Worry-free palm

Since Sheng Chaoge left, Shen Anran didn't make any troubles anymore, just sat obediently in the carriage and drove on the road, quietly and obediently, as if she had changed into a different person.Although the boy was worried about his condition, he was more eager to return to the border of Suzhou, so he only concentrated on his journey.

Unexpectedly, on the evening of the day when he was about to cross the border of Chizhou, there was a sudden heavy rain in the sky, one autumn rain and another cold, the young master accidentally contracted a cold, coughed continuously, and faintly showed signs of fever.

The young servant knew that his physique was poor, and worried that he would not be able to support Duke Shen's mansion. Seeing Suzhou was close in front of him, he guessed that King Lin would not make a move easily, so he boldly found a simple inn to stay overnight. It shouldn't have been expected that they would live in such a simple place, and it could be regarded as a precautionary measure.

The typhoid medicine and Jinchuang medicine prepared by the boy for Shen Anran were all stuffed into Sheng Chaoge by him, but there was not even a bottle left, so he had no choice but to ask the store for some common folk medicine, fried it and fed it to the young master Take it.But the effect of the medicine is very mediocre, Shen Anran drank it for a day, but his condition did not improve, the servant couldn't help being impatient.He sent a letter to Shen Guogong's mansion early in the morning, asking them to send someone to pick it up immediately, but for a while, the distant water could not put out the nearby fire.

That night, Shen Anran's temperature gradually increased, and what the boy was most worried about came to pass. He anxiously called well water to soak the veil to cool him down, but the effect was not very good.The young master drank half a bowl of medicine before going to bed. At this time, he was a little confused because of the effect of the medicine. He was restless in his sleep and muttered the word "Master".

Seeing that he was thinking about that person obsessively even in a coma, the servant couldn't help sighing, tucked up the quilt for him, turned around and went to the small kitchen, and stood in front of the medicine stove.

In order to leave Chizhou earlier, he has been on the road day and night. After the young master fell ill, he was busy again and again. , Unable to hold back, he dozed off, nodded his head, and fell asleep lying on the earthen stove beside him in less than half a cup of tea.

When he opened his eyes again, his eyes were filled with crimson flames, and the surroundings turned into a sea of ​​flames, and everything that could burn was ignited. He stood in the center of the sea of ​​flames, and the temperature was so high that it almost melted people.The most troublesome thing was that the billowing smoke was extremely choking, and he was almost out of breath, and every breath was filled with flying ash, as if he would be choked to death here in the next moment.

The condition of this small inn is very average. The room has only two floors, and it is basically built with wood and thatch. A little spark can be burned into a prairie fire.The place he had chosen to avoid Lin Wang's eyes and ears was actually shooting himself in the foot.

The fire in the small kitchen was huge, but the advantage was that the room was small and easy to escape. There was also a small water tank. The boy poured all the little water left in the tank on himself, and rushed out before the wooden beams on the roof collapsed. come out.

As soon as he ran out, the small kitchen burned to the ground, and it was almost the effort of his front and rear feet.When he came out, he saw that the entire inn was turned into a sea of ​​flames, but his kitchen was the first to collapse, and the degree of damage was obviously greater than that of other rooms. Obviously, this was the place where the fire started first.The boy subconsciously thought of the small stove where he decocted the medicine, but before he came out, he glanced at it inadvertently, but the medicine in the crock was boiled dry, and the stove was safe and sound, so he couldn't help becoming suspicious again.

In fact, it had only rained two days ago, and the thatch was waterproof, but the wood on the house should still be very damp and not catch fire, but unfortunately, the wind blowing today was a bit sinister, and it actually fueled the fire for no reason. By the way, blow the sparks away.

The fire broke out in the middle of the night, and there were very few people in this inn. The nearby people seemed to be immersed in sleep, and they hadn't noticed the fire here at all. No one ran out to put out the fire for a while, only someone on the second floor could faintly hear pain. call.

