When Xiao Shi first met Ah Song, she was still a woman, a woman so beautiful that even she felt inferior.
She thought that he was one of the Prince's trusted aides, but he was too rude.
His actions were also a bit vulgar. She felt that as an old servant of the Princess Consort, he should correct his attitude. If he had to stay by the Princess Consort's side for a long time in the future, he would be too ignorant and would suffer losses sooner or later.
But look at him, he got off the carriage and walked away, as if he didn't have the Princess Consort as his master. He didn't even reach out a hand.
When Ah Song heard this, he was silent for a while before saying, "If I dared to touch you at that time, I wouldn't be able to use my hands to hug you now."
Shika also fell silent, because she was well aware of her master's jealousy.
If any guard dared to look at the Princess Consort, he didn't need to come back the next day.
Of course, this was a conversation they would have in the future.
At that time, Xiao Shi didn't know this, so she was more talkative than usual, telling Ah Song to pay attention to this and that.
But he was still honest, but he was very shy.
Whenever she tried to talk to him, his face would always turn red and he would nod his head without saying anything. This made Xiao Shi very anxious.
Later, she found out that he was actually a man, and he was the Prince's personal hidden guard.
How could a hidden guard be so beautiful?
And he was so shy, especially after seeing her, his face couldn't get any redder.
Xiao Shi also blushed, and she always wanted to find a chance to apologize to him.
She couldn't help it, because she had scolded him in front of the Princess Consort.
Thus, on a dark and windy night, she quietly pulled Ah Song, who was also guarding outside, aside from her.
They came under a big tree in the Prince Fu. There were no wind lanterns here, so very few people would notice.
Then, she realized that a dignified shadow guard was embarrassed by her. His hand that was being pulled was trembling and hot. It was so hot that she immediately let go of his hand.
"You, you, you … why are you looking for me?"
Ah Song was a hidden guard, and it was the first time he was caught, so of course he was nervous.
Even he didn't know why he didn't leave when he saw her.
This kind of situation didn't happen usually?
Perhaps it was because it had been too long since someone had talked to him so much, and he even used a lecturing tone.
But her motive was still for his own good.
Xiao Shi wasn't nervous at first, but now she was very nervous because of his stuttering.
"I, I just wanted to tell you, I'm sorry.
Before this, I didn't know your identity and spoke nonsense. Please … don't take it to heart. "Obviously, it was a very serious apology. Why did the tone change as he spoke?
The atmosphere was so strange that Xiao Shi decided to run away after finishing her story.
However, her hand was grabbed. Xiao Shi was startled and asked, "Is there anything else?"
"It's nothing. I-I-I just wanted to say that it's been a long time since someone apologized to me."
"Ah?"
Xiao Shi was speechless. What did this mean?
"Well, I'm sorry."
She apologized again. She thought that Ah Song was stupid and liked to hear people apologize.
But the other party didn't let go. His grip was very tight.
"Erm, sorry?"
It hurt. Look at his slender body. How could he have so much strength?
She had already apologized three times, but he still didn't let go. Xiao Shi was anxious and shouted, "Are you going to let go or not? I still have things to do when I go back!"
"Yes, yes. Then, then you go back!"
Ah Song's hand loosened little by little. Xiao Shi was so anxious that she directly shook him off before leaving.
But when she went back, she looked back and saw that the dark figure was still standing under the tree. It was as if he had turned into a fossil.
Was this person stupid? Who liked to hear apologies to this extent?
Then, when they met again in the future, should she apologize first?
That's not right. What did she do to let him down? Was there a need to apologize all the time?
The next day, Ah Shi's wrist was bruised.
And Ah Song was criticized by his brother. "Do you think that the little girl's arm is the training pole of the prince's residence? Look at the strength you used to hold her arm yesterday. Think about how she didn't slap you. She's so cultured. No wonder she's the prince consort's favorite."
Ah Song was depressed. In the end, he took the medicine used to treat her injury and went to stand guard outside the Prince and Princess Consort's room to wait for Xiao Shi to appear.
When she appeared, he ran over as fast as he could, and then … then ran away like the wind.
Everyone knew what kind of profession a shadow guard was. If you didn't have speed, how could you be a shadow guard? If you didn't have speed, how could you assassinate? If you didn't have speed, how could you hide from others' sight?
So, Xiao Shi saw the situation as follows.
At night, a gust of cold wind blew past. She shuddered and wanted to shout that there was a ghost, but before she could do so, the cold wind disappeared.
Xiao Shi was so scared that she almost cried. When she returned to her room, she saw that there was something in her hand. There was a note wrapped around it.
She opened it with trembling hands. It said: Remove bruises and stop pain. Apply more.
"…"
Did a ghost send her medicine to treat her injury?
How could this be!
If it wasn't a ghost, then the only person who knew that she was injured was Ah Song.
Strange. Why did he act like a ghost when he sent her medicine? She was almost scared to death.
Xiao Shi patted her chest and decided to use this medicine. At the same time, she felt that although he didn't seem to be good with words, he wasn't a bad person.
Xiao Shi only thought about how to serve her master well. She really didn't have time to think about other things.
Until Ah Song gave her a hairpin before he went to Peace City with the Prince.
This was not a matter of medicine. This was clearly a private exchange.
Xiao Shi's heart began to beat wildly. She didn't expect that her master would directly guess that Ah Song treated her differently.
What was different? She didn't know at all. But she knew that her heart was in a mess. She actually hoped that he would return from Peace City safely.
She waited for a long time. Finally, the Prince came back. He came back too.
However, he only saw her once. Then, he ran away with a red face.
