Li Daitao

Many guards entered the courtyard and stood guard everywhere, and wanted to add more guards outside the courtyard.Everyone had serious and vigilant expressions on their faces, which further deepened the uneasiness.

All kinds of anxiety and horror were intertwined, and Qin Shu's hands and feet were cold, but he had no expression on his face.Qing Lan turned her eyes occasionally and saw him sitting there numbly, his face was strangely pale.Can't help being surprised, when he was about to call for someone, Qin Shu stopped him with a wave of his hand.

He took a few breaths by himself, his expression seemed calm, but his heart was in a mess, and he dared not let others see the slightest bit.

Qing Lan saw that he didn't seem to be in trouble, and thought that the person who came was really powerful, so she didn't dare to go beyond her duties, she was afraid that this negligence would give someone an opportunity to take advantage of.

After holding on like this for a while, Yi Zhen rushed over with a cold voice, and ordered the guards to search in a low voice outside the courtyard, but when he entered the door, his tone slowed down.

"Xiaoshu."

Qin Shu sat upright on the chair, unknowingly grasping the hem of the clothes tightly in his hands.When he was extremely at a loss, he forced himself to sit upright, with his eyes wide open, but he just stared blankly ahead.

After being called out by Yi Zhen, Fang seemed to have recovered, and was speechless for a moment, but turned his dark eyes to stare at Yi Zhen.

Yi Zhen saw that he was a little weird, so he rushed forward in two steps, and said in surprise, "Xiao Shu?"

Qin Shu seemed to have finally recognized him, and there was a complex and unspeakable look of worry and horror in his eyes, although it only disappeared for a moment, it was enough to make Yi Zhen's mood fluctuate.

Qin Shu murmured: "Master Hou..." His voice was already hoarse, he raised his hand to grab Yi Zhen's sleeve, but his eyes moved away from Yi Zhen's face and fell on him.

There were some blood stains on Yi Zhen's clothes, and one part of his arm was damaged. The wound obviously had not been bandaged in the future, and Qin Shu's eyes were falling on it.

Yi Zhen followed his line of sight and quickly said, "It's just a scratch, it doesn't matter."

Qin Shu heard the words, but his face changed a few times, he was still shocked and anxious.When he saw that Yi Zhen was safe and sound for the first time, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, but when he thought about it, he was utterly horrified.Xiao Hei hates Yi Zhen so much that he can't help it, how can this meeting be kind.Right now Yi Zhen is safe and sound, so how will Xiao Hei end up?

He didn't hear Yi Zhen's answer, so he only whispered, "Where's the assassin?"

Yi Zhen thought it wrong, thinking that he was frightened, so he didn't want to talk to him anymore, he just comforted him lightly: "That's just a daring snitch, seeing that the situation is not good, he has already run away .Did Qinglan scare you by talking nonsense about assassins?"

He pushed the responsibility on Qing Lan, that's not enough, he also wanted to pretend to teach Qing Lan a few words.Turning her head to look for someone, Qing Lan tactfully withdrew when he came in, Yi Zhen was all focused on Qin Shu, and didn't pay attention to when he went out.

I had no choice but to turn around to comfort Qin Shu: "It's okay, it's okay, don't worry."

Qin Shu responded vaguely. Of course he didn't want Xiao Hei to have anything to do. From his standpoint, if Xiao Hei succeeded, he should be overjoyed, even if it only hurt the skin.It's also a good thing.But seeing Yi Zhen get hurt, it seems that he is not happy to see it.He knew that there was something wrong with his thinking like this.But I couldn't help being afraid, but fortunately, there were not many troubles.

All kinds of thoughts come and go, there are elements of rejoicing and then some self-blame.His mind was thrown into chaos, his body was weak, he was so terrified, the strength he had been holding on up to now had vanished, and the bloodstains in front of his eyes seemed to be getting bigger and bigger, and the faint blood seeped into his nose, making him a little dizzy .After being paralyzed for a moment, Yi Zhen stood in front of him, stepped forward and hugged him carefully.

Qin Shu leaned almost entirely in his arms, relying on his strength to support him so that he did not slip.The distance between the two was so close that his slightly rapid heartbeat could be vaguely heard.

Yi Zhen's heart moved, besides being indescribably soft, he felt extra pity.Unfortunately, he is not good at comforting others.After thinking about it, he just bent down, hugged Qin Shu up, and placed him on the bed beside him as gently as he could.

