Yin Chengzong glanced at Ouyang Zheng as if he was nothing, and after thinking about it, he still didn't say anything about the flower viewing building just now, and smiled slightly at Huaxi, "Xiuyuan and a few girls in the mansion were preparing to go back at Xinghuawu, but they couldn't find you for a while, and they said that something happened to you, and they were looking for you at this time." ”

"Thank you to the king of the county" Huaxi thanked him, and said, "Chengjun Wang, Ouyang Shi, the family is looking for it, and Huaxi will retire first." ”

"Does Miss Huaxi know how to go to Xinghuawu?" Yin Chengzong asked without hesitation.

Huaxi shook her head, "Just go out and ask the attendant later." ”

Yin Chengzong glanced out and stretched, "It's not early, the girl doesn't know the way, I'll send the girl there." ”

Huaxi immediately excused himself and said: "How dare you bother the king of the county to lead the way, I am thinking of looking for someone to find a soft sedan chair to ......"

"Miss Huaxi is polite. At this time, everyone has left the island, and the sedan chair prepared in the poetry meeting is waiting in the Liulin Pavilion and the Flower Appreciation Building. Anyway, I'm going to leave the island and go home, and I got on the boat from Xinghuawu, just along with the girl. ”

Wen Tun's voice sounded a little less nonchalantic, but it made it harder for you to refuse.

Huaxi couldn't find a suitable reason to refuse, so she had to respond, "Thank you to the king of the county." ”

"Let's come on, go to Xinghuawu and give a message to Mu San of the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion, saying that Miss Huaxi has found it, so they don't have to worry."

Before Huaxi came back to his senses, after Ouyang Zheng gave an order, the people had already walked past Yin Chengzong and Huaxi, and they didn't stop going out of the door.

I can't go along if I don't want to. Huaxi took half a step back to get out of the way, and motioned for Yin Chengzong to go first, "The king of the county, please"

Yin Chengzong smiled and went out first.

Seeing that the two of them walked out on their front and back feet, Hua Xi breathed a sigh of relief, put on his hat, and called Cui Ming to follow.

It had sunset, the glow had soaked the sky, and the bamboo forest was covered with a golden orange halo. Occasionally, when the wind blows, there are dots of light dancing on the bamboo, as dazzling as if sprinkled with gold dust.

Ouyang Zheng walked alone in the front, and the entourage walked five steps away on both sides.

At sunset, behind him was an oblique and elongated shadow. Huaxi followed behind and looked at his back, only to feel that even if the dark clothes were dyed warm in the sun, people couldn't feel warm, and even a little cold.

I just forgot to ask him when he wants incense, should I ask him later? Huaxi hesitated for a moment, but still suppressed her intention to ask.

No longer looking at the back in front of him, Huaxi lowered his head and looked at the stone road under his feet.

Yin Chengzong, who was walking in front of him, suddenly opened his mouth and said to himself: "Good weather, how can the wind blow cold?" ”

Ouyang Zheng, who was walking in the front, paused slightly, and neither responded nor stopped.

Huaxi pursed her lips and held back a smile, and reached into her hat to comb the falling hair, completely blocking Yin Chengzong's view on her side, before she lowered her head and snickered.

"Where is Miss Huaxi's hometown? Who else is in the family? ”

"Huh?" didn't expect Yin Chengzong to suddenly ask her, Huaxi put down his hand and said, "Huaxi's family lives in Qizhou. Both parents died in their early years, and there was no one else in the family. The old lady took pity on me and took me into the house alone. ”

Yin Chengzong glanced at Huaxi and said in a low voice: "I didn't mean to arouse the girl's sadness, please don't blame the girl, I just saw that the girl's appearance was different from ordinary people, so I was just curious to ask." After speaking, he turned his head to look at the road ahead, his steps slowed down, and he fell to the left hand side of Huaxi.

It's the first time I've been so close.

