"Tick-tock-"

"Tick-tock-"

The rain swept across the eaves and dripped noisily into the soft soil.

The weather here is really bad, since I've been here, it's not been sunny and it's raining every day.

I looked at the overcast sky, stretched out my hand, and stepped over the eaves to catch the drizzle.

"Ah~!" I put my arms on the eaves of the window, buried my chin lazily in my arms, and looked at the sky, frowning.

"Does Night Death really think of you as Jin Xingzhu?"

I kept thinking about Chiyu's words in my mind, and the more I thought about it, the more panicked I became, and the more I thought about it, the more lonely I became.

Suddenly, I felt a sudden stream of liquid run across my cheek, and I curiously reached out and touched my cheek.

"Tears?" I asked, and looked up at the rainy sky again.

"Or is it rain?"

"Knock knock knock—" The sudden knock on the door pulled me out of my low mood, and I shook my head vigorously to shake off the sad emotion, patted myself on the cheek and went to open the door.

"Here we go! Who? "Across the door, I asked.

"Xingzhu—it's me, Juan'er." Juan'er replied excitedly through the door.

As soon as I heard Juan'er's voice, I immediately became interested, I stayed in this house alone for the past few days, but I was suffocated, Chi Yu did not allow me to go out and run around, so I stayed here all the time, fortunately, Juan'er secretly gave me some scripts from time to time, so I didn't get bored to go crazy.

"Juan'er, Juan'er, what strange things are you bringing this time!" Before I could open the door, I asked excitedly.

As soon as I opened the door, Juan'er stuffed an oil-paper umbrella into my arms and said, "My lord saw that you were bored and panicked, so I personally made an oil-paper umbrella for me to send over." ”

"Ah~!" I looked disappointed, looked up and down with an oil-paper umbrella, and said, "Don't let me go out!" Why give me an umbrella? How! Let me quench my thirst? ”

Juan'er covered her mouth and snickered: "I knew you would say that!" The adults said that you can walk around the house as you like. ”

Listening to Juan'er's words, my eyes lit up, and I shook Juan'er's body excitedly and said, "Really? Is it true? ”

Juan'er also excitedly took my hand and said, "It's true!" I'm still with you—"

"So what are you waiting for? Let's go! With that, I rushed out and bathed in the drizzle.

Before Juan'er could react, my figure had disappeared into the hazy "ink painting" like a fairyland.

"Hey! Star Bamboo! You wait! Juan'er ran out anxiously to find the figure that I had disappeared.

The rain slapped on my face, hair, body, legs, and feet, but I enjoyed it and enjoyed this freedom that belonged only to me.

"The Chi Bao family is quite big!" I looked east and west, and the Suzhou garden-style buildings were in full view.

In the corridor, there are servants hurrying by without knowing what they are busy with; In the small bridge on the lake, there is a little girl holding a pink oil-paper umbrella to feed the fish; In the gazebo, the idle maid is chatting with you and me.

The sudden loneliness hit me straight to the bottom of my heart, I-what should I do?

Thinking of this, I completely lost the excitement at the beginning, lowered my head, and began to miss Qingfeng again, miss Qingshui, miss Wu Di, miss Wutong, and miss even more...... Nightfall.

"Xingzhu...... Xingzhu ...... Whew...... "Juan'er panted in my ears.

Juan'er was half-squatting, supporting her knees with her hands, panting and saying, "Xingzhu...... Why are you running so fast...... I almost ...... I almost lost your ......."

"Na-Juan'er, do you have someone you like?" I lowered my head and asked lonely.

"Huh?" Juan'er raised her head and looked at me in surprise, confused.

"Do you have a person who wants to eat with him when he eats, wants to study with him when he studies, wants to walk with him when he walks, wants to sleep with him when he sleeps, no matter what you are doing, you want to be with him."

Juan'er listened to my words and thought seriously.

"Well—yes, but I don't dare ask for that much, I just have to look at him from afar—and I'll be satisfied with one look." When Juan'er spoke, her eyes were full of stars.

I was surprised with Juan'er's answer "Why?" ”

"There is no reason, to love someone is to hope that he is good, to be able to see him, and that is enough."

Is it......

"I'm done eating the lotus seeds in season, you can go out and buy later, and bring back more-"

"Got it—"

"By the way, Mrs. likes to eat egg yolk buns, you go to Chen's house on East Street to buy more eggs from his family, the egg yolk buns made from his eggs are very delicious, Mrs. will be happy when she eats them."

"Huh? We seem to have run out of rouge, right? ”

"Uh-seems to be-"

"Then I'll buy some rouge and come back!"

"Alas! Do you know which one I like to use? ”

"Of course! Okay, okay, I'm leaving, or it'll be too late! ”

"Come back early!"

The conversation between two maids not far away came to my ears, and it turned out to be two maids who were going out to purchase.

