CHAPTER XXXV
The moon rises in Nanshan, and there are two simple wooden houses on the mountainside of Nanshan.
Qiongyu packed up the herbs that had been selected, put the good-looking ones in a clean back basket, and then took the basin from the house to fetch water outside.
Pei Hao sat on the edge of the bed, his legs swaying unconsciously.
"Qiongyu, I said ......"
Qiongyu walked in with a basin filled with water, and a clean cloth towel was placed on the side of the basin.
He raised his head and looked at Pei Hao suspiciously.
I saw Pei Hao stretch out his hand and point to the back basket next to the door, which was full of herbs.
"Tomorrow, isn't it time to go to the mountain to sell medicine?"
Qiongyu paused, then he nodded, put down the basin, and began to gesture in sign language.
[Tomorrow, on the fifth day of the first month, it is the day when the medicine is collected at the pharmacy. 】
Pei Hao leaned on the bed rail, his fingers unconsciously twisted together, as if thinking about something.
Then, the corners of her mouth twitched, and the pair of bright eyebrows suddenly raised, and a smile appeared on her face.
"Then you can take me down to see the world, too?"
She smiled seemingly happily. But the smile did not penetrate into the bottom of the eyes, only gently tossing and turning on the surface.
Qiong Yu looked at her quietly.
She sighed, "You know that, too. A woman like me, who was born and grew up in the Prime Minister's Mansion, is no better than you men. I can only go around in that square inch for the rest of my life. At most, you can come out and hang around a few times during the New Year's Festival to see the lanterns or something. This is also a good opportunity, if it is convenient for you, you can take me outside to see the excitement that I have never seen before, how about it?"
This sounds like an inquiry.
But Qiong Yu could understand what Pei Hao meant.
So he was silent for a moment, and then gestured.
[Okay.] 】
Pei Hao was satisfied.
She smiled at him, but her mind was still suspicious.
This Qiongyu ...... She wondered, wondering if it was his real name or a fake name he had made up to trick her? Although for some reason I was obedient to her. But at least there is no hostility towards her, and it seems that she can be reassured for the time being.
Pei Hao's heart turned a thousand times.
What's more, compared to Qiongyu, who met in Pingshui, she should now think more about how to go back to Xiangfu.
It just so happened that Qiongyu was willing to take her down the mountain.
Then tomorrow she will find an opportunity to go to Bishui Hall and ask someone to bring a letter to her father. Tell him that his daughter Pei Hao is still alive and well, so that he can come and pick him up quickly.
As for Zhou Shuangyan......
Thinking of her, Pei Hao's heart felt like a pot of hot oil had been poured into it, and his heart and lungs were so hot that it hurt!
How could she?
She had always treated her like a sister! But why did she ...... Is it really just for a man? can he ignore their sisterhood for more than a decade and push her off the carriage?
So much so that now she's a wreck!
She actually wanted her to die!
Pei Hao clenched his hands into fists.
As long as she remembered the scene that happened, she couldn't help but feel cold.
This feeling of being betrayed by a loved one is so painful!
Qiongyu looked up at her, then dipped the cloth towel into the basin and twisted it.
He walked over, put a cloth towel with just the right temperature on Pei Hao's face, and wiped her face.
"I don't think you can wash it clean like this. ”
Pei Hao's voice came out muffled from under the cloth towel.
So Qiongyu's subordinates increased their strength.
"Okay. ”
People are under the eaves, and they bow their heads appropriately in order to raise their heads better later.
Pei Hao compromised.
Qiongyu wiped her face, then took out a wooden basin from under the shelf and poured water from the basin into it.
Then he went outside and added some cold water.
After a while, Qiongyu walked in with footwashing water.
With a calm face, he removed Pei Hao's shoes and socks, and held up her feet to dip them in the water.
The thin white feet, compared with the back of Qiongyu's tanned hands, are more white and tender.
Pei Haoren is as his name suggests, his skin is as white as the full moon in the sky, as if it will shine.
