carved heart

Chapter 34 The Final Round (6)
Shen Changtang looked at the moon reflected in the water again, and suddenly said: "It really is a beautiful day."

"...Huh?" Ah Yin was slightly taken aback, tonight was not the same as usual.

The little boy who led the way stopped, looked back at her, and asked, "Why didn't the girl leave?" Ah Yin came back to his senses and asked, "Master Hou is not in the house today?"

The little boy led the way for a few days. Although she didn't know what the girl in front of her was doing in the Hou Ye's house, she was the first girl who could stay in the Hou Ye's house after serving the Hou Ye for so long. Yin was not as indifferent as the first time he was in Tianling Inn, he smiled and said: "The moon is beautiful tonight, Lord Hou is watching the moon."

After a while, the little boy brought Ah Yin to the arch bridge, he didn't go any further, and said, "Young lady, please."

A Yin looked up, and there was a figure standing leaning on the railing in the water pavilion between the lotus ponds not far away.The summer shirt is thin, and the night wind blows, and the sleeves of the clothes flutter like a blue streamer.When he was about to leave, he found that he was holding a wine glass in his hand, looking at the moon with his head tilted.Under the bright moonlight, his facial features were deep and charming, and even the wine glass held between his five fingers became luxurious for no reason.

Before she had time to salute, he had already noticed her coming.

"sit."

He raised his neck and drank the wine in the glass, looking at her: "Have you ever drunk?"

Ah Yin said, "I only drank fruit wine."

He sat back and stood next to Ah Yin, holding the flagon with his hand.He was wearing a blue toga with long sleeves tonight, and it was rare that he didn't wear a brocade robe with a round neck.The flagon was on the other side of Ah Yin, when he reached out his hand, the robe brushed against her cheek, and there was a smell after soaking in soup, which was a bit pleasant.

He poured out a glass of wine and said, "This wine is called Sanfenzui. It's very strong. Try it."

She said: "I don't know how to drink strong alcohol. If you are drunk and rude, please forgive me." She reached out to take the wine glass, but when she raised her hand, it was wrapped in a big palm. on her legs.

Through layers of clothes, she could also feel the coldness of his five fingers.

Her thighs were instantly stiff, and the coolness from his fingertips crawled up her legs little by little. Although it was cold, her heart felt inexplicably itchy.

"Master Hou?"

He said, "You really don't know how to drink strong alcohol?"

Ah Yin replied honestly: "I really don't."

He still didn't let go of her hand, and held the wine glass with the other hand, his voice was inexplicably hoarse: "This Marquis will teach you." The cold wine glass was brought to her lips, and Ah Yin reacted with a jolt, Mu Muyang Hou wants to feed her a drink?
Realizing this, her ears turned red.

As soon as she moved, the palm of her leg exerted a little force: "Don't move, open your mouth." The strong wine slid into her lips, and the entrance was hot, and the strong taste reached the top of her head, she was choked and coughed violently, The eyes are moist and moist, and the cheeks are burning hot.

Shen Changtang let go of her slightly, and looked at her carefully, but felt that she was more beautiful under the moonlight than in the past, even the blush on her cheeks was also beautiful.

She looked at him bitterly.

He suddenly smiled and asked, "Is it good to drink?"

"It's not good," she said.

"When you taste the beauty of strong wine, you will understand its goodness." Gently rubbing her tiger's mouth with his thumb, he said casually: "Just like this Marquis."

Ah Yin choked again.

This Mu Yanghou is so shameless, he drinks when he drinks, what kind of metaphors are there!
He patted her on the back and said: "It's really the same, even the reaction is similar. Come on, have another sip. It's your first taste of spirits, so you shouldn't drink too much, take a few sips every night, and you'll get used to it after a while. It is best to drink wine in winter, if you drink half a glass, the fire dragon does not need to be burned, and the heat will come up."

Seeing the wine glass approaching again, Ah Yin hurriedly said: "Master Hou, I will do it myself."

Shen Changtang did not disagree, and let go of the hand holding the wine glass.

