In the golden autumn weather, the courtyard is filled with the fragrance of osmanthus flowers. The other flowers in the yard have been gone, only the chrysanthemums are blooming brilliantly.

Ye Chuqing was accompanied by Aunt Lan and the others to sit on the stone table in the courtyard. The autumn breeze blows, with a hint of coolness, which is also mixed with a lot of osmanthus fragrance, which makes people extremely refreshed.

However, at this time, Ye Chuqing pulled her face and looked unhappy. Qiaorong taught her to play with flower rope, and she learned it a few times and threw it aside. Liuxue accompanied her to practice martial arts, and after a while, she got bored, and Liuxue went to the open space behind the courtyard to practice martial arts alone. Flawless Yang she taught calligraphy, she dozed off with the book in her hand.

At this time, several people sat around the stone table, staring at Aunt Lan to make shoes for Ye Chuqing.

There is a small pond in the yard, and the lotus flowers in the pond have been gone, and only a few yellow and dilapidated lotus leaves are floating alone on the water.

Ye Chuqing suddenly stood up and ran to the edge of the pool, shouting: "Ah! I'm bored! Then he raised his head to the sky and shouted, "What the hell do you want to do?" Get me here, but you have to curl up in such a small courtyard, and you can't go anywhere. Do you know you've killed me! You're a. ”

Qiaorong walked over and looked at the sky suspiciously, and then looked at Ye Chuqing: "Girl, who are you talking to?" ”

Ye Chuqing rolled her eyes, pointed to the sky and said, "Didn't you see it?" I'm talking to it! ”

"It?" Qiao Rong looked up at the sky, his neck was sore and he didn't see any difference, so he took Ye Chuqing's arm and persuaded: "We all know that the girl is boring, but she has been like this for more than ten years, and it is not bad for this time." Girl, bear with it any longer! ”

It's okay not to say this, as soon as I say this, Ye Chuqing will be angry. It's been more than ten days since I came here, and in addition to eating and sleeping all day, I'm just going around this yard. A day or two is fine, but who can stand it after a long time? She, Ye Chuqing, is not a prisoner, when did she suffer like this? In the past, she locked up others, but now she is locked up here. I really don't know how the original owner was locked up here for ten years. I feel aggrieved when I think about it.

So when he heard Qiao Rong say this, Ye Chuqing's anger rushed up: "What the fuck are you doing!" Lao Tzu has lived so much, I have never been the only one who has been locked up for others, but I didn't expect that this dead god would let me live a life of being imprisoned, and I had nothing to do except eat, drink, and sleep all day long. I'm a free man by nature, and I'll be crazy if I keep it locked up like this. ”

Qiao Rong was frightened by Ye Chuqing's crazy appearance, and asked sneeringly: "That...... What does the girl want? ”

"I'm going out!" Ye Chuqing said indignantly: "I'm going out of the house to play!" ”

Qiao Rong was so frightened by this sentence that she was silent, and it took a long time before she stammered and asked, "Girl, are you ...... Are you kidding? ”

Ye Chuqing turned her head and glared at Qiao Rong, with a serious face: "You look at my honest eyes and sincere face, do you think I look like a joker?" ”

Qiao Rong shook his head and said, "The expression is not the same, the eyes are not the same, but you are a portrait." ”

Ye Chuqing's face suddenly darkened: "Dead girl, you are fat!" Dare you say that about me! As he spoke, he reached out to pinch Qiaorong's face. Because Qiaorong has not yet grown, her tender face has a little baby fat, it looks like a small bun, and it is also very fleshy to pinch, Ye Chuqing likes to pinch Qiaorong's face the most.

Qiao Rong looked at the claw that stretched out to his face, and immediately ran away with his head in his hands.

Ye Chuqing didn't succeed, stomped her feet angrily, and shouted: "I want to go out!" ”

Aunt Lan put down the needle and thread in her hand and came over and persuaded: "Girl, you can dispel this idea!" You can't go out. ”

"Can't go out?" Ye Chuqing said angrily: "Do you want me to be suffocated here?" Can't go out......" Ye Chuqing turned his head to look behind him, sneered, and suddenly took a few steps back and stood on the edge of the pond.

Aunt Lan was so frightened that she almost lost her soul, and exclaimed, "Girl......"

