box of hearts

Chapter 87
Dui Xia tore off her skirt and stomped her feet, "Where did you come up with so much nonsense, who told you to talk? The master is sick and you are still yelling, who taught you the rules? Get out, don't eat dinner!"

Lan Rui defended: "Girl, I'm all for—"

"Get out!" Dui Xia blushed with anger, pointing her cross arm straight at the door.With teary eyes, Lan Rui withdrew with great aggrievedness.Only now did Xia Xia turn his eyes to Sun Xiaocai on the bed, and smiled, "Don't get angry, I'll punish her well later, take the medicine first. Look, this is the fairy prescription I asked for. The abbot said that as long as my heart Sincerely, it will definitely work.”

Before Sun Xiaocai recovered from Lan Rui's words, he opened his mouth wide, looking like a fish about to bite the bait.The bait is a piece of paper infused with the smell of sandalwood. There are only [-] words on the paper: three qian of barley, three qian of rock sugar, three qian of cinnamon bark, and boiled water for delivery.

Dui Xia waved the prescription in front of his eyes, then handed it out to another little maid, "Quick, cook the medicine now according to the prescription, and deliver it as soon as it's done."

Sun Xiaocai knew it would be useless as soon as he saw the pretending Haishang, but he didn't know why, looking at Xiangxia's eager look, he didn't say a word of disappointment, but silently swallowed the soreness in his throat.

The medicine is sweet and warm.There was another shout from outside, "Ms. Xiangxia is out", but she turned a deaf ear to Xia and just fed the medicine into Sun Xiaocai's mouth spoon by spoon.

It is very strange to say that after eating this soup, Sun Xiaocai immediately felt good, his stomach was warm, his head was cool, and he became much more energetic.When it was Xu time, he had the appetite to eat a bowl of purple rice porridge, his voice became more confident, and he helped Duixia get out of bed and walked around.Dui Xia helped him back to the bed, she was so happy that she burst into tears, "My relatives, I'm so anxious to death, it's finally all over now—oh!"

Seeing her accidentally knocking her leg against the side of the bed, Sun Xiaocai suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly pulled her trouser leg to see.Yuxia refused in every possible way, but couldn't resist, so she had to show one knee: it was bruised and swollen, and blood-stained.Sun Xiaocai couldn't bear it any longer, and pulled Dui Xia into his arms.Same as the day before, Duixia leaned her head on Sun Xiaocai's shoulder, but in complete contrast to her affectionate cuddling, she had a contemptuous expression, like a complacent fisherman.On the other side, Sun Xiaocai, with red eyes and an intoxicated face, is a perverted fool.

As for the human world, there is still a sea of ​​evil, and Yaotai has no way out. Only a piercing roar tore apart the dense night: "Come here—!"

The one who came was a regular visitor, Cao Zhimu, who was always elegant and well-dressed, and went straight into Die Xian's room.Second Sister Duan followed behind, directing the mothers to put out bowls of side dish soups such as crystal goose, bacon shreds, osmanthus whitebait, leek and clam soup, etc., and she was very attentive, "Mr. Cao, I have already asked someone to tell Die Xian Yes, there is another guest at her end, so he will come just after a few perfunctory words."

"No rush." ​​Cao Zhimu picked up the sweet-scented osmanthus tea in the jade cup, tasted it and smiled.

"Hey, the old man will leave first. You sit down and have a few snacks first. Die Xian will be here soon."

"Ma'am, just go." Cao Zhimu put the teacup away, grabbed a feather fan from the table and shook it lightly, dimming his eyes.

When her eyes lit up again, Die Xian appeared in front of the door: she was wearing a long shiny green dress, and the red and blue tulle corset on her upper body was deliberately half-turned up, revealing the lace of her tube top, holding the door frame with one hand , holding a ball-ball handkerchief in one hand and pointing, "Well, you dare to come to the door if you have a heartless heart?"

Cao Zhimu laughed and stretched out his arms to welcome Die Xian into his arms.She sat on his lap, her eyes were windy, and he used a feather fan to send a gust of breeze, "How was it when I was alone yesterday?"

"Also?" Die Xian turned around and chewed a sour bamboo shoot from a few dishes on the table, and then he took a mouthful of sourness, "After you left, I can't cheer up sitting alone , I came back after watching the play without even eating, I'm afraid you won't come today, I've been thinking about it all night, and I haven't slept well, look, there are still red threads in my eyes."

"Sure enough, that's really my fault."

"It's not yours, what else is it?"

Cao Zhimu smiled and held Die Xian's hand, his eyes fixed on her hand, "Hey, what about the ring I bought for you yesterday, why didn't you wear it?"

Die Xian nonchalantly withdrew her hand, and put it on the back of his neck, "You gave it to me for my engagement, how can such a precious thing be casually worn on my hand? I asked girl Baoyan to put it away." , Wear it on the day you return to your hometown."

