Chapter 83

In the fire, the burning wood made a "crackling" sound, and a string of sparks suddenly burst open, causing a puff of light smoke.

Beside the fire pond, Shanniang looked at Yuan Changqing blankly.

Yuan Changqing stood beside the shelf that he didn't know what it was for, and he also lowered his head and stared at her silently.

Half a day.

"You ......"

"You ......"

Both spoke at the same time.

Shan Niang waved her hand arbitrarily, and said before Yuan Changqing: "You say it again!" ”

I don't know why, she waved her hand like this, it seemed to dissipate the tension hidden in Yuan Changqing's heart, he took a slight breath, bypassed the shelf, walked over and knelt beside her on one knee, pressed his knee with one elbow, looked at her eyes fixedly and said, "I know you don't want to marry me, it's just ......"

Before he finished his words, Shanniang waved her hand in distraught, pointed to her broken leg and said, "Just because of this?!" You mean to say that just because you touched my leg, I have to marry you?! This is also ridiculous! Even you yourself say that you are in a hurry to do ......"

"It's not because of this." Before she finished complaining, Yuan Changqing also intercepted her words and shook his head. After a pause, he added, "It's not just because of that. ”

Shanniang frowned at him.

Yuan Changqing sighed, "If it's just for this reason, as long as you don't say it and I don't say it, no one will know about it." However, the kidnapping of you and your brother is not so easy to hide, especially ......"

He looked at Shanniang.

Shanniang knew that he was referring to the fact that she had been away from her family's guardianship and had spent the night away.

"It's a big deal, don't let people know!" Shanniang said, "Tomorrow you go down the mountain alone, and then call my family to pick me up......

Yuan Changqing shook his head, "This is not the best way. No one will prove where you are tonight, and others will only think that you spent the night at the hands of the kidnappers. It's only going to get worse......"

"I said I'd escaped...... In fact, I escaped! Shanniang intercepted his words.

Yuan Changqing shook his head again, "Even if you did escape, as long as no one proves where you are, others will always have all kinds of speculations." ”

Shanniang was annoyed, "Is it the best way to let people know that I'm with you?!" ”

"At least for now." Yuan Changqing said calmly.

And the more calm he is, the more Shan Niang can't be calm. The dull pain in her legs, coupled with Yuan Changqing's words, made her irritable for a while, so she raised her head and said angrily: "I told you to leave me alone......

His quiet gaze suddenly froze her wayward words into slag. Shanniang was deflated for a while, and slammed the ground hard, but accidentally pulled the injured leg, so painful that she screamed "whooping", but the injured leg was tied up by Yuan Changqing along with the knee, she had to bend her intact right knee, bury her face in the knee and refuse to look up.

Therefore, she didn't see that the voice she screamed made Yuan Changqing's eyes shrink suddenly, and he quickly stretched out a hand, as if to comfort her, but when he was about to touch her, he retracted it in time.

Yuan Changqing lowered his hand, twisted his fingers slightly, and said calmly in a consistently cold tone: "Don't worry, I said that you want to marry me, but in the most forced case." Hopefully, it won't get any worse. Do you want to hear about my plans? Without waiting for her to react, he continued, "When I come down the mountain, I will propose marriage to your father, and if he agrees, we will be betrothed." Of course, for now, it's just an engagement. You're still young anyway. And I also know that you don't want to marry me. In that situation in my family, marrying me is indeed not your best choice, but right now it is the most beneficial for you and me. For you, you can minimize other people's gossip, and for me, it just helps me solve this marriage......"

"I don't!" Shanniang looked up and shouted.

"Listen to me!" Yuan Changqing snorted.

Shanniang was stunned and looked at him blankly.

If she was calm enough at this moment, she could see that in fact, from just now, Yuan Changqing, who had always been well-organized, spoke a little upside down. Obviously, he was not as calm and calm as he appeared to be.

And such a roar made Yuan Changqing calm down.

He took a deep breath, silently sorted out his thoughts, and said to Shanniang, "This is just an expedient measure. You're only fourteen this year, and even if we get engaged, we won't get married in three or four years. During this period, there is an opportunity to annul the marriage, and as long as you find a reason to withdraw from the marriage, you can still choose someone to marry as you wish. As for me, with a few years of time, I should be able to prepare myself as well. At least then, my marriage will no longer be as passive as it is now. That's what I want to discuss with you. ”

Shanniang looked at him in a daze, and after a while, she stammered: "Fake, fake engagement?!" ”

"No, it's true. However, you can get out of the marriage after that. Yuan Changqing said, "The woman's proposal to withdraw from the marriage should have no impact on you, it is better than putting you in such a situation now." If you're afraid that your father won't agree, I'll make it clear to him beforehand that your father seems reasonable. As for my family, I hope to hide it from them before I get married. ”

Yuan Changqing talked eloquently, but Shanniang only felt that her brain was not enough for a while. She held her head with both hands, only to feel annoyed and irritable in her heart, just to think carefully, the wound on her leg was a slow and sudden pain, so that she felt that she couldn't think of an idea. She was frustrated, looked up at Yuan Changqing, and said pitifully: "We don't have to bother so much, just pretend that I haven't been kidnapped at all......"

