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Chapter 44: Turn Your Elbow Out
Chapter 44: Turn Your Elbow Out
The overflowing water dripped down from the edge of the wooden barrel and landed on the copper hoop, forming a dark trace. The bath beans in the jade dish exuded a delicate fragrance, and the hot mist blew on the beam of the house. Twilight.
Huayue was stunned in this twilight, and she didn't return to her senses for a while.
Li Jingyun's eyebrows are very tough, very similar to General Li, but the difference is that General Li's eyes are always majestic and solemn, and his eyes are sometimes cold, sometimes tender, and the ink is surging, It seems like a huge world is hidden.
He had a lot of secrets and stories, and he didn't want her to see the slightest bit before, but now, for some reason, he asked her to ask.
After a moment of silence, she said as he wished: "Where did the son's money come from?"
When you ask questions, you are prepared to not be seriously answered at all.
In the end, Lee Kyung-yoon really answered.
"Grandpa ran away from home when he was twelve years old and was fined three months of monthly money." He tilted his head and smiled, and slowly told her about his past.
When the playful young master had no monthly money to spend, he finally understood that a manly man cannot always rely on the family, so he decided to sneak out of the house and stalk Liangjing.
At first it was a fight with people, and no one could beat him, so people started to follow him. Twelve-year-old children like to eat candied haws the most, so they take people from the street to the end of the alley with candied haws in their mouths. No one knew whose wild child he was, and naturally no one went to the General's Mansion to complain.
The first money that Li Jingyun got was the bounty from Jingzhao Yin Yamen. At that time, Liang Jing was arresting a fugitive murderer. Li Jingyun happened to bump into him when he was squatting at the mouth of the alley with a sugar gourd bite.
So he brutally beat the fugitive half to death.
It seems that since that time, no one of Liang Jing's local hooligans dared to sing opposite him again, and all the shops and restaurants in several streets paid tribute to him.
When he was fifteen years old, the third master was already a famous local snake in Liang Jing. One moment, he could recite a poem praising the emperor on the emperor's lap, and the next moment, he could block people at the end of the alley and beat him.
That year, when Daliang attacked Wei and moved the capital to Jinghua, Li Jingyun used the money he had saved for three years to open a Qifeng Building.
"Wait."
Hua Yue coughed loudly, and asked in shock, "Qifeng Tower?"
The man in front of him looked as usual and repeated calmly, "Well, Xifenglou."
Jinghua's largest goulan field, the entrance and exit are the spring breeze selling gold caves of dignitaries. Every day, don't know how much gold is poured on the flower table, and don't know how many secrets are hidden in the beautiful women's quilts.
Li Shoutian even wrote a letter of impeachment, saying that Jinghua Erlang was indulging in sensuality, and he was afraid of misunderstanding his family and country.
Of course, this impeachment was finally dismissed under the unanimous opposition of the courtiers.
After this happened, everyone knew that there must be someone behind Qifeng Tower.
But who would dare to think about the son of the General's Mansion?
Hua Yue's heart was beating very fast, she held her breath and looked at the person in front of her, not daring to let out the air.
No wonder he didn't take the two red seals in his eyes, no wonder the treasurer of Baolai Pavilion said that he didn't dare to offend him, such a reckless person, if not born in the general's mansion, he would have stabbed the sky out sooner or later. A hole came.
Perhaps her demeanor was so stupid that the person in front of her laughed lightly and lowered her voice to frighten her: "There are only five people in Jinghua who know this secret, you are the sixth, if it leaks out, then Go and build two new graves, one for you."
Hua Yue returned to her senses and asked subconsciously, "What about the other one?"
"The other one will also bury you," he said. "The person who was cut in half should have two graves."
Huayue: "..."
She felt a little wronged: "Master, you asked the servant to ask, and the servant did not have to know this secret."
"Yeah." Li Jingyun said frankly, "It's the Lord who has to tell you."
The aroma of the bath beans melted in the water. He rubbed his arms and raised his eyelids: "In this way, if you have thoughts of harming you, then you won't have any good fruit to eat."
