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The room was silent, only the incense burner of sunken sandalwood was curling up the green smoke.

Not long after, it began to rain continuously outside the window.

The rain is getting heavier, and the dripping raindrops roll down from the Dishui Rock and hit the banana leaves in front of the window, making a crisp sound like beads falling on a jade plate.

Knowing the night rain through the window, the plantain first makes a sound. ("Night Rain" Bai Juyi)

In the moist air and rhythm after the rain, Shen Bing woke up first.

The sky outside seemed to be getting darker, Shen Bing opened his eyes in a daze, and for a moment he didn't know what night it was.And Xie Qin still hugged him tightly and slept soundly, like a big dog with a meaty bone on its pillow, I don't know where he got so sleepy.

Shen Yan pushed him and said softly: "Get up."

Xie Ling struggled for a while, and finally opened his eyes slowly. The moment he woke up, he seemed a little dazed: "Well, how long have I been asleep?"

"I don't know, it's too late to talk now." Shen Yan rubbed his aching forehead, "I really have to go."

Xie Ling piyi wanted to get out of bed: "I'll see you off."

Shen Yan hurriedly stopped him: "It's raining outside. You are still sick, don't go out and catch a cold again."

"I'm just a little lazy these days, and I'm not that sick at all. Besides, I drank a cup of tofu and slept full, and I'm fine now." Xie Ling put on his clothes, "Everyone is lying loose , I'll go out to see you off."

As he spoke, he tied up his belt, but before he could sit down and put on his shoes and socks, he suddenly heard a series of footsteps from far to near outside the door.

Xie Ling paused, and a look of doubt flashed on his face when he raised his head.But he heard the clear footsteps coming to his door accompanied by the crisp sound of the rain knocking on the plantain, and then someone raised his hand and knocked on the door twice, and a female voice said: "Third Master, are you still sleeping?"

Xie Ling was startled, and his expression changed drastically.

Shen Yan didn't know why, so he probed and asked him softly: "Didn't you let the servants in the yard disperse?"

Xie Ling tensed, turned his head and whispered back: "This is my mother's maid, not from my yard!"

Shen Bing didn't know why he was nervous, but frowned and said: "You tell her to come later if she has something to do, after I leave."

With a stiff face, Xie Qin shook his head and said, "No, she never—"

But the person outside the door has already pushed the door with his hand and said: "Third Master, I'm coming in?"

"Don't!" Xie Ling shouted anxiously.

The two looked at each other, both terrified.Shen Yan quickly pulled his outer robe on and put it on, and said anxiously and angrily: "Who the hell is this! How can you say that if you enter your room, you will enter your room?"

"It's my mother's maid and also my wet nurse when I was young." Xie Qin grabbed him, "Don't panic, they all know that you came to visit today, even if you're in my room, it's normal—"

Shen Yan said angrily: "Is it normal for me to behave like this?!"

Indeed, just after sleeping, Shen Ting's inner garment was wrinkled by the bear-like Xie Ling.The bun that was neatly tied on the top of the head when I got up early has completely come down, and the Jing hairpin has gone nowhere.What's more terrible is that after taking a nap in the afternoon, Shen Bing's fair face was dyed a little crimson, like a spring-scented begonia, it looked very gorgeous.

At first glance, no one would believe that he just came to sit by Xie Ling's bed to visit the sick.

"Third Master?" The people outside were extremely puzzled, and called out again.

Xie Ling was annoyed, and shouted "wait a moment", then turned around and grabbed Shen Bing and dragged him to the closet: "you hide first."

Shen Bing's eyes widened in disbelief: "You let me hide in the closet? What am I! A lover who can't cheat in pornography!"

Mr. Shen, who has read many obscene words and pornographic articles, said that he has never been insulted like this in his life.

Xie Ling said angrily: "Okay, it doesn't matter if you don't hide, you go out with me now and tell them that we are sleeping in the same bed. I'm not afraid, it depends on your attitude!"

"...I'll hide in the couch."

Xie Ling saw him get into the back of the bed curtain with his shoes in his arms, carefully pulled the curtain tightly, took a long breath, strode over and opened the door.

Standing outside the door was a woman in her 30s, not very old, but her appearance was very reserved and dignified.Standing at the door, she frowned slightly when she saw Xie Qin who came to open the door: "Why are you so flustered?"

Xie Ling scolded her for her sharp eyes, stepped aside and said in a muffled voice, "It's nothing."

This Mrs. Zhang is Mrs. Xie's dowry girl, and she grew up watching several young masters of the Xie family.Mrs. Xie was born in a wealthy family, she has a weak temperament and is not in good health. After giving birth, she can hardly spare any energy to take care of them, so she, the dowry Zhang, has been taking care of them since childhood.The other brothers who were more obedient were alright, but Xie Ling was the only one who was so mischievous as a child that he went to Fang Jiewa, and was often beaten and reprimanded by Mrs. Zhang.Even though he has grown up at this time, he still feels a little afraid when he sees Mrs. Zhang.

Zhang Shiman stepped in, and said in his mouth: "Madam sent me to see you. You lie on the couch every day. How did you get better from this disease? The boy's body is strong, so he doesn't have to lie down anymore, he should Get up and move around."

Xie Ling agreed casually, and followed her into the room without taking a step.

Mrs. Zhang didn't pay attention to his abnormality, but just looked at the appearance of the room, and immediately became angry: "Look at your room, what does it look like? It's extremely sloppy, how do the boys in the room take care of you?" Is it true? I heard Master Shen came to visit you in the morning? Let him see the appearance of your house, so that he can't let people despise you?"

