The woman on the side said: "Maybe I'm really hot. It's not fun to make the boiling tea boil. The old lady is here. The Lord is afraid that you will be worried, so he didn't come out now."
After hearing this, the old lady hurriedly ordered the maid: "Are you feeling burnt? Have you sent any medicine in? Liuli, go get some burnt ointment that can reduce the heat. Send it in quickly and see if it's okay?"
The eldest aunt pursed her lips and smiled: "Oh, I see how worried you are. I can rest assured that everything will be fine."
The maid said yes, went to the old lady's yard to get some scalding ointment, opened the curtain and went to the back porch. She saw that the two personal maids, Mrs. Kingfisher and Mrs. Fengxiao, were not seen at the door. As she walked closer, she heard There was a rustling sound, and when he saw that the door was slightly open and not closed tightly, he came home loudly: "Your Majesty, madam, the old lady ordered the slave to bring burnt ointment!"
As soon as she spoke, the rustling sound inside immediately stopped. She was very confused and asked again: "Your Majesty, Madam?"
Lin Rong was inside. When he heard this, he immediately froze and put his hand to Lu Shen's lips: "Please, keep your voice down!"
Lu Shen lowered his head and saw the little girl in front of him with her eyebrows furrowed, her eyes slightly raised, her hair on her temples scattered, and her black hair scattered all over her smooth back. For a moment, she felt extremely charming, and she put a jade finger against her lips. , because he was afraid that people outside would hear something, his face added another three points of shyness and embarrassment.
He paused for a moment at this stunningly beautiful emotion, and after a long while, his Adam's apple rolled, and finally he couldn't help lowering his head to pick up the already red cherry lips, half forcing and half coaxing: "It's okay, the old lady's girl has been trained well. At most, it’s on the screen, so no one can come in.”
The maid had been with the old lady since she was a child. She usually did not serve the male master, was not married, and did not know anyone else's affairs. When she saw the rustling sound coming again, she took two steps inside and tried to ask: "Madam?" Lord?"
Lin Rong gritted his teeth and managed to say a word, but he said intermittently: "I'm here... nothing happens here, you can go out."
The maid raised her head slightly, and saw in front of her a large hanging gauze tent that was spread out slightly. The tent was floating slightly, and the candlelight seemed to become denser, with two entangled figures reflected on it. One person has a graceful figure, and the other person has a bee-like waist and ape-like arms. The more graceful one seems to be sitting softly on a high red sandalwood chair. The woman murmurs vaguely, and the man responds in a low voice.
Suddenly there was a click, which seemed to be the sound of embroidered shoes falling to the ground. The maid lowered her head and saw through the gap under the screen that the brocade robes and skirts inside were scattered on the floor. A pair of jade feet hanging in front of the red sandalwood armchair were slightly tilted, leaving only one autumn-colored embroidered shoe. The pearls on the shoes bounced up and down, as if they were playing on a swing.
The maid was startled, and suddenly her face turned red with embarrassment. She ran out without even bothering to close the door, and stood outside the soft curtain for a while. She touched her cheek, which seemed to be still hot. When she heard the old lady's voice, she hurried out to report back. :"old lady!"
The old lady saw that she was still holding the carved mahogany box of the burn ointment in her hand, and asked, "Why didn't you send it in? You girl, can't you handle such a small thing?"
The girl kept her head down, not daring to look at anyone at all, and replied: "To answer the old lady, the prince is not perming, but is talking to his wife. The slave then withdrew, not embarrassed to disturb her."
The old lady said oh, she got a good card in this round, and she was focused on the card table. She touched another card and smiled nonchalantly: "Young couple, you should have so much to say, everyone is Come here like this. Well, we haven’t seen each other for two months, so let’s ask them to talk to each other, so as not to be too embarrassed to talk in front of us old guys like us.”
Everyone flattered and said yes, and after playing cards for a few rounds, the old lady said: "As we get older, we don't have time to eat. Now my son feels a little hungry. The one from the south before me." The cook has made a very bright little lotus root soup, so I called it here and asked you to taste it too."
After a long time, the light gauze tent finally stopped. Lin Rong stood up, changed into another piece of clothing, and sat in front of the mirror to do her makeup. Only her hair and temples could be combed as before, but the twinkling spring between her brows could not be hidden. He stayed and sat there slumped, listening to the noise outside, not knowing what to do.
