Cover The Sky With One Hand, Beat The Ground With The Other Chapter 23:

After soaking in the water for so long, I felt a little dizzy. When I woke up from this dizziness, I was greeted by the curtains swept by the breeze, and the soft bedding under my palms.

I know that when I play a small flower viewing like this, I will be stung by a bee, I will fall off a cliff when I climb a mountain, and I will fall into the water when I swim in a lake. There is always the blessing of gods. Tooth on the foot.

Feeling a big hand on my forehead, I looked sideways, thinking a little confused, it seems that every time I wake up, the person standing by my side is him.

Song Langsheng sat on the side of the bed, and when he saw that I was awake, he asked, "What's wrong?"

I propped myself up against the edge of the bed and replied, "My arm hurts."

Song Langsheng poked the wound on my arm when he heard the words, and I grinned in pain. He raised his eyebrows and said, "The princess also knows the pain?"

I thought he looked unwell and seemed to be annoyed, so I changed the subject and said, "Why are you there?"

There, it means water, of course. I remember him walking away on a horse, how did he go around the river again?

Song Langsheng said: "I heard the sound of the explosion and rushed over immediately. On the shore, there was a supervisor, Bai Yujing, on the painting boat heading for the official ship. I knew it was the princess, so I took another painting boat to go. Chase, I don’t know if the ship is sinking in the distance, I should go into the water to save you.” He looked at me displeased here, “Fortunately, the princess has a great life, if I can’t find you in time, I’m afraid… "

I said, "Will you be buried?"

Song Langsheng: "..."

I stopped joking and asked: "Aren't you afraid of water? I remember you didn't even dare to sit on a boat..."

Song Langsheng was silent for a while and said, "Although I have gone through some twists and turns, I finally learned..."

I immediately came up with all kinds of pictures of Song Langsheng swimming in a pool with his own style in a shirtless hot day or in a big winter. What's the situation, he quickly asked: "How is he?"

Song Langsheng said: "Who?"

"Nie Ran," I said anxiously, "he was slashed by an assassin and bleed a lot, you, did you save him?"

Song Langsheng glanced at me, "Why should I save him?"

I was speechless: "So...he's dead?"

Song Langsheng spread his hands and looked at me without speaking.

I was in a hurry, "How could you not save him? After all, you are also a Dali temple minister. How can you ignore someone who wants to kill a court official?"

Song Langsheng nodded: "Since this is the case, I will definitely try the case, catch the real murderer, and talk to his dead soul."

"..." My eyes were really hot.

Song Langsheng wiped my tears with the thumbs of both hands out and sighed: "Well, he is not dead, although he was hit with a knife, it was in a place where it didn't matter. After he killed the assassin, he wanted to save you. , just let me get there first."

I just felt relieved. In fact, I had long felt that Song Langsheng was teasing me, but I really wanted to cry after surviving the disaster, so I tried to see if I could cry. I didn't expect Song Langsheng to treat me There is nothing to do with his tears. It seems that this skill needs to be practiced a lot in the future.

I remembered something, "What do you mean he wanted to save me...?"

Song Langsheng said: "I blocked him when he was about to swim towards you, and I gave you the air in front of him."

Me: "..."

Song Langsheng had a smile in his eyes: "We met several times when we went to court. Although he is a new official in Beijing, he doesn't know who I am."

I couldn't help scratching my head, thinking that Nie Ran already knew my identity. If he knew that I was Princess Xiangyi, how would he feel?

I asked, "How did he react after we went ashore? Didn't he ask you anything?"

"No. He fainted as soon as he got ashore."

Me: "..."

Song Langsheng said: "Don't ask me why I didn't save him, one, I can't carry him, and two, people come and go on the shore, so I'm sure they won't be helpless, three, I'll save them The princess is so eager to take care of such idle people."

...mainly the concubine, please be careful...

I lowered my head and sighed, but I didn't finish my sigh, and then asked, "What about Han Fei and Fang Yachen? They were also on the ship. They were injured trying to save me. They..."

"They're all right." Song Langsheng replied neatly, "Both of them were injured a little bit, and they were resting in the princess's mansion. Imperial Physician Zhou had seen it, and it was fine."

I breathed a sigh of relief and murmured: "That's good, it's not easy for the two of them..."

Song Langsheng had a light expression, and said, "The princess woke up and asked the east and the west. After asking so many people, how could she not know..."

