Raising Dogs as Eunuchs [Rebirth]

The waiters around, carrying huge wooden trays, continued to flatter and walk between the tables. In the restaurant, the lights were brightly lit, lively and noisy.

Suddenly a gust of wind blew by, and a snowflake slipped into the room through the window slit next to the seat, and it just fell on the string of fiery red lanterns beside the three of them, and after being roasted by the candle, it quickly disappeared. .

Zhao Minsheng sat beside Xie Yuan, looked at Xu Xian who was facing him, and silently lowered his head and took a sip of tea.

To be honest, Zhao Minsheng doesn't really like to join in this kind of fun. He was beaten and abused by the palace people around him in that palace when he was a child, and he often had to be wary of whether his food would be taken away by others, or whether he would secretly add some food. Harmful stuff.

So much so that even now, he still can't get used to the fact that there are too many people around him when eating.

He originally came here today with the intention of being alone with others, but he didn't want Xu Yuanju to get in the way. The originally planned two-person world suddenly turned into three people sharing the same table, which made Zhao Minsheng originally worried about those who came out for dinner. The sense of anticipation plummeted.Even this chair became more and more uncomfortable the more I sat on it.

"Brother Yuanju, why are you free to join in the excitement today?"

While talking, Zhao Minsheng picked up the tea and refilled a cup for Xu Xian.

"Because there is time."

Xu Xian blew on the mouth of the cup twice, and then raised his eyelids twice in the misty heat. With that dismissive attitude, Zhao Minsheng licked his back molars twice, which was almost out of Xie Yuan's eyes. Hit him right in front of him.

In such a situation, when Zhao Minsheng said this, he just wanted to find a topic to ease the atmosphere. Who knew that this person was so shameless, and when he said a word, he made a loud noise. Did he really think that he cared about his private life?

Fortunately, Xu Xian still had good eyesight. Seeing Zhao Minsheng's unfriendly expression, he secretly hid behind the cup and smiled a few times before regaining his seriousness and taking over the topic.

"Here, look over there, you'll know in a moment."

Zhao Minsheng followed Xu Xian's finger down and looked over, only to see a square high platform vaguely erected under the fallen cherry tree downstairs, about half the height of a person.

The pale pink cherry blossoms twirled and fell under the breeze in the house, and there was a burst of fragrance. When he smelled the fragrance and looked down, he saw a shadowy figure under the cover of the petals. There seems to be a guqin in front of the figure.

Just now Zhao Minsheng turned his head and wanted to ask about the origin of this person, then he heard three silver bells ringing downstairs, the surroundings suddenly fell silent, the noise around his ears was swept away, and all that remained was a moment of ignorance. Where does the murmur of water come from.

When he searched for the sound and looked down, he saw the man on the stage shaking his fingers, twirling the strings, and then, like waves hitting stones, they passed by neatly, leaving only a lingering and mournful sound, as if about to The longing and delusion that tear apart everything in front of me.

This is Bai Yiliu, the luthier specially invited from Yangzhou by the shopkeeper.

Zhao Minsheng glanced at the man's appearance through the gap between the flowers and leaves, he was thin and elegant, he was clearly a man, but he had a weak willow Fufeng's face, far less pleasing to the eye than his Dugong.

"This is... your girlfriend?"

Xu Xian stared at the luthier on the high platform, raised his hand and took a sip of the tea cup when he was choked by Zhao Minsheng's good friend.

"Hey, it's a bosom friend."

Zhao Minsheng didn't really care about the relationship between these two people, he said that just now, and it was purely for revenge Xu Xian, now that he had finished choking, he turned his gaze back and stopped making a sound, on the contrary, Xie Yuan kept forgiving I listened with interest and gave comments from time to time.

"The piano skills are good."

When Zhao Minsheng heard that Xie Yuan praised him, he turned his head and gave him a wronged look.

Dugong Xie of their family is versatile, not only can write good characters, but also can play the piano well. I heard that the queen mother and her old man took Xie Yuan from Concubine Hui's palace to serve him because of his superb piano skills.

Xie Yuan doesn't often praise others, now that Bai Yiliu can get a good word from him, it must be really good.

Although Zhao Minsheng didn't know piano skills, he just listened to it and thought it was euphemistic and pleasant. It's just that Xie Yuan's compliment made him feel a bit apprehensive. He has been around people for so long, and he has never heard a compliment from anyone.

Xie Yuan lowered his head and took a sip of his tea, and when he looked up again, he saw Zhao Minsheng turning his head and staring at him, with two large characters almost shining in his eyes, expecting.

It made his heart stagnate, he hesitated for a moment, then lowered his head, while stroking the teacup, he whispered a compliment.

"Well... Your Highness, the place your Highness chose today is also very good."

When Zhao Minsheng heard the long-awaited content, he was a little excited for a while, but after he clicked his lips a few more times, and thought about Xie Yuan's words just now, he felt that people were not praising him. , but boasting about this restaurant.

He couldn't help but started to compete with this restaurant again, with the word "delicious" clearly displayed on his face.

Seeing Zhao Minsheng's appearance, Xu Xian curled his lips in disgust, but he didn't pay much attention to him. He just focused on looking at Bai Yiliu on the stage, and his mind was unknowingly disturbed.

