Shen Langgui

Chapter 107

Shen Yue put his arms around Xun He, playing with the dried flowers in his hands, then shifted his gaze to Xun He's shriveled face due to emaciation, Shen Yue pinned the scattered strands of Xun He's hair behind his head, kissed for a while, Asked in a low voice: "Li'er, you haven't answered me yet, why don't you take a rest these few months?"

Xun He nodded, but then hesitated again: "How long will this rest be?"

Shen Yue didn't know whether to laugh or cry, sat up and pinched the paper man in his hand, and shoved it like a gesture: "You're thinking about going back to work before you take leave, so you can't be free for a moment?"

Xun He put his hands behind his back and laughed at himself, "I'm an unlucky person, working hard."

"Again! Don't say such things, if you say too much, you will believe it." Shen Yue got off the bed as he said it, and passed through his armpit to hug Xun He, "Where did I say it was so big? The rotten smell, I sniffed it carefully and found out it was me. You, too, have been smoked by my arms for a long time without saying a word."

"Master Shen rode back overnight, and hurried to court again this morning, it's reasonable that he didn't have time to tidy up."

Shen Yue took off his shoes and casually draped his official robes on his body, then he dragged Xun He up the mountain: "Go, let's see what's going on with my small courtyard."

Looking at the sun in June, the night is fading, and the full moon hangs high.Going up to the thatched house, Xun He originally planned to hold out the candles in the house, but unexpectedly the moonlight was clear, the front of the court was bright, and the flower tree Shen Yue planted was lush and prosperous.Walking closer, Shen Yue suddenly found two flower buds with parallel stalks, and he said happily: "It looks so good, the gardener I entrusted before I left was really hardworking!"

"The gardener has something to do. As soon as Master Shen left, he asked for leave and went back to his hometown in Yuzhou. I have basically been taking care of him for the past two months."

Shen Yue held the flower buds, and shook hands with Xun He: "Yo, our carp can also take care of flowers and plants, so great?"

Xun He displeased and put his hips on his hips: "In Master Shen's eyes, I'm just a person who doesn't distinguish between five grains?!"

"No and no." Shen Yue waved his hand, "You have to worry about these trivial matters all day long, it's really hard for you."

"Actually, I was inspired by you, Master Shen. When planting flowers, Master Shen said that he would enjoy the process of rebirthing life in his own hands. After taking care of her these days, I think I understand how Master Shen felt at that time."

Shen Yue hummed twice: "Do you really understand? If you really understand, then you will give me peace of mind to take care of my body in the past few months."

"..." At first I thought that the 'speaker intended' was just my own superstition, but it turned out that Shen Yue really thought so, and felt somewhat guilty after being moved by Xun He.

Fortunately, Shen Yue answered quickly: "This flower doesn't have a name yet. I thought about it carefully on the way back and decided to call it 'Worriless Flower'." Looking at Xun He, Shen Yue said again, "On the morning of departure , let me tell you that this flower is a climbing vine, and I have to build a gallery for it to climb, and I will go to the mountain to cut trees tomorrow, and you will go with me."

"Okay." When they said that, the two came to the pottery tank with a round belly beside the door. The moon was reflected in the water, and the swimming fish brought sparkling light. It's a little redder, and the color is much prettier."

Xun He and Shen Yue squatted down side by side: "I didn't do anything else, I just fed him as Lord Shen ordered, and occasionally Yan Ru would catch some soft bugs for him to eat."

Shen Yue rolled his eyes, and asked Xun He with a teasing expression: "Do you know how long the lifespan of koi is?"

Xun He shook his head.Shen Yue showed two fingers: "Guess."

"Two years?...Twenty?...Could it be two hundred?!"

"Really." Shen Yue said seriously, "With proper care, koi can live for 200 years. In the lotus pond in the front yard of Shui Wu Yue, I put an old koi over 100 years old for you."

Xun He was really dumbfounded.

Shen Yue held up Xun He's armpit, took him back to the room, and seemingly inadvertently ordered: "Since you named yourself 'Shen Li', then learn from your kind, be more energetic, and at least spend more time in this world with you." I have some time."

In the room, the bewitching fragrance disappeared, replaced by strands of fragrance, like light golden osmanthus, or dewy lotus, faint and refreshing.

Xun He seemed to have guessed what Shen Yue was thinking, so he explained: "Last year, Master Shen harvested osmanthus flowers blooming in the back mountain for cooking, so I knew there were osmanthus flowers in the back mountain. So this spring I went to the back mountain to pick some osmanthus flowers. The new osmanthus that blooms in spring is made into incense. But the four seasons osmanthus is bloomed, and its fragrance is not as good as that of golden osmanthus."

"Xiangsharen is not good either, this is suitable."

