Chapter 4 Xi Luotong in the Southern Twilight
The days have been walking like this, it has been more than ten days, and the two of us are still staying in this big study like that. Silently doing what he should do, occasionally he has something to do or something dissatisfied, he will say a few words to me, I am habitually silent and quiet, he is habitually serious and indifferent. We don't bother each other, but we try our best to do our own thing, and sometimes we are too silent with each other, and the air is like frozen ice, and I will be a little nervous about whether I have failed to do something well. Gradually, I found that his temper was a little impatient, but he usually held back. I hate to be with him at this time,
"You go out with me in a moment."
"Isn't Adu going then?"
"He doesn't have to follow, just the two of us."
"Oh," I replied. There was a dead expression on his face, and he silently read in his heart, "I don't want to go, Adu is his personal attendant, why don't you go, I don't want to be alone with you, I don't want to go with you" But he has already asked people to prepare a carriage outside the house, I deliberately kept a little distance from him and walked, today's weather is a little shady and with a cool breeze, he seems to be in a very happy mood, "It would be nice if it was so cool every day." I smiled reluctantly and didn't answer, and before leaving the house, I came to a fork in the road, and I stopped at the intersection on the left and tilted my head to look at the small courtyard next to me, "That's the way to go." I heard the voice and still tilted my head and walked towards him without looking at the road, but suddenly I hit him heavily in the chest, and I felt that there were hands that quickly wrapped around my back and let go, probably afraid that I would fall, and before I could look up at him, he had already passed me and walked in front. And some couldn't help but laugh and said, "Look at the road." I looked down and stroked my hair, looking at his back, I tried to hold back the corners of my mouth that wanted to smile. I didn't look at the road, didn't you look at the road either? And hit me," thought to himself, amused.
Sitting in a carriage with him, I looked out the window alone and didn't want to talk to him, he also sat expressionlessly, and finally stopped in front of a shop that sold jade jewelry, I walked in with him, and the boss immediately greeted him and invited him into the fine private room, it seems that he is a regular customer, and here are all fine jade and agate jewelry. The boss introduced these one by one, I was not interested in the perfunctory, watching him and the boss politely communicate, I sat aside and drank tea, after a while the boss went out to get other stocks, for a while only the two of us were here, he pointed to a delicate hairpin, the end of which was only a touch of red beads the size of broad beans and asked, "Do you know how to identify the quality of these jade?" "I don't know," I replied honestly, thinking to myself, "I'm not interested in any of this at all, and I'm an idiot about jewelry or something." ”
"This is a good coral bead, so that the surface of the coral beads has longitudinal parallel growth lines, which is the main body of parallel coral beads, and there are concentric circle growth patterns in the coral beads, like growth rings from small to large, and then the color is natural red from the inside out." He looked at the hairpin and explained to me seriously, "Is this how other jade artifacts are identified?" "Well, most of them do, and some don't." I nodded silently, listening to him say this, I also looked at the coral bead hairpin seriously, I was never too interested in these, I looked at it and felt inexplicably good-looking. At this time, the boss walked in, took the exact same hairpin and handed it to Gong Nandu, I didn't see any difference, so I just went to the side to look around and waited for him. They talked for about a quarter of an hour and finally it was over. Before leaving the store, I casually glanced not far away and saw a cute little white dog, which looked like a fox, so I happily wanted to tell Gong Nan Dui, and I didn't control myself and put it into action, I was excited and happily pulled him and said, "You see that dog looks like a fox" "Well" He looked at the dog seriously for a while and then answered coldly and left, I smiled and he went back to the house silently without saying anything all the way, "You go back first, you don't have to be an errand today" He dropped this sentence and walked towards the hall in the front yard. I walked alone along the path to the backyard...
