Su Ke's consciousness did not completely dissipate, and her intermittent wakefulness made her hear many sounds—the sound of pacing back and forth, the sound of Shao Linghang and Liang Jincheng's argument, the sound of water twisting a handkerchief, the crackling sound in the charcoal basin, and the almost whispering murmur, which swirled softly and slowly in her ears.

She wanted to open her eyes to see who was talking in her ear, but her eyelids seemed to weigh a thousand pounds, and no matter how hard she tried, they were closed so tightly that she couldn't open them at all.

Then she gave up, groggy and half-asleep.

Then she saw Love.

……

Love was still seventeen years old, with a bright smile on her face, crooked eyes, and a faint dimple on her left cheek, standing there quietly and gently. She wore a lotus-colored water weed-patterned gown, and the sunlight shone through the checkered window edges, casting a thin halo on her. She walked over with a glow and sat down gently on the edge of the bed.

"You can always put yourself in danger, and over the years, you've gotten better at that." Love raised her hand and tucked the corner of the quilt for her, "If you don't get in trouble, you must know how to protect yourself first, and what's the matter if you rush up." Fortunately, it didn't hurt the bones, but if you fall and lame your arm, see what you do in the future. ”

Su Ke grinned, "If that's the case, I'll hang myself with a rope." She paused, then continued to smile, "I went to be your companion. ”

Love stretched out her finger and nodded at Su Ke's head, "You, talking nonsense all day long. If you fall and lame your arm, you won't live, and your life is so worthless? ”

Su Ke pouted, "Others are paralyzed in bed and there are people to support, I can't make money, go back and rely on Lao Tzu Niang to support them, isn't it blocking them." I don't have such a wide heart, sooner or later I will die, it is better to break it myself, simply neat. ”

"Look at what you said, why is there no one to raise it, that's not a person." Love's insight and she raised her hand and pointed at someone not far away.

The man stood where Love's had just stood, his face facing outwards and his back to him, the warm yellow light cast by the light shining on the tall back, the outline blurry and a little unreal. Su Ke squinted his eyes and took a closer look, the man had broad shoulders and a narrow waist, his hands folded behind his back, and he was playing with a big red tassel in his hand.

Su Ke's gaze suddenly darkened a little, "Love, you just make fun of me, that's not a good person at all." ”

"Oh, how?"

"He's domineering, selfish, has a bad temper, and he's a complete liar. I feel sorry for him when I think about all the lies he told. He was inconsistent, saying one thing and doing another, daring to say anything in front of me, coaxing me to believe him, but in fact his original intention did not change from the beginning. ”

Love tilted her head, "What did he have in mind?" ”

Su Ke's face turned red, and his gaze turned to the side, "He asked me to follow him." ”

"Isn't it good to be with him?"

"Not good." Su Ke replied resolutely, "Whether he is a broad son of a merchant or a well-known marquis, I am not worthy." If I follow him, I can only be a concubine......"

"You like it so much?" Love interrupted her.

Su Ke choked in his throat, and his voice was astringent, "Love, I don't like the name, but I like the person." It's not that the status of a concubine is low, but if you have a concubine, you will have a wife, and I can't stand serving a husband with others. If he marries me, he will be the only man in my life. I gave myself to him completely, but I had to watch him eat and sleep with other women...... I don't want to live like this. The person I am going to marry is mine, my body is mine, and my heart is mine. If he can't do that, he's not my beloved. ”

"A couple for a lifetime......," Love shook her head, "I've read you so many sentences, and that's all you remember." ”

Su Ke lowered his eyelashes and muttered, "This sentence is enough." ”

Love laughed, "So what if he can do it?" ”

"To do what?"

"A lifetime of a couple. What if he marries only one of you? ”

"He can't do it." Su Ke replied calmly and resolutely.

Love let out a sigh, "Kerr, don't underestimate him, and don't underestimate yourself. There are always trade-offs in this world, and no one can be perfect. He is good to you and has you in his heart, which is precious. It's better than a real one, but he doesn't remember who you are. ”

Su Ke was stunned and was about to speak, but Love was sad and lightly hooked the corners of her mouth, "Feelings are always unfair, whoever pays more will have to bear more." He likes you, and you don't like him, so you have so much fear. Ke'er, in the relationship, you are better than me, but you have to remember that the right person is not necessarily a good person, and a good person is not necessarily the right person. Your gains and losses will only make you restless, you go in and take a look, if you are wrong, you are wrong, it is not a big deal. If you are right, you will be glad that you have met someone in your lifetime who is willing to make you give your heart. ”

"Do you regret it?" Su Ke raised his eyes to look at her, "Do you regret liking him?" ”

Love's face was very calm, and the soft light gave her an extra layer of warmth, maybe she didn't have joy or sorrow, but this warmth made her expression gentle like a pool of spring water. She said: "How good, before he died, he still liked someone, he had a clear voice, a gentle smile, he had a pair of hands that could bring the dead back to life, he had a pair of eyes that could capture people's hearts." I never regretted liking him, I just regretted not being able to live longer enough for him to remember me. ”

Love's body was covered with a layer of sorrow like an ink painting, her eyebrows were lowered, and the corners of her mouth were curved, but she was so bitter.

