First smoked mind

Chapter 19 Honey-Stained Plum Blossoms
Volume [-] Getting Warmer
Qiao Chuxun was wearing a light purple gown and long dress, holding a hand warmer with a satin bag of the same color in her hand, sitting with her head slightly down in a corner of the carriage.

The carriage was walking at a leisurely pace, and the hustle and bustle outside gradually faded away, replaced by the occasional sound of carriages and horses in the tranquility, it was obvious that they had already left the city gate and were heading for the outskirts.

Jing Yi was leaning lazily against the other side of the car wall, leaning one elbow on the wooden chair to support his forehead, with his head slightly sideways, and had been looking at the pretty person sitting opposite him since just now.

After a long while, seeing that she still didn't intend to raise her head, and she didn't know what to think of, Bai Jing's brows became more and more wrinkled, and her expression seemed a little worried.Jing Yi moved his legs, and there was a flash of displeasure in his eyes: "Didn't you steam two pots of steamed buns last night for preparation? Xiao Taoer can also cook vegetables to make soup, so they won't be hungry."

Qiao Chuxun looked up in surprise, but saw Jing Yi's expression was hesitant, with one hand on his knee, as if he was not feeling well, he hurriedly stood up and said, "My lord, are your legs numb?" Or did you wear too little clothes? , I feel cold after lying down for a long time...

Unexpectedly, as soon as she stood up, the carriage bumped abruptly. Qiao Chuxun staggered and threw herself into Jing Yi's arms.The hand warmer in his arms bumped twice, slipped out along his wrist, and hit Jing Yi's face as soon as he saw it.Qiao Chuxun didn't care what kind of situation he was in, and stretched out his hands to block it in shock. If this thing hits someone's face, let alone other things, it would be a big deal if the charcoal in it spilled out!

Jing Yi had already sat up while the carriage was jolting, turned his palm into a fist and pushed the hand warmer up with the back of his hand, and wrapped Qiao Chuxun's body with the other hand and brought him directly to his lap.

The hand warmer spun several times in parallel in mid-air, and snapped onto the chair Qiao Chuxun was sitting on before with a "snap".Qiao Chuxun stared at the still shaking lavender brocade bag in shock, and then heard the coachman explain apologetically from outside the curtain: "Master, madam, I'm sorry! There was a dirt pit on the road just now, and it couldn't be seen from the surface. When it climbed up, it sank, which surprised the two of you."

Jing Yi's tone was slightly cold: "Is the car out?"

"It's already come out." The wheel of the car has already moved slowly, and the coachman accompanied him again and again: "I'm really sorry, both of you, it's the little one who just didn't pay attention..."

Jing Yi didn't bother with that quarrel anymore, but hugged the person in his arms even more, and said in a low voice: "Are you scared?"

Only then did Qiao Chuxun see the postures of the two of them clearly. He looked like a little doll, being held horizontally on his lap, with both hands brazenly clutching the Jingyi cloak to trace the silver brocade, and leaning his head halfway. In the fossa of the human neck.As soon as Jing Yi spoke, his soft lips almost touched his ears, and the hot breath sprayed behind his ears...

Qiao Chuxun shrank her neck in fear of itching, and immediately trembled. She hurriedly let go of her hands and moved away. Her originally fair face turned bright red: "Elder-in-law..."

Jing Yi burst out laughing with a "puchi", and suddenly became interested in teasing this person again, and with a little force on his arm, he wrapped him in his arms: "Huh?"

Qiao Chuxun was so ashamed that she wanted to find a crack to get in, but who knew that she stuttered when she was in a hurry, and couldn't help but feel the heat in her ears, and buried her head in embarrassment.He didn't notice that Jing Yi was moving around him, he just rubbed out a little bit.

Jing Yi saw that the person in his arms was almost curled up into a little hedgehog, not only his cheeks and ears, but even his neck had a faint blush, and he couldn't help but feel a little swayed in his heart.In addition, this person is not sitting honestly, and the movements of dawdling away little by little are silently provocative, and she is so ignorant and fearless that she has such a sincere heart.

Qiao Chuxun moved for a long time before he realized that he was still in the embrace of the person, with a solid arm behind him, and the atmosphere above his head seemed to be too quiet, he couldn't help feeling tense, and instinctively didn't dare to raise his head, so he only called out softly: "Young master."

"Huh?" Jing Yi looked at the top of her jet-black hair and the slightly swaying pearl silver hairpin on her bun, and seemed to respond carelessly, but his breath was a little unsteady.

Qiao Chuxun lightly touched Jing Yi's arm, lowered his eyes and said, "My lord, I want to go down."

Jing Yi took a breath, and withdrew his arms around the man's back.Before Qiao Chuxun could stand still, he stretched out his hand to caress one of his knees, his eyebrows furrowed slightly, and he returned to the slightly unhappy look before.

The rosy glow on Qiao Chuxun's face did not fade, and just when she was about to sit back in her seat, she saw Jing Yi's expression change, she quickly squatted down, put one hand lightly on the leg that Jing Yi was caressing, and looked up at him: " Young master, do you feel discomfort in your knees?"

