Scorching

Now that everything has settled down, at least he is no longer immersed in the sadness of Leng Zhuo's death, and his life has returned to its original state.

Lu Moya was executed by capital punishment, which can be regarded as revenge for Leng Zhuo and those who died at his hands.

Under the service of Ah Yin, Xia Runie put on the brocade fur and went to see Lenghuoyuan.There is light snow in the sky, and the silver-clad palace also has a different kind of beauty.

Xia Runei was dressed in white clothes and a white fur coat. The snowflakes fell on her body and quickly melted.Xia Runie seemed to be integrated with this world, just like the white-clothed boy who secretly looked at another person under the plum blossom tree back then. It was spotless, but this palace lacked plum blossoms.

Xia Runie was walking in the snow, smiling slightly, with a jade flute pinned to his waist, and the golden Zen robe was also given to Lenghuoyuan by Xia Runie as a gift from the full moon.Thinking of Leng Huo Yuan, Xia Ru Nie's heart warmed up, it felt like he had filled up the void in her heart: The little guy would always smile at Xia Ru Nie, he was very cute, and when he was with Xia Ru Nie, he was very cute. Be good, don't cry or make trouble, very clingy to Xia Ruai, when you see Xia Ruai, you will cuddle in his arms and refuse to leave.

After thinking about it, Xia Runie walked to Leng Ran and Qian Hui's bedroom.

Qian Hui sat beside the cradle, humming a little song, and rocking Leng Huo Yuan, but Leng Huo Yuan kept her eyes wide open without any sleepiness.Qian Hui really doesn't know how Leng Huoyuan can be so energetic, she doesn't want to sleep until late at night every day, wakes up at dawn the next day, and never sleeps during the day, the torment is too much for Leng Ran and Qian Hui.But Leng Huoyuan is still going his own way, not only disobedient when sleeping, but also naughty when eating.When the nanny is feeding, he always likes to spit out the things in his mouth, and then looks at the stunned nanny "giggling" and laughing.He is only less than two months old, it is really hard to imagine who Leng Huoyuan will be like when he grows up, and how naughty he will be.

But Leng Huoyuan is not like this to everyone, at least not to Xia Ruai.

Under the guidance of the court lady, Xia Runie walked into the bedroom of Qian Hui and Leng Ran.Seeing Xia Runei coming, Qian Hui quickly stopped what she was doing and got up to greet her.

"Is Huo'er asleep?" Xia Runie asked softly.

"How is it possible?" Qian Ei rubbed his forehead feebly, "He is alive and well every day, but it makes us adults unable to bear it."

After hearing Qian Hui's words, Xia Runie walked to Leng Huoyuan's cradle with a smile.When Leng Huoyuan saw Xia Runei, he stretched out his hands for a hug.

But Xia Runei did not hug him directly, but gently tapped his forehead: "I can hug you, but you have to promise me that you will listen to your parents every day from now on, eat well, sleep well, understand Already?" Xia Ruxie knew that such a young child could not understand what he said, but he still "threatened" symbolically.

Xia Runie carefully hugged Leng Huoyuan in her arms, regardless of whether he slept or not, she sat at the table with Qian Hui and chatted.Qian Hui is a princess of the Tamu tribe. She is lively by nature and gets along very well with Leng Ning. Now that she is a mother, although her lively personality is somewhat restrained, she still shows it from time to time.

Now Leng Ning is also pregnant, but she refuses to rest in bed obediently every day. She often goes to Weiwen Pavilion to chat with Zhuo Yifan. Ivan.

When Xia Rulian wanted to leave, she found that Leng Huoyuan in her arms had fallen asleep at some point.Qian Hui looked at Xia Runie in surprise and admiration, her eyes sparkling.

Xia Runie was taken aback for a moment, but then smiled again, and put Leng Huoyuan in the cradle carefully, tucked up the quilt for him, then turned to bid farewell to Qian Hui, and then, under the watchful eyes of Qian Hui, out of here.

After leaving, Xia Runei did not return to Wuyan Palace in a hurry, but after saying hello to Xuehen who had been hiding beside her, she left the palace.

Now there is only Xuehen left as the hidden guard in the palace, and the other five were dismissed by Xia Runie, but the five did not leave the imperial capital. They did not know where their homes were, so they had to settle down in the imperial capital and continue their respective careers. In life, several of them joined the Unheard Pavilion, because for them, being a hidden guard or killer might be more suitable for them.

