Chapter 10: The First Encounter of the Midyear Festival

The fine snowflakes are quietly piled up, dyed white throughout the winter, and the scattered snowflakes fall on the fingertips, it is like the self of this world, gradually blending with the temperature of the palm, turning into the temperature of the palm to protect its .......

Time came in a bit of a hurry, nothing for Qiu Cheng, like a dream, drifting like a distant place, even if there was an occasional small surprise, it was only surprised by the extravagance and profligacy of palace life, time passed quickly, the weather was a little warmer, the air was full of the smell of auxin, and there was a warm taste of temptation on the cheeks of the readers,... The weather in the Imperial City was as fickle as a crying child, and in the blink of an eye, it was sunny again,... In this sunny day, everything is full of hope and seems to be so far away, before Qiu Cheng is not clear about what is happening around him, everything is happening, autumn autumn is full of joy always gives people so infinite reverie, but it is more like the growth of desire, as usual idle, sitting on the long rattan chair in a daze, lazy every day, and then Qiu Cheng learned that the emperor was seriously ill, and the water of Yiyin Mountain must be used to cook medicine, Qiu Cheng asked the housekeeper to find the sand and gravel to drain the water more cleanly, wanting to please the emperor, Even if you don't like it, it's always better to have a backer after all, this truth Qiu Cheng understands, the emperor learned about it, and he was very pleased, so Qiu Cheng had something to do every day, and sent the water filtered water to the emperor, the method was very simple, filtered with sand and stones, but every time she did it, Qiu Cheng made people close the door and even the flowers and gravels didn't know, and she therefore granted permission to quote one of the small streams as drinking water, Qiu Cheng had a whim to transform the courtyard and guide the water into the yard, and the water flow was very close to being built in a few days, This saves irrigation and can also be cooler in summer, those officials saw that she was favored and sent some delicacies and foreign objects to her every day, although it was useless, but it was not cheap "others", Qiu Cheng thought that the emperor intended to make her and kiss, then at least she still had five years to plan for herself, plus he had already met with Zhou Yanbang in Liuyunxuan before but he was concerned, he sent the painting to himself and left in a hurry, fortunately he didn't say anything last time, otherwise Qiu Cheng really didn't know how to answer, leaving Vice Danqing to Qiu Cheng, said that he would invite Qiu Cheng to the poetry meeting next time, and find another opportunity to inform Qiu Cheng that his attitude was very different from before, and it might be clear when Qiu Cheng wanted to meet next time. Qiu Cheng is looking at the window with one hand on her chin, thinking about what to do next? Suddenly, Hua Li pulled her and said that she was going to the Midyear Festival today, Qiu Cheng thought that she couldn't think of it now anyway, so she changed men's clothes with Hua Li and left the county lord's mansion.

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"County Lord, let's go eat something"

Looks like I shouldn't have called you there. ”

Qiu Cheng fanned a little flower gravel, "What should you call me?" "The face is serious.

"Yes.... Son. ”

"Well, that's right, let's go."

"Childe, why do we change into men's clothes?"

Hua Li, you still don't understand, people have a lot of involuntary bodies in the rivers and lakes, some things are much more convenient as a man than as a daughter, people can't help themselves in the rivers and lakes, in your time, see you listen to me so seriously, your little head is afraid that you can't think of it, "This will always avoid some unnecessary trouble...," Hua Lil seemed to understand, Qiu Cheng saw this, "Okay, let's go, go buy some of your favorite food, and then come here to find me." ”

Hua Li heard this, quickly ran out, the red light brightly illuminated the hall and the street, in a blink of an eye, Hua Li no longer knew where to run, the red light illuminated the sea of people coming and going, Qiu Cheng looked at it casually, while walking to watch the delicate handmade things on the roadside street stalls, walked a long time to the front, there was a painting boat, the shopkeeper was an old man with gray hair, said to the people who passed by that day, as long as anyone can draw the ghost he wants, the sheep pen inside will belong to whom, The difficulty of painting lies in the fact that you can only listen to his dictation, but you can't see the real thing, only relying on some of his oral characteristics and his own imagination. After Qiu Cheng listened, she was a little interested, thinking that since she was disguised, no one would know herself, so it didn't hurt to show some casualness, she sat in a very hidden corner, just in case she tried to cover her face with the fan of the moon fan, the girl in white she gave people the feeling that she was quiet and quiet, and there would not be so much depth that people couldn't see, but she didn't know that in the distance behind her, a pair of eyes like a deep blue sky in the dark night were watching her, The kind of black but beautiful is so tempting that people seem to suck people into the abyss that can't see the other side, the eyes are deep, the snow-white side face is extremely conspicuous, with the increase in the number of people watching the excitement around, no one noticed the two figures, quietly left, only as a passer-by, the old gentleman said the appearance of the person little by little, the autumn orange with a carbon strip, outlined on the rice paper, suddenly a gust of wind swept off the hair, and the heart sensed that the eyes of the people were about to turn around and glance at the crowd, I don't know where the cold fragrance under the moon fell on the snow-white paper, But with the wind was blown away, the black ink color on the rice paper rendered beautiful and elegant, although this season is not cold, but there are still some days to wait until it is completely cold, I am afraid it will take more than half a month, while you can move around more now, she is very serious, and finally sketched with a white pen, outlined in the picture, and finally felt that the eyes were wrong, so I had to boldly make a little imagination. The old shopkeeper couldn't help but be surprised when he saw it, he has been selling paintings here for more than ten years, and has not seen anyone paint with this charcoal strip, he looked at the young man in front of him, and his white face was like a crown of jade, and his eyes were firm, and he couldn't help but feel that the future was terrifying! He leaned a little closer to Qiu Cheng, and in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "The girl's painting is really an eye-opener for the old man!" ”

