As the sun set, Yu An returned to the outer courtyard of the Admiral's Mansion exhausted, and saw a sleeping figure lying on the branch of the huge peach tree in the courtyard.

She fixed her eyes and saw that it was Xie Zhao.

It's no wonder that her eyes are too good, it's too obvious here.

There was only such a lone tree in the courtyard of the guest house, and it was autumn at this time, and the leaves on the tree had already fallen in the past few days.

Therefore, even if it is getting late and the sight is not as good as in the daytime, such a living person lying on it can always be seen.

She laughed and called happily:

"Zhao? How do you sleep here? ”

Xie Zhao on the tree was awakened, but she didn't get up immediately, as if she was waking up.

She first lazily raised her arm and stretched the sore side of her cervical vertebrae that was covered by the chromium of the branch, and then she cramped and broke her bones as if she was weak enough to prop up half of her body, and then gently landed beside An An.

Although Xie Zhao's martial arts realm is not very good, her light skills are really outstanding.

When it lands, it is almost silent, and even the dust on the ground is not disturbed.

She yawned lightly, and there was some nasality in her voice, and said nonchalantly:

"Earlier, I slept in the house, but then I felt short of breath and tightness in my chest, so I ran to this place to breathe, but I didn't expect to fall asleep again."

She was lazy and a little listless.

"No wonder they all say that spring is sleepy and autumn is lacking, and I really can't lift my spirits recently."

Yu An'an lightly touched the back of Xie Zhaoqingbai's hand, and frowned in the next moment.

"How can it be so cold? Haven't you always had chills?

Although it is hot and humid at noon in autumn, the wind is strong in the morning and evening, and it is cool in the morning and evening, so you will get sick if you sleep outside at will. ”

Xie Zhao was touched by her, and almost immediately became a little more sober.

She couldn't help laughing, shook her head, and said:

"No, I'm also a martial arts practitioner, my body is very good, and I can kill ten Han Changsheng if I am strong."

Yu An'an laughed, looked around, and didn't hear Han Changsheng's voice, so he asked again:

"Huh? By the way, what about Changsheng, did you go out to play again today? ”

Xie Zhao nodded, and said helplessly: "Damn, I'm going to hit the south wall." ”

"Huh?"

Yu An'an was slightly stunned, "Don't you come back at night?" ”

"I guess so, ignore him. Later, I will lock the door of this little courtyard, and you will sleep with yours. ”

Xie Zhao looked at her with a smile and asked casually, "It's you, are you still used to it today?" Did you have fun going out with the little girl of the Li family? ”

Who knew that Yu An'an sighed.

"It's thrilling to talk about being happy, I'm watching from the sidelines today, and I'm almost scared to death by them."

Xie Zhao looked at her amusedly.

"Huh? A group of noble ladies who don't leave home hold a flowing water poetry meeting and talk about gossip in Beijing. ”

Yu An'an smiled bitterly.

"Don't believe me...... The ladies of Zhaoge City really dare to say and do, and the affairs of the nobles in the inner courtyard of the deep palace actually dare to arrange. ”

She gave a general explanation of the ins and outs of the matter, and then said:

"That's pretty much it. Sui Xin was smart and knew that she should not be involved in the quarrel between Wanfu and the Cui family, so she didn't say much from beginning to end.

Later, Miss Wan's nurse dragged her away. We also found it boring, so we left Wanfu early.

Yueru was not in a good mood today and refused to go back to the house so early, so she took me and Sui Xin to listen to a show, and then came back a little later. ”

Xie Zhao listened to her with a smile on the side.

Xie Zhao has an extremely outstanding advantage, that is, when others speak to her, she will always look at the other party very seriously, which makes people feel that she is listening very carefully.

Therefore, Yu An'an didn't hold back for a while, and almost told everything that happened today.

After speaking, she frowned again and said:

"Ah Zhao, how can you say that this Wan Bing'er can be so domineering, even the queen dares to take it out and talk about it."

After hearing this, Xie Zhao shook his head slightly in confusion, smiled lightly, and said noncommittally:

"The little girl's family is young, and she is still the age of unmarried in the boudoir. It was estimated that it was difficult to find a respected relative in the family, and he was a little carried away.

- Whew, but it's not a big deal, it's human nature. Even if the queen knew about it afterwards, she would probably not have anything to do with Wanjia's daughter. ”

If Queen Bai really cares, it is to surrender her identity and lose the dignity of the mother of a country.

Yu An'an seemed to disagree, but her tone of voice was still gentle and gentle.

"The girl who has not come out of the cabinet is not a reason for her to do whatever she wants.

Ah Zhao, you are only two years older than her, why don't you see you arrogant?

It can be seen that she is still an adult in her family, and she is not taught enough. ”

Xie Zhao was slightly stunned, and then lost his smile.

"Why, am I not arrogant enough? Didn't you hear how Han Chang crusaded against me in his daily life? ”

Yu Anan also smiled, but shook his head vigorously.

