The night is quiet tonight, with a cool breeze blowing in from time to time outside the window. The noisy heat of summer gradually dissipates in the soft moonlight, and my tired muscles and bones are unknowingly relaxed.
After Xie Shu finished his bath, he went to the next room to find his lover. He knocked on the door first, and when he heard his lover's response, he pushed the door open and went in.
When entering the room, Xie Shu discovered that her husband had just taken a bath.
He lay diagonally on a long couch, gently waving a silk fan with one hand, and with the other hand resting on a jade ice tray on the coffee table beside him, on which were floating melons and sinking plums, with their red fruits shining brightly.
The hem of his snow-white clothes piled up at his ankles, winding like clouds. There was still a little moisture between his eyebrows and hair, making him look particularly handsome.
His long, dense, black hair was scattered like this, with the ends wet. Feng He was using a handkerchief to dry off the remaining moisture bit by bit.
Xie Shu watched from the side for a while, then said to Feng He, "Let me do it."
As soon as he said this, the atmosphere in the whole room seemed to change a little.
Feng He lowered her head and smiled secretly. When Mr. Xie came in just now, Feng He noticed that her husband was a little nervous, but when Mr. Xie came closer, Feng He was not surprised anymore.
Xie Shu usually had a proper appearance, but now he only tied his hair up with a jade hairpin and wore simple and casual clothes, but he did not look frivolous. Instead, his solemn and dignified demeanor gave him an elegant and refined look.
Feng He stood up, handed the cotton cloth in her hand to Xie Shu, and stepped out consciously.
At this moment, Yu Chuxi saw Xie Shu walking towards him, and he subconsciously moved closer to make room for the other party.
In the past three months, the two of them have unconsciously developed such a tacit understanding, but since that time, there has been no more intimate actions, but if two people like each other, it is inevitable that they will be unable to control themselves. So these days, Xie Shu has been abiding by the agreement between the two. He also understands Xie Shu and will not deliberately provoke the other party, let alone at night like now?
Yu Chuxi reacted and suddenly felt a little embarrassed. Would his actions seem a bit intentional?
Fortunately, Xie Shu showed no strange expression. His eyes just dimmed for a moment when he looked at him, and then he sat down beside him.
Then Xie Shu leaned over, gently lifted a lock of his man's black hair, wrapped it tightly with cotton cloth, absorbed the moisture, and then wiped it slowly. His movements were a little awkward at first, but things became different later on.
His fingers sometimes shuttled through his hair, and sometimes brushed against the side of his neck, causing a slight tingling sensation.
Yu Chuxi felt a little itchy because of him and couldn't help but look at him, and at this time, Xie Shu also lowered his eyes.
Seeing that Lang Jun didn't say anything and just looked at him, Xie Shu paused and asked in a low voice: "Lang Jun, did I do something wrong?"
Yu Chuxi shook her head quickly, then curled her lips and smiled softly, "It's not that it's bad, it's that it's too good. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't know that my hair is such a precious thing."
Xie Shu knew that Langjun was saying that he was wiping too slowly, but Xie Shu had no intention of speeding up. Instead, he took over the conversation and said seriously, "It's not too late for Langjun to know now."
Upon hearing this, Yu Chuxi's face turned slightly red, her eyes were like autumn waves, she glanced at him, and then stopped looking at him.
Xie Shu smiled and brought up the topic again: "My dear, don't you have anything you want to ask me today?"
Yu Chuxi pursed the corners of her lips slightly.
He did hear some of the conversation between Xie Shu and Jiang Hong. When he returned from asking someone to take down the plaque, he happened to hear Jiang Hong say eight words to Xie Shu: "Inwardly he is different from others, and outwardly he wants to blend in."
Yu Chuxi also understood the meaning of these eight words, which meant that Xie Shu should be firm in his heart and will, but should adapt to the environment externally, so-called "blending in with the mediocre people"...
Originally, Yu Chuxi should have left immediately, but when he heard these words, his feet seemed to have taken root and his heart was filled with mixed feelings.
Yu Chuxi always knew that Xie Shu had ambitions in his heart and wanted to pass the imperial examinations.
Seeing how motivated he was, Yu Chuxi was happy for him, but in fact, Yu Chuxi had never asked Xie Shu to really do anything big.
All along, Yu Chuxi had never imagined relying on her husband. As for the former Xie Shu, he had even planned to divorce her early on. But now, Yu Chuxi gradually began to rely on Xie Shu, and even hoped that he would stay with her for a long time.
What's wrong with that?
He is his husband, and also...the son-in-law of his Yu family. It is only natural that they are engaged.
But Yu Chuxi never knew that he also worried.
Ever since Xie Shu woke up from falling into the water, everything about him has changed, from the first time he became famous at a poetry meeting to later being accepted as a disciple by Jiang Hong, the former chief academician of the Imperial College.
Jiang Hong was so famous that even Yu Chuxi, a merchant in Jinling, was well-known for him. But such a man accepted Xie Shu as his apprentice after only meeting him a few times. Even if there were other factors, this was enough to show Xie Shu's talent.
Yu Chuxi accepted the fact that her husband was not ordinary, but then he realized one thing. Jiang Hong’s previous disciple was already the current Ziwei Order, so what about Xie Shu?
