028. Night Break

The end of July is when green plums are ripe. Rongse makes jelly cakes in the morning and starts pickling green plums in the afternoon. There are two rows of sealed jars in the yard. One row is covered with sugar, with a layer of green plums and a layer of sugar. The other row is sealed with salt. The green plums are not processed until dark.

"My eldest nephew called Liang Shenyu to the palace?" Rong Se stretched his aching neck and shoulders twice, and patted his dusty black clothes twice.

Yun Chu used to like wearing blue brocade robes, but since he followed his master in and out of the kitchen, he changed into a dark blue robe. He lowered his head and patted his sleeves, saying, "Yes, I heard from the eunuchs in the palace that the new emperor held a banquet, but the Marquis of Dingbei did not appreciate it and even advised him to expand the harem, which made the new emperor angry."

Rong Se laughed out loud, with a bit of uneasy schadenfreude: "Evildoers will be punished by evildoers, they deserve it."

Yun Chu laughed along.

In fact, they only knew a vague background of their master, such as that his biological mother was a famous prostitute who had served the late emperor, but was eventually forced to commit suicide by the censors. The master was also exiled to the imperial mausoleum since then, but was later brought back for unknown reasons.

His fate was ill-fated, yet mysterious and vague. The master had never mentioned it before, but lately he had been hinting at it, as if unintentionally.

Yun Chu remained calm, and after a moment, he said, "It's strange. If the new emperor is willing to marry a noble woman, he will have an extra source of help. But he is reluctant to do so."

Rong Se was not surprised. "If he has someone he loves, of course he doesn't want to get married. Besides..." He snorted subtly. "Forget it. It's Dingbei Hou. It's strange. Isn't he the study partner of my nephew? We have been classmates for many years. He traveled thousands of miles back to Beijing for him. Why is he estranged now?"

Rongse had read many romance novels and automatically made up the plot in his mind.

For example, a general is away at the battlefield and has to neglect his beloved due to the current environment, but the general silently devotes himself to the beloved behind his back, expressing his deep love without saying a word.

Miserable.

"Just a reading companion. When the Dingbei Marquis's Mansion was in trouble, Rong Jing, who was canonized as the crown prince and enjoyed unlimited glory, didn't help at all." Yun Chu was very familiar with this paragraph, and the logic was clear. "The third son of the Dingbei Marquis' Mansion was thirteen years old and had never been on the battlefield. The three sons and sons of the Liang family in Guzhuling were all killed in the battle. The Dingbei Marquis' Mansion was about to lose power. It was Liang Shenyu who knelt for two days and two nights and begged for an opportunity to go to Yizhou to collect the corpses of his father and brother. At that time, the new emperor didn't say a word for the Marquis' Mansion. For so many years, the Dingbei Marquis has been guarding the border. The previous emperor wanted to take away his military power several times, but the new emperor, who was still the crown prince, never said a few good words."

Rong Se frowned slightly when he heard this. He could only recall the original owner's memory like turning the pages of a book. After recalling for a long time, he barely remembered what Yun Chu said.

It was not written in the original novel, and only mentioned Rong Jing's lingering thoughts after many years of separation, as if this part of the plot was deliberately blurred. Now that I think about it carefully, it seems that Rong Jing was acting as a bootlicker for his biological father during that time to consolidate his position. He did not do anything substantial until Liang Shenyu returned to Beijing, and the affairs of the Yan father and son were all handled with the help of the Regent Palace.

Ever since she traveled through time, Rong Se felt that this love story was full of weirdness, and Liang Shenyu's attitude towards Rong Jing was also very obvious. There was none of the lingering ambiguity in the original novel, but rather a distant and cold attitude.

Also, no one has done anything to him yet.

After thinking for a long time, Rong Se had no idea. Lan Ying came back from outside, wearing a blue dress and fluttering like a butterfly. She asked excitedly, "What are we having for dinner?"

Rong Se laughed, "It's hot, let's eat some cold noodles."

Rong Se had been busy all day and didn't want to cook anything else, so Uncle Liu from the kitchen helped her make a big pot of noodles, which she rinsed with cold water, added ingredients and mixed before serving.

Yun Zhi came back on time for dinner. Rong Se discovered that although the brothers looked the same, their personalities were quite different. Yun Chu was gentle but cunning, while Yun Zhi was silent and arrogant. They even had different ways of eating noodles. Yun Chu liked wide noodles, while Yun Zhi liked thin noodles.

The blue warbler is different. It is not picky at all.

When the Yun brothers saw the two bowls of noodles on the table, they were also slightly stunned. Yun Zhi looked up at his brother, and Yun Chu just smiled. Twins can always understand each other better. Yun Zhi said nothing and just ate the noodles.

Rongse used to eat by himself, but after arriving at the Regent's Palace, he was still not accustomed to the legal system of the feudal dynasty, so he did not ask the servants to serve him, and let the three siblings sit at the table together. After nearly two months, they got used to it.

Lan Ying was a talkative person, and she kept talking about what strange stories her gang of underworld brothers had reported to her. Yun Chu would compliment her from time to time, while Yun Zhi kept silent when eating or sleeping.

A dining table reflects all aspects of life.

After dinner, Rongse worked like a spinning top, processing official documents until late at night, lighting a lamp and yawning while working.

The door was gently pushed open, and Yun Chu came in with tea. Seeing Rong Se was so sleepy, he advised: "Your Highness, go to sleep first. It won't be too late to read these tomorrow."

Rong Se waved his hands, picked up the tea and took a sip, "There's not much left."

