I heard that the bamboo horse has a crush on me

Maybe it was because his movements were too swift that Jing Xiu was startled.

"Waiting, Lord Hou." Jing Xiu held a hexagonal lantern, and the candlelight reflected spots of light on the ground. His face was full of nervousness, mixed with a hint of shyness, "This is the lantern I made, for you."

"It's you..." Shen Bi couldn't hide his disappointment in his words, he took the lantern and thanked him politely and distantly.

"Didn't Master Hou go out to enjoy the lanterns? Or..."

"I'm a little tired today." Shen Bi euphemistically gave the order to evict guests.

"...Then, then I'll go back first." Jing Xiu still wanted to say something, but seeing his lack of interest, he silently withdrew.

After closing the door, Shen Bi blew out the lamp in his hand and threw it on the ground.

He slept with his clothes on, tossed and turned for a long time, and finally fell asleep.

The candles in the lanterns outside burned out and went out one after another, and the surroundings became dark again.

Not long after the third sound, the door was opened again, and a figure flashed in, moving briskly.

"Who?" Shen Bi woke up startled, let out a low cry, and reached for the golden spear beside the bed.

"I thought Lord Hou had already fallen asleep." The visitor's tone was full of smiles and teasing, "Are you waiting for me?"

"Waiting to bury you!" Shen Bi didn't realize it himself, he said this sentence viciously, just because Ji Beicheng made him wait for too long, so long that he had given up hope.

Ji Beicheng sighed, and said with a wry smile: "That's really a pity! I ran so desperately all the way here, why?"

"For what?" As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Shen Bi heard his own heartbeat, which was unbelievably fast in the quiet night.Compared with the beating of drums every time before dispatching troops, it is even worse.

"Come and see how lively the Shangyuan Festival is in the capital!" Ji Beicheng casually gave a reason.

"So you were visiting the Lantern Festival just now?" Shen Bi raised the tone.

"Ah... um." Ji Beicheng thought for a while, he couldn't say that in order to avoid Fu Zhuo's eyes and ears, he deliberately followed a group of merchants into the city, moved their goods for a day, and then lurked until the dead of night before showing up, right?

"..." Shen Bi snorted coldly, "How free are you, doing such fancy things."

"Master Hou doesn't like it?"

"do not like!"

These three words poured Ji Beicheng from head to toe like three buckets of ice water, but he quickly comforted himself that Shen Bi was indeed not someone who would like these things.

The candle was lit, and his clothes of a servant were fully exposed under the lamp, with black lines all over his head, "What are you wearing?"

"Covering people's eyes and ears." Ji Beicheng smiled coyly, and tugged at the hem of his clothes indifferently, "It's also convenient to ride a horse!"

"Are you ready for dinner? I'll ask someone to make some and bring it over."

"Don't bother. There is no curfew today, and I have to get out of the city before the fourth watch."

Three shifts come and four shifts go?After hearing this, Shen Bi wished to push him out of the door immediately, "It seems that General Ji has also learned to cherish his life."

"If he is discovered again, the emperor will probably die of anger!" Ji Beicheng smiled, his eyes sparkling, "When will Lord Hou go to Fuzhou?"

"Leave in two days."

"Yumeng said that the scenery of Cangshan Mountain and Erhai Lake are both good. Let me ask Lord Hou, when will you be free to go to the southwest?"

"No time! Not going!" Shen Bi rebuffed neatly.

Ji Beicheng: "..."

The atmosphere between the two was so embarrassing and suffocating. After a long silence, Ji Beicheng spoke first, "Then... I'm leaving."

"Get out!" Shen Bi turned his head and stopped looking at him.

Ji Beicheng lowered his eyes, and the silhouette of his eyelashes covered the loneliness in his eyes. When he swept to the flattened river lantern on the table, he realized Shen Bi's reaction... too ordinary.

Will it be what he thought?

"Hou Ye!" The melancholy just now was swept away, he looked at Shen Bi, the heat in his eyes was almost burning, "See you next time, I have something to tell you!"

Ji Beicheng resisted the urge to show his cards on the spot, because he didn't have much time to stay, and he was afraid that things wouldn't be clear.Second, he wanted to give Shen Bi a little more time, hoping that he would be able to perceive his heart.

"I don't want to hear it!"

"Master Hou, are you playing chess? Counting the time, we can still play two games." Ji Beicheng looked at him with gentle eyes.

"No way!"

"Then let's talk?"

"no talking!"

"Then... sleep?"

This time Shen Bi didn't refuse, he was really sleepy, he picked up the quilt and threw it to Ji Beicheng, "I'll ask someone to bring another bed."

Ji Beicheng pulled him back, "Forget it, don't disturb the people in the mansion. Go to sleep, I should leave after sitting here for a while."

Shen Bi didn't insist anymore, she took off her clothes and got into bed in twos and twos, with her back to Ji Beicheng, "Don't tell me when you leave."

"Okay." Ji Beicheng blew out the candles, leaned against the edge of the bed, and sat on the floor.

After hearing Shen Bi's breathing evenly and calmly, he said to himself, "Master Hou, the last time I went back to Dali, I met a fortune teller who was said to be very effective. He made a fortune teller for me. Guess what he said? He said that I will be very happy in this life. I have two children... two children. How can such a life be happy? So before he finished speaking, I overturned the booth and told him, I It is impossible to have children in this life. What he said in the end, you must not think of it."

