Huaxi Chronicle

The Baiwei restaurant was not far from Cui's house, so Cui Jiamu sent the driver back first, thinking that he could go for a walk with Xun Feibai after dinner.

The servant of the restaurant led the four of them to the private room on the second floor.

When Chu Wuge got off the carriage, he saw the painting in Cui Jiamu's hand, and seeing that she was still holding it in her hand when she entered the private room, Cheng Cheng asked, "Is that a painting in your hand?"

Cui Jiamu nodded when he heard the words, and said with a smile, "It's my birthday gift from Fei Bai."

Chu Wuge was surprised: "What is your birthday?"

Cui Jiamu smiled and nodded again.

Chu Wuge was speechless for a while, thought for a while and asked again: "Can you show me?"

These words were a birthday gift from Xun Fei for nothing, and she wanted to open it and read it when she got home.But now when asked by Chu Wuge, she was a bit uncomfortable to refuse, even though she didn't want to, she could only nod her head in agreement.

Seeing her reluctance, Chu Wuge guessed the difference in the painting, and felt sour in his heart.If she didn't read it normally, she wouldn't have read it, but the more she saw Cui Jiamu cherished this painting, the more she wanted to see it.

Xun Feibai didn't see any difference between the two of them. She patted Cui Jiamu's hand holding the painting, and said comfortingly, "Look at it. If you like it, I'll draw it for you next time."

Yan Cong'an glanced at the folded hands, raised his eyebrows, and also showed interest.

Cui Jiamu was delighted when he heard that Xun Feibai would present another painting, so he carefully placed the painting on the table and unfolded it slowly.

In the painting, a cluster of peach blossoms is in full bloom, and two flying swallows are playing beside the flowering branches.

That day Cui Jia said to draw a picture of flowers and birds, Xun Feibai thought Cui Jiamu's birthday was when the peach blossoms were in full bloom, so he drew this picture.

The last time, Yan Cong'an was in this room and saw the picture of pines and cypresses in the mountains from a distance.When I saw this painting today, it was completely different from the aggressive Jinsong painting that day. The peach blossoms in full bloom were unrestrained, and the flying swallows were playful and lively, and the spring spirit was vivid on the paper.

Yan Cong'an stopped appreciating the painting, but quietly raised his head to look at Xun Feibai who was sitting opposite him, with admiration in his eyes.

After Chu Wuge and the two had finished reading, Cui Jiamu carefully put away the painting and gently placed it on the desk in the house.

After she put away the painting, the servants of the restaurant had already prepared the food.

During the dinner, Cui Jiamu was the happiest, telling some anecdotes about Huaxi County.The other three interrupted occasionally, and did not talk to each other.

Chu Wuge was depressed, and when she was admiring the flowers, she secretly observed Cui Jiamu and Xun Feibai.

Along the way, when Xun Feibai was talking to him, Cui Jiamu had a smile on his brows, a shy look that flashed from time to time, and the birthday gift that was regarded as a treasure.

Chu Wuge decided on one thing: Cui Jiamu was pleased with Xun Feibai.

In contrast to Xun Feibai, Chu Wuge is not sure.

When Xun Feibai looked at Cui Jiamu, his face was as gentle as water, and his words showed affection everywhere.But Chu Wuge always felt a little weird, she thought carefully, what was the difference?

Thinking of the scene where Xun Feibai comforted Cui Jiaze just now, Chu Wuge was suddenly blessed. Xun Feibai was very good to Cui Jiamu, but different from mutual admiration, when Xun Feibai looked at Cui Jiamu, there was less emotion in his eyes.

Just like that, there is no love in those eyes!

Xun Feibai has no yearning for Cui Jiamu, more like pampering his younger sister.

Thinking of this, Chu Wuge was overjoyed.She was in a good mood and started to talk more, looking at Xun Feibai also felt very pleasing to the eye, and even took the opportunity to chat with Xun Feibai.

Such an uncharacteristic, others didn't notice it, but Yan Cong'an could see it.She only looked at Chu Wuge, but didn't say much.

Chu Wuge didn't care about her eyes, and talked happily with Xun Feibai.

After listening carefully for a long while, Yan Cong'an turned slightly sideways, his eyes darting around the several people, as if he had some insight, and his brows slightly stretched.

Just now, when Chu Wuge found out that Xun Feibai had no intentions, he was overjoyed and had a plan in mind: match Yan Cong'an and Xun Feibai as soon as possible to cut off any worries.

After several people finished their meal, Chu Wuge asked the boy to remove the meal and serve tea and pastries again.

She picked up the teacup in her hand and said with a smile: "One bowl moistens the throat, while the second bowl is broken and boring."

Xun Feibai looked at the tea in the cup, the buds were fat and the leaves were thick, the tea soup was clear and the taste was mellow, it was really good tea.

"The scenery in the south of the Yangtze River is boundless, and the products are rich, so I'm envious." After Chu Wuge sighed, he seemed unintentional, and asked casually, "Is Fei Bai from Huaxi?"

Xun Fei nodded and said, "From Xunjia Village, Huaxi County."

During the banquet, the two chatted for a long time, Chu Wuge only started talking, chatting about the past and present, and anecdotes from the world.Xun Feibai felt that she was knowledgeable and humorous, so he also opened up the conversation, and became familiar with her during the conversation.She didn't find it awkward when it came to personal matters.

Chu Wuge pretended to look up and down, and asked with a smile: "Seeing Fei Bai's appearance, is it already enough?"

"Fei Bai is 16 years old this year, and he reached the age of Ji last year."

Xun Feibai has a slender figure, but his face is somewhat round, and he is a little immature compared to his actual age.Chu Wuge was not the first person to have this question, so she answered truthfully without paying much attention.

