Harue Kagetsu

Luoshen took Li Mu to his house.

Ah Ju followed and served.

Luoshen was surprised to find that her attitude towards Li Mu was respectful, and compared to when she was in Jingkou before, it was so different, it was like a different person.

She instructed the people to bring in hot water and the necessary washing items, and made the bed with her own hands. Then she led the people back out and closed the door.

Aju's attitude towards Li Mu naturally followed her mother's.

What happened this night?

Luo Shen became more and more curious.

After Aju went, Li Mu went into the bath room, and Luoshen went to bed first.

She put down the tent and lay on the bed, thinking about the doubts in her heart. But after a moment, his attention was attracted by Li Mu's movement in the bathroom.

She closed her eyes, but she heard the sound of water rushing from time to time. Somehow, in her mind, she was in Jingkou, and one night, she saw him come out topless.

Imagine him in it now...

Luo Shen couldn't help but feel a heat in his ears.

She didn't want to hear it anymore, but the sound of water was clear.

Luoshen simply pulled up the quilt and covered his head. After a while, I felt stuffy again, pulled off the quilt, and found that the sound of water had stopped.

Across the tent, she saw Li Mu come out.

As he walked, he put on his clothes and quickly put them on, but instead of walking towards the bed, he stopped and looked left and right, as if looking for a place where he could sleep.

When he was just huddled under the quilt, Luo Shen was still thinking, what should she do if he went straight to bed and wanted to sleep with her after he came out?

But at this moment, seeing him come out, it was the same as when she was at his home in Jingkou, she wanted to find another place to sleep, but she couldn't bear it anymore.

This is her home, her boudoir.

Luoshen suddenly had a thought similar to his need for the friendship of the landlord, and couldn't help but say, "Come on, sleep on my bed!"

Outside the tent, the man's figure paused slightly, then walked over.

The curtain was lifted, and Li Mu appeared in front of her and glanced at her.

Luoshen was a little embarrassed, moved in, wrapped himself tightly with the quilt, only showing his head, and said in a tone as casual as possible: "Mother Ju just didn't prepare your bed. Anyway, my bed is very big. , it's okay if you sleep for one night."

He smiled, thanked him, and turned off the light.

Luoshen felt the bed under him sink slightly.

There was a man beside her.

Fortunately, it was dark and he couldn't see anything.

She pushed the quilt out: "Well, you can cover it yourself."

The two of them covered a quilt together.

He covered the quilt and didn't move. Luoshen closed his eyes, shrunk his body into a ball, and stayed still, lest he accidentally bumped into him.

This is the first time she has shared a bed with a man since she was a child.

After the awkward feeling gradually disappeared, the question that had troubled her before came to her mind again.

She couldn't help opening her eyes, looking at the blurry silhouette lying on her back beside her, and asked in a low voice, "Are you asleep?"

He turned to face her: "what's the matter?"

"What happened tonight? When my aunt came back, her face was very ugly..."

"Your aunt went to Qingxi Garden. She must have quarreled with Zhu Shi. Don't worry, it's alright."

In his voice, there seems to be a kind of power that can make people feel at ease.

A Niang has a bad temper, and she has always been at odds with that Zhu Jiyue. Under such circumstances, it is strange that the two meet, and when A Niang comes back, her face will be better.

Luo Shen was a little surprised.

But in the bottom of my heart, there is still a pimple in the end.

After hesitating for a while, he finally couldn't help it, but he asked cautiously, "What happened to you and Zhu Shi?"

He snorted and seemed to laugh.

Luoshen is sure! Although it was dark in the tent, she couldn't see his face clearly, but his tone was clearly laughing at her.

She couldn't help being embarrassed, and then became angry.

"What are you laughing at? I'm just asking casually. I don't want to say anything! I don't want to hear it! I don't want to contaminate my ears!"

She rolled over, rolled to the innermost side of the bed, rolled the quilt off him, and turned her back to him.

"Nothing. I didn't go. I asked Brother Sun to send a message on my behalf. Then I came to you."

Behind him, his voice still carried a faint smile.

Luo Shen's heart was finally completely relieved.

Knowing that the quilt was all swept away by himself, he wanted to tell him to cover it again, but he was too embarrassed to speak.

"Ami, I'm a little cold. Give me some quilts."

After a while, she heard the man behind her say.

She rolled back immediately, but still pointed the back of her head at him.