Afraid that he would go back on his word, Ah Yin would continue to feed her wine, so he snatched the glass, raised his neck and took a big gulp, pouring the rest of the wine down his stomach, choking her to tears when it slid down her throat down.

A face was as red as a cooked shrimp.

He was a little helpless: "You drank so fast when you first tasted strong wine, and you must have a headache when you get stronger after a while." As he spoke, he called the little boy to bring sober tea, and seeing Shen Changtang's hand reaching for the teacup again, She was in a hurry to grab the head start, and drank a whole cup of hangover tea with lightning speed.

As soon as the teacup was set aside, she said, "Many... Thank you Hou Ye for the tea."

The strong alcohol was really strong, she drank the hangover tea, but she was still a little dizzy.The moon swayed in the sky, like two swinging windows, and like a shaken silver robe.She felt that her mind was a little unclear, but reason told her that the sooner she left, the better.

She said, "Master Hou, I'll..."

Before he could finish speaking, Shen Changtang's hand suddenly touched her hot face. It was obvious that there was a chill in his fingers, but she felt that her cheek was getting hotter and hotter.

"Huh? Are you so afraid that I will feed you?"

Her mind was so bewildered that she could not even think of decent words.

His fingers brushed her eyebrows, stroked her eyelids, and finally moved on her blushing cheeks. She was still organizing her words, and he asked again: "Don't you like me teaching you how to drink? You tell the truth. I listen your."

It was probably because the moonlight was too gentle, or his tone was too bewitching, she spoke out what she had kept in her heart all this time.

"Yes! I don't like it!"

He seemed a little disappointed: "If you don't like it, I won't do it in the future. But I think you are really drunk. What you drank just now was not hangover tea. Here is the hangover tea." He poured a cup and shook it in front of the tip of her nose. Next, ask: "Does it taste different? You just drank Junshan Yinzhen."

A Yin froze for a moment, the glass of strong wine was still shouting in her body, which made her think a little slower.

It took her a long time to remember that when she reached for Zhenjiu tea, she was stopped by him, and she couldn't snatch it after a few times, but instead narrowed the distance between the two of them.She looked at the teacup in his hand and said angrily, "You said it, listen to me!"

"After drinking, I have a bit of a temper, and I dare to speak my mind, not bad."

She was even more annoyed, and rushed to grab the wine glass.

With this pounce, he twisted his foot, and the whole person fell backwards.But she didn't fall, she just felt wind on her face, and when she realized it, she was already in his arms.The chest next to the ear vibrated slightly, and there was a low laugh.

"Well, I listen to you."

"Put it down, I'll drink it myself."

His voice suddenly became hoarse: "There is another way..." She thought dazedly, another way?It was also at this time that her jaw was pinched, her mouth was directly blocked, and sobering tea was poured into her mouth.

She woke up a little bit from the alcohol, and her eyes widened.

"Well……"

Seeing him take another sip of the sobering tea, she didn't care about what to say next, she clenched her teeth tightly and refused to open her mouth.

He seemed to be very patient, rubbing his ears with her with a sip of sober tea in his mouth.

It's like a tug-of-war between the lips, whoever opens his mouth first loses.

She didn't want to, and neither did he.

She complained about the word "cunning" all over her face.

He was full of joy, and asked again: "Are you sober?"

She was very annoyed, but this time she didn't dare to speak, and nodded her head twice.

The more she behaved like this, the more he wanted to conquer. After taking a breath, he fell on top of her again.

She could even clearly see blue veins popping out of his face later, and healed up again.

The night was getting darker.

The two finally separated, and each sat on one side, panting and recovering.Shen Changtang recovered faster than Ah Yin, he calmed down and called Xiaotong over.

The little boy didn't dare to raise his head, he lowered his head and waited for the order.

He said, "Bring me some food."

The boy responded, and Fang retreated.

He said to Ah Yin again: "You are hungry."

At this moment, Ah Yin is very sober from the wine!What she paid more attention to was another question. She said, "They were all watching just now?"

