Fortunately met when I was not married

Chapter 42 City Defense

Chapter 39 City Defense

She suddenly panicked, Shang Yu stayed in her room in the dead of night, this situation was really like a private tryst.If Xie Cong saw it, he really didn't know how to explain it.She turned to look at Shang Yu again, his expression was calm, as if he still wanted to go out and say hello to Xie Cong openly.

In a hurry, she grabbed his arm and her face turned red uncontrollably.

She raised her voice and said to Xie Cong outside the door: "Okay, I'll come right away." Then she whispered to Shang Yu: "You can leave later. Don't let anyone see you."

He understood what she meant and frowned.Why, she was afraid that others would know that she was with him?He felt a little displeased, but looked at her blushing cheeks and nodded.

She was relieved, opened the door and followed Xie Cong to the gate of the chess club, where a small sedan chair was waiting.

She got into the sedan chair, feeling uneasy, wondering what would happen if Pei Yunkuang suddenly called her late at night?

When the sedan chair stopped, she saw at a glance the boat on the night of the Lantern Festival moored on the shore, with a wind lantern shining on the bow, swaying like starlight.this
The night by the river is much colder than the night of the Lantern Festival. There are no river lanterns and no moonlight, and the river is as dark as black satin. Only the wind lantern shone with a dim warm light.

She descended the stone steps and stepped into the boat.Pei Yunkuang sat in the cabin.For some reason, at the first glance, she felt that there was a faint sense of loneliness on his handsome face. Is it because the night was quiet and the lights were dim?Or is it because caring makes chaos, she is too sensitive to everything about him?
She stepped forward and gave a slight salute: "What orders does the lord have?"

There was a wine jug in front of him, but the wine glass in his hand was empty.

He looked at her, feeling even more conflicted in his heart, and said softly, "Sit down."

She sat across from him, not daring to look at him.Across the bar, the smell of alcohol on his body could be clearly smelled, faintly like the morning mountain mist.He seldom drinks, is there something bothering him?There was a bit of distress and concern in her heart. Sometimes, she would be lonely for him, and the heights were extremely cold. If he had something on his mind, who could tell?
There is no one to explain, so I drink with loneliness.

He took a long breath and said, "A few days ago, a Mr. Mei went to the chess club, can you see it?"

She nodded: "Yes, the second senior brother said she is a girl."

He nodded: "Yes, she is the queen's niece, and I heard that she will be promised to Prince Leping's son."

She quickly sorted out the relationship inside, understood the power of it, and couldn't help secretly worrying about him.If they get married, it will definitely be bad for him.No wonder he drank.

He looked away from her face, looked at the dark water outside the cabin, and said in a low voice: "Actually, your master has advised me to propose marriage to Mei Hanlin. Marquis Dongyang. This marriage was decided by the old prince, and this prince thought at the time that he must marry someone he likes in the future."

His voice was low and slow, as if he was talking to himself, but what she heard was a turbulent undercurrent flooding from her heart.

He was silent, did not continue to speak, but looked away from the window and looked straight at her.Her heart jumped wildly, she lowered her eyes in a panic, feeling like she was sitting on pins and needles.

The atmosphere in the cabin was ambiguous.She was very nervous and afraid that he might say something.

He hesitated and contradicted himself.Reason has been persuading herself that it is just a play, she will not be in any danger, and she will not have any loss.However, this strategy is different from others. As long as he tells her to do it, she will definitely feel that he doesn't care about her. He doesn't want her to have this kind of misunderstanding, and he also cares about her.But this care, after all, is not so important as to be compared with the throne.Beauty and country, both are the best. If you can't have both, then every man will weigh it and usually choose the latter.Naturally, right now he is not faced with such a choice. What makes him difficult is that she has already restrained her feelings. She is afraid that this time, her heart will be farther away from him, so he is very hesitant.

After a while, he finally said, "Si Tian, ​​I want you to do me a favor."

She breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly said, "My lord please give me instructions."

He sighed: "This marriage can only be broken. Master Shao wants to use a trick on Pei Siyu so that the Mei family can see or know. He thinks that you are the most suitable candidate."

She was ice-snow smart and immediately understood what he meant.There was a sudden shock in her heart, which turned into a stabbing pain.There was a hint of bitterness in her mouth, she kept her composure, tried her best to use a calm voice, and asked slowly: "What does the prince want to do?"

"He is strict and self-loving, and he only uses Mixiang. You just need to shout, and Xie Cong will come." Speaking of this, he was also filled with inexplicable annoyance.

She quickly said "yes".

He really wanted to see her expression, but she lowered her head deeply, and her long eyelashes covered her eyes, so she couldn't see what was on her mind.Looking at her appearance, he felt a little regretful, and then said: "If you don't want to, I will find another way."

She raised her head and forced herself to be calm: "I am willing. Do you have any orders from the prince?"

Her reaction was both expected and unexpected. He had mixed feelings in his heart, and it was hard to describe whether he wanted her to agree or not.

She got up and gave a long bow, then turned and left.

When she turned around, he actually saw a hint of determination.His heart suddenly panicked, and he couldn't help standing up, grabbing her hand, and pulling her back.

His strength was so great that she almost threw herself on the table.Through the small short table, he looked at her fiercely, his eyes darkened.

She saw his temples moving faintly, why did he grit his teeth?Didn't he make her do it?She took a long breath, her lungs getting colder and colder.

She pursed her lips and smiled at him: "Don't worry, my lord, I will do well."

Her attitude made him feel even more uncomfortable, and he blurted out: "Si Tian, ​​I don't want to do this either. If you don't want to, let it go."

"My lord's kindness to me is as great as a mountain, and I should do everything for my lord. I only hope that my lord will realize his ambition as soon as possible." The repressed sorrow in her heart could no longer be suppressed, and her voice changed a little. tone.

He looked at her deeply, and said in a deep voice, "There is another person in my king's ambition."

She hurriedly pulled away, boarded the shore in a hurry, and got into the sedan chair as if fleeing.At this moment, she knew her identity more clearly than ever before, Suzaku, Suzaku of Qishimen, a chess piece raised with 1000 taels of silver.There seemed to be a tear rolling down, she quickly wiped away the tear, if there is no emotion, if there is no kindness, there will never be such a tear.

Back at the chess club, she pushed open the bedroom door.The room was pitch black, and she didn't want to light the lamp, so she lazily sat down against the table.

In the darkness, she became more and more calm.She pushed open the window in front of the table, there was no moon tonight, there was a lamp under the corridor, and the thin light cast a little, and there was a small piece of light and shadow on the table.She took out her purse from her sleeve, and slowly slid her fingers onto the jade pendant.I still remember the joy and timid sweetness when she saw Ruyi in her purse on her birthday.

wishful thinking.She picked up the scissors, and with the rare light, cut the jade pendant from the purse with one scissor.

She wanted to be tough on herself, to throw away everything she shouldn't worry about and what she shouldn't keep.From now on, he is only her master, her benefactor, not her lover.

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On the [-]th day of the first lunar month, Xie Cong sent someone to invite Pei Siyu, saying that Zuo Sheng honored him with a chess record and wanted to discuss it with the young prince.On the other hand, he sent someone to Mei Hanlin's residence and invited Mei Hanlin to the chess club.Whether he came or Mei Qin came in person upon hearing the news, the effect was the same.

Liang Ren likes to play chess, so he is naturally very fond of chess records.When Pei Siyu came to the chess club, he was very interested in seeing the chess record, and praised: "Master Zuo really cares about Mr. Xie. I don't know where I got this chess record. It's very wonderful!"

Xie Cong deliberately said: "Zuo Xiang's favor to me is really hard to describe in words."