The little servant didn't care about other things, and first plunged into Shen Anran's room.This room was the only good place in the inn. It was a little stronger than the other rooms, but the fire was not optimistic.The young master was unaware of his situation and was still in a coma. The servant didn't have time to wake him up, so he picked him up and rushed out the door.

At this time, a beam near the door was burnt down, and it fell down suddenly, and it was about to hit the heads of the two people. His leg was hit by wood, and there was an indistinct cracking sound.The still-flaming beam burned through the boy's outer pants and burned on the skin, making a scalp-numbing scorching sound.

The boy clenched his teeth tightly, and did not let out a cry of pain. The veins on his forehead bulged, and he lay on the ground with Shen Anran, who was quite heavy, on his back. He wanted to put him down but couldn't muster the strength for a while. The cold sweat poured down like rain.

He was struggling, when suddenly his back lightened, Shen Anran was put aside, and then someone moved away the beams that were firmly pressing down on his legs, hugged him into his arms, and wiped the sweat off his face, The voice was almost crying, "I'm coming, I'm coming... Don't be afraid, don't be afraid."

In this world, the only one who loves him so much and protects him is the flower picker.

He looked up, only to find that the man's complexion was extremely bad, there were even several clear welts on his cheeks, and blood was still oozing out, the whole person was extremely haggard, the white cloth used to wrap the wound could be vaguely seen under the collar, printed With pools of blood.

The boy's eyes were about to burst, his eyes were bloodshot, his face was pale, he looked like a ghost who died in vain.He opened and closed his mouth, and it took him a long time to find his voice. He said in a hoarse voice, "It's... King Lin?"

The flower picker didn't answer, just tightened his arms, and hugged him stubbornly, regardless of the injuries on his body, his eyes were bright and scary, staring at him firmly, full of eyes, as firm as a rock, "Don't be afraid, With me, as long as you are well, I can go to Huang Quan."

The servant stared blankly at him, then laughed foolishly, with a sudden stream of tears streaming from the corners of his eyes while smiling, he was obviously grinning and smiling with his eyes bent, but he looked more sad and painful than crying .

The mistakes he made in order to make a living back then, and today he still needs his lover to pay for it; the guilt left by indulging himself when he was young, after all, his lover will bear it.

Even if there are thousands of regrets and self-hatred, they will not be able to make up for this karma.

Just as the two of them were talking, Shen Anran, who was falling asleep, suddenly felt something, and woke up leisurely, and when he opened his eyes, he saw flames soaring into the sky.He didn't really come back to his senses for a while, but just looked at the burning house stupidly, suddenly his eyes widened, he said "wooden man", then he got up from the ground, stumbled back into the sea of ​​flames middle!

The boy was crying bitterly, and the flower picker hurriedly wiped his tears for him, comforting him in a low voice, neither of them was distracted by him, and they didn't expect his sudden action at all.After seeing his back from the corner of the eye, the servant suddenly realized that something was wrong, and shouted "Come back! Do you want to die!", then wanted to get away from the flower picker, and rushed to stop his death-seeking behavior.

But he forgot that one of his legs was broken, and just as he exerted his strength, he felt a sharp pain. The pain made his eyes go black, and he fell back to his original place weakly.In addition, seeing that he was about to leave, the flower picker trapped him with his arms like iron hoops, not letting him leave even a single step.

With this delay, Shen Anran had already jumped back into the burning house.He was wearing a light blue brocade robe, with a sickly face and weak footsteps, all supported by a willpower, the hem of the robe flashed, and disappeared into the raging fire.

The servant watched him disappear from sight, his breath was stagnant, he probably guessed the reason for Shen Anran's return, but it was just a worthless object, as for gambling with his life?But he turned to think of the flower picker, and looked back at him, only to see this man with a firm expression of "You can beat and scold, but I will never let you take risks", silently stretched out his arms around his neck, curled up into his arms.

