Denghuaxiao

Chapter 245 Jade Bracelet (including announcement)

The painting boat next to the Yuxian Tower untied one again.

Pei Yunying helped Lu Zhu get on the boat.

Because they were afraid that Lu Zhuo would get seasick, the two of them did not call the paddlers and let the boat float on the shore. However, even so, boating on the river was much more interesting than sitting on the Yuxian Tower and watching the rain.

 The boats under the Yuxian Tower are either big or small. The larger ones are usually used for night banquets and cruises for dignitaries, while the smaller ones are used to cook wine on the boats for elegant people.

The boat that Pei Yun Ying chose was slightly smaller, a black flat boat with a lotus carved on the bow and a green curtain inside. A feast of wine and food was carried out on the water, surrounded by thousands of weeping willows and misty rain.

Lu Zhen held on to the railing of the boat and sat down in front of the small table. When he sat firmly, a bright red candied haws stretched out in front of his eyes.

“The candied haws in Yuxian Tower.” Pei Yunying said with a smile, “Although it’s a few years late, I can still say I’ve done what I said.”

Lu Zong was stunned for a moment.

It seemed that she was reminded of the ruined temple behind the execution ground in Sunan many years ago. She held the silver ring with a look of disgust on her face, and heard the man in black sitting in front of the fire promise: "Take this to Yuxian Tower on Qinghe Street in the south of Shengjing City." Come to me. I'll treat you to Yuxianlou's candied haws."

Time passed quickly, and the heavy snow that had been rare in southern Jiangsu for ten years had already melted. She thought that the other party was just perfunctory, but she did not expect that today, many years later, it would come true. Although the reasons for meeting and recognizing each other were different, the result was the same satisfactory.

Lu Zong lowered his head and took a bite of the fruit in his hand. The sweet and sour taste spread between his teeth.

“How is it?” Pei Yunying sat down opposite her.

"There is a kind of..." Lu Yan thought for a moment, "the smell of silver."

Du Changqing also bought candied haws at Renhe Store, but the taste was not as sweet as the one in his hand. But maybe it's not because of the candied haws. After all, his mood now is completely different from when he first arrived in Shengjing.

Pei Yunying laughed when he heard this: "You are really good at boasting."

Lu Zhen lay on the edge of the boat and looked into the distance. On the river, the sound of piano gradually drifted from the boat. The flowers were full of spring, and it was very touching.

She listened intently for a while, and Pei Yunying did not disturb her. When the song ended, Lu Zhen still felt that the meaning was not finished.

Du Changqing once mentioned that the piano girl in Yuxian Tower was very skilled. The last time she came here, she only wanted to get close to Qi Yutai and had no intention of enjoying it. This time while boating on the river, although she didn't know much about the music, she still found the sound moving.

 Lu Zhuo turned his head and looked at the person opposite.

Pei Yunying was looking out the window at the river, and noticed Lu Shu's gaze. He turned back, a little confused: "What?"

“I heard from Sister Yun Shu that you can play the piano?”

Pei Yunying was suspicious: "What do you want to do?"

Lu Zhen pointed to a piano on the boat: "I wonder how the sound of the palace commander's piano compares to the piano girl's just now?"

He paused for a moment and almost laughed angrily at Lu Zhen's words, "Isn't your request a bit too much?"

Some rich businessmen and noble ladies entertained guests outside, and they often selected handsome young men to serve them. They sang, danced, played and played chess along the way.

 At certain times, it is actually a request with a slight meaning.

Lu Huo looked at him with his chin on his head: "I just want to listen to you play."

"I can play for you privately," Pei Yunying glanced at the floating boat floating in the distance, coughed lightly, "Forget it outside."

Lu Chen was not happy anymore: "Why are you so coy? Could it be that if you play, someone will come and rob you? If someone really robs you," she sarcastically said, "I'm good at killing people and burying corpses. I will definitely do it for you." You take revenge."

Pei Yunying looked at her in confusion.

Lu Zhen's expression was open and honest, as if he knew the meaning of his words, but deliberately did not explain clearly. He looked innocent, as if he was deliberately causing harm.

He stared at her for a long time, but the other party still insisted. After a while, she finally gave up and sighed: "Okay, the commander in chief in front of the palace will do this for you."

 He stood up and walked to the side of the case.

This boat was rented for people to enjoy the willows by boat. A lyre was placed on the long table.

 He sat down in front of the piano, lowered his eyes and played the piano.

