: "It is much better to be a concubine in the Taishi Mansion than to be a concubine to Jin Xianrong. Isn't it?"

Lu Chen was silent.

Qi Yutai was a little bored, but when he thought about tomorrow evening, before the Nuo ceremony, he might be able to take some medicine powder to relieve his addiction, he couldn't help but look forward to it.

I just wish it would be tomorrow soon.

……

The day passes quickly, and the sky gets dark at night.

The autumn night was already chilly, and the lights in the palace were bright.

The teams went back early today. There will be a ceremony in the palace early tomorrow morning, and there will be no one in the Palace Commander's mansion at noon. When Pei Yunying entered the room, Duan Xiaoyan was about to go back. Just when he was about to call him, he saw Xiao Zhufeng winking at him, so he swallowed what he said and walked out quietly.

Pei Yunying has been very busy recently.

When he is not on duty, he often stays in the martial arts field for a whole day. Others said that he was doing his best for the ceremony, but insiders of the Palace Commander's Mansion understood that this was clearly a way of numbing his feelings by using errands to numb his feelings.

So sad!
Even though he seems to be casual every day and does not forget what he should do, but after his birthday, sometimes people will get a glimpse of him.

For example, he no longer loves to smile as much as before, and sometimes he looks a bit cold.

In the yard, there were only a few scattered lights on the street in the distance, and Gardenia had already fallen asleep. Xiao Zhufeng packed up the things on his desk and planned to leave.

Pei Yunying stopped him: "Xiao Er."

"Is something wrong?"

"Have a drink with me," he said.

Lamp oil was added to the copper lamp, and the weak light became bright again.

Gardenia was awakened by the movement in the courtyard, sniffed outside, then shrank back.

It was autumn, and the wisteria flowers had been knocked down by the continuous autumn rain. Under the flower stand, there were green lamps like buckets, and two people were sitting in front of the stone table.

The two grown men sat facing each other in silence. Xiao Zhufeng picked up the wine cup on the table and took a sip, then frowned: "Tea?"

"otherwise?"

Pei Yunying poured herself a glass and said in a matter-of-fact tone, "Do you still dare to drink at the festival tomorrow?"

Xiao Zhufeng choked and stared at the tea in the cup again: "Why is it bitter again?"

Pei Yunying had a brain attack earlier, so he replaced all the tea in Dian Shuai's residence with various kinds of cooked water, which was so sweet that it made people's throats sore. The pot of tea in front of me is actually bitter.

It's been a long time since Xiao Zhufeng drank bitter tea at the Palace Commander's Mansion.

"Isn't it bad?" Pei Yunying picked up the wine cup, "Life is inherently bitter."

Xiao Zhufeng: "..."

He said leisurely: "Isn't it just to be rejected by the one you love, why bother to hold a grudge? Why should a man worry about not having a wife? There is no grass anywhere in the world."

Pei Yunying glanced at him: "That's very well said. It would be better if you wouldn't be so gloating about others' misfortunes."

There was a rustling sound in the courtyard.

After a while, Xiao Zhufeng asked: "Didn't you say before that you wanted to pursue it slowly, why did you suddenly express your love?"

"I couldn't help it."

Xiao Zhufeng asked again: "Why did she reject you?"

"do not know."

"Is it because of Ji Xun?"

"Maybe."

Pei Yunying took a sip of tea and looked down at the wine cup, which reflected the flower stand above her head.

The flower stand is not as lush as it was in summer. There are no flowers, the branches and leaves are lonely, and it looks a bit desolate.

"Actually, I wasn't sure she would choose me before." He laughed at himself: "After all, Ji Xun is a gentleman, and I am a bastard."

"If those things hadn't happened to the Lu family, the person matching her now would be someone like Ji Xun."

This is very sad.

"Wake up," Xiao Zhufeng said indifferently: "When did you become so cowardly?"

Pei Yunying smiled but said nothing.

Xiao Zhufeng looked at him: "Didn't you say before that even if she really liked Ji Xun, you would break them up. Are you going to give it to that guy?"

Pei Yunying sneered: "What is letting? She is not an object."