Qiao Rong also saw it, and quickly ran over to pull Ye Chuqing. Ye Chuqing shouted: "Don't come here! Whoever comes over, I'll jump off! ”

Qiao Rong was afraid that she would really jump down, so she hurriedly stopped her steps and looked at Ye Chuqing in fear.

Ye Chuqing looked at the person in front of him and made a sad look: "It's my fate that is not good, and I will be locked up in this courtyard for more than ten years." In the past ten years, I have been holding back, because I am afraid that something will affect you all. I didn't dare to run away, I didn't dare to go out, not because I was afraid that the master said that I would encounter disaster, nor was I afraid that it would endanger my life. I am afraid that if I am gone, you will suffer, and I am afraid that you will suffer in my place. I don't want you to suffer, so I endure it. But ......" Ye Chuqing paused, lowered her head and squeezed her eyes a few times, raised her hand to her mouth, and bit her finger again, she burst into tears in pain before rubbing her nose, raised her head and looked at Aunt Lan's Qiaorong and the drifting snow who had just run over, sniffed, and tried her best to say sadness and despair: "But I can't stand it." I'm going crazy, you know? Being locked up here all day, without freedom, is like a bird with its wings broken, no life, no fun, only madness or death. But I don't want to go crazy. I've been locked up here for 10 years, and I don't want to be locked up after I go crazy, or even for the rest of my life. So......" Ye Chuqing bit her lip and squeezed out two tears: "So I can only choose to die." Don't stop me, when I die, tell my father and mother, I don't want to be locked up, let them not make me a coffin, just cremate me and float away in the wind, let me go to another world to find my own freedom. After I die, you have to be good and don't think too much about me. But I'll miss you, I'll come to see you! After saying that, he closed his eyes and turned around.

At this time, all the people were standing more than ten meters away from her, listening to her "sad" story, Aunt Ye Wufang and the others shed tears, feeling that their girl was really pitiful. The others were also a little moved and sad. But when I heard it, I couldn't feel sad. Especially when they heard the last sentence, everyone felt a little creepy. Just imagine, if Ye Chuqing really died like this, she missed these people who lived with her too much, and came to see it in the middle of the night...... Thinking about it, the hairs of several people stood on end.

Ye Chuqing stood by the pool for about a minute, and when she heard no movement behind her, she gritted her teeth and prepared to jump down.

Just as she opened her arms, Drift Snow flew forward and carried her across the pond.

As soon as she landed and didn't get a firm foothold, Ye Chuqing pulled Liuxue's sleeve with a look of envy: "Damn!" Are you doing light work? How do you practice? ”

Liuxue looked at Ye Chuqing's appearance, and suddenly her head was full of black lines: "Girl, it turns out that you don't really want to jump?" ”

Ye Chuqing rolled her eyes: "Are you really stupid?" ”

Liuxue said angrily: "It's me who is stupid, and I still believe it!" ”

Ye Chuqing smiled and said, "How is it?" My acting skills are good, right? Do you think they're going to believe I'm going to die? ”

Liuxue turned her head to look at the few people who wiped her tears, looked at Ye Chuqing helplessly, and said, "I guess I believe it!" I'm sad now! ”

Ye Chuqing nodded with satisfaction: "Well, that's what you want." When they relent, let's go out and have fun! ”

Liuxue nodded and asked, "Girl, are you really not afraid of that master's proverbs?" ”

Ye Chuqing rolled her eyes again: "I'm afraid it's a bird?" Anyway......"

Ye Chuqing wanted to say that he was already dead and alive anyway, but after thinking about it, he still didn't say it, and changed his words: "Didn't you say that there was a catastrophe before I was sixteen years old that endangered my life?" Didn't I almost die from my last injury? The calamity has long passed. It's just that they don't open their minds and are dead-headed. I didn't bother to explain it to them. ”

Liuxue nodded clearly, as if that was the case. Then he asked, "And what's next?" ”

Ye Chuqing grabbed Liuxue's sleeve and smiled flatteringly: "Or ...... You'll fly me again! ”

Liuxue looked at her helplessly: "Girl, why don't you just go over?" Not much to do! ”

Ye Chuqing pulled Liuxue's sleeve and shook it, looking aggrieved: "Sister Liuxue, I don't take you like this." You're going to fly me again! It doesn't take much effort, just fly over! Why bother? Let's fly over and over again, how handsome, how windy! Sister, good sister, just fly once! ”

Liuxue was almost stunned by her, and she didn't have time to pay attention to the few words she didn't understand, so she lifted Ye Chuqing up from under her armpit and flew over in an instant.

