Chapter 132 The Game
After dinner, the group sat for a while.
The servant removed the leftovers and replaced them with a hot tea stove and exquisite tea sets.
Shan Xiaowu grabbed a few pots of tea with great interest, and Jinlin couldn't stop her. She could only hold her ears and shake the purple sand teapot like a monkey. Jadei originally wanted to stop her, but she was accidentally 'pointed' on the back of her hand and then learned to be obedient. Standing behind her with two bubbles of tears in silence, he spread his hands to blow the wind - it hurts!
After a while, she was probably tired of playing. Shan Xiaowu left the teapot and asked people to bring in all the things she bought on the road. She excitedly pulled the emerald and pearls, and other maidservant to share gifts.
Looking at her jumping around on the grass without any pregnant woman's posture, she was so scared that a group of maidservants who followed her lost their face. Then she found a place to sit down with satisfaction, and a pair of sword eyebrows behind the mask involuntarily picked up.
"Is your brother-in-law worried about Yuan Baomei?"
Shan Jinlin put the fan against his chin, and the corners of his lips raised a smile of watching the show. Although he said that to Gui Buti, his slender and smiling eyes looked at Shan Xiaowu.
He turned his eyes back slowly and reached out to hold the thin blue and white tea cup, but did not answer directly, "About Xiao Wu, I think the eldest brother may have something to tell me."
"Oh? This is very interesting." Shan Jinlin opened the paper fan with a brush and half raised his eyebrows. His fox-like eyes stared straight at the mask on his face. "I don't know what my brother-in-law wants to know?"
"For example... green wolf's eyes." His slender fingers stroked the edge of the cup, and his voice was low, but what he said made Shan Jinlin shocked.
After a long time, Shan Jinlin looked for the lost voice again. Although his face was still full of smiles, his eyes were quite complicated. "Yuan Baomei didn't take medicine on time again?"
Although it is an interrogative sentence, it is very certain.
If Shan Xiaowu has taken medicine on time, the eyes of different ordinary people will not appear.
"It turned out that the medicine was to cover the color of his eyes..." He tapped his finger on the table, paused, and turned his eyes to Shan Xiaowu again.
Previously, Shan Xiaowu was seriously injured by Xiao Tiancheng. When he took her back to Xiaoyao Island, he found that there was a pill in the cloth bag that she never left her body that even Grandma Qi couldn't tell why. In the next few months, she had eaten it, but he never thought that it was to cover up her unusual pupils. At most, he only knew that the pill was right. The human body is harmless.
"It seems that it can't be concealed," Shan Jinlin looked at Gui inseparable carefully and saw that he looked calm and sincere. Then he smiled bitterly and took out a small bamboo tube from his arms and put it on the table. "This medicine is called 'ink cover'. As the name implies, it uses ink to cover our original eye color. You can say the green wolf's eyes, obviously we also know something about our background - when we were forced to leave Xiliang, my father was afraid that someone would kill us, so he could only take us to hide everywhere, looking for famous teachers to refine medicine thousands of miles, just to eliminate the unique pair of blue eyes to ensure safety.
Although he knew that the news of Zhan Yue would rarely go wrong, he still knew the helplessness when he heard Shan Jinlin say it himself. He couldn't help but look at Shan Xiaowu with a little pity.
Shan Jinlin also looked at Shan Xiaowu and continued to tell everything about the past. "At that time, Yuan Baomei was not yet born, and the second child was just a baby in her baby. My father took my mother to return me. In order to avoid the pursuit of soldiers, the four even lived in the deep mountains and forests for several years - until Only when this 'ink cover' is made can we live an ordinary life like ordinary people.
She looked at Shan Xiaowu thoughtfully. Seeing that she smiled and waved her hand at herself, she couldn't help taking a satisfied smile on her lips. "If I guess correctly, Xiaowu doesn't know the effect of this medicine, does she?"
"You're right," Shan Jinlin took a sip of tea, slowly put down the teacup and continued, "There are medicinal herbs in the medicine, and with the deliberate addition of syrup, the taste is like sugar pills, so Yuan Baomei has always regarded it as a prescription for headaches."
Speaking of this, Shan Jinlin suddenly stopped and looked at Gui with a smile, "Sister-in-law, I don't think you know that Yuan Baomei has had a headache since she was a child?"
