[Small Theater].
In the nineteenth year of Qiyuan, the only daughter of the Zhenyuan General's Mansion married the three sons of Prince Chengji, and everyone in the world was called a good match.
In the thirteenth year of Qiyuan, General Zhenyuan and his wife died in a foreign land.
In the Anling Incident in the third year of Jinsheng, Xu Ying committed suicide in prison, and the Xu family was destroyed.
In the fifth year of Jinsheng, Queen Xu ** was in the palace.
Didn't Xu Zhi hate when she picked up that cup of poisonous wine?
I hate it so much, I can't wait to kill them one by one and eat flesh one by one, I can't wait to cut the knife in that person's heart, and I can't wait to send them to the hell with my own hands.
But what, there are no people in the world who have long been concerned, and the only one who remains by her side is a father-in-law who was punished by the palace because of her. If there is an afterlife, she doesn't ask for much, she just wishes her family to be healthy and smooth, and then takes care of the young ......
When I open my eyes again, it's another year.
She is still the most favored daughter in the general's mansion, her father is the general of Zhenguo, her mother is a second-class order, and her brother has broken the enemy army. She guarded Shen Ming every day, thinking that in this way, she would not have anything to do with the Wen family, and she would be able to avoid trouble.
But cause and effect are still going back and forth, and they can't be avoided, and they can't be avoided.
Damn the emperor, damn Zheng Dian, and her damn former husband.
Xu Zhi took Shen Ming's hand in the biting cold wind, and looked at Wen Simin with frost in his eyes: "Who is afraid?" ”
If the dark clouds envelop this imperial city, then she will see the clouds and see the sun, and she will be cleansed and cleansed, and those who have harmed the loyal ministers and good generals will pay for their blood debts!
It's not dawning? It's the other way around.
Shen Ming took a small bench and sat in the courtyard, holding the historical records compiled by the former dynasty in his left hand, and waving a fan in his right hand to fan the fire of the copper furnace more vigorously.
He originally planned to decoct the medicine after reading the book for half an hour, but he didn't want to be fascinated by the reading, and when he raised his eyes again, the bright moon was already hanging. It's just that he still can't put down the scroll in his hand, so he has to read and decoct medicine by moonlight in the courtyard.
The cold moonlight sprinkled in the courtyard, Shen Ming's right hand was empty next to the medicine stove, driving the chill through the half-bright and half-extinguished sparks, and the courtyard was very silent, only the slight sound of boiling water, and the occasional sound of turning the pages of a book.
The wall suddenly squirmed, and Shen Ming looked for prestige, but there was no movement. I think it's a three-flowered wild cat on the side of the street, but I haven't seen it since winter, maybe this yard is too cold, so I ran to other places to avoid the cold.
Shen Ming got up, it was cold in winter, and since it ran back, he looked for something it could eat, and it was full to keep out the cold.
After walking for less than two steps, suddenly a small pebble rolled down to his feet, Shen Ming looked at the wall again, the dark color could not make him distinguish clearly, only saw a wisp of bright yellow flashing on the side of the wall.
The bright yellow color hit Shen Ming's eyes, and it was exactly the same as the figure that was protecting him that day, and he thought of the bright yellow tassel worn on the Hetian jade pendant for no reason.
It's ......Miss Xu?
The moment Xu Zhi's name came to mind, Shen Ming put the book on his forehead and shook it helplessly.
Don't be delusional, today is the fifteenth day of the first month, and it is lively outside, Miss Xu's good lights are not gone, and she has come to this cool and obscure place to do anything.
It's just that the sound of the wall doesn't stop, and Shen Ming fixed his eyes again, and the bright yellow first showed a head, and then the bun disappeared from time to time, and finally a head was revealed.
Seeing Shen Ming stunned in the courtyard, Xu Zhi stretched out his hand and took out a riddle face, shook it and asked, "The pillow is dipped in water, type!" ”
Sink. Shen Ming replied subconsciously, still a little **, I don't know if it was an illusion for himself.
Xu Zhi smiled brightly, revealing a tiger tooth: "That's right, it's worthy of Shen Ming." ”
The cold wind blew Shen Ming trembling, and he pinched his fingertips lightly, realizing that this was not a dream.
Seeing Xu Zhi swaying on the wall again, Shen Ming's heart was beating like thunder, and he hurriedly took two steps forward: "Miss Xu, it's dangerous over there, don't move!" ”
He frowned and worried, Xu didn't want to see Xu Zhi in danger, and his tone was unconsciously mixed with a little anger.
