Walking out of the Ruixing Pavilion, Ning Xi looked around, walking aimlessly. She already has a general understanding of the Metropolitan Mansion. At that time, she just wanted to tease him, not really want to hide and seek at all.

Before she knew it, she had walked to the lotus pond. Since she got married, this has become the place she frequents the most. It was late autumn, and all the lotus flowers in the pond had bloomed, and even the flower bones were gone, and the falling petals and wilted lotus leaves were lazily sticking to the water.

Knowing that it was a stupid act to cry when he saw the moon and flowers, Ning Xi couldn't help but turn his head away. This situation really didn't match her little excitement.

Turn away and drift away. The pool of defeated lotus flowers was still waiting there quietly, as if no one had come.

Yi Lian Yuan.

Looking at the plaque from afar, Ning Xi smiled. Did you really have nowhere to hide, so you came here? If Chang Fujin happened to be passing by at this time, shouldn't he be charged with disrespect?

Standing behind the rockery, no one passed by and no one noticed her. Pluck up your courage and head into the gap inside—it seems like you can hide a lot of people! Sure enough, it is the residence of Chang Fujin, and the surrounding scenery is different. Stay here, even if Yu Rui can guess it, he may not dare to come to Chang Fujin to find someone directly, right?

After taking a few more steps inside, she was stunned, and the inside could be described in Tao Qian's words: "At the beginning, it was extremely narrow, and it was only through people, and after dozens of steps, it suddenly opened up." It's just that what catches her eye is not the so-called Peach Blossom Spring, but a boxy pavilion.

"Anyone? Is anyone there? Ning Xi's first reaction was that he was rude and strayed into someone else's territory.

There was a pause, but no one responded. After thinking about it, she tentatively shouted, "Eniang? Is E-Niang here? ”

Still no one answered. Relenting, she walked to the pavilion and reached out and stroked the table, which was covered with dust. It seems that no one has been here for a long time.

Pulling out a handkerchief and wiping out a small area, she sat down. The pavilion is located in the middle of a rockery, and although it is a little dim, you can hear the sound of gurgling water. The rockery is covered with green moss, and in late autumn, it is rare to see a little green with vitality, but it is a unique scenery. And there is a rockery block, the cold wind outside can't blow in at all, if you can read some books here, it will not lose the fun.

Stay here, Yu Rui shouldn't be able to find it, right? I knew that there was such a good place in the Lu Dao Mansion, so I should have gambled with him at that time. Tired of her sitting, she leaned against the pillar and thought to herself.

The regular sound of water kept coming to her ears, and the dim surroundings made her drowsy. How long has it been? It seemed to be sunny when I came out in the morning, but is it still sunny outside? Although she thought so, tiredness seemed to haunt her, and her eyelids gradually opened and closed, and she was too lazy to move.

In the haze, a familiar face enlarged in front of her eyes, and it seemed to have a defiant smile. This is...... Yu Rui? She rubbed her eyes and sat up straighter, "It's you, morning." ”

"You're really good at teasing people, look, what is this?" Yu Rui took out something and shook it in front of her eyes.

"What," she said, opening her eyes and seeing what he was holding in her hand, and seeing him standing alive in front of her, she suddenly remembered the agreement she had made before going out. She stood up suddenly, and her previous sleepiness was swept away.

"You...... How did you find here? ”

"Of course I know better than you know where my home is." He smiled, "Okay, I've found something, I won't sleep in the study tonight!" ”

"When you came in, wasn't Chang Fujin there?" Ning Xi was still a little curious.

"There's no need for her to come here," his tone carried a hint of indignation, "She holds the power in the mansion, she and her second young master naturally have a lot of opportunities to go to places hundreds of times better than this, will this broken pavilion be rare?" gave it to her, it's really a terrible thing. ”

Realizing his gaffe, he smiled embarrassedly: "Today is a good day, don't mention those unhappy things." At that moment, I found a note in the crack in the stone on the other side of the lotus pond, and I thought to myself, you must not be around there, you should be far away. Walking and walking, I walked to Chang Fujin, I wanted to go around, and when I saw the rockery, I suddenly remembered that there was a pavilion inside, so I came in to take a look, but I didn't expect you to be really there. ”

"I'm smart," Ning Xi said, "It seems that you come here a lot." ”

"I still remember when I came here by chance when I was a child, I was as happy as if I had found a treasure. After that, every time I was embarrassed by them, I would come here and be alone for a while. Here, no one bothered me. I even wondered if there would come a time when I wouldn't be alone here. After speaking, he glanced deeply at the woman beside him.

"It turns out that you are the master here, and I accidentally broke into your realm." Ning Xi lowered his head.

"Fool," he said, taking her hand, "what's mine is yours, and you know so well what to do." He smiled, "Today is indeed a good day, my childhood wish has really come true!" ”

"Yu Rui," Ning Xi leaned on his shoulder and said softly, "I met you, and I confessed it." ”

"What did you say?" Yu Rui said in surprise.

"I said," Ning Xi's voice lowered, "I'm the big Gege of the Jingjun Palace, Aixin Jueluo Ning Xi, I met you, Xilin Jueluo?" Yu Rui, I admit it. From then on, I didn't run away, never again. At this, her face flushed to the base of her ears.

Yu Rui smiled softly, "Okay, let's go back." After speaking, he stretched out his hand to Ning Xi.

Ning Xi glanced at him, took his hand, stood up, and followed him outside.

Seeing the rockery again, it seems that there is a feeling of seeing the light of day again. It's just that the color of the rockery seems to be darker than just now, not only the rockery, but also the stones on the side, and the surrounding grass and trees. Ning Xi couldn't help but shiver, it was so cold outside.

Yu Rui stopped her, stretched out his hand outside, and said, "It's raining, should we go back and sit for a while?" ”

"You decide, I don't care." Ning Xi said, but stared at the rain outside, and didn't have the slightest intention of going back.

Yu Rui was silent, he took off his robe and draped it over her.

The autumn rain brings a chill and also takes away the shadow of the last trace of summer. The rain fluctuated, and the withered yellow grass blades were covered with rain, which seemed to tell the reluctance to give up on this world. Ning Xi was dressed in the bright red that she often wore on weekdays, and she was draped in Yu Rui's blue robe, quietly feeling the change of the seasons.

Yu Rui stood beside her, watching her distracted. He has never learned poetry and songs, and naturally he doesn't know what to appreciate. It's just that he likes to be with her, no matter what she's doing or not, whether she's watching him or not. The way she looks focused is really beautiful.