They say it's sick

Chapter 40

The coolness of the mountains made the heat of the capital all the more unbearable.

Yun Zhi took a shower, changed into thinner clothes, sat in the room for a while, and was sweating profusely again, so she had to move the recliner to the shade of a tree, and read a book accompanied by the noisy singing of cicadas.

Fortunately, it didn't take long for Chen Jin to come back wrapped in heat, and the food box in his hand contained the ice cream brought back from Chunfeng Tower.

Yun Zhi looked up from the book, saw Chen Jin put the food box on the stone table, and said, "Are you willing to come back?"

Because the weather was too hot, he was lazy, and he looked a little weak when he opened his mouth, so Chen Jin couldn't help but glanced at him: "I still don't understand, Li Yan came back in a hurry because he was worried about King Huai'an, we also It's nothing, why do you have to come back?"

Yun Zhi sat up, opened the food box and took out the ice cream: "They have all left, what's the point of leaving the two of us in the mountains?"

Chen Jin was stunned: "Didn't we go into the mountains to avoid the heat?"

"Why didn't I go back to Youzhou just to escape the summer heat?" Yunzhi let out a long sigh of relief as the slightly cool ice cream entered his mouth, and his drowsy mind gradually cleared up.

"I didn't inquire about anything, I just met Yang Er and chatted casually..." Chen Jin was talking, then turned around and walked in, moved a chair out, and put it next to Yunzhi, "I just inquired a little bit, you will care thing."

Yun Zhi ate ice cream: "King of Huai'an?"

Chen Jin slightly raised his eyebrows: "Smart..."

Yun Zhi glanced at him: "If you want to talk, you can talk, if you don't want to talk, go back and rest."

"You are becoming more and more impatient with me now, but you are very gentle with that Li Yan..." Chen Jin took his share of ice cream, leaned back on the chair, and complained to Yun Zhi while eating, "It's so late at night. Don't sleep, cook noodles for Li Yan in the kitchen, I've grown up to such a big age... Don't talk about me, even Lord Hou and Madam, haven't eaten anything made by you, have they?"

"Want to eat?" Yunzhi said, "Tell Brother Li that you don't need to prepare your dinner tonight, I'll roll the noodles for you."

"What's so rare about a bowl of noodles? I don't dare to eat what you make..." Chen Jin casually stirred the bowl twice with a spoon in his hand, "I just feel... during this time in the mountains , except for sleeping, the two of you are almost inseparable."

Yun Zhi nodded: "Hmm..."

""Um"? "Chen Jin looked up at him, "What does "um" mean?" "

Yunzhi's attention was still on the bowl of ice cream, and he replied while eating: ""Well", you are right, during these days in the mountains, the two of us are indeed inseparable. "

Chen Jin was silent: "So?"

"No, so, I haven't fully figured it out myself..." Yun Zhi ate up the whole bowl of ice cream, put the empty bowl back on the stone table, and looked up at Chen Jin who was holding the bowl in a daze, "I don't mean to say What about King Huai'an?"

"Oh yes..." Chen Jin nodded, recalling, "It's about the assassination of the King of Huai'an. I know you have a good relationship with Li Yan recently, and we still need to pay attention to the matter of the Huai'an Palace. , I asked Yang Er."

Yun Zhi leaned back on the reclining chair, closed her eyes slightly: "Then?"

Chen Jin finished the ice cream in one breath, took a long sigh of relief, and then started talking: "As you said, the status of the steward of the palace should be really special. The day before yesterday seems to be the death day of his deceased relatives. Every year this Sometimes the king of Huai'an would accompany him to a temple in the city to burn incense.

Maybe it's because I don't want to be disturbed, usually I don't bring attendants, and the temple doesn't accept foreigners until this day. This time, I just took advantage of the loophole, and while the incense was burning, a few skilled assassins appeared out of nowhere .

However, King Huai'an was not an ordinary person after all, he had few enemies and many enemies, and even protected a man who was not good at martial arts, so he suffered some skin trauma in the end. "

"Do you know the identity of the assassin?" Yunzhi asked.

"I don't seem to know the specific identity. It should not be an ordinary assassin..." Chen Jin said, "There are a few of them. After the defeat, they took the poison prepared in advance and committed suicide on the spot. It must be the king of Huai'an who reacted quickly and restrained him." The last person was killed, his jaw was broken, and his tendons and hamstrings were picked, so he was left alive, and he was transported to Suwei Mansion together with the body, I wonder if we can find anything in the interrogation."

Yun Zhi suddenly opened her eyes, turned her head to look at Chen Jin: "Dead man?"

Chen Jin was stunned for a moment: "That's true, you mean..."

"I don't know..." Yun Zhi lowered his eyes slightly, his thoughts drifted away, and he didn't know what to think of. After a while, he suddenly turned over and sat up, looked up at the sun hanging high above his head, "I'm going to Suwei Mansion."

Chen Jin stared at him for a while, then realized in an instant, and stood up: "Do you think this group of dead men is related to that group in Pingzhou?"

