I pulled the bellows with all my might, again and again, but there was still only a little flame in the stove, and I cursed, only to hear a voice whispering in my ear: "Hahaha...... You're too small, you can't pull, you can't pull, hahaha......" I looked around, and there was no one around, only to realize that it was the bellows talking to me. I was so angry that I pulled harder, "If you want you to say I can't pull it!" If you say I can't pull it! I'm going to pull you apart, burn you, burn you to ashes! "But no matter how much I pull the bellows, the flame is always a small wisp, and it feels like it's going to be extinguished.

"I said you couldn't pull it."

"I can pull!" I looked up suddenly, only to realize that it was not the bellows who spoke, but Concubine Qi. She had a weird smile and was holding a hemp rope in her hand, while I was holding the bellows in my hand and pinching the other end of the rope. I pulled hard, and she didn't move, as if she was nailed to the ground.

I wanted to play tricks, so I stomped my foot and said to her: "I won't play with you anymore, you bully me, you are bigger than me, and your strength is greater than mine, I will definitely not be able to pull you." ”

She pursed her lips, "You're cheating, it's useless, look at you, how old you are, you're going to be a mother soon, how can you say such a thing?" ”

I hurriedly explained, "What are you talking nonsense? I'm not there yet! Where did the children come from? ”

She pointed to my stomach: "So what is this?" ”

I looked down and saw that my belly was the size of a watermelon, and I immediately cried: "What is this?" It's definitely not a child, don't talk nonsense, I'm still a child myself, where did I get a child? I hurriedly let go of the rope I was pulling, suddenly fell backwards, and asked Concubine Qi for help in a panic: "Sister! ”

"Qingyi?"

When I opened my eyes, I saw Mika's face.

I sat up and came back to my senses, there was a bellows in front of me, it turned out that I fell asleep while boiling water, I touched the back of my neck, and the sweat on one hand soaked my clothes. "Oh, it's okay, that, I boiled water and fell asleep......"

She smiled: "It's really hard for our little princess, go take a bath, boil the water for a day, and I'll be sorry for myself if I don't take a bath." ”

I walked into the bathing room, the tub was already filled with hot water, I reached out to probe, it was hot, the temperature was just right, and I hurriedly took off my clothes and went in. The warm water relaxes the whole person, which is a very comfortable thing, but because of the day's chopping firewood and boiling the water for a day, the palms of the hands are blistered, and it hurts like being burned after staying in the hot water for a long time. I gently pinched the cloth towel with my fingers and carefully wiped my body, not daring to exert myself, and when I was about to finish washing, the water was already cold.

"If you fall asleep here, you'll get a cold."

Chu Zhilan's voice came from behind the screen, and I was so frightened that my cloth towel fell into the water.

"In broad daylight, Lang Lang Qiankun, you ...... You actually sneaked into the bathhouse and peeked at the women of the good family taking a bath? ”

Behind the screen was silence...... I looked outside and it was already dark......

"That'...... That...... You just take advantage of the dark moon and high wind to sneak into the bath room and peek at the women of the good family taking a bath! ”

"If you don't come out, I'll stay here and not leave, you can spend the night in cold water."

I hurriedly came out of the water, "I'm out, I'm not going to be able to come out!" Don't be blind. ”

But when I dried myself and got ready to get dressed, I realized that I didn't have any change of clothes. Originally, that body was already soaked in stinky sweat, and I was disgusted with it. While shivering, a set of white clothes hung up from the side of the screen. I shuddered and reached out to take it down, and found that it was quite complete, with dirty clothes and pants, and I blushed again.

hurriedly put on my clothes and walked out, and saw Chu Zhilan still standing behind the screen, with her back to me, not moving for half a minute, I deliberately coughed and said, "Okay." ”

He was also dressed in white, just like me, as plain as a Taoist priest. My face was still red, and I was embarrassed to look at him, "Thank you for bringing me the clothes, but next time let the girls take them, and that's fine." ”

He reached for my neck and pulled my hair out of my collar, "It's too late, they're too tired, they all go to bed first." ”

I bowed my head and nodded, "Hmm." ”

"Are you afraid of me?"

I shook my head.

I don't know why he asked, but a big man sneaks into a woman's room on a big night and is usually scared.

Of course, I wasn't afraid, at least not of being bullied. I have been married to three people, I have been married twice, I have sincerely touched my heart once, and I have experienced betrayal, loss of family, loss of country and even death. I didn't choose to end my life when I had nothing, even though I couldn't figure out why. I don't want to take revenge, because I know that I can't beat Qi Yucheng; I don't want to take back what I have, because I'm not really a fool.

