When it was time for dinner, Jiafu heard footsteps coming from outside the door, and recognized that it was a silver ring. She hurriedly lay down with her clothes and closed her eyes.
Yinhuan entered and said, "Little lady, don't go to bed. Your lord asked me to call you down for dinner."
Jiafu said: "I'm not hungry, and I can't eat, so he doesn't have to wait for me, he can eat first."
When Yinhuan left, Jiafu crawled back to the bed, lay back, and waited for Pei Youan to come to see her. Who would have thought that she would wait and wait, her stomach was about to be flattened, it was dark, and no one was there. , I didn't see Yinhuan calling again, and finally I couldn't bear it anymore, so I got up again, walked to the window and looked down, and saw that the light in his study was on.
It turned out that he had already finished his meal and entered the study.
Gave stayed for a while. Understood.
He must have seen through her intentions and ignored her.
Jiafu was extremely annoyed, suppressing the sense of frustration surging in her heart, staring at the study room where the light was leaking for a long time.
…
In the middle of the day, it was already dark.
Jiafu came to the front of the study, knocked on the door a few times, and then pushed open the door. When she got to the table, she placed a white porcelain cup in the tray by Pei You'an's hand, and said softly, "Cousin, I'll bring you dinner. night."
Pei Youan's eyes still fell on the scroll in his hand, and he said lightly, "Eat it yourself, I'm not hungry."
Jiafu said: "Just now I went to the kitchen to find something to eat, and I happened to see the cook has soaked snow fungus there, so I made my hometown's snow fungus and taro milk soup, my favorite since I was a child, the cook said you It's not too sweet, so I just added a spoonful of honey. I just tasted it myself, and I can still eat it, so I sent it to my cousin to eat. Cousin, please eat it. "
Pei Youan raised his eyes and glanced at Jiafu.
Her jet-black hair was combed into a bun of a young girl who has never left the room. Her hair was tied at the top of her head, and her hair tail was like a swallow. Her shoulders fell naturally. She was dressed in a light pink dress, as delicate as a begonia blooming at the beginning of a branch. Just standing beside him like this, staring at him with both eyes, his eyes were slightly nervous, but he seemed to be full of expectations.
Pei Youan's brows moved slightly, but his tone was still flat: "Do you know when you're down for dinner?"
Jiafu made a "hmm" and lowered her head: "I was actually an angry cousin before, you refused to take me with you, so I didn't come down... I was really hungry just now, so I went to the kitchen by myself... The cook said. , cousin, you told her to leave me hot meals... cousin, you are so nice to me, but I always play with you... I know I'm wrong again... "
Garf's voice was getting lower and lower.
Pei You'an silently picked up the spoon, took a bite, and stopped.
"Is it bad?"
Gave looked at him uneasily.
Pei You'an took another bite and said, "This is a sweet soup. You can add a spoonful of honey next time, it will be more delicious."
Jiafu breathed a sigh of relief, her eyes immediately became sparkling, and if there were stars in her eyes, she nodded vigorously: "I remember! In addition to this, I will also make beef soup, kuehwan cake, and taro fruit in our hometown. ... all my mother asked me to learn, saying that I will get married in the future... "
She quickly covered her mouth and looked at Pei You'an with wide eyes, her eyes were embarrassed, and she said vaguely: "In short, if my cousin eats it, I will make it for my cousin every day..."
Pei You'an stretched out inadvertently and smiled slightly: "I don't eat late-night snacks, so you don't have to make them every day. Have you eaten?"
Jiafu's face flushed slightly, and she whispered, "I just ate it myself."
Pei You'an flashed a faint smile that he didn't even notice in his eyes, nodded slightly, and then motioned her to sit on a nearby chair.
Jiafu was stunned for a moment, and then heard him tell her to stretch out her hand and lay it flat on the table, and then she understood. She was actually a little reluctant, but she didn't dare to go against it, so she stretched out her hand.
Pei You'an gently rolled up her sleeves, her fingers did not touch her skin, revealing a section of white and greasy jade wrist, and her fingers lightly touched the pulse. After writing the words, he said, "It's not a big problem. I'll ask someone to decoct you according to this recipe later. When you wake up tonight, take it two quarters before going to bed to help calm the nerves and fall asleep."
"The medicine is not very bitter, and the medicinal properties are in harmony with cooked honey. Add some after it cools down a bit, and it can also nourish blood and nourish yin."
He thought for a while, then said again, picking up a pen and adding a few words.
Jiafu looked at Pei You'an fixedly, her eyes gradually glistening with tears. Seeing that he turned his face away, she looked at herself, turned her head hastily, raised her hand and wiped her eyes quickly with her fingers.
"What's the matter? Apart from the night dream, what else is uncomfortable? Just tell me."
Pei You'an looked at her, and her voice sounded extraordinarily soft.
Jiafu shook her head and said in a low voice, "I'm thinking, my cousin is so kind to me, even if you take the medicine you're prescribed and still have nightmares, I won't bother you anymore..."
Pei You'an's hand holding the pen on the paper paused slightly and glanced at her.
Jiafu didn't look at him, she just lowered her head, took a breath, and said, "Cousin, you have to go out early tomorrow morning, and go to bed earlier at night, I won't disturb you. You can go and leave me alone. Now, I'll be fine at home alone."
