"Why haven't you changed your clothes yet, when did you come back?"

I also glanced down at myself and said lightly, "I've been back a long time ago, but I just walked outside for a while." ”

He was stunned and looked back at me, as if he was about to ask a question, and I had already taken the lead in asking, "By the way, when I just came back, I heard Miss Han and their commotion over there, what were they doing?" ”

He was silent for a moment and said, "Today is her birthday. ”

“……”

"Their birthdays."

"Really? Then why didn't you sue me? ”

"Seeing that you've been in a bad mood lately, if I sue you, it will be even more uncomfortable for you to go over there. Isn't it? ”

I glanced back at his gentle eyes and nodded slightly.

He smiled, came and took my hand and sat down, I went back to the house for a while, but there was still a slight chill on my fingertips, he felt it immediately, so he took the teapot on the table and poured me a cup of tea and handed it to me, grabbing my hands and holding the teapot.

I looked up at him, and although I couldn't really smile on my face, my eyes were still full of tenderness.

He said: "By the way, how about you go to Yangzhou today?" ”

“……”

As soon as he said this, my fingers holding the teacup subconsciously spasmed, raised my head to look at him, but saw that he was also looking at me, and said with burning eyes: "What did he say, Yuanhao?" ”

I thought about it and lowered my head: "Liu Qinghan pleaded guilty himself, and the emperor sentenced him to be executed." ”

"Then you-"

"I also pleaded, but it didn't work, and I will be executed the day after tomorrow."

Hearing this, Pei Yuanxiu didn't speak for a while, and after a while, he reached over and gently covered the back of my hand, and said softly: "The matter has come to this, don't be too sad." ”

My eyes were slightly red: "Liu Qinghan is a good person, he shouldn't have this result." ”

"But killing pays for life, and Yuanzhen's death should also be borne by someone."

“……”

Seeing that my eyes were red, and he only lowered his head and didn't speak, he was silent for a while, held my hand tighter, and said softly: "I know you're sad, so let's do it, I'll accompany you to Yangzhou and send him on his last journey." ”

I was stunned, and looked up at him: "You go with me...... Send him? ”

"Hmm." He raised a hand and gently stroked my cheek: "But you promise me to cheer up." Whatever you've been through, after this event - you can only end it. ”

“……”

The candle flame on the table seemed to be in the mood at this moment, constantly shaking and swaying, I was speechless for a while, only looked at him through the candle flame in a daze, looking at his eyes as if dyed with the temperature of the orange candle flame, so gentle that even the palm ironed on my cheek was warm.

"Promise me, after this incident, completely forget about him."

“……”

I looked at him for a long time, and finally nodded slightly: "Hmm." ”

He smiled, then grabbed my hand: "Come on, let's rest." ”

I was led by him to stand up, and as soon as I walked to the bed, I said again: "By the way, Yuan Xiu, I have something to tell you. ”

"Huh? What's up? ”

"About the illness of the wonderful words."

"Wonder words' illness?" He sat on the edge of the bed, looked up at me, and I sat down beside him, and said, "I went to ask the emperor, the "Divine Effect Collection" has been destroyed in the Jixian Classic, and I think the chance of finding it among the people is very small; Yao Lao also said another method before, which is to let people who are proficient in the Book of Changes conjure spirits with wonderful words and deeds. ”

Pei Yuanxiu's brows frowned slightly, and he immediately sensed something sensitively: "There is such a person in the capital?" ”

"Hmm."

"Who?"

"It's an old Taoist."

"Old Taoist?" He frowned and thought for a while, and muttered: "I once heard that there was a Taoist beside my father, who was said to have advanced cultivation and could call the wind and rain, could it be——"

I said, "That's him." ”

Pei Yuanxiu said: "Yuan Hao wants to let Miao Yan enter the palace? ”

I nodded.

He didn't speak immediately, but muttered for a long time, then looked up at me: "What do you think?" ”

"I don't know, I want to ask your opinion."

"I ......"

