After setting off fireworks with Li Qinyuan, and after talking for a while, it was time for Hai Shi (9 o'clock in the evening).
Bai Lu was a little anxious, afraid that he would be found out if he went back too late, so he walked over and persuaded in a low voice, "Master, it's late at night, we should go back."
As soon as Gu Wuyou heard this, the smile on her little face dissipated a little. She hadn't waited enough, she wanted to stay a little longer... She turned to look at Li Qinyuan beside her, her face couldn't be hidden. of loss.
Although Li Qinyuan was reluctant, he did not insist on staying.
For him, it was enough to have an experience like this at night. He was also worried when he went back too late. He raised his hand and touched her head. I'll find time to see you again."
Gu Wuyou knew that he was probably trying to comfort her, how can it be so good during the New Year's Day, but he couldn't say anything, so he could only nod his head, looked at him eagerly, and whispered, "Then... I'll go first. gone."
"Um."
Li Qinyuan put on a hood for her, and after hiding her face tightly, she said, "I'll take you out of the alley." It's hard to walk at night, and there are people living here who are of three religions and nine tiers. He is afraid that people will come across them. What a mess.
"it is good."
Gu Wuyou's carriage was parked at the entrance of the alley.
Bai Lu was holding a lantern in front of him, while Li Qinyuan took Gu Wuyou's hand and walked slowly behind. The fireworks show at the Dongcheng Gate was coming to an end, but there were still a few golden brilliance in the sky, and the fireworks exploded. It can split half the night into day.
You can see it without a light.
The snow on the ground hadn't been swept away yet, but there were people coming and going on this trail, and the snow was almost scattered. It was a thin layer, and when the shoes stepped on it, there would be a "squeaky" sound.
The way they walked was not quiet. New Year's Eve was a day for family reunion, and it was the same for these people. When walking on the road, they could hear the hilarious laughter of the closed doors on both sides. .
when you come.
Li Qinyuan only felt lonely and deserted when he heard this.
But now holding Gu Wuyou's hand, he felt relieved, and even the corners of his mouth couldn't help but twitch.
Thinking of what his grandmother said to him a few days ago, Li Qinyuan couldn't help but want to tease Gu Wuyou, he gently hooked on her palm, and said in a low voice, "Do you know that we have met before? of."
Gu Wuyou, who was still immersed in "going back so early, can't talk to the general", was stunned when she heard this. She raised her head blankly, and the thick circle of fox fur on the edge of her hood covered her. On most of his face, he could only see a pair of eyes that were as bright as stars.
"It's the first time we met, isn't it Jintai Temple?"
Originally thought that the academy was the first time they met, but the general had already said that he saw her as early as the day at Jintai Temple, so she took this day as their first meeting.
Did they meet before this
Li Qinyuan didn't speak, just looked at her and smiled.
Just as Gu Wuyou was about to ask aloud, he heard Bai Lu's voice coming from the front, "The county master, you are almost at the entrance of the alley."
"Go."
Li Qinyuan stopped and took back the hand that was holding her. Under her dumbfounded gaze, he tapped her forehead with his fingers and said with a smile, "Go back and think about it carefully, and tell me next time." He stopped talking.
Gu Wuyou didn't like to talk about half of it and half of it, and now it's like being scratched lightly in his heart, itchy.
His eyes were still blinking at him, with some ingratitude, and he was holding hands on the man's sleeve, refusing to let go, "Remind me, when and where?"
Otherwise, how could she guess
And she really didn't remember they met before.
Not to mention anything else, the face of the general, if she has seen it, she will definitely not forget it.
Li Qinyuan refused to say anything, just looked at her with a smile, "No, guess for yourself."
"Brother~"
Gu Wuyou still wanted to act like a spoiled brat, but Bai Lu's urging voice came from the front, "County Lord, it's time for us to go."
She pouted unhappily, seeing that Li Qinyuan still refused to speak, so she retracted her hand in discouragement and looked at him eagerly, "Then I'll go first."
"Well, I watched you go."
Li Qinyuan nodded and looked at her like that.
Gu Wuyou also knew that if she went back late, her family would definitely be worried, and even if she was reluctant, Bai Lu would still help her onto the carriage. Under Hua, a young man in a dark green cloak stood at the entrance of the alley with his hands behind his back.
There are mottled alleys on both sides, and there is a willow tree with only dead branches, and everywhere is desolate, with traces of the years.
Only he was still alive.
Xu Shi noticed that she was looking at him, and the boy who had no expression just now also raised his eyes and smiled at her.