I've been with Moichi for a long time, and I'll talk and laugh with her from time to time. She would always tell me funny things when I was in the bath, and I would also talk about what happened between her and Miyanami at this time, and then complain about his indifference by the way. Occasionally, there is a time when Gong Nan Du does not come to the study, but he will not give me an explanation, I will still go there as always to do what I should do, and then I will strike when he does not come, I never ask him about things, when it is not worth it, I sleep in my Liao Leng Pavilion until I wake up naturally, and then practice calligraphy, or fiddle with some flowers and plants to pass the time, the days are stable and dull, since that time I bumped into Gong Nan Dui's body, he seems to me as cold as before, Sometimes he would walk around my bookcase, take something inconsequential, and when I was idle writing, he would come over and pick up the brush next to me and draw some small insects on the paper to show me, I would smile softly and not speak, but most of the time we would be silent as always. I really didn't know what to say to him. When the day was about to dawn, Gong Nan Twilight was still rushing to a plum blossom picture, as if it was a gift to the emperor. I handed him the pen and ink he needed, and mixed some colors. Before I knew it, night had come, and the moon had quietly hung on the tip. Gong Nan Du looked at the sky and said, "You step back first" "It's okay, I'll leave after you finish it" I looked at the plum blossoms he depicted seriously, he was really serious and meticulous in his work, and he was not sloppy at all. At night, people will always take off some disguises, and they will gradually get closer, or it may be that Gong Nan Du felt that my stay made him a little shocked, and he actually asked me something gently, "Can't you remember anything?" ”
"Well, I forgot about it"
"Do you remember how you lost your memory?"
"I don't know, and I haven't asked anyone"
"Don't you want to know what's happened in the past?"
"It looks sad, I don't want to know," I replied earnestly as I looked at the swaying figure on the ground.
"How did you think of going there to play the piano?" he asked, in a sharp tone
"I like to play the piano, and I also want to try my luck with the sound of the piano to see if you can really practice swords there, just me"
"It's just that you didn't expect to be able to play so badly." Listening to him say it bluntly, I reluctantly responded "Yes, I didn't expect it" He laughed lightly,
"If you forget it, let's start over, the past is not important, and I won't pursue the past." I watched him quietly, and a thin layer of fog slowly cleared in my heart. "I'll teach you how to play the piano when I'm free. I'll lend you my fine fir piano" "Really, when" I looked at him with a smile in my eyes, "I'll order someone to fetch it tomorrow and send it to you." "Okay," I looked at him happily. While we were talking like friends, Miyanami finally finished his plum blossom drawing. He looked at it carefully and asked, "How is it?" and "It's good," I looked at the lifelike plum blossoms in his pen and praised them sincerely. "Well, let's go," he said to me as he cleaned up the painting, and went their separate ways with him as he walked out of the study. It's like our relationship never delves into it. As soon as he returned to the end of the courtyard, he ran over anxiously and asked, "Miss, why did you come back so late today?" "The painting that Gong Nan gave to the emperor has just been painted, so it's a little late." "Miss, you are the only one who dares to call the prince by his name." The last one said with some surprise. "Gong Nan said today that he would teach me to play the piano, and he wanted me to practice his piano made of fine cedar." I said to Suichi with a happy smile. "That's great, the prince is finally kind to Miss." I chatted with Moichi for dinner, washed up early and went to bed.
Although that night was the most we said to each other, but nothing changed in the time we spent together, as if the existence of that night, some of the feelings we revealed were just bubble phantoms, and we had a very tacit understanding with each other and never mentioned it again, nor did we talk about anything in more depth, he was still as serious as ever, and I was still silent as always. The piano he had spoken of had never been delivered. I don't know how to ask, but I still find that we spend more time alone together, and there are things that quietly change between us. On this day, Adu, me, and him walked on the path to the study, Gong Nan Du walked fast in front, Adu and I followed behind, a cool breeze blew, I pulled the light clothes, he asked with a warm smile, "Is it cold?" ”
I was a little surprised, and before I had time to think, I spit out a "It's okay" and continued to walk forward in silence. He didn't say anything more, but suddenly turned his head and smiled, looked at the stones on the ground, and asked me, "Do you know what this is?" "Pebbles." "Do you know what the pattern is?" I shook my head in confusion, "It's a Ruyi pattern, a little common sense, okay?" He smiled back at me and said proudly. I looked at him, gave him a smile in my eyes, and turned my face away with disdain. The corners of the mouth are rising uncontrollably and more and more obviously. As time passed, the weather became colder, but the atmosphere between us gradually warmed. His other concubines would bring some pastries or boiled soup from time to time, and our atmosphere was too awkward before, and it was inconvenient for most of us to be too casual in front of each other, but now it seems that everything is changing, and after getting acquainted, I don't care about our delicate relationship, so now I can be more calm with him.