Qiu Cheng was a little surprised when she heard this, it turned out that the old shopkeeper knew that she was a daughter early in the morning. Only by subtle observation can we see the true nature of things, "Mr. has won the award, but it is just a small skill of carving insects." ”

"The girl is too humble, if the girl's painting skills are changed to the body of a man, and she learns it, she will become a famous artist in less than ten days."

"It's the gentleman who takes it too seriously. Since the girl has drawn the picture, then the pen belongs to the girl. ”

Mr. Qiu Cheng's eyes saw a little reluctance. "Thank you, sir, no need, I want the red plum painting that Mr. hung on the left, this pen must have been with me for more than ten years. There are some frosted marks on the box to show that Mr. is often used to play, has not been used, must be Mr. to important things, so how can I win people's love, this pen does not belong to me, if forced in me can not play its original value. Sir's red plum painting is very good, I want this red plum to be painted. ”

After hearing this, the old gentleman was a little moved, and took off the red plum on the left and gave it to Qiu Cheng.

So Qiu Cheng, holding the painting in her left hand, continued to walk forward, during which some girls saw her turn back from time to time, and when she walked to a crowded place, she stopped suddenly, always feeling that someone was looking at her just now, and it seemed that she was being followed. From time to time on the side of the road, some people say that today's new Oiran will come to the street, it is said that the Oiran is as beautiful as a fairy, there is a clear and beautiful moving, why has not found the flower gravel for so long, it seems that he can only find a way to get rid of these people first, to a small shop that sells copper mirrors, he pretended to look at this bronze mirror, the figure reflected in the mirror, it seems that his feeling is right, sure enough, there are a few people behind her, she doesn't understand why, she has just arrived, has not offended anyone, Qiu Cheng thought carefully about the things in the palace that day, and the emperor agreed so quickly, could it be him? I'm afraid that I'll run away, or I'm going to say something else... After deliberately lingering in the crowd for a few laps, I saw that there was a lot of people in front of me, the horses were driving floats, and the middle road was forcibly retreated by the attendants.

Looking back, I saw the woman on the incense car, as rumored, clear and beautiful, without a little obscenity, the lines on the body outlined a graceful posture, but charming and enchanting, although the decoration around the body is gorgeous but not cheesy, the hands are like soft, the skin is like condensation, the smile is smiling, the beautiful eyes are looking forward to it, her voice is gentle and tactful, her demeanor is charming, coupled with bright eyes and bright teeth, attracting people's souls, a smile is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people..., let Qiu Cheng pay attention, dare not take his eyes off, surprised that there are women in the world can be like this, Integrate all kinds of temperament into one without affecting any kind of feeling...,I'm afraid even she will be moved.,Knowing that I'm not thinking about these things at the moment.,So I stifled the idea.,Unconsciously stopped looking back at myself in mid-air.,Suddenly, it seemed that her heart unconsciously met her eyes.,She seemed to notice that she was looking at her.,She smiled at Qiu Cheng with only two people's eyes.,Because the sky was a little dark.,So I didn't see each other's faces clearly.,Turn around and hide in the crowd with a slightly red face, The woman who can make a woman blush does not seem to be an ordinary woman, no wonder so many people are looking at the Oiran inadvertently, and finally waited for the crowd to slowly disperse, she saw the flower gravel on the opposite stall, and before she had time to shout, the person on the opposite side was about to chase her, Qiu Cheng could only keep walking forward, after a while, there was a ladder behind a small attic in front, if you climbed up, maybe you could get rid of them, so thinking, Qiu Cheng climbed up, and when she was about to turn over, Qiu Cheng found out, It turned out that this is the backyard of Guochun Building, the ladder is hidden, there are a lot of maids washing clothes in the yard, Qiu Cheng saw that there were dry clothes, so he took a piece at random and took it in his hand, crossed the backyard, came to the attic in the middle, the place in front of the pick-up is familiar to her, and she naturally walks faster than those people, and usually does not feel that it is deserted here, but today it is more lively, probably to see the Oiran, walked to the second floor, looked at the corner, Qiu Cheng can only find a room to hide in first, Those people seem to be well-trained, so they probably don't dare to enter this kind of place casually, looking at their appearance, they shouldn't want to alarm anyone, they looked at the sign hanging on the red lantern, "Seeking incense", walked in and found something similar to a stick, and hid behind the door, if those people dared to come in, they could defend themselves, in case they were really caught making arrangements.

