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"Wake up, wake up! Mrs. Madam, Young Master Shen is awake!"

The eyes seemed to be pressed by a heavy boulder, and after moving away a little bit, they could slowly open them enduring the pain.There was still a haze in front of him, only the cheerful shouts of the maids in Rong's mansion, and the sound of footsteps leaving the house in a hurry.

After a while, many people began to gather in Shen Anhuai's room.There was a din of voices, the sound of basins colliding, and the noisy conversation.

"Give me peace!"

Following Master Rong's deep scolding, everyone respectfully fell silent and bowed their heads in silence.

Shen Anhuai tried to sit up with his arms, but because he couldn't use his strength, he slid down again, the wound was painful, and he didn't care to say hello to the old man, clutching the wound and rolling over to the other side of the bed, fine beads of sweat flowed from the bed. The forehead oozes out.

Seeing this, Mrs. Rong quickly sat down on the side of the bed, helped Shen Anhuai up, and helped him lean on the side of the bed.Shen Anhuai was a little overwhelmed, but didn't know what to say, so he could only express his thanks in embarrassment.And Mrs. Rong just said it's okay, her brows were knit together again.

"Shen Anhuai, I think you don't want to hang around in our Rong's house anymore!"

With a clatter, Master Rong flicked his hands and smashed the celadon teacup on the table beside him to pieces.The majesty of being the head of the family was hidden in the wrinkles sculpted by the years on his face, which made Shen Anhuai shiver in fear.

"Master, calm down, Xun'er can't take it anymore if Mr. Shen goes wrong."

As she spoke, the weeping Madam Rong took out her handkerchief, and tremblingly wiped the tears from her eyes.

"What do you know, it's a woman's benevolence! If it wasn't because of his injury, how could Xun'er be implicated! It's all because of him, provoking those dubious hooligans."

Master Rong was aggressive, pointing viciously at the dazed Shen Anhuai, as if he wanted to strangle this recovering man to death on the spot.

"Father, mother, I can't blame Mr. Shen for this matter. It's because my son didn't think carefully about his trip and was too ostentatious that he was targeted by the gangsters. Moreover, Mr. Shen was injured to save me."

Outside the door, Rong Xun walked in with the help of a servant.Seeing this, Mrs. Rong quickly pulled him to sit beside him, and asked about his health with concern.

Shen Anhuai rubbed his temples, and only then vaguely recalled the whole story.

"Xun'er, your father is also doing it for your own good, so don't blame him. Yun Shen didn't fulfill his duty in this matter, and failed to protect you and go together. Your father has already punished him."

Rong Xun didn't say anything, just sighed deeply, turned his head away, and asked about Shen Anhuai's situation.Seeing that he was emotionally stable, he felt relieved.

"Master, madam. Someone Shen failed to protect the second young master well, and implicated the second young master because of his own injury. Knowing that the crime is serious, he is willing to be punished."

Dragging his painful body, Shen Anhuai gritted his teeth and adjusted himself to a kneeling position.Although it was rude to kneel on the bed, this was the limit of his movement.But Master Rong just took a hard look at Shen Anhuai who was bowing and kowtowing, and walked away.

The Rong family used everything just to keep Shen Anhuai safe.Fortunately, although the injury was serious, it was not life-threatening.The dagger was not long, and it happened to avoid the vital point.

And because of the effect of Gu, Rong Xun had a persistent high fever and was in a coma for a few days. His appetite was weak, he hardly ate properly, and his whole body became much thinner.

The two rested for a long time, until the weather became colder and winter began, and they recovered almost.Yun Shen took all the responsibility for the crime and was sent by Master Rong to wash the stables.

After Shen Anhuai recovered, Master Rong wanted to punish him to go to Rongfu Academy to organize books with his servants, move and copy books, and clean up the entire academy, but Mrs. Rong stopped him on the grounds that he was thinking about Rong Xun.Master Rong couldn't resist this teary-eyed woman who was begging for mercy, so he changed the punishment to just cleaning the academy until Rong Hong's wedding date.

