AMLFS Chapter 124

Chapter 125: Truly Crazy

Taking Liang Xiuzhu out of Qi Meng Lou, the sky was already dark. In another two hours, it would be his shift.

Helpless, Sun Shu had to find an inn to temporarily settle Liang Xiuzhu.

He would make plans again tomorrow morning.

On the other side, Madam Li of Qi Meng Lou smiled charmingly, holding the silver note in her hand. Shadow Five didn’t know where he got ten thousand taels of silver, giving it to Madam Li.

Looking at the beautiful woman in front of him, Shadow Five spoke lightly, “My brother said, tonight he wants to enjoy himself and doesn’t want anyone to come upstairs to disturb his good time. Do you understand?”

“Understood, understood.” Madam Li covered her face with a fan and smiled very attractively, “I wonder if this guest needs a beauty to accompany him?”

Waving his hand, Shadow Five thought that he hadn’t had a drink today. And he wasted so much silver for nothing. He didn’t want to stay in this troublesome place any longer. Taking advantage of the gorgeous sunset glow, he left Qi Meng Lou, his figure disappearing into the streets.

Liang Xiuzhu was still in shock along the way, but Sun Shu’s appearance greatly reduced his unease.

During the two days he was captured in Qi Meng Lou, the people there were afraid that he would escape and did not dare to give him food. Moreover, they were afraid of hurting him and not being able to sell him for a good price. They had been giving him medicine to make him lose his mobility.

Liang Xiuzhu had been tired from running around in the capital these past few days. Coupled with not eating a grain of rice, his whole body was dizzy and he couldn’t exert any strength.

Sun Shu supported Liang Xiuzhu and put him on the bed, urging him, “You should stay here for one night first. If there is anything, wait for me to come back tomorrow and talk about it.”

The revealing outfit from before had already been changed when they left Qi Meng Lou. Sun Shu didn’t know where he found him a decent set of clothes.

Liang Xiuzhu leaned on the bed, his face still pale, obviously frightened. His eyes filled with gratitude, he weakly said, “Thank you.”

Sun Shu helped him again this time. If it weren’t for him today, he didn’t know what would have happened to him. Liang Xiuzhu’s previous prejudice against Sun Shu disappeared, and his gratitude deepened.

Sun Shu, who was covering him with the quilt, stiffened his back when he heard this. Then, he replied a little awkwardly, “No need.”

A faint awkward atmosphere spread between the two. Liang Xiuzhu didn’t know what to say. He could only turn his gaze elsewhere.

He unconsciously recalled the scene of Sun Shu spending ten thousand taels for him. At that time, he only felt that he was doomed. After learning that this person was Sun Shu, an unspeakable emotion surged in his heart.

He considered himself an insignificant person to Sun Shu. What’s more, he looked down on himself when he was in the Ning Wang Mansion. Later, their relationship was slightly better after they went through the assassination together, but it wasn’t enough to make him help him so selflessly.

Ten thousand taels of silver was something Liang Xiuzhu couldn’t even imagine. This was a kindness he could never repay in his lifetime.

“That…” Sun Shu took the initiative to speak, feeling suffocated by the atmosphere in the room, “You must be hungry, right? I’ll go down and see if the food is ready.”

After speaking, he didn’t look at Liang Xiuzhu and hurriedly pushed the door open and went downstairs.

Walking outside the door, Sun Shu took a deep breath. The tension he felt when facing Liang Xiuzhu slowly disappeared.

The same was true for the person inside the room. Sun Shu left. Liang Xiuzhu then relaxed his tense body. Thinking that he had made such a fool of himself in front of Sun Shu today, Liang Xiuzhu simply wanted to punch himself twice.

As the young master of the Liang family, he was actually tricked into a brothel and almost defiled. And he happened to be seen by an acquaintance.

Suddenly pulling up the quilt to cover his face, Liang Xiuzhu felt that he was really stupid to the extreme!!!!

