Peony Heavy Ripple Carmine

I followed his fingers and looked at a pear wood chair. After thinking about it for a while, I settled down and followed his opinion.

Fragrant osmanthus slices are curling up, and the taste is familiar.

After he sat down, the man didn't speak any more, just buried his head in the picture scroll.This made me feel more and more uneasy, and the slightest sound could touch my restrained breath.Only now I can only hold on to the hem of my clothes, and try my best to control myself, for fear that if I accidentally break things, I will cause all kinds of troubles.

The aura of the person in front of him was not chaotic at all, stable and orderly, if it wasn't in this still water-like space, he wouldn't even be aware of it.At first glance, it looks like an ordinary person, but it is true that there is a deep internal force in the writing.

From the moment I entered the room, my attention was completely on that person, and he seemed to be unaware of it, only concentrating on writing.Not long after, there was a soft sound of lotus steps. I guessed that the person called Xi'er had returned, and my heart became more and more nervous. Two-on-one, a complete defeat.

One step, two steps, three steps.Step by step forever.

When our eyes met, she was stunned for a moment when she saw me, then she immediately turned her eyes away and walked towards the man calmly.

My gaze shifted from her face to her hand, and the pattern was settled with just one glance.

I have traced and repainted more than a hundred times... my heart suddenly grabbed my throat, and my little finger habitually tapped on my legs-I don't know when I found myself subconsciously making this action when I was approaching the point of excitement .

There is something stuck in my throat, I want to say it, but I can't say it, I can't say it.Life and death are uncertain, and when I fall into the palm of others, my mind is full of tricks on how to escape danger, but I can't use them one by one.My mind is completely focused on the pattern in Xi'er's hand, I just need to take another look...

She moved the paperweight and spread it on the table, pressed it carefully, witnessed it gently, and brushed the edge with her fingers, as if sincerely praying, looking up at the golden statue enshrined in the Dragon God Ancestral Temple.

Five drum beats had passed, and I secretly remembered in my heart that when the six drums sounded, the man finally stopped.The woman next to him stepped forward to hang a pen and seal the ink.

Sweat dripped from my brow to my chin, and a trace of itchiness betrayed the peace on my face.

Swallowing his saliva, the man said, come and see how my painting is doing.

I stared blankly at him, he raised his hand and brushed the scattered hair over his shoulder, folded his arms around his chest, and narrowed his eyes at me cunningly.The half-open chest can't hide the beautiful eyes.The man stretched out his hand to support Xi'er's fragrant shoulder, the two looked at each other and smiled, and Xi'er patted her hand lightly.

I always feel that my face is on fire, and I have the illusion that I am shining golden and hot like the sun.

She simply turned a blind eye and replied slowly: "I don't know calligraphy and painting." God knows what this person is thinking, and it may not be a problem.

"It's okay, just take a look." With an irreversible command tone in my rambling, I frowned, so I could only move over hesitantly, rubbing against the edge of the table, and standing on his right hand at an appropriate distance, as long as Whenever he moves, I...

His eyes were fixed on the pattern at Xi'er's hand.The man seemed to see what I meant, and took a step away to avoid my meaning.

Cough cough... I pretended to cough twice, stared dryly for a long time, and squeezed out a sentence: "The painting really looks like it." But there were all overripe apples on the surface—the plate looked like a spring scene.

Probably my embarrassment made him find amused, the man looked at me from head to toe with playful eyes for a long time, and finally laughed out loud, pointed at the pattern that Xier brought, and said, "Your goal is this. "Ending with an affirmative tone, as if talking about the rain today, but you can't read any expected emotions-this is not the gesture you should have in front of a person who "broke into your house in the middle of the night for no reason".

No, no, no, no, I have heard for a long time that the Long family is a big family, and the little girl loves treasures, so... Hehe, let's take a look, just to see, nothing else... This word has been stuck until his eyes locked on me On this night clothes, he said coldly, your goal is this.Oops, even if I make it up again, I can't say anything... The second half of the sentence "This is a bet with a friend." Just like this, the more I say it, the more I mutter to myself, like a mosquito being slapped It seemed to disappear on the wall.

