The first day of October is the day of the Lunar Sacrifice, and according to the custom, the souls of the ancestors must be worshipped. The ancestral home of the Lu family is not in Yongcheng, so after worshipping in the ancestral hall at home, they went to the Buddhist temple to burn incense and worship. Because of the sacrifice, on the first day of the new year, there are not too many people in the temple.

There was a saying in the temple on the first day, but Qingran couldn't bear to listen to it, so he hid out with Qingrong, leaving only the Wang family to listen to the talk in the courtyard.

Qingran took Qingrong out of the courtyard, walked west along the stone road carried by the pine, and went up the stairs along the bluestone, without the noise of people, and listened carefully here to hear the sound of the flow of the clear spring, and when they reached the middle of the mountain, the two stopped.

"Sister, what do you think of the scenery here? Like the screen you painted? Siniang smiled as if offering a treasure.

Qingrong raised his eyes to look, only to see the scattered large and small courtyards with white walls and black tiles, both the weather is solemn, and there is a little bit of small bridge and flowing water of the smart and clear, down is the clear spring, Qingrong smiled: "It is a treasure of feng shui, the scenery is pleasant, I also said a few days ago that there is such a green mountain and green water scene in this city, I didn't expect to have it here." ”

Siniang knew that she was painting landscape screens recently, and when she heard her say that she wanted to see the real scene, she thought of this.

"This is the meditation room up, Sister look down, and in a while we will go in the direction where we came just now, where the old moon is enshrined." Qing Ran looked at her playfully.

"Old Moon?"

Qing Ran said thoughtfully: "Yes, those people in the Xu family have no eyes, since Sister A's marriage contract is no longer counted, let's go and ask for a better one." ”

Qingrong couldn't cry and laughed, and said with a smile: "I know your intentions, but this fate is predestined, where can you get it by asking for it?" If this is the case, wouldn't it be possible to kneel in front of the old temple every day without being able to do so? Then I will come every day for Siniang in the future, begging day and night, hoping that she will meet a wishful husband. ”

"Sister! Why did you make me up instead? ”

"Okay, Sister won't talk about it."

The two of them laughed and laughed, completely ignoring the arrival, so that Qingrong was surprised that he would meet Xue Shao again here!

"Xue... General Xue? Qingrong blinked, as if he still couldn't believe it, Xue Shao really didn't look like a Buddhist believer, and asked, "Why is the general here?" ”

"Some personal matters." Xue Shao couldn't help but look at her, he thought he wouldn't see her again, but he didn't expect to meet her here, nor did he expect to see her smiling so happily.

Qingrong just nodded when he heard this, and he didn't plan to ask more, and after seeing him, he planned to take Siniang away.

"Lu Niangzi, I have something I want to ask you." After speaking, he glared at Qing Ran, who intuitively felt that he was an eyesore, and smiled, "Then I'll go down and wait first, Sister, you and the general will talk slowly." With that, he left quickly.

After Qingran walked away, Xue Shao asked, "That person... Why did you break down your engagement? ”

Qingrong raised his eyes in amazement, but crashed into Xue Shao's eyes, and the self in his eyes was so clearly visible. What does this do, he asked? Qingrong paused and said, "Probably there is no fate." Since there is no fate, I can't force it. "How can she tell him all these things?

"Then meeting you again can be regarded as fate?"

He asked bluntly and clearly, but Qingrong didn't want to respond to this thought. Qingrong smiled slightly, and only said: "I don't understand what the general means, there are many kinds of fate between people, even if they meet in Pingshui, it is also fate." But I don't know if she really doesn't understand or doesn't want to understand.

Qingrong could probably guess Xue Shao's thoughts, but he was always so abnormal, the strange thing was that it would also affect her emotions, she didn't want such an uncontrollable feeling, so she chose to avoid it.

She had the heart to avoid it, and a person like him with a clumsy tongue couldn't take it on. Qingrong said: "Since the general has something, I won't bother, just take a step first." ”

Xue Shao still had that expression, if it weren't for the softening tone, it would make people mistakenly think that he was an enemy, "I do have something, and I hope to ask Sanniang." ”

"General, please."

Xue Shao looked at her and wanted to ask her why, there was only a relationship between them? She made it clear that if he asked for help, she would do her best to help. And now? And what? thought that if she divorced the marriage, maybe he would have a chance to be justified, but... He frowned, feeling a little upset, "That's it, that's it, you go first." ”

How is this? This man! Obviously, he let him stay, but she didn't want to go, Qingrong was angry and funny, and didn't bother with him, just saluted, "Then I'll leave first." ”

Xue Shao looked at her back and turned his clenched fist behind him. He doesn't know what to say, he only knows that things are man-made. However, she seems to be very shy of herself...

Siniang saw Qingrong coming over, saw her look as usual, secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and went up and asked, "But you didn't see Master Empty Silence today?" ”

"The mage may not be available today." Qingrong glanced at her a little strangely, thinking that she would not be looked down upon by Siniang, so she naturally had to interrogate her, but Siniang somehow mentioned the mage, shook her head and said, "What do you want to ask, or just ask?" ”

Siniang drooped her head and said cautiously: "Sister, what is the relationship between that General Xue and Xing Guogong Xue Fangji?" ”

Qingrong thought for a while and said, "He and Xing Guogong are uncles and nephews. ”

Uncle and nephew? Wouldn't that be cousins with that man! Qingran can't believe it, how can you not avoid that enemy!

