Pei Zheng lived in the bamboo house from then on. He even kindly told Shen Huan that he could give half of his bed to Shen Shijiu so that Shen Huan could sleep in his own big bed.
However, Shen Huan sternly rejected it.
Shen Huan added a few more layers of thick bedding on the small bamboo bed, then sighed. He didn't know how long he would sleep on it.
In fact, Shen Huan didn't really want to drive Pei Zheng away. There might be many assassins outside Guigu who were still searching for Pei Zheng. And in Pei Zheng's current condition, he couldn't use his luck anymore, otherwise all the wounds on his body would burst open.
The happiest person should be Shen Shijiu. Being able to be with his master and Brother Pei is the happiest thing for him, and he smiles more often.
But every time Pei Zheng talked to Shen Shijiu, Shen Huan would stare at them both, and if they made any intimate moves, she would pretend to cough twice.
In front of Shen Huan, Pei Zheng acted like a pure and upright gentleman. He spoke to Shen Shijiu in a low and gentle voice and did not do anything excessive.
But when he carried Shen Huan on his back, he kissed and hugged Shen Shijiu, and he wished his hands could grow on him.
Shen Shijiu has been taking good care of Pei Zheng. Maybe it's because his mood has improved, but he has been in good health recently, at least he hasn't had any symptoms of retching or loss of appetite.
Originally Shen Huan was a little worried. What if Pei Zheng found out
But gradually, looking at his little disciple who was as bright as the sun every day, Shen Huanxin hesitated.
Perhaps she needs to reconsider her decision to abort the child quietly.
One day, when Shen Huan was using the Shensha grass to develop medicine, he discovered that an important herb was missing from the bamboo house.
No wonder, since Pei Zheng came, they have never gone up the mountain to collect herbs.
In the past, the task of collecting herbs was always entrusted to Shen Shijiu with confidence. He would carry a small bamboo basket and hop into the dense forest.
But now, Shen Huan was very worried about letting Shen Shijiu go alone to collect herbs, but she needed to watch the decoction and couldn't leave.
Shen Shijiu had already carried the little bamboo stick on his back and said to Shen Huan, "Master, I'm leaving now."
Shen Huan hurriedly called him, "Disciple, wait a moment!"
Before Shen Shijiu could take a step forward, someone grabbed the bamboo basket from behind and carried it back into the house.
Pei Zheng directly took the bamboo basket off his body, and then under the gaze of the master and disciple, he naturally carried the bamboo basket on his back and pulled Shen Shijiu out.
Shen Huan opened his mouth in shock.
The dignified Prime Minister Pei is now carrying a broken bamboo stick on his back and is going to collect herbs for himself
When she ran to the door and looked out, Pei Zheng and Shen Shijiu had already boarded the small boat by the river.
"Disciple, be careful!" Shen Huan shouted to the two men, "Master Pei, please take good care of my little disciple."
Before he finished speaking, the boat slowly floated up.
Pei Zheng was rowing the boat. Shen Shijiu put his hand to his lips and shouted to Shen Huan, "I know, Master, Father."
His echo floated in the valley.
Pei Zheng looked at the little man and smiled. The boat suddenly shook, and he pushed Shen Shijiu back onto the boat.
"Sit down."
Shen Shijiu sat down obediently, hugged his knees, and looked at Pei Zheng with blinking eyes.
"Brother Pei, let me tell you, I can row a boat too. I used to go out to collect herbs for Master alone, and no one ever accompanied me."
Pei Zheng said, "Are you happy now?"
Shen Shijiu asked, "What are you happy about?"
"I'll accompany you."
Shen Shijiu curved his eyes and nodded heavily, "Happy!"
"But, Brother Pei, your wounds are almost healed, right? Do they still hurt?"
Pei Zheng turned his shoulders and neck. "It still hurts a little, so I'm afraid I need to rest for a few more days."