She lowered her eyes and looked at Qiongyu who was concentrating on washing her feet, her slender willow eyebrows frowned slightly, and her face was a little flushed.
She wasn't used to being so close to Qiongyu.
Especially in such an intimate part of the foot.
You must know that if a woman in Yasukuni is seen barefoot by a strange man, she will have a bad reputation and will not be able to get married.
Although Pei Hao is not in a hurry to get married, this does not mean that she does not care about her reputation.
As the daughter of Pei Mansion, she is still a little self-conscious.
So, although it is clear that this is Qiongyu's kindness as a healer. She's still not used to it.
So much so that she especially couldn't ignore the rightful look on his face.
I really want to raise my foot and kick him in the face!
Pei Hao thought helplessly.
But she can't do it now because she doesn't feel in her legs.
What's more, it was Qiongyu who rescued her from under the cliff. So even if she really thinks so, she can't do it to the life-saving benefactor.
She tilted her head slightly, looked at the expression on Qiongyu's face, and tentatively mentioned, "I want to go to the market tomorrow." ”
Qiongyu nodded.
"Then I bought the dim sum you brought back last time, and I like the bean paste filled pastry. ”
Qiongyu nodded again.
He pulled the towel from the side to wipe his feet. Regardless of the fact that her feet were still wet, she rested her especially small jade feet on her knees and dried them with a cloth towel.
Then he got up, took out the basin of foot-washing water, and poured it out in the open space outside.
"Then we'll go to Bishui Hall. Pei Hao held on to the bed rail, and the probe shouted to him.
Qiongyu walked back with the footbasin and put it back under the shelf.
Then he gestured to the gestur.
[No money. 】
Pei Hao suddenly smiled.
Bisuidado is a well-known bookstore in Ankyo that specializes in selling some of the finest papers. On weekdays, most of the paper used by Anjing's ladies comes from there.
Pei Hao, as the daughter of the Prime Minister's house, is naturally one of the loyal customers of Bishuitang.
But at this time, she waved her hand: "I didn't ask you to buy paper." ”
Pei Hao squinted his almond eyes and smiled harmlessly.
But then, she restrained her smile and looked at Qiong Yu seriously: "If I want you to follow me back to the Prime Minister's Mansion, are you willing?"
Qiongyu was subconsciously stunned.
He didn't expect that in his lifetime, he would have the opportunity to return to Yongjing.
"Would you like to?"
Without waiting for the expected answer, Pei Hao asked him again.
Qiongyu was silent.
He didn't know how to answer her, whether to say yes or no, and in what capacity he would go back if he did. And if he refuses, he is afraid that he will never have the opportunity to clarify the truth for his unjustly killed father in the future.
Pei Hao didn't know what he was hesitating about.
After waiting for a moment, without waiting for his answer, she couldn't help but ask again in a hurry, "Would you like to?"
Qiongyu woke up suddenly.
He left those dispensable memories behind.
Then he took a few steps forward, moved the small pestle and sat near Pei Hao, holding up her feet, planning to give her nightly rehabilitation.
But Pei Hao stretched out his hand to stop him.
"You haven't answered me yet. ”
Qiongyu hung her head.
For some reason, Pei Hao could see a little upset from his dull appearance.
She suddenly didn't understand.
If he wanted to go, he would follow her into the city. But if she doesn't want to, can she Pei Hao still be unreasonable to press him into Pei's mansion?
"If you don't want to, forget it!"
She was suddenly a little annoyed, and she was in a good mood for a day to be messed up by this inexplicable Qiongyu.
Even, Pei Hao was a little skeptical. Qiong Yu was reluctant to answer, could it be because he was in the same group as Zhou Shuangyan and them. He didn't dare to go back, was he afraid of running into them?
This thought suddenly made her mood very bad.
The expression on Pei Hao's face became more and more complicated.
Qiongyu knew that if she didn't respond, she was afraid that she would think wildly.
So he sighed slightly and sorted out his thoughts.
Then he raised his hand and began to slowly gesticulate.
[It's not that I don't want to, it's just a little unexpected. 】