He usually seldom smiles, but watching a person laugh so intently is particularly intoxicating. Li Qinyuan always says that when she smiles, there are stars hidden in her eyes, but only she knows that when he laughs , as if the moon was hidden in his eyes.
The stars hold the moon, and all things lose their color.
"Go."
From a distance, Gu Wuyou couldn't hear what Li Qinyuan said, but he could still see what he said from the closed mouth, and a bright smile filled his face again.
Gu Wuyou didn't speak any more and waved at him.
When the carriage slowly drove in the direction of the Duke's Mansion, and when Li Qinyuan behind him gradually turned into a small figure, and slowly disappeared, she withdrew her gaze.
But Li Qinyuan didn't really stand still.
There were many people on the street tonight. He was worried about Gu Wuyou's accident. Although he couldn't go with her, he rented a horse nearby and followed him not far and near, intending to send her home safely and then come back. .
And this time on the carriage.
Gu Wuyou thought about what Li Qinyuan had said to her earlier, and couldn't help but ask, "Bai Lu, have I seen Li Qinyuan before? Before returning to Beijing this time."
Whenever she goes out, she almost always brings Bai Lu with her, even if she forgets, Bai Lu, as her personal envoy, cannot forget it.
"Li Qi Gongzi?"
Bai Lu frowned and thought for a while, "You used to rarely go back to Beijing except for the New Year's and festivals, and those young masters seldom attended the banquets, and I heard that Li Qigong didn't like these things the most. never participated."
"It stands to reason that you and him have never met."
Gu Wuyou also thought the same way, she had no memory of the general, but when she saw his words just now, she felt that they had really met before.
He never lied to her, no matter what.
"If you really want to see it, it may have happened before you were five years old, then you are still in the capital, and the slave has not come to serve you yet." Bai Lu reminded, "If you really want to know, it's better to look back. Please come to Mommy Meng and ask, she has been with you since she was a child, so she should know these things best."
"Has Momma Meng gone home?"
"Not yet." Bai Lu smiled and said, "You gave her such a big honor, she said that she will kowtow to you tomorrow, and then leave after New Year's greetings."
Hearing this, Gu Wuyou smiled helplessly again, "Then when you get home, please invite Mommy Meng over to ask." He remembered something and asked, "Did you buy Daddy's almond tofu?"
When Bai Lu nodded, she said nothing.
The carriage continued to drive slowly towards the Dingguo Gong's mansion. Gu Wuyou sat on the chair and turned a few pages of the book. When she was about to reach the Guogong's mansion, she suddenly heard a "call" from the driver outside, and followed closely. As the car swayed, even the tea on the tea table tumbled several times, as if it was about to be poured out.
Luckily, Bai Lu held him up in time.
She glanced at Gu Wuyou worriedly, "Master, are you alright?"
Gu Wuyou shook her head, she just felt that the body was shaking, but it was not a big problem, but Liu frowned and asked, "What happened?"
"Slave ask."
Bai Lu put the tea cup in his hand, with a sullen face, he lifted the curtain of the car, and said angrily: "What's the matter with you, I don't know if the princess is sitting inside?"
The driver was also taken aback. He was holding the reins, with a pale face. Hearing this, he turned his head and said, "Bai, Miss Bai Lu, yes, someone stopped the car..."
"Who is so bold? Dare to stop the Gu family's car!"
Bai Lu was trained by Mrs. Wang, and she has managed the yard for Gu Wu Wu for so many years. She speaks in a very dignified manner. As soon as she finished speaking, she saw a figure walking out of the dark shadow in front of the carriage. The big cloak with blue and white embroidered bamboo leaves has a slender body and a face like a crown jade.
It was a familiar face from memory, but it seemed to be different from the past. She stared at the person who came, and her voice was a little hesitant, "Zhao Shizi, how is it you?"
Gu Wuyou, who was sitting inside, frowned when she heard the call. She didn't speak or move, only the fingers holding the book curled up involuntarily.
"I want to talk to Gu Wuyou." That's what Zhao Chengyou said. He didn't look at Bai Lu, but stared at the falling curtain on the other half and spoke.
Bai Lu always feels that the Zhao Shizi tonight is not the same as in the past, just like a beast with no open fangs lurking in this thick dark night, which makes people feel panic. Wearing the person behind him, he said in a firm tone, "Zhao Shizi, our county chief has returned home, please let me go."
Zhao Chengyou lightly lifted his eyes and glanced at Bai Lu, ignoring her, and then took a step closer to the carriage.
There was a lamp in the carriage, and he could see Gu Wuyou's Pingting figure even while standing outside. He pursed his lips and lowered his voice.
