Spring Drunk Chang'an

"Ms. Shi?"

Liu Changan looked at her, completely stunned.

She glanced down at the visiting card, then suddenly looked up. "You, why did you come in person? Didn't you send the visiting card to inquire about the situation?"

Generally, you can visit the next day after getting permission.

"I didn't have anything to do anyway, so I just came along with the greeting card."

Shi Xiaoyue smiled shyly. Seeing that Liu Changan didn't dislike her, she carefully walked out from behind the wall and slowly came to her. She said, "I originally thought that if you have something to do, you can ask Azhen to leave a visiting card, and I will come to bother you in a few days."

"But Azhen said you have time..."

"I'm not disturbing you!"

She spoke in a low voice, carefully observing Liu Changan's expression.

I'm afraid she'll be unhappy.

Liu Changan was the first friend she made besides Azhen when she was fifteen years old. She cherished him very much, but was also afraid that he didn't like her.

"Miss Shi didn't disturb me. I'm resting today!" Liu Chang'an said hurriedly, looking at the huge man with a sigh.

Xiong Zhen?

Azhen?

I didn't expect that such a giant, who was like the Tai Sui of the human world, would have such a gentle name, nor did I expect that Shi Xiaoyue really wanted to make friends with her.

Looking at Shi Xiaoyue's anxious and timid expression, Liu Changan instantly thought of herself in her previous life. She instinctively softened her expression and said gently, "Miss Shi, it's okay for you to come and play with me."

"It's just the same for me. I haven't relaxed in a long time."

"Where do you want to go?"

Shi Xiaoyue couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when she saw that she was not angry.

Xiong Zhen's tense body slowly relaxed because of her relaxation, and his wide-open tiger eyes were always chasing Shi Xiaoyue.

But also because of Liu Changan's friendliness, he gave her a grateful look.

Liu Changan smiled back.

Shi Xiaoyue didn't notice and said happily, "Well, today is the fifteenth day of the lunar month. I want to go to Yuantan Temple to burn incense for my mother."

"My mother's eternal lamp is burning there. In the past, when I was praying in the temple, they had been cleaning and taking care of it. Now that I have suddenly returned home, I am worried that they will not be able to do their best."

"I want to go myself, but my father and mother won't let me. No one is willing to accompany me except Azhen!"

"Would you like to go with me?"

Shi Xiaoyue made an invitation.

It's just a trip to the suburbs to burn some incense. It only takes half a day to go there and back. Besides, if you go to the suburbs, you might have a chance to see...

Liu Changan's eyes darkened slightly, and he immediately replied, "Of course."

"I'll go with Miss Shi."

"Thank you, Sister Chang'an!" Shi Xiaoyue showed a joyful expression. She stepped forward, took Liu Chang'an's arm, and pulled her along, saying, "Azhen has driven the carriage here. Sister, please ride with me. I have some delicious food in the carriage..."

"Wait a moment, Miss Shi, I'll tell my family."

Liu Changan didn't expect Shi Xiaoyue to have such a temper, and spoke quickly.

"Oh, I forgot. Sister, go tell her." Shi Xiaoyue quickly let go and then said, "Sister Chang'an, don't call me Miss Shi. Call me Xiaoyue or Yue'er."

"That's what my grandmother called me."

"Well, it's not good because of the difference in status!" Liu Changan declined.

"Okay, okay, okay, go ahead and scream!" Shi Xiaoyue shook her arm.

After reading her poems, I thought she was a timid and cowardly girl who was also detached from the world. However, I didn't expect that after she got to know me, she became timid and cute.

Liu Changan was helpless and could only smile and say, "Then I will respectfully obey your command."

She called, "Xiaoyue."

Shi Xiaoyue frowned, "Hey!"

The two of them entered the Liu family compound together. Liu Changan introduced her to his family and said that he would accompany her to do some things and relax at the same time.

Liu Laishun and Liu Ai noticed that their daughter seemed to be full of worries recently and her temperament became increasingly depressed. They wished she could go out and play every day, but they did not try to stop her when they heard this.

Instead, Liu Ai took out five taels of silver and stuffed it directly into her daughter's arms, saying happily, "Go and have fun with your little friend. Don't save it, spend it all."

"Don't come back until dark."

"Well, we just need to light some incense." Liu Chang'an didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but was also grateful for Liu Ai's maternal love, and smiled softly.

She and Shi Xiaoyue left.

The two men got on the carriage. Xiong Zhen waved the whip, and the carriage started slowly and headed out of the city.

About half an hour.

The three of them came to Yuantan Temple.

Today is October, and the temple is particularly popular. Liu Changan and Shi Xiaoyue are waiting for the incense sticks to be offered while chatting casually.

"...I've lived in the temple for thirteen years. I know everyone here and have walked every piece of land nearby. After we burn incense, I'll take you to Lingxiang Valley. At this time of year, there's a sea of ​​wild chrysanthemums in bloom there. It's so beautiful!"

"Sister, you will definitely like it."

Shi Xiaoyue had a smile on her face.

She was more alive in the temple than anywhere else.

Liu Changan listened quietly, smiled and nodded, "Okay, take me around, I've never been here before."

"After I burn incense for my mother, I will take you around, and then you can meet the brothers and sisters. Oh, by the way, there is also an old friend from your family in our temple!"

Shi Xiaoyue said with a sweet smile.

In front of her confidant sister, she cast aside her dullness and cowardice, and returned to her true nature, innocent and lively.

Chirping, like a bird out of its golden cage, full of joy.

Liu Changan also liked her look and asked with an indulgent smile, "An old friend from our mansion? Who is it?"

"She's an old lady with burns all over her face. We all call her Granny Hua. She came to the temple to beg three years ago. She claimed to be a refugee from the south, but one time when she was chatting with me, she let slip that she used to work in your palace!"

Shi Xiaoyue tilted her head and recalled, "It seemed like the wet nurse in one of the concubine's rooms, I didn't ask her in detail, but her face changed color."

"In my aunt's room?"

Liu Changan's heart skipped a beat, and he inexplicably felt that this matter was very important.

She held Shi Xiaoyue's hand and said urgently, "Xiaoyue, can you take me to see that nanny?"

"Of course!" Shi Xiaoyue didn't understand why, but nodded obediently, "Grandma Hua usually helps in the kitchen..."

As she spoke, she led Liu Chang'an into the backyard of Yuantan Temple and went straight to the kitchen.

But, unfortunately, after asking around, no one knew where Grandma Hua had gone.

The young monk in the kitchen said, "It was here just now, but it disappeared in the blink of an eye. How about you come over later?"

Liu Changan was unwilling to give up, and waited in the kitchen for half an hour, but still did not see Grandma Hua come back. At that time, it was time to burn incense to Shi Xiaoyue's biological mother.

She could only leave.

"Sister Chang'an, I will accompany you next time." Shi Xiaoyue comforted her.

Liu Changan forced a smile and walked away, looking back every few steps.

In the woodshed of the big kitchen, Granny Hua, with her face covered in burns, hid in the shadows. She watched Liu Changan's departing back, her old face streaked with tears as she murmured, "Resemble him, really resemble him!"

"It's Madam, it's that child..."

"She's not dead!"