The rain poured down all night, and even in the early morning, the sky was already like ink.

The plantain leaves in the yard were all ruined by the heavy rain, although the leaves were as green as oil, they had been drooped down, and the newly extracted stamens in the middle of the leaves were also knocked down by the heavy rain, and the ground was red, but the bluestone paved ground was washed with a touch of bright color.

It wasn't until the guards who had changed shifts got up and came over to salute that Qin Shao suddenly realized that he had been standing here stupidly for a long time.

Su He and Su Qing had also crept out, and after saluting Qin Shao, they went to boil water in the kitchen behind them with an umbrella.

Qin Shao subconsciously raised his eyes to look at the place that was cut off by the blanket, he saw Ye Tingcheng poking his head out of the blanket with sleepy eyes, and looked outside blankly, when she first woke up, she was a little ignorant, her hair was messy, her lips were red, she was like a little turtle that had just come out of the shell, she glanced at the sky outside, and shrank back again.

Qin Shao looked away and bit his lip silently.

Even if she has someone else in this shell, she still feels annoyed when she sees her.

In the early morning, the temple gradually began to recover, the people in the main hall began to get up after resting all night, the small courtyard that was originally only the sound of rain became noisy, there were children who were lively and idle, and had already run out of the temple, regardless of the rain would enter from under the eaves, chasing back and forth in the cloister and laughing, and many people borrowed the hot water in the temple and began to stand under the eaves while washing and talking about the annoying weather.

Many of them also looked over curiously, Ye Chengcheng and his party had a remarkable temperament and gorgeous clothes, obviously they were the relatives of the court, and the people didn't know the sign of the palace, so they didn't know that the person who lived opposite them was actually a county lord. However, the adult in the brocade costume seemed to be very familiar with them, so the person opposite must be someone from the officialdom. The people still have this eyesight.

Ye Chengcheng had also ordered his guards not to go over to disturb the people, so everyone occupied a corner of the courtyard and did not set foot in the main hall, and the people in the main hall did not dare to come over, but just watched from afar, wanting to see what the master of the big family was like. Yesterday I vaguely saw a very young girl.

In the Begonia Garden, the heavy rain was also falling unscrupulously, Qin Rui sat in the room and looked at the heavy rain outside through the open window, anxiously waiting for the news of his grandmother.

"Back to the young master, the road back to Beijing in front was washed away by heavy rain, and I said that a few bridges were broken." He finally brought Mama Tian back, and Mama Tian brought back such bad news.

"Then the county lord, has she returned to Beijing safely?" Qin Rui saw that it was raining heavily yesterday, and he didn't know if Ye Tingcheng really went into the mountains to catch rabbits, he was a little worried, so he sent someone to the Ye family ancestral hall to ask, but the concierge of the ancestral hall said that His Royal Highness the county lord would get up early in the morning and return to Beijing.

Qin Rui immediately panicked, they originally said that they would eat barbecue together, why did the county lord say that he would leave, but he didn't even say hello to him, and there was no warning in advance.

He was very smart, and after he was flustered, he settled down and thought about it, and felt that the county lord's sudden absence of goodbye was probably related to the third brother's hurried arrival. Kyochu probably has rumors about the county lord again.

Qin Rui's heart was in turmoil.

He knew that it was not good to be with the county lord all day, and sooner or later he would cause trouble, but he was reluctant to feel that he had someone to accompany him.

Seeing that the young master of his family looked worried, Mama Tian couldn't help but persuade her, "Young master, don't worry, His Royal Highness the county lord is blessed and rich, and nothing will happen on the road." Moreover, the third young master and His Royal Highness the county lord set off almost at the same time, and the county lord was the wife of the third young master who had not passed the door, and the third young master would not ignore the safety of the county lord. ”

"So...... I'm the redundant and useless one. "Qin Rui's mood not only did not improve at all, but became even more scattered." Mama, do I always cause trouble when I live? He looked at his nurse with a little sadness.