"Think about myself, don't you?" I laughed, "This princess is fearless, she always thinks of others first..."

Song Langsheng shook his head and cast an unwilling look: "I'm talking about me."

Me: "...you sit up and down, what is there to ask?"

Song Langsheng held the wrist of my uninjured hand, put my palm on his forehead, and said, "I have a fever."

"..." My palm touched the heat, shrank back and touched it again and again, knowing that what he said was true, "Why do you have a fever? Why don't you lie down when you are sick?"

Song Langsheng looked at me: "I've been exhausted after a few days of driving. It's not surprising that I get sick in the water, but at least I can feel at ease when I see you wake up."

What he said made my heart skip a beat or two, and I couldn't catch up for a while. Song Langsheng asked, "Is the princess very moved at the moment?"

His full-faced compliments and consolation calls for credit... It really makes me less moved, but it's very nice. I smiled and nodded, "Yeah."

Song Langsheng asked again, "Can the princess grant me a request?"

I nod again: "I can."

Song Langsheng hesitated for a moment, then the corners of his lips moved: "Can you... not marry me?"

In this situation, I was a little confused for a while.

I can't imagine Pride would put down the air and say something like this to me. That night he asked me if I would like to believe him again. I thought he had ulterior motives. Looking back at him this time, I just felt Even if he really has plans for me, it doesn't matter. Wei Qingheng is right. I use the memory of the past two years to speculate on the people and things around me, which is unfair to me and others.

A lot of times, maybe what you feel with your heart is the most real.

I was about to agree when I heard a "thump" sound, but I saw Song Langsheng smashed onto the bed facing him for a long time without moving.

I held my forehead with emotion, he really burned so badly, and he even talked to me so much, I don't know how to hold it up.

Zhou Wenyu came to check the pulse and kept shouting: "The old man just told the concubine that he was seriously ill. He didn't listen. Come on, is this all right?"

I was also a little disturbed by what he said, "Isn't it an ordinary cold?"

Zhou Wenyu shook his head and said, "It shouldn't have been like this. The concubine was so wet that he was like a chicken in soup. He didn't rush to change his clothes, so he hurriedly ordered someone to clean you up, Princess. Later, I said It doesn't matter if he goes to clean up himself, alas, that's all, the old man goes to prescribe a prescription first, it's no big deal if you sweat."

I ordered my servants to cover Song Langsheng with a winter quilt and lean on him, just waiting for him to sweat.

After tossing for a long time, the bed was added again, and even I was lying on the bed in a daze, but when he woke up, he still didn't sweat, his forehead was hot, and his body was even colder, Song Lang Sheng said, "Princess, let's rest first."

I held my cheeks and said, "This is my bedroom, I recognize the bed." I reached out and probed his forehead, "Aren't you a trainer? Why don't you sweat?"

Song Langsheng held the hand stretched out on my forehead with his backhand, pulled it hard, let my body fall on him, and took advantage of the situation to peck my lips. Sheng hooked his lips and his eyes were clear: "I can sweat in a while."

This time, I don't know if he will sweat, but I feel a little hot on my forehead. I swallowed and didn't dare to look into his eyes. It was strange to say that, including the time I was in the water, this was the third time he kissed me since I lost my memory. The first time I didn't feel anything, he lost his temper. That's all, the second time I was dazed, I fainted. Why is my heart racing so fiercely this time, I'm really going back the more I live.

When the medicine was delivered again, Song Langsheng's entire nightgown was soaked, Zhou Wenyu read it and said that he should be able to regain some vitality after a sleep. Song Langsheng was afraid that I would be sleepy, so he went back to his bedroom. Maybe he was really tired. After drinking the medicine, he fell into a deep sleep. I also felt relieved and left the house. I just felt that the day passed quickly again. It was getting dark, and Liu Bo was going to send someone to make dinner for me.

I stopped Uncle Liu, motioned the two maids beside me to step back, and wiped away the smile that had been overflowing my lips, "Tell me exactly what happened in the mansion before I woke up."

Uncle Liu nodded his promise, and Dao Song Langsheng entered the mansion from a side door and took me back to the house. He only called Imperial Doctor Zhou, and signaled Uncle Liu to keep quiet and let him guard several doors of the mansion to answer Han. Fei and Fang Yachen entered the mansion, but due to careful arrangements, the matter was never publicized. There are only a few reliable and strict maids in the house who know about this.

