Looking to the Thirteen Rivers

It’s the first day after the snow, the dome that has been gloomy for days is cleared up today, the red maple is scattered, the thin snow looks fragile, and the red and white in the courtyard is really beautiful.

Knowing that Jingyue Peak is currently unattended, and that both Man Jiangxue and Yin Qiu like to sleep late, Bai Ling was afraid that Wen Chaoyu would take the opportunity to escape, so he bid farewell to his master early in the morning and led people to Shen Xingdian.The disciples boiled hot water and prepared breakfast. As soon as the work was done, Yin Qiu walked out of the room, stood in the porch without saying a word, and did not enter the hall.

"Yo, that's strange." Bai Ling saw Yin Qiu from a distance, raised his brows slightly, walked to her side and leaned against the porch pillar, "Why do you get up so early today?"

The cold wind was blowing and blowing—in a white dress, Yin Qiu looked at the mountains in the distance, unconsciously rubbed the ice on his waist with his fingertips, and said, "With Uncle Wen around, we can't sleep too late. "

Bai Ling glanced at Yin Qiu, and was surprised that she looked tired today, her eyes were black and her hair was a little messy, so she couldn't help but wondered: "What's the matter...you don't feel well?"

Yin Qiu frowned slightly, and gave a faint "hmm": "Acknowledge the bed, I'm not used to it when I just came back, I didn't sleep well last night."

In fact, it's not just that she didn't sleep well, she almost didn't sleep last night.

Yin Qiu's conversation with Gongzi Fan in Fenglin is still like a dream at this time. She tossed and turned on the couch, thinking about it, she didn't close her eyes all night, and her mind was full of Shen Mandong and Man Jiangxue. .

Recalling the bits and pieces of the past, as well as some fragments that were not noticed in the past, plus Man Jiangxue's previous reactions and performances, Yin Qiu didn't want to believe it anymore, and now he had to Admit it—Shen Mandong really loves Man Jiangxue.

With this conclusion, it is easy to explain the suspense raised by Nan Gongmin. Man Jiangxue did not visit and accompany those two important days for Shen Mandong. Naturally, it was because she deliberately avoided and deliberately did not go .

As for why he avoided it, it was also easy to explain, but it was Luo Hua's intention and Flowing Water's ruthlessness.

Yin Qiu had imagined many possibilities, and she even thought about whether Man Jiangxue was interested in Shen Mandong, seeing her sweetheart married into a wife, so Man Jiangxue kept alienating again and again.Yin Qiu already guessed that this was coming, but he never thought about switching Man Jiangxue and Shen Manyong's positions. J would love a woman.

However, the absurd thing is that the truth of the matter is still like this.

No wonder before in Yao Dingcheng, when Yin Qiu asked about Man Jiangxue, she would have a hard time saying it, and she still refused to explain it herself, and let Yin Qiu figure it out by herself, so it turned out that she really couldn't say it.

——No one can say this.

But the younger sister is Man Jiangxue?

Yin Qiu can't figure it out on the one hand, but understands it very well on the other hand.

People like Man Jiangxue should be admired by others, this is not surprising, but among those people, Shen Mandong is also included.

It was really hard for Yin Qiu to accept that she would fall in love with the same person as her biological mother.

Such a thing is simply unheard of.

Even after going through Weicheng, Yin Qiu can basically conclude that Shen Manyong is probably no longer alive, but what if?Wan—is she still alive?

How would she feel if she suddenly appeared one day and came back to find her daughter and her former lover?What will be the reaction?

Yin Qiu didn't dare to imagine at all, and it was hard to imagine.

If that time really came, how would she face her mother?

And now, how should she face Man Jiangxue?

The sky lightened up slowly, but the long-lost clear light could not illuminate Yin Qiu's gloomy heart. She kept stroking the sharp thin blade of Chasing Ice, and at this moment she was enlightened again, thinking about another thing clearly.

Chasing Ice and Ningshuang, these are the twin swords used by the master. She gave these two swords to Man Jiangxue and Shen Mandong respectively, and Shen Mandong named them later.

Chasing ice... Zhu's sister building?

Naturally, it is ice formed by condensation of frost flowers.

So... who is chasing whom?

Naturally, Shen Mandong chased Man Jiangxue.

Yin Qiu recalled that day in Yao Dingcheng, Man Jiangxue's expression after seeing Zhu Bing.

