Xiao Fu's breath blew up like orchid, and the tall shadow and oppressive feeling made Lin Zikui stiff and breathless.
He turned his head sensitively, and clenched his sweaty palms on the servant's arm: "It's, it's not bad, I can't walk as fast as the girl."
Xiao Fu raised his eyebrows and placed his fingers lightly on his shoulders.
Lin Zikui lowered his head, his face flushed, and twisted his shoulders: "Second Miss... I, your... I am a man, you are a woman, and you put your hands on me, this is disgraceful."
"You and I are engaged, so what's wrong if I touch you?"
When saying this, Xiao Fu's voice sounded very pleasant. He saw Lin Zikui's face flushed and he was speechless. He was an eloquent scholar but he was very thin-skinned.
As he got closer, Xiao Fu could smell a faint medicinal scent from him.
"Besides, I look like a man, and you are also a man. There should be some intimacy between men, right?"
Lin Zikui was speechless.
Then Xiao Fu raised his hand to take off the black cloth on his face, and he subconsciously closed his eyes.
Xiao Fu said: "Open your eyes."
Lin Zikui's eyelashes trembled: "I'm afraid of the light."
Xiao Fu's palm covered his eyelashes, casting a shadow: "Lin Lang, I'm blocking it for you."
Lin Zikui didn't dare to open his eyes anymore, and turned away: "Second Miss, why do you want me to open my eyes?"
Xiao Fu: "Of course it's me."
……this!
Lin Zikui was at a loss, not knowing where to hide, and his tongue was tied: "The second young lady hasn't married yet, it's inappropriate to do this!"
"What's wrong with that? You and I will get married sooner or later." Xiao Fu said in a normal tone: "Lin Lang, do you want to see it?"
This women's dress is difficult to wear. I finally put it on. How can he not take a look at it!
"...Okay, I'll see. I'll see."
Lin Zikui was not used to the bright light outside. When he slowly opened his eyes, he really felt that his palm had blocked most of the sunlight. He raised his eyelids and looked at Xiao Fu.
The second girl was not dressed as a man today, but instead was dressed as a woman. Her black hair was softly draped over her shoulders, her features were clear and beautiful, her eyes were dazzling and moving, and her facial features were as beautiful as the statue of Guanyin. She was undoubtedly the most beautiful person Lin Zikui had ever seen in his life.
He did not dare to offend her, so he took a look, then closed his eyes, his face flushed, and said, "Second Miss, I have seen it, but I still have to go back to study, please let me go."
Xiao Fu did not respond. He looked at his blushing face and eyes curved. "Lin Lang, when you looked at me just now, do you think I am pretty?"
“…Good, it looks good.”
Lin Zikui hesitated and lowered his head, suddenly thinking of what the old lady said, about the thousand-year-old fox spirit who specialized in seducing scholars.
Turning his head, he saw his own servant staring at the second girl with his mouth open, he was stunned, as if he was completely mesmerized.
Lin Zikui's heart trembled, and he asked tentatively: "Second Miss, are you coming from Jinling alone to practice meditation and kneel down to recite the sutra this time?"
Xiao Fu said: "Didn't you see that I brought guards with me?"
But those guards are all men, how can she, a woman, do that?
Could it be that those men were not her guards, but her souls that she had seduced away?
Lin Zikui was not disrespectful to ghosts and gods. He also believed in these demon stories. He remembered that she had approached and grabbed his shoulders without him noticing. He felt panic for no reason and said hesitantly, "The Guanyin Temple is effective. Did the second young lady go there? If not, why not... I will take you there."
"I went there a few days ago, and I won't go anymore." Xiao Furuo knew what he was thinking, and she would probably laugh out loud, "Does Lin Lang live in Xixin Hall? You can't see it, so I'll go with you."
Hearing her evasion, Lin Zikui's heart skipped a beat and he politely declined, "No need, Second Miss. My servant will take me back."
Mo Liu, who was stunned by the scene, finally had a chance to speak. He said with a tangled tongue, "Yes, I, I will take you back."
