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"My lord is back." The maid Xixiang greeted her at the gate of Qinglu Garden.Qinglu Garden is just a small courtyard, a remote place in the village, where many chrysanthemums are planted, and there is a row of houses for maids to live in, who are responsible for arranging and taking care of these chrysanthemums.

Yin Qingyu's biological mother, Qiushang, was one of those maidservants.

After Qiushang became pregnant, Yin Mingli sent the other maidservants out and left a small courtyard for her to live in.

After giving birth, the mother and son lived in the Qinglu Garden, and soon Qiu Chang hanged himself.Qinglu Garden was originally remote, but after this incident, it became more and more deserted. The servants and maids passed by here, except for curious peeks, most of them walked quickly, unwilling to approach this forbidden area in the manor.

Fenghua Villa is most famous for its chrysanthemums, which rank among the top in the south of the Yangtze River in terms of quantity, variety, and flowering period. When autumn comes, you can see a sea of ​​beautiful flowers at a glance, and the fragrance is breathtaking, which is breathtaking.After the maidservants moved out of the Qinglu Garden, they changed to another place where they planted chrysanthemums.

Ordinarily, if no one takes care of the flowers, they should gradually become barren.But maybe it’s because people left the quiet, the chrysanthemums in the Qinglu Garden grow more gratifyingly, thriving and luxuriant year after year, and when the autumn wind comes, the chrysanthemums are competing to bloom, and the gorgeous posture seems to be blooming for the whole season, clear The cold fragrance seems to be fragrant into the bones of people.

Now, apart from the woman who sweeps the yard, there are only two maids, Xixiang and Xiaoshuang.

"Young master," Xi Xiang smiled and said as if seeing his gloom, "Just now the second young master... ah no, the owner of the new villa sent someone to send a pot of jade carvings, it's quite beautiful, young master, would you like to see it?"

Yin Qingyu nodded lightly, not caring.Yin Fengxiang has treated him well in terms of food and clothing, and will send some congratulatory gifts during festivals (when the old owner is alive, the second son will take care of all the affairs of the village). Always talk to him excitedly.Because he has lived in the village for a long time, life is boring, receiving gifts and cooking his favorite meals in the kitchen have become things that Xixiang likes to talk about.

He knew that Xixiang was kind-hearted, and he just wanted to make him happy.

"My lord, come and see, it's really strange!" Seeing his calm expression, Xi Xiang hurriedly led him into the room, pointed at the table, "Look!"

On the table is a pot of jade-carved begonias, with emerald branches and leaves, and white jade flowers, which are crystal clear and radiant, and the carving is exquisite. It looks like it was made by everyone.Even the indifferent Yin Qingyu couldn't help being stunned for a moment.

The flowers bloom side by side, and they are as beautiful as ice and snow. From a distance, they look like real ones.

He already liked painting and carving, so he instinctively admired them with affection.Xixiang smiled and said, "My lord, isn't it pretty? I guess you must like it."

Yin Qingyu stared at the petals of the begonia, which were dazzlingly white; her gaze moved down unconsciously, and landed on her sleeve...it was also snow white...

He suddenly felt cold and turned his head suddenly.Outside the house, there are large patches of chrysanthemums, the white ones are like frost, the yellow ones are like gold, and the purple ones are like clouds... By the way, my mother hanged herself in the courtyard...

There was a tightness in the chest.He needs to get out and get some air...

"My lord, it's time for dinner, where are you going?" Xi Xiang hurriedly asked from behind.

"Walk around casually." Yin Qingyu said warmly.Frowning slightly, he went out in the thick twilight.

Seeing this, Xiao Shuang, who was arranging the leaves of the chrysanthemums in the yard, threw away the scissors and ran to the worried Xixiang, "Sister, what's wrong, young master?"

Xixiang shook her head, "...I don't know either."

Xiao Shuang sighed: "Actually, Eldest Young Master is a good person, but unfortunately he came from a bad background..."

"Don't talk about it, how can a person choose the matter of birth... You can't say these things in front of the young master."

"Oh." Xiao Shuang covered her mouth lightly, thinking that there is really no way out of fate.He picked up the scissors and went to work.

Yin Qingyu left the Qinglu Garden and walked slowly along the lake.The sunset was getting darker and darker, a thin moon rose in the sky, and the sky was completely dark.

Before I knew it, I came to a bamboo forest, and suddenly heard shouts, fists and feet, and the sound of clothes and sleeves coming and going.Apparently someone was fighting in the woods.

Yin Qingyu stopped in her tracks.

Bamboo leaves swayed in the night wind, the moon was bright and dark, and the shadows turned sharply.The two people who had fought for a while stopped, and two black shadows floated down.

"My brother has long surpassed me in skill, and the Jingmei three moves are superb. No wonder the Snitch sees you and fucks up, haha! Let me, an old fellow, take a breath!" Guo Sheng's voice.