The strings in his heart moved slightly, and Hua Yue quickly glanced at him.
This is... what does it mean?
The person in front of her looked at her fixedly, with a faint light in her eyes, like a child who had already given a bunch of candied haws, eagerly waiting for the response from the child opposite.
Hua Yue was a little unexpected, her eyelashes trembled, her hands subconsciously turned her back, her lips pursed tightly.
She also thought before that if he was willing to confess to her, she might as well have a heart with him. But at that time, he didn't respond, and just fooled her. Now it's not fooling me, but... who knows if he's on a whim again.
Don't open your eyes, Hua Yue picked up the handkerchief next to her, walked around behind him and said, "The water is going to be cold."
Li Jingyun was silent, with the back of his head facing her, his neck stiff.
The arrogant and domineering son-in-law finally took the initiative to give someone a step down, but when he met her so ignorant, Hua Yue was angry for him, thinking that he would get angry again later, then she would not retort That's it.
However, after a while, Li Jingyun only let out a long sigh and said a little disappointedly: "Master really hurt you in vain."
Her body froze, and Hua Yue felt a little helpless.
He pulled the handkerchief from his hand, and Li Jingyun waved his hand: "Go and rest, you will come by yourself."
"Yes."
After tossing around for a while, without letting her rub her back in the end, Huayue left the main house and went to the corridor to blow the wind for a while, her eyes full of blankness.
What does Lee Kyung Yoon want to know?
Or, what did he already know?
The tumbling water vapor floated out from the windowsill and dimly wrapped around the pomegranate branches in the courtyard. It was already May weather, and the pomegranate buds shivered in the night wind, half-open.
Day two.
Huayue started to clean up the east courtyard early in the morning, and took a lot of ornaments from the warehouse and wiped them out. When she was busy, only Badou could go and wake up the son.
So Badou lived up to expectations and was smashed to the point where a bag bulged on his forehead.
"Aunt Yin." Badou was very aggrieved, "Why do you keep hitting us and not you, sir?"
Huayue was wiping the white jade Guanyin in her hand, and when she heard the words, she said without raising her head, "He smashes everyone, but I dodge quickly."
Li San Gongzi is good everywhere, just getting up is really scary, Hua Yue took two short cakes to appease Ba Dou, then put down Guanyin and walked to the main house.
This grandfather didn't sleep well last night, and now he is sitting beside the bed, his face full of resentment. The servant next to him shivered, put down the water basin and ran away.
With a slight smile, Hua Yue twisted the veil and went over to wipe his face.
"It's annoying." He frowned.
Carefully wiping his face clean, Hua Yue said softly, "It's already time for lunch."
With his anger still lingering, Li Jingyun said coldly, "Eating one less lunch won't kill anyone."
"But today—" She turned her head to look outside, and chuckled, "Today, the fifth prince is going to the residence, and maybe someone will come to spread the word later. It's not good for the prince to see guests like this."
Three very harsh words were suddenly inserted into Chaos' mind, and Li Jingyun's pupils became focal. He turned to look at the man beside him, his voice hoarse and low: "He came, are you happy?"
Naturally happy, the dignified fifth prince, put it in the East Court like this, that is a living Guanyin Bodhisattva, can scare away many monsters and ghosts, and keep one side safe.
Thinking of the fat and white Guanyin that just wiped, and the appearance of Zhou Hemin when he puffed out his cheeks, Huayue smiled, and her eyes were curved into crescents.
The joy is so obvious.
Li Jingyun turned his head and went back to sleep.
"Hey." Hua Yue quickly grabbed him, "Sir, there is steamed pork you like to eat for lunch."
Squinting slyly, he said, "I don't want to eat."
"Then, there is also pigeon soup stewed by the servants herself." She lowered her head and said softly, as if coaxing a child, "Without yam, it is stewed with wolfberry. The soup is snow-white. You should like it."
"..." Sitting up slowly, he rolled her eyes at her and said in a muffled voice, "Bring the clothes for you."
Hua Yue hurriedly brought the prepared silver silk beast head brocade robe.