Xun He nodded and went out again: "The water is completely cold, I'll ask someone to warm it up."

Shen Yue quickly stopped him: "Don't! It's too hot, take a shower to cool down so you can sleep."

"No, Master Shen, you have new wounds on your chest and back, so you can't touch the water. How about this, I'll wipe your body for you."

"Okay." Hearing this, Shen Yue stripped off without saying a word, "Come on, Li'er!"

Xun He: "..."

Shen Yue was teasing, but he was thinking about the conversation with Xun He just now in his mind - if he hadn't asked himself, Shen Yue would not have known that Xun He had a stepfather in Nanyue.Zi Chong never mentioned it, and it seems that he didn't know about it.Regardless of whether the stepfather took care of him back then, he was still a member of Xun He's family, why Xun He deliberately concealed it.In addition, what is even more worrying is the choking pain that followed when Xun He mentioned his stepfather.

"Father..."

"Huh?" Xun He called softly, Shen Yue came back to his senses, followed the sound to look, but saw the jade flute in Xun He's palm fluttering.Shen Yue took a deep breath, forced himself to be calm, and pushed Xun He away: "You go to the back and rub my back, don't pay attention."

After venting his anger twice on his own, Shen Yue let out a long sigh, and teased at the back: "Until you take care of your body, don't even try to take advantage of me."

Xun He: "..." This method of killing eight hundred enemies and self-defeating one thousand made Xun He feel that Master Shen probably relied on luck to fight the battlefield all these years.

Then Xun He returned to Shen Yue to scrub.

Shen Yue's eyes moved down, and he suddenly saw Xun He's red and purple eyes.

There are many unusual things about Xun He.For example, if ordinary people stay up late, they will get dark circles under their eyes, but Xun He has red eyes. At first glance, they thought they were crying miserably, but everyone is used to having red eyes every day.

However, there are purple and blue blood streaks in the red eyes, but the news of his death these few days has made Xun He restless.Shen Yue couldn't help feeling guilty: "Li'er, I lied to you because I was afraid of what might happen, and I had no choice but to lie to you. I hope you will forgive me."

Xun He was stunned, and it took him a while to understand what Shen Yue said, and he smiled freely: "I understand."

Shen Yue put one hand on Xun He's shoulder and asked him: "What do you want to do most next?"

Xun He thought for a while, then said with a smile, "Sleep."

When he lowered his head, Xun He opened his front, exposing his bony chest.Shen Yue looked at his lover's ribs that were still clearly visible through a layer of skin, his eyes were sore, and he said softly: "Don't wipe it, go to sleep."

"Ah?" Xun He was a little surprised.

Shen Yue soaked the wet towel, wiped it in twos or twos, put on his clothes, and pushed Xun He into the bedroom: "I'll watch over it, you can rest at ease."

"But Master Shen, you haven't had dinner yet!" Xun He reminded anxiously.

"You haven't eaten yet?" Shen Yue asked, Hua Yin's voice came from outside: "Master Shen, it's time to eat."

"Put it in the kitchen, I'll eat later." After placing Xun He on the bed, Aunt Yin came in again to exchange incense.Shen Yue was surprised: "Ah Li said that he was very sleepy, so he still needs to use this?"

"No matter how soundly the young master sleeps, he still wakes up at night. This incense can make him sleep more soundly."

Shen Yue picked up a fragrant pill and sniffed it: "It's a bit sweet, what's it made of?"

Aunt Yin buried her head in her work, and replied casually: "I added honey, and besides that, there are agarwood, benzoin, frankincense, angelica dahurica, and cumin."

"..." Shen Yue didn't understand the principles of medicine, so he realized that it was useless to ask, so he could only say, "It's a three-point poison. Don't use it tonight, and I'll tell you if there is any situation." Shen Yue put the incense pills on fire with his bare hands. Part of it was twisted off, and she comforted Aunt Yin, "Don't worry, I'm here."

Aunt Yin packed up the package, and Shen Yue suddenly followed: "Gu Yin, I have something to ask of you."

"Master Shen just give orders."

"What are the medical books for beginners? Write me a list, and I'll look for it."

Aunt Yin was stunned: "Master Shen is this?!"

Shen Yue looked back into the room, Xun He was obediently lying on the bed, but Shen Yue still seemed worried, and pushed Aunt Yin to the door: "After the incident with Dr. Zhong, I have lingering fears. From now on, if Ah Li's medications are not personally checked , I can’t feel at ease.” In the end, afraid that Aunt Yin might misunderstand, she added, “It’s not that I don’t believe you, it’s Ah Li that I’m wary of…”

Aunt Yin understood instantly, agreed and went down the mountain.

Shen Yue returned to the room.Xun He buried half of his face in the soft pillow, his eyes were still open, and his lacquer-like pupils looked particularly deep in his pale face.

