How many times rose flowers

Huaci has sent people to clean Xu Pavilion regularly over the years. Although no one lives there, there is no dust.The so-called tidying up is just adding some needed items.But after a few cups of tea, Jixue moved in.

As soon as Jixue stepped through the threshold, she smelled a burst of aroma—the yard of Ruxu Pavilion is full of all kinds of flowers and plants.It was winter, and many flowers and plants had not yet opened, and the fragrance came from a wintersweet tree.Wintersweet flowers are in full bloom, and the light-colored petals are thin and lovely.

The title of frost is on the road, and the snow is about to open in the cold ([-]).

Jixue was in a happy mood, and couldn't help but raise the corners of her lips.The former owner of this Xu Pavilion must be a person who cherishes flowers, right?

"Ruolan, who lived in this Xu Pavilion?" Jixue asked.

"Miss Hui, this... I really don't know. My lord, she had a meeting with the priest in the Hall of Rebirth. Why don't you ask the lord herself when the lord returns?" The ghost maid named "Ruo Lan" replied.The Lord ordered them not to mention Mrs. Wen's matter, so they could only keep silent.

"Yeah. Go get busy." Jixue nodded slightly, turned around and walked under the plum tree.The plum blossoms are in full bloom, like stars dotted around, disturbing the hearts of the people.

Jixue couldn't help getting closer to the cluster of flower branches, and as soon as her fingertips touched the plum petals, she heard an ethereal chant, as if coming from the petals.Jixue wondered if she was hallucinating, but the voice never appeared again.

With nothing to do, she walked into the study of such a pavilion, looking for a few books to read.I didn't see the script, but I saw a lot of poems and songs in the study.Jixue's eyes were attracted, it was a poem written by the poet of the previous dynasty, which was copied by the owner of the house:

Read all the pain of farewell to the end of the world, return without a way, like scattered flowers.There is no word at the bottom of the flower, and there is nothing in the green window spring and the sky.

Waiting to put down the lovesickness lamp, a strand of new love, thousands of strands of old hatred.The most difficult thing is that the world can't keep it.

The handwriting is beautiful and the words are sad.It is a song "Butterfly Loves Flowers".

Jixue couldn't help picking up the piece of paper on which the words and sentences were transcribed, and observed them carefully.She remembered that Ah Jiu once asked herself to name her in the last two sentences of this poem, so she just took the word "Hua Ci" at that time.Did Ah Jiu transcribe this poem?

Perhaps because of the winter, the sky darkened quickly, and Jixue lit a candle to see the content on the paper again.Under the light, the handwriting was reflected on the back of the paper.Jixue brought the paper closer to the light, and read the handwriting on the back. It was a completely different line of handwriting, scribbled vigorously: Wen Qing, the rose is so beautiful, can we enjoy the flowers together?

When Jixue saw this, she deeply felt that her behavior was not very good, so she hurriedly put the paper back to the distance, and took a book from among the books that didn't look so boring to read.

Maybe for some people, reading is really not suitable.Jixue didn't turn a few pages before she was so bored that she fell asleep lying on the desk.When he woke up, he was covered with a piece of clothing.Jixue rubbed his eyes, looked at the Hua Ci in front of him, his head was still not clear, and said: "Today's papers have been approved, don't make noise, I will sleep for a while."

"Okay, I won't disturb you, Sister Shenxian, go to sleep." Huaci pulled the clothes covering her body, took the book that Jixue fell asleep reading, opened a page, and began to read .

Hearing this voice, Jixue's head suddenly woke up, and she lost all sleepiness for a moment.She finally remembered that she was not repairing the Yuanmen, and she didn't have so many papers to deal with, so she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Ah Jiu, you are back from the Palace of Past Rebirth." Ji Xue had just woken up, and when she spoke, her voice was still soft.

"Why doesn't Sister Shenxian stop sleeping for a while? It's because I didn't think carefully, and I didn't stop to rest on the way." Huaci said.

"No, I fell asleep because I was bored." Ji Xue hurriedly said.

Huaci didn't say anything more, and continued to read the book in his hand.Out of the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of the piece of paper on the case, and she picked it up and looked at it with interest.

Obviously, she also saw the line of writing on the back through the candlelight.Then His Royal Highness Princess Nine's pupils turned red at a speed visible to the naked eye for a moment, and then returned to their original clarity.

"Ah Jiu, are you okay?" Jixue felt that she was not in a good state, especially after seeing this piece of paper.

"Did Sister Shenxian read the content on the paper?" Hua Ci asked her instead without answering.

"Well, I didn't read it on purpose, it's..." Jixue thought for a long time but didn't think of an excuse, but when she saw Huaci, she shook her head and said: "It's not important, you can read it. That poem It was copied on paper by my mother."

