008 Tough Choices
"Be careful." As the words spoke, a pair of hands quickly reached out from behind and grabbed them the tilting arm.
He felt a pain, and when he came back to his senses, he found that one foot was hanging on the stairs, and he was only one step away from sliding down. Jiang Yan temporarily changed to Tingfeng Pavilion, the snow on the ground had not been cleared, and a few places under the steps were covered with thick ice, so you can imagine how miserable this fall would be.
Yun'er patted her chest, and said with palpitations: "What do you think, why can't you keep your soul?" β
It was also a cold sweat, and it took a long time to find his voice, "I didn't pay attention for a while." I think we'd better clear the snow first, otherwise we'll fall if we're not careful. β
Yun'er hurriedly stopped her, "I'll come, you better go back and rest, I can't support it if I fall again." With a slight ache on her face, she lifted her shoulders and moved her arms.
"Isn't it stretched?" Tilt asked urgently.
"Probably not, I felt very numb when I woke up this morning, and I couldn't lift my right arm, maybe I accidentally bumped into something while sleeping." Yun'er didn't care and smiled.
Tilt looked at her thoughtfully, "You said you slept soundly last night?" β
"yes." Yun'er was a little puzzled, "I usually don't sleep well at night, for fear that my wife won't hear when she wakes up, but yesterday I don't know why, I fell asleep when I lay down, and when I opened my eyes again, it was already this morning." β
"No wonder you didn't respond when you called you last night."
"You called me last night?" She lowered her arms and thought about it for a moment, making sure she wasn't impressed.
Tilting nodded, "I couldn't sleep last night, so I went out for a walk, thinking that it would be better to take the night for you." Later, I didn't wake you up, and I was afraid that I would wake up my wife, so I went back. β
Yun'er didn't know what to think, and her expression gradually froze.
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Wan Lai was silent, and every qiΔ of Qi Yu Mountain seemed to be frozen and static due to the cold. He walked aimlessly, did not meet anyone along the way, and could only hear his own footsteps and breathing everywhere he went.
The trail is secluded, densely covered with tall trees, and the tilt slowly stops.
Taking a deep breath, she reached into her left hand into her sleeve and pulled out a jade pendant. The color, texture, and texture of this jade pendant are extremely similar to that of Mrs. Wang, and it is clearly from the same piece of jade, and the only difference is that Mrs. Jade is engraved with Du Ruo, and this piece is Magnolia.
She had never looked closely at the jade on her lady's body. I thought it was left by my wife when she went out at night, and I thought I would return it quietly in the morning, until I saw the jade pendant on the table, and I was shocked to realize that the piece in my hand was actually from someone else.
Those guards felt right, Qi Yu did break into outsiders on the mountain, but because of her appearance, their judgment was confused.
Thinking of the open window in the attic last night, the flashing black shadow, Yun'er's abnormality, the joy that Madame's eyes couldn't hide in the morning, and the two jade pendants from the same piece of jade, I felt a chill in my heart.
Madame did not go out, but someone entered the main building.
The owner of the jade pendant is the "he" in Ling'er's mouth who is inseparable from the prince?
In the huge courtyard, Mrs. chose Tingfeng Pavilion, was the arrival of "him" expected by Mrs. or unexpected?
There were too many doubts and uncertainties in her heart, but there was only one thing that she knew she had to solve firstβthis jade pendant could not be left in her hand no matter what.
Also, if she misses the best time in the morning, her secret will be revealed.
Presented to the prince and left to him to decide, but the consequences that the lady might bear, she couldn't bear to imagine.
Another voice in his heart said clearly, throwing away the jade pendant and treating it as if nothing had happened, this is the most appropriate choice at the moment.
The jade pendant was at her fingertips, and with a little force, she could completely solve this trouble.
"Hey, it's this little girl again." In the procession, someone whispered something like this.
