fictional spring

Brother Raikou came to Kamo Shrine to look for me again.

I thought he was going out again to get rid of monsters, so he came to me for a blessing ceremony as usual, but after he spoke, I realized that was not the case.

Brother Raikou brought me a gift.

When I took the gift from him, I was still surprised for a while, and I didn't understand why he had such an idea all of a sudden. We haven't seen each other for a long time since the retreat of Dajiangshan.

After Oe-san’s excommunication was over, when Brother Raikou came to the shrine to accept the ceremony of exorcism, I asked him about the result of his exorcism.

At that time, Brother Laiguang looked a little tired, but there was an obvious look of joy flowing between his brows and eyes.

He told me: "I beheaded the ghost king Shuten Doji and sent someone to Neijing."

After hearing such an answer, I subconsciously asked about Ms. Fujiwara's situation.

Brother Laiguang's expression was indifferent, "I didn't see Ms. Fujiwara in the mountains, probably she was killed by a ghost."

Seeing his expression, I didn't speak any more.

Brother Laiguang's thoughts are actually easy to understand. He has always been clear about what he wants, and he never cares about what other people think. This is another way of doing whatever he wants, which is completely different from Seimei-sama.

So even if his reputation is not very good among other nobles, brother Lai Guang never cares about it.

Thinking of this, I also subconsciously mentioned something we haven't seen for a long time.

Hearing this, Brother Lai Guang smiled: "It's been a long time, so no matter what, I have to find time to meet you."

When Brother Laiguang said this, the smile on his face did not appear to be fake at all, that is to say-he did come to visit me with such an idea.

I don't quite understand the reason why he did this. Brother Raikou didn't say much, but after giving me the gift, he casually mentioned: "I heard that Muzuki went to Sakafengguan to visit Chanmaru some time ago. Mage, you must have gained something too, right?"

Logically speaking, Brother Laiguang has already talked to this point, so I should also show him what I have gained, but the problem now is——

Xuan Xiang was left at Wu Mi's place.

But this kind of thing must not be told to Brother Laiguang, so I reasoned that today is not very comfortable, "If Brother Laiguang still wants to listen to it in the future, I will definitely play a few songs for you."

Hearing this answer, Brother Raikou squinted his eyes, and his eyes fell on my face for a long time, and such a trance-like gaze made me feel——Brother Raikou seemed to have noticed something.

The moment this kind of thought popped up from the bottom of my heart, I was taken aback, but when I looked closely at the expression on his face, there was nothing unusual.Every time I secretly go out to the Miyashiki family, I always deliberately use an ox cart without family crests, and I will also pay attention not to expose my figure to the eyes of others, and the Miyashiki family will definitely not take the initiative to take this Spread the word...

Although I don't care about other people's opinions, nor do I care about the rumors in the market, but if such rumors reach the ears of my father and mother, it will inevitably be difficult to deal with.

Brother Laiguang's visit was like a wake-up call, like a reminder to me—even if I didn't care, I also told Wu Mi that I don't need to care, but there are always other people who care about this kind of thing, and if they care, it's even for me If there is no effect, it will also affect Wu Mi.

What's more... If I wasn't He Mao Zhaiyuan, I would have reached the age of marriage by now.

What Lord Qingming once said to me was actually the meaning of my father and mother. They all thought that I would return to the palace again after I left the He Mao Zhaiyuan, but I felt that even at that time, I would be more What I hope for is not life in the palace.

Such thoughts stayed in my mind for not too long. After Brother Raikou left, Lord Seimei also stepped into the Kamo Shrine.

The onmyoji wearing a white safari suit and Liwu hat stood in the courtyard, his eyes fell on the golden lamp I ordered people to plant in the courtyard, the look on his face seemed to be thinking of something, but he came before me Disappears when greeted.

"Do you like it?"

I saw his eyes linger for a long time, so I said to him: "If Lord Qingming likes it, I can have someone dig it up and plant it in your yard."

Hearing this, Master Qingming shook his head, and said with a smile, "Ji Muyue also likes this golden lantern very much, how can I take what others like?"

While saying this, Seimei-sama entered the Japanese room with ease, there was no wine in the shrine, and the maid served this year's new tea.

Master Qingming looked at the tea stem standing up in the teacup, and suddenly laughed.

"It means lucky, right?"

After my question, Seimei-sama nodded, curling heat rose in front of him, enveloping the already warm room.

