Concubine like a house

Chapter 117: In the middle of the game, you lose yourself (1)
For some reason, Chuxiu felt a little guilty, as if he had done something wrong and was caught.She opened her mouth to say hello to Shen Yu, but found that her throat was dry and she couldn't say anything, she just stood there and said "Mmm", not even having the courage to look at him.

Seeing that Chuxiu didn't look at him, Shen Yu also looked away from her face, walked down the steps and saluted Nie Peixiao: "I have seen Your Highness in the end."

At this moment, Nie Peixiao also felt embarrassed, and said with a smile, "You and I don't need to be polite in private." After saying this, he didn't know what to say, so he coughed lightly and asked again, "Leaving for Beijing in two days, everything is ready. Ready?"

"Standby at any time." Shen Yu returned with a restrained voice.Nie Peixiao nodded in satisfaction, and remembered that Chuxiu was annoyed at herself, so she wanted to take the opportunity to say goodbye: "Zifeng must have something important to see you, so I won't delay." Fortunately, Shen Yu got mad at Nie Peixiao in front of him, so he had to bow down and salute: "Respectfully, Your Highness." Nie Peixiao didn't say any more, took the horse and galloped away.Shen Yu looked at his leaving back, but felt very bitter in his heart.He remembered that when he came to Yun Mansion this morning, Yun Feng had vaguely said "Prince Cheng took his wife away", but he only saw a horse at the door just now, and it was Nie Peixiao's mount "Chasing the Wind"... This means that - Nie Peixiao rides with Chuxiu.

Just as he was thinking about it, he heard Xiu softly say: "Stop standing outside the door, let's go in if you have anything to say." This time it was Shen Yu's turn to say "Yes", and walked into Yunfu together with Chu Xiu.The two walked into the Zhiyan Pavilion without saying a word, and the atmosphere was suffocatingly silent.Originally, when Shen Yu came this morning, he had prepared something to say, but at this moment, he couldn't say a word, as if he had lost the desire to express.Of course, Chuxiu didn't know Shen Yu's psychological struggle, so he went into the small living room of Zhiyanxuan together with him, ordered the servant girl to serve tea, stepped back and asked, "You... why are you here today?" It would be better to call myself "Uncle", and after a moment of silence, he replied, "I'll come and see Cheng'er."

"Have you seen it?" "Yes." "Why, what do you think?"

"He's grown a lot taller, and... more and more like a hug." The two asked and answered, and suddenly found that this topic could not continue, because it would inevitably remind each other of Yun Ci.Shen Yu only said again: "Cheng'er has made great progress, just now I had a target shooting competition with him." Chuxiu recalled that Shen Yu had taught Yun Cheng martial arts in the past, and smiled inadvertently: "Cheng'er must not be as good as you, You taught him the art of riding and shooting." "Enlightenment, I just taught him Enlightenment." Shen Yu corrected, "In fact, I drew with him." "How is this possible?" Chuxiu didn't believe it at all , "You are a person who has been on the battlefield. How can Cheng'er compare with you on paper? You must have let him go." Shen Yu did not deny it, but just smiled: "There is nothing wrong with giving him some confidence, I think He likes riding and archery very much." "That's true." Chuxiu nodded, "Since you left, I have invited other masters to teach him martial arts, and he has always been very interested."

After Chuxiu said this, he suddenly saw Shen Yu's face looked sad, and realized that he had said a very sensitive word - "since you left".That's right, it has been four years since Shen Yu fled Yanlan City in the blink of an eye, and during these four years, they haven't seen each other for two and a half years.

For example, the nominal marriage between Shen Yu and Yun Xiangrong.Chuxiu was filled with emotion, while Shen Yu was also looking at her.He was in a hurry yesterday in the living room of Yunfu, he was worried about her injury, and there were so many people around, he could barely take a good look at her.And at this moment, with no one around, she was alive in front of him, so real, no longer as vague as the moon in the sky, unreachable.

Time has not left any flaws in her body, on the contrary, it has precipitated more beauty.The woman in front of me is like fine wine, which has become more mellow after many years. Her natural beauty and acquired craftsmanship make her the most perfect work among all living beings.

