Chapter 44: Chinese New Year's Eve
Shui Qingqing, who was forced to eat walnut sesame cake, even if she was soaked in ice water, she still couldn't restrain the bone-eating itching all over her body, as well as the increasingly terrible feeling of suffocation in her throat.
In her ears, Xiaoxi's crying voice kept calling her. Shui Qingqing wanted to look up at her, trying to escape from the painful suffocation, but she had no strength in her whole body, and she didn't even have the strength to move her fingers, and she was completely powerless and desperate and immersed in ice water.
She thought desperately, today, she was afraid that she would die on Mama Jin's sesame cake......
At the last moment of her distraction, she blurred, as if she heard a heavy kicking of the door and Xiaoxi's exclamation.
The next moment, there was a sound of water, and a pair of big hands reached into the cold bath tub, hugged her out of the water, and froze into an ice lump and fell into a warm embrace.
Shui Qingqing lifted her heavy eyelids, and her whole body trembled to see who hugged her into her arms.
What caught the eye was Mei Zijin's cold and iron-green face and cold eyes.
She looked at him in a daze, her mind was blank, and she said, "...... How are you in ...... Over here? β
"Shut up!"
Mei Zijin squeezed out two words from between her teeth, took the cotton blanket on Xiaoxi's body and wrapped her, hugged her and turned around and went out.
As soon as she got outside, even if she was hiding in Mei Zijin's arms, Shui Qingqing was still so cold that her teeth rattled, which also cleared her chaotic brain for half a minute.
She struggled out of Mei Zijin's arms and said in a panic: "Master Hou, can't you ...... The identity is different, please let go of my ......"
The hands holding her were obviously tight, Mei Zijin stopped and looked down at her, when she saw the helplessness and panic in her eyes on her face, her eyes dimmed, how could she not understand her worries? !
The identities of the two are already sensitive, and they have already caused a lot of criticism, if Mei Zijin carries her out of the courtyard to find the government doctor at this time, I am afraid that I will not be able to wash it by jumping into the Yellow River......
Seeing that his footsteps stopped, Shui Qingqing didn't care about the discomfort on his body and the suffocation pain in his throat, and said with difficulty: "I understand Lord Hou's intentions, but life and death are fate...... Please leave here quickly......"
Mei Zijin is well-informed, looking at her description, and then thinking of the report she heard before, she knew that she had eaten Xiangke food that caused allergies to become what she is now.
And this kind of disease can be mild, but it can also kill people.
He looked down at her terrible appearance with a red rash and a long time beyond recognition, and his hard and indifferent heart was uncontrollable, and he was even more empty and uncomfortable, gritting his teeth and saying coldly: "Could it be that in your heart, would you rather die than have anything to do with Ben Hou - you hate me so much?!" β
His voice, as cold as ever, was as cold as ever. But this time, there is less alienation and more resentment.
And such a grudge, hearing into Shui Qingqing's ears, made her whole body tremble, and she looked up at him in disbelief.
However, before she came back to her senses, Mei Zijin's eyes sank, and without looking back, she instructed Sanshi and Xiaoxi behind her: "Guard the courtyard well, don't let anyone step into the Tingsheng Courtyard before Ben Hou comes back!" β
After that, his figure flashed, and he swept over the high courtyard wall with Shui Qingqing in his arms, stepped into the deep night, and walked out of the Hou Mansion from the southwest backyard like a ghost......
After leaving the cold water, Shui Qingqing's illness was even worse, and before Mei Zijin could carry her out of the house to find the doctor, she was already fainting and in shock in his arms.
Seeing her fainting, Mei Zijin was even more anxious, she didn't even enter the mansion door, jumped directly over the high wall, and broke into Lu Lin's house.
At that time, Lu Lin was drinking with the singer in his arms, looking at Mei Zijin falling from the sky, he was so frightened that the wine glass in his hand spilled out.
When he saw the person in Mei Zijin's arms, he was so shocked that his jaw was about to drop.
"You ......"
"Help!"
The urgency of Mei Zijin's expression made Lu Lin jump, and he saw Shui Qingqing's illness at a glance, his expression instantly became serious, and he didn't dare to joke about Mei Zijin for delaying time, and waved his hand to make everyone in the room retreat, so that Mei Zijin put Shui Qingqing down, and the silver needle in his hand fell quickly, protecting Shui Qingqing's heart for the first time, and began to rescue people non-stop......
After Lu Lin's rescue, Shui Qingqing woke up an hour later, and the symptoms on her body disappeared, except for the red rash all over her body that could not be eliminated immediately for a while, the itching on her body and the suffocation in her throat were eliminated a lot.
