Cold and warm depend on each other

Since meeting Cao Youqi, Xi'er's heart has become much more stable.The young lady of her family really has a son-in-law, well, the sister-in-law is so beautiful and so good at martial arts, the son-in-law must be more handsome and handsome than anyone else!No wonder the young lady would go to great lengths to chase after her husband, she must be afraid that my uncle is too kind and easy to be missed by others!

Thinking like this, she turned her eyes around her young lady, and when she saw her looking over, she hurriedly showed an "aunt" smile.

Xue Wanxiang looked at her inexplicably, fortunately she didn't know what was going on in this girl's mind, otherwise it would be more than just helping her forehead.

At that time, the three of them were outside a post station [-] or [-] miles outside Xucheng, because this was the only way to go to the next city. Although the official post did not allow people to stay overnight, there were still several shops around. Some sell steamed buns, and some sell eggs and fruit.It was cold, and even opened a pot stall.

Cao Youqi poured a cup of tea for Xue Wanxiang, smiled embarrassingly, raised his glass and said, "Xue... Sister Xue, I'm sorry, I'm used to talking to Su Xiaoman, uh...call you sister-in-law casually, you... ...Don't be offended. I'll replace wine with tea to make amends for you."

Xue Wanxiang blushed slightly, touched the rim of her cup, and took a sip of the hot tea.

The chubby boss in the shop brought two drawers of hot buns, wiped the greasy table for them, and turned around to do other things.Xue Wanxiang bit her lip, with vague anticipation: "Su Zhe, are you with me?"

Just as Cao Youqi picked up a steamed stuffed bun, she shook her head when she heard the words: "No. I went to Guangping City. They went to Xuanwu Mountain, and separated from them at the other end of the Chilong River." Seeing Xue Wanxiang lower her eyes, she blinked Said: "But I'm going to join them, can my sister-in-law go with me?"

Xue Wanxiang's long eyelashes are like feather wings, she stretches her eyes to look at her, her face is flushed.

She immediately came to her senses and covered her mouth: "Ah! I...Sister Xue...hehehe."

"Actually... I tied my hair down to avoid disturbance on the road. It's understandable for you to call me that..." Xue Wanxiang turned the teacup in her hand, her voice lowered as she spoke.Can she say that she is actually very happy in her heart? . .Ah, the face is more red! !

After Xi'er fed the horse and sat down at the table, she saw that her young lady's face was almost buried in the cup. She asked curiously, "Miss, why don't you just drink when you're thirsty?"

Xue Wanxiang: ...

The coachman ran away and didn't come back again, and he didn't want the carriage anymore. Cao Youqi sneered and said, such an unscrupulous coachman will hit him once again!Xue Wanxiang didn't care much, and said with a slight smile, it's only human for ordinary people to panic when they encounter bandits.

Originally thinking of looking for another coachman in the big market in front of the city, Cao Youqi waved his hand: "I often go out with my mother, I am the one who drives the car, this little thing is not a problem for me." Saying this, let the master and servant go to the car After Li settled down, he jumped onto the shaft of the carriage, flicked the whip, and as expected drove the carriage out with ease.

The car was walking steadily on the rocky road. Seeing that Miss Cao seemed to know everything at a young age, Xi'er couldn't help but stare at her eyes.After sitting in the carriage for a while, she couldn't help being curious: "Miss, is Miss Cao my uncle's younger sister?" She seemed to remember that my uncle's surname was not Cao.

Xue Wanxiang hadn't figured out how to explain the topic of "uncle" to her, so she had to compromise and answer her: "Brothers and sisters."

"Oh." Xi'er smacked her lips and asked again, "Who is better in kung fu competition between my uncle and Miss Cao?"

Xue Wanxiang shook her head: "I've never seen them compete."

Xi'er replied self-consciously: "Brother must be stronger." After a while, he asked: "Which of them looks better?"

Xue Wanxiang was so helpless, how could there be so many problems.

Xi'er knelt on the car floor and looked at her with her face in her hands.

Xue Wanxiang lowered her eyes: "She's pretty."

"Which her?" Xi'er grinned, with a hint of joke in her voice.

This girl is getting more and more naughty.Xue Wanxiang closed her eyes, pretending not to hear.Xi'er leaned forward: "Is it uncle?"

Xue Wanxiang was so annoyed by her that she couldn't do anything, so she could only say "Yes".

Xi'er chuckled: "This is what makes my young lady worthy."

The farther away from Chai Mansion, the more childishness in Xi'er's nature is revealed.Xue Wanxiang looked at her innocent and joyful face, suddenly thought of joking, and said leisurely: "Do you only judge people by their faces?"

Xi'er was taken aback for a moment, then opened her mouth and replied, "Isn't Miss too?"

Xue Wanxiang raised her eyebrows: "Of course not."

Xi'er had a clear look: "Oh. That uncle must have a lot of good things."