When the rain and snow linger, it will disappear when you see it.

It snowed heavily for several days in a row, and it began to melt slowly after the sun came out.At this time, it was also the most difficult time to clean the academy.The snow and the ashes on the ground turned into dirty snow water, which had to be removed little by little and piled up.

Rong Xun would also come to help, but Shen Anhuai did not dare to let him do these rough jobs.Whenever Rong Xun clumsily held a shovel and wanted to help, Shen Anhuai would rush to the long pavilion beside him and rest in a big cloak on the grounds that it would be a waste of help.

Every day when Shen Anhuai went to clean the academy, Rong Xun would make a pot of good tea and go with him.If you have something important to do, you will rush to the academy as soon as you finish your work.While Shen Anhuai was cleaning, he was smiling and gossiping with him.The days passed quietly, but it was also leisurely.

Before the winter, Rong Mansion's routine porridge donation had to be postponed because of the matter between Rong Xun and Shen Anhuai, but it was implemented before the cold weather counted, which made Shen Anhuai heave a sigh of relief, and his mood improved a lot.

The Rongfu Academy is run by Rong Hong, and Shen Anhuai often gets help from Rong Hong, so it's not hard work.

But in Rong Xun's eyes, unhappiness was added to his heart.Obviously it was time to be alone with Shen Anhuai, but these helpers disrupted the situation.

You have to figure it out.At least, one needs to understand whether Shen Anhuai has thought of anything after going through this incident.But just as Rong Xun was thinking, a piece of news spread all over the streets and alleys through Rong's residence.

The young master of the Rong family is getting married.

When he first heard the news, Rong Xun was indifferent.Because the Xu family and the Rong family are family friends, Xu Tanya, the eldest daughter of the Xu family, has been married to Rong Hong since she was a child.Rong Xun also met this young lady of the Xu family when she urinated, and she was born with the appearance of a lady, playing piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, knowledgeable in books and courtesies, and deeply loved by the elders of the Rong family.

Although Mr. Rong said that the marriage would be done at the end of the year, but after the winter, the old lady's health was not good, and Rong Xun and Shen Anhuai were injured, so Mr. Rong decided to advance the marriage, which can be regarded as adding joy to the Rong family.

It was a joyous event, but one person was a little depressed.

"An Huai, what's the matter with you recently, you're absent-minded. What are you thinking?"

"Huh? Ah, nothing, nothing. Haha, haha..."

"Is it because of my brother's marriage?"

"No, you worry too much, this is a happy event."

I wanted to chat with Shen Anhuai, and through the injury, I could find out what Shen Anhuai really wanted.But every time a word is just spoken, Shen Anhuai always interrupts absent-mindedly, bypassing the topic.

Rong Xun couldn't help feeling worried.When Shen Anhuai first arrived at the Rong Mansion, because he wanted to further verify his identity, he didn't dare to have too much contact with him, but somehow Rong Hong gradually became acquainted with Shen Anhuai.Rong Xun began to have a faint uneasiness in his heart. Could it be that Shen Anhuai couldn't recall the past, and instead treated Rong Xun... If this is the case, what should we do?Let go, reluctant.Do not let go, not by him.

In short, right now, we need to understand Shen Anhuai's true thoughts before making further plans.

In recent days, Rong Xun has not come to the academy very often.Shen Anhuai always looked at the long pavilion where Rong Xun sat before, lost in thought, clicked his tongue again and continued to clean.

This kind of young master, I'm afraid it's not just a whim.If you lose interest, how can you come again.Shen Anhuai angrily smashed the shovel for shoveling snow on the ground, everyone who came to help trembled in fright, and asked him why he was so angry.But Shen Anhuai just scratched his head, smiled and nodded in apology.

