It was night, when the stars were scattered, Tong Jia came to the study. The dog guarding outside bowed his head and saluted, and allowed her to go in without stopping her. Tong Jia served in the study when she was an official woman, and was appointed as the Queen of the Jin Dynasty.
, Yinzhen also allowed her the right to enter and exit the study freely.
Yinzhen was concentrating on approving the documents sent to the Ministry of Punishment from various places. Suddenly, a porcelain cup of azure color appeared in front of him. As a pair of graceful orchid Rouyi opened the lid, a sweet smell of red dates and white fungus immediately lingered around him.
On the tip of the nose, it arouses people's appetite.
"Why are you here?" When he looked up and saw Tong Jia, Yinzhen put down the langhao pen in his hand.
Tong Jiashi smiled slightly, took the fold from Yinzhen's hand, and handed the red date and white fungus soup into his hand, "Official affairs are important, but the fourth master also has to take care of himself. The kitchen said that the fourth master has been here since he came back at noon.
Haven’t even eaten anything.”
"Is it so late already?" After being interrupted by her, Yinzhen, who had been concentrating on his work, realized that it was already dusk outside. He didn't even notice it. He didn't even know when the light in the study was turned on.
Mrs. Tong Jia stepped forward and rubbed his stiff neck and whispered, "I'm already preparing dinner in the kitchen. Fourth master will drink the Gu red dates and Tremella soup first to make the meal."
After what she said, Yinzhen really felt a little hungry. He lowered his head and took a spoonful in his mouth. The white fungus soup was stewed just right. It was sweet but not greasy, fragrant and delicious, and it aroused appetite. It was good to wait for it.
After drinking all the poison, Yinzhen pulled down the little hand that had been resting on his neck and whispered: "It's getting late, I'll ask the dog to take you back."
"Fourth Master, aren't you taking a rest yet?" Tong Jia asked with concern.
Yinzhen took out an unread book and said, "You must finish these things before you can rest. Otherwise, you will accumulate more until tomorrow."
Tong Jia said with heartache: "The fourth master often stays up late, no matter how healthy he is. I see that even though the fourth master was busy before, he was not so sleepless and forgetful about food and sleep. Is it possible that there have been a lot more things in the Ministry of Punishment recently?"
"Things are the same, but now they are different from before." Yinzhen replied lightly, but did not say what the difference was. Although he allowed Tong Jia to come in and out of the study to serve him, he never told her what happened in the court.
Listen, it is still slightly different from when Ling Ruo was there.
Tong Jiashi was very obedient and did not ask any more questions. The reason why she was favored by Yinzhen Rusi was not just because of a face similar to Nalan Meier's, but also because of her ability to know how to advance and retreat.
While she was putting away the dishes, Yinzhen suddenly raised his head and stared at her profile, which was shining brightly in the candlelight, and said, "Is there something you want to tell me?"
The movements of Tong Jia's hands froze, she shook her head and said, "I'm fine."
Her answer made Yinzhen sigh, "Is it because I want Niu Hulu to come back?"
Mrs. Tong Jia bit her lip and whispered: "Of course the fourth master has his own reasons for doing this, I don't dare to ask." Even so, her eyes were full of tears, and they fell on the back of Yinzhen's hand.
There was a burning sensation, and she didn’t wait for Yinzhen to speak.
He also said: "Although Niu Hulu had harmed me, I think it was because I was confused for a while. Practicing Buddhism and Zen in other courtyards these years can be considered as atonement for my sins. I am just too attached to the past. If she comes back, I will still do it."
Treat her like a sister as before.
"It's rare that you can understand the general situation so well." Yinzhen wiped away the tears on her face and said, "But maybe you and I wrongly blamed her for what happened back then."
Tong Jia's eyes suddenly shrank, but there was a look of confusion on her face, "I don't understand what Fourth Master means."