At this moment, he only felt the sour feeling of happiness filled his heart. He hid his selfishness and hugged Qin Shu silently for a while, then let go of his hand, touched Qin Shu's head again, and said with a smile: "It's okay. You can sleep in peace."

Qin Shu couldn't sleep at this time, just looked at him with dark eyes, and didn't speak, until Yi Zhen also stood stupidly for a while, remembering that he still had something to arrange.Reluctantly turning around to leave, his clothes were ripped off by something.

When he looked down, it was Qin Shu who held him.

Qin Shu didn't understand what he was thinking. On the one hand, he wanted to play tricks on him, so that Xiao Hei could get away more smoothly.On the other hand, she seemed unwilling to let Yi Zhen leave.

He held Yi Zhen back, but he was slightly taken aback, and then said: "Don't go."

Yi Zhen's heart softened, and finally said: "I'll be right back." Sure enough, he had to say a few words in a hurry, and he came back quickly.It seemed that there were still people searching the mansion carefully in the distance, but the noise nearby became quieter and gradually quieted down.

Behind Yi Zhen was a famous imperial physician.The old man vaguely learned of the changes in the mansion, and was terrified by the blood stains on Lord Hou's body, so he couldn't help acting with trepidation.Yi Zhen asked him to see Qin Shu first, to make sure that there was no problem for a while, and then asked him to apply medicine to the wound.

As he said on the arm, it was just a skin trauma, and within a short while, the bleeding had stopped.The imperial physician still did not dare to be negligent, and never neglected cleaning and bandaging.

Yi Zhen was a little impatient, and looked at Qin Shu in the blink of an eye.Qin Shu was much calmer than Wen Cai.He was staring at the extent of the wound on his arm, his expression couldn't be called concerned, but he was also very focused, which seemed to be different from the past.My heart suddenly warmed up, and slowly settled down. All kinds of hidden anxiety and anger receded little by little. At this moment, I seemed to be able to throw away all my troubles.I just feel that the injury is worth it, even if there are one or two more places, it doesn't matter.

Thought so, but he was embarrassed to say such words.

When the imperial physician retired, there were only two of them left.Only then did he move his arms and smiled at Qin Shu. At this moment, he felt closer to Qin Shu, as if he could discuss any major matters with him and advance and retreat together.So he talked about the events in detail in a very natural way: "...This person seems to have other plans, and he doesn't seem to be completely targeting me. It was only when he was knocked out of his tracks that he acted hastily. .But this thief is amazing, under the siege of dozens of guards, he didn't even stay behind."

When Qin Shu heard that dozens of people were besieging, he couldn't help but let out a cry, and his hands clenched tightly.

Yi Zhen saw that his expression was different.Not wanting to surprise him, I just picked the unimportant ones and said: "Occasionally a thief comes to the door, so don't worry about it. No one can see this person's true face, and I'm afraid I can't catch him, but this person seems to have his own way of contacting. , I am afraid that he still has accomplices hiding in the dark, so I have to search everywhere carefully."

After finishing speaking, he stretched out his hand to stroke Qin Shu's hair, and said softly like a child, "I'm fine, don't worry."

Qin Shu listened to him quietly, seemed to be a little accustomed to his way of comforting him, and was thinking about his own thoughts, so he didn't even dodge this time.Just rubbing his stomach in a daze.

Yi Zhen noticed that his hand was pressing tightly on his stomach, so he naturally held him, leaned over his ear and asked softly, "Does your stomach hurt?"

His emotions were ups and downs, and the fetus was naturally affected, and there was indeed some uneasiness in his womb.Just now, his subordinates had unconsciously exerted some force, but now he felt it carefully, the way of the faint pain was not intense, he just shook his head slowly.

The fetus is getting older, and he has been lying down for a long time during this period, and the position is still very high. Usually, he will have chest tightness and shortness of breath. Every time he feels uncomfortable in his abdomen, he always wants to put his stomach down without knowing it. push.

Yi Zhen grabbed his hand, leaned closer and said, "Let me take a look."

At this time, his tone had softened. As he said, the assassin was not targeting him, or it might be a snitch.At this time, I no longer take this matter to heart.All he can think about is the father and son in front of him.

Qin Shu was still thinking about what happened to Xiao Hei, and was in a trance, and he was not able to let go of things like him.I still can't accept his intimacy at this time, and I had to endure it before, but now I feel a little embarrassed, and I stretch out my hand to stop him: "No, it's fine."

Yi Zhen was still stubborn and insisted, "Let me see."

What made Qin Shu very depressed was that the fetus slowly calmed down after he stroked it gently in circles for a while or two.

