When I returned to Huaiwang's Mansion in the afternoon, the rain had not stopped.

Li Fengming stood alone under the cloister, looking at the rain scene in the courtyard for a long time.

Occasionally, the wind blows, and the rain spreads everywhere.

Some of the rain flew obliquely under the eaves of the porch, mischievously pounced on her with a thin layer of water.

At this time, it was almost sunset, and she did not feel cold, but thanked the rain and cool breeze for making her clear.

I wasn't angry, and I didn't think there was anything wrong with Xiao Mingche.

She is just a passerby to Xiao Mingche and Qi Guo, and many things have nothing to do with her.

Yu Fang said that the eldest princess had a lot of complaints about her, worried that she wanted to turn Xiao Mingche into a marionette in her hands.

At this moment, calm down and think about it, from the position of the eldest princess, this speculation and worry are not wrong.

She and Xiao Mingche are just allies, and Xiao Mingche is not obligated to let her know everything.

Just like herself, she didn't tell everything to him and everything.

The symbiotic relationship between the two of them is like that of two friendly neighbors, whose interests tend to be at the same time, they can help each other, and even work together to advance and retreat.

But this is only temporary.

No matter how close the relationship between the two countries is, even if they are sure that the other side has no malicious intentions, they will never be like puppets and completely at the mercy of the other side.

In the past, she crossed the line too much, and in the future, she needs to pay attention to the restraint and proportion.

The next morning, Li Fengming woke up slightly unwell.

She couldn't tell what was wrong, she only faintly felt top-heavy and her spirit was not very good, so she didn't go to the martial arts arena.

All day, she was locked in her study and counted the gold ingots and silver tickets, but the significant increase in her savings did not bring her the usual joy.

At dusk, she had more and more headaches, and she was in a trance.

Chun Yudai saw that her face was wrong, and hurriedly invited the house doctor, only then did she know that she was sick.

On this day, Xiao Mingche came back late.

Before entering the mansion, the housekeeper Uncle Jiang hurriedly reported the news that "the princess was infected with a cold and was in bed behind closed doors".

"Can you call a house doctor?" Xiao Mingche asked as he walked, his face expressionless, but his steps were a little eager.

Uncle Jiang said, "Summoned." The house doctor said that it was just an ordinary cold, coupled with excessive thinking, there seemed to be a frustration in his heart, and he had already prescribed a prescription. The princess fell asleep after drinking the medicine, and the girl Chunyu closed the courtyard door, saying that it was the princess's order, and she was afraid that she would pass her illness to others. ”

It's just an ordinary wind and cold, if it weren't for the fact that the two people were extremely close, how could they easily get sick?

And in this mansion, who can be extremely close to Li Fengming?

To put it bluntly, the off-string sound of her order was to stop Xiao Mingche.

It's a pity that she forgot that Xiao Mingche is a guy who often can't understand the sound outside the strings.

Chun Yudai and Xin Wei politely persuaded Xiao Mingche to return to the North Courtyard, but he had to see Li Fengming to feel at ease no matter what.

couldn't resist him, Chun Yudai had to go into the bedroom to ask for instructions.

Li Fengming was a little dazed after drinking the medicine, and his mind was full of things, and his headache was about to explode.

I really didn't have the energy to say more, so I said, "Let him be." ”

With her promise, Xiao Mingche first entered the bedroom to probe her forehead temperature and confirm that there was nothing abnormal, so he felt a little at ease.

After a simple wash, I stayed in the courtyard.

Blowing out the lamp and going to the bed, Xiao Mingche carefully wrapped Li Fengming into his arms.

But she could only whine twice like a cat to show her dissatisfaction, and she didn't even have the strength to struggle.

She looked as if she had just been fished out of the water, and her bedclothes were soaked with sweat, as if she was feeling cold.

Xiao Mingche was very puzzled: "What did you do today?" "How did you suddenly make yourself sick.

"Count the gold ingots." Li Fengming's voice was hoarse and his words were slurred.