Shen Ming ran to the side door, the pebbles were very slippery after the rain, but he didn't care, only thinking in his heart that Miss Xu must not have an accident. Why didn't she go to the main gate, it should be that he failed to answer the door in time, if Miss Xu fell and injured herself today, it was all because he was not good, blame him for not paying attention to the movement at the main gate.
He took the fault on himself again, hurriedly raised the door latch, and when he went out, he saw Xu Zhi sitting firmly on Fu Ling's shoulder, bowing his head and talking to Qile.
Shen Ming opened his mouth, but he couldn't say anything, he only felt that it was a little ridiculous that he was in a mess.
Yes, no matter what, she is the daughter of the Xu family, and it is not his turn to worry about her.
Fu Ling put the young lady down and stood aside, although Qile was young, but he should not be disturbed by default, so he stood at the base of the wall with Brother Fu Ling.
Xu Zhi jumped in front of Shen Ming in three steps and two steps, but Shen Ming took a step back.
I wonder why Miss Xu came late at night? ”
Sensing his alienation, Xu Zhi followed a step: "I'll send you a lantern riddle, and if you answer the riddle correctly, you will be rewarded." ”
Shen Ming has never seen gratuitous kindness since he was a child, the world is bustling, invincible, he knows that he shouldn't speculate about others, but he doesn't want to be lucky and wrong, and end up happy.
He raised his eyes, with some indifference on his face: "If there is nothing to do, Miss Xu, please go back." ”
The cold wind rose again, Xu Zhi's goose yellow cloak was blown away by the wind, Shen Ming didn't look at her, and she didn't show the slightest interest in the lantern riddle, so she should leave, Shen Ming thought, raised his eyes but froze in place.
The little girl in front of her lost her smile and looked at him with tears in her eyes.
Shen Ming, I got up early in the morning to go to the temple for you to ask for a signature, worried that you would be sad in the house alone and came to see you, now that it's cold, you don't invite me in to sit down, and drive me away ......”
Miss Xu, Miss Xu. Shen Ming didn't expect Xu Zhi to cry, and he had never seen the tears of the little woman, so she was messed up and stammered.
Xu Zhi raised his hand to wipe his tears, Shen Ming saw that her fingertips were cold and red, and her cuffs were stained, she should have climbed the wall just now, and she felt even more guilty in her heart, so he hurriedly let go of the side door and said: "Shen Mou definitely doesn't want to drive Miss away, it's just a leaky house, if Miss doesn't dislike it, please ......."”
Don't dislike. Before Shen Ming finished speaking, Xu Zhi strode into the door.
Xu Zhi's neatness made him a little overwhelmed, Shen Ming was speechless, and then sighed lightly and said, "The two of you should also come in together." ”
Fu Ling knew that it was to avoid suspicion, so she pulled Qile and followed.
Xu Zhi had just entered the side courtyard and had a chill, she heard Shen Ming's voice was still a little hoarse, and when she smelled the bitterness, she knew that his body had not healed, so she hurriedly pulled him into the house.
Who knew that the inside of this room was colder than the outside, Xu Zhi wrapped her cloak tighter and looked around. There was only a low cabinet in the room, a table of eight immortals with wooden stools, and a narrow bed, Xu Zhi reached out to touch it, and the futon was no thicker than the rabbit fur cloak on her body.
She frowned and looked at Shen Ming in disbelief: "You live here?" ”
Shen Ming was silent, as if he had long been accustomed to this, and only stuffed the soup woman who was placed in the futon to warm the bed into Xu Zhi's hand.
Qile saw the burning medicine stove in the courtyard, so he picked up a fan and fried the medicine, and Fu Ling stood aside to add some firewood at the right time.
Xu Zhi sat in a room as cold as an ice cellar, annoyed in her heart, she only knew that Shen Ming was not favored in the Shen Mansion, and she didn't know that Master Shen was even harsh on food and clothing.
In the last Qingzhou, no one knew that Shen Shiliulang, who was born to a prostitute the most disdainful of his Master Shen, but Shen Yueyang died of a sudden illness soon after, and Shen Ming was the only one left in the Shen family to take the examination to become an official, and there was no news of his siblings who went south to do business.
