Tanhualang

Shen Jing relaxed his movements and stood in the room for a while, listening to Zhao Heng's long breathing, he seemed to be in a deep sleep.He wanted to call Zhao Heng up and go back to his room to sleep, but he couldn't bear to think that he couldn't sleep well after working day and night recently, so he sat opposite and flipped through the cookbook again by candlelight.

After a long time, he felt a little cold, so he entered the room lightly, took out his own cloak and wanted to cover Zhao Heng, but as soon as he put on the cloak, Zhao Heng woke up with a start, his eyes froze for a moment, and then After waking up, he stood up abruptly: "Why... fell asleep?"

"Your Highness must have been working too hard recently." Shen Jing bent down and picked up the cloak on the ground, "It's almost three o'clock, Your Highness, why don't you rest in the mansion for a while, and then enter the palace tomorrow."

"Yeah. That guy is going back first." Zhao Hengman responded, stretched his arms, and walked out, "I will clean up the dust for you another day."

Shen Jing followed behind Zhao Heng: "I will send His Highness back."

Zhao Heng stopped at the door: "No need. You have traveled a long way, so you should take a rest early."

Shen Jing quickly packed up the things on the table, closed the door, and picked up the lantern from the courtyard: "Your Highness, please go first."

Walking to the side door of the main courtyard, he quietly knocked on the door and asked the gatekeeper to open the door. The other party dragged over to open the door. When he saw Zhao Heng, he was so frightened that he lost sleepiness.

Shen Jing picked up the lantern and followed Zhao Heng for two steps before suddenly thinking of coming over: "Your Highness didn't—"

After speaking half a sentence, he stopped talking.

He wanted to ask if Zhao Heng didn't go back to the main courtyard and went directly to the side courtyard.In his and Xiaoyou's yard, there is a small side door that can directly enter and exit the mansion; Zhao Heng usually enters and exits through the main entrance.Just now the gatekeeper didn't know that Zhao Heng had come back, so it can be seen that Zhao Heng came out of the palace and didn't go back to the main courtyard, so he went directly to his and Xiaoyou's courtyard.

If Xiao You is not here, then Zhao Heng came back to see him.

Shen Jing couldn't help feeling warm, but Zhao Heng didn't say it directly, and he couldn't ask directly what he said, so he turned around and asked, "Your Highness, you haven't forgotten General Xi Wei's letter just now, have you?"

Zhao Heng held up the "Playing Chess Record" and shook it: "It's caught in the book."

Shen Jing smiled, picked up the lantern, and walked unhurriedly.Seeing that he was approaching Zhao Heng's bedroom ahead, he was encouraged by the warmth in his heart just now, and stopped in his tracks: "There are a few words in my heart that I have always wanted to say to His Highness. We meet again today, so I might as well keep my mouth shut."

Zhao Heng also stopped following him, staring down at Shen Jing.

It was a bit cold on a November night.Shen Jing stood beside Zhao Heng, with a slight smile on his face, eyes half downcast, and said eloquently: "Since my father passed away, I have been away from the old house in Suzhou for six or seven years, and I have never gone back. I am ashamed. First, my father wandered for half his life and worked hard to accumulate some family property, but when it came into my hands, he actually changed hands to others halfway; What I have achieved should be enough to establish a career. But because I was young and ignorant, I acted recklessly and offended others, and even lost the fame I got."

Shen Jing took a deep breath of the coldness of the early winter night, smiled wryly and sighed: "Nothing has been accomplished in the past 20 years. Therefore, in the past few years, I even felt ashamed to stop at their graves. Sansheng was lucky to have met His Highness and Xiaoyou, thank you for never giving up, and tried every means to smooth out all the misfortunes of the past for me. Only now, I can finally kneel on the grave of my parents again, and comfort their spirits in heaven."

At the end, Shen Jing bent down and bowed deeply to Zhao Heng: "Thank you Your Highness. If you don't give up, Shen Jing is willing to spend the rest of your life to repay Your Highness for your kindness."

Zhao Heng raised his hand, hesitated for a while, and finally took a step forward, giving him a little support: "Miao'an, you - get up."

Shen Jing straightened her waist, but did not dare to look directly at Zhao Heng, because just now she had expressed her feelings directly, and said with a somewhat embarrassed smile: "It's been so long... Your Highness has been delayed to rest."

Zhao Heng patted him on the shoulder lightly: "Those things about you are just a little effort, so don't take it too seriously. But since you intend to stay, you will not be treated badly in this mansion for a day in the future."

Shen Jing saluted again: "Thank you, Your Highness."

Zhao Heng had no choice but to grab the lantern in his hand, turned around and left: "Okay. I never knew before that you are so polite."

"..."

"It's the same when I was drunk that day. If you have something to say, you must say it. Gu has bothered to clear the scene for you, just waiting to see how you will cut your heart and lungs, and tell Gu a few truths after drinking. The result is the first Solitary gave a long bow, and—"

When Zhao Heng said this, he turned his head and glanced at Shen Jing, and suddenly stopped talking.

Shen Jing heard it, and her heart suddenly fluctuated: "Then... what did I say to His Highness?"

Zhao Heng paused, then turned to look at him: "Miao An really doesn't remember what happened after getting drunk that day?"

Shen Jing only felt remorse when she thought about it, and now she wished she could get in through a crack in the ground: "I'm afraid...you said something rude?"

"you say--"

Shen Jing followed Zhao Heng for half a step, and was so nervous that she almost fainted: "...After drinking, I jokingly said, if you offend His Highness, please don't blame His Highness——"

Zhao Heng cleared his throat: "You praise Gu, his handsome appearance and charming demeanor make people forget the vulgarity. He is a rare handsome man in a hundred years."

