Originally, Xu Youshan still wanted to stay in Weizhou Courtyard for a while, but the Pei family sent someone to say that it was not too early, and it was better to go back to the Chu Palace, so as not to worry the King of Chu, Xu Youshan was silent for a while, and then nodded before anyone noticed anything unusual, and said to Xu Yourong: "Yes, it's time to go back, otherwise the prince will think that Sister Rong you have a serious illness." ”

After Xu Youshan finished speaking, she also provoked Xu Yourong to chase her and beg for a long time, saying that Xu Youshan was not cursing her, and hurried back to her Chu Palace.

It's just that Xu Yourong said it, but when he sent Xu Youshan out of the house, he was obviously a little reluctant, and Xu Youshan was also in the carriage, until he couldn't see Xu Yourong, he went back to the carriage and sat down, and then on the way back to the Chu Palace, it was also quiet.

Chu Wangfu

The distance between Dongyang Lane and Chu Wangfu is not close, Xu Youshan left Dongyang Lane around the beginning of the year, but when she returned to Chu Wangfu, it was almost at the right time, this nearly an hour's journey, in fact, it is still enough to say that the boat and car are tiring, so after Xu Youshan boarded the carriage, she said to Liu's mother with a smile: "This back and forth is tired enough, go, go back and let Yuedai cook some food casually, after eating, it's almost time to rest." ”

Xu Youshan had a good plan, but before she finished speaking, Mother Liu whispered to her: "The prince is now in Bowei Houyun." ”

The steps under her feet did not stop, but Xu Youshan lowered her eyes, and immediately smiled: "Oh, the prince didn't go out today?" Or did you come back so early, and there were no guests in Kongshan Curie? ”

Xie Jing has been very busy lately. Either I left the house early in the morning and didn't return until nightfall, or I was like yesterday. There will be a lot of literati who will visit, and they will sing all night in the empty mountain house, chanting poems and composing music until dawn, but no matter what the situation is, as long as Xie Jing and Xu Youshan are free, they will still eat together, and as long as they don't have to stay overnight in the empty mountain house, no matter how late it is. Xie Jing must also be going back to Powei Houyun, but when did Xie Jing go to Powei Houyun so early? Today is a special situation.

The person sent by Wu's mother to deliver the letter didn't say. only said that the prince was already in the clouds after Bowei. Liu's mother reported the news she had just received to Xu Youshan.

"In that case, let's go back first." Xu Youshan said with a faint smile.

Chu Wangfu, Po Wei Houyun.

"See Your Highness." As soon as Xu Youshan returned to Bowei Houyun, she saw agarwood. And at this time, it was also the right time. It's not early, it's dinner time, and seeing that Agarwood is just holding a few plates of pastries at this time and is about to enter the room, it seems that Xie Jing is waiting for her to eat, Xu Youshan suddenly paused, but at this time, Agarwood also saw her at a glance. So Agarwood stopped in front of the room, and it was rare to take the initiative to turn around and bow to Xu Youshan. turned sideways to let Xu Youshan enter the room, and she followed behind.

"You're back early." In front of Xu Youshan, after Agarwood followed her into the room, Xie Jing, who was leaning on the first seat in the middle of the outer room, looked at Xu Youshan, raised her red lips, and said lightly.

"Back to His Royal Highness, my sister suddenly fell ill, and the concubine was a little frightened, so I stayed in the Xu Mansion for a long time in the past two days, looking at His Royal Highness Haihan." Xu Youshan was like Xie Jing blessed again, so she straightened up and said, her tone was extremely sincere, and there was some fear that Xie Jing would be angry, which was reasonable in other people's ears, but after Xie Jing heard it, he squinted at Xu Youshan.

"And how is your eldest sister's condition?"

"His Royal Highness Xie cares, although the recovery is slow, but fortunately, it has not deteriorated, so it can be regarded as a great luck in misfortune." Xu Youshan pretended to pick up the handkerchief and pressed the corner of her eyes, but the agarwood behind her frowned at her, and Xie Jing on the first seat directly raised the corners of her lips more and more, in addition to the smile bewildering, the indifferent coldness was also aggravated, obviously he couldn't stand Xu Youshan's fake action.

