Si Tian Guan

"In the past...were you married?"

Qu Chenzhou turned over and turned his back to him: "My lord, it's time to sleep. If you have nothing else to do, go back to your room and rest."

After getting along with people with awkward personalities for a long time, Liu Chongming has also learned to tell the truth. Anyway, he doesn't need to just tell the truth.

"Auntie said there are no other rooms, only this one left, we two make do tonight."

Qu Chenzhou looked back at him, expressed dissatisfaction with his clumsy lies, and turned his head away without saying a word.

Liu Chongming waited patiently for a long time, only to hear the sound of even breathing, which was obviously not sleeping, so he couldn't help asking: "What are you thinking?"

"I didn't think about anything," Qu Chenzhou knew he couldn't hide it from him, he looked at the wall and said calmly, "I'm pretending to sleep."

"You... are forbidden to refuse to answer, do you remember!"

"I'm pretending to be asleep," Qu Shenzhou reminded him again: "Your Majesty only said that refusing to answer is forbidden, but he never said that pretending to be asleep is forbidden. How can I answer when I'm asleep?"

Liu Chongming suddenly felt worthless for himself, wouldn't it be good to find a gentle and pleasant Xie Yuhua?Why do you want to hang yourself on this crooked neck tree?

Since the soft ones are not enough, we can only come to the hard ones.

With a stretch of his arm, he grabbed Qu Shenzhou's shoulders, twisted him around, and faced him face to face.

"Respond!" He pretended to be ferocious: "500 taels! Otherwise..."

Qu Chenzhou immediately saved him the effort of the second half of the sentence: "I will say."

"..." Liu Chongming regretted that he was impatient for a while, and even wanted to slap himself.

You shouldn't be so generous, and you should save some money in the future.

"Your Majesty," Qu Chenzhou looked away, without meeting his gaze, and asked, "What counts as marriage?"

This question stopped Liu Chongming.

Qu Chenzhou continued talking on his own, calmly as if he was talking about a story he heard by the side of the road.

"If it's fine to go to bed, then there is more than one person who gets married. If the six rituals are complete, there is no one." He thought for a while: "Not to mention the six rituals, there is not even Na Cai."

Liu Chongming's hand was hanging on top of his head, trying to touch it, but he was too ashamed to drop it.His momentary selfishness actually uncovered Qu Shenzhou's scars again.

"I...I see...you go to sleep."

Qu Shenzhou could feel the temperature of that hand, not far from him, and turned to sleep disobediently.

"But I think we should be considered married."

Liu Chongming was attracted by him, and asked involuntarily: "How do you count as married?"

"Although there is no one to witness, we drank the quilt wine and kowtowed to heaven and earth together. He promised me happiness for the rest of my life, and I promised him life and death."

"And then..." Liu Chongming felt bitter in his heart.

"Then," Qu Chenzhou turned around, and turned his back to him again: "Then, we all broke our promise."

Liu Chongming didn't close his eyes all the time, Qu Chenzhou saw that he refused to leave, so he just regarded him as transparent, and they didn't say a word between them.

It didn't take long for him to notice that the person beside him had fallen asleep.

Qu Shenzhou sleeps really heavily, always seems to be overtired.

The appearance of sleeping is completely different from that of the day, either curled up in a ball, or always like to grab something.According to Zhiwei, such a person lacks love and has no sense of security.

He slowly moved inside without looking sideways, and sure enough, not long after, he was hugged by someone with hands and feet.

Even though he knew that this hug was not for him, he still took advantage of the fire and stretched out his hand to put it on his narrow back.

It seems that only at this time, Qu Shenzhou is his.

In fact, what the aunt said was right, he thought, not only the aunt, everyone is awake, other people who don't know the truth are fine, even Bai Shiyan thinks so naturally that he has already put people to sleep.

And Qu Shenzhou...

He thought that after returning from the South Road Temple, the little wild cat stopped grinning at him and became obedient, but thinking about it now, Qu Chenzhou just didn't resist his kindness anymore.

