When Zuo Yu came back, Wen Zipei had already left, and Jiuhuang was lying on the soft couch, the expression on his face had returned to normal, and he couldn't tell that he had cried just now. She looked at Zuo Yu, who was gradually approaching, with a smile in her eyebrows, and said, "Brother Zuo, are you back?"

"Hmm. Zuo Yu replied lightly, approached and handed her the candy man in his hand, "You taste it, is it the taste." ”

Jiuhuang took it, and the candy man painted in the shape of a rabbit was amber in color, and it looked particularly crystal clear in the sunlight. Jiuhuang took a closer look, then took a light bite, and the sweet and greasy taste spread out in his mouth for a long time.

Jiuhuang smashed his mouth, then looked at Zuo Yu, and said, "It's the same taste, Brother Zuo, thank you." ”

Zuo Yu lowered his eyes slightly: "You're welcome, if you still want to eat in the future, I'll buy it for you." ”

Jiuhuang turned the sugar rabbit in his hand that had one ear bitten off, and then shook his head: "No, Brother Zuo, although I used to want to eat these things, but after all, it was once, and now, I don't want it anymore." ”

Zuo Yu was stunned and was about to speak, but was interrupted by Jiuhuang.

Jiuhuang looked at her with a smile on his eyebrows, his eyes were bent into the shape of a beautiful crescent moon, just like when he helped her cook that day and asked Wen Zipei for forgiveness and said, "Brother Zuo, you are so good to me", his voice was soft and serious.

"Brother Zuo, I will always remember you. ”

I think Jiuhuang should have guessed his death, otherwise he wouldn't have said something like saying goodbye to Zuo Yu.

It's sad to think about it. Jiuhuang has only been born for a short period of seventeen years, and in these seventeen years, she has been in the shrine in southern Xinjiang for sixteen years, being her high-minded but helpless saintess.

She really has only been involved in the world for a short year, and this year should have been happy and carefree in her imagination, as she said to Wen Zipei when she was not out of the palace, she traveled all over the great rivers and mountains in this world, appreciated all the strange flowers and plants in this world, and ate all the delicious food in the world.

But in the end, she followed Wen Zipei to Sanwei Mountain, and then walked into the love network step by step, fell into it and couldn't extricate herself, and finally ruined herself.

These things happened, in the final analysis, because of love.

But love is not something that anyone can afford, it is too deep and too deep, carrying all kinds of people's expectations, but at the same time there are all kinds of helplessness.

is like the sentence that Senior Sister Jiu sighed after reading the notebook that day, she said: "Although love in the world can make people happy all their lives, if there is a slight mistake, it is also a simple matter to destroy a person." ”

I think this sentence is very right, just like Jiuhuang and Wen Zipei. If Wen Zipei hadn't liked Wen Changge, then he wouldn't have risked running to the Southern Xinjiang Palace to steal the Life and Death Gu, nor would he have been injured and strayed into the Divine Palace to meet Jiuhuang, naturally, there would be no such things as they did.

But there are no ifs in this world. It is precisely because of this that people will regret and frustrate themselves over and over again after losing, and blame themselves again and again.

When Wen Zipei sent someone to deliver the wedding dress, there was only one day before their wedding date.

At that time, Zuo Yu was taking Jiuhuang for a walk by the pond, and the lotus leaves in the pond had all withered due to the coming of winter, lying intricately in the pond, looking extremely desolate. There are a few red plum trees planted on the edge of the pond, and they have also emerged after a snowfall, and the small flower bones are hanging on the branches, which looks very cute.

A man dressed as a maid walked in with a tray painted red at this time, and then slowly walked up to them and saluted: "Left Protector, Nine Phoenix Girl." ”

Zuo Yu stopped and looked at her: "What's the matter?"

The maid bowed her head and replied, "The sect leader sent me to give the Jiuhuang girl the wedding dress she needs to wear tomorrow." As he spoke, he handed over the tray in his hand.

Zuo Yu looked at the neatly folded red wedding clothes in the tray, his body stiffened slightly, and he subconsciously looked at Jiuhuang. Jiuhuang stood beside him and looked at him, the corners of his mouth slightly hooked.

Zuo Yu turned his head, took the tray in the maid's hand, and said in a slightly calm voice: "You go back first." ”

"Yes. The maid bowed her head, and slowly retreated.

Zuo Yu looked at the neatly folded red wedding dress in his hand and the delicate phoenix hairpin jewelry in his hand, was silent for a long time, and then said in a low voice: "Jiuhuang, do you really want to marry him?"

"Yes. Jiuhuang nodded, his face pale, but the corner of his mouth smiled, "Brother Zuo should know that I promised Ah Pei." ”

"I know. Zuo Yu bowed slightly, then looked up at her, the smile on the corner of his mouth was bitter, but he still said against his heart, "I wish you happiness." ”

Jiuhuang smiled, but did not answer. She looked down at the thing in Zuo Yu's hand, and raised her hand to gently stroke the wedding dress. In the past, how she longed to be able to marry him in a wedding dress and live with him for the rest of her life, but now...... Right now...... After all, it's different from the past.