Yi Zhen was very happy, and with the intention of asking for credit, he smiled complacently at Qin Shu: "It recognizes me."

Qin Shu looked at his obvious joy and joy, but felt a chill in his heart, and suddenly some sadness came from it.

With that intoxicated and pleased expression, Yi Zhen put his ear to his stomach to listen again.

Qin Shu froze for a moment, then reluctantly pushed Yi Zhen: "Don't make trouble, it will make him kick me all the time."

Yi Zhen straightened up when he heard the words, touched it with his hand for a while, and said with a soft smile, "Nonsense."

Qin Shu was indeed kicked twice. Seeing that he spoke lightly, he was a little unhappy, and was about to argue, but the fetus in his womb didn't give him face, and suddenly there was another pain, forcing him to swallow the words that came to his mouth. He just frowned and endured the pain.Being disturbed by him, he put down a lot of his thoughts just now.

Yi Zhen's hand was on his stomach, feeling something.Seeing that he looked good, he breathed a sigh of relief, rubbed the pain, and said with a faint smile: "Here is the hand, who would kick you with it?"

Qin Shu didn't expect him to argue so much, but he didn't know how to deal with it for a while, and after thinking about it, he said: "He just kicked me."

Yi Zhen heard the faint dissatisfaction and anger in his tone, and ignored it.Just concentrate on pointing his hands on his stomach: "Here are the hands, here are the feet, and the head is over here. This is the little butt."

Qin Shu was slightly taken aback, he actually didn't even have a half-knowledge about childbirth.Although the child is growing in his womb, except for occasionally distinguishing the head and feet, most of the other places can't tell where it is.But he couldn't save his face to ask the imperial physician in detail.

Hearing what Yi Zhen said at this time, he couldn't help but half believe it, and just following his words to imagine where his hands and feet were, when he heard Yi Zhen mention his butt, he couldn't help but feel a little shocked.When he was about to attack, he lowered his head and saw Yi Zhen's expression, and immediately lost his momentum.

Like all the fathers in the world who are about to have a father, Yi Zhen is smiling gently and contentedly, with an expression of joy and serenity that has never been seen before, and the heartache and worry faintly mixed in it are revealed to him unintentionally and undisguisedly. in front of.

Yi Zhen was immersed in his own thoughts, and didn't notice Qin Shu's probing eyes. The smile on his face was restrained, and there was a little worry, and he muttered to himself: "The fetal position hasn't been turned yet... ..."

Qin Shu didn't know how to talk about this topic with him, so he coughed to hide his embarrassment.Push his hand away.After a while, he couldn't help but asked in a low voice: "When will it be born?" Before the words came out, he was already blushing.

The voice was also as thin as a mosquito, if it wasn't for Yi Zhen's concentration on him, he would hardly have heard it clearly.

Even though his health has improved slightly, after all, he lost too much before, and it is impossible to make up for it in ten and a half days. What's more, his physical condition is now special, and the imperial doctor dare not abuse supplements, which makes the effect very little Every time the situation of childbirth was mentioned, every imperial doctor's face was not optimistic.

Yi Zhen's heart twitched, and he could only force a smile on his face: "If it is calculated normally, there are still about two months, and it may not be this time... Don't think too much about it, take care of your body first, don't worry about it. There is room for relief.”

He paused, and then said with distressed expression: "Is it hard these few days?"

Qin Shu let out a sigh of relief, neither admitting nor denying it, and did not continue this topic.

Yi Zhen only regarded him as acquiescing.After a while of relief, after thinking about it, he said softly: "Actually... Actually, we really don't have to have this child."

Qin Shu suddenly opened his eyes, staring at him sharply and vigilantly.

Yi Zhen's attitude seemed calmer, and he stretched out his hand to hold Qin Shu: "It's not that I don't like it, I've been disabled since I was a child, and my mother ignored me most of the time. , not one or two rare things can make up for it. If I have a child, I will definitely not let him taste this kind of taste again, don’t you have the heart? If this child will put you in danger, then I would rather abandon him. You really like children, we can try to raise them again in the future..."

He seemed to have forgotten for a moment, if it wasn't for this child, Qin Shu would have ended up on his own long ago, how could he have stayed by his side.

However, seeing his serious expression, Qin Shu held back and did not stab him with these words.But he can't accept the fact that he is afraid that the child will be born without a father and obliterate its existence, even if the starting point is entirely for himself.

