Aspirations

Chapter 154
Man Tuo was on the bottom, Xia Xiang was on the top, the two hugged each other tightly, and fell firmly to the ground.Xia Xiang's bedroom is paved with blue bricks, and it must be very painful to fall on the ground. Xia Xiang closed his eyes in pain, and couldn't bear to see Man Tuo's pained expression.After all, he is above and Mantuo is below, and she has to bear the strength of her body plus his body, and the force is the greatest.

"Stupid, open your eyes and see."

Xia Xiang felt a rush of heat coming from his ears, and Mantuo's voice rang softly beside his ears. He slowly opened his eyes and took a look, hey, no, Mantuo's back didn't touch the ground, but hung in the air. Ah, Manto can fly?Could it be that she really descended from heaven?

Looking at it again, Xia Xiang couldn't help laughing, Mantuo bowed his body slightly, stretched his hands like a roc spreading its wings, grabbed the edge of the bed with his left hand, and grabbed the leg of the table with his right hand, and with the strength of his hands and legs, he lifted his body half a foot off the ground more than enough.And he was like a very disappointing fish, crawling on Mantuo's body, his posture was indecent, his appearance was in a state of embarrassment, and he no longer had the majesty of a county lord.

Although Xia Xiang felt the grace and beauty of Mantuo's body below him, he couldn't rely on Mantuo's body to keep him from getting up. The main reason was that he really didn't want Mantuo to be troubled, so he stood up in a hurry, stretched out his hand to pull Mantuo up, and smiled embarrassingly: "It was thanks to Lady Mantuo that I didn't lose my big tooth. Otherwise, if I lost my teeth, I wouldn't be a magistrate. According to the laws of Daxia, anyone with a physical disability is not allowed to be an official."

"It's fine if you lose your teeth, and it's not considered a disability. Physical disabilities are a big deal..." Man Tuo's face was extremely shy, and he didn't know what he thought of. Just as he was about to continue talking, his expression changed slightly, and his hands With a flick, he extinguished the oil lamp in the room.

Xia Xiang was taken aback: "Could it be that Mrs. Mantuo really wants to stay overnight?"

"Don't talk." Mantuo covered Xia Xiang's mouth with her hand, and listened intently. There was nothing unusual except the sound of wind outside the window. She came to the window quietly, opened the window gently, and looked outside. , "Xia Xianzun, there are people outside."

"Who is it?" Xia Xiang tiptoed to the window and looked outside. On the dark side outside, where is there any figure?Only the shadows of the trees whirling.

Xia Xiang squatted under the window, leaning his whole body on Mantuo's body. When he tilted his head to look out, his head touched Mantuo's head again.The light fragrance of Mantuo's body came from the nose, like Lan Ruozhi, making people intoxicated.It's just that this is not the time for beauty, so he hurriedly restrained himself and asked again: "Did you hear wrong?"

"No." Man Tuo replied firmly, and she gently pushed Xia Xiang, "Don't get so close, you are so stupid, if bad guys come in, I will be dragged back by you."

Xia Xiang was caught off guard, and sat down on the ground. He simply didn't stand up, and leaned his head against the wall. After listening carefully, he still couldn't hear any movement, so he couldn't help but chuckled softly: "Be careful that the wall has ears, and be careful what happens in the east window. On the contrary, we are a little sneaky?"

"You are sneaky. I have always acted aboveboard. If you even blame the lady and Cao lady for the matter just now, you can blame me. I will bear it alone." There was a particularly bright content in Man Tuo's eyes. Xiang Xiang's eyes, "I will not regret what I have done, but from now on, we will be the same as before, except to protect your safety, we will be clear, and the water of the well will not interfere with the water of the river."

why is it like this?Turn around and forget?Xia Xiang was stunned, and just when he didn't know how to answer Mantuo, there was an extremely slight whistling sound from the wind outside.

This time Xia Xiang heard it clearly, it was definitely not a natural sound, if it wasn't someone, it was some nocturnal animal.

The tenderness on Mantuo's face disappeared in an instant, replaced by vigilance and nervousness, she motioned Xia Xiang to keep quiet, listened for a moment, and said in a very low voice: "This man's martial arts are very good, even better than Yan Hao's." Minute."

Xia Xiang was startled, he just thought that if someone came to sneak attack, it would probably be Yan Hao, after all, Yan Hao is really determined at this time, looking at Da Xia, there are not many people who can make Man Tuo so vigilant, except Yan Hao .I don't want Man Tuo to say that this person is not Yan Hao, could it be that some great master appeared in the small place of true concentration?
Xia Xiang opened his mouth to ask clearly, but Mantuo covered his mouth. Due to his martial arts practice, Mantuo's small hands are soft and flexible, quite different from ordinary women.It's just that before Xia Xiang could feel the slipperiness of Mantuo's little hands, Mantuo's body suddenly tensed up, and suddenly jumped up, like an arrow off the string, leaping out of the window.

