Chapter 049 Oatmeal and milk~
The method that Zong Zheng Lianjun used to rescue his elder brother and sister-in-law was neither difficult nor easy. In the end, he was successful mainly because of the help of Zong Zheng Xiao.
One of his plans was to put a sack on the prisoner's head and then behead him, in order to prevent the people from the aristocratic families from finding out that the dead were not Su Wan'er and Zong Zheng Lianqi.
Zong Zhengxiao's men also took some effort to find two death row prisoners with similar body shapes to them.
Because the He family, a noble family, also participated in the rebellion this time, the entire process from trial to execution was decided by the royal family, and the noble families had basically no chance to intervene.
Even if the noble family wanted to confirm the identities of Su Wan'er and her husband, they could only do so after the execution.
In order to ensure that the plan was foolproof, all the people who handled the collection and transportation of the beheaded bodies to the mass grave were from the royal family. They only left after seeing that the bodies were eaten by wild beasts.
The people from the aristocratic family waited for a long time, and finally waited until the royal family withdrew. They immediately sent people to check whether the two dead people were Su Wan'er and Zong Zheng Lianqi.
Because so many people died during that period, it is not an exaggeration to say that the mass graves were littered with corpses. Not only was it scary to look at, the smell was unbearable.
The man sent to inspect was a minor steward who was unwilling to condescend to dig out the bodies from the pile of corpses, so this dirty job naturally fell to servants of even lower status.
Among the two servants who went to dig up the bodies, one was an undercover agent from the royal family. They were searching for the heads of the two men among the gnawed body parts, and it was the middle of the night, so they were definitely not in a good mood.
After searching for more than an hour without any results, the undercover agent began to complain vaguely, saying that it was unlucky to turn over corpses at night, how long would it take to find so many corpses, and what would he do if he encountered a ghost.
The other person, after being nagging him for so long, also began to back off, and took the initiative to persuade the undercover agent to go with him to find a head that was unrecognizable and hand it over to the manager.
The undercover agent pretended to hesitate for a while before agreeing to do so.
The two men each took a human head back and boasted in front of the steward, saying that the forehead, chin and ears left by the wolf were exactly the same as those of Su Wan'er and her husband whom they had seen before.
Two large bloody heads were handed to the steward. The night wind was blowing and the howling of wolves could be heard not far away. The steward did not dare to inspect them any further. He just glanced at them and let them go.
Of course, if the steward didn't want to die, he would definitely not report the truth to the family after returning.
He said that he arrived in time and the faces of the two people had not been completely bitten off. He also carefully looked at them repeatedly throughout the night before he was sure that the two heads were Su Wan'er and Zong Zheng Lianqi's.
The elders of the aristocratic families were used to being high and mighty, so they never guessed that their subordinates would dare to lie to them. Besides, it was impossible for them to go to the mass grave in person, so they believed the steward's words and thought that the two men were really dead.
As for Su Wan'er and Zong Zheng Lianqi, after they were rescued, Zong Zheng Xiao sent people to urgently send them far to the south and locked them up in a place to ensure that they would never escape Zong Zheng Xiao's surveillance for the rest of their lives.
The reason why she was sent to the south was because Zong Zheng Lianjun asked Zong Zheng Xiao for her, because Su Wan'er's already weak body became even more fragile after experiencing the prison disaster. The doctor said that she was about to die young, and the warm and moist water towns in the south were more suitable for her treatment.
Even if the two of them lose a certain degree of freedom in the future, it is better than losing their heads.
After the plan was completed, Zong Zheng Lianjun went to the palace to kowtow to Zong Zheng Xiao to thank him for saving his brother and sister-in-law's lives.
Later, it was seen that Prince Ning and Princess Ning's condition became increasingly serious because they missed their eldest son and daughter-in-law and felt guilty for not being able to save them.
In order to help his parents get better, Zong Zheng Lianjun secretly revealed some of the truth to them.
Knowing that the two were still alive, Prince Ning and his wife no longer had any worries, and their health naturally recovered gradually.
In order to cover up the real reason why they suddenly recovered from their illness, Princess Ning went to the temple to see the abbot, pretending that it was because of the abbot's advice that she let go of her worries and began to believe in Buddhism.
