Ye Yining came to the Yang family when she was six years old, and Yang Weizhen was only five years old that year, but she remembered things early, so she still remembers what she looked like when she first saw Ye Yining. It was a small face without the slightest blemish, a perfect interpretation of the word pink carving, but it was a pity that the owner of the little face looked indifferent, and stood there with his eyes down, as if there was no one in this world and nothing to attract his attention.

It was very cold that winter, there was light snow outside, and when I got up in the morning, I could see a long ice ridge hanging upside down on the eaves, and the clothes on the little Ye Yining looked exquisite, but there was only a thin cotton jacket under the smock of the expensive fabric, which could not protect against the cold at all.

Ye Yining didn't seem to feel the slightest cold, even though his lips were already cold and blue.

As soon as the mother came in, she hurriedly asked Yahuan to prepare hot water and thick clothes, and she didn't have time to introduce the new child to Yang Weizhen.

At that time, Yang Weizhen was still a naughty little girl, she came to Ye Yining by herself, staring at his long eyelashes and exclaiming, while asking: "Mother, whose sister is this?" ”

Ye Yining, who had been drooping his eyes, suddenly raised his head to look at Yang Weizhen, the gloom and fierceness in his eyes that did not match his age made Yang Weizhen take a step back in fright, and at that moment Yang Weizhen thought that he would pounce on him and bite off his neck.

Fortunately, his mother took a Yang Weizhen leather cloak and came over to block Ye Yining's sight, Ye Yining saw that his mother was going to cover him with the peach-colored cloak that looked like a girl, and immediately dodged back in disgust, and waved his hand to hit the cloak to the ground.

The mother ignored Ye Yining's resistance. Gently and irreveribly, he pulled Ye Yining back, wrapped him from head to toe with a cloak, and held him tightly in his arms regardless of his struggles and coaxed: "Ning'er is good, just wear it for a while, and when the maid brings her brother's clothes, we will change them, okay?"

Yang Wei really stood aside and laughed gloatingly, but her mother beckoned Yang Weizhen to come over: "Zhen'er, this is your cousin, his mother is your favorite Aunt Mingzhi, remember?"

Yang Weizhen knew that Aunt Mingzhi was her mother's youngest sister and married to Jiangnan.

In fact, Yang Weizhen has never seen this aunt. But every year on her birthday, my aunt would bring some novel gadgets from Jiangnan to her. Yang Weizhen once heard the third brother say that he followed his grandmother into the palace and ate the lychees from the south, and felt envious, so he secretly wrote a letter to his aunt without telling his mother that he wanted to eat lychees.

At that time, Yang Weizhen had just learned to write, and the words in just a few lines were crooked, not to mention that he couldn't write because he only heard the word "lychee", and finally wrote it as "Lionly". I don't want my aunt to understand. I really managed to bring her a few baskets of lychees.

Yang Weizhen immediately became happy: "Mother." Did my aunt come to see me? Did she receive my letter and bring her cousin to the capital to play?"

Mother's eyes suddenly turned red, and she hugged Ye Yining in her arms tighter: "Your aunt ...... I can't come. ”

Yang Weizhen didn't react for a while: "Why? ”

Ye Yining suddenly spoke. The voice was cold without the slightest emotion: "Because my mother died." ”

Yang Weizhen was stunned, although she was only five years old, but because of her early wisdom, she knew what death was all about.

The mother choked and held Yang Weizhen and Ye Yining's hands together: "Ah Ning, don't be afraid, you still have an aunt and a sister, we are also your relatives......"

Yang Weizhen suddenly felt that Ye Yining was very pitiful, she knew that her little uncle had died a few years ago, and now that her aunt was also dead, Ye Yining no longer had a home.

Yang Weizhen thought that her aunt, who had always loved her, was no longer there, and she took the initiative to hold Ye Yining's hand, sobbing and said, "Don't be afraid, cousin, I will always be with you." ”

Ye Yining wanted to withdraw his hand, moved his fingers but didn't break free for some reason, he lowered his eyes and looked at the two small hands that were tightly clenched together, I don't know how long it took, a tear fell and dripped into his red cloak.

Yang Weizhen is a person who keeps her promises, and from that day on, she stayed with Ye Yining all the time. Afraid that he would be lonely, tell him the stories he saw in the book, afraid that he would be homesick, take him to play with the children of the Yang family, afraid that he would not be used to eating northern dishes, and always secretly add sugar to his soup bowls and vegetable bowls when he heard that southerners like to eat sweet, afraid that he would sleep by himself at night and be afraid of the dark, and when it thundered and rained, he would run to his room with a pillow to accompany him.

But gradually, Yang Weizhen found that Ye Yining was really a difficult child to get along with, and he didn't say anything for a long time when he told him stories, just sat there without raising his head and carved his wood. took him to play with the brothers and sisters of the Yang family, he couldn't get along with anyone, scared several younger brothers and sisters into tears, not to mention that he always caught her and beat her third brother to death. Kindly took care of his diet, although he ate it all, but every time he ate, he frowned reluctantly as if he was taking medicine. ran to his room at night to talk to him, and he refused to let Yang Weizhen go to his bed.

