I was reborn by the emperor

Chapter 75

On the way back to the palace, because of Xu Lianlang's words, the atmosphere suddenly eased.

She walked in front, and he followed suit, as if returning to the time when he was in the Tower of Clouds.

The passage of time, reflected in an hourglass, suddenly slowed down.

Her almond eyes were as misty as autumn water, and she didn't know how late the night was, she slowly slowed down her pace, as if there was guidance in the dark, she always felt that all this seemed to be starting to become urgent.

In recent days, she has been sleeping restlessly, but she still remembers to feed him when he congratulates on his birthday. She can't tell why, but it is probably less and less each time.

On his 16th birthday, I hope she can still be by his side.

As the moonlight faded, they walked further and further away, and the lights and festoons became thinner and thinner. The Gandong Wusuo was right in front of them, but no one took the initiative to go in.

With all the servants in the palace present, there are many words that can't be said.

Xu Lianlang turned his head to look at Lu Jieming, who was a step away from him. He was tall and tall, and his figure was vague. The blurred light and shadow cast by the lantern well outlined his figure. shadow.

The crimson sachet dangled around his waist, Xu Lianlang suddenly wanted to smell it, what kind of fragrance could Lu Jieming love so much.

What's different about Wei Shuning?

She really wanted to ask in person, but she couldn't find her own position, and it was even more difficult to delve into her messy thoughts.

She was in a daze thinking about coming here today, but she didn't expect Lu Jieming to say: "When did my sister get so close to Master Dou?"

His question is like a ghost that hides in the daytime and comes out at night. It always makes people covered in cold sweat when it is cold.

Xu Lianlang didn't know what he was guilty of, obviously his tone was gentle, but he was so frightened by this question that he almost exploded.

Since he had already asked Dou Xihui, Xu Lianlang wanted to ask Shu and Princess Shu back as soon as he got excited.

But after all, you can't ask the export.

The relationship between them is so strange, he can ask how the man who appeared next to her came from, but she can't ask how far the girl has developed with him.

Maybe it wasn't that she couldn't ask, but it was just that she didn't dare to ask, for fear that if she asked, there would be no room for her.

Lu Jieming had a gorgeous but also ruthless face, his brows and eyes could be filled with warmth, or they could turn into icicles in an instant, and his sharp hair forced people to answer him.

Xu Lianlang knew that he still couldn't escape tonight. When Lu Jieming saw her and Dou Xihui, his posture was indeed too imaginative. She rubbed her chin and took a breath of cool air. I also don't know where to start.

She stepped across the threshold with one foot, and the toe of the other foot touched the edge of the threshold. She breathed into her hands, obviously trying to avoid the topic, she half-closed her eyes, pitifully, "It's too cold, Jieming, Let's go in."

Afraid that her words were not convincing enough, she spread her five fingers to let him see the red fingers that looked like thick carrots, "Look, it's already swollen, if you stay any longer, you're going to get chilblains."

Xu Lianlang is the person who knows how to handle Lu Jieming best.

His Achilles heel was her, so easy and effortless, Lu Jieming declared failure.

He personally took her back to the anteroom, and he personally played with the bench with one leg missing in her small room.

His Highness the Seventh Prince rolled up his sleeves and hammered the nails and wooden strips. He didn't look like a prince at all.

Like the husband of an ordinary family...

Xu Lianlang was startled by her own thoughts. She was leaning back in the armchair and jumped up suddenly.

Seeing Lu Jieming's questioning gaze looking over, she had no choice but to lie back as if nothing had happened.

Xiao Luzi wagged his tail to show his hospitality to Lu Jieming, Lu Jieming glanced at it, this dog always had a hint of love for the house and crow, after all, it was Xu Lianlang who brought it back.

He didn't care how much mud the dog's feet got on, and held it in his arms.

Xiaoluzi tilted his head up, enjoying the scratching of his master's fingers, squinting his eyes comfortably, not forgetting to reciprocate courtesy, helping Lu Jieming lick and lick his slender fingers.

Xu Lianlang pretended to be asleep, and she closed her eyes in order to show off the big Buddha to Jie Ming.

She actually didn't know how to deal with Lu Jieming's question, it was easy to talk about how to get to know each other, but what about after that?He will always keep asking.

She didn't want to talk about it, at least not tonight.

But obviously, Lu Jieming had no tendency to leave. Instead, he slowly started making tea, and even brought Si'er's set of tools.

The red clay stove stands in front of the side room door, and the choking smoke is filtered through the open door, and the temperature from the flames actually warms the room.

Lu Jieming found a plush blanket from nowhere, and gently put it on Xu Lianlang's body.

Xu Lianlang touched it with his hands, the fabric was soft, thick and soft.

Her chin rubbed against the soft fur, and the cold air completely dissipated from her body.

She was cold, but Lu Jieming always had a way to warm her up in the shortest time.

The temperature in the ear room is really easy to make people sleepy. She was pretending to be asleep at first, but now, she is really about to fall asleep.

Until a familiar scent of tea leaves overflowed into her nostrils, her sleepy bugs completely disappeared.

Isn't this the tea that Si'er often makes her drink, and the taste is getting worse and worse.

She gathered the blanket around her body, and sat looking at the teacup that had been placed on the table.

