Chapter 22: Merlin
That red plum forest is located on the road to Peach Blossom Valley.
I heard the shopkeeper of Xinglong Inn introduce this place as the most seasonal tourist destination in Huaiyuan County, and it is the best place to enjoy the snow scene.
Tao Tao had shouted to go, but she kept dragging it, but now that Shen Muchi is here, of course it's time to make a wish, and then ask Tao Tao to go with him, but he shirked left and right.
Cai Ling pursed her lips and said to Shen Muchi, who was sitting in the car: "I don't know what's wrong with him?" He only said that he had something important to do, and he refused to go with him when he said anything. ”
Shen Muchi raised a smile: "Let him go." ”
In the afternoon, the snow stops, and the plum forest is full of flowers, covered in silver, and visitors come and go.
Knowing that Shen Muchi didn't like crowded places, he was a little annoyed, and looked down at the cloud boots on the opposite side.
He gently pulled her into his arms and whispered in his ear, "Be careful." ”
The man who squeezed in front of him held the broken branch of the plum blossom in his hand and smiled apologetically. She leaned into his arms, successfully avoiding the branch.
"I didn't expect there to be so many tourists here. I've never seen so many people when I passed by. Cai Ling raised her eyes and looked at Shen Muchi, "Otherwise, let's go first." I still have good places to go. ”
"I was just wondering why you chose this Merlin." He lowered his eyelashes, and there was only her in his eyes except for snow and plum blossoms.
Not satisfied, right? Cai Ling was depressed and didn't know how to answer.
"Aren't you afraid of pollen now? Okay? He only asked.
She laughed, "yes! I forgot about it. ”
Deng Shi ran to a red plum tree, took a deep breath, the cold and biting air made her cough twice more when she had not yet recovered from the wind chill, Shen Muchi hurriedly walked over and stroked her back.
"No sneezing!" She danced with joy and "didn't shed a tear." Great, I don't have to worry about not smelling the flowers anymore. “
"Like a child." Shen Muchi also smiled and tightened her cloak tighter, "Don't get cold anymore." ”
She lowered her head and looked at the pair of slender and bony hands arranging her clothes on her chest, she couldn't help but be shy, her crimson face was comparable to a red plum blossom, he saw it, shook his head slightly, and smiled slightly, she was even more overwhelmed.
"Want to go there?" He turned and pointed to the hexagonal observation pavilion on the mountainside.
"Hmm. I want to go. She nodded hurriedly.
"Let's go." One of his hands hung down, and the tips of his right fingers gently hooked her fingers, and before she could react, the five fingers of his left hand and the palm of his hand were tightly held by him, and the fiery temperature spread from the fingertips to her heart.
For a moment, the smile on her face seemed to be frozen by frost and snow, and it was kept like that.
It turns out that happiness is not a family with a lot of wealth, fine clothes and jade food but no one accompanies you, happiness is in this northern country full of ice and snow, red plums bloom full of eyes, and people are tightly holding their fingers.
It turns out that happiness is not a dream, and happiness has indeed come.
"Miss Song......" someone was calling her, and when they looked at each other, they hurriedly said, "Oh...... Wrong...... Yes, Madame. “
"Shopkeeper?" Cai Ling was puzzled, "Are you also here to enjoy the plums?" ”
This person is the shopkeeper of the medical center.
"Madame said this, as if contemptible people only know how to make money and don't understand elegance." The shopkeeper sneered, and said to Shen Muchi: "Dare to ask Gongzi's surname?" ”
"His surname is Jiang." Cai Ling didn't think twice, since she wanted to call her Mrs., at least she should be "Mrs. Jiang".
"Jiang Gongzi is dignified, and at first glance he is a rich and noble person. Mr. Yu responded to the description of the immortal posture in his contemptible heart, and he never thought that Jiang Gongzi was young, and his demeanor was not inferior to half of his points, and the contemptible people admired it. The shopkeeper gave up, and Shen Muchi also gave up, and then stood with his hands.
Cai Ling said: "We won't disturb you to enjoy the flowers first, and there will be a period later." “
"If Mrs. Jiang doesn't dislike it, she can enjoy the flowers with everyone in this medical hall. All that food and wine depend on Madame to get so much. I can't finish waiting anyway. The shopkeeper smiled and made a gesture of please.