He thought for a while and said, "I have to think about this matter, after all, it is not a trivial matter. ”

I nodded.

He smiled again and patted me on the shoulder: "Rest early." ”

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When I woke up the next day, the room was bright, and I looked at the curtains above my head and the golden threads on them that were shining in the sun, and I was out of my mind for a long time, and then I faintly heard the sound of even and long breathing in my ears.

When I turned my head, Pei Yuanxiu was lying on his side facing me, still asleep.

There are some accidents, usually he gets up earlier than me, often when I am still asleep he has already dressed neatly, probably also a habit left by the past life, he almost does not lie in bed, but today it seems that it is not early, but he is still asleep, quiet and peaceful sleep is also very comfortable.

I turned my head to look at him, feeling his breath gently blowing across my neck.

I don't know how long he was staring at me so quietly, his eyelashes trembled slightly, and after a while, his eyes opened a line, and there was a faint and lazy light in them, and when he looked at me, he didn't seem to be very awake, and after a long moment of chaos, he leaned over and kissed me on the lips.

I blinked, still looking at him quietly.

And after he dropped that kiss, it seemed that the person was a little more sober, and his eyes were a little clearer, and he looked back at me: "Qingying." ”

"You're awake."

"Hmm." He said, looking at me again, "You woke up so early?" ”

"Hmm."

"Still haven't slept?"

As he spoke, he reached out and rubbed the corners of my reddened eyes, and I said lightly, "It's not that I haven't slept, it's just that I haven't slept well." ”

He said, "Are you still worried about that? ”

......I lowered my eyelids and didn't speak, but he leaned over again and kissed my eyes gently, and when I looked up at him, almost because of his kiss, even my eyes became a little confused, and he said softly, "The matter is settled, don't think about it anymore." It will pass. ”

“……”

I didn't speak, just lowered my head again, and nodded.

He sat up and put on the clothes hanging on the hanger next to the bed, and when he was fully dressed, I slowly sat up from the bed, but I don't know if it was because I had been lying down for too long, and I still hadn't slept well, so I felt dizzy and almost fell off the bed.

As soon as he turned around and saw my somewhat ugly face, he hurriedly sat down and held my shoulder: "What's wrong?" ”

I looked at his anxious and concerned eyes, and shook my head gently: "It's okay, maybe it's violent, a little dizzy." ”

"I didn't sleep." He rubbed my shoulder socket: "I'll do my errands later, and you can rest for a while." ”

"Hmm."

Then I got up and dressed up, and Xiaoni and Xi Xi came to serve us to wash, and after breakfast, a bowl of soup and medicine was placed in front of me.

When I saw the somewhat cloudy soup, I immediately frowned: "This is—"

Pei Yuanxiu said: "When I listened to you last night, my nasal voice was a little heavy, and I saw that you didn't sleep well this night, and your face was even more ugly." I asked Yao Lao to decoct a pair of medicine for you, and you drink it obediently, don't break your body. ”

Hearing him say this, I couldn't say anything more, so I could only pinch my nose and obediently pour down the bowl of bitter potion.

Seeing that I finished drinking, he smiled reassuringly, and I was about to turn my head and ask Su Su if they had anything sweet to bring me to taste, Pei Yuanxiu suddenly said: "By the way, about the wonderful words-"

I looked back at him.

He said, "I thought about it, if that Taoist priest's spiritualism is really the only chance for Wonderful Words, then she should be allowed to try it." ”

“……”

"After all, she is still young, and she still has such a long life, she shouldn't be allowed to spend it like this."

“……”

My heart pounded, "yes." ”

"Of course, this matter is still up to you to decide, after all, you are the mother of the wonderful words."

"Hmm." I nodded slightly.

"However," he said suddenly, "even if you let Miao Yan follow the emperor back to Beijing, you can't go." ”

“……”

I looked up at him.

