The days passed, and in the days waiting for Qin Tianjian to post a notice, Nan Yu studied "Zizhi Tongjian" and read "Shanhailu" at the same time, completely forgetting the "Female Virtue" and "Female Commandment" arranged by Nanyuan Mountain.

Xue Wan saw that her daughter was studying hard every day, so she didn't care much, just thought that she was now dedicated to learning. The New Year is approaching, and the government affairs are busy, Nan Yuanshan went home to eat and returned to the study, lighting the lamp and boiling oil to deal with affairs.

This is a good thing for Nanyu, she is happy not to be told by her father. Whenever she was tired of studying or wanted to go out for activities, she would sit on the courtyard wall, sometimes holding Shiojin plums, sometimes bringing some peanut crisp, and reading the script or wild history.

She didn't dare to rest for too long, for fear of delaying the business of reading. These days are calm before the storm, and are best for recuperating and stockpiling knowledge. Nanyu knew that once he entered the thirty-first year of Yingxi, every decision would become crucial, and it was bound to be a vicious battle.

The pomegranate jade pendant still didn't provide any information, Nanyu knew very well that Qin Tianjian had to go this time, and if he didn't go, he had to go, and he had no other way.

Only when you see the teachers of this era can you get a hint, otherwise in front of the wheel of history, no matter how hard you try, you will just be a mantis arm as a car.

Chu Jihan often came, and Nanyu sometimes asked him some questions about the scriptures, and sometimes the two just chatted.

"If it weren't for Chu Jihan's company these days, maybe I would be a lot lonely," Nan Yu thought. She has a huge secret and mission in her heart, and sometimes she can't breathe, but this can't be for outsiders, Chu Jihan's guidance and playfulness are a rare companionship for her.

The two sat on the courtyard wall, Chu Jihan was wearing a light cyan robe, which made him even clearer, and Nanyu was wearing a lake blue waist-length skirt, and she could see her appearance for the first time without powder.

"It's almost Chinese New Year's Eve these days, and my father and mother are probably going to take me out for a walk, I'm afraid I can't come to you," Chu said with a slight apology.

"It's okay, if you don't come, I can read by myself, it doesn't matter."

"You don't say you'll miss me, little conscience," Chu Jihan said dotingly.

"I won't miss you, and besides, it's not like you won't come back," Nanyu replied with a smile, knowing that Chu Jihan was reluctant to leave her.

Seeing that Chu Jihan was really a little unhappy, Nanyu grabbed a handful of plums from the small cloth bag in his hand and handed it to him, coaxed him and said, "Don't be angry, I invite you to eat plums, I dare to say that it is the best in the capital." ”

Chu Jihan directly picked up the small cloth bag containing the plums, gently checked it, and said with a slight smile; "How could I be angry with you, after all, you apologize so sincerely."

Seeing that Nanyu wanted to come and grab the bag, he turned sideways lightly and said to her, "I'll accept the gift, and I'll return the bag to you when I come back," and then jumped off the courtyard wall, returned to his yard, and didn't forget to shake the bag at Nanyu when he left.

Nanyu was stomped by his anger, but he was helpless, and he ate the plums in his hand in a fit of anger.

For the next five days, Chu Jihan did not appear again, Nanyu sat on the courtyard wall reading alone, the sun was shining, and she was a little sleepy, "He is still boring when he is not alone", this thought flashed in Nanyu's heart.

In the main hall, the wives of some officials whom Nan Yuanshan had befriended in the capital came to the house one after another with maids and meeting gifts.

Nanyu doesn't like to gossip with these ladies, Xue Wan sees her like this, and it is not easy to force her to come out, every time Nanyu comes out to greet the ladies of the family, she goes.

Xiangru walked into the study and saw that Nan Yu was reading hard, and couldn't bear to disturb her, so she waited for a moment before saying, "Miss, the people from Ningguo's family are here, and Madam asked me to call you out to say goodbye." ”

"Ning Guogong, who is it?" Nanyu looked stunned and puzzled.

"The slave doesn't know, Miss, it's definitely not okay for you to go out like this," Xiangru saw that Nanyu didn't bring any jewelry, and hurriedly pushed her back to the bedroom, pressing in front of the dressing mirror to dress her up.

Xiangru was skillful, and after a while, she helped Nanyu dress up, put on a jade-colored cloud brocade robe, put on a crow-blue cloak, and tied her hair into a cross bun with pearl hairpins.

This outfit makes Nanyu dust like snow in the Tianshan Mountains, and it is generous.

Nanyu walked to the main hall, and saw a familiar figure at a glance, and when she approached, the person in front of her was Chu Jihan, whom she had seen a few days ago.

Chu Jihan was sipping tea, but when Nanyu came over, he raised his head as if he had a feeling, and when he saw the person in front of him dressed up, his eyes were full of surprise and appreciation, he knew that Nanyu was good-looking, and she studied weekdays without powder, and she was as pure as a water hibiscus.

Today, I dressed up to attend, and I couldn't take my eyes off it. The face is like a hibiscus, the waist is like a thin willow, but the temperament is cold and noble, and it is not a square thing.

The two did not show it on their faces, and pretended that they had never known each other.

Under Xue Wan's introduction, Nanyu learned that Chu Jihan was the eldest son of Ning Guogong, and the richly dressed woman in front of him was Ning Guogong's wife and Chu Jihan's biological mother.

After Nanyu saluted, she sat aside and listened to their conversation, and motioned Xiangru to pour tea for them from time to time.

Chu Jihan sat opposite Nanyu, and the two inevitably met eye contact.

He is also dressed up today, more handsome and elegant than in the past, and he has a temperament that is not angry and arrogant, Nan Yu knows that his identity today is the eldest son of Ning Guogong and the heir to the future title.