He doesn't shy away from me anymore. When I saw some delicious pastries, I would take them from his bookcase and eat them while writing, and sometimes I would sit with him and drink some white fungus lotus seed porridge or something sent to me silently, and I would also run outside from time to time to stand for a while, breathe fresh air, and move my muscles. At this time, Gong Nan Twilight will call "Late." "Hmm," I lazily agreed, "Eat red sand cake," "I don't want to eat it, you can eat it." "I had a faint and willful tone, and I was a little moved in my heart." Too tired? He asked. Well, I don't like sweets. We just chatted casually through the door and window. Later, Adu only came over occasionally to stay in the study, but heard Gong Nandui say to him, "You go and wait outside, it's good to be here sooner or later, we have a tacit understanding now, she will know what I need." "Yes, Lord Wang" Adu respectfully retreated, and I turned my face to stare at Gong Nandui with a big smile. But he turned his head in disregard. I didn't mind at all, but I was still happily standing next to him and playing with the pen holder.
Gong Nan Twilight will also order someone to pick fresh lilies and send them to be placed on the study in the study, he and I will occasionally come to take care of these lilies with me early in the morning, he is cutting the branches and leaves one by one, and I am handing them one by one next to me. Then change the fresh water every day, look at these delicate flowers will be somewhat relaxed, always smile happily, and occasionally see Gong Nan Twilight quietly glance at me. And I just didn't see it. Lilies are a flower with some toxins on the stamens, and when they fall, they pollute the pure petals, so I always remember to dispose of them one by one with a small clip. When Gong Nan Twilight saw me doing it, he would occasionally use two of them to take a look. When Adu was there, he would also tell him to go with him to deal with the stamens. But he himself walked leisurely to my bookcase, stared at the lily flowers, and then asked Adu boredly, "Are the lily stamens really poisonous?" How poisonous is it? "Then do you want to try it," I said as I looked at him with a smirk, "ha" He turned back to me and smiled shyly, embarrassed to continue.
When we look at each other casually, I will smirk at him warmly, but he will ask me, "What are you laughing at?" and I always smile and don't speak. There will also be times when he is not in the study for a few days, and the moment he suddenly appears in the morning, he will forget to say anything when he looks at him, but his face unconsciously shows a happy smile, and even the eyes have a warm smile. At this time, he always seemed to be infected by my laughter, and the corners of his mouth rose and asked gently, "Have you had breakfast?" "Hmm" I just smiled and nodded, and then I was busy with each other's business. We never talk to each other much, but there is a faint warm current quietly flowing between us.
On this day, after Gong Nandui and I were busy there all morning, I got up and walked over to bring some tea and prepare to drink, and suddenly heard him say to Adu, "Then let her come quickly", I didn't care, drank tea, walked to the bamboo window and looked at the scenery outside. Gong Nandui seemed to have been out for a while, but I didn't see him, I stood alone in front of the bookcase and carefully packed up the official documents, so that I didn't notice the person behind me, "Come in, you can sit first." I turned around in surprise when I heard the voice, only to see Xi Luotong, who was also dressed in white, standing next to him. It was too sudden, I was stunned for a moment when I looked over, my hand unconsciously grasped the official document, my eyes seemed to fall on him, and also seemed to fall on Xi Luotong's body, surprised, puzzled and surprised. There was also a glimmer of information that I had not been able to catch myself, and I quickly returned to my usual silence and calm after only a few seconds of blank time. "Thank you, the princess", "I've seen the princess", "That" I stood in place in embarrassment, a little overwhelmed, and looked at her for a long time, but finally didn't speak.