"Not this one." Li Jingyun waved his hand, "The previous one, the blue carp snow brocade robe."
I didn't like to wear it before, but now want to point to it? Hua Yue was surprised, but she still found out this robe according to her words and carefully put it on for him.
"The color of the clothes is light and the material is good." Li Jingyun looked down and said casually, "It's just that the boots don't fit well."
Official boots with a white background and a black face are a bit inappropriate with these clothes. Hua Yue turned around to look for it, and pulled out a pair of light cyan brocade boots and handed them over: "What about this?"
The man in front of him was full of disgust, and his brows were so wrinkled that he could kill a fly.
But he had no choice, so he took it and put it on, and sat down to eat gloomily.
Hua Yue thought it was funny. Usually, this grandfather is not someone who cares about dressing up, but today he is very stingy, and all the delicate features of his body have appeared, and everything is not pleasing to the eye.
There was a good table of dishes. He thought that the fish was hard to pick, the lion's head was tasteless, and the vegetables were too salty. In the end, he only drank the pigeon soup completely.
Then he looked at her coldly.
Hua Yue didn't care about his strange attitude, she just glanced at the time outside from time to time and counted her fingers.
"The fifth prince." He said suddenly, "The person is quite good, but the weather is uncertain."
Um? She looked back at him suspiciously: "Why is it cloudy and sunny?"
When she saw it, wasn't the child always happy.
Taking a deep breath, Li Jingyun looked at her earnestly and said: "People who grew up in the royal family are more or less abnormal. Weird. If you are sensible, stay away from him, so as not to cause trouble, and you have to save you."
"Young master, don't worry." Hua Yue understood his concerns and said very considerately, "This servant will not cause trouble."
Is this a troublesome or not? Li Jingyun gritted his teeth, he said such a long sentence in front of her, is she deaf to her?
It's not that Hua Yue didn't hear it, it's just that the fifth prince is young and friendly to her. She has no reason to pick on others' faults. Besides, the people who grew up in the royal family are not normal, then she is not much better.
Seeing that the old man in front of him was not looking very well, Hua Yue thought that he had a personal grudge with the Fifth Prince, and quickly explained: "His Royal Highness will come back to the mansion once, it won't take much time, how old the son is, he should be more patient. It is."
It's not like everyone is coming to the mansion. Is he still leaving the mansion today?
The deep worry in those amber eyes made Li Jingyun smile. Zhou Hemin, He De and He Neng, just met once, and she was so concerned about it that Shen Zhiluo didn't have this treatment.
The next time meet Shen Zhiluo, should run on him. Any words written at the age of six are not as good as a glance from a young man with red lips and white teeth.
With a snort, he continued to wait with a cold face.
Half an hour later, the fifth prince passed the mansion with a thank you gift.
The luxurious and delicate golden jade saddle was wrapped in red satin, and half of the room was lit up. Zhou Hemin and Li Jingyun saw the ceremony, and they sat in the guest seat and looked at Huayue with a smile.
Li Jingyun stood indifferently, stood in front of him and asked, "Your Highness is here today, but there are other things to do?"
He just sat down, and there was a hint of expelling in his words, Hua Yue couldn't help tugging at his sleeve, then stuck out his head and said thoughtfully: "The fifth prince said yesterday that he must ask the young master for advice if he has the opportunity. The technique of piercing Yang."
Zhou Hemin: "..."
He looked at her and hesitated, but Huayue was behind Li Jingyun, folded her hands and bowed to him.
You come, you can't leave right away.
Seeing her intentions clearly, Zhou Hemin sighed, with a smile in his eyes: "Yes, I want to ask for advice on how to wear Yang with a hundred steps."
Li Jingyun replied sincerely: "You can do it if you have it."
The words fell, and the arm was pinched from behind.
Hua Yue is so angry, she is very kind to others, why can't she just get along with the Fifth Prince?
He took a deep breath and turned to stare at her, Hua Yue stared back without showing weakness, her cheeks bulging.
Li Jingyun was stunned for a moment, feeling that it was really a long time since she contradicted him, but when she thought about why she contradicted him, she felt unhappy.
