Women dressed as men: powerful officials

Chapter 254 Can I be the same as you?

The cold night is like water.

Xu Yuan continued, "You should know my father's wish. You can probably guess it from my name. I am his vision. From the day I was born, the responsibility of the Xu family has been on my shoulders."

"Someone once asked me why I should risk everything to redress a group of people I don't know. Is it worth it? I think it's worth it, because if I don't do it, my father will do it. He loves me and can't bear to let me know the truth, so he is ready to take on everything himself. But I am his child, how can I watch my father die?

To die?"

Xuyuan smiled gently.

She hugged her knees and looked at the reflection under the moon. The trees were connected to each other, and even with only the reflection, one could still see their lush branches and leaves.

"When I went to Beijing, my father didn't tell me about the Xu family. My mother told me. I know what he was thinking. Beijing is a mixed bag of people with different powers. He was afraid that I would lose my life because of this. He also felt that the reputation of the Xu family should not be claimed by someone like me who had never enjoyed the protection of the Xu family. But I am his child, and I must shoulder his responsibilities."

Shen Yichuan's eyebrows moved slightly, and he said, "You are not wrong, and your father is not wrong either."

"Yeah, so you're not wrong, and your father isn't wrong either."

Xu Yuan looked at Shen Yichuan, sighed and said, "The Shen and Xu families are both founding fathers. Even if you trace back to the previous dynasty, they are also prominent families that have been passed down for hundreds of years. The friendship between the two families has always been very deep. When I went to Beijing, my father specially wrote that letter for you to pass on. You should know how much my father believed in your father. If the Xu family hadn't been in trouble, then you should call my father uncle."

Hearing Xu Yuan's words, Shen Yichuan felt a little embarrassed.

The more generous the wish was, the more it seemed how petty he had been in the past.

He said he would help make a wish, but he did nothing.

Shen Yichuan said: "I was indeed wrong about this matter."

"I've said before, you did nothing wrong. The Xu family's matter is too big. If it fails, your involvement will inevitably implicate the Shen family. I guess the Queen doesn't like the Third Prince because of the Shen family. A tall tree attracts the wind. Although the Shen family has gradually withdrawn from the court, it is inevitable that people will think of it. At this moment, you should choose to be prudent and protect yourself."

After Xu Yuan finished speaking, seeing that Shen Yichuan had no intention of getting up, he continued, "So, are you still not ready to get up? If you still want to continue kneeling, then I can only kneel with you."

"No need." Shen Yichuan stopped Xu Yuan.

His mother, Shen Yichuan should naturally kneel down and worship.

But Xuyuan was a stranger, so there was no need for him to kneel with him, and even less need to kneel to his mother.

As Shen Yichuan was speaking, he wanted to stand up and help Xu Yuan, but he had been kneeling for too long and his legs could not stand up. He just stood up and knelt down again.

Xu Yuan helped Shen Yichuan up and said, "You really don't want your leg anymore."

"Young and energetic, I want to argue about right and wrong." Shen Yichuan didn't understand it before, but when he heard Xu Yuan's words, he suddenly understood.

It’s not like other people haven’t said these words before, but for some reason, when he heard Xu Yuan say it, he suddenly had an epiphany.

Perhaps it was because Xu Yuan was involved, or perhaps it was because Xu Yuan, like him, both had their own difficulties.

Shen Yichuan suddenly understood.

Xu Yuan helped Shen Yichuan sit down inside the house. There was a charcoal fire inside, which was warmer than outside.

The tip of Shen Yichuan's nose was frozen red, and Xu Yuan was not much better.

She rubbed her hands to warm them up before taking the medicine box next to her.

"You've been kneeling for so many days, you need to apply medicine to your knees. If you don't take care of them, you will be like my father when you get old, and your knees will ache on rainy days. Winter isn't over yet, so don't rush out these two days."

Xu Yuan took the ointment and prepared to apply it to Shen Yichuan.

Shen Yichuan said somewhat embarrassedly: "I'll do it myself."

"I have studied medicine, and we are both men, what are you afraid of?"

Shen Yichuan couldn't refuse, but there were no servants around, so he could only reluctantly say, "Thank you for your help."

"It's no trouble. Everyone says I'm your student. Once a teacher, always a father. This is what I should do."

Xu Yuan opened the ointment, and Shen Yichuan also lifted up his trouser legs, revealing his knees that had been red and swollen for a long time.

Xu Yuan said: "It's my fault. I shouldn't have gone to see Concubine Xing. Otherwise, I wouldn't have implicated you."

Shen Yichuan shook his head.

Xu Yuan took some ointment and was about to apply it to Shen Yichuan when someone shouted from far away outside the door, "Put it down, I'll do it."

Shen Yichuan and Xu Yuan looked back together.

Bei Yao, dressed in a white robe, walked slowly towards us, like an immortal under the moon.

His long hair was tied up high with a jade hairpin, and each strand of hair swayed with his steps. His facial features were three-dimensional, his eyes were deep, and there was a faint smile at the corners of his lips. The cold night seemed to be a little warmer because of him.

The people on Mo are like jade, and the son is unparalleled in the world.

This sentence suddenly popped up in Xuyuan's mind.

Beiyao at this moment was different from the feeling she had when she first met him in the desert and was captivated by him.

Tonight, he is gentler, more determined and more powerful.

Bei Yao's appearance was not what the two had expected.

Shen Yichuan felt embarrassed to ask Xu Yuan to apply medicine for him, let alone Bei Yao.

They are real royal relatives.

Therefore, Shen Yichuan took the ointment and said, "I'll do it myself. I'm already very happy that you two can come today."

"If you don't come, I'm afraid I'll have to come with a wheelchair tomorrow."

Bei Yao finished speaking, took out a wooden box from his sleeve, threw it to Shen Yichuan and said, "I ordered someone to go back to the palace to get it. Use this."

Shen Yichuan did not refuse. He opened the medicine given by Bei Yao, smelled it and said, "Is this Ruixue Cream?"

Bei Yao nodded, as a sign of agreement.

He sat down next to Xu Yuan and said, "Thank you for coming here so late at night. I don't know how old this kid is this year. He can do such a thing."

Beiyao and Shen Yichuan have a deep friendship, and Xu Yuan rarely sees the two of them bickering.

After hearing what Bei Yuan said, she wanted to laugh, but she felt that it was a bit disrespectful to Shen Yichuan, so she could only suppress her laughter and said, "He is sincere in this way."

"Yeah, I don't know who it was that day who, even though he had already called off the engagement, still insisted on giving the Queen a way out and knelt in the palace until he fainted before leaving."

Shen Yichuan said coldly: "Compared like this, there doesn't seem to be much difference between the Third Master and me."

Beiyao laughed at him, and Shen Yichuan also laughed at Beiyao, so they neither owed the other anything.

"How can I be the same as you?" Bei Yao was about to retort, but when he saw Shen Yichuan laughing, he swallowed his words and said, "Anyway, I won't hurt myself to gain sympathy from others. Besides, don't you know what kind of personality your old man has?"

Bei Yao was about to finish his words when he suddenly felt some movement in his sleeves.

He lowered his eyes to look.

Xuyuan was pulling at his sleeve.

Bei Yao curved his eyebrows and was about to speak, but he saw Xu Yuan blinking desperately. Shen Yichuan also looked like he was watching the fun. He suddenly felt something was wrong, and before he could open his mouth, there was a loud shout behind him.

"Third Prince, please tell me, what kind of personality do I have?"

Shen Yiji walked in with a cane and his chin raised.