As she spoke, her body shaking uncontrollably again. She originally thought that she had not been with him for a long time, and how deep her feelings could be for him? But looking at the burning ship today, she realized how important he was to her.

She used to guard her feelings like a miser, carefully calculating when to give more and when to give less. But when it came to the moment of life and death, she suddenly realized that feelings are not rewards and gifts, and even if they are given, they will not detract from a single point. She will not lose a piece of meat on her body because she loves him.

If he does not come back today, she will live alone in this world again, and as long as she thinks that there will be no such person as him in her life for a long time to come, her heart will only be left with sadness and emptiness.

Her sadness and emptiness can only be filled by him, no one else, no one else, she doesn't want either.

Shen Hanxi looked at her, his eyes suddenly deepened, he stretched out his hand and took her into his arms. She paused for a moment, then raised her hand around his waist and hugged him tightly.

A shadow guard of the Imperial Guard Division quietly fell into the courtyard, and under the stop of Shen Hanxi's eyes, he retreated into the darkness with interest.

Song Ran was unaware of their eye contact. His heartbeat rang steadily in his ears, his breath domineeringly surrounded her, and his strong arms hugged her tightly, leaving no gaps for her.

He called her name, his voice low and hoarse, with an unusual burning: "Shaowei." "I want to kiss you." ”

The warm breath brushed her neck, and a tingling ripple immediately appeared on her skin. Because of his words, her face instantly turned red to the root of her ears. Without waiting for her to respond, he picked her up and strode into the nearest room.

As soon as her feet hit the ground, the man's scorching breath was suppressed, like a beast that had just captured its prey, with a little impatience. He took her shoulders and asked her to change positions with him, and his hands were not idle, fumbling for the latch and locking the door.

The woman's lips were as soft as delicate flowers, and there was a sweet and fragrant taste between his breaths, and he kissed hard and deeply, like a greedy honey picker, unwilling to let go of any corner.

There is no temptation in his movements, only domineering and focused demanding. She couldn't get used to it, and she began to catch her breath. He became more and more distraught, and his hand touched the gauze hat she was wearing, and took it off. The thick black hair immediately poured down like a flowing spring, lined with delicate porcelain skin and clear and clean eyebrows, silent, but moving.

He inserted his hand into her hair and continued to deepen the kiss.

He had an advantage in height, Song Ran kept leaning his neck, only feeling that the back of his neck was sore and unbearable, and as soon as he retreated, he was regained.

She couldn't help but raise her hand to support his chest, and there was a gasp in her voice: "My lord, my neck hurts." ”

His eyes narrowed, and in her brief exclamation, he picked her up and placed her on the table behind him. At this time, he stood tall, his eyes at the level of her seated. The slender five fingers found the fire fold on the table and lit a silver table.

When the lights came on, her face became more distinct. Dressed as a close servant, he looks like a delicate and weak young man. As soon as today passes, I'm afraid that everyone will know that he Shen Hanxi has a male pet, but it's okay, so that someone will stuff women next to him in the future.

He reached out and touched the blood stain on the corner of her forehead, and she immediately frowned in pain, and her face unconsciously ducked to the side.

He didn't ask her how the injury came about, he picked up her hands and let her wrap them around him, and then leaned over again, and the corners of her forehead jumped: "Do you want more?" ”

She felt that he was different today than before. In the past, when he kissed herself, she could feel obvious restraint, but today she suddenly became a different person, like a raging storm, trying to loot her, making her a little unbearable. She has never experienced a relationship between men and women, where can she stand such a serious teasing from him, while she is still sober now, she should stop it in time, otherwise, I really don't know what will happen next.

His lips stopped at hers, the tips of his noses touched, each other's breathing could be heard clearly, and in the flickering lights, there was a beautiful feeling slowly flowing between the two.

He whispered to her, "Don't want it?" As he spoke, he kissed her on the lips again, and the kiss was a little perfunctory, all teasing, "I said no, but I clearly liked it." ”

was teased by him, and she couldn't help glaring at him: "Adults are used to making fun of people." The person in front of him is not as neatly dressed as before, and no one is close, at this time he is wearing a cloak with some mud spots on his clothes, and he can't see the splendid patterns on it at all. She couldn't help but laugh when she remembered that he loved to be clean so much on weekdays, and that when he ate out, a pair of chopsticks could be wiped seven or eight times.

Shen Hanxi looked at her: "What are you laughing at?" ”

She stopped laughing and said, "I really want to find a mirror and show the adults how I look at this time." ”

He feigned anger and said, "Do you think you look good at this time?" ”

Although the tone was displeased, seeing that her tense expression finally relaxed in this smile, her heart was more comfortable than anything else. It was a thrill for him to be able to get out of the explosion of the ship, but since he got out of trouble safely, there was no need to talk to her again. There is someone who is afraid of him, which makes him feel very useful, but it also inevitably adds a burden. It's just that he is willing to bear such a burden.