Xiao Zhufeng couldn't stand his behavior and said sarcastically: "Then what are you going to do? Drink here and wait for them to get married before you sneak in? Don't even want your status?"

"Are you someone who is so willing to step back?"

Pei Yunying said nothing.

The night wind blows, and Gao Wu is making plans.

Pei Yunying said: "Xiao Er, do you still remember my horse?"

Xiao Zhufeng was startled.

Pei Yunying once had a red pony.

His grandfather personally selected him as a birthday gift. He was lively and handsome, but later died of eating poisonous weeds.

"I love that foal."

"Because I loved it so much, I couldn't help but show it off, which made my brothers fight over the foal. I was very sad when it died."

He said calmly: "Later I discovered that the foal did not die from eating poisonous weeds by mistake. My father personally ordered the poisoning."

Xiao Zhufeng paused.

This was the first time he heard Pei Yunying talk about the truth of the matter, and asked: "Why?"

Pei Yunying smiled, and that smile was colder than the autumn night.

"Because he believes that this thing harms brotherhood, so it is better to cut it off from the source."

Pei Yunying said: "I don't want her to become that horse."

Xiao Zhufeng was silent.

Six months ago, Xiao Zhufeng would never have believed that he would see Pei Yunying like this.

A pampered prince would work for a person from day to night without any complaints, and then humble himself to this level after being rejected.

"Medical Officer Lu looks like she will become a monk at any time after shedding love. It's hard to imagine her falling in love with you." Xiao Zhufeng comforted his friend, "Actually, you may not love her deeply because you spent too much on her. I’m worried about it, so I can’t let it go.”

"You seem to have forgotten that in the beginning, you went to arrest her and bring her to justice."

Pei Yunying smiled bitterly.

At first, he wanted to catch her, but in the end, he was trapped firmly.

He has always been free and easy, able to take things up and let them go, but he is always worried about Lu Yan and can never let them go.

Xiao Zhufeng raised his head and drank the tea in the cup, sighing.

"Is it because the feng shui of the palace commander's house is not good, or maybe there is something wrong with you and me, and it's not just the horoscopes," he pondered, "Including the teacher, you and I have a rough relationship, and we can't love each other no matter what."

Pei Yunying was speechless.

This is very true, but Blind He's Peach Blossom Talisman has not been of any good use, or even worse.

"If you really can't let it go, just be friends with her," Xiao Zhufeng poured tea and raised a glass, "Maybe one day she will change her mind again."

Pei Yunying: "..."

"I like her, how can we be friends?" Pei Yunying sneered: "I thought everyone was like you and would endure it forever."

Xiao Zhufeng said "Oh", "Then don't bear it. At the festival tomorrow, Ji Xun's face will be ruined by a fire. He will lose his face. Let's see what he uses to seduce your Medical Officer Lu."

Pei Yunying was surprised: "You are so vicious."

"Do you dare to say that you are not moved at all?"

Pei Yunying: "..."

Xiao Zhufeng scorned: "Hypocrisy."

The pot of bitter tea on the table had reached the bottom, and a few more lights in the distance were turned off.

"Forget it, let's talk about anything after the ceremony tomorrow." Pei Yunying put down the wine cup, stood up and said, "It's not early, you should go back."

Xiao Zhufeng was dissatisfied: "I comforted you in the middle of the night, but you don't know how to say 'thank you'?"

The young man took a few steps back, looked at the person in front of him, and said with a smile: "It's a good comfort. Don't comfort me next time. Thank you."

……

It was foggy at night.

The white mist is like a big net, slowly rising from the ground and from a distance, quietly spreading into the house, exuding a damp and cold ambiguity on the lonely autumn night.

In the Grand Master's Mansion, a woman suddenly heard crying.

Qi Qing woke up from his sleep, heard the noise, put on his clothes and sat up from the couch.

He is old and has always slept lightly. At night, the house must be absolutely quiet, and you can hear a needle drop. He has never been able to find the slightest sound. This is the first time he was awakened in the middle of the night.

The sound came from the back room.