I am a little surprised. The assassination of the princess should have turned the world upside down and let the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty know. The prince was furious.

I couldn't help rubbing my eyebrows and said, "Let Han Fei come to my study."

I was flipping through the booklet Han Fei gave me last time in the study. I saw half of him coming. I took down the booklet and looked at him up and down. He changed into a suit of Confucianism. The tangled strip of cloth, after bowing, stood quietly, standing upright.

I pointed to the side of the seat: "The servants have all been sent back, and no one is waiting for you. Just sit down."

Han Fei did as he was told, I played with the pen holder, "Where's Fang Yachen?"

Han Fei said: "It will be fine for a few days."

I asked: "In your opinion...the one who destroyed the official ship and the one who assassinated this princess are the same people?"

Han Fei shook his head, "The gunpowder buried in the official ship must have been premeditated, and the imperial prince's tour of the lake was a temporary initiative of the princess. The two should be coincidental, and as for the origin... I can't jump to conclusions. ."

I nodded, "Fortunately, I was prepared in advance, and the food and forage were preserved, but I don't know what happened. Do you want to continue to be this supervisor, Mr. Han, or do you have other plans?"

Han Fei said calmly, "I wanted to arrive overnight, but I should be able to arrive in Suiyang on the original day."

I said: "I thought you would choose to stay with Fang Yachen, and you will no longer be in this muddy water."

Han Fei smiled noncommittally. I couldn't figure out the meaning of it, so I just explained a few important words, so that I must protect Fang Yachen and leave with a sword.

I dipped it in ink, and still wrote a bunch of names and words on the paper. When I closed my eyes, the fire that filled the sky always appeared in my mind. I took a sip of tea and wanted to calm down. The burning, mournful appearance appeared out of nowhere, and in a fit of rage, he smashed the teacup to the ground, and a crisp sound of "banging" smashed my hesitant heart.

After I went back to the house, I bolted the door, went to the bedroom wall, opened the door, took out an item, put on a men's shirt and left the house quietly.

At night, the well-known Yueyang Restaurant in Beijing is brightly lit, and there is an endless stream of dignitaries and wealthy businessmen, while the Yuelu Teahouse opposite is much quieter and is about to close. I have left something as an excuse. Entering the museum, at this time, except for a few clean-up guys, there was no one else. I asked someone to call the shopkeeper, but the guy said that the shopkeeper was not there. I simply refused to leave. The shopkeeper said a few words of apology, and I showed him the contents of my sleeves.

The shopkeeper's face suddenly became solemn, and he led me to the inner room without a word. The inside is the usual place to settle accounts and accumulate sundries. The shopkeeper just flipped on the tea set, and the container moved in response. Inside was a dark dark passage. The shopkeeper held an oil lamp and signaled me to come in with him. I smelled the cabinet racks rumbled shut behind me, I paused for a moment and continued to follow.

The long steps spread downward. After walking for a long time on the first step, I went down to the last step. There was a winding stone road in front of me. As I walked, I thought, this secret road is very long and hidden. How long, I am afraid that it should have been there long before the father emperor ascended the throne.

After turning a few corners, the tunnel became much wider. At the end of the tunnel was a stone wall. The shopkeeper reached out and turned the candlestick in front of the stone gate. The wall slowly turned, revealing a gap.

This secret organization buried in the ground is much bigger than imagined. There are guards who practice skills, recorders in front of desks, and those who refine weapons and hidden weapons. Our arrival stopped our work, but we can see from their eyes that the shopkeeper's status is extraordinary.

As I entered a square stone room, the shopkeeper Fang bowed down and bowed to me: "Your Highness Princess Jin An."

I said lightly, "You are Tao Yuan, the director of Mingjian Division?"

"Exactly."

I looked at Tao Yuan carefully by candlelight, and remembered what my father said when he handed me the token of Mingjian Division: "Mingjian Division listens to the emperor's order, although you are the guardian of the country, you are not the real Mingjian Division. My lord. Although you hold the token, it was granted by myself, and they will be a little bit concerned. It would be better if it could be approved by Tao Yuan, the director of Mingjian Division."

"Director Tao doesn't need to be polite." I sat down, "Mingjian Division is well informed, you must have been informed of the fire on the Caoyun official ship?"

