Naturally Precious

Thinking that he was in love just now, Shen Xuan asked the kitchen to prepare some porridge and light vegetables. It happened that Shen Ruiqing didn't have much appetite, so it was quite comfortable to drink the millet porridge with shredded chicken, shiitake mushrooms and green vegetables.Since you are going to someone else's house to give gifts, you should dress more decently with your hair tied.Together with the man, he re-wrapped the new hair, inserted a jade-chiseled hairpin, hung some Pei Yue around his waist, and put some ointment on his face.

At this time, Shen Xuan and Bao'er got into the carriage together and headed towards Qi Mansion.

There is a high-ranking official in the city, not to mention the ordinary people nearby, even the elders in the yamen have to come to see him one by one.Before reaching the gate, it was already overcrowded, and there was no room to park the carriage.Shen Xuan took Bao'er's hand and got out of the car together. She didn't feel neglected, and walked through the crowd to the main entrance.The servants of the Qi family are also looking good now, seeing that it is Shen Xuan, they are not as polite as before, instead they directly ask what gift money they brought.

Shen Ruiqing blinked blankly.

The hands under the cuffs were pinched, and Shen Xuan smiled and reported the items brought to the accountant.The Shen family's spending is naturally generous, it is so much better than the copper coins of ordinary people.Only then did the accountant smile with satisfaction, and immediately called a servant to carry the Xiuyu Pixiu and gift money to the carriage.The Qi Mansion is full of guests now, and there is no maidservant who is free to entertain them.Even Shen Ruiqing thought it was a little too rude, but Shen Xuan still smiled and said hello to acquaintances.

"As for this... Obviously the eldest brother has such a good relationship with their family, and now he has brought so many gifts, there is no one to pour tea!" He complained softly, "It's so unruly..."

"Ruiqing is also considerate. After all, there are too many guests today, and it is understandable that the servants have no time to take care of them." Shen Xuan comforted him, and then looked into the main hall of the Qi family, "It is estimated that the new magistrate and the Qi family The master and wife are all inside, let's go to pay a visit together. Tonight, the Qi Mansion will definitely hold a large banquet, does Ruiqing want to stay here for dinner?"

"Forget it... just, I won't eat their family's food. Ruiqing is still sleepy, I'm really exhausted." He shook his head, just walked this short distance, and his waist was shouting that he would suffer. No more, where can I stay longer?He also thought about talking to Qi Peiduo before and asking how he was doing outside in the past two years, but now that he saw so many people, his thoughts suddenly faded away.

Two years later, both he and Qi Pei have changed.

Shen Xuan seemed very satisfied with his answer, and squeezed the tender palm under the sleeve again.The two squeezed into the main hall with some difficulty, and saw Qi Pei sitting on a chair from a distance across the crowd.

He has indeed changed a lot.

Obviously the appearance is still the same, but it is not as childish as it was before, and it will no longer deliberately show a coquettish smile while swinging the fan; instead, the face is calm, and even the curvature of the corners of the mouth is just right.Sitting next to him was the master of the Qi family, Xu was busy receiving all the guests, he didn't immediately see the brothers from the Shen family who entered the door, but other guests saw them and yelled "Master Shen".

Qi Pei was startled for a moment, and his eyes fell on Shen Ruiqing in an instant.At this moment, he seemed to have forgotten everything, and got up all of a sudden, not caring about the county magistrate beside him who hadn't finished talking, and hurriedly walked towards Shen Ruiqing.Bao'er was also taken aback by him, and stood there stupidly, forgetting to even say hello.

Just when he was about to stand in front of Bao'er, Shen Xuan suddenly hugged Bao'er to his side.He stopped in his tracks immediately, as if he had just noticed the eldest brother of the Shen family beside him.

"Bao... Ruiqing, you are here today too." He hesitated for a long time before saying this sentence slowly.

His eyes fell on the other party greedily, as if a drowning person was absorbing air.

Shen Ruiqing blinked and gave a soft "hmm".

Now that I'm surrounded by people, it's not appropriate to recount old stories.He thought for a moment, and could only congratulate in a low voice imitating others: "Congratulations, you have passed the exam... you will be a high official in the future."

"Hmm... thank you." His chest was full of words, but he couldn't utter a single word, "You... do you have a place to sit? There are too many people in the house today, and the servant girl may be a little neglectful. How about your tea?"

"Hey...you don't need to personally—" Bao'er opened his mouth.

"You don't need to be so busy, the magistrate." Shen Xuan took the words from the side, and said slowly with a smile: "Shen and his younger brother came here just to give money. The house must be very busy, and now we can I met Shao Qi once, so I won't stay here any longer."

Qi Pei was stunned.

"This way..." Two years had created a deep gap between him and Bao'er, who was obviously so eloquent at the beginning, but now he could only nod his head like a stranger.He smiled wryly, but couldn't find a reason to keep him, so he could only nod his head, "That's fine, the reception at the house is not good enough today, and I will invite you two as guests in a few days. I will send you out of the house. "

Shen Ruiqing pursed her lips and thanked him in a low voice.

At the beginning, they were obviously such close friends, but now they can only act like strangers, unable to even say pleasant words.He suddenly felt a lot sad in his heart, and raised his eyes to look at the much taller Qi Pei.Just when he was about to cross the threshold, he stopped suddenly and said, "It must be very busy for a new official. When you are free, come to Ruiqing's house to play. I learned how to make lotus cakes from the cook. You If you come here, I will make it for you. By the way, I am no longer studying in the school, and I am helping my brother settle accounts in the shop. If you can't find me, come to the shop."

