There is an order in the Peacock Palace that during the wedding of the three princes, the envoys from various countries who come to congratulate each other, except for a few personal guards, are not allowed to bring the personal guards into the city of Kur.

Therefore, the more than 50 soldiers accompanying Xuan Qi were all waiting outside the city, on standby at any time, quietly waiting for their master to go out of the city to meet him. During this period, the soldiers had already turned into ordinary people, preparing carriages, tents, and supplies......

Xuan Qi and the others went out of the city smoothly to join the pro-guard army, and without delaying for a moment, they immediately went out and went in, non-stop, galloping all the way on the grassland, and running in the direction of Daze.

Xuan Qi knew in his heart that only by arriving in Daze territory one day earlier, they would be less dangerous. For the sake of safety, Xuan Qi did not choose to set foot on the official road to Daze, but headed southeast, passed through the plateau and detoured to the West Sea, and entered Daze at the southern end of Fengming Mountain. Although it is uninhabited and the climate is harsh, the itinerary is more secluded and safe.

The sky is blue, the wilderness is vast, more than half a month has passed, a group of people finally arrived at the West Sea, a long journey, they have been physically and mentally exhausted, the plateau sun is scorching, many guards' faces and necks are sunburned, red, fortunately, everyone prepared medicine to apply on the neck, to return to China for more than a month and a half, can recover.

Su Wei's face and hands were also tanned black and red, and he was sleeping in the open, and when he saw that the faces of his master and Miss Ji had not changed much, he couldn't help but muttered in his heart: Why is the gap between this person and people so big?

The team stopped in the West Sea, Su Wei led people to set up the tent, lit a fire, Xuan Qi went to the carriage to wake up the sleeping Ji Qianning and Xuan Zhi, Ji Qianning who woke up saw that Xuan Zhi was sleeping sweetly, and thought that it was very hard to get on the carriage and horses along the way, and did not let Xuan Qi wake up the sleeping child.

Xuan Qi gently took the child from the carriage and sent it to Su Wei's arms, and ordered him to send the child into the tent that had been propped up, so that he could take care of it so that he would not get cold. After that, he got into the carriage again, took off his thickened cloak and put it on Ji Qianning, and then let him get out of the car.

It was evening, although it was the height of summer, but with a trace of cold, as soon as she got off the car, Ji Qianning was attracted by the beautiful scenery in front of her, the grassland was full of white, pink, lilac flowers, the wind blew, the flowers swayed with the wind, as if dancing lightly to welcome the guests from afar. The remaining glimmer of the sunset hit this sea of flowers, like a dream.

Looking at the West Sea, the blue water is the same color as the sky, when there is no wind, the water surface is calm without a trace of ripples, like a mirror of the sky, reflecting the colorful sunset on the horizon, complementing each other; After a while, the wind and waves surged, one after another waves slapped on the shore, the sound of the roar played into a pleasant movement, adding artistic conception to the beautiful scenery, and the best thing is that from a distance, the sea water presents different colors, with distinct layers, shallow and deep......

Such a beautiful scenery makes people feel refreshed and happy, as for this place, the fatigue of the past few days suddenly disappeared, and even the beautiful scenery on the Lanluo Mountain, I am afraid that it has also dimmed the brilliance, Ji Qianning thought in his heart. Suddenly, she ran to the water's edge and picked up the cold lake water and threw it into the air, her face was full of bright smiles, she opened her arms, flicked her sleeves, closed her eyes and jumped in circles, letting the cold wind hit her face and freeze her red nose.

Xuan Qi stood not far away, quietly looking at Ji Qianning, and a smile inadvertently appeared on his face.

"She's sullen along the way, and it's rare to have such a happy moment." I don't know when, Yi Shuihan, who was resting, stood behind Xuan Qi.

Hearing his words, Xuan Qi immediately put away his smile and didn't speak, just stood quietly.