She was stunned, silent, and hesitant. Yin Qiu didn't pay much attention to those fleeting eyes and expressions at the time. It was only now that Yin Qiu became aware of it and understood the hidden meaning behind those expressions. meaning.

What is she going to do?

The fingertips sank deeply into the thin blade of the ice chaser and cut the skin there. It was expected to be painful, but Yin Qiu didn't realize it.Bai Ling watched her fascinated for a long time, and never interrupted her hastily. Seeing Yin Qiu tightly holding the dagger in his hand, blood dripping down, he couldn't help being surprised and said: " Xiao, Xiaoqiu...your hand!"

Yin Qiu was in a trance, and was pulled back to her thoughts by Bai Ling's exclamation. She looked down at her hand, and said after a moment of silence, "No problem."

Bai Ling looked at her again and again, then quickly took out a handkerchief to dry Yin Qiu's blood, and said, "What's wrong with you? You were out of your mind early in the morning, and you looked so preoccupied that you hurt your hands thinking about things. If she is seen by the uncle later, she will feel so distressed, you are covered in injuries... It's your sister who beat Cheng Xin's lover Rong Jun

The bright red blood seeped into Sipa, spreading a blush. Yin Qiu closed his eyes and said softly, "Don't tell uncle, it's just a minor injury."

"Is this a minor injury?" Bai Ling was startled. "All five fingers are broken. Let me see... the wound is not shallow. Walk around, and follow me inside to apply medicine."

Yin Qiu stood still, with a look of pain on his face: "Bai Ling, I have something in my heart, you must have seen it, but I don't want to say it, although I know you won't ask, but I About cutting your hand, you hide it for me first, don't tell my uncle for now, I am in a mess right now, please let me calm down."

Bai Ling showed concern, but he didn't ask any further questions. He just sighed and said, "Okay, since you said that, then I don't know, but if you are really disturbed because of your sister's words, just ask I said—that’s right, Biemei is carrying all the cooking things by herself. Besides, there is still Shishu here, you can tell her, no matter how difficult the problem is, Shishu can solve it, you are worried about me.

Yin Qiu took a look at the bedroom inside the door, the curtain was tightly closed, and the scene inside could not be seen clearly, Yin Qiu was silent for a while, and nodded slightly: "I see, you should be busy first, the uncle should I won't get up yet, if she wakes up, call me, and I'll go back to my room and take a nap."

Seeing that her complexion was not good, Bai Ling was really worried, but he didn't want to persuade her much, and he didn't know where to start, so he could only follow Yin Qiu's way: "Well, you can go back to catch up on sleep for a while, and refresh yourself, so as not to be late. When the uncle sees you, he will definitely ask, so let's go."

Yin Qiu replied "Yes", and went straight back to the room without further words.As she left, Wen Zhaoyu and Xue Tan walked over from the other end of the corridor.

"What's wrong with Yin Qiu?" Wen Zhaoyu yawned and stretched again, "You don't look very happy, something happened?"

Bai Ling thought to herself that your eyesight is so good that you can see clearly from such a distance. She remembered Yin Qiu's exhortation, so she naturally prevaricated: "I haven't released my sister's words, but I haven't come back for a few months and I can't get used to the bed here. , I didn’t sleep well last night.”

Wen Zhaoyu said "Oh" and was about to enter the hall, Bai Ling said in surprise: "It's strange, yesterday I thought I woke you up too early, why did you get up earlier than Master Uncle today?"

"Is it rare for me to wake up earlier than Man Jiangxue?" Wen Zhaoyu said, "That person is a slob, he must have been sleepy in his previous life, and he can't wake up in this life, don't compare me to her."

Bai Ling has been in the palace for a long time, and he has never seen anyone treat Man Jiangxue so casually, it can even be said to be disrespectful, Bai Ling has gained insight from this person, and smiled: "Okay, then you are the first Wash, or eat first?"

Wen Zhaoyu said with a strange face: "Nonsense, who doesn't wash their face and rinse their mouth before eating?"

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At the end of the hour, Man Jiangxue opened his eyes on the couch.

There was noise outside the dormitory, Wen Chaoyu and Xue Tan had been talking since early in the morning, Man Jiangxue kept a light sleep last night and kept an eye on Wen Chaoyu, and fell asleep when it was almost dawn, but was disturbed by Wen Chaoyu again at this time, in his heart It was a bit displeased.