It is as if he were counting gold ingots until he was tired and sick.

In the dark, Xiao Mingche lowered his eyes and glared at her angrily.

But she was soft and soft, completely lacking the fresh spirit she had on weekdays, which made Xiao Mingche feel as if her chest was twisted by an invisible big hand.

After a moment of silence, he lowered his head and kissed her twice on the lips.

Gently, without any non-divided desires, like a butterfly cherishing flowers gently touching the heart.

Li Fengming muttered in a hoarse voice, "Hey, I'm sick." "I'm not interested in doing that kind of thing with you.

Xiao Mingche patted her on the back, "I didn't have anything to do." Go to sleep. ”

His movements were a little clumsy, but his strength was very gentle, a gesture of protection and comfort.

This made Li Fengming feel like he was back in his childhood.

When she was a child, if she had a little illness or pain, it would alarm everyone.

No matter how busy and tired her parents are, they will try their best to override public opinion and insist on accompanying her all night.

At that time, they would also hug her like this, patting her on the back gently, knowing that this would not alleviate her discomfort, but they would still do it.

They want her to know that when you are weak, you can rely on it with peace of mind, and you don't have to think about anything or be afraid of anything.

She was their first child, and they poured all their love and hope into her without hesitation.

Even though she had her second brother at that time, she was still a treasure in the palm of her parents' hands.

At that time, she and her parents at that time may not have expected that more than ten years later, the family that was once so close and snuggled up to it would finally become what it is now.

In the more than a year that she was imprisoned in the East Palace in disguise, she had thought about many things over and over again.

Helplessness, incomprehension, unwillingness, anger, and grievances have all been there.

Later, she figured it out, and she was relieved, and then she had Li Fengming, who was open-minded and cheerful after coming to Qi with her relatives.

Originally, most of the children born in the royal family couldn't jump out of this fate.

No matter what kind of affection it is in the world, whether blood is thicker than water, or it accumulates over time, it will eventually be like fine sand passing through the fingers, and nothing can be left.

The world is impermanent, and people's hearts are fickle. Time can take away too much, and it can change too much.

Recalling the past, Li Fengming's eyes were slightly hot, his nose was sour, and an unspeakable grievance rose in his heart, and he was a little strangely down-to-earth.

She muttered, "If one day I am gone, you will marry a new princess, and remember to take care of people like this." ”

"Nonsense. You're just cold. Xiao Mingche's arms around her back tightened a little, and tightly wrapped her in his arms.

Li Fengming gently nudged him, "Stay away from me, be careful of being sick." ”

"Stop talking. Sleep fast. As he spoke, he did not retreat, but met the tip of her nose and breathed in touch.

He remembered hearing someone say that if he gave his illness to another person, the sick person would soon be healed.

Xiao Mingche's method didn't work.

He stayed in the courtyard for many days, but his body seemed to be cast from steel, and he didn't look sick at all.

It's strange to say, although Li Fengming's body bones can't bear the pain, he is not too squeamish, and headaches and brain fever are rare on weekdays.

This time, the wind chill was like a mountain, and it dragged on from the end of the month to the beginning of the next month, which was really unexpected.

At the end of the month, she was supposed to go to the palace to visit the Empress Dowager, but because she was sick, Xiao Mingche went by herself;

At the birthday banquet of Princess Fujun at the beginning of the month, she still coughed badly and her spirit was also weak, so Xiao Mingche still went to the banquet alone.

She was recuperating behind closed doors and didn't know what was going on, but Chun Yudai went to Lixiangxing to explain the matter, only to hear from Yufang that "the ladies and ladies are all talking about it, saying that Princess Huai is disgusted by King Huai, and she doesn't even want to take her with her on the scene."

This made Li Fengming a little embarrassed.

The first ring of Xia Wang's collection is called "Jiwang", and it will officially start in two days.

She is much better now, and it stands to reason that she should accompany Xiao Mingche to appear as Princess Huai.