"I've never seen this group of dead men, so I can't say anything..." Yun Zhi said, "It doesn't take much effort to take a look."

"That's true, but the Suwei Mansion may not be so easy to talk to..." Chen Jin thought about it, "I'll go with you."

"No need, it's so hot, and you've been on the road for a long time, you should rest at home..." Yunzhi smiled softly, "Don't forget, I'm also a member of the Suwei Mansion now, go and see It’s nothing out of the ordinary at all.”

The sun hanging high in the sky was gradually setting, but the heat in the capital did not decrease much.

Li Yan looked at the chessboard in front of him, and couldn't help but yawned a long time.

When he was in the mountains, he also played chess with Yunzhi, and they would often sit with each other for a whole afternoon without saying a word or two, but they were still very interested, unlike now, when he sincerely wanted to go back to his room and have a good sleep.

Xiao Duo on the opposite side dropped his head and looked up at him: "Sleepy?"

"No..." Li Yan rubbed his eyes, touched a chess piece casually, and looked down at the chessboard in front of him, "My eyes are just a little sore."

"I see that your complexion has improved a lot..." Xiao Duo picked up the teacup and drank it slowly, "It seems that these days are going well."

Li Yan played with the chess pieces in his hand, his eyes on the chessboard: "To be honest, it's really not bad."

Noticing Xiao Duo's gaze, he smiled lightly and continued, "It's a completely different experience from being in the palace. After entering the palace, I felt that I was finally a human being, and during the days in the mountains... "

Having said that, he paused slightly, his thoughts wandering unconsciously.

Xiao Duo let out a dissatisfied "tsk": "If you want to say it, say it, why do you still whet your appetite?"

Li Yan laughed: "I didn't want to whet my appetite, I just didn't think about how to describe it. It's probably something I've never experienced in my life, and it's also... never dared to hope."

Xiao Duo raised his eyes to look at him, and snorted softly: "You are only so old, and you will have many good days in the future."

Li Yan bent his eyes and nodded in agreement: "Of course there will be many good days with the prince."

"Just know..." Xiao Duo put down the teacup in his hand, and tapped on Li Yan's hand, "Hurry up, it's been half an hour, and we haven't finished a game of chess!"

"Okay!" Li Yan responded, scanning the chessboard with his eyes, and finally chose a position to make a move, "This time it's your turn."

Xiao Duo looked at the past, frowned slightly: "What is your method?"

"I'm new..." Li Yan poured himself a cup of tea and drank it slowly, "Won't you think so?"

"Who did you learn from?" Xiao Duo focused his eyes on the chessboard, and suddenly raised his head to look at Li Yan's face, "Yunzhi?"

Li Yan, who was drinking water, suddenly choked, coughed violently, his whole face was flushed, and he stopped after a long time, covering his face that was still slightly flushed, and said nonchalantly: "It's really nothing, you can't guess Arrived."

"This kind of chess move that has no routine, no rules, but is full of distinct aggressiveness is in line with the style of that young master Yun..." Xiao Duo tapped the chess piece lightly with his fingers, "It seems that you During this period of time on the mountain, I did a lot of things."

"I have nothing to do to pass the time..." Li Yan rubbed his nose and changed the subject, "It's better to talk about other things... For example, you made the manager angry, how do you plan to coax?"

"Don't coax..." Xiao Duo held the chess pieces, thinking about the chess game, and said, "We've been together for a long time, and we have our own way of getting along. He loves my injury, so I'll take good care of it. He doesn't want me to go out. Just An Sheng resting at home for a few days is more effective than talking nonsense."

Li Yan held his chin and looked at Xiao Duo thoughtfully. He didn't know whether he had listened to his words or thought of something else: "I know that you and Guan Shi grew up together. When did you find out..."

"I found out that I must have him, and I must spend the rest of my life with him?" Xiao Duo raised his head from the chess game, looked into Li Yan's eyes, "Why do you think of asking this?"

"Isn't this the end of the conversation?" Li Yan replied, "Just asking by the way."

"By the way?" Xiao Duo didn't ask any more questions, but instead answered Li Yan's question, "Actually, I've noticed it as early as when A Luo and I couldn't get away from each other day and night, but I was young at that time. Day by day, I only think about the present moment, regardless of the future, and I don’t think about it so much until later, when my father, queen mother and queen died tragically, I also..."

He smiled lightly, and said in a relaxed tone, "There are too many people and too many things in this world that make you unable to live, but there is very little one who supports you, so you must not die."

Li Yan blinked and nodded lightly: "I seem to understand."

"Whether you understand or not is not that important..." Xiao Duo said, and made a move, "It's true that I won this game of chess."

Li Yan looked down at the chessboard, and before he could speak, he suddenly heard a rush of footsteps coming from the corridor outside, and subconsciously raised his eyes to look over, a servant appeared at the door with his head covered in sweat.

Xiao Duo also looked over: "Is there something wrong?"

"Yes, my lord..." The servant responded, "There is news from Suwei Mansion that Young Master Yun from Zhenyuan Hou's Mansion wants to meet the assassin who assassinated the lord."