"County Lord, can you go more slowly?" Ren Yaoqi's hand was held by her, and she could only follow her pace, and she couldn't help but say helplessly.

Xiao Jinglin paused, turned her head to look at Ren Yaoqi, and slowed down her steps.

Both were silent along the way.

Xiao Jinglin pulled Ren Yaoqi to walk in the direction of the guest courtyard of Bailong Temple, and when she was about to reach a relatively large independent courtyard, Xiao Jinglin said to Ren Yaoqi: "Leave one or two people around, and the rest are waiting outside, I don't like too many idle people." ”

Xiao Jinglin said this very reasonably. But it's no wonder that she doesn't have a retinue around her, just the pomp and circumstance of her outfit, others will definitely not recognize her as the county lord of Yanbei Wangfu when she walks outside.

Ren Yaoqi obeyed her very good-naturedly, and said to the maids and ladies who followed him: "Sydney, you go and tell Mama Zhou that I will drink tea here with the county lord, and Apple will come and serve." The rest of the people were waiting outside. ”

Everyone answered yes. Xiao Jinglin continued to pull Ren Yaoqi forward, and Apple hurriedly followed.

Compared with the one Ren Yaoqi lived in last time, this guest house not only looks wider, but also the courtyard when you enter the door, and there are some flowers and plants planted in the yard, some of which bloom, and some of which only have a few leaves and cannot be seen.

There is also a grape shelf in the corner of the wall on the left, and there is a small table made of tree roots under the shelf, and there is a tea tray on the table, and there is a purple sand teapot and several small teacups in the tea tray, and a bamboo rocking chair is placed on the side of the table.

Xiao Jinglin pulled Ren Yaoqi and walked straight inside, but when she walked to the main room, she didn't stop, but went around to the small cave door on the left and went to the backyard.

Coming out of the cave door, Ren Yaochi found that his field of vision suddenly widened. There is no house in the backyard, but a place that looks like a garden, but this "garden" seems to be untended by no one to take care of it, only a few wild flowers and weeds that cannot be named, and there are not a single precious flowers and plants.

"Baa-" A strange cry made Ren Yaochi turn his head in shock.

I saw a round table and a round bench made of rough stone on the right side of the back garden, and a little goat was grazing beside the round bench.

And on that stone bench. Facing them sat a young man in white.

The boy lowered his eyes and watched the goat grazing, his face seemed to be very focused, and the soft spring sun hit half of his side face, and the perfect facial contour was so beautiful that people could not bear to alarm him, and destroy his peace and quiet at this moment.

Hearing the commotion, he turned his head to look. Seeing that it was Ren Yaochi and Xiao Jinglin, he was not surprised in his eyes, he just looked at this and they smiled slightly, and the sudden smile made Ren Yaoqi's heart beat slightly.

Xiao Jinglin let go of Ren Yaoqi's hand and went to the young man's side by herself, and saw that the little goat was gently leaning against the stone bench on the side with its head, as if wrestling. Xiao Jinglin bent down and grabbed the goat horn in her hand, pulled it out, and pulled it away.

"Uhhh Turn your head and shout.

"This is for you to eat, don't overfeed it." Xiao Jinglin clapped her hands and sat down in her robe, but unfortunately she was wearing a skirt, and this action could not be completed.

Ren Yaoqi looked at Xiao Jinglin's words and deeds, and there seemed to be some differences from before. She walked over and curtsied at the young man who was looking at her: "Second son Xiao." ”

Xiao Jingxi nodded with a smile, and pointed to the stool opposite him with a gentle expression: "Miss Ren Wu." Have a seat. ”

Ren Yaochi bowed his head and thanked him and sat down.

At this time, a young man dressed as a servant came over with a tea tray and gently put the tea in front of the person without saying a word. Then he quietly retreated.

The thumb of Xiao Jingxi's right hand gently rubbed the tea cup in his hand, with a light smile on the corner of his mouth, and looked at Ren Yaoqi quietly.

Seeing that he did not speak. Ren Yaoqi didn't speak, and he didn't seem to notice his gaze, so he just lowered his head and took a sip of tea, but in fact, he just touched his lips slightly.

The tea cup in his hand is a black glaze with a white peony pattern, which looks very elegant, but most of the tea sets like Ren Yao's Zhilu Dao are antiquities from the previous dynasty and are worth a thousand gold. This courtyard looks simple and undecorated, and the two people in front of them are also dressed in simple and casual manners, and they casually take out a set of tea cups for hospitality but they are precious and luxurious.

As if she couldn't stand the silent atmosphere here, Xiao Jinglin patted her skirt and stood up, she frowned at Xiao Jingxi and then at Ren Yaoqi, and said lightly: "I'll go to the front yard for a walk." ”

Xiao Jingxi glanced at her and didn't say anything to stop her.

Xiao Jinglin walked a few steps and suddenly paused, turning her head to look at the apple behind Ren Yaoqi like a wooden stake: "You come with me too." ”

Apple glanced at her, then looked down at her toes, but didn't move.

Xiao Jinglin frowned, and looked at Ren Yaoqi again.

"Let's go down." Ren Yaochi commanded.

Apple lowered his head and followed Xiao Jinglin.

For a while, there were only two people left in the backyard, Xiao Jingxi and Ren Yaoqi, and there was not even one who was waiting. It would have been out of place, but no one would have come forward and say it was wrong.