Zong Zheng Lianjun didn't hide the secret from his brother Zong Zheng Lianxing on purpose. It was mainly because Zong Zheng Lianxing had a carefree personality and couldn't hide his thoughts, so others could easily see through him.
When his younger brother grows up and the situation is more stable, he will tell him the truth. Perhaps they will have a chance to meet his brother and sister-in-law again.
Zong Zheng Lianjun is looking forward to that day.
The secret guards reported all of his plots against the noble family to Zong Zhengxiao. Zong Zhengxiao, who was already very happy because he had talked it out with Rong Yin and learned a lot of new knowledge from him, saw that his nephew was so capable and immediately secretly rewarded him with many things.
Zong Zhengxiao handed the task of finding seeds to Ji Xie. When Ji Xie heard that there were such high-yield high-quality seeds in the world, he was very excited and vowed to complete the task assigned by Zong Zhengxi conscientiously.
Because they were busy with spring sowing these days, Zong Zhengxiao finally found some time and pulled Rong Yin into the bathhouse to take a bath.
In the past, it was Rong Yin who helped him to pound his shoulders, but this time it was his turn to give Rong Yin a massage. His hands were more flexible than Rong Yin's claws, and he could also give a more comfortable massage.
Rong Yin turned his back to Zong Zheng Xiao, and to make it easier for Zong Zheng Xiao to massage his back and shoulders, he pulled all his hair in front of him.
His body temperature was lower than Zong Zheng Xiao's, so he could clearly feel every touch of Zong Zheng Xiao. The heat from Zong Zheng Xiao's palm seemed to melt into his bones.
Zong Zheng Xiao was no different. Rong Yin's skin was fair and delicate, forming a sharp contrast with his wheat-colored and slightly rough hands. His hands also felt tender, smooth and soft. He did not dare to use force, for fear that he would hurt Rong Yin if he used too much force.
At this moment, the two of them were like charcoal thrown into water. The charcoal boiled the water, and the water poured into the charcoal. You were in me and I was in you. Thick smoke came out, and there was a sizzling sound that was hard to ignore.
The bath water was not very hot, but both of their cheeks were flushed.
Zong Zheng Xiao sat back, trying his best not to let any part of himself except his hands touch Rong Yin in front of him.
Rong Yin also lowered his eyes, thinking that he had been hit by Zong Zheng Xiao several times before, but a situation like today had never happened.
If I had known, I would not have agreed to let Zong Zheng Xiao give me a massage. Although Zong Zheng Xiao has good skills and he feels very comfortable, under the current circumstances, if I stop in the middle, Zong Zheng Xiao will definitely be suspicious.
But it felt like something was a little weird about them being like this. Rong Yin coughed lightly and took the initiative to speak, breaking the delicate atmosphere.
"Your skills are pretty good. Have you ever given massages to others before?"
When Zong Zhengxiao heard Rong Yin's words, he showed a relieved expression. He also felt that he shouldn't have suggested giving Rong Yin a massage today, but if he was given the chance to do it again, he would still choose to do so.
This feeling of pain and happiness is actually not bad.
"I've massaged my family members before." Zong Zhengxiao replied, "In the past, we were either fighting or on the way to fight. Even when we were free, we had to practice martial arts every day. We couldn't afford to slack off, otherwise we would be slaughtered on the battlefield. After each exercise, my brothers and I would help each other massage to relax our bodies. Over time, we became proficient at it."
Rong Yin was not in a clear mind at the moment, so he made small talk: "You two brothers have a good relationship."
Only after he finished speaking did he realize that he seemed to have asked the wrong question the moment he opened his mouth.
Zong Zheng Xiao rose to power after his father's death by sacrificing his brothers' lives. What's the difference between talking to him about these past events now and deliberately poking at someone's scars?
Rong Yin subconsciously apologized to Zong Zhengxiao in his heart: I'm sorry, I shouldn't have asked.
Zong Zhengxiao smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. Even though we became enemies in the end, the good old days we had were not fake. There is no conflict between the two."
Rong Yin held Zong Zheng Xiao's hand, turned around and looked at him, carefully observing his expression. Only after making sure that he really didn't care did she completely relax.
