Chapter 127: Yue Lao

After Li Rong gave the order, she looked not far away. Su Rongqing seemed to have finished counting the orders, and greeted Su Ronghua who had come from another congee point. Su Ronghua went back first. Li Rong looked at the sky and saw that it was still early, waiting for the Yue Lao Temple to become lively at night, and there were still some hours.
So she simply walked the carriage forward a few steps, changed into a commoner in the carriage, and walked off.
Su Rongqing didn't know where she went anymore, maybe she went home after finishing the business, she walked around the porridge stall.
Compared with their family, Su's porridge shop looks much shabby. Other families' disaster relief cloth porridge uses polished rice with full grains and is well received. Their Su's porridge uses the most inferior brown rice, with some grit in the middle, so people who watch it have no appetite.
She remembered that it was not the case in the previous life. The rice of Su's in the previous life was very good, but because of this, many people who were not victims of the disaster also came to cheat and drink.
This change made her feel a little bit more emotional. Although she had already confirmed Su Rongqing's origin in her heart, she always felt a little embarrassed whenever she realized it.
What are you doing here?
Li Rong cried and laughed. When she and Pei Wenxuan came back, they could continue their relationship. He came back...
What is the picture again?
When Li Rong looked at the porridge tent, Cui Yulang followed the request of Concubine Rou and went to the palace to teach King Su.
He was led by the palace man to the place where King Su was attending classes. As soon as he entered, he saw King Su Li Cheng sitting on top of him, with a screen behind him, and the silhouette of a woman could be vaguely seen behind the screen. Cui Yulang probably has a bottom in his heart, knowing that this is Roufei.
He pretended not to know anything, and knelt down respectfully: "Weichen has seen His Highness."
"Get up." Li Cheng sat cross-legged with his hands on his knees, looking very imposing.
Cui Yulang stood up, and the maid came forward, set a futon for him, and knelt down to sit opposite Li Cheng, then the maid quickly retreated, leaving him and Li Cheng in the room.
"My mother concubine said that he wants to see you." Li Cheng opened his mouth and said directly. With that, Li Cheng stood up from the ground and sat aside. Concubine Rou also walked out from behind the screen, and Tingting curled up in Li Cheng's original position.
"I have seen Empress Roufei."
Cui Yulang hurriedly saluted Concubine Rou, and Concubine Rou laughed: "Master Cui doesn't need to be polite."
With that, Rou Fei winked at Li Cheng, Li Cheng pouted, unwilling to stand up, and poured tea for Cui Yulang and Rou Fei.
Cui Yulang glanced at Li Cheng's expression. He knew that Li Cheng didn't voluntarily pour tea for him. He hurriedly said, "You don't need to come down, let the minister come by yourself."
"Cheng'er." When Li Cheng was happy to let go, Concubine Rou glared at him. Li Cheng suddenly collapsed and said, "Master Cui doesn't need to be cautious. This king will pour tea for you."
Cui Yulang smiled speechlessly, and could only nod his head in thanks.
After Li Cheng poured tea for Cui Yulang, Concubine Roux looked up and down Cui Yulang, and said: "I heard that Master Cui played the Prince's Royal Highness today and was fined a monthly salary."
When Cui Yulang heard this, his face was angry. Concubine Rou observed him and said slowly: "Master Cui did nothing wrong. His Royal Highness made a mistake in the sacrifice last year. Even if it was an unintentional mistake, it was caused. The cause of this year's disaster, Your Majesty punishes you, is really helpless."
"It's the empress who can see clearly," Cui Yulang sighed, "Nowadays, the courts are all colluding with the family. It is wrong to say anything casually."
"The lord, have you ever thought about it," Rou Fei hinted, "find an ally and find a way out for the poor family?"
Cui Yulang did not reply. He slowly raised his head and looked at Concubine Roux. Concubine Roux smiled and responded to their gazes. After a long time, Cui Yulang slowly said: "The empress wants to go the way, too dangerous. If the empress wants to use me, I There is a requirement."
