Chapter Seventy-One: I'm a Monster
Gong Zhengqing is easy to say, so that Gong Zhiyi can open his noble mouth-
"Originally, it was nothing, but the New Year's banquet was coming, and I thought that I had nothing to prepare, so I felt bored in my heart, so I couldn't help but ...... for a while."
As he spoke, Gong Zhiyi twitched twice more and wiped the tears on his cheeks with a handkerchief.
Seeing her like this, Gong Zhengqing was distressed, and just wanted to persuade something, but before she could speak, she suddenly thought about it:
Gong Wanrou can't be even, is she still uneven on Gong Que's side?
When there was no little slut before, my sister never cried because of the New Year's banquet, and now as soon as she came, my sister began to feel uncomfortable, it must be because of her!!
Besides, her mother is still crazy, she can't make use of it, she only needs a little trick to coax it, and when the time comes, she will definitely listen to her mother!
In this way, my sister can also have one less opponent, and she doesn't have to be so sad anymore.
Thinking like this, Gong Zhengqing wiped the tears on Gong Zhiyi's face with a smile and said to her: "Sister, don't worry, there must be a way to help you as a brother." β
βοΌβ Gong Zhiyi looked at Gong Zhengqing with a pair of teary eyes.
The latter said triumphantly: "You'll know when the time comes." β
Gong Zhi saw his appearance, his heart became more and more panicked, and he hurriedly grabbed his arm and said anxiously: "Brother Huang, don't do anything stupid, this matter is not about other people's business, Brother Huang, don't embarrass others." β
"Don't worry, you still can't trust the imperial brother?" Gong Zhengqing patted his chest confidently and said proudly, "From childhood to adulthood, what is there that the imperial brother can't handle?" You just have to work hard and be happy, and leave the rest to the royal brother! β
Although Gong Zhiyi was not at ease, after thinking about it carefully, he felt that what Gong Zhengqing said was so reasonable-
After all, every time she has something embarrassing, the royal brother will stand up for her and settle it.
In her heart, Gong Zhengqing is her reliance and her last straw.
Gong Zhiyi nodded silently.
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"It's late, it's late......"
When Xu Yuan came out at night, he suddenly saw Gong Que sitting on a snowy tree, so he opened his mouth with some concern.
At that time, the moonlight flowed and fell on the branches of the jade tree, causing a little light, and the thin figure of Gong Que was in this crystal light.
She's reading.
It was too warm in the house, and Gong Que felt that he was easy to fall asleep, so he came out to blow the wind.
"Huh?" Gong Que had just finished reading a page, sat on the tree and looked down at Xu Yuan, his voice was gentle, "It's okay, I'll look at it for a while, and I'll go back after I finish reading." β
"It's late......" Xu Yuan repeated what he had just said, and then bit his lip in a daze, his beautiful eyes were full of cowardice, but his tone was like that of a mother who restricts her children, "It's cold at night, go back to sleep." β
Gong Que listened to her words quietly, tilted his head and thought for a moment, then closed the book and jumped down from the branch.
She has her hands behind her back, holding a book, well-behaved and cute.
"What's the matter, can't you sleep?" Gong Que spoke, not answering but questioning.
The night is already very deep, what is Xu Yuan doing when he doesn't sleep at this time?
The man didn't answer, but leaned weakly under the tree, one hand pinching his arm fiercely, staring into the void.
Gong Que: "??? β
Isn't it cold? You just told me that it was cold at night, and you should go back to sleep, and in the blink of an eye, you were here in a daze.
Is this appropriate? It's not appropriate.
So Gong Que ran back to the room, and when she came out again, she seemed to have an extra cloak in her hand.
This was already the thickest cloak she could find, in the Yongxu Palace.
She put it on Xu Yuan, but the man didn't feel it, biting his lower lip and continuing to be in a daze.
Gong Que felt that she didn't understand human thoughts very well, and all she could do was squat beside her and read a book while accompanying her.
A cold wind blew, and Gong Que, who was basically only wearing thin clothes and pants, shivered fiercely, but this made her more awake, and her previous sleepiness was swept away.
