Before Lin Zikui fell asleep, he was still thinking about what to do if the rain on his body soiled the second girl's bed...
But he didn't dare to say anything, for fear of being discovered by the second girl's eldest sister and being beaten up. He was thinking about how to explain, but his brain was a mess and he couldn't think clearly. So he just hid in silence, and while hiding, he fell asleep sleepily.
Xiao Fu naturally wouldn't argue with him. He just lowered his head and looked at him. The annoyance that he had just felt because of Empress Dowager Xiao was also half gone in an instant.
How strange.
Perhaps it was because Lin Zikui had a good temper, Xiao Fu's temper also improved a little. He was not a germaphobe and did not mind Lin Zikui sleeping in his bed. He would just wait for him to wake up before changing his clothes.
Xiao Fu lowered his head and looked at him intently for a long time. He couldn't help but reach out to take off his wooden hairpin. Lin Zikui's black hair was spread out and his skin was rosy and moist. His sleeping face was very peaceful, unlike the Chen brothers who snore. Perhaps he caught a cold outside and his nose was blocked. Lin Zikui's rosy lips slightly opened and closed as he breathed, with an even rhythm, and his every breath seemed to be synchronized with his own heartbeat.
"My Lord." From behind, Jinzun's voice came calling him.
"Hush." Lord Xiao lowered the tent, "Call the master, have you forgotten?"
"Master," Jinzun changed his address obediently and stood at the door, "Scholar, are you asleep?"
"Well, do you have something to discuss with him?" Xiao Fu stood up and walked out.
"No, just ask him if he still has this."
"What?"
Jinzun took out a candy from his belt: "I haven't eaten it before."
Xiao Fu took it and smelled it. The smell of the candy was too faint and he couldn't tell what it smelled like. "What kind of candy is this? Did Lin Zikui give it to you?"
"He gave it to Brother Wu, and Brother Wu gave it to me."
"Hey, why didn't he give it to me?" Xiao Fu peeled off the candy wrapper, and Jin Zun's eyes widened: "My Lord..."
However, Xiao Fu didn't care that the child only had one pear left. He stuffed the pear candy into his mouth, strode out, and shouted, "Yuanwu, Yuanwu!"
"Master, I am here."
Lord Xiao held the candy wrapper in his hand and said, "Why didn't you tell me about the bribe Lin Zikui gave you?"
"This..." Yuan Wu took a look and twitched his mouth, "Is this also called bribery?"
"Of course, you have to give me whatever he gives you. You are not his wife, so why should you accept his things?" Although Xiao Fu could not taste the food, he could feel the sugar slowly melting in his mouth, with a sandy and soft texture.
"……yes."
Lord Xiao said, "Go to Xixin Hall and tell his servant that he is with me, so that he won't have to go down the mountain. Then, move all of Lin Zikui's books here."
"Move here?" Yuan Wu was surprised.
What is the Marquis going to do?
"Listen to him read."
"I understand."
The marquis of his family would fall asleep whenever he listened to a book. It turned out that he asked Mr. Lin to hypnotize him.
Xiao Fu is not the kind of person who would take advantage of others in distress. Lin Zikui slept in his bed. At most, he would go and take a look, come out for a while, go back to take another look, go out again, and come back again.
It’s like there’s a treasure hidden in the house that you can’t let go of.
It was around 3 p.m., Lin Zikui fell into a deep sleep, mumbling indistinctly in his sleep.
Xiao Fu lifted the curtain a little and saw him hugging his quilt, blushing and sniffing with the tip of his nose. Xiao Fu knew that it was probably because of this fragrance that he had an erotic dream!
So Xiao Fu was in a good mood and lowered his head to listen.
"The Master said..."
Xiao Fu: “?”
"His life... his death is sad..."
Xiao Fu frowned and said, "Sleeping on my bed and reciting the Analects?"
This scholar was actually reciting books even in his dreams.
Xiao Fu tried to hold back, but couldn't help it. He reached out and gently pinched his mouth, shutting it up and down: "Don't recite it anymore."
Perhaps due to difficulty breathing, Lin Zikui raised his hand to touch it in his sleep, but Xiao Fu grabbed his hand without thinking and stopped him from touching it.
Lin Zikui grunted twice in his sleep, his hands held by him, but he did not struggle.
Xiao Fu stared at him for a while, and seeing that he showed no signs of waking up, he went to study the scholar's hand.
Resting on his palm was a hand that was good at writing. It was unexpectedly soft. This softness spread along the hand and into Xiao Fu's heart. He felt very happy and scratched Lin Zikui's palm.
"So good, you don't even move."
Then Lin Zikui pulled his hand away, turned his back and lay on his side, putting his hands in his arms.
Xiao Fu leaned over to look at him: "Awake?"
No sound.
The person was still sleeping, probably because he was tickled by her.
Lin Zikui slept drowsily until almost 12:00 p.m. When he opened his eyes, he thought he was in his own bed. It was pitch black all around him. Lin Zikui fumbled to sit up and called out, "Mo Liu..."