She put on her clothes and was about to go out to tell Wen Chaoyu to shut up, when the curtain was lifted, but it was Bai Ling who came in.

"Master is up?"

Man Jiangxue didn't sleep well, and her complexion looked a little bad, she asked, "Where's Xiaoqiu?"

Bai Ling looked as usual and said: "She's still sleeping, I'll call her right now, the uncle is washing up first."

She brought the hot water in, and Yin Qiu came after a short while. Man Jiangxue finished washing and sat in front of the dressing table. Yin Qiu greeted her, walked behind her and skillfully took out the wooden comb, and tied Man Jiangxue's hair .

Back in the room earlier, Yin Qiu still didn't fall asleep, she just closed her eyes and feigned sleep for a while to regain her energy, and tidied up her appearance. She didn't bandage the wound on her hand, but just applied some trauma medicine to stop the bleeding. Now holding the comb with his left hand, Man Jiangxue didn't notice anything unusual.

"You have a bad complexion," Man Jiangxue glanced at Yin Qiu through the bronze mirror, "What's wrong with you?"

Yin Qiu looked up at her, smiled and said, "It's not uncomfortable, it's just that I haven't come back for a long time, and I'm a bit resigned."

Man Jiangxue said: "Wan Shu and Huai Wei probably won't arrive until tomorrow, and I have to go to the Mingguang Palace to talk to the senior sister in charge later, you stay and sleep for a while?"

Yin Qiu agreed.

Both of them didn't sleep well for some reason, so they didn't have a sister Chunshen to speak when they met. Man Jiangxue sat on the wooden bench with her eyes closed, letting Yin Qiu comb her hair. He leaned his body against Yin Qiu's arms, and Yin Qiu moved closer, supporting Man Jiangxue.

There are no windows in the bedroom, and the curtains outside are still hanging, so the light in the room is vague, and the skylight gathers outside the window, unable to penetrate.

The wooden comb passed through the hair, emitting a small and light fragrance. Yin Qiu lowered his eyes, his face seemed calm, but his heart was filled with mixed feelings.She tilted her head slightly, and used her fingertips to brush away the long hair pouring down on both sides of Man Jiangxue's cheeks, looking at her secretly.

The stretched eyebrows, the straight bridge of the nose, the bright red lips and the clearly defined jaw, everything is perfect, as if carefully carved.

When she is not smiling, she will be a little cold, making people afraid to approach easily, can't guess that she is thinking about her sister?When Shao Hui laughed, those indifferences disappeared, and she became gentle and easy-going, making people unable to help but want to see her smile more.

This kind of contrast has caught Yin Qiu's attention for a long time, and he is obsessed with it.

Because Man Jiangxue's indifference was given to others, but all the tenderness and smiles were given to her alone.

Even if she looks at this face thousands of times, it can still make Yin Qiu's heart flutter. However, when she looks at Man Jiangxue now, a thought arises in her heart: Mother also looks at her uncle like this. ?

The uncle in mother's eyes belongs to my sister again?

The complicated thoughts are like the spring rain in March, pattering and unspeakable. The words I want to ask come to my lips countless times, but I swallow them subconsciously.

·

"What's on your mind?" Suddenly, Man Jiangxue's voice sounded.

Holding the hand of the wooden comb, Yin Qiu paused, seeing that Man Jiangxue had raised her eyes to look at her, so she said as naturally as possible: "No," and then added with a smile, "I can have a sister handsome

Man Jiangxue looked at her, raised her hand to clasp Yin Qiu's wrist, and said, "I just have to write the words on my face, what's wrong?"

Meeting her inquiring and concerned eyes, Yin Qiu couldn't help being shaken, but besides shaking, she was extremely embarrassed.

How should she answer?

J Ru Man Jiangxue is not easy to speak out, Yin Qiu is also not good to ask, not to mention that the moment does not seem to be a good time.

So Yin Qiu had no choice but to sigh, no longer pretending to be calm, and found an excuse: "I... I just thought of the dark guards after returning to Jingyue Peak..."

This is indeed a good excuse. After hearing this, Man Jiangxue didn't feel suspicious at all. She took Yin Qiu to sit on her lap, hugged Yin Qiu and said: "It's all over, you just need to get used to it slowly. Don't overthink it."

