"Click—"

The raindrops the size of beans are like the heavens accidentally knocking over a basket of soybeans drying in the yard, one by two, thousands of them from the sky through layers of dense clouds straight to the world, let out a "tick-tock" moan, then shattered into water.

After passing through the branches, the bones, the cat's whiskers and the embroidered shoes, they gathered into a large and small pool, reflecting the murky world.

At this time, Shan Ruqing only had time to protect Sanhua in her arms, and let the rain hit her face, she could only run all the way in the rain.

So much so that Xiao Ji, who was standing at the door of the study, didn't hurry to report, and saw a white figure rushing into the study, leaving only a wet water trail.

Xiao Ji knew it in his heart, so he silently picked up the umbrella and prepared to go to the backyard.

"Xiao Ji, get a basin of hot water! By the way, ask the magpie to bring a new coat and two dry towels. ”

Hearing Shan Lian's slightly anxious voice, Xiao Ji replied lightly: "Yes." ”

Turning around, he hurried away.

"How did you get this way?" Shan Lian looked at Shan Ruqing, who was sitting by the fire she had just lit, and felt that her eyebrows were twitching: how could Qing'er let him rest assured like this? The one in the palace refused to let go of himself, and now even the Anyang Mansion has come to mix it!

"Ahh

Shan Lian habitually touched its head, and the slightly wet hair made him can't help but gently wipe it with his sleeve.

"Ruqing, are you going to give this cat a name?"

Shan Lian suddenly remembered this, and her eyes were as calm as water, and she was on Shan Ruqing's body.

"Name?" Shan Ruqing squatted on the ground a little embarrassed, and the wet clothes made her feel extremely uncomfortable, so she said casually: "Then call it a bun." ”

"Buns?" Shan Lian couldn't laugh or cry.

He knew that his daughter had been very fond of buns since she woke up, but how could a cat call it buns?

"yes, how nice it sounds, it's delicious." Shan Ruqing said, swallowing her saliva: Sure enough, as soon as my body is cold, I want to eat hot buns......

"No, it's a cat, how can it be called a bun?" Shan Lian patiently explained, although he felt that his explanation seemed a bit far-fetched, "I see that it is snow-white on all fours, why don't you call it Mei?" ”

"No?" Shan Ruqing's brows furrowed when she heard this: "It's not so ugly, it's too much, and it's too much to scatter wealth." It's better to call it ......."

"Huh?" Shan Lian looked at Shan Ruqing thoughtfully, with some expectation in her heart.

"Treasure it!"

"Poof......

The magpie who had just entered the house couldn't help laughing when she heard this, but looking at the eyes of Shan Lian and Shan Ruqing looking at her in unison, she blushed, and walked forward with some embarrassment, and said with a commitment: "Master, the clothes and towels are here." ”

"Well, you can change your clothes for Miss behind the screen." Shan Lian glanced at Shan Ruqing helplessly, picked up a towel and gently wiped it for the Sanhua cat, and the magpie who saw it widened: When did the master raise a cat? Does Madame know?

However, she didn't dare to speak, just lowered her head and took Shan Ruqing behind the screen, carefully wiped her body with hot water, and then helped her change her clothes.

"Where's Ji?" Shan Ruqing looked at the hot water and asked with some curiosity.

"He? He had gone beforehand. The magpie laughed, and suddenly felt that something was wrong: why did she think that the place where Xiao Ji went was a little familiar? There...... It looks like it's Lonely Spring Temple.

"Which yard is the magpie from?" Shan Ruqing looked at the bright and moving woman in front of her, her apricot eyes were bright and bright, a little black mole on Qiong's nose added a little naughty, and the two tiger teeth were very conspicuous when she smiled.

However, in her memory, she had never seen this person.

"Me? I was originally my lord's personal maid, but I went back to the countryside a few days ago and only came back recently. The magpie said with a smile, and at the same time straightened the tail of Shan Ruqing's skirt: "My mother drove me back, saying that I was lazy at home, and it was better to come back to the house." No, I'll be back before my annual leave is over. ”

The magpie loves to laugh very much, and there is a faint smile on the corner of her mouth every time she says a word, which makes Shan Ruqing can't help but smile slightly, and said, "Hard work magpie." The lord called you a magpie, I'm afraid I just want you to be in the house often. ”

"Huh?" The magpie was stunned for a moment, then pouted and said, "That's the old man who thinks I'm noisy!" Otherwise, why give me a month and a half of annual leave! ”

A sentence coupled with the magpie's quirky expression provoked Shan Ruqing to burst into laughter.

And Shan Lian, who was sitting at the desk, also shook her head with a light smile when she heard this, listening to the louder and louder wind and rain outside the window, and her mood became better.

After Shan Ruqing changed her clothes, she felt refreshed, although her hair was still a little wet, but it would be good to stay by the stove for a while.

After the magpie came out from behind the screen with Shan Ruqing, he planned to open the door and guard outside. However, Shan Lian stopped at her and said softly: "It's raining outside, just stay in the room." ”

When the magpie heard this, he struggled for a long time, and finally said with a bitter face: "Okay." ”

Then, she raised her hand and pointed at her acupuncture points and stood quietly in front of the door.

Shan Ruqing glanced at Shan Lian curiously, and asked softly, "Daddy, aren't you afraid that she will eavesdrop?" ”

"She sealed her acupuncture points, and she couldn't hear it." Shan Lian said with a smile.

