Duanmuxian acted vigorously and resolutely, and the next evening, there was a pot of bright red peony flowers in the outer study.

"Four girls, how about you look at the pot of 'first case red' that your grandfather picked?" Duanmuxian stroked his beard and looked triumphantly at the big red peony placed by the window.

No one in the Duanmu family has a hobby of raising flowers, this is the peony flower that Duanmu Xian specially went to the flower market to pick early in the morning, the flowers are full and the colors are bright, which can be described as magnificent.

Duanmuxian hooked his lips slightly with satisfaction, feeling that this pot of flowers might not be elected as the king of flowers at the peony banquet, but it would not be rude to others.

"......" Duanmu Fei looked at the pot of "First Case Red" in front of him, and really didn't know how to respond to Duanmu Xian.

Just when her head was as big as a bucket, a curtain sounded, and Duanmu Fei looked at the "savior" eagerly, but she didn't expect that it was Duanmu Heng who came in.

Duanmu Fei's face froze instantly, and there was a vague sense of foreboding in his heart, and sure enough, after Duanmu Heng saluted Duanmu Xian, he lectured her: "Fourth sister, didn't you go to boudoir again this morning?" ”

Duanmu Fei showed a bright smile at him, but he took a step back, then took another step, and said with a smile: "Big brother, you must have something to do with your grandfather, then I won't bother you......"

Before the words fell, Duanmu Fei had already run away, leaving Duanmu Heng to look at her departing back and shake his head, and said to Duanmu Xian Zhengse: "Grandfather, you can also take care of the fourth sister!" ”

"She always skips classes from boudoir school, and a few days ago she suddenly bought a cart of wood and came back......"

"Grandfather, you can't get used to the fourth sister anymore."

“……”

Duanmu Fei withstood the pressure of Duanmu Heng's reluctance, and after lying in bed for a few days, it was the peony banquet on May 15, early in the morning, the sky was bright, and the four grandchildren drove from Shangshu Mansion to Qianyayuan in the western suburbs of Beijing.

Outside the main gate of Qianya Garden, there was already a lively and noisy scene, which attracted Duanmufei in the carriage to look out the window curiously.

In a messy and winding traffic, the renovated gate of Qianya Garden clearly meets Duanmufei's eyes.

Four months have passed since the forced palace. Last time, when Duanmu Fei left, the neighborhood was still full of desolation, but at this moment, it has a new look.

The main gate was rebuilt with huge pieces of white marble, finely carved, and two huge white marble lions were placed on both sides of the door, like two guards guarding the gate. Under the bright light of the rising sun, Qianyayuan looked like the bright moon on the ground standing in front of it, and it seemed to be even more magnificent and luxurious than before.

Duanmu Fei touched her small chin and sighed in her heart: If it weren't for her grandfather crying in front of her every day, looking at the luxurious appearance of Qianyayuan, it would be hard for her to imagine that the treasury was empty!

After a casual look, she was about to lower the curtains, but she saw a vermilion wheel in front of her on the right that looked a little familiar, and looked at it carefully......

Isn't this the vermilion wheel of the Anping Eldest Princess's Mansion?!

"Sister, Her Royal Highness the eldest princess of Anping is also here." Duanmu smiled and turned back to Duanmu Jun and said, "Let's go and say hello to His Highness later." ”

Duanmu Jun responded, and while the sisters were talking, the Duanmu family's carriage moved again......

Now that Duanmu Xian is the first assistant, the treatment of the Duanmu family is naturally different, and their carriage has been introduced into the garden first along with the zhulun carriages of those princesses, princesses, and county lords.

After the sisters settled down in Qixia Pavilion, it was already too late, they straightened their clothes a little, and went to Fuyun Garden, where Anping lived temporarily.

The Qianya Garden in May is more charming than in the first month, the garden is purple and red, the grass is dripping green, and the flowers are pleasant, which makes the garden colorful and colorful.

