Chapter 18: Serendipity
In the early morning of the next day, Xiao Yunmi was woken up by Ning Zi early in the morning. She sat in front of the dresser and saw her listless self in the bronze mirror, "Can you sleep well this morning?"
Ning Zi saw that her master's face was not good, cold sweat broke out on her forehead, and she bent down to remind: "Today is Ning Guifei's birthday, and the emperor has a banquet for hundreds of officials." The young lady is going to represent the young master. ”
Xiao Yunmi raised her eyebrows slightly, picked up a simple dark blue Luo skirt in the wardrobe, outlined the leaves with green brocade thread on the skirt, and then embroidered a budding and lifelike orchid with white thread.
She took it and was about to change it, but she thought that it would not be good for Ning Guifei to wear such a plain dress on her birthday.
Ning Zi stood behind her master, saw the clothes she was holding in her hand, and whispered: "Miss, wear that emerald green dress, Ning Guifei's birthday, you have to dress appropriately to congratulate you." ”
Xiao Yunmi did not hesitate, put down the shirt in his hand, and picked up the emerald green dress on the side.
Probably because he didn't have a good rest, Xiao Yunmi's face was not very good, and he kept a cold face. Ning Zi stood aside and didn't dare to take a breath, and saw that the young lady went in to change her clothes. Ning Zi breathed a sigh of relief, picked up her sleeve and wiped the cold sweat on her forehead.
After a while, Xiao Yunmi changed his clothes and came out. The emerald green dress is embroidered with a large piece of tender yellow Du Ruohua, which is elegant and a little more dusty. Dressed in a light-colored soft Luo smoke gauze coat, with the pace of the clouds, the light yarn flutters lightly in the air.
On Xiaoyun's fair face without powder, his facial features are exquisite, especially those eyes, which are faintly glowing with a little starlight. She raised her eyebrows and asked, "How is this body?"
Xiao Yunmi dresses casually, she has never dressed up seriously, and today she wears this carefully selected dress, and her appearance is a little more gorgeous.
Ning Zi's eyes were full of amazement, and he praised: "It's good-looking!"
Xiao Yunmi smiled, sat down in front of the bronze mirror again, pulled up a waterfall-like green silk, and chose a pair of golden hosta flower hair combs from the small box on the dresser and inserted them in the bun, and the light green tassels under the jade-white hosta flowers swayed in the air.
The woman in the bronze mirror has a pool of clear water in her eyes, elegant and noble, and her breath is like an orchid. In a trance, the figure of another person was reflected in the bronze mirror. Liu Mingxuan was behind her, and her long arms held her in her arms. Yubai held Shi Dai between her fingers, and drew her eyebrows with a smile.
She stretched out her hand to caress the familiar face in the bronze mirror, and Liu Mingxuan's figure instantly disappeared.
Xiao Yunmi's heart was flustered, and she immediately stood up. Bang, the jade comb on the dresser fell to the ground and fell to pieces.
The crunch of the jade comb shattering pulled her thoughts back, and the past dispersed with the sound.
Ning Zi asked with concern, "Miss, what's wrong?"
Xiao Yunmi raised her hand and shook it. "Nothing. ”
The maidservant outside the door walked into the house and saluted, "The carriage for the young lady to enter the palace is ready." ”
Xiao Yunmi's back was to them, and no one noticed her emotions. Seeing that she was silent, Ning Zi took a step forward and asked, "It's almost time, Miss is about to go." ”
Xiao Yunmi calmed down, and suddenly felt a cold cross on her face, she reached out to touch it, and it turned out to be tears.
She raised her hand and wiped away her tears. He said, "Let's go." ”
Why do you always think of Liu Mingxuan, Xiao Yunmi suppressed the emotions in her heart, her face remained unchanged, she clenched the Mingyun Sword in her hand and walked out of the door.
The maidservant withdrew from the house and stood outside the door. Ning Zi followed in Xiao Yunmi's footsteps and followed behind her.
Walking to the front of the house, a carriage stopped in front of the house. Xiao Yunmi lifted the blue curtain, stepped on the stool, and got into the carriage with the help of Ning Zi and me.
Ning Zi sat outside the carriage and said to the coachman, "Let's go." ”
"Yes. The coachman swung his whip at the horse, and drove the carriage in the direction of the palace.
"Drive!"
The carriage contained pastries prepared by Ning Zi in advance, as well as tea. Entering the palace too early, Xiao Yunmian didn't have time to have breakfast, and when he saw these tempting pastries, he felt a little hungry.
Thinking that Ning Zi also got up early in the morning to serve her, she must not have eaten. She picked up a piece of mung bean cake and threw it out of the curtain, "And then." ”
"Huh, what?" Ning Zi turned around, and a piece of mung bean cake smashed into her face, hitting her in the eye.
She covered her face and screamed in pain, gasping coldly: "Hiss!"
Before I could catch it, the mung bean cake fell to the ground.
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Xiaoyunmi's faint voice came from inside the carriage: "It seems that you have been too comfortable lately, and you haven't practiced martial arts anymore?" ”
Ning Zi lowered her head and pursed her lips, but she didn't dare to refute. Angry in her heart, she obviously practices martial arts every day!
"Then, if it falls off again, it will be gone. ”
As soon as Xiao Yunmi's words fell, the curtain of the carriage was swept up by the wind, and two pieces of mung bean cake flew out of the carriage.
Ning Zi was on guard this time, and easily continued. When I looked down and saw the mung bean cake in my hand, my eyes were bright, and I was very moved. The young lady knew that she had not eaten breakfast, so she sympathized with her and gave her the mung bean cake on the plate.
The young lady is always so hard-mouthed and soft-hearted.
She thanked happily: "Thank you, Miss." ”
"You girl, a piece of mung bean cake bought you?"