He really thinks these ministers are crazy. They have to submit memorials even when paying their respects. They do this just to make their presence felt and talk nonsense without doing anything important.

Rong Se, whose life creed is to be a salted fish and have no worries about food and drink, sighed in his heart and thought secretly, that cheap nephew in the palace is still feeling wronged. Does he know how hard his uncle has worked for him?

Look at this mountain of memorials, they are all the work that his uncle has undertaken for him, yet he spends the whole day in the palace crying and complaining about his grievances, not knowing how lucky he is.

Yun Chu was helpless and turned around and walked out the door.

It was almost midnight when the oil lamp in the bedroom went out.

In the middle of the night, Rong Se did not sleep well. There was ice in the room, but he was still swaying due to the heat. He slept in a daze for an unknown period of time. When he opened his eyes, the room was still dark.

It's not daybreak yet.

Rong Se sat up with his eyes closed, paused for a moment, and wanted to go downstairs to drink a sip of cool tea. As a result, as soon as he raised his head, he saw through the curtain a clear outline of a figure outside, sitting next to the table.

Rong Se held his breath for a moment, his heart was beating like thunder, his fingertips were numb with nervousness, and he didn't even dare to lift the veil.

He was in a trance and felt that these days were all a dream. When he opened his eyes, he was still in the original world. After pulling aside the curtains, he saw the gambler who had been sucking his blood and haunting him.

After a long silence, Rong Se slowly opened the curtains and found that the man outside was staring at him. His dark eyes reflected the cold silver moonlight and showed a hint of coldness.

Rong Se shuddered and became completely sober.

It was Liang Shenyu.

Liang Shenyu was wearing a dark blue robe with wide sleeves, which was draped loosely. The lapels of his robe were pulled open, revealing his white lining. His black hair was casually tied up with a ribbon at the end, making him look elegant and refined.

To be fair, this is a very manly man, Rong Se admitted that.

But the problem is that this person didn't sleep in the middle of the night and ran into his room and stared at him. This is very scary.

He even imagined that this person was going to follow the original novel's plot, so he decided to simply assassinate him.

Both were silent.

Rong Se took several deep breaths before mustering up the courage to hold back his trembling voice and pretend to be calm as he asked, "Marquis Dingbei, do you want to explain?"

Liang Shenyu looked at him with his forehead propped up, hummed, and asked, "What do you want to explain?"

The voice was slow and magnetic. Rong Se's ears tingled at the sound of "hmm". He suppressed his nervousness and said, "Explain why you appeared in my room in the middle of the night."

"I came when I wanted to." Liang Shenyu smiled, "Don't worry, no one has noticed."

Rong Se felt uneasy when he smiled like that. He always felt that something was wrong with Liang Shenyu. He felt even more depressed after hearing the second half of the sentence.

After seeing Lan Ying's skills, he really no longer doubted that the ancients had such peerless martial arts as flying over eaves and walking on walls. This Regent's Palace looked luxurious, but the security was strict. Liang Shenyu was able to reach his bedroom without alerting anyone, which showed how abnormal his skills were.

After thinking it over, Rong Se asked cautiously: "Is the Marquis coming?"

Liang Shenyu just sat there lazily, with his head tilted and his forehead supported by his hand. His posture was wild and he did not look elegant at all like usual. He thought for a moment and said, "I'm hungry."

Rong Se: “…”

He really wanted to ask, do you treat the palace as your own kitchen?

But Rongse cherishes her life, Rongse is afraid, and Rongse dares not.

Weak, pitiful and helpless.

After a short standoff, Rong Se was surprised and felt strange. He was silent for a while and got down from the couch resignedly. "Okay, what do you want to eat?"

"Dumplings." Liang Shenyu said without hesitation.

Rong Se paused for a moment, and then discussed with him in a good mood: "There is no stuffing today, but there is some noodles left in the kitchen. Can I cook some noodles for you?"

The smile on Liang Shenyu's face faded.

Rong Se then realized that besides being handsome, he was also extremely aggressive. Without the smile to conceal his features, his cold and deep features stood out, and he even looked a little sinister and cruel.

“I want to eat dumplings.”

Liang Shenyu emphasized the words and repeated them.

Rong Se reacted suddenly, his whole body was covered in cold sweat, but because of Liang Shenyu's brief gaze, he slowly realized that something seemed to be wrong with Liang Shenyu's condition.

So stubborn that he is a little neurotic.

Anyway, it's not normal.

Rong Se: “…”

It's outrageous.

Depart from the original score.

This was not mentioned in the original novel, and the original owner didn't have this idea in his mind either.

Is Liang Shenyu still a lunatic?

But how could he get a bowl of dumplings in the middle of the night? Even a skilled cook cannot cook without rice!

Rong Se was a little frightened, and felt his whole body was cold. Every inch of his skin was sending him warning signals. After a long while, he mustered up the courage and asked in a low voice: "...There really are no dumplings. Eating dumplings at night is not good for the body. How about noodles?"

It can be said that these are very nice words, and the last two words even have a pleading tone.

However, Liang Shenyu still stared at him with wolf-like eyes.

Rong Se became increasingly uneasy.

"All right."

Liang Shenyu suddenly showed mercy and smiled again.

It didn't take long for the man in front of me to go from pretending to be calm to frightened, and yet... he looked a little cute in his fright.

After hearing his response, she was obviously relieved, and even cutely looked like she had survived a disaster.

Like an innocent yet uneasy rabbit, he is carefully trying to please the ferocious beast that is targeting him.

Liang Shenyu licked his canine teeth calmly, his smile becoming even gentler.