After bidding farewell to Jiang Mingsheng, Xiao Ming originally wanted to find Jiang Xiangyuan to find out the situation. Unfortunately, this guy and Xia Xiaoba had gone somewhere mysteriously since they entered the house, and no one knew about it.
There was a lot of excitement at noon. After lunch, everyone did not rush back to the village, but stayed. Xiao Ming asked Yi's mother to prepare a guest room. Anyway, there were many rooms in the house, so it was not too late to stay one night before leaving.
In the evening, red lanterns were hung on the porch. Looking at the stars in the distance, the weak candlelight did not dispel the coldness of the night. Instead, it kept swaying driven by the cold wind, and the candlelight became shadowy, flickering.
Xiao Ming walked out of the hall and stood on the corridor. The cold wind blowing against her face made her sober. She looked around and finally walked in one direction.
Under the bamboo forest, beside the stone table.
On the edge where the solitary lamp cannot shine, there is a person sitting quietly. His blurry back looks lonely and desolate in the dark night, and seems to be isolated from the world and not allowed to live in the bustling world behind him.
do not know why? She just wanted to get rid of the loneliness around him.
"Brother Shi." Xiao Ming called and walked in.
"You're here!" Shi Tingyu turned around, looking at the visitor with gentle eyes, and frowned again when the person came closer.
"Have you been drinking?"
Smelling of alcohol.
Xiao Ming walked straight to the stone table and sat down before saying: "I drank a little, but the fruit wine is not intoxicating at all." While speaking, she did not forget to show the amount of fruit wine with her hands. She was obviously very interested: "I I am very happy today and received many gifts, and each of them gave me a gift."
"Yes." Shi Tingyu nodded, with the aroma of wine coming straight to his face.
His speech was unclear and his steps were unsteady. It looked like he had drunk more than a little bit.
Shi Tingyu reached out to help the girl who was about to hit the stone table.
"They all gave me gifts, why didn't Brother Shi." Xiao Ming's voice buzzed in the darkness to express her dissatisfaction. She was not drunk at all. Her mind was very clear. Even though her mouth was not controlled by her brain, she didn't know. What.
Don't think she doesn't remember that Shi Tingyu gave Xiao Han a set of the Four Treasures of the Study.
Don't forget to miss her.
Little did he know that her appearance was particularly playful and cute in Shi Tingyu's eyes.
Shi Tingyu's heart moved. She was not like this on weekdays.
Is it because of drinking?
Silently, Shi Tingyu took back his plan to ask her not to drink in the future. She could drink when he was around.
"Brother Shi." Xiao Ming called out aggrievedly after not seeing a response for a long time.
"Yes." Shi Tingyu hurriedly took out something from his arms and handed it over.
"Don't drink so much in the future, you'll get drunk."
"You're talking nonsense. How could I be drunk? I only drank a little bit, and the fruit wine I made is not intoxicating." Xiao Ming retorted, holding something and looking left and right.
It took him a while to understand the object clearly, and he was dissatisfied: "Why is it a wooden hairpin?"
After all, the gift given to Xiao Han was the Four Treasures of the Study, so why did she just give her an ordinary hairpin made of wood.
Too careless.
Dislike, despise, despise again.
"I made it myself. It's hollow and you can put medicinal powder inside." Shi Tingyu explained, taking the wooden hairpin back and twisting it left and right, it was split into two.
"You made it with your own hands?" Xiao Ming felt relieved. What she cared about more was that Shi Tingyu made it with his own hands. This was much more thoughtful than the Four Treasures of the Study.
"Really." Shi Tingyu nodded affirmatively, and his heart almost turned cute at her appearance.
"Then bring it to me." Xiao Ming continued to make unreasonable demands and automatically leaned over.
"Okay." Shi Tingyu silently took it for Xiao Ming. Within reach was Xiao Ming's soft black hair and the fragrance of her hair lingering on the tip of her nose.
Xiao Ming reached out and touched it. Her fingers could feel the uneven patterns on the top, and she asked innocently, "Does it look good?"
She herself had forgotten that it was dark and her eyes couldn't see at night.
"It looks good." He nodded without conscience.
To be honest, this wooden hairpin is a bit ugly. The first time he carved it, this one was better.
"Hehe, Brother Shi, you are so kind." Xiao Ming laughed, stood up and spun around, smiling sweetly and charmingly.
Shi Tingyu quickly stood up and supported her, for fear that she would fall.
Xiao Ming may have felt dizzy, so she squatted on the ground and didn't speak for a while.
"Are you okay?" Shi Tingyu asked gently, and retracted his outstretched hand.
Suddenly, he felt his body move, and when he looked down, it was Xiao Ming grabbing the hem of his clothes.
"Brother Shi, do you like me?"
Shi Tingyu was shocked, and his calm expression, which was rare in a thousand years, changed in vain, and even his heart began to beat uncontrollably.
This feeling is really strange, it is completely different from the heartbeat when playing against the enemy.
Like it?
Definitely...
"Xiao Ming, you are drunk, I will take you back."
"I'm not drunk, so I won't go back." Xiao Ming waved her hand to refuse, but did not let go of her hand holding the hem of her clothes.
