Chapter 40: Shelter
It's already more than half of the night, but at the beginning of summer, Tao is still lying on the humble table by a little dim candlelight, copying Buddhist scriptures.
Xia Chutao really felt that this was harder than when he was punished by the teacher for copying texts when he was in school before, and this Buddhist scripture was obscure and difficult to write, and it was very difficult to copy.
"Little lady, you've been copying for a long time, don't take your eyes badly, it's better to take a break."
Qiaoyun on the side put the freshly ground ink and new paper in Xia Chutao's hand, and said this with some distress.
"I'm fine."
At the beginning of summer, Tao didn't mean to stop, still concentrating on copying things, while saying,
"This sutra has to be copied three hundred times, and I don't know when it will be finished, Cuiyan has already left, then she should rest in peace, I can't delay her."
After speaking, Xia Chutao bit his lip, lifted his spirit, and continued to write with the soreness in his hands.
"Little lady.... I'm really interested in Cui Yan. Qiaoyun grinded the ink and muttered like this, not knowing what he was thinking.
"Just compare your heart to your heart." Xia Chutao replied lightly, and put a piece of paper that had just been super good on the side of the finished product, where a sentence was piled up thickly.
"It's like you, you're obviously scared, but it's not the same to stay with me."
When Qiaoyun heard this, he glanced at the green smoke covered with a white cloth lying behind him with some emptiness. To be honest, she was really afraid, but fortunately, she also had Xia Chutao by her side, if she was alone, she would never dare.
"I'm just not used to seeing Fang Xiaoniang bullying you like this."
Qiao Yun's words sounded warm in the heart of Xia Chu. This is probably the only solace in such a cold night.....
"It's just that I don't know why it's so late, why the general hasn't asked yet."
Qiaoyun's words poked Xia Chutao's heart, her writing hand paused, and her eyes suddenly darkened.
From waking up in the morning to now, she really hasn't seen Fu Rin, and she doesn't know if he knows about it.... If you know, why is there no movement at all?
"There are a lot of things going on around the general, probably because he is busy. Don't think about it, if you can still copy it, copy some more, and if you can't copy it, go and rest. ”
Thinking about it, Xia Chutao opened his mouth in a cold voice, and when he said such a sentence, Xia Chutao didn't know if he was comforting himself.
"I can copy it."
Qiao Yun hurriedly replied, took the pen and paper on the other side of the table and continued to copy.
Although Qiao Yun said so, he still couldn't help falling asleep later. A piece of paper was scratched and pulled messily, and it was directly "knock-" and fell asleep with a bang on the table, and his face was dotted with ink in several places, and it looked like he was already very sleepy.
"Alas.... This girl. ”
Xia Chutao heard such movements, looked at Qiaoyun, who had already fallen asleep, quietly came to Qiaoyun's side, took off his outer cloak and draped it on Qiaoyun's body.
Looking at the Buddhist scriptures in front of me, there are still many that have not been copied. At the beginning of summer, Tao pursed her mouth, stretched her waist, and cheered herself up and said,
"There are quite a few, come on, Xia Chu Peach!"
"Don't be afraid, little peach, we're still with you."
"Sleepless tonight, I want to stay up late with Xiao Tao'er!"
"Little Peach, come on!"
Looking at the fans cheering for themselves in the barrage, Xia Chutao's heart also has a lot of energy, at least she is not so tired.
I don't know how long it has been, it's been three candles, and seeing that the one in front of me is about to burn out, Xia Chutao hurriedly went to find the candle, but a pair of powerful hands were covered on Xia Chutao's shoulders.
"Peach."
Xia Chutao was taken aback, and hurriedly turned her head to look, but what she saw was Fu Rin.
"Fu.... Fu Rin. ”
Now Xia Chutao was splashed with ink in several places, looking very embarrassed, looking at Fu Rin a little helplessly, and didn't know what to do for a while.
Fu Rin was still wearing court clothes, and it looked like he had just come back.
"Today, Your Majesty left me down to talk about things, and then I came back. I heard Bizhu say that you were punished by the old lady for copying Buddhist scriptures here, so I came over immediately. ”
Saying that, Fu Rin took away the brush that Xia Chutao was holding in his hand, frowned and looked at the copy that was already a thick pile, and then looked at the cuiyan behind him.
"Aren't you afraid?"
"There's nothing to be afraid of, Cuiyan is the person next to me, and copying the scriptures for her is also a meritorious thing, this girl is too strange."
Xia Chutao didn't know how to describe the feeling in her heart, she didn't think it was anything before, but now that Fu Rin was standing in front of her, she suddenly felt aggrieved, and her voice trembled.
"Your heart, under the green smoke spring, I will be grateful to you."