"Has anything good happened to Mu Yueji?"

I thought about it, is this kind of thing... a good thing for me?

"I suddenly understood one thing."

I said to him: "Things that were always in my heart, but were not clear and never said, I can now think clearly."

"So I have seen my heart clearly."

Master Qingming said with emotion: "This is a good thing."

"Of course it's a good thing," I echoed, and suddenly asked him, "Does Master Qingming still remember the 'curse' he told me?"

Hearing this, Master Qingming raised his eyes and looked at me: "Of course I remember, but you suddenly mentioned this, could it be that something happened?"

I shook my head when I heard this, and said to Master Qingming, "It's not something that just happened, but it has always existed, but I haven't confirmed it or seen it clearly."

When I said such words, Seimei-sama seemed to understand something suddenly, he squinted his eyes, almost no smile on his face, "Or the Ubuyashiki family?"

I shook my head: "That's right."

Hearing this answer, Seimei-sama's face became even more strange. He frowned, "What did Mu Yueji see clearly?"

"cute."

I answered him like this.

"Didn't Lord Seimei tell Brother Boya? For example, men think women are cute, and women also think men are cute. Give this feeling a name, and if you curse it, it's called 'love'. [1]"

Hearing that the expression on Lord Qingming's face has completely disappeared, he looked at me and said, "Are you in love with that Wu Mi son?"

Seimei-sama's tone is very calm, but I seem to be able to read something that is not calm from that calm tone, like a faint worry, or hesitating about something.

"No la."

I shrugged my shoulders and said to him, "Although I always thought Wu Mi was cute, he never said I was cute."

After I finished speaking, I thought about it and felt a little distressed: "If Wu Mi didn't have this kind of thought, then the name of this kind of feeling is 'unrequited love'."

Thinking about it like this, I still feel a little pitiful, so I sighed, but Lord Seimei shook his head helplessly, and knocked my head with the closed bat fan in his hand.

"Don't say such things casually."

"But Master Qingming, you don't seem to want me to fall in love with Wu Mi."

I looked at Lord Qingming, sat up straight, and restrained the expression on my face: "What are you worried about?"

Hearing that Lord Qingming was silent for a while, he turned his eyes to the teacup again. Because the weather was warm, the tea in the teacup was still hot, and the steam was as hot as before.

"I'm not worried about anything."

Master Qingming said flatly: "I don't wish for anything either."

This is the answer he gave me.

Calm and nonchalant, neither encouraging nor restraining.

I opened my mouth, wanting to say something to him, but Master Qingming seemed to see my intention, and said before me: "You have grown up, so it is good to have your own ideas , I will not stop you, nor will I give you advice, what you want to do is up to you to decide."

He gave this answer.

The wind blowing in from the outside brushed Master Seimei's cheeks, as if it took away his expression, and Master Seimei's face was too calm.

I stood up.

Lord Qingming didn't speak, nor looked at me, but picked up the teacup he had been looking at, and took a sip of the tea in the cup.

"tastes good."

He commented softly.

"Then I'll ask the maid to pack some for you and take them home."

After saying that, I walked out of the Japanese room.

As soon as I went out, I could see the golden lantern in the courtyard, as if I was saying something silently. When the maid passed by the veranda, I told her to pack some new tea leaves for Lord Qingming, and asked her to tell Lord Qingming that I have some Things have to go out for a trip.

For some reason, even though Seimei-sama didn't say anything to dissuade me, I still couldn't say that I was going out in front of him.

It wasn’t until I recalled it a long time later that I vaguely felt that it was probably because at that time, I was vaguely aware of something—it was some kind of “curse” called karma and fate, so at that time, even myself Also hesitated.

I'm still here to see you.

On the way here, my mood seemed to be calm again, and I arrived at the mansion of the Ubayashiki family with my head empty. At this time, my mentality was no different from the past.

Although he doesn't seem to have an outstanding talent in temperament, Wu Mi still learned the pieces I taught him.

Every time I come to visit him, I can see his progress.

Sitting opposite him, I rested my chin and watched him play seriously. It was clearly a sad song in the hands of Master Chanmaru, but when I came to Wu Mi, it made me feel that there was some kind of joy in those tunes for no reason.

It's like... telling the master's mood.

Is he happy at this time?I think.