Ji Beicheng laughed at himself, paused for a long time, and then slowly said: "He said that the child is not my own... well, it is the other party's. I don't believe it, ask him to figure out where I will be on the Lantern Festival? Write down the answer, Put it in the kit and wait for me to verify it. If it is true, I will believe him and double compensate his loss. In fact, before I met that person, I only planned to send the lantern, and did not want to go to Beijing. But I touched it in my arms the day before yesterday. I made an impromptu decision. After entering Beijing, I opened the kit, and on the paper was written——Beijing.”

He lowered his head like a dying person, his voice was weak and powerless, "A Bi, will you have children?"

Shen Bi slept soundly, didn't realize what Ji Beicheng said, let alone when he left.

The next day, there were new rumors in the capital, with three versions.

One said that someone set up thousands of river lanterns in order to pursue a certain girl; the other said that these thousands of river lanterns were all set up for Lord Shen, because someone saw him by the river that day, and the river lanterns There is jade in the painting, so it can be concluded that it is him; San directly called the name, saying that the lamp was set by General Ji for Lord Hou. The reason for this speculation is naturally that someone saw Shen Bi and mistook Ji Beicheng.

Uncle Fu told Shen Bi the three rumors as a joke, but Shen Bi remained expressionless, propped his head in a drowsy state, and the crimson hairband on his head hung down his cheeks, making his complexion as rosy as a peach blossom.

Shen Bi opened his eyes when Uncle Fu stopped dryly, "Is it finished?"

"Huh?" Forbe was a little confused.

"After finishing talking, go pack your things and leave tomorrow." Shen Bi yawned, "Prepare more medicine, I'm going to go to sea."

"Go to sea?" Uncle Fu was surprised, "Why did Lord Hou go to sea? Where are you going?"

Shen Bi didn't plan to tell Uncle Fu about Shen Qiuhong's matter for the time being, but only told him that he was going on a cruise, and Uncle Fu didn't ask any more questions.However, a few more burdens were added. In addition to clothes, the necessary medicines, dry food, drinking water, and even short soldiers for self-defense are all available.

After ordering and ordering the next day, he sent him out of the mansion anxiously.

Although Jing Xiu is a scholar, he is able to endure hardships, and his horse riding skills are not bad. It only took the two of them to Fuzhou for three days, but Shen Bi was not hindered.

It's just that I can't help but wonder, why do they travel so much day and night?Is there something urgent waiting in Fuzhou?Jing Xiu wanted to ask, but knew that Shen Bi would definitely not say anything, so he could only keep his questions in his heart.

When he arrived in Fuzhou, Shen Bi did not go to the army, but went straight to Heyang Port.

Jing Xiu was born in Fuzhou, and he is very familiar with Heyang Port. There are many boats and merchants, and it is the hub of water trade.

All the questions that had been held back all the way came out now. "Why did Lord Hou go to Heyang Port? Why didn't you go back to the barracks?"

Shen Bi rode his horse and said, "Jing Xiu, would you like to go out to sea with me?"

"Going to sea?" Jing Xiu was deeply surprised, "What is Hou Ye going to do?"

Shen Bi didn't hide it from him, "Go and find out about my father."

"I am willing!" Jing Xiu nodded solemnly,

When he arrived at Heyang Port, Lu Lin had been waiting at the port for a long time. When he saw Shen Bi, he quickly walked up to him and brought him to a tea shed where he rested. But... the general really wants to go to sea?"

"Of course it's true. Have you made arrangements for what I told you?"

"Yeah." Lu Lin answered absently, then suddenly knelt down and begged, "Then let Lu Lin go with the general!"

"Get up!" Shen Bi scolded in a low voice, "You need to disguise yourself when going out to sea this time, are you kneeling like this to let everyone know?"

"Yes, but Dongzhou Island is only three hundred miles away from Dongying. How can you rest assured that you are alone?"

"I'm going with Jing Xiu. Didn't you put guards on the ship? What are you worried about? Tell me about the situation on the Chang'an."

Lu Lindao: "This is a merchant ship under the name of the Qian family in Fenghuazhuang, Fuzhou. It is more than seven feet long and can accommodate nearly a hundred people. This ship is mainly used to carry cargo. This time it will go to sea, but it will only have 32 people. Of course, among the 32 people The general and Mr. Jing have already been included. The destination of Chang'an's trip is Dongzhou Island. They are going to the island to buy oolong tea and pearls. I have already prepared everything on board. After boarding the ship, the general's status is that he is related to Qian The young master of the Zhou family, and as for the purpose of going to Dongzhou Island, it is naturally to play."

"But what else should I pay attention to?"

Lu Lin thought for a while, then shook his head, "I have dealt with the Zhou family before, and the personality of the young master of the Zhou family is similar to that of the general. The thirty or so people on board have never seen him, so the general does not need to worry too much."

"There's just one thing that is of concern." Lu Lindao, "I checked, and the merchant ships under Qian's name have no plans to go to sea recently, but for some reason, the 'Chang'an' was suddenly sent to Dongzhou Island .”