Hua Yun plucked the plain silver hairpin on his head, and flicked the wick of the candle in the room, the night was not too dark, and there were a few subtle knocks outside the door.

"Enter."

Hua Yun responded gently, the door creaked open, and a woman in a light blue brocade shirt came in, holding two white jade steps on her head, her figure was slender, her complexion was good, and her lips were lightly dotted with rouge, adding a touch of charm to the simplicity of her body.

Putting down the book in his hand, Hua Yun stood up and made room for the woman.

"Madame looks better today, but you still have to remember to take your medicine on time, and I will give you another injection tomorrow, maybe the pain on your body will be relieved."

"There's Miss Laohua."

Hua Yun smiled lightly, "It's just a matter of duty." ”

It seems that after a few days of getting along, the woman feels very cordial to Hua Yun, she has been ill for many years, and now in addition to a pair of children in the whole yard, only the big girl is sincere to her, but there is something in her heart, the big girl is shallow, and she is not a person who can talk about her heart, since she met Hua Yun, the woman felt that Hua Yun was gentle and indifferent, and she looked at many things more clearly than ordinary people, and she would have a good feeling in her heart for no reason, and she was willing to talk to Hua Yun if she had anything to say. Every time Hua Yun listened quietly, he seemed to be extra attentive, and he always seemed to have an attitude of staying out of the matter, occasionally mentioning a few words to the woman, the woman was smart, and she could always see the sun as if she had pushed away the dark clouds, and psychologically she could always have some different views on the people and things in this world.

Without too many opening remarks, the woman muttered to herself and said quietly to Hua Yun: "I went to the shop on the street today, and he was surprised to see me. Some of the manors and shops I had worked with him had been given by him to the concubines who had children, and now there are not many left in my name. ”

"You want to get those back?"

The woman looked at the candle liquid accumulated on the candle, and the scars crossed by the hairpin meandered down, forming a pool of mottled candle tears, and then looked at Hua Yun, and said with a somewhat desolate smile: "Will Miss Hua laugh at me, a life is coming, and I have to fight for these things outside my body." ”

Hua Yun shook his head and poured a cup of tea that was still warm on the table for the woman.

"This is your thing, whether you want it or not is all in your mind, others can't say it, and you have no right to interfere."

"I'm just for my two children, I don't know if there is a problem with my teaching, Hu'er and Yan'er are simple-minded, full of only knowing that they are good for me as a mother, and they never know what to fight for with others, and I can't use my previous ability and courage in the past few years, so I want to get something back for my children in these last days, I only have this pair of children, but he is not just the father of my children."

Hua Yun looked at the tea in the cup and calmed down, only a leaf, it seemed that he was still unwilling, floating back and forth, and sighed: "In this world, parents love their children, and they must have far-reaching plans for it, but it is just human nature." ”

While the two of them were talking, there was a knock on the door again, and the big maid knocked on the door and said happily to the house: "Madame, Madam, the housekeeper said that the master is coming here tonight, and he is instructing the kitchen to cook your favorite fish for you." ”

When the woman heard this, she raised her head and glanced at Hua Yun, and saw that Hua Yun's eyes were still quiet, which also made her calm down, thought for a moment, and said to the maid outside the door: "If you come, leave the fish behind, and tell the master that I am unwell and have rested." ”

Xiao Ling outside the door seemed to be a little puzzled, and the knocking action stopped, but she was still obedient, and responded in a muffled voice: "Got it, madam." ”

Sure enough, within half an hour, he heard the door in the courtyard open, Hua Yun couldn't hear what the man said in a low voice, only to hear the maid follow the woman's wishes, and left the fish brought by the woman's husband, but persuaded the person away.

Listening to the door of the courtyard outside closing and the footsteps far away, Hua Yun said to the woman: "He may still have old feelings for you." ”

"Old love." The woman repeated the word, there were no tears in her eyes, but Hua Yun read endless sorrow in it.

"We have been together in the most miserable days, we have loved each other, and in the winter we don't even have a charcoal fire for heating and decent cotton clothes, so the two of us will sit together and keep each other warm. We experienced the most depressed time, and we were ecstatic to just start earning a little money, and we couldn't sleep all night with excitement. People have been with me for decades in their lives, so they have been accompanied all the way, not to mention that they are individuals, even if it is an object or a dog, there will be a little emotion in their hearts, but now that they look at this emotion, they are humble and disgusting, and it is not worth mentioning. ”

Too much, what is the woman's plan in her heart, Hua Yun didn't ask much, she only felt that she had lived in Xianjun for hundreds of years, and now she had a little appreciation for this mortal woman from her heart.

The night was dark, and the woman said goodbye to Hua Yun and went back to her room to rest. Hua Yun closed the door and extinguished the lights in the room, and in an instant, the whole room fell into pitch black.