Shen Yue asked: "Still sleeping?"

Xun He answered irrelevantly: "Master, hurry up and eat dinner."

Shen Yue had no choice but to go to the kitchen under the apricot tree in the backyard, finish eating in twos and then came back again.

Xun He still half-opened his eyes.

Shen Yue lay down and asked, "Can't you fall asleep without burning incense?"

Xun He shook his head, and said weakly: "I do feel sleepy, but I just can't fall asleep."

"Then I will accompany you."

Xun He burst out laughing, his extremely thin and pointed chin made him look like a little white mouse when he laughed.Shen Yue lay down and put his arms under Xun He's neck, and the two of them pressed their hearts and lungs together.Even in the scorching heat of June, Xun He's body still feels slightly cool, so he doesn't feel hot while holding it.Shen Yue asked: "What's so funny?"

"I'm thinking of the past. Every time Master Shen said to accompany me, he didn't sleep soundly in the end."

Just as he was poking at the sore spot, Shen Yue anxiously defended: "That can't be my fault, it's the fault of Gu Yin's scented pills, it only works for me, as soon as I touch the bed, I'll fall asleep like a dead pig."

"Master Shen doesn't need to take it to heart." Xun He comforted, after all, just this willingness to accompany him through the long night is enough to move Xun He.

Shen Yue patted Xun He's back, and continued to comfort: "I let Aunt Yin take away the culprit, and I will accompany you to the end tonight. It's boring to lie down, why don't I tell you a story?"

After hearing this, Xun He burst into laughter, as if he couldn't stop, he buried his head in Shen Yue's armpits.Shen Yue was surprised and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Master Shen knows that I was an actor in the past, and I sang stories for people. Master Shen spent 3 taels to redeem me. Not only did he never hear me sing a story, but he had to tell me a story in the end. A loss-making business, do you think it’s funny, haha..."

Shen Yue thought for a while, and couldn't help but smile: "I didn't redeem you for you to do your old job. I could see at that time that you tried your best to get rid of the past, so after you walked in, I took you with me. Familiar with various affairs."

"Then Master Shen really brought me into Shen's residence," so that I had a home.

After 12 years, Xun He still remembers clearly that in front of Yunshou Gate, Shen Yue solemnly said to his trembling self - since he entered the gate, he didn't treat you as an outsider; At that time, Grandmother Shen earnestly encouraged - if you don't mind, take this place as your home.

However, for the second half of the sentence, Xun He bit his lip, fearing that he would be too sentimental, so he didn't dare to say it in the end.

"It's strange, if I don't take you into Shen's residence, where will I tell you to go?" Shen Yue didn't understand why Xun He said that.

Xun He's face was hidden under Shen Yue's jaw, and he smiled clearly.

But Shen Yue quickly picked up the conversation, and said: "I haven't finished what I said just now. Why don't I just tell you a story now, why did it go so far. As long as it makes you happy, don't talk about telling stories, just Caiyi entertains my dear, I am also happy."

Even if there are only a few days in his life to be treated so favorably by others, Xun He feels that it is enough for him to miss him for the rest of his life, so he hugged Shen Yue tightly, and said softly: "Master Shen has been looking for you with all his heart. He accepted it. So what story will we tell tonight?"

"Then let's talk about what happened on the battlefield this time. There is Lord Shen fighting alone for thousands of miles to dominate the desert, there is seabuckthorn that is crystal and beautiful but tastes more sour than your apprentice Sand Ou, and there is desert that is more honest than Yan Ru. Gu Yan... which one would Li'er want to hear?"

"Hahaha..." Xun He raised his head and looked up, his brows and eyes curved, "It sounds interesting, I would like to hear it if I can."

"it is good."

……

The candle shadow on the mica screen is deep, and the long river gradually falls and the dawn stars sink.The body has no colorful phoenix wings, but the heart has a tacit understanding.

And Tao Tao, happy to be innocent.

However, Shen Yue hadn't finished the first story when the person in his arms gritted his teeth.Shen Yue stopped talking, picked up Xun He's broken hair that was scattered on his forehead, and kissed his brows that were rarely frowned.Then pull up the thin quilt to cover the back of the lover's neck, and fall asleep while embracing each other.

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①Memorandum: Shui Wuyue is the residence of Xun He in Shen Mansion, Suzhou.

②When the story was written in the later stage, I kept falling into self-denial, and felt more and more dissatisfied.It's not that I don't care, but that I can't write well, which may be related to too many troubles in the third dimension.After writing this story, I should not touch ancient Chinese for a while, and I have to recharge and settle down.Oh, and the second ending didn't end so quickly. The heart-seeking knot is not formed overnight, so it needs long-term, patient, and drug-based counseling.I will try my best to write.just sauce