The silver moonlight poured in from the window, the candles on the bookcase swayed slightly from the night breeze blowing in, and the jumping candlelight reflected an open brocade box on the table, and a beautifully carved, crystal green jade pendant with a faint flowing green light lay in it.

A white and powerful hand, between his fingers, pinched a new pawn ticket, and the thing written on it was the jade pendant in the box.

Fingers tightened unconsciously, clutched the pawn ticket into a ball, threw it into the charcoal basin that was burning at his feet, and finally dissipated into a wisp of smoke.

Suppressing the anger rising in his chest and abdomen, Luo Zichen slowly put his right hand behind his back, and moved his footsteps lightly away from the bookcase, stopping in front of a portrait hanging on the wall on one side.

The painting shows a young girl in the prime of her life, wearing no ordinary green cloth dress, her eyebrows are elegant and graceful, her expression seems to be smiling but not smiling, implying a hint of banter and cunning, and there is an indescribable smart and delicate.

The painter grasped the girl's delicate demeanor very accurately, which made people feel like they were on the paper at a glance, and the current feeling of a real person.

After looking at it for a long time, Luo Zichen stretched out his hand to caress the pink face of the girl in the painting, the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, and his clear voice revealed a touch of forbearance and vows: "Is the marriage contract between us calculated by you?" I'm not going to let go. ”

If he gave up so easily, then what was his waiting for all these years?

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From time to time, there was a rumbling thunder in the sky, and heavy rain poured down, washing away the dirt on the ground, forming a yellow turbidity stream.

In the rain curtain, a horse galloped from afar, and after a short time he ran to the front, the person on the horse turned over and dismounted, staggered slightly, raised his hand and threw the horsewhip to the shopkeeper who came up, and dragged into the inn.

There were a lot of pedestrians and passengers in the lobby who were sheltering from the rain at this time, and when they saw someone coming in, they subconsciously looked over.

The soaked dress was attached to the girl in Tsing Yi who came in, and it became more and more that she was thin, her face was pale and slightly translucent, and she lost a lot of color, and it was difficult to hide the tiredness between her eyebrows, and she walked to the counter with some difficulty.

"Ahem......" An irrepressible cough escaped from Jin Fenglan's mouth, she leaned the weight of her whole body on the counter, and her voice was a little tired and hoarse: "Shopkeeper, come to an upper room." ”

The shopkeeper saw that she was soaked and sickly, so he said more: "Do you want to prepare hot water?" ”

"Okay." Jin Fenglan nodded, and went upstairs with the shopkeeper.

After washing, Jin Fenglan, who had changed her clothes, went to bed directly to rest without eating due to physical discomfort.

I don't know how long she slept, but in the sound of wind and rain, she woke up slowly, only to feel that her body was heavy, her mind was dizzy, her throat was dry, and her stomach was gurgling.

"It's damn ......" muttered as if self-deprecating, she forced herself to get up, freshened up briefly, and pulled the door out.

Walking to the lobby, the cold wind and rain rushed to her face, which cleared her drowsy mind.

"Guest, what do you command?"

Jin Fenglan sat on the bench, supported her forehead with her hands, and said with some strength: "Prepare some light food for me, and besides, is there a medical hall near here?" ”

The shopkeeper looked at the piece of broken silver she threw on the table, and replied with a smile: "Yes, yes, the little one will help you go to the doctor." ”

"I'm in trouble." Jin Fenglan didn't have much energy, half-closed her eyes, and rubbed her forehead lightly, trying to make herself feel better.

Hearing the shopkeeper greeting the guests who had just entered the door, she didn't have any extra attention, opened her eyes, lifted the teapot and poured herself a cup of hot tea.

"Girl, I wonder if you can share a table?" A warm voice came into her ears, and she couldn't help but look up.

I saw a man in a jade-colored brocade robe standing at her table with a smile, with a gentle temperament, and a pair of Danfeng eyes with a faint smile under the sword eyebrows.

