In the middle of the night, when the wind was blowing, I woke up from my dream and got up to close the new wooden window that had just been replaced.

After accumulating for a long time, the dark clouds that pressed overhead finally brought a heavy rain of early summer to the imperial city.

The rain is amazingly heavy, and I am afraid that this night, the lake in Taiye Pond will rise a lot.

I lay in bed, listening to the snoring of the other people in the room, and couldn't sleep again.

I chose a table in the middle of the night, and I was in a bad mood when I woke up in the morning.

Since arriving in the palace, it is rare to have a good night's sleep.

After washing, I went to the kitchen as usual to get some food and handed it to the teacher and a few other people in the room.

I didn't have much of an appetite myself, so I drank a small half bowl of rice porridge and passed the meal.

I didn't read a few pages of the book, and the elementary school apprentice sitting across from me panicked, "Xiaolin, what's wrong with you?" ”

I was stunned, and I lowered my head before I reacted, and I had to alarm the two teachers, who came over to check one after the other.

There is no need to prosthetize others, and it is not the first time to deal with the situation, apply medicinal powder, stop bleeding, I do it in one go.

Dr. Chen looked at me with worry in his eyes and said, "Xiaolin, isn't it, isn't it too hard to work in the Library Pavilion?" ”

I was amused by his words, thinking that most of the work there had someone do it for me, so why bother?

I shook my head and said, "Teacher, don't you treat everyone equally?" As if I were an ordinary patient, this symptom would not worry you. ”

Another doctor in the same room joked: "Xiaolin, Master Chen thinks that you want to inherit the mantle, so you should be extra tight." ”

This scene in the morning did not interfere with my next task, and I stayed in the house for a while, counting that it was almost time for the library to open, and I walked around the garden to the north.

My heart was full, and the thought of someone waiting for me there suddenly made my steps lighter, my head was not dizzy, and my nose was not uncomfortable.

I went upstairs and didn't see him. Think about the reason why I was anxious and came early.

A few more books were added to the list, and a few new bookcases were brought in by the palace people, all of which were empty, waiting to be placed with the books they had found.

I took advantage of this short time to pick up a booklet and flip through it.

Half an hour passed, and before the person who was waiting for him came, he heard the footsteps downstairs in confusion.

In the upper floor of the library pavilion, because he had to entrust things to me to do these days, Dr. Xin deliberately took care of the closed cabinet, and most of the doctors who consulted medical books gathered downstairs. This side of the world is extraordinarily quiet.

But there's no reason for it to be like that.

I packed up my books. Stacked neatly. Go downstairs and check it out.

Before I reached the end of the wooden ladder, I heard a conversation coming from the courtyard downstairs.

"How could the Huxin Pavilion fall down so well?"

"It's not, it's said that it was built by Taizu, how many years have it been. I think it was built by a famous craftsman in Beijing. ”

"Last night, it rained and the wind was strong, and the Huxin Pavilion had been around for some years, so I couldn't bear it and fell."

"When the emperor was here, he once repaired the Taiye Pool in the palace on a large scale and expanded the water surface to become what I see today."

"I heard that Yingtian suffered a major drought decades ago, and there was an earthquake the next year, and the small island at the bottom of the pavilion in the middle of the lake was afraid that the foundation would be damaged, so I came across this opportunity. It just happened. ”

"It's like a person, even if he is cured of a serious illness, after all, it is fundamentally bad, if the root of the disease has not been removed, something will happen one day. I'm afraid it's just."

At this time, the morning sun had gradually emerged from the clouds, and my body was still hidden in the corner of the wooden staircase, and the sunlight shone in through the window, but my steps stopped in place, beads of sweat on my forehead, and my body remained motionless.

It was a digression that had nothing to do with me, but it made me fall into contemplation at this moment.

In the secret room of Xuanwei Palace, Xiao Chu's words appeared in front of him for no reason.

I took a few steps back, I didn't plan to join in the excitement, the lake pavilion could be rebuilt after it fell, it was not a very big fortification, but if the same situation was in the people's bodies

Walking up the wooden ladder, I pushed open the door, walked to the place where I had been, sat down in the stack of books, slowly pressed my face to my knees, and closed my eyes.

In the fog, footsteps from far and near are heard.

When Xiao Chu came in, his pace slowed down significantly, he walked over slowly, leaned down, and stretched out his hand to hold me.

I looked up and saw that it was him, and squeezed out a smile and said, "You came late, I thought you wouldn't be here today." ”

"How so?"

In the next second, Xiao Chu picked me up and put me on my lap.

"You've got something on your mind," he whispered, playing with the strands of hair that were scattered around my sideburns.

"Hmm," I nodded and asked, "Xiao Chu, I'm wondering when we'll be able to leave the palace." ”

"It turned out to be for this," Xiao Chu smiled with relief, "In a few days, the Qingsi Palace will hold a banquet to entertain the people of the Tai Hospital, it is said that after this banquet, a few doctors will be left in the Tai Hospital, and the rest of the people will be able to leave the palace." ”

"Really?" I couldn't believe the good news, and I couldn't help but turn my head into his eyes and see him nod affirmatively at me.

