Naturally Precious

Shen Ruiqing had been busy for so long during the day, and now that her mood had stabilized, her eyelids began to draw down. After a while, she was completely quiet, sleeping pitifully in Shen Xuan's arms.His clothes and pillow were still wet, sticky and stuck to his body, so he would not be comfortable no matter what.Shen Xuan felt sorry for him, and personally helped the child change his underwear, and let himself sleep on the inside of the bed.

The two brothers slept together all night.

After all, crying is still a very hurtful thing. In the early morning of the second day, the eldest young master was almost woken up by the child in his arms.As soon as he opened his eyes, he met Bao'er's flushed face, his sleepiness dissipated immediately, and he quickly reached out to touch his forehead.

It's too hot.

He called Bao'er a few times, and Bao'er woke up, but his swollen eyes could only open a small crack.Seeing her elder brother looking at her anxiously, Shen Ruiqing snorted in a daze, but her voice was as hoarse as grinding iron.Seeing his haggard appearance, Shen Xuandang felt distressed and blamed himself like a raging fire, got out of bed hastily, put on his outer robe hastily, and called out the servant girl.

"Lufu! The second young master is ill, please go and call for a doctor!"

The errand servant quickly called for the best doctor in the clinic, and hurried all the way to Shen's residence.Shen Xuan had already changed her clothes at this time, but she was not in the mood to wash and eat, so she casually tied her long hair with a rope, sat on the bedside and carefully wiped Bao'er's sweat with a wet handkerchief.

"Brother... It's hot, it's hot..." Shen Ruiqing's face was flushed sickly, her head was covered with sweat, but her lips were extremely dry.He was only covered with a thin silk quilt, but he was panting uncomfortably, it was really pitiful.

Shen Xuan loved him, but she didn't dare to let Bao'er blow the cold wind again, so she could only wring the veil with cold water and wipe his face non-stop.

"Be patient...Ruiqing, be patient..."

Seeing the doctor came, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, and led him to the bedside with extra solemnity.Different from Shen Xuan's anxiety, the doctor who saw too many patients was very calm.He first asked about the situation of the previous day, and then checked the pulse, then sat down and prescribed a prescription.

"Young Master Ling is just suffering from a fever. Give him more water and take a few doses of medicine. He will recover after a few days of rest at home."

Although it was an ordinary ailment, Shen Xuan still asked the servant girl to collect a generous reward, and left him to have a sumptuous breakfast in Shen's residence before sending him away.He also shrugged off all the anxious matters at the commercial bank, so he simply freed up five days completely, so that he could spend more time with Bao'er in the mansion.

The medicine is already cooked in the kitchen.

The concoction just out of the pot was naturally hot and bitter, Shen Xuan only took a sip, and then frowned tightly.It is impossible not to take medicine when you are sick, but taking medicine is really a painful thing.He took another look at Bao'er who was still sleeping on the couch, and actually took the medicine bowl and put it into the ice in the bedroom to enjoy the coolness, and took it out after it was only slightly warm.His big palm with well-defined joints was always red from the cold. He didn't seem to feel it, so he wiped it casually with a handkerchief, and then turned his head and told Lu Fu to go to the warehouse to fetch candies from the Western Regions.

Shen Ruiqing was still asleep.

The high fever made him sleep uncomfortably, and he had to move from time to time, and even his collar was torn a lot.Sensing that someone was sitting on the couch, he slightly opened his eyes, staring blankly and helplessly.

Shen Xuan screened out all the servants.

He still remembered the promise made yesterday, so he only called out his nickname at this time.

"Hey baby, sleep after taking the medicine, okay?"

The medicinal soup has cooled a lot, and it doesn't look so scary anymore.Bao'er looked at the dark medicinal soup in a foolish way, then at her eldest brother, and said "Mmm" in a very cute way.

He was hugged and leaned against Shen Xuan's arms.

The man's chest was thick and hot, and he seemed to be able to feel the beating heartbeat inside, but he didn't feel uncomfortable, instead, his whole body relaxed a lot.The extremely bitter concoction was sent to her lips, Shen Ruiqing just licked it, her complexion froze due to the bitterness, and her small mouth was flattened.

"Bao'er...Brother knows that this medicine is bitter, but only after taking the medicine can Bao'er get better soon..." Shen Xuan looked distressed and anxious, but she still lowered her voice and coaxed him softly, "Bao'er You are so good, can you bear with it? Brother will give you candy right away..."

"...En." At this moment, his throat was dry and he couldn't say anything, so he just responded softly, but he couldn't understand the truth in his heart.He also felt sorry for his eldest brother at this time, so when the medicinal juice came, he swallowed it obediently without showing any discomfort.

Shen Xuan sighed, and gently kissed Bao'er's hair.

The medicinal soup was delivered to his lips spoon by spoon, Shen Ruiqing did not refuse at all, and drank it obediently, suppressing all the bitter nausea, and even showed a shallow smile at her elder brother.

