When Li Xiao turned from the corridor to the small path,
She looked up and saw her brother and Lord Chen chatting back and forth,
They seemed to hit it off very well.
The oil lamp and the lanterns hanging on the eaves emitted a warm light, illuminating the faces of the two handsome men.
Their expressions were very gentle,
Under such warm light, they looked even gentler.
At this moment,
The scene of her brother and Lord Chen chatting,
In Li Xiao's opinion, it was so harmonious,
So warm and beautiful.
Under the moonlight, the air was filled with the smell of happiness, beauty, and joy.
The Cookmaid carried a fruit tray,
She looked at Lord Chen and the handsome man who had just moved in and thought for a moment,
She tilted her head and asked Li Xiao softly, "Xiao Xiao, do you think Lord Chen and your brother,
Who are more good-looking? "
"Ah!" Li Xiao was stunned,
She had never thought of comparing Lord Chen with her brother.
In her opinion,
Her brother and the Lord were both unique,
They were also completely different people.
She looked at her brother and Chen Jue again and pursed her lips,
She suddenly laughed,
"So good-looking... Lord and Brother are both so good-looking..."
"..." the Cookmaid turned to look at Li Xiao.
She didn't understand why the little girl didn't answer her question,
Why did she suddenly laugh?
Li Xiao, on the other hand, was laughing exceptionally happily,
The two men sitting there were so tall, so handsome, so good-looking... it really made her so happy.
Although she didn't understand why, she had completely forgotten the Cookmaid's question. She was immersed in this happiness and couldn't extricate herself.
Thus, Chen Jue and Li Yu saw that the little girl, who was as beautiful as a fairy, suddenly smiled. It was as if countless stars were shining at the same time. It was unbelievably bright.
..
After another ten minutes, Wang Yi rushed to the House of Chen to report to the Lord.
He muttered a few words in Chen Jue's ear, nodded at Li Xiao, and stood beside Chen Jue with a sullen face.
Something seemed to have happened.
When Chen Jue stood up, Li Xiao's eyes followed Lord Chen closely as he stood up as well.
What was going on?
What happened?
She wanted to go too.
"You're not allowed to go." Li Yu pulled Li Xiao back. Li Yu still didn't agree with the idea of letting him take the risk.
Li Xiao looked at her brother and pursed her lips awkwardly. Then she looked at Chen Jue.
Chen Jue also said sternly, "Stay at home."
After saying this, he left like the wind.
After leaving Li Yu's courtyard, Chen Jue asked Wang Yi, who was beside him, "So many people went over, but he still ran away?"
Wang Yi frowned, which was rare for him. His tough face looked a little dignified.
"He's really strong. He fought with a group of people and didn't feel tired at all … Although we brought a lot of people, there were at most four or five people surrounding him. He beat them out layer by layer … When he punched Wang Hua, Wang Hua couldn't stand up. His ribs were fractured and his arm was fractured …" Wang Yi's expression was very serious under the moonlight.
He couldn't participate in the battle because the injuries on his fingers and shoulders hadn't healed yet. He also escaped a disaster.
"His life isn't in danger, is it?" Chen Jue asked.
"The doctor said that although his injuries are serious, he'll be fine after resting for a while. At most, it'll hurt when it rains."
Wang Yi explained briefly, and then said, "Liu Rui came to steal Li Zhao. When he escaped, he even said that he would steal Li Zhao away sooner or later."
"How can you guard against thieves for a thousand days …" Chen Jue narrowed his eyes and didn't stop walking.
"Also … Master, I've never seen Mr. Li lose his temper like that. He's obviously a gentle scholar, but when he gets angry … I'm a little scared." Wang Yi couldn't help but sigh as he recalled.
"Even a clay figurine has a temper. What's more, Liu Rui wanted to steal his younger brother." Chen Jue frowned. "If he was taken away, it would be a fate worse than death. Even if he died, it would be a tragic death …"
Wang Yi thought for a moment and swallowed.
When Chen Jue turned out of the corridor, he suddenly saw Mammy Chen. An idea flashed in his mind. He stopped and called Mammy Chen in front of him.
"What should a girl eat when she's growing up?" he asked.
Mammy Chen was stunned. She probably never thought that Chen Jue would ask such a question.
But after all, she was an old servant who lived in the House of Chen with the 'extremely impatient' Lord Chen.
She quickly thought for a moment and answered, "Drink some goat's milk every morning."
"What if she's very short and thin?" Chen Jue asked.
"Eggs, tofu, meat, these …" Mammy Chen recalled her experience of serving the young ladies in the House of Chen when she was young.
"Okay." Chen Jue.
Wang Yi followed behind Lord Chen. When he heard this series of words that suddenly came out of nowhere, he was a little dazed and thought that Lord Chen really raised a daughter.
