After nightfall, a rare late spring light rain ushered in, and the humid air climbed in from the windowsill with the smell of grass and earth.

The moonlight was bright, and the flawless white light was projected into the veil, and the wordless jade plaque was groped out from under the pillow, and the index finger traced the outline of the pattern on it. It's cold to the touch, and the more you hold it, the warmer it gets.

Turning over and lying on the bed, the sleepiness was completely swept away by the sound of wind and rain. I thought about the man's eyebrows, eyes, and voice.

Xia Xiying walked into the hall, opened the gilded stone-inlaid amphora incense burner, poured out the ashes that had been burned, and filled it with new incense. It seems to be the fragrance of magnolia Qingmeng, mixed with the agarwood fragrance before it, and the rich front flavor sets off the elegance of the aftertaste.

She fiddled slowly, very softly, as if she was afraid of disturbing me. I rolled over and coughed twice on purpose.

"Haven't you slept yet?" She asked, putting down what she was holding.

I put the quilt over my head and said in a muffled voice, "The morning tea is so strong that people can't sleep." ”

Ruofei, who was keeping vigil at the door, heard us talking, stepped into the house, and teased: "The girl drank Qingju Sydney pear in the morning, which moistens the lungs and goes to the fire, and it is not tea at all, and she can't sleep by herself, so how can she rely on tea." ”

I have nothing to refute. You can only turn sideways and stuff the jade plaque back under the pillow.

"Xiying, do you want to travel to the mountains, rivers, lakes and seas......

I asked tentatively.

She stopped what she was doing and said, "The girl wants to go to Daiguo?" ”

A thrill in my head instantly got up, and my knee hit the carved armrest next to the bed, and it instantly turned red. "Who said I was going to Daiguo, what I wanted to go was Hefeng, to see the snow."

The sound became quieter and quieter, and the rain outside the window became heavier and heavier, like a thunderbolt, falling through the clouds, crackling on the door frame, slowly dripping together and converging into a column of water.

The wind whirred by, completely devoid of the mildness and beauty of spring, and tyranny and awe-inspiring filled the air.

Ruofei carefully inspected the doors and windows, and said to himself: "This rain is so heavy, I'm afraid the envoy's convoy won't be able to go." ”

Xia Xiying shook her head, handed over the sundries in her hand to Ruofei, and went to the side hall to collect her clothes.

When she was far away, I dared to jump out of bed and pretend to talk to Ruofei: "Then where can they stay?" Nanjing is mountainous, I'm afraid it's a little dangerous. In case of injury, it will hurt the peace between our two countries. ”

Ruofei accidentally shook the ashes on the hem of her skirt, and didn't think much about it, for fear that her newly made water wave gradient clothes would be dirty, so she replied while wiping them with a frown: "Don't worry, girl, there is a post station not far from the palace, and they should rest there." After a pause, she seemed to notice something, and continued: "However, the envoy's wind chill seems to be quite serious, and there is no medical hall near the post station, so I am afraid that this kind of weather will aggravate the condition." ”

His wind and cold were caused by saving me, and in the end, he still felt a little guilty.

It's useless to think too much, it's just a person who only has a few faces, why should I be so concerned?

A long night's dreams, endless.

The next day, the rain stopped, the fog dispersed, and the warm yellow light was projected from the blue curtain of the clear sky, if it were not for the crushing of all the fallen flowers in the gray-brown mud, making people suddenly think that last night's wind and rain in the city was just an illusion.

Leaning on the window, his fingers catching the remaining rain under the eaves, the smell of moss dissipated in the slight coolness.

I was in a trance, I didn't know where my thoughts went, and I had an extra plain coat on my body. Turning his head to look behind him, Su Yanqing stood quietly, his gaze seemed to have broken through all my thoughts.

"Wang Shang......" was shocked and changed his words: "Yanqing? ”

He didn't care about my embarrassment and helplessness, and sat down leisurely, making a cup of tea, and the white air was steaming on his fingertips.

"It's too boring in the palace? I heard from the palace people, do you want to go to Hefeng to see the snow? ”

I was stunned for a while, I don't know if Ruofei or Xia Xiying is so open-mouthed, everything has to be heard.

After all, if you have short hands and a soft mouth, it is not good in the palace. The degree of food and clothing has never been less, how dare you criticize the Nanjing Palace.

