Chapter 104: A Chance Encounter
The figure of Gu Xinian riding a horse came into view.
It was a snow-white horse, without a trace of miscellaneous hair on its body, and it was extremely powerful. Even if you don't know anything about horses, you can see at a glance that this is a very rare and good horse. The young man on the horse had a handsome face, a shallow smile on his lips, and a faint halo seemed to flash in the warm sunlight.
Ye Qinglan secretly praised in her heart, her eyes turned on Gu Xinian's body, and then moved to the white horse again.
Hey? The steed seemed familiar
Ye Qinglan thought about it for a while, and then remembered. The galloping horse diagram I saw in Izumoken's study a few days ago was the horse in front of me. It's just that the horse in the painting is galloping hard, which is completely different from the tame appearance in front of him.
Gu Xiyu couldn't take her eyes off when she saw it, and couldn't help but come over. The two of them leaned their heads against their heads and looked out together, very intimate.
"This horse is so beautiful." Ye Qinglan whispered: "I have grown so big, and I have never seen such a divine horse." β
Gu Xiyu smiled: "This horse is called Tayun, and it was given to the eldest brother by the cousin of the third prince." β
The cousin of the third prince? Ye Qinglan was stunned for a moment before she reacted. The cousin of the third prince in Gu Xiyu's mouth is Zhao Zhang, the son of Zheng Guifei.
The crown prince Zhao Qian is Gu Xinian's aunt and cousin, and the third prince Zhao Zhang is his aunt and cousin. If Gu Xinian has the heart to join the industry, he really has a bright future. But Gu Xinian lived idlely, pinning his love on reading, poetry and painting. Is this qiΔ just because of Shen Qiuyu's other marriage? Why does she always feel that there are some reasons that no one else knows......
Strange, why did she always unconsciously ponder about Gu Xinian?
Ye Qinglan calmed down, waved away the cranky thoughts in her mind, and put down the sedan curtain in her hand.
The sedan chair was lifted, not swaying, even stable. Ye Qinglan and Gu Xiyu sat in the sedan chair chatting casually to pass the time.
Ye Qinglan quietly led the topic to Zheng Junyan: "...... I heard that Cousin Zheng was studying in Guozi Prison. I'm going to participate in the autumn festival today. β
Gu Xiyu was obviously not interested in Zheng Junyan's affairs, so she hummed casually and then said nothing.
Ye Qinglan suddenly had a number in her heart. Gu Xiyu has always suffered from autism, much slower than girls of the same age, and has never tasted the taste of love at all. In Gu Xiyu's heart, Zheng Junyan is just a cousin.
Ye Qinglan said tentatively: "Cousin Xiyu, what do you think of Cousin Zheng?" β
What how? Gu Xiyu looked puzzled: "What do you want to ask?" β
Ye Qinglan was dumbfounded. Gu Xiyu is sometimes very slow, such as dealing with people who are sophisticated, but they can't talk about being clever. But sometimes it's surprisingly sharp, like at this moment......
Ye Qinglan coughed and said with a smile: "Actually, it's nothing." I'm just asking. Don't you think Cousin Zheng is good-looking? β
Don't think that the appearance is superficial, in fact, people are sensory animals. A good look always takes a lot of advantage. For example, if Gu Xinian is mediocre or even ugly. Will Ye Qingning still like him so persistently?
Gu Xiyu thought about it, nodded, and then shook her head again.
Ye Qinglan was also a little confused by her reaction: "Why are you nodding and shaking your head at the same time?" β
Gu Xiyu replied: "He is not as good-looking as the eldest brother." With a beautiful man like Gu Xinian, a handsome young man suddenly became gloomy.
Ye Qinglan was amused by this answer, and made a half-truth joke: "You like your eldest brother so much." In the future, when he marries a wife and starts a family, will you be unhappy? β
Gu Xiyu nodded confidently.
Ye Qinglan counted herself in her heart. What is not good, how did you get involved with this? Gu Xiyu's brother-lover complex is so obvious, she has to do her best to guide her on the "right path".
Ye Qinglan coughed, and was about to make a tirade to "brainwash" Gu Xiyu, when she suddenly heard Gu Xiyu say: "If it's you." I'm not angry. β
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Ye Qinglan was choked firmly, and the frightened Cheng DΓΉ was no less than the moment he found himself crossing: "Cousin Xiyu, this joke is not funny at all." "She and Gu Xinian? How can it be!!!
Gu Xiyu blinked. actually showed a naughty smile: "You care so much about your eldest brother, isn't it because you like him?" β
Ye Qinglan immediately solemnly declared: "Absolutely not, I have absolutely no thoughts about Cousin Gu." Although his appearance and temperament are very suitable for her aesthetics, as long as you think of his dark and unpredictable nature. She immediately lost half of her reverie.
If you want to live a peaceful little life, it is better to stay as far away from him as possible. She didn't want to live all day in fear.
Gu Xiyu saw that Ye Qinglan reacted so violently. It's a little strange: "I'm just joking, what are you doing so excited?" β
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Is she really excited?