There was a rich aroma on the bed, which should be made from spices from the Western Regions mixed with sandalwood from the Taoist temple. This smell made Xiao Fu's red dress appear in his mind for a moment.
"No, this is..."
Before he could wake up, the curtain was opened by a hand. The room was dark with only a candle lit. Xiao Fu was only wearing a white middle coat and looked at him softly, "Lin Lang, wake up."
"Second, Second Miss?! How could you..." Lin Zikui suddenly woke up and suddenly remembered what happened in the afternoon.
Xiao Fu deliberately said in a disappointed tone: "Lin Lang, have you forgotten what you did to me after you got drunk?"
Lin Zikui: “…”
Lin Zikui: "Am I really... Am I really?" He lowered his head to examine his clothes. His belt was loose and a little messy, and his hair crown was also loose.
"Second Miss..." He swallowed hard, his eyes full of panic, "But I did something inappropriate to you?"
"Lin Lang," Xiao Fu raised the corners of his mouth, "you held me tightly and wouldn't let go. You held my hand and touched it all over, and said that I smelled really good."
Lin Zikui: “…………”
He couldn't believe his ears. Did he... really do that?
He was stunned for a long time.
Xiao Fu leaned forward, his eyes flickering: "Don't you remember? You would still put your chin in my hand."
Lin Zikui had a vague impression, and his expression became even more dull.
"Second Miss, I..."
His face flushed, he apologized repeatedly while frantically tying his belt: "I did this to you... I will return to Jinling in two days! I will ask your father to marry you!"
After saying that, he quickly took off the peace locket in his arms.
"This was left by my mother. It's not something valuable, just an ordinary piece of material, passed down from our ancestors. When it came to my generation, my mother told me that it was for my daughter-in-law."
Xiao Fu's hand hesitated.
Lin Zikui placed the warm peace locket in his palm, with a sincere and pure look in his eyes that was touching.
Xiao Fu's palms were flat, and for a moment he felt that he shouldn't close them.
Accepting it seems to mean something different.
Lin Zikui's cheeks flushed as she looked at him: "Second Miss, please accept it. I know that I am poor and shallow and not worthy of you. I swear to you that I will work hard to pass the imperial examination and stay in Jinling to be an official. If I fail next year, I will wait for another three years. I will eventually pass! I will definitely let you be the wife of a Jinshi!"
He knew that a peace locket could not prove anything, and he remembered that there were some deeds in his box, so he left them with Brother Tang.
Xiao Fu looked at him with a slightly darker look in his eyes. Without saying anything, he slowly pinched the peace locket with his fingers and put it in his arms.
Seeing him accept it, Lin Zikui breathed a sigh of relief and quickly went downstairs to look for his shoes: "My shoes, where are my shoes..."
"Your shoes are dirty. I asked Yuanwu to clean your shoes, but they're not dry yet."
"Then, then I..."
"Wear my shoes." Xiao Fu handed him a pair, "I have a lot of men's clothes."
“…Yeah.” Lin Zikui did not refuse. He put his feet into the shoes and found that they were a little bigger than he had imagined. They were also a little bigger when he put them on. The second girl’s feet… were really big!
How can a woman have such big feet?
Sighing in his heart, Lin Zikui stood up. Xiao Fu put his cloak on his shoulders. The cloak was spacious and he looked smaller once he put it on.
Xiao Fu said, "Your cloak is also dirty, I threw it away."
Lin Zikui was stunned.
Xiao Fu noticed it: "Is it important?"
Lin Zikui: "It was... my father gave it to me when I passed the imperial examination."
Xiao Fu: "It's not far away. I'll ask Yuan Wu to pick it up and wash it for you."
"Thank you, second lady. I'll wash it myself."
Xiao Fu ignored him: "You can call me Zhao Ling."
Lin Zikui obeyed: "Look after Miss Ling."
Xiao Fu: “…”
That's fine too.
Xiao Fu fed him a bowl of ginger soup, and then considerately sent him back to Xixin Hall. They strolled through the moonlight. Lin Zikui stood under the lantern, took off her furry and warm cloak and returned it to him: "Second Miss, thank you for your cloak."
Xiao Fu: "Don't be polite to me. By the way, do you still have that candy?"
"Hemp candy?"
"another."
"It's pear paste candy." It was bought for Mo Liu to moisten her throat. It was made by melting pears and loquats and condensing them. Lin Zikui said, "There are still some left. Do you like it, Second Miss? I'll go get it for you."
Soon, Lin Zikui took out a packet. After Xiao Fu put it in his pocket, he reminded him, "Don't read at night. I have confiscated all your books. You need to protect your eyes. You can't use your eyes under candlelight. Didn't the doctor tell you that?"
Lin Zikui looked up at him and nodded: "Okay, I won't read tonight."
"Promise me." Lord Xiao gave him a finger.
Lin Zikui had a dazed expression.
Seeing that he didn't move, Lord Xiao took the initiative to hook his pinky finger with his little finger and shook it three times: "Stupid nerd, pinky means 'exchanging intentions'. You have read so many books, haven't you seen it before?"
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