"Nonsense!" Before Mama Tian could speak, an abrupt female voice interjected, interrupting the conversation between them.

Qin Rui and Mama Tian looked back, the third lady Xing didn't know when she was standing at the door, there was anger between her eyebrows, she walked in quickly and came to her son's side, "Hurry up and say something unlucky!" ”

Qin Rui lowered his head slightly, but his hand pressed on the armrest of the wheelchair.

Ye Tingcheng encouraged him to walk by himself, but his mother was scared to death as soon as he came, and said that he was still weak and couldn't walk like this, and that the golden and precious body couldn't withstand the toss, so he had to press him in a wheelchair, and brought a lot of supplements from the capital, saying that he would make up for it while he was getting better.

However, the county lord said that his weak body was not suitable for big supplements, and that great supplements would hurt his body, and only mild food could be slowly conditioned to make the spleen and stomach healthy first.

He remembered to fight boxing yesterday, Xing finally had no objection, stood and watched him fight for a while, and asked very curiously if this was Tai Chi, but he was only allowed to play for a short time, and he didn't even finish a set, Xing asked someone to push the wheelchair over and urge him to go back to the room, saying that it was windy and rainy, don't be contaminated with the cold, and when he returned to the room, the curtains and everything were closed.

The freedom and comfort when I was with Ye Tingcheng were wiped away in an instant after my mother arrived, and what was left was endless depression.

Qin Rui has always been obedient, and he has always done whatever Xing says, so even if he is bored in his heart, he still does what his mother says.

Qin Rui snorted twice, and Xing Shi showed a hint of a smile, "Rui'er came to drink this." ”

She asked someone to bring a pot of medicinal soup that she had just asked someone to stew, "You finally have a little improvement, hurry up and strike while the iron is hot, drink more, and your body will get better faster." ”

Qin Rui looked at the rich soup color, and frowned between his eyebrows, "Mother, can you not drink it?" ”

"What nonsense are you kidding!" Xing's face was bad again, "Is it easy for my mother to take you?" Your father left early, your mother has been working hard for so many years, and your body is so weak, now that you have finally seen a little better, why don't you refuse to take medicine. ”

"The county lord said that it was three parts poison." Qin Rui really didn't want to drink, so he tried to find a reason to try to persuade his mother.

When Ye Chengcheng was there, he quietly poured out all his tonic pills while others couldn't see them, Qin Rui thought it was funny, and he didn't mention it to others. He only felt that the county lord was full of tricks, and no matter what others looked at, she had the ability to destroy his tonic.

"The county lord is just a little girl, not as old as you. Why are you so stupid! Can she be serious? Xing said dissatisfiedly.

When did Ye Tingcheng's words turn out to be more important than her, a mother.

"But my body has really improved a lot these days." Qin Rui didn't dare to say that the county lord had helped him pour all the tonics.

"That's because she taught you Tai Chi by mistake." Xing said paranoidly, "What does she know herself?" She personally picked up the medicine bowl, "Come on, be good, obedient, as long as you are well, your mother will depend on you for everything, but now, you have to drink it well." After speaking, she sent the bowl towards Qin Rui's mouth.

Qin Rui had no choice but to take the medicine bowl, but looking at the contents of the bowl, he felt that he couldn't swallow it.

"Hurry up and drink it, it's already warm. The medicine is bitter, and the taste is a little unpleasant, but the body will be better if you drink it. Xing Shi saw that his son was still hesitant, so he said.

Qin Rui was forced to have no choice, so he drank all the things in the bowl.

I used to drink this kind of thing, but after stopping drinking it for a month, it was hard to swallow, Qin Rui retched twice after drinking, and the frightened Xing Shi patted his back again, and he was busy for a while.

