Xu Jian seemed to have really fallen asleep, her breathing was steady and long.
Lin Yunyan lowered her eyes to look at him, her eyes fell on his right leg, and the corners of her lips pursed involuntarily.
The silver needles are naturally glaring, and the blues and purples on the skin are all mixed together, making it painful just to look at them.
She has seen many people get acupuncture.
When the Empress Dowager became seriously ill, the doctors also used silver needles.
After two quarters of an hour, regardless of whether the doctors were tired or not, the Empress Dowager was definitely tired.
Maybe she wanted to comfort her, but the Empress Dowager always said that although it looked fierce, it actually didn't hurt.
Lin Yunyan didn't want her to bother her. She would believe her if she said it, which would be better than her being anxious and crying, making her feel even more uncomfortable.
The same goes for Xu Jian.
In the past, Xu Jian would not cry out in pain, no matter whether he was given an acupuncture or made into medicinal soup.
In the end, it is just that.
But if there was really no pain or feeling, what could Xu Jian do to avoid her?
During that period of treatment, Shen Chen and Xuan Su accompanied him all the time.
Lin Yunyan knew it all in her heart. She was still a little alienated from Xu Jian at that time, far from the hardship of living and dying together later, so she simply pretended not to know.
It didn't matter if she didn't know, her absence would save Xu Jian from worries.
All men are like this.
Lin Yunyan pursed her lower lip again. She was not sure whether to wake Xu Jian up.
In fact, Xu Jian slept very honestly. She would occasionally push on the quilt twice, but Xu Jian never did. However, Lin Yunyan was not sure whether she really didn't move at all, or whether she didn't push because of her severe leg injury and lack of energy.
I'm sleeping in a daze now. If I don't realize it in my dream, I might move my legs randomly...
Those silver needles are no joke.
After thinking about it, Lin Yunyan didn't speak.
Xu Jian was too tired.
When he spoke, his voice was extremely hoarse, and there was a sense of weariness in his bones.
Wait a little longer, Mrs. Xu and the others will come back, then let Xu Jian sleep for a while.
Lin Yunyan's shoulders relaxed a little. She leaned back against the back of the chair, carefully not moving the hand held by Xu Jian. Then, she moved her neck further back, raised her head and looked at the roof beam, her eyes also
There is no gathering place.
In the silence, she heard sounds outside.
It's the autumn cicada.
The sound separated by the closed window came in. I don't know what happened, and the sound was louder than the sound.
Lin Yunyan was stunned, and suddenly remembered the moment she woke up in Cining Palace, and what she heard was the deafening chirping of cicadas.
It’s midsummer and the cicadas are chirping extremely lively.
In a blink of an eye, it has been more than a year.
Many images rushed into my mind along with the hustle and bustle. The past and the present were intertwined and merged. For a while, I couldn't tell which night it was, until those "past events" that "hadn't happened yet" rolled up and were reflected in front of my eyes moment by moment.
The thing that reflected the deepest, almost leaving a thick shadow, was Xu Jian's tired and injured appearance.
After checking and escaping all the way, who was not injured at all? Xu Jian was also inevitable.
In comparison, the life they had lived in Beijing before, even the period when they were suppressed, could be considered very good.
But it seems that Xu Jian was also injured once?
The dusty memories completely rolled up, and Lin Yunyan's eyes slowly fell from the roof beam to Xu Jian's hand.
Xu Jian's hands were very big, with well-defined joints, and clear and convex tendons on the back of his hands. He had been practicing martial arts since he was young, and there were calluses on his fingertips and tiger's mouth.
That time, Xu Jian returned home injured, especially her hand.
The joints on the backs of both hands were red, there were numerous small scratches, two nails were split, and there was a cut on the chin.
Lin Yunyan asked him why, but Xu Jian avoided the serious issue and just said that he accidentally fell.
She didn't believe it, so she asked Shen Chen and Xuan Su again, and this was the only explanation she got.
No matter how much there is, of course I can’t ask.
At that time, Lin Yunyan had no time left to pursue questions.
Uncle Chengyi's mansion has been demoted, and she is no longer the princess of Ning'an. Her grandmother and father moved into a dilapidated house. They are worried about all kinds of things, including their old house, which has a century-old plaque of the uncle's mansion.
The mansion was also sold by the court.
When it was sold as a whole, no one could buy it, and no one dared to buy it. Finally, it was sold in pieces. She didn't even know how many households were sold.
Thinking of that paragraph now, Lin Yunyan thought that she should ask again.
The cries of autumn cicadas make people upset, and with such an old incident weighing on their minds, it becomes even more confusing.
Xu Jian moved.
He didn't move much, as if he was feeling hot, and touched his neck with his free hand.
Lin Yunyan was startled by him. She was afraid that he would really kick his legs later, so she called him softly.
