Lin'an Pavilion

After looking at the furnishings in the room, Yun Chuji felt relieved not to mention the rumors and slanders he made downstairs.

After laying the quilt for Yun Chuji, Xia Shi'an got up. Yun Chuji thought he was going to leave, so he consciously made way for him, and he even put the chair in front of him out of the way.

Unexpectedly, after Xia Shi'an took two steps, the light blue robe stopped in front of Yun Chuji.

At night, the sound of insects sounded all around, Xia Shi'an closed the window, the sound of frogs became quieter, candles were burning in the room, not long after, Yun Chuji's face was also stained red by the candle , but the light is not good, it doesn't look real, only the eyes that are gradually stained with water color are full of waves.

"I asked Xia Qi to buy a yard in Qingxi Prefecture." Xia Shi'an suddenly said under the moonlight.

"Ah?" Yun Chuji looked up.

"After Wugou said that you were going to Qingxi Prefecture that day," Xia Shi'an explained patiently, "I asked Xia Qi to come to Qingxi Prefecture to buy a yard, but then..."

Xia Shi'an suddenly stopped, he looked at the candlestick for a long time before explaining: "It was not early when we arrived in Qingxi Prefecture, and the residence is a bit far from here, so we can only let you stay in a hotel. After breakfast tomorrow morning, I will return to you." take you there."

Xia Shi'an said softly, he felt a little wronged by Yun Chuji, the former Young Master Yun was delicate and expensive, and never spent the night outside, and sometimes shared the bed with Xia Shi'an at Xia's house, Xia Shi'an would always come up with the best, the last The soft material makes it uncomfortable for the little boy to sleep.

"It doesn't matter." Yun Chuji blinked, he didn't have so many bad habits in the past, in the past few years, sometimes it's good to be able to fall asleep peacefully, but how can I spend my time thinking about whether the bed I'm sleeping on is soft or comfortable? Woolen cloth!

Rather...

Yun Chuji's eyes turned, and Xia Shi'an Xueyu's face became more and more flawless against the candlelight. He was looking down at him. The light in the room was not good, and Yun Chuji's eyes that couldn't walk at night could be dazzled. show some pity

Raising his hand to caress his chest, Yun Chuji tilted his head and smiled politely: "It would be nice to have a place to stay, even such a delicate inn would be impossible to live in."

Knowing that Xia Shian was unhappy when he said this, Xia Shian himself looked at him and didn't respond, Yun Chuji was like a withdrawn, tortured little beast, finally revealing some pure white heart, and instantly Take it back, but it's too fast, as if the young man who told the shopkeeper in the lobby of the inn with certainty that my brother was coveted by Xia Shi'an didn't happen.

The author has something to say: make up yesterday's, hehe.

Chapter 20 On the second day, before Xia Qi arrived, Xia Shi'an and Yun Chuji had breakfast at the inn, and went to the courtyard he bought in Qingxi Prefecture first.

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On the second day, before Xia Qi arrived, Xia Shi'an and Yun Chuji had breakfast at the inn, and went to the small courtyard he set up in Qingxi Prefecture first.

Along the way, Yun Chuji was holding the candied haws that Xia Shian had forced for him in his hand, and he didn't know what to say. There were people coming and going on the street, like a child. He glanced at Xia Shian, Looking at the candied haws again, he casually chatted: "Did Xia Qi make an appointment with you to come to Qingxi Prefecture today?"

Hearing his words, Xia Shi'an slowed down: "No, I'll let him go back to Baizhou Gate to deal with some matters, and then come to Qingxi Prefecture. Counting his distance, he should arrive today."

"He hasn't arrived, aren't you worried?" A hint of sweetness penetrated into the tip of Yun Chuji's nose, and the sugar wrapped in the hawthorn was crystal clear, looking like he wanted to take a bite.