The corners of Yuan Changqing's lips curled, and he actually smiled.

Shanniang held her head in frustration and was silent.

After a while, she suddenly shouted irritably: "Isn't it just for people to gossip?!" What can you say to death?! I was unlucky enough to be kidnapped, and I broke my leg, so why is it like I've done something nasty?! ”

"That's how it is." Yuan Changqing said coldly. After a pause, he added, "There is one more thing that you may not have thought about. Why has there been so much gossip about you lately? ”

Shanniang was stunned and looked up at Yuan Changqing. She didn't expect that Yuan Changqing, who had never returned to Meishan Town, would actually know about her "scandal" - she forgot that Yuan Changqing was best at collecting intelligence, not to mention that now he had the resources given by the East Palace in his hands, and he could use them for public and private purposes.

"You must not have wondered who is spreading those words." Yuan Changqing said, "And what is the purpose of those people to spread these words." ”

Shanniang really didn't think about it.

"After all, those people just want to use that incident to ruin your reputation, but now that you have encountered such a thing, how can those black hands behind it let go of such an opportunity? I don't know what kind of words will come out yet. It's that you don't care about yourself, what about your family? Your parents and brothers, what will happen to them? ”

Thinking that Hou Rui had been fighting with people because of those rumors recently, Shan Niang suddenly raised her head.

"Do you know who is behind it?" She asked.

Yuan Changqing was silent for a while.

Seeing that he didn't answer, Shanniang thought that he didn't know either, so she muttered to herself while pondering, "No one will do something that has nothing to do with them for no reason. Those people probably did that because I was in their way...... If it is because of Senior Lin, Liu Mei should be counted as one. But now that Senior Lin is engaged, this matter should have nothing to do with me, but there are still people talking about it...... That is to say, apart from Senior Lin, there should be other reasons...... Why? Whose business am I in the way?! ”

Shanniang couldn't figure it out, but Yuan Changqing knew very well in her heart that whether it was Yuan Changxing or Eleven Niang who was inciting those rumors behind the scenes, it was because of him that she was eyeing her......

However, this is a secret that he will not let Shanniang know if he kills him.

"Whatever they're for," he interrupted her muttering, "there's only one way you can go now." ”

Shanniang looked at him suspiciously, and suddenly sneered, "I don't believe you!" Your plan is obviously good for you. ”

Suddenly, Yuan Changqing's chest was stuffy. He could no longer have imagined that her words would make him feel like he wanted to vomit blood, even though she was telling the truth. The tails of his eyes narrowed slightly, and he suddenly straightened his back, and said coldly: "That's nature." The so-called unprofitable things that are not good for me are not good, why should I help you? And he said, "You will certainly not do anything that is not good for you." ”

Shan Niang hugged her right knee, sighed faintly, and admitted, "That's right. ”

Yuan Changqing's chest was depressed again.

After a moment of silence, he looked at her and said, "How?" Or do you have to think again? ”

Shan Niang bit her lip and pondered, almost subconsciously caressing the pattern on the scabbard wrapped in her injured leg.

Yuan Changqing sat cross-legged beside her, staring at her face silently, and gradually, he was a little stupid, so that when Shan Niang spoke again, he was startled.

"That is to say, let's pretend to be engaged first......"

"Really engaged." Yuan Changqing said, "Yes, you can break the marriage contract at any time...... he paused, adding a condition, "At least one year later." ”

Shan Niang glanced at him, "Isn't that just a fake engagement!" ”

Yuan Changqing wanted to open his mouth to refute, but Shanniang glared at him again, and said: "In short, let's get engaged first, and wait for the rumors to pass......" She also paused, and suddenly said: "Is it only 'me' who can break the marriage contract?!" What about you? She bit down on the word "I" heavily.

Yuan Changqing raised the corners of his lips slightly, revealing a faint smile, "If you rely on me, it's nothing if you don't get married for the rest of your life." Of course, if you want to marry me, I can marry you too. ”

"Think beautifully!" Shan Niang shouted angrily without even thinking about it.