But Xie Jing still didn't say anything, just turned his eyes and said to Agarwood: "Agarwood, you put down your things, go out and let them start preparing dinner." ”

"Yes, Your Highness." Agarwood turned around, put the tray on the table, and went out of the room, and after Agarwood left, only Xie Jing and Xu Youshan were left in the room, but Xie Jing didn't speak, and of course Xu Youshan wouldn't take the initiative to speak, so after both of them were silent for a while, Xie Jing's cold voice sounded: "What were you doing just now?" ”

What were you doing? Xie Jing asked without a beginning or an end, but Xu Youshan understood, he was asking him, which play was he singing just now, and Xu Youshan looked up at Xie Jing first, then turned around and glanced at the hidden door, and then walked to the first seat in the middle of the lobby, sat down on one of the jade jade chairs in the row on the right, and said: "Didn't there be agarwood just now, so I don't have to highlight my respect for Your Highness." ”

Xu Youshan said naturally, and the smile was even more natural, but after Xie Jing glanced at her, he withdrew his gaze and only asked, "Have you had dinner?" ”

Xu Youshan hurriedly replied, "Not yet." ”

"Let's have dinner together in a moment."

"Okay."

Xie Jing and Xu Youshan eating together is not big news now, and this should be the most natural thing for the two of them, but after a while, after Agarwood and Chu Dai set the meal in person, Xie Jing and Xu Youshan sat down and started to eat, not to mention Chu Dai, even Agarwood felt that something was weird, but if you insisted that they say something was wrong, they couldn't say why.

Because on the faces of Xie Jing and Xu Youshan, the expressions of the two are exactly the same as before, even Xu Youshan's breath when they are eating because of the presence of agarwood, an outsider, who is already a little fake. And Xie Jing's beautiful face with no expression has always been like this, except for other expressions when teasing Xu Youshan, he is usually like this.

So after Agarwood and Chu Dai were puzzled for a while, they really couldn't think of anything to come. I don't bother with this anymore, and the rule of eating without saying a word makes Xu Youshan's speed of eating a lot more. Although the presence of agarwood today made her restrain a lot, but this could not stop her from eating, and in just about two teas, almost all the dishes on the table went into Xu Youshan's belly.

"Your Highness, I'm really sorry. The concubine has run out of food. Xu Youshan squeezed out a shy smile and said.

And Agarwood looked at the dishes on the table in front of him that were almost emptied, and his contempt for Xu Youshan deepened in his heart. A concubine is a concubine, looking at this appearance, it is as if she has never eaten delicious food in her life, even if she is the daughter of Jiangzuo Xu's family? Agarwood remembered the few encounters between Xu Yourong and Xu Mingming. Compare the dusty temperament with the person in front of him who is also the daughter of the Xu family. really looks down on Xu Youshan.

But Xie Jing didn't have any discoloration at all, but after Xu Youshan said that she had eaten well, she slowly put down the dishes and chopsticks, looked at her and asked, "Are you hungry today?" ”

Xu Youshan was stunned for a moment, then smiled: "Yes, I'm very hungry." ”

Xie Jing moved his gaze back at Xu Youshan, and said lightly: "Then the princess, since you have finished eating." Let's get out of the way. ”

Xu Youshan was stunned, and replied as if surprised: "Isn't the prince still good?" The concubine is here to serve the prince and eat. ”

"No need."

"Oh well. The concubine retired. Xu Youshan got up, as if reluctant to salute Xie Jing, then turned around and left, holding Chu Dai's hand that was a little stunned, and went outside for a walk to eat, and looking at Xu Youshan's figure leaving, Xie Jing picked up the elephant chopsticks with an indifferent expression, and began to eat slowly and logically.

And just when Agarwood sighed, Xu Youshan had already left the room at this time, took two steps casually in the courtyard of Bowei Houyun, held Chu Dai's hand, slipped out with smoke under her feet, and walked briskly without looking back in the opposite direction of Bowei Houyun and Kongshanju, until she came to a place far enough away from Bowei Houyun, Xu Youshan slowed down and stopped panting.

"Princess, you ...... What the hell are you doing here? Chu Dai had to keep up with Xu Youshan's footsteps along the way, and it was really hard for her, but Chu Dai was really confused about Xu Youshan's behavior, she didn't know what kind of play her young lady was singing, how could it be so inexplicable?

Chu Dai looked at Xu Youshan incomprehensibly, but Xu Youshan was stunned when she heard this, but then she gasped at Chu Dai and smiled: "Chu Dai, isn't there that agarwood, I don't know that you hate her, and I don't like her very much, so while she is serving His Royal Highness, we have to hurry up and slip away, so that she can respond to us for a while, right?" ”

Xu Youshan said this for Chu Dai's consideration, and Chu Dai also nodded all the time, and then Xu Youshan continued to fool Chu Dai in the clouds for a while, Chu Dai already completely felt that Xu Youshan's behavior just now was correct, so Xu Youshan held Chu Dai's hand, and then followed by several strong mothers-in-law behind her, and began to wander around the garden in front of them.