 Lu Zhen didn’t understand music.

 In the past, when I listened to Lu Rou playing the piano in Changwu County, I often just felt happy. Now Pei Yunying's playing of the piano could only be described as "nice". To be fair, she couldn't tell the difference between this and the piano girl's playing just now, so she just held her chin and looked at him quietly.

This man used to be a swordsman, but when the hand holding the sword touched the strings of the piano, it was still slender and beautiful. When he played the piano, he was not as bright as when he was smiling, nor as distant as when he was indifferent. He was calm and soft, like the moonlight in the distant mountains, light and quiet.

　　It was getting late at this time, there was a steady drizzle on the river, and the wind lanterns along the bank were shining brightly. The sound of the piano drifted to the river along the wind, and perhaps it was attracted to this end. Someone in the painting boat nearby opened the curtain and looked at this end.

Unconsciously, Lu Zhuo remembered what Pei Yunshu had said.

"Ah Ying, don't look at him now as an errand in the palace, fighting and killing, and he looks so weird. When he was a child, my mother taught him music, calligraphy and painting, and he learned very well. To be honest, I thought he was going to Being a handsome young man, who would have thought that later he would end up in the imperial city holding a knife every day... It's a pity to think about it..."

At that time, she was getting defensive and tired of Pei Yunying, so she heard Pei Yunshu's exaggerated praise in both ears. But now she had to admit here that Pei Yunshu was indeed right.

After all, even Yin Zheng praised Lu Xun secretly: "Master Pei is rich, handsome, well-informed and knowledgeable. In today's Shengjing City, he is indeed a rare candidate for a good son-in-law."

Lu Wu was thinking to himself, and he didn't even notice when the sound of the piano stopped. Until Pei Yunying stopped her hand, looked at her and raised her eyebrows: "Are you entranced?"

 Lu Zhen came back to his senses.

“How does it compare to what the piano girl played just now?” He stood up.

“I actually didn’t understand.” Lu Yan said honestly: “But since you are closer, it sounds clearer.”

Pei Yunying was speechless. She walked up to Lu Huan and flicked her forehead, "This is "Happy Spring Rain" by Xiao Shi Jiaojiu."

He walked to sit down opposite Lu Chen and said with a smile: "I have never played the piano outside before, so this is my first time giving it to you. What do you plan to do in return for me, Doctor Lu?"

 “This is the first time,” Lu Yan disagreed, “Not necessarily.”

"What's the meaning?"

"Aren't you a frequent visitor to Yuxian Tower?" Lu Yan said lightly: "Since you are a regular visitor, you may have played other songs like "Happy Autumn Rain" and "Happy Winter Rain"."

These words sound a bit like settling an old score.

"Hey," Pei Yunying frowned, "I'm not going to Yuxian Tower for fun."

 “Not necessarily.”

 He had no choice but: "Hongman belongs to the emperor."

 “Oh.” Lu Yan drawled his voice.

Pei Yunying glanced at Lu Huan, and she didn't know what she thought of. She raised her eyebrows and said, "Are you jealous?"

 “No.” Lu Yan answered quickly.

He laughed: "Didn't I tell you that when I have a wife in the future, I won't go to flower houses anymore."

Lu Zong stared at him: "I remember I also said that I am not as generous as the palace commander. If my fiancé goes to the flower house in the future, I will kill him."

Pei Yunying: “…”

He sighed: "Doctor Lu's killing was so decisive that even all the front officials could not catch him."

 Lu Yan accepted it calmly.

He glanced at her and said leisurely: "Don't worry, I like Dr. Lu much more than Dr. Lu likes me. But that's fine. I'm the one who is tossing and turning, so you don't have to worry so much."

Lu Zhen frowned slightly: "What are you worried about?"

 “Many, for example, Ji Xun.”

“Medical Officer Ji?” Lu Zhu was stunned, “What does it have to do with him?”

Pei Yunying snorted softly: "Doesn't he come to your door every day to give you acupuncture?"

Chang Jin had previously agreed with Lu Zhen that before Lu Zhen recovered, Ji Xun would give her acupuncture every day. Now that she left the medical hospital and returned to West Street, Ji Xun also decided to come to West Street every day to treat her.

Lu Zhen also felt that it was too much trouble for Ji Xun at first, but Ji Xun was very persistent and couldn't refuse.