Wait a minute! Get out...... Get out and buy!

I snatched the oil-paper umbrella from Juan'er's hand, although I was already soaked, but I always felt that I had the protection of the oil-paper umbrella, and I felt a sense of security.

"That's right! Xingzhu, hold an umbrella to avoid catching a cold. Juan'er said reassuringly.

"I'm sorry Juan'er!" I looked at Juan'er and said apologetically.

Juan'er didn't know why, and asked, "What, I'm sorry?" ”

Without waiting for Juan'er to react, I slapped the palm of the knife down, and Juan'er lay unconscious in my arms.

These skills on your own are still useful!

I helped Juan'er to a hidden pavilion and hurried away, and by the time I went back to look for the cook who was about to go out to shop, there was no one there.

"How did you go so fast!" I scratched my green silk with some anxiety, looking east and west, to see which doors looked like the doors that went out.

"Madame—hold an umbrella, beware of the cold." A figure suddenly appeared behind me, and I was so frightened that I quickly turned around to check. An unfamiliar face appeared behind me holding an oil-paper umbrella for me.

"You're ......" I don't remember seeing this person

"I'm the housekeeper in our house, ma'am, hold up your umbrella and be careful not to catch a cold." The butler said earnestly.

I had an idea.

"Huh? Butler, on the day Chi Yu brought me back, I seemed to have left my head rope at the door, I searched for a long time and didn't find it, can you help me find it? ”

The housekeeper smiled without changing his face and said, "I'll go find it for Madame now, Madame will go and change into clean clothes first." ”

"No, no, no!" I panicked and refused, "I'll go with you, that's something very important to me!" I want to find it quickly. ”

The butler thought for a moment's time, and finally agreed to my request, "Okay then! Then I'll send some more people to look for it together, so that it will be faster. ”

"Good!"

Outside the gate –

More than a dozen rough men lowered their heads, and the cats carefully searched for the head rope in my mouth.

I stood under the gate with a frown and looked at them, but in fact, I didn't lose any headbands at all.

"Madame—what does your headband look like?" The housekeeper was tired and covered with water droplets, I don't know if it was sweat or raindrops.

"Uh...... It's a black rope with a small purple flower on it, and the stamens of the flower are pink, and if you look for it carefully, I'll be lost here! "I'm talking nonsense.

"Hey! Ay! Good! After that, the butler commanded the big man at the door to look for it carefully, and he himself threw himself into it.

This is exactly what I've been waiting for! Everyone is concentrating on finding the headband that doesn't have it, so - I can go!

I kept an eye on the movements of these people, walking down the steps little by little, moving behind the stone lions little by little, little by little, little by little......

"Whew-whew-"

"Whew-whew-"

I gasped and ran into a small alley, leaning my back against the wall, adjusting my breathing, closing my eyes to ease my excitement.

'Great, great, great! I finally escaped! My excited mouth cracked behind my ears and I smiled happily.

"Nightfall! I finally escaped! Wait for me! I'm going to find you! I tilted my head and said excitedly.

However, after the excitement, a serious problem stumped me.

"Here...... Where is it? I looked around strangely, but then I was relieved.

"It's okay, it's okay! The more complex the place, the harder it is for people to find. ”

A few hazy and swaying figures in front caught my attention.

"Could it be...... They've found me! "I was shocked.

Seeing the figure getting closer and closer, I didn't dare to come out of the corner of the corner, I was afraid that they would find me as soon as I moved, right now, the last thing I should do is to run around, they are more familiar with the environment here, if I run around, I will definitely be caught by them!

"Huh? Is there something up ahead? A hazy voice of a figure came.

"Looks like something."

The figure trembled in a commotion.

"Let's go! Check it out! ”

"Let's go!"

Hearing their conversation, I breathed a sigh of relief that they weren't sent by the Red Glutton.

"Big brother! Eldest brother! Save me! Save me! "I got up and called for help, I wanted to get out of here than if they found me.

The figure gradually became clear, and two burly men appeared in front of me.

"Big brother, big brother! Save me! I grabbed the man in front of me and pleaded.

When the man saw me, his eyes lit up and he asked, "Little sister!" What's wrong? Who is going to hurt you! Brother is here to vent your anger! ”

"Can you tell me where the gates are? My family lives outside the city, and I want to go home—" I pouted, my eyes wide and pitiful.

"You live outside the city—just in time! I also live outside the city! Do you want my brother to send you? As he spoke, a man's hand wrapped around my shoulder.

I deftly avoided the man's arm, walked over to the man's side, took his arm and said, "That's great! Brother, take me out of here! Here—people are scared—"

When the man saw my move, he was even more excited, and smiled obscenely, "Okay!" Good! Good! Brother, I'm going to take you out of this hellish place! ”

"Hmmm! Thank you, brother! I smiled obediently.

A figure appeared in the hazy white mist, quietly watching my every move.