She originally thought that Shen Yueyang was born as a businessman, even if Shen Ming was not favored, she would not be too miserable, she just had to take care of Shen Ming after Shen Yueyang's death, but now it seems that in the Shen family, I am afraid that even the subordinates are a few points better than Shen Ming.
Thinking of this, Xu Zhi gritted her teeth, she looked at the little boy who was still wearing old cyan clothes during the New Year, and her heart was sour. Shen Ming is the same age as Zhang Li, but he doesn't look half as strong as that splashy skin, his body is already thin, and when he encounters this harsh treatment, he even looks a little thin on his face, not much better than the ordinary children in the desperate poverty at home.
Xu Zhi couldn't see the child suffering, not to mention that the little boy in front of her was desperately protecting the Xu family in his previous life, she felt sad, and tears appeared in her eyes.
Shen Ming saw that she was depressed again, and hurriedly explained: "My father also chose a better house, but I didn't want to. ”
Xu Zhi was about to speak, but was interrupted by Qile's knock on the door.
Little Miss, Shen Gongzi, the medicine is decocted, and I drank it while it was hot. ”
Xu Zhi couldn't bear to force the sick child to continue lying, so she swallowed her tears and stopped making a sound, just watching Shen Ming drink the medicine from the sidelines.
Shen Ming drank quickly, and he was not afraid of bitterness when he looked at it, and his face did not change color, and he drank the disgusting decoction when Xu Zhi smelled it.
After he drank it all, Xu Zhi took out the oil paper from his arms, opened the four corners, and pushed it in front of Shen Ming's hand
Shen Ming, eat, eat it and don't be bitter. ”
Shen Ming lowered his head and saw a few pieces of sour jujube cake lying inside.
Miss Xu, I am not afraid of hardship. He didn't expect it to be a sour jujube cake, he hurriedly lowered his head to hide the emotions in his eyes, but he was a little hesitant in his heart.
There is no one in the world who is not afraid of hardship. ”
Xu Zhi didn't wait for him to say more, twisted up the sour jujube cake and handed it to his lips, and Shen Ming subconsciously bit it.
Sour, astringent, fragrant and sweet, it stirred Shen Ming's internal organs for a while.
After eating one, the rest of the stools also went down one after another, and after drinking the hot decoction, Shen Ming felt that the room was warmer than just now.
Xu Zhi smiled again and took out an object: "This is the reward for you to answer the puzzle correctly." ”
Shen Ming stretched out his hand and took it, it was a peace charm.
It has been opened, and you can put it away, and I hope it will be safe and smooth. ”
…Thank you, Ms. Xu. Shen Ming lowered his head and quietly clenched his fists.
I wanted to invite you to put the river lantern, but you are still sick, and you have just drunk the medicine, so you really shouldn't move around anymore. ”
Xu Zhi got up, handed Tang Pozi to Fu Ling, and asked him to boil some hot water.
When you are sick, you should rest more and read less books, so how good is it. ”
Shen Ming nodded, did not speak, the room was cold and thin, and it was much warmer to sit and read than to lie on the bed.
The two chatted a few words from time to time, but more often sat silently at each other, and only got up when Fu Ling brought the hot soup woman.
Xu Zhi took it, and suddenly remembered something, and turned to look at Shen Ming.
Seeing Xu Zhi staring at him expressionlessly and not speaking, Shen Ming felt a little weak for no reason, and unconsciously put his hand on his chest and touched a warm object.
It was a jade pendant given to him by Xu Zhi, and after Mrs. Xu came, he hung it around his neck again, because there was no place in this burrow that could hide such a precious thing. Thinking that Xu Zhi most likely wanted to ask about it, he hesitated for a long time, and finally broke the silence:
Jade pendant ......I'll take it with me. ”
Hearing this, Xu Zhi nodded with satisfaction and smiled again.
Xu Zhi first put Tang Pozi back in the futon, and then walked around the house, carefully closing the window tightly. Shen Ming watched her take care of her as if she had been a mother before, under the light of the candle, the bright yellow rabbit fur cloak floated with a faint light as the master moved, and the smooth fur even a layman knew that it was valuable, he pinched his fingertips lightly, and pulled himself out of his emotions.
It's not too early, it's time for me to go, and you can rest early. ”
Xu Zhi looked at Shen Ming before leaving: "Don't stop too early, wait for a stick of incense." ”
Shen Ming didn't know what he meant, but he also planned to finish reading the book before going to bed, so he nodded in response.