But this rumor has been rumored outside for a while, and there is no sign of stopping or refuting the rumors in the Huai Wangfu, Xiao Mingche didn't mention it in front of her, she was afraid that there was some plan behind it, and she didn't know if she should go for a while.

And the truth is that she thinks too much.

Xiao Mingche has been so busy lately that he hasn't heard these gossips at all.

Therefore, when Li Fengming sat lazily on the head of the bed that night, asking if he should accompany him to show up during the gathering, Xiao Mingche was stunned for a moment.

He stood in front of the bed and thought about it, and looked at Li Fengming suspiciously, "You don't want to go?" ”

"It's not that I want to go, it's that you need me with you." Li Fengming covered his lips with a silk and coughed like a heartbreak.

Her words made Xiao Mingche frown slightly, but when he saw that she was coughing so badly, he fell silent and poured warm pear sweet soup.

It's only summer, and it's not yet the ripening season for pears, which are all pickled from last year's pears.

Although it is not a fresh fruit, it has a unique flavor, and it is also excellent for cough and phlegm.

After taking a few sips with Xiao Mingche's hand, Li Fengming raised his head and asked, "You haven't said it yet, should I go or not?" ”

She has coughed up her throat in the past few days, and she has just coughed again, and now she has been soaked in sweet soup, and her voice is still hoarse.

Xiao Mingche listened to her dumb voice, a little distressed, but he felt more and more strange about her.

This woman has always been a very creative person.

If it had been put before, if she did not want to attend a formal occasion because she was unwell, she would not care whether he "needed to be accompanied by the princess or not", and she could have ten or eight excuses with a roll of her eyes, and it was reasonable to keep it, so that he could only follow her.

But she used questions twice in a row tonight, always waiting for his decision.

Although it is a small detail, there must be a demon when things go wrong.

Xiao Mingche was still standing beside the bed with the sweet soup, staring at her condescendingly, "Why do you have to make a decision?" ”

"This is the matter of your Huai Wangfu, so it should naturally be decided by you." Li Fengming glanced at him strangely, leaned back to the head of the bed and coughed lightly.

She has already figured out that Xiao Mingche is not a little doll that needs her to lead her, and she is not an omniscient and omnipotent perfect person.

We can't make the mistake of overstepping our bounds.

Allies should have the consciousness of allies, cooperate when it is time to cooperate, and do not have to meddle too deeply.

Xiao Mingche's eyebrows frowned even tighter: "What, yours and mine?" ”

"You're so long-winded," Li Fengming opened his eyes and squinted at him in disgust, "You just say that I'm not going to go, hurry up." ”

Xiao Mingche didn't understand what was wrong with her, but he was always panicked by an uncomfortable feeling in his heart.

So he deliberately played a trick on his words: "If you don't want to go, that's fine, so I don't have to persuade you." ”

"Got it." Li Fengming closed his eyes and nodded.

"Know what?" Xiao Mingche glared at her, "Why don't you ask, why do I want to persuade you not to go?" ”

"Why?"

Xiao Mingche's heart was even more uncomfortable.

How could he not see that Li Fengming was completely perfunctory according to his words, as if he could say whatever he wanted, without the slightest curiosity.

It's really not like her.

He said with a straight face, "Xia Wang, the first round of 'Jiwang' is actually to win by appearance." ”

Although the system for selecting officials varies from country to country, in addition to the measure of talent and morality, it is still necessary to look at the appearance in the open and in the covert.

After all, if you become an official in the court, no matter how big or small the official position is, it more or less represents the majesty and dignity of the court, and if you look strange, it is really inappropriate.

However, other countries have put such a thing as "judging people by their appearance" under the table.

Only Qi Guo was too frank in this matter, directly set up the link of "gathering hope", and allowed the people to participate, and the matter of judging people by appearance became a public event.

Li Fengming's eyes widened and stared at him curiously.

"People sometimes have different looks. If there are a few scholars who have similar talents in all aspects, but it is difficult to determine the appearance of the people, and there are differences of opinion among the big people on the platform, then what is the standard to determine who is better-looking? ”

"The people present threw flowers and fruits, and whoever got more flowers and fruits would not be out."

