【Shuangxuan】Self-knowledge

Before the twelfth lunar month, the imperial city ushered in the first snow.

It was dark.Shi Qingxuan sat at the table in the bedroom, with a blanket on his legs, and was concentrating on his abacus.

On the table was a wind lamp and an inkstone, with a writing brush on it, and next to it was an open account book.Every time some numbers are calculated, Shi Qingxuan puts down his abacus and writes on the ledger with a pen.There was always a cool breeze coming in through the cracks of the windows that could not be closed tightly, and his hands were so cold that he had to put down his pen from time to time, rub his hands together, and take a few breaths of hot air.

It has been a long time, and it is inevitable that I will be a little tired. Shi Qingxuan couldn't help yawning.At this time, Shi Wudu carried a basket of raw charcoal, opened the door and walked in.Seeing that his younger brother was sorting out the accounts, he couldn't help but relax a lot.

"Qingxuan, you go to bed early, and I'll take care of the bill."

A brazier was burning at the base of the wall not far from the bed.While Shi Wudu was talking, he walked to the brazier and squatted down, took the tongs standing against the wall, pushed aside the thick layer of charcoal ash on it, and put a few pieces of new charcoal from the frame into it.

"It's okay, brother, I'm almost done with the calculations." Shi Qingxuan laughed a few times, and quickly dialed down the rows of beads with five fingers.When the beads collided together, it was the same as the sound of the charcoal burning in the brazier, it was a crackling sound.

Upon hearing the words, Shi Wudu put the tongs back, got up and walked to the table to have a look, there was still a thick stack of unfinished accounts.He raised his eyebrows slantingly, stretched out his hand to pick up the ledger, and took away the abacus in Shi Qingxuan's hand: "There are so many left, I'm afraid I can't finish it in another hour."

"But brother, you just came back from the darts, you should take a break. After all, you have been running outside for so many days."

Shi Wudu said: "I'm not a human being now, so why should I rest?"

"Even a ghost will be tired..."

But just as Shi Qingxuan muttered, Shi Wudu interrupted: "Go to sleep, you have to take care of the shop tomorrow. The quilt is tightly covered, don't catch a cold."

After speaking, he held the abacus and ledger, picked up the basket containing charcoal and left the room.Shi Qingxuan had no choice but to agree, put the blanket on his arm, got up and followed, and locked the door from the inside.Then he put away the pens and inkstones on the table, squatted beside the charcoal basin and roasted for a while, before reaching the bedside, ready to change clothes and go to bed.

Shi Qingxuan pulled down his belt, just unbuttoned it, and was about to take off the cotton gown from his body, when he heard a creaking sound, and then felt a gust of cold air rushing towards him.He turned around and saw that the window was wide open, presumably it was blown by the wind, so he wrapped his clothes tightly, sighed, and reluctantly moved towards the wall.

A few snowflakes were carried by the wind and stuck to the cuffs and skirt.Shi Qingxuan closed the window and fastened the bolt, then turned around while patting the snowflakes on her body.Unexpectedly, when he looked up, he saw a person sitting at the table.Dressed in a black robe, with dark silver water ripples embroidered on the hem of the clothes, with a stern complexion and deep eyebrows—who is it if it's not He Xuan?

"He... Mr. He..." Shi Qingxuan was taken aback, and stepped back involuntarily, his whole body was pressed against the wall, and he couldn't speak smoothly, "You you you you... when did you come in... "

Perhaps because he didn't want to disturb the elder brother next door, although Shi Qingxuan was a little flustered, he still lowered his voice.Shi Qingxuan hadn't seen He Xuan again since the last time the gods, gods and ghosts fought fiercely in Tonglu Mountain, and the only news he got was from Xie Lian.His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said that the black water mysterious ghost was injured, but his life was not in danger, but there was no news after returning to the South China Sea.

Shi Qingxuan didn't understand what He Xuan wanted to do when he found himself at this time.After all, Bai Wuxiang is gone, and the Three Realms have been peaceful for more than a month.He collected himself, raised his eyes to meet the other party's gaze, and unexpectedly discerned a wave of irritability and sullenness from those gloomy pupils, and his heart suddenly felt cold.

Shi Qingxuan knew that although He Xuan let go of his two brothers before, it can be said to be extra merciful, but this does not mean that he has really let go of the past enmity.Now that he is here again, it is very likely that he has repented and wants to continue the revenge that was given up halfway.Shi Qingxuan has begun to outline all kinds of extremely bad results in his mind.But he was not unwilling, and he didn't dare to feel wronged.He knew that he had taken He Xuan's fate and harmed his family, and he had received a lot of forgiveness from the other party a few days ago, so he felt that he owed He Xuan a lot.

For a moment, Shi Qingxuan was already prepared in his heart - even if He Xuan repented and wanted to take his own life or change his own life, he deserved it.But his willingness is true, and the fear in his heart is also true.After all, fear is caused by instinct, and it is something that no living being can get rid of, and it is really difficult to restrain it.

The palms of his hands were already sweating, and his breathing was unconsciously a little short, but Shi Qingxuan still forced himself to look at He Xuan calmly, not knowing that he had already shown his timidity.He Xuan saw him like this, but the cloud on his face seemed to get heavier.He didn't intend to answer Shi Qingxuan's words, but stood up and walked straight towards him.

Shi Qingxuan suppressed the fear in his heart, with a white face, watching the ghost king approaching him step by step, and finally stood still in front of him.The two were so close that their toes touched each other.

He Xuan is tall, Shi Qingxuan had to look up at him.Relatively silent for a long time, Shi Qingxuan was covered in cold sweat, moved his lips and just wanted to say something, when he saw the ghost king raised his arm.He thought that He Xuan was going to strangle himself, so he subconsciously closed his eyes and shrunk his neck.

However, the imagined choking pain did not come.Shi Qingxuan shook his body, opened his eyes a crack, and saw that He Xuan's hands just fell on his half-opened skirt.But he didn't dare to relax in the slightest, and he was still tense, guessing what He Xuan would do next—should he grab his collar and scold himself, or throw himself into the snow to freeze overnight?No, if it is revenge, this level is too light...

He Xuan's eyes were really sharp. Even though Shi Qingxuan was full of wild thoughts, he still didn't dare to move under the gaze of the other party.

Due to excessive nervousness, Shi Qingxuan swallowed his saliva.The Adam's apple on the slender neck moved slightly, and He Xuan saw it, his eyes darkened, and with a pull, he directly peeled off the long gown that was wrapped around Shi Qingxuan's body.Then, without waiting for the other party to respond, he picked up Shi Qingxuan, walked to the bed in a few steps, and threw it on it.

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