An unfamiliar white-eyed wolf, with his elbows still crouching out, Zhou and Min's hairs haven't grown together yet, where did it get into her eyes?
With a groan, he lowered his eyes and said, "There are targets in the yard that I usually aim at and play with. Your Highness, would you like to try it?"
"Okay." Zhou Hemin got up very cooperatively and went out with him.
Badou brought his usual bow and arrow, Li Jingyun took it, pulled it away with ease, and hit the bullseye steadily. He turned his hand and handed the bow to the person next to him, and said with a smile, "Your Highness."
For a moment, Zhou Hemin saw provocation in his eyes.
Li Jingyun's palace is unfathomable. When saw him before, he was standing beside the prince's brother, smooth and appropriate, but now, he is looking at him with a bow, and his body is full of conflict.
Like a good night pearl, suddenly thorns.
Zhou Hemin raised his eyebrows, glanced at him, and then glanced at Yin Huayue who was standing beside him, and rolled his eyes in confusion.
Then he took the bow and said with a sullen face, "This is too heavy."
"His Royal Highness is still young, just try it out, it doesn't matter if you can't pull it off." Hua Yue said softly, "Young Master's bows are all brought back from the training ground."
Hearing this, Zhou Hemin stood up straight and pulled it with all his strength, but just halfway through, his wrist trembled and the bowstring snapped back.
Li Jingyun snorted, just about to say that a man is a man, what is it that he can't even draw a bow? However, before he could say anything, the man beside him quickly stepped forward to catch his longbow, and asked worriedly, "Is Your Highness alright?"
Zhou Hemin clutched his wrist, his expression not very relaxed.
Hua Yue hurriedly said: "Let the doctor come and see?"
"No need." He raised his head with a grin and glanced sadly at the bow in her arms.
Hua Yue immediately shoved the bow into Badou's hand, and then looked at Li Jingyun: "Young Master, the Fifth Prince is weak, let's go play chess in the house."
Li Jingyun's forehead jumped.
There was a burst of anger in his heart, he forced himself to suppress it, and said without a smile: "The fifth prince is busy with other people, why do you delay his important business?"
"It doesn't matter." Zhou Hemin smiled at him, "I have nothing else to do today, I just made a special trip to ask the third son for advice. The prince's brother often praises the third son's civil and military skills, I should learn something."
The child with a childish face, speaks in a straight-forward manner, naturally and sincerely. However, Li Jingyun felt uncomfortable for some reason, his eyes met his, and the anger in his heart was two inches higher.
"Okay." He brushed his sleeves and gritted his teeth, "It's fine to play chess."
Huayue graciously brought them a chessboard and brewed two good teas.
Li Jingyun glanced at the tea cup, and said coldly: "Master, I won't drink this, I will use a Biluochun instead."
"Yes." Hua Yue was accustomed to this man's nitpicking, and would withdraw his tea without a word.
"Wait." Zhou Hemin stopped her and smiled softly, "You finally made it, what a pity it was poured, put it with me, I'll drink both."
Hua Yue hesitated, but he stretched out his hand to take the tea, took a sip from the tea foam, and then said with admiration, "This tea-making skill is not worse than that in the palace."
Listen, these are human words. Huayue is very pleased, even with a bright smile: "His Royal Highness drink first, and the servant will go to re-brew for the son."
She probably hadn't been praised for a long time. She turned and stepped back with excitement. Her skirt was raised, and she flew out of the door like a butterfly.
Zhou Hemin looked at it with a smile, and then pinched Heizi and fell to the chessboard.
"The third son treats his side room so harshly."
Li Jingyun's eyes were sullen, and Bai Zi fell down, with a "pop": "Why do you see it?"
"Ordinary people, the side chambers call themselves 'concubine'. The one in the son's house is called a slave." Zhou Hemin shook his head, "The boundaries are too clear."
"..." After waking up, Li Jingyun glanced at the empty door and frowned slightly.
He just said something was wrong, this man is so good, when did he start calling himself a slave again?