Duanmu scarlet affectionately held Duanmu Bun, facing the breeze, and squinted with satisfaction, like a lazy cat, in a very good mood.

They are expected to stay here for three days, which means that she can skip classes for three days openly and hide for three days.

Very good! Duanmu pursed his lips and smiled with satisfaction, his eyebrows crooked with a smile.

While enjoying the surrounding scenery, the sisters talked and laughed, and soon came to Fuyun Garden.

Ziyue personally introduced the two of them into the house, until they came to the left second room, and the room was spacious and transparent.

An Ping was sitting by the window reading a book, wearing a long jacket with dark stripes of duck eggs, a black hair loosely pulled a child, and only a jasper hairpin on the bun, dressed casually and simply, but she couldn't hide her bright and dazzling face, which was beautiful and moving.

"Jun'er, Fei'er, come and sit!"

Anping was very happy to see the sisters, casually put down the book in his hand, and affectionately pulled Duanmufei's little hand, saying that she had grown taller for a while, and praising the beads on her head for a while.

The two talked affectionately for a while, An Ping thought of something, and said for his son: "Scarlet, do you know that Ah Yan also brought Feipian, and when it is empty, you and Ah Yan can go and take it to let it go." ”

As soon as he heard that his own Feipian had also come to Qianyayuan, Duanmu Fei's pupils suddenly brightened like stars, and he was overjoyed, but then he heard that Anping asked her to go for a horse walk with Feng Yan, and she was almost choked by saliva.

She cleared her throat and said casually: "Your Highness, don't bother Feng Gongzi, I'll go to see Feipian with my sister later." ”

"No trouble, no trouble." An Ping said with a smile, "Anyway, Ah Yan and Wu Chen live in Biluo Pavilion, not far from the stables. Scarlet, if you have any use for him, send someone to find him as soon as possible! ”

I didn't expect to hear Wen Wuchen's name, Duanmu Fei didn't pay attention to An Ping's last sentence at all, she blinked, and blurted out curiously: "Your Highness, Gongzi Wuchen is also here?" ”

An Ping responded with a smile, and his bright face was silent.

She knew that this sudden peony banquet must have been held on a whim by the emperor when he heard that Wen Wuchen was recently choosing the peony flower king, and the emperor specially invited Wen Wuchen to come over, most likely to see if he was really intoxicated with the wind and snow......

An Ping hooked his lips with a smile, and a sharp light flashed in his bright phoenix eyes.

At this time, there was a familiar sound of a wheelchair rolling outside, and then the voice of the maid saluting: "I've seen Gongzi, Gongzi Wuchen." ”

In the next moment, the brocade curtain was turned over, and a young man with a long body pushed a heavy wheelchair in, the man in the wheelchair was gentle and elegant, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, just sitting there so quietly gave people a feeling like a spring breeze, it was Wen Wuchen.

The young man behind him was wearing a moon-white brocade robe, with a jasper belt around his waist, and his long blue hair was tied high with ribbons of the same color.

"Mother......

Feng Yan had just settled down in Biluo Pavilion, so he came over to ask Anping to say goodbye, but he didn't expect Duanmu Fei to be here, and that handsome face shone like a night pearl the moment he saw Duanmu Fei.

He's so wise, and he couldn't have come at a better time! Feng Yan thought smugly, the corners of his mouth fluttering.

Duanmufei and Duanmujun hurriedly stood up and saluted Wen Wuchen and Feng Yan, "Wuchen Gongzi, Feng Gongzi." ”

An Ping couldn't help but smile when he saw his son's two eyes shining, and said with a meaningful smile: "I'm not an outsider, don't pay attention to these false courtesies, sit down and talk." After a pause, she smiled and proposed, "Jun'er, Fei'er, if you have nothing to do, you can stay and have dinner together tonight." ”

The two sisters glanced at each other, and they both smiled in response. They all like Anping, not to mention that there is no son here today.

