Because of this assassination accident, the hunt became chaotic.
The princes and the princes ordered the guards to patrol in the camp, and they all became alert. The ladies of the noble family huddled together in fear, as if the assassin was about to jump off the mountain in the next second.
There are also several noble girls trying to rush into the prince's arms, taking this opportunity to show their weak side, maybe they can squeeze out the current prince concubine and become the new prince concubine.
During the time of the prince Yizhuxiang, he caught three women who fell in front of him. He was very helpless, so he had to call the fifth prince and let him count the number of people and rectify the guards.
The third child is an unreliable person, the second child is still low-key and normal, but now he is lying in the open hood with serious injuries. Among the princes, only the fifth is the most shrewd and capable.
The fifth prince knew that his prince and eldest brother were so mediocre that he would be in a hurry when he encountered such a thing, so he smiled slightly and poured a cup of tea for the prince: "Elder brother has been busy all day, and it is normal to have a headache, even the gods can't help it. The shaft has turned like this. Why don't you take a break and let the fifth brother do it for you?"
The prince was relieved: "In this way, there is a fifth brother."
The fifth prince left the tent, and the smile on his face immediately faded. He acted neatly, and when the order went on, whoever dared to shout and disturb people's hearts would be punished according to the crime. The guards were divided into three columns, one went up the mountain to investigate the traces of the assassins, the other escorted the ladies from the aristocratic families back to their respective houses, and the other stayed to guard. A few more people were sent to the palace to report the incident, and the chaotic camp was quickly rectified.
Immediately, he called an entourage and asked, "Who is the young master who hunted down the Snow Wolf King today?"
The entourage replied, "His Royal Highness Hui Wu is the third son of Prince Ning's residence."
The fifth prince's gaze turned to the princes beside the bonfire, and his gaze immediately locked on the boy in the black and red narrow-sleeved hunting suit.
There is no other reason, that young man has outstanding temperament and stands out from the crowd.
There was a lot of noise around the prince, like a dozen chickens flapping their wings in panic, but he stood in the crowd without even raising his eyelids, looking calm and indifferent.
In this way, it doesn't look like an ordinary prince at all, but rather a prototype of a royal child.
The fifth prince couldn't help but look at the young man several times.
The fifth prince walked over and smiled at Lu Huan: "Congratulations, the hero is a young man. If I remember correctly, the third son of Prince Ning's mansion was only fourteen years old, and he is only fifteen years old now."
Lu Huan handed the straw lantern to others, raised his eyes, and said, "His Royal Highness has won the prize."
This is not the first time he has seen these five princes. When he went to the Ministry of Household's Book of Accounts as the divine doctor of Yong'an Temple last time, he saw the fifth prince's horse in the stable of the Zhongganping mansion and guessed that the fifth prince was also on the screen. behind.
This time, the second prince was assassinated, and it seemed that there was a lot of fog. I don't know if it was done by the bandits or the rebels, but Lu Huan guessed that it was neither, but - it was not the fifth prince, but the second prince himself. The thief shouts to catch the thief.
Of course, based on Lu Huan's guess about the fifth prince, although the fifth prince is only a few years older than himself, and the youngest among the princes, he looks innocent, but in fact he has a deep scheming. He should not have thought that if the assassination was unsuccessful, the first person to be suspected should be him. Therefore, he may have other plans. When the second prince led the investigation to him, he would show evidence and let the emperor think that the second prince directed and acted and framed his brother.
Of course, at that time, it won't matter who Lu Huan is going to win.
There were dark tides among several princes in the capital, and the situation was dangerous. He had no intention of participating in these matters, but that person—
That person was a master of the world who came and went freely and was proficient in arithmetic. Why did he suddenly save the second prince today?
Is it... on the side of the second prince?
Or which side of the power does not stand, just save people out of good intentions?
If you are standing on the side of the second prince and want to support the second prince to ascend to the throne, then, these days, is it possible to help yourself in this way to cultivate yourself, let yourself have a firm foothold in the capital, and then help the second prince because of kindness?
That's right, that person's foreshadowing is so much, so that he can gain prestige in the capital in the name of a genius doctor, should not have no purpose.
