Seeing that Wang Chengen and Chen Xuanli looked strange and disrespectful, and concentrated on laying out their futon, Rong Niang was surprised, glared at Xiao Jiangyuan, lifted the quilt and turned around to cover her head.

In the dead of night, only a few candles were lit in the hall, and several layers of gauze curtains hung down, separating the places of several people.

When Xiao Jiangyuan lay down, Li Longji felt a little stiff in his body. After a while, he didn't hear any sound, so he turned sideways and turned his back to Xiao Jiangyuan. I don't know if this is the first night of solitary confinement, or because of the woman behind him, Li Longji can't sleep. He didn't know how long it took for him to hear a momentary change in his breathing behind him. He immediately got up and looked, only to see that under the faint light, Xiao Jiangyuan also had his back to him, and his whole body was shrunk in the quilt.

"Ah Yuan?" Li Longji's voice was extremely soft, and he reached out to pull Xiao Jiangyuan's quilt, "What's wrong with you?" ”

Xiao Jiangyuan did not respond.

Li Longji got out of the house and knelt down on one knee in front of Xiao Jiangyuan, only to see Xiao Jiangyuan's eyebrows frowning, and he was biting the horn of the quilt. He reached out to touch Xiao Jiangyuan's forehead, and in addition to the warmth of his tentacles, it was the sweat of his hand: "...... Knee pain again? ”

Seeing Xiao Jiangyuan nodding slightly, Li Longji got up and rummaged through the coat that Xiao Jiangyuan had taken off, he remembered that she had asked the medical officer to dispense medicine.

At the same time, outside the curtains, a slight and strange gurgling sound suddenly sounded.

Wang Chengen turned over again, and then heard Chen Xuanli say softly: "Chengen, you have been restless all afternoon, what's wrong?" ”

"The slave and maid are arguing with General Chen? Right...... Sorry. ”

"What kind of general slave, you and I will be commensurate with brothers in the future." Chen Xuanli sighed, "Do whatever you want, hurry up." ”

“…… Be. As if inspired, Wang Chengen had a little more courage. He lifted the quilt and got up, took out two steamed cakes left over from the lunch from the cloth bag next to the pillow, then walked to Rong Niang's couch and bent down, and gently pulled down Rong Niang's quilt.

Rong Niang immediately bounced up, hugged the quilt and moved back: "You...... What are you doing? ”

"You're just

…… Aren't you hungry? Wang Chengen saw that he had been misunderstood, and was a little anxious and a little embarrassed, "You didn't eat anything at noon, you will definitely be hungry, I left you two cakes." ”

Under the moonlight, Wang Chengen hung his head politely, not daring to look at the appearance of the woman's middle coat and hair, and handed the steamed cake forward.

Rong Niang first touched her shriveled belly, her face was quite unnatural, she suddenly snatched the steamed cake, bit it in a big gulp, and said while eating: "Your master let it again?" ”

Wang Chengen saw that Rong Niang had eaten, he breathed a sigh of relief, turned his back, and sat on the edge of the collapse: "No." ”

"Why are you still sitting down?" Since it's to steam cakes for her, she should go back to sleep if she gives it, so it can't be for any other purpose, right? Rong Niang moved back again.

Wang Chengen hesitated and said, "You...... If you want to talk, I can accompany you. ”

Rong Niang bit the tip of her tongue suddenly.

"Just ......"

"Just what?"

"I only ask you for one thing, don't talk like this in the future, it's rude and hurtful...... Yes! Wang Chengen was suddenly kicked by Rong Niang.

"You have to take care of it!" I didn't want to eat half of the steamed cakes, Rong Niang threw them straight into Wang Chengen's arms, "You can keep it for yourself and eat it!" ”

Hearing the sound of quarrels coming from the other side of the hall, Xiao Jiangyuan finally loosened the quilt. She got up to take a look, but her legs couldn't exert her strength, and she accidentally fell straight to the ground.

"Ah Yuan!" Li Longji didn't find the medicine, and when he saw Xiao Jiangyuan falling, he hurriedly rushed over. He carried her back to the couch and let her lean into his arms, and when he saw her elbow clutching one side, he knew that she had just knocked it, and helped her gently rub it.

Wang Chengen and Chen Xuanli immediately rushed over when they heard the sound.

"Master's leg disease has made another ......," Wang Chengen worried.

Li Longji lowered his head and asked, "Where's your medicine?" ”

Xiao Jiangyuan didn't speak. Wang Chengen asked: "Emperor, what medicine?" ”

"You're her apprentice, don't you know?" Li Longji understood as he spoke, "

She didn't go to the doctor

Knee medicine? ”

Wang Chengen said: "Master has looked for it, but the doctor said that this disease is difficult to treat and needs to rest more, where is the master who can rest......"

At this time, Rong Niang also walked to the couch with a lamp. The lights here lit up a little, and everyone realized that Xiao Jiangyuan's face was already pale.

"It's okay, just bear with it and it's over." Xiao Jiangyuan said soothingly.

Rong Niang suddenly said: "How long have you been hurting, some years, right?" ”

Xiao Jiangyuan was still thinking about it, and Li Longji had already spoken: "Twenty years." ”

Rong Niang glanced at Li Longji, and saw that under this light, his white hair was not so obvious. Rong Niang couldn't help but look at it for a while, and muttered: "I'm always a little older, but my appearance is still not bad." ”

"If you dare to be rude to the emperor again, I will ......"