The country of Ning is declining day by day, internal and external troubles, and my father is a prodigal son who only knows the wind and snow all day long. I had thought that if my father hadn't been the emperor, he would have been a merry prince who doted on my mother and hugged a few concubines. It's a pity that the grandfather of the first emperor is an unlucky person, there are so many women in the harem, so he only gave birth to one boy from my father. This kind of unhappiness is passed on to the next generation. My father ascended the throne at a young age, and the queen died not long after, and my mother and concubine favored the harem for many years after entering the palace, but after giving birth to me, because of the injury to the body, I have not had children until I died. After my mother's death, my father was depressed, and only I could remind him of my mother's concubine and love me very much, but I will eventually grow up and get married. Fortunately, in the last few years of my father's life, I met Concubine Qi, but when she died, her belly was not as big as a steamed bun, and my hands and feet were not yet formed and I went with his mother.

I'm not afraid of losing because I have nothing, but if I have anything, if I lose it again, I don't know if I'll be able to get through it. However, my heart is white, and there is no turning back. For no reason, for some reason, I fell into a new trap again. Last time, the trap was a needle wrapped in honey, but this time, I don't expect honey, just a glass of water, and I'm satisfied.

My palm hurt, only to find that Chu Zhilan was holding my hand, frowning and saying, "I didn't expect the beauty's slender jade hand to be so miserable." ”

Please give me back the deep melancholy I just had, thank you!

I held out both hands to him, "Pill!" Irrigation! If I hadn't boiled water for you, would my beautiful hands be like this? ”

He looked down at me, his eyes moved slightly, he took my two hands, leaned over, and his face, which had just cooled down, turned red again. Here we go again!

As a result, this guy said something like this in my ear: "It is natural to take medicine, but I remind you that there was no medicine when you fled for your life, only the ones left in the ancestral hall, which have deteriorated a little, but it doesn't matter, I promise, after using it, your life will be worry-free." ”

I don't have to worry about my life now! No need to take the medicine, thank you, I'll withdraw first!

Chu Zhilan grabbed me by the collar and dragged me back, "You don't take medicine, I need to take medicine." ”

I glanced at his arm, "Your arm looks strong and powerful, I think it might get better sooner without that medicine." ”

He shook his head, "It's not the arms, it's the lower back." ”

"Huh?"

As he spoke, he pulled open his clothes, turned around, and on his strong back, a deep knife cut his waist, and the flesh under his skin turned out, and I took a big breath of cold air.

"I've already cleaned the wound, but it's really hard to apply the medicine, Qingyi help me." He put on his clothes and turned around, I don't know if it was an illusion, he seemed to have a white face in an instant, and he was very weak.

In the faint light of the candle, I gently sprinkled the powder on his wound, and he sat with his back to me, standing still.

I looked at the red flesh and felt my back hurt too. "I didn't even find out when you were hurt." There was a distress in his tone that I didn't even realize myself.

He turned his face to the right side and looked at me with a smile, "It was chaotic at the time, and it's normal that you didn't see it." But you, who are so timid, have been frightened a lot. ”

Mocking me again! I gritted my teeth and forced, "Yes! But I was scared to death as a coward, I didn't think that Feng Accord was not only a black shop, but also a master of killing people without blinking, the little woman had no meat, no power to restrain chickens, and without the help of heroes from all walks of life, she would have been chatting with Mrs. Meng Po a long time ago! ”

Chu Zhilan originally sat with a straight body and laughed and trembled, "It's true that you don't have the power to bind the chicken, but it's not like you have no meat, you are a lot richer than when I picked it up from the bottom of the mountain, and the little women have become big women." As he spoke, he took a needle with a thin thread threaded and handed it to me, "Qingyi, will the female red meet?" Sew my wound up, but it should look better. ”

I took the needle and thought to myself that you're finished, I'm going to sew a centipede on your waist! "Don't worry, you must know that the women who have been in the deep palace for a long time are very idle, and they are female celebrities all year round, I have done a good job, wait, I will embroider flowers on the wound for you!"

Of course I lied to him, when I was in the palace, I never did these jobs, anyway, there were palace maids and grandmothers who did it, and after I got married, I embroidered a sachet for Qi Yucheng. No, I think of what he was doing?

