Unconsciously, An Ruofei had been sitting in front of the mirror for a long time. She looked at her haggard face in the mirror, but her heart was not heartbroken at all, if she usually found that her face was tired, she would definitely sleep well, and then take a red bean barley soup...... But now, she doesn't have that heart at all.

Although her heart was gloomy, she still had to tidy herself up. Because she's going out to meet someone she's not supposed to see. She lightly held the sandalwood comb in her hand, meticulously combed the originally somewhat scattered hair, and inserted a begonia hairpin flower obliquely on the crow-colored temples.

Seeing that his face was like frost and his lips were a little pale, An Ruofei took out the rouge and lightly traced his thin lips, and swept the moth eyebrows lightly with Yuanshan Dai, just a little time, and the person in the mirror was very different from the haggard appearance before.

Although the makeup is exquisite, the sadness in the autumn eyes can't be hidden. An Ruofei picked out an apricot shirt and changed it, and before going out, she grabbed a moon-white cloak and put it on her body.

I didn't want to just get out of the inner courtyard, An Ruofei met the next person in Si Le's Mansion head-on, "Si Le wants to go out?" ”

"Well," An Ruofei replied lightly, "I have nothing to do, and I feel free to go out and walk." ”

The subordinates saw An Ruofei's face slightly sick, obviously not going out for a walk at random, but they didn't dare to ask more because of their identity, so they turned sideways and gave way. An Ruofei didn't have the heart to understand them, so he went straight to the gate of the mansion.

The streets of the inner city are always clean and deserted, and after a while, An Ruofei came to a remote corner gate. After handing the name card to the little guy at the door, An Ruofei has been wandering outside. She did not hide her whereabouts, and An Ruofei believed that someone would tell Situ Yizheng about her actions.

When An Ruofei looked inside the door again, Xi Yunzheng hurriedly walked towards him: "Lord An, it's rude, you've been waiting for a long time, please." Xi Yun apologized, raised his hand to give way, and invited An Ruofei in.

When An Ruofei's name card was handed into the Begonia Courtyard, Xi Yun was very surprised, he really didn't understand why An Ruofei suddenly came to visit, but since the person came, and she was the person on the tip of Xi Yan's heart, Xi Yun didn't dare to slack off at all, and trotted all the way to the corner gate.

"You're here to find Childe?"

An Ruofei said "um" and said softly: "Is he there?" ”

"Childe is not here," before the words came out, Xi Yun found that A Ruofei suddenly had a strange look in his eyes, as if disappointed and relieved... So he hurriedly changed his words, "It's not down yet, but it's almost over, please move to the study and wait." ”

"It's okay," An Ruofei pursed his lips and smiled, and said in a calm voice, "I'll wait for him in the courtyard, you just have to get busy." ”

"Yes," Xi Yun bowed slightly to salute, and ordered someone to serve tea, after thinking about it, Xi Yun still decided to wait outside the main gate of Haitang Courtyard in person.

Today is the first day after the New Year, the morning court, the civil and military officials to report the matter is inevitably a little redundant, when Xi Yan returned to the Haitang Courtyard in the next court, it was already past noon.

Before entering the gate of the Begonia Courtyard, Xi Yan saw Xi Yun standing at the door a little anxiously, and when he saw himself, Xi Yun trotted over and said in a low voice: "Lord An is inside." ”

"What's going on?" Xi Yan was a little surprised, and he was faintly uneasy in his heart.

"Lord An came in person, aren't you happy?"

"No," Xi Yan shook his head, but there was a little solemnity in his eyes, "She told me not to look for her again last time, but it was less than five days before she came to me, I was afraid that something would happen to her." ”

As he spoke, Xi Yan quickened his pace and strode into the Begonia Courtyard.

When An Ruofei's figure appeared in his eyes, Xi Yan only felt that his eyes lit up.

She was standing under a begonia tree with her back to him, although the begonia had not yet opened, but the newly smoked branches and buds also lined her like the delicate in the painting... Sensing Xi Yan's arrival, An Ruofei also turned around and smiled at him gently.

Although her face was beautiful, Xi Yan still captured an almost imperceptible trace of sorrow in her eyes.

"Why did you come here in person today, but what happened?"

An Ruofei looked at Xi Yan, Ying Ying smiled and said, "Do you have to have something to come?" Isn't it because you don't welcome me here? ”

"I didn't mean that," Xi Yan had doubts in his heart, but he still quickly explained, "I just didn't expect you to wait for me here, but...... Are you really fine? ”

Xi Yan's eyes were scorching, as if he could easily see her through, An Ruofei didn't dare to look directly into these mirror-like eyes, and hurriedly moved his eyes away, "I'm fine." ”

Xi Yan frowned slightly, wanting to say something, but couldn't say it......

