Ziruo nodded and said, "Yes, I remember when I first met you, I was just a teenage girl." Now not only do I see you grow up and get married, but you also control such a large family business. I am envious and happy for you. How good it is that we can be blessed by you and have a place to live. ”

Su Jinyao walked to Ziruo's side and put her hands on her shoulders. He said: "Actually, you should let Qingyu Gongzi come over and take a look." Ask him to put a trap under this table for you, just in case. If someone really dares to do something to you, you can kill him with a hook of your finger. ”

Zi Ruo was surprised: "I didn't expect that the man of Autumn Shadow still has such a hand!" ”

"That's nature." Su Jinyao patted Ziruo's shoulder and said, "Let's go." Went back. Tomorrow, I'll have the man from Autumn Shadow come over and fiddle with you. ”

After speaking, the two returned to their original room, took off their hats and cloaks, and climbed the window to return to Ziruo's bedroom.

Ziruo went back and closed the window. Su Jinyao sighed: "I really didn't expect that a window is so convenient for you to use." This is also too unexpected. ”

Zi Ruo said: "I don't know martial arts, and I can't dig any secret paths, just walk through the window, and I was praised by you." ”

As the two walked back, Su Jinyao said, "Actually, I'm coming to see you this time." I also asked Sister Ming to go to Qi Niang's grave to have a look. Although Qi Niang said at the beginning not to erect a monument, and not to burn paper and incense every year. But we all think about her, how can we not go to see her. ”

Ziruo listened to Zhengse's words: "Yes." Let's go together and tell Qi Niang that we are all right now, and Qi Niang will be relieved. ”

Back in the bedroom in the backyard, Qiu Ying and Mu Qingyu sat at one end, and no one cared about anyone.

Su Jinyao knew at a glance that it was Qiu Ying who scolded Mu Qingyu again, and Mu Qingyu felt wronged and didn't say anything.

Ziruo saw Mu Qingyu sitting behind a piano stand, so he jokingly said, "Qingyu Gongzi can still play the piano?" Why don't you just play a song for us? ”

Suddenly, someone broke in

Ziruo was originally teasing Mu Qingyu, and she said it casually to adjust the atmosphere.

But she didn't expect that as soon as her words fell, Mu Qingyu nodded and said, "I can play this piano, but there are not many tunes that I know." It's been a long time since I've played, and I'm alive. ”

"Oh? I didn't expect that Qingyu Gongzi was still a versatile and merry boy. After Ziruo finished speaking, he walked over and plucked the strings with his hand, listened to the sound of the piano, and said: "This piano is not good, Qingyu Gongzi sits back, that piano is just tuned by me, and the sound quality is good." ”

Mu Qingyu nodded, and sure enough, he got up and moved a position to the back, and then plucked the strings with his hand.

Listening to the sound of the strings and making a rather rhythmic sound, Qiu Ying also turned his head to look at Mu Qingyu. But he only glanced at it, and then turned his head to look away.

Su Jinyao secretly laughed in her heart, feeling that Qiu Ying had really found her own happiness. Such a coquettish and cute appearance can only be for the sake of Qingyu Gongzi.

Just as he was laughing, he heard the strings vibrate and the piano sounded.

It's not a casual plucking when I tried the piano just now, but a song "Phoenix Seeking Phoenix".

Su Jinyao listened to Gu Xuebin play this song. But I've only heard him play it once. But the tactful tone and the leisurely rhythm that seemed to be appealing made Su Jinyao unforgettable.

This is the charm of music, whether you know the rhythm or not, as long as you listen attentively, you can always hear the meaning contained in the instrument.

Su Jinyao listened intently, and her heart had drifted away with the sound of the piano.

After playing the song, Ziruo's applause rang out. Then he praised: "I can't think of it, Qingyu Gongzi said that there are not many tunes that he can do, and he also said that his hand was born." But the essence of this "Phoenix Seeking Phoenix" is all in my mind, and now it is vividly expressed by Qingyu Gongzi. Even if there is little lack in fingering, it is still a rare masterpiece. ”

After speaking, Ziruo turned her head to look at Qiu Ying and said, "Only when you have someone you admire in your heart, but you can't ask for each other, can you pop up these many tastes." Qiu Ying, I advise you not to promise the good of Qing Yu Gongzi, in this way, his piano skills will definitely improve a lot. ”

This must be Ziruo's joke, and it is also the opposite, and Qiu Ying can naturally hear it.

