Broken Iron Clothes

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When Ji Dong led He Xiao to arrive, the half-cleared courtyard still smelled of alcohol, but it was surprisingly quiet.They stepped into the bedroom, which was still lit with candles, only to find that both of them were asleep.But after a closer look, He Xiao and Ji Dong blushed, closed the door tacitly and retreated to the corridor.

He Xiao was very surprised when he heard Ji Dong say that Yuan Mucheng was drunk at first, but now he was even more surprised when he saw the man hugging Jiang Shiqing's hand in his arms even when he fell asleep.Ji Dong was equally surprised to see Jiang Shiqing sleeping on the edge of the bed with his hands clasped, but who said it couldn't be like this, so the two of them kept silent and just stood guard at the door.

He Xiao didn't have anything to do, so he took the broom and cleaned up the courtyard, while Ji Dong brought out the brazier from the kitchen, lit a charcoal fire and sat in front of the porch to warm his hands.

Ji Dong beckoned He Xiao to sit over after cleaning, but he couldn't help covering his mouth and yawning several times.

"If the girl is sleepy, you can go and take a nap, and I will guard here." He Xiao said after sitting down.

Ji Dong smiled and said: "It's okay, Vice-General He's watching the night alone is also boring, one more person should be accompanied."

"Girls don't need to be formal, just call me He Xiao."

Under the lamp, Ji Dong's eyes are bright.

"My name is Ji Dong, I met him once before."

"I remember."

Seeing that Ji Dong was still shivering after being roasted by the fire for a long time, He Xiao took off his cloak and put it on for her.

"Miss Ji, if you don't dislike it, just wear it, it's cold at night."

Ji Dong was flattered, thinking that He Xiao was not as unkind as Xu Guo said, so he stared blankly for a long time.

He Xiao rubbed his hands for a while, only to realize that the woman beside him was still looking at him, and turned his head to ask, "What's wrong?"

Ji Dong smiled, dimpled slightly, very cute.

"It's nothing, I just think that when Big Brother He is not a cold lieutenant general, he is also considerate."

He Xiao suddenly felt that his face was a little hot, so he lowered his head and smiled, "Miss Ji is absurd."

Ji Dong moved the brazier to He Xiao's side, and said, "However, there is one thing I can't figure out. Brother He is clearly a lieutenant general. Why do you call your general master?"

The starry sky was lit with sparks from time to time, and after the sound of the explosion, those flames twirled a flower and fell to the ground again.

When He Xiao's sharp eyes looked at that place, they softened a little.

"When I was young, I was abducted by human traffickers and sold to Yancheng. Since I was rescued by King Jingping, I have stayed in the Jingping Palace. I grew up with my master when I was a child, and he always remembered to share with me what he had. Later, When he became a general, he also mentioned me as a lieutenant general, but I was used to calling him "Master" and I couldn't change it. At first, the general always reminded me to change it, but later I couldn't persuade him, so he followed me."

Ji Dong listened and nodded: "So listen, your generals are pretty good."

"Master is naturally a good person." He Xiao said.

"Master Jiang is also a good person." Ji Dong's small face was buried in his knees, and his voice sounded muffled.

He Xiao picked up the charcoal in the brazier, let the heat rise up a bit, and then asked: "Have Miss Ji and Mr. Xuguo followed Mr. Jiang all this time?"

Ji Dong raised his face and replied: "Both Xu Guo and I were picked up. He followed Master Jiang, and I followed Master Gu. Although it is not longer than you have been with your general, it has been many years. I am in the bridge hole I grew up watching grandpa being thrown into the river and drowning."

After a moment of silence, even the fireworks stopped, but Ji Dong still raised his face to look at the empty sky, and said, "They all said that my grandfather can swim, but who knows he can't."

The woman's eyes gleamed with water, but she was still smiling. Seeing the woman holding back her tears, He Xiao felt a little weak in her heart, so she didn't ask any more questions.

As the night deepened, Ji Dong fell asleep without being overwhelmed by drowsiness, and when he was about to fall, He Xiao stretched out his hand to gently support her head, and Ji Dong leaned his head on He Xiao's shoulder in a daze.In the military camp for many years, He Xiao had never dealt with a few women. He was so leaned on, his body became stiff, so he just endured the whole night without moving, and sat up until dawn.

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After a night of dreaming, Yuan Mucheng only felt a headache when he woke up, but because of this drink, he felt extremely refreshed in his heart. The passion and desire aroused in the dream had not faded away, and he felt that his pants were soaked when he left.