"We went down the mountain and met Xie Liuyi, Luo Shenqiu and them, are you worried?" Xia Shi'an asked him, Yun Chuji was not worried, Xia Shi'an didn't know, but Xia Qi, there was really nothing to worry about.

"I'm not worried," Yun Chuji said honestly, after thinking about it, he felt a little ungrateful for saying this, and added: "Xie Liuyi won't do anything to Shen Qiu."

Xia Shi'an let Yun Chuji to the inner side of the street, and saw an old man selling sugar in front of him, surrounded by a group of yellow-haired children, chattering loudly: "How do you know that Xie Liuyi won't do anything to them? Do you want to eat candy?" people?"

Yun Chuji was taken aback, sugar eater?After Xia Shi'an finished speaking, he took two steps towards the lively sugar figurine stand. The cold and pine young master of the Xia family was about to huddle with a bunch of children to buy sugar figurines.

Yun Chuji hurriedly pulled him back, fearing that he might still be thinking about buying other things, so he shook the candied haws in his hand: "I won't eat it, it's too sweet."

"Oh." Xia Shi'an glanced at the frolicking stall, took back his steps and continued on the road just now.

Yun Chuji: "..."

Do you still have any regrets?

"You mentioned Xie Liuyi just now..." Walking through the busy street, the green bricks and tiles in this place seemed a little deserted, Xia Shi'an asked, "You know him."

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When leaving from the foot of Jinglinmen Mountain, Xia Shi'an wanted to ask, but the occasion was not right, and Yun Chuji wanted to get rid of him all the time, Xia Shi'an was afraid of making him unhappy, so he held back from asking.

The early morning wind was bitingly cold, and the softness on Yun Chuji's face was slowly blown off by the morning wind in Qingxi Prefecture. He stopped smiling, and he was not interested in the candied haws in his hand.

That young man who was once high-spirited now had a calm and dead silence on his face, and Xia Shi'an thought of seeing Xie Liuyi's face as pale as paper at Xiaochu at the foot of the mountain.

"Xiao Chu!" Xia Shi'an grabbed Yun Chuji, and he saw Yun Chuji's undisguised, straightforward and clear killing intent hidden deep in his eyes.

Yun Chuji stared at him blankly, his dark eyes gradually reflected Xia Shi'an's shadow, the killing intent in his eyes gradually receded, he tilted his head slightly, a little confused.

The autumn wind is bleak, the two of them look like this, but they can't tell who is more pitiful than the other.

"Don't mention it if you don't want to." Xia Shi'an held Yun Chuji's wrist, and he didn't know what to do. If it was heavy, he was afraid of hurting him, and if it was light, he was afraid that he would not be able to catch the person and disappear. Either way is not good .

Yun Chuji lowered his eyes to look at the hand on his wrist, and smiled lightly: "I'm fine, you are like this... Do you want me to buy you a string of candied haws to coax you?"

Xia Shi'an let go of his hand and said nothing, not to mention candied gourds, or stars in the sky, as long as Yun Chuji could smile at him in exchange, he would try his best to pick it for Yun Chuji.

The two walked around for a long time, and the bustling market gradually moved away. From the streets lined with shops to the farm yards, they walked for a long time.

Yun Chuji was lost in thought as he looked at the paddy field of the farmhouse in front of him. If he remembered correctly, he had already been to this place three times.

Yun Chuji held back for a long time but still couldn't hold back: "Do you remember the way?"

Walking aimlessly like this is like the way a lost person would do it.

Xia Shi'an's eyes flickered slightly: "It should be around here."

This should be used is really intriguing, Yun Chuji tilted his head, and couldn't help thinking carefully about what it means to be near here, but suddenly a woman's wailing and reprimanding sound came from his ear.

An Qiqi raised his head when Yun Chuji was in Xia Shi.

Not far away, under the fruit tree outside the small farmyard, a thin woman squatted beside the low wall with her head in her arms, surrounded by several village women in cotton padded jackets.