Xiao Fu was not so easy to get rid of, so he followed the two of them and said, "How can Lin Lang study since he has an eye disease?"
"Mo Liu can read. He reads to me and also writes for me." While speaking, Lin Zikui stretched out his hand and wrote on Mo Liu's palm.
"Second Miss, you don't know that my son is a child prodigy. He has been gifted since childhood. I only need to read it once and he can memorize it all." Mo Liu felt the words on the palm of his hand.
temple?
He looked at Lin Zikui.
"Mo Liu." Lin Zikui interrupted and nodded.
Xiao Fu said "Oh" in a tactful way, and said in a provocative tone: "Is it really that powerful?"
Lin Zikui waved his hand: "That's not true, Second Miss, don't listen to my servant's nonsense."
"I didn't say anything nonsense..."
Mo Liu had just understood that this "fox spirit in red" was not a demon, but the second Miss Xiao. Just as the young master said, "she" was indeed tall, with extraordinary temperament, and her beauty was masculine. She was indeed not comparable to an ordinary woman. However, the young master wrote the word "temple" on his hand, which meant he wanted to go to the main hall.
Why?
Could it be that the young master also suspects that she is a demon? ?
Mo Liu couldn't hide the truth on his face, and for a moment he didn't dare to say anything. He led the way towards the Guanyin Temple.
Xiao Fu saw that the route was wrong.
"Are we heading to the front hall?"
Lin Zikui explained: "...Yes, I just lost something and need to go to the front hall to get it."
Xiao Fu didn't care and followed him into the Guanyin Temple. Lin Zikui turned his head and saw him looking up at the Guanyin statue. The heavy stone in his heart fell down. He thought to himself that it was ridiculous for him to suspect that the second girl was a demon! I really want to slap myself when I wake up in the middle of the night. I deserve to die!
Xiao Fu: "Lin Lang, what do you want to take from the Guanyin Temple?"
Lin Zikui looked away and hesitated, "I, I came to worship Guanyin..."
"Didn't you worship just now?"
"I just asked for fame, now I want to ask for..."
Xiao Fu: "Seeking marriage?"
Lin Zikui had no choice but to nod and say yes.
He knelt on the cushion, kowtowed and burned incense, but Xiao Fu did not bow.
After he stood up, Xiao Fu asked again: "Lin Lang, is it my marriage that you are asking for?"
"Hmm..." This is exactly what Lin Zikui wanted.
Since he had no room for regrets about this marriage, and everything was decided by the other party, he might as well let it go. He swore in front of Guanyin: "If the second girl is willing to marry me and get married with me, Guanyin will be the witness. I will never let her down in this life. This is a promise, and it will not change even if it costs a fortune. If I break this oath, I will be doomed forever and I will be struck by lightning!"
Xiao Fu didn't know that this scholar was so pure and honest that he actually made such a vow. Seeing that he was about to hit the threshold, he grabbed his arm and said, "There is a threshold here."
Then he left the hall and responded in a low voice: "Lin Lang and I are in love with each other, so how can we not be married?"
"Second Miss... Me, me too." Lin Zikui turned her head and looked at him quietly. When she saw that he had discovered her, her cheeks flushed with embarrassment.
Xiao Fu saw that his ears were cutely red, as was his expression, and his heart seemed to be touched.
Marrying him, this girl from the Xiao family is a blessed person, otherwise...
Really snatch it away?
This thought only lasted for a moment.
Xiao Fu also knew his own personality. He could not get interested in anything for long. He was afraid that his short-lived love for Lin Zikui would not last too long, seven days at most.
Mo Liu confirmed that Xiao Fu was not a demon, and seeing that she had such an otherworldly appearance and was so fond of his young master, he became friendly with her and answered whatever Xiao Fu asked him.
Xiao Fu asked: "If one day you can't speak anymore, will your son be unable to study?"
"When..." Just as he was about to answer yes, Mo Liu suddenly thought of something and shook his head, "The doctor said that my son's eye disease is not serious. As long as he reduces the number of times he reads books and often goes up high to look far, he will be able to recover. Now, I will read to him, and it is enough for him to listen to me. When the exam comes next spring, his eye disease will be healed and he will be able to cope with it."
