Chapter 224 Xie Guanlan, why are you so nice?

The candlelight is dim.

Xie Guanlan's narrow eyes were deep and dark, hiding emotions that Wen Xingluo could not understand.

She whispered, "Did I hurt you? I'm sorry, I'll be gentler."

The young man whispered, "It doesn't hurt."

He said it didn't hurt, but cold sweat was oozing from his forehead.

Wen Xingluo lowered his head, suppressed the tears that surged in his eyes, and tried to speed up the treatment of his wounds.

After cleaning the wound and applying medicine, she wrapped his upper body with white gauze.

She knelt in front of him and carefully tied the white gauze into a knot.

Pinch the edge of the gauze with your fingertips.

She looked up at Xie Guanlan, "We——"

Xie Guanlan stretched out his hand.

He pressed the tip of his thumb against the girl's lips.

She bit her lips hard when she heard the sound of whips hitting Xie Guanlan in the main courtyard.

Xie Guanlan touched the blood scab on her lips and asked, "Does it hurt?"

Wen Xingluo's nose felt sore, "Compared to your injury, what's mine?"

Xie Guanlan laughed softly, "I am naturally different from a little girl like you. Wen Ningning, I am not afraid of pain."

“There is no one in the world who is not afraid of pain.”

"Yes, there is no one in this world who is not afraid of pain. But when I think about how my pain is closely related to Wen Ningning, the pain turns into a bitter medicine wrapped in honey. It is bitter at first bite, but if you savor it carefully, you can taste the sweetness of honey."

The young man's voice was low and pleasant, with a hint of coaxing.

In the long night of late autumn, it is like freshly cooked red beans.

Take a spoonful and put it into your mouth. The sweetness of the red bean paste goes straight into your lungs, and your whole body is filled with a warm and sweet taste.

Wen Xingluo looked up at him and couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips.

As I laughed, tears began to roll down my cheeks.

She leaned on the young man's chest with tenderness and attachment.

Xie Guanlan stroked her cheek repeatedly, his eyes falling on her lips covered with blood scabs. He lowered his head to kiss her, but when their noses touched, he met the girl's tearful eyes. He was silent for a long time, and finally controlled his emotions and slowly distanced himself from her.

He said, "The ancestral hall is dark and cold, you should go back first."

Wen Xingluo originally planned to help him treat his wounds and then go back.

But seeing him injured and kneeling there alone, she couldn't leave.

She said, "I want to stay with you."

"Wen Ningning——"

Wen Xingluo reached out and pressed his thin lips.

She looked at the young man in front of her through her misty almond-shaped eyes.

Her voice was hoarse, and she asked stubbornly and seriously, "Xie Guanlan, why are you so nice?"

The ancestral hall fell into silence for a long time.

Xie Guanlan's Adam's apple rolled.

He didn't feel very good about himself.

But Wen Ningning said he was very good.

The young man's heart softened, and he held the girl in his arms, as if he once again possessed the butterfly that was killed by his teacher when he was young.

Outside the ancestral hall.

Xie Shian acted furtively, looking around.

Xie Yanchen gathered his sleeves and reminded, "Grandmother is here."

Xie Shian looked back and saw his grandmother hurriedly coming from a flower path on the side.

He quickly ran into the ancestral hall, "Grandma is here!"

He pulled Wen Xingluo and ran towards the back door, but as soon as he turned out, he ran into Nanny Chen.

Xie Shian took a few steps back and lowered his voice, "Ningning, if I knock Nanny Chen unconscious, will my grandmother beat me?"

Wen Xingluo: “…”

The brother and sister were forced to return to the ancestral hall, and the old concubine had already come in with a cane.

The two bowed their heads and saluted, "Grandma..."

The old man's face looked very ugly.

She knew that her other two useless grandsons would definitely help Ningning meet Ziheng.

