Thirty-six
Ever since that day, You Shu felt that Xiao Weixin seemed to have changed. Apart from his address, nothing seemed right about him. But every time he tried to figure it out, he found that Xiao Weixin was very calm and didn't seem to have changed much.
Is he hallucinating
"Xiao Shu."
You Shu was standing in the corridor with a dull face, holding a sword and staring at the flower bed in a daze. Just as he was thinking about this, he heard a voice calling him from the study behind him. He turned around and immediately climbed into the house through the window as usual. Just as he was about to kneel down, he remembered that Xiao Weixin said that he didn't need to kneel down on purpose in the future. He resisted the instinct and stood up straight again, but his attitude was still as respectful as before.
"Your Majesty."
Xiao Weixin raised his head, his expression normal: "I have an errand for you, go when you have time."
"Yes." You Shu lowered his head and accepted the order.
Xiao Weixin has been busy lately, secretly building connections everywhere and contacting his spies from time to time. Some old officials in the court have begun to favor him, because Xiao Weishen has been acting more and more outrageous in recent years. Not only has he acted cruelly and absurdly, but he has also allowed the Xia family to do evil everywhere. The world is about to change its surname to Xia. Therefore, many old officials and ambitious young talents gradually became disappointed with him and turned their attention to Ling Wang Xiao Weixin.
Prince Ling has not been prominent in recent years and his political talent is not evident, so they are still waiting and watching. Some of them just want to take a gamble. If they win, they will be heroes in the eyes of the new emperor. If they lose, it doesn't matter. As long as no evidence is left, they can just consider it as the loss of a chess piece.
Xiao Weixin knew the thoughts of these fence-sitters very well, but he didn't care. If there were no fence-sitters, he would have a hard time getting rid of many things. Recently, he was busy targeting Li Liang, the Minister of Rites. He was the right-hand man of Prime Minister Xia. The two of them colluded with each other and did a lot of bad things. Xiao Weixin was thinking about how to cut him off all day.
"This man is very thoughtful and careful, not inferior to that old villain Xia Maoan. You must be careful in your actions." Xiao Weixin ordered in a deep voice, "Don't act on your own, just follow him."
Xiao Weixin found that Li Liang's behavior in the past two days was a little strange, and suspected that Xia Maoan had arranged some shameful task for him. However, Li Liang was as cunning and slippery as a loach, and the shadow guard spies he sent out could not find any useful information. After thinking it over, he decided to hand the matter over to You Shu.
"I believe you can accomplish it."
You Shu's ears twitched slightly. He was a little shy after being praised generously by Xiao Weixin, but he managed to keep himself calm and said, "I will definitely do it and will never let you down!"
Xiao Weixin nodded, and just as he was about to say something, he heard a knock on the door outside the study: "My Lord, someone from the palace is here."
"Come in." Xiao Weixin quickly restrained his expression and became indifferent again.
You Shu felt that he should retreat and was about to climb out of the window when Xiao Weixin spoke again: "Stay here, I have something to say."
You Shu had no choice but to quietly retreat behind the bookshelf to hide himself.
Soon Huachun came in with a few older maids. After they came in, they first knelt down respectfully to Xiao Weixin, and then explained the purpose of their visit: "The Queen Mother asked us to measure the prince so that the wedding dress can be customized in advance for the wedding day."
Although the wedding was in September, which was still half a year away, the queen was obviously more anxious than them. A few days after the imperial decree was issued, she had people prepare wedding clothes and everything that could be used. She said that she wanted her sister to marry in style, and the wedding clothes could not be sloppy. The clothes were made of brocade, with gold thread and silk, and a hundred embroiderers from Jiangnan worked together to make them. The construction period alone took four months.
Xiao Weixin did not make things difficult for the old maids. He cooperated by standing up from his chair, walking in front of them, and opening his arms naturally, allowing them to measure his body with the tape measure. However, when the skin on his hands was accidentally touched, he would immediately show a disgusted expression.
You Shu could see their actions clearly through the gaps between the books behind the bookshelf, and could also see Xiao Weixin's expression more clearly.
He really didn't show any joy of getting married, and there was even a bit of numbness and coldness in his eyes. At this moment, even You Shu couldn't convince himself that he was happy.
But...but why
You Shu kept asking himself this question in his mind. He carefully thought over the plot and still didn't understand how it had developed to this point. If the plot had progressed normally, the hero and heroine at this point would not have loved each other deeply, but at least they would have confirmed each other in their hearts and had an emotional foundation. When they got married, they should have been happy to finally be together...
Where did it start to go wrong
You Shu pondered this matter seriously and distressedly. As a reader, he looked at the relationship from the perspective of a third person, and was so anxious that his head was about to go bald because of the relationship between the two of them. Without the heroine, who would give the hero a little tenderness in the end? Who could pry open his frozen heart? Who would stand shoulder to shoulder with him in the future
You Shu frowned and didn't notice that Xiao Weixin had already cooperated and finished measuring the dimensions, and asked Hua Chun to send those maids out.
"Where is he?" Xiao Weixin sat down and waited for a while but there was no sign of You Shu. He couldn't help but look back with a somewhat unhappy tone. He had been very unhappy when he measured the size just now, but he hadn't lost his temper until now. The person he wanted to see didn't even respond, which made him upset.
You Shu hurriedly came out from behind the bookshelf and stood in front of Xiao Weixin's desk, looking like someone who had done something wrong and was ready to accept the punishment.