Tao Yuan said: "Yes. The princess wants Mingjian Division to find out the mastermind behind the incident?"

I nod slightly.

Tao Yuan respectfully said: "Mingjian Division will do his best."

I don't know what he's trying to fool with such a vague word...

I thought about it for a while and said, "It's a coincidence that the Guozijian Yuhu Painting Boat was also wrecked in the west side of the city. Does Mr. Tao know the reason?"

Tao Yuan cast a questioning look at me.

I said: "This palace is also on the boat, but when the boat was sailing in the middle of the river, a killer suddenly appeared with the intention of assassinating. Great fortune and great fate, otherwise I wouldn’t be able to sit here right now.”

Tao Yuan's expression changed when he heard the words, "Princess auspicious, but I don't know who is so daring and dare to murder Your Highness?"

"I'm also puzzled." I slowly straightened my sleeves and said to Tao Yuan, "Actually, if the Ministry of Justice investigates these things, they will surely find a result. I'm afraid that after a long time, only one person will be caught, and in the end, they will be planning behind the scenes. My father still has to go unpunished... Father Huang said that when necessary, the power of Mingjian can be used, does Director Tao think it is necessary to trouble you?"

Tao Yuan didn't dare to say no when he brought out his father's words, got up and bowed: "But according to the princess' orders."

"To tell the truth, this princess was actually born on a painting boat in disguise as the Guozijian." I said with a smile: "If you think about it, the person who arranges the assassination must be in harmony with the Guozijian students, and can put eyeliner in the Guozijian... This person is only afraid Have a place in the courtroom."

Tao Yuan thought about it calmly, and then paced: "Although the scope of the princess's inference is narrowed, but if you say something disrespectful, everyone in the court is suspicious, even King Kang is no exception."

I said: "Yes, but the people on the boat almost died on the spot. In other words, if I didn't say it, no one would know that I was assassinated. Then I'll just pretend that I'm really immersed in the boat and say this. , can Mr. Tao understand?"

Tao Yuan frowned: "Princess's meaning...pretend to let the mastermind behind the scenes think that the assassination was successful, and then watch the movements of the people in the court, plan and then move?"

I smiled and said, "Now most of the courtiers know that I am starting to delegate power to the crown prince. Even if I don't discuss politics early, there will be no objection. The first step of the people behind the scenes is to get rid of me, and the second step is very likely to I attacked the prince, but in the end he found that no one in the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty discovered that the princess of the country was in trouble, of course, the second step could not be carried out. If I were him, I should use something to let everyone find out that the princess is missing, maybe not. I will come forward in person, but it will be more or less exposed."

Tao Yuan smiled when he heard the words, "The princess really has a long-term plan. In this way, I will immediately arrange the corpses of men and women similar to the princess to sink in the river, and record the movements of everyone in the morning or morning meetings in the next few days. No difference, tell the princess."

I expected it to be good. There are ministers and people from the Mingjian Division. Otherwise, if they are locked in this world all day long, how can they know the thousands of worlds?

I said: "Thank you, Mr. Tao, first. There is one more thing, I'm afraid that there will be similar incidents in this palace. The palace needs a shadow guard. Those secret guards in the palace can't be trusted. ."

Tao Yuan repeated meaningfully: "But according to the princess' orders."

After coming out of Yuelu Teahouse, I immediately felt refreshed. After all, the air was not circulating underground, and I was worried about a sudden earthquake or something, so I just talked for a while and eagerly came out.

But when I entered, there was one person, and when I came out, there were two more by my side.

The shadow guard Tao Yuan found for me, the male is A Zuo and the female is A You, both in their early twenties. They are proficient in eighteen martial arts, including disguise, hiding, and ninjutsu. Disappearing in front of me, it will appear when I am in danger. Of course, if I feel bored and want to chat with someone, I can call them out to eat and drink with me.

The reason why I need to call another Ah You is to protect me more closely. For example, when I go to the thatched hut to take a shower or go to someone's boudoir, she will follow me every step of the way, and Ah Zuo keeps watch. Six-way ears listen to all directions, and one attack and one defense are more seamless.

The moon is bright.

I was planning to go back to the Princess' Mansion to rest, but I couldn't help but wonder what was going on at the Sipi Port, so I struggled and hired a carriage to drive there.