Jixue thought about it again, it seems that Huaci seldom mentioned her mother.Her father is the leader of the Xiangui clan, but he didn't treat her well. I wonder what Ah Jiu's mother would be like?She must be a gentle and virtuous woman, otherwise how could she have such a lovely daughter as Ah Jiu.Ji Xue fantasizes.

"Ruxu Pavilion used to be the place where my mother lived. The words on the back of that piece of paper were written by the leader of the Xiangui clan." Huaci explained.

"Oh." Jixue took the paper again, savoring the words carefully.After reading it again, Mr. Yuxu, who is half-reading, still didn't understand the meaning of the sentence behind it, so he asked, "Ah Jiu, what does 'the rose is so beautiful' mean?"

"Well, in my mother's understanding, this sentence means 'I like you'." Hua Ci said, looking out the window, but unfortunately it was winter, and there were no roses in full bloom outside the window.

"Is there any story here?" Jixue asked.

"On the day he married his mother, the roses were in full bloom. When he lifted the hijab, my mother saw the roses outside the window at a glance, picked one and gave it to him, and said: 'The rose is so beautiful.' So There is such a saying." Huaci said.After so many years, she still doesn't want to call the leader of the ghost clan "Daddy", and only uses "he" instead.

"So that's the case. Ah Jiu, you came back this time for the meeting with the priests?" Jixue observed her words and decisively changed the subject.

"Sister Immortal, why did you forget that Ah Jiu said that she went back to southern Xinjiang to survive the winter." Taking advantage of her height, Huaci bent down and tapped her on the forehead.It has been a long time since Jixue grew up that no one hit her on the forehead, mostly because of her status, she dared not do so.At this moment, she was knocked on, and Jixue stood up from the chair all of a sudden, as if she couldn't adapt, "Ah Jiu, I'm not a child!"

"But Sister Shenxian is younger than Ah Jiu now." Huaci was not angry and said with a smile.

Jixue remembered that she was only 16 years old in this mortal body, and couldn't find a point to refute.She collapsed on the chair as if discouraged, grabbed the book and covered her face.

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Time flies, and it is the first day in a blink of an eye.Every household in Jiuyou City was decorated with lanterns and festoons, and even the usually deserted palace became lively.In the evening, as soon as Jixue came out of Ruxu Pavilion, she saw the red lanterns and various fireworks displayed in the palace.

Seeing her running out, Ruo Lan hurriedly said: "Miss, the lord ordered the ghost attendant to bring you new clothes, why don't you try to see if it fits you well."

Behind her were two ghost maids, holding newly made clothes in their hands. The clothes were snow-blue, embroidered with elegant silver patterns.Jixue went back to the house and put on new clothes, looked in the mirror, and put on the rose jade pendant again.

Just as she was about to go out again, she saw several ghost maids looking at her, muttering something.She coughed lightly, and Ruo Lan stepped forward, saying that her hair should be tied up again.Jixue sat down facing the bronze mirror, and several ghost maids combed her hair with smiles in their eyes.

"Miss, do you want to tie your hair into a bun?"

"No need, just tie it into a ponytail."

The black hair was tied into a high ponytail, and Jixue felt that this person was much refreshed.The maid then took out a bunch of accessories and wanted to put them on her one by one. Jixue picked out a white jade hairpin and asked them to take back the rest, "So many accessories, I don't know if I thought I was going to get married today .”

After getting along with her for a while, Ruo Lan became more and more informal in her conversation. When she heard this, she joked, "Who should Miss marry, why not marry the lord."

When the other ghost maids heard this, they covered their sleeves and laughed.Ruo Lan put the white jade hairpin on Jixue, and a ghost maid said, "Miss, the Lord is in the Palace of Rebirth, you should wait no longer..."

Jixue was finally able to go out, and quickly refused: "No, no, I'll wait for Ah Jiu outside the Hall of Rebirth."

The maid of the ghost tribe was no stranger to Jixue calling their master "Ajiu", and she led her to the Palace of Death before stepping back.Before the court meeting in the hall was over, Jixue was waiting outside.

In the hall, Hua Ci was wearing a carmine red robe, half reclining on the throne.Everyone in His Highness was still discussing, and the priest knelt in front of the hall with a look of fear in his eyes.The Lord spared his life many times because of the many ghost generals under him, but this time it seemed that he was not so easy to talk about.

"My lord, old man..." Before he finished speaking, the priest noticed that the lord's eyes drifted to the outside of the hall. He looked out of the hall, and all the ghosts followed him.

Jixue outside the hall, under the watchful eyes of all the ghosts, didn't know what happened, and still had the expression on his face that you guys had a good meeting and watched what I was doing.

Huaci snapped his fingers, and all the ghosts hurriedly came to their senses.I saw His Royal Highness the Ninth Princess teleported from the throne to the outside of the palace gate, took Jixue's hand, and led her into the Palace of Rebirth.

