It's late at night, the inn is right next to the official road, and there are people checking in in the middle of the night. From time to time there is movement outside.
Shen Zhimu was worried that she would be disturbed, so he placed a barrier to block the sounds outside.
The room was quiet except for her long and gentle breathing.
Shen Zhimu sat beside the bed and watched.
Since last night, his mood has been ups and downs, and his heart is sometimes on fire, and sometimes like an icy hell.
At this moment, it finally became quiet, unexpectedly quiet.
Shen Zhimu was content with this moment.
But the satisfaction at this moment was stolen from him.
Nan Nan didn't know that he was beside her. If she knew, she wouldn't be so quiet.
"Why."
There was a sigh in the silent room.
Shen Zhimu sat quietly by the bed, because he couldn't see his fingers, time gradually shifted, and the window outside the window gradually became gray and foggy.
Light shines into the house.
Shen Zhimu blinked, he stood up, messed up the shoes and socks beside the bed, messed up the business trips placed on the table, and then disappeared.
The light from the window was too bright, and Nan Qing woke up with a frown on his face.
"Hiss, the paper on this window is too thin, it's so bright." Nan Qing said angrily, she sat up and scratched her hair.
She looked around for a moment and then gradually came to her senses.
She looked at the messy shoes, socks and hairpins beside the bed. She was drunk last night, and then she took off her clothes and went to bed to rest?
"I drank too much yesterday, why can't I remember anything?" She was confused, patted her head and still couldn't remember: "Forget it."
I slept very well last night and my head didn't hurt.
Er Er believes that the best acting skills are those that can deceive oneself, from the inside out.
The coachman had never seen such a generous employer who was so easy to serve. He had food and drink all the way, stayed in an inn and had a room, and had meat for every meal.
The amount of meat the coachman ate last year combined was not as much as what he could eat alive on this trip.
This girl was going to the Imperial City. Looking at her appearance and temperament, the coachman felt that she must be a noble person in the Imperial City.
After traveling for half a month, we finally arrived at the Imperial City.
The coachman asked: "Girl, this imperial city is huge. Where do you want to get off the carriage?"
"Linwangfu."
"!" The coachman was so shocked that his hands were shaking: "Who is this noble lady from the royal family? I have never had such a high-ranking official in my life."
Nan Qing chuckled lightly and did not answer.
The coachman was also very sensible and did not continue to ask. The streets of the imperial city were complicated, and the coachman drove the carriage carefully.
We arrived at Linwang Mansion at noon.
Nan Qing jumped off the carriage.
When the coachman turned the carriage around, he looked back and saw a group of servants pouring out of the tall and majestic palace. He heard someone shouting: "Princess, why are you back?"
The driver was dizzy, hey, he was dragging a princess along the way.
I thought she was a fairy who was cultivating immortality, but I didn't expect that she was a princess.
…
When the princess returned to the house, the housekeeper and her servants came out to pick her up. Prince Lin happened to be at the house, and he was suddenly happy and surprised when he heard that his precious daughter was back.
King Lin ran out.
Everyone knows that the prince's always calm temperament is vulnerable to the princess.
Prince Lin: "Nan Nan, why did you come back so suddenly and didn't send a message when you came back? Father, please let the kitchen prepare your favorite food in advance. Come on, please go make some tea and bring out the plum stuffed wine."
"yes."
The servants took action one after another.
Nan Qing saw King Lin's eyes turn red.
"Nan Nan! What's going on?! What's going on? Don't cry, don't cry." King Lin was in a hurry.
Nan Qing didn't cry either, her eyes were just red, she pursed her lips and said nothing.
King Lin was extremely anxious: "My King's eyes, what's going on? He suddenly came back in good condition, and he still looks like this. Did he feel wronged in that Xianmen Mansion?"
"I won't cultivate immortality anymore." Nan Qing only said this.
"If you don't want to cultivate, don't cultivate. If you don't want to go, then don't go. Just be happy with Nan Nan. Don't cry. You have everything you want in this palace." Prince Lin coaxed.