Even if you don't sleep all night, you won't be sleepy!
Turning around, Xu Yuan was still standing there, looking at her like this, Gong Que didn't dare to leave her alone in the courtyard, so she could only hold the book and shrink her body into a small ball and squat at her feet.
"Huh?" Xu Yuan realized that there was a person squatting next to him, looking down at the small ball blankly, and then pulled the cloak on his body and put it on the person at his feet.
Feeling that her body was pressed by a heavy object, Xiao Tuanzi raised her head, the tip of her nose and face were red from the cold, but she didn't show anything, just a pair of fawn-like eyes looking at her, her eyes were black and white, as if she wanted to see her through.
Xu Yuan was so frightened by her clear gaze that his hands shook, lowered his head, and opened his mouth but was only silent after all.
"Is it cold or not?" Gong Que's face was obviously frozen, and he spoke slowly, but he still held a smile, "Let's go back when it's cold." β
Xu Yuan looked at her with doubts in his eyes.
Gong Que smiled: "I don't worry that you are here alone, I am afraid that you will be cold, and I am afraid that you will be lost, so I have been squatting here." β
Xu Yuan seemed to understand, but he seemed to be puzzled.
"Let's go back." Gong Que held the book in his arms, took a few breaths of hot air on his red and swollen hands, and rubbed them repeatedly before he dared to hold Xu Yuan's hand.
But her hands were still cold, cold to the bone.
Xu Yuan held her cold fingertips in her hand and warmed them, her smile was quiet and gentle, which frightened Gong Que's heart and quickly withdrew her hand.
"I'm fine." Gong Que held his stiff hand, his eyes suddenly dodged a little, but his voice was still gentle and careful, "Go back, if you can't sleep, I can chat with you." β
The man looked at his empty palm, and then stretched out his hand to hold Gong Que's small hand.
Only this time, Gong Que said that he wouldn't hold her by anything.
After a stalemate for a long time, in the end, Gong Que was defeated, holding the small corner of Xu Yuan's wide-sleeved robe, washing his little nose, and said in a dumb voice: "Is this okay?" β
Then without saying anything, he took Xu Yuan's corner and helped her back to the house, coaxing her to get on the bed and cover the quilt.
But the man still didn't want to close his eyes, and Gong Que had no choice but to lie on the side of her bed and coax like a mother: "Otherwise, I'll tell you a story, and we'll go to sleep after that, okay?" β
Xu Yuan nodded as if he didn't understand.
"Once upon a time, there was a God...... Belch...... Girlish. β
"She'......"
Once upon a time, there was a god-girl who struggled to walk in the snow.
"Whew-"
"Whew-"
The cold wind beat against the girl's thin body.
The first snow was like a hail, quietly falling, plating a light layer of silver for the girl's coarse cloth clothes.
Her eyes were obscured and sticky, and she couldn't see clearly.
The girl was at a loss in the snow with her arms folded.
"Girl, girl?"
A voice sounded in her ears, and she suddenly tightened her body and looked at the comer viciously.
The fierce appearance is like a wounded little beast, and he is extremely hostile to anyone, for fear of getting hurt again.
The blood in front of her eyes was gently wiped away, and what appeared in sight was a woman with a kind face.
The woman was smiling, and slowly stretched out her hand to herβ
"If you don't have a place to live, come to my house."
Looking at the hand stretched out in front of her, the girl paused hesitantly, and cautiously tentatively stretched out her hand to her.
It was a pair of scarred hands, countless scars crisscrossing and criss, like shriveled mouths crying silently.
When touching the woman's palm, the warmth was transmitted through the skin to every nerve in the body.
It was a warmth that a girl had never felt.
"It's okay, don't be afraid ......"
The girl's ignorant eyes reflected the woman's gentle smile.
She gradually let down her guard, and her originally tightly curled body relaxed a little.
"Girl, what's your name?"
What is it called?
The girl raised her head slowly, her red eyes full of coldness.
The woman could only hear her hoarseness β
"Youkai."
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