Chapter 406: 406 soul

Chapter 406: 406 soul

Chapter 406 406 Soul

Shen Qianchen: "..."

Shen Qianchen stared blankly at Chu Qianhuang sitting on the couch, and the familiar yet unfamiliar feeling in his heart became even stronger.

Some vague speculations seem to be coming out of the fog.

Shen Qianchen slowly approached Chu Qianhuang, walking very slowly, and called softly: "Sister?"

Her tone was very calm, her voice was as clear as a mountain spring, and there was a slight raise at the end of her words, as if she was testing, and she seemed to be simply saying hello.

Chu Qianhuang smiled slightly and stared at Shen Qianchen quietly. A few strands of dark hair were scattered softly on the temples. Her chin was thin and pointed, as elegant and beautiful as a half-awakened pear blossom on a branch.

At this moment, she didn't have any jewelry on her body. Her black hair and fair skin made her look fragile at first glance. However, at a second glance, her calm eyes seemed to be speaking silently, tough and steady.

It was the ultimate tranquility after the hustle and bustle, which made people feel inexplicably distressed.

The two sisters looked at each other and said nothing for a long time. The room was quiet.

Even the palace maid was affected by this weird atmosphere and became a little nervous, as if she was a stone sculpture and did not dare to move.

I don’t know how long it took, but Chu Qianhuang was the first to break the silence:

"sorry."

These three words have no beginning or end, and the voice is very calm.

However, Shen Qianchen could tell that Chu Qianhuang was not as calm as she appeared. Her hands on the thin quilt tightly grasped the quilt, and there seemed to be a thousand words hidden in her eyes.

Shen Qianchen's pupils shrank, the fog in his heart was instantly cleared, and a certain idea emerged clearly.

It must be her.

The person in front of me must be her!

Shen Qianchen's heart seemed to have overturned the five-flavor bottle. The sweet, sour, bitter, spicy and salty flavors rolled together and mixed into an indescribable taste.

She took another step closer to Chu Qianhuang. This step seemed to span thousands of mountains and rivers.

Then, she shouted again: "Big sister."

This time, her voice dropped, as if she was confirming something.

Chu Qianhuang nodded gently, and his voice was very soft, as if he was talking to himself: "I'm back."

"..." Shen Qianchen was stunned for a moment, his eyes complex.

She had lived two lives, experienced countless ups and downs, and witnessed many incredible, mysterious and mysterious miracles, but at this moment she still couldn't suppress the excitement in her heart.

Although Master Juehui of Baiyun Temple had hinted to her that the original Chu Qianhuang might come back, that's why she ordered Chu Qianhuang to be imprisoned in Baiyun Temple. She thought, if one year is not enough, then two years , three years, four years...or even longer.

She can wait.

But now, the "real" Chu Qianhuang suddenly came back.

It's too fast.

"..." After the initial shock, Shen Qianchen's eyes gradually became calm.

She looked at Chu Qianhuang in front of her without blinking, as if she wanted to see him inside and out.

Even if he didn't say a word, the Chu Qianhuang now was completely different from the "Chu Qianhuang" she had seen in the wing room of Baiyun Temple at noon, and his temperament was very different.

One is gentle, quiet, calm and dignified;

A pretentious person with a heart higher than the sky.

In the last life, Shen Qianchen was too naive and cowardly when she was in the Chu family. Until she was kicked out of the house, she didn't find anything wrong with "Chu Qianhuang" and respected this eldest sister;

In this life, Shen Qianchen had the experience of the previous life, and he had long discovered that something was not right with "Chu Qianhuang". She was short-sighted and used any means and regardless of the consequences to achieve her goals. She was not like the eldest daughter Shen Zhi had carefully raised. Without character, he is like a businessman who pursues profit blindly.

She still looks exactly the same, but something in her bones has changed.

Shen Qianchen stared blankly at Chu Qianhuang for a while, silently, and Chu Qianhuang didn't say anything either, just sitting on the couch calmly.

Shen Qianchen sat down on the chair next to the couch and asked gently: "You injured your abdomen and lost too much blood. Are you feeling dizzy and weak now? Does the wound still hurt?"

Chu Qianhuang replied: "I am still a little weak. I just drank the decoction and the wound no longer hurts."

Her voice was slightly hoarse.

There seems to be an invisible barrier between the two sisters.

The maid who was assigned to serve Chu Qianhuang looked at the two sisters without any trace. She had long heard that the queen and her eldest sister were at odds, but now she felt that the two sisters were not affectionate, but they were not incompatible. situation.

Shen Qianchen looked at Chu Qianhuang again, his eyes were subtly different from before, and he smiled and said: "Sister, let me check your pulse."

