Jinzun loves to eat candy and tells Xiao Fu that candy is sweet. What is “sweet”?
Xiao Fu had only felt this feeling when he was very young. It was a feeling that lingered deep in his memory and seemed beautiful and relaxing.
After so many years, I gradually forgot about it.
In the military camp inside the Great Wall, the soldiers were eating meat with relish. Xiao Fu took two bites and found the meat tasteless. He put down his chopsticks expressionlessly.
The only thing he could clearly feel was the burning sensation of the strong liquor lingering in his mouth, throat and abdomen.
When you are slightly tipsy, the whole world seems illusory, and everything seems to be separated by a layer of gauze, but you can feel it.
Rather than saying it was a taste, it would be better to say that what he tasted from Lin Zikui was a taste that could flow clearly throughout his body, from his limbs to the top of his head, without going through his taste buds, and made him enjoy it from the bottom of his heart.
Xiao Fu didn't know what it was called, but he liked it.
Lin Zikui was stunned for a long time after being kissed like this. Xiao Zhaoling just tasted it lightly at first, but later he seemed to be a little crazy. He held it in his mouth and sucked it, as if he wanted to have a good taste, and even made some noises when he sucked. Lin Zikui's legs were so weak that he could not stand, but the voices coming from all directions made him barely regain his sanity.
Lin Zikui couldn't help but push him a little. When he raised the half piece of sugar cake in his hand, his fingers were shaking unsteadily: "Zhao Ling, eat this."
Xiao Fu lowered his eyes and looked down: "Are you using this to get rid of me?"
"Well..." Lin Zikui nodded, then shook his head, "I'm not sending you away, originally..." It's also against etiquette.
Lin Zikui paused, pressed the sugar cake to his lips to prevent him from continuing to offend her, and changed his words: "There are too many people here, I'm scared."
"Are you worried about being seen? Take a closer look. Where are you?" Xiao Fu lifted up the white veil that covered her veil, letting in the light of the Lantern Festival. Lin Zikui looked with one eye and found himself in an isolated corner.
Yes, Xiao Zhaoling pushed him away just now, and Lin Zikui didn’t know where he went.
It turned out to be the end of the alley.
Did he... do it on purpose?
Lin Zikui looked at him belatedly.
"Why are you looking at me with your eyes so wide open?" Xiao Fu lowered his head and moved very close to him. Seeing that Lin Zikui was holding the sugar cake tightly, he didn't mind. He put down his fingers, and Mi Li dropped again, hanging down to half of his body.
In a quiet corner, Xiao Fu licked the crystal clear sugar cake in this position silently. He felt that it tasted much better this way. One or two melted drops fell on Lin Zikui's chin. Xiao Fu did not let it go and threw the bamboo stick with the sugar cake to the ground.
Lin Zikui's heart was in his throat. When he saw him throwing the bamboo stick, he squatted down to pick it up and said, "Don't throw it randomly."
Xiao Fu: “…”
Lin Zikui took the opportunity to push him away from Mi Li's hat brim and said with his head down: "I, I'll go buy you some assorted fruits."
Xiao Fu was grabbed by his sleeve and walked forward. He couldn't see Lin Zikui's expression, but he knew that he must have been burning with fever, so he deliberately said, "Assorted fruits, what flavor do they have?"
Lin Zikui's chin was still a little wet, but he resisted the urge to wipe it off. He replied, "It's also sweet, made of fruit and flowers."
Xiao Fu: "Then will you feed me like you did just now?"
Lin Zikui's eyes widened again and he turned his head: "...Miss Xiao, you."
Xiao Fu lowered his voice, with the corners of his mouth raised high: "Zi Kui forgot again, you should call Xiao Lang outside."
Lin Zikui lowered her voice and pulled his sleeve to walk faster: "We haven't even gotten married yet. If someone sees us, I'm fine, but it will affect your reputation."
Xiao Fu: "No problem, I don't have a reputation anyway. But I have to take Lin Lang's reputation into consideration. You are going to be the top scholar, so I didn't consider it carefully."
Lin Zikui: "It's okay with me. I'm a man. If someone sees it and spreads it, it's just a romantic affair... But next time, I can't do this outside..."
"You can't be outside, so close the door..."
Lin Zikui stopped moving and looked at him through the white veil.
Xiao Fu laughed muffledly and said, "I know, we haven't gotten married yet. After we get married, with heaven and earth as witnesses, you and I will be married. Even if we close the door, everything will be fine, right?"
That's right...
Lin Zikui is a scholar, so he doesn't have the nerve to say that anything is allowed. He feels very embarrassed.
He had never seen the "world", and what suddenly came to his mind was the "Book of Broken Sleeves" that Xiao Zhaoling read to him!
He quickly shook his head and shook off the dirt in the book.
Xiao Fu: "Why are you shaking your head? You won't let anyone kiss you even after you've been married?"
"No... I'm looking for fruits. Where are the assorted fruits?" Lin Zikui looked around.