The candy that Lu Fu went to get from the warehouse had already been placed on the small cabinet next to the bed. After feeding the medicine, Shen Xuan first stroked Fu Bao'er's hair, and then took one over.The candy wrapper outside was pulled away, maybe it was too hot in summer, the candy was much softer than usual, and it was extra sticky in the hand.

Shen Ruiqing smiled when she saw Tangtang, and looked at Shen Xuan with her head tilted.

"Before... when I begged with elder brother, elder brother didn't give me food." After all, after drinking so much soup just now, the hoarse throat seems to have recovered a bit, and he can speak a few long sentences.

"At that time, I was afraid that your teeth would get carious... Come, eat candy to suppress the bitter taste." Shen Xuan brought the candy to his lips.

He pursed his lips and smiled again, and closed his mouth with his mouth.The rich sweetness spreads in the mouth, and it is different from the usual candies, and the taste is more mellow and smoother.He sucked it for a while, and the sugar turned into water, and he swallowed them together, but there was still some on the elder brother's fingers.

"elder brother……"

"Ok?"

"More."

Shen Xuan loved him very much at this moment, and was about to go get candy again after hearing this, but Bao'er grabbed her sleeve and had to stop.Shen Ruiqing's eyes were still slightly red, but they were not as swollen as before.He blinked slightly, and slowly pulled the man's arm back in front of him.

Then lightly licked that jade-like round and white finger.

When the soft tongue touched the sensitive fingertips, Shen Xuandang froze and stopped breathing for a moment.Subconsciously, his body was about to pull his finger away, but his will forced him to stop, and Zong Baoer licked all the candy sticking to his finger.

How...how could you do such a thing...

It's...too much...

He is no longer a young and ignorant boy, but Bao'er obviously doesn't know anything. He just feels close to his big brother, so he licks the candy on his fingertips like a kitten.

"Okay... Bao'er just eats one." He bent his eyebrows and said softly, "This way there will be no caries."

"...Well, dear baby, let's sleep a little longer." Shen Xuan was a little hasty, and after a few random responses, he put him back on the couch, and he walked out of the bedroom as if escaping, and kept walking quickly. It was only when he walked to the study that he calmed down a little.

In his haste along the way, he brought out the medicine bowl along with him, and he kept holding it in his hand, causing some cracks.After calming down at this moment, he smiled helplessly and put the cracked bowl aside.

Then, he looked at the tip of his index finger in a complicated manner.

As Bao'er's elder, he always pityed that this child was different from others, for fear that he would develop low self-esteem, so he never taught about this aspect, and even Bao'er himself didn't know that he was special.Such things have not been mentioned yet, let alone those dirty and dirty things?

But something like finger licking...is really too much.

Rubbing with his fingertips for a moment, he forced himself not to think about those bright red and soft lips, and forced his heart to be cold.Bao'er is still sick now, so it's hard to say anything; but after the illness is cured, it's time to teach...

It doesn't matter if you do this with him, if you are outside, especially with that kid named Qi Pei...

Just thinking about it like this made Shen Xuan's forehead twitch with anger, and he gritted his teeth and vowed not to let such a thing happen.

He felt unreasonable anger in his heart, and Bao'er, who was hurting on the tip of his heart, was still sick, so his complexion was naturally ugly, without any trace of his usual amiability.But at this moment, a young man came to report that a matchmaker from the west of the city was visiting.

This is not the first time a matchmaker has come to Shen's residence to propose marriage.

His Shen family is well-off and has no blood relatives. Although the family line is weak, he is the best son-in-law in the eyes of parents with daughters in the city.Although she has no intention of marrying a wife, Shen Xuan would maintain a superficial politeness on weekdays, inviting these matchmakers to sit at the house, pour a cup of good tea, and then politely decline; but today, just think about what Baoer suffered yesterday. When he was wronged, he became angry and saw that everyone was that gossiping woman.

So Dang even asked the boy to drive the matchmaker out.

But if he really drove people away directly, I'm afraid that group of big-mouthed women could scold Shen's house from head to toe.Shen Xuan herself didn't care about these things, but she was afraid that Bao'er would hear these rumors again, so she suppressed her anger and went to the main hall with a calm face.

The matchmaker was already waiting there.

As soon as she saw the young master of the Shen family who was facing the wind in Yushu, the matchmaker's eyes lit up, as if she was the one who wanted to kiss him, but when she stepped on her little feet to meet him, she was taken aback by Shen Xuan's ugly face.But the most important thing in this line of work is to be able to speak well, so another big smile appeared on his face, and he praised Young Master Shen from head to toe.

Shen Xuan remained expressionless.

The servant girl came up to pour tea, but he didn't move, just sat on the chair; the matchmaker stopped talking and drank three cups.If they were ordinary people, they would at least be a little bit happier when they heard that they were praised in this way; on the other hand, looking at Shen Xuan's appearance, he was not at all moved.

When she came, she had already collected money from other people's family, so naturally she couldn't just shrink back like this. After taking a deep breath, she continued to introduce girls who hadn't been engaged yet. , and immediately a big fat boy will come out to spread the branches and leaves for the Shen family.

