Chapter 57: Daughter

At five o'clock in the morning, the morning bell rang.

Before dawn, the twelve city gates in all directions of Shengjing were wide open.

Several horses galloped into the city and headed straight to the Beilin Palace in Dongshi.

The visitor dismounted at the gate of the palace and was taken to Xie Tingzhou's study by the guards.

Running all night, he was covered in sweat. The leading guard wiped the sweat from his forehead and took long steps.

"It's only the fifth watch. I'm afraid it will disturb His Highness's rest. I'll wait until His Highness wakes up before reporting."

The guard leading the way said: "Your Highness is always awake."

The man didn't understand. Just when he was about to ask, the guard said, "I just came back from Zuiyun Tower and I'm still drunk."

"Did something big happen in Jingzhong?"

The guard shook his head, "We're here, go in by yourself."

Qingpuju is very repressed, and no one likes to get close to him for fear that something will go wrong.

When he heard the guard's announcement, Xie Tingzhou was leaning on the couch, his forehead hurting, and he was playing with a bottle of high-quality gold medicine in his hand. He didn't know what he was thinking in his dark eyes.

He spent two days in Zuiyun Tower. He was obviously tipsy, but his mind was very clear. The more he drank, the more he understood what he wanted.

He glanced out the window and asked, "What time is it?"

"At six o'clock in the year," Konoe said.

Xie Tingzhou rubbed his eyebrows and said, "Let him in."

The guard came in and reported that the errand was not done well. While he was telling the whole story, he paid attention to Xie Tingzhou's face, his heart still hanging.

"It was already too late when we arrived. There were no casualties among the other villagers, only my father-in-law..."

"At that time, the uncle was still breathing a sigh of relief, so he asked me to tell you a few words..."

The guard recalled the scene at that time.

The old man was lying in a pool of blood, holding his breath and said: "Tell them, don't blame yourself, old man...I have been alone for so many years, and it has been a long time...not so lively. I have long thought... I want to go and see my wife and children. I am now... very happy, but... I have something to worry about. "

It had just snowed the day before yesterday, and the piece of golden polygonatum outside the window was bent down by the fine snow.

Xie Tingzhou walked to the window, his breath stagnating in his throat. He did not expect that the relaxation and comfort of those few days would turn into a life-threatening weapon for his father-in-law.

"Is there any more?" he asked quietly.

The guard said: "My uncle asked me to tell Xiao Yu that I don't know who Xiao Yu is."

Xie Tingzhou: "Just tell me."

"The uncle said that although his house was not very good, it was still a shelter from wind and rain. He left it to Xiaoyu and asked him to live there if he had nowhere to go one day. Then the uncle entrusted the dog to Please find me a suitable home."

The guard finally finished conveying the uncle's words.

Xie Tingzhou asked: "Where is the dog?"

The guard did not dare to raise his head, "My subordinates buried him next to his relatives' graves as requested by my father-in-law. The dog did not know what His Highness was going to do with it, so he took the decision without authorization and brought the dog back."

Xie Tingzhou stretched his fingers to fiddle with the snow on the windowsill, thought for a moment and said, "You did a good job."

"Then, what to do with the dog?" the guard asked boldly.

"bring it here."

The guard took the order and left, just reaching the door.

"Wait." Xie Tingzhou changed his mind, thought for a moment and said, "Give the dog to Xi Feng and let him send it to Shi Yu."

He has a plant in his yard, and within an hour the rhubarb has become its meal.

Besides, the dog was very afraid of him and would tuck its tail when it saw him. However, Shigure became very happy every time he saw him.

The first light of dawn added a layer of gold to the snow.

Xie Tingzhou wrote a word, but still couldn't calm down.

Shiyu was red-eyed when he left the village. Now that he heard that his father-in-law passed away suddenly, he didn't know how sad he would be.

He couldn't lie to himself, he was worried.

