Chapter 55: Red Maple Leaves
Yu Gui carried the food box, full of joy on the edge of the bamboo forest waiting for the passing Baili Yuan, when he came, Yu Guifu owed, hooked his lips and smiled. I wanted to have fun, but I was too nervous to get it right. She looked at Baili Yuan from a few steps away, and secretly cheered, she would definitely have a few more words with him today, but she couldn't let him see that she was deliberately blocking him here.
Mother said that this is the wisdom that a woman should have, reserved and active.
To be honest, Yu Gui doesn't quite understand the so-called reserve and initiative, and it is really difficult to get between the two.
As soon as he came, she greeted him with a smile: "What a coincidence, I met here."
Yu Gui bit his lower lip, I don't know if his tenderness is not like water enough, or Qiubo failed to send it secretly, Baili Yuan didn't feel her enthusiasm at all, only looked at her coldly and asked, "What do you have to say?"
It seems that he is in a bad mood today.
Yu Gui was dumbfounded, thinking that he was full of tenderness, and he was afraid that he would hit a wall again. Timidly said: "You, I, I have prepared a ...... for you"
"What the hell are you going to say? I'm busy right now. He frowned and looked at Yu Gui impatiently, his eyes were like looking at a living person, indifferent and distant, Yu Gui was stabbed in the heart, and he drooped his head and did not speak. Looking at the person with a sincere and frightened face, he finally relieved his tone and said calmly: "You say, I'll listen."
Listening to the sudden change in Baili Yuan's tone, Yu Gui's mood instantly rose, and he warmly cared: "Are you in a bad mood?"
Baili Yuan hummed softly and did not elaborate. Yu Gui suddenly remembered that his father had recently mentioned the Pizhou incident, which disturbed the central government and the central government. Nandi Longyan was furious, and even with Baili Yuan, he also suffered, and he didn't have a good face.
Pizhou was rebellious by the Turks, and although Yin of Pizhou sent troops to clear it many times, he failed to repel it, but made them embarrassed and abandoned their armor, which greatly increased the morale of the Turks. Pizhou County has been replaced one after another, and Fu Yin Huang Jin has also been dismissed and investigated, but the most concerned topic is who should be sent to take over the new Pizhou Fu Yin. After all, Pizhou is located on the border, bordering the Turkic land, and it is very sad to manage, and the Southern Emperor has handed over all this matter to Baili Yuan, thinking that he should be worried about this matter. Besides, he may also be lost for the sake of Wen'er.
In fact, when she first heard Baili Yuan ask the Southern Emperor to make Wen Er the concubine of the East Palace, she was also ashamed and reprimanded, thinking that his request was too much, after all, the Southern Emperor had already mentioned that he wanted to marry the Yong Wangfu, and the people in the entire Jiankang City knew that the Yugui County Lord of the Yong Wangfu would be the crown princess in the future. Baili Yuan wants to rebel at this moment, not only humiliating himself, but also insulting the entire Yongwang Mansion. She had long wanted to come to him, pointing at his nose and scolding him, but after seeing him, all her anger disappeared again, and she became embarrassed, after all, the person people wanted to marry was not herself. Now that he is determined to be his concubine if he is reluctant, he has a bit of a strong intention to buy and sell.
Yu Gui didn't know how to relieve his worries, so he walked to him silently, the green chrysanthemum bloomed just right, and the bamboo fence reflected each other, setting off the figure of a pair of beautiful people, as if printed in the painting.
Yu Gui raised the food box in his hand like a treasure, shook it, and said with a smile: "Can you have hungry troubles no matter how troubled you are, I see that you are busy all day, you must not have eaten much, this is the jujube paste cake that I asked the small kitchen to make alone, you can taste it, it is delicious."
Baili declined politely: "If you don't have an appetite, you can eat it yourself." Saying that he was about to leave, Yu Gui hurriedly opened his hand to block the way: "Then I'll take you to a place, I know there is a place, it will definitely make you feel better."
"I don't want to go."
Yu Gui grabbed his cuffs and begged: "Just go down, come back next." You should take it as a good mood to relax, if it really doesn't work, you should walk with me to relieve boredom. ”
There were already a bunch of important things waiting for him to be busy, but he was pulled by Qin Luoxue to see what precious Qiu Ju was, which was annoying enough, and now that Qin Luoxue left the scene halfway, he also had time to deal with it, where was there any mind to have fun. It can be seen that Yu Gui is so interested in making him happy, and he really can't pull his face to refuse, so he nodded and agreed: "Say, where to go."
