"Let's go back."

“……”

Feeling my breath pause, the corners of his mouth curled slightly, and he looked at me with a smile: "What's wrong?" You've been in Chengdu for so long that you forgot to go home? ”

“……”

I still didn't speak, just looked at him.

It wasn't a quiet evening, but at this moment, between him and me, it was so quiet that only two people could breathe.

Get back...... Back to Jinling.

Actually, that sentence is exactly what I wanted to say just now, but for some reason, the same words and the same purpose came out of his mouth, but it gave me a very subtle feeling.

I thought for a moment and smiled, "Don't tell me you're homesick." ”

"Don't you want to?"

“……”

In this way, it is wrong to say that I don't want to, and it seems that there is something wrong with saying that I want to.

He and Pei Yuanhao, although they are not brothers, they talk and do things, but they really go all the way.

I laughed a little, but did not answer, but slowly closed my eyes and was about to sleep, but he was not at ease, and the hand holding me shook me twice, and said, "You haven't answered me yet." ”

I opened my eyes and looked at him, looked at him for a while, and said softly, "It's time to go home." ”

“……”

"I want to go back too."

With a gentle smile on his face, he leaned over and kissed me lightly on the forehead, saying, "That's good." Let's get ready tomorrow, and we'll leave your mother and your brother. ”

"Hmm."

"But I don't think I need to say anything."

"Huh?" I looked up at him.

He hooked the corner of his lips slightly and smiled, "Probably, they will walk with us." ”

“……”

"I look at them as if they're ready to go on a long journey."

The candle at the bedside flickered softly, casting a faint light on the room, and his eyes flickered with that light.

He said this vaguely, but in fact, it was also very clear - the birth of the Franco machine artillery, just a name, had already made everyone impatient, Yan Qingchen did not even hide his action to seize the artillery, as for the others, now it seems that their actions are in Yan Qinghan's expectations and plans.

The general trend of the Central Plains is not yet chaotic, but people's hearts are already chaotic.

This is the last thing I want to see, and the last thing I can do.

After being silent for a while, I smiled faintly and said, "Even if you are on the same road, the destination is different." ”

“……”

"They go theirs, we go ours."

“……”

I yawned and said, "Go to sleep." It is also their business to travel far, but we are not close to the road from Chengdu to Jinling, so we need to cultivate our spirits first. ”

Pei Yuanxiu agreed, stretched out his hand and hugged me tighter in his arms, although the quilt was still cold, but the human body temperature quickly heated inside, I calmly leaned on his chest, listened to his heartbeat, and slowly closed my eyes in a complicated mood.

The next day, as soon as I opened my eyes, I saw Li'er lying on the head of the bed with an anxious expression, her little eyebrows wrinkled tightly, and when she saw me awake, she immediately shouted: "Mother! ”

“……”

I was still in a trance, rubbed my eyes, and then looked at her again: "Li'er? ”

"Mother, it's not good!"

“……”

I chuckled in my heart, but I didn't immediately ask her what was wrong, but subconsciously turned my head to look at my side-

As soon as I woke up, I felt that the other side of the bed was empty, and there was not even a little warmth.

What about Pei Yuan's cultivators?

I was also worried that Li'er would be irritated to come to our bed early in the morning and see us sharing the same bed, but who knew that he would disappear early in the morning. I subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief, and before I could slow down, Li'er grabbed my exposed arm with both hands and shook it vigorously: "Mother, it's not good!" ”

"What's wrong?"

"Mother, the gift you gave me is gone!"

“……”

"That jade plate, you said that I could grow teeth quickly if I brought it, but I just woke up and found that it was gone!"

“……”

"Mother, why did I fall asleep all of a sudden yesterday, did someone steal my jade plate?"

“……”

I was shocked by what a big deal I had.

I breathed a sigh of relief again, looked at Li'er's already anxious appearance and was about to cry, hurriedly sat up, and comforted her: "Don't panic Li'er, that jade plate was taken by my mother, and it was not dropped." ”

"Huh?" She raised her head, and looked at me with big watery eyes that were about to cry: "Why did my mother take it?" ”

I bounced up from the bed, walked over to the dresser, picked up a pair of diamond glasses, put them in front of her, and said to her, "Look at your teeth." ”

She looked at me, hesitated, and slowly opened her mouth: "Ahhh My teeth! ”

She looked up at me in surprise: "Mother, my teeth have grown!" ”

I smiled and said, "So, my mother took the jade plate away." ”

"Oh......" she nodded, and then asked, "But, didn't my mother say that I will lose my teeth in the future?" ”

"If you take that jade plaque, it will always bless you with beautiful new teeth, but if you keep wearing it, your teeth will grow longer and longer—" I said, and simply began to ramble nonsense, "It will grow to the outside of your mouth." ”

"Hmm!" Li'er was so frightened that she hurriedly covered her mouth.