But if you think like this, many other things that person does have no purpose at all... For example, the bowl of birthday noodles, such as taking care of yourself...
In other words, saving the second prince today was not a plan, but just random. The man, out of kindness, saw the second prince injured and fell to the ground, so he came to the rescue...
However, the wound on the second prince's chest, the powder was spread so evenly——
When Lu Huan thought of it, he stabbed in his heart, and there was a hint of gloom in his eyes, just to save him? Why do you have to pour so many golden drugs with such concern? Did you wipe it by hand? Or what? They pulled off the second prince's robe and wiped it on his skin...!
For fear that the second prince would bleed too much and die, leaving the lantern for the guards to find out as soon as possible?
This is clearly not a rescue! But some kind of caring! … As much as taking care of myself that night, and letting myself recede from the high fever.
――So, will there be someone else next?
It turned out that the person's eyes were not only on himself?
… are you not unique, but only one of them? !
Lu Huan didn't know what the man's purpose was, but no matter whether the man saved the second prince because of the former or the latter, in his heart, it was as if he had been robbed of something after being poured a bowl of cold water on his head. Important things, some breathless... even feel anxious and jealous because of it.
When Lu Huan's expression was gloomy, the fifth prince couldn't help but look at him a few more times. At the moment when the young man raised his eyes, the fifth prince actually felt that he looked a bit like his handsome and stern father.
But how is it possible?
The fifth prince suspected that it was too dark in the camp, and he was wrong. He smiled and said: "After the assassination incident, the father emperor should reward Qiuyan Mountain for hunting in ten days. Before that, you can ask Think about what reward you want."
After finishing speaking, he turned to congratulate the other princes.
The hunt was over. Someone in Prince Ning's mansion went to announce the good news, saying that Lu Huan came out on top. The entire Prince Ning's mansion was stunned. He never expected that Lu Huan would actually be able to break out of the siege and win the first place in the hunting of Qiuyan Mountain!
It is not an easy task to hunt down the Snow Wolf King, not to mention that the third young master has just turned fourteen, and he is still a full-fledged teenager. Although everyone in Prince Ning's mansion knew that he was much stronger than the eldest young master and the second young master, he was extremely powerful when carrying a bucket, and when the examiner came to take the test, he also pierced through Yang at a hundred paces, but because there was no other comparison, and there was no chance for him to shoot, I didn't know that he could even hunt down the head of the Snow Wolf King!
... But the old lady came from General Zhenyuan's mansion. General Zhenyuan settled the frontier when he was young, and he was brave and good at fighting. Could it be that the third young master inherited the blood of General Zhenyuan?
The old lady naturally thought the same way. She thought that none of her three grandchildren had inherited the military power of the Zhenyuan General's Mansion, but now... She was overjoyed and couldn't help herself.
She originally sent Lu Huan to Qiuyan Mountain for hunting, and naturally expected him to connect with the second prince. But today, according to the report from the guards, it was Lu Huan who did not have any conversation with the second prince during the hunting in Qiuyan Mountain. She was also greatly disappointed, and she blamed herself for being too angular and not understanding how to make friends with the court. !
But I never imagined that what this grandson did, far exceeded his expectations, and he even won the top prize!
... In this way, not only will you be able to make friends with the second prince, but even on the day of the reward, you might be able to win the favor of the emperor! !
The old lady was overjoyed, if it weren't for the fact that she couldn't be too public and asked other mansions to take a look, and she couldn't go to the ground for the time being due to rheumatism, she would have set a table for her grandson. But even so, she immediately asked the mammy beside her to give Lu Huan some clothing rewards, and expressed the congratulations of the old lady on her behalf.
And Mrs. Ning Wang and the brothers Lu Yu'an and Lu Wenxiu who were lying on the bed were naturally furious again.
However, that's another story.
…
Lu Huan led the stable to the courtyard and tied it to the stake, finished feeding the horse in a low mood, and then returned to the house.
Last night, as always, he left a note and a new wooden sculpture in the small wooden box on the table leg, but the man went to Qiuyan Mountain today and saved the second prince with all his might, and he didn't even have time to go under the pear tree to tell himself, Naturally, you don't have time to pay attention to your own small notes and small wood carvings, do you?