He moved his body, his eyes were sleepy, and the memory of last night was awakened by the smell of blood in his mouth. In a daze, he saw the person lying on the bed beside the bed, and dreams mixed with reality flooded into his mind. With ten fingers, he bounced half of his body.

This movement woke up Jiang Shiqing who was asleep.

Yuan Mucheng lowered his face and was covered by his lower body, staring blankly at Jiang Shiqing, unable to recover for a long time.He recalled the touch of that person in the dream, together with their intimate embrace, from hair to fingertips, very clear.

The Jiang Shiqing in the dream was also so cold, but his eyes were full of bewitching and seductive.Looking at those eyes, he in the dream couldn't resist the desire and fire, completely subverted his calmness and restraint, and rubbed Jiang Shiqing in his arms fiercely.

Jiang Shiqing was dripping with sweat, and he was entrusted in his hands to invade and occupy him, and he depended on him in the envelopment.He nibbled that neck lightly, watching the man become docile and affectionate, his reason was shattered in the joy, and he wanted to get away from the pain, but he was wrapped in his arms and had nowhere to escape, so he could only rely on him .

They were emotionally panting, entangled with each other, swaying endlessly, and willingly indulging in pleasure...

The rising sun led the absurd empty dream to dissipate, and now Jiang Shiqing was in front of his eyes, seemingly provoking provocations but always acting as if he had nothing to do with him.Yuan Mucheng looked at him, not only did not let go of the slightest anxiety, but was also scratched by those impulsive desires and desires.

Seeing Yuan Mucheng sitting up, Jiang Shiqing didn't speak, but withdrew his numb hand and pressed gently.Yuan Mucheng caught a glimpse of the tooth marks left by the man, and the blood stains that had rubbed onto the quilt and his own clothes.

"I bit it?" Yuan Mucheng looked at the blood mark and asked.

"I picked up a dog last night." Jiang Shiqing looked up at him, "The dog bit him."

Yuan Mucheng didn't take it for granted, and was so embarrassed that he pulled the hand to his eyes. Jiang Shiqing was not happy, so he withdrew, stood up, took the clothes that were soaked in wine last night, and threw them on the bed.

"No, you decide whether to wear it back or go back wrapped in a quilt."

Jiang Shiqing didn't look back, opened the door and entered the courtyard after speaking.Yuan Mucheng lowered his head in a daze, but saw the paper on the bedside, he took it out and unfolded it for a closer look.

Every sheet is there except for some wrinkling.

He didn't expect Jiang Shiqing to tidy up the letter paper for him, and after waking up from the wine, he felt a little headache, so he just sat like this, flipping the pages in a daze to calm his mind.

When he was putting away the letter paper, there was a soft knock at the door, and he followed the sound, only to see Jiang Shiqing enter the door with a cold face and said: "Ji Dong boiled hot water, He Xiao went back to fetch your clothes, he tidied up and went to wash."

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Yuan Mucheng was soaked in hot water and finally sobered himself up, but as soon as he closed his eyes, his mind was full of Jiang Shiqing again.

He also didn't understand, when he saw that person talking humanly but always hiding secrets, he hated him to death, how could he think about people so that he could get so impatient!

Unable to let go of his desire, he sank down, plunged into the water and held his breath, but the more he got into the water, the more his senses were magnified, and the feeling of the tip of his tongue rubbing against that person's skin was even more unbearable.

He wanted to do too much to Jiang Shiqing.

"If you're suffocated, don't cry in front of my door."

Yuan Mucheng heard the sound through the water, got out of the water and gasped for air.The hot water slid down the man's sharp jaw, dripped down his firm chest through his Adam's apple.Jiang Shiqing just glanced twice out of admiration, but his eyes made Yuan Mucheng feel uncomfortable again.

"What are you doing here?" Yuan Mucheng lowered his body.

Jiang Shiqing lowered his eyes and blew the heat from the bowl.

"Hangover soup."

As he said that, Jiang Shiqing was about to deliver the bowl, but he accidentally kicked the wooden stool by his feet, and Yuan Mucheng's obscene pants slipped to the ground.Jiang Shiqing leaned over to pick it up, Yuan Mucheng stared at the person, but his eyes moved unconsciously, as if instinctively wanting to poke under the somewhat open neckline.

Before Jiang Shiqing straightened up, he turned his head to press down on the thing lifted up, and pretended to be calm and said, "You just need to stand there."

