Lose the lights and spend another night

When a person cares about the years, the years begin to pass slowly.

From that day on, I acted more cautiously, especially on the adult side, I basically avoided him when I saw him from a distance.The new wife is very satisfied with my response, at least in the past three years, she hasn't troubled me once.

In fact, I also like the tranquility of these three years. I grew up quietly with Yingsheng. In the blink of an eye, Yingsheng finally turned ten years old.

Every year on this day, the adults will always ask for a day off, just to accompany Yingsheng to celebrate this birthday in person.

In the past few years, Yingsheng's homework has improved a lot, and the nunhong has also started to teach her how to thread needles and threads, and learn some skills that girls should learn.

I stood quietly in the courtyard, looking at the father and daughter talking and laughing in the room, my heart was warm.

"What does Sheng'er want Daddy to give you this year?"

"Sheng'er doesn't want anything, as long as Daddy spends more time talking with Sheng'er."

The adults were relieved to hear that, compared to the second young lady and the young master, Yingsheng is really too sensible.

"Daddy prepared a gift for you." The adult took Yingsheng's little hand and led her out of the room. He glanced at me and said with a smile, "Huanxi, you can come too."

I nodded.

Yingsheng stretched out his other little hand, and held mine with a smile.

I was a little surprised, and even more terrified.

Xiao Yingsheng just held one hand and stood between me and the adults, if Madam saw her, I'm afraid the days to come will not be peaceful again.

I subconsciously wanted to pull out my hand, but the lord let go of Ying Sheng's hand first.

Just because he never said anything, doesn't mean he doesn't know anything about it.

"Sheng'er, go, come with Daddy."

The adult nodded and smiled at me, and walked ahead.

Yingsheng was a little disappointed, but she held my hand even tighter, fearing that I would let go of her hand too.

I sighed and shook my head at her.

Yingsheng grinned reassuringly, her eyebrows and eyes looked more and more like a young lady, which made me a little lost in thought.

"Huanxi, daddy is gone, let's go."

Yingsheng reminded me.

I nodded hastily, followed Ying Sheng quickly and followed the adults.

In the past ten years, the adults have given Yingsheng many interesting gadgets, such as rattles, kites, and canaries, and the adults have also sent many unique and elegant things to Yingsheng, such as paintings by famous artists, folding fans with inscriptions, and carved jade Ruyi.

I secretly guessed in my heart, what will my lord give Yingsheng this year?

The moonlight was cold, falling on the water pavilion, illuminating a screen placed beside the fence.

screen?

I was a little stunned, I didn't understand why the adults would give such a gift?I looked down at Yingsheng, and Yingsheng also looked at me blankly.

"Sheng'er, come and sit here." The adult signaled Yingsheng to sit three steps away from the screen, where a small couch happened to be placed.

I led Yingsheng and walked over, watching Yingsheng sit down obediently.

The adult smiled mysteriously, and there were some traces of age in the corners of his eyes.He walked around behind the screen, bent down and lit the lamp behind the screen, as if instantly dyed the screen with the color of dusk.

I just discovered that there are no flowers and birds, no landscapes, and no inscriptions on this screen.

When the shadow of the shadow puppet appeared on the screen, I finally knew what the lord was going to give Yingsheng tonight.

This is a folded shadow play.

"Sheng'er, this play is called "Long Lovesickness"."

The adult's voice sounded from behind the screen, and I realized that the shadow puppet on stage was wearing Confucian clothes, and it should be a young man who was out for an outing.

"The spring is just right, just picking up the fleeting years."

The adults manipulated the shadow puppets to move on the screen.

"The peach blossoms are still there, but my sweetheart, where are you now?"

The young man on the screen sighed a long time, with a faint strong nasal sound, which made my heart ache.

"I remember the rustling sound of your pen tip falling on the rice paper, and the figure of you drawing in the setting sun..."

The adult behind the screen confides how he misses his dead wife, word by word, so deep.

What kind of affection should it be to remember everything about the eldest lady so deeply?

Yingsheng didn't understand a lot, she just felt that the little figure on the screen moved miraculously, she quietly tugged at my sleeve, "Huanxi, I want to learn this."

Her eyes are as bright as stars.

"Sheng'er likes it, so Daddy will let someone teach you." After all, the shadow puppet show was not finished yet, the adult poked out half of his head from behind the screen with red eyes, and said solemnly, "As long as Sheng'er wants to learn, Daddy let Sheng'er learn."

I lowered my head slightly, and nodded slightly to Ying Sheng.

"Daddy is so kind!" Yingsheng clapped his little hands happily, jumped up from the couch, ran behind the screen, tightly hooked the adult around the neck, and took a sip on his face, "I like it." This gift from Daddy!"

The adult smiled with tears in his eyes, "It's fine if you like it, that's fine."

I know that my lord misses Missy too much tonight, maybe that's how people are, only after losing it can they understand how painful that scar really is?

But I didn't know that Yingsheng would like shadow puppetry so much since then, but that was all later.

"My lord, someone from the government office is here."

Although he knew that he shouldn't disturb the warmth of this moment, the butler still spoke.

