Rui Hegui

Chapter 84

After the discussion between the three of them, the night had already quietly arrived, and the group of people were exhausted after a long day of driving, so they went into their houses to rest.

The houses are limited. The farmer who originally lived here took his wife to live in one house, Yan Chang took his subordinates to live in one house, and Jing Mo brought his servants and servants to live in one house. Zhao Liang lives more.

"Xilin, do you sleep inside or outside?"

Bandit Chu led Zhao Liangyue into the rest of the room with a lamp, looked at the only bed in the room, and turned to ask Zhao Liangyue.

The environment of the village farmhouse is naturally not comparable to the soft pillows of the incense couch in Kyoto. Two benches are placed against the wall, a wooden board is placed on it, and a bedding is spread on it to sleep.

Zhao Liangyue thought about it and said, "I'll sleep outside."

After all, it is not as good as before, and it is impossible to achieve the undivided attention before. Chu Bandit sleeps so close, if he leans against the wall again, then he has no way out.

But Chu bandit rolled his eyes, and said: "This bed is narrow, and Xi Lin is delicate and weak. What if I accidentally squeeze you down after I fall asleep at night?"

Zhao Liangyue was anxious, and was about to say it's okay, but Bandit Chu had already pulled him over, saying: "Go to sleep, don't worry about it, you have to get up early tomorrow."

Zhao Liangyue had no choice but to take off his outer robe and lie down on the bed.

Then, Zhao Liangyue found that there was only one quilt.

Zhao Liangyue: "..."

Bandit Chu seemed to have nothing to investigate, so he blew out the lamp, came over and took off his robe, got on the bed and lifted the quilt, Zhao Liangyue moved back desperately, leaning against the wall on his side, perfectly .

Bandit Chu pulled the quilt to cover Zhao Liangyue first, but felt empty on the bed, sighed softly, and said: "Xi Lin, don't get so close to the wall, the spring cold is still there, and the south is wet again, don't catch a cold. "

Zhao Liangyue grabbed the corner of the quilt, didn't speak, just stared at Chu Bandit's direction blankly, but it was too dark, only a tall and tall silhouette could be seen.

Bandit Chu said again: "Xi Lin, move a little outside, I'm not a fat man with a few hundred catties, you can't squeeze me."

Zhao Liangyue buried half of his face in the quilt at this moment, he hummed vaguely when he heard the words, and moved a little.

Bandit Chu frowned, and taking advantage of his unpreparedness, he stretched out his hand to hold Zhao Liangyue's shoulder, dragged him out, and forcibly separated him from the wall. Use your own robe as a quilt.

"Brother, you didn't cover yourself with a quilt..."

After a while, Zhao Liangyue still opened his eyes, looked at the blurred silhouette beside him, and called out.

"Sleep, I have to get up early tomorrow."

Chu Bandit turned sideways, turned his back to Zhao Liangyue, and made no more sound.

Zhao Liangyue didn't dare to move, but couldn't fall asleep, so he kept looking sideways at Bandit Chu.

There was not even moonlight on this night. After nightfall, Chu Bandit's figure had already melted into the surrounding darkness, and he couldn't see anything clearly.

But Zhao Liangyue knew that he was always there, beside him, very close.

Zhao Liangyue suddenly thought that when everything was over, with Chu Bandit's demeanor and conduct, he would definitely give a name to the beautiful woman in the family. He will continue to take care of him as a junior as he is now, but he can't get over that hurdle by himself.

He had thought countless times that when he had his own family, he would treat others well, be a good husband, be a good father, never leave her forever, and be with her forever. together.

However, he didn't expect that he would meet Chu Bandit, let alone that in the day and night with him, he would have thoughts that he didn't dare to have.

Zhao Liangyue suddenly thought of when he was young, when his father had just passed away, his mother took him, who was still sick, and was escorted to the master's house.

When passing by a small town, someone was selling sugar water. His mouth felt bitter and he wanted to drink it, so he told his mother.

At that time, the mother and the son were penniless, so the mother begged the person sent by the master's house for a long time, and finally the former noble lady cried aloud, but she couldn't get a bowl of sugar water in exchange.

His mother hugged him, saying sorry over and over again, and he weakly raised his hand to wipe away his tears, saying that he didn't want to drink anymore, and then his mother cried even harder.

Since then, Zhao Liangyue has learned to give up.

Many things in this world are like that bowl of sugar water, what doesn't belong to you, it's useless if you force it, the only thing you can do is to give up.

Zhao Liangyue sighed silently in the boundless night.

Then, he made the final decision.

