Late at night, no Xiangshan room.

Zhou Ying and Zhang Yufu set up another bed in their guest room and let Zhou Yi stay with them that night.

Zhou Yi had something on his mind, lying on the bed tossing and turning, and he couldn't fall asleep in the middle of the night.

"Mother?" Zhou Yi whispered, for fear that his father would hear him.

Yufu lit a candle and came to Zhou Yi's bed.

Zhou Yi asked her with a smile, "Can I go out alone tomorrow?"

When Yufu heard this, her face sank, "I know who you want to meet, but you don't know the place here, in case there is a mishap......"

"I've already asked, from here to the south, take a wide mountain road, five miles away there is a Ruixiang Garden, Sister Yu Xi is there!"

Yufu hesitated for a moment and sighed, "Wait for noon, you go with me." ”

Zhou Yideng sat up with a displeased expression, "Why wait until noon?"

Yufu said: "We are guests from afar, and Wuxiangshan has treated me well, and I want to go with your master to thank the owner." ”

When Zhou Yi heard this, he lay on his back on the bed, pouted, and fell asleep with his head covered.

Yufu was helpless, and after a few more words of persuasion, she extinguished the candle.

==***==

In the early morning of the next day, Zhou Yu went to meet Zhou Shiya and Zhou Tianyong first, and asked Yufu to watch Zhou Yi alone.

Zhou Yi's heart turned, and he wanted to pay attention, so he nestled on the bed and said to his mother sleepily: "The food here is not supportive, I can't sleep at night when I'm hungry, and I'm still a little dizzy!"

With that, he rolled over again and pretended to be asleep.

Yufu glanced at him a few times, and then looked out the window, there was still a break before the meal, and the people went to prepare toiletries, and there was no girl around to listen to the call. Yufu was afraid that he would be hungry, so she locked the door and asked someone to get refreshments.

As soon as Yufu left, Zhou Yi jumped out of bed with a happy face and wrote a note, which was placed in front of his mother's makeup, saying that Master Tai ordered him to go to see Yu Guangling together, so he said goodbye.

He was prepared, took a key from his bosom, opened the door, and galloped south like a loose horse.

However, it was not as he said to Yufu, he only knew that Yu Xi lived in Ruixiangyuan, in a corner of Nanshan, but he didn't know which mountain road to take. At that time, it was not long after dawn, and there were few people walking around outdoors in the mountains, so he groped all the way out of the mountain compound.

==***==

Yufu came back with some pastries, found that the door lock had been opened, and felt panicked, entered the door, saw the note left by Zhou Yi at a glance, and learned that Zhou Yi had taken it away with her master, so she breathed a sigh of relief.

As soon as Yufu received the note, she heard a light footstep outside the door, and when she turned around, a graceful girl had already entered the door, and this girl was Yu Xi.

Seeing that her lips are red and her teeth are white, her hair is stained with morning dew, and her face is like pear blossoms with water, which is clearly more charming than the last time I saw her.

"Madame!"

Yu Xi jumped and ran to Yufu, Yufu held her in her arms, the intimacy of the two was not a mother and daughter, just like a mother and daughter.

Yufu also forgot about Zhou Yi, so she took her hand and sat down to speak, "I was going to see you today, why did you come so early." ”

Yu Xi smiled: "If my father hadn't stopped me, I would have come the day before yesterday." As soon as this sentence came out of his lips, he felt inappropriate again, looked at Yufu's face, and grinned, "Five days ago, he knew that Mrs. was coming, so he urged me to finish my homework and come to see you again. ”

Yufu smiled comfortably, looking at Yu Xi, with an indescribable kindness, "You are the same as your brother, this little mouth is just likeable." ”

When it came to Zhou Yi, Yu Xi stopped smiling and sat upright, looking dignified and elegant. She also felt strange, the two of them were talking so loudly, why didn't they see Zhou Yi come out?

Yu Xi looked back left and right, in addition to an inner room, there was also a bed outside, looking at the bed, he knew that it was Zhou Yi's resting place, but Zhou Yi was not in the room.

