The person is gone, the tea is cold, but the breath of Yunliang ginger in the house is still lingering, Luo Kui's heart suddenly sour, as if she was tightly grasped by both hands, and it hurts, but she did not suppress the pain, let the pain in her heart surge like layers of tides, and the bottom of her eyes was damp, but only for a moment, only for a moment it was as usual, she sighed silently, sure enough, she was the most cold person.

After relieving her strength, Luo Kui got up, but stopped outside the Jingmo house, looking at each other through the window, she happened to see Qu Lian sitting in front of the Jingmo bed, and she stayed here for half the night. The pair of apricot eyes were soaked in mist, and the sad eyes were like vines, tightly wrapped around the unconscious Jingmo's face, and the different eyes made Luo Kui's heart sudden, and some strange emotions climbed over his heart, but he couldn't say what was wrong.

Qu Lian heard the soft sound of the door curtain, and quickly glanced back at Luo Kui, but quickly turned her head away, and looked at Jingmo again, as if she would lose sight of a wrong eye.

Luo Kui held a white porcelain Xiangfei bamboo Shih Tzu cup in both hands, sat on the edge of the Jingmo bed, and looked deeply at the pale Qu Lian through the mist of tea.

At that time, she seemed to have lost her soul, sitting motionless in front of the bed, her eyes turning, looking at Luokui for a while, looking at Lilac for a while, and finally looking at Jingmo deeply, her eyes were like water and there were endless doubts.

Luo Kui looked at her for a long time, and sighed like a cool autumn breeze: "Just ask whatever you want." ”

Hearing Luo Kui's sudden voice, Qu Lian was so shocked that her soul returned to her place, but she didn't know where to start, let alone what to ask, her lips trembled slightly, and she whispered: "Luo Kui, you and Jingmo, you, who are you." ”

"Didn't Jingmo tell you? Luo Kui looked at her with a light smile.

As soon as this remark came out, it actually affected Qu Lian's sadness, she has been hit hard these days, first thought that Luo Kui was a confidant, who expected that Luo Kui was true except for the name, and the others were all fake, and then thought that He Jingmo was a confidant, who expected him to deceive himself, she shook her head silently, her eyes flashed, and finally silently shed tears.

Luo Kui's smile was slightly cool, and she was enveloped by the fog and became more and more desolate, as if she wanted to soak the hot tea in her hand cold, and even her voice was cold: "The first father is the Hou Shui Tianwu in the Guannei, and the first mother is the eldest princess of Changle." And Jingmo's father is Sanbo Jingsongjie, and his mother is the daughter of the king of Rong County, Shuhua County Lord. ”

Qu Lian got up slowly, her eyes widened, and her expression was terrified, like a bird startled by the night wind: "You, you are the imperial prince, you are, you are the lord of the patriotic county who has exceeded the canonization." ”

Luo Kui pulled the corner of her mouth and smiled reluctantly, and suddenly mentioned the word county lord, which made her heart suddenly desolate, how long has she not heard this title, and how long has she not seen the people in the palace openly, the former county lord of the country is like a world away, she can't help but bitter in her tongue, and took a sip of tea to be sweet: "What county lord, it's just that both parents died, and the queen mother took pity." ”

Seeing Luo Kui confessing frankly, Qu Lian's suspicion gradually disappeared, but she looked around, but she suddenly had doubts in her heart, the gap between the emperor's relatives and the common people in the countries was very deep, and even the place of residence was clear, and the Yunchu Kingdom was also like this, even if the Qu family was rich so far, the house could only be built in the inner city, and it was impossible to enter the imperial city half a step, and Luo Kui would live here, obviously unreasonable, she frowned deeply: "Then you, then why don't you live in the Hou Mansion in the imperial city, but you have to live in such a dilapidated place in the outer city." ”

Luo Kui fixed to look at Qu Lian, several years of ups and downs, early practice to say a point of hiding nine points of ability, she took a sip of tea, between the lips and teeth straight to the heart: "I am the royal family is not fake, but I lost my mother since I was a child, my father offended people and disappeared early, I have no roots, and there are many enemies, the identity of the emperor will only give me disaster, in order to protect myself, I moved out of the Hou Mansion and moved to the outer city." ”

Qu Lian and Luo Kui have known each other for nearly three years, and the friendship at first sight makes her think that they are close friends, but she never expected her to hide such a shocking secret, and she began to wonder if she really knew the girl in front of her. Her face became more and more ugly, and she could hear her voice trembling: "Then I, then my eldest brother does not know your origin." ”

"Yes. Luo Kui lowered her head, her cold and low eyebrows and eyes rippled out of the green tea, her identity Qu Yuan was clear, and only Qu Lian was hidden.

After a long time, I heard Qu Lian muttering to herself: "No wonder, no wonder the eldest brother was so worried after learning that I got acquainted with you, and persuaded me several times not to associate with you, at first I complained that he hated the poor and loved the rich, it turned out that this was not the case, it turned out that the eldest brother was really good for me." ”

"Qu Lian, the lives of many people are at stake, I have to hide it, I have been hiding it from you for so long, I can't help you. Qu Lian's expression flowed, her mind moved slightly, and she looked at Luo Kui's eyes without pulling a trace, she held Qu Lian's hand hard, her fingertips were cold, like heavy snow on nine cold days, and it was cold to her heart.

