This night, I slept in the dark, and the sun and moon were not shining. Wake up in a daze, the high bed is soft and pillowed, and the eyes are full of pearl and greenery.

"She's been asleep all day, and she hasn't woken up yet." Faintly, I heard someone muttering.

Slept all day? After thinking about it, I closed my eyes again, where am I? I seem to have met Zhong Ying? Everything is so perfect that it's almost unreal.

Still is...... Another dream? And now, it's time to wake up from the dream?

"Do you want to wake her up?" Someone whispered.

"Well, you see she's dirty, let her get up and wash herself."

"You want to die, Vice General Fan has ordered, no one can wake her up without an adult's command." The sound of several women chirping.

As he was talking, suddenly, someone pushed open the door, and several women who had just been chattering were immediately silenced.

"Get out." Someone spoke in a low voice, and my body was stunned unconsciously, it wasn't a dream, it was really Zhong Ying's voice.

The visitor slowed down, walked to the bedside, seemed to stare at me for a long time, and suddenly said again: "Prepare hot water, Miss wants to take a bath." ”

"Yes." They hurriedly retreated.

He sat down on the edge of my bed, and I felt his gaze glued to my face, never taking a minute away. He bowed his head suddenly, and the warm breath was getting closer and closer to me, getting closer and closer, and I froze at once, and my heart began to beat suddenly, as if it were about to jump to my throat. It's really useless, I scolded myself, isn't it just a kiss, didn't I expect it?

My eyelashes trembled slightly, but I still didn't move, even looking forward to his lips.

And then...... His stiff beard swept gently across my cheeks, swept and swept and swept back and forth......

I'm angry, do you want to kiss or not, it's very itchy!

Finally, my eyes widened at the magnified face and the slightly brown eyes that overflowed with tenderness.

"Awake? I thought you could have pretended a little longer. With a smile on his lips, he did it on purpose.

I bit my lip and glared at him.

"What's wrong? Don't remember? I used to play like this when I was a kid. His big palm caressed my face, and he smiled with a pampering and gentle face.

Such a few plain and natural words, as if we have never parted between life and death, as if I just slept and then got up in the morning to say "good morning" so natural, so plain. Reunited after a long absence, reunited after a long time of life and death, did not hug and cry? Without you, I'm nong?

I thought that the moment he saw me, his eyes would widen, and he would rush forward in disbelief and rub me in his arms. Then, tell me that he loves me; Tell me that I will never leave me again, never leave me alone; Tell me that even if you go to hell, you will remember to take me with you.

However, no. There is no mountain alliance and sea oath, and there is no promise of life and death.

Just those few words, but it made my nose sore, he never gave up on me, even though everyone thought I was dead, but he didn't.

He didn't despair because he never gave up hope of finding me.

I pursed my lips and smiled, slowly raised my hand, hooked his neck with one hand, and was about to speak, when the door opened. Someone brought in a large wooden barrel with steaming hot water.

"My lord, hot water is ready."

"Well, let's go down." Dong Zhuo said lightly.

The man withdrew and closed the door.

"Smile, take a shower." Gently scratched my nose, Dong Zhuo said.

"Why don't you wash it yourself?" Remembering the evil form of this body when he forced me to take a bath when I was a child, I asked with a smile.

"Xiaoxiao is a daughter's family, and you won't be able to get married if you don't take a bath."

"That'...... After taking a bath, will Zhong Ying marry me? "Tilting my head, I pretended to think.

"I'll consider taking a look." He nodded thoughtfully, with a serious look on his face.

"Okay." Raising my eyebrows, I nodded, raising my hand to untie my shirt.

Layer by layer, finally there was only a layer of underwear left, I hesitated slightly, but I was already picked up by Dong Zhuo and put it in the bathtub. I exclaimed, raised my head, and found that my underwear had reached Dong Zhuo's hand at some point, so now, am I naked underwater?

My face turned into a boiled shrimp, and I didn't know where to put my hands.

"Scared? It turned out that Xiaoxiao was a coward, and I thought it would be so arrogant, but it turned out to be just pretending. Zhong Ying chuckled, she hadn't seen me for many days, but she had learned to make fun of me.

"Ahem, who's afraid!" I craned my neck, and the dead duck had a hard beak.

"Well, yes, good behave." He tapped my forehead lightly and laughed, and in his hazel eyes, in the depths of that smile, I seemed to see deep regret and self-blame.

What do you regret and what do you blame yourself?

