Seeing her soulless appearance, Mo Yuyuan reached out to probe her forehead: "What's the matter, can't you eat it?" Of course, Shen Yuan's forehead was not hot, and it was a little cold, which made Mo Yuan even more confused.

"Oh, uh-huh...... It's nothing, I'm distracted. Shen Yuan tugged at the corners of his lips, smiled uncomfortably, put down his chopsticks and took the small soup bowl, and casually prevaricated: "Madam, didn't you have something to tell Qiu Xiao?" I don't need it at all, so I don't care. ”

"Maybe it's hot, Miss can't eat it, right?"

Mo Xiao didn't say anything yet, but Sheng Qiu Xiao took the initiative to play a round for Shen Yuan, turned his face sideways and smiled sweetly at Mo Yuan: "Qiu Xiao is presumptuous, why don't you ask the kitchen to make an appetizing soup to relieve the heat, Miss drink a little, just right, Mrs. also use some?" ”

Qiu Xiao's voice is gentle, it has always been comfortable to listen to, and what he said at this time seems to have some truth, Mo Yu Yuanyuan is also willing to be led over, and tells Shui Zhi to go to the kitchen, which is called a sweet soup of hibiscus pine nuts. Shen Yuan heard that Qiu Xiao was intentionally helping, and quietly raised his eyes, throwing a rare grateful look at her, Sheng Qiu Xiao took it, and exchanged gifts according to the courtesy, and also gave a playful smile in return.

When the crowd dispersed, Yue'er had already climbed to the heart of heaven. Shen Yuantui said that the last time Dou Xuehong was very good, and he wanted to pick a few more flowers and take them back to enjoy the fun, so Mo Yu Mandarin took Qiu Xiao to go first, and the two of Scarlet Yue stayed behind. The flower was tenacious enough, and after a continuous rain before, the other flowers fell red all over the ground, and it bloomed more and more fragrantly, and smoked all over the courtyard.

Shen Yuan said that he wanted to pick flowers, but he only needed to stand on the side, Scarlet Moon carried a small lamp to illuminate it, which one she pointed to, Scarlet Cloud went to pick it, and put it all in the handkerchief.

"That one, no, the one on the side...... It's so far away, be careful......"

The three masters and servants were in high spirits, but they didn't notice that someone quietly turned back, stopped at the other end of the flowers, and waited for the scarlet clouds to pick the flowers and stand firm before they spoke.

"Miss is so interested, do you like the flowers of this month?"

"Who!" Crimson was the first to scream, not because she was the most astute—her master's amber eyes had lit up and locked firmly on the person who spoke up.

A hearty laugh came: "Don't be nervous, girl, it's me, Sheng Qiuxiao." Qiu Xiao deliberately walked out slowly, and the two maids breathed a sigh of relief and blessed him. Qiu Xiao also saluted Shen Yuan, but the latter never spoke, with a pair of peach blossom eyes shining, and always maintained two points of vigilance.

Scarlet Moon smacked out the meaning, and said politely to Qiu Xiao: "Why didn't Miss Qiu Xiao go back to rest?" Tomorrow's girl will be busy, this is more exposed, but it's not good to catch the wind. ”

Qiu Xiao didn't dislike the embarrassment, and replied with a smile: "Didn't you go back, but came back again?" The young lady said that the flowers here were good, and I was itchy to hear it, and I waited for the lady to go back to the room, and I wanted to come and see it. As he spoke, he said to Shen Yuan: "Miss Mo Duoxin, I do have two selfish intentions, but I am also about to tell you." ”

"Please." Shen Yuan was unmoved.

Sheng Qiuxiao's move was abnormal, and it was as good as before the concept of immortality that day. Isn't it someone who knows the roots...... Although Shen Yuan was not very afraid, he had to be on guard.

Qiu Xiao's smile became bitter, the corners of her eyes and eyebrows were crooked, there was a pair of good-looking little pear vortices on the side of her mouth, but her eyes seemed to be crying, and her lips were tightly pursed when she looked closely, obviously because of Oiran's defensive look, which made her feel wronged for no reason. But she also knew how to self-destruct, sighing self-deprecatingly, laughing deeper, blinking her eyes constantly, and her voice was soft as usual.

"Qiu Xiao understands that Miss doesn't believe me, which is also reasonable. It's just Miss, we're just afraid that we're the same people, all trapped here. I have a lot of things that I can't say to others, but I know that you are an understanding person, how can Miss not pity me, Ming'er is going up, this last night will accompany me, listen to my stupid words? ”

Putting aside the gaffe outside the mountain gate that day, the impression left by Sheng Qiuxiao on Shen Yuan has always been down-to-earth and generous, demure and elegant, and it is still unseen to be so pitiful. Thinking of the little favor on the banquet, Shen Yuan's heart softened, and he finally relented.

"That's it, Miss Sheng thinks too much, I may not be as good as you think, but if you want to speak, I will listen." As soon as she finished speaking, her breath was already short, she raised her hand to put her hand on the scarlet moon, turned around and walked back to the back garden: "My body is too bad, I can't stand for too long, sit down and talk." ”

"Okay." Qiu Xiao followed behind, knowing that Shen Yuan couldn't see it at all, but he still thoughtfully blessed him, and answered yes, Fang only followed in three steps and two steps, and sat on both sides of the stone table in the pavilion with her.

Shen Yuan deliberately dressed plainly tonight, with a round collar and a tender lotus tulle cardigan, and a redundant jewelry was also saved, or Scarlet Yue said, it was a serious scene, and it looked solemn when wearing some jewelry, so he hung a pair of fine silk Ruyi collars, and a small mutton fat white jade lock was decorated underneath. At this time, sitting with Qiu Xiao, Shen Yuan did not apply fat powder, her appearance was slightly bland, and she was a little crooked, which was very unsightly, but she didn't care about herself, and others wouldn't talk about anything - she was still leaning on Scarlet Yue's arm, covering her heart and breathing.

Sheng Qiuxiao knew that he couldn't intervene, so he waited patiently, and kept leaning sideways slightly, his eyes falling on Shen Yuan, and he didn't look around. After a few moments, the sick Oiran finally regained her breath and tilted back to meet her. There was concern in Sheng Qiuxiao's eyes, and Shen Yuan pretended not to know for the time being.

"If the lady is out of breath, you can use mint leaves with cloves, tangerine peel, and honeysuckle, dry it and grind it into fine powder, put it in a small purse and take it with you, smell it at any time, and it works very well." Qiu Xiao opened his mouth but did not say anything about himself, but first cared about Shen Yuan.

Shen Yuan lowered his eyes at her, and curled the corners of his lips reservedly: "Thank you for your kindness, I remember." After that, he stretched out his hand and dusted the corner of his clothes, then turned his face back and said: "It's just that these are not in a hurry, Miss Sheng still has something to say, just my body, but I can't wait long." ”

Sheng Qiuxiao seemed to have expected Shen Yuan to say this, pursed his lips and smiled, turned around to face her, and told her a story.

So Shen Yuan knew that Sheng Qiuxiao had been sold several times since he was a child, and his parents in his hometown were all obliterated in miscellaneous memories, and he had no way to look back, and after the high fever in his childhood, he was even more chaotic and blurred, and he didn't know where to go.

“…… Shang's mother told me that if I didn't wake up that night, I would be thrown out. The corners of Qiu Xiao's eyes turned red, and she was not in a hurry to wipe them, and the flush quickly disappeared again, "At that time, I was very hungry, and Shang's mother gave me half a steamed bun and a bowl of cold noodle soup, I didn't care about anything else, I devoured it, and I had hope of surviving." ”