Shen Shijiu felt strange, "Why does it still hurt?"
His hand gently swept across the wound on Pei Zheng's chest, "The master gave Brother Pei the best medicine. Don't be fooled by what the master said, but in fact, the master is very good and has a soft heart, so Brother Pei, please don't be angry with the master."
Pei Zheng held Shen Shijiu's little hand.
"I'm not angry. She saved you, took care of you, and allowed me to meet you again. How could I be angry?"
Only then did Shen Shijiu feel relieved.
The boat swayed slowly along the river. Hot steam kept rising from the surface of the river. Being steamed by the hot steam, I didn't feel cold at all.
Shen Shijiu stretched out his hand and slid it in the warm river water. Pei Zheng kept watching him carefully, afraid that he would fall in.
"Brother Pei, this water is really hot, you should try it too."
"Is this Shanwen River?" Pei Zheng asked.
"I don't know either." Shen Shijiu shook his head. "Even Master doesn't know where this river water comes from, but the water here has always been this hot. My Master and I sometimes come to the river to bathe in the warm water."
Pei Zheng raised his eyebrows, "You two, together?"
"Of course not."
Shen Shijiu looked at Pei Zheng strangely, "Master is a woman, I am a man, we can't bathe together, because men and women should not be intimate. Brother Pei, don't you even understand this?"
A man? He looks like a little kid who never grows up.
Pei Zheng paused, and the oar almost fell into the river, but Shen Shijiu looked at him with a sincere gaze.
And you still say he doesn't understand
He doesn't want to understand too much.
"Yeah, I don't understand. Can Young Master Shen teach me?"
Pei Zheng smiled at Shen Shijiu, his narrow eyes slightly narrowed, and his eyes were filled with a hint of tenderness.
Shen Shijiu also smiled and patted his chest, "No problem, leave it to me, I know a lot."
"Then, can Mr. Shen take me to the Wen River to bathe?"
Shen Shijiu rolled his eyes. His master said that men and women should not have physical contact, but he and Brother Pei were both men, so there should be no problem.
"Of course."
As they were talking, the boat slowly came to a stop near the shore.
Shen Shijiuxian jumped off the boat nimbly, but suddenly he felt dizzy and his whole body swayed.
Pei Zheng supported him steadily from behind, "Be careful."
After Shen Shijiu stood firm, he finally felt less dizzy. He didn't know what was wrong with him recently. He just felt that something was wrong with his body, but he couldn't tell what was wrong.
The place where the two were standing was the entrance to a forest. Shen Shijiu was very familiar with this place, and he walked in with Pei Zheng.
Pei Zheng, however, was not as heartless as him. He always carefully watched the situation around him and helped Shen Shijiu to move away the branches that were about to hit him.
Shen Shijiu kept his head down and searched on the ground, squatting down to pick a plant, digging up a plant, and introducing the names and functions of those medicines to Pei Zheng in a clear and logical manner.
Pei Zheng tilted his head slightly and listened. He saved up his little patience for the little man in front of him. Even if he listened to him mumbling a bunch of nonsense, he would not feel bored. He would just want to drag him to **
Pei Zheng lifted the little guy's hair to hide the frivolous thoughts in his heart.
The deeper they went into the forest, the more trees there were around them, but they still couldn't find the medicine that Shen Huan needed. The medicine usually grew at the foot of the mountain, so they had to keep walking for a while.
Shen Shijiu walked slowly and lightly, and seemed to be in a good mood.
"By the way, Brother Pei, did you know that Doctor Jiang is no longer the imperial physician? He opened a clinic in the city, and many people come to see him for treatment."
Pei Zheng brushed off the fallen leaves on Shen Shijiu's head.
"Are you sure you're going to see a doctor, not something else?"
Shen Shijiu turned around and looked at Pei Zheng with bright eyes, "Brother Pei, you are so smart. In fact, they all went to see Doctor Jiang. Oh, no, it was Doctor Jiang."