Mu Qingyu used the expression of the piano sound to broaden his mind a lot. Although I look forward to Autumn Shadow accepting myself every day, I also understand that this love is a lifelong companion, and I can't rush it.

Therefore, when he looked at Autumn Shadow again, the affection in his eyes was even more overflowing.

Su Jinyao and Ziruo glanced at each other, and they both sighed that this dog food was enough.

Ziruo said: "Okay, the days of affection and affection between the two will be long." It's not too early today, so let's rest early. ”

After speaking, Ziruo walked over and pulled Su Jinyao and said, "Let's go to my small courtyard to sleep." The two of them just found a small room to rest here. ”

Su Jinyao squeezed her eyes towards Qiu Ying, and followed Ziruo with a smile. But he said, "Aning has to follow me, she can share a room with me." ”

"There are exactly three rooms in my small courtyard, so come on. Just right. Of course, Ziruo can see that A-Ning, who has always been silent, is not a good stubble.

Moreover, Su Jinyao's every move A-Ning paid close attention, proving that she was either Su Jinyao's attendant or her secret guard, of course, she wanted to protect Su Jinyao closely.

Qiu Ying also stood up, as if she wanted to follow, but she also knew that Ziruo and Su Jinyao were deliberately creating a chance for them to be alone. Anyway, she wasn't a person who squirmed, so she simply kept silent.

However, Mu Qingyu's face turned red again, and he cautiously glanced at Qiu Ying.

Qiu Ying naturally glared back at him, but these two people were a pair of happy enemies, and it was also a mood to stare at him.

Staying at Ziruo's side, Ziruo specially laid out new bedding and bed sheets for Su Jinyao in the guest room. also told Su Jinyao that there was a small room opposite, which was a special place for bathing, and Su Jinyao could go over to wash.

Now that the weather is getting hotter, Su Jinyao really felt sweaty after a day of riding a horse, so she took a change of clothes and went to take a bath.

This small room seems to be a special bathroom, the floor is a thick layer of wood, and it is very flat, there is not a trace of wooden thorns, you can step on it barefoot.

Inside the wall is a large water tank, and a large double-walled iron bucket for storing hot water.

Su Jinyao fetched water by herself, scrubbed it, wrapped a cloth towel and washed her hair again. Then he pulled out a few pieces of coals from under the iron bucket and put them in a small stove to roast his hair.

In ancient times, there were no hair dryers, but there were small stoves for charcoal fires, and the heat came out of the special lids on them, which could also dry the hair.

Su Jinyao was roasting when she heard A Ning outside calling: "Who?" ”

Su Jinyao immediately became alert, wrapped her hair in a piece of cloth, pulled her robe and put it on first, and quickly wrapped the belt around her waist. In this way, even if someone breaks in, at least there is no danger of running out.

But Su Jinyao quickly fastened her belt, and there was no movement outside.

Su Jinyao couldn't help frowning, feeling that something seemed to be wrong.

With A-Ning's vigilance and observation, he should not "lie about the military situation".

But why is there no sound after A-Ning screams? Could it be that she has been directly killed by the other party?

Su Jinyao was full of doubts, but she didn't dare to slack off. casually pulled out the Luan Feng cone placed under his clothes, held his back behind him with one hand, and walked barefoot towards the door.

The door was plugged in, and Su Jinyao gently lifted the latch with her hand, moving it little by little, trying not to make a sound.

It took a moment before the latch was removed, but this would also prevent people from outside from hearing the sound inside.

However, before opening the door, Su Jinyao kicked a bucket of water into one. The water was sprinkled all at once, and the small wooden bucket also made a "whirling" sound and rolled on the ground.

Almost at the same time, Su Jinyao opened the door and jumped out.

The reason why she kicked over the small bucket was to distract the people outside from paying attention only to the sound of the bucket. In this way, when she jumps out again, she will not be hit by the other party's sudden attack.