"Oh, that's right. I was talking to an old friend yesterday about my engagement to you. He heard that this ring is exquisite in style, and he also wanted to give it to his concubine. Bring me the ring. , I’ll lend it to him for two days, and I’ll pay you back later.”

Diexian was stunned for a moment, his eyes rolled against his lower eyelids, then he frowned, "It's only good if the one you give me is unique, why do you want others to make it the same? I won't give it."

"I've already promised him. It's not easy to say nothing. Don't worry, I told him not to make him look exactly the same."

"No, no."

"It's just showing it to him, and it's not that I won't return it to you. Hugh is so stingy."

"No, people won't give it."

"Be obedient, that person is my business partner for many years, and I can't afford to offend him. Go and get the things."

"Oh, it's so late, go to bed first, I'll give it to you tomorrow, what a big deal."

"I want it now, I should forget about it when I get up tomorrow."

"I can't forget it, I will remember it for you."

Cao Zhimu pulled Die Xian away from his lap, "You're pushing and shoving and refusing to go, so you lost the ring, right?"

Diexian stood there, twisting the handkerchief back and forth with both hands, and forced a smile, "Where will it be lost? Since you insist, I'll go and get it. Baoyan! Master wants something, accompany me Look for it in the back."

Diexian and Baoyan went to the back room and muttered for a while, then heard the servant girl laughing: "So this is what I was looking for! The girl probably forgot, you are still asleep today, and Miss Bao Liu is here. I saw this ring on the dressing table and liked it very much, and said that I would borrow it and use it to get out of the game, and I would return it tomorrow night. The girl was sleepy at that time and agreed casually, where can I find it now?"

"Oh——that's all right, you can do your work." Die Xian responded loudly, walked out with a smile on his face, and patted Cao Zhimu with two palms, "Oh, I'm really a sleepy fool I forgot to borrow the ring from Bao Liuniang of Yuhualou."

Cao Zhimu lowered his head and nodded, then looked up at the prime minister again, smiling as before, "Did Bao Liuniang from Yuhualou borrow it, or did Cha Liulang from Hualelou borrow it?"

All the expressions slipped from Die Xian's vivid face in an instant, leaving only the colors, white, purple, blue, and red, pouring onto the cheeks in turn.Her limbs were stiff and her mouth was moving, but she couldn't make a sound.

Cao Zhimu stared at her for a moment, then stretched out his hand gracefully, and led her to sit on his lap. With the other hand, he took out a ring from his sleeve and slowly put it on her middle finger.

"You are careless. You don't know where your daily valuables go. Sooner or later you will lose them."

Die Xian glanced at the ring on her hand: a gold hoop with a safety buckle, inlaid with three treasures.Her nose fluttered and her throat heaved, she stared at the tender face in front of her like a fool, and tears welled up in her slender eyes, "I, I..."

Cao Zhimu blocked her lies with a gentle kiss, "Why are you crying? I think I didn't accompany you last night and missed me? You see, this kind of place is good here, no matter what you think True or false, as long as you show it on your face, it always looks so sincere and touching, my heart is sore from your crying. Okay, stop crying, I won’t leave if I miss me, and I will stay with you tonight .”

He raised his hand to wipe her tears, but Die Xian didn't dare to move. For the first time, she felt that this man who always looked kind was so scary.His gentle fingers scraped across her face, like a sharp knife, sharp and cruel.

8.
Die Xian's tears fell again in the next day, this time, she cried and complained bitterly, without any scruples.

"That's when I found out that Cao Zhimu had known about my affairs in Liyuan. I said I wanted to marry him, but he didn't want to, and he couldn't face me face-to-face, so he paid a lot of money for Cha Dingkuina, who killed thousands of swords. He begged for this ring from me, so that he could get me a real evidence of adultery, and I would never be ashamed to ask him to redeem my life from now on!"

Snot and tears, eyes red and swollen from crying, very sad.

On the other side, with a slight sigh, a thin knife of paper was handed over.Die Xian threw away the wet white silk handkerchief in his hand, took the paper, and blew his nose loudly.

"Sister, I have also been friends with this man surnamed Cao for nearly a year. I have always thought that he is honest and deceitful, but I didn't know that he would come up with such a cruel idea to humiliate me!"[6]
Qingtian withdrew his hand, and sighed again, "You don't have to cry, although the hall is a place for acting, but nine out of ten guests not only want you to act well, but also want you to act in a real way." If it were another guest, let’s take it easy. If you caught such a trick, you would have a big fight with you after hearing a few rumors, and you would even ruin your reputation outside. It’s rare that this Cao Zhimu is a sensible person. As long as you socialize well in person, he doesn’t care about things behind the scenes and pretends to be deaf and dumb. This time you forced him to have no choice but to resort to this trick. It’s because he doesn’t want to be leftovers, but also wants to save your face, so that you retreat in the face of difficulties. Now he has never hit you, scolded you, or used words to expose you, and he is still considerate and generous to you, so continue to do it Your business is considered one of a kind among the prostitutes, so what do you have to complain about?"

(End of this chapter)