CHAPTER IX
Originally, I made an appointment with Azu to arrest people in the corridor pavilion tonight, but I didn't expect him to miss the appointment, which was too bad for buddies.
I had to squat alone beside the dark haystack, cheering up my spirits, pricking up my ears and staring at a corner of the pavilion with my eyes unmoving.
The weather was really hot, surrounded by mosquitoes, and I could only hear the buzzing in my ears, and from time to time they would come into close contact with me, leaving marks on my face and arms.
I was itchy and uncomfortable, and I didn't dare to pat hard for fear of being discovered, so I could only scratch gently.
Wait, wait, wait, except for the occasional gust of wind, there is not even a figure. It's lively on weekdays, and I don't know which one is crazy tonight. waited until the night watch, shouting "The weather is dry, be careful of the candle".
It's so late, presumably the servant girl won't come.
Preparing to go back to sleep, think carefully, tonight just happened to be Azu on duty, but he couldn't leave, no matter what, I had to go to him to understand.
At this time, the entire White Mansion was quiet, as if in a sleep, only a few lamps were held at the gate under the eaves outside the hall, and the rest of the place was all black.
Azu stood on the right side of the gate in bright armor and holding a catkins spear, full of energy, his mouth open and closed as if he was chatting with the person opposite.
When I got closer, sure enough, the female guard standing opposite him was recruited by me, and her name was very poetic, called Rourou.
In good conscience, this girl named Rourou is indeed not bad. The temperament is calm, the eyebrows are sparse, the joys, sorrows and sorrows are not complete, and the treatment of people is polite and thoughtful. No matter what kind of occasion you encounter, you are generous and knowledgeable. Quiet, elegant, and has the demeanor of everyone's ladies.
Compared with the ladies of Baifu, it is even better, and Ju'er is not at all the way.
At first, she mixed into the pile of men and was recruited into the mansion by me as a recruit, Bai Xiaoqiu didn't know, and I never broke her.
Later, she also planned to make her a female guard at the door, and she was very grateful to me.
I thought that such a woman with fine skin and tender meat could not bear the bitterness of being exposed to the wind and sun and being exposed to the rain, and she would automatically roll up and leave after a few days.
Unexpectedly, it was a woman with a strong personality, not inferior to those male soldiers. With a shrewd mind, you can figure out everything at a glance.
At first, I was very suspicious of her, and I secretly said that it was not good in my heart, but I was afraid that I would get into trouble and recruit someone from an unknown source.
Azu can get along with her, and he can be regarded as a little visionary.
Seeing me coming, the smile on Rourou's face immediately disappeared, and she called me with a sense of surprise, "Mr. Su, why are you here so late."
Watching the two of them talking and laughing together, while I nestled on the edge of the haystack and fed a bunch of mosquitoes, I was really angry.
Especially Na Azu, not to mention the appointment, it was to chat with the beauty. No matter how much I don't like Ju'er, I don't mean that to her, but my life is at stake, and I am very disappointed.
Glancing at Azu again, I saw that he pursed his lips tightly, lowered his head, and didn't have any posture to explain to me about tonight's events.
At this time, he was accompanied by a beautiful woman, and I couldn't say anything about him.
That's it, I grinned at Rourou and said, "It's too hot to sleep, come out for a walk."
From the courtyard where I live to the main gate of Baifu, I have to walk at least a stick of incense, and I have to pass a rockery and two long corridors in the middle. Those who have turned off the lights all the way, and who will come here if they can't sleep in the middle of the night.
Even I don't believe it myself, let alone Bingxue's smart Rourou.
Na Rourou smiled at me, and smiled very meaningfully, and she said, "It's so late, sir should come back quickly."
I nodded again and again, "Yes, yes". Raise your hand and signal them to continue talking.
Not long after leaving, Rourou caught up from behind and shoved something into my hand.
It was dark all around, there was no light and I couldn't see it, I only touched a hard and slippery ring, and I touched a handful of catkins, which I concluded should be an accessory.
In the corridor of the White Mansion at night, two black shadows gathered together and shook their heads, sometimes nodding, sometimes shaking their heads, sometimes laughing, sometimes hugging each other and patting each other's backs.
One said, "Actually, that day I could see at a glance that Mr. was a daughter, although he was dressed in a pink dark veil and a white veined robe, but the gentle temperament exuded by Mr. could not escape my eyes."
Another said, "What a coincidence, I could tell at a glance that you were a daughter, although you were dressed like a flower, but you showed your daughter's demeanor in every gesture."
One said, "Why didn't Mr. demolish me at that time, you know, recruiting a female soldier privately is a capital crime of killing the head."
The other said, "If you have the courage to come and sign the pledge, I will have the courage to recruit you."
One said, "Why did the gentleman recruit me?"
