Chapter 139:
Li Xie immediately put his ear to Luoshen's ear and said a few words. Under Luoshen's shocked gaze, he put the same object in her hand, and then quickly jumped into the river and disappeared.
Luoshen lowered his head and glanced at the thing in his hand, his heart beating wildly for a while, almost jumping out of his throat. Concentrated, he turned his head to look.
On the trail leading from the courtyard to the river bank, a group of people has come.
Although there was still some distance away, by the moonlight, she could see clearly that the first person who was surrounded by the group of palace guards and palace servants was her cousin, Gao Yongrong, the empress dowager.
Before she had time to think about anything, she immediately hid the things in her hands in her sleeves, gave a low warning to the guard, then turned around and walked towards Gao Yongrong who was coming towards the river bank, getting closer, kneeling on the road and salute.
Gao Yongrong quickened his pace, stepped forward to help her up, and scolded her, "How many times has my sister told you that you don't need to be so polite when you meet in private, why don't you listen?"
Luoshen smiled and said, "Although there are no outsiders around, but there are different positions, the etiquette that you should have is still indispensable. Besides, it has always been arrogant enough for me to accept my sister's affection."
Gao Yongrong smiled: "Who told me that I only have a sister like you? I don't love you, but who?"
"I know my sister is good to me. It's so late, why doesn't my sister rest and come to me from the palace?"
Gao Yongrong ordered the people behind him to stay away and looked around.
Jiang Bo Miao Miao, reflecting the lonely moon, a small boat is tied to a blue-black rock by the river, the boat swaying gently in the night wind, it looks more and more empty and lonely.
Gao Yongrong glanced at Luoshen, took her to the pavilion, and sat down: "It's so late, how come you haven't slept yet, so you are blowing here alone?"
Luoshen smiled: "I couldn't sleep, so I came out to breathe."
Gao Yongrong said, "But you're thinking about your brother-in-law?"
Without waiting for Luoshen to answer, she nodded slightly: "I know if you don't tell me. In the past few years, it's not peaceful everywhere, my brother-in-law is running around, and your husband and wife get together less often. The last time he left, another half a year passed in a blink of an eye. I originally thought that I would be able to return in these days, but I didn't want to have another accident in the north, so that your couple can't meet up to now."
Her tone was full of sighs.
"Since sister mentioned Lang Jun, I will not hide it. I have also heard about the affairs of the court today. Because of my important relationship with Lang Jun, I wanted to ask my sister. There was even an envoy from the State of Yan, afraid of disturbing my sister, so I asked Duke Feng a few words. Duke Feng also just left."
She stared at Gao Yongrong.
"Feng Gongyan, it seems that the courtiers have a lot of words about accepting Beiyan's national book? But I don't know how my sister is thinking?"
There was no surprised look on Gao Yongrong's face. It was just that the sigh slowly disappeared, and two eyes fell on Luoshen's face.
"Ami, my brother-in-law killed Xia Jie this time, and took the capital as a prisoner, and made great contributions to my Southern Dynasty. Do you know how my sister intends to reward him?"
She answered slowly, but didn't answer what she asked, and then continued: "Since when I heard the news of my brother-in-law's victory, I thought about it, this time I have to make my brother-in-law king. No trend, no praise. What do you think?"
Luo Shendao said, "Langjun leading the army to defend against the enemy is definitely not trying to confer rewards. What's more, the previous income is enough, and I don't dare to receive such a thick seal from the imperial court. Please take it back."
"With the work of my brother-in-law, no matter how the reward is awarded, the elder sister also feels that it is not enough. You don't have to shirk it."
She patted Luoshen's hand and said soothingly: "It's finally good now. When my brother-in-law returns soon, the world will be at peace. You should be able to get together well in the future, and you don't need to be one east and one west, called husband and wife. , but it’s rare to spend a few days together after years.”
Luoshen looked at her, was silent for a moment, and said, "Elder Sister, are you going to receive the national letter from that Murong?"
Gao Yongrong still had a smile on his face: "Although the weather in Dayu has been good in recent years, and the treasury is a bit richer than in previous years, but the war has not stopped, and the people are also complaining, and they are in urgent need of recuperation. The Northern Expedition is important, but sister also After careful consideration, it is really not appropriate to fight the Yan people just after the Jie people. Besides, the Yan people and the Jie people are also different. The Jie people are the sunset and the west mountain, but the Yan Kingdom is gaining momentum. It's so easy, if it goes on like this, it will definitely not be good for the country and the people. Now he has taken the initiative to show weakness, and he also intends to give up land. It would be inappropriate if I, Dayu, didn't make a statement at all. It would be better to take the opportunity to negotiate peace, which would also benefit the people. ."
"I have sent an edict to my brother-in-law. If there is no imperial order, I order him not to fight easily," she said.
"This is also the consensus of the courtiers."
she said again.
Luoshen stood up suddenly and looked at her for a moment.
"My sister's concerns are not unreasonable. But I dare to ask my sister, if this is Murongtai's trick. Once I relax my vigilance, he will tear up the covenant and have other plans. What should we do then?"