Jiang Shiqing estimated that there was still a distance of more than two meters under his feet, and said, "General, do you want to come and get it by yourself, or do you want me to hold the bowl here until you finish washing?"

Yuan Mucheng glanced quickly, and asked, "Where is He Xiao?"

"Outside the door."

"Give me the clothes," Yuan Mucheng said after thinking about it, but still felt it was wrong, "Forget it, turn your back on it."

Jiang Shiqing did turn his back, but walked straight out the door.

"Why are you leaving again?" Seeing that the person had left, Yuan Mucheng turned his head and asked.

Without turning his head, Jiang Shiqing said, "The general is too difficult to serve, I'll call Vice General He."

When He Xiao came, Yuan Mucheng had already put on his clothes.

"What are you laughing at?" Yuan Mucheng looked angrily at He Xiao who couldn't help laughing.

He Xiao took some and said, "It's been many years since I saw my master drunk last time. Today I see that my master has a companion, and I'm very happy."

"What nonsense are you talking about? I have nothing to do with Jiang Huaichuan," he said, tearing off the dirty clothes hanging on the side, turning his head to look at He Xiao, and punching that man, "Yesterday I made you watch all night , How about treating you to a drink tomorrow?"

He Xiao smiled and said, "Forget it, master didn't drink to his heart's content last night?"

"Last night is last night, no matter how happy it is, it will only be happy for a while," Yuan Mucheng took the hangover soup, drank it all in one gulp, and said, "I'm going to Wenfu today, will you come with me?"

"it is good."

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Mrs. Wen knew that Yuan Mucheng was coming today, so she prepared a table of delicious dishes by herself.Although Wen Yao didn't see much joy, he went to the backyard early in the morning to dig out the brewed wine and put it on the dining table neatly.

After dismounting from his horse, Yuan Mucheng took He Xiao into the door, and the two carried the salute to the front of the hall. Mrs. Wen took the salute, held the hands of the two and squinted her eyes with joy.

"A few days ago, there was something in the court. After Xiao'an returned to the palace, he only visited his uncle and aunt's house once, and today he came because of the New Year. It is really impolite." Yuan Mucheng said.

Mrs. Wen said with a smile: "We're all a family. It's not rude to talk about anything."

Wen Kaisen also echoed: "Brother Xiao'an said that to be a stranger."

Although Wen Yao's temperament has become more and more dull these years, Mrs. Wen and Wen Kaisen are cheerful, talking and laughing throughout the family dinner.After having fun at the dinner table for a while, Wen Yao looked at the two of them and opened his mouth lightly.

"Xiao'an, He Xiao, follow me."

Wen Yao led the two of them to the ancestral hall of Wen Mansion.

"It has been more than ten years since Ayu left. You two grew up under her knees. Although King Jingping set up a memorial tablet in Yuzhou, Ayu was buried in the city of Yu. The old man is Ayu, a younger sister. It is not proper to invite her tablet into the Wen Family Ancestral Hall, it is rare for you to come back, today is the New Year, and it is good to put incense sticks."

Yuan Mucheng and He Xiao took the incense from Wen Yao, held it flat before their eyebrows, knelt on the mat and bowed their heads to worship.

After three prostrations, the two put the incense sticks in front of the memorial tablet, joined hands and recited silently.

Yuan Mucheng stared at the tablet behind the curling smoke, and said in his heart: "Mother, Xiao'an and He Xiao have come to see you, and father and eldest brother and sister are also well. You have time to go to Yuzhou to see them tonight. Xiao'an misses you."

On the side, He Xiao clasped his hands together, then turned around and knelt on the futon again, and kowtowed heavily.Yuan Mucheng patted him on the back lightly and pulled him up.He Xiao got up and wiped his face, then followed Yuan Mucheng and Wen Yao back to the front of Wen's residence.

Wen Kaisen got off the table and waited for the two of them. When he saw Wen Yao coming back with someone, he immediately got up to meet him.

"Cousin Xiao'an, Brother He Xiao, it's rare to get together tonight. I heard that there will be colorful lights on Xixia Street today. How about we take a look together?"

Yuan Mucheng thought that He Xiao hadn't seen his smiling face after returning from the ancestral hall, so he thought it would be good to go for a stroll in the street, so he replied, "That's fine, the festival is just to have fun."

After finishing speaking, he touched He Xiao who was beside him with his shoulder again, and asked, "Would you like to go?"

Seeing He Xiao lost in thought, Yuan Mucheng and Wen Kaisen looked at each other and smiled, without waiting for his response, they carried people out of the mansion together and went to Xixia Street.