After sending Mrs. Lu, who had recovered as before, back to the room, Xu Buling came to the back house.

The temporary residence occupies a small area, but the environment is extremely elegant, rockery strange stones, lotus pond moonlight, the surrounding attic wings are lit up, many girls live in it, you can vaguely hear the sound of storytelling, Song Yufu sits next to play the piano to help the fun.

Xu Buling walked through the verandah, glanced over, but saw that Ning Qingye was also leaning against the window, holding a bamboo flute in his hand, his long hair and waist were as black as ink, his temperament was elegant and dusty, and the flute matched the beat of the piano, the picture was quite beautiful, but it was a little chivalrous when he looked at it again.

Ning Yuhe sat among a group of little girls, did not interject, just listened quietly, and sometimes pursed her lips and smiled, looking like this lively environment. It's just that after seeing Xu Buling standing outside, he quickly put away his smile, looked away, and fidgeted a little.

Xu Buling shook his head and chuckled, and didn't bother.

The ten days from Tanzhou to Huainan were on the ship, and on the day of departure, Ning Yuhe half-pushed and half-followed again. In order to let the master accept the reality as soon as possible, Xu Buling had no reservations, he was not as light and gentle as the first time, and all kinds of tricks made the master who was strong in martial arts dizzy, and he also said a lot of love words, which made Ning Yuhe's legs tremble when he went downstairs.

Xu Buling thought that the master would know the taste of the marrow, but he didn't expect the master to be a little afraid of him, and he hid with Ning Qing every night, and he had to pull Man Zhi to prevent him from leaving, lest he take advantage of the situation.

Xu Buling was naturally not in a hurry, and after about four or five days, the sand of Shougong became lighter. Ning Yuhe couldn't hide anymore, so he had no choice but to run over in private, and the result went without saying. A good woman is afraid of pestering her, and this one cruel remark really doesn't have much effect.

Seeing that another four or five days had passed, and Shougong Sand was about to run out, Ning Yuhe was obviously struggling with whether to come over and find Xu Buling.

Xu Buling doesn't need to persuade him, anyway, the master won't paint it himself, and sooner or later he will come over.

Along the verandah to a room in the west chamber, the maid Qiao'e guarded the door to watch the moon, and when she saw Xu Buling, her eyes were a little ambiguous, and she ran down very sensibly so as not to disturb the young lady's Yaxing.

The room was filled with incense, but there was no lamp, Xiao Xianger had already changed into a plain long dress, no jewelry, and was dressed extremely plain and dignified. Walking around the room, it was obvious that I was a little nervous with my hands clasped together.

Knock Knock –

Xu Buling knocked twice on the door.

Xiao Xiang'er hurriedly opened the door, walked out and said softly: "I asked, my sister is in Linhe Villa, you send me over, don't be seen." ”

Xu Buling nodded, raised his hand to wrap his arms around Xiang'er's waist, and was ready to rise from the ground and jump onto the roof of the house and go to the Huai River.

The night breeze blows the skirt and white robe, thousands of acres of fertile land and jagged buildings are in full view, and you can faintly see the figures in the house walking around, among which there are many familiar figures of Xiao Xiang'er.

Xiao Xiang'er's long hair fluttered gently, her cheeks still had a glamorous charm without powder, but her eyes showed deep entanglement and timidity, and she held Xu Buling's shoulder and hesitated:

"Slow down, hurry up and send me to reincarnation?"

"Uh......"

Xu Buling stopped in the path between the fields, let go of Xiao Xiang'er, and said with a smile: "Don't be nervous, I'll communicate with your sister, you just stand by and wait." ”

Xiao Xiang'er was more confused than any day before, standing in the field and refusing to move, just looking at Xu Buling's eyes and pursing her lips:

“…… It's all your fault! I...... I'm going to die, you know? My sister will definitely not spare me, even if she spares me, she will definitely feel that I have lost the face of the Xiao family. I am the concubine of the Xiao family, and I should have apologized with death for insulting the family, but you always persuaded me not to think about those things, and now I am dying...... You're not in a hurry, I'm ...... I'm dead......"

Saying that, Xiao Xiang'er touched the hairpin on her head, and found that she was not wearing a hairpin, so she stood on tiptoe and pulled out the hosta on her head to make sure that she wanted to commit suicide.