"Yes, in theory, she can be regarded as my younger sister, but her personality is too rude, she has not been close to me since she was a child, and she likes to be with A-Ning."

Xiao Chu's chin was slightly raised, looking at it from my point of view, the outline was delicate like a wonderful brushstroke, he smiled slightly, and there was a touch of tenderness in his eyes. "At that time, A-Ning was lying in the Zihuan Palace all day long, and she sometimes went to see A-Ning." "As an adult, I saw her very rarely."

"Not to mention the banquet, I almost forgot what she looked like."

"Xiao Ling'er, didn't your master inform you?"

Xiao Chu withdrew from the reminiscence and turned back to the topic.

I suddenly remembered what happened this morning, either because Master Chen didn't care about it, or because he had calculated that he would find an excuse to deliberately not let me go when the time came!

On the way to the palace, Dr. Chen told me that whatever he can block for me, he will block it!

Half an hour later.

"Xiao Chu, I have something I want to tell you." I lowered my eyes in a trance.

"What Xiao Ling'er wants to say must be something important," Xiao Chu's arms tightened tightly, and he said in a low voice, "This is a good place to talk, you can sue me now." ”

"If I go out of the palace, I want to stay in Renshan Hall for a while," I said with some difficulty, "Originally, I thought I would go to Shikun Mountain with you first." But I've changed my mind now."

Xiao Chu's body moved, let go of me and said, "What's wrong?" ”

"You also know, my master is very good to me, and specially accepted me as a disciple, if I leave the palace now, I will follow you, and the teacher is afraid that he will be very disappointed."

Xiao Chu frowned, looked at me and said nothing.

I took a deep breath and said, "Would you like to give me some time?" "How long will it take?" Xiao Chu pondered and said, "How long do you need to stay in Yingtian?" "I think there are always people among the disciples of Renshantang who are also suitable for the master, and if not, I can help him with some time." "I can stay for about half a year. I'll always know the outcome. “

I feel a little sad at the bottom of my heart. I suppressed the surging feelings. His face was not revealed, and his tone was indifferent.

Xiao Chu was silent for a while, and the atmosphere in the room was dull and silent, as if even the sound of the wind outside the window had stopped. In this atmosphere, he looked down at my face, and I quietly avoided his gaze. "Xiao Ling'er, do you have something to hide from me?"

There was a complicated emotion flashing in his eyes, and he turned to a low voice, "Is it because of A-Ning?" “

I raised my head suddenly, I didn't expect him to mention Xiao Ning's name again at this time, different from the gentleness of reminiscence, his tone at this moment was meaningful.

However, soon. I just reacted, did he misunderstand something?! "Xiao Chu," I shook my head, "it has nothing to do with him, and what I'm about to say has nothing to do with him at all." “

My tone was a little hurried: "I made my own decision. It's not about anyone. “

At this point, the explanation sounds darker and darker. "Really?" Xiao Chu put away his smile and said in a low voice, "Let me think about it." "No," I said, looking up into his eyes and looking at him quietly, "this is a decision, not a discussion, and I thought about it for a few days before I decided to sue you." “

My hand hanging at my side slowly tightened the corner of my coat. "At least for now, I still have the freedom to control myself, and I don't have so many ties."

The room was empty, I was left alone, the empty book boxes had been filled with all the books, I looked at the boxes of books with interest, silent.

There was a knock on the door, and then someone pushed the door in, and I bowed my head and said, "I have made up my mind, and I will not change it." ”

After three steps and two steps, she jumped up to me, bent down and looked at me funny, snapped her fingers, and said, "What are you chirping and talking about in this place alone?" ”

I was startled and found that it was Jing Lan, she looked left and right, and when she saw that I was the only one in this big room, she asked me, "Brother Yun is not here?" ”

"Why are you here?"

I didn't expect it to be her, my face suddenly turned red, and I thought that someone was going and coming back, but fortunately I didn't pronounce Xiao Chu's name just now!

"You've made up your mind? What's the idea? Jing Lan approached me with a bright smile and said, "Xiao Linzi, in two days, the people from the Tai Hospital will be invited to the banquet in the Qingsi Palace, will your master allow you to go?" ”

"If the teacher goes, I will naturally follow, how can there be a reason for the apprentice not to follow the master?" I turned my face away and subconsciously picked up a book on the floor. "Have you seen the princess who lives in the Qingsi Palace?" Jing Lan lowered her voice and said, "I suspect that Brother Yun is the one he saw. "They're having a tryst in the Library Pavilion."

I looked up at her and laughed, "Why do you say that?" "The princess wants to see him, why should he come to this place." "You're young and don't understand anything, this kind of thing between men and women," Jing Lan said confidently, "I know more than you." “

"Strange, I think he's coming here." Jing Lan wandered around the room, "Could it be that I guessed wrong?" “