Silence permeated the air, and the palms that were clenched were dripping with cold sweat.

Puchi... A delicate smile pierced through this bottomless abyss.

"Girl..." I looked up at the person who called me, "Since you have come to our Dragon Manor to explore the treasure, do you know what the most precious treasure is?" But in my ears, it is indeed a mystery of heaven and earth that cannot be missed.

I bit my lip, thinking about what to say.Rao is usually eloquent, but when I get to this place, I dare not say anything, for fear of making a mistake. Not only will I be buried here, but the key is this mission, which cannot be vague.Now that I have accepted it, it is a life and death army status. Even if you have to risk your life, you must achieve your goal.This is also the rule there and cannot be violated.

It's also my fault that I'm not good at learning, I just want not to tarnish the reputation of the master.Simply say nothing, just shut up and stare at him.

The smile in the man's eyes is even bigger.

"Isn't the girl here to take a look?"

I squeaked for a long time, and threw out a sentence that I didn't want to.

Funny and interesting.The man also seemed to be relieved, perched lazily on the chair, stroking (mouth mustache) the tassels on Xi'er's belt.

Funny you uncle!I cursed secretly in my heart.

Not knowing what he was thinking, he gestured to the woman beside him.Xi'er naturally obediently handed him the pattern she was looking at.

The man got up and walked to me, and gave me the paper again.Say, if you can take it, take it.

What?How can it be……

"However, this is your only chance." The man slowed down his tone. "This thing is useless to me. You have helped me a lot by coming. Well, if you can leave with this picture Long Manor, I will not hold you accountable anymore, Miss, you have visited overnight and disturbed my dream." He raised his head, his long and narrow eyebrows stared at me with some trepidation.

If you can't escape... your people will stay.

"How can I trust you."

The man chuckled, and the woman beside the table spoke up, "The young master of the Long family has always said what he said, so you can rest assured."

The Long family... the young master?

Okay, I don't doubt the identity of this person, and I guessed it pretty well before.But how could he give up this object so easily.This must be a trap!So far I'm totally sure.But the trap...

Just give it a go.And he only said my people stayed, so maybe...?

Run wildly, I run wildly in the night.

Even the lights behind him and the panicking soldiers.

As long as you leave this yard, as long as you leave this yard...

In the end I chose to believe him.

Pfft... The body stagnated forward, and there was a dull sound of the arrow piercing into the flesh.

The man's loud scolding made the world spin.I just stared at the gray wall in front of me, and then I didn't know anything.

******

Summer is cool, breezy, and a sunny day.

It was noon when the sun was up, and I only felt in a daze that I had returned to Chexue's residence through the small gate.As soon as I entered the door, I saw Chong Zi and Lian Xiang sitting on the corridor, playing with something, looking very serious.I quietly hid in the past, until I got closer to find that Chong Zi was weaving grasshoppers with leaves of grass.

Hey, interesting, haven't seen anyone doing this in years.

"Oh, I didn't expect that your fingers thicker than a rolling pin can weave these good things." I pointed to three or four grasshoppers with different expressions and said with a smile.

Chong Zi gave me a hard look, but didn't reply, just pretending she didn't hear me.Lianxiang saw that it was me, followed my gaze, smiled slightly, and said, "This is made up by the master, Chong Zi and I have been thinking about it for a long time."

I don't believe it, but Chexue still makes up such a thing?

Maybe it caught my questioning gaze, Chong Zi slowly raised her head, and choked, "Monkeys think climbing trees is a matter of course, so they can't understand why eagles fly in the sky at all."

I twitched a little, resisting the urge to go up and slap her.

Chong Zi is actually pretty normal when she doesn't speak, and I never felt that I hated her.But as soon as this girl opens her mouth, I want to ask my sister where I offended you, and I never show mercy.Well, it doesn't matter if you don't show mercy, it always feels like you just opened your mouth for me.

Although I'm in a good mood today, I can't handle her thorny head.But it's not worth it to get angry with her, after all, you have to restrain yourself when you're under someone else's roof.