My gaze swept over the bronze mirror on the table, slightly stunned, at this time, I was really embarrassed, my long hair was tangled and messed up, my face was full of stains, and there were still stains of blood, I thought it was the blood splashed when I stabbed Zhang Rang to death. The dried blood stains solidified on my face, it was difficult to distinguish at all, facing such a face, Dong Zhuoruo could still be full of pampering and gentleness......

"I killed someone." The mist of hot water slowly rose, and the dried blood on my face slowly dispersed, and I looked down at the reflection in the water, my fingers clenched tightly.

"Are you afraid?" He dipped a cloth towel in water, gently wiped my cheek, and spoke very casually.

"A little." I nodded honestly.

"Don't be afraid anymore." He wiped my face and gently, "I'll do that kind of thing." He gently took my hands and carefully wiped them with a cloth towel, "Don't get my smiling hands dirty." ”

I was slightly stunned and looked up at him as he was wiping my face intently, as if he were wiping one of the rarest and most fragile treasures in the world. Looking at his attentive appearance, I suddenly remembered once again what I had overheard that day.

He said, "I'm willing to spoil her, I'm willing to guard her, I'm willing!" She shouldn't have seen blood, she shouldn't have seen dirty, she should have been safe and comfortable, she should have laughed! ”

Until...... Feeling him wiping the same place over and over again, I finally sensed something was wrong, he was wiping my left cheek.

My heart trembled slightly, and I said with some difficulty: "Don't wipe it, that piece can't be wiped off." ”

His hand froze slightly, looked at me slowly, and after a while he smiled softly, and suddenly kissed me on the cheek.

He didn't ask anything.

Feeling his lips on my cheek, I was a little embarrassed to push him away, no one would want the man I loved to see the ugliest side of me.

"My smile is the most beautiful." He looked at me and told me so earnestly that I couldn't help but believe him.

Like, that's true.

Feeling my hand about to push him away, he suddenly tightened, unwilling to let go of me, and his eyes gradually became hot.

I froze slightly, knowing what that meant.

"Don't wash it yet, do you need my help?" By the time I came back to my senses, he had already spoken, and there was a faint smile in his rather pleasant voice.

I looked at him suspiciously, when did this old antique learn to laugh? Just thinking about it, I immediately nodded: "Wash it yourself, I'll wash it myself." "Just kidding, even if I really want to dedicate myself, I don't want him to see how dirty he looks at this time.

"Okay, take a shower and get some rest, I have something to do." With that, he stroked my cheek, got up and walked out the door.

Yes! By the way, I haven't asked him how the palace is going! Watching him close the door, I had to bow my head sullenly and take a shower.

After a quick shower and a clean dress, I immediately walked out of the room.

I've slept for so long, I don't know what happened to the palace, Liu Wei, and that little poisonous tongue, are you okay? A few steps out of the door, he hit a wall of flesh headlong, stroked his forehead in pain, and before he could come back to his senses, he heard a familiar voice: "Miss." ”

I looked up, it was Fan Chou.

"Didn't your lord say you were resting in your room?"

I shook my head: "I'm fine, what's going on in the palace?" ”

"The Ten Permanent Servants have been ambushed." Fan Chou said, "With adults here, everything is fine." ”

I nodded, I don't think there should be too much of a surprise, after all, Cao Cao and Wang Yun are here.

"Where's Zhong Ying?"

Fan Chou hesitated slightly, and turned his head and didn't answer me.

"What's wrong?" Seeing him like this, I frowned and couldn't help but ask.

"My lord, he actually ......," Fan Chou looked sideways at the trees in the yard, "It's very bitter." ”

Bitter? How could anyone use the word "bitter" to describe the majestic and invincible Dong Zhuo in history?

But I slowly pursed my lips into a straight line, and I felt something sour and sour in my heart gradually surging up my throat.

"I know." After a while, I finally spoke, and my voice was so calm that I felt sore myself.

Fan Chou looked at me and was slightly surprised: "You know? ”

I raised my hand to brush the long hair that blocked my view from my forehead, and said with a smile, "See you again, don't we look dull now?" It's so plain that it's as if it's never been a life or death, so plain it's as if nothing has happened? ”

Fan Chou glanced at me and nodded.

"That idiot, he is so desperate to protect my happiness, he is so quietly guarding me, how can I not know?" I raised my eyebrows and smiled, but my throat was faintly choked.

From leaving to meeting, the thoughts of one hundred and twelve days have been piled up, condensing thousands of wisps of tenderness, and finally turning into that shallow smile. But behind that smile, Zhong Ying, how much heart-wrenching loneliness and heart-wrenching thoughts should he hide? Also, the slightest hint of hoarfrost between the temples......

It's just that he never said it, never told me.

"Your Excellency is in the East Courtyard." Fan Chou looked at me and finally smiled.

