Jin Yu Dynasty

Bai Xuelan's aura has always been restrained and surprising.

It was a knife that had been sharpened and drank blood. It was hidden in a gorgeous scabbard inlaid with gemstones on weekdays.

Xuan Huaifeng got along well with him, he not only understood, but also knew how powerful he was, when he casually asked him, he hit his guilty conscience and was shocked.

Seeing his expression, Bai Xuelan knew that she had guessed right.

Like a knife in the heart, someone suddenly mixed a handful of salt into the wound, and the pain suddenly became numb.

The smile on his face deepened, waiting for Xuan Huaifeng to answer.

Sure enough, Xuan Huaifeng nodded and said, "Yes."

Bai Xuelan asked softly, "What is it?"

Xuan Huaifeng said, "I met Lin Qijun yesterday."

According to Bai Xuelan's style, she will definitely ask them carefully what they have said and what they have done when they met, and they will be interrogated as strictly as a thief.He stopped and pursed his lips, waiting for Bai Xuelan to torture him.

Unexpectedly, Bai Xuelan didn't say a word, the corners of her raised lips slowly lowered, her handsome face became scary, and she suddenly leaned over.

He is tall and tall, so suddenly approaching him, he is very threatening, plus Xuan Huaifeng has often had physical conflicts with him these two days, I know that he is powerful, good at making shots without warning, and can control people in one go .

At this time Xuan Huaifeng was already tense, and when he saw him move, he didn't think much about it. His first subconscious reaction was to raise his arms and protect his head.

Bai Xuelan was startled suddenly, and froze on the spot.

Full of anger, it was as if someone had blown winter's air into his chest, and the flames were frozen into ice. Although he had the shape of a blazing flame, it was full of cold air from head to toe.

He was very angry.

Qi Xuan Huaifeng met Lin Qijun in secret, and kept it from himself.

Qi Xuan Huaifeng has no remaining affection for Lin Qijun.

I was so angry that I thought that I had made it through with Xuan Huaifeng that night, and I thought that I fell asleep with Xuan Huaifeng in my arms that night, because my heart was connected, and there was no internal trouble in dealing with Daxing Foreign Bank.

Even though he had put in so much effort, Xuan Huaifeng still couldn't let go of someone surnamed Lin.

Being angry that his surname is Bai can't fill Xuan Huaifeng's heart, and he can't let Xuan Huaifeng give up everyone and everything for him, but now the cold wind has blown all his anger away.

Bai Xuelan stared at the man on the bed.

He couldn't even see the delicate face he was most obsessed with.

Xuan Huaifeng held his head in his hands, like a victim who often faces tyranny, like a weak person who has suffered many injuries.

In an instant, Bai Xuelan understood what a terrifying image she was in Xuan Huaifeng's heart.

He was stunned for a long time, thinking it was funny.

It was so funny that I wanted to cry.

Bai Xuelan, is that bad for Xuan Huaifeng?So unscrupulous?So unreasonable?So scary?

It turns out that from before to now, I just despise myself.

How to love is meaningless.

It's just that it's a waste of time, self-deprecating and self-deprecating...

Bai Xuelan swallowed hard, said hoarsely, "Don't be afraid, I won't hit you."

Xuan Huaifeng didn't really think that Bai Xuelan would hit someone, but the scene of being dragged into the bathroom by Bai Xuelan and rubbed with hot water yesterday, making her whole body red is still in front of her eyes. This resisting action is purely instinctive.Hearing that the tone of Bai Xuelan's words was very different from that of the past, he couldn't help being surprised, lowered his arms, and raised his eyes to look at Bai Xuelan.

Bai Xuelan twitched the corners of her lips and smiled distortedly, with a hint of heartbreak in her eyes.

Xuan Huaifeng feels remorseful.

Meeting Lin Qijun was not in his plan, it was a coincidence.Bai Xuelan really shouldn't have kept this matter from her.Xuan Huaifeng also knew that he was at fault, if Bai Xuelan wanted to fight, it would be fine, but unexpectedly, Bai Xuelan only looked at him with heartbroken eyes, Xuan Huaifeng felt even more guilty, hesitated for a while, and opened his mouth to explain with difficulty, "I'm in the hospital..."

