Chapter 2757 Marriage
It had been a sunny and beautiful spring day, but then it rained for several days in a row. People who had already changed into thin clothes had to take out thicker clothes from the bottom of the box.
For ordinary people, it’s just adding a piece of clothing.
But for injured people, especially those with bone injuries, rainy weather often means double the pain. On this day, Li Bushang returned home from outside. As usual, he went to Xie Jiaojiao's room to see her first.
As soon as I reached the door, I heard a clanging sound coming from inside.
He frowned and pushed the door open.
I saw Xie Jiaojiao standing by the table with a teapot on it, but the teacup was broken at her feet and the tea was spilled all over the floor.
One of her hands was still on her shoulder, and it was obvious that the wound was painful.
"What’s wrong with you?"
Li Bushang walked in. Xie Jiaojiao was a little dazed at first, but when she turned around and saw him, she immediately put on a big smile and said, "I'm fine."
“…”
"Just now, accidentally."
"careless?"
Li Bushang looked at her again.
A few days ago, she was able to drink water from a cup and even barely pick up a bowl to eat, but now, he could clearly see her injured side, the hand suspended in mid-air, trembling uncontrollably.
It seems that the symptoms still remain.
Li Bushang took a deep breath and said, "If you want to drink tea, why don't you send a servant?"
After saying that, he turned around and said to the outside: "Xiaoxing."
As soon as he finished speaking, a small figure ran in from outside. It was Xiaoxing, the little beggar who followed him to Li Mansion to work.
After the child entered his home, Li Bushang asked for his real name, but since he had only lived with his mother since childhood, he didn't know who his father was, and there was no way to find out his surname. Originally, some people suggested that he could take his master's surname, but Li Bushang refused. Not only Xiaoxing, but he also didn't allow anyone in his family to take his surname.
So everyone in the mansion just called the child "Xiaoxing" for the time being.
As soon as he reached the door, without waiting for Li Bushang's instructions, he saw the situation in the room and immediately turned around to get a broom, came in and swept away the debris. Li Bushang had already taken Xie Jiaojiao to sit in the chair on the other side.
After he finished cleaning, Li Bushang said again: "Send someone to bring hot tea."
“…”
"Also, tell the housekeeper to put up a fire in this room."
When Xiaoxing heard this, he was stunned.
Although he had never enjoyed the benefits of underfloor heating, when he came to work in this mansion, the housekeeper took pity on him because he was lonely and poor, and took good care of him. He told him many rules of wealthy families, and he learned that rich people not only had luxurious houses to shelter from wind and rain in winter, but also had underfloor heating in the houses to keep them warm, so they didn't need to wear cotton jackets indoors.
But it is spring now.
Even though it has rained these few days, it’s not too cold. Why do we still need to use the earth heating device that is only used in winter?
Seeing him standing there, Li Bushan said coldly: "If you don't understand, ask. If you don't ask, go and do your work."
"Ah...oh, oh."
After hearing this, Xiaoxing didn't even dare to ask, and quickly turned around and ran out.
Only then did Li Bushang turn around.
When he turned around, he met Xie Jiaojiao's eyes, which looked a little surprised and seemed a little happy, and she was looking at him with a smile.
She said, "Why do we need to light the earthen dragon? It's spring now."
“…”
"People knew about it and thought we were crazy."
Li Bushang said calmly, "I will do whatever I want to do, no matter what others think."
After saying that, he walked to the chair beside him and sat down.
This time, the two people were sitting in the chairs directly above, and it looked like they were standing side by side.
Xie Jiaojiao turned her head to look at him, then lowered her head to think for a while, then suddenly chuckled and said, "If you do this, I'll think you're doing it for me."
After saying that, she looked at Li Bushang again.
But Li Bushang sat there calmly, neither admitting nor denying.
Xie Jiaojiao looked at him with a half-smile and said, "Why don't you just say - 'It has nothing to do with you'."
After saying that, she turned her head again, looked at the gloomy weather outside, smiled and shook her head, and said, "If you don't tell me, I might misunderstand."
“…”
The room was quiet for a while.
Just when Xie Jiaojiao thought that Li Bushan no longer wanted to pay attention to her and was too lazy to even talk, she heard a somewhat unfamiliar voice, low and deep, ringing in her ears -
"It doesn't matter."
“……!”
Xie Jiaojiao's heart skipped a beat.
She quickly turned her head to look at Li Bushan. The voice just now did not sound like his voice at all. It was very low, as if something was pressing down his throat. So, she couldn't even believe that these three words were said by Li Bushan.
Just staring at Li Bushang blankly.
Li Bushang was silent for a while, then turned around and looked at her.
His eyes flickered and he repeated, "It's okay."
“…”
Xie Jiaojiao's breath was choked.
Li Bushan turned his head away again, still looking outside calmly. His voice returned to his usual tone as he said, "By the way, when I came back I heard you asked the housekeeper to send a letter. Who was it for?"
“…”
Xie Jiaojiao's throat was choked for a while.
He also said in a voice that was unfamiliar to himself, in fact, it was a little hoarse and trembling: "Yes, my godfather."
Li Bu Shang heard this and looked at her: "Your adoptive father? Didn't he never come?"
Xie Jiaojiao said, "He sent a message back a few days ago, saying that he was preparing to go to Beijing and came to see me."
“…”
"He doesn't know I'm injured yet."
“…”
"I, I also want you to meet him."
“…”
"If you like."
Li Bushang looked at her and said, "Of course. It's time for me to meet your adoptive father."
“…”
"Some things can't just be agreed upon by us. We should let our elders know. I am alone. Apart from the imperial concubine... and the emperor, I have no other relatives."
“…”
"Then your relatives should know about this."
At this moment, Xie Jiaojiao felt as if the whole world was spinning, and she doubted the authenticity of this moment.
However, she still couldn't help but speak, and asked in a trembling voice: "What do you want to say to him?"
Li Bushang turned and looked at her.
His eyes lingered especially on her slender shoulders. Although she was now neatly dressed and nothing could be seen, that night he had clearly seen that her shoulders were covered in flesh and even the bones were broken.
He knew more or less what that pain was like.
In such weather, the lingering pain is more unbearable than the severe pain when you were injured.
She was afraid that she would be haunted by that kind of pain for the rest of her life.
He said, "I want to talk to your godfather about our marriage - what do you think?"
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