Yang Weizhen was only five years old at the time, and after thinking about it for a long time, he coaxed him: "It's a big deal that I will marry you when I grow up!" I don't want Ye Yining to blush and look at her for a long time, and then suddenly yelled at her with red eyes and viciousness: "Who wants to marry you!

Yang Weizhen, who thinks that he is loved by everyone, feels that he has been greatly insulted, and finally slams the door and leaves in a huff.

Yang Weizhen was so angry that he ignored Ye Yining for three days, and in the end, Ye Yining took the initiative to find Yang Weizhen, and he didn't make a sound, just silently handed a small wooden carved sailboat to Yang Weizhen. At that time, Ye Yining had just learned carving, and that small boat was the best he could do at that time, Yang Weizhen remembered that he always asked Ye Yining what the galleon in Jiangnan looked like, but every time Ye Yining ignored her.

Looking at the deep and shallow wound on Ye Yining's finger, Yang Weizhen finally accepted his apology, and forgave him generously after staring at him and eating the two large bowls of osmanthus rice balls that he had as a gift in return.

Once her mother pointed at Yang Weizhen's forehead and taught her: "Don't always bully your cousin!"

Yang Weizhen shouted injustice: "My cousin can beat the third brother down, which child of the Yang family doesn't hide when he sees him? How can I bully him?"

Mother patted Yang Weizhen lightly: "You can bully him because he is willing to let you." ”

Yang Weizhen made a grimace, ran to Ye Yining, who was sitting quietly on the side and carved wood, and asked him, "Ning'er, are you really letting me?"

When Yang Weizhen was naughty, he didn't call his cousin, and called him Ning'er behind his mother's back.

Ye Yining raised his head and smiled at Yang Weizhen, then lowered his head again to carve his wood seriously.

Yang Weizhen couldn't come back to her senses for a while, that was the first time she saw Ye Yining smile, she never knew that Ye Yining could smile so warmly.

......

Princess Huyang walked into the main hall, and the ladies in the palace saluted one after another, only He Linwan stood there stunned without moving.

She grew up with Ye Yining, it was impossible to hear Ye Yining's voice wrong, the person who had just returned to Princess Huyang's words was indeed Ye Yining. But when He Linwan raised his head, he only had time to see a corner of his clothes flashing at the entrance of the hall, and He Linwan recognized that it was the clothes of the palace attendants.

He Linwan raised her feet and walked outside the hall, fortunately, where she was standing was closer to the palace gate, everyone's attention was on the princess, so no one noticed her, only Yuan Xiang caught a glimpse of He Linwan's figure when he got up and was stunned. Yuan Xiang wanted to chase after him and ask where He Linwan was going, but the princess happened to walk up to her to talk to someone, and Yuan Xiang could only press it down, but he couldn't help but worry in his heart.

He Linwan walked out of the hall but didn't see Ye Yining Hou outside, she looked around, and then saw a figure like Ye Yining flashing at the corner of the corridor not far away, He Linwan immediately followed, but before she came out, a palace maid ran over and asked, "Miss, are you going to change clothes?"

He Linwan thought that she was in the palace now, and finally calmed down, she nodded and was about to speak, when a chamberlain hurriedly came over and asked the palace maid: "Is Mrs. Shou Anhou here, Concubine De is invited." ”

The palace maid didn't dare to slack off when she saw that the maid in Concubine De's palace was coming, and hurriedly responded: "Mrs. Shou'an Hou is inside." As he spoke, he led the chamberlain to the main hall, remembering that He Linwan was still there, he turned around and said, "Miss, wait a while, the slave will be back soon." ”

He Linwan glanced at the name tag embroidered on the chest of the palace maid and nodded, and the palace people who served at the palace banquet would have their names embroidered on the placket of their clothes, so that the ladies could summon them.

Waiting for the palace maid and the chamberlain to enter the hall, He Linwan hesitated for a moment and chased in the direction where the figure that looked like Ye Yining disappeared.

It's just that He Linwan realized that something was wrong after chasing after He Linwan, there was no way to turn right from the corridor, only a corner gate opened in the corner of the wall, although he had not been to the Reva Palace before, but with the memory in his mind, He Linwan speculated that this small corner gate should lead to a remote small courtyard in the Reva Palace.

Whether it is Yang Weizhen in the past or He Linwan now, he is not a curious person, if he encounters a private matter in the palace, he Linwan will hide as far as he can, if he doesn't want to.

But nine times out of ten, the person who just came out of this corner gate is Ye Yining, and he is Yang Weizhen's only two relatives in this world.

He Linwan wanted to figure out what Ye Yining wanted to do.

He Linwan didn't hesitate any longer, and gently pushed open the corner door.

Coming out of the corner gate, you can really see a small courtyard, after all, the palace has been vacant for a long time, although the main hall has been renovated not long ago, but this inconspicuous and useless small courtyard is dilapidated and overgrown.

He Linwan tried her best to quietly dodge into the courtyard, but fortunately, she has now learned how to make herself as light as a swallow. Because it was to enter the palace to attend a dinner party, the sky was already a little dark at this time, and there were no lanterns or candles in the small courtyard, only the deep grass in the decadent courtyard, which added a bit of a gloomy and cold atmosphere.

Suddenly, He Linwan heard an unfamiliar voice not far away, "Are things ready?"

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(To be continued.) )