Cold and warm depend on each other

When a few government servants and Su Zhe rushed to the west of the city, the sky was full of sunset glow, and the city towers were filled with barriers.

The deputy head of the accompanying guards is Liu Tongxi, a white-faced man in his thirties, tall and thin, with the appearance of a literati. If he didn't wear this official uniform, no one would have guessed that he was a government servant.At this time, seeing Su Zhe was looking at the majestic city tower not far away, he stepped forward and stood side by side with her, as if asking casually: "Su Shaoxia, are you sure about this trip?"

Su Zhe came back to his senses, and smiled heartily: "Brother Liu, you don't have to look outside, just call me A Zhe. You haven't tried the trick yet, so you can't say whether you are sure, but since ancient times, evil has always been victorious, and you have to try it out to know the depth."

"My brothers and I have fought against thieves before. I'm not afraid you will laugh at me. Six of us collided with four of them. Only the leader and I were able to escape unscathed. The other brothers were more or less injured. One of them even broke his leg, so the lord official had to post a notice, asking for the help of those who are capable." Liu Tongxi said as he walked towards the city gate.

His brothers had already prepared their horses, and when they saw him and Su Zhe going out of the city, they hurriedly led the horses to join them.

A group of five people got on their horses and were about to raise their whips to move forward, when they suddenly saw another person riding the horse from the side thorn, dressed in the costume of a warrior, and his skills were very agile.

When Liu Tongxi saw someone reining in his horse, he laughed loudly: "What wind brought you here?" He introduced Su Zhe as he spoke: "This is the general of our lord's mansion, named Gao Leize, who lives up to his name , the kung fu is much higher than our brothers, and he was singled out to protect the young master in the mansion."

After hearing this, Su Zhe knew it was Xiaoqing's bodyguard, bowing his hands on horseback.

Gao Leize and several of them have met before, and he also said with a smile: "The young master sent me to be your pawn, and take down the thief as soon as possible, so our master will not worry." He said, his eyes passed Su Zhe, Raising eyebrows and bowing, he said, "This must be a martial arts master invited by Mr. Li yesterday. Please give Xiangri some advice."

Su Zheqian smiled kindly, and hurriedly said that he didn't dare to do it.

It was getting late, and the six riders rode their horses to take the lead, chasing after the mark left by the leader of the yamen on the small road outside the city.Ahead is the setting sun and setting clouds, which are gorgeous and colorful, and farther away, there are floating clouds rising and falling, like an impenetrable trajectory of life, each with magnificent waves.

After Su Zhe left, Xue Wanxiang returned to the inn in a dull mood. The magnolias in the courtyard were still the same, the breeze was still the same, and even drinking and pecking were still the same.It's just that her heart always feels adrift, with no one to rely on.

Having known Su Zhe for less than half a year, from the end of summer to the beginning of winter, this is not the first time she has gone out. Before that, she picked evening primroses, and later, she caught pickers/flowers/thieves. Su Zhe did not return all night.But for some reason, Xue Wanxiang always felt that this was the first time they were separated.

The dinner was brought up by a woman, and half an hour later she came to put away the bowls and chopsticks.The old woman kindly persuaded her to use less, and Xue Wanxiang shook her head.

She didn't have any thoughts, she was alone in a daze under the lamp, and she knew in her heart that she was used to two people getting along day and night, and she was somewhat uncomfortable when they separated suddenly.It's just that she didn't know that she would be so uncomfortable.

After sitting quietly for a while, she got up and went to the closet, took out each other's clothes, found the worn places, and carefully sewed them up one by one, making every stitch fine and smooth.Su Zhe often ran outside, and the cuffs of this long gown had already been mended once. She held her gown to her lips and bit off the thread.

The faint fresh smell lingers on like this, like the little domineering guy who pops up from time to time.She will protect her from harm before the storm, she will hold her on the table, care about the thorns on her fingertips, the abrasions on her ankles, and she will put her arms around her waist with an innocent face, waxy Said in a low voice, "Xue Wanxiang, tickle my back..."

And those inexplicable kisses, on the forehead, on the cheek, between the lips...

Xue Wanxiang was startled by the crackling of the pine lantern, she looked up and saw that the candle had been burned out, she sat there for a long time before she knew it.

Her face was slightly hot, and the clothes in her arms were also smudged with body temperature. She casually put them beside the pillow, and then packed up the rest of them.Suddenly thinking that Su Zhe hardly brought a change of clothes when she went out this time, she was a little annoyed, and then she thought to herself, did she mean that she would come back earlier without bringing any clothes?

The next morning, when Xue Wanxiang got up, the sky was only getting brighter. After washing and washing, she looked back to the bed, Su Zhe's gown was still on the pillow, Xue Wanxiang bit her lip, and told herself that she forgot to put it back in the closet last night.Now... let's put it there first, it doesn't take up much space.

When I went to the tailor shop near the street, the chubby shopkeeper explained the requests of the customers to her, and Xue Wanxiang agreed to them one by one, and agreed to deliver them in three days. A more complicated request.

As long as you save money, there will always be some.When she left the shop, she looked intently at the brocade robe with orchid leaves and pine needles on the closet.Su Zhe must look good in this outfit.