Xu Buling's eyes were gentle, and he held Xiang'er's hand: "You're right, even if the Xiao family can't accept it, they will commit suicide after a hundred times of poisoning, and the number of times is not enough." ”

Xiao Xiang'er remembered this stubble, lowered her head and picked up the small wooden sign hanging on her waist, rubbed her fingers on the neat nicks on it, and counted it carefully: "...... Ninety-Seven...... How is it not enough, are you a man? ”

“？”

Xu Buling was a little helpless, pulled Xiang'er's wrist, and signaled to continue walking.

Xiao Xiang'er held the mahogany card tightly, looked at the direction of Linhe Villa, still didn't dare to face her sister, turned to look at the straw pile in the rice field, and pulled Xu Buling to walk over:

"It's only three times away, you hurry up and finish it, and then as soon as I die, the matter will be over. The Xiao family won't know about this, you have so many women, and you don't lack a ...... for me."

Xu Buling didn't move, raised his hand and hugged Xiang'er into his arms, and comforted him softly: "Don't make trouble, baby, it's definitely fine, listen to me obediently, you can have a wedding when you go back to Suzhou, your sister is so good to you, how can I blame you." ”

Xiao Xiang'er twisted her shoulders and struggled, her face, which had always been arrogant and strong, was only weak and imitating at this time, like a rabbit with nowhere to hide, leaning behind the only stone, and said softly:

"I ...... My sister is good to me, but I am the daughter of the Xiao family, I can't lose my integrity, I have to die...... I don't want to die now, or I'll secretly accompany you back to Suzhou...... No, I can't escape this, you'd better let me die......"

Xu Buling shook his head and sighed lightly, hugged Xiao Xiang'er and walked towards the river, diverting the topic:

"You grew up here as a kid?"

Xiao Xiang'er was in a state of six gods and no master, and wanted to suppress the thoughts in her heart and face it calmly, but she was afraid of the consequences she faced, so she could only snuggle up in her man's arms and respond softly:

"Yes...... In the past, my eldest brother, second brother, sister and I all lived here. The pavilion in front is called Canglang Pavilion, where did Emperor Xiaozong write poems...... Your grandfather Xu Lie has also been here...... My sister and I were young, and when we were young, our family was strictly controlled and we were not allowed to run outside the Zhuangzi, so we often went to the pavilion to watch the boats on the river......"

Xu Buling listened quietly with a smile, and could feel that Xiang'er's mood was a little more stable.

“…… When I was a child, I was rude and willful, and I often got into trouble, and once I thought that the waterwheel by the river was not good-looking, and it blocked the view, so I took an axe to dismantle the waterwheel, and it took a whole day to knock the waterwheel down...... Later, I found out that the little waterwheel was built by my grandfather's grandfather, and my eldest brother was very angry when he found out, so he grounded me......

…… My sister has been well-behaved since she was a child, obedient and sensible, can run around, and can go to the poetry party in the city to play...... I also like poetry, so I envy it, and every time I ask my sister for help, I change my dress and clothes with me, and then run out to play......

…… I'm not honest outside, the young masters of the Wang family and the Lu family have been bullied by me, and I used my sister's identity, causing outsiders to say that my sister is very fierce and unreasonable, and the eldest brother also said my sister because of this...... In fact, my sister has never made a mistake since she was a child, so she didn't explain it when she helped me cover it up......"

The scenes of the past came to mind, Xiao Xiang'er gradually calmed down, her pace was a little faster, but her eyes were a little more guilty. After all, if her sister doesn't blame her, she still has to cover it up for her.

Xu Buling thought for a while: "Don't blame yourself so much, you married into the imperial city for the Xiao family, and you have never regretted it for ten years in the deep palace alone, your sister must know that it is not easy for you." Later, he gave up his life to save me, and he never did anything wrong. ”

Xiao Xiang'er was silent and shook her head: "It's not good enough, according to my identity, I shouldn't care about you." It's because I'm selfish and reluctant to let you die that I'll save you. As a child of the Xiao family, I should put the Xiao family and the world first in everything, and I should not be selfish......"

Xu Buling smiled: "At least you saved me, now the world is peaceful, if you don't save me, I don't know anything else, Song Ji and Chang'an will definitely be gone." ”

“……”

Xiao Xiang'er thought for a while, but did not refute, holding Xu Buling's hand tightly, and at the end of her vision, a garden built by the river appeared, located among the willow trees, and the light of the lantern loomed under the eaves.

"It's almost there...... In the past, I tied Xu Danqing here, forced him to draw a sub-painting for me, and then entered the palace, and it has been more than ten years......"

"Let's go."

Xu Buling hugged Xiang'er's waist, and jumped into the garden after a few ups and downs......