Chapter Forty-Eight: A Chance Encounter in the Bookstore
Early in the morning, light rain.
As soon as Wu Xing woke up, he heard the light rain outside the window beating against the eaves of the window, and stretched out his hand to catch the raindrops falling from the sky, and the slightest coolness fell on his hand, why is it raining again, Changyang is really a rainy place, she doesn't like it, it's boring.
I don't know when I will be able to return to Qutang Mountain, to Mr. Shengjiao's courtyard, the small room that belongs to her.
sighed, her life now is very different from two months ago, if it was before, she couldn't imagine that there is not only a small Tangxia Village in Qutang Town, but also so many vast worlds in the world, and all of this was brought to her by her husband.
After going downstairs to wash up, after breakfast, Wu Xing and Mr. went out with an oil-paper umbrella, followed by two black-cloaked disciples who were in charge of carrying things.
When it rains, pedestrians on the street are always scarce, but Changyang may be used to raining, in addition to not bringing an umbrella under the eaves to hide from the rain, walking on the street can actually meet a few passers-by, playing a colorful oil paper umbrella, forming a unique scenery in Changyang, light rain bluestone, deep alley paper umbrella, hazy like weaving.
The tall figure of the gentleman next to him looked at Wu Xing full of security, the wide sleeves hung down on his sides, Wu Xing couldn't help but stretch out his little hand to pull, but he didn't pull it, but was held by the gentleman's hand in the palm of his hand, he said with concern, "Be careful, don't fall." ”
"Hmm. Wu Xing agreed, and was honestly led by Mr., and his cold little hands did not dare to move in the dry and warm palms of Mr.
When I arrived at a pen and ink shop that seemed to be a small scale, Mr. let go of Wu Xing's hand, put away the oil paper umbrella and walked into the store, there was a customer shopping inside, the guy was busy and didn't have time to take care of him, Mr. didn't care, and went to the counter to look at it by himself.
The guy had already taken out more than a dozen fine ink ingots for the guests to choose, but the guests didn't seem to be very satisfied, and asked, "Where is the pine smoke ink from Danyang this month?"
"There's only one piece left, girl, isn't this here?" said the man.
Cheng Yanqiu happened to see a good piece of ink, and was about to reach out to pick it up and take a closer look, but he didn't expect to have another hand to take it, the hand was slender and white and soft, and at first glance he knew that it was a girl's hand, with thin calluses on his fingertips, thinking that it was Xiqin.
Seeing that he was about to touch it, the hand was quickly taken back, and Cheng Yanqiu was shocked that it was a little abrupt, and said, "Since you came first, you will choose first." ”
"Mr. is a guest, how can I choose first? A gentle and tactful voice sounded, Cheng Yanqiu looked down, only to find that it was actually an acquaintance, not someone else, it was Yulou Mingyue Qiuyueci, who had a one-sided relationship.
Qiu Yueci was dressed in an azure gauze skirt, simple and graceful, but it was very flattering to her temperament, like an ethereal nine-fold heavenly fairy descending to earth, with a shallow smile on her beautiful face, she smiled at Cheng Yanqiu's chin.
"It's a fate to meet Mr. again. Qiu Yue Ci said.
"In Changyang, it's normal to bump into it. It's not fateful. Cheng Yanqiu said lightly, a weak woman who is not in the rivers and lakes, it is better not to get involved in the relationship, so as not to ruin the reputation of others.
Qiu Yueci shook her head slightly, as if she felt that what he said was wrong, and said, "My name has the word autumn, and Mr. name also has the word autumn, isn't it fate?"
Cheng Yanqiu frowned, inexplicably feeling that this woman was a little frivolous and a little disliked, so he said, "It's just a name, Miss Mingyue choose slowly, I still have something to do, so I'll leave first." ”
He randomly chose another ink ingot that looked good, paid for it, and pulled Wu Xing away.
Qiu Yueci stared at his back with stunned eyes behind him, and the maid beside him was dissatisfied, "This person is too rude." ”
Qiu Yueci smiled and shook her head, "Originally, I was wrong. ”
How could she say such a thing to Mr. like a gentleman, it was too careless, it was a surprise to see Mr., but this accident was a bit of a failure, sighed, bought the last piece of pine smoke ink, she said with some interest, "Let's go back." ”
Back to the jade building, sitting at the table to develop the newly obtained pine smoke ink, the fragrance of the ink dissolved under the slender jade fingers, but Qiu Yueci couldn't calm down to write, so she had to take out the piano again and play a meditation song for herself.
She remembered her father's earnest teachings when she was a child, and every time she practiced the piano, she sobbed and practiced over and over again with her already red and swollen fingers, and her mother's stern face and disappointed eyes at her.
She didn't know whether to be happy or what to do, if it wasn't for the emperor's great trip four years ago, she would have entered the palace.
That's right, everyone thought that she would tie the knot with her cousin Guan Yuqing, but her mother didn't think so, if it weren't for her mother wanting to have a woman from the Guan family in the harem, her mother would not marry a court luthier with a mere five-rank official rank, with Chang Yangbo's status in the court and in the rivers and lakes, only if her husband's family is low-key and inconspicuous enough, her daughter can have a chance to enter the palace.
It's ridiculous, she was only sixteen years old four years ago, but Emperor Jianzhao was already a dying old man in his fifties, if it wasn't for the critical illness of the Heavenly Family four years ago, she was almost, just a little, and she was going to die in the palace, she didn't want to, but there was no way.
Because the harem woman can not have the martial arts that threaten the heavenly family, so she did not practice martial arts, because the first emperor loves piano music and recruits the world's piano masters, so she began to learn the piano at the age of four, and there has been no day and night for sixteen years, she has been obedient and sensible since she was a child, and every step she took was arranged by her mother, but in the end, it was obviously not her fault, it was the first emperor himself who was gone, but her mother treated her coldly from then on, and her face was like frost.
Even she moved out of Changyang Bofu and lived alone in the Jade Building, there was also a part of her mother's reason, the new emperor pursued the way of filial piety, announced that she was filial piety for three years, and no woman entered the palace for three years, three years, she was nineteen years old, and the best years of the girl in her life were all wasted, and after the age of entering the palace, she didn't know what her mother would do next, she established the Jade Building, and wanted to meet friends with the piano, but her mother played the name of the first beauty in the rivers and lakes for her.
She is obviously not a person in the rivers and lakes, in order to enter the palace, her mother prevented her from having anything to do with the rivers and lakes, but now, she has to rely on the reputation of the rivers and lakes to achieve the goals she wants, she really doesn't understand, but she doesn't dare to resist, after all, she has nothing but the qin.
Qiu Yueci has never said these thoughts to anyone in her heart, but since she came to Changyang, she has heard too many things about the rivers and lakes, and what she envies the most is people like Cheng Yanqiu, who is arrogant, reckless, and deviant, and is the person she wants to be the most but does not dare to take that step.
Obviously from a family, but for the sake of her sister, she gave up everything to join the Demon Sect, and she was extremely chic, she really envied Mr. Cheng's sister, who had such a good brother.
Although she didn't dare to be such a person, it didn't prevent her from wanting to be closer to such a person, this time Cheng Yanqiu was able to come to Changyang, giving her an unbelievable opportunity, she secretly rejoiced, if she could take a step closer, it would be good if she could become friends who drank tea together, played the piano and played chess.
Qiu Yueci frowned, sighed, and secretly annoyed, she was really in a hurry today, and I don't know if Mr. will be disgusted with her because of her frivolity today?