The familiar embrace gave Yin Qiu a different feeling than before. She hid her injured right hand and said with a tug on the corner of her mouth, "I know, but I can't help but think about it."

"Then how can I not think about it?" Man Jiangxue smiled and suggested, "Why don't I go to Mingguang Palace today and spend more time with you?"

Yin Qiu couldn't help avoiding Man Jiangxue's sight, and said softly: "It's not necessary, it's still a matter of importance, the head of the sect still has a lot of things to discuss with the uncle."

Man Jiangxue looked at her, thought for a while and said: "Then you want to go with me?"

Yin Qiu lowered his head: "...It's unnecessary, I want to catch up on sleep later."

Realizing that she seemed to be avoiding making eye contact with him, as if she was a bit afraid to look at her, Man Jiangxue was a little puzzled, but she didn't ask any questions, she just said softly: "Have you eaten?"

Yin Qiu said "hmm" and said, "I used it before."

Man Jiangxue said: "Then do you want to sleep now?"

Yin Qiu paused: "I'll sleep after the uncle leaves."

After she finished speaking, Man Jiangxue got up immediately, carried Yin Qiuxing to the side of the couch and put her on it, leaned over to take off Yin Qiu's shoes, and said, "Sleep now, I will guard you until you sleep I'll go after that."

Seeing Man Jiangxue squatting beside the couch and taking off her shoes with her own hands, and then taking off her outer robe for herself, Yin Qiu was in a complicated mood, and the smile on his face was almost forced.

She tucked into the quilt and lay down, and Man Jiangxue also sat down on the edge of the bed. The two looked at each other, and their expressions were different.

"Don't you want to sleep?" Seeing Yin Qiu looking at her, Man Jiangxue touched her face, "Why are your eyes still open?"

Yin Qiu was stunned for a moment, quickly closed his eyes, and whispered back: "Go to sleep now."

Without words, the dormitory became quiet, only Wen Chaoyu and Xue Tan continued to speak one after another, and the two of them didn't know if they were chatting about their sisters. Sometimes they laughed heartily, sometimes they argued loudly, and they were full of interest, let alone Yin Qiu today. She is full of worries, and even on weekdays she will be disturbed so much that she can't sleep, but at this moment she can only pretend that she is not affected, and she has to slowly adjust her breathing, let it go slowly, and try to pretend to be a little bit.

I don't know how long it took, but Yin Qiu really felt a little drowsy, and felt that Man Jiangxue seemed to have left in a blur, and the noise outside quickly disappeared.

After a while, her side sank slightly, and Man Jiangxue returned to the bedroom quietly. When Yin Qiu was about to fall into a deep sleep, there was a warm and soft touch on her lips.

Man Jiangxue gave her a soft kiss.

Like a swipe of a butterfly's wings, the kiss was over without any unnecessary lingering. Yin Qiu's eyelashes trembled slightly, and she regained her senses in an instant, but she restrained herself and did not open her eyes.

Man Jiangxue guarded her for a while, and saw that Yin Qiu seemed to be really asleep, so she lifted the curtain lightly, walked up to Wen Chaoyu with a clear purpose, and said in a low voice: "You told her ?”

Wen Chaoyu was annoyed because Man Jiangxue came out to threaten her to shut up, and when he heard this, he said impatiently: "Said sister Chu Jun

Man Jiangxue looked at her quietly.

Wen Chaoyu - at a loss: "I said my sister poked fun

Man Jiangxue sized her up and was about to speak, when Bai Ling suddenly rushed in and shouted, "Uncle! Senior Sister Ji brought Senior Sister Lu back!"

The expressions of the two people in the hall all changed.

Wen Chaoyu naturally showed panic, while Man Jiangxue frowned and said, "Keep down."

Bai Ling understood immediately, quickly covered his mouth and repeated in a low voice: "Senior Sister Ji and Senior Sister Lu are back, and J is waiting in the Mingguang Palace."

As if facing a formidable enemy, Wen Chaoyu immediately said to Xue Tan: "It's over, let's run."

Xue Tan smiled, and looked at Man Jiangxue beside him: "You run away, my subordinates don't dare..."

"Tell them to wait," Man Jiangxue stood with his hands behind his back, and sat down on the rattan chair after standing for a while, "We'll talk about it when Xiaoqiu wakes up."

The author has something to say: Sorry for being late!