But when he thought about it, he realized that this was the breakfast that Lord Chen arranged for Xiaoxiao.
Ah, is that little girl growing up?
So, she's going to be a big girl soon …
… … …
When Chen Jue returned home that night, it was already after midnight.
Although he caught all the servants that Liu Rui brought with him, Liu Rui escaped.
What was the point of catching those servants? With Liu Rui's infinite strength, he could still fight against ten people without any servants to protect him. And this' ten 'was the kind of' ten 'who had considerable skills.
Any ordinary person who encountered Liu Rui would have no ability to resist.
Although there weren't many good-looking girls in the capital or interesting enough to be targeted by Liu Rui, but …
Thinking of the young ladies in the capital … They were all good-looking and had all kinds of personalities.
He was afraid that Liu Rui would get tired of playing the courtesan and go after the young ladies of the noble families. When that time came, things would get out of hand again.
Chen Jue tugged at his clothes and asked A Liu to prepare some hot water. Although it was very late, he still needed to take a bath.
Li Xiao's divination was indeed accurate. He said that Liu Rui would appear tonight, and he really did appear.
However, he didn't know when the next opportunity to catch Liu Rui would be.
He actually underestimated his enemy.
When he thought of this, Chen Jue was so angry that he wished he could go back to a few hours ago.
It was really … too annoying!
Before he entered the room, he pulled off his belt. When the wind blew, his outer clothes fluttered like a cloak.
The white inner clothes were loosely wrapped around his body. When the wind blew, it was especially cool and soothing.
A Liu only lit two lanterns. He knew that Chen Jue hated the bright light in the courtyard at night.
The moon was behind the clouds, and the world seemed a little dim.
Just like Lord Chen's mood at the moment.
Annoying, boring.
When he walked to the door and pushed open his bedroom door, he suddenly stopped.
Just now, when he casually glanced around the courtyard, did he see something strange?
He kept feeling that something was different, something was wrong …
He retracted his hand that was pushing the door open and turned to look around the courtyard.
There didn't seem to be anything wrong …
Wait!
His gaze suddenly fell on the small stone table in the shadow of the tree —
He saw a small gray body lying on the stone table, faintly moving up and down.
That small body that was almost invisible in the darkness …
"Hiss …" Chen Jue gasped unhappily and walked to the stone table angrily.
Why did this child come here in the middle of the night instead of sleeping?
Was it addictive to barging into a man's courtyard at night?
However, when he walked to Li Xiao's side angrily, Chen Jue didn't really get angry.
The little girl's body was still very thin and weak. It was probably the slender and weak body of a teenage girl. When she was thin, there was no meat on her body.
Although it was a summer night, it was still a little cold. She unconsciously shrank her shoulders in her sleep and slept uneasily on the stone table.
In the dark, the little girl's side profile was so beautiful that it was unguarded.
Her long eyelashes cast a deep shadow under her eyes, which was a little mysterious and a little seductive.
Her red lips were slightly open and trembled from time to time, as if she was mumbling something in her sleep.
"…" Chen Jue looked at her silently for a while before he took off his outer garment and wrapped it around the little girl's body.
Then, he rubbed Li Xiao's soft bangs. "Don't sleep anymore!"
He said it as an order, but his tone was a little gentle.
He poked Li Xiao's forehead again. The little girl mumbled and moved, slowly opening her eyes.
The moment she opened her eyes, there was a little light that lit up her dark eyes. It was faint and seductive.
At the door of Chen Jue's room, A Liu held a hot water basin and looked at Lord Chen from afar. He was slightly bent and only wore a white inner garment. He looked like an immortal banished to the dark courtyard at night.
With one hand behind his back, he gently stroked the little girl's hair with the other.
A Liu didn't make any sound, nor did he stay for long. He kept his mouth shut and gently pushed open the door of Lord Chen's bedroom. He put the hot water basin on the table and left.
He hid his achievements and fame.
Li Xiao rubbed her eyes. She felt cold and hurriedly pulled her clothes. Only then did she realize that she wasn't in her own room.
She looked up and saw a handsome man standing in front of her under the moonlight.
She stared at Chen Jue's face for a long time and muttered in a daze, "So good-looking …" Then, she suddenly realized, "Ah!!!
It's Lord Chen! "
She shook her head from side to side and finally realized that this was Lord Chen's courtyard!!!
Chen Jue stared at Li Xiao who looked around like a fool and came back to her senses. In his heart, he was thinking about her words, "So good-looking". A hint of pride appeared on his face.
He stood up straight and looked at the little girl with his chest out. He thought to himself, "Although she's a little silly, she has good taste."
"Sir …" Li Xiao stood up cautiously, and the clothes wrapped around her back fell down.
Both of them reached out to grab the clothes at the same time, and their hands brushed against each other.