Xue Wanxiang leaned against the wall of the car, not talking.Thoughts faint, floating far away.

That person's kindness, how could he explain it clearly in a few words?

With a carriage, the journey was naturally much faster. The day before the Lantern Festival, the three of them came to Fengzhe City in a car, and they were not far from the accompanying capital.

After entering the city, Cao Youqi drove the carriage to the door of an inn, and the waiter came out to welcome them in and invited them into the shop, and then called a helper, who drove the carriage to the backyard, unloaded the horse and unloaded the feed.

"This is the largest city near the capital, and there are several small towns and villages further on. In less than ten days, we will be able to reach Xuanwu Mountain." Cao Youqi sat at the square table, pointed at the water sign and said: " Sister-in-law wants to eat, just say."

I don't know whether it's the hard work or the weak constitution, Xue Wanxiang is getting thinner day by day, and her delicate and small face is wrapped in a large cape with a velvet collar, making her look even more pitiful.

Xue Wanxiang glanced at the water sign and said casually, "It's all good. Order it."

Seeing that she wasn't thinking about it, Cao Youqi didn't force her, so she beckoned and ordered a few side dishes.

Xi'er refills tea for the two of them.Xue Wanxiang said casually: "I heard from Ah Zhe that you went to Guangping City to meet Liu Qingqing, did you meet anyone?"

Cao Youqi paused the hand holding the teacup, inexplicably twitched, and said after a while, "See you."

Xue Wanxiang glanced at her, and asked again: "How is the piano competition going?"

Cao Youqi's face flushed red, Xue Wanxiang and Xi'er were both startled, and asked her what's wrong.Cao Youqi raised the teacup, trying to hide the blush on her face by drinking tea, but the tea was too hot, and she almost jumped up after drinking it in one gulp.

Chickens fly dogs jump!

There were no empty seats in the hotel lobby, and there was a lot of noise.When the food was served, Cao Youqi pretended to forget the embarrassment just now, and asked the waiter in the shop to ask why the shop was so lively.

"Don't you know, girl? Tomorrow is the Lantern Festival, and the Yuelao Pavilion is going to lead the red line." The waiter looked at the bewildered looks of these beautiful ladies and girls, and smiled to explain their confusion: "We Yuelao Pavilion is out of business. Famously, the girls usually don’t leave the gate of the boudoir, but tomorrow most of them will go to the pavilion together to watch the lanterns and make a wish, talented people from all over the world will rush to Fengzhe City, it’s no wonder it’s not lively.”

"Take the red line..." Cao Youqi didn't know what to think, and there was a trace of melancholy in his eyes.

"Girl, if you haven't met your sweetheart yet, you might as well go to Yuelao Pavilion to worship, maybe you can meet tomorrow."

Xi'er heard that the waiter in the shop said it was funny, so she couldn't help but look forward to it: "Then what if you already have a sweetheart?"

This girl, what are you talking about, the waiter in the shop gave a "poof" smile: "If you have a sweetheart, you should go, put incense sticks on Yue Lao, and let him bless you two, the marriage will be smooth."

After dinner, Cao Youqi said eagerly that the wooden wheels of the carriage seemed to be a little loose, and he wanted to send it to the shop to give someone a palm, why not rest in Fengzhe City for a day tomorrow?

It was too hard to drive for several days, and all of them were girls' families, so they were really tired.Xue Wanxiang nodded and said hello.

Xi'er is still young, and she is usually detained in the Chai Mansion, and rarely has the chance to go out to play.Today, I was itching to hear what the shop waiter said, and I was thinking about going to Yuelao Pavilion to watch the excitement.Anyway, she had to rest for a day, so Xue Wanxiang let her go. She got up the next day and changed her clothes. The master and servant asked the way and went to Yuelao Pavilion.

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, fish and dragons dive.

The sky is still bright, and the surroundings of Yuelao Pavilion are already covered with lanterns of various colors.Xi'er's eyes were wide open, she looked all the way over, and listened to others saying that there would be lantern riddles at night.

There was a huge crowd of people outside Yuelao Hall, countless young men and women came to pay their respects, and there was a long queue in front of the square table of the master who unwrapped the lottery, and it was so lively.

When Xi'er accompanied Xue Wanxiang into the hall, she was attracted by the marriage tree covered with wishing signs.Xue Wanxiang walked to the statue of the old moon with a white beard and benevolent eyebrows, looked up for a long time.

"Yue Lao. Can you hold the red line for me again?" She asked quietly in her heart.

Yuelao lowered his eyebrows and was gentle, without saying a word.

Several girls made a wish, got up in front of the hall, and went out together, laughing and laughing.Xue Wanxiang held her skirt, knelt down on the futon slowly, bent her body and kowtowed. "Old Yue, please hold the red line for me one more time. I will cherish it." She closed her eyes and kowtowed again, thinking of that man's heroic yet delicate smile. "Please, hold the red line for Su Zhe and me again."