One of the village women broke the hand of the down-and-out woman and snatched the fruit out of her hand, her voice was sharp: "You man! I gave you food with good intentions and didn't eat it, but you want to steal my fruit tree. If the fruit is ripe, you can pick it." I picked it off, but eating this green one can kill people! Aren’t you wasting things?”

Someone nearby persuaded the angry woman: "She is a fool, she doesn't understand flowers, what are you fussing with her about?"

The woman's black hair covered her face, and she was wearing tattered clothes. She was in a mess. She wasn't angry when someone robbed her of what she was holding, but she knew that the current situation was a bit bad. She hugged her knees and held He huddled himself into a ball and buried his head like a hedgehog.

Chapter 21 There are a few dogs barking not far away. Under the low wall of the small farmyard, a thin woman is curled up in a pile, and her appearance cannot be seen clearly with her jet-black messy hair...

There were a few dogs barking not far away. Under the low wall of the small farmyard, a thin woman was curled up. Her appearance was hard to see with her jet-black messy hair, but her fingers were thin and only in the shape of joints. The hand covered with skin and bones was snatched away by the man, took two mouthfuls of green fruit, tremblingly wanted to grab it, but without the strength, he slumped to his side, hugged his head, and whimpered indistinctly .

A village woman saw that she was pitiful, so she advised: "Forget it! Don't be angry, Aunt Cuihua is also a poor person!"

Holding the fruit in her hand, the woman called Aunt Cuihua glared at the woman huddled on the ground, and she was still angry: "I don't feel sorry for these two fruits. I don't know when this person was lying on my stomach in my yard. Look at her pitifully, the pork buns steamed in the morning let her have two to fill her stomach, how can she know that she is a white-eyed wolf who only eats good food and looks down on others! Look, Aunt Liu, "

Aunt Cuihua embroidered a little bit of mandarin ducks playing in the water, and the buns covered by the woman's tattered fabric were revealed. The skin was thin and the meat was thick. The big and plump pork buns fell quietly on the ground, covered with dust, and it was obvious that they were beaten by someone. Throwing it to the ground: "I handed this bun to her without even looking at it. Tell me, are you angry that this matter is falling on you? It's fine if you don't like my bun. Going to my fruit tree, it’s not yet ripe! It’s picked.”

"This..." Aunt Liu, who wanted to persuade her to make peace, had nothing to say: "Hey!"

"Hee hee!" The woman bent her knees and hugged her head suddenly let out two sneers of unknown meaning. It seemed that she could see the corners of her mouth through the messy black hair. eat."

The woman's voice was low, and because she had been hungry for many days and had no energy, the women around her couldn't hear what she said. Aunt Cuihua frowned: "What are you talking about?"

"Forget it!" Aunt Liu looked at the huddled woman and felt pity in her heart: "Look at her foolishness, she is also a poor child, what do you know? Aunt Cuihua, don't mention it!"

"That's right, there's no need to get angry if you talk to a fool."

"Let's go, let's go and see how the seedlings are growing in the field this year?"

The woman persuaded her in a hurry, surrounded Aunt Cuihua in the middle, and left in a row.

After walking far away, I can still hear the woman's rough and bold voice: "Hi! I don't want to mention that little girl, I just went to see the rice seedlings in my paddy field yesterday, and the harvest is not good this year!"

A young one giggled: "My family's hair is also sparse, just like the hair on the head of the old woman in Yang's family in the east of the village. It's pitiful."

This sentence made a group of people laugh, and the women walked away together.

The woman squatting on the ground took a long time before she raised her head buried between her knees covered by black hair. She was so hungry that even the effort to raise her head was slow and painful. The woman looked up and saw the sun was high In the sky, she was in the gap under the tree, unable to get sunlight, her eyes were loose and out of focus, and she couldn't tell whether she was looking at the sun or the green fruit on her head.

At this time, a string of fiery red and dazzling objects exuding a sweet fragrance suddenly appeared in front of her eyes.