Zong Zhengxiao pinched his face and said, "Why, are you still afraid that I'll lie to you?"
Rong Yin shook her head: "I just don't want to make you unhappy."
Zong Zhengxiao was startled at first, then he held up Rong Yin's face, looked into his eyes and said, "I don't want to make you unhappy, so don't put pressure on yourself because of such a small matter, okay?"
Rong Yin nodded and rubbed Zong Zhengxiao's palm as usual. Before they had been gentle for a few seconds, he raised his eyes and saw Zong Zhengxiao's right chest and right shoulder.
Not long after they confessed to each other, the places where Zong Zhengxiao was bitten by him scabbed over and fell off, and new pink flesh had just grown in the past few days.
Rong Yin reached out and touched the scar. Zong Zheng Xiao thought he would apologize again, and was about to say that he was fine and asked him not to feel guilty, but Rong Yin said first: "I left a scar on you, too."
Rong Yin's eyes were dim and her tone was a little strange, as if she was heartbroken and regretful.
Rong Yin raised her head, looked at Zong Zhengxiao and said, "These scars will be with you for the rest of your life. When you see them in the future, will they remind you of how painful it was when I bit you?"
Zong Zheng Xiao did not answer directly, but asked: "Do you want me to remember?"
Rong Yin said softly, "I don't know."
He hoped that Zong Zheng Xiao would remember him forever, and he also hoped that Zong Zheng Xiao would forget him forever.
"It doesn't matter if you don't know now. Tell me when you figure it out later." Zong Zhengxiao touched Rong Yin's head. Rong Yin's behavior at this moment made him feel a little uneasy. She was like a dandelion that was about to be carried away by the wind, swaying and seeming distant.
"Okay." Rong Yin nodded and agreed to Zong Zhengxiao.
But he didn't know whether Zong Zheng Xiao could wait until he figured it out and gave him an answer.