The two were chatting in the chess room when Mei Hanlin arrived.Si Tian welcomed him into a warm pavilion, served some tea, and said with a slight smile, "The prince is here, and my cousin is watching chess records with him. I'll call my cousin over."

Mei Hanlin hurriedly said: "No rush, I'll wait for a while."

Pei Siyu was fascinated by the chess record and looked down.Xie Cong used the skill of holding the chess pieces to light the incense behind Pei Siyu's back.

This ecstasy is extremely strong, and the doors and windows in the warm pavilion are closed tightly, and it will take effect after a while.Xie Cong didn't dare to stay for long, sat with Pei Siyu for a while, and then came out of the chess room with the excuse of going to the toilet.

Si Tian stood under the corridor, looking a little pale.

Xie Cong went over and patted her on the shoulder, and said softly: "Si Tian, ​​don't be afraid. If he touches you later, you can yell loudly, and I will come over. You will pretend to have suffered a lot later." Wronged, just cry some tears."

She nodded lightly, thinking of the "molest" she was about to face Pei Siyu, her nervousness and fear overwhelmed her shyness and embarrassment.

She pointed to the other end of the corridor, and said, "Mei Hanlin has arrived, in that warm pavilion."

"You go." Xie Cong nodded to her, watched her enter the chess room, and then he stepped into the room where Mei Hanlin was.

"Lord Mei, the little prince of the chess record is looking at it, or else, let's go there together."

Mei Hanlin nodded with a smile and said "OK".

Looking at the chess record, Pei Siyu suddenly felt that his eyes were blurry, his body was extremely hot, and there was a desire in his heart to vent like a wild horse.Standing beside her was a woman who was putting away the chess pieces in front of her. There was a faint fragrance on her body that made people think about it. When she stretched out her hand on the chessboard, the black stones lined with snowy muscles were as slender as jade, which suddenly stirred up the fire in his heart. .By coincidence, he reached out and grabbed the hand, and then wanted to hold the woman in his arms and kiss Fangze.

Xie Cong accompanied Mei Hanlin through the corridor, when he suddenly heard a woman's call.

Xie Cong's face changed, he stepped to the door with a few strides, pushed open the door of the chess room, and the cold wind suddenly rushed into the room.

Si Tian's face was pale and panicked.Pei Siyu was grabbing her clothes, and she was trying to break free.Xie Cong stepped into the house, stopped Pei Siyu's hand, and kept Si Tian behind him.

Pei Siyu's eyes were red and a little frightening, and his breathing was short of breath.

Xie Cong deliberately raised his voice, and said loudly, "Little prince, who is this? She is my cousin."

Mei Hanlin froze at the door, stared blankly, backed away quietly, and tiptoed away in a hurry.

"Go and pour some tea for the little prince."

Si Tian left immediately, still panicked in her heart, even though she knew that Xie Cong would come to rescue her, when Pei Siyu grabbed her, she was still involuntarily scared.

She sent the tea containing the antidote to Xiaotong.

The door opened, the cold wind blew, and the drug in the room faded a lot. Pei Siyu felt a little better. He felt dry and irritable, so he took a few sips of tea. Thinking about the situation just now, he felt like sleepwalking, quite Awkward.

Xie Cong gave him a step, and said in a low voice: "Practicing is said to be obsessed. It seems that the prince also loves chess too much. Looking at the chess record is like practicing."

Pei Siyu put down his cup, and said: "I just seemed to be in a daze just now. Could there be some mystery in this chess record?"

Xie Cong said: "This chess record was sent by Zuo Sheng. Since the prince likes it, I will borrow flowers and present Buddha to the young prince."

Pei Siyu looked at the chess record and couldn't tell how strange it was. Although he liked women, he had always been very modest, and today he lost control outside.

He took the chess record and got up to leave. Xie Cong sent him into the sedan chair. Suddenly, he pretended to find out and said deliberately: "Hey, Mei Hanlin was still there just now, why did he leave?"

Pei Siyu's expression changed, he got up the sedan chair and left.

