Jian An Kee

Zhou Yu came home today.Even though it was raining heavily, I still put on my wooden clogs and excitedly went to the gate of the house to meet him.

Letters handed over to the barracks somehow went unanswered, and I desperately waited to speak to him face to face.There were too many things that happened during this period, and he had to analyze them one by one slowly before I could feel at ease.As for the incident before... you won't be charged with me as soon as you come back, right?He clearly knew that I went to see Mr. for his own good, didn't he?

While doing psychological construction for myself, I was still so nervous that my mouth was dry.

It is customary for him to report to Sun Quan first when he comes back. It happened that Sun Quan fell ill these few days, so he was able to return home.

This day was a rainy day that is rare in spring. Huge raindrops hit the bluestone ground, causing bursts of water mist.I stared at the small puddles accumulated on the ground in a daze. I don't know when Mrs. Xiao Qiao also stood beside her. The little sister was babbling in her arms, and stretched out her little hand for me to hug.

"Hey, the kid is coming out too." I rubbed my cold palms and took the kid carefully, "Daddy is coming back soon, let's wait for him together, shall we?"

The little girl blinked her big moist eyes, giggled and reached out to grab my hair quickly.Mrs. Xiao Qiao said "ah" and stopped quickly: "Xiao Nan is too naughty, my sister can't pull her hair."

"You little bastard bullied me, tell your father to spank my ass!" I didn't take it seriously, I pushed my hair to the other side, and kneaded her chubby little paw that was attacking her.

The two were teasing the younger sister with great interest, and when they looked up again, a carriage was gradually approaching in the rain curtain, and a servant with an umbrella had already rushed to open the curtain for the head of the house.I grabbed my little sister's hand, smiled and said to her, "Look baby, a drowned chicken came in the heavy rain."

As I said, Zhou Yu seemed to have walked in the rain for a while, her dark blue robe was soaked and stuck to her body, and her bangs were drooping down her forehead.He walked over holding Xiao Qiao's hand, and said with a smile: "I'm sorry, it's the first time I saw my daughter in such a mess."

I hugged the little girl back in my arms: "Hey, you have cold air on your body, it will freeze the baby, so you need to hug her and change clothes first."

Xiao Qiao took out the handkerchief to help him wipe the water from his cheeks, and said angrily: "There is no rush at this moment, go and change clothes."

He pouted at me, which meant helplessness. Seeing his good mood, I slowly put my heart back into my stomach.

A sumptuous family feast was inevitable at noon, surrounded by the two young masters, he hugged his little sister and smiled happily.It's rare to see him smile like this. I don't know how much pressure he usually bears, his cheeks are thinner, his eyes are not bright, and even the back of his outstretched hand can see bulging blood vessels.How tired he is...

Seeing that I was in a daze, Mrs. Xiao Qiao gave me a dish of lamb's tail bamboo shoots, and asked softly, "Is the dish not to your liking, Alan?"

I whispered, "No, I just looked at Uncle and he doesn't look very well."

She smiled wryly, "When he was recuperating in Chaisang, I told him to take good care of himself, but your uncle has such a temperament, how can he listen to it? He must have never used three meals properly in the army."

Zhou Yu probably heard our discussion, and grinned in this direction: "I said you two, are you muttering bad things about me?"

Mrs. Xiao Qiao smiled tactfully, but she gave him a blank look. He bowed his head and kissed the little sister indifferently, then shrugged at me.

He went out in the afternoon, and when he came back in the evening, Xiao Qiao was sitting opposite me, fiddling with a bunch of embroidery.

He glanced past my face, fell to the half-open window, and said lightly: "Alan, I heard some rumors today, you and I go to the study, let's talk."

I looked at Mrs. Xiao Qiao as if asking for help, and she quietly waved to me under a few cases, "Alan, go."

"No, Alan knows."

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"So what are you going to talk about?" Watching the attendant close the door and go out, I immediately slumped on the seat, squinting lazily at the ceiling, showing a nonchalant attitude.

"Honestly sit down for me!"

His angry shout made me jump up in fright, and looked at him pitifully: "Why, what's the matter..."

"Zhou Guanglan, you first took the initiative to go to Jingzhou, and then came so close to the lord, what crooked idea did you have?"

I lowered my head and rolled my eyeballs: "You didn't reply, it's because he is entangled with me."

"My lord is pestering you?!"

"Yes, yes..."

He laughed back angrily: "I still don't believe it, you can't get rid of him with your ability."

I argued: "I was forced to do nothing. On the day Uncle Liu Huang escaped last time, it happened that General Sun took me to drink, so I got him some sleeping pills and took it. If it wasn't for this, he would have woken up a long time ago. Uncle Liu Huang can't even get out of Jingkou."

"..."

Seeing that he was speechless for a while, I took the opportunity to continue to argue: "I'm not like you, I'm not that capable of releasing water for Mr. Liu Huangshu so that he can easily cross the river."

He squinted his red phoenix eyes, and smiled half-smile: "This girl must not squirt blood, can you see me release the water with your own eyes, or do you have physical evidence?"

I sighed: "Of course not, so we all have difficulties, and I suspect that General Sun's deliberate intimacy has other purposes."

He lifted his robe and sat down: "What did my lord tell you?"

"Except for the matter of Gongsun Shao mentioned to you in the letter, most of them are irrelevant topics, but... there is a feeling that he is trying to provoke my relationship with my family, and he is trying to trick me."

"Well, my lord is too impatient."

"Too impatient?"