"You're not arrogant, you're just joking with him.

Ah Zhao, you are the most hard-mouthed and soft-hearted, and you will never embarrass others. It is completely different from those nobles who are from prominent backgrounds and look at people with nostrils. ”

Xie Zhao said lightly: "I am reckless, and naturally I don't have the confidence to look at people with my nostrils." ”

She smiled half-truthfully.

"Otherwise, maybe I'm even more excessive than that Miss Wanjia."

Yu An'an cut the gold and said very seriously: "This is absolutely impossible." ”

Xie Zhao smiled.

"Silly girl, how long have you known me?"

She tilted her head to think about it, and for some reason the smile on her face suddenly subsided a little.

"That's because you haven't seen me fourteen or fifteen years old, and if you did, you wouldn't feel that way."

"Huh?"

Yu Anan looked at her curiously and asked:

"When you were fourteen or fifteen years old, it was only three years ago, so it can't be very different from what it is now, right?"

Xie Zhao bent down, she quietly lowered her hands gently, and rubbed her knees that were faintly painful.

- The knee wound, which was broken by a fall from a height a year ago, is now regrown even if the bone is regrown, but in the cold weather or on a wet rainy day, I still feel a dull pain, like a steel needle into the bone.

Yu An'an saw that her expression was wrong, and hurriedly asked, "Ah Zhao, what's wrong with you?" ”

Xie Zhao withdrew his hand, looked up and smiled casually.

"It's nothing, it's just that I've been lying in the tree for too long, and my legs and feet are a little numb."

Yu An'an saw that she was fine, so she remembered the unfinished topic again, and she continued to ask with an "oh":

"By the way, Ah Zhao, you haven't said it yet, when you were fourteen or fifteen years old, how is it different from now?"

When Xie Zhao sometimes messed around or quarreled with Han Changsheng, the whole person was lively and vigorous, as if he had inexhaustible strength and energy.

But whenever she was quiet and alone, there was an indescribable loneliness.

It seems that in this heaven and earth, all living beings are lush and lush, and she has always been only one person.

Alone, there is nothing to rely on.

I don't know where this feeling comes from, but it is a feeling that even Yu An'an, who has read more than 10,000 books, cannot describe it for a while.

If you insist on letting her say it, it will be as if Xie Zhao and her person are like a wandering soul between heaven and earth.

She has traveled a lot, but in the end she won't get a leaf on it.

At this time, Xie Zhao gave her this feeling again.

It seems that the whole person is outside the world, has nothing to do with the thousands of worlds, the soul is out of the body, and the duckweed has no roots.

I saw Xie Zhao tilt his head to look in her direction, chuckled, and then said to himself lightly:

"Am I fourteen or fifteen? At that time, I was naturally very annoying, even more annoying than I am now.

At that moment, I was like a flame of earth that burned desperately and couldn't extinguish itself—I felt that my existence was to give others warmth, but I didn't know that the scorching heat flowing through others would only make people feel scorching.

Moreover, he is especially self-righteous, and thinks very highly of himself that he is the number one genius in the world. ”

Her expression was hard to distinguish in the setting sun.

"When I was young, I was unruly, and I even felt that my existence was unusual.

He is arrogant enough to think that he is needed by everyone around him, but in fact, he is not.

The people I cared about when I was young didn't need me, and all the things I had in the past were just my own high opinion, self-suffering, and self-restraint."

Xie Zhao's tone was exceptionally calm, as if he was talking about something that had nothing to do with him.

She squinted and smiled at the end, and summed it up lightly: "-All in all, when I was young, I was a fool who only hurt others and hurt myself." ”

Yu Anan looked at her in astonishment.

Xie Zhao's eyes were always lowered and warm, like a gem that had been shaved off all its edges and corners.

There is also a kind of compassion and relief in her eyes, which breaks through the red dust of the world.

At that moment, Yu An'an even felt that the girl in front of her was like a Buddha statue without sorrow, joy and life in a temple.

She didn't know how to comfort Xie Zhao, and even regretted asking that question.

"Ah Zhao. Don't be upset. ”

Finally, she said.

Yu Anan really regretted it.

Although she still can't fully understand the meaning of Xie Zhao's words, she also feels the inexplicable desolation on her body.

But Xie Zhao was only a little quiet for a moment, and after a while, he raised his head again, a pair of fox eyes bright and peaceful.

She looked at her with a smile, as if all her previous inexplicable subtle feelings were just illusions.

"Don't worry, I'm fine, I'm not having a good time now, it's good, isn't it? I was just...... When I grow up, I can already accept the truth calmly. ”

- The truth that she herself is actually not worth talking about at all, and is not worth a penny.

Xie Zhao tilted his head slightly, looking through the sparse leaves of the branches, at the bright and moving moonlight in the sky, almost round.

It's almost the full moon of the Mid-Autumn Festival and the night of family and friends gathering.

It's a pity that her home is at the end of the world, and wherever she goes with the wind and dust, her home will fall.

(End of chapter)