Sitting in the sedan chair, he felt more and more strange. Is there something weird about the chess book in his hand?This chess record was sent by Zuo Sheng, and Xie Cong was his master.He began to feel that things were too coincidental and not simple.

After Xie Cong sent Pei Siyu away, he packed up his things and set off for Zuo Xiangfu. Zuo Sheng fell ill, and Zuo Shiqiu also hoped that it would be more convenient for him to live in the residence.

Xie Cong said to Si Tian: "After the first month, the prince will return to Xinzhou. You will live here first, and then you will go with the prince. I have explained all the servants in the chess club. If you have anything to do, just order , you are the master here."

Si Tian smiled and nodded.During the time I was with Brother Cong, I realized that he was far from what he appeared on the outside. He was meticulous, considerate, and thoughtful.It's a pity that Sister Su has married Liu's wife. Is there any hope for him?

After Xie Cong was sent away, the chess club also closed its doors and put up a plaque saying it was out of business.Si Tian sat in front of the window, although his body was relaxed, his heart was in a mess.If you want peace of mind, you need to find something to do.She picked up Shang Yu's clothes and began to thread the needle.

It was late at night, and she was vaguely expecting someone to come.Not because of missing him, but because with him, I often feel at ease. Although he is sometimes domineering and sometimes rude, he is always trustworthy.In fact, in her private heart, she really wanted him to be her elder brother. As for the others, she hadn't thought about it yet. She wanted to explain this when he came.

However, it wasn't him who came tonight.

When she saw Pei Yunkuang, she was shocked!Because it was too unexpected, he would come here.

She put down the needle and thread in her hand and saluted him politely and respectfully.Then without waiting for him to ask, he explained today's affairs in detail, with a businesslike appearance, just like his subordinates.

He didn't listen very carefully, but he watched carefully.Her eyes were locked on her face, trying to read her thoughts carefully, but her face was elegant and gentle, she lowered her eyes slightly, looking at the blue bricks in front of the hem of his clothes, her expression was calm.

He was silent, in addition to being unhappy, there was also an inexplicable loss in his heart.She usually avoids his gaze, and looks shy from time to time.Today, she was too peaceful and distant.

His eyes couldn't help falling on the clothes behind her, and he knew it was men's clothes.He felt a stab in his heart, who is she sewing for?Wu Rong?
He was upset.On the way to see her, he even thought that it would be better for her to cry wronged in front of him, but she was so indifferent, even calmer than last night.

He couldn't express his mood at the moment, and whispered: "You, do you blame me?"

She shook her head hastily, with a strange smile on her lips: "How come, this is what I should do. I am Suzaku from Qishimen, and I have never forgotten it."

One sentence ignited him.

He took a step forward, held her arm, and said in a deep voice, "Are you trying to anger me?"

She wanted to struggle, but she didn't move after thinking about it. She let him hold her arm, looked at him calmly, and said, "My lord, even if I'm not Suzaku from Qishimen, I still remember your kindness to me. Doing all of these things should be done willingly.”

He looked at her, as if overnight, he pushed her away with his own hands.He let her go slowly, although he has always reserved a place for her in his heart and thought about the future, but now is not the time to make a promise.

He was speechless for a while, and sat quietly in her bedroom, showing no intention of leaving.She was secretly anxious, lowered her head and strengthened the city defense in her heart.

"My lord, it's late at night." She finally couldn't help reminding him.

She is chasing him away?The fire in his heart was ignited by her again.He stood up, stepped in front of her in two steps, and pulled her into his arms.

She struggled in panic.The more she struggled, the more he wouldn't let go, the two were deadlocked, and he held her arm tightly.

Is the city defense in her heart broken with one blow?She looked at him with flickering eyes, and he also looked at her, sweeping away the gentleness and warmth of the past, and his deep and dark eyes were aggressive.

Suddenly, the window was pushed open with a "bang", and a black shadow flew in.

(End of this chapter)