Not finished yet.

But Bai Xuelan waved her hands, motioning him to stop talking, helped him to lie down on the bed, and said, "Go to sleep."

The two words were spoken without ups and downs, and the calmness made people palpitate.

Xuan Huaifeng didn't dare to say any more, and lay obediently on his back, looking at Bai Xuelan with dark eyes, full of unfinished words.

After Bai Xuelan told him to lie down, she turned and left.

Xuan Huaifeng stared obsessively at his back as it disappeared at the door. The back was broad, straight and majestic, but with a disturbing coldness.

Xuan Huaifeng thought for a long time before realizing that Bai Xuelan left the bed and finally disappeared without looking back.

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That day for lunch, Bai Xuelan didn't go back to the room to eat, Xuan Huaifeng knew that he was angry, and naturally he didn't have a good appetite, so he took two casual bites of the rice and regarded it as finished.

After the meal, Dr. Jindel came as scheduled. He knew that Xuan Huaifeng was fine, but because Bai Xuelan was too domineering, he had no choice but to come to the door to deal with it.However, the patient Xuan Huaifeng is very popular with the doctor.

Without Bai Xuelan watching over him, Dr. Jindel breathed a sigh of relief first, and asked Xuan Huaifeng two or three questions in a professional doctor's tone. They both agreed and stopped talking about pneumonia.

He is a famous doctor and a foreigner. He charges 80 yuan for a visit, because Bai Xuelan said that the consultation fee is doubled, and the consultation fee and the transportation fee add up to almost 200 yuan.

Dr. Jindel has been in China for a long time, and he also knows that courtesies are reciprocated. Since he took the money from others, it would take at least half an hour to be worthy of him, so he found a chair to sit down and chatted with Xuan Huaifeng. .

After asking, I found out that Xuan Huaifeng had returned from studying abroad in England.

Dr. Jindel was surprised at first, but then he calmed down and said, "So that's how I feel. You have the demeanor of an English gentleman."

Xuan Huaifeng said, "You have won the prize."

Dr. Jindel said: "Mister Xuan, you have the demeanor of a British gentleman and the temperament of oriental China. Mysterious temperament. I have treated many people, and I can smell the difference between people."

When Xuan Huaifeng heard this, his heart moved, and he asked with interest: "Then the owner of this mansion, Mr. Bai Xuelan, what did you smell?"

Dr. Kindle waved his hand without thinking, and replied, "Beast, I think of Beast. If you see him on the road, normal people should avoid him."

Haha laughed twice.

Xuan Huaifeng didn't expect him to speak so directly, but was taken aback.

Hearing his candid smile, he also smiled wryly twice.

The two chatted for a while, and Dr. Jindel looked at his watch. The time was almost up. He prescribed some vitamins for Xuan Huaifeng, and got up to leave.

Xuan Huaifeng originally planned to stroll in the back garden, but when he looked at the door, he couldn't help thinking of Bai Xuelan's back when he left.He thought, this man has a very weird temper, if he is not in the room when he comes back for a while, he doesn't know what will happen.

That being the case, it's better to just stay in the room and wait for him.

So wait until it turns cloudy.

From sunny to cloudy, and then until the sun sets, the sunset is brilliant.

Wait until the sunset glow turns from red to dark, and from dark to black, blending into the night sky.

The servant saw that Xuan Huaifeng didn't ring the bell to serve dinner after eight o'clock, so he walked in and asked, "Adjutant Xuan, do you want to serve dinner in the room?"

Xuan Huaifeng asked: "Where is the chief? He said where to eat?"

The servant smiled and said, "The chief has already eaten in the small dining room."

After a pause, he seemed a little surprised, and asked Xuan Huaifeng, "You don't know?"

Xuan Huaifeng was stared at by the footman, and his face suddenly turned green. He was both embarrassed and uncomfortable, and he covered up and said: "Yes, he said that there are many official duties today, and everyone eats what he eats. Then, you call the kitchen Let me make a bowl of white porridge and come here. I want another dish of pickled cucumbers, and don’t buy anything else. I won’t eat it if I get it, it’s a waste.”

