Chapter Forty-Nine: Holding Across the Puddle
Speaking of which, after the winter, Xu Jiayi felt that it was cold outside, so she didn't like to go out. I still remember the last time I looked at Chu Changfeng, when my cousin was married, when the family invited Qian's father and mother to be guests, they invited Chu Changfeng to come to Wan'an Hall for dinner as a companion.
Since that meeting, Xu Jiayi has never looked at Chu Changfeng again, and even she almost forgot that there was such a person. Of course, there are also reasons why Chu Changfeng goes out early and returns late every day.
Then what he just said "I haven't seen you for a day" means that he has not denied yesterday's events.
Xu Jiayi glanced at Yuan Xiang and asked her to retreat outside the house and wait. Qi Fei saw that this was Xu Jiayi had something to say to Chu Changfeng, and without Chu Changfeng's instructions, he went to the door by himself and chatted with Yuan Xiang.
Glancing back at Yuan Xiang and Qi Fei, Xu Jiayi looked at Chu Changfeng and whispered, "How is your injury?" I saw that the injury was quite serious. ”
She's not a doctor, she just handled it for him yesterday, and I don't know if it's right, so I have to let the doctor take a second look. However, Xu Jiayi is not easy to say clearly, so she can only remind euphemistically.
"It's not a big deal," Chu Changfeng said nonchalantly. He woke up early this morning, and after coming back to his senses, he found that the place where he was was Xu Jiayi's boudoir. Thinking of Xu Jiayi's worried look last night, he knew that she was afraid that it would affect her reputation, so Chu Changfeng climbed through the window by himself and left first without alarming anyone.
"Scared you yesterday, didn't you? You can rest assured, God knows this, you know and I know, and there will be no third person who knows. ”
"Hmm." Xu Jiayi replied lightly, understanding what Chu Changfeng meant, asking her not to tell her about it. Thinking that he hadn't seriously thanked Chu Changfeng for so long, he looked at Chu Changfeng seriously, his face full of sincerity, "That time...... Thank you Uncle Cousin for saving your life, and if Uncle Cousin needs me if there is anything he needs, just say it. ”
"Which time?" Chu Changfeng raised his eyebrows suspiciously, and when he saw Xu Jiayi's embarrassed face, he laughed out loud, "Tease you." It's just a gesture, and I don't want you to reciprocate. Besides, I didn't know who you were at the time, so you don't have to take it personally. I don't want your family to know about your appearance, and I don't need to mention this matter in the future, I have already explained it to Qi Fei. ”
Sure enough, she thought that Qi Fei had really forgotten her, but it turned out that her cousin had told her.
She came over today, mainly to confirm that Chu Changfeng had returned to Zhu'an Courtyard by herself, or had been arrested by some thief. Although she knew that the first possibility was very high, she still had to take a look with her own eyes to feel at ease.
Originally, Xu Jiayi planned to go back after reading Chu Changfeng, but at this time, it was the meal, Qi Fei was about to pass the meal, and politely asked if he wanted to eat in Zhu'an Courtyard, but before Xu Jiayi opened his mouth, he was swallowed by Chu Changfeng again.
"The meal is still rushing people out, who did you learn it from?" Chu Changfeng glanced at Qi Fei with a little dissatisfaction, he didn't understand that he looked very smart as a guard on weekdays, why did he look so stupid at this time?
So Xu Jiayi's words of farewell were stuck in her throat and couldn't be spoken, so she could only accompany Chu Changfeng to dinner in Zhu'an Courtyard. Looking at the amount of Xu Jiayi's meal, Chu Changfeng frowned dissatisfied, glanced at Xu Jiayi, who was looking at him carefully, and swallowed back the sentence "eat more".
These girls in Yanjing City are like this, they eat less, they are as thin as a bamboo pole, and they don't know where they look good, but they are still happy to be thin and beautiful. If you want him to say that little girls should eat more to be healthy, and besides, isn't a chubby girl cuter?!
After dinner, Xu Jiayi sat on the couch, eating refreshments and watching the rain outside the window to pass the time, occasionally squinting at Chu Changfeng.
He seemed to be very busy, and since she sat down here, he had been looking through the official documents, and from time to time he had told Qi Fei what to do.
The rain outside kept dripping, and I thought it would stop after a while, but I didn't expect it to fall bigger and bigger, and the eaves water kept falling, splashing all over the ground.
Occasionally, a cool breeze blew, which made Xu Jiayi shiver, and reached out to touch the goosebumps caused by the cold, Xu Jiayi couldn't help complaining, this is too cold, I knew that I should wear more when I went out.
Fortunately, Yuan Xiang cleverly brought her a snow poncho, otherwise she would definitely be cold to death, thinking, Xu Jiayi silently gathered the snow on her body.
The rain really doesn't stop.
Chu Changfeng saw Xu Jiayi huddled together and shivered, frowned and went into the inner room, and after a while, he took a pure black thick cloak and came out. Let Xu Jiayi take off the snow on her body, tie the cloak for Xu Jiayi by herself, and seeing Xu Jiayi's whole person wrapped in the cloak, Chu Changfeng nodded with satisfaction, "This one is warmer than the one on you." ”
"Huh...... Thank you, cousin. Xu Jiayi pulled the corners of her mouth a little embarrassed, this cloak can be seen from its weight Its ability to withstand the cold, and it really doesn't feel cold when you put it on. It's just that she is really not as tall as Chu Changfeng, and this cloak is draped on her body, which was originally an ankle-length cloak, but now it has fallen to the ground.
looks like a child who has stolen an adult's clothes, and without looking in the mirror, Xu Jiayi can know how funny she looks.