"Thank you, Lord Hou, for your kindness." Qin Shu calmed down, and also calmed down: "No matter what Lord Hou thinks, please remember. I cherish this child, no matter his origin, he is always the most innocent .I care about him more than I care about my own life. If Lord Hou really wants to treat me well, please be tolerant of him."

He spoke slowly, looked up at Yi Zhen, and there was a strange look in his eyes.

Yi Zhen didn't notice the vague sense of struggle and expectation in his words.It's just that if I continue to say this, I will become stiff. Anyway, if the situation is really bad at that time, let the imperial doctor do things cheaply, and there is no need to argue with Qin Shu now.He stopped talking, and turned to say something else.

It's just that the two of them lost their interest in talking.Qin Shu was frightened for no reason, and his spirits were even worse, so he fell asleep first.

Only then did Yi Zhen have time to free up his hands to take care of other things.He had offended a lot of people in the court, but none of them were so deep-felt that they wanted to take his life and then quickly.Even if there are a few political enemies, there seems to be nothing of interest recently.

Some time ago, the flood incident had some clues. It was vaguely caused by Di Yi from the north sneaking into Beidi.But looking at the purpose of that person's coming, it really didn't seem like he was coming for him, or the main purpose was not him.

Puzzling over what to understand, those who should be searched and investigated should not be sloppy, and more patrolling guards were sent to various places.After finishing these things one by one, it was already late at night.In the inner room, Qin Shu was facing the bed sideways, already fast asleep.

He held up a candlestick to illuminate it, and under the shadow of the lamp, Peng Long's protruding abdomen became bigger and bigger.Yi Zhen was out of his mind for a while, and couldn't tell what was in his mind. He looked at the background again and again, and finally sighed softly, blew out the candlestick and went to bed lightly.

He stretched out an arm in the dark, and gently wrapped Qin Shu in his chest.Still feeling dissatisfied, he leaned over and kissed Qin Shu's ear.I can't help but think in my heart that you understand everything in your heart.Why don't I care about you and my unborn child, but I pray that God blesses you all to be safe.

This matter has been exposed, and it really can't find out what drama.But there were still many officials in the government who witnessed it with their own eyes that day.Even though Marquis Yan Zi didn't want to publicize the matter, if someone asked about it, he would only lightly say it was a snitch.But somehow it still reached Emperor Qing's ears, and some stern words and lessons were indispensable.

Yi Zhen still simply excused himself not to go to the palace, but luckily the Mid-Autumn Festival was approaching, and the evaluation of the autumn examination was also held in these few days, and the Qing Emperor could not find time to drive himself to the Marquis, and scold him for being overwhelmed.Among them, there is one incident worth mentioning in passing, Zhu You unexpectedly also won the 74th place, and has already fixed a idle position, this official position is not important, the only convenience is the extra right to enter and leave the palace.

Since that day, Qin Shu has behaved as usual.When you should take medicine and rest, take medicine and rest.I no longer remember the matter of the document.Both of them had a very tacit understanding not to mention the matter of taking the child.

As for the gifts for the Mid-Autumn Festival, Yi Zhen promised to buy them for him, but originally opened a warehouse for him to choose.But Yi Zhen is not good at searching.Even though there are quite a few rare items, most of them are gifts from the palace over the years.At this time, it would be too inappropriate to take it back as a gift, so I had to go outside to find another one.

Yi Zhen saw that he was in good spirits that day, and thought that he had been in Beijing for a long time, and only went out for a day or two, so he was really wronged.Since the imperial doctor said that it would be good for him to relax, he simply took him out to choose.The city was heavily guarded, and he didn't take the Snitch matter to heart, so he took a few more guards out, but the journey was safe.

Qin Shu also seemed very happy. Compared to being able to go out for a breath of air, he seemed indifferent to the eyes of others, and he was dressed in furs, covering most of his figure, so others could hardly see it.

It's just that the purple bamboo fan he chose had to be custom-made and polished, and it took about eight or nine days before and after.

Yi Zhen originally thought that Emperor Qing didn't care about what the people below gave him, so he didn't have to be so serious, but seeing Qin Shu pursed his lips silently and persistently, he had a strong intention to do so, so he just laughed and let him go up.

It was rare to see him happy, so they took some time to drive him around the city for a little while every day in a carriage.Seeing that he was happy, Yi Zhen himself was also happy, and his vigilance gradually faded, and he let him go out occasionally, just in case, and always had someone by his side.

It was originally ordered and delivered to the house in seven days.Qin Shu said that he was worried, and took Yi Zhen out on the sixth day, insisting on going to see it in person.