You hear it, do people say it?

Hearing him say that at first, Fu Ning was a little surprised.After all, the invitation was a bit abrupt because of emotion and reason, but considering Xun Yi's unconventional style of playing cards, it fit his style very well.

It's a pity that he is destined to be unable to accept this invitation.

Fu Ning withdrew his gaze from the house in the middle of the lake, looked at Xun Yi, and said apologetically, "Brother Sheng invites me, so I really want to go, but—"

The frantically beating heart gradually calmed down, Xun Yi looked at Fu Ning, who looked embarrassed: "But what?"

Fu Ning sighed: "Jingshu—that's my cousin, who just turned 12 this year, just at the age where she can go to see the lanterns alone, but my aunt was worried that it would be unsafe for her to go out with girls alone, so she had already asked me to accompany her. She went together, Brother Sheng's kindness, I'm afraid I can only live up to it."

Gently opening the hands that were unconsciously clenched in his sleeves, Xun Yi maintained a calm expression, and replied: "In that case, then——"

Having said that, he suddenly paused.

Seeing his gradually relaxed expression and the faint smile on his face, Fu Ning subconsciously felt something was wrong, and hurriedly said, "Brother Sheng?" This man won't be thinking about some weird things again! ?

Xun Yi maintained a relaxed expression, looked at Fu Ning and said, "Since you called me brother..."

Fu Ning immediately realized what he wanted to do, and quickly wanted to interrupt him: "But Jingshu is a woman—"

Xun Yi didn't care about it, and continued: "Then she is also my cousin, and I can accompany you to go, so as to ensure her safety."

Fu Ning sighed: "Brother Sheng, I appreciate your kindness, but such a thing is indeed inappropriate."

He sat up straight and looked at Xun Yi: "Although I am open to the folk customs, women seem to have the same status as men, they can go to school, and they can also get fame, but the essential difference... Brother Xing might as well think about it, how many female officials are there in the court today?"

Xun Yi was silent for a moment: "There are less than ten."

Fu Ning said: "This is the essential difference. The world treats women much harsher than men."

"I'm Jingshu's elder brother, and my grandfather said that he would not let the younger generation of the family take the path of 'kissing each other', so that I can accompany her out in an open and honest way. Although Brother Sheng is on good terms with me, people in the world don't." I know; if we come together by chance, there will be rumors of rebellion in the capital tomorrow, and then—"

A hand suddenly landed lightly on Funing's shoulder.

Xun Yi looked at him, still with a slight smile in his eyes: "Don't worry, I was joking."

"joke?"

"Ah."

Xun Yi patted Fu Ning on the shoulder, and said again: "It's rare for you to spend the holiday with your family, how can I have the heart to disturb it? It's just that I lost my mind and said this extra sentence just now, which made you angry. I was wrong .”

"Don't worry, I will never force you to do what you don't want to do."

The rain stopped at some point, and the twilight of the setting sun gradually rose in the sky, coating the lake with a gentle thin layer of gold.

Under the sky and clouds, Fu Ning looked at Xun Yi's smiling eyes, and suddenly found that his eyes were also beautiful.

The tails of the eyes are slightly raised, and the black and white pupils hidden under the long eyelashes are not clear, but there is a hazy feeling of drunkenness, but it is not abrupt, but it has a different kind of attraction, as if a person who is not drunk Be careful, you are about to be taken away by him——

"what happened?"

Seeing that he didn't answer for a long time, Xun Yi thought he had gone too far, and his voice was a little disturbed.

Fu Ning came back to his senses, and said with a light smile, "It's nothing, it's just that Brother Xing's joke was too real, and I was really taken aback."

Xun Yi shook his head lightly: "No, I really didn't think carefully about this matter. After two days, I'll give you a gift, and Quan Zuo makes amends."

Fu Ning was a little surprised: "That's not necessary, it's just a joke after all." It's not like he hasn't encountered a more extreme "joke" before, and after so many years, he has already learned not to take this kind of "joke" to heart on the ability.

But Xun Yi said seriously: "If you don't think it's a joke when you hear it, then the joke is inappropriate."

Fu Ning lowered his eyelids to hide the thoughts in his heart, after a while he smiled lightly and said, "If that's the case, then I have to thank Brother Guo Xing first."

The two of them were talking, when suddenly there was the sound of oars paddling outside, and after a while, a small boat appeared outside the window, and the servant in the boat bowed to the inside of the boat first, and then said: "His Royal Highness, Fu Young master, just now someone came to the servant's mansion, saying that there is something important at home, and he is in a hurry to invite Mr. Fu back."

Fu Ning frowned, and asked, "Did you say what it was?"

The boy said: "No, I just told Mr. Fu to go back quickly."

Without waiting for Fu Ning to order, Xun Yi ordered: "Go back immediately."

The water marks on the streets and alleys after the rain are still wet, and the sound of horseshoes stepping on the road and splashing water can be heard clearly through the car curtain.

The tension on Fu Ning's face disappeared instantly after getting into the car.He yawned, and lazily fell on the soft couch behind him: "I've been on airs all afternoon, I'm exhausted."

The bookboy who had been waiting on the shore, anxious for a long time: "...Young Master, aren't you worried?"

"What are you worried about?" Fu Ning looked at him and smiled: "If there is something really urgent, my uncle will probably call the housekeeper and bring a few servants to take me back directly. How can it be like today, where only one person will pass on the matter casually? He left after saying a word, and he didn't even wait to talk to me in the car."

The book boy thought about it for a while, and suddenly said, "It's true!"

He looked at Fu Ning and said sincerely: "Master, you are really amazing, I just heard about this, and I panicked."

Fu Ning only smiled and didn't speak any more. He closed his eyes and planned to rest for a while, but suddenly the scene on the lake just now came to his mind.

For some reason, he always felt that what Xun Yi said in the painting did not seem to be a joke, but that he had really planned to do so, but he changed his mind and said it was a joke only because of his persistence.

Those focused and beautiful eyes came to mind again, disrupting the originally clear thoughts.Fu Ning sighed silently, and thought: No matter what, Xun Yi didn't really force him to go in the end, otherwise, he probably would have a good argument with Xun Yi. Friendship thinner than paper, I'm afraid it will be broken again soon.

It was dusk when we returned to the Shi Lang's Mansion, the sun had almost completely set, and the courtyard had already been lit, perhaps to welcome the upcoming festival, even the style of the lanterns was different from usual, very novel and unique.

Fu Ning had enough rest, walked to the main hall in a good mood, and saw the person sitting in the front seat, his eyes were filled with joy immediately: "Grandpa?"

Happy Tanabata. ?