Although he thought so, he lowered his eyes and stared at the table legs for a moment, pursed his lips, and pulled out the small wooden box.
However, I saw - it really wasn't passive.
…
Lu Huan's heart seemed to be twisted by a hand, and unreasonable jealousy and anxiety entangled his heart...
He knows that he shouldn't be like this, that he shouldn't be so greedy, he wants to see that person, he wants to know what that person looks like, what he looks like, and he wants that person only he can touch, touch, and see. , to have it, and even more to want what that person has done to him, he has only done it to him. How can there be such a greedy person in the world? ! Simply greedy to disgusting!
… but he’s just… just can’t control those possessive thoughts… just sad…
As if he was not unique.
Lu Huan had been blowing the cold wind all day, and his skin was extremely cold at this time.
He looked at the empty desk and fell silent, not knowing what note to leave today——
Why didn't the man come to the appointment? Is there any need to ask about this? If you ask, it may be annoying.
Uncover this, pretend it never happened, and leave anything else?
Lu Huan tried his best to concentrate, spread the paper on the table, picked up the pen, dipped it in ink, and wrote on the paper:
——"It seems that you didn't come today, but it's okay, I didn't wait long.
Something happened and I left halfway through. Feel sorry. "
After writing, Lu Huan looked at the note, pursed his lips, and was not satisfied. He was a little upset, and crumpled the paper into a ball and burned it on the candle.
He didn't know what to write today, and he wanted to ask many things in his heart, but he knew that the person would not give any answer...
He had never been so chaotic in his heart, and he couldn't help looking at the rabbit lamp under the eaves, but he immediately thought of the same straw lamp that the man left behind after he rescued the second prince. Lu Huan's eyelashes trembled, and his heart was entangled with jealousy that he couldn't control. He closed his eyes, put down the pen, and washed the blood on his face and body, then went to bed early.
…
Suxi's eating speed can be said to be very fast, but after washing the dishes, she has to wash the dishes as usual. She was pushed into the kitchen by her mother, and her face suddenly filled with resentment: "Mom! Why am I washing the dishes again, why not stay in the hospital? ."
"Don't talk nonsense like this." Su's mother immediately taught her a shameful face, and urged: "Hurry up and wash the dishes, go back to your room and review for a while. Isn't there a monthly test tomorrow?"
Suxi had no choice but to go into the kitchen with a limp. It took ten minutes to wash the dishes quickly, and then he hurried back to his room and turned on his phone.
… Cubs should be sleeping by now.
Sure enough, when she went online, the quilt on the bed was already arched into a small ball, like a small hill. Suxi had pigeons today, and she still felt a little guilty, and was thinking about giving him something to make up for it. .
But first, let’s take a look at what note he left, maybe he’s complaining about why he didn’t come... But with Zaizai’s character, even if he’s disappointed in his heart, the note he left must be—“Well, I didn’t come, it doesn’t matter, anyway. I didn't go either." Zaizai has always been duplicitous and stubborn.
Thinking like this, Su Xi was amused by himself, and gently pushed aside the legs of the table.
However, she was immediately stunned, and there was a trace of incredulity in her eyes.
no--?
No note in the table leg? !
Cub cub didn't write a note today? ! !
What the hell! ! This was the first time in his history that he didn't leave any notes to himself! Is this because he didn't show up for the appointment, and was angry? ! No, this is too kindergarten child, right? !
Suxi suddenly looked at the wooden bed, dumbfounded. Cub was sleeping towards the wall, with one hand on his head and the other on his eyelids. He seemed to be sleeping very restlessly. .
Suxi zoomed in on the interface, and saw that there were still some tiny wounds on the cub's neck, which were very conspicuous on the white neck. It should have been injured during the hunting today, but it was blocked by blood in the afternoon and I didn't find it...
Her guilt instantly x20.
Suxi wants to do something. First put some medicine on his neck, and then leave a picture of "paying for the guilt", and apologize - I just don't know if the cub knows this allusion. Or exchange some other small things from the mall to make the cubs happy. But just as she was sitting on the bed and was about to open the mall, the door was suddenly pushed open.