She turned her head slightly and saw that Lu Shen had already dressed and was slowly walking towards her. Except for his eyebrows being stretched a little, she couldn't see any difference. She said bitterly: "Go out on your own and tell the old lady. Said I wasn’t feeling well.”
Lu Shen held her shoulders, saw her lowering her pink neck, and touched her gently. He just asked her to urge her, but he did it hastily and was not very happy. He still said: "It's better to say that neither of us is very comfortable..." It's just that Before he finished speaking, the little woman was kicked on the calf and had to shut up.
Lin Rong stood up and called out to the screen: "Kingfisher, come in with a basin of cold water." Wet the cotton handkerchief with winter ice water, apply a cold compress for a while, and then apply some powder, and then he felt a little bit invisible. Come out more. Then he turned to ask Kingfisher and Fengxiao: "How are you doing? Can you go out to meet people?"
Kingfisher and Fengxiao were also shy and didn't dare to look. They looked at the ground and nodded: "County Lord, it's hard to see."
Lin Rong then stood up from the dressing table and embroidery stool and told the two girls: "Pack up the clothes on the floor, go out from the back, and carry them back to the yard. Don't let anyone know."
Kingfisher and Fengxiao said in unison: "Yes!"
Lin Rong and Lu Shen then walked around the screen, opened the curtain, and led each other out of the pavilion. The pavilion was even more lively than when Lu Shen was there. Several noble ladies asked the maids to wait on them and eat lotus soup. They said something unknown, which made the old lady laugh.
Seeing Lu Shen coming out, someone naturally gave up their spot and came out. The old lady hurriedly waved: "Come on, come on, have a bowl of lotus soup, and then play a round with grandma."
Seeing that the old lady was really in high spirits, Lu Shen sat down, touched a card, and was about to play it out when he heard the aunt on the side covering her handkerchief and laughing, and said to Lin Rong: "Why do the sixth brother and sister look so unhappy? The girl said you are here Talk inside. Looking at your face, it looks like your sixth brother has given you a lesson."
As soon as she said this, everyone came to look at her without saying a word. Only the old lady said: "I think it looks good. Her complexion is rosy. Why is it so bad?"
Lin Rong was secretly resentful. He held the handkerchief in his sleeves and was about to speak when he heard Lu Shen say: "Sister, I am old and my eyesight is so poor. Just now someone from outside replied, thinking of writing a note and asking Cui to be there." Serving pen and ink, I think my wrists are tired from grinding."
As soon as Lu Shen said these words, the aunt's face turned pale instantly, but the old lady smiled and nodded at him: "You should beat, grind, and ask your wife to do such rough work?"
Lu Shen said yes and played with him for another round, advising: "It's getting late. Tomorrow we have to perform a triumphant song to dedicate the victory to the ancestral temple and reward the three armies. Grandma also wants to go to the city wall to watch the ceremony. Let's rest early today." Bar."
The old lady stood up and suddenly said: "Hey, I forgot about this matter. Your grandfather and father have long cherished the wish. I have to go to watch the ceremony. I have to go to watch the ceremony. Not only do I have to go, your mother, you My wife has to go."
Everyone stood up to leave. Lu Shen helped the old lady to go to the stone bridge. The old lady suddenly remembered something and asked: "I remember that girl from the Yuan family was married to King Zuoxian of the Huns. Since the Zuoxian King was defeated, King Xian, has she been brought back?"
Lu Shen nodded: "I've brought it back!"
The old lady recited Amitabha and then said: "What a pity!"
The eldest aunt followed the old lady. When she was crossing the corridor, Lu Shen stopped her and asked, "Sister, it seems that I don't like Mr. Cui very much?"
The eldest aunt has always been a person with eyes on the top of her head and is not afraid of meat and vegetables. She asked herself that she has never been afraid of anyone, but this sixth brother's face made her feel guilty and she forced out a smile: "Sixth brother, you know I love to offend people, but I really don’t have that heart. In the pavilion just now, I was really quick-talking, and I didn’t mean to make fun of her."
Lu Shen stood with his hands behind his back for a long time before he said, "That's good!"
