A few days after Xia Ziyan lived in the Prime Minister's Mansion, Xia Zimo also followed, he was not like Xia Ziyan who still flattered Qiu Luoxue, and directly said that he wanted to live in the Prime Minister's Mansion.

"Why?" Qiu Luoxue heard that Xia Zimo was going to live in the Prime Minister's Mansion and asked.

"The whole world is not the king's land, I can live wherever I want, I don't need a reason." Xia Zimo replied.

"But it will be very troublesome for the emperor to move in like this." Qiu Luoxue said with a reluctant look.

"Don't bother, just do as usual, I don't mind." Xia Zimo said.

Qiu Luoxue pursed her lips and said, "You don't mind what I do, you treat me so well all day long, do you like me, Your Majesty?"

Qiu Luoxue said that the question was very reminiscing, and it was the kind of subconscious blurting out, but Xia Zimo was different, his heart was beating "thump" when he heard this question.

Of course, he replied in his heart that he liked it, but he didn't dare to say it to Qiu Luoxue in person, so he could only answer vaguely: "Don't make this kind of joke, others will misunderstand when they hear it."

Afraid that Qiu Luoxue would continue to ask, Xia Zimo made an excuse and said: "I remember that there are still things to deal with, so I will go back to the palace first, you can prepare, I will live in the Prime Minister's Mansion from tonight."

After saying that, Xia Zimo fled and left, and only stopped when he got out of Qiu Luoxue's courtyard, exhaled, secretly glanced at Qiu Luoxue, who was still in the courtyard, and said to himself: "I almost told the truth." What's going on with him lately? I always ask me if I like him, and if I continue to ask like this, I will tell the truth. ”

After Xia Zimo left, Qiu Luoxue muttered: "What's the matter, this back of running away from the desert is misunderstood."

The behavior of the two brothers, Xia Zimo and Xia Ziyan, who lived in the Prime Minister's Mansion at the same time, made the people of the capital with rich imagination boil again, and guessed all kinds of reasons. If Qiu Luoxue knew about this, she would probably be angry again. But now, she didn't have time to worry about that.

"Mrs. Nie's words......" Qiu Luoxue asked in a daze, "Is it Nie Shishi's mother?" ”

Xia Zimo didn't speak, and answered Qiu Luoxue's question in a default way.

Qiu Luoxue's eyes instantly moistened, and she muttered, "How could it be...... How could this happen suddenly, Nie Shishi knew how sad he should be. ”

"Although I didn't have time to see him for the last time, I at least had to go to the funeral. This is a long way to go to the border, and it is still necessary to let him start as soon as possible so as not to miss the mourning period. Xia Zimo said.

"Give me this, I'll give Nie Shi." Qiu Luoxue said, picking up Mrs. Nie's obituary from the table and said.

Xia Zimo suddenly held her hand and said, "If you can't say anything, I can directly make an order."

"No, how can this kind of thing be solved with a cold holy decree. I'm more familiar with Nie Shishi, so I'll talk about it. After Qiu Luoxue finished speaking, she went to find Nie Yuan.

Nie Yuan was sitting in the room, heard someone knocking on the door, and asked vigilantly, "Who?"

"Me." Qiu Luoxue, who was outside the door, replied.

As soon as his words fell, Nie Yuan's side had already opened the door, and such a fast speed startled Qiu Luoxue.

"Did you fly here? So fast. Qiu Luoxue said and entered the room by herself.

How would she know that Nie Yuan was always vigilant, just to be able to respond to her call at any time, so he could open the door and appear in front of her so quickly.

"Why knock on the door, you used to break in directly." Nie Yuan said.

He remembered that his room was on a rampage before Qiu Luoxue, such as that time:

"Nie Shishi, I'm looking for you......"

Qiu Luoxue shouted as she rushed into Nie Yuan's room, and it happened that Nie Yuan was changing clothes inside, naked, revealing his beautiful figure. However, Qiu Luoxue noticed the scar on his back.

"Oh my God!" Qiu Luoxue exclaimed, "Why do you have so many scars on your back?" ”

"I was injured a long time ago." Nie Yuan said very flatly, not feeling anything at all.

But Qiu Luoxue was different, looking at the few scars on Nie Yuan's back, she touched them carefully, and asked distressedly, "It must be very painful."

When Qiu Luoxue's hand touched the scar, it gave Nie Yuan a strange feeling, the scar that had never felt pain before seemed to be starting to hurt now. Is it a delusion?

In order to get rid of this illusion, Nie Yuan turned sideways to avoid Qiu Luoxue's touch, but saw her tears when he turned around.

"What's wrong with you? Why are you crying? Nie Yuan hurriedly asked.

"Your scars ......," Qiu Luoxue said as she cried.

Nie Yuan thought that she was frightened by her scars, and hurriedly put on a robe to cover the scars, who knew that Qiu Luoxue actually hugged him and said, "It must be very painful." Whining...... Who hurt you like this? ”

Hearing her say this, Nie Yuan hooked his lips and laughed, and said, "It's me who was injured, why are you crying, if you want to cry, I should cry."

"I'm crying for you, you're so strong, you definitely won't cry." Qiu Luoxue replied while sobbing.

