And the other end.

Under the shade of the tree stood a lonely figure, with the cordial and lively laughter in his ears, looking at the nobles who gathered together in the distance to enjoy the festive atmosphere, Xia Qing's eyes had an inexplicable tingling pain.

In the past, when Xia Le participated in various poetry meetings with her, he could always easily pull her into those harmonious scenes, because they were twin daughters, although their faces were extremely similar, but their personalities were very different, and the nobles always liked to make fun of them.

At first, it may be accompanied by sarcasm, but after a long time, they also regard them as playmates in their leisure time.

Thinking of this, the corners of Xia Qing's mouth raised a shallow smile of unknown meaning, her seventh sister was very thick-skinned, knowing that people didn't like little girls like them, she still moved forward, but where she was, there was always laughter, and no matter how boring the poetry meeting was, it was no longer boring.

But later, her face was ruined, and when Xia Qing went to various poetry meetings alone, someone always asked her about her situation, and at first she would talk and chat with herself, and then gradually became estranged, as if as long as Xia Le was not there, there was no value in being close to her.

During this time, in addition to nightmares at night, when she was awake, she would always unconsciously appear in her mind the scene of Xia Le arguing with her, or arguing with her behind her back.

It's ridiculous, but it's not alone.

Now......

Xia Qing looked at the empty shadows of the trees at her feet, her vision was a little blurred, and the warmth that suddenly slipped off her cheeks startled Xia Qing, as if a few curious eyes came, she quickly wiped away the inexplicable tears, but for some reason she couldn't stop it.

There was a frightening panic in Xia Qing's heart, obviously she had imagined countless times the days after Xia Le disappeared, and finally she didn't have to revolve around her stupid sister anymore, she finally didn't have to cater to the other party's preferences and say something against her will, and finally she didn't have to be someone else's shadow anymore.

But what was the matter with this feeling of emptiness in her heart? She had never felt like duckweed and had no one to rely on, and without Xia Le, she seemed to be no longer her.

"Oh, I'm really ......" self-inflicted?

Xia Qing's mind suddenly appeared Xia Xiang's pitiful little face, and her heart suddenly filled with a feeling of guilt, thinking about it carefully, this ninth sister holds a medicine jar all the year round, and always lives in the shadow of the sixth brother, and there is an aunt who is dead but full of sins.

Her situation is no better than herself, in such an occasion full of noble women, the little maid who has never shown up is very easy to be belittled, she must be more helpless and lonely than herself at this moment, right?

Perhaps sympathetic to the same disease, Xia Qing restrained her thoughts and began to look around for the weak figure.

But I didn't want to look for a long time, there was no shadow of Xia Xiang in those remote and deserted corners, Xia Qing's face became more and more ugly, and she couldn't help but panic.

The ninth sister's body has only healed for a short time, and if something happens to her in Liu's mansion, her grandmother will definitely blame herself for not taking a good look at her!

Just as Xia Qing was hesitating whether to seek Xia Qianwei's help, there was an exclamation not far away.

"I didn't expect Miss Xia Jiu to be so ingenious, quick, teach us quickly!"

Miss Xia Jiu?

Xia Qing's steps immediately froze, and she looked for prestige in confusion, only to see that in the most lively pavilion, several noble girls were sitting in a corner, with novel smiles on their faces, and among them was her lonely ninth sister who had just recovered from a serious illness!

At this time, Xia Xiang's face had a modest smile, and the silk handkerchief in her hand was folded into a blooming flower by her, and she fiddled with it, and the silk handkerchief suddenly spread out, and gradually became a lively little rabbit between her dexterous and delicate ten fingers!

The nobles had never seen such a fun thing, and the eyes that looked at Xia Xiang became more and more affectionate, and for a while, the immature face of the weak and boneless girl became the focus of attention of countless nobles.

Compared with those noble ladies with flowers, Xia Xiang, who is clustered in the center, is like a particularly fresh and pleasant frangipani flower among the hundred flowers, and her unique weak temperament makes people want to protect her at a glance.

At this time, Xia Qing stood quietly in the corner of no one, looking at the lively pavilion for a long time.

Soon, Xia Xiang seemed to notice the lonely woman, and she immediately stood up, but she didn't want the nobles around her to stop her.

"Where is Miss Xia Jiu going, she hasn't taught us yet!"

"That's my eighth sister, after Xiang'er brought her over, I'll teach you sisters. ”

She bowed, and the beautiful and pure smile on her face was sweet in her heart, and there were many exclamations all around her.

But for some reason, Xia Qing looked at the slender figure that was coming towards her under the gaze of everyone, and she actually had an urge to escape.

She couldn't describe her mood at the moment, she only felt a strange sense of jealousy gradually creeping up from the soles of her feet, especially Xia Xiang's smile when she looked at herself at the moment, which obviously looked so pure and clean, but it made her palms cold.

"Eighth sister, why are you here alone? Why don't you go to Xiang'er's side, I believe that the other sisters will also like Eighth Sister." ”

This friendly and harmless voice came into Xia Qing's ears, her eyes seemed to be a little stiff, and in the face of Xia Xiang's warm invitation, she found that she couldn't even laugh.

I think it took her and Xia Le a long time to completely integrate into those noble girls, and this ninth sister, who had always been lifeless, easily won their favor, so naturally and without any sense of disobedience.

The nobles in the pavilion not far away looked in their direction with some impatience, obviously hoping that Xia Xiang would go back quickly.

Xia Qing's heart was instantly shrouded in depression, but before she could refuse, Xia Xiang had already taken the initiative to hold her hand.

"Eighth Sister's hands are really cold. ”

Xia Xiang seemed to say casually, but Xia Qing's heart couldn't help but chuckle, and she subconsciously looked at the little girl beside her, and saw that her bright but deep eyes clearly reflected her embarrassed appearance at the moment.

This ninth sister ...... It wasn't as helpless and pitiful as she imagined, and why did she look at herself with an indescribable sense of danger?

Xia Qing was taken aback by this idea of her own, and felt extremely ridiculous, but she couldn't suppress that Qi Ran.

Without waiting for her to respond to anything, Xia Xiang lowered her head faintly, the corners of her eyes seemed to be slightly red, her tone was full of envy and fascination, and there was a little melancholy in it.

"Eighth sister, do you know? Today is also Xiang'er's birthday, Miss Liu's life is really good. ”

Fate?she...... What exactly do you want to say?