Mrs. Chu chatted with Xue Wan, her eyes looked at Nanyu from time to time, Chu Jihan was her son, and he grew up by his side since he was a child, and he knew that he was very interested in the girl in front of him with one look.

"She has an outstanding temperament, her family background can be regarded as a high-ranking family, and more importantly, Nanyuanshan has always been honest under the rule of officials, so that such a family background will not cause any disasters in the future, and more importantly, Yeqi likes it very much, she is also suitable to be a wife, at least those women from small families are incomparable," Mrs. Chu commented in her heart.

Therefore, the more she looked at Nanyu, the more satisfied she became, and the more enthusiastic her conversation with Xue Wan became.

Xue Wan is not a fool, looking at Mrs. Chu's attitude in front of her and Chu Jihan's eyes looking at her daughter, she came to a conclusion in her heart.

By the time the two ladies finished chatting, it was getting late.

After they left, Xue Wan asked, "Pingzhen, what do you think of the eldest son of Ning Guogong who came today?" ”

"Well, he looks like a talent," Nan Yu thought about what he looked like today, the corners of his mouth couldn't stop smiling, and his eyes narrowed slightly, like two crescent moons.

When Xue Wan saw her daughter behaving like this, she knew in her heart that they had feelings for each other, "This is a beautiful thing", Xue Wan thought, "It's just that the Duke of Ningguo is a military general, he has always been brave, and he has military exploits, the daughter of the Wenchen family and the son of the military general's family, I'm afraid it will ........"

When Nan Yuanshan returned home after handling official business, Xue Wan told him everything about today, and the husband and wife were both happy and worried.

I am happy that Chu Jihan is a talent, he has a good name outside, and he is so fond of his daughter, and he is worried about the military generals of Wenchen.

"Besides, I know that my daughter really marries such a prominent family, I'm afraid she won't be able to cope with the affairs of the inner courtyard," Nan Yuanshan said with some concern.

We have always pampered her, and she doesn't know anything about the intrigues between those women, and I'm afraid that she will be bullied," Xue Wan said.

When the husband and wife talked about this, they were a little worried.

The matter of Nanyu and Chu Jihan was put on hold.

Ningguo Mansion.

"Yeqi, today you and your mother went to the mansion of Nanyuan Mountain in Yongzhou Jiedu, and your mother said that you are very fond of Nanyuan Mountain's concubine, but is there such a thing?" Ning Guogong Chu Boyuan asked.

"Yes, Nan Yu, the daughter of Nanyuan Mountain, has a unique appearance and temperament, and her son is very pleased with her," Chu Jihan said with an uncontrollable smile on the corner of his mouth, and he continued, "Moreover, the Nan family has been a civil official for generations, and is known for being honest and honest, and has a lot of prestige in the civil office, and being able to marry the Nan family is also quite helpful for future plans." ”

Ning Guogong looked at his son deeply, and did not answer, he waved his hand to signal Chu Jihan to go down first.

"The Nanjia family is indeed an honest official, but the forces are concentrated in Yongzhou and Qingzhou. And the military general Wenchen is married to his sons and daughters, I don't know how many pairs of eyes will be staring," Ning Guogong thought, "But fortunately, there is only one daughter of the Nan family in this generation, and it is ......"

It was late at night, and the two elders didn't sleep peacefully, and the matter of Nanyu and Chu Jihan was like a needle, piercing straight into their hearts.

And Nam Yu had no idea what was about to happen.

As the Spring Festival approaches, the temperature is gradually warming.

The sun was just right outside the window, Nan Yu closed the book and walked to the courtyard for a walk, "In the blink of an eye, the year is almost over, I actually really returned to the world, but unfortunately I haven't collected any useful clues yet," she blamed herself a little in her heart, "I can only hope to receive the news of Qin Tianjian's enrollment soon."

Nanyu was pacing in the courtyard, and for some reason she didn't want to climb the courtyard wall today.

Sitting on the courtyard wall has become a signal for her and Chu Jihan to meet.

In these days, it has become a silent agreement that whoever sits on it first, and the second person sees it, will also sit up.

Nanyu now has an indescribable entanglement in her heart, and this entanglement turns into a pain attached to the bones, and this dull pain lingers, like a strong wine in her throat, and like a hangover after sobriety.

Whenever she wanted to indulge in it, a voice sounded in her heart, reminding her that the teacher was still wandering in hell instead of her, and that she could not indulge in this friendship.

If you have never owned it, you will not be able to give it up; But she has touched and owned it one step away, which is like a lone ranger meeting a partner, and a long-sick body gets a good medicine, who can give up easily?

She enjoyed Chu Jihan's company, and his tenderness and love warmed her up from the coldness of Infernal Hell. She is not wood, Chu Jihan's friendship can be felt in every meeting; It is so warm and sincere, even if it is a thousand years of ice, it will be melted.

"But is love really what I can have now?" Nanyu asked herself more than once in her heart.

She had returned from the Infernal Hell and knew what was terrible there. There is no light, no sound, only eternal loneliness and coldness.

Infernal Hell is the destination of all lonely souls and wild ghosts who have no one to worship, and the teacher Li Yuan should not suffer there all his life, if it were not for the resurrection of himself, he would never have fallen into hell, Nan Yu thought almost masochistically in his heart.

Human souls are immortal and immortal, and if they fall into the Infernal Hell after death, they can only wander here all day long, and they can only be accompanied by the memories of their time in the world.

But how many happy moments can those who fall into hell have on earth?

Nanyu was a little dazed in her heart, she knew that this road would be difficult to walk, but she never thought that it would be so difficult at the beginning.