In the spring courtyard, two little maids were taking care of the yard against the snow, and when they saw Qi Xiangsi coming, one of them hurriedly went to Tongyu, and not long after Qi Yanrong came out of the study to greet her.

Two years have passed, Qi Yanrong's temperament has become more calm, he took Qi Xiangsi into the study, ordered the maid to make tea, took a box from the shelf behind the desk and handed it to her: "I originally wanted to send it to my sister in the afternoon." ”

Inside the box is a pair of silver needles that have been made, and there is a book on how to use acupuncture and moxibustion at the bottom.

Qi Yanrong looked a little embarrassed: "This is looking for someone in Weicheng, think about it, or send this sister will like it." ”

Qi Xiangsi pulled one out of the Tibetan needle clip, the tip of the needle is round but not blunt, the needle body is smooth and straight, the gold wire on the needle handle is wound evenly, and a pair of silver needles are also divided into sizes, and the workmanship is very fine.

"Very good." Qi Xiangsi smiled and put the silver needle back, which was much better than the one she used to practice now, "Originally, I wanted to find someone to fight for the New Year, but now it's just right." ”

Qi Yanrong was relieved: "It's good if my sister likes it." ”

"Weicheng is far away, and you can't take care of anything immediately, so you don't have to save it." There is a little scholar who takes care of life, Qi Xiangsi knows his temperament, in addition to buying books, the silver and silver sent over can be saved, and he is reluctant to spend.

"Sister should take care of herself." A flash of worry flashed in Qi Yanrong's eyes, and after he came back, he learned that his sister had an accident and had been missing for two nights, and he didn't know who kidnapped her, and he couldn't find any clues.

"Don't you think I'm doing well right now?" Qi Xiangsi smiled and comforted him, "Don't worry, stay in the academy with peace of mind, don't think about it." ”

"Sister." Qi Yanrong paused, "In September, I went to Huizhou. ”

"You're going to worship your aunt?"

Qi Yanrong nodded, Qi Xiangsi smiled: "Auntie's tomb is on the mountain, although it is said that every year I ask someone to clean up and pay tribute, but after all, it is not easy to walk, next time you go again, send someone to walk through the road first." ”

The wind outside the house was a little strong, and the eaves couldn't hide the snow from blowing in, and there were some scattered in the corridor.

Qi Yanrong got up and walked out of the house, Qi Xiangsi followed out, and heard him ask: "My sister must have had a hard time in those years." ”

Qi Xiangsi stood beside him: "That's all in the past." ”

"In the year before my sister came, there was not much snow in Yongzhou City."

"It's that big, too." Qi Xiangsi looked at the heavy snow in the sky, the snow in Yongzhou that year seemed to be so big, the wind was howling, and he couldn't wait to bury the whole city, "It was a rare snow in Yongzhou in a hundred years." ”

Qi Yanrong suddenly turned his head to look at her: "When my sister was in Yongzhou for a few years, why didn't she think about going back to the Qi family." ”

Qi Xiangsi said to Mrs. Qi that she escaped from the cottage outside Huizhou and went to Yongzhou at that time, and returned to Qi's house after three years because she didn't have the money to go to Kyoto at all, and these Qi family members knew it.

"Why haven't you thought about it?" Qi Xiangsi hid his hands in his cuffs and didn't look at him, "I thought about it, but I didn't think about it." ”

"Why don't you want to go back?"

"My aunt was wronged, my father left us in Huizhou, and then he didn't care about us, and he didn't even know that we were kicked out of Qi Mansion, my aunt and I were harassed outside, the house we lived in was more expensive than others, and the things we bought were more expensive than others, and we couldn't get a few wages for working for people, and I was young at that time, and I often couldn't understand why they wanted to do this to us."

Qi Xiangsi paused slightly: "At that time, I hated the Qi family and my father. ”

In the past few years, Qi Yanrong has never asked his sister in detail about the life in Huizhou and Yongzhou, he used to feel that this was a pain in his sister's heart, and he should not reveal it again, but at this time, he wanted to know more than ever.

"Why did my sister want to come back later?"

"Because of you." Qi Xiangsi turned his head to look at him, "In order to recognize you for my aunt, in order to bring my aunt back to the Qi family." ”

If Ah Ying hadn't died, she might not want to return to the Qi family for the rest of her life.

"My sister doesn't talk to me about Aunt Lu and Aunt Lu."