Xuehen looked at Xia Runie's back, full of thoughts.He was the first person among the dark guards to meet Xia Runie. When Leng Zhuo and Xia Runie met for the first time, he hid beside Leng Zhuo. Doesn't look like a 15-year-old boy.The memory seems to go back to 12 years ago.

……

"Xuehen, accompany me to the outside of the palace." The 17-year-old Leng Zhuo suddenly called out Xuehen, and said happily, "We, secretly."

"Little prince, you are..." Xuehen was a little dazed when he heard the second half of Leng Zhuo's words.

"Don't make noise, let's go." Leng Zhuo quietly left the palace with Xuehen.

When he arrived at the destination, Xuehen understood why Leng Zhuo had to leave secretly. Normally, if he wanted to come out, he would just walk ostentatiously, but there would be someone secretly protecting him.And today...it turned out to be for the brothel!

"Little prince, fish and dragons are mixed here, you should go to another place." Xuehen dared not bring Leng Zhuo into this kind of place.

Leng Zhuo ignored Xue Hen's dissuasion, and went straight in. Xue Hen had no choice but to hide by Leng Zhuo's side to protect him.

Leng Zhuo scanned casually, and found a seat near the front to sit down.Seeing Leng Zhuo's extraordinary temperament, the waiter ran over flatteringly: "Young master, what do you want?"

"Come here as you please." Leng Zhuo casually put a piece of silver on the table, "What's going on here today?"

When Xiaoer saw the silver, he smiled even brighter, picked up the silver, and hurriedly said: "Today, the oiran in our store asked Mei to dance with friends. No, most of the dignitaries in the imperial capital have come."

Hearing what Xiao Er said, Leng Zhuo looked around again, there were many familiar faces.Leng Zhuo nodded slightly, Xiao Er retreated knowingly.

After a while, the piano sounded in the hall, and a person in white flew down from the second floor and landed in the center of the stage.Although his face was covered with a veil, Leng Zhuo could also feel that this person was extraordinary from his figure and temperament.

The procuress of the brothel also stepped onto the stage at this time, and smiled coquettishly: "Everyone, today we asked Miss Mei for a dance party. If someone can make her surrender automatically, then tonight, she will be yours."

The old bustard's words caused an uproar in the audience, and some people couldn't bear it long ago, and flew up before the old bustard stepped down.

Smiling coldly, he clearly saw a trace of disdain in the eyes of this "girl Wenmei".

The man was tall, with a wretched face, and looked at the man in white with an evil smile: "Beauty, just admit defeat, I don't want to hurt you."

"Miss Asking Mei" glanced at this person, did not respond, just threw the white silk directly, wrapped it around the person's waist, and threw him off the stage with a little force.

Although the man refused to accept it, he left unwillingly.

When everyone saw this, a few well-known flirtatious young men went on stage together and surrounded "Miss Wenmei".

"Ask Miss Mei" obviously didn't expect this group of people to come together. White silk is not a handy weapon, and it is a bit difficult to deal with so many people. "Wenmei" looked at the audience, and finally his eyes fell on Leng Zhuo who was watching the play.Leng Zhuo felt a little surprised by her gaze, and before he could react, he saw "Wen Mei" flying from the stage in front of him.

"I admit defeat." The thin lips parted slightly, and a crisp voice came out. The words of "asking Mei" shocked the people on and off the stage, but made the people on the stage beam with joy.

"Tonight, I belong to..." "Wen Mei" looked at the proud person on the stage, but pointed at Leng Zhuo behind him, and said, "This young master."

Everyone was stunned, including Leng Zhuo.When Leng Zhuo came to his senses, he found that the people on the stage were staring at him, as if he had ruined a good thing.Leng Zhuo glanced at the person in front of him, shook his head helplessly, smiled, stepped forward slowly, and embraced the person in front of him without warning: "It's a great honor to have such a beautiful woman by my side." But she found that the person in her arms was looking at her viciously, as if she was going to swallow her alive, and she teased coldly in her ear, "I'm looking forward to tonight." After finishing speaking, she let go of "Wenmei" and waved her sleeves leave.

……

Undoubtedly, this "Miss Asking Mei" is Xia Ru Nie's disguise. Zhuo Yifan was supposed to come forward, but she pushed Xia Ru Nie out. It's like meeting evil.

