It's just that Seventeen has a scar on his face, which he hasn't had since the last Qingfan farewell.

The scar was long, starting at the left brow bone, diagonally down the bridge of the nose, and all the way across the cheek to the bottom of the jawbone. At first glance, it looks like someone has slashed down diagonally, disfiguring the whole face.

But if you look closely, you can tell that the person who started the knife is very ruthless, and the tip of the knife is three points from the eyebrow bone to the jaw, which is enough to leave the deepest and most painful scar, but it does not hurt the eyes, nose and lips. It can be said that this knife is specially for disfigurement.

Su Jinyao couldn't help but sink her mind, and her thoughts of protecting her shortcomings came out again.

In Su Jinyao's heart, Seventeen is the one who sacrificed his life to save her. Although it is said that Seventeen is acting on orders, but being able to give up his life for a woman he has never met, Su Jinyao also thanked him from the bottom of her heart.

Besides, if Seventeen is still like this to himself, then Gu Xuebin must be more loyal. Because of his loyalty, Su Jinyao also wanted to find out the person who hurt seventeen.

Maybe Su Jinyao stared at Seventeen's face, Seventeen suddenly understood something, and hurriedly reached out to lift the face towel that fell on his neck and covered his face again.

Su Jinyao leaned out of the window, reached over and pulled down the face towel that Seventeen had pulled on, and said, "I've seen it all, what else is there to cover?" Whoever hurt you, tell me. ”

Hearing Su Jinyao's question, Seventeen was slightly stunned, then smiled bitterly, shook his head and said, "I didn't fulfill my duty as a shadow guard, and I deserve to be punished." I'm afraid this face will startle Miss Liu, so let's cover it up. ”

With that, Seventeen went to pull up the towel again.

Su Jinyao Suo (xìng) directly ripped off the face towel and said, "You mean, this scar is because of me?" ”

"It's not because of Miss Liu, Miss Liu don't ask more." Seventeen didn't have a face towel, so he even turned the (shēn) son to the side, and at the same time quickly changed the topic and said: "Miss Huiliu, I was asked by the prince (diàn)." (diàn) After going back, there is a matter of entanglement (shēn), and it is really difficult to get out of it for a moment. So let me ask Miss Liu, if there is anything you need, just tell me, and I'll help Miss Liu do it. ”

"Told you?" Su Jinyao smiled when she heard this, and said, "Why didn't he do it himself?" If I embarrass you, I'm afraid that you will be stabbed again on the other side of your face when you turn around, and in the end, there will be an extra cross on this face of the handsome (tǐng). ”

Seventeen also smiled when he heard this, lowered his head and gently touched the scar on his face, and said, "Seventeen doesn't care if there is one more scar on his face." But what does Miss Liu command, just say it. ”

Su Jinyao originally wanted to say that it was okay. But after thinking about it again, he said, "There is really one thing I want you to help me." I just don't know if you want to, if you can hold back the pain. ”

"Miss Liu, but it doesn't hurt to say, Seventeen will definitely do her best." Seventeen didn't even ask what was going on, so he agreed.

Hearing Seventeen say this, and seeing the sincerity on his face, Su Jinyao's eyes swept over his face that was ruined by the scar, and said, "You come in first, and I'll tell you slowly." ”

After speaking, Su Jinyao let go of the window and motioned for Seventeen to come in through the window.

But Seventeen stood there without moving, shook his head, and said, "It's late at night, Seventeen doesn't dare to be abrupt, Miss Liu can just tell me if she has something." ”

Su Jinyao didn't expect this kid to think too much. But I also think that he is indeed a person who knows how to measure and abides by etiquette.

Looking at the sky again, it is indeed not early, and if I lead a man into the door at this time, it is indeed a little unreasonable.

After thinking about it, Su Jinyao said, "This matter can't be explained clearly for a while. You go back first, and come back tomorrow afternoon, go directly to my brother Gu Shangqing's side, and I will go to his house and tell you in detail. ”

Someone on the other side eavesdropping?

With Su Jinyao's current (shēn) share, it is indeed inappropriate to see a man privately. Even if it was sent by Gu Xuebin, it should also be avoided.

However, tomorrow afternoon, with Gu Shangqing on the side, it will be much easier for Su Jinyao and Seventeen to talk, let alone provoke people.