A faint wisp of orange fragrance entered his nose, and he raised his eyes to look at the orange glow in the sky, Yin Chengzong couldn't help but think of the orange tree in the morning light with the calligraphy and ink, and suddenly understood why the painting on the plain paper was not flowers and birds, but orange trees. It turned out to be the breath she liked, with the fragrance of the mountains and forests, ancient and remote.

"Huaxi's father is no longer there when he remembers, and my mother once said that my ancestors moved to Qizhou in their early years, because they were adjacent to Xiyue, and their great-grandfather's generation had accepted Xiyue Nu as a concubine, which was my grandfather's biological mother...... The blood is passed down from generation to generation, so Huaxi's appearance will be different from that of the Chinese people. ”

The people of the Mu family knew that she was Mu Xiangwan's child, and even if they guessed that her father might be from Xiyue, they never asked to mention this family scandal. Although Huaxi had made up the rhetoric earlier, it was the first time that it was used today.

I haven't thought of these things for a long time, and when I mentioned it again, Huaxi remembered Mu Xiangwan, and her heart was inevitably a little sad, she answered Yin Chengzong's question, sighed and walked silently.

Maybe Yin Chengzong looked more casual, so Huaxi didn't think much about him, thinking that he was just curious and asking, but he didn't know that Yin Chengzong secretly remembered it in his heart.

Hearing Huaxi's sigh, Yin Chengzong thought that she felt sorry for herself because she had a strange but beautiful appearance and was looked at by all kinds of speculation, and asked softly: "...... So you don't want to go to a crowded place, do you? Today's poetry will be deliberately avoided, is it also because of this ......? ”

"Huh?" Huaxi didn't react, and looked at Yin Chengzong inexplicably.

Yin Chengzong smiled and said, "I heard Xiuyuan say that you are good at reading, how can you not be able to make poems?" At today's poetry meeting, you avoid others because of your appearance, but you don't have to ...... The new emperor of Xiyue ascended the throne, and the war between Dahua and Xiyue for many years has stopped, and now the border is stable. After some time, the Xiyue delegation will come to Beijing to discuss trade between the two countries, and then the marriage between the two countries is imperative......"

As soon as the light dimmed, Yin Chengzong paused for a moment, and said: "If this matter is agreed, there will be more and more Xiyi people in Beijing in the future, and you don't have to worry about your appearance." ”

Yin Chengzong's voice was slightly hoarse, drifting into his ears with the wind, indescribably soft.

Huaxi was surprised and looked sideways at him. Yin Chengzong had already withdrawn his gaze and looked back ahead.

Although Yin Chengzong misunderstood the reason why she was reluctant to appear at the poetry meeting, he didn't expect him to comfort himself for this, Huaxi was silent for a moment and thanked: "Huaxi thank you King Jun"

Yin Chengzong smiled, "We are also old acquaintances, and you have helped me twice." Call me big brother when Xiuyuan and Xiaoxuan are unaround, if you don't dislike it, just call them. ”

"This ......" Huaxi was a little embarrassed, this Chengjun King is really familiar. Even though he is temperamental and open-minded, due to Mu Xiangqing's reminder and his identity as the king of the county, Huaxi doesn't want to have too much intersection with him.

Huaxi pretended to be deaf and dumb and was silent.

"Forget it, the girl's family is thin-skinned, it's not difficult for you" Yin Chengzong smiled and said, "But you don't have to be so polite in the future." ”

"Hmm," Huaxi nodded casually.

Yin Chengzong's face darkened, he looked at Ouyang Zheng in front of him, the corners of his lips hooked again, and shouted: "Xuan, I suddenly want to eat the crispy chicken of Jufu Building." How about going for a drink in the evening if you're all right? ”

Yin Chengzong quickened his pace, left Huaxi, and caught up with Ouyang Zheng in front.

As soon as he left, Huaxi immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

The three of them arrived at Xinghuawu.