It can be said to be wandering, but after Xu Youshan walked a few steps casually, in a sudden snow, she sat down in a pavilion in the garden, and the mothers-in-law who followed had already hung up curtains and other things to block the cold winter wind, so that Xu Youshan held a warm hand stove and watched the heavy snow fall outside the pavilion in the pavilion.

"Princess, is it cold?" Chu Dai worriedly took out a thick brown silk threaded dark feather cloak from a rosewood box brought by her mother-in-law, and gently draped it for Xu Youshan.

"It's not cold, you've prepared so much for the stove, how can I still be cold." Xu Youshan held the still hot hand stove in her hand and smiled at Chu Dai.

Outside the small pavilion where Xu Youshan and her sisters were, there were plane trees planted one after another, and they were still green in this cold winter. In the whistling winter wind and the gentle blowing of the snow white, the straight posture of the plane trees is in this snowy scene. It's a really nice view.

"But the weather is really getting colder and colder, it seems that the winter solstice is not far away........."

"You're going to come out when it's so cold, look, you're stuck in the snow."

Xu Youshan's words were interrupted by another sudden word, and Xu Youshan also looked in the direction of the sound, and after a while, she saw a group of people hurrying in their direction in the heavy snow. Some people came in embarrassment, obviously the people who came were not fully prepared to visit the garden like Xu Youshan, and there were only two or three servants accompanying them.

"I'm just out to eat. Just walk around, who knew that this snow would come so suddenly. The people who came lowered their heads and walked briskly, wanting to hurry into the pavilion to avoid the snow, and the people on Xu Youshan's side also discovered them. So Chu Dai looked at Xu Youshan. But Xu Youshan didn't say anything, so Chu Dai continued to stand quietly by her side.

"Huh, anyone?" The woman who walked in front of the few people who walked looked up in some surprise, and saw that the surrounding area of the empty small pavilion had already been hung with curtains at this time, and when she looked through the gap, she could also see the figure of longing.

But by this time the snow was getting heavier and heavier. The woman didn't care about these little things, and directly held the hand of the maid beside her. was about to go directly to the pavilion, and when the maid helped her lift the curtain, the first thing that caught her eye was the two strong mothers-in-law who were blocking her in front of her and blocking them from entering, followed by the delicate facial features and a childish little face - Xu Youshan.

And when the woman saw Xu Youshan sitting in the pavilion clearly, Xu Youshan also saw clearly who the woman was, her gorgeous facial features, and her temperament was quite amorous, who was this Leng Xinyun?

"Yo, it's the princess, what a coincidence." Leng Xinyun was slightly surprised when she saw Xu Youshan, but immediately laughed and blessed Xu Youshan, and that shallow smile was on her gorgeous face, even if Xu Youshan looked at it, it was undeniable that she was really beautiful.

"Yes, what a coincidence, Concubine Leng also came out to visit the garden?" Xu Youshan glanced at the two mothers-in-law who were blocking Leng Xinyun, and the mothers-in-law got out of the way.

And Leng Xinyun smiled as if nothing had happened, and then he swayed lightly with a thin waist, walked into the small pavilion with a variety of styles, sat down on the railing chair not far from Xu Youshan, and said: "I just looked at this day, saying that the sun was setting late today, and it was rare to let it shine, so I came out for a walk, but who knew that this snow would fall suddenly." ”

Behind Leng Xinyun, there were only six people with him, which could not be compared with Xu Youshan's dozen people, and when Xu Youshan came out, Wu Lin's family asked those mothers-in-law who followed Xu Youshan to bring everything, no, there was no shortage of curtains and stoves, and there were many other bits and pieces but many other essential items, but Leng Xinyun compared with Xu Youshan, this trip was much simpler, Xu Youshan only looked at it, and knew that Leng Xinyun's servants probably only helped her bring an extra cloak.

But Xu Youshan was observing Leng Xinyun, and Leng Xinyun was naturally observing Xu Youshan, after Leng Xinyun quietly swept around the furnishings in the pavilion and Xu Youshan's mothers-in-law, Leng Xinyun paused, and then said with a faint smile: "Then the princess also came out to visit the garden?" ”

"Hmm." Xu Youshan only replied lightly.

Xie Jing is dining in Bowei Houyun today, this news is estimated to be known in the entire Chu Palace, and Leng Xinyun is of course no exception, but seeing that Xu Youshan is alone here at this time, and Xie Jing is not seen, Leng Xinyun actually did not show any different colors, and did not ask more, but just said some irrelevant words to Xu Youshan, looking very calm.