Su Ke's throat choked, and she was about to open her mouth, when Love raised her eyes to look at her, "Kerr, he likes you, right?" ”

He just said it casually. Su Ke hurriedly said, "I met him a few times after I left the palace, but it was just a friendship at that time. Whether he meant it or not, I couldn't talk to him. Love, you know me. ”

Love smiled and shook her head, "Kerr, I'm a dead man, what do you care about me?" If he is good to you, you can follow him. Compared to those warblers and swallows, I want him to marry you more. But he was born with a romantic nature, and I am afraid that you will suffer. If you ask for a home, he will be a beloved. But if you ask for sincerity, he may not be worthy of trust. In our relationships, we are all stupid, either we will continue to be confused, or we will see the way forward early. But, Kerr, you are not as good as me, so I took a step, and you still hesitated. ”

Su Ke smiled and slowly slipped a tear out of the corner of his eye.

How stupid I am. I was stupid and scared.

……

When Su Ke woke up, someone was changing the veil on her forehead. The handkerchief of Liangjin covered his forehead, as if he drank a bowl of cool well water in the middle of summer, and the whole person was refreshed.

She looked at the pair of plain hands in front of her in a daze, and looked along her arms, it was a woman with clear eyebrows and eyes that she had never seen before.

When the woman saw that she was awake, she looked at her for a moment, then put a finger to her mouth, and then pointed to her side with that finger.

Only then did Su Ke deflect his gaze a little and saw Shao Linghang lying beside him.

Shao Linghang slept on the outside of the bed, sideways, and from the line of sight, as long as he turned over, he would fall out of bed. He slept restlessly, his brow furrowed all the time, forming a few lines and two small bulges. His lips were a little dry, and a few hairs were messy around his ears and neck.

Yuechan shook her hand at Su Ke, recalling her gaze, and then pointed to the teacup in her hand.

Su Ke shook his head very lightly, indicating that he was not thirsty.

Seeing this, Yuechan put the teacup on the pestle next to the bed, took off a gray squirrel-fur cloak from the screen a few steps away, and carefully covered Shao Linghang's body.

Shao Linghang moved, moved his head to a more comfortable position on the big horizontal pillow, and tightened his arms.

Through the two layers of quilts, Su Ke still felt Shao Linghang's arm across her chest. was already pressed by the quilt and couldn't breathe, and he hugged her tightly, making her even more depressed. After Yuechan insisted on the candlestick and left, she was really uncomfortable, and she couldn't exert her strength, so she took great pains to move her arm out of the quilt, lifted Shao Linghang's sleeve, and moved his arm pressed on the quilt to the side.

She felt much more comfortable, and as soon as her arm was stuffed back into the quilt, Shao Linghang's arm was raised.

Su Ke woke up for him, but when he turned his head to look over, he still closed his eyes, and his hand was slowly raised, as if out of instinct, he tucked the already tight quilt into Su Ke's neck again.

His hand was warm, and the dragonfly touched his neck, and then crossed to Su Ke's chest, continuing to hold her.

Su Ke remembered the zongzi.

She is a glutinous rice that is stuffy and sweating, and he is a colorful cotton rope on the leaves.

How apt to describe him......

Su Ke woke up again, just over an hour after that. The room was dimly lit, there was no light in the inner room, and all the light came in through the curtain of the floor cover. The crackling of charcoal in the brazier and the shallow breathing in the ears could be faintly heard in the inner room.

On weekdays, he is always anxious and white-faced, but he is so honest when he sleeps.

Su Ke looked at Shao Linghang's brows, which had been loosened, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously hooked up. She squinted slightly and looked carefully, the light was too dim to see really, but she still found that there was a small mole on the peak of Shao Linghang's left eyebrow.

People who have moles here can easily get ahead.

is only twenty-five years old, he is both the Marquis of Xuanping and the general of Zhaoyi, and now he is the governor of the left army, isn't it early to get ahead.

Su Ke slowly straightened his head, and the corners of his eyes and eyebrows were dyed with some coldness.

She looked around, and there was a water-blue tent hanging on the Nanmu shelf bed, and the bed board was shiny and shiny. Obviously, this is not a blessed family. Thinking of the people lying beside him, as well as the maid who was born just now, Su Ke guessed that eight ~ nine is not far from ten, this should be Shao Linghang's residence.

Was he the one who found her?

Su Ke recalled the thrill of the incident, and exhaled with palpitations.

This sound woke up Shao Linghang beside him.

Listening to Shao Linghang's confused sigh of encouragement, and slowly getting up again, Su Ke closed his eyes in a panic.

The handkerchief on his forehead was removed, and his large, warm, dry hand came up, paused for a moment, and then moved down his cheek to his neck. This time, I changed the back of my hand to test the temperature. Then there was a heavy sigh.

The fever has not gone away. Su Ke knew. But at this moment, she was more worried that her panicked heartbeat would be felt by that big hand.

She pursed her lips unconsciously, but felt the big hand hold her cheek, and the fingertips stroked her dry lips twice, so gentle that she couldn't speak. Then with all his side empty, he walked away.

Su Ke breathed a sigh of relief.

But before the breath could be completely exhaled from his nose, he leaned in again, reached under her neck and lifted her up a little, put his hands on her head, and his moist lips came up.

Su Ke's eyes widened instantly, and the mouthful of water that crossed over half moistened his heart and lungs, and half slid down the corners of his mouth......