At noon that day, Yang Ruoning went out with a large pile of scented candles and lipstick.

Luo Yuan hasn't been back since he left the house yesterday afternoon. He told Yang Ruoning that he had an urgent need to go to Linxian County, and he would probably come back tonight or early tomorrow morning.

He gave Yang Ruoning a deep kiss when he got on the horse and left, and then told her that he was not there and that he should be careful in everything.

Yang Ruoning told Uncle Zhong that she was going to Fanlou, and after coming back after dinner, she went out.

At about one o'clock in the afternoon, a handyman in the building suddenly knocked on the door and came in to report that someone outside the building wanted to see Miss Yang.

Yang Ruoning went downstairs with some doubts.

When she walked through the lobby, she saw a tall young man in white standing in front of the building with a horse from a distance, and when the young man saw Yang Ruoning, a big smile appeared on his face. The young man said loudly, "Yang Ruoning, why are you so slow!" ”

It's Aono.

Yang Ruoning was very surprised and surprised. I haven't seen him for many days, and Aono is still one of those who is neither big nor small, and it seems that the life of confinement and copying books in the past few months has not made him lose his temperament.

"Why are you here? You finally don't have to be grounded? ”

"Well, the old man is finally willing to let me out. No, I'll come to you as soon as I come out. ”

"Huh, really? Do you want me to pay back? ”

"Hey, we haven't seen each other for so long, how much does it hurt to raise money?"

"Doesn't it look like you're going to pay it back?"

Aono scratched his head a little embarrassedly, "I came to you today because I had other business. ”

"Business?" Yang Ruoning was a little puzzled.

"Well, I'm here to show you someone."

Oh? Yang Ruoning was even more puzzled.

"You'll find out with me." Qing Ye didn't explain much, he let Yang Ruoning get into the carriage that had been prepared, turned over on the horse himself, and walked out of the city with Yang Ruoning.

After about half an hour, they stopped in front of a remote temple. Yang Ruoning found that this temple was the Qingping Temple that was pushed out by the guards at the gate when she handed out leaflets on the opening day of the Royal Forest Garden.

Aono didn't speak along the way, just led the way in front. Yang Ruoning saw that Qingye, who was usually a bit talkative, was so quiet, and her heart was even more confused and uneasy.

They passed through the main hall and turned left and right to a small inconspicuous courtyard house. In the middle of the room facing the gate is a golden statue of Guanyin. A few incense sticks were burned in front of the statue of Guanyin, and the smoke of the cigarettes made the already poorly lit room even darker. In front of the incense burner, there were several cushions side by side, and an emaciated figure in monk's robes was kneeling on the cushions with his back to them.

The man heard footsteps behind him and turned around.

Yang Ruoning froze in place the moment she saw the nun clearly.

Although the nun was middle-aged, and the years had reduced her originally full and smooth face, the way she smiled at her when she saw Yang Ruoning still overlapped with the innocent and splendid girl in yellow in the photo.

It was the girl in the photo she had been looking for months!

Yang Ruoning's whole body began to tremble slightly because of excitement. Although she had imagined this scene in her mind countless times, imagining how she would meet her and what to say to her, when it all happened, she found that she didn't know how to react, she didn't know what to say.

And Aono on the side took a step forward, and he said, "Queen Mother." ”

Queen mother? Yang Ruoning hadn't recovered from the shock just now, and when she heard Qing Ye call her mother, she looked at Qing Ye and the nun in disbelief.

Nun stood up, turned around and walked over to Yang Ruoning with a smile, her voice was soft and pleasant, she said, "I finally saw you, Miss Yang, or, can I call you Ivy?" ”

That standard English pronunciation made Yang Ruoning's heart beat wildly. It's her, it's really her.

Jaso

Did you see it, your girl, I helped you find it.

Tears quietly wet her clothes, and Yang Ruoning muttered, "Finally, I finally found you." ”

She led Yang Ruoning to a nearby reception room and sat down. Yang Ruoning and her sat opposite a small tea table on the right, and Qing Ye sat alone at the table on the left.

