Yuan Wu came over with a red-hot charcoal basin: "Hey? Why is Master Lin so seriously ill?"
"Shh." Xiao Fu raised his index finger to his lips and said in a low voice, "He's asleep, don't disturb him. Put the charcoal basin here."
Yuan Wu bent down to put down the charcoal basin and said to Xiao Fu, "Master, my brother is back and said that the craftsman has finished making that... small piece of colored glaze."
"What little piece of glass? That's called a 叆叇. You have no knowledge."
"Yes, it is a rare thing. I have seen it before."
Xiao Fu said, "Okay, bring it here. I still have to look after the little patient."
Soon, Yuan Qing brought all the things over: "Master, I brought Mr. Lin's piano and the box as well."
"Put it there." Xiao Fu said without even raising his head.
"besides……"
Xiao Fu tilted his head slightly: "Anything else?"
"Yes..." Seeing his unspeakable expression, Xiao Fu stood up and walked over. Seeing that Master Lin was sleeping, Yuan Qing lowered his voice and said, "That Tang Mengyang is indeed a homosexual. Moreover, he was born in a famous family in Jiangnan and is known as a talented man."
"What a crap celebrity, dead gay."
Yuan Qing: “…………”
Xiao Fu frowned: "Have you wiped these things after taking them from him?"
"I've wiped them all off. Here's this." Yuan Qing pulled out a small box from his arms. "It's made to imitate the one that Prime Minister Xue had. The craftsman said the effect is pretty much the same."
"Is this it?" Xiao Fu opened it and saw that it was two thin pieces of colored glass, sandwiched together with silver, and had two folded legs. He knew how to use it as soon as he opened it, and tried it on his nose.
"Dizzy." In front of Xiao Fu, Yuan Qing's face was swollen. He was still studying. Yuan Qing hesitated slightly: "There is one more thing."
"Can you finish it all at once?"
"Yes, I have already returned Xue Xiang's 叆叆 to him. It was at night when I returned and I happened to run into his servants burying something in the yard."
"Oh? What's buried?"
"Voodoo doll."
Xiao Fu took off his quilt and wiped it with his thumb towards the sun. He found that it was getting grayer and grayer, so he wiped it with his sleeve and said slowly, "This trick of Lord Xu is not very clever, but it is enough for Yuwen Duo. He wants to overthrow all those who are in the way and promote his own people."
"So my subordinates dug the baby out. The next day, the Censorate really came to the prime minister's residence to search, but after digging for a long time, they found nothing, so they had to go back home." Yuan Qing did good deeds without leaving his name, and when he saw that Prime Minister Xue's family was safe, he left.
As the two were talking, Mo Liu came running over breathlessly, carrying the freshly boiled medicine. "Second Miss, I boiled it into two bowls of water as you said."
Xiao Fu's face returned to a smiling look, and when he smiled he really looked like a wild fox: "Mo Liu, your young master has fallen asleep. I'll go feed him later."
"Okay, second young lady," Mo Liu didn't want to compete with him for the job. He glanced at Yuan Wu, then lay on the bed and reached his hand into the quilt to feel around.
Xiao Fu grabbed his shoulder with one hand: "What are you doing?"
"… Second Miss, ouch, it hurts, the hot water bottle, the hot water bottle is cold! I'm going to change one for my young master, why are you pinching me?"
"I have strong hands," Xiao Fu loosened his grip, "You've worked hard, go to sleep, I'll watch over your young master, I'll have someone change the hot water bottle."
"But..." Mo Liu raised his head and glanced at him, "But I slept with my master last night."
Xiao Fu stared at him, took a deep breath, and said to him, "Go and sleep next to me. There is still plenty of charcoal. Your young master has caught a fever, and I will pass the disease on to you."
"Oh, then I'll sleep next to you. Thank you, second lady."
Mo Liu went to sleep on the soft couch next to him. There was a screen between them. When he lay down, he could see Xiao Fu's silhouette feeding medicine to the young master through the thin screen.
"My young master likes such a handsome, tall and beautiful lady. It seems that he is right to like her. The second young lady is really nice."
