The sound of firecrackers turned from dense to sparse, leaving only a sky that seemed to be covered with red smoke, and the joy of welcoming the new year crept in through the cracks in the window, stirring the fragrance of lilies, mixed into a strange smell.

Cheng Xueyan slowly opened her eyes and looked around in disbelief.

The red candle of the New Year is still swaying slightly, the copper crane incense burner is light and smoky, and the desk, chair cabinet, vase and bonsai ...... With their long or short, high or low shadows, they stand silently in the dim candlelight.

She...... Still alive?!

With a wink, he sat up sharply and looked at everything familiar.

That's not right, didn't the ghost say that she and the real Cheng Xueyan would be "put in order" at the end of winter? But Chinese New Year's Eve has passed, and it is now the first day of the first lunar month, known as "New Year's Day" in ancient times, and it is the first day of spring, why is she still here? Is he referring to the next winter? Or is there something wrong with this? Or is the real Cheng Xueyan refusing to come back? Either he is making fun of himself, or Gu Haoren is really talking nonsense......

Anyway, I'm alive, I'm still here......

Inexplicably, a trace of joy suddenly rose from the bottom of his heart, and he jumped out of bed directly.

Bi Tong had already heard the movement in the bedroom, and hurried in, only to see the master standing on the ground in a moon-white butterfly bed dress, and was immediately startled. Even more terrible was still to come, and the master actually said: "Didn't you say that you sent the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner here?" Bring it in, I'm going to starve to death......"

Bi Tong was stunned for a long time, she didn't know how she ran to the hall to get the food box, and she thought to herself, isn't the master back to the light? If she's real...... It's absolutely too busy to be alone here, but where can I find someone to come over here? Do you want her to face a hard body alone, and not scare the living to death?

Thinking about it, I almost smashed the tray to the ground.

entered the door with a hard head, and saw that Cheng Xueyan was already sitting at the desk in high spirits, waiting to eat.

She quietly but closely observed her master's every move, and found that she had an excellent appetite, and after a while, she actually eliminated two bowls of fragrant rice, and the eight vegetable plates were almost empty, and she was still muttering something in her mouth, if she hadn't been hungry for a long time, she was afraid that she would eat too much at once and hurt her body, and she would have to eat another big bowl to stop.

After talking to himself, he raised his face and smiled mischievously at her......

How does this look like a person who has just recovered from a serious illness? It's not like a flashback, it's like, it's like ......

Bi Tong was thinking about it for a while, when she saw that she had stood up, wandering around the room, touching this and that, nodding and muttering from time to time...... It's so much like ......

Oh my God, the master won't have amnesia again, right?

But......

Cheng Xueyan was touching the copper crane incense burner with a smile, but suddenly turned her head to look here, her eyes were like two lightning bolts that forced her back a few steps. Immediately afterward, the man flew over as if he were slipping on the ice, and his face almost touched her face, and it looked a little hideous at such a close distance.

"Aunt Auntie ......"

For a while, all the ancient legends and horrors jumped into my heart, trampling on them together, almost bursting my heart.

"Why don't you hurry up and hand things over?"

"What's that?"

"House—deed—"

"Ah...... Oooh......"

Bi Tong hurriedly took out the paper wrapped in three layers of handkerchief from the placket of her clothes...... She was afraid that if the girl really had a bad person, someone from the mansion would come here to clean up something.

Cheng Xueyan snatched it, shook off the package quickly, shook out the dark yellow paper inside, looked at it carefully, and kissed it fiercely on her lips, and flew into the room like a song bird.

Bi Tong watched her disappear like a chicken.

What's wrong with that, girl?

After a while, the girl burst out of the room again, more radiant, pushed open the sliding door of the separating terrace and jumped out.

A cold wind poured in.

Bi Tong was stunned for a moment, and then shouted, "Girl......"

Pulled the peacock pattern satin cloak and rushed to the terrace to wrap the girl: "Be careful of catching a cold again......

"Bitong, look, it's snowing......"

Bi Tong raised her eyes and saw that the sky and the earth were dancing with huge snowflakes, fluttering and sprinkling, blurring the neon lights from far and near, turning the pavilions into an ink painting through a light veil.

"This is the first snow of the year, and the plum blossoms in the garden are blooming at this time......

As soon as he got here, he saw the girl turn around and go out.

"Where is the girl going?"

"Xinyuan ......"

Bi Tong immediately repented of her mouth, and hurriedly stepped forward to stop: "If the girl wants to enjoy the plum, let's wait for the morning, this time it's dark and the road is slippery, if you fall, it will be worth the loss, and besides, the girl has just recovered from her illness, so it's better not to see the wind for the time being." If you like to watch plum blossoms, it's the same on the terrace. The girl forgot that standing on the terrace and enjoying the plum blossoms has a different view. The slave maid still remembered that the girl said that the plum blossoms were as beautiful as the clouds in the sky falling into the garden, and the girl also said that if you stare at it for a long time, you can still see the plum blossom fairy dancing......"

