Luanfenglou

The ink clouds are floating, and the moonlight seems to be particularly bright, projected from the half-open window, scattered on the face of the sleeping person, as if dyed with a layer of brilliance.

Fei Xiu opened his eyes gently, and woke up from the dream for no reason, very awake, he quietly looked at Zhan Ye who was sleeping beside him, and reached out to touch his side face, at this moment, he was so far away Nearby, the face under the moonlight is so clear, with no hair visible, and his slight snort can be clearly heard.

He just looked at it for a long time, and the woman whispered faintly in his ears, what he was talking about couldn't be heard clearly, he carefully moved Zhan Ye's arm around his waist, got up, put on his coat and walked out the door outside.Once outside the house, the moonlight was even brighter, like daytime, a layer was spread on the ground, and it was slightly cold.

Feixiu wrapped his clothes tightly, thinking that he would not be able to sleep anyway, so he took advantage of the moonlight to walk around, so he paced slowly, passed the Chaoshou corridor, and unknowingly came to the lobby.The inside of the hall was no different from the outside, it was pitch black, only a small hexagonal window on the west let in some moonlight, as if deliberately arranged, and shone on the desk and the portrait.He approached gently, went to the desk, and looked up at the portrait.

The woman in the painting is wearing a bridal bun, with two bright red vermillion gauze peonies inserted in the bun, her slender eyelashes concealing a pair of charming eyes, her cheeks are red like apricots, her nose is greasy goose fat, and her thin lips are painted with bright red lip balm , Even more beautiful and moving under the moonlight.She was sitting upright at the window, wearing a brocade mandarin duck-patterned red wedding dress, with her head slightly tilted and looking out of the window, looking into the distance, waiting for the man who would never come back again.

I heard from my mother-in-law that this was painted by a painter before Ziyun committed suicide. The mother-in-law just thought she wanted to keep it as a memory, but she didn't want to swallow the gold ornaments given by the rich man just after she returned to the room. Xiangxiaoyu died.

Fei Xiu stared blankly, wondering if such a beautiful person really exists in the world?Just as he was thinking, his eyes flickered, and he found that the bride in the painting slowly turned her head and was smiling at him... Fei Xiu took two steps back in fright, rubbed her eyes and took a closer look, but she still looked up. Sitting with his head tilted, he settled down, but it was only a moment of blurred vision.

A gust of cold wind hit him from behind, he shook his body, turned around and walked out of the lobby.Several osmanthus trees were planted in the courtyard of Ziyunyuan. Now it is the season of blooming, and the fragrance is wafting far away. He walked through the courtyard, and a red figure passed by the corner of his eyes, which made him stop and look around. In the small gazebo sat a woman in red.

I don't know if it was affected by the moonlight, but I always felt like I was in a dream. Fei Xiu didn't feel any fear, so she walked a few steps towards the gazebo, stood in front of the steps, and carefully looked at the person who sat with her back facing him. The woman, wearing a mandarin duck-pattern wedding dress, has a slender figure.Probably because she heard Fei Xiu's footsteps, she stood up and turned around slowly. Those two delicate peonies, with that beautiful and moving appearance, are not the Ziyun in the painting.

Fei Xiu secretly marveled, and saw Ziyun slowly descending, stood in front of him, looked at him quietly, stretched out his hand to touch his cheek, parted his red lips lightly, and said: "I know, you want to be with him." Together... I can help you realize that wish..."

Fei Xiu staggered back two steps, accidentally stepped on a stone, slipped his foot, and fell down. He wanted to speak, but found that he couldn't make any sound at all.Ziyun stood looking down at him, and said: "If you really want to be with him, I can help you... Losing someone you love is very painful..."

She said, knelt down, stuffed something into Fei Xiu's hand, and said: "Take this with you, and you will see me."

As soon as the words fell, she turned around and disappeared in front of Fei Xiu without a trace.Fei Xiu got up and looked around, only the shadow of the osmanthus tree shaking in the moonlight, where there was no one else, he lowered his head and opened his palm, it was a golden maple leaf-shaped pendant the size of two copper coins...