Yang Ruoning looked at her and took out a photo in her sleeve. She handed it over and said, "This is what Ruoxuan gave me." I've always stayed around. ”

Ruoxuan, she shouted Jaso

The Chinese name of . Yang Ruoning took it, this is a Polaroid photo. In the photo, a beautiful little girl stands in front of a lotus pond looking restrained and overwhelmed. Apparently, this picture is Jaso

Shooted.

Yang Ruoning raised her head, "We haven't officially introduced it yet." I'm Ivy, Ruoning Yang. ”

She replied with a smile, "You can call me Yuefeng, Jiang Yuefeng." ”

"You and Jaso

…?” Yang Ruoning asked.

She smiled, then took a sip of tea and said, "Actually, Ruoxuan and I were a long time ago, but I didn't expect him to keep this photo." ”

She paused and looked out the window, her gaze seemed far away, as if caught in a memory.

"How long has it been? Thirty years? Or longer. Speaking of which, there is nothing special about the story between us. At that time, I had not yet entered the palace. A thirteen-year-old girl who is always curious about everything. On the day of the Midyear Festival, my personal maid and I sneaked out of the house to play. That was the first time I came out of the boudoir, and the first time I saw Bianliang City behind the tall courtyard wall.

You shouldn't have imagined my surprise, for a little girl who hasn't been out of the house since she was born, Bianliang City seems to be a bizarre and exotic world. My jaw hasn't closed since the moment I left the house. I was obsessed with it, and the street was bustling with people, so I got separated from the maid.

I was terrified, the streets were full of people wearing ghost masks, and the world that had just been beautiful seemed to become a demon dungeon in an instant, and I panicked, crying and calling the maid's name in the crowd. But as if it was arranged by fate, Ruoxuan appeared in front of me. He was the only person on the street who didn't wear a mask. I still remember seeing him slowly put down the strange black box he held in his hand, the camera, which he later told me. And then he strode over to me.

I thought he was the most beautiful man in the world, with a thin face, heroic eyebrows, and bright eyes. I forgot to cry for a moment, and just looked at him blankly, and I thought I must have looked very funny. He walked up to me, bent down and asked me, 'Hey, are you lost?' ’”

Speaking of this, Jiang Yuefeng withdrew her gaze from the window. She took a sip of tea, looked at Yang Ruoning, and said, "He seems to be a beam of light shining into my gray and lonely girl's world, after meeting him, my world has colors, birds and flowers, and everything becomes vivid." ”

"I've started to slip out of the mansion frequently, and I think I'm probably the most skilled aristocratic lady in the entire capital." Speaking of this, she smiled a little embarrassedly.

"Ruoxuan had just come to Bianliang at that time, so we often explored this huge city together. He couldn't read, so I explained to him what I didn't understand, and he would always give me candy that I had never seen before. Those colorful candies are a flavor in every color, and I love it. It's a pity that those candy-sweet days passed quickly. Soon the day will come when I will enter the palace. ”

"Have you never seen each other since?" Yang Ruoning asked.

"Yes, I have always felt that time outside the palace was a reward from the Buddha. He must have known about the lonely rest of my life, so he rewarded me with a dreamlike memory so that I could always be with me," she replied.

The room was quiet for a while. Aono lowered his head and didn't say a word. Yang Ruo stared at Jiang Yuefeng, although she was dressed in green clothes and did not apply any fat powder, she was still as beautiful as a blooming dahlias. She seemed to understand Jaso

Why did he insist that she come to her even though he was seriously ill. Such a beauty should be unforgettable, right?

After being silent for a long time, Yang Ruoning said to Jiang Yuefeng, "I came to you just to ask if you are doing well." Obviously, you are the Queen Mother, and I probably can't do anything for you. Yang Ruoning got up and said goodbye to Qingye and Jiang Yuefeng, "It's not early, I need to go back." ”

Jiang Yuefeng stood by the door of the ancestral hall and watched Yang Ruoning and Qingye walk out of the courtyard.

At the moment when they were about to step out of the hospital, Jiang Yuefeng suddenly stopped her, "If Sister Ruoning doesn't dislike it, you can come here often to find me." ”