Their eyes fell on me fixedly, Gong Nan Du didn't say a word, I didn't look at Gong Nan Dui's eyes, his face was a little hot, and finally Xi Luotong didn't say anything and sat on the chair on the side. Gong Nan Twilight looked at Leng Chi Wan, who turned too quickly into calm and silently packed up her things, so fast that she didn't catch any changes from her eyes, or that silent, calm her, there was a faint sense of loss rippling in her heart, Gong Nan Twilight walked over and sat there with Xi Luotong sipping tea together, and said without a word, I sat in front of the small bookcase and looked at the unfinished "Guarding the City". After a short while, Gong Nan Du and Xi Luotong walked over and stood in front of the bookcase, this was the second person to stand close next to his bookcase, and the first concubine I had seen in such a long time to enter the study. Gong Nan Du sat down and prepared to write a poem, I consciously walked over and stood beside him, Xi Luotong stood on the other side, and I looked at her from time to time. She was watching me secretly, too. Similar plain white dress, the same careless hair tied up with only a wooden hairpin, cold and arrogant little face, long eyebrows of uniform thickness, deep-set eyes, high nose bridge, just the right thin lips, slightly rubbed fat powder emaciated face shape makes the side face more three-dimensional, and the whole person looks extremely delicate. It's not beautiful, but it's impressive. I've always had a strange feeling in my heart,
When Miyanami handed me other brushes that I didn't use. Xi Luotong also turned his face to look at me head-on, I just looked at Gong Nandu's words in a daze. Xi Luotong couldn't help but feel a little surprised in her heart, "She feels a little familiar now, and we seem to be a little similar." Why is there such a big difference? In this way, Gong Nandui was accompanied by us left and right, and we were all silent with our own thoughts. In my spare time, I sat alone in front of my little bookcase and continued to read the unfinished book. I don't know when this little bookcase has become my exclusive use. Xi Luotong and Gong Nan Du sat on the other side and continued to talk and laugh, and the words came from time to time, "What do you want to use for lunch, did you invite me to eat at your place?" Gong Nandui said jokingly, "Lord, the concubine came to your study, of course you have a concubine here." Xi Luotong chuckled and returned happily. You stand there and paint a picture for you. "Then draw it better," I suddenly remembered that Miyanami Twilight drew my outline when she took me to adjust the color, and I don't know where to throw it? Listening to Gong Nandui's words from time to time on how to place it, eyes and the like, I quietly became confused on the desk.
Later, I don't know exactly when Xi Luotong left, because Gong Nan left the study early and went to Xi Luotong, and I also returned to my courtyard early. It was still early in the twilight, so I asked Suichi to take out the piano and sit alone in front of the bamboo window of the study, playing at the plants that had not yet bloomed outside the window. "The last one, you know what? It's only today that I realized that I was actually quite ridiculous, like a child who hadn't grown up. "Miss, what's wrong with you, are you in a bad mood?" Actually, it's not that I'm in a bad mood, and it's not that I feel uncomfortable when I see the only Xi Luotong in Gong Nan's heart. It's just that there is a very strange sense of disparity after seeing Xi Luotong, who is also standing beside Gong Nandui, but I can't tell what kind of taste it is. Inexplicably feeling ridiculous "Xi Luotong is Gong Nan Dusk's....?" "Miss, how can you call her name, she is the prince's most favored side concubine, have you forgotten?" "Oh, it's really special," I said with a smile. "Miss, are you jealous?" The last one asked tentatively, "Why are you so superficial, it's not any love, it's that I feel a little ridiculous, an unspeakable feeling." "Yes, but Miss, what you have often mentioned lately is the prince, saying that the various changes between you, when you leave every day, you are always in good spirits and in a very happy mood, which is completely different from you at that time, and you have not noticed it yourself." "That's because there's a sense of stability and hope." I retorted lightly. Mo Yi smiled and smiled no longer to continue to entangle, my piano sound was still so abrupt,