Another hour passed, and the study door suddenly opened.

Xie Tingzhou strode out and said, "There's no need to follow."

Xi Feng stopped, and the white feathers under the eaves fluttered up. They circled in the air and then swooped down towards Xie Tingzhou, landing on a branch on the roadside.

The branch was stepped on by it, and broken snow fell down.

The road to Lu Mingxuan was very quiet. There was a servant sweeping the house. When he saw him, he immediately knelt on the ground.

The closer we got to Lu Mingxuan, the clearer the barking of dogs became, and occasionally there was the sound of claws digging at the door.

Xie Tingzhou's eyes flashed, he quickened his pace, pushed open the courtyard door, and Dahuang jumped out from the door.

Dogs have good memories, and Dahuang also knew him. He walked around him and ran to the door of a room, barking again, looking very urgent.

Xie Tingzhou noticed something was wrong. Da Huang was screaming so loudly, but Shi Yu didn't come out.

The door was ajar, leaving only a crack where the rhubarb squeezed out.

As soon as he opened the door, light came in and fell on the person on the couch. Xie Tingzhou's eyes suddenly froze.

When he came here, he thought a lot about how to face him and how to deal with his dirty thoughts towards him.

He had restrained it, but still wanted to possess it.

It’s just that what I didn’t want to see was this scene.

Shigure was lying on the bed, his cheeks were red, and his white lips were dry and cracked.

Xie Tingzhou touched his forehead, which was very hot, and called softly: "Shigure, Shigure?"

Shen Yu's body ached with fever, and her back hurt even more. Someone was calling her, but she couldn't open her eyes.

Xie Tingzhou saw his lips move and leaned over to hear him, but he didn't hear his words, only his hot breathing in his ears.

There was a teapot beside the bed, and he wanted to pour him a glass of water, but when he lifted it up, it was empty.

"Come here." Xie Tingzhou shouted.

No one responded outside the door for a long time.

Xie Tingzhou's anger gradually grew, and he walked quickly to the gate of the courtyard, "Come here!"

The maid who was sweeping the floor quickly threw the broom aside and walked quickly to the gate, "Your Highness."

Xie Tingzhou was angry, "Where are the servants serving Lu Mingxuan?"

The maid trembled and said, "Your Highness was not in the capital before, so Lu Mingxuan has never arranged servants to serve."

Xie Tingzhou was silent for a moment, "Call the doctor, get another pot of water, and ask Xifeng and Changliu to come."

He returned to the room, and Da Huang was unusually well-behaved, lying listlessly on the bed. When he heard the footsteps, he looked up and lay down again.

Shi Yu on the bed breathed more quickly, his forehead was hot, but he didn't sweat.

If the external injury is not handled properly, it is easy to get infected and have a fever. He was whipped until now, and I don't know how long he has been lying here alone.

Xie Tingzhou stared at him blankly, and for the first time he began to regret his decision.

How could those twenty whips have beaten him like this?

He reached out and pinched his collar. After a long while, he seemed to have made up his mind and carefully pulled it apart.

His shoulders were narrower, thinner, and whiter than those of ordinary men.

His clothes slowly fell to his waist, and the scars on his back were fully exposed.

The whip marks that tore the skin and flesh were crisscrossed on his back, but there was a palm-length gap in the middle.

Xie Tingzhou approached in confusion, his eyes swept across the back, but he suddenly froze there.

Under the slender body crawling, the sides of the chest were squeezed out into beautiful round curves.

Xie Tingzhou's brain exploded like thunder, and the string in his brain suddenly broke.

His eyes moved from there to Shi Yu's face.

They slept in the same bed all the way, but he didn't even realize that she was a girl!

Then what was his pain and struggle these days?

It can only be regarded as ridiculous.

The wall in his heart had clearly begun to crumble, and he was ready to accept himself as he was, but reality opened up a new path for him.

At this moment, he didn't know whether to be sad or happy.