Yi Shuihan took two steps forward, stood shoulder to shoulder with Xuan Qi, and said with a serious face: "Brother Su, these days, your various behaviors, even I, the others, can see that you love her, although the acquaintance is very short, but I can see that she is a good girl, and the things she likes should be pursued bravely, cherished, and regretted if you lose it." ”

There was a slight throbbing in Xuan Qi's heart, yes, you should work hard to pursue what you like. "It's rare to see you have such a serious moment." Xuan Qi said, his eyes still looking at Ji Qianning, "The master of Yishui Pavilion is also a person with a story?" ”

Yi Shuihan was not surprised that Xuan Qi revealed his identity, although he couldn't guess the true identity of this person, but his intuition told him that he was not an idle person, "It's not that anyone was born like me." ”

Xuan Qi listened, untied the wine bag around his waist, and handed it to Yi Shuihan.

Yi Shuihan glanced at him gratefully, opened the lid and poured two sips, picked up the sleeve of his coat and wiped the wine marks that overflowed the corners of his mouth, and then said quietly: "I once liked a woman, I gave her the best, but she finally married my brother...... Both are people I love. As he spoke, he picked up the wine bag and poured two more sips.

Therefore, he could not vent the grief in his heart, and disguised himself as a prodigal; Therefore, when he found that all this still could not relieve the depression in his heart, he wandered around, handed over the business of Yishui Pavilion to others to take care of, and leaving was the best choice; So, when he found that wandering didn't help, he was ready to go back, face it again, and give himself a chance to be free.

Xuan Qi turned around and slapped him on the shoulder a few times to show comfort, and Yi Shuihan nodded gratefully at him.

"It's also fate, I went to your Yishui Pavilion to play the piano once." After Xuan Qi finished speaking, he suddenly thought of something, and his eyes showed loss.

The past is like a dream......

"It turns out that Brother Su also understands music, huh?" Yi Shuihan stepped forward with a wicked smile on his face, "I don't know which girl is so lucky?" ”

At this time, Su Wei called everyone to eat, but Xuan Qi didn't pay attention to Yi Shuihan, and stepped forward to call Ning Er, leaving Yi Shuihan alone in the wind.

After dinner, Xuan Qi suddenly couldn't see Ning'er's figure, he looked around, and found her sitting on the grass by a carriage, holding her curled knees with both hands, looking up at the bright moon in the sky, with a sad expression.

Like her, he looked into the sky, and the sky of the plateau hung low, and the moonlight seemed to be extraordinarily bright. The bright moon brushes away the night, but when can it illuminate the gloom in people's hearts, so that she can really let go of the depression and open her heart to start over? Xuan Qi muttered over and over again in his heart, for a long time, and turned to leave.

After a while, he took out a mink cushion from the tent and walked to Ji Qianning's side again, "The dew on the ground is heavy, be careful if your clothes get wet, your daughter's family shouldn't sit on the wetland, so as not to fall into the root of the disease, quickly put on this thing." His words did not have any emotional ups and downs, but every sentence revealed concern.

"Oh." Ji Qianning glanced up at him, inexplicably embarrassed, in the past half a month, for some reason, the two always felt unnatural when they met, and naturally talked a lot less, although Xuan Qi was still the same as usual to her, but her expression was always cold, and she always thought that she had accidentally angered him.

Xuan Qi saw that she didn't show any signs of taking the mat for a long time, so he simply walked over and squatted down, picked her up with his right hand, held the mat with his left hand and put it under her, then put her on the mat and sat down, got up and stood next to her, leaning on the carriage.

Ji Qianning grabbed a corner of her sleeve and held it tightly in her hand, glanced at Xuan Qi beside her, her face was a little rosy, "Thank you." ”

"Sister Beauty, I should thank my brother well." I don't know when I woke up with a handful of flowers in my hand, and came to the two with a smile, "It's humid at night, and my brother is afraid that my sister will catch a cold, so I took the mat that Zhi'er has been carrying with me to keep out the cold. When can he be treated like this by his brother, the child has no regrets. ”

After listening to Zhi'er's words, Ji Qianning glanced at Xuan Qi and coughed unnaturally twice to break the embarrassment.

"Anu." Xuan Qi's tone was angry.

Hearing his brother scolding him, the childish child pouted dissatisfiedly, "That's what it was." After speaking, he walked over and squatted beside Ji Qianning, putting on a smile, "Sister, this flower will be given to you." As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and handed it to Ji Qianning.