The closer he got, the more hysterical he appeared. Qi Qing pushed the door open and walked in. He saw a person lying on the bed, surrounded by midwives. A strong smell of blood accompanied by the fragrance of medicine hit his face, and there was a rush.

When the person on the bed heard the noise, he suddenly turned his head and saw him. His red eyes suddenly glowed with life, and he called him: "Master——"

The cry made Qi Qing suddenly come back to his senses.

Shuhui!

He quickly stepped forward and held the woman's hand on the couch. That delicate, infinitely lovable face was no longer as beautiful as before, and looked sallow and thin.

"master--"

She screamed again.

This cry made Qi Qing's heart tighten.

"I'm here." He heard the voice.

Shuhui, his second wife, looked at him breathlessly: "I-I'm afraid I won't survive. If I don't survive tonight, you have to raise Yutai well."

"No." He comforted his wife gently, wiping the sweat from his wife's forehead, "The baby will be born soon, and both your mother and daughter will be safe."

As soon as the words came out, Qi Qing himself was stunned for a moment.

How did he know it was a daughter when the child was not born yet?
"I don't believe it, you swear." She held his hand tightly, like a ghost who refused to give up, "You swear, you will take good care of Yutai, he is your son, you must be good to him!"

Feeling a little upset for no reason, Qi Qing said patiently: "I swear."

The woman is worried and Qi Qing is impatient. Yutai is his only son. The glory of the Taishi Mansion will depend on Yutai in the future. He will raise him well like patiently watering a seedling. He wants his son of the Qi family to become a The son who is envied by everyone in Shengjing.

What is she worrying about?
Just as he was thinking about it, a woman's faint voice came to his ears.

"Really? Are you really going to take good care of him, even if he's just a lunatic?"

madman?

Qi Qing lowered his head suddenly, feeling horrified.

That beautiful face had been placed in front of him at some point. The originally clear and soft eyes were bloodshot and nervous, clearly the way they looked when they were sick.

Getting sick?

How did she get sick?
A soft call came to his ears, and Qi Qing suddenly opened his eyes and woke up from his dream.

The housekeeper stood in front of him, calling him worriedly.

Qi Qing pressed his chest, where his heart was beating rapidly. He felt as if he had just been fished out of the water, and his whole body was soaked.

"Master, are you feeling unwell?" the steward asked, "I will ask the medical officer to come over immediately."

"No need."

Qi Qing raised his hand to stop him, but the panic still lingered in his heart. After a moment, he said, "I dreamed of Shu Hui."

"lady?"

Qi Qing said nothing.

His first wife was chosen for him by his family. She had no emotions and had not been married for many years. After the wife passed away, she quickly married again.

It is true that it was beneficial to him to become an in-law with him because of the other person's identity at that time, but other than that, he also sincerely loved this young wife.

Shuhui is lively, beautiful, considerate, and occasionally a little bit harmless and coquettish, but he also tolerates her. Qi Qing once thanked God for allowing him such a good marriage, until he later found out the truth.

Turns out she's a lunatic.

It turns out that this is not a destined marriage at all.

The Zhong family knew everything but married their daughter to him, and even gave birth to a sick Yutai later. He endured everything until his power was overturned, and the Zhong family was finally punished.

retribution.

Shuhui died, and before she died, she asked him to take care of the jade platform. Because of her words, he felt soft-hearted for a moment, not knowing whether it was a blessing or a curse.

I just fell asleep tonight.

"Master?" A voice called from beside him.

Qi Qing came to his senses: "Go and see the young master."

"Yes."

In the desolate night, Qi Qing raised his eyes and seemed to see Shuhui looking at him with disheveled hair and a sad smile at the moment before her death.

Qi Qing suddenly closed his eyes and clenched the beads in his hand.

It is said that in front of the Nuo ceremony, ghosts and gods are scurrying around, and it is necessary to perform rituals to ward off the evil spirits.

Shuhui is dead.

It's a dream.

It's just a dream.

　Xiao Er: I feel sorry for your story, but I still love her for your words (.)
　　Yun Niang’s master and apprentice: obsessed with scientific research

　　Master Yan Xu: Three Love Brains

　　(End of this chapter)