It is not as gentle as before, it is a very quiet and deep voice, but if you listen carefully, you can detect the anger of forbearance, "From Xu Shi to Hai Shi, for an entire hour, your doorman said you went out, and I kept going. waiting for you here."
"Worry-free."
Zhao Chengyou suppressed his voice, his dark eyes seemed to be filled with two vortices, he looked at the figure under the lights and behind the curtain, as if he could no longer hold back, and he took another step closer, his voice stained with anger, "You are like this. I like him? I like him so much that I have to go out to accompany him even on such a day?!"
Bai Lu's face turned pale and shouted, "Shizi be careful!"
Although there was no one here, and the driver was an honest man, he never dared to say much, but such a word would be detrimental to the reputation of the county lord.
Zhao Chengyou only raised the corners of his lips when he heard the words, showing a mocking smile, but he still did not look away. He came over after dinner today, happy when he came, holding the gift he carefully prepared for Gu Wuyou, thinking about what kind of expression she would have when she received it.
Too many things have happened these days, but it just made him think a little more clearly.
He was not very kind to Gu Wuyou in the past, he only knew how to accept Gu Wuyou's kindness to him, but he never knew how to pay, but now he is willing to be nicer to her, or a little bit more.
This gift is made by him personally, it is a ceramic girl doll.
It took him a long time to do everything from kneading the clay to pulling the blank to the final glazing, and even the final firing of the kiln, he hired an old master and watched it by himself.
For twelve hours, one day and one night, his eyes were red, and he didn't get his ceramic doll until before dinner.
It took him so long, but he didn't feel tired at all. It was the first time in his life that he did something that was of no benefit at all, but he didn't feel like wasting time, and he was even a little happy. The doll's eyes were also crooked and he smiled. She also looks very sweet, very similar to Gu Wuyou...
After dinner.
He came hurriedly.
Thinking that Gu Wuyou will be very happy when he receives it.
She has always been like this, a little thing can be satisfied.
But he didn't expect that Gu Wuyou was not at the Duke's Mansion at all. The concierge said that she went to see the fireworks, but he knew that she was looking for Li Qinyuan.
The joy he originally had in his arms finally turned into a backlog of anger with the passage of time. That's why he walked over without saying a word before Gu Wuyou's carriage appeared. He was even here. For a moment, there are some who can't maintain the look of disguise for many years.
No matter what others might think, he just wanted to question her.
The sharp and sarcastic voice sounded again in the dark night, "What can he give you? A playboy who doesn't discipline his parents, has been wandering around for so many years, and he didn't even inherit the title. What do you like about such a person!"
"You were not like this before..."
His voice suddenly weakened again, the eyes looking at the figure were complicated and indiscernible, his voice was decadent and unwilling, and there was some grievances, "You used to like me the most, and you said that you will wait for your female red to improve. Then they'll make me a pair of knee pads."
"Gu Wuyou, you didn't do it."
Zhao Chengyou stood there, holding the brocade box, his voice was hoarse like a child who didn't get the candy.
It was the first time Bai Lu saw Zhao Chengyou like this. She frowned, and just as she was about to speak, the car curtain was pulled open at this moment.
In the carriage, the delicate young girl was the same as before, but her usual smiling face was extremely indifferent at this time. She sat upright on the chair, the twelve pomegranate red horse-faced skirt was flat. And obediently stick to the body.
There are wall lamps on both sides of the carriage.
Against the backdrop of the flickering candlelight, Gu Wuyou turned his head and lowered his eyes slightly, looking at Zhao Chengyou condescendingly, as if he looked at him for a while before he said lightly, ignoring the next words, and only answered the previous words: "I I like him, no matter what kind of person he is, no matter what he does in the future, no matter whether he can inherit the title or not, I like him."
Still not enough.
She pursed her lips, glanced at him, and said again, "Even if he is a peddler, a low-ranking person, I like him."
She didn't seem to expect that she would admit it so calmly.
Zhao Chengyou's breathing suddenly became rapid, and his eyes widened, as if he was afraid that the beast in his heart could not hold back, he clenched his fists tightly, his upper and lower lips trembled slightly, and the emotion on his face just now disappeared. After everything was clean, he looked straight at her with anger mixed with deep eyes.
"Bai Lu, let's go." After Gu Wuyou finished speaking, he didn't look at him again, but instructed Bai Lu in a light tone.
"Yes." Bai Lu quickly put down the half of the car curtain after responding, and then did not look at Zhao Chengyou, but scolded the driver who was still being frightened, "Aren't you going yet?!"