"What do you mean by that?" Shen Muchi suddenly became interested.
On that day, Mrs. Jiang asked the contemptible people about Mr. Yu, and threw two gold leaves casually. Mrs. asked this and that, but the contemptible person didn't say a few words, but it happened that Mr. Yu came by himself, and Mrs. blushed and ran away. ”
"I was afraid that Mrs. would settle accounts after the autumn and go to the hospital to find the contemptible person to return the gold leaves, but Mrs. never came. At that time, I was thinking that this potter in Yong'an was really generous, but I never thought that there was such a big tree as you behind my wife. In fact, it doesn't matter if Mr. Yu gives up the doctor, if you need it, our medical center will be happy to serve you......"
The shopkeeper was still chattering, Shen Muchi had already walked away, Cai Ling glanced at the person who was doing things, and hurriedly chased after him.
"Not happy?" In the hexagonal pavilion, Cai Ling cautiously looked at the brocade-clothed boy standing with his hands in his hands.
"It can't be that I feel sorry for the silver." Cai Ling felt that her head was big, "Tao Tao didn't tell me what the budget was this time?" Naturally, I was a little more generous, and I will definitely change it in the future. “
"You know I don't care about that." He looked at the snow-capped and purple and red under the mountain, as if he had something on his mind.
"And what do you care about?" She asked.
He glanced at her, a self-deprecating smile, and for a moment his face was as usual: "I don't care about anything."
Cai Ling felt a little pain in her heart, but she couldn't say why.
It would be best if he didn't care about her spending money, what else did she care?
"How are you going to do that?" He asked.
"Huh?" Attracted by the beautiful scenery in front of her, she was a little confused.
"Yu Moyan." He stared into the distance and reminded coldly.
"I don't know." Cai Ling sighed, "Why does it have to be entrusted to me to complete such an important errand as finding a miracle doctor?" Where I don't want to stay, how can I convince others to insist on going my own way, isn't it pushing people into the fire pit? ”
"That's what you think." He held his head high and didn't look at her.
She suddenly realized, her mouth is fast and damned, fortunately this is in the northern country, if she is in the Weiyang Palace, I am afraid that her life will not be guaranteed, and she hurriedly flattered: "I didn't say that your house is not good." It's just that Mr. Yu has long been accustomed to the life of idle clouds and wild cranes, and if he is bound by those terms, he will definitely live uncomfortably, and besides, I don't know if Mr. Yu can cope with the deceit, open and secret battles in the house. I thought you liked Mr. Yu too......"
"I like ...... too," he muttered.
She still wanted to explain more, Shen Muchi turned around and glanced at her and strode away, she hurriedly chased: "Eh, why did you say that you would just leave." Wait for me. “
The man in front of the crowd was slow in his steps, but he didn't look back.
On the way back, the two people in the car sat side by side and did not speak.
Cai Ling was afraid that she would be stupid and say the wrong thing, and Shen Muchi was still thinking about the pharmacy shopkeeper's sentence: Coincidentally, Mr. Yu came in person, and his wife blushed and ran away.
After knowing each other for many years, he laughed at her and saw that she did everything to pursue herself, thinking that she was the stupid daughter-in-law of his own family anyway, so he would let her make trouble, but over the years, he had never seen her shyness and run away. It turned out that she knew that she was ashamed, but it was to another man!
Grunt......
"My stomach growled......" she looked at him with round eyes and a pitiful look on her head.
The anger suddenly decreased by three points, "I will eat when I go back." ”
"The food they cook is not delicious!" She pouted.
That's right, those guards pick up knives and kill people, where can they cook food.
"What do you want to eat? I don't know what ingredients are in the dining room. "The implication is to cook for yourself.
Cai Ling hurriedly waved her hand: "Don't dare." Can't. There is a beef noodle in Nanshi, which is not bad. ”
In the bamboo shed of the South Market Noodle Stall, the two sat opposite each other at the table, waiting for the small two ends to be above.
Outside the shed, there was a light snow, and night fell quietly.
