More than half a month has passed, and both Lan Wangfu and Yefu are surprisingly calm. The walls are built and the panda nest is built. It seems that nothing has happened. No one mentions what happened that night. The tacit understanding is very good. amazing.
On the other hand, Chu Jinglan refused to cooperate with Ye Huaiyang, and Ye Huaiyang didn't respond. Every day, she was still dealing with family affairs step by step. People who didn't know her thought she gave up, but those who knew her People such as Crescent Moon know very well in their hearts that her young lady must be secretly calculating something. After all, it was someone she had been thinking about for many years who was almost assassinated. How could she be so angry if she didn't pull out the culprit behind the scenes
Sure enough, it didn't take long for her idea to be confirmed.
Every October, the Yijiang River that flows through the capital will have a scene called the first-line tide. Whether it is the common people of the Li people or the princes and nobles, they all rush to visit, just to see the wonders.
Because of the special geographical structure, there are many Tingzhou in the area of the capital, the largest area of which is about 60 hectares, which can accommodate tens of thousands of people. It split into two waves, extending to both banks like wild geese spreading their wings. After hitting the solid dam, they regrouped in the opposite direction, and finally rushed downstream together.
As a result, Tingzhou has become the first choice for viewing, and the place with the best view is Yujinglou.
There is a high platform near the river, and the Yujing Tower is built on the high platform. Because of this, it is hard to find a seat in the Yujing Building, and many people have booked months in advance, but this year they were all rejected without exception.
At this moment, the owner is staying alone on the terrace on the top floor, looking at the blue and mirror-like river.
"Miss, there's still an hour before the tide arrives. It's windy here. Would you like to go inside and rest for a while?"
"It's okay."
Ye Huaiyang's ten fingers were clinging to the railing, and the palm of his hand was wet and sticky. As soon as the wind blew through his fingers, a coolness emanated from them, and more sweat soon oozes out.
Forget it, how can you overcome something that you have been afraid of for so many years
She smiled bitterly, pulled out the silk handkerchief and wiped the sweat from her hands, then turned to ask Crescent Moon, "Where did Linger go?"
Crescent Moon bowed her head and replied, "Miss Hui, Miss Jiu was already on the boat. She said she wanted to feel the waves passing by." After she finished speaking, she pointed to the sharpest point along Tingzhou. A huge cruise ship was moored on the shore, and a few figures could be vaguely seen, especially the water-red dress, which was very conspicuous.
"Nonsense." Ye Huaiyang scolded lightly, and frowned, "Ciyuan, go down and look at her, don't let her be in any danger."
Ci Yuan nodded and left like the wind.
The sun is rising, the light is getting brighter and brighter, and the Yujinglou is plated with a golden coat. The hanging windows are hung up one by one, and they are replaced with hazy single gauze. more than.
The lower pavilions next to them were filled with people, all of them brightly dressed and elegant in manners. They were obviously young ladies from aristocratic families, but the crowded seats made them quite uncomfortable. When I opened the window, I couldn't help but cast a resentful look, as if I wanted to see through the veil to see who was occupying the beautiful scenery, but I couldn't see it.
The terrace was relatively clean, with neither loud noises nor annoying eyes, Ye Huaiyang stood motionless until footsteps could be heard downstairs.
Is he here
Ye Huaiyang suppressed the ecstasy in her heart and turned to look back. The steady sound of boots circling up the wooden stairs matched her drum-like heartbeat, and everything came to an abrupt end when the figure of the man was revealed in front of her.
"My lord."
She saluted gracefully, the moon-white robe swept across the lanai, like a snow flow, and the veil floated in front of her from time to time, blocking the sight of the two of them looking at each other. In the vastness, Chu Jinglan's magnetic voice was clear from the opposite side. came.
"Night girl."
After that soul-stirring night, this title is no longer unfamiliar to Chu Jinglan.
At first, he only recognized Ye Huaiyang's voice. With the startling glance of Hanzhang Palace, he realized that Ye Family had a daring and noble daughter, but he didn't know Ye Huaiyang until he came to Lan Wangfu through the broken wall. You know, it was rumored that the young female head of the Ye family lived next to him. After being silent for a while, he unexpectedly received an invitation from her two days ago. He came as scheduled to see what she wanted to do.
"Your Highness, please take your seat."
Ye Huaiyang raised his hand to invite him to the table, and immediately sat on the opposite side. There was a low wenge table between the two. The tea set was already set on it. Then he closed the lid and shook it gently twice, filtered the water and left the leaves twice, and after the last water was poured in, those slender hands pushed the tea cup in front of Chu Jinglan.
"Try my lord, this year's new Penglai Xianhao."
Chu Jinglan's gaze shifted from her pale fingers back to the tea cup, and saw that the emerald needles hit the jade wall for a while, then sank into the blue waves again, floating back and forth, and finally landed at the bottom of the cup. The fragrance floated out, lingering on the tip of the nose for a long time.
He picked up the jade cup and took a sip before saying, "Very good."
These extremely simple words have taught Ye Huaiyang to be full of joy, and she couldn't help but raised her eyebrows and said, "If the lord likes it, I will send some to your house later."
"Miss Ye's heart has been accepted by the king. Since I rarely drink tea, I'd better not be rude."
Chu Jinglan's refusal was rather tactful, and her expression was milder, but Ye Huaiyang's hot eyes instantly cooled down.