Cheng Xueyan stared at her suspiciously, but she nodded seriously, and then helped the girl into the terrace.

The night is deep and snowy, where can you see any Merlin? However, she didn't want Bitong to be embarrassed, even if she could continue to stay in this time and space, she would always see the plum blossoms that were as bright as clouds......

His eyelids twitched, as if he saw a figure shaking on Duixiu Mountain, but when he looked closely, it was just snowflakes fluttering.

Maybe it's the snowflakes that are disrupting the view.

She looked again......

"Ahh

She noticed that Bitong, who was with her, was only wearing a thin floral jacket, and hurriedly pulled her into the door, and then pulled the door up.

"Look at me, I only care about my own happiness, but I freeze you to death......"

"As long as the girl ...... Ahh ”

Bi Tong hurriedly boiled the ginger soup and poured it while it was hot, wrapped in the quilt and sweated hotly, Fang Jue felt better, but he refused to sleep, and he had to carry out the New Year's Eve to the end.

Cheng Xueyan is not good at sleeping alone.

The two sat around the table, playing backgammon for a while, chatting and relieving boredom, but in the end, they didn't know what they had said, their eyelids were fighting, and they couldn't stand the desk and fell asleep.

I don't know how long it took, there was a sudden chaotic footsteps on the stairs, but there was a sudden "bang", as if someone had fallen, but the rest of the footsteps still kept catching up.

The master and servant were suddenly awakened and looked at the door together......

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"Qitong, wait for me at the West Corner Gate, I'll take you away......"

"The ...... of the Eldest Prince"

"I don't have time to explain, my lord is very angry because I asked the emperor to defend the border city, and I have already gone to the palace to ask the emperor for marriage, if you don't leave......"

"But ......"

"Don't hesitate, trust me!"

Qitong bit her lip, looked at him with watery eyes, stretched out her fingers to gently wipe the blood hanging from the corner of his lips, and nodded solemnly.

He held her in his arms fiercely, but after only a while, he pushed her down the secluded path leading to the West Corner Gate, and shouted, "Go quickly!" ”

Qitong glanced back at him, picked up her skirt and ran quickly.

He watched her disappear into the night and ran towards Hua Yutang.

He was leaving, but it happened suddenly, and he didn't have time to prepare, but he wanted to tell his sister and let her take good care of herself, as well as her father......

His sister's shocked look made his heart ache, but he had to go, or ......

Suddenly, the flames soared into the sky, and a large group of people seemed to fall from the sky, one of them unfolded the golden light and dazzling the holy decree, and recited expressionlessly: "Riding Captain Cheng Cangyi to receive the decree......"

He couldn't hear a word of what was said next, but there was thunder in his ears. In the firelight and smoke, he saw Qitong walking towards him, smiling, but with tears.

He called her name, but he couldn't make a sound, and his body couldn't move, so he could only look at her and turn away with a smile like that.

The chaotic light of fire surrounded her, engulfing her like a piece of paper in an instant.

"Qitong—"

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The frowning thick eyebrows trembled spasmodically, and suddenly opened their eyes.

This is......

Everything in front of me is the red that has not yet retreated, and the blue dark woven pomegranate flower ribbon yarn tent is silent, which seems strange and somewhat familiar.

"Smack......

A soft sound came from outside the tent.

I owe myself to ......

A pair of candles that burned half a foot high burst into a candle flower.

The large window of bright paper paste shines through the faint cyan, enveloping the angular placement in the room, hazy, as if painted with a layer of coldness, and seems to dissolve a touch of tenderness.

It's almost dawn.

It's his room, yes, but how could he be here?

When he sat up, a sharp throbbing pain erupted from the corner of his forehead, jumping and jumping, as if a small worm was desperately drilling out.

The pain gradually subsided, and Fang let go of the fingers that were caressing the corners of his forehead, only to find that he was holding something in his palm.

Spread it out gently...... A delicate and small tassel rests quietly in the palm of her hand, shining with a faint light.

He remembered that he was drunk last night, and was helped back to Moyiju, and then fell asleep, but it seemed to dream of Qitong, that she gave this Jinying to himself, and that she was engulfed in fire.

Qitong ......

A bad premonition surged in my heart, and I was about to jump out of bed when I lifted the quilt, but ......

Clothes...... Where did his clothes go?

He stared at his bare chest for a moment, and his heart sank.

Jumping off the bed quickly, the cherry blossom red gold-threaded mandarin duck was half-hung on the side of the bed with his movements, he picked it up and was about to throw it on the bed, but his eyes froze between unintentional glances.

A touch of red, a faint red that had seeped into the big red mattress pierced his eyes like a needle.

He stared at it in disbelief for a long time, and the mandarin duck in his hand was weakly slid to the ground......

Striding out of the door, he was greeted by Qingxue with copper washing, and when he saw him, he immediately showed a naughty and knowing smile on his face, and said crisply: "Grandma is in the yard......"

His ears were hot, his heart was as anxious as fire, and he ran towards the courtyard as soon as he stepped over her......