"I've always been curious......" Xiao Jingxi was the first to break the silence, his voice was low and hoarse, unhurried, and his special rhythm could effortlessly attract the attention of others.

Ren Yaoqi put down the teacup and met his gaze. The bright and pure eyes are calm and clear, like a shallow stream that can be seen at a glance under the bright spring light.

Xiao Jingxi paused, and the smile on the corner of his mouth deepened slightly: "In addition to being good at walking the lantern array, playing chess, and guessing riddles...... What else? ”

Xiao Jingxi said that the lantern array made Ren Yaoqi suddenly think of the carriage he saw on the night of the Lantern Festival and the man in black whose face was not clear.

She couldn't help but look at Xiao Jingxi carefully, the two of them were about the same size, and the person was wearing a lot so he didn't look as thin as Xiao Jingxi, but if Xiao Jingxi was wearing a thick cloak...... The two look a little like each other and a little bit different.

However, Ren Yaochi didn't ask "Have we ever met", it was originally just a meeting in Pingshui and passing by, which was not a friendship.

"Is Ruomei okay?" So Ren Yaochi asked directly.

Xiao Jingxi looked at Ren Yaochi and smiled slightly, but he didn't say anything.

Ren Yaochi thought for a while and spoke again: "I can also write and draw, both of which were taught by my father. ”

Xiao Jingxi chuckled lightly and said in a low voice: "He's fine, but he was injured a little, and the tibia of his right leg was broken." ”

Is that good? Ren Yaochi couldn't help but be speechless. But finally with the exact news of Zhu Ruomei, she was still relieved.

"Thank you Second Prince Xiao for saving him." Ren Yaoqi sincerely thanked him.

Xiao Jingxi was noncommittal, but asked, "Why did you send him to Jizhou?" ”

Ren Yaoqi couldn't help but be speechless when he heard this.

Xiao Jingxi looked at Ren Yaoqi with a smile in his eyes, and waited patiently without hurry.

"I'm sorry, it's my housework." Ren Yaochi bowed his head and said.

Xiao Jingxi thought for a while and said in a deep voice: "That's it, let's play chess." If you win, I won't ask, I wish Ruomei to go with you. If you lose, tell me the reason and wish Ruomei will be my person in the future, and life and death have nothing to do with you. ”

His voice was still unhurried, gentle and leisurely. The words that came out made Ren Yaoqi stunned.

But although the curvature of the corners of Xiao Jingxi's mouth was elegant and perfect, it didn't seem like a joke.

Ren Yaoqi was slightly angry in his heart, and the smile on his face was three points gentler: "Second Young Master Xiao, you are inevitably a little difficult for a strong man like this, right?" ”

Xiao Jingxi asked kindly: "Where is it difficult for a strong man?" Zhu Ruomei was rescued by me, otherwise he would have fallen off the cliff and would never have died again. As for the housework you are talking about......"

Xiao Jingxi glanced at Ren Yaoqi with a smile.

Ren Yaoqi is a stopper again.

She hadn't eaten at anyone's place since she opened her eyes again. But this person is Xiao Jingxi.

Others describe him as always stunning and intelligent. But now Ren Yaoqi feels that this person must be the essence of a thousand-year-old fox.

Ren Yaochi bit his lip secretly, Xiao Jingxi seemed to know that Ren Yaoqi had already responded, and said with a smile: "Bring my chess." ”

His voice was not loud, but the little guy who brought the tea before heard it, and after a while, he came out with a chessboard, and there was a man of medium stature who was dressed similarly to him walking behind him, Ren Yaochi looked up and couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

Holding two chess jars in his hand, it was Dongsheng who followed behind the little guy.

Dongsheng and the little guy both gently placed the things in their hands on the stone table without squinting, and then quietly retreated. It's just that Dongsheng couldn't help but raise his eyes before leaving, and glanced at Ren Yaoqi.

Xiao Jingxi noticed Ren Yaoqi's gaze, and said with some playfulness: "My little maid Tongxi and Miss Ren Wu also have some origins. ”

Tongxi? He also changed Dongsheng's name?

Ren Yaoqi took a few white chess pieces and looked at them in her hand for a while, and found that they were exactly the same as the clam stone "snow seal" she had seen at Master Abbot before.

"That's really a little girl's honor." Ren Yaoqi replied without being salty.

Xiao Jingxi didn't think it was a pestle, and smiled slightly: "Then it's good to let you hold the black?" "It was with the connivance of coaxing children.

Ren Yaochi smiled back at him: "No, guess." ”

She didn't dare to touch his cheapness, and Zhu Ruomei was a lesson from the past.

Xiao Jingxi didn't care, and smiled lightly to signal Ren Yao to start.

Ren Yaoqi grabbed a few more white grains and glanced at Xiao Jingxi.

"Double." He slowly lowered his head and took a sip of tea, not looking at the authenticity.

Ren Yaoqi opened his hand and counted: "It's a singular number." "She's black.

Mr. Pei is a chess addict, in the previous life, Ren Yaoqi accompanied Mr. Pei to play countless games, and also studied with him some endgames recorded in the lone book, and his chess skills were honed overnight.

So Han Yunqian is not her opponent either.

However, after only a few moves, Ren Yaoqi felt that Xiao Jingxi was different from any opponent she had ever encountered before.

Every time he fell, Ren felt a kind of power, and he was not aggressive, but he couldn't dodge.