"Oh...that's right. After this matter is resolved, you can apply for leave. You have been too busy for a while."
"I'll take my leave first..."
Rather than taking a vacation, Li Yuezhen hopes to continue working in the field.
When he was about to leave, he happened to meet Li Yuanliang in the corridor.
"Huh? Why are you here? Aren't you coming back tomorrow?"
"I hitched a ride with a businessman."
"Are you going back now?"
"That's right...we still need to clean up when we get back."
"Whoa whoa……"
Li Yuanliang's tone was a bit off, and the corners of his mouth were trembling because he was holding back laughter.
"……What's wrong?"
"Ah? It's okay, it's okay. Well, that's right! It would be better to go back early. Thank you for your hard work."
Li Yuanliang muttered, "Occasionally I go back early," and hurried in.
Li Yuanliang would occasionally go on field trips. After returning to the capital, his wife would prepare meals and wait for him in a clean home.
Li Yuezhen was indeed envious, but he forbade himself from longing for such a life...
However, you can ask the landlord to clean the place where you rented a house before, or you can ask the landlord to prepare meals for you.
Thinking of this, Li Yuezhen still felt that she should move out of Mrs. Wang's house as soon as possible.
Although he wanted to go out into the field as soon as possible, he might want to take time off to look for a house first.
After leaving the palace, the sky was already dyed red, and people were walking towards the downtown area.
He said hello and walked into Grandma Wang's house, where she was joking with her neighbors.
At this time, even if she took the initiative to chat, Wang Po would not respond.
This time I went on field duty not long ago, but because I left in such a hurry, I didn’t have time to go home and tidy up first...
Li Yuezhen sighed and opened the door.
"..."
He stepped into the room and immediately stopped.
There was no familiar musty smell in the room, but a faint...really a faint familiar fragrance.
But, how is it possible?
Impossible...but Grandma Wang has never been able to burn incense.
He took another step, and another step.
He originally thought it was an hallucination, but he found that there was indeed that scent here.
Moreover, upon closer inspection, he found that there were several things in the house that were not there when he left.
There was no candlestick before, and the bed was covered with summer sheets.
"spring……"
The name that came out of his mouth stuck in his throat.
impossible……
Because I hurt her before, made her cry, and made her say things she didn't want to say...
Light footsteps could be heard on the stairs.
Don't you like that girl? Mu Wan's voice sounded deep in her ears for no reason.
……but……
if……
He slowly turned his head and looked in the direction of the door.
Before the door opens, you can still hold on to hope.
Once the door is opened, despair must be faced.
"..."
The footsteps going upstairs stopped in front of the door, and the man opened the door without hesitation.
He and Chunxiang, who was holding the basket, met each other's eyes.
Chunxiang opened her mouth slightly and blinked her eyes several times in succession.
"Eh?...Eh?"
"..."
"Why……?"
"..."
Chunxiang blinked twice or three times blankly...then she opened her mouth wide and her shoulders trembled.
The basket in her hand fell to the ground.
"Ah...you, come back..."
Li Yuezhen stretched out her hand.
Can you catch it this time?
If you don’t give up, is it still too late?
"..."
Every time you take a breath, you smell the fragrance more strongly.
Feel the soft hair on your cheek.
So warm...
"..."
He didn't know how long it took before he finally understood the situation in front of him.
That is to say...
Chunxiang was right in front of her. To be precise, there was zero distance between her and him. He was holding Chunxiang's body with both hands from the front... No, to be more precise, he was holding Chunxiang tightly.
Moreover, after Chunxiang entered the house, her standing position did not change, so she took the initiative to greet him.
"..."
Although he recognized the situation before him, he could not explain why it happened.
He had come to his senses, but it was as if he was solidified by wax and could not let go of his hands.
What to do next? Li Yuezhen felt at a loss. Chunxiang tilted his head slightly and felt a slight weight on his left shoulder.
"..."
He seemed to hear what Chunxiang was saying. Could it be a psychological effect?
It's almost like a dream...
"still……"
"..."
"I still... like... Mr. Li Yuezhen..."
Li Yuezhen still hugged Chunxiang tightly, and everything he saw in Lenan appeared in front of him at the same time.
Cuihua's forced smile, Mu Wan's lonely bitter smile, Shun Bo's profile... and Jueyang's walking figure.
"Because...I have always liked you..."