"Oh?" Concubine Rou took a cup of tea and said slowly, "Master Cui has any requirements?"
"Weichen wants a mother and absolutely trusts the weichen."
Hearing this, Concubine Rou's hand paused. She raised her head and stared at Cui Yulang. After a while, she chuckled and said, "Master Cui, you and I are not yet familiar with you. The so-called absolute trust will take time. But. I can promise," Rou Fei raised her hand and placed it on her chest, "Since I have used Master Cui, I will not be more suspicious. As long as Master Cui does not live up to my expectations, I will absolutely trust Master Cui."
"It's just," Concubine Rou tilted her head, "How does Master Cui plan to convince this palace?"
Cui Yulang straightened up, showing some confidence on his face.
"Dare to ask Concubine Rou, Supervisor," Cui Yulang said in a low voice, "Do you want it?"
Concubine Rou's eyes suddenly became cold a bit. Cui Yulang shook her fan and looked at Concubine Rou with a smile: "There are countless counselors under Concubine Roux. Naturally, the minister knows that it is extremely difficult to gain the trust of Concubine Rou, so the minister also Not coming empty-handed."
"Participating in the prince is a stepping stone for Weichen."
Concubine Rou raised her eyes with seriousness in her eyes.
If the prince's participation is to attract her, then this person's mind is indeed not just a recruitable frustration, but a talent that must be recruited.
"And the Superintendent," Cui Yulang leaned slightly, "this is my door-to-door gift to the empress."
"I don't know if you want this gift, or not?"
When Cui Yulang was out of the palace, Li Rong looked at several porridge stalls, and finally met another scholar.
The scholar also seemed to have walked for a long time. He looked like a servant of the dust. He took a letter and found a servant of the Su family. After some talks, the servant led the scholar to leave.
Li Rong hurriedly followed and followed the servant and scholar. After they stepped into the alley, they arrived at a house not long after they walked. Li Rong hid in the corner and listened to the servant knocking on the door. After the door opened, the servant leading the way Said: "This young man also came to Huajing to participate in the imperial examination. You can take him to take care of him."
"My son please."
The people inside let the scholars in, and after a while, they listened to the humanity inside: "Are you here to rush the exam today?"
"Yes." The person who led the way seemed a bit depressed.
"That's a shame." The person inside sighed, "No one came to complain today..."
"Your Highness."
Li Rong was about to listen closer, and she heard a steady voice from behind. Li Rong was so scared that she almost jumped up, but she instinctively restrained all body movements. After a moment of stiffening, she relaxed and smiled. Turning back, I saw Su Rongqing standing not far behind her.
With his hands in his sleeves, his expression was neither sad nor happy, as calm as a and Buddha without any emotion.
"Master Su," Li Rong said with a smile, pretending that nothing happened, "What are you doing here?"
"This is the property under the name of Su Mansion. It is used to house the recently no-money-living inn's sons," Su Rongqing didn't ask Li Rong what he was doing here, but said, "His Royal Highness is lost, do you need a minister to guide you?"
"Yes," Su Rongqing gave the steps, and of course Li Rong went down along, saying, "Then trouble Master Su."
Su Rongqing nodded, and asked Li Rong to pass first.
Li Rong walked forward in the direction he directed, and Su Rongqing followed behind.
Not far, not nearly half a step away, just like the previous life, he was still her servant.
After walking a few steps, Li Rong felt a little uncomfortable. She stopped, turned her head to look at Su Rongqing, pointed a small fan to the front, and said, "Isn't Master Su trying to lead the way? Come forward."
When Su Rongqing heard this, he fixedly looked at Li Rong.
His hands in his sleeves were squeezed into a fist, but his face remained calm.
Li Rong chuckled her head and asked, "Master Su?"
"Weichen," Su Rongqing's voice was dumb, "Don't dare to go beyond the rules."