"It's all nonsense from them, the palace is very good, you see, I'm not recovering quickly?" Afraid that he would not believe it, he turned around in a circle, and although his feet were unstable, he still showed that he was really physically and mentally healthy.

He smiled, took a sip of tea, and his voice was as clear and soft as ever, "I'm afraid you feel bored, there is a lantern festival outside the palace tonight, go and relax." ”

"Really?" I was inexplicably moved.

He nodded and said, "Although it is the queen's proposal, I also think that you should not be detained, go out to breathe, and the injury will heal faster." ”

Before I could thank him, he left on business.

He was still deliberately avoiding me, not understanding the reason, and I couldn't ask directly, I always felt that the distance between us was getting farther and farther away.

Once, when I lost my sight, his companionship day and night became a sense of alienation that I could never go back to.

He is a king, and he has his own state and family, and I really shouldn't think about it.

I couldn't find a suitable garment after rummaging through the cabinets, so I simply asked for one from the cook's bedroom. The Mozhu sleeve collar and the narrow waist of the same color skirt are slightly tight, but they are barely worn.

The faded beaded belt actually still has a small bag hanging on it, which is crookedly embroidered with the word "food", and the drawstring is pulled open, and it turns out to be a bag of preserved apricots. I don't like sweetness, but the special sweetness and sourness overflowed in my lips and teeth, and I couldn't help but eat a lot, and when Xia Xiying urged the carriage to come, the small half bag had already been swallowed.

The coachman was dressed as a guard in the palace, followed by a few, and after about half an hour, the sky was about to darken, and finally arrived in Lingzhu County.

It is said that Lingzhu County is rich in bamboo, and the price of white candles and red candles is very low, so every family makes a living by making lamps, and the lanterns are exported to other places. And the whole Lingzhu County is also a lantern festival every month, which is very lively, and there are prayer lanterns hanging at the door of each house, all kinds of colors.

The lantern shed is made of bamboo poles, and there are dozens of notes in the alley, snow lanterns, lotus lanterns, and all kinds of lantern riddles.

The lights overlap and intertwine with each other, and the colors are beautiful, even if the sky is dark, it is dazzling.

Nanqiao Xuan Pavilion, a hundred turn corridor, all hung with red paper lotus glazed cups, literati and ink writers come and go leisurely, occasionally everyone is wearing a mask bought at the street entrance, shyly pacing here.

"Girl, buy a mask?" The peddler smiled and raised the red-faced fox mask in his hand.

I don't know why, there are some bad memories in my mind, the fire spreads, and the exotic woman in the fire, I still can't see her face clearly, and it flashes by.

I didn't have the intention of buying it, but Xia Xiying was empathetic and bought two.

"Put on the mask, and the guards behind you will be easy to see."

She knew what I was thinking, so she obediently took the mask and put it on her face.

The flow of people surged, and after a while, not only did they get rid of the guards, but even Xia Xiying was scattered.

I was squeezed into the corridor, because it was a red light and white candles, the light in the corridor seemed dim, and I couldn't see the appearance of the comings and goings, and the only strangers in my hand were close to each other.

After a while, most of the fun rested, if I really lost it, I was penniless except for half a bag of candied fruit, how could I go back to the palace?

I didn't clear my thoughts, but I hit the chest of the person opposite, who stood in the middle of the corridor, not moving, I rubbed my nose and apologized, but he still didn't respond.

I looked up, and it was a blue-shirted man with a hideous mask with a green fang, and the dim light made the mask even more terrifying.

I shuddered and tried to get away from him, but as we walked side by side, he grabbed my wrist with a force that didn't hurt me.

"Jin'er ......"

I thought I was hallucinating and he knew my name was "Jin'er...... This voice is blurry, there is only one person with such a timbre, and that is the envoy who should have left a long time ago?

The demon sent the gods to stand on tiptoe and take off his mask.

Junyi's face is just like his voice, under the eyelashes are a pair of obsidian eyes like a deep pool, and the pale shadow of the crow blue cast by the long eyelashes makes the whole slightly fair face have a touch of morbid anger. I don't know whether the curvature of the lips is happy or sad, and it seems like nothing.

"Beiyu ...... Jinchen? ”