Xia Xiang hurriedly got up and looked out of the window. In the night, Mantuo's figure disappeared after a flash.Afterwards, the surroundings returned to silence, and no more sound could be heard.

"Miss Mantuo..." Xia Xiang boldly went out, came to the courtyard, and called out softly, but there was no response except for the sound of the wind. He felt lost, stood in the courtyard for a moment, turned around and walked back, only to see someone under the corridor. I don't know when there was one more person.

She is dressed in white, standing against a pillar, her hair is loose, like a waterfall pouring down.Her laziness and calm posture are like a water lily under the night light.

It was Lian Ruohan.

"Miss Lian, why haven't you fallen asleep yet?" Xia Xiang came to Lian Ruohan, the night was as cold as water, he wanted to take off his cloak and put it on for Lian Ruohan, only to realize that he came out in a hurry and didn't put on the cloak, "Outside Liang, even the lady should hurry back to her room and rest."

Even Ruohan took a meaningful look at Xia Xiang and smiled faintly: "It's not that I don't know how to adapt. Before you men get married, it's nothing to have a bed maid, but Mrs. Mantuo is not a servant. If you How do you arrange her if you accept her? Whether you are a concubine or a concubine, you have wronged her. You already have two main houses, and there will be no third one."

Xia Xiang naturally knew that the laws of Daxia stipulated that there could only be one principal wife, and he had two families on one shoulder. Having two principal wives was already a special case. If he married another principal wife, it would be a violation of the law.He smiled wryly: "Miss Lian made fun of her. Mistress Mantuo doesn't know how to marry. She is a wild crane playing in the world. How can she be burdened by the world?"

"It's cold outside, why don't you invite me to talk in the room?" Even Ruohan didn't wait for Xia Xiang to nod or shake his head, just stepped into his room, glanced at him, saw that the bedding was neat, and smiled again, "So you two People just met privately and didn't do anything."

Xia Xiang smiled awkwardly: "Mrs. Lian probably only saw the middle, but didn't see the beginning and the end."

Lian Ruohan sat down, poured a glass of water, and took a sip: "Actually, I'm not a stingy person. If you and Mrs. Mantuo are in love, even if you two have an affair, I won't hold you accountable. I just hope that you can arrange her properly. Madam Mantuo's parents are dead, she is alone, and it is her blessing to have you take care of her."

Xia Xiang shook his head: "It is our blessing to have Mantuo by our side. Just now someone wanted to plot something wrong, but fortunately Mantuo was there, otherwise I might have been murdered now..."

"Ah?" Lian Ruohan was so shocked that her face turned pale, she stood up abruptly, "Just now I only saw Mantuo come out through the window, and then you also came out, I thought you were giving her off, so someone wanted... who is it?" ? Could it be Yan Hao again?"

"Miss Mantuo said it wasn't Yan Hao, and said that he was even stronger than Yan Hao in martial arts." Xia Xiang said worriedly, "It's a pity that Xiao Wu is not here, otherwise Xiao Wu might still be able to help Mrs. Mantuo."

"If it wasn't Yan Hao, who would it be?" Lian Ruohan was even more shocked. In a small place of true determination, Yan Hao is enough to cause headaches. If there is another master who can kill people invisible, wouldn't it be It was even more unpredictable, "Is it really one of the top ten masters in Daxia?"

"It's also possible." Xia Xiang lowered his head and pondered for a moment. Although the theory of the top ten masters of the Great Xia is a legend, it is not groundless. At least Yan Hao is among the top ten masters of the Great Xia, and Man Tuo should be one of them who has not been named. One of the few people, Mantuo's master Lin Shuitian ranked No. 1 in the top ten masters of the Great Xia, known as Lin Shangxian, "Lien Niangzi, except for Lin Shangxian, Mantuo and Yanhao, the rest Have you ever heard of his name?"

"I've only heard about five or six of them, and I don't know the names of the others." Lian Ruohan sat down slowly again, "It is rumored that among the top ten masters in Daxia, Lin Shangxian ranks first, Yan Hao ranks third, and Wang Jiucheng ranks fourth , Feng Ruhui ranks fifth, Fang Shiniang ranks sixth, and Lady Mantuo's rank is unknown. It is said that there is another person named Bai Youwei who ranks tenth. The others are not clear. .”

"Among the ten people, there are definitely seven people, and there are still three people left." Xia Xiang remembered that Mantuo had fought against Yan Hao several times, and he won more than he lost. Yan Hao is a bit stronger, so he should be ranked second. The first place is her master Lin Shangxian. So, no matter who the top ten masters of the Great Xia are, they are no match for Mrs. Mantuo? Great, so Mrs. Mantuo There will be nothing wrong."