He will definitely not just be a minor official in the local area, but will also enter the imperial court in the future...
Capital city, these two words are not unfamiliar to Yu Chuxi.
Every day, Jinling has goods from the capital.
But the capital is still a distant place.
The distance from Jinling to the capital is about two thousand miles. It takes more than a month to travel by water and even longer by land.
If one day, Xie Shu really entered the capital and became an official, what should he do then?
This was the first time Yu Chuxi thought of this question, but the answer to this question was destined to have no answer.
Yu Chuxi couldn't abandon the Yu family's property. He had his own responsibilities and career, and he couldn't just follow Xie Shu to the capital. But what about Xie Shu? Was he going to give up the opportunity to be an official for him?
Yu Chuxi didn't want to be the bad guy.
But Yu Chuxi also knew that if Xie Shu really became an official in the court, they would no longer be able to maintain such a relationship.
How can a Beijing official with the title of a merchant's son-in-law sound good? What's more, his wife is... a woman with a red mole that looks so off-center. By then, even if Xie Shu didn't have that idea in his mind, there would be a steady stream of people persuading him to take a concubine and divorce his wife...
If he didn't follow the past, the two of them would be separated and would not last long. If he followed the past, how would Yu Chuxi deal with it? He was still a wealthy man in Jinling here, but he was not good enough in the capital. At that time, wouldn't Xie Shu be shaken by his identity as a son-in-law?
So Yu Chuxi didn't dare to gamble, he couldn't go with Xie Shu.
If that day really comes, Yu Chuxi has already made up his mind that he will take out the belated divorce agreement again to preserve the dignity of both of them before this beautiful thing is torn apart.
Of course, Yu Chuxi was not the kind of person who would worry about trivial things, so during this period of time, he never mentioned this matter to Xie Shu.
But today, Jiang Hong’s words once again stirred up Yu Chuxi’s hidden worries.
But compared to this, Yu Chuxi was more puzzled about what Jiang Hong wanted Xie Shu to do in order for Xie Shu to stick to such principles?
One can feel Xie Shu's current personality even after spending a few days with him.
He has a cool and gentle temperament, and is not a person who likes ostentation. He is also dignified and kind, which makes people admire him.
Yu Chuxi once thought that someone like him would definitely be a good official if he became one. Even if they separated in the future, she would definitely be very proud when talking about her former husband.
But Jiang Hong now wants Xie Shu to blend in with the secular world. That is to say, when he is a subordinate, he should make friends with his superiors, and when he is a superior, he should not reject the flattery of his subordinates.
Such a person may have a successful career, but others do not understand his ambitions, his reputation will always be controversial, and his fate after death may not be good.
And what about Xie Shu? How could he endure this with his personality?
Thinking of this, Yu Chuxi couldn't help but look at him again.
At this time, Xie Shu held Yu Chuxi's hair with one hand, and tried to smooth his slightly furrowed brows with the other hand.
Since Xie Shu asked this question a while ago, the young man has fallen into thought, looking sad and worried, which makes people feel distressed.
But at this moment, the man looked at him with eyes full of pity.
Xie Shu looked at him steadily and asked in a low voice: "My dear, what are you thinking about?"
Yu Chuxi said slowly: "I heard what Mr. Jiang wants you to do in the future. Have you really thought it through?"
Xie Shu did not deny that although this was the path planned for him by Jiang Hong, Xie Shu also understood his teacher's good intentions. In such a situation, this was the best way. Only if he stood higher and went further could he have a say in this era and be able to... protect his husband well.
Seeing Xie Shu's gaze resting so gently on his face, it seemed as if he would always look at him like this.
Yu Chuxi felt a pang of sadness in his heart, but he did not dissuade him. Yu Chuxi just murmured: "But that will be very hard for you..."
His voice was gentle, like a feather falling on the tip of my heart.
Xie Shu stroked his raven hair, which was covered with trembling moonlight. He lay beside her, his skin was as white as jade, and there was a faint mist in his eyebrows and eyes. It was difficult to tell what emotion was in his eyes.
Xie Shu's heart was beating fast.
Less than a moment later, Yu Chuxi's lips blossomed into a brilliant smile again: "But just go ahead and do it. I will always support you."
Xie Shu looked at his lover, and he knew that his lover could understand him. But for some reason, at this moment, Xie Shu did not feel completely happy, but instead had an illusion that his lover would be far away from him one day. Xie Shu did not want to say anything at this moment, and all he wanted to do was reach out and hold him in his arms.
Xie Shu also did the same. He hugged his lover tightly. He hugged him very hard, and his lover's body trembled slightly, then he stretched out his arms and hugged his arms.
Xie Shu's lips gently rubbed against Lang Jun's cheek and neck, and whispered: "Lang Jun, please never leave me, okay?"
Yu Chuxi did not answer immediately. He hushed his head on his shoulder, and a vague and trembling breath escaped from his throat. After a moment, he said the word "OK", which sounded like he was acting coquettishly, aggrieved, and also like sobbing.
Xie Shu loosened his arms a little, and looked down at her lover, only to see that her lover had his eyes closed, with a teardrop falling from the corner of his eye, as if it was about to fall.
Xie Shu gently held the red mole at the tip of his heart.
Love is infinite.
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