Five: April Shengjing
The scenery outside the window is constantly changing, and business is booming. Su Qianli didn't have any leisure, and lazily lowered the curtain of the small window to block the scorching sun at noon.
Far from the sound temple and the capital, it takes a day and a night for the carriage to travel quickly. That night, Su Qianli and his entourage settled at a local restaurant.
After dinner, Su Qianli sat by the window and blew the wind for a while. The April wind is a little moist. Su Qianli raised her head slightly, wanting to feel it more carefully.
After Mama Yu laid out Su Qianli's futon, she said, "The night is dark, the girl should go to bed early, the restaurant is simple, the three girls live for the time being, and they will be able to go to the capital tomorrow."
Su Qianli said obediently, "There is Mama Lao"
The bright moon hangs high, the streets and alleys are noisy, the lanterns on the ten-mile long street are dotted with stars, and on the streets, people come and go, and people's faces are happy or sad, but they are all in a hurry. Compared with the loneliness and coldness of Liyin Temple, it seems like two worlds.
This is the first time she has seen the noisy world in Yao Feixue's mouth.
I don't know what happened to him. Su Qianli was stunned for a moment, shook his head, and wanted him to do something.
Su Qianli watched by the window for a while, and after being funny, she was about to leave, but she inadvertently saw a thin figure on the corner of the street.
That corner was where the moon frost couldn't sprinkle, and in the corner, a thin body curled up on a pile of debris. As if it had nothing to do with the city, it seemed extremely helpless.
Su Qianli's curiosity was aroused.
Su Qianli couldn't see clearly, so she leaned out a little, and faintly saw that it was a boy, with a dark complexion, but maybe it was dirt, and his clothes were ragged, only the ring-shaped white jade pendant on his chest was very eye-catching.
A sense of familiarity slipped through her mind, but it was too fast for her to grasp.
Eighty percent of these children were also displaced because of the disaster in their hometown. Su Qianli couldn't help but feel a trace of pity.
Then he summoned Xiaohe, handed her a small purse full of soft purse, and instructed, "Give this purse to the child."
Pointing to the dark shadow in the corner, perhaps because of that hint of familiarity, she couldn't ignore the thin figure.
Xiaohe, who was woken up, rubbed his sleepy eyes, glanced at the direction of Su Qianli's finger, and then said disapprerovingly, "Third girl, you are not deeply involved in the world, you are too kind, a homeless child like him, there are too many years to count, you can help him for a while, and you can't help him for a lifetime" Anyway, the final result is the same, so why bother.
Xiaohe slightly checked the softness in his hand, this is a lot, a pair of handsome eyebrows flashed a trace of meanness, on weekdays, these tired servants have never received so many rewards......
Touching some of her temperament between the lines, Su Qianli didn't raise her eyelids, and said in a cold tone, "Everyone has a compassionate heart, the Buddha said that all living beings are purified, and I just do this to fulfill my own compassion."
Xiaohe was stunned, is this saying that he has no sympathy? Although she is a maid, because she is Mama Yu's daughter, where has she been treated like this in the house, she is cold and unexpectedly stabbed.
But he couldn't, who called the person in front of him his master, so he had to mumble "yes"
He retreated, saying that it was a coincidence that when Xiaohe was about to push the door out, the door was opened, and Xiaohe was stunned.
Looking at it again, the girl standing outside the door is not Gao Xuecicada. Xiaohe smiled and asked, "Miss Gao, haven't you rested so late?" ”
Gao Xuecian smiled calmly, "I can't sleep at night, thinking that Sister Qianli will leave Liyin Temple for the first time, I'm afraid that she will be a little uncomfortable, so I'll come and have a look."
"I didn't expect that when I first arrived here, I ran into you"
Xiaohe secretly looked her up and down, and secretly said, this tall girl is a good person to get along with. People are good-looking and empathetic.
"The three girls didn't sleep" is love to toss people. Xiaohe stepped forward and said, "No, tell me to do something," he said, and swept the purse in his hand to Gao Xuecian.
Gao Xuecian glanced at the purse in her hand, she was slightly surprised, and just wanted to ask what she was going to do with this silver, but her eyes swept over Xiao He's gradually impatient face without a trace. His heart was slightly touched and he was silent.
She had just heard the conversation between the master and servant outside.
Displaced people, why bother...... Isn't his current identity also a homeless person? Gao Xuecian sneered in her heart.
Seeing this girl's calm face again, according to Su Qianli's high temperament, it is estimated that she has hit a wall there.
Gao Xuecian hooked her lips, and said with a smile, "Little Lotus girl, it's hard for you, the night is heavy, and it is inevitable to get cold when you go out like this."
As he spoke, Gao Xuecian took off the thin cloak on his body and said, "Although my cloak is a little thin, it can withstand the wind and frost, if the little lotus girl doesn't dislike it, let's put it on first."
Xiaohe was slightly stunned, looking at Gao Xuecicada, who was good-looking and kind-hearted. The bottom of my heart was full of gratitude, and compared with Miss Gao's kindness and thoughtfulness, my master seemed a little cold and unapproachable.