At night, the two of them fell asleep in each other's arms as usual. Rong Yin fell asleep first. Zong Zhengxiao smelled the fragrance on his body, and when he thought of Rong Yin's lost look before, he suddenly had the urge to rub Rong Yin into his bones and blood.
In that case, no matter where Rong Yin goes, he can follow her like a shadow.
“Ayin…”
宗政逍低頭吻上戎音的發頂，一手摟着戎音，一手撩起衣袍。
寂靜的房間裏傳來窸窸窣窣的衣料摩擦聲，宗政逍激動難耐，卻始終克制着呼吸。
腦中似乎有百花盛開、群鳥高鳴，小鹿白兔快步跑過，潺潺流水傾瀉而下，水香混着花香，聞來令人心曠神怡。
忽然一陣大雨傾盆，淋濕了大地，将盛開的花朵砸得搖頭擺尾。
雨量大，許久後才停下，發洩過的烏雲散去，露出湛藍的天空。
雨水被宗政逍用手捧起，但還是有幾滴不慎撒到了被子和戎音身上，宗政逍很是愧疚地趕緊擦去，卻在看見戎音的睡顏時停下了動作。
他有些惡劣地想：他的小鲛人也沾上他的味道了。
或許是情難自禁，或許是早有預謀，宗政逍再也忍不住，湊上去在戎音眼角落下一個輕吻。
宗政逍擁抱着戎音，久久不願放開，可眼見戎音的魚尾逐漸缺水，他不想讓戎音難受，只能将他放回水裏。
不知是否是受到宗政逍的影響，戎音當晚也做了一個很暧昧的夢。
穿書前戀愛經驗為零的他，居然夢見自己在跟別人做那檔子事，并且他還是下面那個。
而且壓他的“妹子”看上去也好狂野，長手長腳、虎背蜂腰，蜜色肌膚密布汗珠，随着“她”大開大合的動作炸開，着實性感又迷人。
燕麥撞牛奶……這畫面實在有些生猛。
戎音仰躺着，看不清“妹子”的臉，但因為心驚于“她”的大力，那裏居然出現了幻痛！
他心想“妹子”跟他玩第四種愛情也就算了，道具還挑得這麽差，這尺寸有點過分嗷。
戎音艱難地擡手拍拍“妹子”掐着他腰的大手，用商量的語氣道：“要不你換個小點的來？我有點承受不住。”
“妹子”不再埋頭苦幹，擡起臉來，戎音在看清他容貌的同時，也聽見了他的聲音。
“天生的，換不了。”
戎音：“……”
“啊！！！”
戎音尖叫出聲，同時現實裏猛然睜開眼睛。
此時天已經大亮，守在門口的綠娥聽見戎音在叫喊，立馬就跑了過去。
“主子！你怎麽了？是不是做噩夢了？”綠娥跪坐到戎音面前，關切地問道。
此時戎音面紅耳赤，鼻尖還冒出了細汗，他眼睛瞪得很大，嘴巴微張，像是見鬼了一般。
綠娥更堅定以為他是做噩夢了，她心疼地伸手輕拍他的後背，安撫道：“主子別怕，都是夢，夢是假的，都過去了。”
戎音聞言，稍稍回過神，僵硬地将頭轉向綠娥，一副哀莫大于心死的表情：“過不去了……”
“什麽？”綠娥不明所以。
但還不等她追問，戎音忽然轉身躍進水中，綠娥焦急地問他有沒有事，他頭也不回地道：“綠娥，你先出去吧，我想自己靜靜。”
綠娥不放心：“主子，你一個人真的沒問題嗎？”
“沒問題，你快出去吧。”戎音語氣都帶上了哀求。
綠娥見狀哪還敢猶豫，趕忙轉身離開，把空間留給戎音。
聽見綠娥離開後，戎音絕望地擡手拍了拍自己的臉，滿眼悔恨：“戎音啊戎音！你是瘋了嗎？怎麽什麽都敢夢啊？”
人家宗政逍拿他當半個老師，視他為好友，但他居然在夢裏對人家這樣那樣！
這是對他們友誼的亵渎！
“嗚嗚嗚，我真是罪過啊……”
戎音把臉埋進水裏，企圖将自己淹死，然而并沒有什麽用。
自我譴責了半個時辰，戎音才渾渾噩噩地從水裏出去，由着綠娥服侍他洗漱和吃早餐。
綠娥見他跟棵蔫巴巴的草似的，就勸道：“主子，要不去露臺曬曬太陽吧，太陽能驅散黴運，那樣晚上就不會再被夢魇侵擾了。”
“太陽，驅魔……”戎音念叨了一句，眼睛忽然亮了起來，緊接着就跟打了雞血似地激動道：“對！我要去曬太陽，把自己曬成鹹魚幹！”
曬成魚幹就不會再做那種對不起朋友的夢了！
以為自己聽錯了的綠娥：“什麽？什麽！”
最終戎音把自己曬成魚幹的計劃還是沒能成功，因為綠娥哭着說他要是敢傷害自己，她就先去撞柱子把自己撞死，然後到陰曹地府幫他打點，免得他死後下去被人欺負。
戎音被她新奇的勸人方式吓到，遂放棄求死。
宗政逍趕在午飯前回來了，四喜跟在他身後，偷瞄他挺拔的背影，不由得想起了今早的事。
他替宗政逍收拾床榻時，撿到了一張帕子，他心領神會地幫宗政逍毀屍滅跡，順便交代宮人換一套新的被褥。
這次與上次不同，上次是被動，這次是主動，想來陛下是越來越克制不住對小主子的感情了。