But the reason why Ji Xun is so enthusiastic is because Ji Xun is a gentleman. He was willing to lend a helping hand when he accidentally bumped into him on the Sunan Bridge. What's more, he has the friendship of colleagues now.

"The heart of a villain." Lu Huo retorted: "Medical officer Ji cares about the sick, so don't talk nonsense and tarnish his reputation."

 “Tanish his reputation?” Pei Yunying looked at Lu Huo.

Lu Zhen frowned slightly, nodded seriously, and spoke frankly as if what he said was unreasonable.

Pei Yunying raised his eyelids and looked at her for a long time to make sure that she really thought so. He raised the corners of his lips and said in a somewhat gloating tone, "To be honest, if it weren't for the different positions, I would have sympathized with him." Lu Yan was too lazy to talk to him. Said this: "Even if you don't mention these, Medical Officer Ji and I are colleagues but different comrades."

"Oh?" Pei Yunying raised his eyebrows, "Why don't you agree with Zhifa?"

“Don’t you know?” Lu Yan said, “I have already left the medical hospital.”

Pei Yunying paused slightly and didn't speak for a while.

 Lu Zong left the medical hospital.

Even though he had already guessed that she had this plan, Pei Yunying was still a little surprised when he actually learned the news.

 It was too fast. He originally thought that Lu Zhuo's plan would be later.

“I entered the medical hospital for an impure purpose.” When Lu Zhuo talked about this matter, he was very calm and relaxed in his words.

"Now that my worries are over, I don't want to stay any longer. I am different from Medical Officer Ji. Medical Officer Ji cares about the world, but I only want to stay in a corner. Instead of staying in the Medical Officer's Hospital, I can go to the hospital like Jin Xianrong." It’s better to stay in West Street for medical treatment. At least there are no complicated official inspections.”

Pei Yunying looked at her.

 She spoke of this matter in a calm tone, as if it was the result of careful consideration, although the excuse was very poor.

He then laughed and said: "Yes, compared to the people in the imperial city, the ordinary people at the temple entrance on West Street obviously need Lu Medical Officer more."

 Lu Zhuo was startled.

Pei Yunying looked at her with a smile.

 She said nothing.

 There are Chang Jin, Ji Xun, and Lin Danqing in the Medical Official Academy, as well as many students from the Imperial Medical Bureau. There are many, many medical officers like her.

 But there is only one Renxin Medical Center on West Street.

 She likes to be a healer, but she prefers to be a healer outside the imperial city.

The demand for medical officers in the imperial city is much smaller than that outside the imperial city.

“However,” Pei Yunying’s voice came to my ears, “If you don’t like a gentleman like Ji Xun who cares about the world, then what kind of person do you like?”

 Lu Zhuo raised his eyes.

The man propped his head on his elbows and looked at her with a teasing smile, with dimples looming at the corners of his lips, as if he was deliberately teasing her.

 She said calmly: "I am a superficial person and I like good-looking people."

Pei Yunying paused and pretended to be surprised: "It sounds like a confession."

Lu Zong said seriously: "After all, the selection of the front minister has always been based on appearance."

 He stared at Lu Huan and couldn't help but laugh.

Outsiders always think Lu Shen is cold and distant, but the secret letter from Changwu County calls Miss Lu San arrogant, willful, and quirky. He once regretted that she turned into the completely opposite personality in the end, but now he was glad that in some moments, she gradually regained her original appearance.

“Lu Yun,” Pei Yunying suddenly said, “let’s get married.”

 There was a sudden silence all around.

Lu Yan was stunned for a moment: "What did you say?"

 He lowered his eyes and took out an emerald green jade bracelet from his arms.

"This is the jade bracelet my mother left behind." He took Lu Huo's hand and put the bracelet on Lu Huo's wrist.

“My maternal grandmother left this jade bracelet to my mother as a dowry, and later my mother left it to my sister. Tell me that if I have someone I want to spend my life with in the future, I will give this jade bracelet to her.”

The jade bracelet was as bright as frost and snow, falling on her wrist. Lu Yan raised his eyes, and Pei Yunying looked at her quietly. In the dark rainy night, a pair of dark eyes were calm and gentle, shining with a small, dim light.

 “I’m serious,” he said.

Lu Zhen's fingertips trembled and he was speechless for a moment.

She didn't expect that Pei Yunying would propose marriage so suddenly and so naturally, leaving her unprepared. She used to think that she could handle various emergencies very well, but now she felt panicked and at a loss for what to do. What reaction.