Jiuhuang's fingers slowly sketched along the gold thread embroidered on the wedding dress, and then stopped on a golden peony. She looked up at Zuo Yu and said with a smile: "Brother Zuo, I'll try to show you." A-Niang said that when a woman wears a wedding dress is the most beautiful time in her life, I want to know if this is true. ”

The red plum not far away exudes a faint fragrance, and the slightly chilly wind blows on the body, which is a little biting. Zuo Yu tightened the clothes on his body, looked at her for a long time, and then bowed his head slightly: "Okay." ”

I sat on the stone table with my legs crossed and no image, watched Jiuhuang take the wedding dress from Zuo Yu's hand and turned around and entered the room, squinted, and said, "Childe, do you say that Jiuhuang will wear this dress sent by Wen Zipei to marry him tomorrow?"

Childe raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and threw the question back to me: "What do you think?"

"I think it will. I held my chin and thought about it, and analyzed, "Although it was Wen Zipei who indirectly harmed Jiuhuang like this, after all, Jiuhuang also said that although she didn't want to like him, she still couldn't control herself." Marrying Wen Zipei was what she had hoped for from the beginning, and now that it can be realized, I think she should go. ”

"Really?" Childe chuckled softly, looking up at the closed door, "but I don't think so." ”

I was a little unhappy in my heart, and looked at him with a frown: "Childe, I found that you are always against me. Every time you come against me, just like this time, I think Jiuhuang goes back and you don't think she will go. ”

Childe looked at me with a light smile on his lips, but in my eyes I felt that he was mocking me.

I thought for a moment and said very seriously, "Childe, let's make a bet this time." If Jiuhuang wears that wedding dress to the wedding tomorrow, then even if I win, if I don't go, even if you win. How about a bet on which the loser agrees to the other party?"

Childe looked at me steadily, suddenly laughed, and said very proudly: "Okay, little ballad, I should make this bet!"

I snorted softly, "Since you should go, don't regret it." ”

Childe bowed slightly, and the smile on the corner of his mouth did not decrease: "Naturally." ”

Just as we were talking, the closed door was suddenly opened, and Jiuhuang, who was dressed in a wedding dress, walked out gently, she stood on the stone steps in front of the door, looked at Zuo Yu and tilted her head and smiled slightly: "Brother Zuo, is it good-looking?"

Zuo Yu looked at her stunned for a long time, and then nodded solemnly: "It's good-looking." ”

I also looked up, as Zuo Yu said, Jiuhuang really looks good in a wedding dress. The sentence that her aunt told her, "When a woman wears a wedding dress, it is the most beautiful time in her life", this sentence is not false at all.

At this time, Jiuhuang stood on the stone steps, wearing a wedding dress with a cloud brocade and gold outlined golden peony like a flowing sun in the sky, with a slightly open neckline, revealing a delicate collarbone. The placket and hem of the shirt with a bright red background are outlined with gold threads to create intricate patterns, and are covered with a layer of extremely soft and thin crimson silk. The waist is tied with a golden phoenix belt embroidered with flowing cloud yarn, which just outlines her exquisite figure.

A breeze blew, and the fragrance of red plum blossoms secretly dispersed into her wide sleeves, and the bewitching skirt gently rose and fell with the breeze, as if surging boundless blood, and like a flame burning in the sky, rolling from the depths of the red dust, as if it was about to burn out this prosperity.

Her hair was half tied with green silk, her long black hair slanted back of her head, and a handful was swept in front of her. The face was lightly powdered, covering the face that had been pale, and it looked a little angry. The delicate phoenix hairpin made of gold silk was inserted obliquely in her hair, the tassel decorated with small pearls hung down gently, and a drop of bewitching ruby between her forehead was hidden in the broken hair, but there was a strange beauty.

I said that Jiuhuang is very suitable for this kind of warm red, but she prefers goose yellow, because goose yellow is the color of the first dress Wen Zipei gave her after she came out of southern Xinjiang.

Looking closely, the nine phoenixes dressed in red wedding dresses today are even better than the outfits they wore when they sacrificed to the sky.

Jiuhuang's eyes curled even more after listening to Zuo Yu's words, she raised her hand and stroked the sleeves, smoothing out the tiny folds on it, and the tassels hanging down from the phoenix hairpin swayed gently with the movement: "I also think it looks good." I've been thinking about this dress for a long time, and I've been looking forward to it for a long time, and now, it's finally here. A trace of bitterness appeared in Jiuhuang's eyes, but it was fleeting, so fast that he didn't even see Zuo Yu clearly.

Zuo Yu's hand that had been clenched loosened, he slowly stepped forward, supported Jiuhuang's gently swaying body, and said, "This body is heavy, you are weak now, it is better to rest more." ”

Jiuhuang let Zuo Yu support herself, she listened to Zuo Yu's words, and nodded lightly: "You're right, this dress is too heavy, I can't afford to wear it now." ”

After speaking, she didn't wait for Zuo Yu to answer, she looked at the clothes on her body, and then raised her eyes to look at Zuo Yu, the corners of her mouth hooked a shallow smile, but the laughter never reached the bottom of her eyes.