A gentleman is like jade, unexpectedly, these four words came to her mind.

She raised her eyes and swept around, because there were many people staying overnight to avoid the rain, there were no extra empty tables in the lobby. After hesitating, she nodded: "Childe sit down." ”

"In Xia Luo Zichen, I don't know what the girl is called?"

Jin Fenglan, who was bowing her head and drinking tea, was suddenly choked by the tea, and covered her lips and coughed for a long time before stopping.

"Girl, it doesn't matter to you, do you?"

"I didn't ...... It's okay. She took another sip of water to smooth her throat, but her eyes were already covered with tears from Fang Cai's cough: "My surname is Jin." ”

"It turned out to be Miss Jin." Luo Zichen smiled and arched his hand.

"Guest, serve."

While she was talking, Jin Fenglan's meal was served, and she took the opportunity to shut up and concentrate on eating.

Looking at her porridge and side dishes, Luo Zichen raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "The girl is unwell, although this meal is suitable, it is too light." ”

Jin Fenglan fell on deaf ears.

"Did the girl ask someone to ask for a doctor? I don't think the girl's illness is light, and if I don't get medical treatment as soon as possible, I'm afraid there will be trouble. ”

Jin Fenglan really didn't want to talk to him, but this person could talk to herself calmly, which made her not good at pretending to be deaf and dumb all the time.

"I've asked the shopkeeper to help me find it, so I don't have to worry about it."

Hearing the alienation in her words, Luo Zichen smiled faintly, poured himself a glass of wine slowly, and took a sip.

After a bowl of porridge, Jin Fenglan's spirit improved, so she put down the bowl and chopsticks and wanted to go back to the room to wait for the doctor.

"Miss Jin, if you are sick, you should eat more, so that you can recover your strength."

She looked at Luo Zichen speechlessly, she really didn't understand how he could be so nosy, after all...... They are just passers-by who meet in the water.

He smiled back with a complacent expression: "Isn't what you said wrong?" ”

"Yes," she quietly squeezed her palm and said, "What Childe said is right, but it is inevitable that the words will be deep." With that, he didn't look at him anymore and turned to leave.

Luo Zichen watched her go upstairs, turned the cup in his hand lightly, and muttered meaningfully: "Explain how deep you are?" Hehe! ”

"Young Master—"

At this time, the scholar Qingyan, who had always been invisible, couldn't help but open his mouth and call softly.

"What?"

Qing Yan glanced in the direction where Jin Fenglan disappeared, and said with some uncertainty: "That's the young lady, right?" ”

Luo Zichen chuckled, drank all the wine in the cup, and said with a slight bow: "Your kid has good eyesight, it's her." ”

This unexpected encounter is really a surprise.

Qing Yan's face was puzzled: "Then why don't you recognize her?" ”

"There's no hurry."

Seeing the young master's calm and breezy tone, Qing Yan was inexplicably worried about the future young lady.

Luo Zichen glanced at the scholar and said jokingly: "What are you worried about?" Could it be that your young master will do something that hurts the heavens and reason? ”

Qing Yan immediately shook his head and firmly denied: "The little one is not worried. ”

While pouring himself wine, Luo Zichen instructed casually: "Go and change my room next door to her." ”

Before Qing Yan got up, he subconsciously glanced in the direction where Jin Fenglan left, and sighed in his heart. Although three years have passed, the fire in the young master's heart is still very strong.

When Luo Zichen's master and servant had eaten and were drinking tea, they saw the shopkeeper leading a doctor with a hand-held medicine box and a dripping water under his shirt hurriedly upstairs.

"Young master, the doctor is here."

Luo Zichen nodded to indicate that he saw it.

Qing Yan said: Then you plan to continue to sit in the lobby and blow the wind.

