Retreat, Retreat, Retreat! - Chapter 20

Xiao Changning woke up in Shen Xuan’s arms.

I opened my eyes and saw a gray sky on the vermilion palace wall. Turning his eyes, he saw Xia Lu and Dong Sui crying beside him crying, as if they were about to die soon.

The arms that hold her are strong and strong, and the chest is warm and broad, with the scent of cold pine wood, even the bumps when walking around are so reassuring. Xiao Changning was stunned for a while, moved restlessly in Shen Xi’s arms, and snorted, “Put this palace…come down…”

“Don’t move.” Shen Xuan’s deep voice came from the top of her head, “You have a cold, and you need to go back to your home for treatment.”

While still in the palace, the passing palace maids and eunuchs were in constant contact. Xiao Changning was really embarrassed to lay openly in the arms of the eunuch, and said dumbly: “This palace can go by itself.”

The words were a little anxious, and her throat was itchy and she coughed.

Shen Xi speeded up a little bit, frowned and looked at her face, and said: “If you are sick, just say a few words. Now is not the time to be aggressive.”

The tone is unexpectedly gentle.

Xiao Changning opened dry eyes, looked at Shen Xuan’s clean chin, and felt his vigorous heartbeat. For some reason, an unspeakable warmth surged in his heart.

Since the death of the first emperor, her appearance is boundless, but she has tried her best to leave the world. She did not expect that the only trace of warmth in a year was given by a notorious eunuch… I really don’t know whether to say that she is lucky or pitiful.

Amidst the dizziness and the intricate memories backtracking, she suddenly remembered a question she had asked her mother when she was a child.

At that time, she was still young and asked Yu Guifei with her double-headed bun: “I heard that the mother concubine was a famous beauty in Beijing when she was young. There are countless Hongru nobles who admire you, but why did you choose your father?”

Concubine Yu squeezed her face, smiling and replied: “Your father is very good.”

Xiao Changning held his cheeks, tilted his head and said: “Although the father is unparalleled, he was already a queen when he met his mother concubine. Even if your father loves you more, you will always be inferior to your concubine when you enter the palace. “

“Child, your Majesty was only thirteen years old when he got married. He didn’t even figure out who he was, so at the order of his parents and the words of a hundred officials, he vaguely married the daughter of another power official who had never met before. , Where do I know what is like and what is not like?”

Concubine Yu’s eyes were gentle and sincerely said: “Changning, you must remember that true love has no distinction between high and low. Even if I don’t have the life of a phoenix crown, I have no regrets, because I have got the most precious thing in the world. It is the true heart of your majesty.”

“How do you see that the emperor father treats you sincerely?”

“It’s a long story. When I was sixteen, your grandfather was ordered to **** the monk Xiandi, the prince’s majesty, to go on a hunting tour, and I was also invited to go with him. When hunting in the forest, I unfortunately got out of my frightened horseback. I fell and hurt my foot. At that time, there were many noble children and grandchildren around me, but they were all scrupulous about the sacred words of’Men and women give and receive’, holding on to the shelf and reluctant to touch me, lest they lose the etiquette and be criticized. Only your father. Aside from anything else, he threw his bow and arrow and bowed to check for my injuries… My injury was a bit serious and I couldn’t ride a horse, so he walked with me on his back for half an hour to find the military doctor’s camp.”

Xiao Changning still remembered the sweet smile that couldn’t be hidden under her eyes when her mother told this story. She said, “He has never spoken to me from beginning to end, but I can feel his heart beating very fast and anxiously. His sweat is shining dense and crystal clear under the sun, dripping on me one by one. On the back of his hand. At that time, I thought, it’s him, he’s the one I’ve been waiting for.”

Speaking of this, Yu Guifei smiled and sighed: “If you say that your father is the only one who is not good, it is that you met me a few years late, but that shouldn’t be his fault.”

Xiao Changning was fascinated by it. Before that, she had always thought that her father was stern and unsmiling, but she was so gentle to her mother in private, and since having a mother, her father has never accepted any other concubines.

At that time, she dispelled the doubts in her heart, and said with envy: “The child also hopes to meet a real son like the father and the emperor, just like the mother and concubine.”

“Stupid boy, every good man in the world has his own good, why only ask your father to be like this?” Yu Guifei kissed her on the forehead and smiled softly, “When you grow up, you will understand and meet one People can worry about everything, relying on his chest to shelter from the wind and rain, with him, you will feel like a real princess, then this person is probably right.”

Lying in Shen Xuan’s arms today, Xiao Changning unconsciously remembered what he said in his childhood.

Maybe it’s been a long time since she was concerned. Shen Xuan treated her a little better, and she forgot all her disgust and fear, and forgot that he was an admiral of the East Factory with blood on his hands.