Suddenly, Shen Anhuai remembered that everyone in the Rong residence was busy preparing for Rong Hong's marriage recently, and Rong Xun, as Rong Hong's younger brother, naturally couldn't sit idle.Sighing helplessly, he picked up the shovel and continued working.

Next time you meet him, ask him carefully.The things that haven't come in the past few days, and... the things in the past.

It's cold at the end of the year.The moonlight after nightfall is like a silver thread of dark gauze, spread on the powder makeup and jade brickwork, indistinctly brilliant.The night wind swayed gently, shaking the broken snow on the Qiongzhi, like a kite string in the sky, leading six flying flowers all over the sky.

The flickering candlelight filled the whole room with warm yellow light and shadow.The biting wind blowing in through the gaps in the window never extinguished the candle.

Shen Anhuai, who sneezed due to the sudden cold, realized that he was sleeping at his desk on the wooden table by the window, wearing only obscene clothes, and forgot to close the window tightly.Rubbing his nose, just as he closed the window, the sound of knocking on the door echoed in the empty room.

Could it be a snowy night ghost story?Shen Anhuai clicked his tongue, came to look for him at this point, either he was frozen to death, or he went to the wrong door, very annoying.

"Who is it, the young master is going to sleep, we can discuss things tomorrow."

After finishing speaking, Shen Anhuai yawned, walked towards the bed nonchalantly, and lay comfortably on the bed in a big character shape.

"It's me, Rong Xun."

The voice outside the door was low and powerful, and there was a hint of a smile between the words.Shen Anhuai remembered what he said just now, and suddenly blushed, as if he had been ejected from the bed, and jumped to the door without putting on his shoes.He patted his face, forced himself to try to wake himself up.

"Rong Rongrong...Rong Xun?"

"I haven't seen you for a few days. Why, I'm still stuttering."

"Come in first, it's cold outside, come in and talk."

Looking up, Rong Xun was standing in front of Shen Anhuai with a smile as usual.The cold wind caressed the broken hair on his forehead, and a thin layer of snow fell on his long black hair.The tip of his nose is reddish, and he is holding in his hand the celadon teapot he often brings with him when the two meet in the octagonal pavilion with double eaves in the zigzag corridor, and a small bamboo basket. A few side dishes.

"Why, Xuemaofengtao, come here to catch up with me?"

"Well, catch up on the old days. Not welcome?"

"my pleasure."

I have to say that Rong Xun is quite considerate.Shen Anhuai didn't like to drink alcohol, so he brought some good tea in different styles, and then wrote down Shen Anhuai's favorite type.

Although it is drinking tea, it is not only for chatting and reminiscing about the past, but it is also good to have side dishes.These few dishes seemed ordinary, but they were all made by Rong Xun himself.There are cucumbers for the light ones, peanuts for the salty ones, and a spicy red date.

Three rounds of wine, five flavors of food.After the gossip was over, Shen Anhuai actually felt a little giddy, and his cheeks gradually turned red like a shy girl, as if drunk.

Drunk?

"Rong Xun, your jujube...how did you do it, why is it a bit spicy?"

Shen Anhuai clicked his tongue, supported his chin with one hand, and poked the red dates in the porcelain plate with his chopsticks with the other.

"Jiuxiang jujube. You don't drink alcohol, this is just soaked in water. It doesn't contain much alcohol, so it should be fine."

"No...it's okay. Hahaha, very good, very good!"

Seeing what Shen Anhuai said, Rong Xun also returned from his tense expression to his usual smiling face, but Shen Anhuai never noticed that this smile had a more deliberate and cunning meaning.

Shen Anhuai began to feel a little dizzy from the scene in front of him, he began to deliberately avoid the wine and jujube, tried his best to maintain his sober will, and interacted with Rong Xun in a few words, but the drunkenness gradually raged.He doesn't drink alcohol, and he hasn't touched any alcohol for so many years. Who would have thought that it was because of his extremely poor capacity for alcohol, and he would pour it down as soon as he touched it.