a pillow in autumn

When Shen Youtang knelt down, Mu Bai was certainly taken aback, and Xian Xun was also startled.Mubai held his arm and said, "What's wrong with Biyue? Tell me well."

Youtang refused to get up, just knelt on the ground and kowtowed.Mu Bai said: "If you don't tell me, how can I save it?" The two windows in the study room were wide open, reflecting the bright snow outside, Youtang raised his head, and Mu Bai realized that he was very thin. Hard work, looking at this situation, I'm afraid my heart will be even more bitter.

"You don't want to get up, you must feel sorry for me. Biyue has not received any news from the palace in the inner court, but you already know that Biyue is not good." : "Brother Youtang loves Biyue, so he has been communicating with him all the time, and he is here soon."

Xian Xun took two steps forward and said, "Brother, get up. Although Bi Yue is serving her personally, His Highness did not take her into the room."

Shen Youtang kowtowed again and said, "I know that I shouldn't covet His Highness's people..."

"I have nothing else with Bi Yue." Mu Bai interrupted him, "You just said what happened to her?"

"She..." Shen Youtang only felt the pain in his chest, stood up and said with a sigh of relief: "When my family got married for me, the congratulatory gift from His Royal Highness's palace was sent to my house, and I ordered a thank you gift to send back to the palace. At that time, I heard that Biyue was ill. A while ago, I was going to leave for Hezhou. I was not at ease. After all, I let the servant bring the two wives to visit the palace. No food or tea during the day."

"Did the mansion not hire a doctor for her?" Mu Bai frowned.

"Please. She came out of the palace with you, and the mansion would not dare to treat you poorly. I heard that the housekeeper invited a well-known doctor in Beijing, and the doctor said that Biyue...is heartbroken."

"Heart disease is the most difficult to heal." Xian Xun answered the words, looked at You Tang and said, "Brother came today, do you want to ask His Highness to betroth Bi Yue to you?" Seeing You Tang not answering, Xian Xun sighed , "You and Biyue are in love, there is nothing wrong with you wanting to marry her, it's just brother, where are you going to put your new sister-in-law?"

"I know, this is not in line with etiquette. Even if His Royal Highness agrees, grandpa will not allow me to marry her. But with her illness," Youtang lowered her head, her eyes struggling, "I..."

Xiaotuanzi outside the study knocked on the door, and went back to Mu Guxin of Hezhou Prefecture to ask for an audience. Mu Bailing Xiaotuanzi led him to Dongnuange, and said to Youtang, "You and I go to see Mr. Gu first."

Shen Youtang bowed and said yes.Shen Xianxun didn't mention it.

Hezhou is located in the extreme north of Ruiguo, with a vast land and few people, and the folk customs are bold and unrestrained.The other courtyard where Prince Rui's Mansion lived temporarily was originally a royal palace, built against the hills, and there were several Hu Feng's towers dotted here and there in the back garden.

Someone had already cleared the snow on the winding road paved with bluestones. Shen Xianxun came out of the study and walked slowly into the back garden.In the northwest corner of the garden, a small circle is surrounded by cobblestones, and there is no fence. Only a large stone is placed on the side facing the garden. The word "Dianjiang" is engraved on the stone.There are more than ten red plums planted in the Dianjiang Garden, which are well arranged. Standing under the tree, Shen Xianqian watched the fiery red petals covered with pure white snow. After a long time, a tear fell on the plum blossom along her cheek. On the edge of the snow.

Siyuan followed her from childhood, at this moment she also knew what was on her mind, so she stood far away at the gate of the garden, looking at her young lady.Shuyao went back to her room to change a hand stove, and it was brought here now, Siyuan waved her hand quickly when she saw her, Shuyao looked into the garden, nodded knowingly, then stuffed the warm small hand stove into Siyuan's arms , Siyuan answered, and smiled silently at her.

Until it was time to light the lanterns, Zhou Mubai left Gu Xin to eat with him, and the three brothers of the Shen family accompanied him, so that night, Shen Xianxun was alone in the Xinuang Pavilion, and the little girl put out a few dishes for her. .Siyuan didn't dare to persuade, so Shuyao filled a bowl of soup and said quietly: "Master, use some, it's too cold here, if you don't have dinner, you may hurt yourself."

Xian Xun didn't look at her, took the soup bowl, spooned it in spoon by spoon, put down the bowl, and said quietly: "Take it away. You guys go to eat too, you don't need to be waited on."

Siyuan and Shuyao looked at each other, they had no choice but to ask the little girls to remove all the mats, bowed their bodies to be blessed, and retreated together.