Lin Zikui was helped up by Xiao Fu to drink medicine, his cheeks puffed up and he muttered something bitter.
Xiao Fu: "Which is harder to drink, the medicine or the ginger soup?"
“Ginger soup.”
"Then drink the medicine. You've already finished the ginger soup, right?"
"You lied to me. You said it had no taste, so I finished it."
"Are you blaming me?"
"Um."
Lin Zikui's courtesy seemed to evaporate under the influence of the febrile disease.
But Xiao Fu felt that it was better for him to be like this. Scholars obviously have their own temperament. They are always so gentle. If they keep all their thorns to themselves, they will get hurt.
There was a smile in Xiao Fu's eyes that he himself could not detect: "Then I will apologize to you, okay?"
Lin Zikui, who was drinking medicine, raised his eyelids: "Hmm?"
"I brought you something," Xiao Fu took out the shiny glasses, "Try it on."
"叆叆?" Lin Zikui recognized it and was surprised. "Where did it come from?"
"I just happened to know someone who can make it, so I made one for you. It's not a rare thing. Wear it like this." Xiao Fu held the two legs of the baby and clamped them on Lin Zikui's ears. Lin Zikui subconsciously closed his eyes. He had long eyelashes and flat eye sockets, and his eyelashes brushed against the glass piece of the baby. When he opened his eyes, there was a slight sound like a shell breaking.
Through the glass, he stared at Xiao Fu in front of him in a daze.
Xiao Fu asked: "How is it?"
Lin Zikui blinked and pointed at the corner of his eye: "Second Miss, do you have a mole here?"
A small mole, under the eyelashes, very shallow, but Xiao Fu was very close to him, so he could see it.
Xiao Fu thought that this was right, and he could really cure it. He raised his lips and said, "Take a good look at me again. Do I look like a man?"
Lin Zikui hesitated: "No... not really."
Xiao Fu: "This is not easy to use, right?"
"Very good," Lin Zikui nodded, looking around. He could see trees outside the window instead of just a bunch of colors. He smiled, "I haven't seen the world so clearly in a long time."
In fact, it is not completely clear, just better than before, but Lin Zikui still said that it is very useful.
"Second Miss, this... must be very valuable."
Xiao Fu looked at him and found that his appearance seemed to have changed subtly when he wore this thing. There was a hint of restraint in his clean temperament. Xiao Fu stared at it intently and said, "Didn't I tell you that it's made by a craftsman, so it's free. A broken piece of glass is worthless."
Lin Zikui said: "This item was brought from the Western Regions to the Central Plains in the first year of Wentai. It is rare and precious. There are only a few in Jinling. Before... I had a friend who wanted to help me find a pair, but he couldn't buy one."
"The friend you are talking about is Tang Mengyang?"
"Yes, the second lady also knows?"
Lord Xiao chuckled, but said, "I heard you say a few days ago that he is just a fourth-rank university scholar, where can he find such a rare thing?"
“…”
Lin Zikui hesitated for a moment: "...what happened to the girl...?"
"Didn't I just tell you? I know someone..."
The same words were said again. Fortunately, Lin Zikui was still a little feverish and confused, so he didn't ask too many questions. But he felt warm in his heart. The second girl was so good to him. This was the blessing he had earned in his previous life.
Lin Zikui slept like this for several naps. The hot water bottle was changed every two hours, one in his arms and one on his feet. Every time Xiao Fu changed his bottle, it would inevitably touch his skin. As a scholar, he had never suffered much, so even the skin on his feet was smooth and as warm as mutton-fat jade.
If Xiao Fu hadn't been afraid of scaring Lin Zikui, he probably would have pinched her a few times.
Fortunately, he controlled himself, but his mind couldn't help but recall the last time Lin Zikui was naked.
After two days of care, Lin Zikui was almost recovered.
The courtyard was covered with snow, and there were several pots of charcoal fire burning in the room, making it warm as spring. He was wearing a thick sable fur coat and was concentrating on reading and writing. There was a frown on his nose, and he exuded a warm and gentle scholarly air.