Qu Lian's eyes were lowered and she didn't know what she was thinking, but she couldn't help but shake her head gently, but her eyes were fixed on Jingmo's face, she looked at it well, reached out and tucked the corner of his quilt, thought about it, but put her hand into the quilt, and held Jingmo's unconscious and equally cold hands, and her heart was a little fixed.

Seeing this scene, the pain in Luo Kui's heart is difficult to tell, only speechless for a long time, maybe in the future, close friends or enemies will eventually leave one by one, hurting others will eventually hurt herself, she only lowered her head and took a sip of tea, covering up the sadness in her eyes, leaving a room of tea fragrance.

The sun is getting higher, the warmth in the house is suddenly rising, the autumn breeze outside the window is rising, whimpering and rolling up the fallen leaves in the courtyard, rushing out of the distance, I don't know where it will eventually pounce, just like the unsolved mystery of life, just in a blink of an eye, the truth and deception will be blinded by people's eyes, and they must be peeled off the cocoon layer by layer.

There was a pot of thick and fragrant japonica rice porridge on the stone table in the courtyard, and before I got close, I could already smell the sweet smell.

Luo Kui sat at the table, looked at Lilac and said softly: "I've already eaten, you've been busy all night, hurry up and sit down and eat some." Seeing that Lilac didn't dare to reach out for the bowl, she only sat down on half a chair tremblingly, no longer intimate and innocent as before, she sighed and smiled: "What, I'm afraid." ”

Hearing this, Lilac hung her head and didn't say a word, just twisted her veil and shook her head blindly.

Lilac is young and naïve, and does not know how to hide her panic and fear, Luo Kui said in her heart, this is good, it is easier than facing a person who is good at hiding her heart, she is filled with the fragrance of japonica rice, and said slowly: "It doesn't matter if you're afraid, you don't have to worry about what I will do to you." ”

Lilac raised her head suddenly, her eyes resolute and determined: "Girl, girl, oh, no, it's the county, the county lord is a good person, I'm not afraid." ”

Luo Kui smiled slightly: "But there are some things that are related to life, are you really not afraid." ”

Lilac's heart tightened, and a thin sweat appeared on her forehead, but she still said calmly: "In addition to my father, the county lord is the best person for me in this world, although I don't study much, but I also understand the truth of knowing the kindness of retribution, and I am not afraid of what the county lord tells me." ”

People's hearts are rare, people's hearts in troubled times are more valuable, Luokui lowers her eyes, but people's hearts are also fickle, unchanged only because of insufficient temptation, she has always acted cautiously, never bet people's hearts on just in case, only hold people's hearts in anticipation. She flipped it with one hand, and a scarlet pill suddenly appeared in her palm, handed it to Lilac, and said warmly: "If you want to stay, then take this, and the friendship between you and me will start and end, and I will give you the antidote, if you don't want to, I can give you silver now and let you go." ”

Lilac has never experienced this, in the past few months in the Shui family, Du Heng taught her how to wash her clothes, how to clean up the house, what kind of food suits the girl's appetite, when not to enter the girl's house, but she has never taught her this, she was born in the countryside, and the biggest official she has ever seen is the chief of the township, she doesn't know how to deal with such a big official as the county lord, and her slightly immature face is full of panic.

This kind of thing, others can't persuade each other, only if you figure it out, can you live in peace, you naturally have no intention of harming others, but you must not be defenseless, although Luo Kui can't bear it, but there is no soft-heartedness.

Lilac looked at the pill in Luo Kui's hand, red like the cinnabar mole in her sister's heart, thinking of her young and unknown sister, she made up her mind in an instant, without the slightest struggle, shook her hand to take the pill, and then shook her hand into her mouth, swallowed it with difficulty, and her lips trembled terribly: "Lord, master, maidservant, maidservant eaten." ”

I thought that Lilac would choose to leave, but who expected her to take the medicine so neatly, Luo Kui couldn't help but be slightly stunned, she was really a hard-boned girl, she nodded unchanged: "Okay, you go down." ”

In autumn, the warm sun is shining, look up, the chrysanthemum in a corner of the courtyard is in full bloom, the purple and red are particularly gorgeous and dazzling, there is quite a kind of chaotic flowers gradually want to charm the eyes of the gorgeous, like flowers, spring such as practice.

Hearing Jingmo's awakening in the courtyard, Luo Kui hurriedly entered the house, only to see him leaning on Qu Lian's arms, covered with a royal blue tuanhua thin cotton brocade quilt, in good spirits, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief: "Jingmo, do you feel better." ”

Jing Mo nodded slightly, trying to move his legs and feet, but he couldn't move at all, and actually slapped his thigh hard, and couldn't help crying: "But my legs, why can't I move at all, don't you really want to be crippled." ”

Luo Kui's face was pale, and he slowly saved a smile, patted his hand, and reassured him: "I have carefully cut the pulse for you, your leg injury is not unusual, only dragon scale grass and chalcedony grass can be cured by medicine, I will rest for a few days, and then go to the Yin Huo Mountain Range and the North Mountain to find medicine for you, you can rest assured, you will definitely not be crippled." ”

Jing Mo closed his eyes slightly, took her hand, and fine sweat oozed from his palms, he had heard the elders mention those two places, and he had heard of the danger in the meantime, he didn't want to risk his life, but if he became a waste, he would not be reconciled.