He seemed to smile again, covered the quilt, reached out and helped her with the quilt, and said softly, "Go to sleep."

The corners of Luoshen's lips curled up unconsciously, and slowly closed his eyes.

…

Today is a rest day, but Gao Qiao has been busy all day in the Taicheng government office as usual, and was free in the evening. When he entered the palace, he was told that Emperor Xingping took Wushi Powder last night, and the heat in the middle of the night was unbearable. In such a winter night, he was wearing a single coat and roaring in the imperial garden for a long time. He fell asleep at dawn, and he still hasn't woken up yet.

Gao Qiao was worried, and remembered that Li Mu went to Bailuzhou to pick up his daughter today, and asked someone to send him a message first, saying that he was still in the palace. If he picked up someone, he would go home and stay here. When the palace is over, he will go back by himself.

He waited outside for a long time, until the end of the hour, and asked him several times. The servants said that the emperor was still asleep, and that Queen Xu was also by his side. Zhi Gao Qiao was waiting to see him. , If you have something to do tomorrow, you don't have to disturb the emperor's rest.

After taking Wushi Powder, it makes people feel uplifted, crying and laughing, and even ecstasy. It is the favorite of many scholars and celebrities.

When Emperor Xingping was young, he probably started taking it to relieve his emotions.

However, Wu Shi San is extremely hot and toxic. Long-term consumption can damage the liver and spleen. There are even rumors that some people died after taking the medicine.

Over the years, Gao Qiao has been persuading the emperor to quit this thing. But this stuff can be addicting. Emperor Xingping served and stopped, stopped and served, one after another, and he had no idea how many times he had to toss in the middle.

In the past two years, the emperor's body has gradually become worse than before. He himself should have known that it was related to taking Wushi San, so he tried his best to give up.

Gao Qiao hadn't heard the news that the emperor was continuing to take food for a long time. He was quite relieved at first, but he didn't expect this to happen again today.

Gao Qiao is also a little knowledgeable about medicine.

Ordinarily, I took it last night, this morning, I slept for a day, and by this time, I should have almost woken up.

Gao Qiao gradually felt that something was wrong, how could she be willing to obey Queen Xu and leave like this? After pondering for a while, he immediately sent someone to invite King Xin'an.

Xiao Daocheng, the king of Xin'an, was the younger brother of Emperor Xingping. After Emperor Xingping deliberately distanced himself from the nobility, he relied on this younger brother in power and was considered the most prestigious king in the clan.

He was nearly thirty years old, with a dignified appearance, and he had a good relationship with Gao Qiao on weekdays. Hearing the news, he hurried over overnight, and together with Gao Qiao, the two brought an imperial doctor and forcibly broke into the palace of Emperor Xingping, kneeling outside the door, Ask the queen to allow the imperial physician to enter the room for inspection.

Queen Xu's face was very ugly, but facing King Xin'an and Gao Qiao, she didn't dare to stop her forcibly, so she had to let people in.

Emperor Xingping lay on the dragon bed, his face was red and his ears were red, his breathing was slow and fast, and he couldn't wake up from deep sleep.

The imperial physician stepped forward to administer the needle. After a long time, he heard a strange sound in the emperor's throat. Then he slowly opened his eyes, woke up, sat up with the help of his inner servant, and said blankly, "What time is it? How long have I slept? "

Gao Qiao finally breathed a sigh of relief, stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty! It's been a day and a night since you ate Wushisan last night!"

Emperor Xingping showed a slightly ashamed look on his face, some dared not look at Gao Qiao, and muttered: "I think I haven't eaten for a long time, it's rare to be happy yesterday, and I used a little... but a little... I won't eat it next time, Gao Don't worry..."

Gao Qiao knew that the emperor's will was weak, and he was afraid that it would be impossible to eradicate this medicine. He sighed secretly and said nothing. He and Xiao Daocheng avoided temporarily until the emperor finished changing his clothes, and then he re-entered and performed the courtesy of the monarch and his ministers.

Emperor Xingping asked what was the matter.