"No," Gui Boli turned his head and looked at him, and the dark eyes behind the mask were warm with memories. "I know."
When he was a child, in Heifeng Village, Shan Xiaowu cheated him to do a lot of things on the grounds of headache, such as massaging her and cooking for her, and taking her to find a place to sleep, and he had to hold her to keep warm and not allowed to sneak away.
Although men and women are seven years old, she never avoids these, and even he has no sense of the laughter around him. Thinking about it, I was really carefree at that time.
Shan Jinlin was stunned for a moment, then tapped his head with the handle of a fan and laughed, "Look at me, I've forgotten it. You and Yuan Baomei were childhood sweethearts when they were young - how could she not tell you about this kind of thing?
In the family letter written by Shan Baoqian, he had already told him everything he knew about the inseparable, so at this moment, Shan Jinlin naturally knew that the inseparable was the beautiful man "Bamboo" that Shan Xiaowu carefully thought about - Qi Meng, the young master of Heifengzhai.
"What can't you tell anyone?"
As soon as Shan Jinlin's voice fell, Shan Xiaowu had already patted his buttocks and came from the grass. He happened to hear his words without any cause and effect. At that moment, he asked curiously, "Sir, what are you talking to your eldest brother?"
"It's just a chat." He lied without changing his face and motioned her to sit next to him. At the same time, he took the kettle on the stove and poured a cup of hot water, cooled it down and brought it to her.
Shan Xiaowu did not hesitate to grab a cup of tea and drink. Just now, she told Feicui what happened along the way. Now is the time to be thirsty.
Sand Jinlin shook his head, "The girl's family is at least a little girl's family, always so rude..."
"Don't say rude, no one wants it," Shan Xiaowu put down the teacup and wiped the corners of his mouth with his sleeves. He vividly interpreted what real 'rude' was, and at the same time proudly took his inseparable arm, "I'm married, big brother."
"..."
Shan Jinlin was speechless for the first time.
First of all, because she has indeed married, and second, she has seen the calm appearance of her brother-in-law. Obviously, it has been no wonder for a long time. It's useless for him to talk too much.
Seeing that Shan Jinlin was silent, Shan Xiaowu added, "Besides, if you are not rude, it's not me."
Everyone's beauty has never been her style. Generally speaking, she puts her family's reservedness and etiquette at home to eat and drink tea, and only takes it out at special moments to pretend to deceive people.
She hooked slightly from the corners of her lips and reached out to straighten Shan Xiaowu's long hair that was blown away by the wind. Her eyes had never left her cheeks that were slightly red with excitement.
She looks in good spirits today. She must be in a good mood because she met her acquaintances - no dry vomiting, no sleepiness, and she can even eat twice as much food as usual. Such signs are very good.
Shan Jinlin shook his head and laughed, "That's right. If you're not rude, you won't be our Yuanbao sister."
Shan Xiaowu spit out his tongue, then narrowed his eyes, covered his mouth with his hand and yawned. Last night, she thought about seeing everyone today, and her brain was too excited and didn't have much rest. Now as soon as she calmed down, she couldn't help but feel sleepy.
"Are you sleepy?" Gui Bui asked her in a low voice.
Shan Xiaowu nodded frankly, "A little."
"Go and have a rest first. The room has been tidyed up for a long time."
Shan Jinlin opened his mouth with his beak, and at the same time, he called out the jadeite, who was holding a box and talking to Pearl with great interest, "Jade, help Miss to rest in the room."
"Here," Feicui stuffed a whole set of silver head in her hand with jade into the arms of the pearl and asked her to take it back to the room. Then she ran back to the pavilion and pretended to pick up Shan Xiaowu. "Come on, miss, Jade will take you back to the room."
"Why do you want to go back?" Shan Xiaowu separated the jade hand, rubbed his eyes that could not be opened, and muttered in a low voice, "The weather is nice outside. I can just sleep here." She leaned her head on her shoulder, closed her eyes and rubbed it. "Son, call me later, and I'll just get some sleep. Just for a moment..."
The voice gradually lowered, and the scary guy who was just jumping around fell asleep in less than a second.
Feicui was planning to help Shan Xiaowu, but he raised his hand to stop him.