Qi Pei, who had lowered his eyes, suddenly froze.

A smile slowly rose from the corner of his lips, and he nodded vigorously, as if he was still the laughing and fussy boy chasing after Bao'er's ass.He couldn't help but raised his hand and rubbed the little head of Bao'er, who was much shorter than himself, and he didn't even care about the sullen Shen Xuan beside him, "Well, just wait, I'll be back in a few days."

Shen Ruiqing was in a better mood now, and she didn't feel uncomfortable when he rubbed her hair.He finally bid farewell to Qi Pei, got back into the carriage and returned home, but Shen Xuan's face was slightly calm, and as soon as he got into the carriage, he embraced him and kissed him vigorously.

"Well... what are you doing, here, this is in the car!" Bao'er was kissed in panic, shaking her head to avoid him, but her waist was still tightly hugged, and she couldn't break free at all, " Are you still jealous of Qi Pei? Ruiqing is... all married to you..."

"I'm already married to Eldest Brother, why don't you tell them apart from other men?" Shen Xuan's voice was extremely deep, and Shen Xuan was almost talking against his earlobe, "I know what Eldest Brother cares about most, but I still invite him to play in the mansion... …When did you learn the lotus cake? Why didn’t the eldest brother know that you could make it?”

"I haven't learned it yet. I will learn it from the cook tonight. He specially asked Ruiqing to give this prescription to Ruiqing. Ruiqing can't forget all the old feelings. Hey, don't move! How can you even do this? You can also eat flying vinegar! I'll make the first one for you, okay..."

It was only a short distance, but Shen Ruiqing was out of breath by Shen Xuan, and his face was flushed. The servants thought he had a fever, so they were so frightened that they wanted to call the doctor over.Shen Xuan just kept smiling, and after dismissing the servants, she went into the study room, saying that she would study the sage books with the second young master.

In the end, he turned out those shady notebooks, spread them out on the table, and picked up Bao'er.Shen Ruiqing was so wronged that she burst into tears, but she couldn't break free and could only be forced to sit in his arms.Who would have thought that this jealous man would not give up, relying on the presence of each other's clothes, he even asked a servant to bring in tea!

Bao'er sat in his arms, her body still connected, and she kept crying in embarrassment.The servant girl thought that the Eldest Young Master and the Second Young Master had a conflict again, and hurriedly retreated after delivering the water, for fear of being punished together.

When the Eldest Young Master brought the Second Young Master out of the house, it was already dark.

Shen Ruiqing was bullied and didn't want to say a word to the man. After eating dinner angrily, she entered the room and locked the door from the inside.Shen Xuan also knew that she had done too much today, but when she thought of Bao'er in his arms with tears in her eyes, she couldn't stop at all.There was only one moon hanging in the sky, and he stood outside the door without knocking, instead enjoying the moon and flowers in a rather moody way.If your feet are sore, you will walk back and forth a few steps, making a noise on purpose to let Bao'er know that you are still at the door.

The people inside couldn't sit still.

"Ruiqing don't want to sleep with you tonight, you go to sleep on the small couch in the study! Go! Don't stand at the door all the time, it's so loud that no one can sleep!" He must have huddled under the quilt , the voice was muffled, "You are so annoying! What are you doing standing there?"

Shen Xuan raised the corners of her lips, "Big brother can't sleep without Bao'er."

"Just bluff me! Didn't you sleep during the months when you were out in business?" He was not easy to coax at all, and he saw through the man's lies at a glance, "I really hate you the most... Ruiqing is acting like a fool."

"It's different..." Shen Xuan sighed in a low voice, and there seemed to be a little loneliness in his voice, "Then big brother won't bother you anymore, you can go to sleep."

After all, he really didn't leave, but sat down on the ground.

Shen Ruiqing thought he was gone, but after hearing that he hadn't made a sound for a long time, she hugged the quilt and fell asleep in a daze.But today there was no warm, strong body around him, no arms to tuck under his neck.There is no one to massage the sore waist, and it is uncomfortable to twist and twist.He fell asleep for a while, not only did not recover from fatigue, but also became more tired.When I woke up and felt the coldness around me, it seemed like I was still dreaming.

The candles in the room were still burning, but with only the last wick left.

He got up from the couch with some difficulty, went to the table with his bare feet and poured himself a cup of tea, and after drinking two cups, he regained consciousness.He was the only one in the room, which felt a little bad.Knowing that the man had already gone to sleep on the couch, Shen Ruiqing still walked towards the door step by step and pulled out the hosel.

He just wanted to see the moonlight outside the house.

However, when the door was pushed open, she saw Shen Xuan sitting on the ground.

I don't know what time it is, Shen Xuan is also very tired, resting with one hand resting on his forehead.But this posture is really unsteady to sleep, and can only rely on the wall to barely maintain a balance.He probably heard the sound of the door opening, and raised his head in a daze.Seeing Bao'er, she wasn't annoyed at all, and even gave him a habitual smile.

It's not like being gentle.

"Why don't you go to bed? Are you still not feeling well?" His voice was a little hoarse, perhaps because of the wind.

"You...you fool! You big fool!" Shen Ruiqing was about to shed tears, stomping her feet angrily, "Didn't I tell you to sleep in the study? Why can't you even find a place? Big Is it comfortable to sit here and sleep in the middle of the night?! You pig head, you are the young master of the Shen family! You really want to come in, knock on the door again, can I not let you in?!"