Su's mother asked, "Xixi, why haven't you started studying yet?"
Su Xi was so frightened that his phone fell to the ground, so he hurriedly picked it up, but as soon as he picked it up, Su's mother took it away, and her mother said, "It's okay to play games every day in the hospital, anyway, it's a cause of death. I'm resting, but now that I'm back to school, don't play every day. What's more, you have an exam tomorrow, are you finished studying?"
Su Xi reached out to grab it, but Su's mother raised the phone all of a sudden and said sternly, "You even grabbed the phone from me, I think you are addicted to games!"
Su Xi's face was wrinkled with grievance: "Mom, ten minutes, let me use the phone for another ten minutes."
"Let's talk after the exam." Su's mother took her mobile phone and walked out, saying, "If you don't get into the top three in the class... Forgetting that you have missed a lot of homework these days, then if you don't get into the top ten, your mobile phone will be confiscated forever. "
Su Xi was startled: "Mom—!"
Su's mother had already closed the door and went out, and told Su's father outside to bring in a glass of milk later.
Suxi scratched her head anxiously, but she glanced at the untouched papers on the table and the wall clock on the wall, and knew that it was time for her to review. If it goes on like this, not only will Su's mother worry about her, but she has been addicted to games, and she will worry about herself. She has always been very determined and her grades are good, but now she really spends too much energy on the game. If her grades drop, she will be in the third year of high school and the consequences will be disastrous.
But she was really worried about the cubs.
But the exam is only two and a half days. Fortunately, there are only seven or eight days in the game, so there should be no surprises. Now the farm is running smoothly, the plot of Qiuyan Mountain's hunting has passed, and the cubs have successfully won the first place. In Prince Ning's mansion, because of the old lady's attention, Mrs. Ning, Lu Yu'an and Lu Wenxiu couldn't make any trouble for the time being. Coupled with the cleverness of Cub Bingxue, there is no need to worry too much about him.
Wait until the exam is over to find him again.
Thinking like this, Su Xi calmed down and went to the desk to open the review book.
…
This night, Lu Huan tossed and slept well, and the next day, the goose feather snow began to fall outside the window again, and it was the last snow in the cold winter. The grass in the yard grew a little, showing a little spring. signs.
After he opened his eyes, he subconsciously looked at the table, with a slightly complicated expression on his face.
Last night, he didn't leave any note to that person, but I don't know if that person would take the initiative to leave something... Maybe leave some hints to tell him something related to the second prince?
Lu Huan didn't expect that person to explain why he didn't go to the appointment. After all, that person has not promised him to go to the appointment. He waited for a day, and he didn't wait for someone to come. No wonder that person, it was him... the strong man was in trouble.
After a night of calm, Lu Huan also knew that he was upset last night, because the man came to Qiuyan Mountain to save the second prince and did not come to see him, because the man carefully spread the wound medicine for the second prince, Leaving the same lantern as one's own and getting angry, and giving birth to some undeserved jealousy, is really too ridiculous...
In other words, these days, I have communicated with that person with a note, and I have received that person's company, kindness and tenderness... These are things that he has never received from birth to now, so that he has the kind of person that can only be The illusion of being alone by his side. It's that he's too big.
Lu Huan calmed down, thinking in his heart, if the man left something last night, he would just ask today why he saved the second prince. If the person still refuses to answer, as always, then refuse to answer. As long as that person is still around, none of this is a big deal. The heavy and dark possessiveness in his heart should also be restrained a little...
He was wearing a middle coat and walked to the edge of the table, still holding some expectations in his heart——
He concentrated, possessed and pulled out the small box in the leg of the table.
If that person left something, he would—he wouldn't care about the fact that the person didn't come to the appointment.
Lu Huan held the small box in his hand, almost afraid to open it. There was a little hope and anxiety in his eyes. After a long pause, he opened it with some kind of thought that it would be better to be tortured later than earlier. box in hand.
But, you see, the box is still empty.
"… "
Lu Huan's eyelashes flickered, and his hands and feet were cold for a moment. He turned the box upside down again, and looked at the table again. After staying for a while, he walked out of the house quickly.
