Chapter 62: The Battle of the Heart
When Lime woke up, Qiu Chulin was leaning on the edge of the bed reading a book. He half-grasped her hand, but she clutched him tightly.
"Awake?" Feeling the slender hand in his palm loosen some strength, Qiu Chulin hurriedly put down the book and turned his head to check her situation, "How do you feel?" Does it still hurt? ”
Lime shook his head and pulled his hand back from his big palm, "Where is this?" ”
"This is Yuqiong Pavilion, and we are still in Licheng." The slender hand was withdrawn, and the palm suddenly felt empty, Qiu Chulin got rid of the feeling of loss in his heart, and got up to bring water for her.
"You should be guarding Nanlin Pass, why did you come to Licheng?" The water temperature was just right, and the lime was very thirsty, so he took the water cup and drank it all, "If there is a move in Xiuyi, wouldn't it make Shuo Chu passive?" ”
"Jiang Li came with the news that Xiu Yi had done something to you, I didn't feel at ease, so I came immediately." Qiu Chulin looked at her, and deep self-blame appeared in his heart, "It's all my fault, I shouldn't have let you come......"
"Qiu Chulin." Lime interrupted him, she really didn't want to remember the people and things that made her miserable, "I have decided to accept Yan Qiyang's proposal and cooperate with him. ”
She thought that she could break out of the encirclement and escape from the prince's mansion, and then sneaked into Shuochu, took advantage of the death of Emperor Shuochu, intensified the party strife in Shuochu, fished in troubled waters, and rescued her father, queen and mother.
But now, her body can no longer support her plan, she must rescue her father and mother as soon as possible, and she has no time. Even if she doesn't believe in Yan Qiyang, she must cooperate with him.
"Ning'er, the emperor has died, now is not a good time, I'm afraid this matter will be postponed." Qiu Chulin said.
"No, we can't wait any longer, Tianchi is short in thirty years, and if you miss this time, you will have to wait for another thirty years." Lime grabbed him by the sleeve and said eagerly, "This must be done as soon as possible." ”
"Okay, I'll send a message to my stepfather right away, telling him to prepare early." Qiu Chulin paused and asked, "Lord Mu has been waiting for you to wake up, when do you plan to leave?" ”
"Send a message to Lord Mu for me, and leave immediately." Lime Road.
Lime bathed and changed her clothes, changed into a cyan dress, she hesitated for a moment, but still put on heavy makeup to hide the paleness on her face.
Yuqiong Pavilion, the account room.
The head of the house checked the accounts, and never liked to be around, so everyone waited quietly outside the account room, listening to the movements in the account room with fear.
"Yanji!" Shen Jiang was away from checking the account books for a long time, and before he knew it, it was past noon, and he only felt hungry and thirsty in his stomach, so he subconsciously shouted out this name.
There was a commotion outside the account room, and everyone knew that the girl of Yansi Temple was a popular person around the head of the family, and she was sent to Jinnan because she had committed something wrong and angered the head of the family.
At this time, the head of the house called the girl of the temple, I don't know whether it is joy or sorrow?
Yan Si's body trembled slightly, her eyes were moist, she had been with him for so long, so she naturally knew why he called her at this moment.
"Sister Yan, when you are away, the head of the family often calls you like this." Wei Jiu handed the tray in his hand to Yansi and persuaded him, "Don't be stubborn, go in and admit your mistake to the head of the house, the head of the house will definitely not blame you again." ”
"Ah Jiu, you don't understand, it's me who can't live with the head of the family, and I don't dare to ask for any more." Yansi shook his head and pushed the tray back, "You go quickly, the tea temperature is just right, don't delay." ”
Wei Jiu sighed lightly, entered the account room with the tray, and placed the prepared meals on the table one by one, then came to the bookcase and said softly, "Master, the meal is ready." ”
"Hmm." Shen Jiang didn't raise his head, his eyes were busy browsing the account books.