At this time, An Ruofei's heart was a little flustered, so he glanced at Xi Yan lightly, and said with a little melancholy between his eyebrows, and said: "Yan Jun doesn't know, I had a dream last night, and I seem to have returned to the past when you and I discussed music and rhythm together." Although I have spent several years on Shifang Street, you are the only guest in the curtain. ”

An Ruofei's words brought Xi Yan back to the Anlan years of the past...... A pot of tea, a piano, the two sat opposite each other and talked, it was a quiet afternoon.

"yes, all these years have passed in a blink of an eye. Now that you're a Seler, I'm afraid you won't have that time again. ”

An Ruofei's eyes couldn't hide some loss, "If the sky doesn't fulfill people's wishes, the time will not be with me." Although there is no worry about food and clothing now, it is not as free as it was back then. ”

When not for me... Xi Yan immediately understood her true meaning, but he also knew that she didn't want to say it, so he simply didn't mention it, so he comforted her: "Although you and I have our own shackles now, as long as you don't give up, how can you worry about the day when there is no time to run?" ”

An Ruofei did not continue the words, but looked around, and everywhere he looked, there were beautiful plants and trees in the Begonia Courtyard.

"You're very elegant here, but just like you, it's a little less crowded..."

When Xi Yan heard this, he was suddenly a little stunned, and when he didn't know how to answer, he heard An Ruofei say: "Okay, I should go back, if I don't leave, I will be taken again... Handle. ”

"Wait," Xi Yan stared at her thin back and said in a deep voice, "If you have something on your mind, don't hide it from me." ”

An Ruofei paused, wanting to look back, but the tears had already rolled down first, she didn't dare to let Xi Yan see her tearful scene, and almost fled and left the Begonia Courtyard quickly.

Seeing her walk away, Xi Yan said slowly: "Don't you think that every word she said today is weird." She is a meticulous person, how could she come to me because of a dream? ”

"What do you mean," Xi Yun also saw the difference, so he guessed, "I want to come... Someone did something to her? ”

Xi Yan bowed his head lightly and said slowly: "The last time I went to see her was on the eleventh day of the first lunar month, and she told me not to go again that day." Today is the sixteenth day of the first lunar month... This means that something has changed in the past few days. ”

"What's going on?"

"Of course it's Situ Yizheng," Xi's tone was cold, "Her background is only clear to me and Situ Yizheng, and when she spoke just now, she deliberately mentioned the word "handle", if she was really afraid that someone would get the handle, then she wouldn't have come today at all... But she still came, so she must have been blackmailed. ”

"Then what does Situ Gongzi want?"

"Yes," Xi Yan also looked slightly confused, "I thought Situ Yizheng wanted to use his identity to blackmail her and coerce her into the palace... But she came to me, what do I have to offer? ”

"Murder for money?"

Xi Yun's unintentional words were like the wind that instantly blew away the doubts in Xi Yan's heart.

"Yes," Xi Yan's eyes froze, and he said firmly, "It's just trying to kill people for money... To be precise, it should be fatal. She's the remnant of the Xie family, if I get too close to her... Naturally, I became a sinner who shielded the remnants of sin, dragged me into the water, and further suppressed the Xi family. Situ Yizheng must have known that I had feelings for her... The thing that gave the pearl was indeed careless. ”

"And what are you going to do?" Xi Yun shook his head secretly, "You definitely won't ignore her..."

"This is exactly the difficulty," Xi Yan's voice was leisurely, but his eyes flickered a few times, "The most rational thing to do is, of course, to ignore it, as long as I ignore Ruofei, Situ Yizheng will naturally have nothing to do... But I can't. Because once Ruofei loses her value, Situ Yizheng will definitely send her out, and she will be dead at that time. ”

"Just tell Master An about this," Xi Yun was very direct, "Anyway, sooner or later, you have to say it, and you don't feel easy if you say it earlier, right?" ”

"Forget it," Xi Yan sighed lightly and said leisurely, "This layer of window paper, it's better to wait for her to pierce it herself." Okay, let's not talk about such troublesome things, it's important to get down to business. ”

"What is not more important to you than this wound? I see... You're just afraid that Lord An will have a grudge for you. ”

Xi Yan chuckled lightly and did not answer. But Xi Yun could already see from his reaction... You got it right.