This was the first encounter between Leng Zhuo and Xia Runie. In just a few minutes, the two were doomed to be entangled for life.

Later, when Leng Zhuo asked why Xia Runie chose him, Xia Runie avoided him.But during those three years in the west, Xia Runie accidentally mentioned it to Xuehen.

"Do you know why I chose him then?"

"Because among all the people, only his eyes are clear, unlike the admiration of others."

"Through those eyes, I can always see myself when I was young."

"I feel that just looking at him reminds me of what I have forgotten."

"Even, unconsciously..."

"love him……"

Xuehen felt that even if Leng Zhuo hadn't personally heard Xia Runie's answer, he must have understood the reason, because they all knew each other so well, how could they not understand?

Later, Xuehen was rescued by Nangong Mo, and when he was about to sacrifice for Xia Runie, he was moved by Xia Runie's words.

"Your life belongs to your parents. Don't give it to anyone easily, don't trust anyone easily, and don't sacrifice your life for others just because of a little thing."

"Remember, you are human! Even if you are a hidden guard, you are also human beings with emotions!"

"He is a person who will feel sad when he is injured."

"If people can really be careless, emotionless, ruthless and loveless, that would be great."

That was the first time Xuehen saw Xia Rune losing control of his emotions, and it was also the first time someone said such words to him, so Xia Rune was the one he would protect all his life.

In fact, looking at Xia Runie's current appearance, Xuehen hates that he can't do anything, seeing his thinner and thinner figure, seeing his forced smile every day, Xuehen is heartbroken, what others don't know, only he knows , Therefore, he wants to bear Xia Ruxie together.

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After Xia Runei left the palace, she went back to the General's Mansion. Three days ago, Xia Runei ordered Ah Yin to bring a large amount of silver and distribute it to everyone in the General's Mansion, so that they all went home.There is no one in the current General's Mansion.Xia Runie pushed open the door, but found that there was no snow in the courtyard, as if it had been cleaned by someone.Xia Runie walked to Nangong Mo's courtyard suspiciously, and the scene was the same inside.But when he walked outside his courtyard, he heard the sound of sweeping the floor inside.

Xia Runie walked in vigilantly, and when she saw the sweeper, she froze there: "Shu Han..."

Qi Shuhan heard Xia Runie's voice from behind, and hurriedly turned his head. This was the first time Qi Shuhan saw him in so many days. Looking at his thin body and slightly sunken cheeks, Qi Shuhan sighed. Shu Han's heart was aching, "I'm sorry, I came here to clean without authorization."

"It's okay." Xia Runie saw the pain in Qi Shuhan's eyes, "I'm fine, you don't have to worry."

"You...have you really forgotten Leng Zhuo?" Qi Shuhan still wanted to ask, how could they just forget about it when they loved so deeply?

"Why do you all ask me like this? Who is Leng Zhuo?" Xia Runie looked at Qi Shuhan blankly.

"It's nothing, I'm just a fool." Qi Shuhan continued to sweep the snow in the courtyard, and asked while sweeping, "I heard from my elder brother that you want to take care of the government temporarily."

"Yeah. Huo'er is still young, we have to wait for him to grow up." Xia Runie said softly.

"I'll help you." Qi Shuhan temporarily stopped what he was doing, "Anyway, I have nothing to do, so I'm pretty good at training and fighting."

Xia Runei didn't expect Qi Shuhan to make such a decision, so she could only say "Thank you" gratefully.

Qi Shuhan shook his head, pointing to the house where Xia Runei used to live: "In the future, when elder brother gets married, I don't know where to go, can I live here?" Xia Runei looked at Qi Shuhan's side face, startled He froze for a long time, but still nodded in agreement.

"Can... let me hug you?" Qi Shuhan put down the broom in his hand, walked slowly towards Xia Runie, and hugged him into his arms without waiting for Xia Runie's answer, "Remember Take care of yourself, don't always force yourself, keep what you can't let go, I feel sorry for you." Xia Ruyi didn't struggle, but hugged Qi Shuhan, embracing this love for him but to no avail man.

"Don't forget, I am always here, I will wait for you." Waiting for you to accept me, waiting for you to allow me to take care of you.Just like what Yun Wei said back then, there are some things that cannot be said, and it is a sin to say them.Qi Shuhan knew in his heart that it was enough to say so far, because he knew that it was impossible for him and Xia Runie to be together no matter now or in the future.