Chu Qianhuang obediently stretched out her right wrist. She didn't seem surprised that Shen Qianchen knew medical skills. She didn't cry or complain. She wasn't even surprised that she appeared in the palace.

Shen Qianchen checked Chu Qianhuang's pulse skillfully. This time, she took longer than usual to check Chu Qianhuang's pulse. Amber naturally noticed it and opened her eyes wide in surprise.

Then, Amber heard Shen Qianchen call her name and raised her hand to make a gesture.

Hu Bo immediately understood that Shen Qianchen wanted to talk to Chu Qianhuang in private, so she took the maid out and stayed outside.

Only sisters Shen Qianchen and Chu Qianhuang were left in the room.

The window on the east side was half open, and the wind blowing in from the window dispersed the smell of the medicine, bringing with it a faint fragrance of flowers, which also dissipated the condensed atmosphere a little.

Shen Qianchen poured a cup of warm scented tea for Chu Qianhuang, handed it to her, and asked in a chatty manner: "Do you know?"

She was asking, but her expression was very determined.

If the current Chu Qianhuang knew nothing about what happened in the past year or so, then she shouldn't behave like this.

Chu Qianhuang nodded, his eyes flickering brightly and darkly, and finally he could only say one word with difficulty: "Yes."

Before today, she was like a trapped animal. Most of the time, she fell asleep in a daze, and occasionally she would have clear consciousness.

She could "see" it and "feel" it, but she couldn't do anything, let alone speak.

Her body felt like it didn't belong to her, as if someone had chained her soul to it.

It was not until this time that the "wild ghost" who took away her body was stabbed by Aunt Jiang and seriously injured. The other party was frightened and retreated, and Chu Qianhuang was able to break through the shackles that had bound her for a full year and a half. .

To be honest, at that time she thought she was going to die.

When she took over the body, she immediately felt the severe pain in her body, felt the blood gurgling out, and felt herself being swallowed by darkness again...

But when she opened her eyes again, she found that she was back in the human world.

She is truly back.

Chu Qianhuang's eyes were slightly astringent and sour, a layer of faint tears appeared in his eyes, and his chest heaved rapidly.

She lowered her eyes and closed them for a moment, then opened them again, looked at Shen Qianchen again, and said solemnly: "Second sister, I'm sorry."

Shen Qianchen smiled slightly, with a hint of comfort in his smile, and said softly: "Sister, you are not the one who was wrong."

After a pause, Shen Qianchen pursed his lips and asked cautiously: "How much do you know about 'her'?"

"That Chu Qianhuang" has many secrets hidden in her body. She knows some about the future and also knows many things that an ordinary Daqi woman should not know. So how much does Chu Qianhuang know now?

"Part of it, like a bow..." As she spoke, Chu Qianhuang's eyebrows frowned deeply. She didn't know what she was thinking of. Emotions such as shame, pain, annoyance, shame, etc. flashed across her face, and her fists were clenched. Tighter.

"It's not your fault." Shen Qianchen comforted again and gently patted Chu Qianhuang's shoulder, "Don't think about it. You should have a good rest first."

Just like "that Chu Qianhuang" watched Chu Qianhuang's life like a spectator, then the same is true for the current Chu Qianhuang. She will know something about "that Chu Qianhuang". To put it more deeply, it means knowing it but not knowing why.

Chu Qianhuang nodded. She had just been seriously injured, was weak, and her body tired easily. Although she didn't say a few words, her fatigue was already showing.

Shen Qianchen called the palace maid back again, told her to take good care of Chu Qianhuang, and left Jingren Palace with Amber.

When we came out of Jingren Palace, a drizzle finally started to fall in the sky, like strands of sadness.

Amber helped Shen Qianchen hold the umbrella with clear eyes and quick hands, vaguely guessing that Shen Qianchen had just told Chu Qianhuang something very "serious".

Shen Qianchen stood quietly under the eaves for a moment, looking at the rain curtain in front of him, the expression on his face became calmer.

As for what Chu Qianhuang said, she was actually half-believing and half-doubtful.

Is the real Chu Qianhuang really back? !

Is that wild ghost acting, trying to deceive himself?

No.

That wild ghost is probably not that smart. It should be said that her behavior and acting skills are full of flaws. Without knowing, she can still be fooled by her.

That wild ghost simply couldn't "act" like the legitimate daughter of a noble family. Moreover, she had just checked Chu Qianhuang's pulse. The imperial doctor's symptoms were half correct. It was indeed severe bleeding, but the second half of the sentence, "qi stagnation, blood stasis, and uneasiness," was wrong. Judging from her own perception, , Chu Qianhuang is clearly full of energy.

"Qi stagnation, blood stasis, and uneasiness" are two points about people's heart ailments. In other words, Chu Qianhuang's heart ailments were cured in half an hour, and his mind returned to its normal state.