Xiao Shi was depressed. He should at least talk to her before running away. Why did he run away with a red face?
But soon, when they set off at night, Xiao Shi's window was knocked open. Something hit her foot.
It didn't hurt, but it gave her a shock.
She hurriedly picked it up and saw that it was a strange accessory.
The next day, she told the princess consort that it was a gift from a woman in Peace City. However, it was worn on her ankle.
It meant that she would follow the man who gave her this and never leave him.
Xiao Shi stomped her feet. How could Ah Song give her this kind of thing all of a sudden? It was too …
Too coquettish. This was what the princess consort said. She felt that it was very reasonable.
But she didn't know that Xiao Shi's life had an additional word "wait".
Until the Prince came back again. At that time, the princess consort was giving birth. She didn't have time to think about him.
After the princess consort gave birth, she came out. In the early spring, she saw Ah Song again.
He still blushed so easily. When he saw her, he even looked around, as if he was ready to run away at any time.
Xiao Shi actually calmed down and smiled at him. It was great that he came back safely without missing an arm or a leg.
Ah Song didn't know why, but he couldn't stand still because of this smile. He was ready to run away. If he didn't run, he didn't know what he would do.
"Stop right there."
Xiao Shi was speechless. Why did he run away? At least make things clear!
Ah Song immediately stopped, but he didn't dare to look back.
"Come back. It's too far away. Can you hear me?"
"Yes … I can. I can hear you no matter how soft your voice is."
"Then come back. If you don't come back, I'll leave. If I don't see you in the future … you … why did you come back so quickly?"
He came in front of her so quickly. She was scared to death, okay?
"I … I …"
"You, wait for some time to go to the princess consort's place and talk about us!"
Xiao Shi sighed. It seemed that if she didn't say this, the two of them would forever be in this awkward situation.
Unexpectedly, Ah Song was very happy. He reached out his hand and then withdrew it.
Then he lowered his head and said, "That, the Prince has agreed to … betroth you to me. I … can live in the mansion. You … you don't have to leave."
Xiao Shi's face turned red. He actually talked to the Prince. A boy like him who blushed when he talked could actually say something like this. Did he really want her?
"Then you, remember to invite a matchmaker."
"Okay."
"Then I'm leaving."
"Little, little, little, little, big sister Xiao Shi …"
"… Big sister, I let you call me that because you were a girl. Now you're a man, okay? And you're older than me."
"Okay, then Xiao Shi, wait for me to marry you."
After saying this, he disappeared again.
Xiao Shi felt that in this life, she was going to marry a man who was similar to a ghost. He disappeared just like that.
The two of them were waiting for the princess consort to finish her confinement and then talk about this matter.
Unexpectedly, just as the princess consort finished her confinement and Ah Song didn't have time to talk about it, their Prince became the Emperor and the princess consort became the Empress.
For a while, they were very busy and put their matters aside.
Xiao Shi was still okay, but Ah Song began to feel inferior.
Xiao Shi was now a female official in the Empress' palace. Her monthly salary was much higher than his. Moreover, the harem didn't allow men to live in it. They, as shadow guards, could only squeeze in a large room.
Now that Xiao Shi's status was high, it wouldn't be surprising if she married a small official.
In addition, they hadn't seen each other for a long time. He missed her a little.
Thus, for the first time, Ah Song dared to kidnap Xiao Shi, who came out with tea, behind the rockery.
Then he gave her a beautiful hairband and smiled.
In the future, whether she married someone else or continued to be a palace maid, he would protect her. He would always protect her.
However, Xiao Shi suddenly pulled him back and said, "Idiot, fool, Ah Song, if you're seen like this … it's a great taboo."
It was a capital offense for a shadow guard to have an affair with a palace maid!
"Don't be afraid. If someone sees you and runs away, just say that I forced you."
Ah Song panicked, afraid that he would implicate her.
Xiao Shi was touched and said, "The Empress said that I will marry you at the end of the month.
You can go buy a house. "
"Really, really?"
Ah Song was so happy that he jumped on the spot. When he went up the rockery, he felt that something was wrong and jumped down. Then he touched his head in embarrassment.
Seeing his silly look, Xiao Shi was also happy and said, "That's right, do you have money?"
"Yes, yes, Prince … the Emperor rewarded us a lot. I saved up four to five hundred taels, enough to buy a house.
The rest is all for you. You can buy anything you want. "
"Idiot, what can I lack?"
Xiao Shi worked in the palace, so she didn't lack anything. She had more than a few hundred taels in her private savings.
But when she heard Ah Song say this, she felt warm. She didn't waste her courage to mention this to the Empress.
Although she would miss her master after marrying out of the palace and not coming back often, it was good to build a small home of her own.
In this way, Xiao Shi got married half a month later.
It was said that the Empress was very generous to the servants and gave them a lot of dowry.
But no one knew how complicated Xiao Shi's wedding night was.
Because her husband didn't know how to take off a girl's clothes, especially a wedding dress.
So, after about fifteen minutes, Xiao Shi's face turned green.
"Don't tremble. How about I take it off?"
"That won't do. Tonight, I must serve my wife."
"Then can you do it?"
"Yes, I definitely can."
After saying this, the two of them blushed. Why did these words sound so ambiguous?
In the end, the clothes were taken off.
The next day, Xiao Shi thought that it was no wonder that her master liked to massage her lower back while walking and scold the men who practiced martial arts as wolves. Now she finally understood what her master meant. They were indeed wolves and very capable. She really shouldn't have said those words last night. It was really too much of a trap.
See, she was so tricked that she didn't even make breakfast. It was Ah Song who cooked.
However, looking at that man's shy smile, she felt that her life was complete.