The servant went out, and after a while, a white porridge with cucumbers in sauce came over.

Xuanhuai Fengshi ate without taste, asked the servant to pack up the dishes and went out, and sat by the window alone in a daze.

Thinking to himself, Bai Xuelan is not angry this time, but angry.

Is this going to be a cold war?

In the night wind in late summer, grass and insects humming outside the window, one after another, it is very lively.

A crescent moon hangs high in the sky, casting a cold silver light on everything.

Xuan Huaifeng looked out through the window, the wall of the small courtyard blocked the view, and half a tree of white flowers was exposed outside the wall. Under the moonlight, the whiteness of the flowers gave off a trace of cold tranquility, as if knowing the truth between heaven and earth, Although it is still summer, once summer is gone, autumn and winter are bound to come.

No one is good for a thousand days, and no one is good for a hundred days.

If you think so, vegetation is much wiser than insects.

Xuan Huaifeng indulged himself, thinking about these nihilistic things, letting the horse of thought gallop under the dark night.

However, he knew that there was a place in his heart that he couldn't hide from.

I was stunned for a while, then looked at my watch, the hour hand had already pointed to between eleven and twelve, half an hour later, it would be the second day.

He was sure that no matter how angry Bai Xuelan was, she would go back to her room to sleep, but now looking at his watch, he gradually became uneasy. He first sat by the window and looked far away, and then took a chair and went to the yard to enjoy the cool air , while waiting.

Waiting for someone is the most uncomfortable thing in the world.

The more you wait, the more uncomfortable you will be.

Xuan Huaifeng thought of Bai Xuelan's appearance today when she walked away without looking back, her heart was half-suspended, first uneasy, then apprehensive, amidst the apprehensiveness, there was a strong sense of unwillingness.

What is it for an ordinary person to meet an old acquaintance?

Besides, this is simply a coincidence.

Does he not have human rights?

Is there no freedom to see friends?

If Bai Xuelan was in front of him, he would have to seriously talk to Bai Xuelan about this issue before giving up.

But Bai Xuelan didn't even show her face.

Now, he was crushed by Bai Xuelan casually.

Xuan Huaifeng stood up in the night wind, pursed his lips, and walked out of the courtyard gate. He walked out of the courtyard gate and walked about ten steps. Suddenly stood still.

I thought to myself, if he won't come for one night, should I be in a hurry to invite him?I've come to this point?

This way, he must be ten times more insane.

Gritting his teeth, he turned around.

He entered the room by himself, washed in a hurry, and fell asleep alone with his heart crossed.

Early the next morning, I closed my eyes and felt drowsily by my side. After feeling empty, I woke up immediately.

Turning over and sitting up, looking at the half empty bed, my heart sank.

Xuan Huaifeng felt very uncomfortable if Bai Xuelan didn't come all night, but he was too thin-skinned to make a fuss over such a thing.He could only bear to get out of bed to wash, and when the servant brought breakfast, he deliberately ignored Bai Xuelan's whereabouts, pretended to eat breakfast calmly, put on the military uniform of the customs office, and called Song Ren over to ask him to prepare a car.

Song Ren asked, "Where are you going today? Have you made an appointment?"

Xuan Huaifeng said: "You can't just eat plain rice every day, it's disgusting. Go to work in the General Administration of Customs."

Song Ren agreed to go out and call the driver, thinking that Adjutant Xuan's every move was a big deal to the chief.Now that the chief is at home, it would be safer to ask the chief. He went around to the small dining room and told the chief that Xuan Huaifeng was going out.

Bai Xuelan aired herself out to the wind all night, not yet feeling a little bit at ease, she was eating braised pork buns in suspense.

When Song Ren came to ask, he raised his eyebrows and looked at Song Ren.

Song Ren was stung by his gaze, and knew that the chief was in a very bad mood, but unfortunately he knew it, but he was not as dexterous as Adjutant Sun. If Adjutant Sun saw Bai Xuelan's terrifying expression, he would have slicked his feet with oil, how could he be still in a daze Waiting for an answer.

Song Ren has a solid eye.

