The silvery white moonlight shines into the screen window, the noisy and shrill chirping of cicadas outside the window has stopped, and everything in the surroundings is quiet. The moonlight and silence interweave a huge dream net, and everything in the world is included in the net, and I fall into a deep sleep.
.
But there are exceptions.
On the big bed in the master bedroom of Jingxiang Garden, Zhu Pingan turned over, then turned over again after a while, and then turned over again. After a short while, Zhu Pingan turned over and over no less than ten times.
Tossing and turning, having difficulty falling asleep.
From time to time, I glance out the window and see that the night is getting darker, so I turn around again. Why is the night so long?
"Brother Zhu, take a nap, take a nap. Just get up early tomorrow."
After Zhu Pingan turned over again, Li Shu, who was pretending to be asleep, couldn't bear it anymore. She stretched out Rouyi to hug Zhu Pingan, pressed Zhu Pingan's head into her arms, and let him rest on her pillow.
Sleep softly.
It's soft, and it must be more comfortable than a pillow for Brother Zhu to rest on, so that Brother Zhu can sleep.
"I'm disturbing you."
Zhu Ping'an apologized softly, preparing to get up from Li Shu's chest, lie down on the side honestly, stop tossing and turning, and let Li Shu sleep well.
"You didn't bother me, you hurt me." Li Shu hugged Zhu Ping'an and said softly in a hoarse voice.
"But I feel sorry for you."
Zhu Ping'an was anxious to raise his head, thinking that his head was resting on Li Shu's soft pillow, which caused pain to Li Shu's pillow.
"It's because you don't sleep and don't take care of your body that it makes me feel bad." Li Shu shook her head, hugged Zhu Ping'an's head tighter, and pressed it closely, "If you don't believe me, just listen to my heartbeat."
dong dong dong
The heartbeat is slow, as if playing a lullaby.
"Go to sleep, Brother Zhu..." Li Shu hugged Zhu Ping'an, her voice was like spring water, and her taste was as sweet as soaked honey.
"Um."
Zhu Ping'an nodded lightly, hugged Li Shu with his backhand, and curled up in Li Shu's arms like a little pig. He found a more comfortable position, rubbed it a few times, and listened to Li Shu's sleeping heartbeat, quietly.
Closed his eyes.
"Take your breath, it's so itchy"
After a few seconds, Li Shu couldn't help but giggled.
"Then I'll get up."
"no."
The night is dark and dark, like a dream.
"Bang bang bang"
A watchman on night watch passed by outside the mansion, and bang bang bang sounded the Yin hour watch, faintly transmitted into the Linhuai Marquis Mansion.
In ancient times, every time the watch came at night, the watchman would hit the clapper to tell the time. Now the watchman calls Yin hour, which is around three o'clock.
After faintly hearing the sound of Yin Shi's clapper, Zhu Ping'an opened his eyes, got up from the bed gently, and after getting out of bed, carefully covered Li Shu with the quilt, and then kissed Li Shu gently on the forehead.
Then, he grabbed his clothes and walked out of the bedroom gently.
After leaving the yard, Zhu Pingan went straight to the stables in the front yard.
Zhu Ping'an originally thought that Liu Dadao would not be up at this point. He was thinking about taking the horse and telling the nurse on duty in the front yard to ask him to wait until Liu Dadao got up and tell Liu Dadao that he did not need to send him off today.
. However, what surprised Zhu Pingan was that Zhu Pingan saw Liu Dadao just as he walked to the stable.
"Brother Dadao, why did you get up so early?" Zhu Pingan asked in surprise.
"Haha, good morning, young master. The young lady sent a message to me yesterday evening, asking me to get up early and wait for the young master this morning."
Liu Dadao chuckled and scratched his head.
Well.
All right.
Li Shu, this girl, Zhu Ping'an heard the words, raised his head and looked in the direction of Jingxiang Garden, and felt a warm feeling in his heart.
Because Zhu Ping'an got up too early and the curfew time had not ended yet, Zhu Ping'an and Liu Dadao took their horses and waited in front of the gate of Linhuai Marquis Mansion for a while before the gong to lift the curfew rang slowly. When they heard the curfew
As soon as the gong was lifted, Zhu Ping'an got on his horse and galloped away towards Yang Jisheng's mansion.
Liu Dadao rode his horse and followed closely.
Halfway through, Zhu Ping'an suddenly remembered that he had not asked for leave from Prince Yu's Mansion. The two places were not convenient, so Zhu Ping'an asked Liu Dadao to change his route to Prince Yu's Mansion and speak to Wu Wanfu, the gatekeeper of Prince Yu's Mansion.
I have something to do this morning, so I asked Wu Wanfu to help me ask for leave from King Yu.
"Okay, young master, I'll talk to General Wu and then go wait for the young master outside Mr. Yang's mansion." Liu Dadao turned the horse's head and galloped towards Prince Yu's mansion.
Zhu Ping'an continued to ride his horse to Yang Jisheng's mansion. Fortunately, it was early and there were almost no pedestrians on the road, so the journey was smooth. In addition, the dark horse was extremely powerful today and flew very fast. Zhu Ping'an only needed a few seconds.
We arrived at Yang Jisheng's residence in twenty minutes.
Yang Jisheng's mansion is located in a back alley. The environment of this alley is not good. There is a musty smell after entering. The yards in this alley are used for rent. The yard Yang Jisheng rents is the smallest in this back alley and the worst location.
One is just a small courtyard with a single family. There is only a main house, a side room, a kitchen and a toilet. It is similar to a courtyard in a rural area. It cannot be simpler.
It is really unimaginable for a dignified military official, a fifth-rank official, and a deputy bureau-level cadre, to rent such a courtyard.
Some of the walls of the courtyard are peeling off, but the outside of the courtyard is very clean.
There was a simple plaque hanging on the courtyard, which read "Yang Mansion". Judging from the handwriting, it was written by Yang Jisheng himself. Looking at it, one could feel a strong and upright spirit flowing from the plaque.
Through the crack in the door, I could vaguely see an oil lamp lighting up inside the room.
It seems that Senior Brother Yang has not gone out yet.
Zhu Ping'an breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he finally didn't miss it.
"Knock knock knock..."
Zhu Ping'an dismounted, stepped forward, held the door knocker, and gently knocked on the door of Yang Mansion.
There seemed to be movement in the courtyard, but no one came to open the door.
So, Zhu Pingan gently knocked on the door a few more times.
A few moments
There was a sound of footsteps.
"Who?"
An older man's voice came from behind the door.
"Old man, I am Zhu Ping'an, a junior fellow student of Master Yang Jisheng in your mansion. I have something to do and I have come here to pay a visit to Senior Brother Yang."
Zhu Pingan answered outside the door with his hands raised, and the face of an old servant in his fifties could be vaguely seen through the crack in the door.
"My master's junior brother? Why did you come to visit so early? Then you wait." The old man behind the door was more cautious. After hearing Zhu Pingan's self-report, he did not open the door. He just asked Zhu Pingan to wait outside while he went to the main room.
Communication.
"Thank you, old man." Zhu Ping'an cupped his hands and thanked him.
Then, I heard the sound of footsteps going away, and then I heard the faint voice of the old man.
After a while.
I heard a burst of fast footsteps approaching from far away, and then with a creak, the door opened, and Yang Jisheng walked out quickly with a smile.