Although she didn't say many words or said a single word, she knew in just one sentence that she had been wronged in Tianzong.
Shen Zhimu felt uncomfortable standing aside.
His mind flashed over and over again that she was weak and crying that she wanted to go home.
She is only fifteen years old. She has been pampered and raised. She is innocent and pure. She has no bad thoughts even if she practices demon cultivation. She has never had bad thoughts.
Nan Nan is the kind of child who wants to go home when she is wronged.
Shen Zhimu looked at Lin Wang, a nine-foot-tall man who was lowering his body and coaxing his daughter.
I am not good enough to Nannan.
King Lin asked someone to prepare a large table of delicious dishes, all of which were Shangguan Nannan's favorites. There were not many rules during the meal. King Lin made her happy by telling her interesting things that happened in the imperial city after she left.
Nan Qing smiled in response, but it was obviously not as happy as before.
After eating, Nan Qing returned to his courtyard.
King Lin also stopped smiling.
The housekeeper stepped forward: "Your Majesty, what's wrong with the princess?"
"I don't know, hey, I shouldn't have let her go to practice immortality in the first place. Why did I, such a good girl, come back like this? Tianzongmen, huh, others envy such an immortal mansion, but I don't. Hey, you let me
I go to the market to see what my daughter’s family likes and buy them all.”
"Yes." The butler understood.
Nan Qing went back to the yard and went to sleep.
Shen Zhimu stayed there for a while and then went out.
The Imperial City Market is full of people coming and going, there are many vendors shouting, and there are all kinds of food and entertainment on the street.
Shen Zhimu transformed into an ordinary man. He walked on the street and looked around.
"Sir, this is the best rouge. The color is very beautiful. Girls all like it. Sir, do you want to buy it for your little lady?" The vendor stopped Shen Zhimu.
Shen Zhimu stopped: "How did you know that I wanted to buy something for the woman?"
"I can tell by the look in the young man's eyes. Any young man walking alone on this street, walking slowly, looking left and right, looking at the candy paintings or looking at the hairpin shop, is definitely buying something for the girl he likes or his wife.
"Traders have gained experience in doing business.
Shen Zhimu laughed when he heard his words. Was he so obvious?
Shen Zhimu remembered that Zhong Yu once said that except for gold and silver, which made him emotional, at other times he was just like a piece of wood, and no emotion remained on the surface.
He is so superficial now.
Shen Zhimu will not deny that he does have a girl he likes, but the girl he likes cannot become his wife.
"Do all women like this rouge?" Shen Zhimu picked up a box and looked at it.
The vendor smiled and said: "I like it. What girl doesn't like rouge?"
"Yeah." Shen Zhimu picked up a box and put down the next one, picked up the next box and put down the next one, over and over again.
The vendor probed: "Young master... but you don't know how to choose colors?"
"It turns out there is so much red..."
The vendor picked up a box and handed it to him: "Sir, this box, this box is the favorite among girls nowadays."
Shen Zhimu nodded: "Okay, how much is it?"
"Fifty cents."
Shen Zhimu took out the copper rod and paid without hesitation.
Shen Zhimu walked on the street for an hour and bought a lot of things.
The housekeeper also went out to buy things, buying a carriage full of various gadgets. Shen Zhimu also mixed in the things he bought.
Nan Qing slept until he got up in the evening, and the maid said: "Princess, the prince asked the housekeeper to go out and buy some things. Princess, do you want to see if there is anything you like?"
Er Er: "Shen Zhimu is standing behind you. He looks a little nervous and expectant now."
Nan Qing nodded: "Let's take a look."
The maids moved all the things in, and the entire small hall was covered.
The four treasures of the study are various kinds of jade pendants, handkerchiefs, and rouge paper.
Nan Qing casually took a candy man to eat, and then walked casually among the items, occasionally playing with a mask or picking up a lantern to flick it.
"The embroidery on this handkerchief is pretty good." Nan Qing shook out a handkerchief.