He also looked into my eyes, his gaze was calm, and he said, "I can send someone to accompany her, or I can think of other ways, but you can't go." ”

"I-"

"Qingying," he said, reaching out to the back of the hand I had placed on the table, and said calmly but firmly, "you should understand what the situation will be if you return to Beijing. The Imperial City has been able to lock you up for as many years as it has been in the past, and it will be the same for you in the future, even for the rest of your life. ”

“……”

"I can promise anything, but I can't."

“……”

"You are my wife, I can't let you take that risk, especially if I can't let you go back to the emperor."

“……”

"That's the only thing I can't compromise."

“……”

I don't know if it's because I just drank the bowl of medicine, the bitterness in my mouth has almost spread down my throat to my heart, and his words have also provoked the pain of my old wounds that have scabbed, especially when I think back to the years when I was locked up in the cold palace, it was like a nightmare, even if I let myself forget it, but as long as I said a word, I would fall into that helpless and desperate situation again.

Seeing that my face was getting paler and paler, Pei Yuanxiu's hand on the back of my hand was also slightly forced, interlocking with my ten fingers.

"Qingying, did you hear me?"

“……”

I looked up at him, and after a moment, nodded slightly.

His solemn face softened a little, and he smiled a little, and then he said: "Then, whether you want to send Miao Yan into the palace, you can think about it yourself, if you need any manpower, I will definitely arrange it properly." ”

I nodded again: "I see." ”

He also seemed to see that although I was very calm, my feelings were still quite entangled, and for Miaoyan's illness, it was already the heaviest stone in my heart these days, and whether to send her into the palace or not was not only related to Miaoyan's future, but also almost related to the rest of my life, and I couldn't be cautious.

So, he told Su Su and them a few more words, so that they should serve me well and not be tired of me, and then turned around and left the inner courtyard, leaving me alone to think quietly. After he left, Xiaoni and the others came to clean up the table, and Su Su brought water to rinse my mouth, spit out the bitter smell in my mouth, and then served me a small plate of plums.

As soon as I saw it, I raised my head to look at Su Su, smiled and said, "You are so careful. Susu, if you hadn't come this time, I really wouldn't know what to do. ”

Although it was not a compliment, this sentence seemed to be more useful to Su Su than any compliment, her eyes were slightly bent, and she said to me: "Then I will always be by the eldest lady's side, always with me." ”

I shook my head, "But, I don't need you to be by my side all the time. ”

"Why?!"

Seeing that she was a little anxious, I smiled faintly and said, "I'm not trying to drive you away, but, if possible, I want you to stay by Miaoyan's side all the time." ”

"Miss Miaoyan......

"Yes. She is like this, and I don't know when it will be her chance, and how to cure her illness. So, she can't be by her side without you. ”

Hearing me say this, Su Su's face also became a little stern, and she said, "Then, I will always be by Miss Miaoyan's side." ”

“……”

"Don't worry, Miss Miaoyan, as long as Miss Miaoyan's illness is not good, I will take care of her for a day."

Listening to her confession, I also felt relieved in my heart, and couldn't help but look at her again: "What about yourself?" You've always been by your side, you don't have what you want to do, no-"

Before he finished speaking, he saw Su Su shaking his head.

She said seriously: "This is what I want to do." ”

“……”

"I'll do it well, and that's it."

“……！”

I looked at her calm and calm eyes with some surprise, and I only felt extremely shocked in my heart - in this life, I have seen too many people, who are enslaved by things, trapped by love, and make their lives extremely complicated and difficult, just like me. But a girl like Susu doesn't have the slightest extravagance and thinks about him, she just treats one thing as her life, just plain and simple.

This is indeed a kind of happiness that could not be more straightforward.

I looked at her for a long time, and with a little sour smile, I said softly, "I really envy you." ”

Su Su looked at me a little stunned, I didn't expect me to say such a thing, and I already smiled faintly, picked up a small plum and put it in my mouth, the sweet taste with a slight sour taste made the bitterness I had tasted a little lighter, I stood up and looked at the sky outside the window.

A gust of wind blew, blowing the bamboo leaves outside the window and swaying continuously.

Su Su also glanced out the window and said, "Ah, it's going to change." ”

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