"..."

Shen Jing looked up in astonishment, met Zhao Heng's serious expression, looked at it for a long time, and asked tentatively: "Your Highness is... bluffing me?"

Zhao Heng's face was as calm as an ancient well, and he turned to glance at him: "What do you think?"

Shen Jing: "..."

So after getting drunk that day, what stupid things did I say? !Thinking of the reason for being drunk that day, Shen Jing suddenly hated Cao Feng deeply!

Zhao Heng's bedroom is a warm pavilion with two rooms inside and outside, and it feels as warm as spring when he enters the room.Although Shen Jing has been in the inner room, she is not very familiar with it, so she basically followed what I heard Xiaoyou said before, first brought hot water for Zhao Heng to wash, then took out the quilt from the cabinet, spread the mattress, and used the smoker Warm the quilt.

Before he left, he saw the bedside smoker, and he replaced the incense with calming incense. After finishing everything, he said to Zhao Heng, "His Royal Highness rest. I will take my leave first."

Zhao Heng had just finished washing, but he didn't respond. He wiped his hands with a handkerchief while walking into the inner room: "Tonight, you should stay outside for the night."

Shen Jing: "..."

"It's too cold in your room. Ask someone to get a heater tomorrow. Gu Gang squinted there for a while, and his hands and feet were cold." Zhao Heng turned his head and pointed to a couch outside, "This is what Xiaoyou often uses. You can spend the night first."

Shen Jing had no choice but to accept the order: "...Yes."

Seeing Zhao Heng put out the candles inside, Shen Jingcai also blew out the candles quietly, and went to bed with his clothes on the couch.He has always had the disease of seat selection, and he thought that he might not be used to sleeping in a different place, but as soon as he lay down, he felt dizzy and fell into a dark dream. The room is bright and sunny, and it is already noon.

Shen Jing panicked and scrambled up from the couch, straightened her clothes and made a bun before knocking on Zhao Heng's door, only to find that the door of the inner room was wide open, the bedding on the bed was messy, but Zhao Heng had long since disappeared.

At dusk that day, Zhao Heng returned to the mansion with Xiao You.

After noon, the housekeeper Lao Qin brought someone to install the heater, saying that Zhao Heng had given special instructions before leaving.Shen Jing accompanies him to install the stove in the room for a long time, and when Xiaoyou returns to the yard, the stove has just heated up.Xiao You took a look and patted his forehead: "I forgot to fix the stove for you in advance. Thanks to Lao Qin's housekeeper for being careful."

Shen Jing smiled and said: "You really have a good taste. I just warmed the pot of wine, and I am about to roast the dried fish on the stove to serve the wine."

Xiao You leaned over curiously: "It's just the wine. What dried fish?"

Shen Jing brought a plate of hard dried fish: "This one was given to me by Xi Wei. It is said to be squid. It is roasted and torn into strips. It is a good appetizer with wine."

As he spoke, he tore a piece and handed it to Xiaoyou's mouth. Xiaoyou bit it and tasted it: "It tastes really good--it's a pity that I can't accompany you, and His Highness also explained the matter. You keep some for me, and we can talk about it when we come back. "

Then he left in a hurry.

Shen Jing sat around the stove reading and drinking tea until she felt a little sleepy, then she heard Xiaoyou knock on the door, then pushed the door in and asked with a smile: "Is there any more dried fish?"

Shen Jing got up, smiled and brought the tray on the table: "I'll keep it for you."

The two each poured more wine, tore up the dried fish and drank each other.Xiao You drank half a glass, and squinted her eyes comfortably: "Drink some wine in winter nights, it will be warm, this is the life of a human being. I'm in the palace for more than half a month, and His Highness is fine. I can only talk to you." The little eunuchs in the palace live together, the gates are strictly guarded, they have to be checked when they come in and out, not to mention drinking, even lighting a fire is troublesome. It’s a pain."

Shen Jing smiled and filled another half cup for him: "Come on, Steward Qian has worked hard."

"The heart is not bitter, but the life is bitter." Xiaoyou smiled, squinted his eyes and drank half a cup, approached Shen Jing with a smile, and lowered his voice, "Life is worth it. There is a happy event in the mansion today, I just want to tell you, Don't talk nonsense."

Shen Jing tore a piece of dried fish and handed it to him. Seeing his happy face, she couldn't help laughing: "Look at you. What kind of happy event?"

"Do you still remember that on His Highness's birthday, the Holy Majesty rewarded four beauties?"

"I seem to have heard you mention something to me."

Holding the wine glass, Xiaoyou squinted and smiled: "Because His Highness is impatient, he has been raising flowers and plants in the side courtyard before. But today, His Highness seems to have suddenly figured it out."

Shen Jing was taken aback when she heard the words: "...what?"

"On the way back to the mansion today," Xiaoyou said happily, "For some reason, His Highness suddenly ordered me to choose a gentle, quiet, well-educated person, and arrange him to take care of daily life in his room."

"..."

"There is someone in Your Highness's room, so I don't have to stay at night to wait for orders. I can come back from time to time and have a sneak drink with you around the stove." Xiaoyou said with a smile, and clinked a glass with Shen Jing "Actually, this is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that His Highness has finally figured it out. There is a beauty in the room, and it is not far from marrying a concubine. His Highness finally does not have to live this lonely life every day. But there is one thing. , I feel a little strange—"

"what?"

Xiao You put down his wine glass, frowned and thought hard: "...these days are fine. The Holy Majesty is sympathetic to His Highness's hard work, and did not force him to see those princess ladies. Why is it so good, His Highness suddenly figured it out gone?"