Mo Liu fanned the charcoal basin, with smoke flying around, and asked him, "Sir, how did the second young lady get such a rare item like this?"
"He said he knew a craftsman who could do this." Lin Zikui believed him. Lord Xiao was the head of the Ministry of Revenue, which sounded like a mediocre position, but the Ministry of Revenue, which was in charge of the country's finances, land, and taxes, was much more valuable than the fifth-rank position in the Hanlin Academy.
It's not surprising that the second girl knows some skilled craftsmen.
"Oh...but sir, you are already using something like this, why are you still reading books?"
Lin Zikui buried his face in the book: "The words are too small. I can't read them clearly even when I wear them."
Xiao Fu just walked to the door and stopped: "Is it useless?"
"Hey?" Lin Zikui raised his head and pushed the glass piece, "Why is the second young lady here? No, nothing happened. The 叆叆 is useful."
"I heard everything you just said." Xiao Fu thought to himself that this craftsman was not good. What kind of thing was this?
Lin Zikui didn't know how to explain it, so he shook his head: "No, it's very good."
Mo Liu interrupted, "Second Miss, you don't know that a few years ago, our young master had eye problems, but it wasn't that serious. He had no problem reading and writing. But three years ago, a few days before the imperial examination, his eyes suddenly hurt so much that he couldn't stand it. Later, his vision became even more blurry. When people were in front of him, he didn't talk and couldn't even tell the difference between men and women."
"A few days before the imperial examination, the pain was unbearable?" Xiao Fu frowned. He naturally thought of conspiracy. There were many such incidents in previous years. After all, if one passed the imperial examination, one would be awarded the title of Jinshi. Lin Zikui was able to pass the examination and become the top scholar in Huainan three years ago, which shows his literary talent. It was normal for him to be envied and framed.
"Could it be that someone bears a grudge against you and deliberately damaged your eyes?"
Lin Zikui was silent for a moment, waved his hand, and said gently: "Mo Liu is talking nonsense. Second Miss, I also have something to give you."
"I haven't thanked Brother Chen for helping me retrieve these things yet." Lin Zikui stood up, picked up the wooden box he brought back from the Tang Mansion, and gave it directly to Xiao Fu.
"For me?"
"Yeah." He nodded seriously.
Xiao Fu opened the box and his expression froze.
"Your... ancestral property? Giving it to me?"
Lin Zikui nodded, a little nervous: "These things are not much, they are all I have. Second Miss, please don't despise them." Lin Zikui counted them. If these ancestral properties were sold, they would add up to no more than 700 taels. It was enough for him to live frugally in Fengtai County for the rest of his life, but it would definitely not be possible in Nanjing. In the eyes of the second girl, it’s nothing.
Xiao Fu's mood suddenly became a little subtle.
The sable fur coat that he gave to Lin Zikui could not be bought with a thousand taels of gold, but to Xiao Fu, it was just a piece of clothing. So he can give it away at will.
But Xiao Fu vaguely remembered that he said that Lin Zikui's ancestral property was all his wealth that he would rather leave Yingtianfu Academy and come to the deserted Xingzhi Temple to study hard than sell it.
If he fails the exam, these ancestral properties will be his only way out.
Now he is eagerly giving it to himself.
"Lin Zikui, are you a fool?"
Lin Zikui didn't expect him to say that. He was stunned for a moment, looking at a loss: "Why do you say that, Second Miss?"
Xiao Fu closed the box and looked at him with complicated eyes: "Not stupid, you gave me all your wealth?"
"But, but you are my wife. It is only natural for me to give you the ancestral inheritance." After saying this, he suddenly realized that he had said something wrong, and scratched his head and added, "Before you marry into the family..."
"Then I'll give it back to you. Wait until you get married and then let me take care of it." Xiao Fu put it back.
Lin Zikui didn't hear anything wrong. He stared at Xiao Fu for a long while, pursed his lips, and said solemnly, "When you win the first prize in the imperial examination, I will marry you in a formal ceremony."
Xiao Fu was slightly stunned, then a smile appeared on his lips: "Lin Lang, I am waiting for you to pass the imperial examination and ride a horse in the parade."
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