Qingrong felt that she didn't react right, and asked, "Could it be that you know?" ”

Qingran subconsciously shook his head, and under Qingrong's eyes, he nodded weakly, and said honestly: "I don't know it." I had a relationship with his cousin Xue Yan, and I had... Some of them are festive. "Who knew that General Xue, who saved you, turned out to be Xue Yan's brother? Qingran couldn't help but sneer.

"Holidays?"

The last time he came to Lingbao Temple, Master Kongshan blocked the incense burner for Qingrong, and Qingrong found that his hand was accidentally burned. Seeing that the mage had the intention to cover it up, Qingrong did not make a sound, and wanted to come back to greet him after some time. But first because of the Xu family's affairs, and then because of the congratulatory gift of the virtuous concubine, it was delayed, so Siniang had the opportunity to come to the mage and send some plasters. Unexpectedly, he ran into Xue Yan, but unfortunately the two had a quarrel...

Qingrong was angry and funny, "You, can't you be as open-mouthed as me?" What if he wants to get revenge on you? ”

Siniang was annoyed: "Sister don't want to talk about me, don't I regret it now, it was just a moment of quick speech that day, and I won't dare next time." General Xue appeared here today, maybe he was also looking for Xue Yan. ”

"He didn't talk about it, and I don't know, well, it's useless to think about it now, let's go back first. If A-Niang listens to the proverb and hasn't seen us for a long time, I'm afraid she will be in a hurry. ”

Siniang's expression was embarrassed, and she begged her: "Sister, don't you tell A-Niang about this, I'm afraid of her..."

Qingrong shook his head and glanced at her, "You, I know." Then he glanced back, and Ah Zhen and Song Yue, who were not far away, knew what Sanniang meant, and lowered their heads silently.

When they returned, the proverb had not yet ended, and the people in the courtyard were so fascinated by it that no one paid attention to them. Qingrong also sat and listened for a while, looking at the mage on the stage, he had a sense of absurdity like a dream...

After returning home, Qingrong picked up the paintbrush and continued the landscape screen she had finished painting, she took a look, and she was quite satisfied, and she would be able to get it in about three or four days, "Go to the West Market in a few days, do you want to go with you?" ”

Siniang nodded hurriedly, "That's naturally what you want." ”

Qingrong nodded and said, "I don't know if Concubine Xian will like it?" ”

Concubine Liu Yuniang is the daughter of Wang's sister, and the two families had many contacts in Yongzhou in the past, and Liu Yuniang often played with the Lu sisters. In the past two years, the Liu family and the Lu family have moved to Yongcheng, Liu Yuniang entered the palace a year ago, but more than a year ago, Liu Yuniang stood out from a group of talented people, and was named a beauty, and some time ago she was named a virtuous concubine. In order to celebrate the joy of Liu Yuniang's promotion, Qingrong planned to paint a screen by himself as a congratulatory gift.

"Gift-giving is more affectionate, if Sister always feels that it is not good enough, then there is no gift to be able to get it, after all, there is no shortage of rare things in the palace. Besides, I think the paintings painted by Sister A are very meaningful, and I can't find any bad ones. ”

Qingrong sneered: "You will fool me." ”

"But let's be honest."

On the day when the painting was finished, the Qingrong sisters went to the Jialian shop in the West Market together. When he took out the painting, he asked the people around him to look at it freshly, and someone asked, "This is the little lady's own painting?" ”

"That's a great drawing!" "Yes, yes! ”

"Could this little lady be the painter in the store?"

"I wonder if it's possible to draw a valerian pattern?"

Qingrong just smiled and nodded, and responded one by one. Who knew that the shopkeeper was waiting for him, but he said that there was probably no suitable screen frame in the store, and if he wanted to order it, he would have to wait for several months. This is a bit difficult, originally said that this screen will be made out for more than a month, right, plus the screen frame is not going to wait until next year?

Just when Qingrong was in trouble, a noble lady came over and said with a smile: "Little lady, there are a lot of screen frames in my house, all of which are of fine wood, and there should be something suitable for your painting." ”

Qingrong turned around and saw the person clearly, this woman was wearing a gilded double-headed hairpin with a Lingzhi head, a jade flower, a purple eight-fold skirt with dark patterns, and a silver-red shawl. The body is plump and beautiful. Even Qingran couldn't help but be stupid, when had she ever seen such a woman, let alone a man, even she couldn't help but take a few more looks.

"Madame is well." Qingrong stepped forward and said with a smile: "Thank you Madame for your kindness, but you can't do anything, how dare you do this?" ”

Wei Xunyan smiled, "Little lady is polite, I saw your paintings, and I like them very much, and I want you to draw some patterns for me." Of course, I will not take advantage of you in vain, as a reward, I will find a suitable screen frame for you, what do you think? ”