After taking two more steps, Leng Qingtang was suddenly attracted by the things placed on the table of the Eight Immortals.

On the small square table is a melon-shaped teapot and four matching tea bowls, all of which are plain blue and white porcelain on a white background. There are two plates of dim sum next to it. One dish is the osmanthus dumplings that choked Gu Yunjin just now, and the other dish is red and white fried hawthorn with sugar.

Leng Qingtang's gaze froze for a moment. As if thinking of something, the expression on a handsome face was deep and complicated.

Slowly stretch out your hand, pinch a hawthorn and put it in front of your eyes.

The red and round hawthorn is wrapped in white frosting, and the two colors contrast sharply with each other, as if the red lanterns hanging outside the doors of every house in the Spring Festival are stained with goose feathers and white snow, and the flames render the cold red dust, and for a time also warm the dark eyes of Leng Qingtang.

The memories haunt my heart, and they are all occupied by that figure.

He clearly remembered that he was just over eight years old when he met the owner of the figure at the palace, and he was severely punished by his father-in-law for making a mistake while serving in front of the palace. Later, he met her under the laurel tree, where she held a plate full of sugar-fried hawthorn to his eyes, along with her smiling face.

At that time, the red fruit was stained with snow-white icing, and the color was bright and attractive, just like the one between the fingers now.

In the blink of an eye, nineteen years have passed, and he has already climbed to the highest position of the celebrant and supervisor, with great power in his hands and thousands of people relying on him. Except for the current emperor, no one dares to punish him easily-

couldn't help but open his mouth, Leng Qingtang put the hawthorn fruit in his hand into his mouth.

When the hoarfrost condensed by rock sugar meets the heat in the mouth, it exudes a glowing coolness when it melts instantly. The whole hawthorn has been fried before being dipped in sugar, and after biting down on the teeth, it is crispy and broken, full of sweet and sour, which is the taste of many years ago.

After eating one, Leng Qingtang couldn't help but pinch the second one from the plate.

There was movement on the other side of the bed, Gu Yunxi woke up and slowly stood up.

For the first time, she saw the towering Leng Qingtang.

"Overseer......"

She called out unexpectedly, saw him standing on the edge of the table, holding a sugar fried hawthorn in his hand, and hurriedly said to him:

"The fruit has been sitting for two days, and it's not very fresh. If you like it, I'll make you something fresh. ”

"You did it?" Leng Qingtang looked at her with a surprised expression.

"Hmm." Gu Yunxi nodded slowly, looking ashamed:

"Yunxi's talent is dull, and he can't compare to his sisters, so he can only do some small things to pass the time. This snow fruit is not very good......"

"I just tasted it, and it tastes pretty good......"

Leng Qingtang smiled appreciatively, put the hawthorn in his hand back into the plate, and dusted off the icing on his fingertips: "When you are well, you must remember to make some more for me."

Hearing his praise, the cramped state on Gu Yunxi's face was gradually replaced by surprise, and a trace of blush began to rise on his bloodless cheeks.

"Yes! Yunxi will definitely remember! ”

"Okay, it's a deal!" He looked at her, nodded and slowly blinked his eyelashes:

"Put on a dress, it's the time of the month, don't get cold again."

Leng Qingtang said it too bluntly, which made Gu Yun blush, and he lowered his head and didn't dare to look at him directly.

Gu Yunxi was both respectful and afraid of himself, the overseer of the East Factory.

In my impression, he is beautiful and extraordinary, although he is like a handsome son, he doesn't talk much, and his indifferent face always has a hint of coldness, which makes it difficult for people to make it difficult or dare not take the initiative to approach.

He couldn't come to the other courtyard a few times a year, and most of the time he came, he was with the three sisters and Gu's mother, so when he was suddenly alone with him, Gu Yunxi felt extremely nervous.

In his ears, Leng Qingtang's voice sounded again:

"Just now I was combing your qi and combing your pulse, and Bentu found that your body was too weak, isn't there a doctor in this tribute courtyard who has taken care of it for you?"

"Every time she was sick, Gu's mother invited Lang Zhong and took medicine. It's Yunxi's poor health, which adds too much trouble to everyone. ”

"Take care of it, and your old illness can be cured. After a few days, the governor called the imperial doctor in the palace to come and take a closer look at you. ”

"Yunxi thanked the Overseer."

Leng Qingtang casually brought a chair and sat on the edge of the bed. Closer, he looked at her earnestly.

The slender figures, the small melon seeds, the withered white, the beautiful eyebrows frowning with a faint sickness, the apricot eyes are full, and they are full of gloom and sorrow. There is no polish on the lips of the cherry blossoms, and a layer of dry skin is dry. On his forehead, the worn spot had scabbed, and there was a purple bruise around it.

Leng Qingtang's heart suddenly had soft emotions, and he didn't know whether that emotion should be called 'pity'. If this girl recedes from her sickness, she is also a beautiful woman......

It was the figure that floated from the memory, dusty, standing under the colorful laurel tree......

It's so similar, it's so similar...... Indeed, she should be like her......

I couldn't help but reach out, and the soft fingertips touched the wounded part of my forehead.

A slight moan brought Leng Qingtang back to his senses, his expression stunned, and he realized the abruptness of his behavior.

"Does it hurt?" He asked, withdrawing his arm.

"It doesn't hurt too much...... she replied in a whisper, looking at him in trepidation.

"Later, Bendu will send someone to send some foreign medicine, and it will be fine in a few days."

"Overseer......"

Gu Yunxi hesitated, looked directly at Leng Qingtang and asked:

"Can you let me see Sister Yun Yao? I want to see her! ”

"See what she does? A sinful body. ”

Leng Qingtang said lightly.

