Chapter 25 My shit-like fate with King Rui

Chapter twenty-five

After having dinner and washing up, I felt very tired after working hard for a long time today, so I pulled up the quilt and wanted to take a nap. But the eyes of the little fool in the room were too bright and he was looking straight at me. How could he sleep?

"Zhou Xiaochuan, do you have something to ask?"

"Um"

"Will I be able to sleep peacefully if I ask clearly?"

"yes."

Seeing that the fool was persistent, he had no choice but to sit up around him. Fortunately, the weather is getting warmer now and it is not too cold. I'm just extremely sleepy. I'm afraid it has nothing to do with the weather, but just because my soul is a little weaker. It's not painful or itchy, but I'm just sleepy, so that's not a big deal.

"Sure, then you can ask."

"Are you angry with me?"

I'm angry that I kept it from you all this time without even a single word of truth.

"Won't."

Although he concealed all the truth and was really angry when he first found out, if I look at it from another angle, I can understand the reasons for every move. How can I know what he knows, thinks, and feels without being in his position? There is no qualification for judgment. Now that I can see it clearly, the anger has long since dissipated and is completely gone.

Previously, he and Zhou Xiaochuan were neither relatives nor friends. If we don't talk about it, we should be in a loan-lending relationship. He is my creditor and I owe him my life. Have you ever seen people who are honest with their debtors and live in harmony with each other?

"Why have I been isolated?"

Yes, after knowing this, I basically don’t let him get involved in anything I do, and try my best to avoid all channels through which he can understand. None of this is directed at him. But if I want to tell him clearly, it will seem like I am being hypocritical, so I will simply hide everything. When he returns to this body, when my soul is gone, there is no need to say anything, he will definitely know.

"Zhou Xiaochuan, let's make a deal."

He is curious, but I cannot explain it to him, so I will divert his attention. I naturally know what he is most interested in right now.

"Promise?"

"Well, since I am now in your body, I will live for you as long as I exist, okay?"

The rogue's eyes sparkled in the brightly lit area, clear and bright. Although he was still thin, without the malnourished body caused by exhaustion, his eyes were calm and indifferent, and he looked much more comfortable.

"good."

You will live for me.

"Are you done asking questions?"

"Um."

"After asking, go to sleep."

He grabbed the idiot sitting on the bed, pulled up the couch, and covered him with a quilt. The bed was not narrow, so he moved inside to make half the space for him. Ignoring his surprised look, he turned off the lights and went to sleep.

"Zhou Xiaochuan, what are you doing?" Although he is just a soul and has no warmth, I also know that he will not be able to sleep peacefully. In fact, I just subconsciously wanted to bully him when I saw his well-behaved appearance. No faster than his hands, he pulled the person into the quilt.

Zhou Xiaochuan had never slept with others, and now he was overwhelmed by his actions. He froze and huddled over there. The whole person was in a state of explosion. Although I couldn't see it, I could feel the cold air of the person next to me, which was definitely heavier than the previous one.

No, no, no, hurry up and get a brazier.

He got out of bed, took the fire folder, lit the lamp, and started a fire.

Zhou Xiaochuan was not at a loss now, but was stunned by his quick action of getting out of bed and lighting the lamp in one go.

"Zhou Xiaochuan," I looked directly into those eyes that had not yet had time to get rid of the embarrassment and anger. "Do you want to touch anyone but me?"

Extremely serious, full of sincerity, not even the slightest hint of joking.

Does he want to?

Or don't you want to?

But in the end he still wanted to.

After leaving the body for a long time, even though he knew he was dead, the person in front of him was Zhou Xiaochuan in the eyes of everyone. He did a good job. Although he didn't know how to deal with things and lacked experience, he made his parents smile again and made the two elders respect Zhou Xiaochuan again. Hopeful.

But he was still unwilling to accept it after all. Tangled in all kinds of thoughts, unable to sleep day and night, he found hundreds of reasons to justify, thinking about the freedom and ease of these days, his peace of mind, and the exhaustion and worry of being alone for more than ten years. , walking on thin ice. But all of this still couldn't convince him.

The warmth I felt when I was touched by the person in front of me that day could not dissipate for a long time.

He longed for that warmth. When he was alive in the past, he never felt that there was anything to cherish, but now he knows that only living people can be as warm as the sun.

Warmth is alive.

If he desires this, he must be thinking ...

"If you want to, stay closer to me in the future."

What's the meaning?

"Okay, go to sleep."

As for the reason, you will understand later.

Since I have taken over your life, I will give you one back.

In the darkness, I saw that the scoundrel had fallen asleep. He was injured and had to work hard at the disaster relief work today, so he must be mentally and physically exhausted. Zhou Xiaochuan has had nothing major these days. He rested in the carriage for a day and now he is not sleepy at all. He can only look at the sleeping face in front of him.

He had never stared at a person's face, after all, it was very rude. But the face in front of him, strictly speaking, could not be considered an outsider, it was also his face. Although there is nothing like him in the scoundrel.

Even though they have the same face, they have completely different personalities because of their different personalities. He was looking at his face now as if he were watching an outsider, which was actually very interesting. I wonder what he looked like in the eyes of others?

Thinking like this, the warmth coming from under the quilt made him slightly tired, and he actually felt sleepy.

A dreamless night.

Today, although I have not been demoted, I have been downgraded through explicit praise and covert derogation. I was originally a third-rank official, but now I am a fourth-rank official minister. It's my first day at work today, and I naturally want to meet my immediate boss.

And my immediate boss is an acquaintance whom I have never met before—His Royal Highness Prince Rui.

On that day, His Royal Highness King Rui and I were appointed together. He was the county king and I was the small county magistrate. Unexpectedly, an unexpected incident occurred, and I, a small county magistrate, was forced to entrust me with an important task. The case has been solved, the real culprit has confessed his crime, and the position of county magistrate is vacant. A county cannot have a shortage of candidates for both county magistrate and magistrate at the same time, so I promoted the post of county magistrate from Wei Yuan County Magistrate. This is just a temporary and expedient strategy. , and Prince Rui, who was originally going to be the county king, had his position taken by me, the young master who had run away, so he would continue to stay in Kyoto and serve as the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, my immediate superior.

This is a fate that is just like stepping on shit, and I can’t shake it off.

It was sunny outside, so Zhou Xiaochuan couldn't go out, otherwise, all these days of hard work would be in vain.

"Qingshan, there's no need to prepare a car."

After breakfast, we went straight to the household department. My equestrian skills are not very good, and it would be even worse if the horse gets frightened and hurts passers-by when there are many people on the street. So simply use steps instead of horses. In addition, the Ministry of Household Affairs is not far from the General's Mansion, only three to five miles away. A walk is a good exercise. After all, Zhou Xiaochuan's small body still needs a lot of exercise.

After I figured it out, I felt more comfortable walking. Although the morning air is cold, breathing it in is refreshing. Although there are only a few pedestrians on the street, it has a unique atmosphere.