Seeing this, Feng Yan's eyes brightened, and he summoned Ziyue over and asked her to hurry up to prepare the afternoon snacks, what yam cake stuffed with jujube paste, sugar steamed cheese, lotus root flour osmanthus sugar cake, chicken fat rolls, pine and goose oil rolls, etc., and after a while, a table was set, each of which was Duanmufei's favorite dim sum.

There is a sweet smell that fills the left room, which is appetizing.

So, Duanmu Fei happily ate dim sum and feasted, while Feng Yan and Wen Wuchen talked about Feng Yan's homework while eating, what "Sun Bin Art of War", "Liutao", "Hundred Battles" and so on.

“…… The instrument becomes a teaching, chasing the dead and fleeing like the wind, stabbing like thunder and lightning. The Jedi is not defended, stubborn, invincible in the middle, and the order is carried out without leaving ......" Feng Yan talked confidently, and while speaking, he also quietly looked at Duanmu Fei, wanting her to see how good her homework was. He doesn't slack off at all on weekdays!

Duanmu Fei looked at the two of them, admiring Wen Wuchen for his omnipotence on the one hand, and feeling sympathetic to Feng Yan on the other hand.

Rao is Feng Yan is majestic outside, and when he meets Wuchen Gongzi, he can only listen to the training obediently, just like being stared at by his eldest brother every day!

Thinking about it, Duanmu Fei's eyes were dyed with a bit of kinship, and he smiled slightly, giving Feng Yan an encouraging look.

Seeing this, Feng Yan felt even more proud, as if he had been praised, his waist was straight, and his answers were like a stream, like divine help.

An Ping looked at the pair of children with great interest on the side, feeling as if he had watched a big play, which was very interesting.

"Jun'er, you try this pine goose oil roll......"

An Ping warmly beckoned Duanmu Jun to eat snacks together, talking and laughing.

That night, when the sisters left Fuyun Pavilion after dinner, it was already completely dark, and the garden outside was lit with palace lights.

Feng Yan originally wanted to send Duanmu Fei back in person, but before he finished dinner, someone came to pass the word, saying that several sons and brothers were drunk and had a fight in Tingfeng Pavilion, and asked him to mediate.

This matter was not under Feng Yan's control, but because he was in charge of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division in the capital, these people were used to coming to him for trivial things, so he had to go reluctantly.

Without Feng Yan, Duanmu Fei felt much more comfortable, and walked along Chongming Lake hand in hand with Duanmu Jun, with a bright smile on his face, saying Wuchen Gongzi for a while, talking about tomorrow's peony banquet for a while, and talking about tonight's full moon for a while.

Today is the fifteenth, and the bright moon hangs high in the inky night sky like a silver disk, and the stars around it are dim.

The full moon was clearly reflected in the Chongming Lake below, and when the night breeze blew, the surface of the lake sparkled and blew the bright moon in the pool......

The sisters walked all the way to the gate of Qinxiangyuan, but were stopped by the people from Dongchang.

"Qinxiang Garden has been sealed, go and go, go elsewhere." A Dongchang fan said coldly unceremoniously.

Duanmu Jun and Duanmu Fei were stunned, and glanced at each other, the fastest route for them to return to Qixia Pavilion was to pass through Qinxiang Garden......

But since the East Factory is closed, they naturally have their reasons, and the sisters were about to leave, when another voice stopped them: "Miss Duanmu, stay here." ”

The two sisters looked back and saw a somewhat familiar figure coming out of the garden, which was Ye Qianhu who had seen in Jinxiu Cloth Village before.

That Ye Qianhu politely arched his hand at the two of them, and then turned his head and scolded Na Dongchang Fanzi: "Don't make way for the two girls yet!" ”

After finishing the errand of the splendid cloth village that day, when Ye Qianhu went back to find Cen Yin to recover his life, he tentatively talked about the two girls of the Duanmu family, and wanted to see if he did the right thing to let people go in the cloth village, but he got a compliment from Cen Yin, and he suddenly realized.