Compared with Si'er brewed, this cup looks more intense in color and richer in taste.

No matter how careless she is, she should be able to see this strange tea by now. Si'er's daily brewing on time and according to schedule should be assigned by Lu Jieming.

"What is this?" She pointed at the tea, pretending that she couldn't sleep.

Lu Jieming didn't seem guilty, he sat down in front of her, looked at the thick moonlight outside the window, the moon was getting weaker and fainter, his voice was also very similar to the moon at this time, when the night and the day were commuting, the bright moon was lingling , a little damp and cold, emerged from the throat.

"Since my sister can't sleep, let's drink."

He handed the teacup to her hand, with warm and cool eyebrows expressing emotions, "I added some medicine to dispel the cold, knowing that my sister doesn't like bitterness, so I found a prescription, the medicine and tea are mixed according to the dosage, and the bitterness can be slightly diluted .”

He explained in a low voice, and even explained why Si'er had been keeping Xu Lianlang a secret.

"There are a lot of people in the palace. My father wants me to become a cold-blooded monster who wants nothing. If I get too close to my sister, I will harm my sister. So I asked Si'er to do it secretly."

Xu Lianlang took the soup that he didn't know whether it should be called tea or medicine, and looked at the end of Lu Jieming's eyes that were stretched because of fatigue. He probably didn't know that when he was unable to do what he wanted, the end of his eyes would become like this.

The folds of the double eyelids are always swollen, and the tails of the eyes are stretched and slender. Under the candlelight, there is even a thin layer of red.

The previous estrangement has been explained, but why is it explained now?

Xu Lianlang couldn't figure it out, she couldn't understand the current Lu Jieming, it was like that sachet, the red ball hung around his waist, wouldn't he be afraid of being seen by others?

She had to admit that she thought the sachet was an eyesore.

She drank it in small sips, but it was actually a bit bitter, and the bitterness remained on the tip of her tongue. She swallowed several mouthfuls of saliva, but it still existed.

It would be a lie to say that he wasn't moved, he was concerned about her cold body, he just returned to the palace from the Jehol Palace, and when the situation improved a little, he was already thinking about taking care of her body.

Holding the empty cup, she felt the subtle emotions churning out of her heart, and thanked him.

"No need." He still looked the same, cold and indifferent, pressing the intricate patterns on the robe with his fingers on his knees.

When it comes to the relationship between them, thanking him is actually an outsider, and his "no" is even more outside.

She just talked about keeping a distance from her to protect her, but now, in the middle of the night, only the two of them are alone, and his attitude really puzzles her.

Not intimate, not close, but still good to her.

The overly well-behaved, extremely restrained and indifferent attitude is far from what he described in his mouth.

Xu Lianlang didn't have time to think about it, Lu Jieming had already picked up the previous topic, and this time he bluntly provoked all his intentions to cover up.

"Does sister like Dou Xihui?"

Lu Jieming can always hit the nail on the head, and hit the nail on the head with a single sentence. Of course, he would use those clichés to invisibly elicit the answer he wanted, but facing Xu Lianlang, facing this matter, he was obviously very urgent. .

There was an undercurrent surging in those phoenix eyes, enveloping a violent storm, but the opening of the storm was concealed so as not to reveal anything.

He tried his best to slow down his restless heart, and he made an agreement before leaving Beijing to let Xu Lianlang go, and now, he can no longer indulge himself.

Xu Lianlang didn't like him, wouldn't love him, he couldn't be ignorant of flattery anymore.

His feelings shouldn't exist, he suppressed them firmly, and tried his best to place himself as a younger brother, but how to be a younger brother?

He doesn't seem to be able to at all.

The psychological defense line built day and night for three months cannot just collapse.

Xu Lianlang was in a state of confusion, the corners of her lips twitched, and finally confessed, "I don't know, it's not that I don't like it."

Whether you like it or not, the world is not black and white, and there is no clear right or wrong, but Lu Jieming twitched the corners of his mouth. He was smiling, but his lips were trembling.

Xu Lianlang at least "doesn't dislike" Dou Xihui, and Dou Xihui at least has the possibility of "being liked", but he doesn't even have "at least".

For him, the world is completely black, right and wrong are like a scimitar hanging over his head, and the blade is aimed at his heart.

His sour heart was bubbling, and his whole heart seemed to be soaked in a jar of vinegar, soaked in the smell.

He dresses himself in the shackles of a good brother, and the brother chooses the brother-in-law for the sister, as if it should be like this.

He controlled his muscles so that he could finally bend a proper arc, "Sister, don't have to worry about it, Mr. Dou...it's not bad."

He tried his best to calmly choose a brother-in-law for himself.

"He is extremely upright, Zhilan Yushu and Xie Lanyangui are the sons of the eldest son." He listed out his advantages one by one, but he didn't know if the weather was too cold, his heart was numb to the corners of his lips.

Mechanically telling the beautiful story of Dou Xihui, but staring at Xu Lianlang without blinking, trying to find a trace of dissatisfaction and negation on her face.

Xu Lianlang was not very able to figure out his own heart. In this confused state, Xu Lianlang didn't want to give Lu Jieming an accurate answer, nor did he want to mislead him or himself in this regard.

She thought about it, and found the most appropriate reason, "But we don't get along, I'm not good enough for him."