"Rui'er, you are the only thought of my mother's life." Xing Shi said while busy living, "You must not have an accident, if you have an accident, my mother will have only a dead end." ”

"Mother, I want to go back to Beijing." Qin Rui finally suppressed the feeling of vomiting, held Xing's hand and said.

"Okay, okay, you want to go back, and when the rain stops, we'll go back." Xing nodded and said in a loud voice.

In fact, living here, Qin Rui will be freer, but he won't see Ye Tingcheng here...... Only by returning to Beijing can he have the opportunity to go to the county lord, and he wants to ask the county lord if he has done something wrong and why His Royal Highness the county lord will say goodbye without saying goodbye.

The rain lasted for four days, and it was only on the fifth day that it gradually became lighter and stopped. The haze dissipated, the sky after the rain was particularly pure, and as soon as the sun came out, the dark clouds in people's hearts were immediately dispersed.

People began to move out of the courtyard and in the vicinity, and after four days of detention in this small temple, their arms and legs were about to rust.

The guards of the palace went to explore the road, and sure enough, the bridge leading to the capital in front of them had been crushed by the rockfall rolling down from the mountain, the heavy rain had just stopped, the water was very strong, and the water flow was rapid, and it was almost impossible to build a bridge these days, even if it was difficult to ferry. So even if the rain stops, they will still be stuck here and wait.

The guard came back and said that there was a town nearby, and now that the rain had stopped, he simply went to the town to find an inn to stay in, and then made plans.

Ye Chengcheng didn't want to continue to nest on the steps in this temple, and now he had to do this, so the group marched in the direction of the town.

The inns in the town were also full of people trapped here by the heavy rain, so after Ye Qingcheng and them arrived, several inns in the town were already full. Still plain and smart, I found a family in the town who rented a house, discussed with them, and rented someone's house for a short time, which saved everyone the embarrassment of going back to sleep on the steps of the temple.

The yard had been uninhabited for a long time, and it was overgrown with weeds, and there was a very strange feeling after being hit by the heavy rain, and the wild flowers whose names I didn't know had fallen, but new buds poked out from among the corrupted branches, as if death and rebirth were entangled.

Qin Shaochu had such a feeling when he stepped into this mansion, reborn in the midst of destruction.

He looked at Ye Chengcheng walking in front of him, wondering if she also had the same feeling as him?

"Lord Qin is really self-cooked." Ye Chengcheng finally couldn't help it, she stopped in the middle of the courtyard, turned around, looked at Qin Shao, and said sarcastically, "It seems that I didn't invite Lord Qin to come with me." "Why are you still following, isn't this person disgusted with her? It was raining heavily before, but now that the rain has stopped, why don't you hurry up?

"The county lord. It is the slave and the maid who make their own decisions. Su Qing looked at Ye Qingcheng's posture, and hurriedly came over to play the round, "The inns in the town are full, and Lord Qin has nowhere to go, Lord Qin is the future guest of honor and the future husband of His Royal Highness the county lord, so the slave maid thought about asking Lord Qin to come and live together." If the lord of the county wants to punish him, please punish the slave and maid. ”

Ye Tingcheng saw Su Qing's aggrieved look, so he snorted, "Since Su Qing said it, if you want, follow it." Don't look back at the capital, there are no more rumors, and it is said that I am so high-flying that I don't even have a place for my future husband. After Ye Chengcheng finished speaking, he turned around and entered the house.

As soon as I entered the house, Ye Allure was startled, this is simply a world of mushrooms.

The weather was rainy and damp, and the house had been uninhabited for a long time, and all kinds of mushrooms and fungus grew on the cracks of the table, the feet of the stools, and the feet of the bed.

Ye Chengcheng was immediately amused, smiling back and forth, seeing you for a long time, such a primitive house is really the first time in two lifetimes.

Su He and Su Qing were also startled when they came in, and they were originally uneasy in their hearts, but seeing that the county lord was not the slightest bit annoyed, the two of them couldn't help laughing.