The maid said: "This is Wan Lou's handkerchief. I heard that the ladies in the building are all from the south of the Yangtze River, and their craftsmanship is very good."
"Well, I like bamboo leaves. Let them show me a handkerchief with small bamboo leaves."
"yes."
Shen Zhimu was overjoyed when he heard she said she liked bamboo leaves, thinking that she would never want to mention anything about Zhufeng again.
Shen Zhimu was a little anxious when she saw that she had gone around for many times without seeing what he bought.
He bought a lot of things and mixed them in. How could he be so unlucky that none of them could pass her hands, even if it was just a touch or a look.
Er Er in the space expanded the picture on the light screen, and every detail of Shen Zhimu's expression was seen by Er Er.
Er Er: "Every time your hand touches the rouge box, Shen Zhimu's face becomes tense and expectant."
"So he bought the rouge." Nan Qing understood.
Nan Qing picked up a box of rouge.
Shen Zhimu's eyes trembled.
Nan Qing opened Rouge...and was stunned.
Shen Zhimu suddenly became nervous when he noticed something was wrong with her expression. What's wrong? Is there something wrong?
The maid came over and took a look: "Oh, this is a bright red color... After all, the housekeeper is a man, no wonder he chose this color. This is something that can't be sold at the stall. Princess, don't hold it. If you like it, Princess
This paste feels like it, please go to the shop and buy it again, and order it in a color that suits you, Princess."
Shen Zhimu understood that he had bought the wrong color. The bright red color was not good-looking and women did not like it.
The merchant lied to him!
She finally got what he bought, but she was not satisfied.
Shen Zhimu was indescribably disappointed. It wasn't until night fell that he fell into a trance. He was becoming less and less like himself now.
As an elder, he still has matters to deal with. He has been following Nan Nan for the past half month. Nan Nan has gone home safely. It is time for him to return to Tianzongmen.
…
When Shen Zhimu came down from the mountain half a month ago, he sent a message to Jian Yun that the sealing matter had been dealt with. Mu Sang was not punished and he was escorted back to the demon boundary.
Shen Zhimu returned to Zhufeng, and Jianyun had been waiting for him early.
"Senior brother, where have you been these past two months?" Jian Yun asked.
Shen Zhimu sat down: "I heard that there was something sneaky somewhere and I went to check it out."
Jian Yun looked at his senior brother. Among the group of senior brothers, he and Shen Zhimu were the closest.
Jian Yun originally knew Shen Zhimu very well, but now he suddenly felt that he didn't understand him anymore.
"Senior brother...where is Shangguan Nannan now?"
Shen Zhimu left a message for him, telling him about the seal and how to deal with it, and then left for half a month.
In the past half month, Jian Yun came to Zhufeng several times but did not see him, nor did he see Shangguan Nannan. When he asked Gong Xueqi and Zhong Yu, neither of them said where Shangguan Nannan had gone.
Shen Zhimu raised his head and said calmly: "I disabled her magic power."
Jian Yun was shocked.
Jian Yun knew how much Shen Zhimu cherished his young apprentice and even protected him, but he didn't expect that he would actually...
"Hey, Tianzong has never produced a disciple who cultivates demons... Let's just let this matter go, senior brother..."
This should be the senior brother's style of doing things, but Jian Yun felt uncomfortable hearing this, especially when he looked at Shen Zhimu in front of him.
"Senior brother, she is still young and can correct her mistakes. Don't criticize her too harshly. Use elixirs to nourish her. She can do something good if she starts over. It's just that I haven't seen Shangguan Nannan for half a month. She is now alive.
Where?"
"Going home." Shen Zhimu said lightly.
"What! Go home?" Jian Yun raised his voice, and finally frowned and said with disapproval: "Senior brother, at first glance, that child is not disgusting, but he accidentally went astray. Since you have already taken someone else's
If the cultivation level is ruined, then the matter ends here. You should not drive people down the mountain and expel them from the school. This is too... too harsh."
