Time passed by minute by second, and Feng Xi'er had been waiting next to the stone lion outside the gate of the Nine Princes' Mansion. Feng Xi'er was anxious and uneasy, and she kept rubbing her hands and walking back and forth. As he stood, his big eyes glanced forward from time to time.
I was thinking about what to say first when I saw Long Jiu. What is the best way to ask questions in your mind? At this moment, Feng Xi'er only had one thought in her mind, which was to see Long Jiu and ask about Hong Jiu.
Full of expectations, but also scared, it always felt like every minute was a torment. Feng Xier was so anxious that fine sweat broke out on her forehead, and she kept wiping it with her hands. Long Shi, who was not far away, saw it. I felt confused and pity in my heart.
Suddenly, Feng Xi'er raised her head and saw Long Jiu being carried back from the front by four women in purple clothes. Suddenly, his whole body felt like he had been beaten with blood. He immediately tensed up his nerves and strode forward to face him.
The two women in purple in front stretched out their hands to block Feng Xi'er's charging body, and scolded coldly: "Who are you? What's the matter?"
Feng Xi'er anxiously raised her head and stretched her neck to see, and saw Long Jiu with his head lowered and eyes closed, one hand supporting his head and the other resting on the edge of the chair, leisurely and contented.
Feng Xi'er raised her voice and said nervously: "Ninth Prince... I, I have a question to ask Ninth Prince."
Long Jiu tapped his head with his fingers, opened his lazy eyes, and looked at Feng Xi'er coldly and strangely. Feng Xi'er was shocked by these cold eyes, and her heart trembled. How could it be? How could Long Jiu look at her with such eyes that he didn't recognize her at all? Although Long Jiu was indifferent in the past, his eyes were not so strange and heartless.
Feng Xi'er felt as if she was being pricked by needles. She hadn't spoken yet, but she saw Long Jiu's thin lips parted slightly and his tone was unprecedentedly indifferent. Long Jiu looked at Feng Xi'er with dark eyes and said coldly: " I am not familiar with the eldest lady, and I don’t seem to have much to say. I’m afraid I won’t be able to answer the eldest lady’s questions.” After saying this, he ordered the purple-clothed maid: “Come into the house.”
The maid carrying Long Jiu nodded.
Feng Xi'er looked at Long Jiu who was slowly being carried in. The expressionless back made Feng Xi'er's chest tighten, as if he had fallen from the sky to the ground. It hurt so much that she couldn't breathe.
This feeling was the same as watching Hong Jiu being burned alive by the fire. The doubts in Feng Xi'er's heart seemed to be verified and became clearer. But, why did Long Jiu treat her so coldly? This made Feng Xi'er even more confident that her doubts were correct.
In the end, how true is this love? In the end, she was left alone with her suspicions. Long Jiu's sudden change of attitude confirmed Feng Xi'er's feelings.
There must be something Long Jiu is hiding from her. He must be worried about something and thinks he can just pretend not to know her? Feng Xi'er's head was in a mess.
In retrospect, everything shows that Long Jiu is Hong Jiu. If Hong Jiu really loves her, why did he deceive her like this? Why do you have the heart to deceive her? Why are you pretending not to know her now
Feng Xi'er felt aggrieved. She didn't regret it even if she ruined her appearance for this love, and even wanted to leave with Hong Jiu. But now, Long Jiu... doesn't recognize her anymore? The corners of her eyes were sore, Feng Xi'er raised her head and forced the tears that wanted to flow out.
Feeling warmth on her shoulders, Feng Xi'er looked back. Long Shi came from nowhere and was standing behind her, patting her shoulder gently and giving her a comforting look.
"Master Shi, why are you here?" Feng Xi'er blinked her eyelashes twice to hide the disappointment in her eyes, and forced a smile to look at Long Shi.
Long Shi looked at Feng Xi'er like this, and all the pity in his heart was aroused. He gently hugged Feng Xi'er's shoulders and said softly: "I will take you back to the inn. Xiao Xi, you are not around. I feel a little unaccustomed to feeling so empty in my heart."
Feng Xi'er smiled stupidly, but her mood was at its lowest point. She said calmly: "Master Shi, there are differences between men and women. Don't say such things again in the future." She gently took away Long Shi's hand on her shoulder and looked after herself. Went back.
Long Shi stiffened his hands and looked at Feng Xi'er's lonely back. His heart suddenly ached. What should I do? Can she see his heart? She always thought he was a romantic and uninhibited prince who could only talk about love...
Long Shi smiled bitterly. He couldn't blame her for being stupid and slow. He had always been like this. No matter how affectionate he said it, she would just treat it as a joke and laugh it off without really taking it to heart.
If you don't want to be like Seventh Brother, you really don't even have to be an ally to express this love.
Silently guarding is also a kind of beauty. Just know it yourself.
However, Long Shi looked at the Ninth Prince's Mansion in confusion. There was a subtle and unspeakable secret between Ninth Brother and the eldest lady. Thinking of the scene just now, Long Shi was even more confused as to why his ninth brother suddenly became so indifferent to Xiao Xi, as if he was a complete stranger.
Long Jiu returned to the house, went to the darkroom, and took a traditional Chinese medicine bath. Fei Lin waited on him.
"Ajiu, in two days there will be a happy party for the imperial family. The people in the palace came to announce the decree in the morning. The emperor asked you to attend the happy party this time, probably because he wanted to grant you a marriage. After all, you are not young, and it is time to marry a concubine. "
Long Jiu sneered: "Long Qi hasn't married yet? Why am I anxious? If you don't go, just say I'm unwell." Long Jiu never wanted to enter that cold and heartless palace again, let alone see that person.
"Ajiu, my uncle has a good suggestion. You have to marry a concubine at your age. I don't know what kind of woman the emperor will betroth you to. It's better to let Fairy Green Fu return to her identity as Ziyun and you as the principal concubine. It is better to marry her into the palace and be your own concubine than to be betrothed to you by the emperor." Fei Lin said while observing Long Jiu's expression.
"Women, it's very troublesome..." Long Jiu said coldly: "However, my uncle is right, that man will not arrange any good women for me, so he just asked Ziyun to be my concubine. Ziyun and I have a perfect tacit understanding. Worked well together”
Hearing this tone, Fei Lin couldn't help but feel regretful. The master really didn't love Lu Fu and always regarded her as a loyal partner.
Speaking of women, Long Jiu thought of Feng Xi'er whom he had just seen outside the door. Why did that woman look at him with such familiar and eager eyes
"Uncle, why did Feng Xi'er come to the house?" Long Jiu asked after thinking about it.
"This eldest lady has been injured before and asked you to treat her. She has been standing outside the door and said she has a question and wants to ask you. What's wrong? Didn't the eldest lady tell you anything?" Fei Lin said it calmly. Nothing is wrong at all.
In the past, the trick that Jiuzhonglou paid attention to was to mix the fake with the real, and the real with the fake, so that the enemy could not distinguish between the real and the fake.
Therefore, Fei Lin knew that his evasive answer would definitely arouse Long Jiu's suspicion.
Long Jiu frowned slightly, "I treated her? Why don't I have any impression at all?"
"Ajiu really doesn't remember?" Fei Lin was shocked.
Long Jiu nodded: "Well, maybe the acupuncture touched my nerves some time ago, and I forgot some people and things. It doesn't matter, it's all irrelevant. I just remember uncle." Long Jiu rarely joked, and this time he actually opened fire on Fei Lin. Such a joke.
Fei Lin's eyes widened in surprise: "We, Ah Jiu, can also make fun of our uncle... I'm really flattered."