Li Daitao

There is still a vacant room in the house, and Mingzhu often cleans it, and it can still accommodate people.

Hearing that the guests wanted to stay overnight at home, Zheng Bo quickly cleaned them up.Qin Shu didn't have time to let him not have to work.He had no choice but to lead Yi Zhen to the door of the room resentfully.He also refused to follow in, and turned back to his room.

When Yi Zhen entered, Zheng Bo was making the bed for him.Yi Zhen already felt guilty, and knew that Qin Shu treated the old man as an elder.He hurriedly rushed forward: "I'll do it, I'll do it, don't bother your old man." It's a pity that Yi Zhen has never done these things before, so it is inevitable that he is clumsy.In the end, it was still Zheng Bolai who did it, and he just watched embarrassingly from the side.

After making the bed, Zheng Bo stood in the room and was not in a hurry to leave. He seemed very happy for some reason, the kind of joy from the bottom of his heart, and with such an honest and sincere smile, he asked Yi Zhen what else he lacked. He kept saying that he had neglected the distinguished guests.

Yi Zhen felt guilty, where he could live with Uncle Zheng's enthusiasm, and immediately felt that Uncle Zheng's eyes were looking at him with sharp eyes, which were really scorching, making him shiver and shiver.He forced a forced smile, and said politely and cautiously: "Your old man is bothering you, but just staying for one night is already very good, and there is nothing wrong with it."

Zheng Bo rubbed his hands and said that's good, that's good, that's good, he smiled honestly for a while, and suddenly said: "I heard Mr. Xu's accent, it doesn't seem to be a local? It seems to be the accent in the north?"

Although not everyone knows the name of Marquis Yanzi, if you go out and inquire about it, you will always meet someone who knows. The little girl Mingzhu is a wise and knowledgeable girl. Maybe she is the one who knows. He knew who he was right away, so Yi Zhen didn't dare to reveal his real name to Qin Shu's family, so he had the same surname as Xu Ji for the time being.At this time Zheng Bo called him Mr. Xu.

At this time, when he heard Zheng Bo's words, he was afraid that there might be some flaws in himself, so that Zheng Bo would recognize him, and his little heart almost jumped out of his mouth. After being stupid for a while, he forced a smile: "I'm really not from the local area. Qin Shu and I also met in other places later, but we hit it off right away, haha."

Fortunately, Uncle Zheng just let out an oh.I didn't pursue it further, probably because of the accent, and I didn't hear that the two dry laughs he said later changed the tone.

Yi Zhen thought about it for a second, if Zheng Bo really knew who he was, and still smiled at him, how could he do that? Thinking about it this way, he calmed down a little bit.

However, Zheng Bo's expression became weird, and the smile on his face was a bit forced. He looked at Yi Zhen several times, but he hesitated to speak every time.

Yi Zhenxin hadn't come back to reality yet, he always went up and down following every change in his expression, and kept feeling anxious, and finally couldn't help it, and respectfully pulled a stool for Zheng Bo, and asked the old man to sit down: " Uncle, do you have anything to tell me, sit down and talk slowly."

Zheng Bo was an honest man, so he sat down when he saw that he could not refuse. He saw Yi Zhen sitting opposite, with an air of humbly listening, gentle and polite.But he didn't know that this person's heart was beating like a drum, and he was just lying there.

Zheng Bo then felt a little sorry, hesitated for a while, and hesitantly expressed his worries to Yi Zhen.

"That, it's about my young master's past, has Mr. Xu heard about it?" He was like a bright pearl in the daytime, while talking, he carefully looked at the expression on Yi Zhen's face.

Yi Zhen was stunned, unable to react for a while, and repeated what he said: "What happened in the past?" Looking up, he saw that the wrinkles at the corners of Zheng Bo's eyes seemed to have deepened, and the smile on his face gradually stiffened, almost I can't hold on anymore.

Zheng Bo lowered his head and asked in a disappointed voice: "No matter what, sir, stay here for the night and leave tomorrow, okay? We haven't had any guests in this house for a long time."