Xiao Fu glanced at the silent Lin Zikui and asked, "Mo Liu, does your master have a favorite girl?"
Mo Liu immediately said no: "My master is obsessed with marrying you, the second lady. He mentioned it many times on the way to Jinling."
Lin Zikui couldn't help but grab his arm.
He said apologetically: "Second Miss, I'm sorry, Mo Liu is young and likes to talk nonsense, he didn't mean to offend."
Xiao Fu: "Lin Lang said he was talking nonsense, so that means he has no intention of marrying me?"
"No, no, that's not what I meant!"
"What does that mean?"
Lin Zikui seemed to be unable to speak for a moment, his face flushed as he stammered, "What I meant was, I mean... I am just a scholar now, how can I be worthy of the second young lady."
Xiao Fu smiled, all the oppression and aggression in his body were restrained, his eyes were raised like hooks, his breath was like the spring breeze and peaches, he said: "I see that Lin Lang is handsome, and I like him very much."
"Besides, I heard that Lin Lang was the top scorer in the Huainan Prefecture. I like learned scholars the most."
Lin Zikui met his gaze, and her whole body felt like it was boiling, with steam coming out of her body: "Second Miss...you are too kind."
On the red glazed tile wall not far away, two people were sitting side by side, one taller and the other shorter.
The shorter one was chewing a pear and said innocently, "Brother Wu, Lord Hou, are you really going to get married?"
The taller one said, "Our Lord is a bit playful, but this time, he is playing with something very new."
Jin Zun pointed: "That person."
Yuan Wu: "Your Majesty has been in the northern border for seven years, and you have never seen such a handsome and elegant scholar."
Jin Zun nodded and asked, "My Lord, do you like men?"
Yuan Wu made a "hush" sound and warned: "Now that you know about this, don't tell anyone! This matter is not something that can be brought to the public in our court. If people knew about it, they might report him! Our Lord has suffered enough injustice, don't you know that?"
Jinzun didn't quite understand, but still answered: "I know, I'll keep my mouth shut."
Xiao Fu sent Lin Zikui outside Xixin Hall. Lin Zikui said, "Shall I ask Mo Liu to take the second young lady back to the East Guest Hall?"
Mo Liu whispered, "Sir, why don't we invite the second young lady in to sit down?"
Lin Zikui lowered his voice: "How can it be a shame for a man to be unmarried and a woman to be unmarried?"
Xiao Fu was overjoyed.
In the past, when he was in the court, he liked to scold those literary officials the most. He felt refreshed when he saw them getting angry and angry.
Now when I look at Lin Zikui, I feel that not all literati are annoying.
Lin Zikui asked Mo Liu to send him back. Not long after, Mo Liu came back, carefully holding a basket of grapes.
"What are these grapes?" Lin Zikui took a closer look. Each grape was distinctly green and crystal clear, with glossy water droplets hanging on it. He had never seen such good grapes before!
In Jinling, it would probably cost one or two taels of gold to exchange for it!
Mo Liu said: "The second lady asked me to bring it back to the young master, and she also invited me to have a cup of tea."
Lin Zikui stood up and pointed at him: "Mo Liu, Mo Liu, why did you accept other people's things! You are so greedy."
"I, I...I see that the second young lady is so kind that I can't refuse her. Besides, she is interested in you and I'm afraid she fell in love at first sight. I will accept the fruit from the second young lady and not refuse her kindness. Young master, you can return the thank you gift. With this back and forth, won't our relationship become closer?"
Although Mo Liu is young, he has learned a lot about the ways of the world at Yingtianfu Academy. He understands the principles of managing relationships and reciprocity.
Then he urged his young master: "The calligraphy that I wanted to give to Mr. Xiao last time can be given to the second young lady. Those paintings are the ones that you are most satisfied with."
“My paintings... that’s all.” Lin Zikui felt he couldn’t give them away. He was short of money and only had a green pine pendant left by his mother, which was considered a good heirloom.