Without waiting for Chen Xuanli to finish speaking, Rong Niang looked at Xiao Jiangyuan again: "Maybe it's because it's going to rain tomorrow, and my shoulders and knees are also quite painful. ”

Wang Chengen pointed to himself suspiciously, and found that among the few people present, he was really the only one who was the fourth grade, so he hurriedly followed. After a while, he followed behind Rong Niang and returned with a plate of ginger slices. As soon as he knelt on the edge of the couch, about to lift Xiao Jiangyuan's trouser legs, he heard Li Longji suddenly say:

"Wait."

Chen Xuanli asked, "What is this going to do, and does it work?" ”

"You don't know?" Rong Niang snorted lightly, "That's right, ants like us who were left in the palace and forgotten by others, can only use this kind of self-taught method, you all have doctors to invite, where can you use this?" As for whether it works or not, won't you see it yourself? ”

"Chen Gong, Cheng En, you go back to sleep first." Li Longji said.

After Wang Chengen dragged Chen Xuanli away, Rong Niang was surprised: "You let them go back to sleep, what about me?" ”

Li Longji put a pillow on Xiao Jiangyuan's back, got up and said, "You tell me what to do, and I'll do the rest." ”

Separated by Li Longji's outstretched arms, seeing Li Longji kneeling on one knee, looking pious and serious, Rong Niang only felt that her eyes were stabbed, and she reached out to him

Pull away: "I'll do it." ”

Rong Niang didn't give Li Longji a chance to refuse, so she sat directly on the edge of the couch and rolled up Xiao Jiangyuan's trouser legs. She thought she would see a pair of rough and ugly legs, but she didn't want Xiao Jiangyuan's pair to be white, thin and straight, and she couldn't even see a few hairs in mind. She was confused for a moment, and looked thoughtfully at Xiao Jiangyuan's chest.

Thinking back to Li Longji's reaction just now, she looked directly at Xiao Jiangyuan's soft gaze, first pointed at the legs, then pointed at Xiao Jiangyuan, and finally pointed at herself, raising her eyebrows. Seeing Xiao Jiangyuan blinking her head, Rong Niang stood up in fright and almost knocked over the plate containing ginger slices.

Li Longji hurriedly stabilized the plate: "I'm not very old, and my eyesight is good." ”

"You...... What do you know?! Rong Niang's face immediately turned red. She hurriedly squatted down, lowered her head and helped Xiao Jiangyuan wrap her knees, and couldn't help but glance at Xiao Jiangyuan and Li Longji while wrapping them. After both knees were wrapped, she pursed her lips and said, "You've been doing this for too long, and I don't know if it's going to work." You may feel hot for a while, but it shouldn't hurt to bear with it. ”

"Thank you." Xiao Jiangyuan smiled lightly and solemnly crossed his hands.

Rong Niang fixed her eyes on the smile on Xiao Jiangyuan's lips, glanced at her upright etiquette again, stood up quite unnaturally, and returned the salute stiffly and non-standardly. She thought about it again and again, and finally said very lightly: "You can sleep with me." ”

"No! I disagree! Li Longji immediately objected softly.

Xiao Jiangyuan pulled Li Longji's sleeve: "She knows my identity and thinks that I am with you, so it is inconvenient to ......."

"Why are you and I inconvenient? Didn't you and I ...... long ago" Li Longji coughed lightly and didn't continue.

But Rong Niang had already thought of what the content was. Xiao Jiangyuan is a woman, and she has been by Li Longji's side for so many years...... Rong Niang was surprised, but she was a little unwilling, helpless and sad: "You like her?" ”

The point of the tone is not "like", but "she".

"Don't you like Yang Guifei?" Seeing that Li Longji didn't speak,

Rong Niang only acquiesced to him, and then asked Xiao Jiangyuan again, "

Do you like him too? ”

She thought that Xiao Jiangyuan would also be silent, but she didn't want Xiao Jiangyuan to smile with her eyes, as if she didn't realize that Li Longji's gaze had fallen deeply on her, and said seriously:

"I adore him."

Rong Niang's eyes widened: "...... How long has it been? ”

"Many years."

"It hasn't changed?"

"It hasn't changed."

"But...... He had so many concubines. ”

"Hmm."

"He also spoiled Yang Guifei for sixteen years!"

"Hmm."

He ...... He has fallen to this point, he is no longer the emperor who calls for wind and rain, he can't give you anything, he can only let you accompany him to suffer here! ”

"Whether he is standing on the top of a mountain or standing beside me at this moment, I can't change this mind, it has been planted in my heart for many years, and it has long been ingrained." Xiao Jiangyuan looked at Rong Niang meaningfully, "Aren't you also ......"

"How can I!" Rong Niang panicked, "If you don't sleep with me, forget it!" ”

It wasn't until Rong Niang left that Li Longji came back to his senses: "You...... How are you feeling? ”

"It seems to be more comfortable." Xiao Jiangyuan's tone was relaxed, but he didn't know if he was talking about his knees or what, "I'm fine, the emperor can rest." ”

Li Longji blew out the lights, carried Xiao Jiangyuan to the inside of the couch, and then lay down on the outside. It was already hot in July, and his body was hot, and his heart was hot. I don't know how long the hall was quiet, Li Longji suddenly turned to face Xiao Jiangyuan, and in the faint light of only a few rays of moonlight, he opened his arms slightly.

The breathing around him seemed to suffocate, and then he felt that there was an extra person in his arms. He tightened his arms, hugged the person in his arms, and reached out to untie her long hair, caressing it gently, and finally fell asleep peacefully.

After two months of such a noisy ride, it is the pomegranate ripening season. Chen Xuanli was old and strong, and just about to climb the tree to pick pomegranates for everyone, he received an edict - the new emperor called Chen Xuanli Zhishi, but in fact he was dismissed from all official positions and ordered him to return home to retire.

(End of chapter)

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