On the hillside on the outskirts, a neat little scholar waited here, and when he heard the familiar footsteps behind him, he turned his head and called happily: "Huayun Immortal Official." ”

Hua Yun nodded and asked, "Shu Ling, what has happened to Xianjun recently?" If you can't handle it, don't force it, if you're in a hurry and can't wait for me to go back, you can go to the Star Palace to find the star officer for advice. ”

The little scholar remembered it in his heart and said. "Immortal official, rest assured, nothing major has happened in Xianjun, and the usual trivial matters have been handled according to the method you handed over to me."

Hua Yun put his mind at ease, hesitated for a moment, and then asked, "Xishenjun, have you ever gone to look for me?" ”

The little scholar nodded. "I only looked for it once, and when I heard that the immortal official was not there, I turned around and left."

"That'll be fine."

Hua Yun thought that if the time was longer, maybe Liao Jin's freshness to her would completely pass, and it would be more secure for her to return to Xianjun at that time.

Just about to send the little scholar back to Xianjun, Hua Yun listened to the little scholar and said: "I know that the immortal official is avoiding the West Divine Monarch, but the immortal official still has to be careful, I asked carefully in Xianjun, since Liao Jinshenjun left from Shangli Pavilion, he has not appeared in Xianjun again, although the Six Realms are big, don't let the immortal official meet in the world." ”

When Hua Yun heard this, he was a little apprehensive, but he still reached out and patted the little scholar's shoulder as encouragement, and advised: "You take care of yourself first, and when I finish the business at hand, I will go back to Xianjun." ”

The little scholar was encouraged, stood up straighter, and just wanted to express his determination to Hua Yun, but found that with a gust of wind in the valley, there was no Hua Yun in front of him.

This year should be a good year in the world, and the spring rain that is as expensive as oil continues to rain day after day.

When the rain stopped a little, Hua Yun stood on the boat, looking at the pond full of blue waves reflected in the spring water of the riverbank by the willows, on a small island in the middle of the lake, a peach forest bloomed just right, washed by the spring rain, some petals could not bear the weight of the rain, and were blown down by the wind, floating on the lake, and falling a layer of light powder.

The woman standing next to her pointed to the peach blossoms near and said to Hua Yun: "This peach forest has been less than ten years, when I was young, life was hard, and the farm work was idle, so he pulled me to the other side of the river, looking at this peach forest from a distance, he said I like peach blossoms, and when I have money, let me take a boat through the lake and take a good look at the whole peach forest." Now the peach blossoms are still there, but the girl came to see me. ”

Hua Yun looked at the peach forest, the petals were scattered by the rain, the ground was overgrown with weeds, the grass leaves were dead and tender green, and the petals were yellowish and delicate mixed together, looking a little messy. However, although Hua Yunjue's flowering period in this world is short, it is more touching than the perennial blooming and undefeated in Xianjun, which is more moving.

"It's really pretty."

Hua Yun opened his mouth to comment, talking about this peach forest, but it was not what the woman said.

The boat slowly moved forward around the peach forest, and suddenly there was a sound of pipa like a pearl falling on a jade plate, and a tall ship slowly approached, painted red and green on it, a lively scene.

Accompanied by the sound of the lute, there is also the delicate and tactful singing voice of the woman, the two voices are intertwined, with the charming lyrics, not to mention men, even the women passing by on the shore, can't help but stop to look for a while, listen for a while.

"This is the most famous flower boat in Kyoto, and several concubines in the house were brought in from here."

Hua Yun looked up and saw a few women with delicate faces leaning on the boat, all of age, looking different, and it was slightly cool in the rain, those women were already wearing thin gauze clothes, standing in the wind with half-exposed shoulders, waving the handkerchief in their hands, shaking off the heavy smell of fat powder, and throwing a few winks at the gorgeously dressed men on the shore from time to time.

On the big boat, in addition to the women, there were several men sitting and listening to the music and drinking, some smelling the wine and listening to the music intoxicated, and some holding the beauty in their arms, and a pair of hands restlessly groping back and forth under the tulle.

Hua Yun looked up and saw that the man was still sitting in a regular manner, as if he was talking about something with the person next to him, with a pen, ink, paper, inkstone, and a shiny abacus in his hand.

The man who sat and talked to him seemed to be lost in thought about a detail, staring blankly at the lake, calculating his gains and losses.

Suddenly, the thinking man slowly got up from his seat and stared straight at an oncoming boat, his eyes shining with a stunning light.

The woman's husband followed the gaze of his companion and saw two slender figures standing on the boat on the turquoise lake, slowly coming towards this side, one was dressed in green clothes and had a dusty temperament, but his face was very ordinary, and the other Jinlan's robe was plain and graceful, elegant from head to toe, and her eyebrows and red lips were not flattering.

The woman's husband stood up in a daze, only to feel that the wife in front of him looked more bright and fresh than the girl she saw for the first time, and her face was still secondary, the most important thing was that the eyes that once looked at him were innocent and intimate, and now if she is about to leave, it seems to be very familiar, and she is unspeakably strange and alienated.