Xu Jian was sleeping lightly. Hearing the sound, he slowly opened his eyes. His eyes were full of confusion. He looked towards her and stared at her for a long time.
"Ayan." He muttered, his tone was lazily, and he didn't know whether he was awake or not.
The intertwined hands were still pressed on his forehead. Xu Jian did not let go. She calmed down again and then asked: "What's wrong?"
Lin Yunyan wanted to ask, so she naturally asked: "I just remembered some things from the past, do you remember? After the uncle's house was raided, you came back injured once, and you said you just fell. I never believed it, but I just didn't
Know why."
Xu Jian was startled, he actually remembered it.
He knew how he was hurt and why.
It was an old story, he didn't mention it at first, and he doesn't really want to mention it now, but...
He knew what kind of temper the little princess had.
When she really wanted to ask, she broke the casserole and asked to the end.
There were many questions she wanted to ask today, and Xu Jian could guess a lot of them without waiting for her to speak. There were also a lot of questions that were difficult to answer, and even more difficult to answer.
You can't give no answer at all.
Answer some questions first, and then be vague and talk about others.
"That time," Xu Jian's throat rolled, "that time I had a fight with Liu Xun."
Lin Yunyan looked at him in surprise.
Even though she didn't expect it to be a fall, the answer was beyond her expectation.
Xu Jian, a person who cannot stand up and can only use a wheelchair, fights with Liu Xun?
What are Shen Chen and Xuan Su doing?
As long as he wanted to start a fight, Liu Xun couldn't stand up to Xu Jian.
Is this a fight to avoid his followers? Or is Xu Jian not allowing them to interfere?
"Why?" she asked, "Why are you fighting with him?"
Xu Jian clicked his tongue: "Do I need a reason to fight with him?"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Lin Yunyan sighed secretly, that is really not necessary.
In the past, the relationship between Xu Jian and Liu Xun was much more intense than in this life.
In this life, Liu Xun has never had the upper hand. He has been suppressed. He was embarrassed in school and even more embarrassed in Zhangpingyuan. Not to mention the incident in Chenmi Hutong. He danced happily, but he never gained a good reputation.
It was different in the past. Liu Xun became famous, was named on the gold medal list, and had a "true love" with Zheng Liu. He was Liu Jing's outstanding and good son.
No one of the two can be one-sided, and of course there will be more friction.
In particular, the downfall of Chengyi's house gradually made the already tense relationship between Xu Jian and Liu's father and son gradually become unbalanced.
It's normal to fight.
But there is something vaguely abnormal about it.
These two people are "blood" brothers, and fighting is just fighting. There is no need to involve any status or rank. The censor's scolding is just the same thing, but Lin Yunyan did not hear any rumors.
Xu Jian would hide it, but Liu Xun would not.
Whether Liu Xun wins or suffers a loss, he cannot remain silent.
Unless there was a reason for the fight, he was too unreasonable to say anything.
Lin Yunyan just wanted to know this reason, so she looked at Xu Jian for a moment.
Xu Jian was stared at by her for a long time before she laughed out loud.
I knew I would be "asked to the end".
The reason is actually very simple.
He and Liu Xun had many conflicts, but they really didn't want to take action and there was no need to do so.
There were so many things that Liu Xun deliberately provoked, and Xu Jian was too lazy to pay attention to them. If he did, it would make Liu Xun proud.
This is what villains do when they get their way, looking for all kinds of ways to stir up trouble.
Liu Xun tried this and that to no avail, and finally he "enlightened".
When he came that day, he was talking about the sale of the Chengyi Mansion.
"I can't afford to buy the whole building, so I'm thinking of scraping together some money to buy a yard."
"You are familiar with the uncle's house. Why don't you introduce me to the princess? Oh, she is no longer the princess. I can't bear to be called the princess. I can't bear to call you sister-in-law. Where did my sister-in-law live before?"
"It seems to be called Bao'an Garden, right? I'll buy it there and live there for a few days."
"You haven't slept in that room, have you? I'm going to take a nap. What do you think I will dream about?"
Xu Jian raised his hand and punched Liu Xun, grabbing Liu Xun's clothes and beating him fiercely and urgently.
Xuan Su was following him that day, but he did not allow Xuan Su to intervene, so he struggled with Liu Xun himself.
Does Liu Xun really want to buy it?
Not necessarily.
Liu Xun just picks something that can irritate him. Once he succeeds once, there will be another one.
Then the only option was to fight, and the beating was so fierce and severe that Liu Xun was frightened and would not dare to make such provocations in the future.
As long as the leg injury was minor, even when he was just injured and could walk with a cane, he would beat Liu Xun to the point of chewing his teeth, but after all, he was disabled and both legs were useless.
That is to say, his arm is still okay, his previous foundation is still there, and he knows how to hit people with twice the result with half the effort, but he may not be able to control Liu Xun.
Xu Jian fell from the wheelchair, and the two of them almost fell to the ground and were beaten.
