After Chuan Shu died, the four apprentices turned black

Chapter 9 Lost and Gained

"Look!" Nangong Yuheng held up a sweet potato the size of a fist, with a surprised tone.

He dug three or four in succession, and at one point he was a bit unstoppable, but Yueying stopped it in time, otherwise the small number of sweet potatoes would have been hollowed out in minutes.

"Okay, these should be enough." He clapped his hands reluctantly, and came out of the field with four sweet potatoes in his arms.

Because he was too involved, his face got a lot of mud, and he was as dirty as a mouse.

Yue Ying burst out laughing, and the two happily ran to the pond to wash the sweet potatoes, then sat directly on the rocks, gnawed on each of them, crunchy and sweet, and the breeze blew, unexpectedly quite For comfort.

"Are you full?" Nangong licked his mouth and asked her after eating two of his own.

Yueying nodded, she couldn't eat half of the sweet potato left in her hand, and her cheeks were sore from chewing. He could see that Nangong was not full, so he tentatively handed over half of the sweet potato in his hand.

Nangong took it without hesitation and continued to eat it, his appetite was not like that of a child of this age.

Once they are full, the previous feeling of desolation will be wiped away, and there will be vaguely croaking of frogs and cicadas, adding a bit of excitement to the night.

"Go back... go." Yueying stammered, she stretched out her hand and scratched her elbows, and scratched her neck as she spoke.

There are many mosquitoes by the pond in summer, and I was bitten several times without knowing it. The mosquitoes are very poisonous, and the mosquito bags are bulging and protruding.

Nangong has rough skin and thick flesh, and mosquitos walk around her, but Yue Ying, who has thin skin and tender flesh, is the best target.

"Go back, Mammy should be back after you wake up." He looked towards the deserted path, the dark end leading to the luxurious deep palace, which was also the direction Mammy left.

No sign of anyone returning.

The two washed the mud off their bodies indiscriminately, Yueying insisted on sending him back to the room first, but Nangong felt that she was the more reliable one, and he should send her back.

"I... am... Master, listen to me."

Yue Ying impatiently used her status to suppress others. After all, considering the current situation, she is not only a master, but also the older one in both soul and body, so she should take care of Xiao Nangong.

"Okay." Nangong couldn't hold her back, and was sent to a simple side room with only a small bed in it. After watching him lie down obediently, Yue Ying went back with peace of mind.

All night.

Yueying woke up naturally the next day, and when she opened her eyes, she saw the nanny sitting on the edge of the bed staring at her, her eyes were red, and she was very haggard, as if she had been up all night without rest, and her state was also very sluggish, and she even vaguely revealed that With a sad mood.

"Mommy!" Yueying was a little happy at first, at least she came back safely, "...what's wrong?"

She noticed Mammy's abnormality, and then thought of her not returning all night, her heart skipped a beat, and she instinctively felt that something was going to happen.

The normally careless nanny is now like an eggplant beaten by frost, her eyes are full of sympathy when she looks at Yueying, she sighs, and uncharacteristically embraces her and hugs her tightly: "The child who suffers... "

Being hugged by her, Yue Ying was a little out of breath, thinking that the dignified princess would be so hungry that she ate sweet potatoes in the middle of the night, it would be really hard.

But Mammy was obviously not talking about that.

"Nurse..." She struggled to get out of her arms, and asked again, "What's wrong?"

Talking today is much smoother than yesterday, and it is not so difficult.

"Alas..." Mammy sighed, as if it was difficult to speak.

There was a sound at the door, and Nangong Yuheng walked in with a frustrated expression, probably already knowing what happened.

Under Yue Ying's persistent questioning, Mammy finally spoke slowly: "Your Highness...His Highness's mother and concubine are dead."

Yueying was stunned for a while, and didn't react for a while, because the one who died was not her real mother, and they had never even met each other, only knowing that the other party's situation was not very good.

"Oh, Your Highness probably doesn't understand what this means. It's fine if you don't understand, it's a blessing if you don't understand... I'm afraid life will be even more difficult in the future."

Nangong Yuheng stood far away without approaching, but his expression was very sad, and there were even faint tears flickering.

His mother had just died, and the scene at that time was vivid in his memory. The pain of losing a loved one resurfaced clearly, which made him even more sad than Yue Ying, the person involved.

He was afraid that if he got closer, he would not be able to hold back his tears, so he held on tightly to the door frame until his fingertips turned white.

After all, it was the death of a loved one. Even if Yue Ying couldn't empathize with her, she was infected by the atmosphere, her expression collapsed, and her mouth was puckered.

Mammy was even more worried when she saw it. Even this silly child knew that he would be sad when his relatives were gone, but the cold-hearted emperor didn't even want to see him for the last time, and he didn't even care about his own flesh and blood.

"It's okay, Your Highness, it's okay. The national teacher promised that Concubine Ling will take care of you, and he will definitely do what he says." The nanny wiped away her tears, stood up again, cheered herself up, and touched the moon gently Ying's head, "I'm going to get some food, I must have been hungry yesterday? The national teacher gave us some money, and I will help you from time to time in the future. Your Highness is growing up, so we can't delay."

"And you, kid, you have to grow strong, so that you can protect your master in the future, did you hear me?!"

Her tone was fierce, but she squatted down and looked at Nangong Yuheng at the same level, more like a request.

Nangong Yuheng nodded vigorously. The sympathy for Yue Ying gave him a sense of mission inexplicably, as if a wanderer met another homeless person, and after some kind of bond was formed in a dream, the similar experience made them even stronger. close.

Master and apprentice, such identities bound them together, giving them a sense of belonging in the empty world.

He picked up his mood, ran over quickly, and took Yueying's hand: "Master, don't be afraid, you still have me!"

It is easy for a child to say the most sincere promises, Yueying was a little moved, she held him back slightly, and the two thin hands conveyed warmth to each other.

The mammy really brought a sumptuous meal, and the three of them turned their grief and anger into appetite, and they had a big meal.

No matter what happened, the day would go on. Mammy took the lead to cheer up, and went down to the field with the hoe on her shoulders, repairing the mess made by the two children yesterday.

If she followed her past temperament, she would definitely scold them and then work while complaining, but today she was rarely quiet, holding back her energy to live a better life.

Nangong Yuheng also rolled up his trousers to help, and Yue Ying went to join in the fun, but they were stopped by the two righteously.

"You can be your princess and your little master at ease," Nangong Yuheng patted his thin chest, "Leave the hard work to me."

Yueying opened her mouth to speak, but he immediately blocked her back.

"I came to be your apprentice just to make you happy!"

(End of this chapter)