But doing so is beyond the rules.
They are just ordinary friends.
Tang Ruozhi once told him clearly that she didn't like people like him, who were vulgar and uneducated, and who only knew how to revolve around her all day long. It would be better for him to take an imperial examination.
So he didn't dare. He just lowered his head, his hand still holding the water. That hand was held by Tang Ruozhi, and the place where their skin touched was a little hot.
"Brother Jin, please come back, come back to me, okay?"
Tang Ruozhi used an almost pleading tone. She looked at Jin Wade. Because he was sitting on the edge of the bed giving Tang Ruozhi water, her whole body was leaning on Jin Wade, as soft and weak as a kitten.
Her breath slowly approached, getting closer and closer to the corner of his mouth. Jin Wade didn't dare to move, but he felt in his heart that this was wrong.
Maybe it cannot be said that it is wrong, it is simply impossible to happen.
Such an intimate gesture towards him would have been completely impossible for the previous Tang Ruozhi.
So when Tang Ruozhi's mouth was about to touch Jin Wade's, he dodged.
"Zhizhi, you, don't do this."
He was so nervous that he stuttered. With such a beautiful girl in his arms, no man could control himself, but he hid.
Because the person supporting her suddenly left, Tang Ruozhi's body tilted uncontrollably. The scar on her back seemed to have cracked and hurt, but she forced herself not to care and smiled self-deprecatingly.
"Even you are like this."
Jin Wade didn't understand what she meant, he only heard her continue: "Don't you like me? Aren't you most looking forward to me like this? What's wrong, Brother Jin, don't you want me anymore?"
"No, no," Jin Wade knew she must be sad after hearing what she said, but he vaguely felt that it was not because of him.
"Don't think like that, Zhizhi, you're fine. It's just us, we shouldn't be like that..."
Jin Wade could only speak vaguely. He couldn't say it because Tang Ruozhi hadn't entered his house yet, so he didn't express his joy clearly. He couldn't do that kind of thing.
What right does he have to say that? He can't bring himself to say that.
"Shouldn't it be like that?"
Tang Ruozhi pressed, "Do you also think I shouldn't have done that? Why do all the people say I did something wrong? I just wanted to get what I wanted. That was originally mine..."
There was a tearful tone in her voice, and Jin Wade felt very uncomfortable listening to it. He wanted to go up and pat her shoulder and comfort her that it was okay.
He thought so and did it subconsciously.
He has always been a very obedient and restrained child. Whenever his mother told him not to do something, he would not do it, and whenever his mother told him not to say something, he would not say it.
He treated Tang Ruozhi the same way. Because he liked her, he would do whatever she asked him to do, so he was willing to do anything for her.
Tang Ruozhi told him not to come to him anymore and to go as far away as possible, so he went back, studied and practiced calligraphy, and he wanted to be a person who would not make Tang Ruozhi dislike him so much.
His hands patted Tang Ruozhi's back again and again. Her back was so thin. She was only wearing a thin piece of clothing, and the marks of bandages inside were faintly visible. Her thin butterfly bones trembled, and she looked extremely fragile.
Tang Ruozhi only felt another pair of warm hands patting his back, just like his father coaxing him to sleep when he was a child. Tears fell down, dripping onto the ground, the back of his hands, and the bedding.
She felt really wronged and wanted to cry all her tears out.
She hugged Jin Wade's waist and smeared her tears and snot on his clothes. Suddenly, she felt that having someone to rely on was not a bad thing.
When Jin Wade was hugged, he was stunned. He felt a sinking sensation on his waist and his heart.
She must be very tired, having been treated so strictly by her mother for so many years without a chance to catch her breath.
Later, because he felt so sorry for Tang Ruozhi, Jin Wade agreed to lie for Tang Ruozhi, saying that he was the one who took Tang Ruozhi out last night and prevented her from returning to the Prime Minister's Mansion.
After hearing this, Mrs. Tang was half-believing and half-doubting, but she didn't express her opinion much. However, when Prime Minister Tang heard about it, he was furious.
Prime Minister Tang ignored the face of Jin Wade's father Jin Zhuang and ordered his servants to beat Jin Wade with twenty boards.
Tang Ruozhi was also present at that time. She looked at the board hitting Jin Wade again and again, and suddenly felt a dull pain in her heart, but she couldn't tell why.
After being beaten with twenty boards, Jin Wade could no longer walk and was carried back to the General's Mansion by the servants of the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Lu Xiaoxiao was the first to know about this. After seeing her bloody son on the stretcher, she completely collapsed and cried and shouted that she wanted to fight to the death with Tang Cuiyan.
The old general felt that he was in the wrong and had no reason to make a scene. Although he felt distressed, he had no choice but to stop Lu Xiaoxiao and endure it in silence.
The atmosphere in the entire mansion was very low during that period. Everyone felt that they were being suppressed by the Prime Minister's Mansion, and the old general no longer treated Jin Wade well.
But the person involved, Jin Wade, was very happy because he could meet Tang Ruozhi again, and she did not push him away this time.
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A few days later, Madam Tang took her personal maid, picked out some valuable jewelry, and took a carriage to the Grand Tutor's Mansion.
She had promised Tang Hai to come and propose marriage, and she couldn't go back on her word.
When we arrived at the Grand Tutor's Mansion, the old Grand Tutor was practicing Tai Chi.
Mrs. Tang and Grand Tutor Yu were old acquaintances, because Grand Tutor Yu was also an old acquaintance of her father, but Grand Tutor Yu was much older than her father, so she should call Grand Tutor Yu uncle.
"Madam, the Grand Tutor will be here soon. Please take a rest and drink some tea." The maidservant obediently poured Madam Tang a cup of fragrant Longjing tea.
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