"Isn't this the same as that the imperial court spends money and effort to hold a grand event, so that everyone can openly come to appreciate beautiful men?!" Li Fengming was so excited that his voice broke.

It's so much fun! She really didn't expect the people of Qi to dare to play so much.

Seeing her interest soaring, Xiao Mingche felt a little relieved in his heart, and said to himself very deliberately, "If you don't want to go, it's better." ”

"I think! I miss it! Li Fengming nodded frantically and said while coughing, "Let me go!" ”

"Didn't you let me decide? Then I'll decide that you might as well not go. ”

With that, Xiao Mingche walked to the candlestick and blew out the lights.

The dormitory was plunged into darkness.

After lifting the quilt and going to the bed, he listened to Li Fengming eagerly promise, "I will never harm you." If you have any plans that are inconvenient for you to show me, I can make other outfits and quietly go in another capacity! ”

"There's no plan, and it's not inconvenient," Xiao Mingche sneered angrily, "I'm just afraid that if you go, I don't know how many flowers and fruits you will have to buy for others." ”

Li Fengming was stunned for a moment, and laughed hoarsely.

She grunted and rolled into Xiao Mingche's arms and hugged his waist, "Yo, His Royal Highness the King of Qihuai, why did you still learn to be jealous?" ”

This statement is really inconsequential to Xiao Mingche. He made a gesture to break the lotus root arm around his waist, but he didn't really exert his strength.

"I don't distinguish the five flavors, and the last thing I can do is to be jealous."

"That's learning to compete for favor."

Li Fengming rested his chin on his heart, and the muffled laughter shook his heart for a while.

"Don't be like this, it's easy to talk about it. I promise to only go and see it, and I will never say anything inappropriate. ”

In that kind of occasion, how important His Royal Highness Huai's face is, she is still measured.

Xiao Mingche snorted heavily, turned over angrily and changed places with her, and said in a hateful voice, "If I let you go, do you dare to guarantee that you will never buy all the flowers and fruits for Cen Jiashu?" ”

Half a month ago, she looked at Cen Jiashu's sweet-faced man's eyes with sparkling eyes, and Xiao Mingche still remembers it vividly.

"Promise, I promise," Li Fengming nodded like pounding garlic, "I will let Chun Yu and Xin Wei stop me, even if I buy the flowers and fruits of Quanyongjing City on impulse, then I won't give it to anyone!" ”

Xiao Mingche gritted his teeth in annoyance, "You really want to buy it?!" ”

"What I'm saying is 'even if you buy it on the spur of the moment,' you don't necessarily want to buy it. Little brother, don't pick out the words, let me go, right? ”

The hoarse and soft voice of the urn, suddenly being so coquettish and obedient, is really fatal for Xiao Mingche, who has been in the past ten days.

Sensing the sudden change in the atmosphere, Li Fengming hurriedly pressed his uneasy hand.

"Don't mess around," Li Fengming turned his head and coughed while laughing, "I'm still sick, I really don't have energy." ”

"What are you provoking me to do if you don't have the energy?" This made him very energetic.

Xiao Mingche helped her sit up, then got out of bed in the dark, first poured Sydney sweet soup for her, and then walked to the window......

Push the window, blow the wind, calm down.

Li Fengming took a sip of the sweet soup, turned his head to look at the outline of his graceful back, and his heart suddenly warmed and soft.

She felt that she was really stunned, and she blurted out in a small voice, "If I buy flowers and fruits, if I don't give them to others, I will give them to you." ”

In front of the window, Xiao Mingche turned his head in response and looked over with burning eyes. "That's what you said."

There is no moon outside the window, and there is no light in the room, but at this moment, his peach blossom eyes are shining, as if the stars in the sky are falling into it.

Li Fengming deeply suspected that it was not his throat that he coughed in this cold, but his eyes.

She actually saw that the stars in Xiao Mingche's eyes were all laughing.

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