Cold and warm depend on each other

At dawn, Xi'er came over to help her young lady wash up, and the three of them went to the front hall of the inn together.During breakfast, Chen Hao and the second senior brother also came out. The two brothers sat at the next table, and Chen Hao yawned with his elbows propped up.Su Zhe sat there for a while, and lowered his head slightly when he came back.Xue Wanxiang was stirring a bowl of yam porridge in front of her with a spoon, seeing that her face was a little cold, she turned her head with doubts in her eyes.

Su Zhe didn't hide from her, and said calmly: "Cao Xiaoqi hasn't eaten or drank since last night, and the senior brother asked them to take turns guarding her. In addition, the fifth senior brother caught the wind and cold, so he won't be able to leave the city today."

"Take turns to guard? How many of your senior brothers are guarding?" Xue Wanxiang took a mouthful of porridge slowly.

"Well. Didn't tell me. I'm afraid I let her out privately."

Xue Wanxiang stirred the bowl again with the spoon in her hand, leaned close to Su Zhe after a while, and whispered something in her ear.

Su Zhe's eyes lit up slowly, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. He looked at the two senior brothers at the next table with a hint of cunning in his eyes.

Chen Hao was startled by her smile, and wanted to ask her what bad idea she had, when the waiter in the store came over wearing a white towel.Su Zhe pointed to the table, and said to the waiter in the shop: "These small things, put them on the table."

The shop waiter looked at the two guest officers in front of him, Chen Hao felt relieved, waved his hands and said, "All right. Brother can still afford such things."

Su Zhe continued to smile with crooked eyebrows, and thanked him "politely".

The day was uneventful.Around Dexu time, it was already dark.In the backyard of the second entrance of the inn, Chen Hao was on duty in front of a small wing with a locked door, with a bitter face.

"Chen Hao." Su Zhe came from the side, holding a rattan gourd in his hand.

Chen Hao squinted his eyes while sitting on the steps: "Why are you here?"

"Come and see you." Su Zhe sat cross-legged beside him, and casually put the gourd between them. "How's Xiaomao Cao?"

Chen Hao sighed: "I've been making noise all day. Another table was smashed for dinner. I don't think it's used at all."

Su Zhe got up and said, "I'll go in and see her."

Chen Hao hurriedly grabbed her sleeve with one hand: "No way. Eldest brother said, no one is allowed in except those who deliver food, especially you!"

Su Zhe sat down again, looking sullen.

The courtyard is lush with trees and trees, and there is a row of lanterns under the eaves, and the dim yellow lights are reflected on the steps.Chen Hao stretched his legs, and he had nothing to say: "What is this? Wine gourd?"

Su Zhe turned his eyes to his feet, and said boredly: "Yes. I heard from the waiter in the shop that there is a brewer here, and the family's craftsmanship has been passed down for several generations. Ziying brewing. After dinner, I have nothing to do. When I was eating, I went to drink some wine." She said and took out two porcelain wine cups from her arms: "Let's have a drink."

Chen Hao is not addicted to alcohol, but he is very curious, Zi Yin Nian, it sounds like a good name.

Su Zhe filled two small wine cups and handed one to him.

Under the light, the wine liquor revealed a translucent amber color in the porcelain cup.Chen Hao took the hand, put it to the tip of his nose and sniffed first.

The aroma of wine is tangy.

Su Zhe raised his glass and touched him, then withdrew his hand and raised it to his lips.

Chen Hao raised his hand and pressed her hand.

Su Zhe's wine cup paused slightly, the liquor spilled out and landed on her slightly pale fingertips.She pursed her lips and muttered, "What are you doing, the wine is all spilled."

"Su Xiaoman, we grew up together. If you have a guilty conscience, explain more. It's easy to hide from others, but from me, is it really okay?" Chen Hao held the wine cup, a little helpless and conniving: "This what exactly is it?"

Su Zhe lowered his head and did not speak.

Chen Hao grabbed her head and messed up her hair. "Tell brother, what did you mix in the wine?"

Su Zhe's eye circles turned red all of a sudden. "Medicine. It makes you have diarrhea. You go to have diarrhea, and I can guard you for a while."

"You!!!" Chen Hao was so angry that he almost rolled up Lan Hua's fingers, and punched her hard on the forehead.

"Brother! Cao Xiaomai and Liu Qingqing..."

"I know!" Chen Hao interrupted her. "That day in Linhuai City, I told you."

Su Zhe put down the wine cup, buried his face in his knees, and cried in a muffled voice: "If the incense sticks are sent away by others, I will be in the end of the world! Comparing my heart to my heart, Cao Xiaoyu must be suffering to death now."

Chen Hao frowned and scratched his hair: "Then what are you going to do? I drank the medicine and you let Cao Xiaomei go, so senior brother won't blame me?"

"So what's the blame? The matter has already been done, I feel sorry for my junior sister, can he still kill me?" Su Zhe wiped away tears while speaking.

Chen Hao looked at her for a while, put the wine cup in his hand next to hers, got up and took out a key from his body.

Su Zhe looked at it blankly for a moment, then came to his senses, and said joyfully, "Senior brother!"