Shen Qianchen walked for a while, stopped for a while, walked in the rain, and returned to the imperial study room again.

As soon as she arrived, she saw a fair-faced, beardless, middle-aged chamberlain coming up to him with a smile, and clasped his hands: "Queen, your Majesty is meeting with Academician Ye from the Hanlin Academy and several other adults."

The middle-aged chamberlain did not mean to stop Shen Qianchen, he just simply reported it. After all, it was not the first time that Shen Qianchen came to the imperial study room when Gu Jue met with the ministers.

After hearing what the other party said, Shen Qianchen did not go in through the front door. Instead, he went around the back door of the imperial study room in a familiar way, and entered the Bisha cupboard with gentle steps.

In the imperial study room, Ye Dajun, a scholar from the Hanlin Academy, and four or five other Hanlin scholars were all there, most of them looking at Gu Jue behind the imperial desk.

Academician Ye maintained his bowing posture and spoke seriously: "...Due to the late Emperor's serious illness in the first month of the year, this spring's Spring Festival has been postponed again and again. Later, the late Emperor passed away, so the Spring Festival can only be put on hold temporarily."

"But the imperial examination is related to the country and must not be neglected. I think that we will either postpone the spring examination or start the imperial examination next year. I wonder what the emperor thinks?"

Academician Ye was engrossed in talking to Gu Jue, so he did not notice Shen Qianchen. However, two of the Hanlins behind him sharply noticed a figure entering the Bisha cabinet from behind without saying hello.

Even if they only saw a slender figure passing by, they could roughly guess the identity of the person.

The person coming must be the queen.

The queen didn't report anything to the new emperor at all, she just casually entered the imperial study and listened to them talking about government affairs in the blue silk cabinet. The new emperor didn't care at all. He indulged the queen in such a way, which shows the depth of the emperor's feelings.

Gu Jue immediately made a decision: "Students have come all the way to the capital to take the exams. The Spring Festival cannot be canceled. Mr. Ye, please discuss with the cabinet and reschedule the date as soon as possible."

"The imperial court is in the midst of employing people and is in urgent need of recruiting knowledgeable people. I plan to hire Enke again next year."

Gu Jue is not one of those people who eats meat. He knows that many scholars are just ordinary people. They travel thousands of miles to the capital to take exams. The journey back and forth is enough to empty a small family, so the Spring Festival can be postponed. But it cannot be cancelled.

Academician Ye was overjoyed and quickly accepted the order.

It was still the period of national mourning. Originally, the matter of spring palace should be discussed after the national mourning, but seeing that the weather was getting hotter and hotter, and the hot days of July and August were really not suitable for scientific examinations. After thinking about it again and again, he still felt that spring palace should be done as soon as possible.

Furthermore, the new emperor plans to add Enke in the spring of next year, so some scholars who cannot catch up with this year's imperial examination will have hope.

As long as the new emperor is interested in gathering talented people, he will naturally be able to calm the minds of scholars.

All the officials in the rear heaved a sigh of relief and complimented the new emperor:

"Your Majesty is wise!"

"Students all over the world will definitely be grateful for the Emperor's kindness!"

“…”

The officials were talking lively, but Shen Qianchen, who was in the Bisha cupboard, was absent-minded and didn't listen to a few words at all. She picked up a script book that she had read half of yesterday and flipped through it casually.

Shen Qianchen came to the imperial study every day, so Gu Jue put a bookshelf in the Bisha cupboard specifically to store her books, but there were only a few serious books on this bookshelf.

Amber occasionally wonders, if some foreign minister enters this Bisha cupboard one day and sees this bookshelf, will he think that these are the books of the new emperor?

Hu Bo was thinking wildly when she saw Gu Jue walking in. She slowly realized that Grand Scholar Ye and the others had already left, so Hu Bo also avoided going out.

Now that Gu Jue is here, he will naturally be no longer needed here.

Shen Qianchen didn't notice Gu Jue coming in at all, holding a book in his hand, but staring blankly at the drizzle outside the window.

The crystal rain pattered on the leaves, flowers, and grass blades, washing away their dust. Everything seemed to have a hazy beauty in the rain curtain.

Shen Qianchen looked far away in the direction of Jingren Palace, his soul flying to the sky.

It wasn't until a sweet and juicy lychee was stuffed into her mouth that she was awakened by the sweet taste.

"Are you worried?" Gu Jue saw at a glance that Shen Qianchen was worried, so he asked directly. At the same time, he peeled off another white lychee.

Shen Qianchen nodded, swallowed the lychee first, and then talked about Chu Qianhuang without hiding anything.

Gu Jue stuffed a second peeled lychee into Shen Qianchen's mouth and asked to the point: "Don't you believe that Chu Qianhuang is back?"