"The adults are just leading the way, how come to go over the rules?" Li Rong smiled mildly, "Now the adults are the sons of the Su clan, and you are not a servant. You don't need to be too cautious."
Su Rongqing listened to Li Rong's words, his face paled inch by inch, and every word and word of Li Rong seemed to be scratched on his heart.
Li Rong watched the change in his expression, she waited for him calmly. After a long time, Su Rongqing seemed to understand something. He laughed and stepped forward: "His Royal Highness, please."
With that, Su Rongqing walked not far ahead, and Li Rong was half a step behind him, leading him forward.
She originally wanted to ask something or find out what news, but when she saw Su Rongqing, she suddenly lost her interest.
She felt inexplicably, if she asked, Su Rongqing would answer.
But if he really answered, she didn't know what to do.
She can't do what Shangguanya does, knowing that the other party is going to a banquet, she can set the game backhand. She can use conspiracy to win this person, but she alone cannot win like this.
The two of them were silent for a while, but Su Rongqing asked first, "Your Highness, don't you ask something?"
"What can I ask?"
Li Rong walked out of the alley with him, only saying: "I want to know, I will check it out. It is not difficult to guess what you are going to do."
"His Royal Highness is always magnanimous."
Su Rongqing answered steadily, and Li Rong smiled: "If I ask you something, there will only be one time left."
Su Rongqing looked back at her, Li Rong put her hands behind her back: "Either I die or you lose."
The two said, they walked out of the alley and out of the narrow alley. Li Rong waved his hand: "If you don't work, I'll leave by myself."
With that, Li Rong turned to leave, Su Rongqing suddenly called her: "Your Highness."
Li Rong stopped and looked back, just watching Su Rongqing standing in the crowd and watching her quietly.
This place is not far from Yuelao Temple. The lanterns were first lit up, and people came and went. The lights reflected a warmth on Su Rongqing. Su Rongqing stretched out her hand and bowed a gift from her previous life as a guest, saying: "Go well ."
Li Rong watched his movements without speaking, and that was when a young man shaking a rattle suddenly hit her.
As soon as Li Rong looked up, she met the opponent's eyes.
The other party was wearing a mask with a fox face and a water-blue silver-patterned gown, with a warning in his exposed eyes. The moment he passed by, he whispered: "Look."
Li Rong wanted to laugh instantly, but she knew that Su Rongqing was still watching. She suffocated her smile and nodded towards Su Rongqing, then turned around and followed Pei Wenxuan's steps into the crowd.
Pei Wenxuan and her seemed to be strangers. He put one hand behind him, and walked forward with a rattle in the other. The beads falling on both sides of the rattle lightly hit the surface of the drum, making a clattering sound, making it seem like he was completely bored. The son of brother.
He was born very tall, half of his head in the crowd, Li Rong does not need to deliberately look for him, he can be seen at a glance. She followed him for a while, and saw the hidden guard standing at the entrance of a restaurant. Li Rong turned and entered the restaurant. He quickly changed clothes and hair accessories in the restaurant. When he came out, there was a peach blossom mask on his face.
On the street near Yuelao Temple, many men and women wear masks. Li Rong came out wearing masks, but she was inconspicuous. She looked around in the crowd and saw Pei Wenxuan bargaining at the side of the stall.
Li Rong walked behind him and coughed slightly. Pei Wenxuan didn't move at all, but said to the stall owner, "A little less."
Li Rong didn't look at him, and walked down the street with the back of her hand behind her. After walking for a while, she felt that there was another person beside her.
She didn't look back, she knew who was here, and smiled and said, "How many papers are saved?"
"Do you care about these two articles?" Pei Wenxuan flicked her hand, and Li Rong heard the fan "swish". She turned her head and took a look, only to find that Pei Wenxuan also brought a fan today, pretending to be elegant It looks a bit like Cui Yulang.
Li Rong couldn't help laughing: "Have you learned from Cui Yulang?"