There was a knock on the door at the right time, but it was Tong Jia who ordered the dinner prepared by the kitchen to be delivered. After the dog came in and placed a few plates of side dishes and a bowl of rice on the red sandalwood table on the side of the study, Yinzhen took him over.
She sat down with her hands and said, "I think you know
I went to see Hulu when she was crazy. Although she was unconscious, she kept saying that she never pushed you into the water. It was you who slipped and fell into the pool. I believe it.
A crazy person doesn't know how to panic."
Tong Jia suppressed her panic, put her hand on her chest and said tremblingly: "What the Fourth Master means is that I have wronged her?" She looked mournful, as if she had been greatly wronged.
"How could that be?" Yinzhen said, taking her into his arms, caressing her slightly undulating back and saying, "It's just that I suddenly thought whether all this could be a misunderstanding. I once asked Dr. Xu, and he said
Under extreme fear, you will temporarily lose part of your memory. This should be the case for you.
, the fear of falling into the water made your memory blank. Just when Ling Ruo wanted to save you, you grabbed her by the ear, so when you woke up, you took it for granted that it was Niu Hulu who pushed you. As for Hanxiang, she
I arrived after you fell into the water, so I never saw it with my own eyes."
These words caused an uproar in Tong Jia's heart. Yinzhen didn't know what the truth was back then, but she knew that everything was a play she put on to frame Niu Hulu; if Niu Hulu was really crazy
It should be the truth
, why do you say that you slipped and fell into the water? Don’t underestimate the difference between these two words, but the meanings are completely different. It can not only avoid the mistakes that Yinzhen committed, but also absolve himself of his own guilt. This is absolutely impossible.
What a madman can do.
Then there is only one possibility - Niu Hulu is not crazy at all! Everything is just a drama carefully performed in order to return to Prince Yong's Mansion! Niu Hulu... even in such a desperate situation, she found a way to turn over.
Is there a chance? Or maybe she even started the fire herself. Such scheming is really impressive.
Thinking like this, her heart gradually relaxed. As long as Yinzhen didn't doubt her, nothing would matter. She could slowly think of ways to deal with her in the future.
She suppressed her thoughts and said in shock: "Is there such a thing? I don't know anything about it. I only remember that I was confused and scared at the time, and I saw the earring, so I subconsciously thought...
"Speaking of this
She tightly grasped the corner of Yinzhen Lake's blue and silver-edged clothes and said earnestly: "I'm sorry, Your Majesty, it was me who caused you to misunderstand Sister Ling, and caused her to suffer so much. I'm sorry, but I really didn't mean it."
of."
"I understand." Yinzhen reassured: "Let the past go by and no one should mention it in the future."
Tong Jia held back her tears and asked in a low voice: "Now that the truth has come to light and Sister Ling's illness has been cured, when will the prince plan to send my sister back to the house? I heard that the other courtyard is dilapidated and inhabited by no one at all.
If my sister stays there for one more day, she will suffer for one more day."
When she learned that Ling Ruo was now living in Old Summer Palace, Tong Jia's face showed a look of envy, "Fourth Master treats Sister Ling very well. I heard that each of the twenty-four scenes of Old Summer Palace is beautiful and nostalgic."
Forgetting to return, it’s like a fairyland on earth.”
Seeing her like this, how could Yinzhen not know what she was thinking? He smiled and said: "Since Emperor Ama gave me that garden, naturally anyone in the palace can go there. You can go with me whenever you want."
Gao Fu said, let him prepare a carriage to send you there."
Tong Jia was happy at first, but then she shook her head and said softly: "No matter what kind of place you go, it is best to have the prince with you. Even if I am alone, I will find it boring."
Looking at the face that was almost the same as Nalan Meier's, Yinzhen's heart softened and he shook her hand and said, "Okay, I'll accompany you when I'm free."
Mrs. Tong Jia nodded quickly, and after serving Yinzhen for dinner, she knelt down and retired, while Yinzhen continued to bury himself in the mountains of official documents and memorials.