Shen Shijiu continued to walk forward, shaking his head as he walked, "Those girls should go to the clinic because they like Doctor Jiang. Doctor Jiang is indeed good-looking and gentle."
Before he could finish his words, he realized that the person behind him had not caught up.
Pei Zheng stood in place, holding a leaf in his hand. He twisted it casually, and the leaf turned into green flying smoke in an instant.
He narrowed his eyes slightly, lifted his eyelids to look at Shen Shijiu, and then walked step by step to Shen Shijiu.
"May I ask Young Master Shen, how do you think I compare to Doctor Jiang?"
When Pei Zheng heard Shen Shijiu praising others in front of him, he felt very upset and wished that the villain only had eyes for him.
Shen Shijiu was stunned for a moment, then he burst out laughing, covering his mouth with his hands, and happiness ran out of his eyes.
"Brother Pei, I know what you are doing"
Shen Shijiu put his hands down, moved closer to Pei Zheng, and looked into his eyes.
"Are you jealous?"
Pei Zheng froze for a moment. The little guy stared at him so hard that he swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth and simply answered.
"Yes, I'm jealous. I'm not happy that you praised other men so much in front of me."
Pei Zheng put his hands around the little guy's waist and pressed him towards him.
"But, no matter how good-looking or gentle Dr. Jiang is, I don't like him."
Shen Shijiu stood on tiptoe and whispered in Pei Zheng's ear, "I only like Brother Pei. Brother Pei is the best-looking and gentlest person!"
Pei Zheng was almost dizzy from the sweet words and rubbed Huai Ren a few times.
Now it was quiet all around and there were only two of them. Pei Zheng pressed the little guy against the tree and kissed him for a long time before letting him go.
Shen Shijiu's clothes were in a mess. With a red face, he tidied them up himself, then took Pei Zheng's hand.
"Brother Pei, are you happy now? Can we go and continue collecting herbs?"
The two walked towards the foot of the mountain.
But when I reached the foot of the mountain, I still didn't find the herb.
Shen Nineteen frowned and circled around the trees, looking for it. "That's not right. I used to pick them here. Why are they gone now?"
Pei Zheng leaned against a tree trunk, carrying a small bamboo basket on his back, looking at Shen Shijiu.
"Don't worry, take your time looking. If we can't find it here, we can look somewhere else."
Shen Shijiu had no choice but to straighten up and nodded.
But just as Shen Shijiu was about to walk towards Pei Zheng, a "branch" on the tree suddenly moved, and then suddenly flew towards the little man at an extremely fast speed.
It was not a branch, but a snake coiled on it with great explosive power.
But fortunately, Shen Shijiu reacted quickly. As soon as Pei Zheng called his name, he saw the snake and then pounced towards Pei Zheng in three or two steps.
At the same time, the stone in Pei Zheng's hand flew over and hit the snake's vital point. The snake fell to the ground and stopped moving.
But Shen Shijiu threw himself directly into Pei Zheng's arms. Pei Zheng was already weak, so he opened his arms to the little guy, hugged him whole, then fell backwards, and they both fell to the ground.
"hiss"
Pei Zheng took a breath of cold air.
The soil was very soft and would not cause any damage, but the sword wound on his shoulder, which had already healed, seemed to have been torn open again with the sound just now.
"Brother Pei, how are you? Are you hurt anywhere?"
Shen Shijiu quickly got up from the ground and went to help Pei Zheng with a feeling of guilt and worry.
"It's all my fault. I knocked you down, and you haven't recovered yet. It's all my fault for being careless."
Pei Zheng stood up and touched his hair. "It's not your fault, you know? I didn't stand firmly. If I could catch you, it would be fine."
Shen Shijiu raised his eyes and saw the blood oozing from Pei Zheng's shoulder. Pei Zheng was wearing a dark grey coarse cloth shirt, so the bloodstains soaked a large area.