She smiled and said, "I'll go find two clean clothes, and then have someone boil a bucket of hot water for the adults." ”

As a result, before his foot hit the ground, he fell into his arms again. He seems to be addicted today, and since he entered the inn, he basically hasn't let her feet fall to the ground.

He carried her to the inner room, put her on the bed, and said, "Rest obediently, this official doesn't need you to serve." was supposed to take you to the play, but I didn't know that such a disappointing thing would happen. He complained lightly, pushed the door open, and asked her to bring her a clean garment, and go to the shower and change himself.

By the time he got back to the room, she was asleep on her side on the bed. The legs were still hanging from the edge of the bed, apparently waiting for him. He leaned down and helped her take off the shoes on her feet, and then ripped off the white socks, her feet were small and shapely, and her toes were slightly curled, very delicate.

From time to time, he would be teased by her like this, and she was very innocent, quite a bit of drunkenness, and everyone was drunk, if he didn't pity her, he couldn't wait to pounce on her now and eat her into his stomach.

Looking at her sleeping sweetly, her narrow eyes narrowed, this situation was like a gluttonous meal in front of him, but he was told that he could only endure it, grinding people or not?

Annoyed, he shoved her feet into the thin jacket, lowered the bed net, and walked to the cubicle.

After signaling the shadow guard who was waiting there with his eyes, the other party immediately stepped forward and explained the situation.

Shen Hanxi's eyes were slightly cold, and he asked, "Are you sure it's the same person?" ”

Ying Wei said: "Lord Xia only remembered the other party's dress, and didn't pay attention to the person's face, whether it was the same person, and I still need to ask Miss Song to confirm." ”

Shen Hanxi glanced at the compartment and said, "Let's go and thoroughly investigate the identity of the deceased first, and then talk about the rest tomorrow." What about Jiang Lili? ”

"When Lord Xia arrived, the person was gone."

Shen Hanxi didn't care much about Jiang Lili's whereabouts, and said lightly: "There are a lot of dead and injured tonight, and this matter is bound to continue to ferment in a few days. The corners of his lips hooked up with a malicious smile, and said, "Lord Xu hasn't investigated such a big case for a long time, and I urge this official to be diligent, this case is investigated successfully, and if the investigation is bad, the sin will be big." ”

Shadow Guard naturally understood what he meant. What he meant was that before the case came to light, he tried not to let Dali Siqing sleep. There is no other reason, it is purely to remember that he impeached himself in the first place, and now he is taking advantage of this convenience to bully him.

It's not a big hatred, but it can't make him too comfortable.

Ying Wei said again: "Lord Meng has woken up, come to take the blame, and by the way, thank the adults for saving their lives, and have already knelt two pillars of incense outside the inn." ”

Shen Hanxi said neatly: "Then let him kneel." ”

The shadow guard responded, saluted, and withdrew.

Shen Hanxi was sitting at the table, stroking the jade wrench fingers on his hand and pondering, when he suddenly heard a slight footstep. He turned his head and saw Song Ran standing there in a daze, and asked her, "Did you wake you up?" ”

She walked up to him, shook her head, and said, "I had a dream, and I woke up suddenly." He sat down beside him and looked at him, "Do you plan to hand over this case to Dali Temple for investigation?" ”

He said lazily: "It's not difficult to investigate this case, just start from the origin of that batch of saltpeter, and the scope will be determined soon." Saltpeter and gunpowder are under the strict control of the imperial court, even if there are some black workshops that make gunpowder privately, they can be found if they want to. His voice sank a little, and he said, "The person who detonated the building boat wants to get rid of the official is probably true, but perhaps, this is another 'Zhou Zicheng case'." ”

Song Ran's heart jumped, and his expression slowly became solemn. He is right, maybe after finding the real culprit, they can see the real evil hidden behind it.

Zhou Zicheng's case is that "the drunkard's intention is not to drink". Perhaps, the same is true of this case.

Her throat tightened: "Isn't there anything we can do?" ”

She used "we", which made Shen Hanxi can't help but glance at her, and said, "Some people have been demons for a long time, and the fox's tail will always be exposed." ”

She nodded, Shen Hanxi hesitated for a moment, and told her, "The suspicious old man you said, he is dead." ”

Song Ran was stunned: "Dead? How to die. It won't be ......."

He said in a light tone: "It's not that someone murdered, it was accidentally fell to death." An hour ago, someone on the south bank of the Huanhua River saw him stepping on the stone steps and immediately fell unconscious. The passer-by reported to the officer, but before the officers and soldiers came, he lost his breath. He was already old and frail, and it was normal for him to die if he fell. ”

He truthfully relayed the words of the shadow guard, but did not mention the stubble that asked her to identify the corpse.

Song Ran didn't know what to say, and after a long time, he sighed softly. In her breath, Shen Hanxi heard a trace of compassion for this impermanent and withering life.

He lifted his hand and rubbed it on her head.