Therefore, Seventeen heard this and did not object. He just said, "Then I'll talk to you tomorrow." It's just that I'm not sure when I'll be able to come out, so don't delay Miss Liu's big event. ”

Su Jinyao said: "You told Gu Xuebin that you came to do something for me, and it was okay to come at any time in the afternoon." If he asks you what to do, you say help me get the medicine. ”

"Okay." Seventeen agreed, and then asked, "Then Miss Liu will give me the prescription, and I will bring the medicine directly when I come tomorrow." ”

When Su Jinyao heard this, this seventeen was real, and she actually wanted to ask for a prescription. Said: "Then you wait, I'll write it to you now." ”

With that, Su Jinyao turned (shēn) to the table to hold the lamp, and then took a pen and paper and began to write the prescription.

After writing it, it was handed over to Seventeen, and he said directly: "You care about Gu Xuebin's going to the silver." ”

"Yes." Seventeen took the prescription and didn't look at it, but took it into his arms. He asked, "Are these medicines available in ordinary pharmacies?" If it is a cherished medicinal material, I will give the prescription to the next (diàn) to see, and (diàn) only need to find the imperial doctor to see, and the medicine can be completed. ”

Su Jinyao shook her head and said, "Don't bother the imperial doctor. You can buy it at any pharmacy on the street. You should run an errand for me, okay? ”

"Yes, of course." Seventeen also knew that he might have asked too much, so he quickly nodded his head and responded (yǔn). Then he said, "If Miss Liu has nothing else to do (qíng), I will go back and report to the next (diàn) first." ”

"It's okay. You go back. After Su Jinyao finished speaking, she waved her hand.

Seventeen bowed (shēn) to Su Jinyao, but pointed to the black face towel that Su Jinyao had placed on the side of the table when she was writing just now.

Su Jinyao sighed, turned (shēn) and went back to get the face towel and handed it to Seventeen.

Seventeen put the veil back on his face, covering most of his face. But the scar still slanted over the bridge of the nose to the eyebrow bone, and the face towel could not cover it at all.

Seventeen saw Su Jinyao look at his face again, and also knew that Su Jinyao was short. Afraid that Su Jinyao would pursue the person who executed her, she hurriedly arched her hand again and turned (shēn) on the roof.

It wasn't until the seventeen (shēn) shape jumped a few times on the roof and disappeared into the night that Su Jinyao took a breath and prepared to close the window.

But when Su Jinyao closed the window, she inadvertently saw that the window of a side room diagonally opposite was also half-covered, revealing a gap. It seems that there is still someone behind the window?

Su Jinyao thought about it and remembered that it should be Gu Xueqi's room. When they separated just now, Gu Xueqi was walking in that direction, and Gu Yuxuan was in the other direction of Su Jinyao.

But it's so late, hasn't Gu Xueqi slept yet? If Gu Xueqi really didn't sleep, then she and Seventeen were standing here talking, wouldn't she have looked at it?

Thinking of this, Su Jinyao frowned, Suo (xìng) pushed the window open again, and shouted directly to Gu Xueqi: "Xueqi, haven't you slept yet?" ”

There was a moment of silence on the other side of "......", as if the person behind the window was hesitating something.

But Su Jinyao, with her intuition, felt more and more that there was really someone behind the window, and she was also looking at herself at this time.

Su Jinyao asked again, "Xueqi, don't you sleep without closing the window?" On such a cold day, beware of catching a cold. ”

This time, Su Jinyao's voice fell, and Gu Xueqi's voice came: "No, I didn't sleep." Can't sleep. ”

As she spoke, the half-covered window was also pushed open, and Gu Xueqi poked her head out of it, but her eyes dodged Su Jinyao's gaze towards her.

Su Jinyao opened the window completely, supported the window with a pole, and beckoned to Gu Xueqi: "If you still can't sleep, come and talk?" ”

Gu Xueqi raised her eyes this time and looked at Su Jinyao, and she shook her head a little embarrassedly, and said, "No, it's not early, let's sleep." ”

Su Jinyao felt that Gu Xueqi's face (qíng) was strange, and her face was also strange; But staring at her eyes, I couldn't see any other look.