All the ghosts stared dumbfounded at their ferocious lord who was looking at Jixue tenderly. In order to save their lives, they dared not ask, "Master, have you been taken away?"Then they were surprised to find that the two people walked into the hall hand in hand, this scene is really a bit like worshiping a hall?Then the next step is to send it to the bridal chamber?

Huaci asked Jixue to sit on the throne, but Jixue didn't agree, and took the empty seat next to her.Seeing his seat being taken, the priest felt resentful in his heart, but he didn't dare to show anything.

"This is..." Huaci was about to introduce, Jixue answered first: "Jixue, the head of Xiuyuanmen, I have met you all." After she finished speaking, she habitually bowed, and the ghosts looked like they had seen a ghost , with one voice: "No need!"

Jixue felt that one or two today was really inexplicable, no matter how she saw her like this.Jixue listened to their discussion for a while, then dozed off boredly.Finally, Hua Ci said from the side: "If there is nothing to do, step back."

When the ghosts retreated, Huaci held Jixue, and glanced at her from time to time.Jixue felt baffled again, "Ah Jiu, why do you keep looking at me?"

"My sister was so beautiful that Ah Jiu couldn't look away." Hua Ci replied.

The two walked all the way to Ruxu Pavilion, sitting in the pavilion in the courtyard, and the fragrance of plum blossoms came from time to time.There were several people standing not far away, the second ones were Luo Yifeng and Gan Tang.It was rare for Luo Yifeng not to wear a black robe, and changed into a dark blue robe, which was embroidered with light-colored patterns, giving off a unique luster under the moonlight.Gan Tang was wearing a cloud blue robe, the color of the robe was light, which made his skin look like jade.

Next to them are two small children.They were all wearing new clothes, a boy and a girl, but they looked about ten years old, and the girl had a cold face, as if she couldn't smile naturally.The boy was much more lively. When he saw Huaci, he rushed to give her a hug, but was held back by the girl.

Several people went to the pavilion and sat down beside Jixue and Huaci.The boy sat next to Jixue, staring at Jixue in a daze without speaking.The girl slapped his palm, "Xiao, that's the Lord's guest."

"I know, Yao. I just think this sister is very beautiful." The boy named "Mo" said aggrievedly.

The girl named "魔" also stopped talking, and only cast a sorry look at Jixue.Jixue shook her head and said she was fine.Next to it, the maid served several dishes, including an antique soup⑵.

The meat and vegetables were put into the antique soup. While waiting, several people chatted while eating other dishes.It was only then that Jixue found out that the two children were actually the third and fourth hall masters, two of the four major hall masters of the Hall of Bones.

"Sister Ah Jiu, is beautiful sister your wife?" Ling blinked her eyes and asked in a low voice.Jixue was drinking soup and almost choked herself to death when she heard this.

Luo Yifeng looked at Gantang, Gantang looked at Jixue, Jixue looked at Huaci, Huaci looked at Yao, and Yao looked at Yao.The five said in unison: "No!"

Meng was obviously a little frightened by their unity, and looked at Yin again, "Didn't you say that the beautiful sister belongs to sister Ah Jiu?"

Elf corrected: "It's 'Sister Ajiu's guest'."

"Is there any difference?"

"But your sister Ah Jiu and this young lady are both women."

"What happened to the woman?"

"A woman cannot marry a woman."

"Oh."

Jixue watched the two semi-old children arguing, and suppressed a smile on her face.The antique soup was ready, Huaci took a chopstick to Jixue, and in order to match the conversation between the two children just now, he asked "affectionately", "If... Sister Shenxian would like to be Ah Jiu's wife?"

"Cough cough cough—" Jixue was eating antique soup, and choked again after hearing this.Huaci quickly patted her on the back, to please her, and still said aggrievedly: "I was just joking."

"You're not just joking, you're still spoiling the kids." Jixue felt that she might be choked to death for the third time if she stayed any longer, so she hurriedly changed the subject.

The child who was named was confused: What does it matter to me? ? ?

While speaking, the sound of fireworks came from the sky.I saw a firework rushing high into the sky, and a gorgeous flower bloomed in the night sky.Immediately afterwards, more and more fireworks rushed into the sky, and for a while, the sky was full of colorful flowers.Huaci's crimson robe looks even more gorgeous against the background of the fireworks. She has put on light makeup today, her delicate face maintains a smiling expression, and her eyes are even more breathtaking.

Jixue was looking at Huaci in a daze, Huaci turned her head, her eyes were full of Jixue's smile, she was looking at Jixue and smiling.Only then did Jixue realize that she was so beautiful in Ah Jiu's eyes.The surroundings seemed to have quieted down, and Jixue could only hear her beating heartbeat and Ah Jiu's words.

She said, sister fairy, happy new year.

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The author has something to say:

⑴From He Xun's "Ode to Early Plum Blossoms/Yangzhou Facao Plum Blossoms"

⑵ Antique soup is the ancient hot pot.