"What happened?"

The smile on the adult's face froze, and he was a little displeased.

The butler nodded heavily, "Something happened to the Baijia silk and satin village."

The lord's face became very ashen, and he sighed, "He just doesn't want to listen to my advice, but he still..." He held back what he was going to say, and glanced at me, "Huanxi, take Sheng'er back have a rest."

"Daddy..." Ying Sheng tightly hugged the adult's neck reluctantly.

The adult touched her head, and said: "Daddy has business to deal with, so he can't accompany Sheng'er, Sheng'er is obedient, okay?"

"Okay..." Ying Sheng nodded with red eyes, and finally let go of the adult's neck.

The lord sighed deeply again, and ordered the servant to move the screen and dolls to the Yingsheng Pavilion, and then hurriedly followed the housekeeper to leave the waterside pavilion.

The Bai family silk and satin village is the eldest lady's natal family. The eldest lady has an elder brother named Bai Zisheng, who has a bad reputation in Lin'an City.If it weren't for the fact that he is the elder brother of the young lady, I am afraid that the adults would not care about these things.

"Huanxi..." Yingsheng sniffed, looking at me with watery eyes, she can always easily poke my heart softly.

I smiled and bent down to listen to her carefully.

Yingsheng glanced at Xiaozui, "This is for you." She took out a small sachet from her bosom, and her embroidery skills really needed to be worked on, "I did this with my own hands, the master said, courtesy is light and affection is heavy, you don't allow it dislike."

How can a servant in the world dare to dislike the reward from the master?

I laughed dumbfounded, took the small sachet, received it in my arms with great solemnity and care, and pressed it gently against the clothes, expressing that I would treasure this gift carefully.

"That's not the case, Huanxi, take out the sachet." Ying Sheng shook his head violently.

I took out the sachet in a daze, and she took the sachet from my palm and tied it around my waist with her own hands.

"I've inquired, today is also your birthday, so you have to wear this sachet today, and you must put it away after today." She was a little angry, her little eyebrows raised slightly, and every word was right. Be extra serious.

Yes, in the past ten years, I have forgotten that Yingsheng and I are born on the same month and date.

I thought that no one in this world remembered my birthday except the eldest lady, but I never thought that Ying Sheng would actually want to ask about it.

My heart was burning hot, but my nasal cavity was sore. I nodded with tears in my eyes and smiled brightly.

Yingsheng suddenly stretched out her little hand to me, and she also smiled, "What about my birthday present?"

I was taken aback.

She looked at me sadly, with tears in her red eyes, but she didn't mean to blame me, "Huanxi, it doesn't matter if you forget this year, and you are not allowed to forget from next year."

I nodded.

Ying Sheng sniffed, then suddenly stood up straight.

I am a little puzzled.

Yingsheng rubbed her nose and compared her height with her hands on me. She raised her face and asked seriously: "Huanxi, can I grow taller than you?"

I smiled and nodded, both the lord and the eldest lady are taller than me, so naturally Yingsheng is also taller than me.

She took a long breath of relief, "That's good..."

I looked at her in bewilderment.

She squinted and smiled, and took my hand, "Huanxi, let's go back."

I couldn't speak, and naturally I couldn't ask Yingsheng, so I could only follow Yingsheng back to the small courtyard of the boudoir.

That night, Yingsheng slept deeply and soundly.

Hearing that her breathing was a bit heavy, I turned over and sat up on the couch, touched the side hall lightly, and lit the candles on the table.

Afraid of waking her up, I took another look at the screen to confirm that she hadn't woken up, so I picked up the tassels of female red cloth thread that Yingsheng put in the side hall, and prepared to make up a birthday present for her.

I am afraid of "owing" others, especially "owing" Yingsheng.

Don't wait for next year, this year, I will give her a birthday present.

I didn't sleep all night, and I didn't feel sleepy at all. With stitches and stitches, not only auspicious and wishful patterns were embroidered on the sachet, but also my silent prayer to Yingsheng.

I only hope that Ying Sheng will be safe every year.

At dawn, I carefully placed the sachet next to her pillow, thinking that she would like this gift when she woke up and saw the sachet at first sight.

I shook my head and chuckled, quietly retreated to the table, and blew out the candles in the side hall.

I took off the sachet on my waist and put it away carefully. I will always remember that this is the first birthday gift I have received in the past 25 years.

How good would it be if I could open my mouth to speak?

This is the first time I have such an idea.

I pushed open the door, holding a copper basin in my hand, ready to fetch hot water for Yingsheng to wash.

"Huanxi..."

Yingsheng suddenly called me.

As soon as I got to the door, I managed to make some hoarse "ah" sounds to show that I heard her calling.

Yingsheng jumped off the bed with a smile, raised her hand and shook the sachet, and said excitedly, "I like this sachet so much!"

I nodded with a smile, and glanced at the copper basin in my arms.

Yingsheng naturally understood what I meant, she also nodded, "Huanxi, I'll wait for you to bring water back."

I withdrew from the door, freed up a hand, closed the door, and turned around, only to feel that the morning light today is extraordinarily warm and brilliant.

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