The first time he met Bai Yiliu was in Yangzhou, at that time he was working as a violinist in a flower house, when Xu Xian passed by outside the building, he heard the melodious and melancholy sound of the zither, and when he stepped into it, he saw that he was being embarrassed by a squire. Then he helped him out of the siege, and from then on, he went to listen to him playing the piano every day, until he was transferred back to the capital, and the two gradually cut off contact.

This time when he heard that he was invited to the capital, Xu Xian came to this restaurant immediately, but he didn't know if Bai Yiliu still remembered him.

After this meal, Zhao Minsheng and Xie Yuan were both very full, but Xu Yuanju was always unhappy, and he didn't see him move his chopsticks, but just hugged his pot of tea and put on an absent-minded expression. look.

It wasn't until the bill was settled and the three of them went out together that Zhao Minsheng noticed that he had regained his spirits.

At this time, Bai Yiliu's qin had already been played, and the surrounding guests had resumed their usual noise and excitement. Zhao Minsheng and Xie Yuan walked in front side by side, and when they left the restaurant, they were about to ask whether they were entering the palace or returning home. When he turned around, the man was gone.

In fact, after he looked intently several times, he looked for the figure of the person again under the cherry tree.

"Does Mr. Bai still remember me?"

"Ah, Imperial Physician Xu, Yi Liu naturally remembers Imperial Physician Xu, thanks to Imperial Physician Xu who rescued Yi Liu in Yangzhou back then."

Xu Xian raised his temper a few times before he dared to walk in front of people and speak, but fortunately, this confidant still remembers him now, but for some reason, when talking to people, Xu Xian always felt that Bai Yiliu's eyes seemed like He dodged, looked a little strange, and only exchanged a few words with him, then hurried away.

Xu Xian was a little disappointed by the attitude of others, but it was still good for him to recognize himself, and he left in a hurry without saying much, maybe it was because he really had something urgent to do.

Xu Yuanju thought so, nodded thoughtfully, and turned around to look for Zhao Minsheng and Dugong Xie, but he was not on duty tonight, and the direction of returning home was not on the same path as the two of them, so he just sued some of them. Then he went back by himself.

After Xu Xian, the big light bulb, was missing, Zhao Minsheng suggested to others to walk around here for a while, and then go back in a sedan chair. Stay outside.

However, Zhao Minsheng insisted on this, as a slave, he couldn't ignore his master's wishes, so he reluctantly complied.

Besides, Zhao Minsheng was indeed a bit full from this meal, so it would be a good thing to let him go back to the palace after digesting his food outside.

At this time in the West Market, it is bustling. As the New Year’s Eve is approaching, all households hang up red paper lanterns early. Walking on the street, looking at the bright and fiery red scene in front of them, I am also in my heart. Can not help but feel beaming.

Zhao Minsheng dragged Xie Yuan for a short distance, and at a fork in the road, he threw him there and ran out by himself.

"Teacher, please wait for me here for a while, I'll go over there to pick up something first."

After saying a word, Zhao Minsheng disappeared, leaving only Xie Yuan standing on the side of the street, watching the traffic and people coming and going, he couldn't help raising his head, and sighed.

The scorching breath formed a puff of white smoke in the cold wind, slowly rising and then gradually dissipating.

There are not many stars tonight, but they are very bright, hanging in the sky one by one, shining brightly, but out of reach.

Just like Zhao Minsheng.

Thinking of this, Xie Yuan lowered his head, glanced at the place where the person was going, and then secretly clenched his left hand in his sleeve.

Just now when they were crossing the long street, the two of them were about to be dispersed by the crowd. Zhao Minsheng held Xie Yuan's left hand in a moment of desperation. With just one touch, Xie Yuan felt his fingertips feel like an electric shock, itching and crisping. Thinking about it, I still feel that the temperature in his hand is still in the palm.

Being able to do it again this time, Zhao Minsheng gave Xie Yuan a very different feeling from the previous life. Although he was still a young man, Xie Yuan could feel that Zhao Minsheng was a little more mature and mature than in the previous life. Reliable, not as rebellious as before, and has learned to restrain her edge.

But what puzzled him the most was that not only did Zhao Minsheng in this life not show the slightest suspicion or resistance to him as a teacher from the beginning to the end, but he even seemed to like and flatter him.

Could it be that there is something in him worth calculating?

Xie Yuan looked at the fiery red lanterns in the distance, felt the unsteady ups and downs and beatings in his chest, and couldn't help but feel that he was a little too disappointing.

Obviously, from the day when everything started again, he had made up his mind not to harbor delusional thoughts about Zhao Minsheng, but now it's only been over a month, and his eyes can't help but follow him away again.

Thinking of this, Xie Yuan couldn't help but pull the corners of his mouth, and smiled self-deprecatingly. To be a moth chasing the flames, or a child tirelessly chasing the stars, this is probably his unchangeable destiny.

The people around were all very lively, only Xie Yuan was wearing a white official uniform and a black cloak, standing on the side of the road, looking so out of place with everything around him.

But at the same time, it also allowed Zhao Minsheng to see his position at a glance as soon as he came back.

"Xie Yuan!"

Zhao Minsheng stood on the opposite side of the road, waving at people frequently, and the candlelight from the lantern next to him reflected on his side face, dyeing his bright smiling face with a soft halo.

Xie Yuan turned his head in response, passing through layers of crowds to look at his smiling face, he felt that the shining star that hung far away in the Milky Way, at this moment, secretly bumped into his heart.