To the west of Yanzhou City, there is a vast dense forest. On the second day after entering the dense forest, Su Zhe and the others met with the leader of the yamen.The leader said, the thief was chased by us all the way, and now he is hiding in the dark. We can partner with each other and track separately, and we can take care of things.

Everyone said hello.Gao Leize was standing beside Su Zhe, so he said that he would go with her, but Liu Tongxi said that both of them had outstanding skills, and it would be more appropriate to assign them each with a soldier.

The leader of the yamen servants nodded and said good-bye, Gao Leize didn't say any more, just dragged a yamen servant and went to the depths of the dense forest.

The forest was lush, Su Zhe walked in front holding a long sword, and Liu Tongxi was a few steps away from her, always paying attention to the movement around her.

I don't know when it started to rain, billowing dark clouds gathered in all directions, raindrops fell from the branches into the soil, and the mountain road became more and more muddy.The sound of ticking rain concealed the traces, and it was even more difficult to find the culprit.

Su Zhe stopped suddenly, and just as Liu Tongxi was about to speak, Su Zhe made a silent gesture, Liu Tongxi knew that she must have noticed something was wrong, so she immediately stood still.

The heavier the rain, the denser it is, it hits the face obliquely.Liu Tongxi wiped the rainwater off his face, looking at the rain curtain, worrying.In the ambiguity, the figure is like a swimming snake, seizing this moment, scurrying silently from the canopy of the tree, and slashing down with the big knife wrapped in the sound of the wind!Liu Tongxi was shocked and only felt that someone pushed his shoulder violently, and he stumbled. When he looked closely, Su Zhe was already fighting with a thief with a single knife in the messy winter rain.

The embroidery needle pierced a small blood hole on the slender fingertips, Xue Wanxiang's heart skipped a beat, as if she had also been pierced.She put down her needlework and watched the rain pouring down the window. The magnolias in the courtyard had already been blown away by the rain, leaving only the old fragrance.I don't know which family's female relatives sang softly in the rainy wind film...Which family is young and handsome?Dare to tease this boudoir to Qinyuan...

The voice is meandering, tactful and warbling, singing is clearly a part of "Looking for Dreams" in "The Peony Pavilion".

Xue Wanxiang rested her elbows on the window, her cuffs slid down, revealing half of her tender lotus-root-like arms, and she sighed softly amidst the sound of wind and rain.

It has been five days since Su Zhe left.

When the rain finally stopped at dusk, Xue Wanxiang wrapped two embroidered silk handkerchiefs in an oilcloth, and took them to the nearby tailor shop and handed them to the fat shopkeeper.This is the second job, the fat shopkeeper was full of praise, sealed the silver and gave it to her, she still shook her head: "You can keep it for me, save enough to buy that brocade robe."

The fat shopkeeper said: "Madam's craftsmanship is so good that I can't say anything. Last time, Luo Shan's guests were full of praise, and today's handkerchiefs are also finely made. If you take on this job again, it is enough to buy a brocade robe. No, look at what else needs to be added, this craftsmanship, embroider some silk handkerchiefs for me and put them in the shop."

Xue Wanxiang turned her head and thought for a while, then smiled and said, "I want a pair of thick short boots."

The fat shopkeeper couldn't help lowering his head, his eyes fell on the hem of her skirt.

Xue Wanxiang took half a step back, the corners of her mouth turned up slightly, and her voice was soft: "I bought it for my husband."

When she returned to the inn, Xue Wanxiang still had a smile in her eyes, and the waiter was also familiar with her, and ran over with a white kerchief, and said in a low voice: "Madam Su, a young master has come to look for you, and he has been waiting for a while. "

Xue Wanxiang raised her head when she heard the words, and there was a young man in green clothes standing in a bright place in the lobby, only fifteen or sixteen years old, when he saw her looking over, the young man frowned and smiled, and then he seemed to remember something, and narrowed his eyes.

The entourage around him bowed slightly, and the young master walked up a few steps, bowed deeply in front of Xue Wanxiang, and saluted: "Madam Su is well, Xiaosheng is polite."

Xue Wanxiang remembered that this was the son of Master Guan who recommended Su Zhe to catch the thief, Young Master Xiaoqing.

She gave a shallow blessing, and said in return: "Hello, Mr. Xiaoqing."

Naturally, Xiaoqing's real name is not Xiaoqing, but she has accepted the title after only meeting her a few times, and besides, she has important matters to attend to, so don't worry about those details.He coughed and asked: "Xiaosheng has something to tell his wife, can he go back to his room and talk about it?"

As he said that, he had already turned around and was about to go up the wooden stairs, but Xue Wanxiang said behind him: "Little girl's husband has gone out due to official affairs, and he hasn't returned yet. It's inconvenient to keep guests at home. If so, let’s talk in the lobby.”

A few words, neither humble nor overbearing, not only pointed out that Su Zhe went out because of your government affairs, but also showed that he did not want to cause gossip.

There were still a few tables of guests in the lobby of the inn, and they all turned their heads to look at this.The young Ji Qing was annoyed at being rejected by her, but he couldn't let it go, so he cupped his hands again, thought about it, and looked up with sorrow in his eyes: "Mrs. Su, Xiaosheng came here to tell you, Mr. Su." Brother Su, something has happened." As he spoke, he took another step forward, trying to hold her hand.

Xue Wanxiang avoided it calmly, with a cold light in his brows.