A smile spread on Zhou Yu's lips: "You will know about this after a while. Speaking of which, the staff in the general's mansion are very annoying. I wrote you a reply last time, but it was delayed because of them. Oh, another day I have to pay them a good visit."

"I can't understand what are you talking about?" I looked suspicious.

"Okay, it has nothing to do with you." He said, "When spring comes, you can go to your grandma's house to live for a while."

"I do not……"

He interrupted before he finished speaking: "Last time I ran away for you, if you dare to run away this time, I will seek a beating."

I stiffened my neck and stood up: "Why, I stay here, I know everything about Sun Quan, you don't care about me, sir still needs my help."

"Nonsense, how are you doing?"

I put my hands on the desk and looked at him: "Uncle! You promised Mr. to take care of me, but you don't want me to get involved at all, right? You are afraid that Sun Quan will be bad for me, and I am afraid that he will be bad for you. There are so many in the Zhou family. Man, you can't take good care of yourself, so why not let me help you."

"Sure enough, the wings are hard, dare to challenge your uncle."

I glared at him and tried to look fierce, but I couldn't hold back my tears.I knelt down and begged: "Uncle, you know my temper best, but how can you bear such persecution?"

"You don't understand the lord... He has been the most insightful person since he was a child. I'm afraid that your mistakes will fall into his hands. If you don't provoke me, he will not touch you after all."

I took a deep breath, looked at him, and at the same time forced myself to say an extremely cruel sentence: "So, what if one day you are gone?"

There was a trace of emotion in his eyes covered by mist, and his tone was light, even sad: "Oh, yes, I will not be here after all, I can't protect you, let alone my wife and children."

I touched his cold fingers across the desk: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to..."

"Guanglan, you, don't let me play tricks. I brought you out with my own hands. Don't I know what you are thinking? Although it is intentional, it is also the truth. My body is gradually weakening, and it is indeed getting worse every day. Thinking about things It's not as comprehensive as before. Since you stay sincerely, I will agree."

"You..." I said timidly.

He got up, brushed the palm of my head, and his cuffs messed up my bangs on the forehead: "You have grown a lot by staying here alone."

I am silent.

"You go first, we'll talk later when you have time."

When I turned around to close the door, I clearly heard a very slight, slight sigh from inside.

The next day Mrs. Xiao Qiao tactfully expressed condolences to me about the incident of "being educated by Zhou Yu". I was very guilty and smiled perfunctorily: "Don't worry, auntie, uncle didn't say anything, but let me, cough, pay attention. "

"So, he didn't object..." Xiao Qiao hesitated for three minutes.

I fiddled with my belt, and finally replied shyly: "Yes."

The astonishment on her face was all in my eyes.So far, when I can't be sincere with the people who care about me, I still feel guilty in my heart, but I know that this feeling will gradually fade with more lies, until... Mr. once said, such What you do makes you a lonely person day by day.Alone?So what, I am destined to be alone forever in this life.

The next day was my little sister's [-]-day banquet, Zhou Yu announced the name of his precious daughter in front of the family: Fu Jia, nicknamed Jia Jia.What a beautiful little princess, I hugged her once, and returned to my courtyard feeling disappointed.

Gongsun Shao crossed his legs and sat on the roof of the west wing. Seeing me at the bottom of the corridor, he flew in front of him, and got up with a flick of his sleeves: "Miss didn't drink up front, why did you come back?"

"Come out to get some air, and besides, I miss you. Here, this is for you."

He took the pear I hid in my sleeve pocket, brought it to his mouth, "Kaba" took a bite, nodded and said, "It's very sweet."

I walked back and forth in front of him with my hands behind my back, and said casually: "I have nothing to do and ran to the roof to do something. It's not good for the servants in the mansion to see. I don't care about such a big man."

He sneered: "Miss is so angry, you still think you are thinking about your subordinates, so you are venting your anger on me."

"Presumptuous, you bastard, do you dare to speculate on Miss Ben's mind?"

He didn't care about my reprimand, threw away the fruit core, wiped his hands on his sleeve, and reached out to me: "This subordinate will take you up to get some air."

In order to show the awe-inspiring integrity of self-discipline, this time I was going to reprimand someone, but I couldn't resist the temptation, so I let him take him to the roof.When my feet landed lightly on the roof, I couldn't help sighing: "Shao's martial arts is really good, among the people I know, he is one of the best."

"Miss is so boastful, my subordinates are embarrassed."

I let out a "bah" and pointed to the courtyard wall: "What's wrong! Go ahead and have a look."

"This...not good, there are guards in the front yard over there."

"Which day didn't you stomp back and forth on the back of the tile? I didn't see the guards looking for trouble. Take me there quickly, or you will be deducted this month's money."

"Miss has a bad temper." He shook his head, supported me again, and brought me up and down to the rockery in the nearby garden.

Most of the winter is not over, except for the clumps of bamboos and leaves hanging down in the southwestern corner, the garden is very desolate.I squinted my eyes and looked down, and twitched my nose: "Shao, there is a stranger's breath here."

"It seems that today your uncle has a big banquet, isn't it normal?" He leaned on the stone wall with his hands in his hands and answered casually.

"No, no," I lowered my voice and concluded with a solemn expression: "The expensive diptero incense has always been used by only one person in Jingkou."

"What?" Gongsun Shao asked.

I followed the hurried people at the other end of the small pond to the exit of the garden, and laughed at myself: "It's nothing, it's just a small mistake, and it will be corrected soon."