Shen Yu looked at Chuxiu, and remembered how difficult his official career had been in the past two and a half years, and he was even more emotional.The assassination he suffered when he ransacked the family of the Ming family, and his narrow escape on the battlefield... so desperately risking his life, it was said that it was to revive the lintel, but in the final analysis it was also for her.

For her, he was willing to give up his hatred, only to be filled with love.Thinking of this, Shen Yu seemed to have the courage to speak again.He really wanted to ask Chuxiu if she rode with Nie Peixiao just now, and where they went.But after careful consideration, he still held back, he didn't want to make this meeting worse.

After pondering for a long time, he finally brought up a safe topic: "How is your injury?"

Chuxiu was startled, only then did he understand what Shen Yu was referring to.She caressed her left arm subconsciously, and there was an obvious lump in the sleeve, which was a bandaged knot: "If you don't mention it, I will forget that I still have injuries on my arm." She chuckled lightly, and then said, " You saw it yesterday too, but it’s actually not serious.”

Shen Yu naturally knew it, but still felt scared: "Fortunately, there is no poison hidden in Mingying's nails, otherwise..." After he mentioned this, Chuxiu realized this, and he also breathed a sigh of relief: "It seems that I Good luck and great fate." Shen Yu said "Yes": "Where are the brothers and sisters of the Ming family now?" "They were imprisoned by King Cheng in Fangzhou Prison." Chuxiu replied truthfully.She originally wanted to say another sentence, "It should be released in the past two days", but before she could say it, Shen Yu asked suspiciously: "Fangzhou Prison is a place where the imperial court re-offenders are detained. The torture is horrific. His brother and sister People can't be...is this what King Cheng meant?"

"I also feel that King Cheng has made a fuss out of a molehill." Chuxiu said helplessly.Shen Yu did not judge Nie Peixiao's actions, but only said: "I know how deep the Ming family's water is. At the beginning, the Holy One was full of confidence and wanted to kill the Ming family, but he had to compromise in the end. , only the right minister Mingcheng and his younger sister Mingzhen were punished, and they just ransacked their homes. As you can imagine, the Ming family is not weak..."

What Shen Yu said, of course Chuxiu also thought of it: "You should tell King Cheng to let him go earlier, if you make the brothers and sisters of the Ming family anxious, I'm afraid there will be no good fruit to eat."

Shen Yu nodded, and then asked: "Then do you still hate Ming Ying?" Chuxiu shook her head, "I don't hate her any more. In fact... she is also very pitiful." "Then... Helian Qi, you also completely let go?" I ask again.Chuxiu sighed and said, "Since I came to Fangzhou, I have never held any grudges. I don't remember everything about yesterday, such as my death yesterday." Hearing this, Shen Yu didn't know whether to comfort or worry.He comforted Yu Chuxiu's relief towards He Lianqi, but also knew that there was only one reason for her relief - Yun Ci.Only when I meet a man who is more unforgettable, can I forget the bad luck in the past... When I think about myself again, I don't know if it has a place in her heart.Shen Yu finally plucked up the courage to ask again: "Yesterday...you went to see me enter the city?"But when the words came to his lips, he thought about it again, since Shen Yu asked the question, he must be sure of the truth, so it would be meaningless to deny it.So she had no choice but to nod and admit: "Well, I've gone, I haven't seen the victorious momentum of the army, and I want to see it."

Seeing that she answered calmly, how could Shen Yu believe it: "Then have you seen me entering the city?" She was too indifferent, so she managed to pull out a smile, and praised sincerely, "The white horse and silver helmet, majestic and awe-inspiring, I almost can't recognize it is you." "What else?" Shen Yu stared at her.

"Ah? What else?" Chuxiu pretended to be puzzled. "Did you not see anyone else?" Shen Yu frowned slightly and asked reluctantly.Chuxiu was still smiling, and felt his cheeks were a little stiff, but he still pretended to think about it seriously, and said:
"The army is solemn and dignified, the army is dignified and orderly, King Cheng is strict in governing the army, and you lead the army well." "What else?" Shen Yu stared straight at Chuxiu, unwilling to let go of the slightest change of expression on her face. "And..." Chuxiu pondered for a moment before continuing, "It is estimated that after this battle, the prestige of King Cheng in the court should be improved again." Shen Yu heard that Xiuyue's words were getting worse, and even mentioned Nie Peixiao couldn't help but her face darkened: "Is there anything else?"