"This little thing, you still need to find him to learn from it? You look down on me too much."
Pei Wenxuan said with disdain, Li Rong looked at him up and down, and only said: "Do you have a mask that matches you today? Old treacherous and cunning."
"Your mask is not bad," Pei Wenxuan said in a cool tone. "People are not like peach blossoms, but there are a lot of peach blossoms in life."
"You mean I don't look good?"
Li Rong preemptively, Pei Wenxuan did not dare to face the enemy head-on, so he moved the battlefield: "I mean you have a lot of rotten peach blossoms."
"Then you should be happy." Li Rong laughed and joked, "You are the best among the many rotten peach blossoms. You should be proud."
Pei Wenxuan sneered and did not speak. Neither of them talked about business matters, and just walked aimlessly on the street, like a pair of ordinary young lovers.
They were close to each other, shoulder to shoulder, their clothes tangled together, silently moving forward in the crowd.
After a while, Li Rong gently stretched out her hand and hooked Pei Wenxuan's little finger with her little finger under the sleeves that no one could see. Pei Wenxuan turned his head and saw Li Rong blinked, with a smile in his sly eyes, as if he was certain that he would not be angry.
Pei Wenxuan restrained her smile, turned her head with a hand, and shook her face in one go. Li Rong's expression suddenly changed. Just about to scold him, he felt that Pei Wenxuan was holding her again. This time he not only held her, but also stuffed her hand with something.
The thing was very smooth, shaped like a crescent, and it was bigger than a fingernail. It was put in the palm of her hand by him, and he listened to him softly: "Send you."
His voice was very soft, as if a little embarrassed. Li Rong didn't know why, but was infected a bit by him. He lowered his eyes and walked down the street holding hands with him, whispering: "What is it?"
"A pair of crescents."
Pei Wenxuan explained: "I brought one, and the other for you."
"I just bought it at the stall?"
Li Rong laughed, Pei Wenxuan was a little embarrassed for a while, Li Rong said, "I was fooled again."
Pei Wenxuan: "..."
He pulled the crescent moon and wanted to recycle it, and his voice was slightly lower: "Don't forget it."
But before he pulled out the crescent pendant, Li Rong grasped the pendant, grabbed it, and raised her hand flat.
The red line of the crescent moon pendant was still on Li Rong’s fingers. She opened her palm and the pendant was suspended in the air. Li Rong walked backwards, letting Pei Wenxuan look at the crescent moon and smiled and said: "What was delivered to my hand , Still want to take it back?"
With that said, Li Rong raised her hand and put it around her neck, raising her head somewhat proudly: "No..."
Before the word "door" was finished, Pei Wenxuan took a step forward, pulled her into his arms, and hugged her around her waist.
Then Li Rong heard someone hurriedly apologize: "I'm sorry, I just didn't pay attention."
"It's okay."
Knowing that she was walking backwards and causing the trouble, Li Rong turned her head from Pei Wenxuan's arms and comforted the middle-aged man with the child: "It's also that I'm not cautious."
The man asked the child to apologize to her. Seeing that the child was cute, Li Rong gave her the rattle that Pei Wenxuan was playing earlier. After the child left, Li Rong turned her head and saw Pei Wenxuan standing behind her, the eyes under the fox mask were particularly gentle.
She was a little embarrassed to be seen, and couldn't help but say: "What do you think of me?"
"You haven't been so patient in the past." Pei Wenxuan said bluntly, "I just saw you coaxing the children, and I think you are very good-looking."
Li Rong smiled lowly, without saying much, she also knew what Pei Wenxuan meant.
In her previous life, she was full of hostility. Seeing how impatient children were, she would be easily irritable when things happened. How could she have this patience?
She didn't say much about these changes, and finally started talking about the business: "I saw Su Rongqing accepting scholars who came to Huajing to participate in the imperial examination. I followed along and listened to what they said. Still looking for someone to complain."