After thinking about it, Su Jin Yaosuo (xìng) said bluntly: "Xueqi, did you see someone outside my house, okay to come and see?" ”

Gu Xueqi was stunned for a moment, and then nodded slowly. Then he hurriedly explained: "Jinyao, I don't mean anything else, I just heard a voice talking from your side, thinking that you are not used to living, or you need something and can't find it, and I want to help you." But when I opened the window and saw someone, I didn't bother me, so I stood here for a while. ”

Su Jinyao smiled and said, "That's the Shadow Guard Seventeen under the crown prince (diàn), he was ordered by (diàn) to ask me what I need to prepare for the New Year." ”

Gu Xueqi's face turned red again, her smile was even more embarrassed, and she whispered: "(diàn) is really good to you." ”

"Well, it's okay. We have known each other since childhood, and we can be regarded as childhood sweethearts. At that time, I didn't understand anything, I just thought he was cold, but he was very considerate. ”

Su Jinyao remembered that when Gu Xuebin helped her put away the two baskets of mushrooms for the first time, she was really not a little teenager.

At that time, Gu Xuebin obviously had a cold face, but he was doing (rè) things in his heart and thinking thoughtfully. It was his contradictory and awkward appearance that suddenly imprinted into Su Jinyao's heart.

Listening to Su Jinyao talk about the past, Gu Xueqi couldn't help but show a little yearning. Then he suddenly interjected and asked, "The shadow guard who just spoke, did he also grow up with you?" ”

"Him?" Su Jinyao was stunned for a moment when asked, shook her head and said, "I really haven't thought about this question yet. However, at that time, Xia (diàn) was still living in the bamboo forest, and the conditions were not good, and I didn't see any shadow guards on his side (shēn). Should be...... I think it's only after I go back to Beijing. ”

When Gu Xuebin had a shadow guard, Su Jinyao really didn't know. And she didn't even know when Seventeen was arranged by Gu Xuebin to follow her.

If it weren't for the danger she encountered when she went to Qingfan, and Seventeen took the initiative to show up (shēn), Su Jinyao really didn't know that there was another person who was silently guarding behind her (shēn), regardless of the hardships and dangers for her life and death.

Thinking of this, Su Jinyao's eyes showed a little touch and tenderness, and she remembered the scar on her seventeenth face that ran diagonally across her entire face, and it was not worth it for him.

Su Jinyao thought about Seventeen's injury, and Gu Xueqi, who was on the other side, saw Su Jinyao's slightly distracted appearance, and her heart was a little stumped.

She understood that it was because she mentioned the shadow guard that Su Jinyao showed such a god (qíng).

But knowing that the two of them were nothing, Gu Xueqi didn't want Su Jinyao to think more about the strange name "Seventeen".

Gossip through the window

When Su Jinyao came back to her senses, she found that Gu Xueqi on the opposite side was looking at her in a daze, and she also looked thoughtful.

Su Jinyao is also not curious, Gu Xueqi, what's wrong? But if you look closely at Gu Xueqi's god (qíng), it doesn't look like she is calculating herself.

Although Su Jinyao doesn't know Gu Xueqi very well, from her eyes and style, she can feel that this is definitely a kind-hearted and scheming girl. Otherwise, Su Jinyao would not have befriended her wholeheartedly.

But now Gu Xueqi's performance is too abnormal, not at all like her usual daughter's daughter and everyone's beautiful appearance.

Inexplicably, Su Jinyao sensed something, as if something was wrong with Gu Xueqi, because of the appearance of Seventeen.

Seventeen? And Gu Xueqi! Is it possible for such a thing (qíng) to happen?

Su Jinyao was full of doubts, and felt incredible. But looking at Gu Xueqi's dazed and worried appearance, the guess in her heart has also settled a little.

Su Jinyao pursed her lips and smiled secretly. Then he called Gu Xueqi: "Hey, Xueqi, do you see the scars on Seventeen's face?" ”

"Huh?" Gu Xueqi was startled by Su Jinyao's sudden scream, and subconsciously nodded, "See, it's a big scar." How did it hurt? ”

"He was punished for dereliction of duty. But he wouldn't say more. Su Jinyao was a little helpless and very distressed: "You haven't seen him look disfigured, it's really good-looking." It's about the same as our big brother. ”

"Big brother?" Gu Xueqi's appearance appeared in front of him, but he shook his head and said, "It's different." The eldest brother seems to be calm and introverted, but in his bones he is more (rè) network (xìng) son. ”

Gu Xueqi's answer was a little biased. Because Su Jinyao is talking about the appearance of Seventeen, while Gu Xueqi is talking about the different (xìng) personality of Seventeen and Gu Shangqing.