Shen Changtang said: "It doesn't matter, they are all from this Marquis."

She bit her lip.

He added: "They don't dare to take another look." Seeing that she was still silent, he sighed: "Let them go away next time."

Just now she kissed, her forehead was covered with hot sweat, now when the wind blows, she shivered.Shen Changtang called the little boy over again, and said, "Bring the food to the house." The little boy responded.He took her hand and said, "Let's go into the house."

She nodded obediently, like a tamed kitten.

The way back was very short, he took her slender hand and walked slowly across the arch bridge, and then set foot on the narrow path.A small piece of bamboo forest is planted in the villa, and there are about six or seven clumps. When the evening wind blows, the bamboo leaves rustle, and the moonlight falls on the ground, covering it with a layer of soft light.

Her hands were soft and small, as if they had no bones.

He held it in the palm, and the heart seemed to become her hand unknowingly, soft and soft, and the moonlight also jumped onto his heart.He has seen a lot of bamboo forests. Yongping's Panchun Garden has a ten-mile bamboo forest. The tall and straight trees are as green as emeralds.He is very picky, and he felt bored once he went there, but the few clumps of ordinary green bamboos in the villa today gave him a sense of elegance, so wonderful, so wonderful, even the moonlight is good, everything is good.

With the softness in the palm, it seems that the world is covered with a charming coat.

The food was quickly delivered to the house.

The two eat together.

Afterwards, Ah Yin asked Shen Changtang how long he wanted to keep the nuclear carving artist.Shen Changtang asked her, "Oh? Do you want to go back?" She said, "After all, it's been a long time since I've been out. I miss my sister."

Shen Changtang looked thoughtful.

He didn't express his opinion, but just yawned and said, "It's getting late, you can go back and rest after reading the letter for a quarter of an hour tonight."

Ah Yin glanced, there was an extra letter on the table, the letter paper was very new, it looked like a new letter from home.

She tore open the envelope, and it was exactly what she thought, it was also a letter from Mu Yanghou's mother.The letter was still about trivial matters, and he wrote several pages eloquently, expressing his love and concern for his son, and mentioned a lot of recent events in the Marquis's mansion, such as the engagement of the younger brother of Marquis Muyang, The other party is the fifth girl from the Duke's Mansion, who was bestowed by the Holy Majesty.For example, a few days ago, he went to the palace to greet the queen mother, but was embarrassed by the queen mother again.

Mu Yanghou's mother doesn't seem to like the Queen Mother very much...

Ah Yin was thinking about it while reading the letter, and after a quarter of an hour, she put down the letter from home, only to see Mu Yanghou, who usually had his eyes closed, staring at her intently.

He asked, "How do you feel?"

A Yin thought about it and said: "Hou Ye's mother misses him very much, and hopes that he will return to Yongping as soon as possible."

He asked again: "When is Chang Tan's marriage scheduled?"

Ah Yin was stunned for a moment before realizing who the "Changtan" he was talking about was, she said: "The marriage is bestowed by the Holy Majesty, and it will be set in half a year."

"It's a good marriage in the Duke's mansion." He looked at her and said, "Changtan has a pure personality, and Chen Guogong has a broad mind. The daughters he teaches will not be far behind. Marrying into our Shen family, there will be no difference between sisters-in-law. There are too many arguments."

She thumped in her heart, as if she didn't understand.

"Congratulations, Lord Marquis."

He stared at her again, and then said softly after a while: "Go and rest."

Early the next morning, before Ah Yin woke up, he heard the door of the room being opened.She thought she was waiting for a familiar maid, so she said: "No need to wait, I will do it myself." Unexpectedly, there was no response, she took off her shoes, and saw Jiang Xuan within a few steps.

"elder sister!"

They hadn't seen each other for several days, the eyes of the two sisters were slightly red, and they hugged tightly.Ah Yin took Jiang Xuan's hand and sat on the bed, asking, "How did you come here?"