"Brother Zuo, help me back to the room, I want to replace it. ”

Zuo Yu was silent for a long time, looking at her with deep eyes, and didn't know what he was thinking, before he bowed his head lightly after a long time, walked to her side and helped her turn back to the room.

After dinner, the sky began to sink as the night approached. The last rays of clouds on the horizon slowly dispersed, and the twilight was like a large gray net, quietly scattering and covering the entire earth. There was no moon in the night sky today, not even a star, only dark clouds scattered all over the sky, obscure and depressed.

After Zuo Yu finished eating with Jiuhuang, Jiuhuang asked him to go back, and only one maid was left in the small courtyard that Wen Zipei gave her when she first came to Sanwei Mountain.

Jiuhuang didn't go for a walk by the pond after eating today, and after reading a book for a while, he went to bed early. Before going to bed, she specially asked the maid to light the soothing incense that Zuo Yu brought to her.

I looked at the bed hidden under the light-colored curtains, and felt a little strange in my heart, but I couldn't tell what it was.

The maid who took care of Jiuhuang didn't notice Jiuhuang's abnormality much, and after serving Jiuhuang to sleep, she didn't leave, just sat on the side and fell asleep with her head propped up.

The incense burner placed on the desk not far away emitted a faint light smoke, and then drifted around, enveloping the entire room in a faint layer of smoke.

I smelled the fragrance and felt groggy all over, and I raised my hand to pat my face to wake up, and then I felt that something was wrong. Ordinary soothing incense will only help you sleep, and will not make people feel drowsy, just like the water agarwood I often use, it will only make people sleep more deeply, and will not be awakened by small movements.

I frowned and sniffed carefully, and found that in addition to the ingredients of the soothing incense, there was actually a hint of mandala flowers.

I am no stranger to this mandala flower, when I was in the Empty Xuandian in the past, I and the sixteenth senior brother often went to the back mountain to find the mandala flower to make a maze to play. Including the capture of the whistling dog, which was also made of mandala flowers.

Although the mandala flower is not toxic, it has a strong anesthetic effect, and a little bit can make people sleep for seven or eight hours. At this time, Jiuhuang used mandala flowers, and she didn't know if she had another purpose, or just wanted to sleep quietly.

But I don't think the latter possibility is very likely, after all, mandala flowers are not something that can be ordered casually. And Jiuhuang lit it at this time, even if it was not to stun people, there was no purpose, it was just to sleep, and not many people would believe it when they said it.

I thought so, and sure enough, in the early hours of the morning, something happened in the room that had been quiet.

Jiuhuang, who was lying on the bed, slowly sat up, and she groped on the bed for a while, as if she was dressing. It was a moment before she lifted the curtain and carefully put on her shoes and got out of bed.

The maid who was sitting at the table and was asleep with her head propped up was already lying on the table at this time, and Jiuhuang stood in front of her and looked at her for a moment, making sure that she would not wake up suddenly, before turning around and putting on a cloak and pushing open the door and walking outside.

Outside, a light snow had fallen, and the fine snow fell from the sky and brushed the dead vines and old trees, making a soft noise, and a thin layer of snow fell on the ground.

Jiuhuang carefully stepped on the ground with his skirt, leaving a shallow footprint. She looked at the footprint and hesitated for a moment, but continued to walk forward.

The winding promenade outside the courtyard is covered with red lanterns with the word "joy", and the warm candlelight emits a pale red halo through the red paper, like a clear gem, which looks particularly beautiful.

In addition to hanging red lanterns on the pavilion of the promenade, festive red silk is also pulled, and the red silk is illuminated by candlelight, and the light is circulating, which is particularly charming.

has been in the courtyard for so long, but I really didn't know that the appearance of the outside had changed, but it can be seen that Wen Zipei still put a lot of thought into the wedding decoration.

Jiuhuang was also stunned when he looked at this scene, and the candlelight reflected in his eyes looked bright. She looked at it for a moment, a bitter smile gradually on the corner of her mouth, and her steps did not stop any longer, and she quickened her pace and walked along the corridor.

I pulled Childe to follow behind Jiuhuang, watching her figure gradually disappear into the darkness with some anxiety.

Jiuhuang is undoubtedly very suspicious to avoid people at this time, and the win or loss of my bet with my son depends on whether she will go to the wedding tomorrow, if she doesn't make anything tonight, it's okay, if something happens, then the bet, I'm afraid it will be me.

Thinking like this, my pace couldn't help but be faster, I looked at Childe, who was walking slowly behind, and urged, "Childe, hurry up." ”

Childe glanced at me lightly: "What's the hurry? ”

I pursed my lips and hummed softly, "Don't you want to know where she's going?"

Childe looked at me and smiled: "I've already guessed where she's going." ”

"Huh?" I paused and looked at him with wide eyes, "You guessed?"

Gongzi bowed slightly, raised his eyes to look in the direction of Jiuhuang's walking, his eyes were dark and deep, but the corners of his mouth hooked an arc that he wanted to bend or not.

"If I'm not mistaken, Jiuhuang is going in the direction of the ice cave. ”

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