Trying to open her eyes, Shui Qingqing saw Lu Lin...... and, a few steps away, the familiar back of the majestic shore.
The things before fainting poured into her mind, and Shui Qingqing's heart was inexplicably sour-
She never thought that when she was most in danger, he would come to her side and save her......
Seeing her wake up, Lu Lin, who was guarding the bedside, breathed a heavy sigh of relief, "It's okay!" β
Hearing this, Mei Zijin, who had been standing silently in front of the window, turned her head, her deep eyes looked fixedly, and met her eyes in the air.
Both of them were slightly stunned.
Shui Qingqing looked at him nervously and helplessly, and wanted to say 'thank you', but her throat choked and she couldn't say a word.
Mei Zijin glanced at her with inexplicable eyes, then retracted his eyes and continued to turn around and carry her.
Lu Lin saw the actions of the two in his eyes, and sighed silently in his heart, but asked about her illness on his face.
"What did you eat before you got sick?"
Shui Qingqing hoarsely said in a hoarse voice: "I ate a piece of walnut sesame cake." β
Lu Lin twisted his eyebrows and continued to ask: "Then have you ever eaten walnuts or sesame seeds and had such an allergy before?" β
Hearing this, Shui Qingqing panicked, and involuntarily raised her eyes to look at Mei Zijin again-
She knew that he had investigated himself before, and she didn't know what he had found out about herself, let alone if the real Sheng Yu was like her, and she couldn't touch sesame seeds.
In a panic, Shui Qingqing said weakly: "Before...... Haven't come across anything like this yet......"
I haven't encountered this situation, but I know that I can save myself by soaking in ice water, and I still carry a peppermint cream that can relieve allergies?!
Mei Zijin, who was standing under the window and looking at the dark night sky, suddenly clenched his hands into fists, but he finally did not expose Shui Qingqing's lies in front of Lu Lin.
Lu Lin listened to her words, and couldn't tell for a while whether she ate walnuts or sesame seeds, but just told her that she should be careful of eating these two things by mistake in the future.
After listening to Lu Lin's instructions, Mei Zijin finally turned around and came to the bedside and said to Lu Lin: "You go to spend the holiday with your family." β
Hearing this, Lu Lin was very surprised, what he meant was that he was going to take care of Shui Qingqing?
Lu Lin turned his head and looked at Mei Zijin seriously, his tone was joking, and he was even more surprised: "The dignified marquis takes care of the patient?!" Can you really do it? β
Mei Zijin threw the knife over with a slap and successfully made Lu Lin shut his mouth.
And Shui Qingqing, who came back to her senses, thought of letting Mei Zijin take care of herself, and even thought of staying alone in a room with him, so she sat up from the bed in shock.
What if it gets out and lets the people of the Hou Mansion know?
And today is the thirtieth year of the Chinese New Year's Eve, Mei Zigen was originally in the Shi'an Yuan to accompany the old lady and Yun'er to celebrate the New Year's Festival, although I don't know how he knew that he had an accident, and I don't know what excuse he found to leave the Shi'an Yuan and go to her Tingsheng Yuan. But if the old lady knew that he took her out of the house without permission, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Thinking of this, a layer of cold sweat broke out on Shui Qingqing's body, and she hurriedly got up and said, "Doctor Lu, I'm fine...... Master Hou, let's go back - the old lady and the little prince are still waiting for Master Hou to go back to accompany them for the holiday. β
Looking at her flustered and anxious appearance, Mei Zijin would not understand her thoughts and worries.
He looked back at Lu Lin, his eyes were shining, and Lu Lin said: "Miss Sheng has an allergy to eating food that is compatible with the body, and this disease occurs quickly and is removed quickly - now it's fine, just go back and have a good rest." β
After listening to Lu Lin's words, Mei Zijin put his mind at ease, left a sentence of 'I invite you to drink another day', and walked out without stopping.
Seeing that he was gone, Shui Qingqing thanked Lu Lin and hurriedly followed him.
Kankan walked to the door, she suddenly thought of something, turned back to Lu Lin, who sent them out, and said anxiously: "I wonder if Dr. Lu has a good medicine to eliminate these red rashes on my face?" β
Lu Lin's eyes flashed with a sly light, and he smiled: "It's okay without medicine, the rash will disappear in three or five days at most......"
Shui Qingqing knew that the rash would not disappear in at least three or five days, so she hurriedly asked him for medicine.
Because, once Mama Jin saw the red rash on her face, her identity was completely discovered.