Bai Xuelan asked, "What did he say?"

Song Ren said, "Adjutant Xuan said, you can't just eat plain rice every day and be disgusted by others, and go to work in the General Administration of Customs."

Bai Xuelan's complexion became even darker, and she asked, "What does it mean to be disliked by others? Is it that others dislike him? Or is he disliked by others?"

Song Ren didn't have so many love loops in his stomach, he was confused by Bai Xuelan's question, scratched his head, and said: "I think Adjutant Xuan probably just said that casually, and there is no other meaning."

Bai Xuelan said coldly: "You know him very well, you know what he thinks and what he means."

This is serious.

Song Ren didn't dare to make a sound for a long time, and then he tentatively said: "Chief, you'd better give me some instructions, so I can handle things better."

Bai Xuelan asked, "Instructions? What instructions should I give?"

Song Ren said: "Adjutant Xuan wants to go to the customs office, do you agree or not?"

"I promise or not?" Bai Xuelan said with a sneer. After a short pause, she suddenly threw the stewed meat buns in her hand on the ground, stood up abruptly, and widened her eyes. Look, isn't he having a private meeting with his old lover right under your noses? I'm blind, and you are blind too! Damn! Bastards! It's going to rain, and my mother is going to get married. I figured it out, a fly doesn't hug a fool, he's not such a bastard, and he can't hook up with someone surnamed Lin! Alright! He likes that pretty boy surnamed Lin, so don't hide it, just go for it! I don't care ! I’m not serving you anymore!”

A thunderous curse made Song Ren, a big Shandong man with a loud voice, shrink back.

With a sweep of Bai Xuelan's hand, the breakfast on the table was bang bang bang bang, smashing the porcelain and jade pieces all over the floor, and the gravy flowed out.

The more he scolded, the more angry he became, with sharp words, pointing to the door of the small dining room, and said to Song Ren: "Go and tell him, he will go to wherever he falls in love in the future, and he will talk to whoever he likes to talk to. He Don’t you want human rights and freedom? I’ll give it to him!”

But he didn't know that Xuan Huaifeng was outside the small dining room at the moment, and there was only a wall between him and Song Ren, who could hear every word clearly.

Xuan Huaifeng just asked Song Ren to prepare the car, sat in the room, and slowly thought about it, and he was no longer as angry as when he just woke up.After thinking about it, he finally concealed it first, and it was right to admit his mistake to Bai Xuelan.

After asking a servant, I found out that Bai Xuelan was eating breakfast in the small dining room.

He finally worked up his courage outside, and when he was about to go in, he heard Bai Xuelan scolding mercilessly.

Bai Xuelan was full of energy, and when she roared, the roof rustled, and every word of those words jumped into Xuan Huaifeng's ears like cannonballs.

Hearing "private meeting with ex-lover", Xuan Huaifeng trembled first, and was stunned for a moment.

He listened in a daze.

At the end, "flies don't hold eggs without seams" and so on, Xuan Huaifeng listened, while his temples throbbed, and his eyes went black for a while.

No matter how serious his crime was, he just met Lin Qijun, so how could he be so insulted?

The more Xuan Huaifeng listened, the more angry he became, his blood surged, and he wanted to rush in to confront Bai Xuelan, but he couldn't exert any strength, and his knees felt weak, so he stretched out one hand to support himself on the wall.

He was panting with difficulty, when he heard Song Ren's trembling yes, and said, "Chief, if you really say you don't care...then...then I'll go to work."

Knowing that Song Ren would come out from inside, Xuan Huaifeng would never bump into him, and with his last bit of strength, he turned around and rushed behind the Crescent Gate.

He came out along the Crescent Gate, and he didn't know what was going on in his mind. There seemed to be pieces of clouds floating in front of his eyes. He wandered around the rockery in a daze, and unknowingly went back to the small courtyard.

Song Ren returned to the room, but couldn't find him, and was anxious. When he saw him coming up the grassland by the water, he went up to meet him and said, "Adjutant Xuan, where have you been? Let me look for it for a while. The car is ready." Do you want to go now?"