Yufu said to her, "Your brother was going to visit you, but just now his master came to call him away and go to meet you. ”

Of course, Yu Xi was disappointed in his heart, but he couldn't put it on his face, so he had to smile reluctantly, although so, he still looked a little embarrassed.

After that, Yufu took out a few new clothes for her, and Yu Xi only took them and compared them, although she was smiling and talking, but inadvertently, there was always some distraction.

She asked Yufu: "Master Zhou, maybe you won't be able to come back for a while, those guests are like this, you can't see anyone, this time Mr. Zhou comes, he will definitely be pestered by them, and talk about some great sages and sages." I can't get used to hearing this, how can there be so many sages and sages, in my opinion, they are all those charlatans who are bent on climbing high branches, and they want to make a name for themselves. ”

When Yufu heard this, she signaled not to say any more, and Yu Xi also knew that she was speechless, so she hurriedly covered her mouth, stared at her eyes, and lowered her head and remained silent.

In her heart, this Mrs. Zhou is naturally different from ordinary people. Although she can rely on herself like her biological mother, she is Zhou Yi's mother after all, and her words and deeds naturally have to flaunt the demeanor of this 'lady show' in her eyes.

Yufu then smiled and said, "You don't have to be restrained in front of me! At this point, you and Zhou Yi are a little similar. However, these words are okay to tell me, but don't spread them, otherwise, it will make people think that your father has no way to teach his daughter. ”

Yu Xi pursed her lips and rested her head on Yufu's shoulder, looking well-behaved and amiable. The two were talking, but Yu Xi was looking forward to time passing faster.

==***==

The scenery of Mount Muxiang is particularly charming.

Zhou Yi walked a few miles south of the mountain road, fell into a sea of flowers, tossed and turned a few turns, and came to a peach blossom forest, where Yu Xi practiced martial arts.

Coincidentally, the weather was low that day, the peach forest was shrouded in a layer of thick fog, Ruixiangyuan loomed in the fog, and the tall lintel also looked particularly cool at this time, plus the peach blossoms set off, quite a bit of fairyland taste.

As soon as Zhou Yi entered the door, a cold fragrance hit his face, and he looked around, but there were no wild flowers, only a laurel tree with a half-open stamen. It was late spring, it was the festival of the recovery of all things, and I didn't expect this osmanthus to bloom here. Zhou Yi secretly wondered to himself, and the curiosity about the lord of this garden became stronger and stronger.

was pondering, and suddenly saw a girl walk out of the main room, stretching her waist and sleepy-eyed.

This girl is not Yu Xi, but Qiushui.

Qiushui was at a prime age, and although the Yu family asked her to serve Yu Xi, they did not treat her as a maid. In the plain day, she and Yu Xi slept and ate together, and in order to cope with her father's inspection, Yu Xi did all the tedious homework by Qiushui.

Therefore, Qiushui was born with everyone's beautiful posture.

Zhou Yi saw that her appearance was different from that of ordinary girls, and she came out of the main room, so she couldn't help but think of him as Yu Xi. He took a few steps closer, bowed, and called "Girl!"

Qiushui rubbed his eyes, saw that someone had entered the courtyard, and he was a thin and handsome young man, he suddenly became energetic, and hurriedly returned the salute and invited him to sit in the living room for a while.

Qiushui had already guessed that he was Zhou Yi, made tea, and went to Yu Xi's room to call her. Yu Xi was naturally not in the room, Qiushui returned to see Zhou Yi and asked, "Son's surname is Zhou?"

Zhou Yi smiled and replied: "Exactly!"

When Qiushui heard this, he couldn't help but be a little happy, thinking that Yu Xi would go out early in the morning and come back soon, Zhou Yi must serve him here.

"Master Zhou, please wait, Miss got up early to say hello to the master, and will be back in a while." ”

"What!" Zhou Yi was holding a teacup in his hand that almost fell off, "You're not Miss Yu?"

When Qiushui heard this, he couldn't help but hide his face and bend down and smile.