With a clear voice, he said with a smile: "Brother has pure internal energy, he is the number one master of the descendants of Hengshan, he talks nonsense about old age every day, he clearly owes a beating! Come on, eat after beating!"

"Oh no! My stomach has been growling!" Guo Sheng said in a mournful voice, "My dear brother, let's agree—"

"Who?" The keen Cheng Fei noticed someone nearby.He jumped out of the bamboo forest, saw the person coming by the moonlight, and couldn't help showing a little surprise. "...Brother Yin?"

Seeing Yin Qingyu dressed in white, standing under the wind and dew under the bamboo shadow, he suddenly felt an indescribable strange feeling, neither joy, nor anger, nor sorrow, nor joy, but it was very strong... He collected himself , asked: "Brother Yin, what's the matter?"

Suddenly discovered by Cheng Fei, Yin Qingyu was a little embarrassed, "It's nothing...I..."

Guo Sheng also jumped out: "It's Mr. Yin! It's just a matter of you coming to comment. We agreed to eat after the round of practice, but Ah Fei just pretended to starve me to death on purpose! Tell me..."

Cheng Fei ignored Guo Sheng, and only looked at Yin Qingyu: "Brother Yin, is there really nothing you want to tell us?"

Yin Qingyu had calmed down, and said with a faint smile: "It's nothing, I just passed by by chance, and saw you guys practicing martial arts, so I just took a look, sorry to bother you."

"Hey, I said A Fei, don't ask the bottom line, is Mr. Yin still stealing art? Eat and eat! Have Mr. Yin eaten? If you haven't eaten, come with us!"

"Thank you, I'm not hungry, you go." Yin Qingyu said softly.

Cheng Fei remained silent, still looking at Yin Qingyu with his arms folded.

Feeling his gaze directly on her body, Yin Qingyu felt a little strange and turned her eyes slightly.

"Then let's go!" Guo Sheng, who was so hungry and panicked, pulled Cheng Fei, and promised Yin Qingyu, "Young master Yin will come to drink tea tomorrow!"

"...Okay." Yin Qingyu responded softly, watching the two tugging and disappearing under the moonlight.

He stood for a while longer, then walked back.

Did not follow the same route, but went to the other side of the lake.The moon had risen quite high, and the surroundings were quite quiet, and the sound of trees and grass caused by the wind could be heard.

When passing a courtyard wall, I suddenly heard a faint conversation inside:

"...Xiang'er, are you unwilling to move into Zhenfeng Residence?"

"My boy is still more used to my Yan Lai Xuan."

It was Mrs. Yin and Yin Fengxiang.Yin Qingyu looked up, yes, this is the Qinghua Pavilion where Mrs. Yin lives.

"You are already the owner of a village, logically, you should live in your father's Zhenfeng residence. Besides, the place is spacious, so it will be convenient for you to get married in the future."

"We'll talk about the future." Yin Fengxiang still insisted, "I'm not married yet."

"That's not far away." Speaking of the marriage, Mrs. Yin couldn't help being displeased, "Hmph, the girl from the Ling family regretted the marriage that was originally agreed... But it's nothing, the lady of Xihua Villa, Su Yue'er, is also very happy. That's right, she's not inferior to Ling Weiwei in talent and looks, and I like you very much..."

"Is that Miss Su who is known as the best poet and qin?"

"Exactly. This girl has a quiet temperament, unlike Ling Weiwei who is messing around everywhere... Ah, I heard that she loves crabapple flowers the most. There are hundreds of them planted at home, but she is a very thoughtful child..." Mrs. Yin remembered something, " By the way, I remember that there is a pot of jade carving crabapple in the congratulatory gift this time?"

"There is a pot, I gave it to my brother."

"Him?" Madam Yin said in dissatisfaction, "This jade carving is the proud work of Wang Shichun, a famous craftsman in the capital, so you gave it to someone casually?"

"Mother, all the congratulatory gifts are precious, but this is the most useless one," Yin Fengxiang said indifferently, "You like Ye Mingzhu and Nanhai Chenxiang. Jade carvings are just beautiful, so how useful are they? Brother, don't let outsiders say that I treated him harshly."

"...That's true." Madam Yin softened her tone, "I will do as you wish."

……

Yin Qingyu sighed softly from the bottom of her heart.Yes, such a coincidence, I just like things that other people think are useless... In the past, no matter birthdays or festivals, the second son received countless gifts, and he would always throw away a batch and pile them in the shed, while his favorite calligraphy and paintings , Woodcuts are among them, if you see them, you can’t help but take them away...

This brother is much better than himself in all aspects, and his vision is also very different. He doesn't like flashy and useless things the most.As for himself, he just likes those useless things, so it's no wonder that he is also useless in the eyes of others... He smiled self-deprecatingly and continued to move forward.