She glanced at Mei Zijin in front of her, and said with a smile: "For the New Year, I have such a face, how can I go out to meet people?" If Dr. Lu has good medicine, please give me some, and I will give the doctor all the wine in the house as a thank you......"
As soon as he heard the wine, Lu Lin hurriedly took out the medicine bottle that had been prepared on his body and gave it to her, and said with a smile: "Actually, I have prepared the medicine for the girl a long time ago, just waiting for the girl to open her mouth to give the wine - if you apply my medicine, the rash can be completely eliminated in one day at most." β
Hearing this, Shui Qingqing couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, happily took Lu Lin's medicine bottle, and received it like a baby.
Mei Zijin, who walked to the front, heard the words of the two, and her brows wrinkled tightly unconsciously - could it be that she cared so much about the New Year banquet of the Third Prince's Mansion five days later?
In order not to attract attention, Lu Lin arranged a carriage for them at the back door of the house.
Mei Zijin stepped into the carriage without saying a word, Shui Qingqing hesitated for a moment, and finally followed him into the carriage.
As soon as she entered the cramped carriage, coupled with the bumps of the wheels, Shui Qingqing immediately felt dizzy, and her chest was suffocated and wanted to vomit.
And what made her feel even more uncomfortable was staying with Mei Zijin so closely.
Or are they two lonely men and widows with sensitive identities......
Mei Zijin sat upright in the middle of the position, but Shui Qingqing didn't even dare to sit on either side of him, and sat on the ground near the car door with a low body, the farther away from him, the better.
But even so, in the already small carriage, because of the presence of the tall Mei Zijin, it was even more cramped, and Shui Qingqing became more and more breathless.
Unconsciously, she reached out and touched her rouge box from her body, and was about to unscrew the lid of the box to apply some mint cream, but suddenly it occurred to her that the mint paste in the box was given to her by Mei Zijin, and it was really ...... to apply it in front of him Embarrass!
In this way, Shui Qingqing had to put the rouge box back again, gritted her teeth and endured the dizziness and discomfort in her chest and sat with her head stuffy.
Since getting in the car, Mei Zijin has been closing her eyes and recuperating, ignoring Shui Qingqing, let alone looking at her.
However, the hearing of martial arts practitioners is different from the sensitivity of ordinary people, so even if Shui Qingqing tried her best to restrain her wheezing, Mei Zijin, who closed her eyes and concentrated her eyes, could still clearly feel the heaviness and disorder of her breathing.
His deep eyes slowly opened, and he happened to see her, and he stumbled and took out the rouge box he had returned to her, and was about to unscrew the lid to use the mint cream inside.
Mei Zijin's face was hot, and the eyes that had just opened were quickly closed again, and his heartbeat was suddenly as fast as a drum!
At the beginning, the ghost made the god send her box, and later because of doubts about her identity, the box has not been returned to her, Mei Zijin has always remembered this matter, and finally when she asked Sanshi to return the box, she deliberately filled it with her favorite mint cream, which was the right to ...... He made amends for not returning his belongings.
Now seeing that she took out the mint cream she gave her to make amends, Mei Zijin was ashamed and annoyed, and her face was hot.
However, there was no expected mint fragrance from the nose.
Feeling strange in her heart, Mei Zijin opened her eyes again, but saw that Shui Qingqing had put away the rouge box again at some point, and she didn't use the mint cream, but just frowned and sat with her head bowed with an uncomfortable face.
As smart as Mei Zijin, how could he not understand why Shui Qingqing took out mint cream and didn't use it, and his heart suddenly had mixed feelings.
And looking at her appearance, Mei Zijin probably guessed that she was not used to riding in a carriage. It suddenly occurred to her heart, could it be that the last time she rode side by side with the third prince Li You, it was not because she was greedy for vanity, but because she was not used to riding in a carriage?!
Thinking like this, he felt a lot more comfortable in his heart.
The next moment, he raised his long arm and reached out to lift the curtain on one side, letting the cold wind pour in.
When the curtain is lifted, not only does the cool breeze pour in, but also the lights along the way.
Because of the festival, the street shops and houses along the way are lit with lively and dazzling lanterns, illuminating the street pavement as bright as day, and everything in the carriage is illuminated clearly and brightly.
After the cool breeze poured in, Shui Qingqing felt relieved.
But the next moment, looking at the pedestrians outside, she suddenly thought of something, and without thinking about it, she pounced on it, and lowered the curtain with a white face.