"La~, la~, la la la!, I am a little expert in selling newspapers!" Xiao Ming was drunk, hanging on Shi Tingyu's clothes, swaying from side to side, and hummed a happy song.
"You like me, right?"
Shi Tingyu....
Before Shi Tingyu had any answer, Xiao Ming started talking to herself: "You like me, right? If you like me, just tell me! How do I know you like me if you don't tell me? How do I know if you don't tell me? Do I like you or not? Even though you are very kind to me, you still have to tell me that you like me. How will I know if you don’t tell me, do you really like me?..."
Xiao Ming turned on the chatter mode and kept chattering under the influence of wine.
Shi Tingyu was silent for a while, wondering how long his clothes could last.
He swore that Xiao Ming would never be thirsty for wine in the future.
What if she told others this? What should I do if I pull someone else’s clothes?
Xiao Ming finally let go of Shi Tingyu's clothes. The poor clothes had been pulled out of wrinkles by her. She stood up leisurely and looked up at him. Unfortunately, she couldn't reach him even if she raised her head. Height, the presence of looking up.
Xiao Ming simply stood on the stone pedal. Well, we could finally look at each other. Now satisfied.
"But do I like you?" Xiao Ming held Shi Tingyu's face with both hands and slowly leaned towards it.
Shi Tingyu~~
The soft touch and the cold breath hit her face. Shi Tingyu opened his eyes wide. He was so shocked by Xiao Ming's sudden attack that he forgot to breathe, so that he didn't know where to put his hands.
Time seemed to freeze at this moment, and my mind was blank, except for Xiao Ming's soft nipples.
I like you.
It was like a magic sound beating on Shi Tingyu's heart, repeated over and over again.
After a while, Shi Tingyu regained consciousness and held Xiao Ming's hands to prevent her from falling. He wanted to push away her unreasonable behavior, but hesitated and slowly lowered his arms.
After all, he couldn't bear it.
After not seeing any movement from Xiao Ming for a long time, Shi Tingyu hesitated, intending to deepen this action, but when he saw the person in front of him with his eyes closed, he was suddenly stunned.
She seemed to be asleep.
Your eyes are closed and your breathing is even. Are you asleep or something?
Shi Tingyu~~
An inexplicable feeling of heartache stirred up his calm mind, but he waved his hand and ran away.
In the end, Shi Tingyu held Xiao Ming in his arms to let her sleep more peacefully. The excitement in the distance was still there, and this place was like a quiet small space. Xiao Ming fell into a deep sleep, without the delicate emotion just now. Come on, there is no more naughtiness when she shakes his clothes.
Looking at her sleeping face, he wished that time would go slower so that he could take one more look at her.
Unfortunately not.
Footsteps came in a hurry, but stopped in the distance.
"Your Majesty, urgent report from the northwest." Xia Wu's voice came faintly across the sky, with a rare urgency in his tone.
"What's the matter?" Shi Tingyu looked over, his voice a little cold.
Xia Wu stood twenty steps away. Seeing Xiao Ming in Shi Tingyu's arms from a distance, he lowered his head consciously. As personal guards, they also had to avoid the master's private matters, but this matter was not a trivial matter. He had to Come.
"One hundred thousand stones of grain and grass were burned, and the order to detain Hu Jingzhi has left the capital." The grain and grass were far to the northwest and had been burned half a month ago. When the news spread to the capital, the government and the public were in turmoil, and the Tian family was furious. Hu Jingzhi had made such a big mistake during his tenure as the general of Zhenxi. It was inevitable that he would be dismissed from office, and his life would even be at risk.
The 100,000 shi of grain and grass were used to provide relief to the foreigners in the northwest, and were life-saving food for the foreigners to spend the winter. Once it is destroyed, where can the imperial court collect so much food?
Without enough food for the winter, the nine foreign tribes would not give up. The imperial court detained Hu Jingzhi at this time and changed generals before the battle, which showed how unstable the military morale was.
The beacon smoke is rising, and war is approaching. How many people will be displaced, how many sons will die in battle, how many parents will lose their sons, how many wives will lose their husbands, and how many children will lose their fathers.
War is always painful.
"Let's set off back to Beijing." Shi Tingyu said with a solemn expression.
"But, the Crown Prince..." Xia Wu hesitated. The Crown Prince had been deprived of his military power and removed from the post of general. At this time, he was just the Crown Prince of Dingbei Houfu who was idle at home.
The current situation is even more unfavorable for them when they return to the capital. Countless pairs of eyes are watching their every move. If they make any mistakes or omissions, those censors who only want to eat and wait to die will stab them all over with their pens.
"I'm just not allowed to step into the northwest without being summoned. Don't I even have the right to go home?" Shi Tingyu said softly. He didn't know Xia Wu's worries, but at this moment, he had to take this step.
Shi Tingyu looked at Xiao Ming in her sleep and smoothed the messy hair on her forehead.
He originally thought that the battlefield would be his final destination, but there was her trace in it.
Xiao Ming, I'm gone, and my heart will always be with you; if I'm lucky enough to come back alive, I'll accompany you through the mountains and rivers, forever and ever; I wish you peace and tranquility for the rest of your life.
If not...
Take care of yourself!