Careful in his heart, he refused to show weakness on his face, withdrew his gaze and fell to Bai Zi, and said indifferently: "She was originally a slave, and it is not unusual for her to be unable to get it right for a while."
Zhou Hemin carefully fiddled with the chess pieces, as if he didn't care about his sophistry.
Li Jingyun's face became even more ugly.
Huayue came back after a while and put the tea in his hand again. He glanced at her and drank the tea without making a sound.
The situation on the chessboard changes, you come and I go, and you don't give in to each other.
Huayue stood by the side and applauded the venue, and then asked curiously: "Your Highness, why did you cut off the end of this chess game?"
Clearly there are other ways to live.
Zhou Hemin straightened the sunspot, raised his head and smiled: "Will I win if I walk like this?"
Where did you win? Hua Yue and Li Jing Yun both frowned and looked at the chess face puzzled.
Holding the wide cuffs, Zhou Hemin elegantly stretched out his two fingers to point to the five black children connected together: "Five children in a row, naturally I won."
Li Jingyun: "..."
"Young Master, calm down." Hua Yue hurriedly leaned over, smiled at him flatteringly, and whispered, "Your Highness is still young."
He said kindly: "What are you panicking about?"
"The slave is afraid that the master will be angry." She looked into his eyes with her brows bent.
Li Jingyun asked her amusingly, "Which eye do you see that your father is angry?"
"Just don't get angry." Pressing the chess table with the strength of sucking, Hua Yue flattened her mouth, "Then let go of your hand, Long Zi is sitting on the opposite side. Appropriate, to cause trouble."
The blue veins on the back of his hand burst out, and Li Jingyun lifted the bottom of the table, which was very angry. He suspected that Zhou Hemin was here to anger him today, and what was even more irritating was that the puppy in front of him had his elbows turned into two circles, stunned to protect others.
There was some grievance in his eyes, he looked at her and said softly: "It's clear that the Lord won."
"Okay, the son won." Hua Yue bowed to him, "The servant is watching, the son is unparalleled in chess."
Li Jingyun let go angrily.
Huayue hurriedly brought snacks to the two of them.
"Young Master." Badou ran back from the outside, handing over his hands and reporting, "There is a servant from Liu Mansion asking to see you."
Liu Mansion? Li Jingyun glanced at Zhou Hemin, got up and went to the side room to meet him. Hua Yue softly asked the fifth prince to use snacks, and then followed over to have a look.
"Third Master!" As soon as Chang Ye entered the door, he knelt down for him, with a flustered expression, but he spoke quickly and clearly: "My master got into a fight with someone in Qifeng Tower, and the situation is not very good, so let Xiao Lai inform meeting San Grandpa."
In broad daylight, how could someone move his people on his territory? Li Jingyun laughed and was about to leave.
Hua Yue subconsciously grabbed his hand.
As his palm softened, Li Jingyun turned his head and frowned, "You have something to do here, you can't get in the way."
"Young master, bring more people." She suppressed the panic in her heart and said sternly, "Be prepared."
The third master has never relied on many people in the arena, and let him lead people, doesn't he look down on him? Li Jingyun hummed, let go of her and stepped out the door.
Hua Yue followed him out, and was left behind before he took two steps. Knowing that she couldn't persuade her anymore, she turned her head, rushed into the main house and dragged the fifth prince who was still eating snacks.
"How many guards did you bring with you?" she asked with burning eyes.
Zhou Hemin was so frightened that she almost choked, caressed his heart and said, "Twenty."
"Forgive the slave, can we go after the young master?" She smiled reluctantly, her eyes full of anxiety, "His Royal Highness is very valuable, if you don't want to take risks, it's better to lend the guard to the slave."
Brows moved slightly, Zhou Hemin laughed again, this person is really like this, clearly calling herself a slave and a servant to draw a line from others, but that person really has something to do, and she is more anxious than anyone else.
In her heart, Li Jingyun was probably the peanut cake. It was a pity to throw it away, and she had to vomit.
Pulling his sleeve back from her hand, he winked at her slyly: "The guard can borrow it, and I can also go with me."
"But you have to promise me one condition."