Luo Zichen knocked the scholar with the folding fan in his hand, looked at him with a smile, got up gracefully, lowered his voice and said, "I'll ask the doctor about the specific situation in a while." ”

"Yes."

Luo Zichen walked back to the upstairs guest room slowly, looked next door before entering the room, closed the folding fan in his hand with a "snap", and then pushed the door into the room.

He walked to the window, pushed it open, and looked at the wind and rain outside, his face slightly gloomy.

Even if he wasn't a doctor, he could see that she was in terrible physical condition, so thin that it seemed as if a gust of wind could blow her away.

It should have been slim and elegant, but for some reason it became so haggard as it is now?

The rain hit his cheeks coldly, and he quietly clenched his fists. What really happened back then? Why hasn't she been heard from in the past three years?

Too many questions hit his heart, and his eyebrows couldn't help frowning.

Just as Luo Zichen was thinking and groaning, Qing Yan pushed the door and entered, and replied, "Young master, I have inquired." ”

Luo Zichen stretched out his hand to stop him from speaking, then hooked his fingers and motioned for him to approach.

Qing Yan was stunned, walked over, and told the truth about what he had heard.

After listening, Luo Zichen's expression became more and more gloomy.

"Young Master—" Qing Yan was a little uneasy.

"You go and see if the others are settled, don't bother me for now."

"Yes."

Luo Zichen stood in the room for a while, then went out and came to the door next door, stretched out his hand to knock on the door, and finally hesitated for a moment and then withdrew his hand, glanced at the door with a complicated expression, and then planned to turn around and go back to his room.

Suddenly, there was the sound of porcelain falling in the room, accompanied by the sound of heavy objects falling to the ground, Luo Zichen's heart tightened, and he didn't care about anything else and pushed the door directly.

Hearing the voice, Jin Fenglan, who looked up and wanted to speak, had an itch in her throat, and let out a cough, and could only ask the uninvited man with her eyes.

Luo Zichen bent down to help her and said, "Get up first." ”

Jin Fenglan got up with his strength, and couldn't speak for a while because of coughing, so she could only signal him to sit down next to him.

Luo Zichen saw the teapot on the table, touched the temperature, and then poured a glass of water for her and handed it over: "Come, drink saliva." ”

"Thank you."

"How can you be sick like this, and there is no one around to take care of you?"

"It's okay, the two stores will help after paying the silver." Jin Fenglan, who had drunk the water, finally stopped coughing temporarily.

Luo Zichen was slightly stunned, and then chuckled: "It's that I'm thinking too much." ”

Jin Fenglan smiled and didn't speak.

"Since the girl is sick, she won't bother much, so it's better for the girl to rest more." He got up and took his leave.

Jin Fenglan didn't leave him either, looking at the closed door, she was thoughtful. Although she is seriously ill, the vigilance that a warrior should have has not been lost, especially when she is alone outside, and she never lets down her guard easily. Fang just dropped the cup and fell to the ground, which she did on purpose, to test the reaction of people outside the door.

Gently closing her eyelids, she reached out and rubbed her forehead, revealing exhaustion and weakness.

Forced to the store, Xiao Er brought the decocted medicine, and she drank it before falling asleep.

The storm pounded on the window lattice, waking the sleeping traveler.

Facing the dark room, listening to the howling of the wind and rain outside the window, Jin Fenglan was stunned for a moment, and then wiped the sweat from her forehead.

The medicinal properties had taken effect, and she felt much better now, but her body was sweaty and sticky and a little uncomfortable, and she had to continue to lie on the bed when she thought that the last set of clean clothes in the bag had been changed by herself.

During the late-night journey, only accompanied by the terrible sound of wind and rain outside the window, Jin Fenglan's thoughts couldn't help but drift a little.

It seems that the Luo Zichen I saw during the day was the one who had a marriage contract with her nine times out of ten.

Originally, I just wanted to go to Jiangnan to recuperate, but I didn't expect to meet him.