Looking at his conspiracy and successful smile, Shan Ruqing couldn't help but shudder: This old man, could it be that he was not very happy after hearing the magpie's words...... And then, deliberately take revenge on the magpies?

After all, for a woman to hear nothing and only look at the person in front of her is definitely torturing the soul of gossip! Not to mention the magpie such a lively master.

It's no wonder that the magpie's face was so ugly just now......

But before Shan Ruqing thought too much, Shan Lian's voice sounded again: "Qing'er, how does it feel to go to school with Shen Gongzi?" ”

"Huh?" Shan Ruqing didn't expect Shan Lian to ask herself this question as soon as she opened her mouth, and she was a little flustered, but she quickly regained her composure: It seems that Shan Lian didn't know about Shen Qingchang's fainting.

"Not bad! What's wrong? Shan Ruqing replied with a smile. However, the next second she couldn't laugh anymore -

"The national teacher said that Shen Gongzi's old illness had relapsed, and asked me to send Shen Qingchang back to Shen Mansion to recuperate...... I'm afraid you're going to have a different master. ”

Shan Lian said lightly, looking at Shan Ruqing, whose face was getting paler and paler, she couldn't help frowning.

How can it be? How could he leave Shanfu? She still hadn't said a lot to him, how could he leave like this!

The more Shan Ruqing thought about it, the more difficult she felt to breathe, but in a flash of inspiration, she suddenly said in a trembling voice: "That...... Then I can go to Shen Mansion! ”

Shan Ruqing was in a hurry, as if he had grasped a life-saving straw, and continued: "Shen Gongzi's knowledge is really admired! I don't want anyone else to be my master but him. ”

"No way!" Shan Lian replied a little angrily, so frightened that the three cats in his arms ran to Shan Ruqing's feet again, staring at Shan Lian in a daze.

"Why?"

Shan Ruqing didn't understand, why Shen Qingchang could come to her own home, but she couldn't go to his house?

"Because ......" Shan Lian said, and couldn't help but lower her head: did he say it or not?

"Daddy!"

Shan Ruqing strode in front of Shan Lian, forcing him to look directly at Shan Ruqing-

"Because, I must protect you."

After Shan Lian finished speaking, she turned around and stopped looking at Shan Ruqing.

Shan Ruqing shook his head in disbelief, and said with a little crying: "Daddy, you lied to me...... Isn't it? ”

How could Shen Qingchang harm himself? He's her loose wind! Shan Lian must not know what happened to Shen Qingchang to say this......

"I didn't lie to you." Shan Lian's every word was like a blade slashing at Shan Ruqing's beating heart: "As early as a year ago, the national teacher had already calculated that the Ming and Song dynasties would usher in a person from another world soon...... This person has a bad fate, but he has a faint emperor astrology, and this is a great disaster for the Ming and Song dynasties! ”

"So what?"

Shan Ruqing's heart was already numb with pain.

It turns out that she claims to be the hope of the human world, but for this world, she is the greatest scourge!

"If you go to the Shen Mansion...... What is the difference between that and sending to death! ”

It turns out that Shan Lian knows!

Shan Ruqing was shocked, and suddenly understood why Shan Lian was extremely opposed to her entering the palace, constantly leaving herself in the mansion for various reasons, and even not letting her out of the mansion.

It turned out that it wasn't because she had amnesia, but because he found out! He found out that he was the otherworldly man!

"Daddy......" Shan Ruqing's tears couldn't stop flowing, she took a deep breath and asked in a thick nasal voice: "Even so, do you want to protect me?" ”

Even if he knew that he was no longer his daughter, would he have to protect himself?

Even if he knew that his doing so might bring disaster to the Shan Mansion, would he have to protect himself?

Even if he knew that he was bullying the king and treason by doing so, would he have to protect himself?

"Yes! I am a vain servant, but I can't be a father in vain! Shan Lian said bitterly, "Qing'er was killed by me...... This time, I can't do it again. ”

"What did you say?" Shan Ruqing felt a little dizzy, and in the middle of her steps, she accidentally stepped on Jubao's tail.

"Meow!"

A terrible meow sobered her up, but Jubao ran behind the magpie, her hair blowing up.

"I'm sorry Qing'er...... So I can't be sorry for you. Shan Lian's tone became deeper and lower.

Shan Ruqing didn't know what to say: What is she going to do now?

However, after being silent for a long time, Shan Lian suddenly said word by word: "Shan Ruqing! Stay alive! Live well for Qing'er! ”

As soon as the words fell, Shan Lian could no longer hold back the blood in his chest, and the drops of blood stained his white clothes.

"Daddy?" Shan Ruqing saw that after Shan Lian finished speaking, she didn't move for a long time, so she moved her numb feet and walked behind Shan Lian.

Suddenly, Shan Lian's whole person fell down, and Shan Ruqing subconsciously stretched out her hand to hug him, but the whole person couldn't support it, and sat on the ground suddenly.

Seeing this, the magpie on the side also broke through his acupuncture points, his face was a little ugly, and he ran to Shan Lian, sealed his acupuncture points, and then said to Shan Ruqing in a calm tone: "Miss, you take care of grandpa first, and I'll go find Yang Gongzi." ”

Shan Ruqing nodded numbly, listening to the roaring wind outside like a man-eating demon, she slowly closed her eyes.