Yuan Changqing looked at her quietly and blinked, and said with a smile: "Yes, I think it is beautiful." If you are willing to help me, I will already be grateful, and it will be too difficult for you to sacrifice your whole life to help me. ”

Shanniang was stunned, and looked at him for a while.

Yuan Changqing's smile gradually expanded. He suddenly raised his hand, touched her long hair that was still wet, and said, "I said it, I like you very much." It's ......" He paused, and the back of his fingers stroked the scratches on her cheek again, "Actually, I really envy Hou Rui, to have a sister like you." If you want, you can take me as your brother in the future. After a pause, he smiled again, "Actually, I'm also your brother." Cousin. Isn't it? ”

Shan Niang glanced at him and opened his hand with a "snap".

Yuan Changqing's eyes flashed slightly, but he reached out again and touched her face and said, "You have scratches here." Don't you know the pain? ”

Shanniang was startled, and quickly reached out to touch her face, only then did she feel a slight pain, and couldn't help but say with panic: "Ah, is it a good row?" Will it break the phase? ”

Yuan Changqing was stunned, suddenly laughed, and said, "I've known you for so long, and it's the first time I've seen you like a girl." And he said, "It's okay, it's just a layer of oily skin." I have the jade cream in the palace there, and the effect of scar or something is very good. He added, "It's a pity that I came in a hurry and forgot to bring the medicine bag with me, otherwise you wouldn't have to endure the pain now." Then he said, "Break your hair down, it's so wet, it's going to catch a cold." After a pause, he said, "And the clothes ......."

Shanniang's slender silk eyes suddenly widened. Not to mention the content of his nagging, only this nagging with a hammer in the east and a stick in the west is another Yuan Changqing she has never seen......

Yuan Changqing smiled slightly, stood up, walked to the other side of the branch shelf he had made, turned back to Shanniang and said, "Turn your head." ”

Shanniang didn't know what to do.

Yuan Changqing didn't say anything anymore, but began to take off his clothes.

Shanniang was startled, suddenly turned her head, and shouted, "What are you doing?!" ”

"Isn't it uncomfortable to wear wet clothes?" Yuan Changqing laughed sullenly, "I will use my clothes to block the middle, if you dare, follow my nakedness." It's better than catching a cold. ”

Shanniang suddenly turned her head and glared at Yuan Changqing. It was the first time she knew that he actually had such a scoundrel side......

And when she turned her head to look over, she found that Yuan Changqing's clothes had already been put on the shelf. The black power suit was like a curtain, blocking Yuan Changqing on the other side of the shelf, so that she could only vaguely see his bare shoulders. This suddenly reminded Shanniang of the wound on his body. She wanted to ask, but she couldn't open her mouth for some reason, so she gritted her teeth - just as if he was already well!

Although it is now summer, the night on the mountain is still a little cool, not to mention the rain outside.

Even if she was soaking wet, Shanniang couldn't really take off her clothes like Yuan Changqing, so she had to wrap the wet clothes as close to the fire as possible, but in the end, she listened to Yuan Changqing's idea, broke up her wet hair, and burned her hair on the fire.

After being tied up and running away and breaking her leg all night, her leg was still very painful, and she was roasted by the fire, and Shanniang suddenly couldn't stop her sleepiness. She rested her forehead on her intact right knee and began to doze off.

Sleeping in such a position is naturally very uncomfortable. She moved and almost fell, but was helped by someone in time.

"Nurse ......" Shanniang called out vaguely, trying to open her eyes, but a warm finger fell on her eyelids.

"Sleep." A soft voice rang in her ears, one hand on her shoulder, laying her body down, and then a slightly rough fingertip ran over her brow, fingers brushing her forehead and gently brushing her hair.

So Shanniang snorted comfortably, rubbed her cheeks against the soft and hard "pillow", turned her head on one side, and fell asleep again.

By the time she woke up, it was already light. Lying on the uneven floor, for the first time in her life, she woke up so quickly and completely—without it, she forgot for a moment the wound on her leg, and got up with the wound. The great pain for a while, even if there is a lot of gotten out of bed, it can be cured immediately.

After gasping silently for a while, Shanniang felt alive again. She raised her head, only to find that she was covered with Yuan Changqing's black robe, and the owner of this dress was not in the house.

Shanniang turned her head to look in the direction of the door, and suddenly saw a big black braid hanging from her shoulder, she couldn't help but be stunned, reached out and picked up the braid to take a look, and then blinked silently - she can repair the clock of Western tribute, but she can't braid it......

So, it goes without saying who braided this braid for her.

Suddenly, a feeling of shame or embarrassment surged up, and Shanniang scolded in a low voice with a red face: "Dengzi! ”