It was as if what he handed over was just a piece of clothing and a bite of food, nothing special.

Even that lingering and deep kiss disappeared invisible like fireworks falling.

It's not because of his appetite, but because of his sobriety.

Maybe it's because of the person in Qu Chenzhou's heart, or maybe it's because Qu Chenzhou understands better than anyone else that it's impossible between them.

One is Hou Shizi, who was born high above and has thousands of clansmen behind him, and the other is prostrate in the dust, and even his life is controlled by others.

How could they have crossed this chasm?

This is a one-man show, and everyone is watching it coldly, only he gets carried away and puts himself into acting.

But there is always a time when the show ends, and today's aunt's reminder is the sound of drums that are about to end.

Tomorrow when Qu Shenzhou wakes up, they will still be gagging, bickering and discussing calmly how to plot against others as before.

He will still patiently pick fishbone for Qu Shenzhou at home, and be a stern and indifferent master outside, cooperating with Qu Shenzhou tacitly.

However, their relationship may end there.

He will not take another step forward, let alone touch Qu Chenzhou, it doesn't matter what others think, at least they all know that Qu Chenzhou is innocent.

Wait until the day in the future when he will release Qu Shenzhou from slavery and entrust him to his aunt, maybe he will see that person marry a wife and have children one day.

At that time, if he saw Qu Shenzhou in a happy dress holding another girl, what should he say?

——May you... be happy forever.

Liu Chongming opened his eyes wide in the dark, imagining the festive scene, and wanted to practice the smile he should have at that time, but there was an uncontrollable sob in his slightly moving lips.

He gently stroked Qu Shenzhou's back.

——May you... be happy forever.

He held up the hand on his chest again, lowered his head and kissed, tears rolled down his cheeks and fell to his mouth, bitter and astringent, with the sweetness of his palm on the tip of his tongue.

——May you... be happy forever.

That's all, that's fine.

Someone was outside the door, and the sun cast the walking shadows on the ground and climbed up the screen.

Liu Chongming lightly put down the hands and feet hanging from his body, touched a piece of clothes on the bed and put them on, and stretched fiercely a few times when he got out of bed.

Qu Shenzhou didn't move all night, so he couldn't sleep, and he didn't dare to move, his whole body was stiff.

Bai Shilei was outside the door, worrying about how to call him out, seeing him open the door, he was relieved.

"Second brother, why haven't you got up yet?" He looked at the sun, then at the room, and coughed: "My mother scolded me, saying that I only listen to you, even what she says If you don’t listen, you won’t be allowed to live in our house next time.”

"What's the matter?" Liu Chongming rubbed his arms and asked, it was indeed getting late, but Bai Shilei couldn't afford to wander outside the room because of this.

"Linghe is looking for you. I told you several times that you haven't gotten up yet, but he won't leave." Bai Shilei pushed him into the door: "Hurry up and change your clothes and take him away. My mother needs to be quiet now. .”

Without seeing anyone, Liu Chongming knew the reason for Linghe's visit, and immediately put on one of his sleeves: "Where is the person? I will take him away, so I won't disturb my aunt."

"At the side gate, he said he was in a hurry to find someone, but he refused to enter."

"Okay, I'll go right now."

It wasn't until he was about to put on the other side that he realized the strange look Bai Shilei was looking at him - what he was holding was actually Qu Shenzhou's clothes, no wonder it was so small.

"I..." Liu Chongming couldn't argue, he clearly remembered that when they fell asleep last night, both of them were still well dressed, when did they take them off?

"Don't talk nonsense with Auntie!" He threatened fiercely, and was about to turn around and enter the door when he turned his head again: "Shi Lei, go and tell Auntie for me, I agree with what she said yesterday."

"Yesterday's..." Bai Shilei couldn't figure it out, so he could only nod his head ignorantly: "Oh, good."

Ling He got angry waiting outside the door, but it was not easy to make trouble in the White Mansion, so he followed Liu Chongming out without saying a word, until he passed the dismounting stone, and then he gritted his teeth and asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty, Rong Jiu An's case, did the prince bring it to the emperor!"