The woman slowly turned her eyes to look at it. It was a bunch of candied haws. The hand holding it was slender and white. There were sparkling ripples embroidered on the big sleeves around the wrist, and the auspicious cloud jade pendant was worn on the white jade belt. She was dressed in a white dress that was unparalleled.

The young man spoke, his voice was as warm and gentle as his appearance, and as clear and pleasant as the clear spring in the mountains.

Yun Chuji possessed himself and handed the candied haws that had troubled him for a long time to the woman, and said softly, "Do you want to eat this?"

The woman didn't say a word, although she couldn't see her face clearly because of her black hair, but Yun Chuji felt a vigilant and probing gaze coming through her black hair.

After a long time, the woman stretched out her hand, carefully took the bunch of candied haws in front of her, put it in her mouth, bit hard, and with a click, she bit off the sugar coating and swallowed the hawthorn inside, her cheeks trembled. She ate too fast and couldn't help coughing a few times.

"Girl..." Yun Chuji looked at her: "We still have a lot of silver, you can use it to buy something you like."

Xia Shi'an cooperatively handed the money bag to Yun Chuji, and Yun Chuji raised his hand to take it without raising his head, and poured out all the money in it no matter how much it was. He held the empty money bag in his right hand, left hand Passing it forward, the silver shone in the sunlight.

The woman paused while biting the candied haws, looked at Yinliang in front of her, her eyes flickered, and after a long time, her voice was hoarse: "Are you...are foreigners?"

Yun Chuji was stunned for a moment, then turned his head and looked at Xia Shi'an, the woman's tone was suspicious and frightened, and she also carried a subtle search.

"We are..." Yun Chuji was about to explain.

"You are good people," the woman interrupted him, she was still holding candied haws with her right hand, wiped the clean skirt with her left hand, and pushed Yun Chuji's money back with the back of her hand: "But this place, Not a good place, leave quickly!"

The woman leaned against the wall and got up slowly, without looking at the two handsome young men under the tree, she took a step, exhaled lightly, and then walked away.

The woman walked slowly, she had to rest on the spot when she took one foot, and then raised the other foot. Although the walking was very difficult, she didn't stop.

At this time, the morning light was twilight, and the woman described her as downcast, but when viewed from behind, her thin back was straight, and the sun was shining on her. The shadow behind her looked slender and slender, which was completely different from her tattered image.

She left slowly.

"Did you hear what she said just now?" Yun Chuji flipped over with his fingertips, tore open the purse, put all the money back in his hand and returned it to Xia Shi'an, asking vaguely.

Xia Shi'an looked at the purse in that white hand, and didn't reach out to pick it up immediately, as if he was thinking about something, but he took it after looking at it for a while, and he mused: "She said the sacrifice sentence."

Yun Chuji nodded.

The woman couldn't hear clearly, but the woman was so hungry that she didn't have the strength to speak. She said the sacrificial words lightly but with a heavy accent. Both Yun Chuji and Xia Shi'an could hear clearly, what she said was "Sacrifice".

In the distance, there is still a golden glow, but it is as gloomy as the dim sunset, making people's throat tight.

Chapter 22 Yun Chuji is under the tree, looking up at the flat peaches growing on the tree, it seems very novel in this season

Yun Chuji was under the tree, looking up at the flat peaches on the tree. It seemed strange that there were still peaches in this season, and they were still growing so well.

Xia Shi'an stood three steps away from him with his hands behind his back. There was no expression on his jade-carved snowy face, but his light-colored eyes were warm and clear. As long as Xiao Chu was happy, he would be fine with anything.

The person who has been thinking about it for seven years has finally returned, and the joy of regaining it has not had time to spread to his heart. After savoring the taste carefully, Yun Chuji's attitude towards Xia Shi'an is like a heavy rain pouring on a smoky firewood. All the signs of Xia Shian's happiness were wiped out.

But fortunately, after a half-begging and half-forced conversation outside Qingxi Prefecture, Yun Chuji no longer resisted his approach like that.