"Just come with me, it's a good place to keep it." Yu Gui smiled.
"You've only been to Xiyuan a few times, so you know what good places to be." Baili Yuan obviously didn't trust her much.
Yu Gui sold Guan Zi, raised his eyebrows, pouted and said, "Keeping it makes you feel comfortable."
The West Garden is still as lush as before, bypassing a few low trees and turning over the hills...... The creek is still there, it hasn't dried up.
Yu Gui stopped, looking at the soothing clear flowing river, and his heart couldn't tell the taste for a while, as if he had seen a friend who had been reunited after a long absence. When she was a child, she and Baili Yuan often came here to fish. I forgot what year it was, he quarreled with Yu Gui, Yu Gui was sad and ran to a place where no one was crying, and occasionally found the beautiful scenery behind this hillside, and every time Yu Gui entered the palace in the future, he had to come here to take a look, and he was also brought here.
It's just that she remembers, but he forgets.
The breeze is not dry, the birds chirp happily on the branches of the laurel tree, so that the quiet atmosphere around is a little more cheerful, the east side of the imperial garden is a quiet path, go straight to the poor road, you can see the murmuring of the stream, there are a few small boats idle by the stream, but it is not a problem to sit down two or three people.
Yu Gui put down the food box, rushed over happily in a few steps, and grabbed the oar. When she entered the palace today, she had already thought about bringing him here, and she deliberately wore flat boots, and her clothes were simple and convenient to wear, and she was particularly neat in action.
"Quick, you get on the boat, I'll take you to a very beautiful place!"
Baili smiled and got into the boat suspiciously.
The dark stream is not wide but deep, and the stream can drag the boat downstream without how to rock the boat. The stream eventually collects in the lake, and the further downstream, the more red maple leaves on both banks, and the branches are intertwined to form a natural trellis, which covers the sky and blocks the strong light, making the scenery more and more beautiful. The maple leaves that fall into the water, stranded in a stone stream, are fresh and vermilion, just like the watercolor dotted on the white paper, and the random smudge is a painting, which is natural and beautiful.
Yu Gui's eyes are as clear as water, without a trace of impurities, like a quiet scenery at this moment, simple and pure, not stained with the hustle and bustle of the world.
Baili lowered his eyes, and a smile appeared on his lips.
"Well, do you think it's beautiful here?" Yu Gui suddenly spoke, his voice crisp, resounding in this quiet moment.
Baili smiled and nodded. Yu Gui's heart was happy, as if he remembered something, put down the small oar, and bent down to probe into the water.
Baili asked puzzledly, "What are you looking for?" Afraid that she would fall into the water, he opened his hand and made a gesture to hold her at any time.
Yu Gui said softly: "You just wait, don't speak." Then he looked at the water intently, and after a while, there was movement in the water, and Yu Guiyan quickly bent down to hold it. She grabbed a handful of water with both hands, turned her head, and shouted excitedly: "Catch it."
The water was ticking from her fingers, she held the baby in her hand, smiled sweetly and opened her palm in front of his eyes, only to see a small silver-white scaled fish, swinging in the palm of her hand. The appearance of this fish is extremely beautiful, especially the pair of eyes, which are round and bulging, and they are very cute.
Baili Yuan asked curiously, "What kind of fish is this, why have I never seen it before?"
Yu Gui shook his head and said, "I don't know, I've only seen this fish in this river, not anywhere else." So I can't name it. I saw that it was special, I wanted to catch a few and raise them in the tank to watch, but this fish is very difficult to find, and it is even more difficult to catch. ”
Seeing that the water in his palm was about to run out, the fish wagged its tail a few times in protest. Seeing this, Baili Yuan hurriedly took the stream water in the palm of his hand and put it in Yu Gui's hand, the fish began to jump alive again, and the two of them were happy at the same time, and they both quietly observed the fish, motionless, like two curious and pretending to be calm cats, their eyes moving with the fish's back and forth.
Looking at Baili Li, whose brows were stretched, Yu Gui shook his head, and sighed that he was finally worthy of his thoughts. The water in his palms flowed clean again, and by the time Baili Yuan bent down to get water, Yu Gui had already put the fish back into the water.