Originally, I wanted to watch the sunset on Meishan, but I didn't understand why this master was suddenly unhappy, so he had to look up at the crowd on the street in this shed with a fire.
"Guest officer, your two taels of beef noodles." Xiao Er smiled and put a bowl of steaming noodles in front of her.
She picked up the chopsticks and accompanied her smiling face: "I really don't want to eat?" ”
"Don't eat it." The answer is yes.
"Never eaten noodles from a stall?" She asked with interest.
"This place is so dilapidated, and I don't know if the food is clean or not. You are careful to eat bad stomach. He glanced at her coldly.
"It's delicious, you don't care about the rest, you don't eat it every day." Cai Ling gently blew on the hot air rising from the noodles, "Then I'm welcome." “
"Suck and slip...... Sucking ......" is the sound she makes eating noodles.
Raising his eyes and seeing his disgusted expression, Cai Ling wiped the soup next to his mouth with the back of his hand, and laughed twice, "See you're laughing." I don't usually do that, isn't it outside, a little more indulgent. ”
"You're usually like that." He took a sip of tea and looked at her coldly.
"Eh, you've had tea. You're not afraid ......" Cai Ling was surprised.
"Xiao Er, another bowl of noodles." He had already shouted inward.
It wasn't the first time they had shared a meal, but it was the first time they had dinner together at a stall outside, though he had only eaten noodles and sandwiched the few pieces of beef to her. She ate a lot of noodles, beef for two, and drank the noodle soup, staring at him with great satisfaction.
"Is Ken home now?" The carriage stopped on the opposite side of the stall.
"I eat too much, I want to walk, and Huaiyuan City is not too big, and you rarely have the opportunity to ......" She also wanted to beg more, after all, people who want to abandon the car and walk on a snowy day generally have their brains pumped.
He glanced at her, turned and strode toward the carriage.
Alas! It's really incomprehensible.
She sighed and hurriedly threw down the silver and followed. Just as he was about to get into the car, he had already bowed out, still holding an oil-paper umbrella in his hand, "Don't you want to walk?" What to do in the car? “
"yes." She smiled, "I'm here to get an umbrella!" Even if it's a light snow, you won't be able to get drenched. Hurriedly took the umbrella in his hand and opened it.
Huaiyuan City in the night is naturally not as good as Chang'an, there are only pedestrians on the streets, the street lights are not bright, and the narrow alleys are empty. She had to stand on tiptoe to cover him with an umbrella over his head, and she was tired and out of breath after walking only a hundred steps.
"Why don't you go?" He stood with his hands in his hands and turned his head.
"Wait......" she coughed lightly, "slow down before you go." ”
"Huh! This is not the Yong'an Miss Song......" The young woman who came from the opposite side looked up at her husband beside her, moved her body under his umbrella, and smiled coquettishly, her tone was already very low, "It is also a sin, the daughter of a dignified family should serve her husband in such a low manner, it is better for us countrymen to be happy and loving." ”
"Miss Song." The two passed by her and didn't forget to say hello.
"You two are really envious of others." Cai Ling smiled lightly, but the umbrella held on top of Shen Muchi's head was about to spin.
After the person left, Cai Ling took a deep breath before resisting the urge to throw away the umbrella and step on it.
And he persuaded himself, "Where do they understand?" She is doing her duty, how can this master be his husband in front of her? That's her king, and for the courtiers, she naturally wants to be the head of the monarch and take the lead, what is the point of holding an umbrella all the way?
He bowed his head slightly, took the oil-paper umbrella from her hand, supported it himself, and strode away.
She hurriedly trotted two steps and followed him closely, and the cold snow fell on her head and cheeks, slowly turning into water droplets.
"The ......" was about to ask if there was another umbrella in the car, but he suddenly stopped and half-turned to look at her.
The atmosphere was finally going to ease up, and she smiled, "Are you holding an umbrella for the first time since you were born?" ”
A smile spread across his grim face, but it quickly disappeared, but the oil-paper umbrella with red plum blossoms on the top was already hidden above her head.