Shen Qianchen nodded, still holding the lychee in her mouth, her voice a little vague: "There is always a feeling that is not real." When she spoke, she was like a depressed child.

Gu Jue peeled another lychee, raised his eyebrows and asked her, "Is it sweet?"

"Sweet." Shen Qianchen nodded again and subconsciously opened his mouth, waiting for him to feed.

As a result, Gu Jue put the third lychee into his mouth, with a playful smile on his lips.

"!!" Shen Qianchen felt that he was being teased.

Suddenly, she felt so evil that she pinched Gu Jue's wrist with one hand, leaned her chin over, and bit the lychee between his thumb and forefinger with her teeth, like a nursing cat guarding its food.

In fact, Gu Jue doesn't like eating lychees because he thinks they are too sweet. He just saw that his little girl was not in a good mood, so he just made her happy.

On weekdays, she always says that eating something sweet will make her feel better.

Gu Jue picked up a handkerchief and wiped the corners of her mouth, then turned the topic back to Chu Qianhuang: "Let's see, what's fake can't be true. If it's fake, it will always show its flaws."

You can be deceived for a while, but you can't be deceived forever.

"..." Shen Qianchen couldn't help but think of the chess game she played to Chu Qianhuang at Baiyun Temple. Yes, the Skynet was vast and sparse, and "that Chu Qianhuang" was full of flaws. Since he had seen through her once, he could also see through her. Second time.

Shen Qianchen pursed her lips and thought for a while, then said, "I plan to ask my mother to come and see her."

Chu Qianhuang was raised by Shen Zhi herself. She knew Chu Qianhuang best. If something was wrong, Shen Zhi would definitely notice it.

Shen Qianchen did not seek Gu Jue's opinion, but continued: "Mother should be happy. My eldest sister has always been a worry for me."

"Maybe once my mother is happy, it will be a double happiness..."

Shen Qianchen smiled with crooked eyebrows. She heard about Pei Linye's marriage proposal from her grandmother, Mrs. Mu Guogong, but her grandmother asked her not to tell her mother, so she didn't mention it.

Shen Qianchen rambled on, she just liked talking to Gu Jue, as long as he said "hmm" occasionally or touched her head.

As they spoke, their positions changed. They were originally sitting side by side. After Shen Qianchen was fed another sweet and juicy lychee, she realized that she was actually sitting on his lap again.

Strange, when did it happen? Shen Qianchen blinked, a little confused, and remembered a sentence in his mind: If you are not drunk, everyone will get drunk.

He is no different than fine wine!

Shen Qianchen secretly had some fun in his heart and lamented that he was turning him into a useless person. He only had to eat, drink and have fun every day.

No, no, she is still very useful.

Shen Qianchen straightened his chest, remembering that it was time to check his pulse today, so he stretched out his right hand and spread his palm upward: "Bring it here."

Gu Jue laughed when he saw her acting bossy. The smile lit up his face, like a clear breeze, which seemed to have blown away some of the drizzle outside the window.

He cooperatively gave her his left hand and let her check his pulse.

Shen Qianchen stared at the pulse under his fingers. His pulse was deep and strong, with a uniform rhythm, which was completely different from Gu Jue a year ago.

Of course, Gu Jue is still not as healthy as Xue Fengyan and Tang Yuchu, and his heart is still weak, but it's nothing serious.

Shen Qianchen quickly retracted his hand and warned impatiently: "You haven't had a good rest recently, so be careful!"

"It's time for you to finish your work. With so many people in the court, you can't be the only one working on it, right? Isn't there Su Mubai?!"

"You have to listen to me anyway, and you can't stay up late anymore!"

Gu Jue's heart has always been weak, and even now that his hidden injury has healed, it is still the same. Shen Qianchen judged that it was caused by the fragment of the blade being buried in his chest for many years.

Shen Qianchen would basically check Gu Jue's pulse every other day. It had been more than four months since the first lunar month. She had given Gu Jue so many medicines. Logically speaking, Gu Jue's heart pulse should have recovered somewhat. , why is it still weak?

Every time she thought about this, Shen Qianchen always felt a little uneasy. Sometimes, she wondered if she had been influenced by "that Chu Qianhuang".

Gu Jue noticed Shen Qianchen's uneasiness and wrapped his strong right arm around her waist from behind, holding her in his arms forcefully yet tenderly.

His left hand gently covered her eyes.

When her eyes were closed, Shen Qianchen felt that her other five senses were amplified. She felt his warm breath spraying on her ears, and his lips occasionally brushed against her auricles while speaking...

"There's no need to rush." ​​His voice was low and magnetic.

That was her favorite sound.

Shen Qianchen's heart slowly calmed down and she leaned against his chest, but her mind was still thinking about the heart pulse.

(End of chapter)