Yu Ruoxu's heart trembled.

Following his gaze, she also looked at Liang Jin's pale red river lantern that had drifted into the distance, the candlelight was flickering, and it was almost mixed with the other river lanterns. After a while, Yu Ruoxu smiled in a low voice, her face was a little desolate, "In this life and death, we each have one head." ”

When Liang Jin heard her say this, her heart moved, and she sighed, "It seems that we haven't let go yet." ”

She and he have almost experienced the same heart-wrenching pain, and without too many words, she can feel the deepest pain in the other party's heart. Yu Ruoxu sighed a little in her heart, but she didn't expect that she and Liang Jin were both fallen people at the end of the world, so why should you have known each other when they met.

"I used to watch some dramas, and if the scholars and young ladies in it encountered any obstacles, their favorite thing to do was to be martyred." Yu Ruoxu said leisurely, "At that time, I was still thinking, how can there be so much affection for death and life in this world. ”

"Later, when it was my turn, I realized that I was also one of those fools." Liang Jin said, his extremely dark eyes were so deep that he couldn't see the end, "I didn't expect to go around and around, but only Miss Yu can understand me." ”

She didn't speak, just gave him a bright smile.

It's just sad people.

"It's getting late, and the folk girl has to go back." Yu Ruoxu saw that the moon had risen to the top of the willows, stood up and saluted Liang Jin and said, "The folk girl also wants to thank the prince for his blessing in the Taimiao that day." ”

Liang Jin was stunned, and hurriedly arched his hand, "It's just a trivial matter, why worry about it." ”

She saved his life and understood his heart, so he couldn't help but want to protect her, in order to repay this kindness, but also for himself.

Yu Ruoxu smiled and turned away from the riverbank. It's just that there seems to be a deep gaze that has been lingering behind him.

Back in the carriage, Yu Ruoxu saw Xiu'er's expression of wanting to ask but not daring to ask, so she said, "Don't tell my father about meeting Shizi Ye by the river this time." ”

"The slave understands." Xiu'er nodded vigorously, but there was some narrowness in her eyes.

"By the way, I still want to ask you." Yu Ruoxu ignored the inquiring look in her eyes and asked, "Lord Taichang Siqing is married, why doesn't this Dingyuan Marquis have a wife?" ”

"I've heard of this slave." As soon as Xiu'er talked about the rumors of the mansion, she began to dance excitedly, "Does Miss know Princess Jiangcheng?" It is the princess of the clan who went to Xianbei and kissed two years ago. ”

"I've heard of it." Yu Ruoxu nodded, "The eldest daughter of the King of Jiangxia, it is said that she was born to captivate the country and the city. ”

Xiu'er nodded, "I heard that this princess of Jiangcheng was famous in the capital because of that face before, and many young masters asked to marry." But the princess ignored it, saying that she already had a place in her heart. “

Yu Ruoxu's heart moved, "It won't be the prince of Dingyuan, right?" “

"Exactly." Xiu'er sighed, "It was a talented and beautiful couple, but as a result, Xianbei sent troops south, and the court couldn't bear it, so the queen mother issued an order to make the then Jiangcheng county lord a princess and send it to Xianbei Khan." And the prince made a big fuss at that time, and was locked in the courtyard by the Hou Ye for more than a month, and waited for the princess and his relatives to release the sedan chair out of Juyong Pass. “

She suddenly remembered what Liang Jin had just said-

"I think I've already experienced the pain of love parting."

It turns out that there is such a past behind this.

"The prince has changed his temperament greatly since the princess and his relatives, I heard that he used to be a young man in fresh clothes and angry horses, and then he became depressed, and he resolutely refused the family election arranged by the prince and his wife. Hou Ye was not angry, but he couldn't help the stubborn temperament of the prince, and in the end, he let it go. Xiu'er continued.

"How did you know so much gossip?" Yu Ruoxu glanced at her with a smile, and Xiu'er smiled, "The slave has no long body, so she has long ears." ”

Yu Ruoxu was amused by her words, and still didn't forget to instruct, "It's good to know some things, don't take them out and chew the root of your tongue." “

"Slaves and maids are measured." Xiu'er hurriedly promised.