"Who else is there besides me?" Liu Chongming rubbed his belly, not in a good mood.

After dawn, he fell asleep in a daze, and he hasn't even had a bite of food until now.

Ling He had never dealt with Liu Chongming before, only heard of some money-loving names, but because of Dan Lang's incident, his impression was greatly reduced.

But early this morning, as soon as he arrived at Dali Temple, he heard an oral order from the palace, saying that the case of Rong Jiu'an had nothing to do with the Criminal Division and would be handed over to the Civil Division for disposal.

To him, this news was like a thunderbolt.

"My son," since it was the emperor's oral order, it could not be changed, so he could only suppress his temper and discuss softly with others: "The case of Rong Jiu'an is complicated and the file is long. It will definitely take a lot of energy to review it again, my son. I already know it by heart, can I..."

"No," Liu Chongming refused, "If Master Ling is required to bother about a case that has been included in our civil affairs department, wouldn't it make people think that I, Liu Chongming, are incompetent?"

"No..." Ling He has always treated people coldly, never begged him like this: "Rong Jiu'an was wronged! I know what he is like!"

Liu Chongming stopped in his tracks, watched the servants of the White House pull his carriage out, and said slowly, "Lord Ling, when did the words 'clearly be a human being' be a reason for exoneration?"

"Rong Jiu'an is not guilty!"

"Whether there is any crime or not, we have to check." He squinted at Ling He: "I heard that Rong Jiu'an has been detained in Dali Temple for several months, and Master Ling has been interrogating him. Master Ling has always been discerning, but What did you find out? Have you ever allowed Jiu'an to be innocent?"

Ling He was poked at the sore spot, his face flushed instantly, he pursed his mouth and did not speak.

The carriage had already been driven to the front, Liu Chongming stepped on the saddle stool, turned around and asked, "I happen to be going to Dali Temple too, and bring Rong Jiu'an to Minke, do you want Master Ling to come with you?"

"No!" Ling He subconsciously stopped the carriage.

Liu Chongming naturally knew that he didn't want to take Rong Jiu'an away, but he said along the way: "Since Mr. Ling has different paths, then I will go first."

"My son! Can you let Rong Jiu'an stay in the criminal department, I..."

"Is the criminal department better than mine?" Liu Chongming whispered to the outside, and then said: "The people in the prison are all vicious criminals, and they are tortured and howling every day. Isn't it wronged by Rong Tanhua?"

The boy who led the horse pulled the rein out of Ling He's hand, Ling He could only hold it by the window, and whispered eagerly: "My son, Jiu'an mentioned to me before, saying that my son is upright and upright, and will not take unrighteous things." Wealth is someone who can be handed over to.”

He had never lowered his head to anyone like this, and he didn't know whether it was for Rong Jiu'an, or for pleading for the shame of himself, the circles of his eyes turned red.

"Wang Shizi sees that he has some friendship with Jiu'an in the past, and treats Jiu'an kindly."

Liu Chongming had already sat firmly in the carriage, listened to him calmly, and then spoke slowly.

"I've heard that Master Ling was raised by the Rong family since he was a child, and he and Rong Jiu'an are called brothers, and they are very close." He chuckled lightly: "Unexpectedly, Master Ling, who is known for his toughness and coldness, also There will be a day of favoritism. Let's go."

The groom in front yelled and cracked his long whip, and the carriage started to move, leaving Ling He behind.

Liu Chongming leaned against the window with his eyes closed.

Too rigid and easy to break.

An overly stubborn person like Ling He actually has such a fatal weakness, but that's fine, if it's true that he can't hold a grain of sand in his eyes, how can he hold the future him?

Instead of folding it elsewhere, it is better to let him break it and use Rong Jiu'an as a weapon.

His index finger was groping for the puller on his thumb, and he couldn't forget the anxious look on Ling He's face just now.

in case……

He couldn't help but come up with a strange thought, if one day, Qu Chenzhou was in Rong Jiuan's situation, what would he do?