Carefully wrapped around her waist and moved her to her lap. She adjusted her posture, half closed her hands, and curled up in her arms like a baby. She didn't move for a long time. It seemed that she was going to hold her and let her sleep enough.
Jade looked at his intimate behavior towards Shan Xiaowu. He couldn't help blushing, embarrassed and envious - he didn't expect that his uncle looked quite terrible, but he was very gentle to their young lady.
If only she could find a husband who is willing to be so good to her in the future. I really envy her.
"Sister-in-law, is this not good?"
Shan Jinlin coughed a few times, and at the same time, his eyes signaled to congratulate the four people who made a fortune and left now. After all, Shan Xiaowu is also a woman's husband anyway. When she sleeps, it is better for other unrelated men to give him how far to die, so as not to damage the reputation of her little sister.
Guibuqi raised his eyebrows and moved his eyes to Shan Jinlin's face. "What's wrong?"
He naturally takes care of his wife and children. What's wrong?
"It's not inappropriate, but Yuanbaomei is pregnant now, so..." Shan Jinlin squinting Shan Xiaowu in his arms with his chin, "Will it hurt the child in his stomach by curling up like this?"
He lowered his head and looked around Shan Xiaowu's stomach. He frowned and began to think about the possibility in Shan Jinlin's words.
Seeing that he wavered, Shan Jinlin took the opportunity to tell Feicui, "Move the soft couch in the lady's room and add two more quilts. Remember to use the best materials."
"Yes, young master."
Feifei rushed out of the pavilion and looked around to find someone to move things.
When the soft couch and brocade were delivered, she moved Shan Xiaowu to the couch and carefully covered the brocade quilt to her chest for her.
Shan Jinlin shook the fan next to him and looked at all this. Suddenly, he felt that his brother-in-law was still a standard wife.
It seems that he doesn't have to worry about Yuanbaomei's happiness for the time being.
"Brother-in-law, I don't think Yuanbaomei will wake up for a while. Why don't you come and play chess with me, the eldest brother?"
Gui Buri stretched out his hand and brushed off the broken hair on Shan Xiaowu's forehead, and then turned his head and said, "I'll accompany you at any time."
Shan Jinlin nodded with satisfaction. It's very good. This brother-in-law is good enough.
He ordered Feicui to guard Shan Xiaowu in the pavilion, and the two moved to the chessboard not far away to play.
Time passes by minute by minute, and black and white are based on one side.
Judging from the chessboard, it is the power of water and fire, but it does not feel like it is imminent. It is more like watching each other from afar, leisurely waiting for the other party to calm down and attack first, and then surrounds the enemy's discarded armor.
Shan Jinlin held a white son in his hand and patrolled on the chessboard with his eyes. The slender fox narrowed his eyes slightly and suddenly said, "I know that my brother-in-law is a responsible person. Today, I will tell you the biggest secret of the family. I don't ask you to help me, but please take good care of my sister as you do in the future. In this way, our family will be satisfied.
"Big brother, it's time to see you." He didn't even raise his head. The eyes staring at the chessboard were extremely firm, and his voice was low but firm. "Xiao Wu is my wife, and I will naturally take care of her unconditionally for the rest of my life."
Spoil her, love her, and let her continue to be so carefree. It is his hope to live a happy life.
No matter what her identity she used to be - whether it was the Xiliang royal family with noble blood, or the respected and beloved civilian daughter in Yanzhou City, now she is just his little wife and the mother of his future child.
She is destined to belong to him, and no one can take it away.
"That Yuanbao sister will be handed over to you," Shan Jinlin opened the folding fan with a smile and said earnestly, "Take good care of her, or I will never forgive you."
"You won't have this opportunity," he replied with a blank expression. At the same time, he put the black in his hand on the chessboard, instantly turned the whole situation around, and surrounded all the chess pieces on the table of Shan Jinlin. "General."
He slowly looked up and announced in a good mood, "You lost."
Shan Jinlin was so annoyed that he almost threw out the folding fan in his hand.
Damn, I was so concerned about observing whether I was telling the truth or not, but I forgot to observe the chess game.
"One more plate!"
This time he will definitely win back the situation and let him lose worse than himself, otherwise he will not be single!