After a while, as expected, someone was about to enter the door, and she picked up the stick, but when the person entered the door, she was fierce, and her hand froze in the air, was it a woman..., or was she looking at her just now..., the person who came in looked at her intently, showing that she was surprised just now, "How did Gongzi Xunxiang find here," I saw clearly that the person who spoke was the woman on the incense car just now, without the surprise just now, she asked plainly, Qiu Cheng thought about it, "Pretending to be a man's tone, the girl thought too much, I just want to see the girl's face", looking at the approaching figure along the shadow on the window, she could only pretend that the guests here might be able to avoid this time, she lightly picked up her cheeks with a fan, the pink light veil fluttered, floating by the unknown wind, she did not stand firm under her feet, and she didn't know whether it was intentional or not, all of a sudden, Qiu Cheng was at a loss and could only wrap her hand around the waist of the Oiran, and threw herself into Qiu Cheng's arms, I don't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, she stared at Qiu Cheng's cheeks and looked a little crazy, Qianying Yiren smiled slightly between her lips, her body was very fragrant, light and rich, and her delicate eyebrows and eyes floated If she was not a woman, she would definitely be tempted, Qiu Cheng imagined that if she was a man, she would be as good as Feng Lian, let go of the stick in her hand, I thought she would refuse but I didn't think that she would cooperate with herself, Qiu Cheng saw the back of a few people outside the door, thinking that it was just a guest here, watching them go away, Qiu Cheng dared to put down his hand.

sighed, "Girl, I offended a lot just now, and I was too rash to do it." ”

The woman was not angry but happy when she heard it, she didn't scream or get angry with her rashness, her voice was gentle and tactful, "The slave's name is Xunxiang, and the son should remember it and don't forget it." He smiled lightly, "Today is a special day for the slave family, and I hope that the son will stay." ”

Qiu Cheng was taken aback when she heard it, not good, now you should find the flower gravel first, if you are too entangled, it will be troublesome, those people can't find him, will he go to find the flower gravel, think about it, the painting in her hand may be useful, it is indeed unreasonable that she can only solve it as soon as possible and then go to the flower gravel, the girl said seriously, took out the red plum painting in her hand, "This is what I got just now, if the girl doesn't dislike it, take it." I'm looking for the girl another day."

Ling Qiucheng was surprised that the woman immediately informed her of her intentions, and she didn't refuse, but said in disappointment, "Childe's words are serious, since it was given by Childe, the slave family must regard it as a treasure." ”

I still have urgent matters, so I'll thank you girl first. Qiu Cheng thought that maybe such a person would probably be observant.

Out of the Guochun Building, see the people in the red yarn gradually move away, the woman in the attic looked warm from afar, Qiu Cheng deviated and did not notice, walked a big circle on the street, and there were vendors selling rice balls, the street was full of people, and Hua Li could not find Hua Li, in order to avoid encountering those people just now, Qiu Cheng first went back to the county lord's mansion to find someone, and returned to the county lord's mansion, surprisingly Hua Li leaned against the door and waited for her, Hua Li stepped forward, "County Lord, why did you come back!" I've been looking for it for a long time. ”

"Why did you come back first?"

"It's Feng Gongzi, he said he asked the housekeeper to go out to find it, let me come back first and don't make trouble..."

Hua Li looked at Qiu Cheng with a little grievance, "Okay, you can come back first, what about the wind lotus?" ”

"The wind, the wind boy is here, in the courtyard."

"You go back first!"

"Yes, County Lord."

She has always had doubts in her heart, last time, he already knew, so wearing men's clothes to find him, it doesn't matter much, through the jungle, the dried trees seem to have vitality in the autumn to present another scene, the dried flowers on the trees have formed ice buds, so it looks a little fairy, just shocked for a while, with this person's ability to change things into another way What is the difficulty, Qiu Cheng looked around, no one, I don't have a palm lamp here, stretched out his hand and pushed open the door, the room was bitterly cold, The moonlight shines in, as if you can see the cold, the moonlit night water town permeates the world, as if all living things are nourished by this breath, those eyes appear extraordinarily bright in the dark, and it seems that the blue sky is deep and bottomless, and the calm mind stepped forward slightly, and asked very majestically, "Tell me where you just went?" He still smiled, and asked plainly without a trace, "What is the county lord talking about, since the county lord has determined what Feng Lian wants to do, why should he ask more!" ”

"Isn't it really you?"

Feng Lian said with a smile, "If I did it, I would never deny it." "Although she was full of doubts, but this time, she didn't feel like he did it, so who could it be." I also asked the county lord to agree to what Feng Lian said last time. ”

"I've always remembered that thing, since you helped me, I will definitely do what I promised, it's getting late, let's stop here today." In the darkness, Yizhi who walked past was reflected beside Feng Lian, since you didn't do it this time, then who would move here? The cold night was cold, and if you looked closely, it was different from Fang Cai, the bottomless abyss sea in her eyes was terrifyingly turbulent and surging from the black hole to attract, destroy and devour, as if all the darkest things were overflowing, and there was no limit to the silence, and the wind lotus did not make a sound, quietly examining everything.

"You don't have to go in person just now, I'll just go, do you think there's something wrong?"

He laughed, "Yes and no..."