He wants to bury this unknown feeling in his heart forever until he can really give up, and before that, no second person will know.

Zhao Liangyue pursed a faint smile in relief, and closed his eyes.

Before dawn the next day, Zhao Liangyue woke up, but Chu Bandit had long since disappeared.

Zhao Liangyue put on his outer robe and opened the door, and saw that Jing Mo was already waiting outside.

Jing Mo handed the clothes and hair crown to Zhao Liangyue, and said, "Master Zhao, this is yours."

Zhao Liangyue stretched out his hand to take it, and found that the robe was made of high-quality su brocade that is fashionable in Kyoto, and the hair crown was genuine gold inlaid with jade, all of which were extremely luxurious, and he never wore them on weekdays.

Zhao Liangyue looked up and didn't find Bandit Chu, so he gave Jing Mo a slight nod, and went into the room to change.

When he came out again, Zhao Liangyue saw Bandit Chu sitting beside him drinking tea.

If I say that my body is extremely luxurious, then the robes on Chu Bandit are simply too luxurious, not to mention the priceless materials of the robes and hair crowns, the heavy embroidery all over the body and the rings on the hand are all It can dazzle people.

Then, coupled with Chu Bandit's flirtatious and affectionate peach blossom eyes, as well as his deliberate gestures, he looks like a rich kid from Kyoto, or the kind of unreasonable gangster.

Zhao Liangyue remembered that some sons of merchants in the capital area dressed like this.

"It's still Xilin who looks good in clothes." Bandit Chu looked at Zhao Liangyue and sighed sincerely, "However, Xilin wears such a vulgar robe and looks extravagant."

Hearing this, Jing Mo glanced at his lord, then at Zhao lord, and nodded in agreement.

Youbai also said from the side: "My lord, you look really good in this dress."

In fact, Zhao Liangyue didn't know much about his appearance, and he didn't care about it. He just thought of Chu Bandit's purple robe and hair on the Lantern Festival, and nodded his head, then walked over to have breakfast with Chu Bandit.

Breakfast was very simple, just a bowl of porridge for each person, plus a cake and a small dish of wild vegetables - this was what Jing Mo took him to dig fresh after Yubai cried and cried yesterday.

After breakfast was finished, Yan Chang came back from the outside.

Different from the luxurious clothes of the two of them, Yan Chang was dressed in a long-sleeved short plain robe with a bag on his shoulders, as if he was dressed as a businessman who often travels between the north and the south.

Yan Chang came over and bowed to the two of them, saying: "Over there at the black market, the lower officials have already made arrangements, and the two adults will go there then."

Zhao Liangyue glanced at the two of them, and said: "So, my senior brother and I pretended to be merchants and prodigal sons from Gyeonggi?"

Bandit Chu smiled when he heard the words, and said with a smile: "It's not like a prodigal, but it's desperate."

Zhao Liangyue asked: "How can you be desperate?"

"Be honest and practice business, of course you won't be desperate and come to this poor place." Chu bandit tapped his finger on the edge of the table and said, "Xi Lin should still remember that when I first met you, I used He Yu's false identity."

It's okay if you don't mention this, but once you mention it, you will think of the first few encounters, it's not very pleasant, but Zhao Liangyue doesn't care, just nodded, and asked: "Have you been preparing for this identity for a long time, brother?"

"It's been a long time, and it took a lot of work, but fortunately, it can come in handy now." Chu Bandit said, looking at Zhao Liangyue, and smiled, "As for Xilin's identity, he is naturally my half-brother gone."

Zhao Liangyue was puzzled: "Why are they half-brothers?"

Bandit Chu asked, "Does Xilin think we look good?"

Naturally, except for the same number of facial features, there is no similarity.

Zhao Liangyue nodded, and asked again: "Then what is my alias?"

Chu Bandit rolled his peachy eyes and said, "It was only rumored that you are my younger brother, He Yu. There is no specific name and taboo, and Xi Lin specially asked Xilin to pick it up."

Zhao Liangyue was not interested in temporarily giving himself a pseudonym, but he still nodded and said, "Then call him He Wu."

Bandit Chu clicked his tongue and said, "I remember that when Xi Lin wore a bamboo hat to tell fortunes, he lied to me that he was called Zhao Wulai."

Zhao Liangyue said: "It's true that the family ranks fifth, so it's not a lie."

Ranked fifth, but in fact, all the older brothers and sisters are gone, three died young, and one died of illness when he was in his teens, so after Zhao Liangyue was born, his father and mother specially took him to the Buddhist temple to pray for blessings, and went around begging Baijiayi.