"In the past, she took the most care of me, but now that she has an accident, I will not hide aside. After tossing for a long time, she must not have eaten yet, so I went to bring her something to eat and left soon. ”

Gu Yunxi was still timidly pleading.

"Obedient, your blood reversal just now is the most dangerous, and you need bed rest. Tomorrow morning, Ben Governor will accompany you to see her. ”

——

This night, Leng Qingtang rested in the secluded courtyard, leaving Xiao Xiaoshen and more than a dozen guards to accompany him, and the rest of the people were brought back to Dongchang by thousands of households.

Gu Yunxi slept soundly all night.

I opened my eyes in the fog and arrived at that unknown world again. There are no mountains and rivers, the sky is red, and the moon hanging high is as bright red as a drop of blood......

Piles of people were asleep, scarlet and sticky blood smearing from their motionless bodies. They stacked on top of each other, forming knolls on the endless road.

They're all dead—

Gu Yunxi opened his mouth but couldn't scream, panting and crawling over the hills made of cold corpses. Finally running out of strength, she sat down on a blood-clotted ground to rest, looking horrified to see that the road ahead was still full of corpses.

Is this a dream? Is this a dream-

Gu Yunxi cried, looking down at his body, unable to believe that his blood-stained body had become the size of a child of several years.

Despair, still boundless despair......

"Little girl, hold me."

A light voice sounded from the top of his head, but there was a slight chill oozing through it, as if it was a command, as if it was salvation.

Gu Yunxi raised his head, but saw that the person who reached out was Leng Qingtang, but his appearance was younger, like a handsome teenager.

She stopped screaming in an instant, and slowly handed her little hand to him obediently. Pulled by him to move forward slowly, stepping on the blood on the road, the little Gu Yunxi no longer felt afraid, and the warmth transmitted to her by the big hand suddenly filled her heart with incomparable relaxation and tranquility.

His feet suddenly emptied, and his body fell down......

"Overseer—"

Gu Yunxi woke up from his dream and opened his eyes with a scream.

"Girl, I'm here."

Leng Qingtang sat on the edge of the bed, wearing a robe of moon platinum silk chrysanthemum rolling dragon wen, wearing a flowing cloud brocade gauze hat, and looked at her in a soft voice to respond.

Dragged by her little hand, there was a slight ripple in his dark eyes.

Gu Yunxi realized that a hand was pulling the sleeve of his robe, and hurriedly let go of him. His eyes looked around and he recognized that he was lying on his bed.

"You've been having a fever since the night before, and the imperial doctor in the palace has come and prescribed a prescription, so get up and take medicine later."

"You've always ...... Over here......? ”

Gu Yunxi was surprised, glanced at him, and looked away.

"Hmm. There was nothing important to do at the east end of the factory, so I stayed in the courtyard for a while longer. The governor promised you to go with you to see Yun Yao. ”

Help her to sit up slowly, put the pillow behind her back, and he wraps her in the quilt.

At this time, a little maid came into the house with a long plate.

"Master, the girl's medicine is warm."

"Bring it."

Taking the medicine bowl, Leng Qingtang put it in the palm of his hand and covered it. Indeed, the temperature of the porcelain bowl is not hot, and the temperature of the decoction is just right.

He pinched the porcelain spoon and scooped it up, still very cautiously put it to his mouth and blew it a few times, and then handed it to Gu Yunxi's somewhat dry lips.

Gu Yunxi's eyes widened involuntarily, his expression was extremely flattered, and he had forgotten to open his mouth.

From childhood to adulthood, no one felt sorry for her, except for the eldest sister Gu Yunyao, who was the second person to hold a medicine bowl and patiently feed her medicine!

However, isn't he a high-ranking commander of Dongchang? How could he have personally fed her medicine......

"Drink quickly, I'll go see Yun Yao after drinking the medicine."

The gentle voice sounded again, without the slightest hint of urging. On the contrary, the slow, subdued tone of voice resembles an indulgent tone.

The plain white fingers are matched with the plain white porcelain spoon, and the clean color makes people's hearts suddenly quiet.

Gu Yunxi stopped guessing, and immediately opened his mouth to swallow a mouthful of medicinal soup. Suddenly, Qianli's facial features could no longer stand the bitter taste of the medicine, and they were all tightly screwed together, like a pitiful little bun.

"Bitter?"

"Hmm. Compared to the medicine I usually take, it's a little bitter......"

Leng Qingtang couldn't help laughing:

"Be good, drink the medicine, and naturally there will be good things to reward you."

After feeding the medicine, Leng Qingtang put the empty bowl back on the tray in the maid's hand, and casually pinched a candied fruit from the porcelain plate next to him and put it into her mouth.

"Sweet or not?" He asked with a smile, watching intently as she squirmed her little mouth and chewed on the candied fruit in her mouth.

"Sweet ......"

Gu Yunxi chewed and played with candied fruit, and the uncomfortable bitter taste of medicine on his tongue was no longer there. Then, he helped her to lie down on the bed, and he wrapped the quilt tightly for her. I don't know when, there was an extra layer of fox fur blanket pressed on the quilt, warm, light and soft.

"I'll sleep when the medicine comes up, I'll leave at night, I'll wait for you here."

Leng Qingtang continued to stay by the bedside, the soft light flashing in the dark eyes of the night. His lips hooked slightly, and a little warmth rose in his faint smile. He was originally a towering and heroic man, and his facial features were even more handsome and outstanding when he chuckled.

Gu Yunxi kept staring at his face, and his eyes seemed to have forgotten to avoid it at the moment when a little tired sleepiness rose. She felt that his peaceful appearance was the most handsome, and people did not want to look away from it at a glance.

After a few moments of effort, the drowsiness became thicker, and Gu Yunxi closed his heavy eyelids again in a daze......