The eldest aunt said to herself that it was bad luck. Seeing that Lu Shen was silent, she unconsciously felt blessed and hurried towards the old lady.
Lin Rong was walking at the back. Not knowing what was happening in front of him, he walked slowly to Lu Shen's side and heard him say: "Let's go."
The two walked side by side, and the moonlight cast long shadows, intertwining on the white walls and black tiles.
Chapter 72
When the two of them arrived at the Yanshan Courtyard, it suddenly began to snow again. When they reached the corridor, their hair was already covered with snowflakes. Lu Shen reached out to touch her, but Lin Rong turned her head to avoid it. When others are around, Lin Rongshang is willing to pretend that there is no one else here, so why bother to disgust himself? She was angry in her heart and her face looked really bad. She refused to talk to Lu Shen. She turned around and entered the clean room. While untying her cloak, she told the maid: "Bring me some water. I want to take a bath."
Although Lin Rong was usually angry and never expressed his anger towards these maids, Jing Qin and Feng Xiao knew something bad when they saw her like this. A little girl brought hot water in and prepared to stay away later.
Lin Rong lowered his hands to fiddle with the flowers, and suddenly called Kingfisher: "Go and make some medicine. I want to drink it."
Feng Xiao didn't speak strictly, so Lin Rong didn't let her know about these things. She didn't understand at all and asked, "Why is the county master uncomfortable?"
Dudu Jingqin lowered her head after hearing this and immediately understood that she was being asked to make the soup. She turned her head and looked outside, and was startled when she saw Lu Shen lift the soft red embroidered curtain and lean in. Fu Shen said: "Junhou!"
Lu Shen paced over and saw that Lin Rong was still cold and frosty. He knew this little girl's temper. She would never give face to anyone when she got angry. He waved his hand and dismissed Kingfisher and Fengxiao. The two maids said: "Back off!"
The second maids were always afraid of the male master, Lu Shen, so they didn't dare to say anything. They said "yes" in a low voice and all retreated.
Lin Rong was preparing to take a bath at this time. Apart from the wide-sleeved coat, she only wore a close-fitting soft green dress, and pine green floral trousers underneath. Her hair was spread out on her shoulders, like green clouds. He looked down and fiddled with the colorful silk threads. When he saw him coming, he raised his head, frowned slightly, and looked at him coldly, but did not speak to him.
Lu Shen walked over, the candle flames flickering out, he clenched his fists and coughed, and was about to say something when he saw the little woman suddenly stood up, picked up a wide-sleeved coat, and was about to lift the curtain and go out.
Lu Shen hurriedly grabbed her wrist and scolded her in a low voice: "Cui Shiyi, there is a limit to your nonsense. It is only a woman's duty to serve her husband. Whose female family members always show their husbands' looks like you do?" ?”
Seeing her raising her eyebrows when she heard this, she became even more angry and changed her subject: "No one knew about it in the back porch just now, but you are going to have a quarrel with me tonight. If word spreads, even those who don't know can guess it." .”
Seeing that this bastard actually hit him, Lin Rong felt so angry that his throat hurt. He pursed his lips and looked at him intently. He threw away his hand and said: "I don't know how to serve people. Please go elsewhere. I think there are many people who are willing to serve you!" "
For Lu Shen, it is indeed the duty of a woman to serve the bed curtains. It's a pity that Lin Rong is not such a womanly person and cannot be such a womanly person.
Lu Shen held his sleeve and refused to tell her to leave. The two of them were in a stalemate for a while. Finally, Lu Shen spoke: "There are people in that pavilion who will never go out to gossip."
Lin Rong became even more angry when he heard this, turned around, and said bitterly: "You clearly know that those people outside can guess it, but you don't care about it. You only care about your own happiness. How can you be such a selfish person?"
The laces of the little coat were already loosely tied, but Lin Rong moved slightly, and the skirt of the dress spread out. The fragrance on the red sandalwood armchair just now gradually rose, and the ecstasy of Xiaoyan's fragrance was rising. Lu Shen's eyes were narrow, He hugged the little girl in his arms and put it to his lips: "It's my fault!"
Lin Rong glared at him bitterly, and was about to curse a few more words to relieve his anger: "What do you mean you are wrong? It's just..."