In the middle of the night, there was a faint sound of thunder in the sky, and the downpour that had been suffocating for several days finally swept in with lightning. Yu Ruoxu was awakened by the thunder outside the window, only to hear the crazy raindrops as if the line was broken, densely smashing on the window edge, and the sound of the dripping rain seemed to be a rapid drumbeat, which disturbed the good dreams of the entire capital.

"Miss, are you alright?" Xiu'er's voice came from outside the door.

"Well, I'm fine." Yu Ruoxu covered the quilt, and her voice was a little tired of being awakened, "You don't have to worry. ”

Xiu'er answered, and tiptoed back again. Yu Ruoxu was lying on the bed half asleep, and her ears were full of the sound of rain. She was dazed and remembered a poem—

The lonely guest once listened to the night and rain, and the rivers and seas have been turned upside down in his life. "I didn't expect Senior Sister Yu to be less than twenty-eight years old, so she liked such vicissitudes of life." In a trance, Yue Zirong seemed to be sitting next to her, holding the poem manuscript in his hand, looking at her with a smile in the corner of his eyes.

In her impression, he always seemed to have a smile in his eyes. Even if she pretended to be angry, she couldn't help but laugh in the end, a pair of sword eyebrows flew obliquely into her temples, and she looked at her with a smile like this, like a lake in spring, which made people sink willingly.

Yu Ruoxu glanced at the manuscript of the poem in his hand, and read in a long voice, "Beauty has been like a famous general since ancient times, and it is not allowed to see white heads in the world." Then he looked at him with a playful face, "I didn't expect Senior Brother Zirong to like such sad sentences before he reached the age of the weak crown." ”

Yue Zirong was speechless for a while, and couldn't help but reach out and tap her forehead, "I've never seen Senior Sister Yu so sharp-tongued." Yu Ruoxu smiled and dodged, "Senior Brother Zirong didn't know me on the first day, so he should get used to it early." ”

His knuckles ran across her smooth forehead, leaving a delicate and soft touch. Yue Zirong said with a straight face, "It's really getting more and more unruly, even the senior brother dares to contradict it, believe it or not, I will punish you for copying the disciple's rules?" “

When Yu Ruoxu heard that he was going to be punished for copying the disciple rules, he immediately pouted, "Senior Brother Zirong, I practiced archery for two hours yesterday, and now my shoulder hurts, can I not copy it?" "I see you've been fine just now, why do you suddenly have a shoulder ache now?" Yue Zirong stood up with a narrow smile on his face, "What, do you need Senior Brother to ask a doctor to help you take a look?" "No, no, no!" As soon as Yu Ruoxu heard "please doctor", he hurriedly waved his hand, and when he saw his trick succeeding, he became angry, and suddenly had another plan in his heart, "Senior Brother Zirong, why do you punish the disciple rules every time, I have already memorized it backwards......" After speaking, he remembered something again, his eyes were shining, like a bright lamp, "If you change to a hundred family names, I can't be silent now......"

Yue Zirong ignored her, scooped up a scoop of water and put it into the inkstone, and grinded it by himself, "Write now, right away." ”

Yu Ruoxu moved to the other side of the desk with a bitter face, looked at Yue Zirong's expression, and obediently picked up the pen and wrote.

The disciple rules are not long, but she held her breath in her heart, deliberately slowed down, and wrote neatly one stroke at a time, and the sound of Huzhou wolves slashing across rice paper flowed in the quiet room, as light as a baby's breath.

When Yu Ruoxu finished writing the last word, it was close to dusk. Twilight filtered in through the window paper, staining the room with a warm rouge glow. Yu Ruoxu looked up and saw Yue Zirong sitting by the window, holding a book in his hand and looking at it seriously.

The bridge of his nose was tall and straight, and his long eyelashes reflected sparse shadows in the sockets, but his brows were slightly furrowed, as if he was thinking about something difficult. After a while, Yue Zirong seemed to realize something and turned to look at her.

Yu Ruoxu crashed into his bright and deep gaze like this, and just this glance made her never recover.

"What is Senior Sister Yu looking at?" Yue Zirong asked softly.