Li Rong frowned, feeling a little uneasy: "I can't figure out what he meant. If he is a scholar who took part in the imperial examination, I can guess that he is gathering people's hearts, but he is still looking for someone to complain..."
"How is Cui Yulang?" Pei Wenxuan suddenly asked such a sentence. Li Rong was stunned. She heard that Pei Wenxuan had changed a topic forcibly, and she was determined to look at him.
Pei Wenxuan didn't seem to have any good things, and said with a smile: "How did you discuss with him, did you participate in the prince today?"
"He played the prince, and Concubine Roux would find him."
Li Rong followed Pei Wenxuan's words and followed with a smile, and said with a smile: "I will accompany him in a few more shows, and won the trust of Concubine Rou. He came from the Han clan and is opposed to Su Rongqing itself. With him, Concubine Rou and Su Rongqing It’s impossible to form an alliance with
"His Royal Highness is very clever." Pei Wenxuan praised, "Without Su Rongqing, Concubine Rou would not be afraid. Concubine Rou and King Su collapsed. Su Rongqing alone could not win unless he planned to rebel. Your Royal Highness."
"That's how I plan."
As they said, they walked to the end of the stone bridge in Yuelao Temple. Li Rong saw that the road had come to an end, and smiled and said, "I have finished talking about things, so I will go back first."
Pei Wenxuan replied, and Li Rong waved his hand: "Go."
With that, Li Rong stepped onto the stone bridge.
There are few people around, the moon is reflected in the water under the stone bridge, and the water is gurgling. As soon as Li Rong stepped onto the stone bridge, he heard Pei Wenxuan stop her: "Rongrong."
Li Rong turned his head and looked at Pei Wenxuan. Pei Wenxuan looked at her quietly. After a long time, he raised his hand, pointed at himself, drew a circle on his chest, and then raised his finger at Li Rong.
Li Rong could understand that this was expressed in sign language, and I like you.
Li Rong was silent for a while, then smiled softly: "I know."
Pei Wenxuan laughed slowly, and watched Li Rong cross the stone bridge as light as a bird, and then disappeared into his sight after trotting.
Just after Li Rong left Pei Wenxuan, the guard jumped off the surrounding wall and followed Li Rong.
Li Rong lost a smile on her face, and only said: "The person who makes people stare at Pei Wenxuan and Su Rongqing separately, tell me immediately if there is any change."
The dark guard answered, Li Rong went back to the restaurant and changed into her own clothes. It seemed that she had just eaten a meal in the restaurant and went downstairs to the carriage, and went back to the princess mansion. Li Rong leaned on the carriage alone. After a long time, she He breathed a sigh of relief.
Li Rong's people quickly responded, and Zhao Chongjiu handed over the news: "Master Pei is also checking Su Rongqing."
"What happened to Su Rongqing's people?"
Li Rong frowned and opened the news that Zhao Chongjiu had brought back. Zhao Chongjiu knelt on the ground and said, "The investigation of refusal, Su Rongqing, since the beginning of this year, has provided food, clothing, housing and transportation for the scholars who came to Beijing for the exam. Ordinary. The scholar lived in those courtyards before his Highness. But if there is a grievance, he will live alone in another courtyard."
Li Rong listened quietly, and Zhou frowned, "What did he do with these people?"
"I don't know for the time being, but one thing is interesting."
"Ok?"
"Master Pei's people have mixed into this group of people."
Li Rong had no words, she laughed at Zhao Chongjiu's words.
Su Rongqing was collecting the complaint, Pei Wenxuan not only ignored it, but also told her to ignore it, and even sent a man to slurp the mud.
Then the probability of these people being gathered will not be a trivial matter.
Li Rong thought quietly for a while, and probably had a plan in her heart.
Zhao Chongjiu waited for her, after a long time, she finally figured out.
"Quickly," Li Rong said hurriedly, "Call me Cui Yulang!"