Lu Shen lowered his head and touched the red lips, and his ears suddenly became clear. For a long time, Lin Rong lay helplessly on Lu Shen's shoulder, breathing heavily. Lu Shen gently stroked the little woman's back, and suddenly heard her sigh in a low voice: "Lu Shen, you are such a scoundrel."
The voice was cool, without any hint of savage lust. Although there were only eight words, it made Lu Shen feel infinite affection. He held her shoulders for a moment and called: "Qing Qing!"
The two of them stayed in the clean room for an unknown amount of time. When Lin Rong asked Lu Shen to carry him to the bed, he was so tired that he didn't even want to move a finger. He lay there with his eyes closed for a while, thinking about the Buzi Tang. I felt more and more uneasy. Although I was very tired, I didn't feel sleepy at all.
After staying up for a while, Lu Shen over there seemed to be fast asleep. Lin Rong then gently lifted the curtain and got out of bed. He did not dare to light the lamp for fear of disturbing Lu Shen. Unexpectedly, as soon as he moved, he heard Lu Shen's sleepy voice asking: "What's wrong?"
Lin Rong shook his head: "Nothing, go to the clean room, you can sleep." After hearing this, Lu Shen didn't ask anymore, tilted his head and fell asleep again.
Lin Rong went out and saw Kingfisher still waiting there. His face was already red from the cold, and he couldn't bear it: "Just put the medicine quietly outside. Why are you waiting? It's so cold here?"
Kingfisher shook his head: "Didn't the county master say that this medicine will be ineffective when it gets cold? The slave is just guarding the stove over there, so it's not too cold. It's just that the wind is blowing right now, and when he came over with the medicine, his face became cold. It’s called Blowing Red.”
Lin Rong looked outside and saw that the strong wind was blowing the pines and cypresses in the courtyard swaying this way and that. He hurriedly called the kingfisher to come in. He lowered the door curtain and sighed: "It's almost February, and the wind is still blowing so hard."
Kingfisher put the tray on the tray and came forward with a bowl of medicine: "County Lord, drink it while it's hot." He asked: "Is this medicine really useful? In the past in Jiangzhou, the king gave you the Bizi soup. You can take it." Yes, I just feel uncomfortable in my stomach..."
She only spoke half a sentence when she suddenly saw a tall and upright figure, opening the embroidered curtain and slowly walking past. She was stunned and stunned, with a panic expression on her face: "Junhou!"
Lu Shen walked up to Lin Rong, with one hand behind his back. His voice could not detect any emotion or anger, and asked, "What's wrong with you? Why do you get up to take medicine in the middle of the night?"
Lin Rong's face was quite calm, but Kingfisher felt guilty, and the hand holding the medicine bowl couldn't help shaking. Suddenly he couldn't hold on, and the medicine bowl fell to the ground. He became more and more frightened, and his voice when he replied was trembling: "Hui Junhou , it’s... it’s Madam’s prescription for increasing Qi and replenishing blood, but today I had a lot of things to do, so I forgot to take it. The doctor ordered... He told me that it’s best to take this medicine every day without interruption. This slave... Then I brought the medicine to Madam..."
Lu Shen groaned and said sadly: "Really? Since it is a prescription for replenishing qi and blood, give me a bowl of it. Winter is the right time to take nourishment."
Kingfisher didn't dare to respond. He looked up at Lin Rong and saw her nodding slightly: "Go ahead and bring the other two bowls. Ignore the broken porcelain pieces on the ground and we'll clean them up tomorrow."
Kingfisher didn't know what to do and went out mechanically. Fortunately, the medicine jar was still warm. He poured two more bowls out and brought them to Lin Rong anxiously. He called out worriedly: "Master ?”
Lin Rong picked up a bowl, which was very hot. He blew it a little, called King King Qin to hand the other bowl to Lu Shen and said: "Please use it, sir. It's a pity that this is a woman's prescription. It can only cure women's qi and deficiency." I’m afraid it won’t benefit you, and it’s not symptomatic.”
Lu Shen sat there, his face turned livid. He stretched out his hand to touch it down, and the medicine bowl and tray immediately fell to the ground with a clatter. He slapped the table and stood up suddenly: "Cui Shiyi, don't be too presumptuous."