As for, of course, if Sheng Chaoge did not choose Shen Anran in the end, that worthless item might be the only thought he left for the young master.

He is the first person Shen Anran likes in this life, and maybe he will be the last.

Shen Anran rushed back into the house, the bed was already on fire, he covered his mouth and nose with his sleeve, resisting the high temperature and thick smoke, he frantically searched in the fire.He had just woken up from a coma, his mind was still not clear, he was acting entirely on instinct, he couldn't remember where he put his things for a moment, he just rummaged through it, and it took him a long time to pull out his baggage from the burning cabinet.

Originally, the burden of brocade fabric survived for a short time in the cabinet, but when it was taken out, it was accidentally licked by the tongue of fire, and it immediately caught fire. Shen Anran shook the burning burden away in a panic, and stomped on it with his feet. Mars was barely suppressed.He immediately threw himself on the ground, searched carefully, and finally found a small wooden figure among the layers of clothes.

The wooden figurine was carved very finely, with straight eyebrows and straight eyes, and a clear air. It was the one given to him by Sheng Chaoge before he left.And the wooden figure he carved himself rolled aside when the burden was shaken off, was contaminated by the nearby flames, and burned.But he didn't care about it, he put the hard work of the past few months behind him, and only put the wooden figure given to him by his master into his arms and protected it on his chest.

The fire was getting bigger and bigger, the roof was already overwhelmed, Shen Anran retrieved the wooden figure, the big stone in his heart fell to the ground, and immediately ran to the door.Unexpectedly, a beam that was burnt black was smashed down on the head. He wanted to get out, but he didn't pay attention to the movement above his head. He was hit on the back by the thick wood, and immediately vomited With a mouthful of blood, he fell down.

The wood swayed, hit the back of his head again, and then fell on him completely.Shen Anran was smashed to the ground, blood gushed out from his hair, covering half of his face in a short while, he tried his best to hide the wooden figure in his arms deep in his clothes, Then he collapsed and lay on the ground without moving.

If it wasn't for the timely rescue from the Shen family, Shen Anran would probably have died in that fire.The people from Shen Guogong's mansion had already set out on the road, but they got orders from Shen Guogong, they didn't have to rush so fast, it was good to teach the young master how to suffer, so they walked slowly on the official road.

But soon, they received a letter from the servant, knowing that the young master of the Shen family had contracted a cold and had no medicine at hand, so the group of people hurried on their way, but before they arrived, they saw thick black smoke, they were shocked, and hurried away Go to the inn to turn the tide and save Shen Ping from the fire.

Then Shen An suffered burns on his back and two broken bones. Fortunately, Duke Shen's mansion gathered capable people, and there were quite a few skilled doctors. In addition, the imperial doctor invited by the palace managed to save him from danger, but he woke up after being in a coma for more than ten days. , It's actually a memory loss, and I still think that I am not yet weak, and what I say is wrong, but at least I still know who I am, and the people around me can recognize it, and it does not affect my daily life.

Compared with him, the boy's injury is more troublesome. The log that hit him burned very hot, scorching the skin and flesh on his leg. In addition, the leg fracture was broken, and one calf was actually crippled just like that. , even if he works hard to cure him, he will be crippled for the rest of his life.

Shen Guogong has visited him several times, and he has a kind attitude, saying that he can stay in Shen Guogong's mansion and continue to take care of Shen Anran.But the boy didn't want to stay here anymore, he declined Duke Shen's kindness, decided to resign, and thanked the Duke's mansion for their care over the years.Before he left, he would explain everything that happened in Chizhou clearly, including Sheng Chaoge and Lin Wang.

Shen Guogong is worthy of being Emperor Wu Yan's confidant, after listening to the young servant's words, his expression did not change at all, even if he heard that the young servant suspected that the fire in the inn was written by King Lin, he was still calm, and only slightly raised his eyebrows.In the end, he left a few boxes of good medicine, comforted her with a warm voice, and walked briskly out the door.

No one knew what he was thinking.