When Xi'er walked over from the marriage tree, Xue Wanxiang had already dropped a small piece of broken silver into the merit box.

An old monk behind the door folded his palms together to thank for the donation, and took out a small red cloth bag from the square tray. Xue Wanxiang took the cloth bag, clasped his hands together, and saluted with palms together.

"Miss, what is this?" Xi'er asked, giggling.

A group of teenagers and girls in fresh clothes came from nowhere and scattered the master and servant outside the Yuelao Hall.Xue Wanxiang was knocked to the side, suddenly felt that her hands were slightly loose, and the bag was gone.

She panicked suddenly, and lowered her head to look for it, but she saw a small red coin falling in the crowd, and the cloth bag between her bowed body and her head was kicked away a few steps, she panicked even more, as if it was a trace There is a possibility of breaking the red wire.

Su Zhe...

She reached out desperately to get it, but suddenly the back of her hand hurt severely, and a hard boot stepped on the back of her hand. The others were ignorant and blamed her for blocking the way. She bit her lip, firmly avoided the crowd, and caught The cloth bag on the ground.

"Miss!" Xi'er squeezed over to help her, only to see that she was dripping with sweat: "Miss, what's wrong with you?"

Xue Wanxiang shook her head, and tightened the cloth bag with trembling hands. "Come on. Let's go back."

Back at the inn, Xi'er saw the high and swollen wound on the back of her young lady's hand. She was so frightened that she shed tears. While crying for medicine, she begged Miss Cao to help them find a doctor.

When Cao Youqi heard that the two of them had gone to Yuelaoge, he was speechless.You know, she just came back from Yue Lao Pavilion...

During the first month festival, the doctor charged a higher consultation fee than usual. Fortunately, Cao Youqi was not short of money, so he gave him the full amount of money so that he could take medicine easily.The doctor patiently diagnosed and treated her, and said that the bone of the little finger of the lady was probably broken, so he put two splints on her and told her to rest.

Both Xi'er and Cao Youqi were startled, especially Xi'er, who lamented for not taking good care of the young lady, and cried with snot and tears.Xue Wanxiang was indifferent, thanked her, it doesn't hurt to say it.

The next day they retrieved the carriage and horses, and continued on their way. Xi'er and Cao Youqi couldn't persuade her, so they had to help her sit safely on the carriage, and begged her not to move her injured hand as much as possible.

The late sun is beautiful, and the spring breeze is fragrant with flowers and plants.The weather is getting warmer gradually, the grass on the side of the road is swaying, and along the way, it is finally a little more peaceful.

Ten days later, the carriage drove steadily into the accompanying capital, Xi'er opened the curtain to see the bustling street scene, her eyes were full of novelty.Cao Youqi smiled at the front: "We will rest in the city for one night and go to Xuanwu Mountain tomorrow, how about my sister-in-law?"

Xue Wanxiang responded by leaning against the car wall.

Outside, Cao Youqi suddenly grabbed the reins and shouted joyfully, "Chen Hao!"

The carriage came to a stop slowly, and a young man's voice sounded outside the car: "Cao Xiaoyu! It's not big or small! I'm your senior brother!"

Cao Youqi smiled and said, "Isn't this a moment of anxiety? Why are you here? Where are you going?" She moved aside a little while speaking, her meaning was obvious.

Chen Hao is the youngest Junior Brother Chen of the Junshan School, the one who was once poured cold water by his master.He pressed the door of the car with one hand, jumped onto the shaft of the car, and took the whip from the junior sister's hand. "Eldest brother was injured at the Xuanwu Festival, so I came out to grab medicine for him."

"Ah? The Xuanwu Festival is over?" Cao Youqi was very surprised.

"Yes. It just ended two days ago."

"..." Cao Youqi was speechless.Why did she come all the way here?After a while, I remembered that there were still people in the carriage, so I asked, "Is Su Xiaoman with you?"

"Yes." Chen Hao replied, with an indescribable smile, like teasing, but also like helplessness.

Cao Youqi was puzzled. "What's wrong?"

Chen Hao couldn't help laughing, he whipped his whip and said with a smile, "You'll know when you see her in a while!"

The capital is full of precious things, and the luxury buildings are endless.The people of the Junshan faction settled in an above-average inn, which covers a wide area and has three floors.

It wasn't until the car stopped in front of the door that Cao Youqi helped Xue Wanxiang out of the carriage that Chen Hao knew there were two people in the car.Seeing Xue Wanxiang, his face became even more strange, like he wanted to laugh and cry.Cao Youqi glanced at him and walked into the inn first.

The wound on Xue Wanxiang's hand was only five or six points healed. Xi'er carefully supported her across the threshold, when Miss Cao shouted joyfully, "Su Xiaoman!"

Xue Wanxiang raised her head in shock. In the inn lobby, next to the nine-branched lantern tree, a tall and handsome figure stood tall and tall. He turned his head when he heard the call, and smiled in the spring breeze from afar.