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That night.

The drizzle outside the window has stopped, and occasionally only the accumulated rain on the top of the tree falls, falling on the leaves and the bluestone road, making a crisp knocking sound, but this sound seems a little lonely in this quiet night.

The candles in the house have been burned to the end, thousands of candle tears are streaming down, and the crumbling wicks are dancing in the dark, and will not be extinguished.

The gasps and whispers in the tent have gradually quieted down, and the fiery affection has faded away. Both of them lie in the brocade quilt like floating clouds, with their eyes closed and their feet contented to soothe their tense bodies inch by inch.

Shen Bing closed his eyes, breathed a sigh of relief, and turned around silently to face the inside of the tent.

Immediately after hearing the rustling behind him, Xie Qin leaned forward.He was still exuding a little heat, and his voice was even a little hoarse. At this time, he came over with a little smile and whispered: "Sleep now?"

Shen Bing closed his eyes and said "hmm" softly.

"Okay... I still want to talk to you." Xie Jin brushed his fingers lightly over the line of his shoulders and neck, and muttered, "I've been sleeping by myself these past two days, and I've been very lonely, and no one talks to me .”

Shen Bing was silent for a while, then said in a low voice, "I'm a little tired."

"I know, go to bed earlier." Xie Jin yawned, "What's wrong with you today, I always feel that you are a little pale, are you tired these two days? Too busy with things in the court? Isn't it It's still about the marriage—"

Shen Yan interrupted him: "Stop talking about this, let's rest."

Xie Ling was taken aback for a moment, as if he vaguely sensed that something was wrong with Shen Bing's mood.But he had just experienced a bone-destroying passion just now, his mind is now a mess and drowsy, and the strange thoughts just disappeared in a flash.

"Yeah, okay." He muttered sleepily, "Then turn around, I want to hug you..."

Shen Bing paused for a moment, then slowly turned around and leaned into Xie Ling's arms.

"You're really hot." Shen Yan said softly.

Xie Ling hugged him contentedly, and said with a vague smile: "Just to warm up the tent for Mr. Shen..."

As he spoke, his voice gradually became blurred, and he fell asleep almost instantly.

Shen Bing lay in his arms, quietly listening to Xie Jin's heartbeat in the silence, which was slow but heavy.He slowly counted the beatings of his heart, trying to find some sense of tranquility in the beatings of his heart, so as to fall asleep, but the sleepiness refused to visit him for a long time.

And because of insomnia, he had no choice but to lie in the arms of his sleeping lover, staring at the night silently and emptily, and remained silent for a long time.

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At the end of April, Emperor Hongwu finally decided to marry Princess Jiazhao to Dari'achi to form a good marriage between the two clans.Princess Jiazhao's biological mother is He Xu, and her status is not considered valuable, so it is appropriate for Princess Jiazhao to match Dari Achi Khan's seriously ill eldest son.

But that has the best relationship with promise and concubine Duan.Once when Xie Ling entered the palace, he happened to meet and promised that he was also in the aunt's palace, and when he saw Xie Ling, he couldn't help crying.

"How did it fall on the head of my miserable life?" She sobbed through the screen, mourning, "Dari Achi... how can those grassland barbarians treat the princess with golden branches and jade leaves well? Those clamoring for marriage Do you still have any conscience?"

Concubine Duan also had a daughter, so she could empathize with her, so she couldn't help wiping the corners of her eyes with her at this time.

But Na He promised to murmur: "I originally thought that with my status, I would not be able to find a high-ranking husband's family for Jiaer, so I would just find someone with a clean family background and treat her well... Who would have thought... "

Concubine Duan comforted her softly, Xie Ling sat down speechless and could only sigh.

After seeing off He promised, Concubine Duan had someone remove the screen, beckoned his nephew to come closer, held his hand and sighed: "He promised is also a poor man. I only got a princess, and now I have to send it to that kind of place To suffer, really... Now that I think about it, I must have married early, otherwise—”

She took a breath with some lingering fear.

Xie Ling comforted: "Auntie and Gu Xiang have high identities, so they won't."