The carriage was suffocated and dim again, Mei Zijin looked at her coldly, and said coldly with displeasure: "What are you doing?" β
Shui Qingqing closed the curtain and retreated to the door of the car, and said cautiously: "Master Hou forgives the sin...... The curtain of the car is opened, in case people see me and the Hou Ye...... It has to be full of wind and rain in the city. So please forgive me......"
Mei Zijin understood what she meant, she was like this when she was listening to Shengyuan before, she would rather be tortured by illness than go with him, just for fear of being seen together and causing gossip.
But that day, she and the third prince Li You traveled together for a whole day in front of the people of the whole capital, aren't they afraid of others gossiping about the two of them?
So, is she afraid that the identities of the two will cause gossip, or is she just rejecting herself?
The comfortable mood just now was clogged again, and Mei Zijin's deep eyes stared at her dimly, making Shui Qingqing's scalp tingle.
At this moment, the carriage pressed over the stones and jolted heavily, Shui Qingqing's throat tightened, and she felt that the contents of her stomach were about to churn out, and she endured it to her death, so as not to vomit in the carriage in front of Mei Zijin.
Seeing her uncomfortable appearance of covering her mouth with her hand, Mei Zijin suddenly made a sound and asked the coachman to stop the carriage.
The carriage stopped suddenly, Shui Qingqing's stomach was churning again, she couldn't care about anything else, and hurriedly jumped out of the carriage and ran to the side of the road and vomited.
After some earth-shattering vomiting, Shui Qingqing felt that she was alive again, and her stomach and chest were no longer uncomfortable.
After a little respite, she turned around to go back to the carriage, but was shocked to find that the carriage was gone, and Mei Zijin was the only one on the side of the road...... Waiting for her!?
"Master Hou, where's the carriage......"
Shui Qingqing raised her sleeves to wipe the corners of her mouth, and asked Mei Zijin suspiciously.
When she was taken to Lu Mansion by Mei Zijin, she had just been fished out of the water and was soaking wet, and now the dress on her body was changed by Lu Lin to the maid in the house. Therefore, he did not have a handkerchief on his body, so he could only wipe his mouth with his sleeve.
Mei Zijin looked at the cold sweat on her forehead because she was uncomfortable, and then saw her wiping her mouth with her sleeve, frowning slightly, taking out her silk handkerchief from her body and throwing it into her hand. He said coldly, "Go back." β
Shui Qingqing hugged the silk handkerchief he threw over and stayed on the spot!
There are so many people on the street, and Mei Zijin is a household name in Dajin, she ...... It's also famous. If they go all the way back like this, they will definitely be discovered......
Thinking of this, Shui Qingqing, whose scalp was numb, caught up with Mei Zijin, who was walking straight forward, and said in horror: "Master Hou, we ...... Let's take a carriage. β
Mei Zijin didn't look back and said coldly: "Ben Hou is not afraid, what are you afraid of?!" β
Shui Qingqing was so anxious that she was about to cry-
Since she entered the Hou Mansion, whether it was him or Old Lady Bai Lingwei, everyone was telling her to let her keep her duty and always remember her identity.
The meaning of the words is nothing more than worrying about her friendship with Mei Zijin, afraid that she will seduce him and do something wrong......
And since entering the Hou Mansion, Shui Qingqing has always kept in mind a rule, that is, the farther away from Mei Zijin, the better.
So, she took the initiative to avoid suspicion, shouldn't he be happy? Why do you want to take her to walk openly on the street and cause more gossip?!
Thinking like this, Shui Qingqing couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed in her heart, and said angrily: "Hou Ye's prestige shocks the world, so naturally he is not afraid." But I'm different...... I'm a widow, doesn't the Hou Ye know that there are many things in front of the widow? β
One is the invincible Marquis of Dingguo, the other is the little widow of Kefu, the two are so far apart, when something happens, the first thing people think of is that she, a 'shameless' widow, seduced him......
Hearing Shui Qingqing's resentful words, Mei Zijin was slightly stunned, and the self-proclaimed 'widow' made his heart tighten.
Looking back coldly, Mei Zijin looked at her condescendingly, her deep eyes were as deep as the sea, as if she was going to indulge in them.
"You don't count your marriage with your eldest brother, where is the widow? What's wrong?! β
"Butβif you're worried that the third prince will misunderstand, you and I will go our separate ways!"
In Mei Zijin's heart, because the eldest brother didn't count the marriage with her, he had never been Shui Qingqing's widow, but all he could think of was that she avoided spreading rumors with herself like this, because she didn't want the third prince Li You to misunderstand.