Qi Xiangsi smiled: "What else do you want to know?" ”

"Between Aunt Lu and Aunt Lu back then"

"My aunt was accepted when my father went to Huizhou to take up the post, and you all know that at the beginning of entering the house, she was pregnant half a month earlier than Aunt Lu." Qi Xiangsi sighed lightly, "At that time, they were still known as good sisters, and many of the clothes that Minlan wore when she was a child were made by her aunt herself. ”

One is to treat others like sisters with sincerity; One is with a heart, always competing to grab the favor of the master, thinking that he would give birth to a son one step earlier than his wife to consolidate his position. Qi Yanrong also heard what happened later on the day of the opening of the ancestral hall, and the events of those years in Huizhou were the first time he learned from Qi Xiangsi.

Driven out of the house and brought her eldest daughter alone, she had no way to ask for it, and her life must be difficult, plus Aunt Wei fell into a problem because she didn't sit in confinement.

Qi Yanrong was silent for a while: "At that time, why didn't my sister sue me." ”

Qi Xiangsi stretched out her hand to catch the snowflakes that drifted into the eaves, and melted coldly in the palm of her hand, she sighed, and the white mist was misty in front of her: "What to say, you don't need to take revenge, just leave these things to me." ”

"After my sister came back, did she still hate my father?" Qi Yanrong's eyes flashed slightly, he knew that his sister was not close to the people in the house, and after going to the Tai Hospital, she did not have frequent contact with the Qi family.

It seems that except for his younger brother, the sisters of the Qi family don't care.

"Hate." Qi Xiangsi simply gave a word, Ah Ying hated the Qi family from beginning to end, hated Qi Herui, and did not forgive until death.

And now, she doesn't need to forgive them.

Under Qi Yanrong's eyes, Qi Xiangsi's eyes were a little cold, as if she was not the Qi family at all.

Qi Xiangsi suddenly turned his head to look at him: "My sister knows that you are kind-hearted and can't bear to worry about some things, so I didn't tell you about the past." ”

"But sister, you have returned to the Qi family now, you have a hatred for your father, and you will still be a family member in the future."

Qi Xiangsi looked at him with a smile: "What's wrong with you today?" Suddenly asked about Huizhou. ”

Qi Yanrong's eyes were full of hesitation, he moved his mouth slightly, and finally didn't say anything.

"It's not early, I'll go back first, and I'll come back to see you tomorrow." Qi Xiangsi smiled and patted him on the shoulder, "I like the silver needle very much, thank you." ”

Watching her walk into the snow and leave slowly, Qi Yanrong stood there for a long time without moving.

Until Qi Xiangsi's figure disappeared at the gate of the Spring Courtyard, he was still standing.

She loves him very much, takes care of him very much, will tell him the truth of life, and will also give him explanations, which is almost impeccable, but he feels that he is sometimes not close to the fifth sister.

Since Aunt Lu was taken to Waizhuang, the relationship between her and the Qi family, except for his younger brother, has become weaker and weaker.

He didn't know what else the fifth sister wanted to do, and he didn't know what she was thinking.

He still hasn't said anything, in fact, after he went to Huizhou, he also went to Yongzhou

New Year's Day in Kyoto Castle is always lively, and on such days, Kyoto Castle is not pleasant in some places, but it has long been lost in the sound of fireworks.

On Chinese New Year's Eve, the Qi family only had two rooms in the palace, and the warm hall had a reunion dinner here, and Old Mrs. Qi distributed the red envelopes one by one, and Mother Lin helped her back to Biqiu Courtyard to rest.

There was a group of children left in the courtyard watching the fireworks.

In the courtyard, Qi Yanlin, the eldest brother, was responsible for setting off fireworks, and a few small ones followed, while Qi Xiangsi and them stood under the eaves and watched.

Qi Minyan stood side by side with her, her face was slightly red, and she looked up at the fireworks in the sky: "This year's seems to be less than last year's." ”

"It doesn't seem to be much in the palace this year." Qi Minqing looked in the direction of the palace, there was a touch of envy in her eyes, her mother took her brother and sister to go, but she never entered the palace once.

"There are a lot of things going on this year, I'm afraid there is no excitement." Qi Xiangsi looked at Brother Rong, who was pulling Brother Hui to prevent him from getting too close, and smiled back, "Fourth sister, can you go to the temple to pray for blessings this year?" ”

"I'm not going this year." Qi Minyan pursed her lips and smiled, her marriage had been decided, and there were many people in the temple when she was a child, so it was not easy to show her face.