She cursed at herself for nothing, and at the same time, she was greedy for the warmth of Shenxuan’s arms. The string that had been tight for a long time finally slackened, and she confided the truth in a vague way: “Today’s Admiral Shen… is not annoying.”

Shen Xuan obviously heard her, and she paused slightly before returning to normal soon.

Xiao Changning fell asleep in his arms, and did not see the arc of his mouth slightly rising.

When he woke up again, Xiao Changning had returned to the South Pavilion of the East Factory.

She was lying on the couch, covered with a soft and clean bedding, and Shen Xuan was not by her side.

Xia Lu said that Admiral Shen was still entangled in official duties, and after hurriedly recruiting an imperial doctor to treat her, he led Fanzi out to be monitored.

Xiao Changning drank the medicine under the service of Xia Lu and Dong Sui, and looked around, but Qiu Hong was nowhere to be seen, and I don’t know how Shen Xuan dealt with her. Everyone is secretive about it, as if a few people disappeared in the Dongchang factory. It’s something I’m used to.

Xiao Changning turned over in a complicated mood and buried his face in the bed: Admiral Shen is still the frightening Admiral Shen, and only her state of mind has changed.

After sleeping until dusk, Xiao Changning sweated and the fever subsided, but his throat was still a little uncomfortable and he coughed badly.

After bathing and changing clothes, she returned to the Nange room refreshingly all over, opened the door to see, she couldn’t help being stunned.

Shen Xuan was still wearing an embroidered golden python robe and a three-mountain cap with inlaid gold on her head. It was obvious that she had just returned from official duties, and she was still full of winter’s murderous air. Only when she looked at her, Ling Han’s eyes melted slightly and turned into an imperceptible smile. meaning.

“His Royal Highness is still standing outside the door to catch the cold. Beware that the cold will get worse.” Sitting behind the case, Shen Xuan raised her chin with her hands on her knees, “Come in.”

This time, Xiao Changning didn’t hesitate much, and walked in according to Yan, sitting opposite Shen Xuan, and couldn’t help coughing twice.

At the next moment, Shen Xuan untied her black cloak and put it on Xiao Changning’s shoulders.

“…” Xiao Changning’s mind was completely off the track, thinking: Is this cloak clean? Nobody’s blood will be stained?

However, she received Shen Xuan’s favor. Although she didn’t say anything, she was still grateful and couldn’t bear his kindness, so she only closed the cloak tightly.

Shen Xuan looked at the tip of her nose that was reddened by the wind and cold. Seeing her rare goodness and fragility, the hostility in her heart was also calmer. She couldn’t help teasing her: “His Royal Highness, there is nothing to say to the Governor?”

With a thousand words in his belly, Xiao Changning pursed his lips. After a long while, Fang raised a pair of Shui Ling’s eyes, and with a thick nasal voice, he squeezed out a sentence: “Qiuhong…Where did you go?”

Unexpectedly, she said something like this, Shen Xuan frowned, seemingly displeased, and said indifferently, “This maid has an unsuccessful heart, and has failed to seduce the governor. She has been severely wounded and locked up in Dongchang prison. What does your Highness want to do?”

“Ah, it’s up to you.” Xiao Changning didn’t really want to ask this, and answered absently, “Anyway, it is the queen mother. Speaking of which, I have to thank you for removing this eyeliner for my palace.”

Shen Xuan asked, “His Royal Highness wants to thank you, is this the only thing?”

Xiao Changning opened his mouth and said, “Thank you for your cloak.”

Shen Xuan laughed instead. He smiled, and his handsome facial features became a lot more vivid, showing a little free and easy, “It’s really difficult for your Highness to tell the truth.”

With a smile, he became serious again and fixedly looked at Xiao Changning and said, “When the weather is cold, it will catch the wind, so how come your Royal Highness…”

Before he finished speaking, Xiao Changning took the stubbornly self-knowingly: “Why is this weak? My palace knows.”

Shen Xuan was speechless, and groaned for a while, before Fang slowly said: “Why don’t you say something to the Governor?”

This time, it was Xiao Changning’s turn to be stunned.

Shen Xuan went on to say, “Don’t expect to use bitterness.”

“Not in this palace.” Xiao Changning retorted hurriedly, but because of his illness, his voice was so soft, like a feather passing by.

Shen Xuan found her aggrieved appearance very interesting. He is not easy to show his anger and anger, although his expression has not changed much, his heart is full of joy.

Shen Xuan looked at her titular eldest princess for a long while, and suddenly stretched out her hand, as if she wanted to rub her black and soft hair.

However, he stretched his hand in the air, paused a little bit, and squeezed his fist against the tip of his nose, and said in a low voice: “The sickly appearance of the princess is not at all affectionate, so I have to get better soon.”

The author has something to say: Recalling the hero of the article “Golden Jade”, when I write this, he is already so miserable that he can go to the audition show…