Chapter Eighty-Seven: I Owe You a Favor
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Chu Nan put the load off, went out to call the subordinates, and told the subordinates to go to the kitchen to make some food for Guan He. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ο½iqugeγ ο½ο½fo
Waiting for the maid to bring a bowl of rock sugar lotus seed porridge, Chu Nan reached out and took it and waved away the little maid, took a little bit with a spoon and tried the taste, carefully blew it cold and sent it to Guan He's mouth.
Guan He was obviously a little hesitant, and when he saw Chu Nan's gentle and loving actions, he couldn't help but melt his heart, and he smiled and ate it in small bites while shedding tears, and after a while, he finished eating a small bowl of porridge, and sobbed softly: "You bastard, I don't know how many women you have deceived with such gentle means, don't you know that women are most afraid of this? β
Chu Nan put down the dishes and chopsticks with a smile, clapped his hands for a long breath, gently wiped the rice grains from Guan He's mouth, took Guan He's hand and said: "If you are hungry for a long time, you can't eat too much at once, accompany me to sleep, and eat again when you wake up, hum, I will be more gentle in bed." β
Guan Heqiao's face flushed, she looked at the sky, lowered her head to eat, and said, "I...... I've been doing it for two days...... Today is the last ...... Last day...... I can't............ No...... And, I'm going...... The sutra was recited later......"
Chu Nan heard that Guan He was still so stubborn, rubbed his eyebrows and smiled reluctantly, pretending not to care and said, "That's it, then I'll go back first, and I'll come to see you tomorrow." β
After speaking, he turned around and walked out, his face was full of pain and helplessness, and he thought silently in his heart, perhaps, this time can really let Guan He untie the knot, at least he will be more at ease in the future, no matter what, just spoil her again.
.............................................................................................................................. Guan He watched Chu Nan gradually walk away in a daze, and it took a long time to come back to his senses, went out and squatted in the corner of the courtyard, opened his mouth and put his fingers in his mouth, frowned and spit out all the things he had just eaten, his face flashed a strange flush, and then turned snow-white.
The maid on the side looked at Guan He with a tangled look, and when Guan He stood up, he almost fell to the ground and hurriedly went over to support him, and pleaded with a bitter face: "Madam, please, don't do this, you haven't eaten for two days, and if you continue like this, your iron body will not be able to hold it." β
Guan He waited for the dizziness to pass before wiping the corners of his mouth with a handkerchief, and said slowly: "I have persevered until now, how can I fall short? Don't say it, I'll just drink some water in a while." β
The little maid said cautiously: "Young lady, the young master loves you so much, why do you have to suffer these crimes......? In case ............"
Guan He looked at the little maid coldly, the little maid shivered, her body couldn't help but tremble, and it took a long time for Guan He to look away and said lightly: "Help me go to the backyard, it's time to chant." Also, there are some things that you are not allowed to tell your young master, otherwise ............"
The little maid lost the courage to speak this time, and was full of fear for the young lady from the bottom of her heart, and said yes.
Guan He was helped by the little maid and walked towards the backyard, and when he saw the little maid's panicked appearance, he sighed and said, "Don't worry, I've already asked, it's just that I haven't eaten for three days, and nothing will happen." I don't let you talk nonsense, I'm just afraid that your young master will be worried. β
The little maid lowered her head and whispered.
After a while, the sound of chanting sounded in this quiet backyard, obviously it was just a Buddhist scripture, but it was actually reciting a sense of obsessive love, and it was like a chrysalis that wanted to break out of the cocoon and turn into a butterfly in pursuit of light, tearing and looking forward to his new life with joy.
............................................................................................................... Chu Nan was a little bored, in fact, he could have stopped it, but he really didn't want Guan He to leave his heart sick, so he could only give up, and looked back at the small courtyard with the gate closed, after all, he pressed the urge to go back, and then let out a long sigh.
Walking on the busy Furong Street, Chu Nan absentmindedly looked at all kinds of pedestrians, looking at these people who were cheering or disappointed because they had gained or lost power, imagining what kind of deeds were behind each expression, of course, others might also look at themselves like this, and even a few officials who had something to do with the Chu family looked at Chu Nan's sullen appearance and ran over to comfort him.
Chu Nan was a little crying and laughing, and sent away the relatives who were overly enthusiastic and didn't know whether it was true or false, so naturally he couldn't tell them that he was depressed not because of the frustration of the relationship between running officials and running, or because of a stupid woman who drilled the horns of the bull.
In order to avoid trouble, Chu Nan simply pretended to be very frustrated and sad, lowered his head and walked with his head down, and pretended not to hear someone to say hello, but fortunately, on this street, such people are really rare.
Some people can't help but start to gloat, see, where must this jealous Chu family kid be deflated, is it in the Wang University Scholar or in the Su University Scholar? Well, the Su University Scholar may have a bigger surname, and they all say that the Su University Scholar was very dissatisfied in the court because of Emperor Liang's exceptional promotion of Chu Nan, and even publicly said to Sun Cao, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, that Chu Nan must be set aside, and not let him be a hairy boy to participate in these national affairs, hehe, it is really a happy thing to see people with a better future than themselves unlucky.
Chu Nan naturally didn't know that his unintentional performance made many people a lot happier, and it triggered countless associations and speculations, and after thinking about the things he cared about for a while, he didn't come up with a clue after all, so he could only put it aside boringly, hoping that it would be fine after this time, walking and walking as if he heard a voice calling himself, and looked for a place for the voice with some doubts.
