Chapter 56: The Eyes Outside the Tent
At night, Luan stopped and set up camp, and I watched Xiao Eighteen eat, tell him stories, and put him to sleep.
"Once upon a time, in a far, far away place, there was a king. He had a very beautiful queen. That winter, when the queen was pregnant, she stood in front of the window, looking at the snow outside the window so white and beautiful, she wanted to push the window open but accidentally pricked her hand, and the blood dripped on the rose tree outside the window, and she prayed to God: 'God, may you give me a beautiful daughter.' Her skin was as clean as snow, her hair was as black as ebony, and her lips were bright red as roses. Then she gave birth to a daughter, and the girl was as beautiful as the queen prayed. The king named her Snow White. Unfortunately, the good times did not last long, and the queen died soon after. Snow White grew up under the favor of the king, and she was very kind and caring.
Later one day, the king met a very beautiful woman, he fell in love with her, and married her back to the palace. He said to Snow White, 'This is your new queen mother. Snow White was so happy that she thought she had another mother at last. But in fact, the new queen is a witch who is proficient in magic. She didn't love the king and Snow White at all.
She has a magic mirror, and every day she asks: 'Who is the most beautiful woman in the world?' The mirror replied, 'My Queen, you are the most beautiful woman in the world.' ’
And as Snow White grew up and became more and more beautiful, one day, when the queen asked, 'Who is the most beautiful woman in the world?' The mirror replied to her, 'Queen, though you have always been the most beautiful woman in the world, but now Snow White is even more beautiful than you. ’”
When Xiao Eighteen heard this, he said, "The queen knows that there is a woman more beautiful than her, will she be angry?" ”
I stroked his forehead and said, "Yes, but it's time for you to sleep today." We'll tell you the following story tomorrow, okay? ”
Little Eighteen yawned and said, "Okay! That sister will continue to tell the story tomorrow! ”
I kissed him on the forehead and said, "I'll continue to tell you stories tomorrow." ”
Xiao Eighteen closed his eyes, I stood up and said to the Twelfth Master who had been guarding the side, "Twelfth Master, then I'll go back first." You should rest early, too. Accompany this little guy every day, don't get too tired. ”
The Twelfth Master patted me on the shoulder, nodded and said, "Don't worry, go back." ”
I smiled and turned to leave. In fact, compared to the fourth master, I think the twelfth master is more like a big ice cube. He was always quiet and didn't talk much. Xu was raised by Aunt Su Mala, and his temperament was very light, and he had no attitude towards anything. But he doesn't have any desires, so he is very good to a few little brothers, and he has always been meticulous and proper. It couldn't be more appropriate to let him take care of Little Eighteen.
I was tired today, so I had someone prepare hot water for a bath, and when I got back to the tent, Lan Qi had already prepared everything and was waiting for me. I asked her to help me get my hair out and I was still not used to having someone to help me shower. Soaking in the bathtub, I felt that the fatigue that had accumulated for a few days was evaporated by the heat.
My hand unconsciously stroked the bracelet on my wrist, and the bracelet was soaked in hot water, which became more and more warm and clear, with a different kind of warmth. I can't help but think of the fourth master again, and think of the tenderness in his eyes today.
After taking a shower, I got up and dried it, put on the clean underwear that Lan Qi had prepared for me, and when I turned my head, I saw a crack in the back of the tent, and a pair of eyes were looking in, and the owner of those eyes saw that I was looking at him, and immediately left, I grabbed a coat and ran out, and as I ran, I crashed into a man's arms.
I was so frightened that I yelled "ah", but the person I bumped into hugged me tightly, and as I struggled desperately, I heard a familiar voice: "What's going on?" ”
I heard this voice and stopped, and the person who hugged me said, "Back to the emperor Amma, the retainers don't know what's going on, this girl suddenly ran over without a head, as if she was frightened by something." ”
I raised my head and looked carefully for a long time before I recognized that the person holding me was actually the fifth master. I hurriedly pushed him away and turned my head to look at Kangxi, who looked at me with a frightened look on his face, and asked cautiously, "Bing'er, what's wrong?" Tell Huang Ama ......"