Chen Hao grabbed her head again: "At this time, I will call you brother! You little bastard!"

Su Zhe jumped over the steps in a few steps, and opened the lock with a click.

"Cao Xiaomai!" she yelled in a low voice.

Cao Youqi jumped out of the warm bed as soon as she heard the noise, and when she saw Su Zhe, she cried, "Su Xiaoman~~~"

Su Zhe smiled with red eye circles, and said concisely: "The horse is ready for you, and Xi'er is leading it at the back door of the inn. Be quiet and go over quietly."

"Then you..." Cao Youqi sniffed.

"What about us? Elder brother can shut us all down? At worst, go back to Junshan and give master and wife a lesson. Haven't we made too many troubles since we were young?" Su Zhe pushed her out: "find Liu Qingqing and give it to me A letter. After a while, Master and Mistress calmed down and I and Wan Xiang went to look for you."

Cao Youqi also knew that there was no time to delay, so he nodded and came up to give Chen Hao a hug.Chen Hao took out a few banknotes and stuffed them into her hands, telling her that traveling in the rivers and lakes should take care of herself and take care of herself.Cao Youqi burst into tears again.Chen Hao made an impatient look, waved his hands and said, "Come on, come on, let's go!"

There were so many people that it was difficult to hide her whereabouts, so Su Zhe and Chen Hao didn't follow, they watched her turn around the wing, and ran out as quickly as a cat.

After listening for a while, I didn't hear the sound of shouting and chasing.Su Zhe let out a long breath of relief.

Chen Hao locked the door, put the key back in his sleeve pocket, stood on the higher step, looked at his junior sister: "Su Xiaoman, you go back."

Su Zhe turned her head in a daze, and the orange light under the eaves of the porch shone on her senior brother, making his brows warm.

"You had a stomachache today, and you were with Miss Xue all night. You have never been here before." Chen Hao handed her the wine gourd and the small porcelain cup together, with unquestionable affirmation in his gentle tone: "You Never been here. Remember?"

"Brother..." Su Zhe's eye circles were red again.

Chen Hao sat down, stretched out his long legs, and gave her a naughty smile: "Listen to brother. Go back. Miss Xue is waiting for you."

After all, he did a "bad thing". Su Zhe was worried all night, not only worried that the senior brother would blame Chen Hao, but also worried that the senior senior brother would find out the clue and take him in the middle of the night.

Fortunately, I didn't hear anything all night. The next day, I heard that the fifth senior brother felt more severe from the wind and cold. I was afraid that the weather was bad, so I invited the doctor, and the senior brothers advised the senior brother to stay for one more day.

Wang Yupei had no choice but to agree.With a sullen face, he walked two steps in front of the yard and asked, "Little Junior Sister is still making trouble?"

Su Zhe's heart suddenly rose, and he didn't dare to look at Chen Hao, but he saw the second senior brother shaking his head and said helplessly: "Stop making trouble. I must be hungry. I went to see it in the morning and it was quieter, but I just ignored him. .”

Su Zhe looked at the second senior brother, with a twinkle in his eyes.

The second senior brother looked calm and breezy, and didn't meet her gaze at all.

Wang Yupei frowned, and asked again: "Who is guarding her now?"

Chen Hao continued, "Senior brother three."

The voice fell to the ground, and no one answered for a long time.Wang Yupei walked to the wing where Cao Youqi was locked up. The second senior brother said leisurely: "She is just getting better, let's not bother her. Let her calm down, maybe she will figure it out." Wang Yupei paused for a while, Turned around and went back to the room.

Su Zhe looked at Chen Hao, then at the second senior brother, and suddenly his nose became sour.

In the west chamber, Xue Wanxiang was obsessed with a book and had no intention of reading it, but was just waiting for Su Zhe to come back.Suddenly hearing the door creak, Su Zhe ran in like a gust of wind, hugged her and cried.She was taken aback, and hurriedly pulled her to sit down in front of the case, stroked her back and asked her what was wrong, but the elder brother found out.

Su Zhe shook his head, and explained what happened in the yard just now.Xue Wanxiang stood in front of the table, arm in arm with her, and nodded after hearing it: "Your senior brothers are indeed protecting you two." He bent his eyebrows and said sincerely: "That's great."

"So, don't be afraid." Su Zhe put his arms around Xue Wanxiang's waist.The chair was high, she leaned over it, and put her forehead on Xue Wanxiang's chest: "Brothers protect Cao Xiaomai and Liu Qingqing, and they will definitely protect us both. I just ask you to promise me, don't be so resolute like Liu Qingqing abandon me."

"I won't." Xue Wanxiang gently stroked her blue silk hair, as if to appease her inner turmoil and anxiety. "From last year to this year, and from Linhuai to the capital, you and I have gone through so many difficulties before we got to know each other, but please don't abandon me..." Xue Wanxiang bit her lip, her face was slightly ashamed, and her voice Delicacy reveals determination: "You don't abandon me... I am willing to trust you for the rest of my life."

"Wan Xiang..." Su Zhe raised his head in her arms, and looked at her fixedly.

Xue Wanxiang lowered her eyelashes and kissed her lightly on the forehead.