Yin Mo's eyes were sharp, and at a glance, he swept to the front and stood upright, and asked curiously: "What, do you know?" β
"I realized that I couldn't talk about it, I saw her when I patrolled to the Listening Wind Pavilion last night. This girl was so bold that she didn't sleep in the middle of the night and went out on the swing, and her white cloak was covered with her hair, so that we thought we had seen a ghost. Thinking of last night's situation, Zhao Da still felt impressed, and because it was Yin Mo who was asking, his words unconsciously brought some jokes.
"Okay, Zhao Da, you can also recognize the female ghost, there is no white patrol at night, and her skills are good." Yin Mo teased as usual.
Understood what he said, and the people behind couldn't help but bow their heads and laugh.
Zhao Da stole a glance at the prince in front of the team and laughed in a low voice, "Don't talk about meat, whoever has experienced yesterday's incident will definitely be able to recognize her at a glance." β
Jun Ruojin's footsteps slowed down unconsciously, Yin Hong stopped his steps vigilantly, turned his head and called Zhao Da to the front.
A few people realized that something was wrong, the atmosphere was a little stiff for a while, several people hung their heads upright, and they didn't dare to breathe, only Yin Mo still looked like he was smiling.
"What was wrong last night?" Jun Ruo asked.
Zhao Da leaned over slightly respectfully, thinking that he would be reprimanded by the prince, but seeing that he was only asking about the status of the patrol, he calmed down a little, "Back to the prince, no, it's normal." Remembering the Tingfeng Pavilion specially explained by the prince, he added, "Only when the Tingfeng Pavilion heard a slight movement and rushed over did I find this girl, and after repeated confirmation, it was determined that she was the only one." β
Jun Ruojin's eyes were always looking ahead, and his face was expressionless, so that people couldn't see what was in his heart. Seeing this, Yin Hong whispered something to the person around him, and the man nodded after listening, and several of them disappeared.
She stood there for a long time, unaware that a group of people were looking at her, until someone deliberately coughed lightly. She turned around in shock, and froze suddenly when she saw Jun Ruojin.
I met him at this time.
The sun was inexplicably dazzling, staring at the snow for too long, and his eyes turned black. She couldn't see his expression clearly, but the scene of him standing behind the bead curtain in Wenlan Garden suddenly appeared in front of her, and there were also slightly doting words from him on the steps.
The hand is hidden in the sleeve and slowly tightened.
Of course, she knew what was the best choice to make, but she was so hesitant and uncertain, why didn't she want him to be innocent and kept in the dark. Now that the person is really in front of her, her determination that was not strong enough has been shaken again.
She was dazed and unable to react, and it wasn't until his eyes narrowed slightly that he realized his gaffe. She hurriedly lowered her eyelashes, took a few steps back to the edge of the path, and bowed deeply on her knees.
The light flickered over his head, and just as he thought he was going to stride away, he stopped.
"What are you doing here?" He asked, tilting his head to her.
After the words "slave maid ......" came out, her voice broke off abruptly, and her mind was in a mess, and she couldn't think of any reason for a while.
A chuckle came from the crowd, the voice familiar.
Tilting and biting his lip, knowing that Yin Mo had no intention of mocking, he still felt extremely embarrassed, just like that day.
One after another eyes fell on her, looking, speculating, all waiting to hear how she answered.
"The slave and maid have gone around too far to determine the way back for a while."
Someone inhaled sharply, as if he forced a smile, leaned out and pursed his lips, looked at his nose and nose, and resolutely refused to raise his eyes.
Then she heard the sound of feet on the snow, and the two words he had dropped, "Keep up." β
I didn't want to see it before, but now I just want to disappear in front of them as much as possible, how can I still be willing to follow. She didn't move like a mountain, maintaining a posture of hanging her head, "Please ask the prince to show the way, and the slave can go back by herself." β
He didn't speak, and suddenly they were silent.