Jiang Xuan said: "This morning, people from Mu Yanghou suddenly came to the house and said that they would take me to the villa. I got into the carriage in a daze and entered the villa. Then a boy brought me over and said that my sister You live there. I heard my sister's voice as soon as I came in."

Ah Yin was slightly taken aback.

Unexpectedly, Shen Changtang really listened to her words.

As soon as Jiang Xuan finished speaking, she hurriedly looked up and down A Yin, seeing that she had lost some weight, and thinking that this is Mu Yanghou's territory, she couldn't help saying sadly: "My sister is troubled here."

As soon as the fighting nuclear conference ended, Mu Yanghou said that he would invite six nuclear carving artists to a banquet, and she knew something was wrong when she heard it.She knew that Mu Yanghou was after her sister!As a result, as soon as my sister went to the villa, she didn't come back for five or six days. When she inquired, she said that Mu Yanghou thought nuclear carving was interesting and wanted to ask six nuclear carving technicians.

Jiang Xuan was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.

My sister faced that Lord Hou day and night in the villa, isn't it just like a sheep that has entered the tiger's mouth?
But anxious and anxious, Jiang Xuan couldn't think of any way, so he could only worry at home.Seeing Ah Yin's thinner face now, his nose was sour and his eyes were red again.Ah Yin hurriedly said: "Why are you crying, am I not well? Where do you want to go?"

Jiang Xuan asked: "Mu Yanghou really didn't bully my sister?"

"No."

Jiang Xuan's eyes were red again: "Sister, your lips are swollen!"

"Mosquito bites."

"elder sister!"

Ah Yin wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, and said, "Don't cry, listen to me. You must keep it in your heart, and you can't tell anyone." Jiang Xuan nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.Ah Yin said again: "You know where I hid the silver, right?"

She nodded again.

Ah Yin said: "Those are all the dowry I left for you. I will choose a good son-in-law for you in the next few days. You can see if you like it. If you like it, then we will marry you. I remember that there is an auspicious day at the end of the month." , you get married earlier, and my sister will feel at ease."

When Jiang Xuan heard this, she asked in panic, "Sister, you..."

A Yin patted her hand and said: "Don't worry, I will go to Yongping with Mu Yanghou in about a while. The courtyard in the Hou's mansion is deep, if I take you there, I'm afraid it will hurt you."

"My sister was murdered by Mu Yanghou..." Jiang Xuan couldn't say those two words.

Ah Yin said, "No, really not."

She asked again: "Mu Yanghou wants to marry my sister? Be a regular wife?"

Ah Yin shyly said: "He didn't say anything, but I like him, as long as I can follow him, I'm willing to do anything. Ah Xuan, Lord Hou, he treats me very well. You can see it for all. He was afraid of me during the fighting nuclear conference." After drying in the sun, he gave me his canopy to cover the sun. He knew that Luo Jiao had plotted against me, and he helped me avenge me. If he hadn't stepped forward, how could the Luo family have ended up like this? I said yesterday that I wanted to see you , this morning he quietly sent you here as a surprise for me. Don't think I've lost weight these days, it's because he treats me too well. He is afraid that I will be hungry, so he always asks the maid to feed you I prepare food, I eat miscellaneous things, I have a stomachache, and I have lost weight in the past few days. Well, this matter must be kept secret first, you go out and get me a basin of water, I will wash it, and then I will take you on a tour of the villa. "

Jiang Xuan just wiped away her tears and went out.

As soon as the door was closed, Ah Yin leaned against the bed rail, closed and opened his eyes, and the water disappeared.

Mu Yanghou's mother's family letter, she read it over and over again, and read Mu Yanghou's thoughts.

There are too many secrets of the Hou Mansion in the family letter, and last night he mentioned the word "妯娌", fearing that he is determined to take her back to Yongping.In the bamboo forest last night, she felt his concern.But this concern made her feel extremely heavy.

The more he cared about her, the less likely he would let her go.

It was exactly that sentence.

What is not available is always the best.

(End of this chapter)