Too bad, she just sat there for so long...Jing Yi seemed to be uncomfortable here before, Qiao Chuxun couldn't help feeling more guilty when he saw Jing Yi's eyes expressing his affirmation, and hurriedly asked: "My lord, do you feel pain or numbness? Does the right side hurt? How long has it been?"

Jing Yi looked at this man's pink cheeks and bright eyes, raised his head and looked at himself seriously, the corners of his lips curved uncontrollably, and for the first time patiently explained his injuries to others: "I used to fight against others on the battlefield back then. Killed, and was stabbed by a Liao army commander with a broken arrow feather. But he didn't have much strength at the time, and it was a broken bamboo pole, so there was nothing wrong with it."

In fact, the broken arrow in the man's hand had just pierced his knee, and the spear in his hand pierced the other man's throat. However, he couldn't explain such a bloody process in detail to the man in front of him. He only gave a general overview of the situation lightly.

Qiao Chuxun pursed the corners of her lips lightly, and glanced at him slightly disapprovingly: "The knee is no worse than other places. If the injury is deeper, I am afraid that the young master will not only feel the pain occasionally." And you can tell from this person's nonchalant tone Well, after the injury that year, it was not easy to take medicine to recuperate, otherwise, according to the injury he said, it is reasonable that there should be no root cause of the disease.

Jing Yi raised the corner of his mouth and smiled slightly: "You mean I'm going to be lame?"

Qiao Chuxun stretched out his fingers and pressed the two acupuncture points around the knee of his right leg, and then took Jing Yi's palm, and pressed the two points. Although he didn't say a word, he looked a little painful, and his usual gentle voice brought a little With a solemn tone: "If you still don't care, my lord, in three or fifty years, sooner or later your legs will be inconvenient."

Even though he felt a little suffocated because someone didn't care about his body so much, Qiao Chuxun still couldn't bear to say the word "lame" to this person. Instead, he put it in a more tactful way, and used what he thought was the most serious tone to warn this person not to Don't take old injuries seriously.

Jing Yi sneered, instead he held Qiao Chuxun's little hand, and used his palm alone to lift him up.I don't know what I thought of, but the look in my eyes was quite sarcastic, and my tone of voice was also a little indifferent: "In that case, Lao Chuxun will help me take care of myself."

Qiao Chuxun stood up straight in front of this man, withdrew her hand from Jing Yi's palm, lowered her eyes and blessed her body, ignoring the faint irony in this man's words: "As long as you don't mind." She will naturally think about it carefully. Ways to help him get rid of the root of the disease.

The silence between the two did not last long.Soon, the car arrived at a manor in the southern suburbs outside the city.The two got off from both sides of the car, and saw that there were already people waiting at the gate of the manor, and when they saw Jing Yi got off the car, they hurried up to meet them.

One of them, Qiao Chuxun, was no stranger to him. It was Yin Yiqingyu, governor of Yuezhou. When he saw Qiao Chuxun, he smiled and stepped forward. While saying greetings, he accompanied her around the horse and walked to another person.The man was about forty years old, with a long beard and beard, thick eyebrows and bright eyes. He was smiling and greeting Jing Yi. It was obvious that he didn't know Jing Yi's real identity. He only called him "Mr. Jing", but his words were very polite. .

Seeing Yi Qingyu leading a young woman forward, he sized her up with a smile, then turned to look at Jing Yi, and asked with a bright smile, "This is..."

Although Jing Yi was quite polite with others, he didn't appear to be very warm. At this time, when someone asked about Qiao Chuxun's identity, he just pulled him to his side and replaced words with actions.The man didn't seem to care, he just glanced sideways at Qiao Chuxun, ordered the housekeeper to reward the coachman, and then led him in with a smile: "It's not too close to me by car from the north of the city. My lord, Mr. Jing, please—”

Along the way, Yi Qingyu chatted and laughed happily with the middle-aged man, Jing Yi didn't talk much, he just nodded in agreement, and the smile on his lips was a little dull.If the same indifferent expression is performed by others, most people will feel arrogant and rude, but in Jing Yi's place, it is not so offensive. At most, I think this person doesn't like to talk and laugh, it's just his nature.

The middle-aged man walked a little faster, and Qiao Chuxun had difficulty following him.Jing Yi, however, has been firmly holding this man's little hand since he was at the gate of the manor just now, leading him by his side, and walking at a steady pace, the other two gradually slowed down. pace.

Listening to the conversation between the two people next to him, Qiao Chuxun also gradually heard that the middle-aged man in front of him was the owner of the plum garden in the southern suburbs outside the city that Jing Yi mentioned earlier. His surname was Meng, and he seemed to have been an official in Bianjing for several years. .After resigning from office, he gradually started business again. He was tired of staying in the north a few years ago, so he bought this house in Yuezhou City, and bought a plum garden with a size of nearly half an acre.