He is lying.
In the past two years, she sent people to the Northland to protect him. His vigilance has always been very high, so the people sent there are almost useless, and the things that Feige passed down are more like living notes. It was written what color of clothes he likes to wear and what kind of dishes he likes to eat. After reading it, she memorized it in her heart.
So she knew he was lying, because he liked Penglai Xianhao the most.
At this point, Ye Huaiyang finally realized that he was also blocked by Chu Jinglan's mask. He didn't remember her at all. In his eyes, she was just an outsider with ulterior motives, not the little girl who was snuggling in his arms back then. .
Thinking of this, she seemed to change the subject indifferently, and said, "The tide is coming, why don't you come to the terrace with me to watch it, my lord."
Chu Jinglan raised her eyes and looked into her eyes, and there seemed to be a faint flash of emotion in her eyes. Before he could catch her, she had already turned around and walked towards the terrace. After a while, he stepped forward and stood side by side with her.
The sun did not know when to hide, and there seemed to be a water dragon roaring under the calm river surface, which was deafening. This was the sign of the coming tide. Ye Huaiyang stared at the beautiful water belt and couldn't help turning his head. But it happened to meet Chu Jinglan's deep eyes, and the past instantly came to mind.
Ten years ago, she nearly drowned in this river.
At that time, the people were starved of food due to the natural disasters year after year. The White Lotus Sect collected children born on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month in the name of eliminating disasters, claiming that they were possessed by demons, and they were executed by waterboarding to protect the people from the disaster. Ye Huaiyang was born on this day. She was accidentally caught by a Taoist priest while playing outside. On the day of the execution, she and many children were locked in a cage and hung on the river surface. As soon as the Taoist priest finished the practice, they would be drowned. Into the bottom of the water, just at the critical moment, Chu Jinglan arrived with his troops.
At that time, Ye Huaiyang was so frightened that he lost his mind, kicking and kicking anyone who came near her. The soldiers recognized the clan emblem on her body and did not dare to use force. It was Chu Jinglan who took her out of the cage and kept her He comforted her with a warm voice, watching her go from tense to relaxed, to sobbing softly, and finally fell asleep in his arms. All the way, he didn't put her down.
Later, Ye Huaiyang learned of his father's identity from the process of thanking Chu Jinglan from his father, and he has always kept it in his heart. Now that ten years have passed, this man is standing in front of her again.
"Since I was a child, this is my first time watching the tide. Does the lord know why?" She chuckled, but her face turned pale.
Chu Jinglan clearly saw that her fingertips were shaking, her eyes stagnated slightly, and she asked, "Why?"
"Because I suffered a catastrophic disaster here, it was a young man who saved me." She turned to look at Chu Jinglan, and smiled sweetly, "Speaking of which, the silver-gray robe he wore that day was the same as that of the prince. It's very similar."
Chu Jinglan looked at her silently, with no change in her expression.
At this moment, white waves rolled up on the misty water in the distance, like a giant dragon crossing the river, spraying beads and spit, and the stairs also made a thumping sound at the same time.
"Sister Yang, I'm late! Are you up there?"
The man who shouted was very rough, but he was a little out of breath because he climbed the stairs. Obviously, he was not a trainer. Ye Huaiyang motioned for Crescent Moon to close the door on the top floor and leaned into Chu Jinglan's ear, her eyes bright and her breath like blue.
"I don't know how the prince thought about the suggestion I made that day?"
Chu Jinglan didn't extend her hand to avoid her and didn't pay attention to the movement outside the door, she just refused lightly: "This king will not cooperate with you."
Hearing this, Ye Huaiyang raised his lips and smiled, obviously expecting that he would give this answer, but said in a hurry: "It doesn't matter, then the next show is a small gift from me to the prince. , If the lord regrets seeing the gift, it will not be too late to come to Ye's house to find me, I will always wait for you."
She whispered softly, but her words contained endless deep meaning. Chu Jinglan narrowed her eyes slightly, but before she could see any clues from her face, a dark shadow suddenly came up and slammed the door.
"Sister Yang, it's me, open the door!"
On the other side of the river, a water wall with several people's heights had already risen, and in the blink of an eye, he came to the front of Tingzhou, as if he was about to buckle down. Accompanied by the loud rumbling and the excited voices of the crowd watching the tide, Chu Jinglan's ears were heard. I couldn't hear anything, only saw Ye Huaiyang's smile flickering from his eyes, and then the whole person quickly flashed into the inner room, and the people outside broke in at the same time.
It is Bai Zihao, the third young master of the Bai family.
The tidal wave reached its highest point at this time, and it split into two streams when it rushed towards Tingzhou, and a huge wind was rolled up. The picture of Bai Zihao in the same room just appeared in everyone's field of vision.
"Huh? How could the two of them watch the tide together? The Bai family wasn't..."
"What do you know, it's not the first time that the Bai family has seen the wind turn the rudder. Maybe this time they want to go back and be loyal to the old master again..."
Bai Zihao's face turned pale when he heard this, and he just wanted to scold those who were chattering by the window, but was frozen by the coldness in Chu Jinglan's eyes.
Damn it! How can I meet him here!
The discussion around him grew louder and louder, Bai Zihao's face turned red and white, and finally fled in a panic.
Chu Jinglan turned around and opened the door of the inner room, and there was no one inside, leaving only a faint fragrance.