I was reborn by the emperor

Chapter 18

After winter, the weather gets colder, and the wind doesn't need to be strong. Just walking against the wind with a bare face is like being stabbed with dense needles.

Xu Lianlang pulled up the collar, thinking about whether to make a hat or something to keep warm.

She was walking in front, and Lu Jieming followed behind, one tall and one short figure, stretched very long under the lamp.

It was already late at night, and the stars had faded a lot, only a solitary moon was still shining. The footsteps of the two people could be heard in this silent night, and even the slight sound of cloth rubbing could be heard clearly.

Xu Lianlang was a little confused now, Lu Jieming was usually silent, and she had nothing to say. After Li Rigong found out about him, her subconscious thought was, did he come out to look for her after seeing her for a long time?

But as soon as this idea came up, she denied it.

How is it possible, he is like those stones thrown into the lake by her, no matter what she does, she can't keep warm, even if there is a temporary heat, it will disappear in the blink of an eye, only to throw it into the lake , in exchange for a muffled sound.

However, Lu Jieming was unwilling to give her even a muffled sound.

She was heartbroken by his words, and felt that what she had done these days was even more ridiculous. He was the master and she was the servant, so what were the violent actions she did as a servant? That night, they Embracing and sleeping, what is it?

His world was too difficult to enter, Xu Lianlang had to admit that at the dinner table that day, she flinched for the first time.

So, she avoided him, avoided him, and even thought that those kindnesses should be enough for her.

These days, her hard work should be worth the kindness given to her by their mother and son, so what Li Rigong said tonight moved her heart for a moment.

Going to the palace to serve the empress is really a beautiful job. If she is careful and careful in every step, she may have a better life than her aunt when she leaves the palace at the age of 25.

But no matter what, as long as she thinks of leaving the towering cloud pavilion, she feels like being scratched by a cat in her heart, and the slight pain slowly penetrates into the bone marrow, screaming for pain.

She stepped on the stone steps and walked slowly step by step, the shadow was stretched longer.

A stray cat on the side of the road jumped out of the bushes, spying on her with its big dark green eyes. Xu Lianlang stopped, and the stray cat seemed to feel something, "meow meow" and rubbed against her skirt with its body.

The cry was soft and soft, lingering, lingering, circling around her legs, trying to keep her here, stay here to guard her.

Xu Lianlang turned around and faced Shanglu Jieming's eyes. She didn't know what the emotion was rolling in his eyes, but she felt that those deep black eyes, which were as clear and beautiful as glass balls, and the cat beside her legs The eyes are exactly the same.

The cat refused to leave, so Xu Lianlang didn't leave either. Looking at his flushed cheeks, fingertips, and pinnae, she knew that when he came out he didn't have much clothes on, and now he was shivering from the cold.

A silly child who doesn't know how to wear more clothes according to the weather and temperature.

The cat next to her legs meowed twice again, maybe because the cat was too good at meowing, or maybe because the frozen red earlobes in front of her looked like her favorite candied haws, in short, Xu Lianlang suddenly I'm relieved.

That's right, he's still a child, why should he care about a child.

He is still young, he doesn't understand the ways of the world, he doesn't understand the twists and turns of the adult world, he has been hurt too much, it's normal to be more careful.

She claimed to have done a lot for him, but when she counted it down, it was actually only a few.

Just brought the quilt and pawned the bracelet... After thinking about it, it was really easy, and it was normal for Lu Jieming not to be moved.

She felt sorry for herself and wanted to give up, she was really a little narrow-minded.

She thought a little sourly, in fact, what the Seventh Prince said is correct, his master and her servant are destined to be born, even if he is in a silt pond and loses a lot of gold and nobility, as long as the Great Yan Dynasty is in One day, he is the prince and grandson.

With these words, she used to beat the maids in the Rehe Palace, and now she also used them to beat herself.

She has to keep her duty well, even if she considers him her own younger brother in her heart, she must not reveal that he is the master, he is the prince, if she wants to restrain herself, she must not disregard her dignity.

Xu Lianlang sighed for a long time, feeling helpless that he had found a reason for him again, but he finally felt at ease, the pain in his heart finally subsided.

Lu Jieming didn't know that in this short period of time, Xu Lianlang's thoughts had turned around. He set his eyes on the cat. His eyes stretched out his beard, and he looked like this person was mine after rubbing against him.

He had heard that when a cat rubbed around like this, it was marking, taking possession, and announcing that the person was its own.

He endured the sudden fire for a few moments, and tried hard to press down.

Just as Xu Lianlang was about to turn around and continue up the steps, he felt a sudden tightening around his waist, and his face, which was flushed from the cold, was pressed against him in an instant.

The distance between them suddenly shortened, his face was almost touching her soft chest, Xu Lianlang was frightened by his action, backed away again and again, and after leaving the normal distance, he realized that he was chasing the cat with his feet .

