Li Huang

I took this opportunity to shrink inward a little, and shrink in a little more, as long as there is a little more, there should be no reflection of me on the water. I carefully leaned back a little bit until my whole body was stuck on the rockery wall, and I couldn't get an inch inward. Only the shadow of my head remained on the water. I quickly squatted down and buried my head in my embrace. In this way, there will be no more shadow of me on the water. Just beg, just beg Shen Xiyao not to come.

"My son," Zhang Dehai called out, Xu Shi realized something was wrong: "What's wrong with you?"

"I seem to have seen Wei Er." Shen Xiyao's voice hesitated, thinking that she didn't see my shadow.

"My son..." Zhang Dehai's tone was sympathetic: "My son, ma'am, why are you here..."

"But I clearly saw her shadow in the water!" Shen Xiyao became excited: "I can't read it wrong!" There were footsteps.

My heart touched my throat and closed my eyes almost resignedly.

"My son, this mountain is close to the water, why would anyone..." Zhang Dehai sighed: "Listening to the old slave's advice, you miss your wife too much, and you may have hallucinations."

"But..." Shen Xiyao seemed to be about to say something, a broken voice came from not far away: "Who is there?"

"Master, it's the guard in this garden. We have to leave quickly." Xu Zhengyuan said, "If it is discovered, it will definitely reveal its identity."

"Let's go." Shen Xiyao's voice sounded, with obvious loss.

I heard their footsteps fade away, and the voices of women's laughter gradually approached, so I cut the hair bun and skirt and walked out quietly.

I looked to both sides and saw those graceful figures and flowery faces, but no man's figure, even if there were no traces of shadow.

"Xie Niang, you are here! Let us find it easily." Li stepped forward, "The banquet will be held in Biboxuan soon, let's go quickly."

Bi Lian followed her, and regretted me: "Xie Niang, you haven't seen the Chen Xiunv who has just picked up, but she has the palace-made hairpin. Everyone is looking around. It's really exquisite and worthy of it. It's something in the palace!"

"I want to come to Chen Xiunv this time, it is expected to be selected." Li said lightly: "Now everyone is rushing to please."

"No, Xie Niang, haven't you seen that Miss Wu and Miss Li have been neglected. They are the biggest hot candidates." Bi Lian was beside me, with a little regret and helpless tone: "You said People, why do they become so fast."

I smiled slightly and did not say yes, and did not answer. In this world, isn't it that way?

Walking with Li Shi and Bi Lian towards Bi Boxuan, I was constantly frightened, and I always felt that someone was watching me. Although I knew that Shen Xiyao and his party should have left, they were still not at ease, for fear that something might happen.

"Sister Bilian, Madam Liu, I'm a little dizzy, maybe I've just stood under the sun for a long time. I won't go to the small feast." I held my forehead with one hand and said with a weak breath.

"Xie Niang, are you okay." Bi Lian was nervous.

"It doesn't matter, a rest should be fine. It's just that there are so many people at the banquet, and I don't want to shame my sister again." I lowered my head.

"Then I will go back with you." Bi Lian glanced at Bi Bo Xuan not far away, although there was a yearning in her eyes, she still calmed down.

I know that she likes that kind of life, it's like everything she has been looking up at is suddenly close at hand, she must want to catch it.

"Sister Bilian, I'll just go back by myself. This is a rare opportunity to stay with the ladies. It's better to stay with my sister. Save..." I looked at the three ladies before: "Save and lose again. People talk."

Bi Lian thought for a while, but still worried: "But you are alone..."

I gave her a relieved smile: "Sister treats me as a three-year-old child."

Hearing what we said, Li also expressed regret for not going to the banquet. But seeing me resolutely, he said: "Well, Xie Niang, take my carriage back to Bilian's house. There is a blue sketch on the hood, which belongs to Liu's family." Then he handed me a jade plate: "Take this to the coachman. Just watch."

I took it with a smile and gave a slight salute: "Then thank you Madam."

"Between you and me, why be polite. You have helped me so much, and I don't know how to thank you." Li smiled, and then said to Bi Lian: "Let's go there quickly, we are at the end."

Bi Lian looked at me reluctantly. I kept the smile on my face until I saw them go a little further, and then I walked outside the garden.

With Li's jade brand, the driver of the Liu family naturally had no objection. On the way, I kept tightly covering the curtains on the carriage. People outside the window were loud and bustling. The dazzling sunlight filtered in through the gaps between the latitudes and longitudes of the curtains, causing a slight sweat on my body. I leaned against the wall of the carriage and held my heart pounding until I realized how dangerous it was before. The body trembled because of fear. I only heard the horse's hoof win, and I went back to Bilian's house smoothly all the way through the bumps.