Wen Xingluo knelt on the ground and said with courage, "It's my fault. I was the one who provoked my eldest brother first. It was me who brought shame to the Zhenbei Palace. It was also me who took the initiative to ask my fourth brother to bring me to the ancestral hall to see him tonight. My eldest brother was seriously injured. I beg you, grandmother, to let me take care of him in the ancestral hall tonight, considering my two years of filial piety to you. Grandmother..."

She crawled to the old woman on her knees and hugged her legs tightly.

Xie Shian lifted the hem of his robe and knelt down. "Grandmother, I take responsibility for my own actions. I was the one who brought Ningning to the ancestral hall to see my brother. She didn't ask me to do it! Please let Ningning accompany my brother!"

Xie Yanchen also stepped forward and knelt down beside Xie Shian.

The old concubine leaned on a cane.

Her eyes were red and swollen. She looked at the silent Xie Guanlan, then looked down at Wen Xingluo and choked up, "I've lived in the Zhenbei Palace for decades. Everyone says I'm blessed with children and grandchildren. But why did I have to run into you two little enemies?"

Wen Xingluo hugged her legs tightly, the overwhelming sense of guilt overwhelmed her, and tears flowed uncontrollably again.

She cried hard and mumbled "I'm sorry, Grandma".

The cries of "I'm sorry" were like the heart-wrenching cuckoo's tears, making the old man even more heartbroken and miserable.

She suppressed her sadness and said, "What happened between you two is ultimately dishonorable. I can promise you that Ningning will stay and take care of Ziheng. But, it's only for one night. After dawn, you two must not see each other again."

She has been through this.

She knew that the love between young boys and girls came and went quickly.

If two people never meet again and each experience new people and things, they may gradually forget the original feelings.

A short pain is worse than a long one. She always has to consider the future of her two children.

Wen Xingluo turned around and stared at Xie Guanlan in a daze.

Never meet again, never meet again...

Before she could make up her mind, Xie Shian suddenly said, "Grandma, I promise you on their behalf! If they don't want to meet, then they won't meet. Starting tomorrow, I will help you supervise them! If they dare to meet secretly, I will whip them!"

At an angle that the old man didn't notice, he winked at Wen Xingluo and Xie Guanlan.

Never mind, just agree to all the conditions first.

How would my grandmother know whether we met privately or not?

He has been skipping classes since he was young, and he has done many things that are hypocritical!

The old concubine sighed.

Not knowing whether she believed in Xie Shian or felt pity for her two little enemies, she left with Nanny Chen and others.

Xie Shian's eyebrows lit up with joy. He moved to sit between Wen Xingluo and Xie Guanlan, nudging them both with his elbows. "Did I really help you tonight? For tonight's sake, can you two at least tell me how you two got together?"

Seeing that the two were silent, his gossipy heart burned, "You two are guarding me like a thief, so what if you tell me something?! I won't tell anyone!"

The two still didn't speak.

Xie Shian was so anxious that he scratched his head. "Then, then have you two ever... ahem, done anything like that?"

Wen Xingluo shook his head.

Xie Shian asked again: "If you haven't done anything like that, then you should at least be honest with each other, right?"

Wen Xingluo was a little angry, "Fourth brother! How could we possibly do such a thing!"

"Okay. So, have you ever kissed?"

Wen Xingluo still shook his head.

"You haven't even kissed me on the lips?" Xie Shian was very disappointed. "What about holding my hand?"

Wen Xingluo and Xie Guanlan exchanged a glance and honestly said, "On the night of the Ghost Festival, we held hands once in an alley."

Xie Guanlan added, "A few days ago at Xiejinyuan, I shook your hand."

Wen Xingluo: "Just a shake."

Xie Shian was extremely disappointed. "What about the token of love? We should at least give each other one, right?"

The two shook their heads.

Xie Shian was shocked. "No, after all this fuss, it means you two didn't actually do anything?! Then why bother admitting it in front of others?!"