Shen Xuan remained expressionless and said nothing.

No one agreed, the matchmaker lost her confidence as she spoke, and stuttered with the words she had originally planned.It was only then that she realized that today's marriage might not be possible. Thinking of the happy money, she couldn't help but feel a little cold.

"Eldest young master...you have also reached this age, it's time to get married and have children..."

"This...do you already have a sweetheart?"

The matchmaker asked eagerly, and Shen Xuan's expression finally changed.

He really has no intention of marrying a wife. If he is asked to marry those annoying and crap-talking women, he would rather spend his whole life as a bachelor with Bao'er.However, as soon as such thoughts flashed, the scene of Bao'er holding his fingers and licking them could not help appearing in his mind.

Shen Xuan furrowed his brows violently, and his complexion became even more gloomy.

The matchmaker was so frightened that she didn't dare to say anything, and when she bent over to leave, the maid who had been waiting at the side came up with the reward, sent it over very politely, and said a lot of greetings.The old lady originally thought that today would be a waste of time, but when she saw so much reward, her eyes lit up immediately, and she didn't care about being sluggish before, so she praised Shen Xuan many times before she was finally invited out.

Shen Xuan still had a sullen face, not relaxed at all.

The servant girl didn't dare to provoke him, so when she passed by the young master, she didn't even dare to show respect, and ran away in a hurry.He didn't care about these trivial matters, he walked aimlessly through the mansion with his hands behind his hands, and when he came back to his senses, he was already standing at the door of the bedroom.

Shen Ruiqing was still asleep inside.

Thinking of Bao'er, that gloominess turned into softness, and he spit it out together with the sigh.He really had nothing to do with the child, shook his head, and then gently opened the door.

I don't know if this movement woke up the person who fell asleep on the couch, he turned over slightly, opened a slit to look at the person coming, and called out "Brother" in a daze.

"Well, Bao'er is awake?" He closed the door carefully to prevent the scorching sun from coming in. "Are you hungry? Brother asked the kitchen to cook shredded chicken and mushroom porridge for you."

Shen Ruiqing usually likes this kind of porridge with meat the most, saying that it tastes good; but today, she couldn't arouse any interest, and lay on the couch and shook her head slightly.Shen Xuan knew that he had no appetite when he was sick, so he didn't force him, but picked up the handkerchief beside the bed again, wrung it in the basin, and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"Then drink some water... The doctor told you to drink more warm water and sweat well."

Bao'er nodded in agreement, and was about to sit up with his little arms propped up; but he really didn't have much strength, and he sat up after being supported by Shen Xuan, leaning on the edge of the carved bed.Because the second young master was ill, the teapot in the room was filled with clear water, Shen Xuan took a sip first to make sure that his mouth would not be burned before handing it to Bao'er.

Bao'er softly stretched out her hand to take it, held it in her palm and drank it in small sips.

He has a good temper, and Shen Xuan drank it as soon as he handed it over, without making a sound at all, so even when he drank the third cup, he even found it difficult to swallow.Shen Xuan didn't know what she was thinking just now, but she had been staring at Bao'er all the time, only then did she react suddenly, and hurriedly put the teapot in her hand aside.

"Brother is distracted—Bao'er, if you can't drink it, don't drink it."

"...Mmm." Shen Ruiqing nodded and handed out the teacup.

Probably the fever has receded a bit, but his cheeks are not as red as before, only a light pink.A pair of lips were even more watery because they drank enough water.

Bao'er is really good-looking.

He has been juicy since he was a child, and he was pampered by Shen Xuan. He didn't have the playfulness of ordinary boys at all. Instead, he was really like the child prodigy Fuzi next to Guanyin, cute and cute.Shen Xuan sighed softly, stroked his forehead lovingly, felt the temperature, then helped him to lie down, and put the quilt back on.

"Sleep a little longer, and you'll be fine when you wake up. Big brother won't go to the store for a few days, and stay with you at home."

"Thank you, brother." Shen Ruiqing blinked and lay obediently under the quilt. Although she was sweating all over, she didn't kick the quilt away. Instead, she was still worried about the other party, "If brother is tired, find another room to rest... ...You don't need to stay here all the time, there is sister Lufu guarding outside."

"Bao'er doesn't want to pass his illness on to elder brother."

He is sincerely thinking about Shen Xuan, and there is no impurity in his sincere feelings.After hearing this, Shen Xuan sighed helplessly, couldn't help but reached out and rubbed his head vigorously, and said with a smile, "You're really silly."

"Stupid and stupid... Eldest brother is already so old, how could he be sick by you? Stupid Baoer, don't think too much, go to sleep."

"Really not?" He still didn't believe it, and asked again while pulling the quilt.

"Really not."

"...Okay then." He just gave up, and planned to continue sleeping with his eyes down.Shen Xuan didn't leave in a hurry, but stroked his cheek again, and sat aside quietly watching, until Bao'er really fell asleep before standing up.

There was silence in the room, only the sound of Shen Ruiqing's breathing was heavier than usual due to fever.

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