Just look at Qi Fei and Yuan Xiang's expressions that want to laugh but don't dare to laugh.
It's raining too much outside, and now that I've had dinner for a while, Xu Jiayi should already rest at this time on weekdays. couldn't drag it out any longer, Xu Jiayi stood up and ordered Yuan Xiang behind her, "Yuan Xiang, go find two oil paper umbrellas, let's go back." ”
"It's raining heavily outside, and I'm going to get wet when I walk here." Chu Changfeng raised his eyebrows and glanced at the pouring rain outside, and was about to persuade her to suddenly think of something, so he asked Qi Fei to come over with an oil-paper umbrella and go straight out of the door, seeing that Xu Jiayi was a little stunned, what is this?
Before he could speak, he heard Chu Changfeng answer what he thought in his heart, "I'll send you." ”
Xu Jiayi euphemistically wanted to refuse Chu Changfeng's kindness, but at Chu Changfeng's expressionless face, she swallowed the words back. This cousin seems to be a bit fierce......
Out of the eaves, Chu Changfeng carefully helped Xu Jiayi hold the oil-paper umbrella, because of the height difference, if it was normal to hold the oil-paper umbrella, it would definitely not be able to cover Xu Jiayi. Chu Changfeng deliberately held it lower, and the oil-paper umbrella was also biased to Xu Jiayi's side, holding Xu Jiayi tightly in his arms to ensure that the girl in his arms would not be wet.
Although the drainage of Shangshu Mansion is good, it can't withstand the stagnant water left by such a heavy rain today, and occasionally the water in the puddles in one or two places is about twenty or thirty centimeters deep, if you wade directly over, I am afraid that the shoes and socks will be wet.
Her eyes stayed on the stagnant water for a while, Xu Jiayi was about to walk over by herself, and as soon as she stepped forward, she felt that the whole person was hanging in the air, but it was Chu Changfeng who held her waist and lifted her up gently. Xu Jiayi was afraid of falling, so in order to stabilize her body, she subconsciously wrapped around Chu Changfeng's waist.
Although Xu Jiayi is not short, she can't stop Chu Changfeng from being very tall.
The two stood together, and Xu Jiayi only reached the position of Chu Changfeng's shoulder, so at this time, he was holding Chu Changfeng's waist, and his head happened to lie on Chu Changfeng's chest. Listening to the heartbeat of "bang bang bang" one after another in her ears, Xu Jiayi blushed unconsciously.
This was the first time she had fallen into the arms of a man other than her uncle and grandfather, who were nominally her cousins, but she felt shy when she was in his arms, and this shyness was absent when she was in the arms of her uncle and grandfather. Xu Jiayi didn't have time to figure out the reason, but was interrupted by Chu Changfeng's voice, "Hurry up." ”
"Huh?" Xu Jiayi was stunned, hurriedly hugged Chu Changfeng's waist tighter, and said while nodding, "Oh, okay." ”
Yuanxiang, who was carrying a lantern on the side, cautiously looked over with her peripheral vision, and when she saw the two hugging each other, she couldn't help but tremble in her heart, and she was about to say something stuck in her throat and swallowed it again. This is the girl's cousin, and it is understandable that the two are closer. It's just that she looked at the girl and the prince standing together, it was really like the talented woman mentioned in the book.
Yuan Xiang silently waded through the stagnant water, bowed her head in front of her and carried the lamp, but in her heart she thought that she should remind Sister Xiangqiao tomorrow that the girl was older and should pay attention.
After the stagnant water, Chu Changfeng put Xu Jiayi down. The moment she landed, Xu Jiayi let go of the hand that was wrapping around Chu Changfeng's waist, lowered her head and blushed and whispered "Thank you", thought about it and added, "Actually, I can go by myself, I don't have to bother my cousin." ”
"Hmm." Chu Changfeng responded lightly. Although it was answered, when he encountered the puddle again, he still scooped Xu Jiayi up, and put Xu Jiayi down after the puddle.
Yuanxiang had to hold both an umbrella and a lantern, and the oil paper umbrella swayed left and right due to the wind blowing at night, she couldn't hold the oil paper umbrella at all, so her body was almost wet. As for Chu Changfeng, although he held the oil-paper umbrella steadily, he deliberately deviated to Xu Jiayi's side, so the right half of his body was wet, and the left half was still dry.
Compared with the slightly embarrassed two, Xu Jiayi basically didn't get drenched much, only some water stains on the tips of her shoes, and although the cloak was also splashed, the clothes inside were dry. Xu Jiayi didn't feel any difference when she was on the road, and when she looked at Chu Changfeng's clothes, she understood how well she was protected along the way.
"Uncle Cousin, do you want to come in and rest before leaving?"
"No need." Chu Changfeng narrowed his eyes, gently covered the top of Xu Jiayi's head with his palm, and rubbed it, "Go back quickly, it's windy outside, don't get cold." ”
Xu Jiayi didn't want to go back to the house, so she had to watch Chu Changfeng leave, and Chu Changfeng had no choice but to leave by himself first.
Seeing that Chu Changfeng was about to leave the courtyard gate of Jiaxi Garden, Xu Jiayi suddenly shouted at the top of her voice, "Uncle Cousin! ”