And in the face of such a cold heart cloud, when she couldn't see it, Xu Youshan frowned slightly, but on the face, Xu Youshan also kept chuckling in response to Leng Xinyun, and the two of them seemed to be in the same pavilion to avoid the snow in a harmonious atmosphere, until the snow stopped, Leng Xinyun got up to say goodbye, and said to Xu Youshan: "Princess, since the snow has stopped, then I will leave, but recently the princess has been favored by the prince, and often spends the night in the clouds after Bowei, which is really to let my sister serve the prince, and I have to work harder. Speaking of your virtuous princess, sister, I'm going to learn from you. ”

The heavy snow outside the pavilion has stopped, but the snow falling between the treetops and branches still makes the heaven and earth white, reflecting the gradually dim sky and the reflection of the bright crystal lamps, which is very beautiful. But this beauty, but for some reason, there is a feeling of loneliness at this time.

Leng Xinyun had already left, but Xu Youshan still stayed in the pavilion for a while, Chu Dai asked Xu Youshan several times if she had gone back, Xu Youshan smiled softly: "Stay a little longer, I'm a little tired, I'm tired, let me rest for a while." ”

The snow outside the pavilion has stopped, but the wind is still howling, blowing the leaves all the time, and when the last trace of warmth is almost unfelt, she finally got up, and the group finally went back after leaving Bowei Houyun for nearly two moments.

"Princess, you can come back, it's freezing this day, why did you say you stayed outside for so long." As soon as Xu Youshan returned to Bowei Houyun, Wu Lin greeted him and said to Xu Youshan worriedly.

Xu Youshan smiled embarrassedly and said, "Mother Wu, it's okay, you prepared it so properly, I won't be cold outside, you see, I haven't left this hand stove for a moment, it's warm, you can rest assured." ”

Xu Youshan said with a smile, but Wu Lin still talked about Xu Youshan all the way, until Xu Youshan quickly slipped into Xie Jing's room, Wu Lin stopped outside and didn't follow up, and Xu Youshan's ears were finally rescued, otherwise Wu Lin might have been chattering until her ears grew calluses.

In the main room of Bowei Houyun, the lamp was already in charge at this time, and the floor-to-ceiling tendrils and three-tailed emerald bead lampstand illuminated the room as if it were day, but Xie Jing was still in the lobby, holding a book in his hand, and the light slowly fell on his face, illuminating the white skin as if it would glow, Xu Youshan was stunned when he raised his eyes.

"Coming back?" Xie Jing's cold voice sounded slightly indifferent.

"Oh, yes, lord, I'm back." Xu Youshan came back to her senses, and after blessing Xie Jing, she ran to sit down on one of the chairs in the right row under him, and beckoned to Yue Dai standing by the door, Yue Dai understood that she brought the hot tea and bowed to Xu Youshan.

Xu Youshan took it, and motioned to Yuedai to go down, Xie Jing doesn't like outsiders to wander in the room, this is a habit that Xu Youshan has long understood, and her eldest girl Yuedai, in Xie Jing's eyes, of course, belongs to outsiders, and not only Yuedai, I'm afraid that the people who are in the clouds after Bowei now, except for agarwood, everyone is an outsider to Xie Jing, including her! If it weren't for the "covenant" between them, it is estimated that Xie Jing would not like to be with her.

Xu Youshan lowered her head and drank hot tea, thinking about it, and after Xie Jing and Xu Youshan stopped talking in the room, they immediately quieted down again, but Xu Youshan was already very familiar with this kind of quietness, and she didn't feel uncomfortable at all, but silently finished drinking the hot tea, and then her hands and feet were warm, and Xu Youshan got up.

"Lord Wang, tomorrow I have to go to Dongyang Lane to visit my eldest sister, so I will go to freshen up and rest first, and retire first."

Xu Youshan said with a smile, but after Xie Jing heard this, he just nodded lightly, and didn't even raise his eyes, so Xu Youshan hurriedly slipped back to the room, and then told Yuedai and them to boil water quickly, she was going to freshen up and bathe.

It's just that after Xu Youshan's figure completely disappeared into the lobby, Xie Jing's eyes moved away from the book and quietly looked in the direction of the room, his eyes were shining, but there was no temperature, but such lukewarm eyes made people not know what Xie Jing was thinking, and Xie Jing looked back at Xu Youshan's figure after disappearing in the direction for a while, and then continued to look at the ancient book in his hand.

The deeper the night, the more silent the clouds are after Bowei, as people gradually fall asleep, there is a silence between heaven and earth, but in this silence, there is still a little faint candlelight in the clouds after Bowei, and it lasts until after dawn, before the light is hidden, and a star and a half can no longer be seen. (To be continued.) )