She obediently leaned closer to him again, and said with a smile: "Tonight, I have to share the umbrella with my son." ”
He glanced at her and said contemptuously, "It doesn't rhyme at all." ”
"Hey...... Hehe...... "All she knows is laughing."
As soon as I walked around the corner not far from the mansion, I noticed that the alley was brightly lit.
Cai Ling looked up at Shen Muchi: "Is there a VIP coming to the house?" Thinking about it, where else in this world is there a more noble person than him, he couldn't help but smile again.
But the hundreds of red plum blossom lamps hanging high in the alley outside the mansion fluttered slowly with the breeze in the snowy night, and the refreshing scenery had never been seen in the years she had been in Chang'an City.
The people of Chang'an are more exaggerated, and they are all colored lanterns during the New Year's holidays, where there will be red plum blossom lanterns of this color.
She stood at the end of the alley and looked up at the blush in her eyes, and a smile instantly rippled in the depths of her eyes.
He touched her with his elbow and said softly, "Go to the lamp." ”
She did so, and the breeze blew slowly, and the red plum petals in the lantern fluttered one after another with the snow and wind, and the fragrant petals fell on the top of her head, cheeks, and clothes, and she couldn't help but turn around happily with a light step.
After a long time, she ran over, grabbed his hand, and smiled: "It's so beautiful under the lamp, can you go around with me?" ”
He was dragged by her to the lamp, and stood like a pillar, looking down slightly as she circled around him.
The green silk is flying, the skirt is fluttering, it is the fourth lady in the Jiang Mansion in Chang'an City that I haven't seen for a long time. The little four who ran after him.
"I'm also worried that you can't smell pollen. That's great. He didn't hide his smile and muttered to himself.
She stopped laughing and stood still looking at him, "What did you say?" “
"Nothing." It's a posture of holding hands again.
"Could it be that you lit all these plum blossom lanterns for me?" I'm not sure, but I'd like to ask.
"You're dreaming again." He teased and held the oil-paper umbrella on top of her head again, "Have you seen enough?" When you've seen enough, go home. ”
"Not yet." Her eyebrows were bent, as if she couldn't straighten up anymore, "I can't see enough." ”
Xiao Xiao in the north wind, the light snow gradually turned into the middle snow, he held an oil-paper umbrella and stood under the sea of lights, the long and jade person turned to the left for a while, and then to the right, it turned out to be the cunning rabbit-like woman who was jumping around.
In the house, he had just walked to the eaves of the lobby with Cai Ling's shoulder, she quickly took the umbrella and put it away, looked up and smiled: "I'm really happy today." Even if you say it's a dream, it doesn't make me happy. ”
"Little four......" He raised his hand to brush the falling snow from the hair on her forehead, and was about to tell her that it was not a dream, and that they were not a dream at all times.
"Young Master ......"
"You're finally back." The delicate warbler whispered from the hall, and the woman wearing the Xuanhu Daqi was a little tired because of the hurry, but her beautiful appearance became more and more delicate because of joy.
"Sister Ling......"
"So you're there too." On his slightly buried face, his eyebrows furrowed slightly, and in an instant, he raised his head with a smile, "The sea of plum blossom lanterns prepared by the young master for the concubine, the concubine likes it very much, and it is more beautiful than the few bright moon lamps that the young master hid in the garden on the concubine's birthday?" ”
Today's 10,000 points of happiness, even a dream can't reduce that happiness.
It was as if she had just said something like that, but now she had fallen into the ice pool, and the water was so cold that it seemed to swallow her up, and she couldn't put a smile on her face.
She threw the paper umbrella in the corner, turned and walked in the direction of her room.
"Little Four!"
Thank you to him and keep a word.
The delicate female voice rang in her ears again: "The concubine is here." “
"Ahh......h Young master, your shoulders are wet with snow. Take off your coat so you don't catch a cold. Someone's coming......"
Only then did a wry smile appear on her expressionless face, and she snapped open the door of her room on the east side of the courtyard.
Liang Mingyue also came.
It turned out that he crossed Taiyuan, went to Yanmen Pass, from Youzhou to Yongzhou, so many scenic spots, and those who wanted to go upstairs to watch the sunrise and sunset hand in hand were all bright moons.