Ma'am, is there someone out there?

It was night, Shen Qing was lying on the bed, tossing and turning, thinking left and right.

Xuan Shen would actually like him, which Shen Qing never expected.Since Xuan Shen had a child, he should have had a wife in the past.However, Xiaobao never mentioned that he had a mother, so he probably lost it when he was born.

Likes don't come out of thin air, Shen Qing was reflecting on whether he paid too much attention to Xuan Shen, which made him think.Shen Qing thought about it left and right, and felt that it was his fault.If it's impossible to be together, why make each other feel this way?

Love can't be accepted, why give it?

Shen Qing recalled Xuan Shen's eyes.There was pure trust and warmth in his eyes.

But...he can't afford this love.

Shen Qing thinks that he is just an ordinary person, besides, he and Lu Chen not only have the name of husband and wife, but also the reality of husband and wife, so it is absolutely impossible to respond to Xuan Shen.

Well, what should I do?

Shen Qing got up irritably, turned on the light, and sat there.

Outside the house, Bai Zhu, who was watching the night with a lantern, was walking to Shen Qing's room. Seeing that the light was still on, he knocked on the door and asked, "Madam?"

"It's me." Shen Qing stood up, opened the door, and Bai Zhuhou, who was wearing an embroidered robe, stood in front of the door, "What's the matter?"

Bai Zhu raised the lantern and said: "During the night patrol, I saw that the lights in Madam's room had not been turned off, so I came to ask Madam if there is anything wrong?"

"Oh, nothing." Shen Qing smiled.Bai Zhu's seven orifices and exquisite heart immediately saw that there was something hidden in Shen Qing's heart, and it was just a forced smile.

"If Madam has something on her mind, why don't you talk to your servants, maybe it can solve Madam's worries."

Shen Qing was silent for a while, before saying: "You said that if someone likes you, but you can't respond, what should you do?"

Bai Zhu's hand trembled, the lantern in her hand shook, and the candle flickered on and off. She responded calmly: "If you can't respond, it's better to kill the symptoms as soon as possible. Long-term pain is worse than short-term pain. Why bother to make another person sad."

"Yes, long-term pain is worse than short-term pain." Shen Qing sighed, and then said to Bai Zhu: "It's late at night, so don't watch the night anymore, go to rest early."

Blessed by Bai Zhu's body, he said that it was his wife, but he hesitated to speak.Bai Zhu turned and left, walking slowly, Shen Qing suddenly stopped her.

Bai Zhu turned around to see that Shen Qing was standing in front of the door, with his back to the light, his expression was not in the darkness.

"In the future, if Xuan Shen comes to our courtyard, just say that I'm not here, and if I need someone to follow me when I go out, don't call him, let others come."

"Yes." Bai Zhu said.

"Whatever he needs, you can arrange it, don't be short of food and clothing."

"Do you need to report to Madam?" Bai Zhu asked again.

"No, no need. Just go." Shen Qing paused, "You are the girl who has been with me for the longest time, and I have always been at ease with you. You should take care of them. Xuan Shen is a bit stubborn, but it is not difficult to get along with... ...I... Forget it, you go, it's nothing."

"Yes, ma'am." There was no ups and downs in Bai Zhu's voice, she watched Shen Qing close the door, and then picked up her steps and walked back, a gust of wind blew out her lantern.Bai Zhu sighed, someone with a heart could already feel the subtleties between the two of them.

It's just that the lady never knew it.

After closing the door, Shen Qing leaned against the door, covering his eyes with his palms facing up, his heart was empty.

In that room, Xuan Shen was delighted as if he had acquired a new and interesting gadget.Pressing his fingertips against his lips, the itchy feeling seemed to reappear. He blushed suddenly and buried his face in the pillow.

This side is happy and that side is sad.

In the next few days, Xuan Shen had fewer chances to see Shen Qing.In the past, he was always taken on trips, and since then, even if only the most unreliable ermine is in the house, he has never been asked to go on missions.Xuan Shen has thick nerves, never think of too deep, but he is quite depressed in his heart, and when facing the ermine, his eyes are not eyes, and his nose is not his nose.The ermine was even more depressed than him, did he provoke him?