"Hurry up and pack up. Those fungus can be picked and eaten at noon......" Ye Qingcheng said with a smile. "Most of those mushrooms are poisonous, so throw them all."

Su He and Su Qing immediately got busy, opened the windows to ventilate, cleaned the room, left all the bedding here, and sent someone to the town to buy a new one.

Ye Chengcheng felt bored, said hello to Su He and ran to the street by himself, Su Qing hurriedly went to find Qin Shao, "My lord, please help take care of His Royal Highness the county lord." ”

Qin Shao nodded slightly, first changed his clothes, and changed the golden-brown flying fish suit that was too bright, and then walked out of the courtyard slowly. This town is not very big, and with his ability to track, Ye Tingcheng will not be able to escape from the sky.

In fact, when Ye Tingcheng made a sarcastic remark about him, he already wanted to throw his sleeves and leave, he didn't dislike her, she hit her first.

It's just that because of the thought in the temple these days, he had to follow behind Ye Tingcheng. After returning to the capital, he was busy with his yamen, she was also the lord of the palace, and the two of them basically had little time together, only here could he observe her silently as much as possible to see what she was doing.

When Qin Shao found Ye Chengcheng, she was arguing with the stall owner in front of a stall where she won a doll in archery, she was beautiful, dressed luxuriously, she was already very eye-catching, and there was no maid around her, which really made people look weird, I don't know whose young lady stole out.

"It's obviously your crossbow bolt that misses the head." Ye Tingcheng said.

"This young lady, you can't blame me for cheating if you can't shoot yourself." The stall owner said with a smile, "I've been setting up a stall here for a long time, and some people have won prizes." Look at you, you're also from a rich family. I won't have a hard time with us ordinary people for such a small amount of money. ”

Qin Shao did not lean forward, but stood in the crowd and watched quietly.

"Boss, I'll give it a try." A man walked out of the crowd and gave five copper plates to the boss, who handed him a crossbow, and the man raised the crossbow and swished at the bullseye on the opposite side, and shot five arrows, all of which were on small round targets, even if they were not in the middle of the bull's-eye, but around the bull's-eye. The onlookers burst into cheers.

The stall owner looked at Ye Chengcheng proudly, "Little girl, how is it, it's not that my crossbow is not accurate, but that your level is not good." ”

Qin Shao frowned slightly, wanting to laugh.

Ye Tingcheng looked angry, but it looked a little cute, after all, she was still young now, and she didn't get involved in those messy things. It doesn't seem to be as annoying as it used to be.

"I'll try again!" Ye Tingcheng was not convinced, took out five copper plates, threw them to the boss, asked the boss to count five arrows, and she took the crossbow used by the person just now.

The boss smiled and let Ye Qingcheng shoot arrows.

Ye Tingcheng raised the crossbow crookedly, this posture immediately amused the surrounding onlookers, and the little girl who couldn't even hold the crossbow tried in vain to shoot the bull's-eye...... It's hard to even hit the target......

Sure enough, Ye Chengcheng lived up to expectations and missed the arrows one by one, and the five arrows were sent out, but none of them hit the target, so the surrounding onlookers cheered one after another.

"It's just that your crossbow is not accurate! You're bullying me! Ye Tingcheng shouted angrily, his eyes were red, and he looked like he was about to cry.

Her rude appearance made the onlookers around laugh, this girl was spoiled by her family.

Qin Shao was also frowning, the dignified county lord, ran out to compete with the people in the market, and the Pingjiang Mansion was really enough. At such a level, it is said that if he goes to take the martial arts examination, Ye Tingcheng is really nonsense.

The stall owner was even more proud, and said with a smile, "Little girl, don't say that I bullied you, so let's buy another thirty arrows, as long as you have ten arrows that can hit the target, I will give you all the fun and food in the stall today, okay?" That's not bullying you, isn't it? “

"Really?" A hint of a smile flowed from Ye Qingcheng's eyes, and he tilted his head and asked, the action was extremely innocent, others didn't notice it, but Qin Shao noticed the fleeting hint of cunning in her eyes. Qin Shao was slightly stunned, this girl is lying?