Li Xiao unconsciously rubbed against the back of Lord Chen's hand and grabbed the clothes. Just as she was about to put it on, she realized that it was Lord Chen's clothes.
"Ah!"
She sighed cautiously, but didn't know what to say. She hurriedly raised the clothes and tried to put them on Chen Jue.
Chen Jue had just been scalded by the little girl's palm. He was a little distracted when he retracted his hand. Suddenly, the little girl clumsily tried to put the clothes on him. She even tried to grab his arm and put it on him.
He stretched out his long arm and grabbed the clothes. After Li Xiao let go, he shook the outer robe that fit him but was like a cloak to Li Xiao and wrapped it around her body.
"Sir …" She mumbled again. She didn't know why, but her face was burning.
What … what a strange atmosphere.
"Wear it. If you catch a cold, you'll need someone to take care of you. It's troublesome." Chen Jue said coldly, then walked towards his bedroom.
No!
I can't stay with this little troublemaker any longer.
He felt that something was very wrong with him!
"Sir." Li Xiao followed him. "Sir, how did it go tonight?
Did you catch Liu Rui?
Is everyone okay? "
"He escaped. Everyone else is still alive."
Chen Jue replied coldly. Seeing that the little girl was still following him, he suddenly turned around and poked Li Xiao's forehead with his long finger. "Why are you following me?"
Li Xiao's face suddenly turned red. Ah, what did Sir think she was going to do?
She … she was just worried about him and wanted to know how he was tonight … In the end, she secretly squatted in the courtyard and fell asleep on the table when she was really tired.
She … she didn't want to do anything …
Chen Jue looked at her standing there like a fool.
What a headache!
He rubbed his temples and squeezed her shoulders with his long hands. He pushed her to turn around. "Go, go, go!"
As he said that, he pushed her and followed her out.
It was already so late. If he didn't send her out, she would be so scared that she would cry.
With this thought, Chen Jue felt more at ease.
He pushed her forward and didn't forget to reprimand her, "This is your last chance!
In the future, you're not allowed to go to a man's courtyard at night, not even my courtyard!
This is your last chance!
If you do it again … "
Chen Jue stopped talking and frowned. If she did it again, what would happen?
After thinking for a long time and being busy for the whole day, his brain was like paste and he couldn't figure out what to do. He simply said fiercely, "Did you hear me?"
Li Xiao lowered her head and scratched it.
"Do you remember it?" Chen Jue was still worried.
Li Xiao scratched her head again.
"…" It was really not easy to take care of a child.
Chen Jue sighed in his heart, but he couldn't help but raise his hand and place it on Li Xiao's head. His mouth seemed to have a mind of its own as he reminded her softly, "You're not young anymore. You should know that there are differences between men and women."
He was just like a long-winded father …
"…" Chen Jue was a little annoyed, but he was also a little confused.
When they reached Li Xiao's door, Chen Jue poked her head again before taking a step back. He watched the little girl push the door open and step into her room before he turned to leave.
"Sir …" Li Xiao suddenly spoke.
Chen Jue turned his head.
Under the faint moonlight, half of the girl's body was hidden in the shadow of the door, while the other half of her body was under the hazy moonlight. She actually looked a little like a person in a painting.
He also seemed to see a bit of reluctance in the girl's hesitant expression.
Chen Jue felt as if his heart was being tickled by something. It was itchy, sour, and soft. There was an inexplicable impulse that stimulated his brain.
He was both excited and at a loss.
He seemed to want to do something, but that desire was hidden behind the fog, making him somewhat unable to grasp it.
"Sir, rest early. Tomorrow … tomorrow, you have to tell me what happened tonight.
Tomorrow at breakfast, okay? "Li Xiao was still very concerned about tonight's roundup operation. How did it go?
Chen Jue nodded, his expression blurry.
He waved his hand again, indicating for her to quickly go in.
Li Xiao obediently stepped into the room and closed the door.
Soon, the room lit up with a dim yellow halo. A slender figure swayed in the room through the paper window.
Chen Jue stood in the courtyard and looked at the slender and weak figure that was projected on the paper window.
He stood there for a long time before he turned around and left the courtyard.
There was something in his heart, like a shadow that wanted to break through the paper window — a fierce, strong, and excited shadow.
… … …
The next morning, Li Xiao's breakfast, in addition to noodles, side dishes, and porridge, there was also a bowl of mutton milk that must be drunk, a small bowl of mutton soup, and an egg.
"… …" Li Xiao looked at the extra food that Mammy Chen specially prepared for her and thought with some distress, "How can I finish it?"
Chen Jue looked at the food in front of her and was very satisfied.
When Li Xiao pouted and said that she couldn't finish it, even her brother Li Yu cooperated with Lord Chen and asked her to finish it all.
"… …" Li Xiao.