When I entered the courtyard, Big Brother Zhang wouldn't lose value so early in the yamen. At this time, only the cleaning lady was in the house. When she saw me coming back, she just nodded and smiled, brought refreshments to my room and went down.

I drank all the hot tea in my cup in one breath, and the panic in my heart was barely suppressed. I thought, these few Japanese are going to visit the beautiful scenery near Anyang City with Bilian, but Shen Xiyao doesn't know how long he will stay here, if he encounters it, the consequences will be unimaginable. The ideas and efforts I have always adhered to will also fall apart.

So I packed up and decided to return to Huangjiacun the next day.

I said goodbye to Bi Lian early the next morning. She tried her best to stay. I only said that I had to go back to do the embroidery work from Boss Xu, for fear of not being able to make it. She persuaded again and again, but I insisted and let me go.

When I returned to Huangjiacun, the sun was setting. I breathed the fresh air in the mountains, watching the smoke curling in front of me, Xuan Mo's family, a beautiful and harmonious pastoral spring. My heart couldn't help but relax. My worries along the way disappeared with the wind. I brisk footsteps with a little expectation, and went straight back home. After going out for a few days, a thin layer of dust fell on the utensils in the house. While sweeping, I can't help but think of the day before.

Wujiapi wine has the effects of clearing the liver and nourishing the kidney, strengthening the wind and dehumidification, and relaxing the muscles and collaterals. At first, because my father had rheumatism for many years, I brewed it for him at home. When I entered the palace, I had nothing to do at the beginning, so I brewed some in Kunning palace. Using Codonopsis, dried tangerine peel, Muxiang, Acanthopanax, Poria, Chuanxiong, Cardamom, Safflower, Angelica, Polygonatum odoratum, Atractylodes, Gardenia, Red Yeast, Green Peel, Cinnamon, and Rehmanniae Rehmanniae as wine. He also drank several times during the meal, but didn't want him to like it, so I sent someone to the Hall of Yangxin.

Zhang Dehai is by Shen Xiyao's side. He doesn't know that it was brewed by me, but only said that it was unintentional. I have some doubts in my heart. Is he reminding Shen Xiyao that I am suspicious, or is he just telling Shen Xiyao's mind?

I cooked a pot of millet porridge in the stove and watched the steam coming up. Suddenly Shen Xiyao's figure appeared in front of Mi Mi Zhong's eyes, which was his reflection in the water the day before. That shadow fits like a shadow deep in my heart, and some of his scattered words also made me feel a little uneasy in such a quiet atmosphere, as if there was something important within my reach, but it was separated. A layer of mist can only faintly see its shadow, but it can be seen and can't be seen clearly.

I stirred the millet porridge in the pot, the porridge was thick and thick, just like my current mood, chaotic and unclear.

I think this, anyway, when Xi He comes back, we will leave here immediately. No matter whether Shen Xiyao will find me or not, but I feel very unsafe. Here, it is too close to the capital.

While waiting for Xihe's return, I could hardly leave Huangjia Village. Most of the time I stayed in my own home or Aunt Huang's home, doing embroidery work. Boss Xu wanted me to embroider a few more embroidery screens, and the price was very high. But I was afraid of embroidering too much, something went wrong, and when Xihe came back, I had to leave, so I declined, and only took the embroidering work.

After two months of this, the weather gradually became hot. The water in the small river in front of the house was warm at noon. Aunt Huang and I took on the job of washing clothes. Working in such river water makes it more comfortable than spring. Some come.

When I watered the flowers one day after arriving at the house, I was surprised to find that the impatiens planted in the previous year had already bloomed. The butterfly-shaped flowers are full of pink, scarlet, purple, white and yellow, sprinkled gold and other flowers, attracting bees and butterflies to linger. I had nothing to do at home, so I picked some red-dyed nails, thinking that when Xihe came back, I would use the dyed hands to play the piano and kite.

Calculating carefully, it is time for Xihe to come back.

On this day, I don’t know why I couldn’t concentrate, and I was cutting summer clothes with Aunt Huang in the room, but I was always absent-minded. It seemed that something important was about to happen, but I couldn't remember it. The heart gradually panicked for no reason, until the end, his hands trembled slightly, and he couldn't hold the scissors at all.

Seeing that I couldn't answer the three questions, Aunt Huang also put aside the work in her hands to see that the sun was approaching dusk, and said, "Xie Niang, let's live at my aunt's house tonight."