Chapter two hundred and forty-five in broad daylight
In the past few days, Zhang Ning went to Gaodu County, Changde Prefecture. When he returned to Chenzhou, he learned that Yao Ji and others had arrived. He had sent troops to Fengxia Mountain to greet them.
The place where Yao Ji, Xiaomei, Fang Ling and other female family members were placed is in a three-entry courtyard in the east of the city. It used to be the property of a capital official. Although it is still far from the Fuhua Palace, the scenery here is beautiful
, the famous "Chenzhou Three Pagodas" are also in sight. The wide view should be much better than hiding in the mountains.
The summer is hot, the grass and trees in the courtyard are lush, the artificial lake in the house is shining beautifully in the cool breeze from time to time, and the pavilions, water pavilions and lakes are bright and colorful. In this border city, Yao Ji believes that Zhang Ning can find this courtyard.
The best mansion in the world. Suddenly she remembered what he said, that he would conquer a large territory so that she could live in a palace and be admired by thousands of people.
Incense is burning in the pavilion. In the summer in the south where water and grass are lush, there are mosquitoes even during the day. The servants do not allow mosquitoes to get close to the master Yao Ji. The thirty-eight-year-old Yao Ji has a personality that would make a teenage girl jealous and undermine her self-confidence.
Appearance. There are many maids in white clothes with swords pacing around. They listen to Yao Ji playing the guzheng casually in the pavilion. The music is sometimes chaotic and unorganized, and sometimes it is beautiful and moving. Maybe some of them understand the music, but no one knows.
No words or comments.
After a while, Yao Ji played a little tune again, with a faint ringing sound. In the sound of the piano, she seemed to see the roar of thousands of troops and the smoke-filled battlefield. Zhang Ning defeated Zhu Yong's 6,000 soldiers with a thousand men.
Ma, and captured Chenzhou; Yao Ji didn’t know how he did it, but she knew it must have been difficult. This incident has now become famous in the entire circle of Jianwen Yuchen, whether in the capital or as far away as the South China Sea.
People are talking about it.
But the imperial court will send more people.
At this moment, Chunmei came up and reported softly: "Master, His Highness has arrived and is asking for an audience outside the door."
"Why are you trying to stop him? When he comes, just welcome him in." Yao Ji stopped and gently took off her finger cots.
After a while, Zhang Ning, wearing a gray light robe, was seen walking from a distance from the lake. As he got closer, he could already see his bun, face and the lining of his collar. It seemed that he was not there.
She was slightly injured on the battlefield. Somehow, Yao Ji suddenly felt that her biological son felt strange.
Her heart was a little messy, like the water on the lake being wrinkled by the wind. Maybe it was because he had not been with her since she was a child, and it was inevitable that there would be estrangement when they grew up. And another kind of special closeness, Yao Ji thought it was abnormal.
Yes, he is only attracted by her appearance. How can family affection be related to appearance? As a woman in a family, she feels that she has the responsibility to adjust the relationship; she should talk to him more.
Make up for his lack of family affection.
"I am here to pay my respects to my mother and concubine. Because I was delayed in Gaodu County, I was unable to come out of the city to greet you in person. Please forgive me." Zhang Ning cupped his fists and bowed.
Yao Ji said: "Business matters, you don't have to worry about it, just sit down."
Zhang Ning then sat down next to Yao Ji, because there happened to be a round stool there. He asked again: "You have just arrived in Chenzhou, are you still used to living here?"
The words of greeting made Yao Ji reveal a relaxed smile: "The place you chose is very good. Speaking of habits, there is one place. Although the main altar of the teaching was claustrophobic in the past, the hot spring pool behind the mountain is really good."
"yes……"
Yao Ji suddenly noticed that Zhang Ning's eyes gradually became hot, and she also remembered what happened in the cave. She clearly felt the hot eyes. Although she deliberately avoided the flicker, it was still like a pair of invisible hands.
She touched her body. The pink and white skirt on her body could no longer hide her body. The flexible and straight breasts held up the top, the smooth curve of the waist, and the silk material at the back of the skirt was stretched to form a graceful shape when sitting.
The contoured hips and the silk folds at the hips highlighted the softness and elasticity of the thighs. Yao Ji felt as embarrassed as if she had no clothes on. What was even worse was that her breasts had a strong reaction, even for the sake of it.
The bra was unexpectedly thick to prevent exposure, and the two stubborn spots were marked with slight bulges.
"Presumptuous!" Yao Ji suddenly blushed and scolded, causing the attendant in white standing far outside the pavilion to look sideways.
Zhang Ning looked at her innocently: "What's wrong with you? Where did I fail to be rude?"
Only then did Yao Ji come back to her senses and found that there was nothing rude about Zhang Ning's gaze. Could it be that she had just misunderstood? But in any case, he did not do anything or say anything. Yao Ji then touched her forehead and said: "Maybe
It’s been a long journey here and I’m a little tired.”
Zhang Ning said hurriedly: "I will take you back to your room to rest, and come back to say hello another day."
