When we returned to the Yilan Courtyard, the lantern festival was still in full swing, but when we turned the street, the laughter of the people slowly became farther away and smaller, and after entering the mansion, those voices were almost inaudible.

Lanterns are hung on the side of the road all the way to Fuchu, but there are no superfluous human voices, and it is as quiet as a painting.

He and I quickly went to the wing room that had been arranged for us.

It was the first time I had been to the place where I would probably be staying for the rest of the year, and I found that the houses were arranged in the deep part of the mansion, flanked by lush bamboo forests, which set off the place in great tranquility.

He knocked on the door, and Su Su asked inside, "Is the eldest lady back?"

As he spoke, he came over and opened the door, and when he saw him, Su Su gasped in fright, and I hurriedly stepped forward: "Su Su, let us in." Liu Gongzi wants to see Shuyuan Niangniang. ”

"Oh...... Oh. ”

She hurriedly stepped aside, Liu Qinghan nodded, and walked in.

Zhao Shuyuan had already fallen asleep, the bed should have been packed up a long time ago, very soft and comfortable, through a layer of curtains, he stood on the side of the bed, and saw the old, quiet sleeping face. It's just that even in her sleep, she is not stable, and a few hanging stitches are deeply engraved in the center of her eyebrows, deepening from time to time as she frowns.

Liu Qinghan stood there and watched for a long time, and I stood behind him, and I could barely hear his breathing.

When I turned around, I saw Su Su still standing behind me, her eyes wide open, staring at Liu Qinghan's sideburns without blinking, with an expression that couldn't believe her eyes.

Probably just now, that's how I was.

At that moment, the man in front of me let out a deep breath and turned around.

I hurriedly raised my head, and saw that he turned to look at me, his face was very solemn, and there were a few deep hanging needle lines on his eyebrows, and he said, "What's going on?"

I was about to speak, but he thought for a moment, made another silent gesture, beckoned me outside, told Su Su to lower the curtain in the center of the room, and we sat down at the table, before saying, "Don't wake her." ”

I nodded and said, "After I went to the capital, I quickly found the mansion you gave me, but I heard that it has been haunted all the time. ”

"Haunted?"

He looked at me in surprise, I smiled and made a non-worrying expression, and continued: "But I haven't met it, I just heard that old Zhu talk about it, I often hear people crying at night, but as soon as I go out to look for it, I can't find half a figure, and he has always suspected that the house is haunted." The people of their family were so frightened that they went back to the countryside, and he was the only one who was still there to guard. ”

"...... like this"

Later, Zha Bixing entered Beijing. ”

As soon as he heard the name of Zha Bixing, his spirit immediately lifted a little, raised his eyes to look at me, and I said: "He helped me find the 'ghost', and it was not until I left the capital that he brought someone to lead me to me, which was Zhao Shuyuan." She should have escaped from the fire in Huangze Temple, but she was very frightened, so her mind was very unclear, and she probably remembered that King Yun was burned there, so she often went there to cry. ”

"Cloud King...... That is, the one who died in the fire—"

"That's him. ”

"And then?"

Later, Zha Bixing found her, she usually hides in the West Mountain, someone takes care of her, this time while I left the capital, Zha Bixing let me take her away. ”

"That's ...... so"

His brow furrowed deeply, and he was silent for a moment, then turned back to look at the bed on the other side of the room.

I know that his heart is still shocked.

A person who should have been dead for many years suddenly appeared in front of him alive, which is not something that ordinary people can accept lightly, not to mention, this person is Zhao Shuyuan, Pei Yuanzhen's mother.

The thought of this person also sank in my mind.

And Liu Qinghan, his mind probably sank when he heard the first sentence I said about this, and a pair of clear eyes were hidden under the long eyelashes, even the candlesticks close to the table could not be completely illuminated. I looked at him and said softly, "What are you thinking?"

He glanced at me and said lightly, "It's nothing." ”

His breath, and even his breath, seemed to be stained with the coolness of the night.

I looked at him, then looked down at his hands on the table, clasped together with ten fingers, and smiled faintly.

The atmosphere in the room was cold.

The two of them were quiet like this, I don't know how long they were facing each other, and when he looked up at me again, his eyes were a little hesitant, but he still said, "That's right, wonderful words......"

I looked up at him.

"Didn't you enter Beijing before for the sake of wonderful words?"

"Hmm. ”

"She, not with you?"

"Nope. ”

"And her illness—should be cured, right?"

"Alright. ”

“……”

"It's all good. ”

A hint of joy immediately flashed in his eyes, and the corners of his mouth also hooked up a faint smile, and said, "This is great." ”

"yes. ”

Compared to my calmness, he was much more relieved, and his expression was very different from the indifference just now, but this smile did not last long on his face, and soon, he seemed to realize something, and the smile slowly narrowed.

He glanced at me.

I also looked at him, but it was plain, and I didn't even say a word.

I knew he must have remembered what had happened in that new and red-hot house that night had scared Miaoyan out of his senses.

is not only Pei Yuanzhen's death, but also the words he said in her ear before she died.

He was silent for a moment and asked, "What about her, did she say anything?"

I looked up at him for a while, and was about to speak, when I heard a knock on the door, Su Su hurriedly walked over, and as soon as I opened the door, I saw a tall figure standing at the door, and a little out of breath: "You guys are back!"

I turned my head and saw that it was the second brother of the Zhao family, and his face was red when he ran.

I just remembered that just now he went out with me and asked me to sit by the river to rest, and he went to find Liu Qinghan, but as soon as I met Liu Qinghan, I forgot about him, and the two of them rushed back, and he stayed alone at the lantern festival.

When Liu Qinghan saw him, he was also stunned for a moment: "Second brother?"

"You two are really—"

Zhao Yuncheng walked in, crying and laughing: "I thought the lightness was gone, and I was worried about whether there was another accident, and I was about to come back and gather people to go out to find it." You guys, why don't you leave me a letter!"

I was very sorry in my heart, and hurriedly said: "Second Brother Zhao, I'm sorry, the two of us are talking about things, talking-"

"Just forget about me, huh. ”