After Xiao Yanchen took back the collection of strange anthologies from Liyan Palace, he took it with him almost wherever he went.Xu Yang didn't pay much attention to it at first. He was in the carriage and hugged him without letting go when he saw someone, but his eyes were empty, and he finally became serious.

He slowly moved over in the narrow compartment, and said softly: "The books are almost torn, why don't you show it to brother?"

These days, the young man seems not to take the initiative to get close to him, and often sneaks glances at him, hesitant to speak.Sometimes he opened the door in the middle of the night, and was bumped into by the servants.Several times, Xu Yang raised his head and asked the reason, but the other party just vaguely passed it on, and then went back to his own business.

After a long time in this situation, Xu Yang was basically sure that one of the keys was the book.However, he stretched out his hand a few times today, but the other party quickly hugged the book tightly and shook his head violently.

The last time it looked the same.

Xu Yang: "Well, it's time to have your own secret at this age."

Xiao Yanchen lowered his head and said nothing, Ren Xuyang rubbed his hair and didn't intend to give the book.The other party's gaze fell, and the temperature in it was unbearable. He was a little guilty and freed up one hand to pull the car curtain.

The weather was getting colder, and there was a gust of cold wind immediately.Xu Yang quickly put the curtain back, and pulled the thin blanket around the stool.His breathing is very light, and his movements are neat, like the drizzle that awakens all things, and there is a rumbling thunder hidden.

Xiao Yanchen knew that the other party was a little angry, so he took the initiative to find a topic to talk about: "Yangyang, where are we going?"

Hearing the meaning of the other party's flattery, Xu Yang exhaled helplessly, and his eyes softened again, "Go to Sihai Tower to listen to the book, and meet the daughter of the Minister of the Ministry of Officials by the way."

"What?" Xiao Yanchen paused and his eyes widened.

Xu Yang thought that what he cared about was the first half of the sentence, so he introduced it in detail: "The Four Seas Tower takes the meaning of "the four seas are home", no matter whether the visitors are rich or poor, they can ask for a glass of good wine and eat half of the meat. There are many people from all over the world. I like to go there, and then left a lot of weird rumors. The storytellers in the building are very talented and can tell interesting stories."

At this time, Xu Yang watched the other party pursing his lips slightly as if he was wronged. For a moment, he began to suspect that he had misjudged his preference, but after blinking twice, he finished his sentence: "When you get to the place later, you can order The story you want to hear."

"Chen'er cares about the daughter."

Xu Yang was stunned, feeling at a loss because of the crying in these words.He scratched his cheek, smiled lightly and said, "Weren't you there at that time? My brother promised Aunt that he would hurry up to see your sister-in-law." After speaking, he felt the light on the pupils of the other party trembling.

"Yangyang likes women?" Xiao Yanchen put his hands on his knees, earnestly and earnestly.

"...I should not be as good as Longyang." Xu Yang said that he was not sure. He was more playful when he was in his teens. Later, he secretly joined the army, and then went to the northwest. One point, he didn't care too much.

"Then if one day, you find out that you like a man, what should you do?" Xiao Yanchen became flustered, and then added emphatically: "Maybe it's the kind that you like very much."

From the other party's last question, Xu Yang was deeply surprised.He leaned against the carriage, his eyes stayed on a point in mid-air, his mind was very empty, and he was not thinking.

After a long time, it was his turn to open the car curtain, trying to distract his attention from the hustle and bustle of the downtown, but was stopped by Xiao Yanchen who jumped off the seat.

Looking at each other, Xu Yang was stared into a little confused, after all, he had never thought about this kind of problem.His fingers circled each other without resting, and finally bent his index finger and tapped on the young man's smooth forehead, avoiding answering, "A while ago, I was discussing with my brother whether to eat dumplings or glutinous rice balls during the winter solstice, and today I dare to ask me such a question." gone."

After listening, Xiao Yanchen's eyes dimmed, and he muttered something again.Xu Yang didn't hear it, so he moved closer and hummed.At this time, the car window was knocked.

"Master, Miss Lin happens to be in the carriage behind."

After Xu Yang opened the curtain, he saw his subordinates glance back.Miss Lin's name is Si Kou, she is the daughter he met today, and her father, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, is a simple and well-behaved person, one of the first group of people who stood up for the crown prince.