Thinking of the marriage contract, she chuckled to herself. Although there were various reasons for what happened back then, no matter what, the dissolution of the marriage contract is an indisputable fact, but fortunately, the two have never met, so there is no need to be embarrassed by this.

Is he so concerned about himself because of their relationship? And when did he meet her?

Jin Fenglan was puzzled, and finally smiled silently at the air. The soldiers are coming to block it, and the water is coming to cover it, are you still afraid that he won't succeed?

"Ahem......"

With a dry throat, she got up and went to the table to pour herself a glass of water, but found that the teapot was empty, and couldn't help but sigh. If people are unlucky, it is really difficult to drink saliva.

"Miss Jin, are you awake?"

She looked at the door in surprise and hesitated before she spoke, "Who is it?" ”

"The younger one is Qingyan, the scholar of the Luo family."

Jin Fenglan blinked and asked, "Is there something wrong with you?" ”

"Girl, open the door first."

She walked over and opened the door for him.

Qing Yan saw her smile at her first, and then entered the room with her things.

Jin Fenglan just looked at it and didn't ask much.

Qing Yan put the tray on the table, lifted the lid neatly, and took out a bowl of medicinal porridge from the casserole. smiled and said: "Miss Jin, this is what my young master instructed Xiao to prepare, saying that you will be hungry when you wake up at night, you can eat while it's hot." ”

Jin Fenglan glanced at him silently, lowered her head and smiled slightly, then sat down at the table, took the porridge and ate it.

She ate three bowls in a row before putting the bowl down, looked up at Qing Yan, who had been standing solemnly, smiled, and said, "Thank you for me, young master, for his trouble." ”

"I don't know if the girl has any other orders, if not, the little one will retreat."

Jin Fenglan was not polite to him, so she said: "Then please prepare a set of clean clothes for me, inside and outside." ”

"Okay." Qing Yan left after speaking.

After a while, he knocked on the door again.

As soon as she opened the door and saw a set of men's clothes in his hand, Jin Fenglan raised her eyebrows.

Qing Yan hurriedly explained: "My young master said that he was out of the house, and there is no town near here that is convenient for buying women's clothes, so it is better to ask the girl to wear him first." After a pause, he continued: "This set of clothes is clean, please rest assured girl." ”

"I'm in trouble." She reached out and took it, smiling and thanking her.

Qing Yan retired again.

After closing the door, Jin Fenglan casually looked at the clothes in her hand and couldn't help pouting. Sure enough, it comes from a rich family, and both the clothing and workmanship are superior.

She walked back to the bed and sat down, stared at the men's suit for a moment, sighed softly, pursed her lips, and went to bed.

The next day, the rain stopped.

The air after the rain is refreshing and translucent in midsummer, and when you open the window, you can see the trees in the distance verdant, which makes people feel refreshed and happy.

Jin Fenglan leaned against the window and watched for a long time, took a deep breath of the morning air, and then reached out to close the window.

"Miss Jin, are you awake?"

Looking at the door, Jin Fenglan smiled meaninglessly and walked over to open the door.

Outside the door, Luo Zichen stood behind Qing Yan who knocked on the door and smiled at her.

"Morning, Master Luo."

"Early." Looking at her in men's clothes, Luo Zichen's smile deepened, although some places didn't fit well, but she could cleverly hide them.

"Does the clothes still fit?"

Jin Fenglan clasped her fist at him and said, "Thank you." She didn't have the extra strength to change her clothes, so she could only make do with them, but fortunately, the difference in body shape between the two was not too outrageous.

"It's just a gesture, not enough to worry about." Luo Zichen returned the salute: "I haven't had breakfast yet, why don't we go together?" ”

"Okay." Jin Fenglan didn't bother to refuse.

Luo Zichen looked at her more because of her cooperation.

Jin Fenglan looked back with a calm smile.

Luo Zichen also smiled. I knew that she was a smart woman, and if it was so, the facts proved it.