When Yao Ji heard that she was about to go back to her room, his voice was low and pleasant, with an indescribable taste and power in her gentleness. Her heart was in confusion, and she found that her legs were so weak that she could not stand up. If she could stand up now,
There was bound to be something wrong when she left her seat. She said in a trembling voice: "Let's talk here, here... it's ventilated on all sides, in broad daylight..."
"This..." Zhang Ning's eyes were still looking at her. She felt like she was about to be seen through the eyes in the deep sockets.
In a daze, Yao Ji remembered that there was something in her body, making her tremble all over, her scalp numb, and her limbs weak. She wanted to forget that memory, but when she faced the reality, she understood
That misunderstanding and mistake can never be erased in this life.
How could she forget? As a woman, she was not even thirteen when she was touched by a man for the first time. That man was just a symbol, representing power, wealth and status. At that time, she only wanted to climb up and take revenge on those who bullied her unscrupulously.
She was a palace woman, and was not aware of other things. She only had "Zhang Ning" once, and then she had nothing to do with men and women. The memory of that time was only painful. The second time was at the General Forum of the Anti-evil Cult.
In the basement of the small courtyard, she felt humiliated, but her first physical experience was too impressive.
Such a thing will be punished by God! There was a voice in Yao Ji's heart that said: I don't want to see the man in front of me anymore, I don't want to smell his scent anymore, I don't want to hear his voice anymore, I don't want to see his eyes anymore.
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But the most difficult thing in the world to break is this kind of relationship, natural trust and dependence. From a practical point of view, in the extremely patriarchal society of the Ming Dynasty, Yao Ji must have a man to rely on no matter what her identity is. She believes that as long as Zhang Ning has
She can share everything, and Zhang Ning is her most important bargaining chip in the survival circle. He can give her status. Not only that, when Yao Ji thought of breaking up just now, her heart was cut like a knife. In this world,
Who else can say that you will never leave without being questioned? I gave him life, and he will always belong to me. This is a matter of course.
You will never escape from me in this life. There is a hint of excitement in Yao Ji's eyes.
Because Zhang Ning's mistake caused damage to this solid family relationship, she felt a stepmother-like sadistic revenge in her heart. After lightly sneering, she was about to speak, but Zhang Ning broke the silence for a moment first.
He said: "I heard the sound of your piano at the door just now."
"Oh?" Yao Ji asked lightly.
He continued: "I don't know the music, but I can always hear something when I listen to the sound of your piano. It should be a folk song, right? Why does it feel like a war, and why is there an indissoluble sadness...
…When can you truly laugh for once?”
Yao Ji was stunned there, as if an echo from ancient times sounded in his ears: towering mountains... flowing water...
Zhang Ning is indeed an outsider in music, and he doesn't even know the symbols of the piano score. But how could he hear the sound of soldiers fighting from the messy sound of the piano? Also, she didn't even know what to do with the "unresolvable melancholy"
Use music to express this emotion.
Yao Ji asked softly: "What does the second half of the sentence mean?"
Zhang Ning's voice seemed to be whispering in her ear, but paradoxically it seemed to penetrate her skin, "Although the Suzaku Army has achieved some results and everyone is very happy, the determination cannot be hidden from you. You must know it in your heart."
I feel like we still have no hope of winning. How can a fruitless laughter make you happy?"
"I'm not that greedy. It's already been very difficult for you." Yao Ji couldn't help but comfort her.
She was silent for a moment, but still did not change her mind, and said calmly: "I have two things to tell you. The first is that your father has sent a letter, wanting to meet us, and give you a name and title.
The title of King Jianwen may not be of great practical benefit, but it is not useless, so that you can be justified."
"What the concubine said makes sense." Zhang Ning nodded.
Yao Ji added: "But if you leave Chenzhou, I'm afraid that Queen Ma and the Crown Prince have some evil intentions. My opinion is that I was asked to go over for this trip, and you made excuses to push it away. In this way, Queen Ma
If others take advantage of your strength, they would not dare to do anything against me."
Zhang Ning frowned and said, "Are you going to see...Father?"
Yao Ji stared into his eyes and said cruelly: "You don't have to worry about me. I will try my best to reconcile the misunderstanding between you father and son. If I can get Lord Jianwen's favor again, it will not be impossible to exclude and suppress the queen and the prince in the future."
"How to be favored?" Zhang Ning asked.
Yao Ji said: "I prepared a dance for him last time... Look at my body, can I still perform a wonderful dance?"
"This is not okay... I can't let my mother and concubine go into danger alone." Zhang Ning could no longer control his expression, "I think so, my father will never allow Queen Ma and others to harm us. He is still unwilling to do so.
And hope, what if I really take back the power of the Ming Dynasty? Even if he has no power, he can still enjoy the Ancestral Temple and get many things he lost; for a person who was once an emperor, those things are a hundred times more important than the queen, prince, etc.!"
Yao Ji looked at him with interest. The sun was shining brightly outside the pavilion, but she felt the lingering entanglement of the rain.