"You can't say that." Concubine Duan sighed, "Which one in this palace is not a poor person? After living in the palace for decades, what I hope is that this son and a half daughter have a thought. But in the end, they have to be with each other. The children are so far away, and when I think about it, sometimes I feel very uncomfortable."

Xie Ling said softly: "It's okay for aunt to tell my nephew about this, as outsiders may be suspicious when they hear it."

Concubine Duan patted his hand: "I know that, let's talk about it in private. I just thought, isn't Mr. Shen from the Ministry of Rites the best relationship with you? The person who sent the princess to her relatives, or what you rely on, you Can you ask him to help take care of her? I can't count on the promised family outside, and I want to help her a little bit."

Xie Ling was silent for a while and said: "Princess and marriage, the Ministry of Rites has its own rules and regulations. Auntie doesn't have to worry about this—"

"You child, why are you still playing sloppy with your aunt?" Concubine Duan said in a low voice anxiously, "Is the sender expensive, how much is the dowry details, and whether the accompanying guards know everything, don't you have to take care of it? There is no need to find an incompetent person to send the princess to marry, and when I first arrived there, I am not familiar with the place, and the princess is bullied and can't help her."

Xie Ling sighed.In fact, princesses of different grades have different rules when they get married. Princess Jiazhao’s biological mother is just a promise, and she has no other titles herself. She is not considered favored by Emperor Hongwu. It will look shabby.

"Nephew... will figure out a way." He finally promised.

Xie Ling resigned from Concubine Duan, feeling a little upset.Although he does not approve of the marriage from the bottom of his heart, but now that the paperwork has been issued and everything is being prepared, this matter is considered a certainty and cannot be discussed, so he has no choice but to swallow all his worries.

What troubled him even more was the state of Shen Yi recently.

I don't know if it's because I'm too tired from being busy with marriage affairs. Recently, Shen Bing has always been reticent, and there is no smile on his face. He is as pale and thin as a piece of paper.He was so worried that he brought Shen Bing nourishing soup every day, but he didn't get any better. When he asked him what was wrong, he didn't say anything, only that he was too tired.

Is there really any serious illness?Xie Ling whispered in his heart.

At this juncture, he really didn't want to worry Shen Bing about Princess Jiazhao.

Thinking in his heart, Xie Qin went back to Xie's mansion to get today's tonic soup, carefully warmed it with a food box, and hurried all the way to Shen's mansion.After arriving at Shen's house, he ran into the old servant who was cutting flowers and branches in front of the door.

When the old servant saw him, he smiled and said, "Master Xie is here? Bring soup again?"

Xie Ling smiled and answered yes.

The old servant sighed: "Actually, there is also a cook in Shen's residence. Your lord will give me the recipe, and I will order the kitchen to do the same."

"You can't look down on him. I'll personally send him over to watch him drink, so feel at ease." Xie Ling paused, and said with some hesitation, "Liangqing...is he better these days?"

The old servant was silent for a while, then shook his head for a while: "My lord is probably busy...the left and right are still the same."

Xie Jin frowned.

The white wood fragrance in the yard has come to the tea season again. Looking around, there is a layer of delicate and colorful snow. When the breeze blows by, the heavy buds nod their heads gracefully, exuding a rich fragrance from the garden.I still remember that at this time a few years ago, Shen Yijie would personally carry the wooden bucket of flower ladles and walk through the flower garden to water them.His long hair is tied behind his back, and he looks at the flowers with a slight smile on his side face. The light sunlight in late spring and early summer shines on his body, making people wonder which one is more outstanding, flowers or people.

However, today, it's the season of summer again, the flowers in this courtyard are about to bloom, and the fragrance of flowers is also full of intoxicating, if you don't appreciate all these beautiful scenery, it will soon be replaced by thick shade and emerald green.

But the former flower appreciator now lives deep in the house, closing the doors and windows tightly, shutting out the bright spring.

The old servant looked at Xie Ling, he hesitated to speak: "Master Xie, please persuade my lord... he is also happy to see you here."

Xie Ling sighed, didn't say anything, and went to Shen Bing's room with the food box.