In the inn, although he was a bit out of touch, he could finally see the shadow of the young master who was full of vigor and pampering in that serious young man who talked nonsense.

Xia Shi'an just lowered his eyes, and that tiny bit of satisfaction trickled out from the corners of his picturesque eyes and brows, and was blown to Yun Chuji by the gentle wind.

The wind blew away the dragon beard and hair on Yun Chuji's forehead. He brushed his hair and raised his head, thinking about what this man was laughing at, when he caught a glimpse of the furnishings in the courtyard out of the corner of his eye.

As soon as he entered the door, he was attracted by the peach tree full of sweet peaches. Only then did he get a glimpse of the whole courtyard, and the expression on Yun Chuji's face gradually became strange.

Looking at Yun Chuji's eyes, Xia Shi sank slowly with peace of mind.

They were in the house that Xia Shi'an had ordered in advance.

The courtyard is not big, but it is small and exquisite. It is at the junction of the town and the country. It is neither too noisy nor too deserted, but quiet and elegant, with pleasant scenery.

The courtyard wall is planted with fruit trees of various colors, and I don't know what method Xia Shi'an used. In this bleak late autumn day, the courtyard is as warm as spring, but the trees with different results are full of fruits, and the apricots are round and yellow. It is clear and sweet, the peach is big and bright red, mouth-watering, and the cherries are dazzling in the sun, like a spring scene.

This is the case outside the house, so there must be no need to look inside the house. The tea set should be blue and white porcelain from Deyin Town, and the tea in the tea cabinet should be Wuxiapo's half-day leisure. It was picked up by someone with a bamboo stick and propped on the window frame, and one could just see the soft gold-woven satin on the top of the white gauze tent inside the house.

These are all things that Yun Chuji used to use in the past.

The breeze was blowing, and the courtyard was clear and silent for a moment, and there was a moment of silence. Yun Chuji covered the look in his eyes, and in Xia Shi'an's eyes, slowly put on that warm and jade-like, handsome man's coat again.

He looked around again, from the fruit tree to the steps, from the steps to the courtyard door, from the courtyard door to the window frame, his eyes flickered slightly when he saw the inside of the house, and after a while, he fixed his eyes on Xia Shi'an as usual .

"These," Yun Chuji's beautiful lips opened and closed, the sound was like dewdrops falling on the young leaves of a tree in summer, it was very pleasant to hear, the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, it seemed to be smiling, and he looked closely at the black jade eyes But there was no smile at all: "It cost you money."

Xia Shi'an didn't say a word, he knew Yun Chuji's habit of always talking nonsense before saying something bad, although it was just a normal exchange of pleasantries now, it was not much different.

Sure enough, Yun Chuji didn't wait for Xia Shi'an's answer, and didn't intend to wait, so he nodded, and continued politely: "But Yun Chuji liked these things very much in the past, and he doesn't really hate them now. , but never count on liking it.”

Xia Shi'an raised his head, with faint blood in his eyes, but he concealed it very well, the chirping of birds on the branches was crisp and clear, he looked at Yun Chuji, and took a step forward as if he didn't hear clearly: "You said What?"

Yun Chuji silently tightened his hands covered in his wide sleeves, and raised his eyes: "I don't..."

Before he could finish that sentence, he was suddenly pulled into an embrace filled with the fragrance after the rain, and Yun Chuji was tightly embraced by Xia Shi'an.

"you……"

It was only when Xia Shi'an embraced the person in his arms that he firmly felt the weight, temperature, and shallow breathing of the person in his arms. He took a deep breath, pressed down his slightly trembling fingertips, and it was clear that they had a deeper relationship After doing everything, it was just a hug, but for the two of them, they were still too nervous to control themselves.

"Why do you have to torture yourself? Every time the relationship between us eases up, you always say some unfeeling words. You look sadder than me," Xia Shi'an hugged him, his deep voice echoing Yun Chuji. It sounded in my ears: "Xiao Chu, what are you afraid of?"