According to Yi Qingyu's words, this person seems to like to make friends very much, and he likes to invite people to the garden as guests on weekdays.A few days ago, I heard that a young master surnamed Jing helped the government solve the pending case of the Qisheng Sect, so I have been begging Yi Qingyu for introductions, especially wanting to get acquainted with Jing Yi.

While talking, several people had already walked to a house facing windows on all sides, and it was built in the middle of a lake, with small bridges running through it on both sides.It was mid-winter at this time, and the lake was covered with a thin layer of light blue ice. On both sides of the bridge, there were strings of plum blossoms and lively birds.Even someone as critical as Jing Yi couldn't help but secretly nodded in approval.

Seeing the admiration in Jing Yi's eyes, Master Meng couldn't help stroking his beard and said with a smile: "Mr. Jing, if you don't dislike it, you can come here often in the future. I heard that you are good at games, and it just so happens that Meng is also good at this. It's just that there are too many people on weekdays. To be able to meet an opponent..." Before he finished speaking, he laughed first.

Yi Qingyu shook his head with a smile and took over the words: "Lao Meng can't move when he mentions chess! Don't brag, I'll have lunch later, and I'll see if someone eats all of you .”

Zhuang Zhuang Meng is obviously quite confident in his chess skills, and his eyes glowed when he spoke: "Haha, this is the best, you know, Meng has not lost for more than ten years, and you were not so good at that time, Bai Fan." Boast to the sea..."

The two talked and laughed and invited Jing Yi into the room, and soon a servant girl came forward to serve tea.

Jing Yi didn't avoid suspicion, and pulled Qiao Chuxun to sit next to him, holding his little hand and not letting go.Qiao Chuxun was afraid at first that he would not be able to keep up with the pace of the few people, so he never struggled with him, and obediently let him lead her.Now that he has entered the room and seated, it is really weird to hold hands again, and seeing the eyes of Mr. Meng looking over from time to time, Qiao Chuxun felt even more ashamed, and while pulling his hand out, he called softly: " Son..."

Jing Yi turned his face sideways and gave her a sideways look, with a rather unpredictable expression in his eyes.Qiao Chuxun only understands one point, which is to signal her not to argue with him, and to sit still and not move.

Soon the servant girl brought several plates of candied pastries, and the two people on the opposite side also started to drink tea.Jing Yi seemed to let go of his hand reluctantly, and finally pressed her palm lightly.Qiao Chuxun took a sneak peek at Jing Yi, and saw that he had already reached out to grab the teacup, with the corners of his lips curled up slightly, while nodding his head slightly following the words of Master Meng.

Still unable to figure out what this person meant, Qiao Chuxun had no choice but to take the teacup in his hand.Open the lid, and you can see a few pale pink plum blossoms floating in the light golden tea soup. Before tasting the tea fragrance, you can smell a faint fragrance.Take a sip of the tea soup, and sure enough, in addition to the leisurely fragrance of the tea, you can also taste a touch of light sweetness, which is the taste that can only be obtained when plum blossoms are put into the tea soup and boiled together.What's ingenious is that after the tea soup is poured out, a few fresh plum blossoms are added in. In this way, the taste is taken care of and the beautiful plum blossoms can be seen.

Qiao Chuxun was curling up his lips to taste Yi Ran, when he heard the owner Meng from the opposite side introduce with a smile: "This dish of honey-soaked plum blossoms was pickled by my wife a few days ago. If Mr. Jing is not afraid of sweets, you can try it."

The so-called honey-soaked plum blossoms are mostly selected from delicate white plum meat, soaked in snow water, and finally the first-blooming plum blossoms are marinated with wine, and can be eaten overnight.The taste is sweeter and sweeter than ordinary candied fruit, and it contains a faint aroma of fermented wine, and it is quite elegant. Most of them are made by ordinary wealthy families in winter. Eat a few with tea soup, which is a very delicate dessert.

Seeing Jing Yi move his hand, Qiao Chuxun just picked up a small spoon, scooped up one and put it in his mouth.Put it in your mouth for a while, chew slowly, and you will feel that the white plum meat is soft, glutinous and tender, sweet but not greasy, and the light wine aroma enhances the fragrance, which is really very good.

Jing Yi only ate one and stopped touching it, and turned to look at Qiao Chuxun.Qiao Chuxun swallowed the plum meat in his mouth, and originally picked up the teacup to drink tea, but he caught a glimpse of Jing Yi's expression out of the corner of his eye, he couldn't help but froze his movements, and turned his face to look at him a little helplessly.There was a bit of hesitation in the warm eyebrows, and the pink lips were slightly pursed, showing a little timidity that was rarely seen in ordinary times, as if he was afraid that his behavior would hurt Jing Yi's face if he behaved differently.

However, the corners of Jing Yi's lips curled up slightly, and he leaned close to her ear generously. Just as he said a word, Shi Shiran walked in at the door. A man was dressed in a gorgeous winter suit, with a fox fur cape and red pointed-toe embroidered shoes. His figure was slightly plump and round. Her cheeks were slightly red, and as soon as she entered the room, she bowed obediently in the direction of Zhuang Zhuang and saluted: "Master..."

(End of this chapter)