It seems that the relationship between these two Duanmu girls and the Overseer is not ordinary!

Nadongchang Fanzi glanced at Ye Qianhu with some surprise, and hurriedly compensated the sisters diligently.

Although Duanmujun and Duanmufei felt a little strange in their hearts, they still entered in a good way.

The Qinxiang Garden at night was quiet, there seemed to be no one else except the two of them, and after meandering through the garden for a while, Duanmufei suddenly stopped his steps and pointed in the direction of Chongming Lake, "Sister, look! ”

On the vast surface of the lake, small lotus lanterns float into the distance, drifting away with the swaying water......

More than a dozen small lotus lanterns reflected the sparkling water below, looking brighter than the stars in the night sky, adding a dazzling scenery to the silent and cold night.

Duanmujun and Duanmufei subconsciously looked around for half a circle, and saw a long figure standing in front of the lake on the stone boat not far away.

The young man's black hair was casually half-tied behind his head, and in the night breeze, the long black hair flew wantonly, revealing a bit of coldness and arrogance.

He looked up at the bright moon in the night sky, his chin slightly raised, as if he was talking to the bright moon.

The silver moonlight gently sprinkled on his white jade-like and well-defined face, which was thrillingly beautiful, and at the same time exuded an aura that no one could approach.

The two sisters looked at each other, and even though they were hundreds of feet away in the dark, Duanmujun and Duanmufei still recognized the young man at once.

That's Cen Yin.

"Zhenzhen, let's go over and say hello." Duanmu Jun proposed, vaguely knowing in his heart that the reason why the Dongchang fan stopped them just now might be because Cen Yin was here.

Duanmu Fei said "um", and the sisters walked hand in hand in the direction of the stone boat.

Cen Yin, who was not far away, seemed to see the two of them, and turned his head to look at them, his eyes were dark and cold.

Under the quiet night sky, Cen Yin, who was dressed in a crow green robe, stood in a lotus lamp, his skin like jade, his red lips, and his dark eyes, which were almost bewitching, and the crow's green robe and long hair almost blended with the darkness around him, he seemed to be born from the abyss, and seemed to be going towards the abyss......

"......

The night breeze by the lake blew his robe flying, and the sound of hunting sounded, and in the night he looked like a fairy who was about to return with the wind, and he looked as if he was not a real person.

Today's Cen Yin looks a little different from usual, the whole person looks very simple, less charming on weekdays, and there is a faint sadness in his eyes, like a fog that cannot be dissolved.

Duanmu looked at Cen Yin's crow green robe in a daze, something flashed through his mind, and a hint of thoughtfulness appeared in his eyes.

"Lord Cen Governor." Duanmujun and Duanmufei bowed to Cen Yin together.

Cen Yin looked at the two of them straightly, was silent for a moment, the corners of his mouth seemed to soften a little, and nodded, "Duanmu big girl, Duanmu fourth girl." ”

In just a few words, he seemed to have walked into the mortal world again, and his feminine voice drifted away with the wind.

Duanmujun looked at the lotus lanterns on the ground and asked, "Lord Cen Du, can my sister and I also put a lotus lantern?" ”

After the words fell, there was silence for a moment.

Only the sound of the night wind blowing the leaves remained, and the lakeside seemed even colder.

Cen Yin hooked his lips and smiled, a gorgeous smile bloomed at the corner of his mouth, bewitching and dazzling, seductive.

He didn't speak, he squatted down directly, picked up the lotus lantern on the ground and handed it to Duanmujun, and handed it to Duanmufei.

Duanmujun and Duanmufei also squatted down, silently took the lotus lantern, lit the lotus lantern with the candle in the palace lantern on the side, and then carefully put the lotus lantern on the surface of the lake......

The surface of the lake rippled with the night breeze, and the small lotus lantern shook back and forth twice, as if the lonely boat in the wind and rain was almost about to be sunk, and soon floated steadily on the surface of the water, drifting farther and farther with the current......