The next day, Xuan Shen went to Dongshan early in the morning, with a fat chicken in one hand and a silly rabbit in the other, with a satisfied smile on his face.He came in from the backyard and slipped all the way into Shen Qing's yard.Xiao Bao was given to Bai Zhu early in the morning by him, at that time Xuan Shen wanted to talk to Shen Qing, but Bai Zhu told him with a guilty face that Shen Qing had gone out early in the morning.

When he came back, it was almost morning, which is when most people start cooking lunch.

Xuan Shen threw the dying fat chicken and the frightened rabbit to the ground, washed his hands, picked up Xiao Bao, and asked Bai Zhu: "Where is Shen Qing? Has Shen Qing returned?"

Xuan Shen's eyes were brighter than usual, he wanted to see Shen Qing more than before.

Bai Zhu paused for a moment, her face darkened, she said: "Ma'am, he hasn't come back yet."

Xuanshen's eyes darkened immediately, he kicked the fat chicken on the ground, looking a little disappointed: "I want to eat chicken."

Bai Zhu couldn't bear to see him disappointed, and quickly said: "If you want to eat chicken, I will do it too."

Xuan Shen has always been easy to coax, he cheered up immediately. "I want to eat beggar's chicken!"

"I don't know how to beggar's chicken," Bai Zhu shook his head, Xuan Shen felt tired, and Bai Zhu said again, "I don't know how to beggar's chicken, but I can make other chickens!"

As soon as these words came out, Xuan Shen looked at Bai Zhu expectantly, Xiao Bao imitated Xuan Shen's appearance, and also looked at her expectantly, with that appearance, Bai Zhu wished to pluck all the chicken feathers and make a table of fat immediately. Chicken dinner out.

Xuan Shen followed Bai Zhu to the kitchen, beat him up, and Xiao Bao played in the yard.

Bai Zhu's hands and feet have always been neat, she finished plucking the chicken feathers briskly, and started to process the marinated chicken, talking to Xuan Shen while doing it.

Xuan Shen was very curious about the chicken she cooked: "Is the stewed chicken delicious?"

"Of course it's delicious! I use our ancestral marinade. It's so fragrant." As he spoke, Bai Zhu uncovered a pot next to it, which contained a sauce-colored brine. Bai Zhu lit a fire, boiled the brine, and the brine emitted Alluring fragrance.

Xuan Shen just smelled the marinade, and his mouth secreted saliva, he felt that it must be delicious, he asked: "Has Shen Qing eaten it? Should I leave him a chicken leg." Xuan Shen felt that the chicken he caught was the most delicious. It's delicious, it's a pity that Shen Qing didn't eat it, ah, is it better to keep the left leg or the right leg?

Bai Zhu looked embarrassed, she stopped stirring the brine, and suddenly looked at Xuan Shen.

Xiaobao was outside the yard, unable to hear what they were talking about, Bai Zhu thought about it in her heart, although she was a bit cruel, she still said to Xuan Shen: "Madam, Madam has certainly eaten my handicraft, not only Madam loves to eat , the general also likes it very much." In fact, the general has never eaten her braised chicken, she just said here.

Xuan Shen didn't realize who the general was for a while, and Bai Zhu gave another strong medicine: "The general and madam are really a couple." I'm sorry.

Only then did Xuan Shen remember the name Lu Chen.That's right, this place is called the General's Mansion, Lu Chen is the owner of this place, and he was just taken in here.

"Madam is very popular. It's not like no one thought about it in the past. Madam's attitude is always very firm. There is that excessive maid who is directly kicked out of the house."

Xuan Shen blushed and said, "I'm not..."

"Xuan Shen, I said..." Bai Zhu opened his mouth, but he saw Xuan Shen had already looked outside, "Anyway, think about it."

Bai Zhu didn't even know if it was right for him to do this, but since it's impossible to be together, someone must be the bad guy, right?

Xuan Shen didn't answer all the time, and he didn't even eat a few mouthfuls of his favorite chicken that was cooked later. This rare poor appetite frightened Xiao Bao.

Xiaobao picked up the meat and put it in the Xuanshen bowl: "Won't Daddy eat it?"

Xuan Shen looked at the meat in the bowl, forced a smile, chewed a few mouthfuls, and swallowed.

Bai Zhu felt very guilty, took a quick glance, and left in a hurry.Xiao Bao looked at Bai Zhu who seemed to be running away, and shook Xuan Shen's arm: "What's wrong with Sister Bai Zhu?"