Yi Zhen suddenly understood, he just felt worried, coughed in disguise, and pretended to be calm: "Oh, I have indeed heard a little bit about his past, but how can you believe the rumors of outsiders who are chasing after others? People can only trust their own eyes, I know better than anyone what kind of person your young master is, so why would I care about those other people's gossiping words."

Zheng Bo never expected to hear someone speak for Qin Shu like this, he couldn't believe it, and after a while, he showed a very happy expression on his face, and he became a little excited: "Mr. Unlike other people, the young master is not what people say. I watched him grow up, and he was taught by the master. He can do bad things there, and it's all because of that guy surnamed Yan who bullied the young master so much. Simply, simply..."

Zheng Bo didn't read much, but he worked in a scholarly family like the Liang Mansion for many years, and he didn't know any curse words in the market, so he immediately got stuck when it came to such a critical moment.

It was Yi Zhen who took it with a serious face and said: "That person is just a bastard, not a thing..."

Uncle Zheng could only stare blankly at him, and after he scolded him for a while, he came back to his senses. The old man calmed down a little at this moment, and in turn persuaded him a few words, sighing: "Actually When our family encounters such a thing, we can’t blame others for hiding as far away as possible.”

He looked at Yi Zhen with gratitude in his eyes: "Master's friends from the past have been scattered, and the few who are still living in Tongcheng are unwilling to associate with the young master. Over the years, Mr. Xu, you are the first one to find our poor family. Dad is already like this. The old and young in this family are all supported by the young master. If the young master has a friend like you, we can do the same. Take it easy..."

Yi Zhen listened quietly, answering from time to time.He said softly: "It doesn't matter if there is no one else, as long as I am here, I won't make him suffer anymore, and the life at home will gradually get better in the future. Please rest assured, old man."

He said this plainly, but his face was full of seriousness.

Uncle Zheng went in, startled for a while, he had a lot of experience, he didn't take such words seriously, he didn't take it to heart, shook his head and said with emotion: "The young master also won't say how he came back, but It's fine when people come back, as long as no one comes to make trouble, life will go on like this. My old man has lived his whole life, and I have nothing to worry about seeing the young master come back. "

"Young master is such a good child, but he has such a background..." The old man inevitably talked a lot. No one has lived in this house for many years. He is really happy today, and he can't stop talking.After saying this, he sighed again. "He really looks like the young master when he was young..."

Yi Zhen thought of seeing Liang Xiao today, although the child seemed very happy, but compared to the time when he was with him a few days ago, he knew how to control his limits, and no one came forward to show him too affectionate.Yi Zhen was writhing with soreness in his heart, but when he heard Zheng Bo mention Qin Shu's childhood, he couldn't help asking about it with all his energy, and said with a smile, "Oh, does Liang Xiao look a lot like him when he was a child?"

"Like! It's very similar!" Thinking of the past, Uncle Zheng also grinned and laughed, "He was still younger than Liang Xiao when he was sent to the palace by the master, and he was very quiet and spoke slowly. Take it easy, always look like a little grown-up..."

Yi Zhen thought about how many times Qin Shu had shrunk. He didn't even realize that he was smiling slightly when he talked with a slap-sized face in his small appearance.

Zheng Bo spoke excitedly, clapped his hands and said: "...But don't look at him like that, he was also mischievous. At that time, there was a lake in the mansion, and there was a tree on the water. He once climbed up to pick up birds without telling the servants. , up and down..."

Although Yi Zhen knew that it was a thing of the past, he couldn't help feeling nervous, and quickly asked, "What happened after that, did you fall into the water? Did you get sick?"

"No." Zheng Bo was a little proud. "Our young master is smart. He knows he's afraid at this moment. He hugged the tree trunk tightly like a monkey and didn't let go, crying for someone to save him. The crying was so loud that the whole house was alarmed. Watching him grow up, I have never seen him cry so loudly..."

Thinking of Qin Shu's appearance at that time, Yi Zhen couldn't help Wan'er, thinking that Xu Ji was so naughty, after all, it wasn't because of him alone, and it had something to do with Qin Shu.He smiled and said, "Afterwards, did you kneel in the study room?"

Zheng Bo was surprised and said, "How do you know?"

Yi Zhen smiled but didn't answer, he just used words to lead Zheng Bo to say more.The old and the young chatted until midnight, and they all had a great time.