"Over there," Xiao Fu saw it and pointed, "There are also lantern riddles. Go and guess one. I want the biggest peony lantern."
"Okay... I'll give you a guess."
Guessing riddles is a piece of cake for Lin Zikui, so it’s a bit of an insult.
But because of the Spring Examination, there are many talented people in the Qinhuai River Lantern Festival, and the difficulty of the riddles also increases sharply.
Lin Zikui wanted Zhao Ling to guess a peony lantern. He saw that the peony lantern was carved with great precision and perfection. It was divided into twelve diamond-shaped sides, each of which was lifelike. When a candle was lit inside, the shape of the peony flower was reflected on the ground.
Therefore, there were many talented people who competed with Lin Zikui for the lantern.
The shop owner asked quite tricky questions, including lantern riddles and couplets: "Ten lantern riddles, within the total of thirty numbers, the person with the most answers will advance to the next round. For five couplets, the person who can answer all of them within thirty numbers will get the peony lantern for free! Hey! Don't miss it if you pass by!"
For a moment, it attracted countless people to watch.
But soon Lin Zikui defeated everyone around him and entered the next round. Seeing more and more people coming from all directions, he felt a little uneasy.
Lin Zikui is most afraid of being in the spotlight.
Zhao Ling...
Lin Zikui turned around to look for him, but saw Xiao Zhaoling looking very happy, looking at him with bright eyes.
He said, "How come you are so great and so knowledgeable?"
Lin Zikui was a little embarrassed. Before he could say anything, a girl next to him said, "Cousin, this guy is amazing. He guessed faster than you."
The young man beside her, who was fanning himself in the middle of winter, snorted coldly, "It's just a lantern riddle. Why are you so proud? The next round of couplets will tell the truth. In Jinling, I, Pang Xiang, am famous for my ability to make couplets. Cousin, just wait. I will definitely help you get the Peony Lantern!"
Someone behind him said, "Pang Xiang, isn't this the son of Minister Pang? Master, here comes the master!"
Master Pang seemed to be talking to his own cousin, but his voice was loud enough for Lin Zikui to hear.
Lin Zikui didn't say anything. Xiao Fu stared at Mr. Pang with a bad look.
Master Pang glanced over and asked, "What are you looking at?"
Xiao Fu's eyes were as cold as knives, and the corners of his mouth slowly curled up, as if he was looking at a dead person.
Master Pang was inexplicably frightened and clamped his legs together.
I didn’t say anything! Why do you have that look on your face as if you were going to kill yourself?
"All of you, come here!" He quickly called his guards and servants, and stuck close to them, only then did he feel a little safer.
The shop owner began to ask questions: "For this first pair, everyone, listen carefully. The food and drink on and off the river bank are twice as much as the sky."
It was so simple that Lin Zikui did not hesitate to say: "On both sides of the floor, there are pearls, jades, silks and brocades everywhere."
"Great, that's right! You got it right so quickly, you're really talented!"
Lin Zikui became even more uneasy. He pulled the veil of his hat tighter and planned to take the lantern and leave immediately without staying because there were too many people.
As Lin Zikui learned more and more skills, he became more and more skilled in fighting and mastering the skills with incredible speed. Master Pang's expression turned ugly, and he turned his head to look at him a few times: "Why are you so mysterious and covering your face? What's so shameful about it?"
Xiao Fu: "What the hell is it to you?"
Lin Zikui turned his head, grabbed his hand, and motioned for him to say less.
Master Pang: "You! You don't know who I am, how dare you speak like that?"
Xiao Fu sneered: "How did Minister Pang give birth to a pig-brained person like you?"
Mr. Pang was even more shocked: "You know who I am!"
His servants and guards surrounded him.
Not far away, Jinzun stood up from the stone bench.
Lin Zikui actually stood directly in front of Xiao Fu, pushed him behind him, and blocked those hostile people.
"Cousin, forget it... don't make trouble." The girl obviously realized that the other person's clothing could not possibly make him an ordinary citizen. He even knew her cousin's identity, but still dared to call him a pig-brained person. It was obvious that she was not to be messed with.
Master Pang also thought of this and closed his folding fan vigorously: "I won't argue with you!"
The shopkeeper said, "Listen, everyone. For this last question, if anyone can answer it the fastest within ten numbers, he will get the lantern!"
"How come it was counting thirty just now, but now it's counting ten!"
The people around him started to make a noise: "Quick, give me a question!"
The shopkeeper said in a loud voice: "Three Zhus, Six Bridges, Nine Creeks and Eighteen Caves."
People around: "What kind of pair is this?"
There are many talented people along the Qinhuai River: "This is a ruthless couplet. The upper and lower couplets have no connection, but every word corresponds to each other! It's difficult, difficult!"
The shopkeeper began to count down: "Ten, nine, eight..."
"Three, two... no one can answer correctly?"
Lin Zikui looked at the peony lantern and didn't care at this time. He said quickly: "One tea, four saucers, two powders, fifty cents!"