The last time Qiu Luoxue cried for Nie Yuan was a long time ago, and now she cried for Nie Yuan again because she heard the news of his mother's death.

"Your mother, Mrs. Nie, passed away in Jeonju." Qiu Luoxue handed the obituary in her hand to Nie Yuan.

During this process, Qiu Luoxue had been observing Nie Yuan, although his face still did not show too much expression, but Qiu Luoxue captured his subtle emotional changes from the moment he was stunned.

After a while, Nie Yuan reached out and took the obituary. Slowly walked back to sit on the stool and said nothing. Qiu Luoxue looked at his strong back, and the dim light hit him, giving people a feeling of loneliness and sadness.

After Qiu Luoxue came out of Nie Yuan's room, she stayed outside the door for a while, and through the shadow of the window, she saw that Nie Yuan was still sitting on the stool, for some reason, a trace of sympathy flashed in her heart, and it was difficult to disperse for a long time. So she stood outside the door and watched for a long time, until a cool breeze blew and the cold breath came into her body, and she realized that she had been standing outside for too long and it was time to go back.

"I'm going to be away for a while, and in the meantime, protect him." Nie Yuan found Allure and said.

"Mrs. Nie's matter, Allure heard about it, you can rest assured to go to Quanzhou, Allure will take care of the son." Allure said.

"That woman named Xiyue, you should pay more attention." Nie Yuan said again.

"Didn't the shadow guard say she had no problem?" Allure asked.

"It's fine, but it doesn't feel good, so let's pay more attention." Nie Yuan said.

Nie Yuan arranged the affairs in his hand and set off for Quanzhou, and Qiu Luoxue and others sent him out of the city.

"If you're sad, cry out, don't hold back." Qiu Luoxue admonished.

"You've said that." Nie Yuan said.

"Take care of yourself on the road." Qiu Luoxue admonished again.

"I've said that too." Nie Yuan said.

"Don't rush back, reunite with your family for a few more days." Although it is separated by yin and yang, it is not easy for the family to get together.

"Okay." Nie Yuan said.

"And ......" Qiu Luoxue wanted to say something, but was stopped by Xia Ziyan.

"Okay, if you grind for a while, it's going to be dark, and he won't be able to walk." Xia Ziyan interrupted Qiu Luoxue's words.

Qiu Luoxue glared at Xia Ziyan, and said to Nie Yuan, "Let's go, take care on the road."

Nie Yuan nodded, flew on his horse in the light of the setting sun, tightened his reins, and set off in the direction of Jeonju. Qiu Luoxue watched him leave until she couldn't see him.

"It's not life and death, why is the expression so heavy?" Xia Zimo looked at Qiu Luoxue and asked.

"Although he and I are not separated from life and death, he and Mrs. Nie are separated from life and death." Qiu Luoxue said with emotion.

"It's all your fault." Qiu Luoxue suddenly pointed the finger at Xia Zimo and said, "Since he was a child, he has been trained by the shadow guard, and he has not been able to enjoy the warmth brought by his mother. That's why he was always cold, because no one told him how to smile. ”

Saying this, Qiu Luoxue's sympathy for Nie Yuan was a little more, and her helplessness for this era was even heavier. Nie Yuan left his parents to receive shadow guard training since he was a child, and he can only see him once a year. When he grew up, the Nie family guarded the border pass and moved to Quanzhou, and Nie Yuan, as the commander of the shadow guard, had to stay in the capital. The family hadn't seen each other in years.

General Nie said in his heart that Mrs. Nie had been reading Nie Yuan's name before she died, but she didn't get to see Nie Yuan for the last time. Qiu Luoxue can imagine what a sad feeling it must be for a mother to leave with infinite thoughts for her son.

"This is the guardian contract between the Nie family and the Xia family, and it is not my decision, nor can I decide." Xia Zimo said, and there was a lot of helplessness in his voice.

"It's the ancestor again, the Qiu family is the agreement of the ancestors, and the Nie family is the contract of the ancestors, why did our ancestors make these useless agreements." Qiu Luoxue was both angry and puzzled.

"Because we can't trust each other." Xia Ziyan said, "The ancestors of the Qiu family and the Nie family can't believe that the Xia family will continue to treat them favorably after becoming emperors, and the Xia family doesn't believe that the Qiu family and the Nie family won't seize the throne." So they made a pact to keep each other by their side and maintain a stable relationship between the three families. ”

"Why bother, how good it would have been if we had let each other go." Qiu Luoxue pouted and said.

The three of them walked slowly along the wide road, the rays of the setting sun shining behind them, the last warmth of the autumn day.

After returning to the Prime Minister's Mansion, Qiu Luoxue saw the magnolia trees in the courtyard, the flowers had already gone, and the leaves had already withered and yellowed. A gust of wind blows the withered yellow leaves, and when the leaves fall one after another, it makes Qiu Luoxue feel the bleak autumn.

She reached out to catch a fallen leaf and muttered, "The last leaf of the magnolia tree has also fallen, and the man who matched the flower has also left."

Another gust of wind blew away the fallen leaves in Qiu Luoxue's palm, Qiu Luoxue wanted to put the fallen leaves in the palm of her hand, but when she held her hand, the fallen leaves had just drifted away. There was a feeling of emptiness in my hand, and I guess this is the case in my heart.