As he spoke, Fu Rin withdrew the crane on his body and put his hand on Xia Chutao's body.
"Don't think about others, think about yourself. I will investigate this matter carefully and give you an explanation when the time comes. ”
Xia Chutao looked at Fu Rin a little stunned, grabbed the crane on her body, and the warm feeling spread out on her body in an instant. Copying in such a cold night in the autumn side, she did feel a little cold.
"You believe my words, do you think Cui Yan's death is not ordinary?"
She also felt strange sometimes, she didn't get along with Fu Rin for a short time, but she always felt as if this man knew what she was thinking.
"Cuiyan is not a maid who has just entered the house, so she naturally knows what is on the side of Dongyuan, and she died inexplicably, this matter is strange."
Fu Rin said in a deep voice, but instead affirmed Xia Chutao's conjecture.
"If you believe me..."
Xia Chutao muttered a little distractedly, grabbed the crane tightly, and suddenly trembled,
"Actually, I'm scared...."
Xia Chutao has always felt that he can bear everything in this game, and it's probably just the plot. But she found that she was a real person in this game, and if she was too real, she would inevitably bring her true feelings into it.
It's as if Cui Yan died today, but she found that everything in front of her was so real.... She was scared for no apparent reason.
She even began to think that she accidentally died in this plot, but she couldn't go back....
"Don't be afraid, Peach, I'm here."
Fu Rin's voice suddenly became hoarse, and he took Xia Chutao into his arms. In Fu Rin's wide and warm embrace, Xia Chutao finally stabilized his mood a little.
She couldn't help but open her hand and hugged the tall man back.
"I promised you, but I still need some time."
Fu Rin's calm and beautiful voice came from the top of Xia Chutao's head, but it was so powerful that it made people feel reassured.
"It's just Peach, I have to let you take refuge from the limelight outside the house, are you willing?"
"Outside the house?"
Xia Chutao raised her head a little puzzled, looked at Fu Rin, and didn't understand what he said.
"I've already bought a house on the outskirts of the western part of the city, and although I can't compare with the house, it's still quite reluctant."
Looking at Xia Chutao's somewhat puzzled eyes, Fu Rin continued,
"Naturally, I didn't mean to kick you out, but I also felt that you were being targeted a lot in the mansion. Recently, the court has also been unstable, and I don't have a lot of time to protect you by your side. ”
When Fu Rin said this, Xia Chutao reacted that Fu Rin wanted to stay away from the whirlpool of strife, and this was the purpose of buying a residence to give himself a clean place.
Fu Rin actually did such a job for her?
Xia Chutao's heart moved, and he didn't know what to say for a while.
"If you want, you can bring these good maids with you, and I will go to see you at least once every two days. I don't know what Tao'er thinks? ”
"Good is naturally good...."
Xia Chutao also felt that she was really tired from a series of things running towards her recently, and she really needed a good breath for a while.
"If you want to, then go pack your things and set off at dawn."
At the beginning of the summer, Tao looked at the Buddhist scriptures that he had not finished copying with some embarrassment,
"But... The 300 Buddhist scriptures that the old lady asked me to copy were not enough. ”
"There's no need to copy it, the old lady just thinks that you have misbehaved and punished you. If you are out of the house, the old lady will not reproach it. ”
Fu Rin said that Xia Chutao had already copied it and carefully collected it, and promised Xia Chutao,
"Cuiyan, don't worry, I will find a good place for her to be buried, and these Buddhist scriptures you copied will also be burned to her. I'll settle down on her family's side, so don't worry. ”
Fu Rin had already finished talking about what she was worried about, and Xia Chutao smiled helplessly, feeling that this man really knew what he was thinking.
"The general is very thoughtful, and I am relieved."
Fu Rin didn't say anything, just nodded.
"General!"
At this time, Qiao Yun happened to wake up, and when he saw Fu Rin standing in front of him like this, his face changed and he hurriedly knelt down in front of Fu Rin.
"Very lazy, that's how you take care of your little girl?"
Fu Rin's face was expressionless, and his voice was cold.
"Qiaoyun really deserves to die, so he slept like this, and asked the general to punish him."
Qiao Yun lowered his head, not daring to look directly at Fu Rin.
"The punishment is naturally to be punished, so you will be punished to go and pack your little lady's things right now, and put them in the carriage before dawn."
At one point of this sentence, Qiaoyun was so frightened that he lost his blood, and hurriedly said,
"Is the general going to drive the little lady away?"
"Silly girl."
Seeing Qiaoyun caring about herself so much, Xia Chutao couldn't help but laugh, and then said,
"Don't go out of the house to avoid the limelight, Qiaoyun, you serve well, you can go with me."
When Qiaoyun heard that this was the case, he hurriedly nodded,
"Yes, the servant admits punishment!"