Even Ruohan let out a sigh of relief, although Mantuo came to Xia Xiang's room in the middle of the night, which made her feel slightly unhappy, but with Xia Xiang's personality and talent, it is reasonable to get Mantuo's body, not to mention Mantuo was born and died several times for Xia Xiang. If there was no Mantuo, Xia Xiang would probably be dead by now. What else could she blame Mantuo for?What's more, as the main housewife, she should be magnanimous. Xia Xiang never had a housemaid, and never went to romantic places, which is rare.

"I hope so." Lian Ruohan got up and went to the window, looked outside, everything was the same outside, she couldn't rest assured, closed the window, and closed the door tightly, "Although Mrs. Mantuo is excellent in martial arts, she is easy to shoot It's hard to guard against an arrow in the dark, what should I do if something happens to her? I can't sleep, so I will watch the night with you and wait for her to come back."

"Okay." Xia Xiang naturally had no objection, and after thinking again, he asked, "Why is there no master around the lady? Or is there a master, I don't know yet?"

Lian Ruohan knew that Xia Xiang always wanted to know her details, so she turned sideways and put her arms around her shoulders: "The weather is really cold now, doesn't Mr. Xia feel cold?"

"It's a bit cold." Xia Xiang didn't understand Lian Ruohan's implication for a moment, and got up to get the cloak, "Come on, put on the cloak, it's windy late at night, be careful of catching cold."

"It's still cold with the cloak on, what should I do?" Lian Ruohan's eyes fell on the bed inadvertently, a shyness flashed in his eyes, and there was a hint of provocation in the shyness, "Why, are you afraid of me?"

Has Xia Xiang ever been afraid of any woman?He laughed, bent over and stretched out his hand: "Please, Miss Lian, go to bed."

Lian Ruohan covered her mouth with a smile, walked slowly to the bed, took off her shoes, and sat down cross-legged. Xia Xiang opened the quilt and put it on Lian Ruohan, and sat beside him.After hesitating for a moment, seeing Lian Ruohan's bold and enthusiastic eyes, he stopped being polite and pulled a corner of the quilt over himself.

The two leaned together, sitting cross-legged on the bed, huddled under the quilt, and stared at the night outside the window.

"Tell me, can Miss Mantuo come back safely?" Xia Xiang was very worried about Mantuo's safety, and for the first time felt that Mantuo was an indispensable person in his life.

"Of course I can. Madame Mantuo is superb in martial arts and witty. Don't forget, she is the second best expert in the world. Who can do anything to her?" Lian Ruohan curled up under the quilt, leaning shoulder to shoulder with Xia Xiang, The nobility and unattainableness before were completely gone, just like an ordinary woman snuggling up to her lover, she rested her head under Xia Xiang's shoulder, her voice was as soft as water, "Mr. Marrying you as a wife, it is impossible not to be away from you all the time. Only Mantuo can protect you at every step. If you accept Mantuo, Mrs. Cao and I will not say anything. The overall situation is the most important thing. After all, you are in a dangerous situation now, and Mrs. Mantuo risked her life to protect you, and Mrs. Cao and I should thank her."

Xia Xiang held Lian Ruohan's little hand tightly, and Lian Ruohan wanted to break free, but he held it tightly instead: "Thanks to my lady's love, but the situation is not clear at the moment, and my engagement to my lady and Mrs. Cao has already made me feel uneasy. I am afraid that I will disappoint the kindness of the two ladies, and I have a heavy trust, how dare I delay Mantuo? I can only wait until after the emperor's southern tour, Daxia restores the blue sky and the sun, and it will not be too late. Lady Mantuo has saved my life , if she is willing to marry me, I am naturally willing to take care of her for the rest of her life, but I am afraid of wronging her. If she does not marry, I will treat her like a dear relative."

"Do you really think so?"

"of course."

"You have a conscience." Lian Ruohan sighed faintly, "You're right, the current wind and rain are precarious, the emperor is on a southern tour, good or bad is uncertain, what if something really happens...I'm afraid it's you and I. It's a pity that the emperor was wise in his first life, but now he is at the mercy of Xingwang and Hou Pingpan. Why didn't the emperor first remove Hou Pingpan from the post of Pingzhang under Zhongshu's sect, deprive him of the power of minister, and then send the attached Xingpan If Wang and Hou Pingpan's civil and military officials are wiped out, wouldn't the world be peaceful?"

Xia Xiang smiled meaningfully: "Miss, is it because I failed the test?"

Lian Ruohan blinked, and responded to Xia Xiang's so-so smile: "Guess?"

(End of this chapter)