Mu Xiuyuan stood outside the small building, anxiously looking at the road. When he saw Cui Ming and Hua Xi who were following Ouyang Zheng and Yin Chengzong, his face was happy and he hurriedly greeted him.

"King Chengjun, Ouyang Shi"

"Hmm," Ouyang Zheng bowed in return.

Yin Chengzong patted Mu Xiuyuan, "Xiuyuan, have you waited for a long time?" The girl from Huaxi got lost in the forest and went back to the bamboo garden, and happened to be bumped into by me. ”

Mu Xiuyuan saluted, "Thank you Ouyang Shi and King Chengjun for sending Huaxi back." ”

Huaxi rushed at Yin Chengzong Fufu, "Let the third brother worry"

"It's okay, it's okay, the fourth sister told me when she left, it's just ......" Mu Xiuyuan hesitated, "It's good to come back, let's leave home." ”

"The person is delivered, I will say goodbye first" When Ouyang Zheng turned around and left to pass by Huaxi, a very soft "Don't forget" floated into Huaxi's ears.

Huaxi hurriedly sent off the guest, "Congratulations." ”

Yin Chengzong also followed, walked to Huaxi's side, and paused, "I didn't see the poetry meeting lively today, and the Ming'er collection was printed, and I asked Xiuyuan to bring you a copy." ”

didn't wait for Huaxi to open her mouth to thank her, Yin Chengzong stopped her with a sentence of "no need to thank you", and left gracefully.

Mu Xiuyuan frowned slightly, and walked in front of Huaxi, "Huaxi, when did you and King Chengjun know each other like this......?" ”

Huaxi lifted her hat, "Huaxi and the county king are not familiar with each other, and the county king gave the book because Huaxi wrote him two incense recipes." The third brother just wanted to speak and stopped, but what happened? ”

Mu Xiuyuan sighed and said, "Just now, the fifth sister accidentally fell into the water......

Huaxi was startled and hurriedly asked, "Ah, is the fifth sister injured now?" When, when is this? ”

"Well, it's okay, it's just frightened. At this time, I changed my clothes, and I just recovered my strength. Half an hour ago......" Mu Xiuyuan didn't continue to explain, paused and said, "I wasn't in a hurry to go back, but it was inconvenient on the island, so I hurried to look for you when I wanted to go back to my house quickly." Now that you're back, go in and call them on your way, and I'll get them to prepare the boat." ”

Huaxi nodded and entered the small building.

In the room, Yun Xin was crooked on the couch, her eyes closed and she didn't speak, and the newly replaced big girl Yurui next to her stood tremblingly, her eyes were red and swollen, obviously she had just cried.

Yun Lin and Yun Ning sat on the circle chair below.

Yun Lin bit her lip and glared at Yun Xin viciously, and the handkerchief in her hand was crumpled into a ball.

Yun Ning looked embarrassed and wanted to persuade but didn't dare to speak, her eyes kept turning back and forth between Yun Lin and Yun Xin, and suddenly saw Huaxi coming in, and hurriedly asked, "Ah, Huaxi, where did you go?" The fifth sister has such a big thing, you ......"

"Shut up" Yun Lin drank Yun Ning, "You have nothing to do to make a mess"

Yun Ning pouted and didn't dare to say any more.

Huaxi ignored it, walked up to Yun Xin, and saw that her hair was damp, accompanied by the fragrance of apricot blossoms, and she thought that she had just bathed.

"When I came out of the poetry club, I walked around the island with Cui Ming, got lost in the bamboo forest, and went around for a long time before I came out. As soon as I came back, I heard the third brother say that the fifth sister fell into the water. The third brother just went to ask people to prepare the boat, and asked me to come in to see if the fifth sister might get up. If you can get up, you will leave for home. Fifth sister, are you better? ”

Yun Xin slowly opened her eyes, "It's okay, you can go to Yurui to come and help me"