Xiao Weixin didn't like seeing him apologize. When the harsh words came to his lips, he remembered his determination to be nice to this man, so he swallowed them back and said, "Didn't I tell you not to be so respectful?"
"Yes." You Shu felt that he was not in a very good mood at the moment, and he couldn't find any other words to answer except "yes".
Xiao Weixin found that he seemed to be able to sense the little shadow guard's emotional changes bit by bit.
This was a very magical feeling. At first, he thought You Shu was just like the other shadow guards, rigid, boring and unkind, but after secretly observing him, he found that it was not the case. It was actually very simple to understand the little shadow guard. Even if his expression was flawless and there was no difference, there were many subtle differences.
For example, when he is happy, his eyes are a little bright, although it cannot be seen with the naked eye, but the corners of his mouth will rise and fall a little.
When he is unhappy, he will frown slightly, clasp his hands loosely in front of his chest, and unconsciously tap the bend of his left arm with his index finger of his right hand.
When in doubt, he habitually raised his hand to touch his left ear, his lips slightly pursed.
When he is in a daze, he usually looks more serious and indifferent than usual. People who don't know him usually think he is angry, but in fact he has long been in a trance and no longer cares about worldly affairs.
angry…
Well, Xiao Weixin hadn't discovered that Xiaoyingwei was out of fashion yet, he seemed to lack this kind of emotion. This was incredible to him, Xiao Weixin himself was an angry person, it was impossible for him not to be angry for a day, how did You Shu manage to never get angry
Xiao Weixin found that he was really fascinated by You Shu. Whenever he had some free time, he wanted to continue exploring more secrets buried in him. Little Shadow Guard was like a fairy mountain with a secret treasure, always shrouded in a layer of mist, and he couldn't hide his desire to explore.
Xiao Weixin didn't dare to say that he knew him very well now, but he knew him at least a little bit. Just like now, he could tell that You Shu was in a bad mood.
"You seem unhappy." He said firmly, supporting his chin with one hand and staring at You Shu's face with interest, "Tell me about it."
You Shu's eyelids twitched and he thought to himself that something was wrong.
Has his acting skills deteriorated in the past two days? Why is the male lead able to guess his emotions more and more
That shouldn't be the case. He had already mastered the art of hiding his emotions when he was twelve years old. Even the Shadow Chief couldn't guess everything correctly...
"I am not unhappy." You Shu lied carefully, trying to get away with it.
Xiao Weixin snorted coldly and threw the brush on the table unhappily: "I told you not to lie to me!"
"If you don't tell me, don't even think about going out today."
You Shu felt bitter. He began to think that the previous male protagonist was better. Being cold and unkind was good. At least he was not so difficult to deal with.
He was feeling depressed, how could he say what he was thinking? But if he lied to Xiao Weixin, with his intelligence, he would definitely guess that he was lying again, and if he made him angry, he would be the one who would suffer.
You Shu simply asked him back: "Your Majesty is about to get married, why are you not happy?"
Xiao Weixin was stunned, "Why are you still asking about me?"
Seeing that he was not angry, You Shu tried to pluck up his courage and said, "I am unhappy precisely because I see that the prince is unhappy."
This sentence was beyond Xiao Weixin's expectation. At first, he thought he would hear some other excuse. At that moment, he was in a good mood, at least it showed that You Shu's mind was always around him.
"This marriage was not sought by me, so what is there to be happy about?" Xiao Weixin replied coldly, "Do you think I should be happy?"
"But, Miss Xia is a good man." You Shu didn't know if the word "good man" was correct. He just wanted to express that they were a perfect match made in heaven. He hoped that Xiao Weixin could look at the lovely girl straight in the eye.
But Xiao Weixin misunderstood: "How do you know she is a good man?"
"Have you seen her?"
You Shu was startled by the sudden gloom in his words, and hurriedly lowered his head and said, "I have seen him once before in the palace."
"How can you determine that she is a good person just by one time?" Xiao Weixin did not dwell on this question. "In other words, I don't care whether she is a good person or not."
"Even if I marry her, she won't be treated any better than Zhou. I can be with anyone except her."
You Shu almost couldn't help but say, "But, what if the prince regrets it in the future?"
“There is no time to regret.”
Xiao Weixin said coldly: "There won't be such a day."
You Shu looked at Xiao Weixin blankly. He knew that what Xiao Weixin said was true. At least at this moment, it was impossible for him to fall in love with Xia Yinxiu.
"Want to know why?" Xiao Weixin felt inexplicably pitiful when he saw him standing there in a daze, and suddenly his mood improved.
You Shu nodded unconsciously. He really wanted to know where the plot went wrong.
Xiao Weixin smiled, his eyebrows curved and his eyes twinkled, a bit like a little fox. He stood up and walked across the desk, whispering in You Shu's ear: "Because, I love someone else in my heart."
After saying that, he stood up and laughed, leaving You Shu, who was stunned, and walked out of the study door calmly.
He was afraid that if he was a step late, he would not be able to help but pull the little shadow guard over and rub him hard in his arms. The shocked and dazed expression on his face was really adorable.
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'It rained on x year x month x day'
'I never expected that the hero would fall in love with someone else without my knowledge! ! ! ! '
'When did this happen!? ? ?'
'He moves around under my nose every day, and his daily routine is as regular as a student. How can he have the time to meet strangers?'
When You Shu wrote this, he felt tears welling up in his eyes and wanted to cry bitterly.
"I am so sad. It only takes a moment for my faith to collapse."
"If I can't see the official couple showing off their love, what's the difference between life and being a salted fish?"
'I must find the guy who broke up my official CP! ! ! ! '