If she doesn't talk much in normal times, but today's lonely appearance of Sister Yan really made her feel distressed, she gritted her teeth and plucked up her courage to say, "The head of the family, Sister Yan is outside the door, but do you want her to come in and serve?" ”
When Shen Jiangli heard this, his hand moved slightly, he frowned, and said coldly, "Get out." ”
"Yes." Wei Jiu's body trembled slightly, and he quickly withdrew from the account room.
After Shen Jiangli finished reading a thick account book, he got up and came to the dining table to prepare for dinner.
The tea is fragrant, the rice is fragrant, and today's food is very much to his liking. The entrance of the tea was at a moderate temperature, and it seemed that the time for him to eat had been calculated.
At this time, a figure suddenly appeared in his mind, soft and boneless, three points sickly, elegant and pitiful in his gestures.
But she is so gentle, stubbornly guarding disgusting secrets for an unworthy person, and would rather be banished by him than bow to him and admit her mistakes!
Shen Jiangli looked at the food, and suddenly lost her appetite, didn't she want to bow to him? Why do you want to make this meal to provoke him!
There was a soft knock on the door, and Shen Jiang was irritable, he didn't raise his head, he threw the teacup over, and shouted angrily, "Get out of here!" ”
"The Shen family master has a lot of temper today!" Qiu Chulin took the teacup steadily, put it back to Shen Jiangli, he sat aside, glanced at the food on the table, and said with a smile, "Who spoiled you like this?" Is it hard to swallow such a delicious meal? I remember back in the day, you were never picky. ”
Shen Jiangli was slightly stunned, he was indeed never picky before, he was used to eating delicacies from the mountains and seas, he was also used to eating coarse tea and light rice, and there was no difference between silk and satin and coarse linen clothes for him.
Only later, there was a woman who made soup for him, cooked snow and tea for him, and sewed clothes for him.
When she wasn't there, he couldn't eat, drink, or sleep well, and he was uncomfortable.
He couldn't deny that he couldn't do without her anymore.
But because of this, he was even more annoyed, obviously a person who betrayed him, why could he still keep him awake at night, tossing and turning?
"Jiang Li, you and I know Ke Shiying's methods, she even deceived you, and it is not uncommon for Yansi to be controlled by her." Qiu Chulin said, "Yansi is a good girl, you give her another chance." ”
"If you don't guard Zhuo Lime, what are you doing here with me?" Shen Jiangli didn't want to listen anymore, he got up with his sleeves and returned to the bookcase, the food was completely untouched.
Qiu Chulin got up with him and came to the bookcase, "Ning'er is awake, we will leave for China today, and I have to bother you to watch the movement here in Jinnan for me." ”
"Lord Mu's trip is to pick up Zhuo Lime and return to the court, if she hadn't been holding your hand before she fell unconscious, he would have taken her away yesterday." Shen Jiangli picked up the account book, flipped through it casually, and asked casually, "Will he let you take Zhuo Lime away?" ”
"No, Lemon will go back with him." Qiu Chulin said, he saw that Shen Jiangli was so absent-minded, so he didn't want to bother anymore, he thought for a moment, and decided to persuade him, "Jiang Li, anyone can see that the heart of Yansi is all tied to you, you don't hold the shelf of your Shen family master, cherish the person in front of you." ”
This sentence left by Qiu Chulin made Shen Jiangli very uncomfortable, he lost the account book, and his heart was depressed.
"Head of the house......" Wei Jiu cautiously approached the bookcase, feeling uneasy, "If the food is not to your liking, Wei Jiu will immediately order the dining room to be remade." ”
General Qiu asked her to come in and clean up the dishes and chopsticks, she thought it was the order of the head of the house, and she came in without much thought, only to find that the meal had not been touched at all, she had never been able to feel the temper of the head of the house, and she did not dare to withdraw without permission, so she had to ask hard.
"No, let's withdraw." Shen Jiangli leaned back, put his legs on the bookcase, and exhaled a deep breath of turbidity, trying to relieve the depression in his heart.