"Huh? What do you mean by that?" Shen Yu didn't want to continue to play tricks, so he made it clear: "When I returned to the city yesterday, I brought back a woman, did you see her?" Bringing back a woman... came out of Xiu Immediately, the white jade hand and the light green skirt flashed before her eyes.Even if she recalled it after a day, she had to admit that the back view alone seemed to match Shen Yu enough.However, Xiu didn't intend to tell him the words, so she pursed her lips slightly and concentrated for a moment, then deliberately smiled and asked: "Oh? You brought a woman back?"

"Didn't you see it?" Shen Yu clearly saw the indistinguishable light flashing in Chu Xiu's eyes, so his brows furrowed even more.Chuxiu's smile remained unchanged, and she slowly shook her head: "Seeing that the [-] vanguard troops withdrew to the west of the city, I left. You also know that I had an appointment with the Ming brothers and sisters yesterday, so I didn't stay too long in the Zuixian Building. "Chuxiu's words seem to be true and not true, and seem false and not false. It is difficult to distinguish the true from the false, and Shen Yu is also skeptical.

He thought to himself that if Zhuying was still there, he would definitely ask for verification in private, but unfortunately both Zhuying and Zhuyang went out on vacation.Shen Yu pondered for a moment, and was about to explain about Zihan, when he heard Xiuji laugh and said: "Actually, it's good to meet a suitable woman, but it's not a long-term matter between you and Xiangrong. If you have a woman you like, It would be great if she can accompany the army and take care of your daily life."

Shen Yu's face changed instantly: "You really think so?" "Well, you really think so." Chuxiu stopped looking at him, looked down at his teacup, and stretched out his hand to try it, "This tea is cold , I'll let the servant girl come in and change the tea." She said hello, and immediately a servant girl came in to replace the two teacups with new ones, and then backed out.

From the beginning to the end, Shen Yu didn't say a word, but his murderous aura that he had practiced on the battlefield emanated faintly again, making Chuxiu feel a chill hit his face for no reason, and it was extremely cold.

The room was silent for a long time, and seeing that they had nothing to say to each other when they came out of Xiuxiu, they stood up and said, "I haven't finished the general affairs at hand, so I'm going to Qingxinzhai first. You just returned to the city yesterday, so you must be tired, and you must be tired earlier." Go back and rest."

Shen Yu still remained silent, Chuxiu got up from the chair, made up his mind to walk lightly with lotus steps towards the door.Unexpectedly, just as he walked to Shen Yu's side, he suddenly grabbed an arm with great strength.Chuxiu had a premonition that some unpleasant things would happen between the two of them, so she deliberately avoided it.She restrained her emotions from daring to leak out, pretending to smile indifferently and asked: "What else is there?" Shen Yu's complexion was deep, sharp as a blade, and he slowly raised his eyes to meet him.There seemed to be a pool of cold lake water in late autumn hidden in his eyes, cold and sad: "She is not the woman I like, who do I like, don't you know?" It was something that suddenly opened my heart.It was obviously not an affectionate sentence, let alone the thousands of love words Shen Yu said before, but she clearly remembered this scene and the expression of the person who spoke at this moment.

Chuxiu wanted to avoid Shen Yu's gaze, but things backfired, she still bumped into his deep pupils unconsciously.It felt as if there was really a lake of water in Shen Yu's eyes, and she jumped into it unconsciously, drowning herself unable to save herself.

Chuxiu was taken aback by himself when he thought of it.She immediately withdrew her arm from Shen Yu's hand, answered irrelevant questions, and replied calmly: "I really still have other affairs, so I can't delay any longer."