But to Su Jinyao's surprise, it was quiet in the small patio outside the door, and no one was there.

This is even more wrong, why is A-Ning nowhere to be seen?

Su Jinyao clenched Luan Fengcone with both hands, squinted her eyes, and looked at the surrounding doors and windows by the soft light under the corridor. She wondered if the person who had suddenly broken in had entered a room.

Thinking of this, Su Jinyao's heart lifted. is not only worried about A-Ning, who has not moved since he just screamed, but also worried about Ziruo's safety.

A song by Gu Xuebin

This small patio was so quiet that Su Jinyao could hear her breathing and heartbeat. She squinted like a cat trying to catch a mouse in the dark, pricking up her ears and twisting her beard, observing the movement around her.

Su Jinyao's eyes were also searching, but there was nothing unusual here, no different from before she just went in to take a bath.

Even the footprints on the ground were only stepped on by his bare feet, as if no outsiders had ever come.

Who will it be? Why did it disappear without a trace, without a trace?

Also, why didn't Qiu Ying and Mu Qingyu in the front yard notice it at all? If Zi Ruo slept, or was she also poisoned?

Su Jinyao couldn't stop thinking about it, her heart twitching uncomfortably. She focused more seriously on her surroundings, even ignoring her feet.

Suddenly, a figure flashed out of the shadows, and at the same time quickly came to Su Jinyao's side, his hands stretched out to hold her waist and picked her up from the ground.

Su Jinyao's muscles stiffened, and then relaxed, her eyes shining as she looked at Gu Xuebin in front of her, and said suspiciously and excitedly: "Why are you?" ”

"Fool, why don't you wear shoes? I almost stabbed my foot. Gu Xuebin's eyes stared at a branch on the ground, and his heart was about to burst into flames.

Originally, I wanted to make a joke with Su Jinyao, but I thought that she would go directly to the room, and I would cut off my beard halfway to surprise her.

Who knew that this stupid girl was walking barefoot in the patio, and just now there was a branch poking the ground. If he didn't come out just now, he was afraid that Su Jinyao would step on it.

Su Jinyao also looked down, only to see that she had just taken another step from the position she was standing on, and she was really "hit".

Su Jinyao also suddenly understood why A-Ning only screamed and then didn't move. Since Gu Xuebin is here, all the people here will definitely not appear again.

Thinking of this, Su Jinyao reached out and grabbed Gu Xuebin's collar and said, "Is this a surprise or a fright?" If it weren't for you, how would I have run barefoot. ”

"Silly girl, isn't she the smartest, why can't you use your brain this time? If you think about it, you should know it's me. Gu Xuebin said, and lowered his head to kiss Su Jinyao's forehead lightly, and said, "It's late, I'll take you to sleep." ”

Carry her to sleep? Hmph, I just want to sleep with her.

Su Jinyao knew it, but she was full of joy. It's really a little biesheng newlywed, this guy is a cat who steals his mouth, and he is the fried crispy and fragrant fish.

Endless love all night, Su Jinyao was like a lazy kitten, sleeping soundly in Gu Xuebin's arms after eating and drinking.

I wanted to ask why this guy suddenly came back again. But as soon as my brain and body got hot, I forgot everything.

The next day, when she slept until three o'clock in the morning, Su Jinyao was woken up by the sound of the piano.

When I opened my eyes, I saw Gu Xuebin sitting cross-legged on the carpet, with an antique piano on his lap, plucking the strings and adjusting the sound.

Su Jinyao recognized it at a glance, it was the Yaoqin called "Nianya" that Gu Xuebin bought back then.

Gu Xuebin saw that Su Jinyao was awake, raised his head and smiled but did not speak, but just gently played with his fingertips, making the tune tactful like a song, and sending it into Su Jinyao's ears in bursts.

Su Jinyao propped up her head, wrapped in a quilt and leaned at the head of the bed, and listened to Gu Xuebin play the piano with her head crooked.

