Gongshang Confidante

In the gold-plated and hollowed-out incense cage, a golden ball rolls inside, and a golden bell hangs on it, making a melodious sound;

Jade Rabbit pounding medicine earrings, under the large gold thread ring, a standing rabbit carved out of white jade, and cloudy clouds made of gold inlaid with precious stones under its feet;

The four butterflies swayed in silver steps and landed on the edge of the petals. The wings of the butterflies spread out, and the wings trembled, lifelike.

The jewelry in front of me is not as expensive as the ones bestowed by the emperor, but they are unique and interesting.Su Muxue doesn't like jewelry, so she chose the pair of Jade Rabbit Pouring Medicine Earrings.

When it was time for a cup of tea, Zhou Chiyu came back with a worried expression on his face. He casually glanced at the accessories that Su Muxue had chosen, asked Xia Ling to give the silver, and took it out to get on the carriage.

Passing through the hustle and bustle of the city, turning into a remote alleyway, the noise gradually disappeared. Zhou Chiyu held the scroll in his hand, and his eyes fell on it. Su Muxue didn't see the pages turning. Su Muxue asked, "What's on your mind?" Zhou Chiyu raised his eyes and looked at her lightly. Laughing, he knocked on the wall of the car with the handle of the fan.

The carriage stopped slowly, and Yu Feng, the guard, walked up to him and said, "Princess, someone is watching, Lin Long and others will solve it." Zhou Chiyu nodded, and with a whistling sound, two figures fell lightly from the eaves, and Su Muxue was slightly startled , she was unaware of the hidden person, which shows her profound martial arts skills.

"Huayu and Huayi see the princess!" Two girls who looked almost identical, elegant and beautiful, about seventeen years old, dressed in black clothes, bowed to Zhou Chiyu, "How?" Zhou Chiyu raised his eyebrows and asked, The handle of the fan was tapped in the palm of his hand.

"When the princess left the palace, someone followed her. The guards removed the bright shoots, and the dark shoots were pulled out by the servants. Now there is no tail. Your Highness can rest assured." Hua Yu answered, with bright eyes and fast speech, He has a lively personality, after all, he is a man in the world, and his speech is not as fastidious as in the palace, so Zhou Chiyu doesn't care, Hua Yi stands behind with no expression on his face, and doesn't say a word.

"Okay", Zhou Chiyu lifted the curtain with the fan handle, looked at the two of them sideways, with a slight smile on the corner of his mouth, took out two boxes from under the desk, handed them to Huayu, and said, "What did you ask me for last time?" things, and the pear blossom needle that Huayi wanted."

"Thank you princess for your reward!" Huayu's face was filled with joy, she held the box as if it was a treasure, knelt down and was about to kowtow, "Forget it", Zhou Chiyu waved his hand, glanced at Huayi, and said with a smile, "Xiaoyi is used to it talk less",

With a stern face and slightly red cheeks, Hua Yi bowed to Zhou Chiyu. The two of them leaped onto the roof in a flash, and Zhou Chiyu ordered them to move on.

Zhou Chiyu put down the curtain and explained to Su Muxue, "There is a sect called Shadow Sect in Jianghu. It got into a lot of trouble back then. Master Yun Qing had some friendship with the suzerain, so he helped him out. Later, the suzerain sent Huayu, Hua The clothes are delivered. I think they are unruly and can't bear the loneliness in the palace, so it's good to follow when they leave the palace."

"I see that you are quite familiar with them," Su Muxue asked, "The last time I went out of the palace, it was thanks to them to take action." Zhou Chiyu's eyes flashed sharply, and his tone was flat. That time, the other party sent a lot of people.

"Why is someone following us?" Su Muxue asked puzzledly, knowing that Zhou Chiyu was allowed to leave the palace without much fanfare, and many people didn't know about it.

The corners of Zhou Chiyu's mouth curled up slightly, and he said sneeringly, "In and out of the palace, how many pairs of eyes are staring at them, just waiting for Princess Da Zhou to do something wrong, and her every move will fall into the sight of others", her immature face, With a mockery of forbearance and insight that don't belong to this age, Su Muxue shook her hand distressedly, pulled her into her arms, hugged her a little harder, and murmured, "Chao'er...".

"After leaving the palace, you are very presumptuous." Zhou Chiyu didn't struggle, just lying in her arms, looking deeply into her eyes with his dark eyes, and jokingly said,

Su Muxue bit her lip, and said with reddish ears, "I brought you up, so what if you get closer? In the past, you loved clinging to me so much."