Yi Zhen sent Zheng Bo away, lay on the bed and went through Qin Shu's past events again in his heart, slowly sketching out the journey from a child with bearded temples to a handsome young man, and after laughing for a while, there were bursts of sadness Slowly came to my mind, the quilt felt a little rough to the touch, I saw it under the light just now, it is not new, but it was washed very clean, it seems that it was carried out to dry not long ago, and now it is covered with soap locusts and mild Feeling the warm smell of the sun, Yi felt restless, sniffing the smell, tossing and walking, covered his whole body with sweat, but couldn't fall asleep anyway.

He simply put on his clothes and got up, opened the door and went out to enjoy the cool breeze.

I don't know if it's the ninth or tenth day of the lunar new year, but the moonlight in the sky is just right, and there is a faint light in the courtyard, which is very quiet.

Although he could see it clearly, Yi Zhen thought that there were vegetables growing everywhere in the yard, and he was afraid that they would be trampled and it would be inconvenient for him to walk around.He had no choice but to walk slowly along the eaves, guessing that everyone should be asleep at this time, and he walked lightly, like a wandering ghost.

Swinging around, wandering from east to west, vaguely heard intermittent coughing from the room at west, Huang Zhen knew who it was when he heard the sound, his heart trembled, he stood upright He listened with his ears, and only thought that Qin Shu's wind and cold hadn't recovered in the past few days, so he thought about finding a way to find a good doctor to show him.

Unexpectedly, after listening to it for a while, the coughing sound didn't stop much, it didn't sound like a coughing in sleep at all, the sound was deliberately suppressed to a very low level, but one could still imagine how uncomfortable it must be for such a coughing method.

Yi Zhen's heart began to ache, and he couldn't bear it any longer, he went forward and knocked on the door twice, yelled a little, and pushed it, and the door opened easily.

The house is simple and shabby, there are no valuable things anyway, and it is not afraid of thieves to think about it, and the door latches are not so complete.Qin Shu didn't have the habit of locking the door when he was in his own home.

Ordinarily, Yi Zhen, a big-tailed wolf, came here today. Although he is unlikely to act recklessly, he should be more careful, but if this matter is disturbed, his heart is also messed up and out of order, so he doesn't remember it. .He also couldn't sleep, but it wasn't all because of Yi Zhen, most likely because he had a bad cough these days.It's better during the day, as long as you lie down and sleep warmer, you can cough so hard that you can't breathe. Right now, I'm coughing, and I don't pay attention to the movement outside.

There was a sudden sound without a sound, and then Yi Zhen pushed the door he forgot to lock, and it opened.The moonlight immediately poured down along the crack of the door, and also shone the man's shadow in.

Yi Zhen was also worried about him, his heart was burning with anxiety, and his mind was as vague as the night, when he saw the door opened, he didn't think much about it at the time, and walked in.

This room is not big, the bed is just a few steps away.Yi Zhen glanced around, and saw a figure sitting in front of the bed, his expression couldn't be seen in the dim light, but he could see that the whole person sat up straight because of surprise, and forgot to cough for a while.

Yi Zhen called Xiao Shu again, anxious to go over to ask him about his health, pat him on the back, bring him some water or something.

Unexpectedly, he was not familiar with the layout of this room, and he didn't bother to look at his feet, and he tripped over something, staggered, and threw himself forward. The figure who could stand up was crushed under him.

In the darkness, Qin Shu could only hear a muffled snort, as if he had been overwhelmed.Yi Zhen was in a hurry, calling Xiao Shu again and again, remembering as soon as he stretched his hands, but he didn't know where his hands were on Qin Shu's body. Through the thin material, there was a faint warmth from the person's body, so thin that he could feel it. bone.

Yi Zhen was still in a daze, only felt that the people under him were a little thinner, so without thinking about it, he unconsciously touched it a few more times.Then he opened his mouth and said, "Xiao Shu, are you okay? I—"

Before he finished speaking, only two crisp and loud crackling sounds were heard.There is a pain on each of the left and right cheeks.

It was Qin Shu who tried his best and silently slapped his ears on both sides of his face.