A gust of wind blew, and the soft grass suddenly floated layer after layer of waves.

Rong Jiu cautiously approached Mo Ningshu's side, he was standing by the lake at the moment, and the surface of the lake rippled by the breeze reflected his vigorous posture.

"What are you looking at?" Rong Jiu couldn't help but ask out loud.

This is probably the first time she has taken the initiative to talk to him since she came to Jing'an City.

Mo Ningshu was taken aback, he didn't even notice when Rong Jiu walked to his side, let alone that she would take the initiative to talk to him.

"I'm wondering if there are assassins hiding in this place surrounded by trees." Mo Ningshu looked around and said.

Rong Jiu only felt bored, "That's it?" ”

"Or what does the princess think?" Moningshu asked rhetorically.

Rong Jiu was speechless by the question, so he could only sit on the grass awkwardly, looking for other topics.

"If there are assassins, what are you afraid of, then you are not there."

"What if there are many people on the other side? I can fight ten, but I can't fight hundred. ”

Rong Jiu was embarrassed, and muttered silently in his heart, this Mo Ningshu is really a topic terminator, I really came to chat with him because I was really sick.

"It's easy, and we don't have the remaining hundred."

At this time, Song Moci suddenly appeared to break the embarrassment.

In fact, when he saw Rong Jiu running over to talk to Mo Ningshu, he was still a little jealous in his heart, so he couldn't help but follow.

"The prince is very powerful, but you still need to be careful." Moninshu said.

"Of course I know that." Song Moci said.

And at this moment, Rong Jiu was caught in the middle, only to feel that the air around him was cold, and there was a strong smell of gunpowder around him.

Rong Jiu couldn't help but shudder.

Damn, is there any mistake, these two people are sick!

Rong Jiugan smiled and said, "What, since you have so much in common, then I won't bother you!" ”

As soon as the words fell, Rong Jiu ran to Mencius and the others.

"Jiu'er came just in time, you can play chess, why don't you help me see, where should I play this sunspot?" When Mencius saw that Rong Jiu was coming, he greeted him warmly.

"This ...... Not so good. ”

Rong Jiu looked at the chessboard, then at Shen Mingshan and Yun Niang opposite Mencius, and said with some embarrassment.

After all, people who play chess generally don't like others to interfere, not to mention where she can play chess, she can't understand it at all!

"Oh, what's wrong with this, look at those two, the husband sings and the wife follows, and they bully me!" Mencius pointed to the two opposites aggrievedly and said.

I have to say that this "husband and wife follow" made Yun Niang blush, and couldn't help but look at Shen Mingshan secretly, but the other party still had that cold look, and it didn't seem to be affected by Mencius's words.

Yun Niang was a little disappointed in her heart.

"But I ......" Rong Jiu just wanted to say that she didn't know how to play chess and couldn't understand it, but before she could finish speaking, she was interrupted by Mencius.

"Oh, it's nothing, this son, you can help me."

Then, regardless of whether Rong Jiutong agreed or not, he directly stuffed the chess pieces in his hand into her hand.

Rong Jiu looked at the three of them in a panic and at a loss, the huge chessboard, and he didn't know where to start.

"The princess doesn't have to be nervous, just go down casually."

Yun Niang seemed to see Rong Jiu's thoughts clearly, and comforted thoughtfully.

Rong Jiuhui smiled as a token of gratitude, and then found a random spot on the chessboard and put the chess pieces on it.

As soon as the chess pieces touched the chessboard, Mencius couldn't help but exclaim, "Jiu'er is really amazing, why didn't I think of such a move just now!" ”

Rong Jiu was praised inexplicably, confused, she could just go down?

"How about it, Mingshan, you have no way out, hurry up and admit defeat!" Mencius Gui smug at Shen Mingshan and said.

Shen Mingshan smiled, put down the chess pieces in his hand, and said to Rong Jiu, "It's worthy of a princess, I admit defeat in this game." ”

Rong Jiu smiled back awkwardly, thinking that she was just lucky.

"Great, don't forget to go back and have that bottle of wine delivered to my house, don't cheat!" Mencius was so excited that he stood up directly.

It turned out that the two of them were gambling on wine when they were playing chess.

Rong Jiu looked at Mencius Gui's somewhat childish appearance and couldn't help but smile.

"When did I cheat?"

Shen Mingshan smiled helplessly.

"This game is still thanks to you, Jiu'er, let me think about how I can thank you." Mencius pondered with his cheeks in his hands.

"No, no, no, thanks." Rong Jiu hurriedly refused, how could she afford to be thanked by others.

"No, I, Mencius, have always been gracious and will be repaid." Mencius said rhetorically.

Rong Jiu couldn't say anything, so he could only accept it with a humble heart.

On the other side, Qiao Muqing carefully helped Mingyu up, but Mingyu fell to his foot when he fell, and only moved once, and then took a deep breath of cold air in pain.

"Did you get to your feet?"

Qiao Muqing frowned, cautiously wanting to check Mingyu's injury, but he didn't expect that as soon as he touched it, Mingyu screamed in pain.