Hiding in the quilt and venting silently for a while, footsteps came from outside the door. Liang Xiuzhu quickly propped himself up and sat up straight. He also grabbed his messy hair with his hands, putting on a nonchalant expression on his face.

“Come and eat.” Sun Shu pushed the door open and brought the food in his hand to the table.

Supporting his still weak body, he moved to the table. When Liang Xiuzhu saw the dishes on the table, his eyes lit up immediately.

He couldn’t wait to grab the chopsticks and gobble it up. He had been so hungry that his eyes were dizzy. He didn’t care about anything when he started eating.

Sun Shu looked at his actions and behavior that were extremely inconsistent with that face. He couldn’t help but wonder how could he be such a rough even he is a son of a noble family? It was very incongruous with his face that had a unique sense of aloofness.

But on closer thought, Liang Xiuzhu had always been like this. He looked like someone who didn’t eat earthly food. In reality, his personality was like that of an ordinary commoner, able to be flexible, timid, and rampant.

“You…eat slowly…” Afraid that he would choke, Sun Shu couldn’t help but remind him.

After leaving the Liang family, his and his mother’s lives became difficult. Although they were glared at, ostracized, and suppressed in the Liang mansion before, at least they didn’t have to worry about food and clothing.

But since leaving the Liang mansion, the two of them had no money. They could only live a tight life. The only money had to be saved for seeing a doctor and getting medicine and could not be squandered.

Liang Xiuzhu hadn’t eaten big fish and meat for a long time. Usually, he ate some simple meals.

Picking up a braised pork knuckle and gnawing on it, Liang Xiuzhu turned to look at Sun Shu, who was sizing him up, and said vaguely in his mouth, “Wu… Brother Sun. Thank you really…very much this time. I will definitely repay your kindness in the future.”

Repay kindness? A trace of impatience flashed between Sun Shu’s eyebrows, “Can’t even eating stop your mouth?”

Seeing that his face was not good, Liang Xiuzhu choked and stopped talking, focusing on eating.

Seeing that he had eaten almost enough, Sun Shu took out some loose silver from his waist, “Take these first. You and I will come and find you tomorrow.”

“I don’t want…” Liang Xiuzhu didn’t take it.

Sun Shu threw the silver directly on the table and turned to walk towards the door.

“Where are you going?” Liang Xiuzhu saw that he was leaving, felt a little flustered in his heart, and stood up as well.

Without Sun Shu, he always felt a little uneasy.

“I have to enter the palace to work. It will be curfew in the palace if I’m late.” Sun Shu pushed the door open and was about to leave, turned to look at Liang Xiuzhu who was still stunned, “Be good and stay here, don’t run around. Wait for me to come and find you tomorrow.”

“Oh…”

Liang Xiuzhu watched the door slowly close, sat back in place, and looked around the room. A feeling that he couldn’t explain arose in his heart.

In his most difficult time, Sun Shu’s appearance was like a magic needle, suppressing all the storms.

It was also like when they were being chased and killed before, as long as Sun Shu was there, he felt very at ease.

“I’m really crazy…” Suddenly covering his face, Sun Shu cursed in a hoarse voice.

Entering the Imperial Palace, the last ray of red glow in the sky disappeared. Sun Shu handed over the shift with another Imperial Guard. While patrolling, he happened to meet Song Huaixi and Zhao Fangye who had just finished their dinner and came out for a walk.

The two of them were holding hands, slowly walking towards the Imperial Garden in the light and shadow of the lanterns under the corridor. Song Huaixi’s slightly excited voice drifted into Sun Shu’s ears along with the evening breeze.

“Today, Tutor Zhang taught me to recite the Thousand Character Classic, it’s so interesting.”

“Is that so? Can Huaixi recite a few sentences for me to hear?”

“Heaven and earth are black and yellow, the universe is vast and desolate…”

Looking at the backs of the two gradually moving away, Liang Xiuzhu’s face involuntarily appeared in Sun Shu’s mind.

“I’m really crazy…” Suddenly covering his face, Sun Shu cursed in a hoarse voice.