Seeing Zhao Liangyue's sad expression, Bandit Chu naturally guessed the reason, and winked at Jing Mo.

Jing Mo stepped forward and began to talk about the business: "Master Zhao, our master's plan is that you will pretend to be merchant brothers who were investigated for selling illegal salt in Gyeonggi, and then fled here with your money."

Zhao Liangyue nodded and said, "For the black market, this kind of sheep is indeed a coveted sheep."

Not long after, a group of Yan Chang's subordinates who went to the black market came back and brought back the recent situation of Eunuch Cao's previous residence.

The group discussed the future plan carefully, and then decided to go to the black market to see the situation first.

Kyoto, East Palace.

It had just rained all night, and the bluestone pavement was a bit slippery.

Wei Shi walked towards the study with his belly outstretched, carefully supported by his personal maid, Yue'er, followed by more than a dozen court ladies serving dishes.

"Oh, why did the empress come here in person?" Qian An, the servant at the door of the study, immediately stepped forward to salute Wei Shi, with a panicked expression.

"Is Ah Ruo here?"

A voice of surprise and joy came from the study, and as soon as the words fell, Ji Xuan rushed out.

Ji Xuan came over in three or two steps, took Wei Shi's hand worriedly, and personally supported him to go in, then turned around and scolded: "The road is still slippery, why do you wait for me, didn't you say that if you want to see me, you should send someone to tell me ?"

The palace people were terrified and immediately knelt down on the ground.

Wei Shi smiled and said: "His Royal Highness is busy, so can Ah Ruo interrupt the business just as soon as he thinks about it?"

"What business can there be? You are the business." Ji Xuan helped Wei Shi sit down, and Ruan Yue, who was rubbing ink on the side, said, "Why don't you come and see the princess?"

"The concubine sees the princess."

Ruan Yue bowed to Webster politely, her posture was graceful, and the pear blossoms and rain were lovely.

Ji Xuan didn't take a second look, but handed a bowl of hot soup to Wei Shi, and explained: "She is Ruan Yue. I mentioned to you before that she went to Donggong Mingli to be a concubine. In fact, it was Tang Shiyu who recommended him to help me control the palace."

Wei Shi turned his head and glanced at Ruan Yue, covered his sleeves and smiled, and said, "Why do you need to explain to A Ruo more? Your Highness has his own arrangements, and A Ruo just supports it."

Ji Xuan raised his hand and gently scratched the bridge of Webster's nose, and said, "They all came to see me in person, they are obviously jealous, can I not explain?"

Ah Ruo pursed his lips, but his brows and eyes were happy.

Ji Xuan raised his hand and asked the palace servants who came to put the dishes on the table, then swept around, frowned and said, "Ah Ruo made these?"

Ah Ruo blinked at Ji Xuan, and said, "That's right, Your Highness hasn't eaten A Ruo's cooking for a long time."

Ji Xuan sighed softly, and said helplessly and dotingly: "I really can't do anything about you. You are clearly asking you to raise your baby, but you still make such a fuss."

In just a moment, everyone in the study room, which was anxious because of Ji Xuan's anger, burst into laughter because of Webster's arrival.

Ji Xuan gave Qian An a look, Qian An understood, and led the palace servants and Ruan Yue out of the study.

When Qian An took Ruan Yue to the pavilion outside the academy alone, Ruan Yue couldn't help but look back at the study.

Qian An smiled and said, "Are you envious of this princess?"

Ruan Yue smiled back at Qian An, and said, "You and I are both from Yeyuan, and people from Yeyuan are heartless. I just saw that this princess of Daxu is ruthless to the prince."

Qian An doubted: "They are childhood sweethearts, who in the entire East Palace doesn't know that the two are deeply in love as husband and wife?"

"Are you a woman, do you understand women?" Ruan Yue snorted coldly, and said, "The way Wei Shi looked at Ji Xuan was ruthless at all, and the way Wei Shi looked at me was not like an ordinary daughter's family." Wary and jealous of rivals, but a rather rational look and inquiry, the two of us have already been suspected."

Qian An asked: "Then what should we do? Can we find a way to deal with Webster?"

Ruan Yue shook her head, and said: "No, Ji Xuan is not a puppet that can be completely controlled. As far as his nervousness towards Webster is concerned, we will move Webster at this time, which will not be conducive to future events."

"Then what do you mean?"

Ruan Yue pursed her lips and smiled: "Of course we are waiting for the opportunity to slowly turn Webster into a move for us. After all, after dealing with the fifth prince Ji Sheng, the prince Ji Xuan will also have to be removed."