"It's okay, you can just help me get on the horse." Mingyu lowered his head and whispered.

"Come up."

"Huh?"

Mingyu raised her head a little uncertainly, but saw that Qiao Muqing was already half-squatting with his back to her.

"Can you get up on your own?"

Qiao Muqing's voice was a little softer.

"Hmm!"

The haze in Mingyu's heart was swept away, and she didn't care about the pain, and directly leaned on Qiao Muqing's back, this warm feeling reminded her of her childhood.

"Remember? When I was a child, you used to carry me like this. ”

Mingyu buried his head on Qiao Muqing's back and whispered.

Qiao Muqing didn't answer, just continued to walk forward, and the horse didn't need to be led, and obediently followed behind.

Mingyu didn't answer the other party, her eyes were a little dim, she took a deep breath, as if she had mustered up her courage, and said cautiously.

"Brother Qing, don't hide from me anymore, okay?"

Qiao Muqing's body trembled visibly when he heard this, and then he pretended to walk as if nothing happened.

"The princess is almost over, she is no longer a child, she should understand the truth that men and women are not kissed.

"But I want to be with the person I like, there's nothing wrong with that, besides, I said when I was a child that I must marry you in the future......" At the end, Mingyu's voice became smaller and smaller.

"The princess is noble, and she should marry someone better, not a small general like me." Qiao Muqing said with a wry smile.

"In my heart, you're the best, and I know you like me, right? Why don't you just dare to face each other? What exactly are you afraid of? ”

Mingyu asked in a choked voice, no matter how much pain she had, she could endure it without crying, but just because Qiao Muqing refused her, she couldn't help it.

Qiao Muqing stopped when he heard this, and his heart was mixed.

That's right, he likes her and likes her since he was a child, but he also knows that some feelings, as time slowly grows, can only be hidden deep in his heart.

No matter how much they love each other, they still can't get over the difference in identity after all.

As Concubine Xian Niangniang told him, "Yu'er is the most favored princess of the royal family, and in the future, her concubine must be someone from a prominent family who can be worthy of her." Besides, now that Yu'er is still young, she doesn't know what love is at all, her feelings for you are just dependent, and this palace also wants to ask you not to associate with Yu'er in the future, don't delay her. ”

"Why don't you answer me? Why do you always have to be a coward? ”

He said so, but the other party was still silent, and Mingyu couldn't help crying in a low voice anymore.

"I like you, but I also know that I am not worthy of you, if two people are destined to be fruitless, then it is better to cut off this relationship as soon as possible." Qiao Muqing took a deep breath and said what was in his heart.

It was quiet, so quiet that you could hear the wind blowing off the leaves.

Mingyu snorted, after so many years, she finally waited for his words.

"They're not together yet, how do you know there's no result? What's wrong with the princess, doesn't the princess have the right to choose love? ”

Mingyu paused, and then said softly, "Brother Qing, do you know how long I waited for you to admit that you like me?" I'm so happy to hear you say in person, I can care about nothing, but I just can't live without you. ”

Qiao Muqing was silent, for so many years, he had been concerned about Concubine Xian's words, so in the face of Mingyu's enthusiasm, he could only be ruthless, every time he saw Mingyu hugging his head and crying after he left, he was distressed to death.

For so many years, Mingyu has never given up, but he has been evading, Mingyu is right, how can he know the result if he doesn't try?

Why can't he be brave once?

"You're right, I'm too cowardly, I'm sorry to let you bear so much alone." Qiao Muqing said guiltily.

"It doesn't matter, as long as you stay by my side, I'm not afraid of anything." Mingyu grinned.

"Silly girl, don't do such stupid things in the future."

For so long, no one else had come to him except him, and he had actually guessed it in his heart.

"You know all about it...... It's not because you don't dare admit it, but definitely not anymore. ”

The small abacus was broken, and Mingyu buried her head on his shoulder with some embarrassment.

"Don't worry, this time, I won't run away again." Qiao Muqing promised.

In any case, it will not be let go again.

"Hey, why did you say that Mu Qing hadn't brought Mingyu back for so long, could something really happen?" Mencius couldn't help but ask.

"You can put a hundred hearts on this!" Song Moci said.

"Hey, I don't think you care about your sister at all?" Mencius couldn't help but look at Song Moci with disdain.

"It's not that I don't care about my sister, I believe in Mu Qing." Song Moci was still drinking tea by himself.

"They're back." Shen Mingshan said softly.

Everyone looked at it together, Qiao Muqing was walking from the forest with Mingyu on his back, and the little red horse followed obediently behind him.

"Look, I'll just say it!" Song Moci smiled with satisfaction.

I didn't expect Xiao Jiu'er to be powerful, so it seems. The two of them are already as sweet as ever. However, when will I be able to make Xiao Jiu'er like me too?

Song Mo said goodbye and looked at Rong Jiu beside her, she was smiling brightly at the moment, more dazzling than the sun.

This kind of bitterness that cannot be loved, it is estimated that only he can understand.

Song Mo smiled self-deprecatingly.