Yu Ruo came back to her senses suddenly, but her face was a little hot, "It's nothing, I'm just thinking, the book that Senior Brother is reading must be very interesting." “

Yue Zirong was stunned and showed her the cover, "Zizhi Tongjian, it's quite interesting." “

Yu Ruoxu choked up, her face was a little sneering, "I don't know which volume Senior Brother is reading?" "Emperor Ping of the Han Dynasty died, and his relative Wang Mang monopolized the power, and finally reformed the ancient system and usurped the Han Dynasty to stand on its own." Yue Zirong said lightly.

Yu Ruoxu sighed in her heart, thought about it, and said, "Senior brother is worried about the Liang family?" "Where is it our turn to worry about the students." Yue Zirong snorted coldly, his eyes were a little obscure, "Do you know, the Liang family is now advocating the abolition of the imperial examination and the re-promotion of filial piety. No, this time, the newly appointed Taishou in Langzhong is the person recommended by their Liang family, and it is said that he is a violent and arrogant person, where can he be a local parent official?! "Liang Shen......" Yu Ruoxu seemed to remember something, and couldn't help gritting his teeth and said, "It seems to be the nephew of the Marquis of Yipindingyuan." I made an accident in the capital before, and in order to avoid the limelight, I asked for the will of the degraded official and came to Langzhong to be the Taishou. "This Liang family is naïve, thinking that we are far away from the emperor in Langzhong, so we don't know what kind of people from the capital are!" A look of anger flashed on Yue Zirong's face.

Yu Ruoxu sighed and remained silent.

Yue Zirong looked at her frowning, looking worried, and regretted talking about the affairs of the court in front of her, so he quickly changed the topic, "By the way, have you copied the disciple's rules?" ”

"Huh?" Yu Ruoxu came back to his senses, picked up the rice paper that had already dried, "It's copied!" You see, I've done a lot of work to copy it! ”

The beautiful and upright hairpin flower is mixed with a slight ink fragrance, which is particularly pleasing to the eye. Yue Zirong's eyes were full of amazement, "It seems that Senior Sister Yu's words have improved a lot." ”

Yu Ruoxu snickered in her heart and said with a smile, "It's not that you didn't have the strength to say my words last time, what did you say like a dying little pine tree...... I was not convinced, and I practiced hard every day, and my efforts were not in vain. ”

"When did I say that?" Yue Zirong didn't have any impression at all, "Senior Sister Yu, don't wronged me." ”

Yu Ruoxu was angry, "Why did I wronged you!" The last time I was writing poetry with my husband, you were still in front of so many classmates......"

Yue Zirong saw that her face was red with anger, her eyes seemed to have a mist in her eyes, and she hurriedly begged for mercy, "I remembered, Senior Sister Yu, don't worry, Senior Brother will compensate you!" After saying that, he gave her his hand. Yu Ruoxu saw that he looked sincere, and immediately couldn't cry or laugh.

"I really think Senior Sister Yu's handwriting is good." Yue Zirong picked up the copied disciple rule, put it away, put it in the placket on his chest, and smiled at her, "Senior Sister Xie!" ”

"I didn't tell you!" Yu Ruoxu was a little anxious, and hurriedly spread his hands to him, "A gentleman doesn't take advantage of others, senior brother, you are a model of the academy, what's the matter with snatching things blatantly like this?" ”

Yue Zirong didn't listen to her, he slipped out of the room directly, and his tall figure disappeared without a trace.

"Hey, why did you go......" Yu Ruoxu was left alone at the door and stamped his feet angrily.

"Miss, miss." It was like the world was spinning for a while, and Yu Ruoxu felt that someone was pushing her. She opened her eyes in a daze, and Xiu'er's face appeared in her sight.

"Miss, it's already hour, and the housekeeper said that the guard chosen by the master is coming soon, so you better hurry up." Xiu'er saw that her eyes were foggy, and she didn't look awake yet.

"Xiu'er, why are you here? What guards? Yu Ruoxu was a little confused, obviously it was not allowed to bring maids in the academy.

"Is Miss sleepy? We are in the capital Yu Mansion, before the young lady said to invite a few guards, just now the master sent someone to send a letter, saying that three people have been selected, and they are already on the way. “