"A sleeve, a sleeve..."

In a trance, he heard someone calling himself, Fei Xiu opened his eyes, and saw Zhan Ye sitting on the edge of the bed, washed and dressed, he pinched Fei Xiu's cheek and said: "I called you several times before I woke up, what was the dream?" ? Look at your frowning."

Fei Xiu slapped his hands away and sat up, feeling a little pain in his head, thinking to himself that it was really a dream.

"I'll go out and have a look first, and when you get up, come find me in the lobby." Zhan Ye looked at him with a dull expression, smiled and walked out the door.

The door was gently closed, Fei Xiu let out a breath, the dream last night was really weird, he lifted the quilt and was about to get up, when there was a jingling sound on the ground, something fell down.He got out of bed and picked it up, put it in his palm and looked carefully, it was the maple leaf pendant that Ziyun gave him in his dream.

Fei Xiu trembled in panic, and the pendant fell to the ground again. He looked around, afraid that the purple cloud in the painting would just quietly appear beside him, but luckily nothing happened.He stared at the golden spot on the ground in a daze, and vaguely remembered what Ziyun said: Losing the one you love is very painful...

Fei Xiu stooped down and picked up the pendant once, and hid it in her sleeve by a strange coincidence.

After Fei Xiu finished grooming and rushed to the lobby, everyone had already gathered there.The mother-in-law was helped by Ruohong to come in from the side door, walked to the desk, looked up at the portrait, and said, "I'm sorry everyone, I can't keep you here anymore."

Everyone looked at each other two by two, and Princess Pingcheng stood up and asked in confusion: "What is the mother-in-law saying? We want to stay a few more days to enjoy the red maples."

The mother-in-law sighed, turned around, looked at Princess Pingcheng, then at Fei Xiu standing at the door, and finally fixed her gaze on Zhan Ye, and said, "I didn't say hello to you in advance, I didn't think carefully, I heard The princess is about to marry this son, so you must go..."

Princess Pingcheng, Zhan Ye and Fei Xiu were all confused, only Jie Lian and Chu Ziyin knew what was going on, so Chu Ziyin waved his folding fan and said to Princess Pingcheng: "Since mother-in-law is not good at keeping us , I think we should go back first, besides, the princess and Mr. Zhan still have to prepare for their marriage, and they will be busy for a while."

The princess obeyed Chu Ziyin's words, so all the people left Ziyun Garden under the watchful eyes of her mother-in-law and Ruohong.

The carriage bumped all the way, Princess Pingcheng and Zhan Ye still sat in the front carriage, and Jie Lian sat in the rear one.The atmosphere in the car was very dull, Fei Xiu leaned to one side, with his head down, unable to see the expression on his face.Chu Ziyin coughed, sat next to Jie Lian, and said, "Grandma is so anxious to ask us to leave, it seems that what she told us last time is true."

Xie Lian nodded in agreement, and just as he raised his head to speak, he saw Fei Xiu was looking at them with a gloomy expression on his face.

"What did mother-in-law tell you?" he asked.

Chu Ziyin thought about it and replied: "Grandmother said that the ghost of Ziyun is still wandering in the courtyard, as long as there are tourists who are about to get married, she will curse the groom to death on the day of his wedding."

"That's why Mr. Zhan may encounter an accident, so my mother-in-law wants him to leave quickly." Xie Lian added on the side.

"Why, how come..." Fei Xiu looked surprised, "Really?"

Chu Ziyin said seriously to him: "Really, three people have died in the past 40 years, and they all died on the wedding day."

Fei Xiu panicked in his heart, and the hand hidden in his sleeve was still tightly holding the maple leaf pendant. He lowered his head and thought for a long time before getting up. The pendant was thrown down, and with a muffled pop, the golden maple leaf disappeared into the dead leaves all over the ground without a trace...