"So," I put down my glasses and turned back to her, "you can't continue to carry that jade plaque." ”

"Uh-huh."

"You can't sue anyone else."

"I didn't."

"Good job." I smiled and stroked her heart, Li'er seemed to be happy that her teeth had grown out so quickly, and I reached out to pick up the rhombic glasses and looked at my mouth, I sat in front of the dresser and looked at it for a while, and asked softly: "Li'er, did you see your father when you came over?" ”

"Nope."

"How long have you been up?"

"It's been a long time. But I saw that my mother hadn't woken up, so I didn't quarrel with my mother. ”

"Good job."

I kissed her again, and at this moment there was already a maid outside the door, and brought us hot water and green salt, and I took Li'er to freshen up together, and just after tidying up, two maids came up and brought us two new clothes.

I frowned slightly: "What is this for?" ”

"Back to the eldest lady, this is what the head of the family ordered."

"What is he going to do here?"

"The head of the family will hold a banquet today to entertain all distinguished guests."

“……”

I was stunned for a moment.

Yesterday was Pei Yuanfeng's big day, but after that incident, even the bride was gone, so naturally the wedding banquet couldn't be done, but after all, these guests were here, and it was impossible to just forget it without an explanation.

However, today's banquet feels not so simple.

I nodded, indicating that I knew, and the maids saluted again, and were about to turn and withdraw, when they had just retreated to the door, when I stopped them again and asked, "Has any of you seen my husband?" ”

"Pei Gongzi? He went to the South Chamber early in the morning, where Yao Lao was. ”

"Oh?"

"We sent it over early, so don't worry about it."

These...... I certainly wouldn't be worried.

Seeing that my eyebrows were frowning slightly, as if I had a sad face, several maids looked at each other, and they all stopped at this time when they were about to quit, and looked at me cautiously: "Miss, do you have any other orders?" ”

I glanced up at them and waved my hand gently, "It's okay, you guys go down." ”

"Yes."

I was still a little distracted, I stood there for a long time and didn't move, but Li'er came over and took the dress, and said softly: "Mother, are we all going?" ”

I glanced back at her, didn't speak, just nodded slightly.

We must be present at this feast today, for whatever purpose, and especially -- I want to see what all the plans will be for everyone after the Franc guns are revealed, and what they will do.

Thinking of this, I picked up my clothes: "Li'er, come, my mother will change your clothes." ”

After getting dressed neatly, when I went out again, I found that it had rained last night, and the ground was wet.

A burst of autumn rain and a chill.

This time to Chengdu, from Jinling when the journey was only in mid-March, but now it has reached the end of September, we brought the autumn clothes are not enough, fortunately Yan Qingchen prepared some, Li'er is not only not afraid of the cold, but also stretched out his hand to catch the water droplets falling on the eaves, only to hear a click, the crystal water droplets fell on her palm and bloomed, but also splashed her face of water.

She pursed her lips and laughed silently.

Probably because of the relationship between the teeth and the outgrowth, her mood is much better, but at a young age, she has learned to smile without showing her teeth.

I looked at her, and my thoughts were a little confused for a while, and at this moment, Pei Yuanxiu's voice came from in front of me: "Qingying." ”

When I looked up, he was walking towards us.

Li'er immediately said, "Daddy." ”

Pei Yuanxiu walked up to us, looked down at her, and said with a smile: "Li'er's new clothes are so beautiful. ”

Li'er immediately pursed his lips, his eyes narrowed with a smile, and he turned his head to look at me again: "You know, there is still a banquet today." ”

I nodded: "After all, there are so many people here, I can't help but explain." ”

As he spoke, he reached out and patted the water droplets on his shoulder, and said casually, "Where did you go early in the morning?" I can't find you. ”

"I got up early, and I heard that there was going to be a banquet today, so I went to the south chamber to talk to him."