Chu Wuge took a sip of tea, and seemed to be concerned: "Have you reached the end of the year last year? Did the elders in the family make an engagement for you?"

Cui Jiamu was also very curious when he heard Chu Wuge's question.Although she was acquainted with Xun Feibai, it was only in the past few days that she knew what she wanted, and naturally she had never asked Xun Feibai about such a private matter.

Xun Feibai's parents had passed away long ago, so no one in the family worried about her marriage.Then he shook his head slightly at Chu Wuge.

Seeing her shaking her head, Cui Jiamu was overjoyed and wanted to ask, but she was a little shy.

"Then does Fei Bai like men or women?" Chu Wuge continued to ask.

Xun Feibai was a little dazed. Since she was a child, she only loved reading and painting. After her parents left, her life was even more difficult. After she was born, she never thought about love.This will be suddenly mentioned by Chu Wuge, and he doesn't know how to answer for a while.

In an instant, a beautiful image flashed in her mind, and she unconsciously blurted out: "It should be a woman."

As soon as the words came out, Xun Fei's face turned red, and she hurriedly picked up the tea on the table and pretended to drink it.

When Cui Jiamu heard this, his face was beaming with smiles, and his heart was full of joy.

Yan Cong'an turned to look at Xun Feibai, seeing her blushing face, she looked very interesting.

Seeing this, Chu Wuge took advantage of the victory to pursue him, jokingly said, "Fei Bai looks like this, but he already has someone he likes?"

Hearing this, Xun Feibai was taken aback again, almost choking on the tea in his mouth.She hastily put down the tea in her hand, and when she looked up, she saw the other three people were all facing her.Inadvertently seeing a pair of smiling eyes, she was even more flustered, and hastily waved her hand in denial: "Fei Bai has no one he likes."

After saying this, the expressions of the other three people were different.

There was teasing in Chu Wuge's eyes, as if he didn't believe it.

Yan Cong'an smiled thoughtfully.

Cui Jiamu on the side frowned a little, not as happy as before.

Seeing that his goal was achieved, Chu Wuge didn't continue to tease Xun Feibai, but instead asked: "Fei Bai likes women, so can he set up a female household?"

There are no restrictions on the marriage of men and women in the Liang Kingdom, but if a woman wants to marry a wife, she needs to go to the government office to register as a female household. If she establishes a female household, she cannot marry, but can only marry a wife, enter a family, or recruit a son-in-law.Except for women marrying wives, if a woman wants to become an official, she must also establish a female household.

Xun Feibai nodded and said, "To be an official through the imperial examination, one needs to set up a female household."

When Chu Wuge saw her talking about the imperial examination, he took advantage of the opportunity to talk about the imperial examination and the romantic affairs of the ministers in the court.

The four of them sat for a while, Cui Jiamu lost interest after listening to Xun Feibai's words, with his eyes half downcast, and stopped talking.

Seeing her like this, Xun Feibai thought she was just a little sleepy after eating, so he wanted to say goodbye.

The two were about to say goodbye and leave together, Xun Feibai got up to straighten his clothes, and accidentally knocked off the wooden chopsticks on the table.She bent down to pick up the wooden chopsticks, but she didn't notice that the jade pendant in her arms had slipped to the ground along the long gown.

Yan Cong'an who was sitting opposite happened to see it, and wanted to remind him, but before he could say it, Chu Wuge stopped him with his hand.Chu Wuge shook his head at Yan Cong'an, signaling her to keep silent.

Yan Cong'an showed suspicion, Chu Wuge glanced at the two people walking out, and said in a low voice: "Be safe and don't be impatient."

Chu Wuge got up to refill Yan Cong'an's tea, said with a smile, "Have a cup of tea, wait a moment." Then he turned and walked towards the window.

She glanced down at the downstairs, then raised her eyebrows.

Lowering his head for a moment, Chu Wuge saw the man downstairs, and wanted to go west, but found something wrong.She first stretched out her hand to explore her bosom, then her expression changed a little, after searching to no avail, she explained a few words to the woman beside her, and then hurried back.

Seeing this scene, Chu Wuge turned to look at Yan Cong'an, and said casually, "Did you really fall in love with that Xun Feibai?"

Yan Cong'an paused when he heard the words, but pretended not to hear, then lowered his head to drink tea.

Chu Wuge didn't care, and seemed to tease: "If it's really Wuxin, why do you..."

Chu Wuge practiced martial arts since childhood and has excellent hearing.She deliberately paused for a while, and only after hearing footsteps approaching outside the door did she ask: "You know she's going to Binzhou to take the exam, but you don't have enough money, so you asked Yan Hongrui to ask him to work as an accountant at Mipu?"

Yan Cong'an didn't know why she mentioned this matter, and he didn't think too much about it, and explained: "It's just to repay the kindness of helping the temple that day, you don't want to..."

Yan Cong'an raised his head for a moment, and saw the slender figure outside the door.Xun Feibai was looking at her in amazement at this moment, perhaps because he ran all the way back in a hurry, there was still a thin layer of sweat on his forehead.

Yan Cong'an was stunned for a moment, then he knew what Chu Wuge was trying to prevent her from reminding Yupei, and then asked her intentionally.

The two looked at each other for a while, but neither spoke.

Chu Wuge coughed lightly, interrupted the two looking at each other, and said lightly: "I remembered something at home, so I left first, just happened to be with Xiao Mu. Please Fei Bai to send Cong'an off later, she hasn't been back to Huaxi for many years The county is not familiar with the road."

After speaking, they left lightly, leaving the two of them alone, not knowing how to get along.

Chu Wuge left the Baiwei restaurant and took away the Yan family's carriage.

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