Gao Qiao said: "I saw Your Majesty because of the fact that the Murong Clan took part in yesterday's palace banquet. There are many clans in the Xianbei, but the Murong clan has many powerful people. Since the establishment of the country, I have been very kind to the Murong family, bestowing high-ranking officials and noble titles. If I hadn't been very kind to me, Dayu, how could the Murong clan stand out among the many Hu clans in the north? However, the Murong clan's wolf ambitions have led to several betrayals. , and even taking advantage of the national disaster in Dayu to take advantage of the fire and plunder the northern land. After losing to the Xia people, the Fang Ju clan forbearance and dormancy for many years. Now that the situation in Bei Xia is precarious and the country is on the verge of collapse, the Murong clan has taken the opportunity to do something again. People, it's obviously a plan to restore the country, why is there any loyalty to my Da Yu heart? Murong Xi failed in his plan, and now he fled to the north, he must be contacting the old department. And Murong came to my Da Yu for me, named Fuxiao, and he was obviously seeking asylum I want to use the name of my Great Yu to win people's hearts in the north. I urge Your Majesty to think twice before acting, and never accept capricious people! You can drive them away from Great Yu, and do not let Murong Clan borrow my name of Great Yu, Do it again in the North!"

Emperor Xingping looked unhappy, but still forced a smile: "Gao Xiang, you are overthinking. I don't know that the Murong family is fickle. But this time it is different than before. The Murong family has already been severely damaged, and there are few old ministries. . Murong Ti has come to seek refuge with sincerity now, if I do not accept it, wouldn’t it be cold to the hearts of those in the north who are also willing to take refuge in Dayu? Murong Ti handed me a blood letter written by Murong Xi.”

He laughed a few times: "I thought, Gao Xiang, you might be prejudiced towards Murong Xi."

Murong Xi once proposed to the eldest princess, and the gift of a thousand pieces of gold spread all over Qinhuai. Then Gao Qiao married the eldest princess. It is said that he is very disgusted with that song.

Since he hated that fu, he would naturally not have much affection for Murong Xi, who made this fu with one hand.

What's more, during the later Northern Expedition, the reason why Gao Qiao could not go north as he wished was because he encountered a strong resistance from Murongxi, who had already invested in Northern Xia at that time.

There was a strong enemy in front, and domestic constraints later, Gao Qiao was helpless, and finally had to withdraw his troops and return south.

Emperor Xingping meant that family hatred and hatred for the country were two-pronged, Gao Qiao was inevitably selfish, how could he not know? He said anxiously: "Your Majesty, every word and every word of the ministers are all out of public heart, and there is no personal grudge at all. The Murong family can't believe it, please listen to me!"

Emperor Xingping waved his hand: "Gao Xiang doesn't have to worry too much. Yesterday, Murong presented the Golden Sabre map to him, which shows his sincerity."

"Your Majesty! The saber presented by Murong is owned by the founder of the country. It is called the holy relic of the Murong family. It is a testimony to the betrayal of my Great Yu. As for the map, the minister dared to ask Your Majesty, I am in the Great Yu, and I have gathered the civil and military affairs. Now, can I still send my division to the north to regain the heart of the two capitals? If not, what is the use of obtaining this map?"

Emperor Xingping was immediately asked, but he couldn't answer, and his face became extremely ugly. Suddenly, his brows wrinkled, he raised his hand to cover his forehead, and said, "I still have a headache. If there is nothing wrong, you can all go back and discuss this matter later."

Xiao Daocheng hurriedly came out to round up the field: "Gao Xiangjin said, every word is out of the overall situation, and Your Majesty will consider it carefully. It's just that it's getting late tonight, and Your Majesty's health is important. Gao Xiang also works day and night, so it's better to go back to rest early."

Gao Qiao knew that the emperor must not listen to his words, so he had no choice but to say goodbye.

Emperor Xingping's expression improved now, and he said, "Gao Xiang is going well. When I met Huang's sister, I said hello to me. I haven't seen her for some time, and I miss her very much."

Gao Qiao responded, watched the emperor get up and left, and left the palace in despair.

When saying goodbye to Xiao Daocheng outside the palace gate, he said: "Your Majesty is close to His Highness, and maybe he is willing to listen to His Highness's advice. It's just another matter. Please pay more attention to His Majesty's body, and don't ask His Majesty to indulge in this. Tonight is the truth. It's dangerous."

Xiao Daocheng gritted his teeth and said: "The queen has ulterior motives. If Gao Xiang was not here tonight, the consequences would be unimaginable! Gao Xiang's sincere heart makes Gu really ashamed. Gao Xiang rest assured, as long as Your Majesty is willing to listen to Gu's advice, Gu will do his best!"