Zhou Chiyu simply lay on her lap, playing with the jadeite fan pendant, and said, "If someone else knows that the daughter of the Su family and a strange man are in the same car, how many gossips will arise."

Su Muxue looked down at her, wearing a jade crown, her face was as smooth as jade, her nose was straight, her eyes were slightly raised, and she was playing with a fan in her hand, she was quite masculine and graceful.

Touching her thick eyebrows with her fingertips, she slid over the corners of her eyes. The creamy skin was close to her fingertips, but she hesitated to move forward. Not far away, her pink lips opened and closed slightly, like petals covered with dew. People are pitiful, Su Muxue's eyes are nostalgic and obsessed.

Zhou Chiyu turned his face sideways, avoiding her fingers, sat up, stared at Su Muxue, his clear eyes were full of confusion, and looked into the depths of her eyes as if probing.

The tip of her heart was hot and cold, Su Muxue bowed her head in embarrassment and guilty conscience, she dared not look directly into her eyes, how could she have such nasty thoughts about the people she was brought up with.

The carriage stopped again, breaking the delicate atmosphere in the carriage. Zhou Chiyu lifted the curtains to look, straightened his clothes, got off the carriage, and said to Su Muxue, "Wait for me for a while", after finishing speaking, he walked forward.

Su Muxue was sitting in the carriage, wringing her fingers, her eyes flickering, as if she had been peeped out of her sense of loss and embarrassment, she couldn't sit still any longer, got up and left, the guards were guarding beside the carriage, only Zhou Chiyu and Xia Ling were gone.

"Where is the princess?" Su Muxue looked around. This is a residential building on the East Street. In the narrow alleys, the carriage was parked outside because it couldn't pass. The dilapidated eaves and the moss-covered brick walls made Su Muxue feel a little uneasy.

"Your Highness ordered you to wait here." Yu Feng didn't talk much, he didn't ask questions that shouldn't be asked, and obeyed the princess's order, it seemed that he was a trustworthy person around Zhou Chiyu.From the maids in the palace, the eunuchs and the guards who left the palace, Su Muxue could see that the people around Zhou Chiyu were very loyal.

Not far away came the sound of dogs barking and women yelling and cursing. Su Muxue was really worried and said, "I'll go and have a look." "Master Su, the princess ordered you to stay where you are," Yu Feng said with a bow, and Su Muxue raised her eyebrows. Picking up slightly, he put up his official airs and said, "I have my own ideas",

Yu Feng didn't dare to stop her, because the princess told her not to leave, so he had to watch Su Muxue go alone.

Amidst the smell of moss, cooking smoke, and rotten wood, and the scent of Zhou Chiyu's body in the air, Su Muxue sniffed lightly, which led her to a private house.

The house was dilapidated, and someone was chopping firewood in the front yard. Su Muxue approached, and faintly heard someone talking, like Xia Ling, asking the people in the house what they were asking and answering.Su Muxue stood under the eaves, in a dilemma, as if she was suspected of peeping.

From the Jubao Pavilion to the private residence here, Su Muxue no longer dared to expect that Zhou Chiyu would come out of the palace for her birthday, she avoided seeing people, what was the reason for it?What are you planning?

Hearing the sound of the voice fading away, she seemed to be walking towards the front yard. Su Muxue hesitated for a moment, then stood sideways under the eaves, pierced the window paper with her finger, and looked in through the small hole.

The room is very dark, messy, with a strong smell of traditional Chinese medicine. There is a person sitting on the couch with unusually thin hands and feet, palms turned out, and the back of the hand touching the bed. Even if you move a little distance, you have to rest for a while.

The quilt was rubbed on the ground for her, she curled up, opened her mouth wide, and let out a strange cry, Su Muxue took a closer look, she was a woman with a thin, sallow complexion, disheveled hair, and no tongue in her open mouth! !

Su Muxue took a step back in fright, and slapped on the tiles, "Who?!" Xia Ling shouted loudly, "Mu Xue?" Zhou Chiyu said calmly, and Su Muxue walked out with a pale face, "I Worrying about you, come and see",

"I think Huayu and Huayi didn't make a move, so they must be someone I know." Zhou Chiyu walked over with a smile. Seeing Su Muxue's face was ugly, he held her hand and walked back, "This girl was persecuted back then. I saved her. Seeing that there were not many days left, she wanted to see me to repay her kindness. I was afraid that her appearance would scare you, so I asked you to stay and wait for me, but you still came."