Yun Chuji lowered his eyes, his eyes were sore, and he was about to cry in the blink of an eye, but he suppressed his sobs, and still said stiffly: "I didn't."

He is not afraid, he just doesn't want to repeat the same mistakes, some things leave a lesson that is enough to be remembered for a lifetime, so he is always vigilant, aware that he and Xia Shi'an are one step closer, and Yun Chuji is about to take two steps back, he dare not , nor can it, so it is even more necessary to be vigilant all the time.

Although this is more like drinking poison to quench thirst.

"Why," Xia Shi'an buried his head on Yun Chuji's shoulder, as if asking him or talking to himself: "Can you forget everything about the past?"

Yun Chuji didn't break free from his hugging movement, closed his eyes lightly, his eyelashes trembled, and his voice was a little muffled: "I haven't forgotten."

Xia Shi'an trembled, released the person in his arms, and put his arms around Yun Chuji's shoulders: "Xiao Chu?"

"I haven't forgotten what happened in the past, but it doesn't prove that I'm the same as before. The world is changing so fast, what have you done?" The wind blowing across the hall brought a bit of coolness, Yun Chuji raised his eyes indifferently: " You used the wish-locking stone to make the courtyard as warm as spring, but it is still autumn outside, it will still be windy and rainy, the courtyard will still be cold even if it should be cold, and the flowers will naturally thank you when they should be defeated. I reminded you , I'm different from before, I don't want to see you, I want you to stay away from me, why can't you just let it go, let it go according to your wishes! Xia Shi'an, no one has such ability. "

The fingers grasping the shoulders unconsciously closed in. If the force was any heavier, the bones in the shoulders would be broken, but Yun Chuji's expression was calm, and no abnormalities could be seen.

There was a silent and tense string in the air, and the atmosphere instantly became dignified. The sound of birds and the whistling wind gradually drifted away between the two silently confronting each other, as if they were the only two left in the world, and the golden autumn day The head pierced through the branches and leaves, leaving mottled shadows on the bodies of the two young people who were silently confronting each other. The light and shadow flickered, and neither of them spoke.

He is waiting, Xia Shian is also waiting, they wait for who will give in first, if usual, Xia Shian will be the one who touched Yun Chuji's hair helplessly and broke the silence first, but now, he is angry He didn't want to talk anymore, he stared at Yun Chuji, his eyes were bloodshot, and he felt like tearing apart the person in front of him, so that both of them could be fine, and Yun Chuji wouldn't be angry with him anymore.

Even so, he gritted his teeth fiercely in his heart, but subconsciously withdrew his strength in his hands, feeling a little helpless in addition to being anxious and bored, Xia Shi'an lowered his eyes, and his handsome face was tense.

Just as swords were being tense, footsteps suddenly came from the door.

Yun Chuji pushed Xia Shi'an away and straightened his clothes.

A slightly plump, kind-looking woman came in at the gate of the courtyard. The woman was a little older, and she poked her head lightly at the door. Seeing the two people in the courtyard, she said with a smile: "A few days ago, I was still thinking about buying this courtyard. The owner of this courtyard is a What kind of person, I met today, the two younger generations are really handsome, my house is next door to yours, and I will be a neighbor from now on."

Yun Chuji folded his clothes and rubbed the center of his brows. He was a little tired from what he said just now. He didn't look at Xia Shi'an, and was just about to say a few words of greeting: "Yes..."

The woman interrupted him familiarly again: "I heard from the innkeeper that we have a newcomer in Qingxi Prefecture."

Yun Chuji closed his eyes and pondered, the news spread so quickly.

The woman continued: "I heard that the two of you came to Qingxi Prefecture to take refuge because you couldn't bear Xia Shi'an's intrusion!"

Yun Chuji: "...Huh?"

Xia Shi'an: "..."

What a place! ! !