The boy on the opposite side lowered his eyelids slightly when he played the pipa. What I saw was pale skin, the soft brows and eyes could vaguely see the beautiful demeanor after opening, the lip color was lighter than ordinary people, and the lips were tightly pursed It looks like he's thinking about something.

When Wu Mi stopped playing and raised his eyes to look at me, I saw the red plum color in those eyes, which was a bit more gorgeous than the Bianhua flowers planted in the courtyard outside.

It is a very bright and charming color.

"I can play it well..." Probably seeing the expression on my face, Wu Mi showed some hesitation, as if she wanted to confirm, but thought of something herself, "Is it funny?"

When he was talking, his eyes kept on me, and his brows were unconsciously frowned. This look made me feel slightly moved, and I raised my hand to smooth his brows.

"No." Fingers fell from between the brows, across the boy's brows and eyes, the delicate outline clearly emerged under my hands, and I said to him, "It's a very nice song."

"The melody itself is already very pleasant, and the person playing the melody is innocent, so the originally very pleasant melody becomes even more pleasant."

Even if you don't need to deliberately feel it, you can know your current expression. The smile on the corner of your mouth has stayed on your face for a long time, but you don't have the slightest intention to restrain yourself.

Because the mood is joy.

It is difficult to describe the reason for such a mood, and it is also difficult to describe the look of Wu Mi when he faced me after hearing this. Call it a shy look.

Now it’s summer again, and the night air still has the temperature of the day, but it’s not as hot as the day. I deliberately stayed late today, until the moonlight fell into the Japanese room through the gap in the imperial curtain. , then took Wu Mi's hand and led him to the courtyard.

"Isn't the moonlight beautiful today?"

After I asked such a question, Wu Mi also raised his face and looked up at the sky. The transparent and bright full moon was hanging high in the sky, and what fell down was the shining brilliance.

"Well, it's beautiful."

He said.

After all, Wu Mi withdrew his gaze, and turned his gaze to my face, as if there was something on my face, looking intently and carefully.

I tilted my head and looked back at him: "What are you looking at?"

Hearing this, Wu Mi's eyes wandered for a moment, and after a few breaths, he asked me: "It's already night, why don't you go back?"

I was waiting for him to ask me like this, so I stayed here on purpose. Only when Wu Mi asked this question, could I ask him back: "Does Wu Mi like the moon?"

Although compared to the sun, the brilliance of the moon seems to be much inferior, but its quiet and gentle appearance is probably more acceptable to Wu Mi than the sun.

But Wu Mi didn't speak at this time.

Whether it is Wu Mi when talking or Wu Mi who is silent, in my eyes, there are different cutenesses. When I think of this, I suddenly think of what Master Qingming said when he was joking with Brother Boya.

He said to Brother Boya: "If a woman falls in love with you, you can give her even the moon in the sky through a curse."[2]

When this memory popped up in my mind, something blurted out from my mouth, and I said the same thing: "I want to give you the moon."

Hearing this, he froze for a moment, the expression of surprise and bewilderment on his face was particularly clear, and he opened his mouth: "Why?"

"Because Wu Mi doesn't like the sun, right?"

Not just because of physical reasons, but more because of an instinctive dislike, an instinctive resistance and escape from such hot and too dazzling things.

"So I think Wu Mi should like the moon more."

After saying this, Wu Mi's expression changed from a slightly dazed look at the beginning to a slight smile. He seemed to find it funny, but he continued following my words: "So the heavenly Is the moon mine now?"

When the red plum-colored eyes stared at me, the thought of being innocent and cute came to my mind again, so I told him: "The moon on the ground can also be yours."

Hearing this, the smile on Wu Can's face stagnated for a moment, his eyes widened, and the appearance of constricted pupils clearly fell into my eyes under the moonlight.

I took his other hand and tiptoed to kiss his chin.

"Can I be the moon without misery?"

I thought it would take a lot of courage to say such a thing, but when I really spoke, I said it very naturally, as simple as the conversation in the past.

It's just... Wu Mi's reaction far exceeded my expectations.

Even though I knew that he might hesitate or refuse, I didn't expect his reaction to be so big.

He backed away.

As if to distance himself from me, Wu Mi retreated several steps away from me. Although the moonlight was extremely bright, what did the look on Wu Mi's face mean at this time, even in such a bright place? Under the moonlight I can't understand it either.

"Do you know what you're talking about?"