He didn't know how to answer.
There are simply no words to answer.
He tried hard to move his tense shoulders and finally relaxed his arms slightly.
Chunxiang was right in front of her, the expression on her face was as if she was about to go into battle, as if she would burst into tears at any time.
Li Yuezhen didn't know how to answer.
But, if, if it's still too late...
"..."
He kissed Chunxiang silently, but Chunxiang didn't resist, and a line of hot tears flowed down her cheek.
There were raisins and two pears in the basket. Just putting them on the table made the simple room feel like home.
Chunxiang has been looking at the hairpins made of shells excitedly since just now.
"...My sister said she had completely forgotten about the shell I stole."
Under the candlelight, the peach blossoms of the shell shimmered.
"I also forgot that my sister broke my hairpin."
"...Did it break it?"
"My sister said that she accidentally stepped on it and threw away the hairpin...it turned out that she had forgotten many things."
Because Li Yuezhen's house didn't have a mirror, she couldn't wear it on her hair, but Chunxiang still kept gesturing on her hair.
She suddenly shouted "Ah!", hurriedly took out a small cloth bag from her arms, and opened it carefully.
"This is what Li Yuanliang left with me. I want to return it to you..."
...a single old children's shoe.
Chunxiang raised her eyes tremblingly.
"Could this be... your biological mother..."
"...I guess so."
"So, Master Li Yuezhen has always been Master Li Yuezhen."
It took a while for Li Yuezhen to realize that Chunxiang was saying his name.
Indeed...because the name "Li Yuezhen" was embroidered on the shoes, he was convinced that it was his name and had never doubted it.
I originally thought I had nothing.
…It turns out that I just didn’t realize what I had…
Li Yuezhen took the shoes from Chunxiang and said, "I can take a leave for a while."
"That's right! You've been on a business trip..."
"I originally planned to use my vacation to find a house, but after your skillful work, it seems that it will be okay to live here temporarily."
"This...but I still think it's best to move."
Chunxiang looked at the only window in the room and tilted her head slightly.
"Do you think it would be better to move?"
"The weather is getting colder and colder, and it will be very cold living here."
"I heard there are still vacancies in the new official residence..."
"Is it an official residence converted from a harem? If there is still room available there, of course it would be better to live there."
“I heard that only couples’ rooms are available.”
"..."
Chunxiang blinked slowly.
"Single people cannot apply... If you are willing to assist, I can move."
Li Yuezhen felt that the knot on his chest disappeared, and he could breathe and speak easily.
He doesn't think the sins of the past are gone.
If he could prevent Chunxiang from being sad...he was willing to break his own rules. Even if he would be punished one day, at least for now, he had to protect her smile.
Chunxiang opened her eyes wide and straightened her body.
"Ah...can I?"
"please."
"……well!"
Chunxiang nodded with a smile on her face.
I don't know why, Li Yuezhen really hopes that the people in Huayue Tower can also see Chunxiang's smile.
…
Li Yuezhen was carrying a wooden box and was dressed like a businessman, but his pace was much slower than usual.
Chunxiang, dressed for traveling, walked aside, curiously admiring the street scene that Li Yuezhen was already familiar with.
"...Are you cold?"
"Because I'm walking, it's very warm."
They had just left the capital not long ago, Chunxiang answered energetically, but if you don't pay attention at all times, Chunxiang might get tired soon.
I need to find a hotel to rest early today.
Li Yuezhen took Chunxiang and was preparing to go to Lenan.
This trip originated from that hairpin.
After Li Yuezhen gave the hairpin to Chunxiang, she wore it to Chunying Palace the next day. Since such small gadgets made of shells were rarely seen in the capital, the other maids were envious.
Li Yuezhen bought some hairpins to disguise herself as a businessman, but there were not enough to distribute to all the maids.
Moreover, the queen also liked Chunxiang's hairpin when she saw it, so the emperor said that he also wanted to give it to the queen.
Therefore, Li Yuezhen had no choice but to use her vacation to go to Lenan again to buy hair accessories.
In order to disguise himself as a businessman, he could buy whatever he wanted, but he had to choose hairpins for the queen, which made Li Yuezhen feel a lot of pressure.
So, he decided to take Chunxiang, who knew the preferences of the queen and other maids, with him.
Chunxiang was immediately excited when she heard that Lenan could see the sea.