Unsurprisingly, because of such a major incident, the originally brightly lit road became quiet and deserted. The wharf was heavily guarded, but it was late at night, and the officers and soldiers who were salvaging the corpses in the river gradually retreated and continued tomorrow.

I got off the carriage and walked all the way along the coast, thinking about the next plan in my heart. I saw a small boat moving slowly on the river not far away. There were people on the boat with lanterns and people shouting loudly, but I couldn't hear what they were doing. very. I asked the fishermen who were parked on the shore, and he said, "These seem to be students of the Imperial College. Today, there are painting boats sunk in the river, and among them is their friend, who seems to be named Bai Yujing, who gave it to us. I searched for the silver for most of the day... alas, it has been sinking for so long, even if I found it..."

It's Lu Lingjun, Li Dusu and the others...

I looked at the scattered light on the river, and the corners of my eyes were a little pantothenic. It was a cool night. In fact, apart from Lu Lingjun, I don't know anyone well. I just drank once and talked a few times. But they all treat each other sincerely, how can I doubt them?

I turned around and saw a man standing beside the stone fence looking at me.

He had a strip of cloth wrapped around his arm and hung over his chest, not as peaceful as he used to be.

I suddenly wondered, if I could have foreseen this moment, would I still hold that obsession and stab the back of Nie Ran's hand with an arrow and let myself go with the flow.

Even half a year ago, my mind was still full of worries and resentment, but that strong emotion seems to be very far away. It seems that even the somewhat sensitive, fragile, forward-looking He Feng is gradually drifting away from me.

When Nie Ran walked in front of me, a gust of wind rubbed the tip of my nose, and I started to ask, "Is your hand intact?"

Nie Ran was not amused by me and nodded lightly, "How about you?"

I laughed and said, "No damage."

Nie Ran nodded again and stopped talking. He was probably here to see Lu Lingjun and the others, so I didn't know what to talk about, so I just said, "Then I'll go first, see you later. "

"Your Highness Princess." Nie Ran said lightly, "Should we call you that next time we meet?"

I was stunned for a while, but he finally knew: "If it weren't for the courtroom, if I didn't call it in private, I wouldn't care about it."

I turned around and walked in the direction of the carriage. Nie Ran stepped up to stand in front of me, "Do you know how dangerous your situation is?"

I said: "Isn't it just assassination? Don't make a fuss."

Nie Ran said coldly, "Have you ever thought about whether it's worth it or not, using your life as a substitute for this princess?"

A substitute? What stand-in?

I froze, "What do you mean by that?"

Nie Ran said, "Princess Xiangyi had an accident as early as two years ago on the birthday of her concubine. How could you possibly be her?"

It took me a while to react before I understood what he meant. It seems that he didn't know that I survived and lived in the identity of Hefeng for more than a year, but... How did he know that Princess Xiangyi had an accident? Could it be that he...Impossible, according to the time, he had amnesia at that time and could not participate in it... So, he must have known that the prince was looking for a substitute to pretend to be me, and mistakenly regarded me as a counterfeit...

I'm afraid the joints are not as simple as I thought...

I said: "Who am I, do I have to worry about my life, whether it's worth it or not, what does it have to do with you?"

Nie Ran blurted out, "How come it has nothing to do with me?!"

I am stunned.

Where did he come from?

Nie Ran sneered and sneered. I don't know what he wanted to express. He struggled for a while and found that he couldn't make sense with me for a while, so he grabbed me and said, "Anyway, if you are not If you think your life is too long, you can't go back and be the substitute for that princess."

I earned my money and said, "You don't have to worry about my affairs."

Nie Ran tightened his grip. He had already determined that I was fake, so he just said, "Why do you take such a risk? If you are forced by others, I can protect you completely."

I really don't know what to say, and I was worried about whether Azuo Ayou would jump out of the road and see the injustice to help me. One hand was suddenly horizontal in front of us, the slender five fingers held my wrist, the other Putting a hand on Nie Ran's shoulder, the man said casually, "She is full of satisfaction and thinking about being this princess. Ah, a fake princess, of course, it's not because of coercion, but because of other reasons."

...why does this guy appear in front of me every time...

Song Langsheng glanced at me, then looked at Nie Ran slightly provocatively, and said, "Because she has fallen in love with this concubine, she is deeply in love with it."