152. Tidy up
Yunqi Temple.
The maids put things in an orderly manner, the boxes that should be packed into the cages, and the boxes that should be placed in the packages were put into the packages.
The huge room was cleaned up by a few people, and it became empty and cold.
She just said that she would let Xia Mingyi clean up and prepare to return to the palace tomorrow, but in fact, strictly speaking, there is nothing to clean up.
The furnishings in the Yunqi courtyard are not as exquisite as those in the palace, and the degree of food and clothing is not as detailed as in the palace, and the so-called tidying up is nothing more than packing some things that are used to being packed into the bag, and those that are not used are put away in the cage.
Xia Mingyi looked up at the house, the pink and white walls were just brushed in the winter this year, and the golden silk nanmu inlaid with ivory lapis lazuli screen placed in the middle of the house was the one he had just moved in, and Xie Shi dialed it from her dowry to give him the town's house......
There was a high-necked red flower goose with a tangled lotus flower on the Duobao Pavilion, and he remembered that there was also a statue of the same one in Chanyi, which was originally a pair, and he forced it to ask Xie for it, and she was angry with him about it at that time......
On the warm kang near the window, there were warm jade chess pieces she gave him, and when he was fine, he took out the chess pieces to play chess with himself.
He's lived in this room for five years, and even when he closes his eyes, he can tell what's in the house.
The bright look in his eyes gradually calmed down, and he put the chess pieces scattered on the chessboard back into the basket one by one, covered the lid, and then wrapped it whole with Sanjiang cloth.
Chanyi had just instructed Qingyue to tidy up Xia Mingyi's clothes, and when she turned her head, she saw that he was packing up the chess pieces, she was slightly stunned, and asked, "Do you want to take this chess pieces back too?" β
Xia Mingyi nodded, wrapped the chess pieces, turned around and took down the sacrificial red porcelain flower goose from the Duobao Pavilion, carefully took out the camellia in the vase, poured the water in the flower goose into the copper basin, and found Sanjiang cloth to wrap the flower goose with his own hands.
Chanyi couldn't help but ask again: "You even want to bring this back?" β
Xia Mingyi let out a soft "um".
Chan Yi was a little helpless, did he know that any ornament in the palace was better than Xia Mansion?
She persuaded: "Actually, you don't have to wrap these back, the things in the palace are more precious and exquisite than those at home, just choose some of the ones you use often." β
Xia Mingyi said lightly: "These are all my usual uses. β
Shouldn't it be commonly used tea sets, chopsticks, sachets, sweat towels and the like? How can chess pieces and flowers be counted?
Or is she too careful?
Why do you always feel that he has a faint sadness on him, as if everyone is going to abandon him?
Chanyi sighed and reached out to help him, but he held it tightly, and her heart jumped violently.
"Sister, I ......" he stared at her with a complicated expression, amber eyes staring at a faint light.
After a while, he closed his eyes and let go of her hand.
"My sister can help me keep the things in my house......"
This must not be what he was trying to say!
But she vaguely felt that it was better not to know.
The corners of Chanyi's mouth pursed slightly, and she nodded.
Qingyue came over with a small porcelain vase of enamel cloisonnΓ© cloisonnΓ© in her hand, "Third master, this is the ointment you ordered the slave to put away." β
Xia Mingyi took it and stuffed the porcelain bottle into her hand, "Sister, remember to change the dressing every morning and evening, and when I return to the palace, I will ask someone to buy clotting cream for my sister." β
Chanyi raised her head to look at him, and for a while, a gentle smile curved into the corner of her mouth, and she pretended to be relaxed: "You still call me sister, aren't you two years older than me?" β
He didn't answer, just tilted his head and looked away.
She didn't like him to be so low, but she didn't know how to comfort him.
Glancing at the almost cleaned room, she said: "It's almost, Qingyue is going to make two cups of tea, and Jinping, you go to the kitchen to get two plates of snacks, and go to the big kitchen to add a few more dishes tonight," she thought for a while, and then said, "Just add fried shrimp, braised lion's head, dry braised osmanthus fish, crab roe and shrimp cup, you go and tell the people in the big kitchen to say, tonight's dishes will be made according to the preferences of the third master, Jin Se packed up the cage, let the mother-in-law carry it to Lanxin Garden, and you all go down." β
The maids and ladies who were waiting in the house had to let the fish out, leaving Chanyi and Xia Mingyi alone.
Chanyi sat on the warm kang, took out the chess pieces he had packed up, set the chessboard, and said with a smile: "Accompany me to the next game of chess, you go back to the palace this time, and I don't know when we will meet next time." β
The days are short in winter, but the sun is already setting at three o'clock in the morning.
Xia Mingyi sat opposite her, the sunlight shone in through the glass window, hiding half of his face in the shadows, his eyes moved slightly, and the cinnabar mole under the corner of his eye also flashed slightly, and he stretched out his hand to hold the white child.
"It's still the same as before, my sister takes the lead in the sunspot."
Chanyi nodded, smiled lightly, and picked up the sunspot and landed on the chessboard.