"I'll go find him."

Farewell to Fan Chou, I groped all the way to the east courtyard. The mansion is very large, according to Fan Chou, it was given to Dong Zhuo by the emperor, compared to the previous mansion in Liangzhou, it is not the same.

There was a large tree in the courtyard of the east courtyard, an unknown tree, and its withered yellow leaves fell to the ground one by one in a circle.

"This couch is placed on the west side, and the cabinet is placed here......" As soon as I entered the courtyard door, I heard Zhong Ying's voice.

I stood by the door, and through the window, I could see Dong Zhuo's figure. He was cold-faced, commanding, and a group of servants were silent.

"Alright, you guys get out."

As if they had been pardoned, they took a few steps back and ran out, not even me, standing at the door.

That room was exactly the same as the room I had when I was in Liangfu.

Autumn dusk, still silent, I stood outside the door, he stood in the door, did not notice me.

I saw him turn around and put a small box on the table, and gently opened it, it was my box, full of birthday gifts he gave me.

How did it end up here?

I remember...... That small box was left in the Taishou Mansion in Hedong, and was forced by Ling'er that day, and when I left the Taishou Mansion with Wang Yun, I didn't have time to take it away. Later, I went back to Liangzhou, because I promised Fan Chou, and I didn't mention to Dong Zhuo that he left the Taishou Mansion in a hurry at that time, and the small box was left in the Taishou Mansion in Hedong like that.

The corners of my lips unconsciously dyed a smile, and I looked at the box, thinking that I would never see it again.

I saw Dong Zhuo slowly sit down at the table, reached out and picked up a silver hairpin from the box, and then bowed his head and was silent for a long time.

It took me a long time before I realized that there was blood dripping from his hands.

"What are you doing?" I was so frightened that I rushed into the house and snatched the silver hairpin from his hand.

He still sat with his head bowed, and did not speak. After a while, he slowly raised his head, and his eyes, which had always been light brown, were dyed blood-red.

"What's wrong, Zhong Ying?" I frowned slightly and reached out to stroke his cheek.

He tugged at the corners of his lips and tried to give me a gentle smile, but apparently not very successfully, so the gentle and bland disguise was gone for a moment.

Finally, he rubbed me into his arms: "If it weren't for me, your face would be ......" He spoke slowly, his voice mournful, like the cry of a beast.

I was slightly stunned for a long time to come back to my senses, and I remained obediently in his arms, caressing my left cheek through his shoulder.

"You hate me." I spoke mournfully, sobbing slightly, but there was a slight smile on my lips. Knowing the pimple in his heart, I said this on purpose.

Hearing this, Dong Zhuo hurriedly pushed me away and looked into my eyes: "I don't." ”

"You think I'm ugly." Biting my lip and looking into his eyes, I was teary-eyed and extremely pitiful.

"I didn't!" Dong Zhuo seemed a little angry, clasped my shoulders tightly with both hands, and roared.

"You have." I looked at him stubbornly, big tears rolling down my cheeks.

Dong Zhuo's face suddenly turned blue, and he was caught off guard, he suddenly picked up the silver hairpin from the table just now, and swiped it on his face with his backhand.

I was shocked, knowing that the joke had gone too far, and hurriedly hugged him tightly: "You don't, you don't, I know you don't." ”

"If I were like you, wouldn't you be happier?" Embraced by me, he spoke sullenly.

Putting away my tears, my eyes were hot: "No, I'm not going to be happy." ”

"I'm not going to let you carry that scar alone." His voice was faint again, but his tone was resolute.

I was stunned for a moment and pushed him away: "If you have a scar, I will definitely dislike you." Looking into his eyes, I nodded thoughtfully.

"You won't." He spoke, with a very determined look.

I smiled and replied, "I will." ”

"You won't."

"Alas, it's not very handsome in the first place, how can you add another scar?" I stroked his cheek with a pretended flirtation, and I smiled and said, "I will definitely not be able to marry a lady." ”

Yinchai fell to the ground, and he reached out to grab my restless hand: "If there is no scar, Xiaoxiao will marry me?" With a touch of softness on his face, he looked at me.

"I'll think about it......" I thoughtfully stroked his chin, "...... If your beard can be shaved. ”

finally understood why history has a lot of criticism about Dong Zhuo's appearance, looking at his bearded appearance now, it will really frighten children.

He reached out and took me tightly into his arms, resting his head around my neck.

"It's already fall." I was in his arms, looking sideways out the window.

"Well, it's autumn." Dong Zhuo lowered his head slightly, and his chin lightly touched the top of my head, "I'm glad I found you before winter." ”