"When are you leaving?"
In Yanzhou City, Yang Xinyue and Wei Hong walked together toward the city gate.
Wei Hong thought for a while and replied slowly: "It should be soon, it will only be a few days."
There were only a few jelly beans left in his young master's hand. Although he had never heard his young master say it, he could feel it. Every day, his young master was saying goodbye to himself and the past.
"Oh." Yang Xinyue nodded, her expression a little unnatural.
Soon, she smiled again and looked sideways at Wei Hong as he continued to speak.
"I have really searched the entire Yanzhou City during this period, but I can't find any rouge gouache with the scent of lily of the valley. The fragrance of lily of the valley is not poisonous, but its roots and stems are poisonous. Yes, it’s kept for viewing, and it doesn’t matter if it falls over occasionally, but it’s probably not possible to use lily of the valley flowers as a guide to make rouge. It’s very difficult to refine, and ordinary people can’t do it.”
"Yes." Wei Hong looked back at her, nodded and said, "I understand, thank you very much."
"Thank you?" Yang Xinyue suddenly stopped.
Wei Hong stopped in surprise and asked, "What's wrong?"
"What's wrong? I've spared no effort to help you for so long, but you didn't even tell me why you were looking for this lily-of-the-valley flower powder. I helped you so much, and you just gave me a thank you?"
"I……"
Wei Hong was a little panicked and hesitated for a moment not knowing how to answer.
Seeing him like that, Yang Xinyue gritted her teeth, "You stupid fool, you only have eyes for your young master."
"...Yes." Wei Hong was also puzzled and asked: "Young Master is my master, shouldn't I only have eyes for him?"
Yang Xinyue rolled her eyes, waved her sleeves and strode forward.
After walking a few steps, he suddenly stopped again.
"Next spring, I'll be old enough." She glared at Wei Hong.
But Wei Hong still looked confused and said again without knowing why: "I...I know. When you reach the age of hairpin, I will ask someone to send you a gift from Yuejing as a congratulation. Or, you can tell me now Whatever you want, I will give it to you in advance, and I will treat it as your help during this period... Why are you leaving?"
Before Wei Hong finished speaking, Yang Xinyue turned around again and quickened her pace.
He chased after her, and Yang Xinyue walked even faster.
As he walked, he muttered.
"Forget it, you're a stinky man who doesn't understand style. He's just a guard with no future, and my father won't agree to it. There are many people who like me, and there are many men better than him in the world. It's just like a piece of wood. What kind of relationship is easy to talk about?"
Wei Hong only heard her mumbling, but couldn't hear clearly what she said.
But, at least he could still tell that she was angry.
"Ms. Yang, Wei did something wrong. Just tell me if something is wrong and I will apologize to you. You..."
Suddenly, Yang Xinyue paused again.
He turned around and approached Wei Hong step by step with his eyes widened, forcing him to step back.
"Okay, let me tell you, when I reach the age of hair next year, my father will arrange a marriage for me, and the reason why I help you is that I hope you can help me say more kind words in front of my uncle. Last time, my uncle said He has such a big temper, if he intends to punish me, my father's official protection will be gone, and by then, my marriage will definitely be in trouble, do you understand what I mean?"
"clear!"
Wei Hong nodded seriously, but his expression was hesitant.
Seeing him like this, Yang Xinyue felt even more sad. She raised her foot and kicked Wei Hong. He didn't hide and let her vent her anger by kicking his calf.
"Forget it!" Yang Xinyue shouted to him, with a wetness in her eyes, "You must have said that you can't make decisions for your young master, forget it, I won't embarrass you, and I won't give you away. Go on your own!"
Wei Hong nodded repeatedly and said hurriedly: "Okay, I originally said that you don't need to give it to me, you insist..."
"That's all for now!"
Yang Xinyue yelled at him, then ran in the opposite direction.
Wei Hong was left confused.
After leaving the city and returning to Qingyao Village, his young master was sitting on the steps in front of the bamboo house. There is a bamboo forest in the back hill of Qingyao Village. A month ago, his son had a bamboo house built there.
Seeing that the sun was about to set, he must have been sitting here all afternoon again.
Sensing Wei Hong approaching, Tang Zhou raised his head and looked at him.
Tang Zhou didn't speak, but Wei Hong knew what he was going to say.
"Back to you, sir, I didn't find any clues today."
Hearing this, Tang Zhou tapped his chin, then lowered his eyes and continued to sit quietly.
"Sir, there is another letter from Yue Jing. The Queen and the General are urging you to go back. The General said that if you don't go back, he will come and take you back in person."
Tang Zhou did not respond to these words.
It was obvious that his injury was almost healed, but looking at that face, he always felt more haggard.
In autumn, the weather gradually becomes cooler.
After the night wind picked up, Tang Zhou slowly got up and walked back to the house.
After dinner, it was another bowl of bitter medicine for panic.
Tang Zhou held the bowl and pinched the candy bag hanging on his waist. Only the last two jelly beans were left in it.
Today, tomorrow...
After tomorrow, it will be over.
After taking the medicine, he finally took out a jelly bean from the bag. He frowned and ate the jelly bean. He felt that it was very bitter, even more bitter than the bowl of medicine. It was so bitter that he needed to pour a cup of tea to clear his mouth before swallowing it. .
In recent days, jelly beans have become increasingly bitter.
But it’s not so much that the jelly beans have become bitter, it’s that everything you eat feels bitter.
Thinking of tomorrow, the bitter taste becomes even stronger.
Until late at night, he was not sleepy. He was lying on the bed holding a candy bag in one hand and the last remaining jelly bean in another hand. His eyes were open but blank, and his face was indifferent, as if he no longer cared about anything. The calm of anticipation.
When it was almost dawn, he fell asleep.
But he didn't sleep deeply, and he could easily be awakened when he heard someone moving around outside.
As soon as he opened his eyes, he couldn't help but frown.
He felt his eyes sting like burning, and quickly closed them again.
But at the same time, he also discovered something unusual.
The reason why it stings is because there is color in the eyes, like a bright light suddenly appearing in front of a person who has been in darkness for a long time. It stings because he is not used to it.
He slowed down and tried to open his eyes again.
The light was bright enough but still dazzling, causing him to close his eyes again.
After repeating this many times, I gradually felt comfortable with it.
He sat up, having been blind for a long time, it felt strange to suddenly see the light again, but at the same time he felt a sense of surprise, a sense of surprise that he had not seen for months.
He still held the candy bag and jelly beans in his hands. He lowered his head to look at it, and finally...
Finally I saw what they looked like and what color they were.
Unable to hold back, he laughed, but his smile was full of bitterness.
He laughed at himself for being ridiculous.
His first reaction just now was that if Bai Linglan was here, he could tell her the good news as soon as possible.
tell her?
She doesn't care at all!