In the end, Liu Xun's nose was bruised and his face was swollen, with half of his face covered in blood, and he was helped away by the servants who came over.
Xu Jian also received a few blows, but Liu Xun was powerless. He didn't look so miserable. He packed up and returned home, barely able to deal with Lin Yunyan.
It was indeed dealt with at that time. Regardless of whether I believed it or not, the little princess did not ask any more questions.
Who would have thought that time would turn around, and today, this issue would be thrown before our eyes again.
"About the sale of the uncle's house," Xu Jian cleared her throat, "He was talking nonsense. I saw that his skin was so itchy that he couldn't shed tears without seeing the coffin, so I just took action. Since then, he has avoided me."
Of course, I could only hide for a while, and after that, the Fuguo Palace was gone.
Xu Jian told about 70% to 80% of the truth, but the last bit of the root cause was still hidden.
Liu Xun did it deliberately, Xu Jian didn't want to dirty the little princess's ears.
Lin Yunyan remained silent after listening.
She believed that Xu Jian was telling the truth this time. At the same time, she also knew that there was another layer beneath the truth.
She might not have been able to figure it out before, but after seeing Liu Xun's messy things in her life, she could guess part of it.
What kind of "good words" can be used to provoke Xu Jian, who used to be cold and restrained, to take action?
Lin Yunyan wanted to say something, but when her lips moved, she realized that she had nothing to say.
It's not hesitation and hesitation, but emotions that are surging and cannot be condensed into words.
Finally, she buried her head and pressed her forehead against Xu Jian's arm.
Even through the material of her clothes, the heat from Xu Jian's body still hit her nostrils.
The heart was so close that she could hear Xu Jian's heartbeat, which was very deep and heavy. She also heard her own heartbeat, which was chaotic and floating. Finally, little by little, the two sounds overlapped.
"Does it hurt?" Lin Yunyan asked in a muffled voice.
Xu Jian's chest rose and fell, and laughter burst into her ears: "It's not bad."
I had a fight that day and it was okay.
I treated my injury today and it's not bad.
The hand holding her loosened, and Lin Yunyan subconsciously moved her knuckles.
Some numbness, some soreness, more sweat, wet, more than the sweat on Xu Jian's forehead.
Then, she felt the hand fall down again, with a cool feeling, and landed on the back of her neck.
The broad palms covered her skin, without a collar, and separated her hair. They were very direct. Xu Jian's thumb stroked her again and again, and the rough calluses slid across her skin, causing goosebumps to rise even more than the coolness of sweat.
Lin Yunyan remained motionless.
Sometimes there was a heartbeat in my ears, sometimes there was the chirping of cicadas, back and forth, over and over again, and finally it was drowned out by the cicadas.
Outside the house, in the yard.
Shen Chen stood in the corridor, staring at Dr. Yue.
Mrs. Xu hasn't come back yet, and she won't come back rashly if she doesn't invite her here.
Doctor Yue glanced at the sky and pointed toward Shenchen in the direction of the room.
Shen Chen could only bite the bullet, knocked on the door, and called out: "Master..."
He didn't want to do such a shameless thing.
There was not much movement inside, but no matter whether the master and the princess spoke or not, he could not be disturbed. It was just that the acupuncture had to be done for a short time, and it would not work for a long time.
"Sir," Shen Chen spoke again, "I need to remove the needle."
When the voice came in, Lin Yunyan heard it and put a little force on her neck, and Xu Jian took her hand away.
She sat upright, stood up and straightened her appearance.
The back of my neck was sticky with sweat.
Lin Yunyan wanted to take the handkerchief, but as soon as she put her hand into her sleeve, she saw that the handkerchief was still on Xu Jian's forehead, so she had to turn around and take it back.
The handkerchief was also stained with sweat. Lin Yunyan bit her lower lip, walked around the screen, avoiding Xu Jian's sight, and wiped the back of her neck with it.
"Ah."
She heard Xu Jian laugh.
If you can't see it, it doesn't mean it's not clear.
Lin Yunyan felt uncomfortable because of his laughter. Shen Chen from outside urged her again, so she could only suppress her emotions and go to open the door.
Shen Chen lowered his eyes without raising his head, and Doctor Yue entered the room in three steps and two steps at a time.
Lin Yunyan did not turn around and go in, she walked out directly and stood in the yard.
The wind blew over, filled with the breath of early autumn, and the cicadas screamed louder, filling my ears.
She raised her hand and subconsciously pressed it to the back of her neck.
Her hands were not as broad as Xu Jian's, but they were still sweaty. She rubbed them twice, took a deep breath, exhaled it slowly, and slowly let it go.
After listening to the chirping of cicadas for a while, Lin Yunyan turned around and went back.
Going around the screen, she saw Xu Jian again.
Xu Jian also raised her eyes and looked at her intently.