"Lord Li Yuezhen, does it matter if you come to Lenan again? I heard before that the censor will not go to the same place..."
"Yes! When you go for an unannounced visit, you must reveal your identity as the censor at the end. Therefore, it is difficult to hide your identity and go to the same place for an unannounced visit the second time. But this time I am not going for an unannounced visit."
He rarely visited the same city again before, let alone during vacation.
"It's rare for you to take a vacation, and you still have to worry about this matter."
"Chunxiang, everyone asked you to buy a lot, right?"
"That's right! I didn't know that I would have to buy dozens of them..."
In addition to the queen, there are also maids and sisters... Chunxiang started counting with her fingers. The light red hairpin she wore reflected the light of the autumn sun.
Before departure, Li Yuezhen applied for an official residence and moved his luggage away from Mrs. Wang's house and placed it in the Yushi Prison.
After returning to the capital, it should be approved to move into the official residence.
From now on, Chunxiang will go from the official residence to Chunying Palace every day to continue working as a maid.
If you take Chunxiang to live in Huayue Tower, I wonder what kind of expressions Muwan, Cuihua and Shunbo will show?
Does Jueyang already live with them?
The sound of a carriage came from behind, and Li Yuezhen gently pushed Chunxiang to the roadside.
I thought the carriage would overtake me, but unexpectedly it slowed down and stopped next to him.
"Brother... isn't this the guy who sold hairpins last time..."
It turned out to be the man selling dried meat who took Li Yuezhen back to the capital last time.
"Thank you for last time. Are you going home?"
"That's right! I got a good price this time, so I bought some old clothes and accessories so I can do some business when I go back. Brother, do you want to do business too? I'll give you a ride."
"That's great. Is it okay for two people?"
"It's no problem for three or four people. Most of the back is empty anyway."
As the man selling dried meat said, he saw Chunxiang standing behind Li Yuezhen and opened his eyes slightly.
"Oh, you brought your wife."
"yes……"
Li Yuezhen turned around and found Chunxiang smiling shyly.
Li Yuezhen looked up at the coachman and replied naturally: "I will take my wife with me this time."
…
A few days after the nineteen-year-old emperor ascended the throne.
Several carriages were parked in front of the church, and court ladies carrying luggage were walking around hurriedly.
"All the court ladies have left..."
Mingyan looked at the carriage outside the cafeteria window and said to herself.
No wonder.
Noble daughters are vying to become court ladies, and in all likelihood they hope to use this place as a springboard to enter the harem.
If you can make the young emperor fall in love at first sight, win the emperor's favor, and be lucky enough to give birth to a prince, then one person can achieve enlightenment, chickens and dogs can ascend to heaven, and the whole family can enjoy glory and wealth...
...Even if the emperor only has one queen, he can also have several concubines, and they don't have to leave in a hurry...
Whether you are a queen or a royal concubine, the key is whether you can get the emperor's favor.
So, .asxs. doesn't make much difference.
Resigning as a court concubine now means losing the opportunity for the emperor to see her. Mingyan feels that those court concubines are too impatient.
"Speaking of which... Shui Xinyuan became the queen..."
Mingyan smiled bitterly and held her chin by the window.
The queen chosen by the new emperor was also a palace concubine.
But the queen is neither the daughter of a nobleman nor the daughter of a wealthy family, but the daughter of a farmer.
The other palace acquaintances did not regard her as a palace acquaintance, but as a servant girl.
"..."
Mingyan never took Shui Xinyuan seriously.
The aristocratic daughters headed by Zhuyan and Yaoer looked down upon the girl who was sold from the countryside to the palace. Other girls who were not aristocratic daughters and even younger palace servants asked Shui Xinyuan to do many chores.
Ming Yan felt very uncomfortable when she saw it, but over time, she got used to it.
Because Shui Xinyuan never complained and always quietly did the work of those servants.
Mingyan did not send Shui Xinyuan to do any chores, but she never paid attention to her either in daily life or during dance practice. Apparently, she unknowingly thought she was just a hard-working girl...until she saw her dancing that
dance.
"Sister Mingyan!"
Looking back, she saw the palace maid waving to her at the door of the cafeteria.
"There is a visitor, your father, waiting for you in the living room..."
"...my father?"
Why is her father here? She hurried to the living room and found her father sitting on the chair uneasily.