Since that palace martial arts, Leng Yun has not met Chu Nan for a long time, due to His Majesty's deliberate arrangement, the Leng family has always been very alienated and even hostile to the Chu family, but Leng Yun is deeply impressed by Chu Nan, every time he wants to forget Chu Nan, Chu Nan will jump out and set off a storm, although he won the first place in the palace martial arts that time, but it seems that Chu Nan should be the best mixed now, watching Chu Nan kick a small stone and walk slowly, there is a strange feeling in his heart, it seems that Chu Nan is just entangled in whether to eat rice or steamed buns for lunch, he actually subconsciously stopped and said hello to this unfamiliar personγ
Chu Nan raised his head, looked at the young man holding the reins of the horse with some doubts, and was still thinking about Guan He, and inadvertently saw the two stone lions next to him, this is the Leng family, then the person in front must be Leng Yun, looked carefully and really felt a little familiar, said hello with a smile, and said: "It turned out to be Brother Leng, I said, there are really not many people I know on this street." Hehe, long time no see. β
Leng Yun looked at Chu Nan's first dazed and then abrupt expression, and felt a little annoyed in his heart, could it be that he had no sense of existence like this, and he couldn't even recognize himself? Is this really so high that he ignores himself or is he pretending to embarrass himself? Thoughts were churning in his heart, but the solemn face inherited from the commander of the forbidden army did not change at all, and he nodded and said: "I was about to go out to the yamen, and when I saw Brother Chu coming, I said hello. β
Chu Nan also nodded, now Leng Yun is a middle-level general in the city defense army, because there is a powerful forbidden army stationed outside the city, the city defense army is mostly involved in maintaining the internal stability of the capital, and was about to wave goodbye, suddenly remembered something, his hand stopped in mid-air, and hesitated: "Ah...... Wait......"
Leng Yun was about to turn over and get on the horse, when he heard Chu Nan stop him, he really couldn't think of anything Chu Nan was looking for him, so he stood aside very gracefully, quietly waiting for Chu Nan to continue.
Chu Nan touched his nose a little embarrassed, and said a little vaguely: "Hmm...... Suddenly remembered that you were in the city defense army...... Well, there's something I'd like to ask you about......"
Leng Yun nodded, his errand was extremely trivial, and his father said coldly and bluntly, that is, he wanted to sharpen his surname and let himself learn about human feelings, after all, there are many nobles in the capital like dogs, and an inconspicuous little official may be the in-law of a big family, and it is extremely challenging to deal with patience and skill, of course, it is also easy to establish a wide network.
Chu Nan looked at it, walked to the steps in front of Leng's house and sat down, sighed slightly and said softly: "I encountered a troublesome matter, I happened to meet you, I think you are one of the best people who can solve my doubts, well, it is really a bit presumptuous, I hope Brother Leng will not be surprised." β
Leng Yun looked at Chu Nan, who was sitting casually on the stone steps, and felt a strange feeling in his heart, and he walked over and squatted on the side after hesitation, but he was embarrassed to sit down like Chu Nan, and said with a smile: "Oh, if there is anything, just ask." β
Chu Nan looked at Leng Yun in surprise, nodded with a smile, it seems that Leng Yun's surname has been smoothed out a lot, in other words, it is mature, he lowered his head and sighed: "Well, do you know what kind of Red Lotus Society is in the capital?"
Leng Yun's face changed, he lowered his head and thought about it, it was not a secret, and slowly said, "Well, the Red Lotus Karma Fire Society, I have seen the filing of this church many times. β
Chu Nan didn't hide it from Leng Yun, briefly talked about Guan He's matter, and asked a little strangely: "It stands to reason that such a church should be seen and killed by one, even if it is inconvenient for the city defense army to come forward, it should be handed over to other yamen to deal with, how can you sit idly by?"
Leng Yun looked at Chu Nan sitting there, his hands behind his back and talking to himself, a little envious of his free and easy, and said with a bitter face: "Several worshippers of the Red Lotus Society are all high monks of Baoguo Temple, and they are also organized by several duchess and county princesses, although there are often some strange behaviors, pay attention to what to endure hardships and sins to eliminate their own sins, bless their families, and often give kindness, even Your Majesty also closes his eyes and pretends not to know, and the people below will naturally not go to uninteresting random actions......"
Chu Nan showed an understanding smile, patted Leng Yun's shoulder, and sighed: "I understand, I didn't have the heart to care about these idle things, but this time my own woman was involved, and I stupidly engaged in a hunger strike to atone for my sins, I am afraid that I will do something even crazier and catch people off guard in the future." β
Leng Yun looked at Chu Nan's hand on his shoulder, laughed softly, nodded and said: "Don't worry, although no one dares to get rid of that Red Lotus Society, but after all, it is all relatives of some big people, and many people in the capital are staring at it, after all, if there is any scandal, many people will die." Don't worry, I'll pay attention to it personally, as for Mrs. Ling...... Well, I don't dare to give Brother Chu any guarantees, in short, Brother Chu can rest assured. β
Chu Nan let out a long breath, waiting for Leng Yun's words, pity that he doesn't have any new people in his hands, he always looks at Guan He, it is a good idea to look at the source of the matter from Leng Yun, and patted Leng Yun's shoulder again, and said in a deep voice: "Thank you, I owe you a favor." β
(To be continued)