Unconsciously went to Gao Xuecicada's side.
Hurriedly smiled, "Where did Sister Gao say, Xiaohe is a maid, and she only wears a few mattresses on weekdays, where is there a cloak to wear, how can you dislike it?"
Xiaohe took the cloak gratefully, although it was indeed a little thin, and the style was a few years ago, but she still put it on.
Attracting people's hearts, Gao Xuecian is the best at it. Eight sides are exquisite, and the left and right sources are also a way of survival.
The moonlight was like frost, and Su Qianli stood in front of the window wearing a cloak.
Looking at that thin figure, there was always a sense of familiarity in my heart, but I couldn't remember what it was.
In a trance, Su Qianli felt that the child was also looking in her direction. But she couldn't see what he looked like.
Suddenly hearing a sound behind her, Su Qianli turned around.
"I heard that you haven't slept yet, I'll come over and take a look, I didn't disturb my sister's Yaxing."
Gao Xuecian opened the curtain and walked in as she spoke.
Su Qianli shook her head with a smile, and Yu Guang saw Xiaohe hurrying towards the corner. My heart was touched, and I looked into that corner again.
Wearing a cloak, Xiaohe didn't approach the corner at all, but just stood a few steps away, threw a small object there, and saw the corners of her lips move slightly before turning away.
Su Qianli's eyebrows furrowed slightly, and her expression became a little colder. The hand by the window gradually increased.
Seeing Xiaohe walk away, Su Qianli subconsciously looked into the corner, I don't know if it was her own illusion, she saw the child's eyes, which were very sharp eyes with cold light.
Those eyes...... Su Qianli could feel an invisible sense of oppression from him, and subconsciously withdrew his panicked gaze.
Did he misunderstand her......
Su Qianli lowered her eyebrows, and a trace of gloom slipped under her eyes. That's it. Subsequently, the window was closed.
Gao Xuecian saw that she closed the window, so she put down the water glass in her hand and asked with a smile, "What's wrong?" Is Yue'er going to cover up her shame? ”
Su Qianli thought of Fang Cai's eyes, lowered her head and shook it, smiling bitterly.
"My sister is full of the country, why bother to come out and be ashamed"
Gao Xuecian sneered and said, "I'm afraid that you will be a little uncomfortable when you leave Liyin Temple for the first time, but it seems that I think too much."
No matter when or where, this Su Qianli can deal with it calmly. A person who can do this, even if he is only a nine-year-old child now, should not be underestimated when he grows up in the future.
Su Qianli sat down next to Gao Xuecicada and said indifferently, "It's not that I'm not uncomfortable, it's just a novelty."
"Yes, that's fine" Gao Xuecian gently turned the teacup in his hand, and there was still a soft smile on his exquisite face.
"By the way, I heard that this spring breeze comes, the flowers and grass in the suburbs of the mountains are growing very delicate, and there is a custom of stepping into the green among the people, whether it is the princes or the common people, everyone likes to go out to pick this spring, and appreciate the flowers......"
She hadn't had the opportunity to go to the countryside before, but she had seen those young ladies from noble families go to the suburbs in groups. The spring breeze is warm, the swallows are thin and fat, and the skirts are dancing, it must be so lively.
As for himself, he can only live carefully in the high walls......
But it's different now.
Gao Xuecian said with great interest, helpless, Su Qianli obviously didn't have much interest. I can't sing this one-man show anymore.
Gao Xuecian was secretly anxious in her heart, she wanted to get closer to Su Qianli and take care of her thoughts, but Su Qianli had a cold temperament, and she could only be secretly depressed.
"It's not too early, my sister should rest early, I won't bother" Gao Xuecian got up and said goodbye.
Su Qianli nodded at her.
She has something hidden in her heart, even if it is a novelty, she has no other thoughts to think about it now. At night, Su Qianli lay on the bed, thinking about the little figure.
Who is he? Su Qianli has always slept lightly, and after tossing and turning, she sighed and came to the window again.
Su Qianli opened the window again, and in the middle of the night, the moon was in full bloom, and it also shone on that corner.
Su Qianli's eyebrows moved slightly, a little disappointed. It was empty......
Maybe Su Qianli didn't expect that after many years, meeting again and again, and missing again and again, she and this man with strange eyebrows and eyes had an inseparable bond...... Of course, that's an afterthought.
Early the next morning. The Su family's carriages and horses were already ready to go. Su Qianli lifted the lotus-edged plain skirt and was just about to get into the carriage, when she heard a cough, Su Qianli looked for a voice, and saw Gao Xuecicada coming with a weak willow and a wind.
Mama Yu was on the side, and when she saw this, she explained, "Miss Gao got sick because she had a cold last night."
Mama Yu couldn't help but be happy with Gao Xuecicada, and borrowed a cloak to Xiaohe last night, but she fell into trouble. This girl is kind-hearted
"Can it be used?" Su Qianli stepped forward and asked.