Xuan Huaifeng stood in a daze, watching his mouth open and close, and then woke up by Song Ren's slap on the shoulder, looked at Song Ren's face, and said, "Then go."

The car stopped at the customs office, the driver came and opened the door, Xuan Huaifeng got out of the car, raised his head to meet the scorching sun, his eyes were filled with gold stars, he swayed on the spot, and immediately stood firm again.

After standing in a daze for a moment, he gradually regained his composure, adjusted his clothes, and walked in with his knee-length sheepskin military boots.

"Hello, Adjutant Xuan."

"Adjutant Xuan, are you here?"

In the office hall on the first floor of the General Administration of Customs, many staff stopped and nodded to him.

He nodded one by one, for some reason, he still knew how to smile.

When Song Ren arrived at the General Administration of Customs, he was considered to be in Bai Xuelan's territory, so he didn't have to follow so carefully.Xuan Huaifeng went upstairs to the adjutant's office alone, turned the doorknob, and it was locked.

Fortunately, besides Adjutant Sun, he also had a key with him, took it out, opened the door, walked to his seat and sat down.

After resting for a while, I gradually felt that something was about to come up from the bottom of my heart, and it touched a very painful place. I hurriedly told myself not to think about it, and suddenly stood up, opened the door, and asked the internal affairs department opposite the door: "I have to hand over to the chief today." Send over all the documents you have read.”

Someone from the Home Office answered.

After a while, an unfamiliar young employee came trotting over with a bunch of things in his arms.

Xuan Huaifeng said, "Put them all on my table."

The staff did so, and piled up a thick pile on Xuan Huaifeng's desk.

Xuan Huaifeng went back to sit, unscrewed the ink cap, took out his favorite pen in his pocket, sucked up enough water, put away the documents by category, wrote suggestions on small slips of paper, and stuck them one by one. superior.

After doing it for two hours at a stretch, my neck was sore and my eyes were astringent, and I felt thirsty. I put down my pen and went to the water heater at the end of the corridor outside to pour a cup of hot water.

He walked back with hot water, not far from the door of the adjutant's office, and vaguely saw a figure standing by his desk, who seemed to be looking down at the documents he had just made, a bit like Bai Xuelan.

Xuan Huaifeng's heart seemed to be revived, and he suddenly jumped violently. Although he remembered the heart-wrenching words he heard in the morning, his chest was like ice and fire at that moment.

The man turned around and said with a smile: "You are so diligent, you arrived earlier than me today, and you actually did eighty-nine points of the official duties."

It turned out to be Adjutant Sun.

Xuan Huaifeng saw clearly that it was him, the beating heart in his chest suddenly lost its heat, his reddish cheeks turned white, and he was afraid that this transparent and intelligent colleague would see something strange, so he forced a smile and said: "It should have been a long time ago!" I’m back to work, I was away a while ago, thank you for your hard work.”

Adjutant Sun said, "Don't talk about these outsiders between us."

He is Bai Xuelan's confidant, and he also lives in the Bai mansion like Xuan Huaifeng. How could Bai Xuelan not hear the wind when he was so angry in the small dining room today.

Seeing Xuan Huaifeng's appearance now, I understand a little better.

For the earth-shattering love of his boss Bai Xuelan, this subordinate has always kept a respectful distance and avoided it if he could.

Therefore, he kept his duty and did not ask too many questions. He pretended not to know anything, and said to Xuan Huaifeng, "Since you are here, I will not be polite to you. Please finish these official documents first. New The Anti-Smoking and Anti-Drug Regulations of the People's Republic of China are the tasks assigned by the Prime Minister, and there is no need to delay. I will go to the archives to get some old government regulations. After you finish these, I will sort out the information. ?”

Xuan Huaifeng nodded and said, "That's it."

Adjutant Sun went to collect a lot of materials, sat down and worked hard.

The desks of the two were facing each other, and they were doing their own work, and it was very quiet for a while.

After Xuan Huaifeng finished writing the document, he walked over to Adjutant Sun to see how he was doing.

Adjutant Sun picked up a stack of yellowed old papers on his desk and said, "Here, one is a ban on smoking promulgated by the former governor of Tianjin, and the other is the opium interference law promulgated by the mayor of Shanghai two years ago. Take a look at them all." The old laws in other places are not as solid as these two, I think our new regulations can borrow a thing or two.”