The other replied, "Then why don't you be your eldest lady and run to be a female soldier instead."
One is upright, "because it's fresh, it's fun".
The other said, "It's such a coincidence, and I'm also because I feel fresh."
One smiled and leaned back together, "worthy of the famous Mr. Su".
The other waved his hand, "Please call me a nobody, Su Feifei."
After a few more inconsequential greetings, they waved their hands and walked in opposite directions.
There was a lamp in the room, shining through the window in the courtyard, forming a bright and soft halo, and my eyes were hot, and my heart was full of warmth and emotion.
Ai'er fell asleep on the table, she was waiting for me.
I pushed Ai'er, she trembled, woke up, rubbed her eyes and asked me, "Sir, why did you come back so late".
I lied "I can't sleep and go out for a walk, I just blame Baifu for being too big, and I almost got lost." I laughed dryly twice after saying that.
Ai'er was sleepy-eyed and hurriedly said, "Sir, you don't understand what Ai'er is talking about, I and Twelve Young have been waiting for you almost all night."
My heart sank, and the lies I made casually were unreliable or not, for fear of arousing Ai'er's suspicions.
After all, she is not Ju'er, so it is impossible for Ju'er to think about me in everything and cover the round field for me like Ju'er.
She is Bai Xiaoqiu's person who deals with Chu Lianwei.
Thinking about it, I patted Ai'er's shoulder, and said with a straight look, "I didn't make it clear just now, now I say it again, you listen, it's the fourth lady who can't sleep, and wants me to walk around with her, you know, these four young ladies have stayed at her grandfather's house since she was a child, and she is not very familiar with the Bai Mansion, and it is dark at night.
Ai'er sighed, as if she understood.
Looking at my face, Ai'er exclaimed, "Sir, what's wrong with you".
I touched it with my hand and felt a tingling pain, so I brought the bronze mirror and took a closer look.
Isn't it, there are a lot of bulging red envelopes on the face, itchy and painful.
Ai'er brought a basin of warm water to wipe it for me, and while wiping her mouth, she kept talking to herself, what should I do, if I am seen by the twelve young people tomorrow, I will scold me again, saying that I don't take good care of me.
I teased her, "That's a good idea, tomorrow you go and invite the young lady to me, so that you will not only not be scolded, but will also receive a reward."
Ai'er hurriedly said, "Sir, it's all about laughing."
I added, "It's not a joke, the twelve young couples breathe out of one nostril, isn't it good to get their liking, just hope that I am not happy, I am not happy, and they are happy."
Ai'er stopped talking, and took the ointment from the inner room and applied it to me.
Bai Xiaoqiu never wanted me to participate in Ju'er's affairs, and if he didn't help me, he would forget it, and he would block it everywhere, and I was angry in my heart.
In the morning, he and Chu Lianwei messed around with me, and I didn't bother to care, if I didn't find out about Ju'er's affairs for a day, I wouldn't be happy for a day.
Flattened his mouth, I asked Ai'er, "What did the twelve young men come to me to do again, he didn't accompany the young lady in the mansion, and ran to me all day long, what is it, I am not him."
Ai'er took a thin shirt and put it on me, "Sir, my family has been worried about you, he doesn't want you to be hurt in any way, he has actually always cared about you."
hugged other women at the wedding scene, preached to the world that Chu Lianwei was his wife, decocted medicine in my hospital for Mei Jiaoniang, and beat me, distrusting me, thinking that I had an affair with Azu.
If that's what I care about, it's too unique.
I let out a cold snort from my nostrils, "Don't talk for your family, I know in my heart."
Ai'er said, "Sir, you don't understand at all." Then he walked into the side room and came out with a guqin.
I looked at it, wasn't that the guqin that Chu Lianwei threw at my feet in the morning.
The piano is still the same piano, but it has been scarred by Chu Lianwei's fall, and there are traces of rupture all over the body, and the strings are broken.
Ai'er told me that Bai Xiaoqiu didn't say a word in my room, and she didn't bother to take a sip of the tea she had brewed, and she repeatedly repaired it for a night before restoring the piano to its original appearance.
I looked at the piano, although it was remedied by Bai Xiaoqiu's force, a few ropes were tied to it and fastened, and the strings were repaired again, but there was a piece missing, I tried to play it, and the strings were really tight, not as tense as before.
I was still very happy before, but now I suddenly feel a little sad.
I knew that somewhere in my heart was empty and I couldn't fill it anymore.
There may be something that will never go back.
Just like the piano in front of him, although he tried his best to repair it, the scars engraved in the depths of his soul could not be erased.
I told Ai'er, "Find a durable cloth another day, wrap this piano and send it to the side room, and don't take it out again in the future."
Ai'er answered, okay. Holding the guqin, he turned around and went to the side room.
I turned around, tears streaming down my eyes.