Ji Qianning took the flower and smiled: "Thank you, childish, flowers are blooming everywhere on the grassland, but I don't know what this flower is calling?" ”

"I don't know the child, but I see that it is beautiful, so I just want to pick some and give it to my sister." Xuan Zhi looked serious.

"Gesang flowers." I don't know when, Yi Shuihan came to the three of them, "In the local language, Gesang means happiness, and there is a legend here that no matter who it is, as long as you find the eight-petal Gesang flower, it means that you have found happiness." ”

"I see." After Xuanzhi finished speaking, he looked at Ji Qianning eagerly, "Sister Beauty, look for it quickly and see if there are any eight-petal ones." ”

In order not to disappoint the child's interest, Ji Qianning carefully searched for it, and after a while, she really found an eight-petal Gesang flower, and she took the flower to the child, with a proud smile on her face.

"Wow, Sister Beauty is so amazing." As he spoke, he picked up the flower and shook it in front of Xuan Qi, "Brother, look, my sister has found happiness." ”

Xuan Qi, who hadn't spoken for a long time, suddenly looked at Ji Qianning's eyes, with a serious face, "May happiness always be with you." ”

Ji Qianning also looked into his eyes and smiled at him, how much thanks, how much tenderness was contained in this faint smile. This smile dissipated all the awkwardness between the two, such as the clear spring in the mountains, the birds in the forest, and the moon in the sky, which warmed the heart and tendered the years.

This may be the tacit understanding between two people who cherish each other, but the authorities don't know it.

The moonlight was like practice, hitting the two of them, gilding with a layer of holy halo, and everything around them lost their color and dimmed their brilliance.

"Childish." At this time, Yi Shuihan suddenly felt that he was very redundant, called a childish, and glanced at him, and the childish child understood, and then the two left quietly, with a wicked smile. At the same time, he instructed Su Wei and the others that his master had important things to do, and he should not be easily disturbed.

Looking at each other, the two were speechless for a while, and for a long time, Ji Qianning took the lead in breaking the silence, "Xuan Qi, are you saying that I used to be ridiculous, there are many things to do in the world, or to defend the country and family, or to live in peace, but I am obsessed with the personal affairs of my children." After speaking, he pulled the cloak on his shoulder and laughed at himself.

"You are a weak woman, what do you say to defend the country and the family, and live in peace, no matter how the world changes, there are people by your side to protect you." A trace of tenderness flashed in Xuan Qi's eyes.

"Huh." Ji Qianning suddenly remembered something, she was born in a military family, and she had more or less family blood on her body, "You just talk nonsense to me." There was another silence, and then she looked at Xuan Qi with a serious face, "I have lost a memory, I feel very important, but I can vaguely remember a master, she taught me the art of the piano, every time I mentioned this to my brother, he prevaricated, and occasionally overheard him and his sister-in-law talking about it, but I don't know why I want to hide it from me." After speaking, he looked ahead, his face full of loss.

Xuan Qi felt a little excited after hearing this, quickly went over and squatted beside her, and grabbed her arm, "Then do you remember a young man when you were a child?" He looked at her expectantly.

She closed her eyes, tried to rummage through her memories, but to no avail, and shook her head at him, "No, why do you ask?" ”

He let go of her arm, stood up and said, "Curious." After that, he whispered in his heart: Ning'er, little Ning'er, I am Brother Qi who accompanied you to practice the piano and learn art every day, you really forgot me completely. Many years ago, you and I were both children, ever since you saw you in Youlan Valley, just one glance, I can never forget it, I remember the little red between your eyebrows, and it will never disappear in my memory. Goodbye Yucheng, I recognized you at a glance, but I can only bury all this deep in my heart.

Ji Qianning wondered why he was so abnormal, but he didn't ask.

"Ning'er, the Gesang flowers of this grassland imply happiness, so do you know that it also has a flower language?"

She shook her head.

Xuan Qi turned his back to her, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly, "Take pity on the person in front of you." Ning'er, I don't know what you've experienced since then, and I don't know why you lost your memory, but since God let me see you again, I will cherish and protect it well, and I won't let you be hurt in the slightest. Take pity on the people in front of you, how I wish you were the same. ”

Xuan Qi never said these words.