If Emperor Xingping is gone, the crown prince succeeds at a young age, and the Xu family takes the opportunity to take the opportunity, and Xiao Daocheng will not be tolerated in the future.

His biggest wish now should be the same as himself, hoping that Emperor Xingping will be fine.

Gao Qiao sighed, nodded, and turned to board the nearby car that had been waiting for him for a long time. When he was about to go back to Gao's house, he suddenly saw a red light in the east of the city.

There should be a fire somewhere in that direction in the middle of the night.

But standing here, you can see the red light, which shows how big the fire is.

If contiguous houses catch fire, coupled with this kind of weather, once the fire spreads, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Gao Qiao was taken aback and rushed to the east of the city with Xiao Daocheng.

The two hurried to the front of the city gate and did not see the point of fire, but the fire in front of them became more and more obvious, knowing that it should be a fire on the outskirts of the city.

On the tower, there were already more than ten night guards who were attracted by the fire. They pointed and pointed. Seeing that Gao Qiao and King Xin'an suddenly appeared, they hurriedly knelt down.

Gao Qiao stood on the tower and saw more and more clearly.

This fire seemed to originate from the Qingxi area several miles away.

He knew that there was a Qingxi Garden owned by King Yulin.

The fire was so big, could it be that Qingxi Garden was on fire?

Gao Qiao immediately ordered someone to call Jiankang Ling, and led them to put out the fire quickly, and he and Xiao Daocheng also rushed over.

When they arrived, everyone was stunned by the fire in front of them.

The gate of Qingxi Garden was open, and there was no one in it. The most gorgeous Gao Xuan in the garden, called Baofang Tower, was completely swallowed up by the flames.

The fire is spreading to both sides, burning the contiguous houses and flowers and trees nearby, the fire is blazing, and the heat wave is pressing.

Such a fire cannot be extinguished by manpower. Gao Qiao could only order people to retreat and wait for the fire to burn out by itself.

The fire continued to burn until dawn, burning all the connected houses to the ground, and it was finally extinguished.

The Jiankang order led people to pour water into the ruins that were still lit by sporadic flames. After searching for a long time, finally, in the broken wall originally called Baofang Building, which appeared to be the starting point of the fire, they found two burners. Jiao's corpse, a man and a woman.

Prince Yu Lin himself did not show up, only the steward of the palace and a steward of the Zhu family came.

After identifying the residual appearance and the golden and jade accessories on her body that had not been burned by the fire, it was determined that the corpse of the woman who was clearly dressed before her death was the mistress, Princess Yulin, Zhu Jiyue, and that man was the head of the guards.

On the ground nearby, blackened jugs and cups and plates were scattered.

Obviously, when the fire started, the two should have been drinking here.

None of the rest of the people in the garden disappeared.

Jiankang ordered people to search the rest of the house and found that a lot of valuables were lost in the warehouse, and money was scattered everywhere on the ground.

It is inferred that the servants found the fire in Baofang Tower in the middle of the night, and the fire could not be extinguished. Seeing that the mistress was burned to death inside, everyone was afraid of eating the crime and dying together, so they looted the property and dispersed overnight.

Yu Lin Wang is devoted to cultivating immortals, and the couple are like strangers. The princess lives here most of the time on weekdays. It is said that she has secretly raised a lot of faces. This is no secret. The Zhu family felt embarrassed earlier and stopped them, but Zhu Jiyue went his own way and still lived here from time to time. The Zhu family had no choice but to let it go.

After listening to Jiankangling's report, the Zhu family steward looked a little embarrassed.

Gao Qiao and Xin'an Wang remained silent.

The steward of the palace stepped forward, saluted Gao Qiao and King Xin'an, with a look of sadness on his face, and said, "There was a fire here in the middle of the night, and I didn't want to disturb the two of you. It's a sin for the two of you to work so hard. The princess came here yesterday, It was to recuperate, His Highness knew it, and it was unfortunate that something unexpected happened. This guard should have seen the fire and was loyal to the Savior, but the fire was too big, and both of them died here. His Highness said that he was very grateful to His Royal Highness King Xin'an. Gao Xianggong. The two of you have worked hard, the rest of the things here are handed over to the slaves, please go back and rest early. When Your Highness is out of the customs, you will be polite and thank you."

After speaking, he bowed deeply.

The Zhu family steward secretly breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly agreed.