Many strange things happened in July last year, which made him see her true face clearly, and also made him see his relationship clearly.
He never thought that the woman he had admired for many years would have such a deep scheming, and he didn't even know that he was being played with by her.
The moment he found out the truth, after he was annoyed, he was more calm and calm. He was annoyed that he had looked away, and he was annoyed that he was being used by others, but he was not angry that she had deceived him, because everything was like this, and her flaws had long been exposed, but he had been turning a blind eye, disturbing himself by mediocrity, and finally mistaken himself.
Only then did he know that this heart-to-heart battle, which he knew was fruitless, had already exhausted him. It turned out that he had long been relieved of this relationship, and he was only used to caring about her.
And at that time, he found that the only thing that made him haunted was the deception of Yansi towards him.
It seemed like in an instant, the impact of her departure on him was infinitely magnified, he became irritable and irritable, and he couldn't do anything to calm his mind, as if only by seeing her could he make him feel better, but she didn't let herself get her wish, and she refused to take the initiative to admit her mistake to him!
"Door Master." Yansi entered the door with a tray, stopped in front of the bookcase, looked at Shen Jiangli with his eyebrows tightly locked, and felt distressed in his heart.
The long-awaited voice made Shen Jiangli come back to her senses in an instant, was she finally willing to come to see him?
He tilted his head and took her into sight, purple clothes and skirts, gentle and demure, after half a year, she was still the same as before, and there was no change at all. For some reason, the mood that had just gotten better because of her suddenly became awkward, and he kept silent and just looked at her, as if he was deliberately embarrassed.
"Door master, it's the negligence of Yan Temple, and the food is not to your liking." Yansi Fu said, "Yansi has made some more, please move the door master to eat." ”
"Put it down." Shen Jiangli glanced at the tray she was holding in her hand, there were three layers of food boxes on it, and a pot of fresh soup, he was worried about whether she could hold it.
"Yes." Yansi responded, came to the table with a tray, and laid out the meals one by one, but saw that Shen Jiang was not moving, as if he didn't plan to eat, "Door master, please move to eat." ”
The aroma of the rice was tempting, Shen Jiangli's stomach "grunted" uncontrollably, he flattened his mouth, got up and came to the dining table, Yan Si followed him, knelt opposite him, and served soup for him.
Shen Jiangli hadn't eaten the food she cooked for a long time, and he missed it, but as soon as the food was eaten, he felt that it was a delicacy in the world, and he feasted on it for a while, and he didn't care about the image of the head of the Shen family.
"Gollum~"
Shen Jiangli raised his head in astonishment, seeing that Yansi blushed at a speed visible to the naked eye, he had never seen her so embarrassed, his mood suddenly improved, he swallowed the food in his mouth slowly, the corners of his lips lifted lightly, "You haven't eaten yet?" ”
"The master of the door doesn't need to eat, who dares to eat the people below." Yansi lowered his head, feeling his hot cheeks, and his heart was even more embarrassed.
"You came to serve me for the sake of your subordinates?" Shen Jiangli frowned and put down the dishes and chopsticks.
"Yan Temple is worried about the body of the door master, the people below have always eaten irregularly, and it doesn't matter if you are hungry for one or two meals." Yansi bit his lower lip, and his face burned even more.
This answer was quite satisfactory to him, Shen Jiangli picked up the bowl of rice prepared at the bottom of the food box and put it in front of Yan Temple, "Eat." ”
"Yansi doesn't dare." Yanji bowed his head and said.
"You're going to disobey orders?" Shen Jiangli threatened.
"Yansi doesn't dare." Yansi hurriedly shook her head, she picked up the rice with difficulty, and then put it back, "Door master, this is too much, Yansi can't finish it." ”
Shen Jiangli picked up the rice in front of her, divided most of it into his bowl, and then picked up the rice bowl with her, and said, "Eat quickly, your body is already weak, don't get hungry and sick again." ”