"How can I be the life of a young lady?" Qiushui said, and gave Zhou Yi another cup of tea.

Zhou Yi looked embarrassed, and didn't know what to say, so he had to smile, "Dare to ask who the girl is?"

"Where do I dare to call a girl? I'm just a maid who serves Miss Yu's family, and the son can call me Qiushui." ”

Zhou Yi smiled bitterly, and made an apology, but thought in his heart, even the maid here is so beautiful, and so generous and dignified, then the young lady can't guess.

Out of courtesy, when the master was not there, Zhou Yi was about to leave.

Qiushui said: "Since Gongzi Zhou is here, please drink tea, and I will also do my best to be a master and servant, otherwise, I am afraid that the young lady will blame me for not knowing the etiquette when she comes back." ”

Zhou Yi couldn't refuse, so he had to wait for a while.

In a blink of an eye, it was noon, and Yu Xi still didn't come back, so Zhou Yi couldn't sit still. Then he thought to himself that he had slipped out behind his mother's back, and that if the Zhang clan went to his master to confirm it, wouldn't his lie be exposed?

Zhou Yi thanked Qiushui and left, but as soon as he came out of the living room, the black clouds on the horizon suddenly pressed down.

"Childe can't go anymore, look at this day, I'm afraid there will be heavy rain. Qiushui said.

"April day, how can there be heavy rain, not in the way!"

As soon as the words fell, a cool breeze blew, mixed with a bit of rainy smell. Then there was a thunderclap, and a torrential rain followed.

Qiushui hurriedly pulled him into the house, and before he could close the door, the tips of their hair were already wet with the rain blowing in the wind. Zhou Yi was weak, and after taking a few breaths of cool air at this time, he coughed nonstop. Qiushui ordered her to sit quietly, and she went to cook ginseng soup for Zhou Yi to warm up.

Zhou Yi sat for a while, watching the rain outside the window getting heavier and heavier, without the slightest intention of stopping, and he was really anxious. Later, Qiushui sent ginseng soup and refreshments, but Zhou Yi was absent-minded and had no appetite, so he asked her, "Does the girl have a piano here?"

Qiushui hesitated for a moment and replied, "Miss doesn't have it here, but there is one in Madame's room." ”

"Madame?"

Qiushui nodded, but didn't explain.

"Childe, please come with me. ”

The house was getting darker and darker, and the autumn water was lighting a lantern, leading Zhou Yi out of the side door of the living room, walking through a hall, and suddenly saw a boudoir with the words 'Warm Fragrance Pavilion' written on the plaque.

"Don't say I brought you here after Childe goes out. Qiushui looked back at Zhou Yi, and his footsteps stopped.

"It's a sin for the younger generation to disturb the incense soul today, and I should bow down as a nephew! ”

Qiushui saw that he was pious and in awe, so he opened the door and invited him in.

Zhou Yi had heard his mother mention Han's, and he was also sad for her and Yu Xi, and now he came to his former residence, and there was a little bit of heaven and man's heart-to-heart, he knelt in front of the spiritual seat enshrined in the main hall, and bowed three times in a row, and Qiushui kowtowed a few times behind him.

The house should be fully furnished, clean and tidy, as if someone is living every day. There was a piano in front of the window, and Zhou Yi stroked the strings, knowing that the piano had not been played for a long time.

"Have you ever played it?"

"I only play it once when I have a conflict with the master. ”

"It seems that every time she comes, she is complaining to the undead...... Zhou Yi said that she felt abrupt, and hurriedly said: "Between father and daughter, there is no barrier, just like me and my mother, just playing tricks." ”

Qiushui smiled knowingly and said to Zhou Yi: "It seems that today's rain can't stop." Ruixiangyuan is the only place where Childe can stay overnight, please don't blame Childe. ”

Zhou Yi said: "My mother and Mrs. are close friends, I can stay overnight, all thanks to the protection of Mrs. Yingling!"

And just like that, the sky gradually darkened, and the rain continued. Zhou Yi sat alone in front of the window, caressing a song, the faint sound of the piano, and had a long sleepless night.