At dawn, the sun shines slightly, and the sky clears after the rain.
An inconspicuous little inn in the Imperial Capital Market was in the limelight today. Twenty or thirty Imperial Guardsmen stood upright with spears in hand and surrounded the small inn with a dilapidated appearance. Passers-by were all surprised and commented. Even the innkeeper was stupid.
Standing blankly at the door, I don't know if I got lucky today or stepped on dog shit.
"Shopkeeper, could you please send some hot water upstairs? It's best to cook some fragrant rice porridge." The honest-looking young man ordered the shopkeeper and walked up to the second floor, scratching his head and standing in front of a room.
Ding hesitated for a moment and gently knocked on the door. When a lazy response came from inside, he politely opened the door and walked in. He respectfully handed over clean clothes: "These are the changes of clothes I just bought. Ning... Ning..."
"Ning, what are you? Just call me Boss Ning like before. They are all the guards. Haven't you improved your mind in fighting guards?"
Seeing Zhan Ting's embarrassed expression, Ning Xizui showed a sly smile, shook her hair and took over her clothes. When her eyes passed Zhan Ting, she glanced at the opposite room intentionally or unintentionally.
Zhan Ting was honest but not clumsy. He noticed Ning Xizui's slightly worried eyes and stepped out of the way: "The girl hasn't woken up yet. The doctor said she is just mentally and physically exhausted plus being exposed to the rain and cold. She can rest for a few more days."
It will get better. Boss Ning, would you like to go over and take a look first?"
After hesitating for a while, Ning Xizui shook her head: "Let her fall asleep first, she will be very tired if she has nightmares."
How do you know you have a nightmare before you wake up? Zhan Ting was confused and couldn't ask more questions. He just happened to catch up with the waiter bringing some food. After setting the food, he stood aside and watched Ning Xi drunk and windy. She was obviously starving.
. Thinking about it, Ning Xizui was exhausted when Zhan Ting and others rushed to the alleys on the outskirts of the city. If it weren't for the walking corpse-like sacrifice in his arms, he might have passed out long ago.
He lost so much blood, but thanks to his young age and good health, otherwise it’s hard to say what the outcome would be.
"How is Miss Bai doing? Is the little prince okay?"
"The Queen is still resting in bed. The Second Prince was born prematurely and loves to cry. Fortunately, he is not sick and has no disaster. He smiles just like His Majesty." Thinking of the adorable little baby, Zhan Ting smiled innocently.
Ning Xizui tapped her rice bowl with her chopsticks, seeming a little surprised: "So the stingy emperor can still laugh? If the little prince is like him... can he find a wife in the future?"
"Boss Ning... I should avoid talking to you at all costs!"
Zhan Ting was neither crying nor laughing, grinning awkwardly, but Ning Xizui looked satisfied: "Guard Zhan is very similar to Ji. With people like you around, I won't feel depressed at all. There is always a lot of fun."
"You can't always bully someone if you're stupid..."
"The war guard is more self-aware than the sacrifice, really." Ning Xizui said with a serious face.
After a moment of burning incense, the imperial guards watched Zhan Ting exit the room with a mournful face. His expression was the same as when he was reprimanded by the emperor in the palace. From then on, everyone in the palace of Yaoguo agreed on one thing - provoking
No one should mess with the Lord of Anling. Even the most honest people can't bear to be bullied. Is there anyone he can't bear to bully?
Whether it is true or not, only Ning Xizui himself knows best.
After Zhan Ting left, Ning Xizui could not rest peacefully. Just after eating some food, there was a loud noise from the door panel.
"Don't give up. This is an inn. If you kick something bad, you will have to pay for it."
"You don't need to pay compensation for kicking me."
Su Buqi stepped into the room with a cold face, hugged his shoulders and stood quietly, looking Ning Xizui up and down, then closed the door and sat down expressionlessly: "It's okay for you to be injured, why are you having trouble with the sacrifice?"
"Ah, I was careless and accidentally got separated from her." Ning Xizui tugged at her half-dried hair, holding her chin with a lazy look on her face, "That fool squatted in an inconspicuous corner and suffered from hunger for three days.
, if I hadn’t followed the Yanhu assassin and still couldn’t find her, it would be a pity that I would arrive a step too late and she would still be injured.”
With Ji's skill, it would be difficult for ordinary people to hurt him. Su Buqi could roughly guess what happened. He frowned slightly when he glanced at the blood-stained clothes Ning Xizui changed on the chair with the corner of his eye.
If Feng Wujiang knew that Ning Xizui had been injured, Yan Hu's family members who kept causing trouble would probably be wiped out. Ning Xizui would definitely not want to see blood staining the country again, so he concealed the incident many times.
It was a timely attack, right? However, this time the sacrifice was also unexpectedly implicated. I wonder if Ning Xizui is as compassionate as ever and still leaves a way for those who are ignorant.
"I went to see the festival just now, and I was still crying when I fell asleep." After a long silence, Su Buqi suddenly changed the topic, "Did you force her to remember it?"
The smile on his fair face slightly faded, and he was vaguely sad: "Well, it's a coincidence. I don't want her to think of it in that situation. How can I say this kind of thing... It's intentional but it doesn't happen.
, unintentionally inserting the willow into the shadow, deliberately letting her see it, she ran away when she remembered it, but she remembered it when she didn't want her to fall into chaos. To be honest, if Ji returns to the way he used to be because of this incident, he will never be the same again in this life.
Maybe I finally have something I can regret."
The sleepy Ji's pale face appeared in his mind. Su Buqi remained silent, wiping the earthenware tea cup repeatedly with his long fingers. Ning Xizui also sat quietly without saying a word until the sun went up, and the noise on the street outside the window gradually started.
"After all these years, why do you want her to remember it now? She is my only disciple. If you just make fun of her because you are bored, even you can't do it."
Su Buqi rarely treated Ning Xizui with a distant attitude, which showed that he attached great importance to this matter - from the moment he took over the care of Ji, the child was his most important responsibility.
Shrugging her shoulders and showing a helpless expression, Ning Xi drunkenly poured a cup of tea and put it to her lips. She stared at the sinking tea leaves and raised the corners of her lips slightly: "If it's boring, I'd rather tease my adoptive father. I'm largely responsible for what happened back then."
In my opinion, no one hopes more than me that Sacrifice can get rid of that nightmare and become a normal person. Even if she forgets it deliberately, it doesn't matter, as long as she lives happily. But haven't you noticed, don't give up? In recent months, when Sacrifice has been absent-minded
More and more, she will occasionally show the same eye expression as that time. I always feel that if we let it go, one day she will probably remember those things by herself. Instead of waiting for her to go crazy thinking about the nightmare, I would rather relive the nightmare.
Putting it together and sending it to her might hurt her, but at least I was by her side then and could give her the strength to be strong."
She closed her eyes and deeply smelled the faint fragrance of the strong tea. She ran her fair fingers through her light blond hair, and on the forehead held up by her palms, her green eyes slowly opened with tenderness.
"She is your only disciple. It is natural that you care about her, and I will protect her at all costs. After all, she is the only person I want to marry."