As soon as she landed, Ye Chuqing looked like she was about to cry, the corners of Liuxue's mouth twitched fiercely, and Aunt Lan hurriedly stepped forward to support Ye Chuqing and helped her to sit on the chair next to the stone table.

Aunt Lan took Ye Chuqing's hand, her face was shocked: "Girl, why are you looking for death and life?" You're scared Aunt Lan to death! ”

Ye Chuqing stretched out her hand and rubbed her eyes vigorously with two fists, with a sad expression: "Aunt Lan, I can't bear you either." But...... I don't want to be locked up like this. ”

Aunt Lan sighed and said helplessly: "Aunt Lan knows that you are wronged, but this is also for your good!" You have a great catastrophe in your life......"

"I knew it, I knew it......" Ye Chuqing cried out: "You always use this as an excuse, if there is a disaster, you can't escape anywhere." I stayed in the courtyard and was almost killed by the Assassins. So what's the difference between me being here and being outside? ”

"This ......" Aunt Lan was speechless for a moment.

Taking advantage of this vacancy, Ye Chuqing gave Liuxue a look, Liuxue shook her head helplessly, and said, "Aunt Lan, what the girl said also makes sense." It's a blessing or a curse, and it's a disaster that can't be avoided. If there is a calamity, it will be the same everywhere you go. It's better to let the girl out, maybe what other adventures can be encountered and resolve the catastrophe in life? ”

Ye Chuqing quietly gave Liuxue a thumbs up in a place where others couldn't see it. Liuxue's words are too level.

Aunt Lan listened to Liuxue's words, looked at Ye Chuqing again, and then turned her head to look at the few people behind her.

Flawless wiped her tears and said, "Aunt Lan, let the girl out!" Or is it a calamity for the girl to be locked up here? ”

"But......" Although Aunt Lan was a little loose, she still hesitated: "The old lady knows about it......"

"Then don't let them know!" Ye Chuqing hurriedly interjected. After finishing speaking, he was shocked, and hurriedly held his forehead and said in a trembling voice: "I'm in a bad mood, and I'm worried about letting them know." I'm just going out for a walk, going out quietly and coming back quietly, and it's best not to alarm anyone. ”

"This ......" Aunt Lan was still a little hesitant.

Ye Chuqing threw herself into Aunt Lan's arms and began to be coquettish: "Aunt Lan, nurse, you love me the most." Just promise me! I'm just going out for a walk and I'll be back soon, and I promise I won't let anyone know about it, and I won't bother you. Isn't it good? ”

Aunt Lan nodded helplessly and said, "Okay, Aunt Lan won't tell the old lady." But how are you going to get out? Who to take out? ”

"You agreed?" Ye Chuqing raised her head excitedly, her eyes were bright, where was the weak look that she was crying just now?

Aunt Lan smiled and nodded. Ye Chuqing suddenly jumped out of Aunt Lan's arms, clapped her hands, jumped and shouted, "Oh! Great, great! Then he ran over and hugged Aunt Lan and kissed her on the face, and immediately jumped away and hugged her one by one.

When it was quiet, Ye Chuqing replied to Aunt Lan's words: "If you go out, you will go from the back of the courtyard to practice martial arts." Isn't there a big tree behind the wall? And they went out from there, and no one knew it. As for who to bring......" Ye Chuqing slowly looked at the people standing beside her.

Liuxue stood up and said with a straight face: "I must follow, my task is to protect the girl anytime and anywhere." ”

Aunt Lan nodded: "Not bad!" ”

Ye Chuqing also nodded, and looked at the few little girls with anticipation, knowing that these girls had never gone out since they were arranged in this courtyard, and they must have wanted to go out too, so they felt sorry for these people who were locked up with them from the bottom of their hearts.