Xie Ling thought to himself, Mr. Shen not only didn't dislike him, but also rolled with me in this sloppy room for countless times.

Mrs. Zhang pulled open the bamboo curtain, still sighing: "Third Master, you should be careful too. You see, you are with Mr. Shen every day, why have you never imitated his noble and steady demeanor? It’s still like a child who can’t grow up all day long.”

Xie Ling: "..."

Mr. Shen in the curtain: "..."

Mrs. Zhang also became more and more depressed as she talked: "Look at Mr. Shen, let's not talk about how much he likes the emperor in the court, but in private he is also sought after by all the girls in the capital. You look at the bright side, already Your aunt and Yang Yushi want to marry their daughter to him, but in private, I don't know how many people want to marry him—"

"Who?" Xie Yin, who only heard the last half of the sentence, suddenly became vigilant, "Who else wants to marry him in private?"

Mrs. Zhang hit him angrily: "Are you worried about what other people do? Can you take care of yourself? You know how to let your wife worry about you all day long. Look, the bed curtain is still drawn in broad daylight. What's the matter?" System—”

"Don't!" Xie Qin took a sudden step forward, and stopped Zhang's hand that was about to lift the bed curtain.

Mrs. Zhang was stunned, and was so startled by his yell that she didn't recover for a while.

"What, what's the matter?" Mrs. Zhang was a little confused.

Xie Ling pushed her away two steps indiscriminately, and stood sideways in front of the bed, pretending to be calm and said: "Aunt Zhang, I'm already this old, it's not good for you to lift my bed curtain when you come up ?”

Although his tone was calm, the hands holding the two curtains behind him were very stiff.And behind a piece of cloth, Shen Yan lay in a pile of brocade quilts, holding his breath tightly, not even daring to breathe.

The two looked at each other, the three were silent, and the atmosphere in the room became extremely weird for a while.

Mrs. Zhang frowned and looked at the young master she had raised with her own hands, but saw that his eyes were averted and his expression was a little stiff. After a while, a thin layer of redness burned from his neck to the side of his face?

Mrs. Zhang was taken aback for a moment, and then suddenly realized.

...It seems that this young master has hidden something shameful in the tent.

She didn't immediately think that Xie Ling was hiding a woman, because the Xie Mansion has always been strictly forbidden, and none of the young masters serving in front of them are all servants, and it is even more impossible for women outside to come in.

The only possibility is that the young master collected some privately watched pornography or some weird things from somewhere and hid them in the tent, and he was ashamed to let his elders see them at this time.

Thinking of this, Mrs. Zhang understood a little more.It's normal for a boy to grow up and have his own thoughts, as long as he doesn't go astray.And although I have always been close to them, seeing that even the youngest young master is in his 20s, sometimes it is really impossible not to avoid suspicion.

Thinking of this, she cleared her cough and took a step back: "Okay."

She paused, and then she seemed to be pointing: "During the day, it's better not to lie in the tent all the time. Lying too much...will hurt your body."

Xie Ling: "...?" Why does he always feel that Zhang's phrase "injures the body" seems to have a deep meaning?

Mrs. Zhang simply didn't stay any longer, and left after telling him to get up and walk around.

After Xie Ling sent her away, he hurriedly closed the door and came back, and lifted the bed curtain.But he saw Mr. Shen sitting in the tent peacefully, his eyebrows and eyes were curved, and he seemed to be laughing.

"What kind of criminal record did you have in the past that made your nurse misunderstand you like this?" Shen Yan covered his lips and laughed at him softly, "What kind of tricks did the third son do, even 'injury'-"

Xie Ling was so angry that he stepped forward and pinched him, shaking and said: "If it wasn't for covering you, how could my young master be framed like this, and you still laugh at me... In my opinion, it's better to go out now and explain the matter clearly It's-"

Shen Yan was gasped for breath by him, and begged for mercy with a smile: "Okay, okay, stop joking, let me go, I'm leaving."

He hurriedly got out of bed, tidied up his clothes and headband this time, and took the food box and walked out after looking in the mirror.Xie Ling followed him, pushed the door and closed the curtain for him, and at the same time said softly: "The sweet-scented osmanthus wine buried under your tree should be ripe, right? I'll go to your place tomorrow, and you and I will set up the wine jar together. How about a drink?"

Shen Yan hesitated and said: "I still have official duties in the past few days, and I have to get up early every day. You have been lying down for so long, and you have a lot of things to deal with? Let's wait a while—"

Xie Ling smiled sullenly: "I said get up the wine, and I'll leave after two drinks. Why did you mention 'early get up'? Mr. Shen, where did you go?"

Shen Ting was embarrassed and raised his hand to hit him, but Xie Ling smiled and tried to hide.The two of them happened to reach the door of the Hanging Flower Gate, and went out of the courtyard.Just when the two of them were chatting and playing in a relaxed manner, a figure came from outside and happened to meet them face to face.

Zhang who went back and forth: "..."

Mr. Shen, who was angry and about to hit someone, and Mr. Xie, who was avoiding with a smile: "..."

When the three of them met suddenly, they all froze in place.

For a while, the rain pattered, the wind blades rustled, and the frogs croaked.There were only three living people, and they were silent.This atmosphere was actually hundreds of times more awkward than in Xie Ling's room before.