She raised her face and showed a pitiful smile of forced joy towards Pei You'an who was looking at her. She stood up, picked up the tray, and left the study. With the sound of soft footsteps, the figure disappeared behind the door.
…
Yinhuan sent the decoction medicine, and a jar of boiled honey, waited for the medicine to cool before adding honey. Jiafu said she would join and sent her away.
When Yinhuan went out, she picked up the medicine and poured it into the mud of a rhododendron bonsai in the corner of the house.
Obviously, Pei You'an's knowledge of Princess Zhou and Xiao Yintang is far less than her unforgettable experience.
But there were some things she couldn't explain to him.
No matter if Xiao Yintang will attack her next, or when, she wants to follow Pei You'an. Where he goes, she goes too.
He will leave tomorrow morning, and this evening, she decided to stay up all night with her eyes open, seize the last chance, and gamble again.
She really wanted him by her side. Only by seeing him from time to time can she feel complete peace of mind.
It was late at night, and Jiafu got up from the bed, came to the window again, and looked at the study, her heart skipped a beat.
The lights that had been on in the study went out. Under the moonlight, she saw a figure walking out of the study. Pei Youan went to his bedroom, took a few steps, the figure stopped, and he turned his head.
The moonlight was bright tonight, and she could see it clearly. The direction his face was facing was the window where he was.
She hurriedly shrank back, waited for her beating heart to calm down, and then quietly probed out after a while.
There is no one there. The courtyard was empty, except for the white moonlight.
…
The next day, Pei Youan got up before dawn. The entourage and guards who followed him on the road also arrived early, and a group of people was waiting outside, ready to go.
No Kafu for breakfast. Pei You'an was about to leave, but she didn't show up to see her off. Looking back for a few moments, his footsteps were slightly hesitant.
I don't know how she slept last night after taking the medicine she prescribed.
Pei You'an just wanted to ask Yinhuan to ask, but she suddenly remembered that it wasn't long before dawn today, not because she was late, but because she got up earlier than usual. .
Pei You'an was sent out of the second hall by the steward and others, and remembered the scene where she confided her fears to herself that day and was forced by Xiao Yintang to be haunted by nightmares, she couldn't help but turn her head and glanced at the round building behind her. Although he had already ordered it before, after thinking about it, he called Yang Yun, the captain of the guard who had been ordered to stay behind to protect her, and told him again.
Yang Yun swears and promises.
Pei You'an knew that he was strong in martial arts and always acted prudently, so he calmed down a little and continued to go out to the gate, where the steward led the servants who came out respectfully.
Pei Youan ordered everyone to disperse, took the whip from a guard, and was about to go out, suddenly the scene in her mind that after she was coldly treated by herself last night, she had no choice but to find the study.
He didn't sleep well last night. She slept lightly, closed her eyes, blurry, as if she was afraid that he would be annoyed, forced a smile and begged for forgiveness.
Pei You'an suddenly regretted his coldness towards her.
She was angry, unwilling to come down to eat, and wanted herself to coax her. This is also human nature. It's just a little girl's careful thinking. Although it is naive, it is harmless.
He couldn't help but look back again and looked at the round tower behind him.
It was still early, the early sun had not yet risen, and the building was enveloped in a hazy morning light. There was silence in his ears, only the occasional sound of horse hooves stepping on the ground from outside the door was urging him to set off.
Pei You'an exhaled a breath, retracted his gaze, turned to leave, and his eyes suddenly froze.
There was a figure behind a pillar holding the building in the side hall near the gate.
Jiafu was there, and she didn't know when she came. She was so petite that she could hide behind the pillar. Only her dress was revealed, revealing half of her delicate face, her eyes widened, and she was looking at herself.
When the eyes met, she was like a frightened rabbit, her head immediately shrank back, blocked by the pillar, and she couldn't see her face.
Pei You'an suddenly felt hot in his palms, returned the whip to the nearby guard, told him to go out first, wait outside the door, raised his feet, and walked towards her quickly.
Jiafu panicked, turned around and hurried to run, but Pei Youan had stepped up the steps and called out "cousin".
Jiafu stopped, turned her head slowly, called "Cousin" in a low voice, and lowered her eyes.
Just like yesterday, there were faint blue bruises under her eyes, and her face was tired.
"I didn't sleep well last night?" Pei You'an asked, looking at her.
Jiafu put her hands behind her back, shook her head and said, "I took the medicine, I slept much better than usual, and I don't have nightmares anymore. You can rest assured, cousin."
Pei Youan knew she was lying. After hesitating for a while, he asked instead, "Why did you come here early in the morning? When did you get up?"
Jiafu slowly raised a small face, biting her lip tightly with her teeth, and the biting lip turned white, but she just stared at him without saying a word.
The morning light was pale, and a cool breeze blew through, gently swaying a few strands of hair that were hanging by her ears. Pei Youan looked at her in a light trance, and suddenly appeared in front of her eyes that she jumped off the building that night and cried after seeing through her trick. With a snot and tears, the left side of his chest slowly softened.
"Hurry up and change your clothes..."
Jiafu's eyes suddenly lit up, and before he could finish his instructions, she turned around and hurriedly said, "I've packed everything up, cousin, wait, I'll be out right away!"
Before he finished speaking, the man had already rushed in.
Pei You'an turned to look at her back, a little stunned.