The three of them put lotus lanterns one after another, and they were all silent.

The lotus lanterns float and reflect on the surface of the lake, as gorgeous as the Milky Way in the sky, incredibly beautiful, but vaguely revealing a sad and solemn atmosphere.

After letting go of the last lotus lantern, Duanmujun got up and walked to Cen Yin's side, and suddenly said loudly: "When I was a child, my mother would take me and my sister to put lotus lanterns together every year, and my mother said that putting river lanterns is not only a tribute to the deceased relatives, but also a blessing to the living......

Even for the sake of those who have passed away, they must live well.

Cen Yin turned his head to look at Duanmu Jun, looking at her bright and strong eyes, looking stunned.

There was a deep and gloomy in his long, narrow and seductive eyes, and an extremely complex emotion rolled in them, nostalgia, sadness, resentment, and more......

After a while, he said slowly: "Today is my father's death day......"

The last word turned into a faint sigh and disappeared in the night wind.

His face turned back again, looking at the lotus lanterns that had drifted away, and continued: "There was an accident at home back then, and only my sister escaped with me...... Later, even my sister died, and I was the only one left. ”

His feminine voice grew colder and harder, and there was a compelling coldness, or rather, hatred, from all over his body.

Duanmujun didn't look at Cen Yin, but also raised his eyes to look at the lotus lanterns in the distance, and said: "When my mother was alive, she often told me that life in the world was like a white horse passing through a gap, and it was all of a sudden. Therefore, there is kindness to repay kindness, there is revenge and revenge, if there is anything you want to do, just do it, don't leave a trace of regret! ”

Cen Yin turned his head to look at Duanmujun again with some surprise, most people in the world persuade people to "let go of the past", but Duanmujun is different......

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Duanmu Fei nodding frequently and thoughtfully on the side, and suddenly, his heart felt a lot lighter, and his pupils brightened amazingly against the backdrop of those lotus lamps.

Perhaps, this girl from the north has clear grievances!

After being silent for a moment, Cen smiled faintly: "Duanmu eldest girl, Duanmu fourth girl, it's getting late, I'll send you back." ”

He seems to have become the Cen Yin on weekdays again, and Taishan collapsed in front of him without changing his face.

"Thank you, Lord Cen."

The night breeze blew around them, and the sound of the swaying leaves swallowed up their steps......

Cen Yin sent the sisters back to Qixia Pavilion all the way, stopped at the entrance of the courtyard, and said, "Two girls, I'll send them here." ”

The sisters thanked Cen Yin again, and Duanmu suddenly smiled at Cen Yin obediently and flatteringly.

"Overseer......"

She blinked her big beautiful eyes, looked at Cen Yin expectantly, and said with her eyes, the emperor's side......

Cen Yin hooked his lips with a smile and nodded, and the two exchanged a tacit look at each other.

Then, Cen Yin turned around and left.

The night is getting deeper, and everything around is silent, only the bright moon and stars in the night sky keep you awake all night......

Early the next morning, as the morning light shone on the earth and the birds chirped together, Qianyayuan woke up again, and it was thriving.

The peony banquet is only really started today, the peonies brought by the various provinces are placed on the Yayi platform, what oolong holds the sheng, thousands of piles of snow, the golden waist building, Yao Huang, jade semi-white, purple peony and so on, compete with each other, hundreds of peony flowers compete for Yan Doufang, a piece of purple and red, flowers, dizzying, praise this peony is worthy of being the "king of flowers".

The driver is expected to arrive at Qianya Garden after noon, and almost everyone gathers at Yayitai to greet the driver.

Duanmu Fei and Duanmu Heng are no exception, when the sisters and Duanmu Heng arrived, the Yayi platform was crowded, many people were surrounding those bright and dazzling peony flowers to admire, comment, these people you and I said a word of joy, which was faintly led by a man in Tsing Yi in a wheelchair.

