Shen Zhixi was satisfied and stood up with a smile.
"I originally wanted to let you wipe yourself, but the doctor also said that you are weak now and should not touch the water often to avoid moisture entering the body and affecting the injury. Anyway, the weather is quite comfortable now, you haven't sweated much, and you are not dirty. "
"Okay, it's up to you."
Tang Zhou noticed that she was getting up and stood up too.
His obedience really made Shen Zhixi happy physically and mentally. I hope that at that time... he could be so obedient.
"Then you go to bed early. I'll go out first. Again, if anything happens, remember to call me."
Tang Zhou took a step outside, nodded slightly and said "ok".
After leaving the room and hearing her closing the door, Tang Zhou lowered his head and looked at the pot of lily of the valley on the table. Although he couldn't see it, he stared at it for a long time, and finally sat down and reached out to touch it again. Bell orchid.
This time, he stroked the petals more carefully.
Even though Shen Zhixi had clearly left the room, her voice was still echoing in his ears.
"I have turned around a thousand times just to meet you."
If he hadn't known that Miss Suzuly didn't mean that, he would have thought that she was expressing her ambiguity to him in the name of the flower. If it was before tonight, he would have thought she was pretending to be stupid, but now...how could someone so sincere and giving without expecting anything in return be pretending to be stupid?
He closed his hand and raised his right hand that was resting on his knee.
In the palm of his hand, there was a jelly bean.
I peeled off the candy wrapper and put it to my mouth, about to swallow it, when I smelled it, why did it smell like lily of the valley?
After being stunned for a long time, he wrapped the jelly beans back in oil paper.
Then, hold it tightly in your hand.
*
As soon as he returned to his house, Yuanyang came to tell Shen Zhixi that the bath water was ready and he could just take a bath.
She took a change of clothes and went to the small bathroom, but she was absent-minded all the way.
"Miss, how is Mr. Tang Zhou doing? Did he react when he heard what we said in the kitchen?"
Yuanyang's words brought her back to her senses.
She stood in front of the tub, took off her clothes, and was helped to sit in it.
"Of course he took the bait. I said I won't do anything I'm not sure about. But now that the plan is done, it's time to move on to the next step. Now he is only grateful to me with some guilt, but It’s not enough after all.”
She leaned back as she spoke.
Yuanyang came over holding a bottle, poured the essential oil for bathing into the tub, and asked, "Has the lady thought of what to do next?"
"Next step……"
Shen Zhixi murmured softly, turning his head and his eyes became brighter the more he thought about it.
"Miss, what are you laughing at?"
"I laughed that Tang Zhou was about to fall into my pansi hole."
Shen Zhixi looked sideways at Yuanyang and said mysteriously: "For this next plan, I have to ask Mother Cui for help. She was the most caring person when my mother was alive, and she is also the person I trust most besides you. With her help We will definitely get twice the result with half the effort. I must capture this Tang Zhou."
"What are you going to ask Mother Cui to do?"
"I want her to help with a play."
"A play? What play?"
"Of course it's a play for Tang Zhou."
……
The next day, Tang Zhou got up very early.
His condition today is obviously much better than that on the first day.
After breakfast, Shen Zhixi was ready to go out. She brought a small stove to Tang Zhou's room. There was a charcoal fire in the stove, and on top was a small casserole with Tang Zhou's lunch in it.
"You don't have to worry about it. The charcoal fire will not go out by itself as soon as it is lit, but it can last for a while. At about noon, the porridge in the casserole is still hot. There is a towel beside it, as well as bowls, chopsticks and spoons. Yes, when you touch the casserole, use a towel to pad it and don't burn your hands."
"I will be careful."
Tang Zhou sat at the table and nodded at her, but still seemed hesitant to speak.
"Tang Zhou, you must not meet me outside. Just say what you want."
Tang Zhou took a deep breath and decided not to hesitate.
"Lily of the Valley." Last night he promised not to call her a girl again, and today he fulfilled it seriously. "I am very grateful to you and your sister for saving me, but I don't want to change your living habits because of me. I don't want to change too much." It will become a burden to you. So, you don’t have to close the stall early and rush back because of me. Your own livelihood is the most important thing."
After finishing his words, he didn't hear Shen Zhixi's reply for a long time.
After a long time, she spoke hesitantly.
"I...actually I...I came back early last night not entirely because of you, but also because...because..."
"Why?" Tang Zhou frowned slightly, hearing her embarrassment, "What happened?"
Seeing that he took the bait, Shen Zhixi continued to coax him into acting.
"Actually, it's not a big deal. I can handle it myself. Don't worry."
The more she said this, the more Tang Zhou understood that something bad must have happened. The more she said she could handle it, the more it meant that the incident must have put a lot of pressure on her.
"Just now you told me that I should stay out of sight, but now you've covered it up yourself."
"I……"
Shen Zhixi looked speechless, but in fact his face was filled with joy.
"Linglan." Tang Zhou called her name solemnly.
Her eyes jumped, and she felt that this ordinary name inexplicably sounded much better when he said it from his mouth.
"I may not be able to help you with my blindness, but at least I can give you some advice." He said seriously, as if he really had a way to solve all her troubles.
"No." Shen Zhixi refused and said sternly: "You can't help me with this matter."
In this way, Tang Zhou was naturally more curious.
"Are you so sure?" he asked with a stern face.
Shen Zhixi sighed and relaxed slightly: "It's just a matter of a relative of mine. I can handle it myself. Can she still eat me? Forget it, I'm going to leave. This casserole is very hot now. You can't do it." Don’t touch it.”
She stood up, looked down at him and ordered again.
"Remember, don't touch the casserole. I will try to come back as early as possible tonight."
Tang Zhou just nodded and didn't reply.
He was still thinking about the things that Shen Zhixi was secretive and refused to tell him, and he was always worried. She had so many things to do, even troubles and worries, but at the same time she had to be distracted by taking care of him, an injured person.
Therefore, he will inevitably feel guilty.
But listening to the voice, she had already walked away, and she couldn't ask any more questions.
For the first time, he felt useless.
*
While in the carriage, Shen Zhixi had already changed his clothes.
When I returned to Shen's Mansion, I immediately asked Mother Cui to come over.
"My ancestor!" Before entering the door, Cui's mother's voice came in first, "I haven't lived at home for a few days. I'm thinking that your mother's death anniversary is still early. What happened to you? Why did you suddenly Just live in the bamboo hut?"
Cui Mamaxi is fifty years old, but her body is very slender and exceptionally strong.
Shen Zhixi is often a little afraid of her, because in this house, except for his late mother, only Mother Cui dares to scold her and teach her a lesson, but she is either a bad servant who bullies her master, or a worried elder who teaches disobedient children.
"Mother Cui, don't worry. Listen to me and tell you carefully. We will have a big fat child in our house soon."