However, the yard was empty, and there was a dead silence under the heavy snow.
The snow was white, and there was nothing in the yard like before, and there was no trace of anyone coming - that person didn't come to the appointment yesterday, and didn't even leave any information last night?
This is the first time that the two have lost contact.
Lu Huan stood there for a while, not even aware of the thin clothes that were soaking his shoulders with snowflakes.
Suddenly he felt nervous.
These days, that person would take his note every night and communicate with him, even if he didn't leave a few words, he would leave some traces to show that he had come. It never stops, but last night it turned out to be—
Could it be that because he didn't leave a note first, that person was also angry?
No, no, that person doesn't look like someone who would get angry. That person did a lot for him, and even took revenge on Mrs. Ning Wang. mood. So, maybe it's just something happened last night and didn't come?
Lu Huan's heart was like a big rock tied to it, and it fell straight down. Now he couldn't care about any awkward emotions, he walked back to the house, spread out the paper, and quickly wrote a note.
…
On the third day, he almost stayed up all night, and when it was dawn, he quickly jumped out of bed and waited for the person to respond.
But--
Still not.
As on the second day, nothing was left, and there was no sign of anyone coming.
…
Fourth day.
fifth day.
…
Eight full days passed.
Lu Huan wrote a lot of notes, some of which were crushed into a ball and burned in a candle, some were placed in a small box waiting for the person to respond, but after eight full days passed, he put in the small box. Whatever goes in, there is something. No one moved except him.
That person seems to have completely disappeared from his world...
Lu Huan had long thought that one day that person might disappear suddenly, leaving no trace, so that he would not be able to find it no matter how he tried. Therefore, he was in a hurry to communicate through the note to find out the identity of the person. But he never imagined that this day would come so early. Before he knew who that person was, that person had disappeared quietly.
Lu Huan went out for the first two days, but on the eighth day, he was already in the courtyard. He stayed up all night, sitting on the threshold in front of the house, with some red blood in his eyes. For some reason, the man suddenly disappeared. .
——The thing he was most worried about happened.
The man disappeared.
"Are you satisfied?" Lu Huan murmured to himself.
He must have asked to meet rashly, making that person tired of being by his side, so he left abruptly without any news. Or, that person shifted his target and stopped appearing by his side, and went to treat the second prince and others well. He came back from Qiuyan Mountain that night, and he didn't leave any notes because of his petty temper, so that he took the initiative to cut off the connection between the two.
If the man never shows up again - what should he do?
Lu Huan sat here all day, from morning dew to dark. He looked out of the courtyard with no expression on his face, not fixedly looking at a certain place, but as if he was just letting go, waiting for someone to come. It was completely dark, he got up and lit the rabbit lamp, then turned back and sat down again.
He recalled that when the man first appeared, it should have been—the firewood gate behind him was suddenly repaired? or earlier?
Later, that person brought various things, some time it was meticulously made boots, some time it was charcoal fire, another time it was food. He was stunned and suspected that someone in Prince Ning's mansion had set a trap for him, but that night , He was seriously ill and had a high fever. He was in a daze, and was rescued by the man. He was shocked and suspicious, and there were ripples in his heart. Later, the man presented him with a bowl of birthday noodles, which was the best thing Lu Huan had eaten since he was born. Later, he began to communicate with the person using a note, and the person actually began to respond to him. It was also the first time that he had someone to talk to—
… But now, that person will never come again.
Lu Huan's eyes were dead, and the light under the eaves could not fall into his eyes. He lowered his eyes and looked at the ground blankly.
Where did he go wrong?
…
It was two and a half days after Suxi finished the exam. After taking the final exam at noon, she filled out the answer sheet and handed in the paper quickly. Having not been online for two full days, Suxi was very worried. Although she knew that nothing major would happen in the game, she couldn't help but want to go back to see the cub. Fortunately, this afternoon after the exam, she could go home early.
Before, she only regarded the game as a game, but as she felt more and more that the villain in the game had independent emotions, she became more and more aware of whether the cub would have sad thoughts during the two days she was away...
Of course, it is also possible that Suxi just thought too much.