"Tell the coachman to leave quickly, let's get there early to meet him." Xu Yang nodded and ordered calmly.He didn't show any more emotions, but he kept leaning against the car window, staring at something lost in thought.

Xiao Yan Chen, who was left to dry, was full of anger, and a dark light flashed in his eyes.

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The Four Seas Tower is only two stories high, but it can overlook the vast moat.Every room on the second floor is equipped with a window that can see the lobby on the first floor. The back is a thick hanging curtain, which is separated from the corridor and has no door.

There are two sets of seats and tables prepared in the room, with a distance between them and a small wine table.

Xu Yang ordered food, and after Lin Sikou was seated, he gently lifted his hem and sat down on the left seat.He saw Xiao Yanchen, who was standing in the middle, clutching his cuff awkwardly, dragged him over, dumbfounded, and whispered in his ear: "What's the matter? It was fine just now."

He pinched the opponent's chin, stared at the little face that was obviously suffocated, and said with a smile: "If you are more willful, brother will not give you candy paintings."

"What sugar painting?"

Xu Yang raised the corners of his lips and looked outside. He happened to see his subordinates coming back from shopping.He had glimpsed the fox-shaped sugar painting in the carriage earlier. At that time, he felt that the fox's eyes were alive, so he sent someone to buy it on impulse.

Xiao Yanchen watched the golden and transparent sugar painting being handed to him, and was stunned for a moment. After a while, he took it slowly, bit the "fox"'s ear with his front teeth, and said thank you in a low voice .

Lin Sikou, who saw everything in his eyes, held the handkerchief to his chest and said, "I didn't expect Mr. Xu to be quite good at dealing with children."

Xu Yang glanced at her, and replied, "Ah—it's hard to deal with it. It's far away from home, and it's a bit noisy. It's normal for him to feel uncomfortable." Xu Yang paused, then changed the subject, "I don't know Miss Lin, if I remember correctly, your residence is on the other side of the capital."

"The journey is a bit far away, but the little girl in Sihailou has heard about it all the time, and she hopes to visit it sometime. This time, Mr. Xu invited me, so I just took this opportunity." Lin Sikou said unhurriedly, sometimes Looking to the side, there was a faint pink on the cheeks.

Lin Sikou was a beauty that Xu Lingyi had praised, with bright eyes and white teeth, and a cloudy temples.She met Xu Yang once when she was young. Although Xu Yang at that time was far from mature and steady, it was probably a woman's intuition. She immediately concluded that the other party would not be normal in the future.

After that, she devoted herself to her homework and became a well-known talented woman.Lin Sikou was actually one year older than Xu Yang. Normally speaking, she should have married a long time ago, but she kept thinking about her childhood fright and waited.

All the parents knew of her thoughts, so when Qin Jingyuan began to invite the daughter of the family, she was the first thing Qin Jingyuan thought of.

After being invited, Lin Sikou got up early in the morning to dress up. Originally, she didn't like Sihailou, a place where fish and dragons mixed together, so she didn't care about it at all.

Afterwards, Xu Yang picked up the wine jug in the center, frowned after smelling it, then picked up the teapot next to it, and filled a cup.

"The wine prepared in this building is too strong, it will hurt your body, Ms. Lin, drink tea."

Lin Sikou originally wanted to interrupt when the other party was pouring tea, but after listening to the other party's words, she thought of something, and only shyly said "um".

In terms of the dream lover of thousands of girls in the capital, the only son of the General's Mansion is on the list.This time it was the Xu family who distributed the invitations in the official family's family. In fact, during the time Xu Yang left Beijing, many matchmakers had already stepped through the threshold of the General's Mansion.

Lin Sikou had confidence in herself, so she deliberately slowed down when she took the cup.She raised her eyes a little, hinting at the look, but the other party seemed to be polite and distant.

She brought the tea back to her place, and took a sip feeling slightly disappointed.After a while, she spoke again: "Young Master Xu, the stage in the lobby is set up for tables and boards. I wonder if you would like some play?"

Xu Yang brought the repertoire list from the side, glanced briefly, and passed it to the other party, "Come on, Ms. Lin, choose what you like."

Lin Sikou pursed her red lips lightly, and put the broken hair on her forehead behind her ears, "Little girl does have a preference, thank you..." However, before she could finish speaking, someone snatched the playlist in front of her. .