The fish enters the pool, wagging its tail slightly, and then disappears without a trace.
Baili Yuan poured the water back into the stream, puzzled: "Didn't you want to bring the fish back, why did you release it again?"
Yu Gui chuckled, wiped his hands on his waist and said, "You can't hold it all the time with your hands to go back, it's still a long way away, don't kill it before you find the fish tank."
The maple leaves came and went with the wind, lingering gracefully, landing on the water along the boat, and Yu Guiding looked at him. He looked around, his eyes were shining, and his eyes were full of Ye Ye and moist, like stars. His eyelashes were long, like inciting butterfly wings, fluttering on his face.
Yu Gui had a smile on his face even more, looked at him and said sincerely: "It's so good-looking."
Baili came back to his senses, pursed his lips and chuckled: "Yes, it's so beautiful here."
In fact, the two are not talking about the same topic, Baili Yuan is talking about Jing, and Yu Gui is talking about people, one has a heart, and the other has no intention.
Yu Gui secretly took a breath, quickly lowered his eyelids, and forcibly poured out his thoughts with shame: "Ah Yuan, do you know why I brought you here." The sound is as low as a mosquito and a fly, but it can ring in the ears in this quiet environment.
Baili didn't seem surprised, but said indifferently: "I don't know."
Yu Gui did not mention the past again. trembling slightly, she was determined to confide her heart today, and she couldn't care about any shame, she used the greatest courage in her life to say: "I, I have always regarded you as my beloved, so I will revolve around you every day." I like to see you read and write, to watch you ride a horse and shoot arrows, even if you don't do anything but sit quietly. ”
"So, look at me, do you like me?"
Baili was stunned and seemed to hesitate, but he still shook his head and said bluntly: "Mang'er, I am actually not your lover."
"Don't talk about it......"
Yu Gui was stunned, although he already knew everything, there was still a trace of luck, but he never expected him to refuse so bluntly.
Baili Yuan looked at Yu Gui apologetically, but couldn't say a word of relief. Instead, Yu Gui hurriedly spoke: "You like Wen Er so much? But you can't. I have long been designated as your candidate for the crown princess, but it has not been made public, we will all get married sooner or later. Besides, the person in Wen Er's heart is not you, she likes to grow ...... All this is doomed. ”
The more he talked, the more he had no confidence, and in the end, he didn't even have the courage to look at Baili Yuan's face.
The sky gathered a fiery red haze, and the boat moored on the lake, casting a faint silhouette of people and boats. The fragments of red maple leaves are still floating on the water, and the faint sound of bells comes from the tall buildings not far away, jingling, clanging, ringing in the gradually vast glow. Baili smiled bitterly, raised his hand and rubbed his forehead, lowered his head and stared at the fallen leaves on the water: "Yes, isn't everything predestined, and what is worth bothering."
Yu Gui was sad, knowing that the person he liked was Wen Er, not himself, but he still had to be reluctant. I also know that saying such things is very cruel to Baili Yuan, and I am even a little sorry for Changji and Wen'er, after all, it is really inappropriate to stir them in. She choked apologetically, lowered her head a little ashamedly, and snorted: "Ah Yuan, the reason why I say this is not to force you to like me now, I just want to tell you everything in my heart." ”
Baili didn't reply, and he didn't look at her.
Yu Gui's face became redder and redder as he pretended to be calm, and said slowly: "I'll wait, when you stop thinking about Wen Er and take me to heart one day." I will be very patient and wait for you to see me, and I will not rush you, let alone force you to accept me. After finishing speaking, my heart was in turmoil, and I waited for a response with some expectations.
The sky was fading, and the wind was blowing through the forest across the lake, and there was no room for it. From here, the light and shadow are reflected from the east. The lanterns that I wanted to illuminate were already hanging all over the corridor of the east pavilion.
Baili Yuan sighed lightly, and his tone was not wavering: "It's getting late, let's go back." Tonight's chrysanthemum banquet must be lively. ”
Yu Gui lowered his eyes and laughed at himself.
I used to think that life was so long, so long, so long that there was no end in sight; When I have a sweetheart, but I feel that life is so short and short, so short that I don't have time to like the second person, and my life is almost gone.
I suddenly remembered that I had said: It's easy to like someone, and it's easy to be liked by one, but if two people like each other, it's too difficult, so difficult that they don't dare to like people.
It's rare that the girl said the right thing, but it's too sad.