"Wuchen Gongzi, what do you think of this 'Wei Zi'?" A young man asked, pointing to one of the pots of purple-red peonies.

After Wen Wuchen looked at it carefully, he stroked his palm and praised: "Beautiful but not demonic, glamorous but not vulgar, flashy but not vain, it can be described as a thousand charming, worthy of being called the 'Queen of Flowers'." ”

The few elegant sons around Wen Wuchen all nodded their heads in response with deep understanding, and said one after another: "Beautiful but not demonic, glamorous but not vulgar, flashy but not vain." Well said, well said! ”

"In my opinion, even if this 'Wei Zi' is not today's Kao, it should be a list or a flower."

“……”

Feng Yan, who was accompanying him, felt extremely bored, and yawned lazily, this yawn only stopped abruptly halfway, and the corner of his eyes suddenly caught a familiar shadow, and his eyes lit up. Zhen Zhen looks so good in this pink dress today! …… No, Vera looks good in any color!

Wen Wuchen immediately keenly felt Feng Yan's joy, followed Feng Yan's gaze, and also noticed Duanmu Fei.

He looked at the two children back and forth, and when he saw Feng Yan, he almost wagged his tail frantically, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl slightly, his eyes were full of smiles, and he waved his hand casually: "Ah Yan, you go play by yourself, you don't have to accompany me here." ”

Feng Yan responded with a smile, and after arching his hand, he walked briskly towards Duanmu Fei and his party.

After saluting each other, Feng Yan asked casually: "I don't know which pot of peonies Duanmu Gongzi and Duanmu girl brought?" Feng Yan brought Duanmu Heng in his mouth, but those beautiful phoenix eyes only cared about Duanmu Scarf.

Duanmu Heng's temperament has always been a bit one-sided, and since Feng Yan asked, he led the way in front of him seriously, "Feng Gongzi, please come with me." ”

The four of them came to a pot of red peonies, and Duanmu Heng pointed to this pot of peonies and said, "It's this pot of 'first case red'." ”

Duanmu Fei couldn't help but look away from the back, and the expression on his little face was indescribable.

Duanmuxian was born poor, at most he learned the six arts of a gentleman, and he struggled in the officialdom for decades after entering the office, and he had no chance to learn the elegant thing of raising flowers and appreciating flowers, so the flowers he picked can be described in four words: vulgar and elegant.

This pot of bright red "first case red", the color is bright like a wedding dress, the flowers are delicate and full, the petals are overlapped, it looks magnificent, but all five flowers bloom, there is no layer, and the branches and leaves are too sparse, not verdant enough......

Compared with the other peonies around it, it is very elegant.

Feng Yan was silent for a moment, glanced at Duanmu Fei, and praised it with a clear conscience: "This pot of 'first case red' is really good." ”

Duanmu blinked, his eyes showing surprise.

She didn't think there was anything wrong with Feng Yan's aesthetics before, after all, Princess Anping's vision was top-notch, but thinking of the mother and son of the second aunt and Li Tingyou, Duanmufei felt that maybe Feng Yan was as "biased" as Li Tingyou.

Thinking about it, Duanmu Fei felt another burst of sympathy in his heart.

It's just that the person she sympathizes with is not Feng Yan, but An Ping.

She estimated that Feng Yan and Li Tingyou would definitely be able to talk to her grandfather Duanmuxian, and the three of them would have a chance to have a good chat.

Feng Yan looked at Duanmu Fei with a gentle face, his eyes were so focused that it seemed that there was only her in his eyes.

As the two were talking, no one noticed that Chu Qingyu, who was walking towards this side not far away, stared at Feng Yan's focused side face without blinking, his hands clenched into fists tightly in his sleeves, and he snorted coldly in his heart:

Empathy and don't fall in love, even if it's Feng Yan, it's nothing more than that.

Since Feng Yan can empathize with Duanmu Fei today, then he can also love others again in the future......