Gao Qiao and King Xin'an looked at each other, and they said, "I just happened to see it, and I came here. The princess unfortunately died, and I hope your Highness condolences. There is nothing to do here, the two of us will go first. went."

The steward sends respectfully.

Gao Qiao and King Xin'an had stayed up for a long time and were tired, so they said goodbye to each other and went home.

Gao Qiao hadn't slept all night, he was tired early, sitting in the car, but he didn't feel sleepy at all.

He didn't hold out much hope when it came to speaking to the emperor. Seeing the emperor's reaction in this way, although disappointed, it was also expected.

On the contrary, it was when he thought about what happened later that he was really moved.

From Zhu Shi, he naturally thought of his wife Xiao Yongjia.

Over the years, the relationship between the husband and wife has been relaxed. Facing the cold face of his wife, he has nothing to do, and he is busy with government affairs. How can he get his energy and love when he was young.

The days went on like this, day after day.

Last night, Zhu Shi's accident caused him to break into a cold sweat.

He couldn't remember the last time the two of them had the same room.

Fortunately, in recent years, she seems to be more and more indifferent to things in the room. Although he refused to live with him, there had never been any rumors similar to Zhu's.

Otherwise, if one day, she also spreads such rumors, Gao Qiao really doesn't know how she will handle herself.

…

Gao Qiao was filled with emotion, and at the same time felt fortunate. In a hurry, I rushed back to Gao's house, and it was already bright.

After tossing around all night, I thought that Xiao Yongjia and his daughter and son-in-law had returned, but he didn't want to see half of them at home.

After Gao Qiao was surprised, he wondered if his wife had changed her mind and deliberately made things difficult to prevent Li Mu from taking her daughter back.

He recalled the tone and attitude of her speech when he searched for him the night before.

At that time, I didn't think much about it, believed it to be true, and hurried back.

Thinking back carefully at this moment, the more I chewed, the more I felt that something was wrong.

…

Li Mu had a dream.

He dreamed back to the wedding night in his previous life, he was with Gao Luoshen.

He is a great Sima who has power all over the world, ranging from the royal family and nobles to the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty. Those people can criticize him behind his back and hate him, but in front of him, they must look up to him and obey their orders.

She is a shadow that has been imprinted in his heart since he was a boy. The real girl of the Gao family, later the wife of the Lu family. But to him, it was illusory, like Fairy Heng'e living in a fantasy fairyland.

No amount of women, no matter how beautiful, can bring pleasure to men, can't compare to her.

For her, he only deserves to look up.

Don't even dare to use her as a relief fantasy.

That would be too blasphemous for her.

But this night, she stepped down from the clouds and became a living reality that he could touch.

his wife and wife.

He wasn't just hot-blooded.

When he realized that she was really as kind, gentle, affectionate, and understanding as he had imagined in the past, and that she was willing to spend the rest of his life with him, even if he knew in his heart that she was only forced to marry him because of the situation. , he was still deeply infatuated with her.

At that moment, even if he asked him to kneel at her feet for pleasure, he was happy.

Li Mu's dream gradually became charming.

A curtain of brocade, crazy cloud and greasy rain. The two lay on their pillows together, she tamely fell into his arms, and the fragrance invaded her heart...

This dream is so real that in sleep, you can clearly feel dry mouth and fascinated.

When he woke up, he suddenly opened his eyes, and was shocked to find that there was actually a soft body in his arms, and his breath was also filled with a warm aroma.

The sky was already bright, and by the faint morning light that penetrated outside the tent, he saw a young girl with her back to him, her face half lying on her back, still sound asleep, with black hair scattered on the pillow, revealing a part of the back of her neck Snow-white skin.

Li Mu closed his eyes, and the events of last night quickly flashed through his mind.

She put him to bed and went to sleep.

At this moment, she was still asleep, slumbering in her original position, curled up, and her back looked like a small one, charming and well-behaved.

But he didn't know when, and actually leaned towards her.

One of his arms also hugged her body from behind, holding her in his arms, and his palms were attached to her.

Wherever the palm of the hand touches it, the texture is soft and sweaty.

His heart beat suddenly, and a strong sense of guilt rushed towards him.

He dared not move, for fear of waking her up. Holding his breath, he slowly retracted his arm, and carefully moved it to the outside. Then he stretched out his hand to lift the tent, and when he turned over, he quickly got off the bed.