The familiar man's voice drifted in the wind, and Ning Zi turned his head to see Su Minxing on a black horse.
looked at him defensively, and said in surprise: "It's you!"
A few pieces of mung bean cake went down to the stomach, and the stomach felt better. Xiao Yunmi slowly let out a sigh, picked up the teacup, and took a sip of tea.
Ning Zi's surprised voice came from his ears, and he was a little hostile. She kneaded her brow with her fingers, wondering who she had met again.
She reached out and lifted the curtain on her right, and the young man's heroic face appeared before her.
Su Minxing rode to follow her carriage without slowness, his face was like a crown of jade, his narrow eyes narrowed slightly, and he smiled at the clouds.
"Are you going to the palace? It just so happens that I'm going too, so let's go together." ”
My aunt was pregnant with a dragon son, and the emperor was overjoyed and held a banquet for her. The next post invites officials above the fourth grade to the banquet, and Su Minhang knows that Xiaoyunmi will definitely go back.
Because he sent someone to check the details of Xiaoyunmi's last night, she went to the city gate to see her off her brother yesterday. Her brother went on the expedition, her mother was recuperating in the village, and she was the only one who could go to the banquet in Xiaofu.
Today, Su Minhang deliberately got up early and went out of Sufu to come here, just to wait for Xiaoyun, waiting to meet her by chance.
Xiao Yunmi's smile was like a fox when he saw him, his red lips tugged, and he said, "Su Mansion is 108,000 miles away from here, isn't it a coincidence that Young Master Su can come here?"
Su Minxing can check her, but she can't check Su Minxing?
Su Minxing didn't feel embarrassed, he smiled and showed a row of neat white teeth.
"That's right, Qiao! It means that we are very fateful. ”
Come on, I haven't seen you for a long time, and Su Minxing's skin is thicker again.
"Young Master!"
Xun Du ran too fast, and Ning Yuan rode his horse and chased for a while before catching up. He saw Su Minhang not far in front of him, riding a horse and following him.
Seeing that the young master and the people in the carriage were talking happily, he turned his head to see that Xiao Yunmi had already put down the curtain at this moment. He only saw a girl sitting outside the carriage with a cold face.
It's her!Ning Yuan couldn't believe it, and said in astonishment: "Ning Zi...!"
Do they know? Su Minxing raised his eyebrows and looked at Ning Yuan.
Ning Zi turned his head stiffly and glanced at Ning Yuan. Although he has grown up, his facial features have not changed. Ning Zi recognized him immediately, and her face darkened. Equally incredulous: "Slug?"
"Poof" Su Minxing trembled as he rode on the horse and laughed, raised his eyebrows and said, "Ning Yuan, do you know?"
Hearing the familiar title, Ning Yuan was even more sure of her identity. Ning Yuan trembled happily, pointed at Ning Zi, and said slowly: "Master, do you still remember that your subordinates mentioned it to you." When I was young, I was frail and sickly, and my family was looking for a child bride for my subordinates. ”
Ning Yuan's family used to be quite wealthy, but unfortunately his family fell later. In another year of many disasters, he was sold to the Su family and became Su Minhang's personal guard.
Ning Yuan was frail and sickly, always infected with wind and cold, and had snot on his face all year round.
The nickname "slug" was given to him by Ning Zi when he was young.
Su Minxing laughed uncontrollably when he heard this, and said to Xiaoyun in the carriage: "Look, I'm right, we are really fated." ”
The personal guards were all picked into a pair. Isn't it fate?
Ning Zi was sold to the Ning family when she was young, and Ning Yuan's family treated her well. But her identity is embarrassing, and she is not very happy to see her old friend in childhood.
She sat down in the carriage, buried her head between her arms, and said no more.
Xiao Yunmi sat in the carriage and listened to their words. She reached out and patted Ning Zi on the shoulder, as if comforting.
The girl's cold voice came from inside the carriage.
"Ningzi, you drive the horse. ”
Ning Zi instantly came to her senses and drove the groom aside. Take the reins and pick up the whip and whip it.
"Drive!"
Su Minxing didn't expect Xiao Yunmi to suddenly speed up, and when he came back to his senses, he was left far behind by her.
After all, Ning Zi is the maid beside her, and Xiao Yunmi is more attentive to her. After the carriage walked away, she asked, "Ning Zi, do you know the guards around Su Minxing?"
Ning Zi was silent for a moment before she answered: "The only people my subordinates know are you, Miss, and the young master." ”
In this way, Xiao Yunmi did not ask any more questions.
Ning Zi seemed to remember something, she moved her body back, and whispered: "Miss entered the palace today, you have to be extra careful of the people of the Xiao family." ”
Since the last time he met Xiao Wu, Xiao Yunmi has been particularly sensitive to the word "Xiao family".
Her heart tightened, and she always felt that Ning Zi had something to hide from her.
"Xiao family, do you have any grievances with your brother? You tell the truth, and tell you everything you know. ”
Ning Zi hesitated and bit her lip slightly. But he still told the truth: "The last time Miss fell off the wall, it was the Xiao family who did it, and they bought off the small house in the house and sprinkled tung oil on the wall." The young master was furious when he learned about it, and he didn't know what his subordinates had done, but after hearing that the young master was playing. The second young master of the Xiao family embezzled and accepted bribes and was killed by the emperor. ”
After finishing speaking, Ning Zi said worriedly: "Xiao Wu is very insidious, Ning Guifei invited hundreds of officials for her birthday, he must be among them, and the form in the palace is complicated." The subordinate is humble and cannot be worthy of the young lady to enter the palace, and the young lady must be careful in the palace. ”
Xiao Yunmi's eyes were as cold and lonely as winter snow, and the teacup in his hand was pinched into a gap, and there was a crisp click, and the teacup was broken.