Qu Boyin stayed awake all night.

I have been standing at the window, staring at the "Lying Cloud Stack" not far away.

It was only the third watch now, and the people in the "Woyun Inn" had already left the inn in a bustling manner and rushed in the same direction.

Today, the "Yangsong Villa" will give the emperor a big feast, and these people are all here.

Qu Boyin waited on the windowsill for an hour, and when he saw the eldest prince's men and horses coming out of the "Woyun Stack", he turned around and put the guqin behind his back and quietly left the room.

As soon as Qu Boyin came downstairs, he rushed out to pee on the shop Xiao Er, Xiao Er asked sleepily, "Guest officer, get up so early?"

"Well, there's something to do. Qu Boyin nodded and quickly walked out of the inn.

The cacophony of people could be heard in the distance on the street.

Qu Boyin didn't pay attention to it, but buried his head and walked briskly towards the "Woyun Stack".

The "Woyun Stack" is about the same size as the "Snow Drinking Stack", the only difference is that it has a ring of outer walls on the outside, but it is not very high.

Qu Boyin easily flipped over from the side.

He found the room under the window of the room that the eldest prince had told him, and the candles were burning in the room, and the silhouette of a woman was reflected on the paper window.

The throbbing in Qu Boyin's heart was already irrepressible, and he got up and took a step to grab the window.

When the woman in the house heard the sound, she almost screamed out in fright. When she saw the person clearly, the horror on her pretty face dissipated in an instant.

The two people looked at each other as if they were printed on a canvas, not moving.

Minutes and seconds passed, and only the candle flame on the desk reminded the two in the room that it was still circulating.

Even though the two are no longer as innocent and immature as they were back then.

But he still untied the xylophone behind him as he had done many years ago, and carefully laid it flat on the table.

Qu Boyin didn't move, as if he had returned to the old days when the two of them were in Yuefu together, he was still her young master, and she was still his bosom friend and talented daughter.

The woman took out a silk silk from her cuffs and carefully wiped the body, with a gentle expression on her face as if she had met an old friend she hadn't seen for many years.

She was a little surprised, and suddenly said softly: "This is the piano I gave to the young master, and it is also the only piano I made.

Even though she is already dressed in gorgeous clothes at this moment, it is difficult to hide her delicate and elegant back.

"Well, it's a good timbre," Qu Boyin stared at the woman's appearance of touching the piano in a trance, and said, "I didn't expect what Xin'er said that day, but it was answered." ”

The woman was stunned for a moment, saw the new sprout on the head, stroked the little bud with pity, and said with a smile: "That's just Xin'er's words, but I don't want God to make such a joke, so let it always accompany the young master." ”

Qu Boyin didn't answer again, he watched silently behind Xin'er's back.

"Young Master," Xin'er suddenly asked slowly, "You haven't seen each other for a few years, so you don't have anything to say to Xin'er?"

Qu Boyin could only see her back, and she didn't know the look on her face when she said this, and she couldn't tell whether she was happy or angry.

He thought about it for a while and asked a word that had been held in his heart: "Xin'er, have you complained about me for so many years?"

Xin'er's shoulders moved slightly, she was silent for a moment, and laughed softly: "Xin'er has never complained about the young master, but she just hates, hates why she is a woman, hates why she is from a humble background, and has no choice of fate." ”

Xin'er's words were said indifferently, but the words pierced Qu Boyin's heart.

**

I still remember that year, the peach blossoms in the house bloomed, and they were pink.

The young Qu Boyin leaned on the eaves of the window, staring blankly at the peach grove in the courtyard.

"Young master, why are you stunned," Xin'er's birdsong sounded in his ears as she spoke, and she leaned over to the window and looked out together, "This peach tree blooms every year, what's so beautiful?"

Qu Boyin came back to his senses and said with a smile: "It's nothing, I just love this peach tree, every spring, the courtyard is as lovely as clouds." ”

Xin'er frowned, thought slightly, and suddenly raised her eyebrows, pretending to say in a deep voice: "Xin'er has a way." ”

Qu Boyin turned his head to look at him, with a surprised expression: "What is the law?"

"Hmm..."Xin'er smiled brightly, "Take the peach wood to play a piano for the young master, then the peach blossoms will be opened with the young master every year?"

Qu Boyin shook his head and sighed: "When I practiced music with Xin'er, I always felt that she was a talented girl who was unparalleled in the world, but as soon as she left the melody, Xin'er was like a silly girl. ”

Xin'er was not angry, giggled, took a jade flute from the bedside, pinched it with her hand, and played a paragraph.

The sound is soft and swirling, like thousands of petals of different colors and shapes floating leisurely in the sky, which is not only pleasing to the ear but also pleasing to the eye.

Qu Boyin was interested, turned around and jumped in front of the piano platform, picked up the xylophone in one hand, and walked out of the window with Xin'er in the other.

Xin'er was frightened enough, and hurriedly shouted: "Young master, let me go!"

He put Xin'er on a thick branch and stood firmly, fell under the tree, sat cross-legged, and said with a smile: "When we have finished the music you just wrote, we will let you down." ”

The breeze was gentle, and the peach petals were blown down by the wind, curling in circles around the two of them.

What kind of world is that is beautifully carved with pink delicacy, and only this flute and qin can know.

The white horse passed through the gap, and it has been half a year, and Qu Boyin has played with his father in the palace.

After a few songs, all the people of Yuefu retreated to the background.

Qu Boyin was so excited that he couldn't calm down, this was the first time he had played on such a big occasion, and it didn't make the slightest mistake, he immediately wanted to share it with Xin'er now. But after looking around and not seeing her, he was a little anxious.

"Dad, have you seen Xin'er?"

"Xin'er?" Qu Zhengyi replied while dealing with some officials who came to congratulate, "That girl is blessed, she was taken by the eldest prince when she first entered the palace, and she was brought back to the prince's mansion just now." ”

Qu Boyin's heart was still hanging high, but he fell to the bottom all of a sudden. The whole person suddenly felt light, and he muttered, "No... No way. ”

"What nonsense are you talking about, what can't you do?" Qu Zhengyi frowned when he saw that his son suddenly became weird.

"Xin'er... No, it doesn't..."

"I also said what are you talking about, it turned out that I was reluctant," Qu Zhengyi didn't take it seriously, and said with a smile, "But it's not okay to be reluctant, now that Xin'er is favored by the eldest prince, it's better than staying in our Chang Lingle Mansion." ”

Qu Boyin gritted his teeth, his heart was about to jump to his throat, and an uncontrollable impulse surged all over his body, but he didn't dare to tell his father about his love for Xin'er.

That was also the last time he and Xin'er saw each other.

It was also on that day that Qu Boyin returned to Yuefu. He rarely drank alcohol, so he ran back to the room with a few large jugs of wine, and poured himself as if he were self-defeating.

If he hadn't seen a newly made peachwood zither covered in a quilt, he wouldn't have stopped.

He took the piano and put it on his body, and there was still a faint aroma on the body.

This is supposed to be Xin'er hidden under his quilt in the morning.

Qu Boyin was surprised and delighted: "Xin'er, when did you do it?"

He looked at the empty room, listened to the 'deafening' echo, and the smile on his face instantly froze.

Suddenly, there was a crisp knock on the door, and someone knocked lightly: "Young master." ”

"Huh?" Qu Boyin sat on the ground, holding the zither in his hand, and did not get up.

"The people from the Prince's Mansion have sent a sheet of music," the maid said cautiously, "and it is said that Sister Xin'er returned the things of Changling Le Mansion." ”