He didn't move much, and his strength was also contained. He just touched the cat's torso with his shoe, urging it to go faster.

The cat didn't know what was going on, and was chased there, so he left that place, Shi Shiran jumped up a few steps, and came back to Xu Lianlang's side, rubbing and rubbing.

Lu Jieming stared at the cat, the redness on his face increased for a moment, no one could tell whether it was because he was cold again or because he was angry.

He already knew that he couldn't keep her, but why did he have a cat to show off to him.

In other words, a cat can spread the word and tell its partner that this person smells like me, so it belongs to me, but he can't.

He felt powerless and angry, not even a feral cat.

What he heard tonight made him quickly feel a sense of urgency. He thought it would be a while before she left the Shuyun Pavilion, but he didn't expect it to be so soon.

His rationality told him over and over again that letting her leave was the only way to really treat her well.

But his heart was desperately longing for her.

In the end, reason prevailed, and this weak begging heart was firmly suppressed.

He was so angry that it was rare for him to be childish, and he got into a fight with this cat, where the cat was, he would be there, no matter how the cat was sticking to Xu Lianlang, he would stick closer.

Seeing his appearance, Xu Lianlang couldn't help laughing, "Why are you making trouble with a cat?"

It was obvious that it wasn't long before they broke up at that meal, but it seemed like a long, long time since they heard Xu Lianlang's smiling voice again.

Her voice is clear, with the delicate beauty of her daughter's family, but also a bit hearty, crisp and delicate, with a smile on her side, which is even more beautiful, like a warm sun, lying on the skyline, quietly bringing the sky light.

Great, he thought, to hear such a voice.

Before she left for the palace, he must treat her well, no more sarcasm, no insinuations, and no more indifference to each other every day, he must cherish the last day when he heard her voice.

I have to remember her appearance inch by inch.

So, this time, he responded to her words very obediently, "The cat's body is dirty, and it will stain your skirt."

Xu Lianlang didn't react for a moment, "What?"

She didn't expect that he would be worried that his skirt would get dirty.

Seeing him lowering his head, and his earlobes becoming more rosy, she couldn't bear it, "Your Highness, let's go faster, it's too cold."

After finishing speaking, she took the lead and walked up a few more stone steps. Seeing that Lu Jieming hadn't followed, "His Royal Highness, are you tired? Do you need a servant to carry you a few steps?"

It's normal for a maid to carry a young prince on the back. The young prince is playful and always runs far away, and when he comes back he is tired. At such times, most of the nurses and maids carry and hug him back.

Xu Lianlang didn't think this was an overreach.

Ten-year-old Lu Jieming is still young.

She squatted down and waited for a while, just when she thought that Lu Jieming would not come up, she suddenly felt a heavy weight on her back.

A pair of cold little hands that had been frozen for a long time went around her neck, and placed them on both sides of her shoulders without touching her skin.

Xu Lianlang felt that today's Lu Jieming was completely different from that day's unreasonable little ghost, and thought that probably because he heard Li Ri's father-in-law's words, he thought she was going to leave, so he was clingy and wanted to keep him.

She suddenly laughed, she really couldn't figure out Lu Jieming's temperament.

Does this mean that he doesn't like her, but doesn't want her to go?

She got up steadily, put her hands through Lu Jieming's knees, and bumped him up. He still looked the same. She had been here for a long time, but she couldn't fatten him up, and he didn't seem to grow up. .

Under the clear light of the crescent moon, one large and one small shadows overlapped together, swaying unsteadily, they walked step by step to the front of the palace of Shuyun Pavilion.

She wanted to squat down and let Lu Jieming down. Lu Jieming realized her movement, let go first, and jumped off her back, saving her from bending over and kneeling.

When he stood in front of her, Lu Jieming's eyes suddenly flooded with water, and the child's eyes became bigger. Although he had long and narrow phoenix pupils, the pupils were not small, and his moist appearance was like that of a deer. Eye.

Timid.

Xu Lianlang didn't understand why he would show timidity, especially when facing her, he shouldn't be.

They were relatively silent, standing for a long time, no one returned to the room first, Xu Lianlang felt that since she had made up her mind, then don't make him worry about her leaving.

After taking a few deep breaths, she smiled slightly, "Eunuch Li Ri said the place is good, but it's not suitable for slaves. After thinking about it along the way, slaves decided to stay in Suoyun Pavilion."

Lu Jieming's dark eyes were dazed at first, like peeping through a thick fog, trying hard to distinguish, but he could only see a shape, then the fog cleared, revealing a clearer true heart that hadn't had time to hide, dotted with stars Joy slowly blossomed, and stopped abruptly before forming a grand trend.

His face was sad and pale.