This seems to prove that Gu Xueqi is not a person who is unexpected? Or did Seventeen's scar not affect her much, but made Gu Xueqi suddenly notice the essence of Seventeen?

"What about Seventeen?" Su Jinyao hurriedly asked.

Gu Xueqi didn't find any problem with her answer, she just thought about Su Jinyao's words, shook her head and said, "I don't know." It's just a faint person, and it's as if it can blend in with the night. However, the momentum of that week (shēn) is like a sharp sword out of its sheath, blooming in the moonlight, which is difficult to ignore. ”

Can you blend into the light of this dark night? But as sharp as a sword?

Su Jinyao's brows furrowed, revealing a smile, and nodded: "You're really right, when I first saw Seventeen, it was almost like this. It's just that he was a little more silent at that time than now, like a black stone embedded in the earth, ordinary and resolute. ”

"So, I said he was different from Big Brother." Gu Xueqi smiled, and then unconsciously touched her face.

This subtle little action was also seen by Su Jinyao. She quickly patted the windowsill, and the noise made Gu Xueqi focus on her, and then Su Jinyao said in a low voice, "Let's make a bet?" ”

"Huh? What to bet on? Gu Xueqi had been completely led by Su Jinyao's nose, and actively cooperated with Su Jinyao's questioning.

Su Jinyao hooked her fingers and motioned for Gu Xueqi to come towards her as much as possible. And Su Jinyao herself tried her best to poke her out of the window.

In fact, Su Jinyao and Gu Xueqi's action (tǐng) is silly and a bit childish.

Because the two of them were still in their respective windows, at least ten paces apart. No matter how much you poke your head out to get close to each other, you can't speak in a small voice.

But at this time, there was no one around, and even if Su Jinyao knew that this was ridiculous, she didn't care much. On the contrary, I thought it was funny to tease Gu Xueqi (tǐng) like this.

In this way, Su Jinyao and Gu Xueqi were separated by a path, and they both leaned out of the window (shēn), leaned towards each other, and spoke as stupidly as they could.

Su Jinyao said, "Bet I can heal Seventeen's face." ”

"What? Can you heal such a serious scar? Gu Xueqi was obviously surprised, and a little incredulous, and asked, "Jin Yao, are you joking?" ”

"Why not? Aren't your legs better? Is it no longer painful and there are no sequelae? Su Jinyao guided Gu Xueqi to think about it herself, and then said, "You have an old disease left over from your childhood, and I can cure it." What's more, he only had skin injuries. ”

"This ...... It's not the same as skin trauma, right? Gu Xueqi thought of such a big wound on Seventeen's face, and her heart twisted inexplicably.

Su Jinyao waved her hand, looking confident, and said, "So I said bet." If it's a matter of nine out of ten (qíng), what's the point of betting? It's about taking that risk. ”

"Okay then." Gu Xueqi thought for a while and asked, "If you bet that you can be cured, I will bet that you can't be cured." What do you say to bet on? ”

"Ruyi Langjun." Su Jinyao explained: "If you lose, you have to obey me. If I lose, I'll give you a wishful husband. ”

"Ahem." Gu Xueqi coughed in surprise by Su Jinyao's words, and covered her mouth for a long time, wiped the corners of her mouth, and said, "Jinyao, I can't make the decision on my marriage, let alone you." ”

Su Jinyao immediately said with a smug face: "Don't forget, I will be the crown princess soon." I'm going to find a wishful husband for my sister, can't I? ”

To say, there are indeed a lot of rules and troubles with the title of crown princess. But when it really needs to be used, it is very open.

Therefore, now Su Jinyao also understands what it means to "lose and gain".

Gu Xueqi listened, but still hesitated, and said, "Then you said that I want to promise you one thing if I lose?" What's the matter? ”

After a pause, Gu Xueqi said again: "Why do I think that this bet seems to be my loss regardless of whether I win or lose?" ”

Su Jinyao waved her hand again and again: "You think wrong, obviously I am at a loss, right?" How joyful and happy is it to have a wishful husband stay with him all his life? If I lose, I will be responsible for the happiness of the rest of your life, and the responsibility is heavy.