"Han Chu, your excuse is really far-fetched." Shen Yu pointed out bluntly.Chuxiu pursed her lips in silence for a moment, and then said again: "What I'm saying is the truth. If you think so, I can't help it... But I really want to go to Qingxinzhai." As soon as Shen Yu said this, Shen Yu was almost certain , Chuxiu was deliberately avoiding talking about the woman he brought back.This cognition made him more convinced that Chuxiu cared about him.But her avoidance is enough to show that she is determined to disassociate herself from it.

Thinking like this, Shen Yu's sense of urgency increased.He stood up, grabbed Chuxiu's arm again, and explained without doubt: "Listen! Zihan is my savior. I was poisoned in the ginger field and almost died. She saved me."

Poisoned and killed?so serious?Chuxiu wanted to say a word of concern, but the words came to his lips: "Why are you telling me this? I don't want to know."

Shen Yu just continued to explain: "Zihan's mother is from the Jiang family, but her father is not, so she has no obvious Jiang family blood in her body, and she has been discriminated against many times in Jiang area... Her biological father abandoned their mother and daughter early. Later her mother also died... Zihan saved my life, she begged me to take her away, I can't just ignore it."

Shen Yu's explanation was reasonable, but Chuxiu couldn't explain exactly how he felt.In fact, she didn't want to continue listening, but she couldn't move forward, so she could only reply softly: "You did the right thing, you should give her a good place."

Shen Yu felt that he had explained enough, but Chuxiu suddenly recalled the scene he saw yesterday.At least, the woman in green can stand side by side with Shen Yu openly and aboveboard, regardless of human ethics, let alone worry about the world's gossip.More importantly, there is no man named "Yun Ci" standing between them.

Thinking of this, and thinking of what Yunci had done for him, and the 5000 million taels of gold... Chuxiu felt as if his chest had been slammed, his heart froze and he staggered, almost suffocating from the pain again.Want to forget but can't forget, the memory buried deep in the mind has already penetrated into the flesh and blood, every touch is heart-piercing.Chuxiu tried to shake off Shen Yu's arm again, but the other party held it extremely tightly, so she could only ask helplessly: "Let go."

Shen Yu didn't speak, nor did he make any movements, he just stared at her with burning eyes.In the afternoon, the sound of cicadas chirping outside the window came one after another, and the hotter sunlight was projected into the house, which also made Chuxiu feel irritable, anxious, uneasy, and even uneasy.Her arm was still pressed against Shen Yu's palm, although through the clothes, she could obviously feel the scorching temperature from him.

A sense of guilt for skin-to-skin contact arises spontaneously, and Chuxiu struggles again, not forgetting to reprimand: "General Shen, please respect yourself."

Shen Yu smiled lonely, like mocking: "You finally stopped calling me 'uncle'." "You can listen to it if you want." Chuxiu still struggled. "Han Chu!" Shen Yu felt that she was simply unreasonable these two days, "I have said so much, why did you misunderstand?" , Since ancient times, when a hero saves a beauty, beauties promise each other with their bodies. Although you and the girl in green are reversed, it is a beauty who saves a hero, but it does not prevent her from making a promise with her body, so you can take better care of her."

Chuxiu's words made Shen Yu feel that his heart had been stabbed heavily.However, at almost the same time, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he immediately caught the point of her words: "How do you know she is wearing green clothes? Didn't you see her enter the city?"

"I..." Chuxiu realized that she had missed something, so she lowered her head in bewilderment, not knowing what to do.But at the same time, Shen Yu's spirit was revived, and a gentle joy burst out of his originally gloomy and cold face.He couldn't wait to know her answer: "You saw her at the South Gate yesterday, didn't you? You misunderstood, that's why you are lukewarm to me?"

Chuxiu still refused to look up at him, and when he was overjoyed, he suddenly exerted force and broke free from the restraint.She quickly took a few steps back to put a safe distance between each other, and stubbornly denied: "No! I didn't go to see her... Zhu Ying told me later." With this sentence, she was deceiving him as well as herself.

Shen Yu naturally wouldn't believe it: "Zhu Ying has always adhered to the principle of 'more words are worse than less words', so he wouldn't say this to you...Take a step back, even if Zhu Ying said it, it must be because he thinks it's true. Things have to be said. If you don't have me in your heart, why did he talk about Zihan to you?"

(End of this chapter)