After staring at each other in silence for a long time, Wu Mi asked such a question.

He calls me "you".

Counting it, we have known each other for several years. As early as a long time ago, Wujing never used such words to address me.

So the current performance is clearly distanced from me, a deliberate alienation.

I didn't speak, just watched him silently, watching the expression changes on his face, and also watching the emotions flowing in those plum red eyes.

Yomo is understandable - I had such an idea.

"Is it because I am He Mao Zhaiyuan?"

Wen Yanwu miserably pursed the corners of his mouth, and the reaction of sinking his eyes confirmed my question.

"If other people know..." Wu Mi said this, and his voice stopped abruptly.

What if other people know?I really wanted to ask him more, but the expression Wu Mi showed at this time made me unable to bear to ask him like this.

He Mao Zhaiyuan is not allowed to have a relationship with others, this is what Wu Mian is worried about.

"I won't always be in the He Mao Zhaiyuan."

After some major event happened, or when a family member passed away, the original He Mao Zhaiyuan would step down from this position, and then the new Inner Prince would take over.

But Wu Mi felt flustered because of this.

It's not that I'm exaggerating, after I kissed his chin, he looked panicked enough.

Probably there is also the impact of this action itself, but it is undeniable that in Wu Mi's eyes, other people's eyes are enough to make him suffer.

"You care too much about things you shouldn't care about."

With such an opportunity, I almost want to say everything I want to say.

"Whether it's the gaze from others that you are weak and sick, or the worry you show from time to time when I get along with you, whenever I mention other people in front of you, you always care about it for a long time..." In Wu Mi When my face became paler because of these words, I took a few steps in front of him and called out his name: "Wu Mi."

When he backed away, I closed my hand again, and I took his palm, looked up at him and said, "Just look at me."

"It's between us, so don't think about other people, don't look at other people, and don't listen to what they say," I said to him, "You just need to tell me what you think, is it okay or not? "

All I want to get is a ruthless answer.

Hearing that his expression froze for a long time, his knuckle fingers were still much cooler than ordinary people even in summer, in the quiet and beautiful moonlight, he said softly: "... yes."

Since he made such an answer, he was indirectly telling me that his feelings for me are actually the same as my feelings for him.

But even after hearing such an answer, I still want to ask him another question.

"I think Wu Mi is very cute."

When I said these words, I saw a blush suddenly appear on Wu Can's pale cheeks, even under the moonlight, it was particularly obvious.

"Why suddenly... say such words..."

His voice was a little raised at first, but then it fell down again, and his head fell along with it.

"Because this is something I've always felt, so I also want to ask Wu Mi." I stood on tiptoe and leaned on him, almost putting all my weight on him, close to his ear Ask softly: "What do you think of Wu Mi? Does Wu Mi think I'm cute?"

I want an answer from him.

Under the moonlight, the boy's ears were also a little hot, especially when I touched his ears, I could clearly feel the strange temperature, "Is it difficult to answer? Such a question."

After failing to get an answer for a long time, I simply raised my hand to hold his cheek, and raised his face to look at me.

The red plum-colored eyes are full of disbelief, coupled with the hot cheeks, they can actually express Wu Mi's mood at this time.

But I still want to hear his own answer.

Words are "mantras".

Only by hearing it with my own mouth, can the emotion that arises in my heart for some reason, like worrying about something, be soothed.

"Tell me," I stared intently into Wu Mi's eyes, and said softly, "I want to hear Wu Mi tell me personally."

At this time, the young man in front of me spoke, but instead of giving me an answer, he asked me: "...Why do you think so?"

His voice was very soft, and his tone was full of doubts, as if he really didn't understand why I had such thoughts.

So I thought about it and explained to him: "Probably... it's because of the curse."

"When you see cherry blossoms, you will feel very beautiful. When you see golden lanterns, you will find it novel. When you see wisteria flowers, you will feel very fond of them. Therefore, when you see Wu Mi, you will feel very cute."

After I replied with a smile, Wu Mi finally spoke: "...cute."

He gave me the answer I wanted, and said to me, "I also think... Mutsuki Hime is cute."

The spontaneous joy made me feel a little difficult to control my emotions, so I simply hugged him, and when I pressed my cheek to Wumi's, I realized that the relationship between us is no longer the same as before It's like a "friend" exists.

Just like the example Seimei-sama gave, if each other thinks the other is cute, then this is "falling in love".