"It's okay, a little illness, my sister doesn't have to worry about it" Gao Xuecian replied in a weak tone, he gave the old cloak to Xiaohe last night, and it was also useful.
Although Su Qianli's temperament is a little colder, she still cares about Gao Xuecian in her heart, and she is her first friend.
"Sister Xuecicada, put on my cloak" Su Qianli put the cloak on her body and put it on Gao Xuecicada's thin body.
"I still have a blanket in my carriage, and this one will be given to you"
Gao Xuecicada's body paused slightly, and then returned to normal.
The spring breeze lifted Gao Xueciao's hair, which was even more amorous, and Gao Xuecian looked at Su Qianli with a smile in her eyebrows
"In this way, thank you for my sister's generosity."
The carriage and horses continued to advance towards the capital. Everywhere you encounter, the more prosperous you are. The car sped up as soon as it got down the avenue.
The capital, the mansion of Hengguo
The street was full of people, Su Qianli sat in the sedan chair and thought, this is probably the bustling part of the street. At the Guimen of the Hou Mansion, there was no white ding, and the carriage moved slowly, gradually leaving the noisy voices behind.
But after a while, Mama Xu said, "Three girls, it's here"
Su Qianli was stunned, in a complicated mood, and then opened the curtain, and Mama Xu helped her hand.
Su Qianli stood firm on the ground, different from the dignified and elegant clothes of the women, the snow-colored Luo skirt was bright and elegant, the bottom of the skirt rippled slightly, and the big thorns were exposed in the warm sun, which was very eye-catching.
She looked up and saw the glorious and magnificent mansion in front of her. The Zhumen is wide open, the white jade lions on both sides stand with a look of majesty, and the gilded characters Hengguo Mansion , the dragon flying and the phoenix dance show the royal nobles who live here.
Good...... Unfamiliar. Su Qianli couldn't help but restrain herself.
The women and mothers-in-law waiting at the door were stunned when they saw her, and quickly stepped forward, "I've seen the three girls, welcome the girls back to the house" and took the luggage after saluting Su Qianli.
Mama Xu glanced at the mothers-in-law unhappily, they should have been waiting for Su Qianli before she got off the carriage, they shouldn't have been so dull!
If the mother-in-law knew the harsh criticism in Mama Xu's heart, it would be called grievance, they were waiting for the master, and they saw the team from a distance, which dared to slack off, only to see that the long line stopped, they didn't dare to look up, and in a trance it seemed that a fairy-like woman got off the carriage, and everyone moved, seeing that the woman's bearing was extraordinary, and the cloak on her body was precious and exquisite, they thought for a while that this was the third girl, and made a mistake.
Gao Xuecian did get out of the carriage one step ahead of Su Qianli, and a fairy-like face fell into everyone's hearts, impressed. When Su Qianli got out of the carriage, she stepped aside and looked at them from a distance, without saying a word.
Mama Xu didn't have time to scold her subordinates, a slender figure jumped out of it quickly, Su Qianli didn't have time to see who it was, and the next moment, she was warmly hugged by Su Shangfeng. He was followed by Su Shenghua and Su Yasheng......
"A-Li, welcome home!"
The crisp and melodious and affectionate voice shook Su Qianli's heart with force, and she was pulled and beating.
Welcome home......
Nine years, go home, back to the parents, Cheng Huan knees, no need to worry, when the wind and rain are coming, whether the green tiles on the eaves are firm, there is no need to sigh, when the night is quiet, alone, lonely, not to mention the confusion, when looking back, there is also a green lantern, leading the way home.
Is that what it feels like to be home? Su Qianli stood under the warm sun in a daze, letting it spread the light all over her body in snow.
As soon as Su Tongying got off the horse, a little maid stepped forward to take the whip and said with a smile, "This son-in-law came back early, did you also hear that the third girl is back?" So I came back early."
Su Tongying took off the bow and arrow from the saddle, and was stunned when he heard it, and then remembered that his mother seemed to have mentioned this to him as well. It's just that I didn't take it to heart, and the second uncle is humble, so it's okay to go and see.
"Take Moyun to wash," Su Tongying patted his horse and commanded.
Not far from the corner, a pair of round eyes were staring at the young man in green shirts, and when the young man turned around, he hurriedly retracted back into the corner, and his white and tender little hands caressed his chest nervously.
Calm, not afraid, do not do much to peep at the deep boudoir boy?
Suddenly, he poked his head out again and looked at it, but the place was empty, only the ink cloud was humming.
The woman shrugged her head, dissatisfied, very dissatisfied! Childe came back from the expedition, and she finally seized the opportunity to take a good look at him.
She walked over and patted Mo Yun's sturdy body, "People don't live as well as horses."
Mo Yun arched to her affectionately, and the woman was quite disgusted, "Good girl, you haven't taken a bath yet, it's stinky."
Mo Yun seemed to understand her words, and was not happy at the moment, turned around, and pointed his ass at her.
Angry, the kind that coaxes badly.
"......" How else to say that people are not as good as horses.