The talented people around him all said, "Okay...Okay, absolutely!"
The shop owner was also stunned, as if he had not expected that someone could actually come up with this ruthless pair within ten numbers.
Lin Zikui reached out for the lantern: "Thank you very much."
"Uh... OK, I admit defeat. This peony lantern is yours."
Lin Zikui picked up the lantern, pulled Xiao Fu and ran very fast. Xiao Fu was confused but very happy: "Zikui, why are you running?"
"I just saw an official from Xu's party..." Lin Zikui was helpless. He was afraid that if he showed off, he would be spotted. He was immediately dragged into a lane. He couldn't see the road clearly and almost fell. Xiao Fu held his waist and said, "Okay, don't run. There's no one here."
Lin Zikui panted and picked up the lantern: "Zhao Ling, this is for you."
Xiao Fu took it and looked at the shadow of the flower cast by the candlelight.
In fact, he didn't like these things that much, but at this moment, he really liked them very much and held them like treasures. She raised her eyes and stared at him: "Zikui."
Lin Zikui ran so hard that his mouth was dry and he squatted to breathe.
"You just now... shouldn't have offended the son of Minister Pang. I heard that he is a petty and lecherous person. If you let him see your face..."
Xiao Fu thought, why should he be afraid of him? That old fellow, Minister Pang, would be so scared that he would pee and shit when he saw him.
But he still said, "It's okay. I'll change my clothes and he won't recognize me. Don't worry, Zikui."
"That's true. Fortunately... you like to dress up as a man. I guess he would never guess that you are a girl." He raised his head, and the veil on both sides of him spread out, revealing a face that was red and hot from running.
Seeing beads of sweat on his forehead, Xiao Fu bent down and wiped them for him with his own sweat towel, his eyes deep: "Yes, you are the only one who believes it."
"Hmm?" Lin Zikui looked at him.
"I mean, if you're tired and can't walk, I'll carry you back?"
Lin Zikui: "...No, no, I can walk."
How can I let my wife carry me on my back?
I am a scholar, and I should learn riding and shooting and exercise my body so that I can hug my wife.
At the end of the Xu hour, the two walked slowly back. The city of Jinling was brightly lit, fireworks were blooming all over the sky, and half the sky was burning into daylight.
In the palace, Emperor Wentai entertained his ministers with singing and dancing.
On the bank of the Qinhuai River, Lin Zikui looked up and saw Xiao Fu standing behind him, his arms naturally around him.
A deep voice came from behind Lin Zikui's ear: "Zikui, if I hide something from you, will you blame me if you find out later?"
"What?" Lin Zikui heard vaguely, turned around, and his black eyes sparkled, "I didn't hear it clearly."
"I said, will you blame me?"
He laughed: "Why blame you? How could it be possible?"
Xiao Fu stared at him: "What if I lied to you about something?"
"What is it?"
"I am not..."
"Bang! Bang!"
The intense sound of the fireworks made Lin Zikui temporarily deaf.
"What did you say--"
"...Nothing." Xiao Fu covered his eyes, "You forgot, you can't look at things that are too bright."
Lin Zikui fiddled with her eyelashes in his palm: "I accidentally forgot... Mr. Xie told me to look far away, but not to see the light."
"Close your eyes."
"Oh, okay." Lin Zikui always listened to the doctor's advice and Zhao Ling's words.
Xiao Fu held the lantern, took his hand and went back to the boat.
The fireworks lasted for a while and then stopped.
The whole city was filled with the smell of gunpowder.
When Xiao Fu returned to the boat and entered the room, he saw something sticking out from under Lin Zikui's bed.
"Who?!" He strode over and lifted the quilt.
Mo Liu, who was only wearing a white middle garment, grabbed the quilt in panic: "Miss Xiao!"
Although Mo Liu was young, he knew that he should not let a woman see this scene. He quickly covered himself up, but Xiao Fu lifted his collar with one hand: "Did you sleep in the wrong room?"
"No...I'll sleep here, young master."
Xiao Fu's face, which had been bright just now, suddenly darkened: "Didn't I prepare a room for you?"
Mo Liu was carried by him like a little chick: "My master is afraid of the cold, I am warming his bed. Miss Xiao, please put me down..."
Lin Zikui also came over, grabbed Xiao Fu's hand, and put Mo Liu down.
Xiao Fu followed his hand and placed the boy's butt on the ground, like a vase, with a thud. He stared at Lin Zikui in disbelief: "You asked your servant to warm your bed?"
Lin Zikui: “…”
He didn't know how to explain it. It wasn't for warming the bed. It was cold during the meditation, so he and his servant boy slept in the same bed and could review their books.
Lin Zikui could only say: "It's a bit cold at night. Mo Liu is young and a boy. I am considered his elder brother. It's okay."
Xiao Fu still felt it was ridiculous: "It's a bit cold. Why don't you use a hot water bottle or me to warm the bed?"
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