Siberian wood bone

There was no sunshine for several days in a row, and the lingering rain made people's hearts seem to be gloomy.The maids in the yard began to look sad a few days ago, worrying whether the rain would disturb their long-awaited fireworks display.

But fortunately, the weather is beautiful, Yu Shi, who has been staying in Liancheng for many days, is finally willing to leave this morning.

I heard that the Ji Mansion will serve people out of the Riyun Mansion on this day, so the younger maids in the courtyard, the lively temperament that I usually suppress because of my quietness, has revealed a bit today——

"Young Master Qi, aren't you going out for a walk today? It would be a pity if you didn't visit our Lantern City when you came to Lian City!"

When the little maid saw me, I was standing under the eaves in a daze.

There are still many fallen flowers on the porch after the rain, and new ones have climbed tremblingly on the branches beside it.The small puddles accumulated on the stone slabs reflected the soaked sky, making people's hearts light up with blue.

I was stunned, and then slowly came back to my senses, and looked at the person standing beside me, "...Dengshi?"

As soon as I heard that I seemed to be interested, the little maid hurriedly said: "Yes, sir, it's very lively! You can eat, play, watch, everything! And..."

The little maid said happily, but my thoughts drifted to the night when I first arrived in Liancheng, when the turbulent crowd and the protection of the master came before my eyes again.

The palm seemed to be burning hot again.

I didn't know when the happy voice of the girl in my ear stopped, and I managed to come back to my senses.

I didn't understand why she stopped, so I looked at her - I didn't want to, but she was also looking at me, staring at me without blinking, and there seemed to be some grievances and accusations in her eyes.

After such a stalemate for a while, I later realized that I must have let down the little maid's intentions by being distracted; I wanted to respond, but I couldn't think of anything to make people happy for a while, so I had to make up for it with a "huh" , then looked at her and nodded seriously.

Seeing me like this, the little maid stared reproachfully, then lost her breath, and muttered in her mouth: "Okay, ok, young master, you are really..." She spoke, but her voice became quieter, and her face also appeared Put on a pensive look.

Soon, her eyes lit up again, and she was proud of what she saw: "I thought of it! If you don't care about these vulgar things, my son, is there something incomprehensible in your heart? If so, why not go to the Lantern Market Try your luck—if you can meet a good-natured woman and ask her for a divination, maybe there will be a way to solve the thing that is in your heart!"

What's on my mind...it's true.

I couldn't help but pay attention.

"San Niang likes to look at the river lanterns, if you meet her by the river, you will definitely recognize her."

Why is this?

No need for me to ask, the little maid went on talking: "Although the sisters in the same courtyard look about the same age, but the hair is all white for some reason... That's right, Mr. Tong Xilan... "

Before the little maid could finish speaking, a female voice stopped her from a distance: "What are you talking about nonsense, sir! Where did your heart go, you little girl? Are you thinking that you can meet your lover in Dengshi tonight? Can't you keep your own identity?"

The speaker moved from far to near, and the little maid turned bitter when she heard the voice, pouted at me sadly, turned around and repeatedly begged for forgiveness: "Hey, sister Ying! You don't think the young master has ever blamed me, Please do me a favor and let me go!"

The later maid bowed to me, pleaded guilty, and took the little maid away.When the two of them were far away, the faint reprimand still drifted to the ears along the wind: "I will make every effort, I think you are sure that Mr. Qi has a good temper..."

Although the little maid was driven away, her words lingered in my heart for a long time.So when the sun was about to set, I finally made up my mind and called Shang Ning Fei to step out of the courtyard.

"Master Haitong is going out?"

Just as I led Ning Fei out of the yard, Sang Jiu appeared from nowhere and greeted her.

"Then I'll go with you, okay?"

After he mentioned it, I remembered the instructions of the master a few days ago.Just as he was about to respond, Ji Chuancheng's voice came from the other end——

"What a coincidence, Haitong, I'm on my way to find you."

I turned my head and saw Ji Chuancheng walking beside me, with a look of guilt on his face, "Because of my little sister's illness these days, I really can't leave him alone, so I'm waiting for you."

This statement is not true, the expenses arranged by the Jifu for me are all very good.

I knew that I should say something to thank the host at this time, but I was thinking about it for a long time, but it was still difficult to say, so I could only say: "I never..." After a pause, I said bluntly: "...Thank you."

When Ji Chuancheng heard this, he laughed: "Why are you still thanking me? It should be me thanking you and Mr. Xi Lan for saving Ayao."

I froze for a moment, then shook my head and said, "I didn't help anything."

It was Master who saved Ji Yao, so what has it to do with me.

Ji Chuancheng seemed to be amused by my steadfast appearance, and some complexities flashed in his slightly curved smiling eyes.

I suddenly recalled the master's indifferent side face that day when I first met Ji Yao, and I was a little startled.

He... But what did he know?

Then he looked back, he had calmed down his strangeness, turned the words lightly, and said, "Haitong is going to go out?"

Having missed the opportunity to ask, I could only nod along with the words.