"I don't want you to be alone. I think she is useless, with her tongue pulled out. The persecutor can be described as vicious." Su Muxue said unbearably, Zhou Chiyu looked at her with a smile, "With Huayu and Huayi here, It's not that easy to hurt me. I heard that the Drunken Eight Immortals in the Drunken Immortal Tower in the capital is famous. Since it's out of the palace, why don't you try it?" Changing the topic, Zhou Chiyu took it lightly.

The dishes in Zuixian Tower are delicious, the city is full of flowers and the scenery is pleasant, but Su Muxue is not in the mood. She is thinking, who did Zhou Chiyu meet in Jubao Pavilion, and how did she save the young woman at a young age? Who is she today? What are your plans?Behind her back, there seemed to be thousands of threads tangled together, and she was afraid that Zhou Chiyu would get caught in it and cause trouble.

Leaving Zuixian Pavilion, a group of people went to the flower market, lit up lanterns, like a canopy of stars, a door made of vines, covered with bright flowers, beautiful and in full bloom, the random flowers gradually became charming, and the crowds were crowded.

Zhou Chiyu frowned, avoided the person who almost bumped into him, rubbed his fingers in his sleeve, held Su Muxue's hand through the sleeve, tilted his head and asked, "Do you want to go to the Temple of Flowers?",

Su Muxue also frowned, seeing the sleeves of others brushing Zhou Chiyu's clothes, and said, "Chi Yu wants to go?" Seeing her frowning, Zhou Chiyu hissed secretly, and said with a smile, "I thought you liked it",

The two smiled at each other, left the crowded flower market, and walked slowly along the river side by side. Willow trees hung down, the fragrance of flowers was overflowing, there were not many pedestrians, and they were much more comfortable than before.

Yu Feng and the others also breathed a sigh of relief, and followed behind from a distance.

Zhou Chiyu folded his hands in his sleeves and said lightly, "You don't seem to be happy today." The surface of the river reflected sparkling light in the moonlight, reflecting the lanterns on the bank like a winding dragon. Su Muxue's voice was gentle and sweet , Night Breeze blew to his ears, and murmured, "I like it with you by my side."

Zhou Chiyu stood on the shore, took out the box from his sleeve, it was the pair of Jade Rabbit Pounding Medicine Earrings that Su Muxue picked out, raised his face slightly, and said, "I'll bring it for you",

Su Muxue lowered her body slightly, turned her face sideways, her small and lovely earlobes fell in front of Zhou Chiyu's eyes, a little embarrassed, Zhou Chiyu's fingertips brushed against her cheeks, and her cool fingertips occasionally touched the earlobes, causing Su Muxue to curl up in her palms, even breathing Confused, "It's really pretty, do you like it?" Zhou Chiyu stood a little further away and smiled.

Su Muxue saw that her brows and eyes were immature, her figure was slender, and she put aside her silent eyes and pretentious attitude, which is just like ordinary people, at an age that should be innocent, so she couldn't help raising her hand fondly, and rubbed her head, smiled and said, "You gave it to me, I really like it",

Zhou Chiyu looked at her doting smile, frowned slightly, and said dissatisfiedly, "Don't look at me like a child", "Don't forget that you are twelve years old and not yet old enough", Su Muxue said with a smile.

Zhou Chiyu felt that she seemed to be looking at his own child, so he couldn't help but approached her, stood in front of her, looked at her chin, raised his head slightly, and said, "Ask me, why don't you call me Sister Mu Xue? Then I'll tell you why."

Su Muxue looked at her upturned face, her eyes were like black gemstones, reflecting the moonlight in the night, and she said slowly, "Peach blossoms have bloomed, and it will be my thirteenth birthday. I call you Mu Xue , to let you know that I am no longer the little princess named Chao'er, I am now enough to stand in front of you and look at you at the same level, you must not underestimate me anymore."

Su Muxue's eyes flickered, her passion surged, she clenched her hands hidden in her sleeves, wishing she could hold her in her arms, so she turned around stiffly, facing the river, exhaled lightly, and said, "I have never underestimated you." ", you are very important in my heart.

Zhou Chiyu stood quietly beside her, the willow swaying lightly, the river surface reflected the figures of the two of them, as if they were cuddling each other, the children who were only waist-length at that time, now, the figures are slender and slender, no more than half a foot apart.

Time flies, and she grew up before she knew it.

How many times have you missed, you can hold your hands and go.

I missed it in the past, and I will accompany you every step of the way in the future.