Xuan Shen patted his head, "Maybe something is wrong, hurry up and eat, after eating, Daddy will give you a bath."

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It was rare that he came out alone with his wife several times, and the ermine was also a little strange, and he even asked his wife.Madam's complexion changed at that time, and then she said nothing.

It's nothing. The ermine rubbed the back of its head, but couldn't taste it.Alas, he has always been dull, and he doesn't understand the twists and turns, but Xuan Shen has been indifferent to him for several days, and the ermine is a little scared.Why does Madam keep asking me to follow her lately? Xuan Shen is the one who likes to run around with Madam the most. He just wants to go back and bask in the sun now!

The ermine was thinking while walking, and almost knocked over the stall on the side of the road absent-mindedly. The stall owner carefully protected the chopping board in front of him, stared at the ermine, and apologized quickly.

Shen Qing walked for a while, only to realize that the ermine hadn't followed, and when he turned around, he saw the stall owner and the ermine looking at each other, he thought to himself, what's the matter again.

"This old man, but my servant is being rude?" Shen Qing looked around the stall to make sure he didn't knock over his stall.

"Fortunately, I have quick eyesight and quick hands, otherwise this kid will be in trouble!" The stall owner said hastily when he saw the owner coming.

"Old man, I'm really sorry." Shen Qing apologized politely.

The stall owner waved his hand and said it was nothing, since his stall was fine anyway.The stall owner glared at the ermine: "The kid is too reckless, you have to be careful when you walk in the future."

The ermine lowered its head in embarrassment, but Shen Qing became curious about the things in his stall. "What do you sell here?" Shen Qing couldn't help asking when he saw pieces of amber-colored transparent pastries spread out.

The stall owner introduced: "This is jujube cake, a specialty of our hometown. It is sweet and sour, and is especially loved by children and women. This official, if there are children and female relatives at home, you can buy some and let them try it. I am sure they will like it. "

The ermine heard from the stall owner that children and women love to eat it, and instantly lost his mind.Shen Qing's heart moved, and he said: "Then give me two catties." After weighing, he didn't take it himself, but gave it to the ermine instead.

The ermine was carrying two catties of sweet and sour jujube cake in his hand, for fear that others would think he liked it.The ermine listened to his chest, and thought to himself that he would not eat the things that children and women like to eat.

Madam asked him to take it to Xiaobao, and the ermine suddenly realized, he said why Madam bought this, Xiaobao was right as a child who loves to eat it.Hehe, Xiaobao and Xuanshen really look alike, but they are much cuter than Xuanshen.

Xuan Shen is too fierce, and the ermine is especially afraid of him.The ermine wondered in his heart, could it be that Xiaobao resembled Madam besides Xuan Shen? If so, it would not be surprising, Madam, she is very kind, and she is not afraid at all.

Thinking about it, the ermine went to Xuanshen's remote yard, and saw him bathing the bare-bottomed Xiaobao from a distance.The ermine walked over, and Xuan Shen was dressing Xiaobao.

He didn't dare to talk to Xuan Shen first, so he had to talk to Xiaobao, "Xiaobao, look, what good things did Elder Brother bring you?" Ermine shook the things in his hand.

Xiao Bao, who was being held by Xuan Shen in a suit, looked at the ermine curiously, stretched out a hand from Xuan Shen's arms to take it, and called out sweetly, "Thank you brother ermine."

"What is this?" Xiaobao picked up one and stared at it carefully. He took a bite and immediately squinted his eyes from the soreness.

"Ah, it's so sour." Xiaobao squinted his eyes and said with a bitter face.

"Is it sour?" the ermine asked hurriedly. He had never eaten this food. "When I went out with Madam, Madam bought it. I have never eaten it."

Xuan Shen listened, paused his hands, and asked: "Shen Qing bought it, why did I give it to you?" He used to buy it for me.

The ermine naturally didn't know what was going on in Xuanshen's mind, so he didn't realize it, and said: "Madam said that Xiaobao likes to eat, and asked me to bring it to Xiaobao. But it seems that Xiaobao doesn't like sour food at all, Madam remember Wrong."

In line with the principle that food should not be wasted, Xiao Bao finished his meal in two or three bites before answering: "Brother Ermus must have misheard, Uncle, he knows that I don't like sour food, so Dad likes it."