"It's a coincidence, tonight is my city of lights, and I'm going to invite Haitong and Mr. Xilan to visit together... Maybe Ayao hasn't been out for a long time, so this time I just happened to bring her with me."

Hearing this, I couldn't help being pleasantly surprised: "Xilan can also go with you?" After the words fell, I realized that I was impolite, and quickly added in a muffled voice: "Miss Ji is in good health?"

I was afraid of disturbing the master and missed Ji Yao's illness, so I never thought about the master or being able to walk with me.

After all, the short half-month in the Ji Mansion is the time when Master and I have spent the least time together these days—even though I was frightened and walking on thin ice all the way, I still couldn't help but yearn for Master's company. In the torment, I secretly rejoiced that I had gained another day... So if I said that I didn't feel lost at all in the past half month, it would be a lie.In the past, I didn't realize it, but now that a large period of time has fallen, the feeling of being in the mirror is more obvious, and it makes people feel uneasy.

"It's all right."

Together with the human voice, I suddenly came back from the daze.

Mentioning that Ji Yao's health has improved, Ji Chuancheng seemed to be in a better mood, "Mr. Xilan said a few days ago that it would be good for her to go out more—Mr. Here, let's go find them."

Ji Chuancheng wanted to go with me to find Master and the others, but halfway through the journey, a servant suddenly came and whispered to him.

After hearing the report, he groaned for a while and had to apologize to me: "There is a small matter that I need to take a look at right now, please trouble Haitong to find Mr. See you at the gate of the mansion, okay?"

Nothing is impossible.I nodded.

So he pointed to someone and me to lead the way, and left in a hurry.

When he was approaching Ji Yao's courtyard, he could faintly hear a few people chatting inside the wall, with one or two light and quick laughs interspersed - one could tell that it was the maids who were gossiping.

I didn't intend to listen to other people's whispers, but the people mentioned in their words made me stop unconsciously.

—— "What is the origin of the gentleman who is treating the lady? Why do I feel that the lady treats him unusually..."

—— "I heard it's the companion of the young master's friend? He came with the young master Qi who stayed in the Jingli courtyard."

The steward who led the way noticed that I was staying behind, so he turned back to look for it; he also saw that I was standing there inexplicably, and was about to make a sound to remind me, but I stopped him first.

Although the steward was puzzled, he complied with my wishes and kept silent.

Sure enough, this side just got quiet, and there was chatter again from inside the wall——

"Don't you think that Mr. is a bit annoying? He usually looks at me, and my calves are shaking."

"It's not as scary as you said, is it? A while ago, Wan'er from the Jingliyuan was ill. I went to take her place for two days. I think that Mr. is easy to get along with sometimes."

"That gentleman is not easy to get along with, and he has white hair again, but who can praise his appearance? What's more amazing, he can really cure the stubborn illness of the young lady."

"I also think...he is pretty good when Miss is around, right? It's not as scary as it says."

"Who says it's not! A good-looking person with great medical skills, and he's also good to the lady... In my opinion, our lady should be enlightened this time—"

"Ha ha!"

……

There was a smile in the playful voice, and it was pretty, and no one would miss the cowardice in it.

... what are they talking about?Is it talking about Master and someone? Why can't I understand it at all?

I stood dazed.

The sound of laughter across the wall, one after another, poured into my mind, making me dizzy, and I didn't even know how to react.

"Master Haitong."

Sang Jiu's voice suddenly rang in my ears, making me tremble.

I blinked and looked at him slowly for a long while.

"Master Ji may already be waiting, why don't Master Haitong go find my master first?"

Ning Fei also worried: "Master, why is his face so ugly? If I feel unwell, I will go and tell Mr. Ji, let's go back and rest?"

Seeing the momentum, the steward hurried to the leaky window and appeared, and shouted into the wall: "You four lazy girls, what are you talking about while hiding here? Be careful not to eat and go around - where is the lady? Why don't you hurry up and serve her?" !"

The people inside the wall suddenly scattered like birds and beasts.

"These girls ran into you with their mouths open. You are a large number of adults. Don't blame, don't blame..." The steward drove the four people away, then turned around and apologized to me.

I stared at the group of people who said "No wonder" in front of me in a daze, knowing that I lost my composure and tired this person to suffer this innocent disaster.

I didn't mean to embarrass him, it was just a sudden loss of strength.The very ordinary "nothing" just twitched between my trembling lips at this moment, and it was shattered.

I even imagined the words of those maids.For just a moment, I couldn't stand it anymore.

I was almost rude and wanted to leave this place directly, as if I would lose my memory and forget everything I heard just now.

"Master!"

Ning Fei grabbed my shoulder.

This support finally woke me up a little bit, and I suddenly became flustered, and said eagerly: "Xilan..."

"Mr. Xilan and Ms. Xilan are in the courtyard." The steward seemed to be waiting for my words for a long time, and he accepted it with a smile just before I opened my mouth, "My lord, let's go now?"

I nodded immediately.

The steward immediately felt relieved, his smile became more genuine, and he turned around to lead the way attentively.

When entering Ji Yao's courtyard, the hot red clouds in the sky were burning the last ray of golden glow.