Reborn as the favorite of the cold-faced general

The pure white Feng Guiyun sneezed in the autumn wind as soon as he came out of the city. On one side of the mountain, he was digging a mountain to build a road, and the original rough and winding mountain road was built into bluestone steps for people to walk. Choose another side slope and go up.

With the wind blowing in their ears, the two of them walked through the white mist together, and reached the top of the mountain in about half an hour.

The refreshing autumn wind blows away the mist, and a not-so-magnificent temple appears in front of you.

Ye Huaiyun was carried off the horse by Chu Tingyun. When Fang approached the temple gate, he heard the sound of chanting Buddhist scriptures, and then a host came towards the two of them.

"Amitabha." The host bowed to them, "May I ask why the two benefactors came here?"

Without even thinking about it, Chu Tingyun said, "Ask for a son."

Ye Huaiyun's body, which was still held by his waist, was stiff for a moment, and he turned his head to look at Chu Tingyun, whose eyebrows and eyes were full of galactic smiles, and then turned his gaze back to the shocked gaze of the host hovering over them, and remained silent for a while, finally He nodded without changing his face, "Indeed."

When the host heard the words, he was struck by lightning and even forgot to turn the rosary in his hand.Fortunately, there is a monk who has cultivated the five aggregates to be empty, so he can barely calm down, "The two benefactors are really beyond the world."

Chu Tingyun had a half-smile, "I've had a great reputation as a host."

While leading the two into the temple, the presiding officer introduced which gods were offering sacrifices in the Sifang Hall, and finally exhorted specifically in front of the main hall: "The two gods and gods in the front hall can burn incense and kneel down at will, but the backyard will never be stepped on." Can't get in."

"Why?" Ye Huaiyun looked away from all around.

The host closed his eyes and said "Amitabha", and then continued: "The two benefactors should also know that the small temple is a temple for praying for children, so the people living in the backyard are either sincerely praying for a child, or are already pregnant. Woman. After all, the two benefactors are men, and the backyard was really not appropriate in the past."

Ye Huaiyun nodded upon hearing the words, "Thank you for the host's notification, the two of us must act cautiously."

After he finished speaking, he suddenly thought of something, and said again: "There is still one thing I want to ask the host. Dare I ask the host, is the wife of Lord Ding, the governor of the county, also practicing at the back of the temple to ask for a child?"

"Madam Ding..." The host twirled the rosary bracelet in his hand, then shook his head and said, "I've never been here before."

"On the contrary, more than a month ago, Master Ding's side wife came to live in the temple for a while, but... Amitabha."

The host stopped talking halfway, chanting "Amitabha Buddha" in his mouth, and the speed of dialing the beads in his hand also accelerated, as if he was repenting or saving something.No matter how much Ye Huaiyun asked, the host just shook his head and said nothing.

After the host left, the two walked around the front hall of the temple again, pretending to worship Buddha devoutly, but actually observing around.But everything in the temple was very orderly, and they didn't notice anything unusual until the sun was setting.

Seeing that the key was about to be released at the city gate, the two hurriedly bid farewell to the presiding officer, stepped on Fengguiyun and flew in the warm evening wind, returning the same way.

Walking in the city, where the lights were shining, Ye Huaiyun said: "During the two days you lived in Ding's residence, have you heard anyone mention that Ding Jishui has a side wife?"

Chu Tingyun held the rein of the horse with one hand, hooked his fingers and his own with the other, and replied: "I will stay with you all the time, and of course I have nothing that you have never heard of."

Ye Huaiyun felt that his index finger was clasped even tighter by him, and he let him go, but it was too strange to think of the host's reaction when he mentioned the side lady today.The only thing that is certain is... the side wife should have had an accident in the Qiuzi Temple.

"Didn't the host say that those who are practicing in the backyard are either coming to ask for a child or are already pregnant." Chu Tingyun said: "So there are only two possibilities for something to happen in the Seeking Child Temple..."

He half-spoken, but Ye Huaiyun already understood.

Either the pregnant person has a miscarriage, or the infertile person loses his life, there are only two possibilities.

If one has to be added, it can only be that the pregnant woman died after giving birth.

The two of them happened to walk to the side door of Ding's mansion at this time, and they pulled a young servant who was hurrying past with a lantern to ask about this matter, but the young servant shook his head repeatedly when he heard this, and said that he was a new handyman this month My servant, I haven't heard of any side lady.

After they asked several people in a row, they all responded like this, which shows that this side lady is a taboo of the Ding family, or... a secret.

All the way back to the house, Ye Huaiyun patted his face after washing his hands with hot water.

Chu Tingyun saw that his expression was slightly tired, so he asked, "Are you still squatting with that female ghost tonight?"

Ye Huaiyun wiped off the hot water on his face with a cloth towel, instantly relieved a lot of fatigue, and said, "Naturally."

Chu Tingyun stepped forward, stretched out his thumb and gently wiped the faint black circles under his eyes, "Why don't you leave it to the shadow guards, I'm worried that you won't be able to take it anymore because you stay up until the fourth watch every night."

The tactile sensation from under the eyelids was like a tiny electric current, itching and clear, causing Ye Huaiyun to blink involuntarily, and the slender eyelashes fluttered on Chu Tingyun's fingernails with his movement, which aroused a deeper emotion. Throbbing tenderness.

Ye Huaiyun pulled his hand and held it in the palm of his hand, shaking his head, "It's only the fourth watch, and I have to get used to it even if I stay up all night."