Xiao Yanchen crushed the candy with a squeak, grabbed Xu Yang's sleeve, turned around and squeezed into the other party's seat.There was undisguised hostility in his eyes, and he said straightforwardly: "Chen'er wants to read "Peach Fragrance"*, and listen to the story of the vixen."

After hearing this, Xu Yang quickly covered his mouth with his hand, and looked at the opposite side with some embarrassment, "I'm sorry, Miss Lin, I forgot to promise Chen'er first."

""Peach Fragrance" is a story of a fox fairy's deep love, and the little girl also felt emotional when she was young." Lin Sikou smiled calmly and calmly, "Well, let me ask Mr. Yan to listen to this, after all, it's been a while."

After a while, Xingmu clapped in the middle of the lobby, and the whole audience fell silent.Beside the square table, the old man in plain clothes announced the repertoire and began to perform.

Xu Yang usually doesn't read Fenghua Xueyue's novels very much, thinking that the story of "Peach Fragrance" is just an ordinary love between a ladyboy.However, when he heard the name of another female character, he immediately frowned.

Lin Sikou, who was always paying attention to this side, took the opportunity to explain: "Although in the story there are two women who serve a husband together, such a situation is the reality in the common people, and the personalities of the two women can also be said to be very different. The fox fairy's pursuit of love broke people's usual impressions, she is restrained and tenacious, and the other ghost girl also loves the scholar, but because of immaturity and selfishness, she hurt others, but in the end she knows her mistakes and can correct them."

Lin Sikou paused, picked up the teacup elegantly, moistened his throat, and continued: "This kind of relationship can't be called a beautiful love in today's world, but what the story wants to show is probably not the relationship between a man and a woman, but the relationship between a man and a woman." The invaluable virtue of the fox fairy and the resistance to the constraints of ethics."

After hearing this, Xu Yang suddenly nodded, raised the corners of his lips and said, "I see, Ms. Lin has a different opinion." In order to save people, Xu Yang's originally stretched brows were frowned because of this unimaginable plot direction.

"Mr. Xu, don't worry, this fox fairy will live." Lin Sikou lowered her head and smiled, "It's a good protagonist after all. Good people in this world live long. But there are no such mysterious things in reality. It's really love If you sacrifice everything, even if you don't risk your life, this life is over."

Xu Yang: "Miss Lin's remarks seem to agree with the ghost girl's approach, neither impulsive nor desperate."

"After all, ordinary people have only one life, and this life is not only about love. The life of the fox fairy is quite sad. He was born for love, died for love, and finally resurrected for love. If there is such a person in the world, it is impossible It’s not kind and affectionate, it’s just stupid.”

In the middle of the lobby, the storyteller just finished telling the story. Xu Yang thought about it for a moment, and was about to say something when Xiao Yanchen, who had been pouring tea and wine, suddenly became serious, "She is not pathetic. Why do mere spectators make such assertions? Did she not After trying everything, whether she knows that she can be resurrected is not clear in the story, so how dare others say it."

He looked at Lin Sikou lightly, his golden eyes were as calm as a deep pool, "Throwing away love, she saved someone. Does Miss Lin think it's stupid to save someone?"

The atmosphere took a turn for the worse, and Lin Sikou panicked, "That's not what I meant." She looked at Xu Yang and said, the latter gently pulled the boy back to smooth things over, "There is nothing wrong with saving people, but if you want to exchange one life for another, It's hard to judge right from wrong whether to save or not. The fox fairy's choice should be respected, Miss Lin just thinks it's not worth it."

Xu Yang frowned and looked at Xiao Yanchen who was pouting, stretched out his fingers and pointed at the tip of the other's nose, and said, "Okay, if you don't finish eating your sugar painting, it will melt."

This kind of coaxing didn't seem to have much effect, the boy broke free with a snort, and sat in front.Xu Yang sighed, he tried the temperature of the wine, and drank what the other party poured out while it was still hot.

Lin Sikou also heaved a sigh of relief, and finished the tea together apologetically.However, when she put down the last cup and was about to return to the home court, she saw Xu Yang laughing while staring at the person's back, and the other party mouthed four words—playing his temper again.

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*The source of inspiration is Liaozhai Zhiyi "Lian Xiang", it is best not to read it, the way of thinking about being a woman at that time is indeed very different from what it is now.

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