After a long stalemate, he finally gritted his teeth and said, "Yes, Lord Wang." "How could anyone be so strong.
He gave her a faint look before moving on.
Yin Hong took a step forward, made a gesture of please, and had to follow silently.
When she came, she was full of worries, she didn't know how far she had come, and what she said just now was just a casual remark, and when she really walked down, she found that she really couldn't find her way back. No one spoke along the way, and he walked cautiously behind him, his eyes not taking off the broad back in front of him. His steps were large and steady, and because she was in the middle of the line, she was afraid of getting in the way of those behind her, so she had to trot along from time to time, and the road was hard to follow.
Gradually, she found that she was walking uphill, she turned her head strangely, and when she saw the thousand-year-old tree in the east of the Wind Pavilion from a distance, she realized that this was not the direction of the Wind Pavilion at all.
She was stunned, hesitated for a moment, stepped forward and asked, "Didn't the prince go to listen to the Wind Pavilion?" β
"Did this king say that he was going to listen to the Wind Pavilion?" He asked rhetorically.
Yes, no, but anyone who hears the word "keep up" will probably think so!
"Then where is the prince going to take the slave and maid now?" She didn't have the confidence to ask, in fact, she suspected that he had forgotten her at all.
"This king happens to have something to give to your wife, and since he sees you, there is no need to let others go far and again." Only then did he reveal the real reason why he wanted her to follow.
I see, I poured silently, and my thoughts surged several times.
"Lord Wang, madam......" The palms of her hands were sweating, and she didn't dare to let go, she only held them fiercely.
Jun Ruo looked at her sideways, but saw that her face was embarrassed, and said: "If there is anything inconvenient, just tell the housekeeper, although she loves to be quiet, she also has to take care of herself." If you really don't want too many people to disturb you, just do something and ask them to leave. His voice was clear, and he spoke the softest words.
After a moment of gaffe, after a long time, he replied softly: "The prince is so worried about his wife, and the slave and maid thanked the prince first." β
The Zizhuyuan is quite high and can overlook the entire courtyard. The origin of the name of the Purple Bamboo Temple is said to be that a large area of purple bamboo is planted on the back mountain. Purple bamboo is common in the south, the bamboo poles are black and purple, the leaves are green and quiet, and the deep purple is soft and shiny under the green leaves, which is very beautiful. However, he couldn't imagine what the purple bamboo would look like on a cold winter day.
After entering the Zizhu Courtyard, the guards dispersed, leaving only the Yin family brothers still following.
The courtyard is very large, but there are not many people, and I haven't met a few people along the way. When he reached a small building with gray tiles and white walls, he was asked to wait for a while.
It wasn't until there was no one around that he stretched out his hand. The hot sweat on the jade pendant was cold, and a thin mist condensed on the surface, and she gently rubbed it with her fingers, carefully carrying it into her arms.
The turnaround was led by Yin Hong himself, and for this person's impression, there were only four words of taciturnity, which was naturally not as casual and natural as facing Yin Mo. Besides, he knew the direction of the Wind Pavilion, so he could find his way back. However, when she saw his unsmiling appearance, she swallowed back the words of refusal.
walked down all the way speechlessly, and found that he had returned to the trail just now, and then he realized that this road was the place where the prince had to go back to Zizhu Courtyard.
Yin Hong handed her the brocade box, "To the east, you will listen to the wind pavilion." β
Tilting was so surprised that his jaw was about to drop, no wonder he made them laugh when he said he couldn't find his way. He thanked him with a red face and sent him away.
The brocade box in his hand is not heavy, and when he opens it, there is a purple skirt of Roland inside, and the workmanship is very exquisite.
She could even imagine how graceful Jiang Yan would be in this dress.
She closed the lid and turned to head east. The moment he turned around, his right hand was gently raised, and the magnolia flower was shining and dazzling in the sun, and in the blink of an eye, it fell silently in the snow and disappeared without a trace.