"Yes Yes Yes Yes… "
The coachman held the reins and wanted to drive the horse away, but Zhao Chengyou stood there, his face was embarrassed, and Bai Lu frowned, "Zhao Shizi, the Duke's Mansion is in front of you, you don't want to make a mess in the end."
Zhao Chengyou's expression changed slightly, but he still didn't move away.
There was a deadlock outside again. Gu Wuyou, who was sitting in the carriage, seemed to be annoyed. She raised the curtain again and was about to scold Zhao Chengyou, who was staring at her. She thought of what Zhao Chengyou said just now. He suddenly frowned about the past, looked at him suspiciously, and changed his mouth to ask, "Zhao Chengyou, you don't really like me, do you?"
Zhao Chengyou's face suddenly showed a strange change.
If he wanted to coax Gu Wuyou on weekdays, he would naturally open his mouth and say, "I like it, I like you the most", but today, somehow, he has become very sensitive to this sentence, as if admitting it. A word of liking would make him lose face.
He thought that he didn't like Gu Wuyou.
He just wanted to use her. Naturally, when he was using her, he was willing to give some of his kindness to her.
But that's all.
Gu Wuyou watched his expression change several times, but couldn't say a word. She felt strange and relieved, she knew that Zhao Chengyou didn't like her at this time.
In fact, even after Zhao Chengyou repeatedly said that he liked her, she didn't believe it.
Zhao Chengyou's love is more like something that has belonged to him for a long time, but one day it suddenly doesn't belong to him, so he will be nervous, afraid, unwilling, and will do everything to get it back, but if this If something belongs to him again one day, will it really be cherished and cherished as he said
But not necessarily.
This man will always love himself only.
This is a typical egoist, even if he likes it a little, he can ignore it in the face of interests.
Gu Wuyou had understood it long ago, so the words he said later became normal again, and there was no sign of sadness at all, "Get out of the way, I'm going home, don't make it so ugly."
"I can afford to lose face, but what about you?"
"You don't want the streets and alleys of this capital to talk about your son, Zhao Shizi, tomorrow."
The fireworks show has long since ended. At this point in the night, the city that was noisy just now has become a little quieter. I don't know how long it took, but Zhao Chengyou, who had been staring at Gu Wuyou, finally moved away.
Gu Wuyou didn't look at him again, but dropped the curtain and ordered with the driver, "Let's go."
"Yes!"
The driver was afraid that Zhao Chengyou would stop him again, so he quickly raised his horsewhip and rushed in the direction of the Guogong's mansion.
And what about Jo Seung Woo
His slender hands are still holding the brocade box, and those eyes that usually do not smile and are full of love are now like two stagnant water, his thin lips are tightly pressed, and his face is very gloomy. Looking at the direction where Gu Wuyou left.
Suddenly aware of something, he turned to look behind him.
Just not far behind him.
There was a young man in a dark green cloak sitting high on the horse. He didn't know how long he had been here. He looked at the direction the carriage was leaving. Xu Shi realized that Zhao Chengyou was looking at him. Li Qinyuan lowered his eyes and looked at Zhao Chengyou lightly. .
I didn't expect Li Qinyuan to be here.
It's even less clear how long he stayed here, how long he listened, Zhao Chengyou's face changed several times, and finally he gritted his teeth, didn't say anything, and walked towards his carriage.
Li Qinyuan glanced at him and didn't care, but continued to look in the direction of the Duke's Mansion.
Gu Wuyou's carriage had already turned into the Duke's Mansion and could not be seen, but he did not leave immediately, but continued to sit on the horse's back. When he came over just now, he saw Zhao Chengyou stop in front of the carriage.
Just about to go.
But he didn't want to hear Gu Wuyou's words before the horseshoe approached.
- "I like him, no matter what kind of person he is, no matter what he does in the future, no matter whether he has a way to inherit the title, I like him."
- "Even if he's a peddler and a pawn, I still like him."
Li Qinyuan didn't expect to hear such words from Gu Wuyou's mouth. In addition to being shocked, he felt as if a warm current was flowing through his heart. The happiest thing in this world is that no matter what you do, someone has expectations for you.
The smile on his face seemed unstoppable.
He held the reins in one hand and rested one hand on his chest, where his heart was beating like a drum, and his eyes were always looking in the direction of the Duke's Mansion.
I do not know how long it has been.
Only then did he withdraw his gaze and return to the direction he rode his horse back and forth.
"drive!"
In the fierce cold wind, the young man was dressed in a big cloak and half-collared with a fox fur. The horse led him running wildly in the dark night, and the smile on his face seemed to light up the whole night.