It was getting late, and the snow outside the house had just melted, Siyuan shrank her neck shyly, and said to Shuyao in a low voice: "Miss and Master, are you angry?"

Seeing her staggeringly walking, Shuyao stretched out her hand to support her, and said in a low voice, "It's up to us as servants to discuss the matter of the master."

"I'm just talking to you." Siyuan pouted, took Shuyao's arm again and smiled as he walked: "Tonight's food is so rich, Miss can't eat, let's help her eat."

Shuyao laughed angrily: "How can there be such a heartfelt servant as you!"

Siyuan just smiled holding Shuyao's arm, and went all the way back to the servant's room.

When Zhou Mubai returned to the Nuan Pavilion, he didn't see Shen Xianxun. The time had already been decided. Mubai searched inside and outside, and then called the attendants. Siyuan and Shuyao looked at each other and knelt down in the cabinet. The girls and women who had already knelt on the ground said they didn't see her.Mu Bai was in a hurry: "How do you all serve me! The road is slippery in this snowy day, if something happens to the concubine, this king... this king..." Her chest was heaving violently, she clenched her fists tightly, and she opened the curtain and walked out , Xiaotuanzi and Xiaoguozi were kneeling in the yard, Mu Bai raised his foot and kicked, and then said harshly: "What are you doing kneeling! Look for them all!"

In a moment of panic, there were countless lanterns in the other courtyard, and the hall was bright on all sides, Mu Bai hurriedly walked, suddenly remembered the habit of being slender when he was in Prince Rui's residence, so he turned his direction and walked towards the study.The door of the study room was closed, Mu Bai's heart was beating fast, she didn't know if she was running or in a hurry, she stopped for a moment, and pushed the door open with both hands.A candle was raised high, Shen Xianxun sat sideways under the lamp, and raised her head when she heard the sound.Mu Bai stared at her fixedly for a while, his heart finally settled down.

She wanted to ask her why she didn't bring a girl with her when she came to the study late at night, and also wanted to ask why she didn't wear a cloak, the snow melted the most cold days.She was thinking, walked up to her, looked down at the book she was holding in her hand, the book was open, and there was a sheet of apricot flowers in the slightly curled pages.

Mu Bai suddenly felt that something pricked the tip of her heart, and it was a sharp pain.She took a breath, raised her eyes from the book, and looked into Xian Xun's eyes, Xian Xun's eyes were faint, as if she also wanted to see her clearly, and seemed to want to see something else clearly through her.Then she lowered her head, closed the book, got up and moved, rubbed shoulders with her, and walked out.

In the warm pavilion, Shuyao and Siyuan took care of the grooming and retreated silently. Xianxun put down the ivory comb and curled up inside the couch. Mubai came over, looked at her thin back, and bit her lip with her brows drawn together.

After blowing out the lamp, she was lying on the same bed with her, the earth dragon was still hot and hot, but Mu Bai's voice chilled her heart like falling snow outside the house: "I never asked you, before you married into the palace, what did you think in your heart?" , is there anyone you like?"

The shadowy fringed gauze tent smelled warm, even without turning around, Mu Bai could feel that Xian Xun's shoulders trembled slightly, and she heard her sigh, but what she said was another thing: " Your Highness wants to betroth Biyue to my brother?"

"Yeah." Thinking of Bi Yue, Mu Bai was also a little worried, "Her illness can't be delayed, tomorrow I will ask Xiao Tuanzi to bring a few people back with my handwriting, and she will feel relieved after reading the handwriting, and her heart will go away. It's just..." She paused, and then continued: "Can you persuade Mrs. Shen?"

"Tomorrow, I will revise a book, and His Highness will ask someone to bring it back to the capital to Peng Yun, the eldest daughter of Tai Shiling. Peng Yun has known me since childhood, and when we return to Beijing, she will try to ask her father to recognize Bi Yue as a righteous daughter. Biyue can marry my brother as the third miss of the Peng family and become a concubine. However, His Highness wants to tell my brother that he can marry Biyue after two years." Xian Xun slowed down, but continued: " My brother is hiding such things from his newly married, but I hope my new sister-in-law doesn't like my brother too much, so she won't be too sad."

Mu Bai was taken aback for a moment, then turned to look at Xian Xun, the moonlight was thin, she could only see her vague outline, so delicate that it made people feel distressed.Mu Bai raised his hand and tucked the brocade quilt for her, but she didn't turn around.

After a long time, Mu Bai said: "Okay."

She never answered that sentence, and she didn't ask again.

The east gradually turned pale, and Mu Bai opened his eyes to see the sky getting brighter. She didn't feel sleepy for a moment that night, and she knew that she didn't fall asleep either.