I rubbed my hands, smiled, and opened a clean field next to Lianxiang Pulu, and picked up the smallest grasshopper to play with in my hand.

This is... made by Che Xue, using grass leaves one by one...

With slender bare hands, holding this yellowish leaf, it's like her warmth is held in my palm, a touch of warmth.If... If it can shorten the distance between us, I am willing to do anything.But as the name suggests, Chexue fell on the palm of the hand and melted quietly, only a drop of melting snow remained warm.

The smile is like a flower, whispering in the ear; the flowing water is gurgling, trickling silently.

When a drop falls to the ground, the dream of floating life is awakened, and the white head looks at the dry bar.

I wiped away the tears from my cheeks, it turned out that it was just a daydream, full of lovesickness.

Actually, that's okay.

The body was in burning pain, and the blood clotted into black lumps stuck to the body, itching and hurting.I remember who said that the itching on the wound is slowly recovering, which is a good thing.I laughed at myself, moved my legs, and the iron shackles collided and made a harsh sound. Looking along, the heavy iron ball dragged on my feet so heavy that I couldn't even move it.I struggled to curl up and dragged my legs to get closer to myself. The pain from pulling was like my bones were crushed.But I still gritted my teeth and moved to the corner a little bit.

Not a single ray of light came in from the dim cell, and it was completely dark.There was light, but it was very faint, only the torch lit by the supervisor in the distance was still lit.

There were groans (don't think wrongly, hey) from the side, and occasionally a woman's cry.The pain in my body seemed to subside unconsciously. I wiped away the tears from the corners of my eyes, curled up the corners of my mouth in the darkness, and showed a smiling expression.I don't know why I feel very peaceful now, or maybe it's just because of that dream.

That day, when Chexue came back, I hopped and ran to her side, pestering her and asking endlessly.And she just smiled and said that a child taught her when Qian Liu was in school.He was a dexterous child who could weave many patterns, but Chexue only learned to weave grasshoppers, because that child soon went to the Dragon God.

Chexue said that whenever there is something she can't think about, she will make up a few, just to relieve boredom and relax, and Lianxiang has already saved a lot.

She was a little low when she said this, and I didn't know how to comfort her after thinking about it for a long time.After a brief silence, I suddenly had a thought and changed the subject.Smiling and begging in front of her to let her weave a grasshopper for me.Che Xue raised her eyes, her lips moved slightly, okay.

Pulling the green leaves, hugging a piece of thoughts.

Seeing her rapt attention, I was a little moved, and couldn't help asking her: "Since there is no one in Qianliu Township, why do you need to send people to manage it, and let the remaining people go to other places?" Isn't it good to live in the countryside?"

Chexue turned to me, and said slowly and seriously, "Xiange, the tired bird knows to return, how can people not love the old land?"

I was suffocated by these words, and suddenly thought of Liaobei, I remained silent, and lowered my head to count the tassels on the ribbon.

She also knew that she was relieved, and her eyes turned from the grasshopper in her hand to the window, and there was a magnificent color in her eyes that I couldn't extricate myself from.Opening her lips lightly, she said, "Qianliu is a necessary transit for Li Yang to go to the Grand Duchy of Bradrick, because the caravan must bring enough supplies to pass through the canyon between Qimeng Mountain and Helin Mountain. If we force our way in, there will be insufficient supplies, and if we go around a long distance, it will take more than ten days. So... I must guard this side of water and soil, and not let it go to waste..."

She said a lot of things that I couldn't understand, and I really tried hard to keep up with her rhythm, but in the end I understood a truth in her words.Only that one word, I understand - Hongshang.

Needless to say, a few key words can understand everything.In fact, what she did was for Mo Weihan, right?Merchant, trade.

I listened silently, nodding slightly with the ups and downs of her tone.

After the grasshopper was finished, she handed it to me, and I said oh, not in the joyful mood before.

So, what am I to her?

I've been thinking about this question, for example, I'm in prison now, if she knows about this, what kind of expression will she have, whether she cares or not...

Sighed, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.

And I'm just an annoying little thief...

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