Chu Tingyun naturally knew what he was referring to, so he had to follow him and took out two sets of night clothes from the cabinet, one for each person, and put them on neatly.

According to their observations in the past two days, there is a place in the backyard of the Ding Mansion that has the best view, and can almost see the entire mansion except the main hall. At this time, the two of them landed on the top of the half-mountain pavilion next to the rockery in the backyard.

There is a rockery on the side, the vast starry sky above the head, and a calm pond under the feet, reflecting the stars in the sky, which gives people a sense of unreasonable leisure.

Chu Tingyun rested his elbows on the tiles on the roof of the pavilion, and rested his fingers on his forehead, with a lazy posture, "Huaiyun, do you think we are dating now?"

Ye Huaiyun sniffed the scent of sweet-scented osmanthus sent by Night Breeze, and nodded with a smile: "Indeed, it's a bit like it."

"Then what should we do on a date?" Chu Tingyun raised his eyebrows and looked at him as he spoke, as if expecting his answer.

Ye Huaiyun turned her head to face him with deep eyes, like the moonlight reflecting on Chu Tingyun's exquisite face, which was a little coquettish in the night.Then he bent down and kissed Chu Tingyun's light-colored thin lips like a dragonfly.

But just as he was about to straighten up and sit up again, the back of his head was suddenly pinned down, and even his nipples were pried open, entangled in every breath he took.

After a long time, Ye Huaiyun was finally let go by Chu Tingyun. The lips of both of them were much darker than usual, and their hearts were swaying just by looking at them.

"You really are..." Ye Huaiyun raised his sleeve and wiped the corners of his mouth that were still clear, and stopped abruptly as he didn't know how to describe it halfway.

He turned his attention back to the pitch-dark Ding Mansion under the night sky. At this moment, small light green dots of light suddenly rose from the lake under the half-mountain pavilion, and those green lights could even move, some of them went far And go, some fly to the sky.

A little light just reached Ye Huaiyun's feet, and he couldn't help but reach out to catch it.

When the spot of light finally landed on his black sleeve, Ye Huaiyun hesitated and said, "Bug?"

Chu Tingyun looked at him with a strange look, "You haven't seen fireflies, have you?"

"Fireflies?" Ye Huaiyun repeated his words, admitting truthfully: "I've never seen them."

He lived in the palace since he was a child, and was bound by various rules and regulations, so how could he have seen these novelties.

Chu Tingyun sat up. He was wearing a night gown with narrow sleeves at this time. He couldn't catch fireflies for Ye Huaiyun with the wide sleeves, so he thought of a way to pick off a few leaves from the tree beside him.The leaves were thrown down with internal force, and then retracted, and a firefly was stuck on each leaf, which was green and beautiful.

Ye Huaiyun held a firefly in his palm and let it fly away. Chu Tingyun helped him catch another firefly.

And after I don't know how many leaves, the leaves recovered by the same method are empty and there is no light at all.

The two looked down together, and there were almost no fireflies flying by the lake, but on the other side of the pond, there seemed to be a figure holding an insect net and waving it in midair.

Ye Huaiyun let go of the leaves in his hand, exchanged glances with the people beside him, and immediately flew down to the pond.

Coming out to catch fireflies in the middle of the night, this behavior always feels a bit strange.

The one holding the insect net was a young woman, wearing the most common maid uniform in the Ding Mansion. Although she was catching insects, she didn't seem to be serious about it, and she would always look around for a while.

And when she saw Ye Huaiyun and Chu Tingyun suddenly appearing behind her, she was obviously taken aback.

"Who are you two?" The woman stared at them warily, apparently not recognizing them.

Ye Huaiyun naturally knew that they were dressed in dark night clothes at this time, and they really didn't look like good people, so she could only smile at her as gently as possible, "Miss, don't worry, the two of us are invited by Mrs. Ding to treat Mrs. Ding." Yes, temporarily staying at the residence."

The girl nodded "Oh" twice, but her eyes were still distant, as if she was asking what's the matter with you, if you have nothing to do, go away.

But the two of them naturally wouldn't just leave like this, but said: "Recently there are always rumors of ghosts in the house, but the girl is still alone by the lake late at night, aren't you afraid?"

When Chu Tingyun was speaking, he deliberately hoarse his voice, creating a gloomy atmosphere.

But the girl snorted disdainfully, "Where do ghosts come from in the world, they are just people who have done something wrong, and they have a guilty conscience."

"Miss sees clearly." Ye Huaiyun was noncommittal, and then asked: "I wonder how long Miss has been working in Ding's residence?"

The girl was getting impatient with their repeated questions, she replied coolly, "Several years."

She took out a white cloth bag that she had prepared earlier in the morning from her pocket, and put all the fireflies in the bug net into it, dragging a burning green will-o'-the-wisp in her palm.Regardless of the people around her staring at her, the girl packed up her things and was about to leave, but before she left, she suddenly looked back.

"The two sons kept saying that they came to treat the master, but they not only wore night clothes in the middle of the night, but also entangled with a little girl. Presumably, they are not very gentlemen. I will go back and report to the steward. The two of you have misbehavior. You It’s better to weave a reason to explain earlier.”

Chu Tingyun smiled easily when he heard the words, "We naturally have an explanation, but I don't know if the girl's explanation is compiled?"

"What do you mean?" The girl stared at him intently, her eyes glowing green under the reflection of the fireflies in the bag.

Chu Tingyun strode forward, and almost instantly took the cloth bag in her hand to his palm and weighed it.

"The long-haired female ghost in the mansion must be a girl in disguise."