Qi Minqing really wanted to go, and turned his head to Qi Xiangxi: "Fifth sister is not going, if she goes, take me with you." ”

Qi Xiangsi asked her rhetorically: "Second aunt, they should also plan to go after they come back, don't you go with them?" ”

Qi Minqing looked a little entangled, and said to her, "Then I'd better go with my mother." ”

There happened to be fireworks flying up the sky over there, Brother Hun'er smiled very happily, and at this time, Qi Minlan, who had been standing not far away, walked down the steps towards them, didn't say anything, and directly pulled Brother Hun'er from Qi Yanrong's hand: "It's too late, go back to sleep." ”

"I've already told my brother that I'm going to keep a vigil today." Brother Hun'er was unwilling, "Mother also promised me that I could sleep in the courtyard of the fifth brother today." ”

Qi Minlan's face sank: "What are you sleeping, can you eat well at vigil, go back with me." ”

finally made it lively for a while, Brother Hun'er directly shook off her hand and hid behind Qi Yanrong: "I won't go back, you have to go back by yourself, and I have to watch the fireworks with my eldest brother." ”

Qi Minlan was so angry that she couldn't do it: "You don't listen to me!" ”

Brother Hun'er was still afraid of her, and said weakly: "I didn't disobey you, but I didn't want to go back so early." ”

"Sixth sister, it's still early, it's better to let him watch it for a while, and I'll send him back later." Qi Yanrong was also distressed when he saw Brother Hun'er's pitiful appearance, there was no one in the Qi family to play with him, and today was Chinese New Year's Eve.

"Shut up." Qi Minlan blocked back with a sentence, walked behind him and pulled Brother Hun'er directly.

Brother Hun'er pursed his mouth aggrievedly, holding Qi Yanrong's hand and refusing to let go: "I won't go back, I still want to see it." ”

Qi Minlan slapped him on the back of the head fiercely, "I told you to go back with me, did you hear it?" ”

Brother Hun'er was stunned for a moment, looking at her with red eyes, unable to understand why her sister was so angry.

Seeing this situation, Qi Minqing stepped forward and grabbed Brother Hun'er and coaxed: "Brother Hun'er doesn't cry, it's still early, you can watch it more if you want to." ”

"I want you to be nosy."

Unexpectedly, Qi Minlan pulled Qi Minqing away and pulled Brother Hun'er away, this Qi Minqing didn't stand firm and sat in the snow, the head Hun'er staggered, knelt directly in the snow, and one hand was firmly grasped by Qi Minlan.

"You're crazy, you." Qi Xiangsi helped Qi Minqing up, "Sixth brother wants to see more about the fireworks, today is still Chinese New Year's Eve." ”

"You don't want Brother Hun'er to say that." Qi Minlan snorted coldly and asked the maid to pick up Brother Hun'er and go back to Yirongxuan.

"Pushed Min Qing to the point that you didn't even say sorry, all you ate today was gunpowder." When I was eating, I saw that her love was not very good, but this fire can't be sent at people casually, what is it to toss a few children.

"Qi Minying, what do I have to do with you when I discipline my younger brother." Qi Minlan had a touch of disdain on her face, "It was she who fell down because she couldn't stand on her feet." ”

Qi Minqing was aggrieved: "Sixth sister, it's too much for you to say that." ”

"You don't have much to do, and no one pays attention to you." Qi Minlan threw down a sentence and left the front yard with the maid and Brother Hun.

Qi Minqing was even more aggrieved: "Isn't it just going to be a princess, what's the big deal." ”

Qi Minyan touched her head: "Are your clothes dirty, I'll accompany you to change your clothes." ”

Qi Minqing followed Qi Minyan and left, and Qi Xiangsi and Qi Yanrong were left here, looking at the look on Qi Yanrong's face, Qi Xiangsi sighed slightly: "Still watch." ”

"Sister, sixth sister, how did she become like this, and she still treats Brother Hui like this." It doesn't matter if he doesn't like his eyes, but Brother Hun'er is her own brother, how can he still be like this.

"She's always been like that, and she's never changed." Qi Xiangsi patted the snow falling on his shoulder, "I'll go to Zhenshui Temple in a while, and you go with me." ”