四喜暗自揣測，陛下怕是忍不過兩個月就要出手了。
“你這是？”
宗政逍走進亭子，看見戎音張開雙臂仰躺在軟毯上，眼睛無神地盯着亭子頂，宛如一條失去夢想的鹹魚。
聽見宗政逍的聲音，戎音轉頭看向他，眼睛莫名亮了一下，對他招招手，“宗政逍，你過來。”
宗政逍走近，戎音又道：“坐下。”
宗政逍依言坐下，屁股還沒坐穩呢，戎音突然就伸手把他按倒，并且起身趴了上去。
四喜一副被吓到的誇張表情：“哎喲喂！”
宗政逍也有點懵，不過不等他多想，戎音就快速貼近了他的臉，兩人距離近到宗政逍能從戎音眼裏清晰地看見自己的身影。
戎音今天沒有讓綠娥給他束發，如瀑布般的黑發垂落，遮住了外人窺探的視線，為兩人隔離出獨立的空間。
四目相對，宗政逍的呼吸先亂了，他想開口說話，戎音卻捂住了他的嘴。
宗政逍見戎音神色認真，也暫時先收起好奇，乖乖地躺好。
确認宗政逍不會再出聲了，戎音才收回手，重新觀察起宗政逍的臉來。
這張臉和他夢裏那張一模一樣，只是此刻宗政逍表情裏沒有染滿欲望的瘋狂，他只是安靜地看着戎音，眼神有些疑惑不解。
現實與夢境的反差越是大，戎音的愧疚心就越重，但為了驗證自己心裏的猜測是否準确，他還是再次低下了頭。
眼看他們的嘴唇就要碰上，宗政逍竟然難以克制地心慌起來，他下意識閉上了眼睛。
等了許久，他都沒有等到他以為的親吻降臨。
“噗！”一聲嗤笑響起。
宗政逍睜開眼睛的瞬間，戎音已經從他身上起來了，宗政逍還在一臉茫然呢，戎音就道：“你剛才是不是以為我要親你？”
宗政逍：“……”
戎音大笑起來：“哈哈哈哈，你捉弄了我這麽多回，今天終于叫我逮到機會報複回來了吧，果然，突然襲擊比深思熟慮地計劃效果更好。”
宗政逍坐起身，看着洋洋得意的戎音，面色不善道：“所以，你剛才是在玩我？”
戎音：“哪有你說的那麽嚴重，就是開個小玩笑嘛。”
“你覺得這是小玩笑？”宗政逍忽然笑了，“那我是不是也能跟你開個玩笑？”
一陣危機感湧上戎音心頭，在宗政逍撲過來之前，戎音先轉身飛也似地逃進水裏，大喊一聲你先冷靜冷靜，然後就潛進了水中。
所有人都以為戎音是害怕被宗政逍捉弄回去才躲起來的，可只有他自己知道，事實不是這樣的。
在宗政逍閉上眼睛以後，戎音看着他的臉，是真的産生了想親上去的沖動。
他心裏的猜測成真了，他果然對宗政逍産生了非分之想。
事實讓戎音害怕，所以他才以玩笑為理由，掩飾自己的真實意圖。
因為清楚宗政逍能聽見他的心聲，他甚至不敢多思考這件事。
并且為了不讓宗政逍懷疑，他藏進水裏後，還假裝在心裏道：宗政逍真小氣，我只是開個玩笑而已，他不會不讓我上去吃午飯吧？
如果宗政逍現在能看見戎音的表情，就會發現他已經慌得六神無主了，心裏的調皮全是裝出來的。
戎音咬着手指，竭力把那些亂七八糟的思緒都趕出腦子，過了一盞茶的功夫，他才調整好表情，露出半張臉看向亭子裏。
宮人們已經擺好餐食，宗政逍目光始終落在水面，看上去神色比剛才緩和了許多。
瞧見戎音瞪着一雙圓溜溜的眼睛盯着自己看，宗政逍無奈嘆氣：“不怪你了，快上來吃飯。”
“真的嗎？不許騙人。”戎音道。
宗政逍颔首：“不騙人。”
戎音扭扭捏捏地爬上岸，剛靠近，就被宗政逍一把拉過去，擡手就賞了他一個腦瓜崩。
“疼……”戎音捂住額頭，欲哭無淚，“你說過不騙人的。”
宗政逍理所應當道：“不騙人，騙魚。”
戎音生氣：“你太壞了。”
“有你壞？”宗政逍心裏還是有些郁悶。
戎音沒說錯，他方才是真以為戎音會親他。
他本來還高興戎音終于開竅了，但沒想到這只是小家夥逗他的把戲。
Zong Zhengxiao was thankful that he did not confess his feelings in a moment of excitement, and Rong Yin did not ask why he closed his eyes at that time, otherwise he would have been completely exposed today.
"I'm sorry." Rong Yin's apology was sincere, both because she had played a prank on Zong Zheng Xiao and because she had fallen in love with him without his permission.
"Forget it." Zong Zhengxiao also rubbed his forehead, "Sorry, I was too hard just now."
Rong Yin grinned and said, "It doesn't hurt that much, actually."