In short, she didn't care about being called by Gu Qin and the others to go shopping in the afternoon. She didn't eat in the cafeteria, so she got on the bus and went home quickly.
The mobile phone was in his parents' room, and Suxi opened the door of his parents' room like a thief and took his mobile phone in his hand.
Go back to the room and recharge——
Then, turn on the screen.
Suxi's heart was pounding, thinking that she would be able to see the cubs soon, she smiled brightly. However, when she went online and switched the interface to the house, her smile stopped abruptly.
Wait, why are all the crumpled papers on the floor in the house——?
These notes should have been written by the cubs these days, but she couldn't get a response from her. Did she actually write so many? Wasn't he waiting for him?
Suxi never expected that one day she would not be online, and the protagonist would be waiting for her. She felt a little nervous and didn't bother to read these notes, so she switched the interface to the yard and went to find the cubs.
As soon as the interface arrived in the courtyard, she saw that the cub was sitting in front of the door threshold, raising his head slightly, staring at the swaying rabbit lamp under the eaves.
At this time, it was already dark in the game, and the candlelight fell on his face, and it was on and off, so people couldn't see his expression. He didn't seem to have any expression. It was just a shadow and gloom on Baozi's face, and his eyes were a little red.
What, what's wrong?
Suxi, who didn't know what was going on in Cub's brain, was about to pull the screen closer when he saw a large white bubble popped out of Cub's head——
It's as if it hasn't popped up in these days, but now it's accumulated and popped out at one time, so densely that it almost drowns the screen.
——"Are you just taking advantage of me?"
The first one that popped up was this one. Suxi's eyelids jumped, and he subconsciously wanted to deny it. The cub was thinking a few times, but then, more lines popped up immediately.
The barrage is swishing.
- "Aren't you coming back?"
——"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have asked to meet that day. You must be troubled."
——“If you don’t want to, it’s okay to show up once a month in the next month, but can you…”
——"... Whether you use me or out of pity, I... I don't care."
- "I agree."
——"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to leave a note that night, I just... I was just jealous... I'm sorry, I shouldn't... I shouldn't be too greedy... No matter who you are, no matter why you appear, and why you disappear... You... Come out and talk to me, okay?"
--"I'm lonely."
Then, those bubbles slowly disappeared one after another, leaving only the last four words, which slowly dissipated like water vapor on the screen, but they suffocated Suxi's breath.
The little man in front of the door threshold was sitting there alone, only the shadow of the yellow candle on the ground accompanied him, and it was also a small mass, falling at his feet.
He didn't say anything, these white bubbles were just words from his heart.
He looked up at the rabbit lamp with a blank face, not knowing what he was thinking, but he said in his heart——
He is lonely.
Suxi looked at the cub and forgot to breathe, and then his eyes slowly became a little sour.
She had never thought about what the cubs were doing when she was not online. She thought that she might be busy farming, or she might be busy planning other things. But the only thing she didn't think about was this question - would Zaizai feel that she didn't want him because she wasn't online? When he is not online, will the cub think about himself and will he be lonely?
But now she knew that the villain was sad when she was away.
Su Xi looked at the cub, and her heart suddenly tightened. This was the first time for her to have such a strong feeling of missing, and it was because of a villain in the game. She wanted to tell Zizai that she was back, but she didn't know what to do.
So, she opened the mall, picked left and right, and inadvertently shook her fingers on a bunch of fireworks.
Then, in the next second, a firework burst out on the screen. Su Xi was startled.
And Lu Huan in front of the house looked at the endless night sky, and suddenly saw an explosion not far away, a string of fireworks suddenly rose from the sky, and the sky was full of brilliance.
… It’s not like ordinary people can do this kind of scene. Today is not a festival, and there are no such fireworks in the street market.
He was stunned for a moment, and then his heart almost jumped out of his throat.
He stood up abruptly, walked a few steps towards the courtyard, raised his head and looked hard at the night sky, with an uncertain ecstasy on his face - is that person back?
…
Suxi saw the change in the expression on his face, and his nose became more sour.
She stretched out her fingers sadly, a gust of wind blew through the Chai Yard, and gently lifted Lu Huan's thin robe - Cub, here I am.
Always.