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I don't know what tune I played, but I began to sound light and beautiful, like a yellow warbler in the mountains; Then it is deep and murmuring, as if a longing has turned into a surging river, endless; In turn, it is a pleasant rondo, as if seeing a pair of beautiful butterflies circling and flying, each becoming the center of the other, although they are among the flowers, they are only attracted by the other.

After listening to the song, Su Jinyao frowned slightly, and her eyes were firmly fixed on Gu Xuebin's fingertips pressed on the piano, thoughtful.

Gu Xuebin raised his head and saw Su Jinyao's focused thinking, and he was also in a slight trance.

Su Jinyao's beauty is not delicate, but comfortable and quiet; There is a great heroic spirit in her pretty; Her eyes were full of determination, but the occasional little blankness made people want endless pity when they saw it.

"Che, this tune...... Is it to play the love between you and me all the way? Su Jinyao was silent for a long time before she came back to her senses from her taste.

Gu Xuebin hooked his lips and smiled, "Yes." I can't imagine that the stupid girl who doesn't understand the rhythm of music can also hear the meaning of this song. ”

Su Jinyao didn't blame Gu Xuebin for saying that she didn't understand the rhythm, but said with tenderness: "With such a profound piano sound, even a fool can hear it." ”

"This is the song "Ya Nian" that I composed, and only this Nian Ya can play a consistent tune." After Gu Xuebin finished speaking, he gently brushed the strings with his hand and said: "This piano is really well done, the ratio between the strings and buttons, and the thickness of the piano plate all determine its unique timbre. That's why I said that this "Ya Nian" can only be played on this piano. ”

After that, Gu Xuebin took the piano off his lap, put it back in the piano case, buckled it, and then got up and walked to the edge of the bed and sat down.

Su Jinyao stretched out her hand from the quilt, shook it with Gu Xuebin's hand, looked at him intently for a long time, and then asked, "I forgot to ask you yesterday, did something happen that made you come suddenly?" ”

Su Jinyao is not a fool, she is also smart.

Of course, she understands that Gu Xuebin will never run out for no reason. Even if they really miss themselves, neither of them is a person who will abandon their responsibilities just for the sake of lust and desire.

What's more, Gu Xuebin also specially brought this guqin and played a special song for Su Jinyao.

Therefore, Su Jinyao concluded that Gu Xuebin must have something to say to herself.

Gu Xuebin took Su Jinyao's hand with one hand, and gently smoothed her hair scattered on her shoulders and forehead with the other hand, and said softly: "Take some time to accompany you, and then I will go to Tianze Kingdom." ”

"For Princess Miina?" Su Jinyao immediately thought that when she and Gu Xuebin were about to leave Beijing, the envoys of Tianze Kingdom happened to arrive.

At that time, Gu Xuebin also said that he had rejected Tianzeguo's suggestion to ask Princess Miyina to go back, and it seemed that the situation had changed when they left.

Gu Xuebin nodded and said, "News suddenly came from the border adjacent to Tianze Country, saying that there was an outbreak of plague in two towns, and the epidemic was serious, and it had spread to the city. I wondered if it was a trick by Tianze to try to blackmail us into letting Princess Miina go back. It's just that the incident happened suddenly, and our side didn't have time to investigate, and there was no evidence. This matter cannot be casually investigated, because the slightest carelessness is not only a matter of the spread of the plague, but also may make the situation between the two countries more tense. ”

Go to the grave of Qi Niang.

Su Jinyao understands that the situation between the two countries has been so tense, and even the other party has begun to persecute the people by means, and this matter has really reached an irreconcilable stage.

Sure enough, Gu Xuebin continued: "So my father decided that I would send Princess Miyina back to Tianze Kingdom, and by the way, I would go to those two towns where the plague occurred to see the situation. If it is found out that this matter is really related to Tianze Kingdom, I can directly detain Mi Yina and escort her back to the capital. ”

If the form is really severe, it will be too late to report everything to the capital. At this time, it is necessary to have a manpower to turn the tide and strike decisively to contain the situation within a controllable range.

Presumably, apart from the current His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who else can take the princess of Tianze Kingdom as a hostage without authorization?

Su Jinyao immediately said, "Then I'll go with you." I am a healer, and I can help those people to do something. ”