Xuan Huaifeng picked it up, read it carefully, compared the two, and said after deliberation: "There is something worth learning from. There is only one thing, which is very unpleasant to look at. In this regulation, foreigners are extremely taboo. .Look here, it is clearly stated that the residences of foreigners cannot be searched. Or here, if caught selling opium, Chinese people are of course severely punished, and they can be beheaded. But if foreigners are caught, they will be handed over to foreign consulates. Those Foreign consulates, where will they punish their own people? This is a gap. In the new regulations, this gap must be plugged.”

Adjutant Sun pondered for a while, smiled bitterly, and said in a low voice: "The country is weak and the people are poor. It is not easy to argue with foreigners. Next month, the government has major issues to deal with. I think the Prime Minister does not want to offend foreigners at this time." .”

Xuan Huaifeng asked: "Is it the talks of the six countries?"

Adjutant Sun said, "That's not true."

He took a deep look at Xuan Huaifeng.

Although Xuan Huaifeng didn't know the deep meaning in his eyes, but he could see something was wrong, he couldn't help asking: "Is there something wrong?"

Adjutant Sun was slightly surprised to see that he didn't know anything.

Only then did I know that when Bai Xuelan met Xuan Huaifeng yesterday, she didn't say a word about the raid on Daxing Foreign Firm, which Lin Qijun turned her back on.

Since the chief didn't mention it, he had no reason to get involved.

Adjutant Sun shook his head, and said lightly, "No big deal. But the six-nation talks are about to start, and the State Council is paying close attention to it. We, yamen, should be more cautious in our affairs. I heard that the chief executive was called by the prime minister today, probably It's also for this."

Xuan Huaifeng was secretly wondering why Bai Xuelan hadn't been seen yet, but he was holding back the anger in his heart, so he really couldn't ask.

Hearing Adjutant Sun's words, he understood.

This day, he worked hard all day long, had lunch in a hurry, and continued to work after eating, tired or tired, Xuan Huaifeng felt that it was more realistic to live like this.

After six o'clock in the afternoon, Song Ren came to ask, but Xuan Huaifeng said to wait.

Adjutant Sun persuaded: "You can't become a big fat man in one day, go back and rest first. You can always continue to do it tomorrow."

After tidying up the documents on the table, they took the car back to the mansion together.

Xuan Huaifeng went back to the small courtyard, saw the house crawling under the faint twilight, no lights were on, and knew that there was no one inside.Listening to Bai Xuelan's words outside the wall during the day, it was like a thunderbolt hitting his ears, but at this moment, it was submerged in the lake of his heart, and instead he became quiet, without those urgency and worry, just a faint sigh.

He is not very angry with Bai Xuelan, nor is he not angry with Bai Xuelan.

He neither wants to break up with Bai Xuelan, nor wants to reconcile with Bai Xuelan.

After much deliberation, it is better not to communicate with each other until death, so as not to be sad in vain.

Xuan Huaifeng let out a long sigh, went into the yard by himself, turned on the lights and closed the door, ate and bathed, and felt lonely, but also had a beautiful feeling of loneliness.

Throwing the quilt to bed, I was in a daze for a long time with my eyes open.

He grabbed Bai Xuelan's pillow, hugged her in his arms, curled up into a ball and fell asleep.

When he was half asleep and half awake, someone seemed to kiss his brow tip and hair tip lightly. The feeling was very familiar and gentle, and Xuan Huaifeng woke up suddenly in shock.

Open your eyes and look around, but the night is like water, and the cold window faces the moon.

It was lonely.

Bai Xuelan's roar began to reverberate in her mind involuntarily.

"Flies don't cuddle eggs without cracks, he's not such a bastard, and he can't hook up with Lin!"

"He likes that little boy surnamed Lin, so don't hide it, just let him know!"

"Wherever he falls in love with in the future, he will go there."

"Talk to whoever you like to talk to."

"...I won't serve you anymore!"

Remember every word.

Heartbroken.

It's true, it hurts.