But I regretted it as soon as I started it, Chu Zhilan, who had not said anything, trembled, I immediately stopped, and said distressedly: "Won't this hurt too much, otherwise, I'll ask Meixiang to get up and sew it for you." "Meixiang's embroidery is a must in Jicheng, I think that although sewing people and sewing clothes are not the same, but there are some similarities.

"Qingyi, I didn't expect you to be so good at bragging, in fact, not only are you powerless, but you can't even be a female celebrity who is good at a little girl."

I stared at the back of Chu Zhilan's head, looked at the needle in my hand again, and made up my mind: You will die at my hands today, bastard!

When the needle was lowered again, Chu Zhilan recovered into a majestic stone, and I no longer hesitated, I couldn't help but care about the red flesh and blood, and carefully sewed it up one by one, and the last stitch was closed, and I tied the thread in a dead knot, and the sweat on my forehead slipped into my eyes, and it hurt like a pinprick in a pin. I straightened up and bent over, looking at my "masterpiece", well! Crooked, if this is compared to a centipede, then this is probably the ugliest centipede in the world.

The white gauze wrapped around Chu Zhilan's waist before I moved my gaze beyond the wound: there were faintly visible white scars everywhere on my sturdy back.

I raised my hand to stroke an inch-long old scar, and Chu Zhilan's hand, which was about to be dressed, stopped and let me touch it.

After a while, he turned his head sideways, "Your hand doesn't hurt anymore?" My hand on his back paused, he got dressed, turned around and took my hand, "Okay, don't you want me to give you medicine?" ”

I looked desperately at the powder beside me, and the hand that was about to withdraw was tightly clasped. "Hehe, I think, compared to the injuries on the heroes' bodies, my worn hands really don't need to be drugged," I yawned, "Oops, I'm so sleepy, I'm going to sleep." ”

Chu Zhilan still didn't let go, and there was obviously a triumphant smile on her face. He was holding me with one hand and brushing his face with the other, and he was already laughing breathlessly.

I rarely saw him smile like this, and I was stunned for a while. Anyway, if you laugh like this, won't the wound hurt? Injuries should have the consciousness of being injured!

He picked up the medicine and sprinkled it on my hand, and my right hand still had scratches that had not fully healed, so painful that I cried out, I looked at Chu Zhilan resentfully, and tears gushed out uncontrollably.

Ten fingers to the heart, it really hurts so much that I'll go!

He stopped laughing, brushed my cheek with one hand, and gently wiped the tears from the corners of my eyes with his thumb.

"Yin Yin is very afraid of pain, Yin Yin has never done this, Yin Yin is timid, why are you still so strong?" His hand gently stroked my hair, again and again, with great tenderness.

As if touched, the softest part of my heart turned my face sideways, leaned against his palm, closed my eyes and felt his touch.

"Because everybody is working hard, because everybody is protecting me, but I can't do anything." I deliberately winked mischievously and smiled, "I used to be a pampered princess, rightfully so, but now I'm not." ”

The flickering candle flame reflected on Chu Zhilan's eyes when he looked at me, and in that look, there was the answer I desperately wanted now.

I approached him and stared straight into his eyes, "Chu Zhilan, you...... Do you feel sorry for me? "Just think I'm tired and stupid to ask such a shameless question. I looked at him expectantly, eager to get the answers I wanted.

He nodded slightly, hummed very softly, and his gaze did not move a single inch the whole time.

Yin Yin was the answer I desperately wanted, but when I got it, I was so scared that I wanted to run away, but the hand he held tightly on my made it impossible for me to escape.

"What's there to ask? You shouldn't have known that a long time ago, did you? His tone was light, and his withdrawn hand sprinkled the medicine mercilessly.

Know what? I don't, I'm not, don't talk nonsense! And big brother, is it okay to apply medicine lightly?

I was unable to react when he suddenly pulled me closer, and I was so close to the edge of the bed that I almost collapsed on top of him.

He was close to my ear and suddenly said, "Do you want me to hug you?" ”

What a shameful black history!

I don't know how many times my face has been boiled today, but it doesn't matter. I nodded, whispering the word "want" out of my mouth.

Still in the same gentle embrace, I sniffed carefully, and could still smell the faint smell of blood and the stale musty smell of clothes. He ran the wet hair on top of my head all the way down my back.

He pressed his ear against my ear, leaving a word and a warm kiss before I lost consciousness.

"Qingyi, don't pretend to be stupid."

I nodded perfunctorily in agreement, and soon, I fell asleep in the warm night of Fuqi Mountain.