"Naturally, it's true." The stall owner Cheng Zhu said in his chest, ten arrows out of thirty, that is impossible for this girl.

"All uncles, uncles, brothers and sisters have to testify to me." Ye Chengcheng turned around and smiled at the people around him.

"That's nature." The crowd began to commotion.

"I won't rely on you." The stall owner laughed.

"Good!" Ye Qingcheng proudly threw out ten copper plates, "I only need ten arrows!" ”

"Little girl, give yourself a chance of thirty arrows, but you only need ten arrows, and you only have one chance." The stall owner laughed.

"Ten arrows is enough, why thirty?" Ye Tingcheng rolled his eyes and smiled.

"Haha, this girl is crazy enough." The stall owner said with a smile, he really gave her ten arrows, and then after thinking about it, he gave another one, "Don't say that I bullied you now." The onlookers on the side immediately applauded, saying that the stall owner was kind.

"Actually, what you sent was superfluous." As soon as Ye Chengcheng's words fell, he concentrated on the arrow and raised his hand, holding the crossbow in one hand, his arm was straight and as steady as a mountain, which was a world of difference from the two hands holding the crossbow and swaying just now. She looked at the bullseye indifferently, her fingers flexed, and the arrow swished out, hitting the red heart. Everyone in the audience was shocked.

Ye Chengcheng neatly loaded the arrows and raised his hand again, the action was done in one go, without the slightest drag of mud and water, swishing, ten arrows were shot, and the arrows were in the center of the bull's-eye. The onlookers were all stunned, and the boss was also stunned.

After Ye Chengcheng finished shooting ten arrows, she handed back the arrow sent by the boss to the boss, and then spread her hands with a smile, "Bring all the things." ”

The boss was about to cry, he looked at Ye Tingcheng's luxurious clothes, and now his smiling face, he trembled with anger, he had run all his life in the rivers and lakes, and he actually capsized in the gutter today, and was scolded by a little girl who didn't even look like he was even able to reach it.

He wanted to run, but there was a crowd of onlookers gathered here, where could he run? He came to this town in the rain, the heavy rain has delayed the business for several days, and he came out to set up a stall today to cheat some money, who knew that he would meet such an ancestor at this opening.

"You little girl!" The stall owner trembled angrily, "You sneer at me!" ”

"Where I blame you, you did it yourself." Ye Qingcheng said with a smile, "Everyone is right." ”

Watching the excitement, they were all afraid that the world would not be chaotic, and when they heard Ye Tingcheng say this, they all immediately coaxed.

The stall owner was even more annoyed now, "It didn't count just now!" Again, if you can shoot again, I'll give it to you. He took out five more arrows from the hidden compartment under the stall, "Only five arrows this time." ”

"Haha. Boss, I didn't want to expose you, but I just punished you a little and gave it a big warning. Ye Qingcheng picked up the arrow and weighed it, and said with a smile, "Who knows that your heart is not enough to swallow elephants." If I can really shoot these arrows, will you deny them? ”

"No denial!" The boss said stubbornly.

"That's good." Ye Tingcheng picked up the crossbow, turned the arrow on, and then glanced at the boss, her eyes were full of light, and the whole person seemed to have changed suddenly, becoming like a sharp knife out of the sheath, the weak aura that only a little girl had just now was gone, noble and self-contained, and with a kind of coldness that made people's hearts tremble, the boss was swept away by Ye Tingcheng, and only felt that his heart was beating suddenly, and he was extremely weak.

Ye Qingcheng raised his hand with five arrows, and the arrows were like flying locusts, all of which hit the bull's-eye.

The boss's face was completely pale. I know that what I met today is not a rich lady, but a big evil star.