Kingfisher immediately knelt on the ground. He still didn't understand that Junhou must know that this was Bizi Tang, and he didn't dare to breathe.
A little bit of the medicine was sprinkled on Lin Rong's hand, and a stinging red spot suddenly appeared. She slowly took out the handkerchief and wiped her hands, and said coldly: "Am I being presumptuous, or are you being unfaithful?"
Lu Shen gritted his teeth: "Take these medicines behind my back, who gave you the courage?"
Lin Rong sneered: "You have promised me personally, but now it is less than three months ago, and now you are questioning me. Let me tell you clearly, this medicine is Bizi Decoction, and I will never give birth to a child this year. That's it. If you have it, you have to abort it. If you insist on giving me life, it will only be one corpse and two lives."
Lu Shen told her that her face was livid with anger, and the veins on her forehead were protruding. She bit her cheek for a long time, then suddenly sighed, a smile appeared on her face, and her tone became a little warmer: "I promised you, so of course I keep my word. You are young, and I understand that you are afraid of the pain of childbirth. It's just that the medicine is only three parts poisonous, and it's not good to take it regularly. What's more, you didn't get much in it just now. If you move around now, I'm afraid..." It's still going to flow out. few……
Kingfisher was still here, and when the bastard started talking about these words again, he turned his head, ignored him, and ordered: "Bring me another bowl." After saying that, he couldn't sit still, so he left Lu Shen aside, opened the curtain and went inside. And go.
She didn't know why, but she sat on the bed with her knees bent, and suddenly burst into tears. If she had said a lot of words to vent her anger in the past, but now she was so lazy that she seemed to have no strength at all, which was extremely strange.
After a while, Lu Shen came in with a bowl of medicine and sat on the edge of the bed. Seeing Lin Rong crying silently, he reached out to touch her and asked her to open it, saying: "It's not that I don't let you drink it, you're just freezing in the snow. I'm not in good health, and this Bizi Decoction is very toxic. There are more than one contraceptive methods in the world. Even if you don't believe me and are determined to drink it, call the doctor tomorrow to check your pulse and consider the prescription."
Lin Rong looked at him coldly: "Do you know now that this Bizi Soup is highly toxic?"
This was what happened in Jiangzhou. Lu Shen felt sorry for her. Seeing that her tone was softer, he smiled and said, "This Bizi soup is the same for anyone who wants to eat it. Why don't I eat it, and you don't have to eat it." He frowned seriously and took a big sip. "
Lin Rong looked at Lu Shen dejectedly. She didn't know when he became like this. No matter what he did, he would bounce back like a ball of cotton. It's okay if he wasn't angry. He couldn't accomplish anything with you. He was so angry. He lay down and refused to nag him any more: "Go to sleep, I'm sleepy!"
The tent was put down again, and Lu Shen put a hand on the little woman's slender waist. Gradually, he could only hear the howling of the wind and snow outside, and the crackling of candles indoors. He felt even quieter. After a while, he suddenly heard her whisper. Called his name: "Lu Shen!"
His Adam's apple rolled and he responded: "Huh?"
The woman said nothing, and after an unknown amount of time, Lu Shen was half asleep and half awake. He vaguely heard her sigh softly: "Lu Shen, I feel bad!"
The gray voice made Lu Shen feel panicked. He didn't know what to say. After a while, he said: "I know you like famous mountains and rivers. When the world is peaceful in the future, I will take you to see it when you are free from political affairs." Go and see the clouds and mist of Mount Tai, the half-round autumn moon of Mount Emei, and see the green spring water in the south of the Yangtze River and the boundless silver waves of the Qiantang River..."
Lin Rong listened quietly and finally asked: "Can I go alone first?"
Lu Shen pursed his lips and remained speechless. After a long time, he heard the little woman sighing for a long time.
Chapter 73
Before dawn the next day, Lin Rong called King Jingqin and Fengxiao to raise the tent and wake him up: "County Lord, get up. Today, the king is going to lead the mighty camp to return the army, and he also has to dedicate the Jie ancestral temple and reward the three armies. The old lady ordered that at home All the female family members are going to watch the ceremony. Just now, Grandma Yu came to invite you to Rongjing Hall.