"When the soldiers come, they will block them, and the water will cover them. If in the future he really reneges on his promises and cheats, then I will also attack the horses early in Dayu, send troops to destroy them, and recover the lost territory. But now, for the sake of the people, if we can stop the soldiers and stop the war, naturally It's about peace."
Gao graceful tone, slow.
The moonlight shone in from a corner of the top of the pavilion, making her face half-bright and half-dark.
She also stood up slowly and said softly: "Ami, I heard that you often live here alone, so you are lonely. I'm a little worried. Why don't you live with me in the palace. I miss you and me. We have been close since childhood, but how long has it been since we had a heart-to-heart talk? When you enter the palace, the elder sister can also have a company. When the brother-in-law returns, he will take you out of the palace."
Luo Shendao said, "Sister, I want to stay here and wait for Langjun to return."
Gao Yongrong said, "Elder sister is for your own good. This place is surrounded by water, so it's always a bit empty. Although there are guards, it's not as safe as the palace."
"What if I just want to stay here?" Luoshen asked word by word.
Gao Yongrong still had a smile on his face: "Ami, sister still remembers how you looked when you were young. You always listened to sister's words the most. It's better to follow me into the palace, don't teach me to worry about you anymore."
She took Luoshen's arm and coaxed patiently, as if the Luoshen in front of her at the moment was really just the little girl from before.
Luoshen stared at Gao Yongrong in front of him, watching the smile between her eyebrows and the small talk between her lips, and suddenly many fragments of childhood flashed through her mind.
Although she knew from a long time ago that the current elder sister is not the elder sister she remembered in the past. In her heart, she had already prepared for the worst.
But every time, when she saw Gao Yongrong's smile and the concern she showed when facing her, she would always make her sway from side to side in her heart, secretly looking forward to it. Hope everything is just overhearted.
God knows how much she has cherished this kind of sisterhood with her sister all along.
She is her own family. If possible, she really hopes that this kind of affection can be preserved like this for the rest of her life.
Even, just a moment ago, when she suddenly heard what Li Xie told her, her first feeling was not relaxation, but horror.
Thriller Yu Li Mu, her husband, with such a deep scheming, how could he have thought of making such a decisive arrangement early on.
At this moment, her heart was extremely uncomfortable, but she felt a little relieved.
It was a sense of relief at last from the torment of hesitation and wavering.
A veil of tenderness can cover up a moment of joy and anger, but it cannot cover people's hearts forever.
The man she admired and loved stood tall as a mountain, and as deep and profound as abyss. From the very beginning, he and the entire imperial court, which was covered in a gorgeous robe with a rotten, musty smell, , is so out of place.
The break that should come, finally came today.
Luoshen stood there, staring at Gao Yongrong's smile.
"Sister, are you going to take me as a prisoner?"
she asked.
"If I become a prisoner, fighting in blood for the Great Yu, reclaiming land from the northern expedition, and pushing for the New Deal, what kind of identity do you see as Li Mu?"
Gao Yongrong was startled, and slowly released the hand that had just held Luoshen's arm, the smile on his face gradually disappeared.
"Ami, do you know what you just said, what did you mean?"
She frowned and her tone became a little cold.
"Of course I know." Luo Shen smiled.
"Sister, may I tell you, not only will I not go to the palace, but tonight, I will also leave Jiankang."
"Lang Jun will pick me up."
Gao Yongrong's expression tightened, and he quickly looked around.
There are courtyards on three sides, and on the opposite side, in the invisible shadow of the dark river, her net has also been laid.
She let out a slow sigh and laughed to herself. In recent years, she may have been oppressed so much that she almost believed it when she heard Luoshen mention it.
"Ami, don't mess around anymore! Let's go. I'll go with my sister into the palace!"
She lowered her face, said in an irrefutable tone, and turned to call for Gongwei who came with her.
Luoshen raised his hand, revealing an object from his sleeve.
It was a small gourd carved from green jade. The mouth was hung by a red silk rope. It fell under Luoshen's finger, shaking slightly. Under the moonlight, there was a gleam of jade.
"Sister, look, what is this?" Luo Shen said.
Gao Yongrong turned his head, and when he saw the jade pendant in her hand, his expression changed suddenly, he snatched it over, looked down at it, and said sharply, "How come the pendant on Deng'er's pocket is here with you?"
Luoshen looked at Gao Yongrong, whose expression instantly changed to panic, and remembered that Li Xie said to himself just now that Da Sima had placed good people in the palace a long time ago, in order to prevent today's changes.
The arrow left the string and never looked back.
She suppressed the feeling of happiness or sadness that was pouring out of her heart, and said slowly, "Sister, as I said, Lang Jun will pick me up. You might as well go back to the palace to see, I have I'm not lying to you."
Gao Yongrong's face looked as pale as snow in the moonlight. She opened her eyes full of anger and stared at Luoshen for a moment, then suddenly turned around and ran away.