 After a moment, Lu Zhu composed himself, and then he pretended to be relaxed and said: "Ordinary people at your age may not talk about marriage so early. If you get married now, Shengjing will definitely say that you married young."

The new emperor ascended the throne, and the situation in the imperial city was complicated. However, he, the former commander of the palace, was sitting as steadily as ever. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that the holy family was strong at the moment. For such a young and promising young talent, it was natural for him to slowly choose his marriage. , even in ordinary people's homes, there is never such a hurry.

Pei Yunying only looked at her: "It's the same sooner or later, Lu Huan. I'm sure that I just want to spend the rest of my life with you."

It was like something sour and sour was welling up in my heart, like the candied haws I had just eaten, sour and sweet.

Lu Zhen said softly: "Aren't you afraid that I am a madman?"

She is paranoid and crazy at heart, protective of her shortcomings, possessive and extremely possessive. Sometimes she even despises herself. Along the way, Pei Yunying should know her personality best. Holding hands, hugging or even kissing is fine, but when it comes to a long life and sleeping together in the next few decades, if you don't have a hundred thousand love, it may be difficult to endure it for a long time.

Pei Yunying laughed.

 “The person I like, I don’t think she is crazy.”

He touched Lu Zhuo's head and said in a gentle tone: "She is smart and cunning, patient and strong. She goes forward unfailingly for her family and refuses to bend down in front of the powerful."

"I couldn't do better than her. I don't think she is crazy. If she thinks she is crazy, I will go crazy with her."

Lu Zhen looked at him blankly.

"You are... the commander in charge of the palace." After a while, she found her voice, "I am just an ordinary medical woman with a different identity."

“Who said that?” He said with a smile: “Aren’t you the murderer doctor? I am the assassin young master, so I am a good match.”

The spring rain outside the cruise ship was as thick as smoke, and Lu Zhen felt as if he had been soaked by this spring rain in his heart. The black boat floated up and down in the drizzle of the spring night in Shengjing. The lights flickered on and off, but his eyes when he looked over were fiery and determined.

She couldn't refuse.

"If you are afraid of other people's words, I will go and ask Your Majesty to grant a marriage decree. Once the decree comes out, no one will dare to say that you are not."

"Now you are sitting in a hospital on West Street, and you get two taels of money every month, which is not as good as the medical and official hospital. I have a farm shop in my house, and all the salary and money are handed over to you. In the future, if you want to open a medical clinic of your own or do something else, it's fine. . You can do whatever you want in the palace commander's house."

 He is very thoughtful.

Zhou Quan came to Lu Huo and burst into laughter.

The song of the piano **** the boat in the distance is clear and clear, and she is singing: "The flowers are endless, the moon is endless. The two hearts are the same. At this time, I am willing to do it, and the thousands of willow threads will trip up the spring breeze..."

 Lu Zhen raised his eyes: "You won't lose money?"

 “After all, you are my creditor.”

“The old debt has been paid off long ago, so why should the commander-in-chief be upset about it?”

 He sighed: "It's different. It's hard to repay the debt of love and moon."

 Lu Zong looked at him.

The spring rain is as fine as smoke, and the willow silk under the wind lamp on the river bridge is stained by wind and rain. The green cloth curtain on the boat soaks the night with a layer of light green. In the quiet night through the quiet window, his handsome and heroic face is within easy reach, but there is something unnoticeable in his dark eyes. of anxiety.

Lu Zhen's slightly confused and confused heart gradually calmed down in these eyes.

She kept retreating from the person in front of her, escaping again and again, trying her best to suppress her heart. But strangely enough, maybe some fates can never be cut off. Going around and around, people who are destined to meet will always return to the same place.

 She will be attracted eventually.

Let alone what will happen in the future, she was not of a forward-thinking nature in the past, so there is no need to hesitate on this matter. Life is only a few decades, so it is worth being brave and seizing the happiness in front of you.

She smiled slightly.

Pei Yunying said softly: "I want to be Dr. Lu's tie."

  “No need.”

Hearing Lu Zong's answer, he was startled for a moment. The next moment, he heard the person in front of him speak.

 “You already are.”

　　It is a deep spring night, with flying rain, and there are endless love songs in the boat.

He paused for a moment, suddenly chuckled, leaned forward and kissed the person in front of him gently.

 Announcement: I’m taking a week off to write the finale. I’ll watch the finale next Thursday (July 4th) morning. There won’t be any updates this week~