Ye Qinglan coughed unnaturally, and then pulled back to the original topic: "Cousin Xiyu, let me make an analogy." Suppose Cousin Zheng says he likes you...... I mean, what would you feel if you were to do so? β
Gu Xiyu's face was dazed, obviously not understanding what Ye Qinglan was talking about. Why does today's topic revolve around Cousin Zheng? Although she and him are cousins, they haven't even spoken a few words, and they don't know each other at all.
Dealing with people with long reflex arcs, Ye Qinglan has always been very patient, and repeated the question again.
This time, Gu Xiyu finally reacted, and her dark eyes were full of confusion: "I don't know." "Because she never thought about it.
Ye Qinglan smiled and said softly: "Then think about it now." If Cousin Zheng says he likes you and wants to marry you, are you willing? β
Gu Xiyu reacted quickly this time and shook her head quickly.
Ye Qinglan silently sympathized with Zheng Junyan in her heart. He likes Gu Xiyu wishfully, but Gu Xiyu doesn't even have the slightest special affection for him. In fact, judging from Gu Xiyu's reaction, Zheng Junyan is no different from passers-by in her heart.
This topic can be put to an end for now!
Ye Qinglan no longer mentioned Zheng Junyan, and chatted casually with Gu Xiyu, while pricking up her ears to listen to the movement outside.
It had been quiet just now, but now I don't know where I went, it was very lively. The footsteps of passers-by, the noisy talking, and the sounds of all kinds of shouting and shouting. It seems to be on a bustling and lively street.
No wonder I didn't come out in a carriage this time, such a lively street is full of pedestrians, and it is inconvenient to drive a carriage, but it is not as convenient as a sedan chair.
Ye Qinglan was really curious about the outside, and couldn't help but quietly lift the curtain. Her movements were very subtle and careful, revealing only a gap two fingers wide, just enough to see the outside, but the people outside could not see the faces of the people in the sedan car.
Gu Xiyu also came over, and the heads of the two were tightly pressed together, like a chick out of a bird's shell looking out curiously, full of curiosity about the outside.
"Look, there's a candy gourd seller over there." Ye Qinglan's tone was a little excited, and she unconsciously pulled Gu Xiyu's sleeve.
This is the ancient street she imagined. Pedestrians come and go, hawkers shouting and shouting, and all kinds of shops. Although it was bustling and noisy, it was so lively. It gave her a deep sense of reality living in the moment.
Gu Xiyu has always been a door, how can he ever see such a lively market.
Although she was still very unaccustomed to noisy crowds, as long as no one was staring at her, she was much more comfortable. chatted with Ye Qinglan in a whisper, and couldn't help but get excited.
Ye Qinglan suddenly had a strong impulse. It would be great if I could walk around the street arm in arm with Gu Xiyu. Just like in later generations, when you go shopping with your friends, you don't have to buy anything, you just take a look at it casually. It must be a pleasant feeling!
It's a pity that what was commonplace in later generations is almost impossible at this time.
The daughters of ordinary people are not allowed to go out at will before they leave the pavilion, let alone the noble daughter of the family who is raised in the boudoir? Even if it is a rare opportunity to go out, either in a carriage or in a sedan chair. This small world is like a cage, imprisoning her in it, unable to break free......
Ye Qinglan's mood was suddenly a little depressed, and she lost the interest to continue watching.
Gu Xiyu was very interested in watching it, and when she saw that Ye Qinglan suddenly lost her voice, she was a little strange: "Why don't you watch it?" What a rare opportunity to do so! β
Ye Qinglan didn't explain anything. Don't say that Gu Xiyu can't understand, even if she can understand, where should she start? A wisp of soul from the afterlife, but it resides in the body of a delicate girl. Who would believe such a ridiculous thing?
This secret is destined to be silently hidden in her heart for the rest of her life.
Ye Qinglan pursed the corners of her lips and lowered her eyelids.
At this moment, there was a strange movement not far away.
Gu Xiyu let out a soft "huh". Ye Qinglan waved away her chaotic thoughts and raised her eyes to look over. This look suddenly lost a dumb smile, and the previous low suddenly disappeared.
A young man in a cyan robe somehow bumped into a merchant's burden. The beads, silk, and resin powder were sprinkled all over the floor. The merchant was angry and anxious, pulling the young man in Tsing Yi and shouting for him to lose money.
The young man in Tsing Yi blushed and stammered, "IβI don't have any silver on me......"
Where did the merchant believe it, he insisted on holding him. The crowd of onlookers grew, and the sedan chair in which Sun and Mrs. Zheng rode passed. But the sedan chair that Ye Qinglan and Gu Xiyu were riding in was blocked, and they couldn't get through at all.
Although the palanquin drivers were in a hurry, they could only hold their temper and wait.
I thought that the crowd would disperse in a few moments at most, but I didn't expect that the excitement inside had escalated, and the merchant's sharp eyes found that the young man in Tsing Yi had something valuable, and he insisted that he offset it with things.