Thinking that she cared so much about the third prince's opinion of her, Mei Zijin's heart was astringent and blocked, her eyes were gray, and she threw off her robe and walked forward.
Shui Qingqing was stunned by his words again!
The meaning of his words was actually misunderstanding his relationship with the three princes?
Shui Qingqing was angry, even more embarrassed, and wanted to get rid of him and go back by himself.
But his words are so straightforward, if he separates from him, won't he be even more convinced that there is something between himself and the third prince.
In this way, Shui Qingqing had to stiffen her hair and keep her head down, not daring to let people see her.
Hearing the footsteps behind him, Mei Zijin felt relieved, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise, and his steps slowed down.
He felt comfortable, but Shui Qingqing was extremely depressed.
Thinking of Mei Zijin's misunderstanding of herself, she caught up with him again, followed him and said angrily: "I was kind-hearted, I didn't want Hou Ye to be gossiped about by everyone, how could Hou Ye misunderstand me and the Three Emperors ......"
"Let's pick a lantern for Yun'er."
Dajin is prosperous in commerce, and the night market is even more lively, even during the New Year's Festival, there are still many vendors selling lanterns on the street.
Unconsciously, they came to a small stall, Mei Zijin stopped, pointed to the colorful lanterns on the lampstand, and turned back to Shui Qingqing and said lightly.
And his simple words not only successfully interrupted Shui Qingqing's complaints, but also made her mood fly to the sky with joy in an instant.
Let her choose a lantern for Yun'er? She was, of course, a hundred thousand willing.
In an instant, Shui Qingqing's shame and worry in her heart were all gone, and she rushed to the lampstand happily and excitedly, tilted her head, looked at all kinds of lanterns on the lampstand seriously, and concentrated on selecting them.
In front of the lantern stand, although Shui Qingqing's face was covered with red rashes and red and swollen, a pair of black and white eyes were shining and moving under the reflection of the lanterns, making people unable to take their eyes off.
Mei Zijin stood beside her with his hands in his hands, looking at her with fixed eyes, only to feel that the woman in front of him who was obviously red and rash and very ugly made his heart palpitate at this moment......
And the excitement in her eyes and the joy in her expression was the first time he had seen such a moving joy on her face!
Shui Qingqing, who was engrossed in choosing the lanterns, didn't know that she had become the most gorgeous scenery in someone's eyes.
She showed the two lanterns she had picked to Mei Zijin and said with a smile: "Yun'er is a sheep." These two sheep lamps are very good-looking, which one is better? β
Mei Zijin hurriedly withdrew the eyes that had been looking at her, hid the embarrassment in her expression, stepped forward and took the two lamps in her hands, and said, "I want both." β
One for Yun'er, one for himβhe is also a sheep.
Shui Qingqing didn't know that he had so many thoughts in his heart, but he was just happy to buy lanterns for Yun'er.
When she saw that Mei Zijin agreed to the lantern she chose, she was happy in her heart, and at the same time, she carefully discussed with Mei Zijin: "Can Master Hou lend me thirty yuan?" This lantern is a New Year's gift I bought for Xiao Shizi......"
Mei Zijin glanced at her lightly, but the next moment he took off the money bag on his body and handed it to her.
Taking over the heavy money bag, Shui Qingqing was stunned for a moment.
Tonight's Mei Zijin seems to be very different from the cold-blooded and alienated Dingguo Marquis in the past.
From the moment he picked her up from the tub, to everything he did to her tonight, even what he said, made her feel strange and unpredictable.
And in her heart, there was a trace of unspeakable panic, not like she was afraid, but more like a sudden warmth of care that made her confused......
Just when she was in a state of confusion, Mei Zijin approached the lampstand, looked up at the lantern in front of her, and asked her, "What do you belong to?" β
Shui Qingqing, who was thinking about her thoughts, didn't expect Mei Zijin to suddenly ask her physiognomy, and replied without thinking about it: "I belong to a rat!" β
As soon as the words came out, her face turned white in an instant-
Sheng Yu is one year younger than her and is a cow......
Here, Mei Zijin and Shui Qingqing were buying lanterns for Yun'er on the street, but in the Hou Mansion on the other side, Bai Lingwei watched Mei Zijin leave and did not return for a long time, and took her subordinates to look for them everywhere in the Hou Mansion.
From Mei Zijin's Siyi Courtyard to its courtyard, Bai Lingwei, who couldn't find Mei Zijin, finally became suspicious in her heart, and took Jin Mama and others to find Shui Qingqing's Tingsheng Courtyard......
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