Xia Mingyi's white son followed, but it was not as gentle as the previous games of chess that made her happy, this game of chess, he was a little impatient, and at the same time she fell the black child, his white son followed closely, pressing step by step, not giving an inch.
Her brow furrowed, and she looked up at him as she reached for Kuroko.
He obviously didn't expect her to suddenly raise his head to look at him, and he was caught off guard, and the intense sadness in those eyes could not be dissolved, and he didn't have time to restrain it, so he looked into her eyes.
The chess pieces in Chanyi's hand were not caught for a while, and they fell on the chessboard with a "dangchang" sound, making a crisp sound.
She stretched out her white palm to cover his eyes, and said softly, "Don't be upset......"
Xia Mingyi covered her hand covering his eyes, and the cold temperature of his fingertips melted into his heart like blood flowing through him.
The girl's soft words came into her ears, "Although my mother has instructed you, I still want to say to you, when you return to the palace, no matter what injustices you encounter, you must endure and don't come out, you know?" β
Xia Mingyi nodded, his voice a little hoarse, "I know." β
His palms gripped her tiny hand, taking her hand off his own eyes and placing it on his cheek.
"Sister, you promise me ......"
Chanyi looked at him seriously, and heard him with worry in his tone, as well as a thick panic, "Don't forget me, okay?" β
She was stunned, not knowing what he was worried about, she wanted to withdraw her hand, but he held it firmly.
She frowned, seeing that he was still staring at her with that panicked expression, she couldn't help it, stretched out her other hand to knock on his head, and scolded: "You stupid, what is in your head?" How could I have forgotten you? β
But he kept staring at her, as if to imprint her deeply in his heart.
She said angrily: "Or do you want you to step out of our house, and I will pretend not to recognize you when I turn around?" β
Xia Mingyi hurriedly shook his head.
Chanyi glared at him, "Aren't you just going back to live in the palace?" You see, you seem to be crying now, can't you come out to see me after you go back and grow up in the palace? What do you do and put on a life and death parting look, and those who don't know think I'm dying......"
"Sister, don't talk nonsense!" He interrupted her angrily, and snorted twice, "Tong Yan Wuji, Tong Yan Wu Ji, Bodhisattva don't be surprised!" β
Chanyi saw that he looked like a chattering face, quite similar to his grandmother, and looked at him funny and angry: "You just want to pretend that you don't know me, and I will never allow it!" I've been eating and drinking for nothing in my house for so long, and now I want to leave us far away, how can there be such a good thing in the world? β
Xia Mingyi's sentimentality of leaving Xia Mansion was diluted a lot by her gag, he looked at her feigned anger, and listened to her say that he ate and drank in Xia Mansion for nothing, and couldn't help laughing, "Yes, I have been eating and drinking for nothing for so long, my sister must ask me back, I can't suffer a loss." β
She glared at him again, "You said that you are returning to the palace, and you don't know how to let me, kill my sunspot like this with a game of chess, no big or small, no respect......"
ββ¦β¦ Didn't my sister say that I was two years older than my sister and wouldn't let me call me sister? He picked up her fallen sunspot and put it in the basket.
She retracted her hand, trying to retract the hand he was holding, but he held it tighter, "If I don't let you call you, won't you scream?" There is not enough to take advantage of, and I don't feel ashamed. β
Xia Mingyi brought her hand to her mouth and kissed her fingertips gently, "Sister just found out that I was taking advantage of you?" β
Her face is flushed, this bastard, taking advantage of it is justified!
He smiled softly, the glimmer in his eyes was like a crescent moon, and he said softly: "Sister wait for me, when I go back and settle down YiqiΔ, I will ask my father to make a decree to marry my sister, I will definitely not disappoint my sister!" β
Chanyi's pupils widened suddenly, she couldn't believe what she had just heard, her fingers retracted hard, but she was no match for his strength, and in a hurry, she said coldly: "Do you know what you're talking about?" β
He nodded, "I know, I'll try to ......"
"Shut up!" She spoke quickly and interrupted him, "Don't let me hear that again!" β
Xia Mingyi was stunned, "Why?" Doesn't my sister believe me? β
Chanyi didn't think about it, and blurted out: "Who do you think you are?" Even if the emperor wants to choose a concubine, he can't choose the one he wants, let alone you? Do you think it's up to you to decide your marriage? Besides, have you ever asked me about my wishes? β
Xia Mingyi heard the first half of the sentence, his face turned pale in an instant, he didn't care about the latter sentence, and thought to himself, yes, he forgot about it, not only could he not make the decision about the marriage himself, but he had no right to decide whether he would go or stay.
He instantly became very depressed, lowered his head, and said softly, "I'm sorry, sister." β
Chan Yi retracted her fingers and moved them gently, patted the back of his hand, and soothed: "Okay, remember not to be so reckless in the future, plan and move, you know?" β
Xia Ming nodded wistfully, but he was thinking about something in his mind.
Qingyue came up with tea, and Jinping also came back with snacks from the big kitchen.
Chanyi looked at the chessboard that had been halfway played, and the two of them probably didn't have the heart to finish this game now, she shook her head and picked up the chess pieces back to the basket one by one.
Jin Se set up the cage and came back, whispered a few words in her ear, and her face changed instantly.