In the dark night sky, there was a half-curved moon, and the faint moonlight sprinkled on the sparkling lake, taking advantage of the lights on both sides, like stars.

Nine years before Yuanjia, she would come to Qinhuai River twice a year to play. It's been a few months since I returned to Beijing, but it's the first time I've been here.

Today is the Qixi Festival, and it is naturally more lively here than anywhere else. Many people in the city went out to pray for peace in order to put a river lantern on the Qinhuai River.

Zhangzhu followed behind Yan Sheng and Liao Kai, and she made her way through the layers of crowds until she headed towards the river.

There are people on the bridge, people on the riverbank, and there are several boats on the river with people on them.

This area is almost the busiest place in the capital at night, with brothels and liquor stores, and these shops are also open at night. From those pavilions, there were bursts of silk and bamboo sounds, adding a lot of charm to the originally silent night.

Zhangzhu finally came to the river, but saw that there were already several lotus lanterns swaying on the river, and another beautifully decorated painting boat passed in front of him. There were two courtesans on the boat, one playing the lute and the other singing. The sound of the pipa is good, and the voice of the courtesan is also good, although it is across the water and the noisy people, you can clearly hear a few words, "The lotus leaf skirt is cut in one color, and the hibiscus is open to both sides of the face." I can't see it when I enter the pool, and I feel that someone is coming when I hear the song. ”

She seemed to see the singer holding the pipa wearing a green Luo skirt, bowing her head and stroking the strings, very focused. It's just that because he can't see the person's face clearly, he can't tell if it's Ruolan.

Since Ruolan left, she would always pay attention to a young woman playing the pipa, but in the past six months, she has found nothing, and Ruolan has no trace.

"Miss Fu, do you want to put a lamp?" That Liao Kai appeared behind Zhangzhu at some point, holding a lotus lamp in his hand.

Zhangzhu turned his head to see it, smiled and took it and thanked him. She took the lotus lantern and walked up the stone steps over there. The faint light of the lotus lamp reflected her face, and before she released the lamp in her hand, she had made a wish in her heart, and she promised to reunite with Ruolan as soon as possible.

Zhangzhu bent down and gently placed the lamp on the water. With the reverberation of the water waves, the small lotus lantern also floated away, and the palm beads watched it go away, and it didn't take long for the lamp to gather with other lamps and swim south together, dotted with stars, and she could no longer tell which one she had released.

Ruolan was still young that year, and the sisters of the Xie family also took a boat out to play, and the sisters also put river lanterns as they do today. Ruolan wrote their names on the lamps and told her, "So that the gods know who put them and who to bless." ”

Later, Ruolan quietly asked her: "Third sister, are you a wishful husband?" However, the third sister already has a wishful husband, and I guess it must be that Xu is growing old with Brother-in-law Xun. ”

Her smiling face is innocent, just like yesterday.

It is inevitable to feel a little sad when I think of the past, and it is crowded here and by the water, so it is not suitable to stay for too long. She was about to go back, but she happened to see the figures of Liao Kai and Yan Sheng, she shouted a few times, but the voice was not loud enough, and the two did not hear it. Zhangzhu had no choice but to follow their figures all the way.

Zhangzhu passed under the shade of the willows, but saw people coming and going, she seemed to see Liao Kai and them going to the bridge, and Zhangzhu had to hurry towards the bridge.

One turned around, but he couldn't see where Liao Kai was. Suddenly he was separated, and he felt like he was in a dream when he looked at the unfamiliar faces that came to him. However, standing on this bluestone arch bridge blowing the night breeze, looking at the city she grew up in is not terrible.

At that moment, a masked man approached her silently. Zhangzhu turned his head very vigilantly and glanced at the man, who was as thin as a bamboo and wearing a summer robe. He wore a black ghost mask on his head, and he was a little scared when he saw it. Zhangzhu shuddered and hurriedly asked, "Are you looking for someone?" ”

The man didn't speak, just nodded slightly.

Because she was wearing a mask, she couldn't see what that face really looked like. She stared at the masked man a few times, only to realize that wearing a mask had become a custom of Qixi at some point, perhaps because it was close to the Midyear Festival.

She didn't know how many people wearing masks she saw, but there weren't many people wearing ghost masks like this.

She held the bridge railing with one hand, and the night breeze blew away the heat of the day.

The man suddenly grabbed her hand, and when Palm Zhu turned her head in surprise to break free, at that moment she suddenly realized who was behind the mask. Her palms were slightly sweaty, and her restless heartbeat gradually became clearer.

They stood on the bridge for a short while, and when Zhangzhu was about to go west, the man did not let go of her hand and followed her.

Descending the stone steps and passing through the willow shade, the bustle gradually moved away from them.

When he walked to the street with few people, Zhangzhu asked, "When did you come to the capital?" ”

The man didn't have time to answer, but he saw someone coming in the distance, and he hurriedly hid in a narrow alley with his palm beads, which was dark, and his palm beads were against the wall, and his body covered her. Because of her petite stature, people outside would not notice that there were two people here.

Each other's breath could be heard, and at this moment, the palm beads became extremely nervous and uneasy. She smelled the faint aroma of his clothes, which was mixed with a certain medicinal smell, and faintly with an agarwood fragrance, and the two smells smelled good when mixed together.

The palm beads looked out through the gap, and sure enough, I saw several soap subordinates wearing black cloaks and holding red tassel guns passing by. She recognized the men at a glance as those from the Suppression Division.

As the footsteps faded away, the man in front of her suddenly hugged her tightly and whispered in her ear: "I miss you so much." ”

Zhangzhu lowered his voice and replied, "You shouldn't have come to Beijing, that person is looking around for your news, for the sake of safety, you shouldn't show up." ”

"I just wanted to meet you." He hugged the woman in his arms tightly and was reluctant to let go for a moment.

"I ......" Zhangzhu was about to say something, but suddenly saw a black shadow flash at the entrance of the alley, Zhangzhu immediately froze and didn't dare to move, only to hear the black shadow saying: "Second master, this place is not suitable for a long time." ”

The man in front of her finally let go of her: "You go out of the alley and continue to the left, they are waiting for you at the next alley." Don't look back. ”

Why listen to his arrangement?! Before Zhangzhu came back to his senses, the two figures had already left the alley, and soon he was no longer visible.

Everything just now was like a dream. Zhangzhu silently walked out of the alley and went to the left, walked not far, and sure enough, he saw a carriage parked under the willow tree at the entrance of the alley, and the people standing next to the carriage were Yan Sheng and Liao Kai.

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