My mother said that this was left for his future daughter-in-law.
Lin Zikui took it off and placed it in his palm, looking at it for a long time.
The second girl is completely different from what I imagined.
She didn't look like a lady from a noble family. Instead, she behaved in a frivolous manner, teasing herself like a cat.
Does she really like herself?
Immediately, Lin Zikui picked up the bamboo basket, lifted the door curtain, and ran straight to the east living room.
In the courtyard of the East Guest Hall, Lord Xiao was sitting on a swing under a tree, holding a book in his hand and putting grapes into his mouth. He couldn't taste the grapes, he simply liked the feeling of biting into the juice.
Yuan Wu was practicing his fists on a tree stump, each punch creating a dent in the stout. Jin Zun was hanging upside down under the eaves practicing his Kung Fu, but suddenly he felt bored, so he jumped down, laid on Marquis Xiao's shoulder and called him, "Marquis, do you want to practice Kung Fu?"
"No, Jinzun, have you found out what I asked you to find out?"
"You are talking about the old Taoist priest in the backyard. He has expert guards around him."
"Did you go in, then?"
"Yes, I went in."
Xiao Fu said slowly: "Did he find you?"
Jin Zun shook his head: "He didn't find me. The old Taoist priest just meditated, chanted scriptures, and occasionally went to Qingxin Pavilion to read. I looked for what the Marquis asked me to find, but I didn't find it."
Xiao Fu: "What about the hair bun I asked you to learn? Have you learned it? What's the point of raising the three of you if none of you can comb your hair?"
Lin Zikui walked to the front of the east living room and vaguely saw a young man through the courtyard gate, hanging on the second girl and whispering something in her ear.
The two behaved very intimately, not like master and servant.
The young man even reached out and stroked the second girl's hair.
Lin Zikui was startled for a moment, and leaned forward to carefully identify it. While hesitating, his foot stepped on a branch. Yuan Wu turned his head and asked, "Who is it?"
Lin Zikui had no time to run, and in a panic, he could only hastily grab the green pine locket hidden in the bamboo basket.
Xiao Fu heard the voice and looked over.
Lin Zikui handed a basket of grapes to Yuan Wu, and said firmly: "Second Miss's kindness is too precious. I cannot accept it without merit."
He didn't even look at Xiao Fu, handed it over and walked away in a hurry. He didn't look at the road while walking, and stumbled and fell. He got up awkwardly, limping. When Mo Liu chased him out, he saw that the young master had fallen, and hurriedly helped him back.
Yuan Wu stood behind and watched for a while, then put the grapes on the table and said, "My Lord, the scholar fell."
Xiao Fu said "Oh" calmly, as if he didn't hear it, and as if he didn't care, and didn't even look at it.
There were also a few big, round oranges mixed in the grape basket, which were returned by Lin Zikui. Lin Zikui felt shabby and had mixed feelings.
Not far away, Taoist Priest Lingyuan, who happened to be passing by, saw Lin Zikui walking with a limp and thought of sending him some medicine later.
After returning to Xixin Hall, Lin Zikui picked up the book and asked Mo Liu to read it to him.
Mo Liu's mouth became dry and his throat itchy from reciting so much. After nightfall, Mo Liu fell asleep tiredly. Seeing him curled up and sleeping soundly, Lin Zikui brought the charcoal basin to Mo Liu's bed.
It was chilly at night, so Lin Zikui wrapped himself in a quilt, held up a lamp, and continued to read the book closely.
The candlelight stretched his shadow long, illuminating his handsome outline.
The shadows of trees swayed outside the window, and the light in his room was not turned off until after midnight.
The next morning, Lin Zikui pushed open the door and saw a box of ordinary ointment for bruises and injuries lying on the ground outside the door, with dewdrops on the box.
He bent down to pick it up, looking towards the east living room with a dazed look.
It turned out that his embarrassing fall was seen by the second girl.
The author has something to say:
Lin Lang: He is so considerate and brought me medicine.
Taoist Priest Lingyuan: You are crazy!
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