"Oh." I nodded and said with a smile, "Yao Lao is still used to living here, right?" ”

"It's not a habit, it's only two days anyway."

As he spoke, he looked back again, and said, "Let's go, let's go over and have a look." ”

After he finished speaking, he walked to Li'er's side, took Li'er's hand, and we walked out of the courtyard together and walked forward.

This time Pei Yuanfeng's wedding, the invited guests naturally don't need to say much, yesterday's scene was originally huge, but I didn't expect that something like that happened, and the big scene became a big accident, but today's banquet, I don't think it will be a small scene.

Immediately out of our house, a few servants came to guide us, and we walked along the long road of the inner house, and in a short time we felt the faint vapor in the air.

A two-storey loft in front of you comes into view.

I subconsciously raised my eyebrows - this banquet, Yan Qingchen is here.

They led me upstairs, it was very quiet, I almost thought that the guests had not arrived, but as soon as I went up to the second floor, I found that almost all the guests had arrived, and when I saw me and Pei Yuanxiu appear, all the people turned their heads to look at us.

Being looked at by hundreds of pairs of eyes at the same time certainly doesn't feel too pleasant.

And I also know that the people here, some of whom witnessed it with their own eyes, and some of whom heard oral rumors, all know what happened yesterday at the wedding hall, and probably everyone has heard about the Franco machine artillery, and the relationship between me and that kind of murder weapon is already in broad daylight.

Therefore, those eyes that look at me are no longer pure, and I can even clearly distinguish between fanaticism, desire, and even greed and evil thoughts.

But I just gently squeezed the hand of the somewhat timid Li'er, and led her slowly in.

It's not the first time I've been to this attic.

It was high and quiet, and the scene was very large, and dozens of tables were placed in the spacious hall, and hundreds of people did not seem crowded inside; There are huge windows on three walls, and the edges of the windows are very exquisitely carved, and outside each window, there is a beautiful scenery that you can't take your eyes off.

Facing north, outside the window, is the clear water of Qianqiu Lake, occasionally there is a wind blowing, the lake surface is sparkling, plus the green trees on the lake, reflected in the lake, the lake surface is steaming with a faint water vapor, it is even more beautiful like a dream.

Outside the window facing east, there is a stretch of high mountains, and a pagoda stands quietly on the peak, and you can feel a trace of tranquility and solemnity in the quiet.

Outside the window facing west, is the city of Chengdu, the neighborhoods that are lined up one after another, the busy street, and the lively street, activate a picture of the river.

It's just that, unlike the joy of yesterday's happy event, all the decorations about the wedding in this hall have been removed today, but the exquisite carved beams and jade pillars and the picturesque scenery outside the window make the atmosphere here not so dull.

Except for the bride and groom, almost all the guests sat down according to the previously arranged positions, and some cold dishes were served on the wide round table in advance, which was also the rule when entertaining guests in Shudi.

But at a glance, I saw that there were several vacant seats on the main seat.

Yan Qingchen and Mrs. Yan naturally sat there, and Pei Yuanxiu, Li'er, Liu Qinghan, and Wen Fengxi were also arranged there. I think this is naturally not because Yan Qingchen was polite to them, but because against the army of the Dongchahe Division, these people are really meritorious, and it is reasonable that he can't make it difficult for them anymore.

Therefore, even if she looked uncomfortable, Mrs. Yan didn't say anything.

But what really surprised me was that there were a few more empty seats at that table.

And look around, almost all the guests have already taken their seats, and some may be afraid of being implicated, but the identity of those people is definitely not enough to reach the main seat.

As we thought about it, we were slowly walking over.

Yan Qingchen looked at me with a smile: "Sister, come and sit here." ”

His right hand left three positions vacant, followed by Liu Qinghan. I slowly walked over and sat down next to him, originally thinking that Li'er would already go over to touch her third uncle again, but there was some surprise, she just pursed her lips, walked to me and sat down, and Pei Yuanxiu couldn't avoid it and sat between her and Liu Qinghan.

When the two of them met, they still looked at each other politely and smiled.

"Lord Liu."

"Pei Gongzi."

I didn't have the heart to bother with their eyebrows, and as soon as I sat down, I faced the vacant seats opposite me.

Three.

Yan Qingchen was on the main table, leaving three positions.

I subconsciously turned my head to look at him - who was he waiting for?