Chapter 8: Listening to the Rain
Time is red cherry, today is the annual Mid-Autumn Festival, tonight the palace will hold a dinner, invite the important ministers of the court and some concubines to go. The little master who is not high in the www.biquge.info position of the pen is not very good, so you don't need to go to participate.
After Puyu and Li Ruoyan heard about it, the two of them were relieved, the two of them didn't like the dinner party where there were too many rules and they had to stiffen their faces and smile all night, so the two of them made an appointment to go to the city tower to admire the moon in the evening with the newly brewed apricot blossom wine made a few days ago.
Puyu had prepared pastries and apricot blossom wine early and waited at the gate of Nanxiang Garden, it was already the appointment time, and Li Ruoyan was late.
Puyu sighed lightly, even God didn't want to help her, the dark clouds were thick, and the bright moon on the horizon covered the sky was dripping autumn rain.
Ling Ling was worried that Puyu would drill the tip of the horns, just like four years ago, she stubbornly refused to leave, and said worriedly: "Miss, it's raining, why don't you go back to the palace and wait for Miss?" ”
Puyu shook her head and refused, since the appointment was here, she hadn't waited for Ruoyan yet, she couldn't leave easily.
A long time has passed since the appointment. Puyu stood under the eaves, wearing a summer gauze skirt, the rainy night in autumn was damp and cool, it was inevitable that she would not catch a cold, Ling stared and explained: "Miss, I've been waiting for so long, Miss Yan shouldn't come, let's go back?" ”
Puyu said firmly: "Sister Yan is a person who is extremely trustworthy, he will not be easy. ”
But Miss, she had already missed her appointment four years ago. Ling stared at the words to her throat, swallowed them back raw, and said, "Miss Yan is so late, is something happening?" Miss, why don't I go over and have a look."
Puyu nodded.
Although they have been separated for four years, during this time of getting along, Puyu can be sure that Li Ruoyan is still the same Li Ruoyan back then, and she is still the sister Yan who she can befriend.
Ling stared at the faint light that was slowly approaching from behind the door, and said in a joyful tone: "Miss, Jingshu is here."
Puyu turned around slowly, smiling happily, Li Ruoyan would not easily lose his trust.
When people approached, Puyu's smile disappeared at all, and there was only Jingshu under the umbrella, and Li Ruoyan was nowhere to be seen.
Ling stared a little displeased: "What about Miss Yan?" “
Jingshu's face was slightly pale, his breath was slightly panting, his hair was slightly wet by the rain, and his skirt was so wet that it was already wet to his knees, Puyu asked: "Why is Jingshu in such a hurry, what happened, Sister Yan?" “
Jingshu's eyes unconsciously glanced away, and his voice was slightly flustered: "Miss Pu, I've been waiting for a long time, nothing happened to my young lady, I'll be there later." ”
Puyu chuckled and ordered, "Jingshu, your clothes are soaked, go back and change into clean clothes." Lingjian, you go back and see how Linglong handled things. I'm a little worried about her alone. ”
Ling stared at the heart that had been hanging back into her stomach and said with a smile: "Miss, I'll come back when I go back to see." “
Lingjiao saw Puyu smiling happily, and was really happy for Puyu, and did not doubt him.
Today, several people in the temple are begging to go, and they are looking for another high position. Linglong has a quick temper, let her deal with it alone, Linglong can't let go.
Ling Ling and Jing Shu left together.
Puyu put away her smile, her expression was faint, she put down the food basket in her hand, and squatted under the eaves, listening to the sound of rain hitting the ginkgo biloba and the ticking sound of falling on the roof.
Puyu waited for a long time, and her heart was a little confused, Ruoyan might not really come. In the past, if the wound of saying goodbye was torn open, Puyu was sad.
She closed her eyes and listened quietly, not sad or happy. Suddenly her ears moved, the rain fell on the eaves and the ticking was mixed with the faint sound of footsteps, she was in a good mood and had a smile on her face, she still came.
Footsteps that were getting closer and closer stopped beside her.
Puyu squatted under the eaves, and the man stood in the rain, and the two were silent, only the rain was dripping.
Puyu closed her eyes, stretched out her hand faintly, and said lightly: "My legs are numb and I can't get up." ”
The man's dry hand grasped hers, the palm of which was coarse and calloused.
Puyu was shocked in her heart, not Ruoyan. is a little familiar, could it be Yan Xi, Yu Ying found him?
Puyu was happy in her heart, and opened her eyes in surprise, only to see that the man was wearing a dark dragon pattern regular clothes, standing in the rain, holding a plain oil-paper umbrella, like a handsome boy who walked out of the mountains and rivers of the south of the Yangtze River, without the majesty of the emperor in the daytime, and the natural nobility, just like the man in white who removed the flowers from her hair when she first met. Puyu was slightly disappointed in her heart, and faintly looked forward to it.
The night was too heavy, Puyu couldn't see his expression clearly, only heard his voice dyed with the coolness of the rainy night, and said, "My feet are numb, are you still reluctant to get up?" ”
He pulled hard, and Puyu stood up smoothly, but after squatting for too long, his feet were numb and weak, and he couldn't watch himself fall straight forward, his eyes were closed, and he said secretly: "Just get up again after falling." ”
The expected cold, cold and hard contact did not come as expected. Falling into a clear embrace, I feel that my forehead is cool and hot, and my breath is filled with the mellow aroma of wine, faintly blowing, like an intoxicating spring breeze when spring is warm and cold. There was only the rustling sound of rain, and the coolness of the raindrops falling on the eyelids. Slowly opened his eyes, and was greeted by a pair of jet-black pupils, warm as black jade, with a slight smile. Puyu didn't turn her head, because in that moment, she found her face in those eyes. For the first time, she saw herself in the eyes of others. She couldn't take her eyes off, just quietly looked at herself in the eyes of others.
His eyes moved slightly, and he saw Song Jin's face like a crown of jade, and his eyes stared at her with a smile. Only then did she remember that she was still in Song Jin's arms, her face was red to the root of her ears, and she hurriedly stood up straight: "The concubine has seen the emperor." ”
Song Jin picked up the umbrella that fell on the side, propped it on the heads of the two of them, and said loudly: "Are your legs still numb?" ”
Puyu lowered her head, so embarrassed that she wanted to find a crack in the ground to get into, and her voice was like a fine line: "There is still a little numbness." ”
He smiled: "Come with me, take you to a good place to listen to the rain." ”
His smile was so beautiful, like a ray of sunshine shining directly into her heart through the haze, it taught her that she couldn't refuse, Puyu accepted it calmly, and said politely: "Respectful as obeying fate." ”
After walking away for a step or two, he remembered something and said to Song Jin, "Wait for me." ”
Puyu turned around and returned to the eaves, picked up the basket on the ground, raised it to Song Jin, smiled gently, and said, "The emperor invites the concubines to listen to the rain, and the concubines invite the emperor to drink apricot blossom wine, how about it?" ”
Song Jin was slightly stunned, then smiled, and took the basket in Puyu's hand: "Okay." ”
The rain was dripping, and after climbing a section of the stairs of the Moon Viewing Pavilion, Pu Yu gradually slowed down, landing a step or two behind Song Jin. In the night, she was dressed in dark clothes, holding an umbrella and walking neither in a hurry nor slowly in the rainy night, giving her a feeling of walking safely.
Suddenly, he stood still in front of him, and she walked under his umbrella, and he stretched out his dry left hand to hold his right hand, and said in a nice voice: "The stairs are too long, I will lead you away." ”
The stairs are too long, I'll lead you and you won't be so tired.
Puyu smiled and walked up the stairs side by side with him.