Ye Chuqing walked up to Qiao Rong and said with a smile: "I bring two at a time, one is that the drift snow must be brought every time." As for the other one......" said and reached out to pinch Qiaorong's bun face, and smiled even more happily: "This time I will bring Qiaorong, next time it will be flawless, next time Mu Xue, and then next time...... Oops, I won't leave any of you little girls behind anyway. ”

Qiao Rong said happily: "Thank you, girl!" ”

Ye Chuqing waved his hand and ordered: "Okay, just do it!" While it's still early, let's go early and return early. Qiaorong, you go find a few sets of men's clothes. ”

Qiao Rong smiled: "Don't worry, girl, you don't need to look for it, there are ready-made ones." Girls used to play games of women dressing up as men when they were bored, and there were several sets of men's clothes! ”

Ye Chuqing's face bloomed with a smile: "Hehe, that dare is good!" Go get it! ”

Qiaorong happily answered and ran to get his clothes.

Aunt Lan stood up and said, "Since you want to go out, you can't go without money." How much should the girl bring? ”

Ye Chuqing was stunned for a moment. Money? She just wanted to go out, how could she forget this most important thing? Then asked Aunt Lan: "I am locked up here, will the government still give me money?" ”

Aunt Lan smiled: "The girl forgot again? Although the girl is locked up in Qingfang Garden, because she is not punished and grounded, the girl has ten taels of silver every month, and the housekeeper will send it to you, and Aunt Lan will help you save it! ”

"Huh? It's only ten taels a month? Ye Chuqing's face suddenly collapsed: "Why is it so little!" ”

Aunt Lan looked at her with a strange look and said, "Girl, ten taels a month is less?" If you have ten taels a month, you will have one hundred and twenty taels a year, and you have saved one thousand two hundred taels in the past ten years. Besides, the lady will be the first to bring the snacks and new clothes that the girl wants to eat. There are good rouge gouache ornaments and the like outside, and the big girl will buy them for the girl as soon as possible. Also, the little gadgets that the girl played with were all brought back from outside by the eldest son. For so many years, the girl's money has not been touched, so ...... Are there too few girls? This is something that those of us who have never dared to think of in our lifetimes. ”

Ye Chuqing scratched her head embarrassedly, and said with a smile: "That...... I don't mean anything else...... Aunt Lan, how much do you think I can take? ”

Aunt Lan said: "It's good if we go out and get five or six taels of silver." As for the girl, you can take twenty taels! ”

"Twenty taels?" Ye Chuqing was a little reluctant, "What can you do with twenty taels?" Or...... I'll take a hundred taels! ”

Aunt Lan said helplessly: "Okay, I'll go get the silver!" But it's time for lunch now, why don't you go after dinner? ”

"No, no, no," Ye Chuqing hurriedly waved his hand: "I'll go out and find something new to eat, you guys can eat!" ”

By the time Aunt Lan brought the silver, Ye Chuqing and Liuxue Qiaorong had already changed their outfits.

Liuxue is dressed in a black power suit, holding a long sword, and looks heroic. Ye Chuqing was dressed in a white robe, with a jade crown and tied hair, and a folding fan in his hand, obviously a beautiful young man with a jade tree in the wind. Qiaorong is dressed in a blue cloth coat, a handsome little entourage.

Aunt Lan walked over and handed a purse to Ye Chuqing, and instructed, "Here are ten taels of broken silver, and a silver ticket of one hundred taels." Because I was afraid that the girl would not need so much money for the time being, I asked the chief steward of the house to deposit the girl's 1,100 taels of silver into the bank, and the remaining 100 taels were exchanged for loose silver. The ten taels of silver in this are spent casually after the girl goes out, and if you want to use a large amount of silver, you can go to SF Money Bank and exchange it for cash. ”

Ye Chuqing took the purse and thanked her: "Well, I remember!" It's still Aunt Lan's thoughtfulness, thank you Aunt Lan. After thinking about it, he commanded: "After I leave, no matter who comes, they will say that I am resting, do you know?" ”

Everyone responded, Ye Chuqing nodded with satisfaction, and the three of them walked to the martial arts training ground behind the courtyard, Liuxue first jumped to the big tree outside the wall to look at the situation, and then jumped down and flew out of the courtyard with Ye Chuqing and Qiaorong. Several people left the house smoothly.