Peach concubine

The ancients said that when the willows are on the top of the moon, when people make an appointment after dusk, they take advantage of the dark and high winds of the moon.

But for Suzhou City tonight, this law obviously doesn't apply.The lights are too bright, and all you see when you come along the road are red and yellow lanterns.And the further you walk, the more clearly you can hear the faintly discernible festive music in your ears.

Sitting in the carriage, Jian Ruolin watched and listened, and couldn't help thinking that the Lantern Festival night a few months ago was also so lively.

The carriage arrived not long after it left. Jian Ruolin got out of the carriage. Instead of wearing plain white as usual, she went the opposite way and wore a red gown.The color is not very bright, just the right maroon, neither dazzling nor too old.He lowered his head and asked the little Si'er beside him, "Have you brought everything?"

"Don't worry, my lord, I'm ready."

Jian Ruolin just raised her head and looked at the gilded plaque on the top.

The two characters "Chen Fu" on it, from the strokes, directly reveal a kind of publicity.

Jian Ruolin paused for a while, then walked in, there was someone to greet her at the door, and Jian Ruolin handed over the invitation.

The person in charge was also very polite. After glancing at the post, he put on a happy smile and said repeatedly: "So it's Mr. Jian from Liufang Pavilion. It's a pleasure to meet you. Please, Mr. Jian."

Jian Ruolin nodded her head as a compliment, and followed the young man who led the way into the inner court.

Looking at the guests coming and going, there are many guests from Liufang Pavilion in the past, and many of them are familiar to Jian Ruolin, either wealthy merchants, independent courtiers, or prestigious country gentry ...Jian Ruolin thought in her heart, to be able to gather so many famous figures in the area of ​​Suzhou City together, the face of this old master of the Chen family is not to be called insignificant.

But yes, although Mr. Chen is low-key and unassuming, how can there be an impenetrable wall in this world?What's more, before Master Chen escaped from the world, after all, he was a first-rank veteran minister in the court.Even though he retired from his old age and returned to his hometown, it had been more than ten years, but his invisible influence in the court remained undiminished.Now that Mr. Chen is on his [-]th birthday, who would dare not give him two cents.

Jian Ruolin didn't like this kind of banquet before, but she still had to come because of the old friendship between the Chen and Jian families.

The birthday banquet was full of joy, laughter and laughter.Only Jian Ruolin's corner was deserted, watching the commotion in front of her for herself.

The voice coming from his ears was too loud and noisy, Jian Ruolin suddenly felt a little headache—as expected, he was still not used to such occasions—just as he rubbed his forehead, he realized that someone had taken away the wine glass he was holding in his hand up.

"Be fit, don't drink so much, and you don't drink too much." The visitor didn't care about Jian Ruolin's ugly face when he saw him, and he muttered to himself, "This wine is called 'Ningshuang Zhong' , cold sex, drinking too much is not good for your health."

Jian Ruolin frowned subconsciously, and looked at the person with a pair of eyes with two points of guard.

Needless to say, it was Xiao Jingmo who came. Before, Jian Ruolin sat in a remote corner by herself in order to keep quiet. After all, she was depressed, so she poured two glasses of wine and sipped lightly.As soon as Xiao Jingmo came in, he saw him, so naturally he walked over without thinking much.But what he didn't expect was that after such a long time, he saw a similar look of guard on Jian Ruolin's face again.

I remember that when we first met, Jian Ruolin was like that, full of guard against him, and deliberately maintained a estranged attitude.

"Why are you here?" Jian Ruolin was a little surprised. Xiao Jingmo was neither a businessman nor an official, nor was he a gentleman or celebrity. Even though he had a rich family background, it was still a bit weird to appear here.

"I came with Bai Qi." Xiao Jingmo said half-truthfully, "Besides, on such an occasion, I thought you should come. There is only a small possibility, and I would like to come and see. See more You look good at a glance."

I used to hear Xiao Jingmo say this kind of love talk, but now Jian Ruolin found it very harsh. He turned his head to stare at Xiao Jingmo, and his expression could already be called a sneer: "Xiao Jingmo, I said, don't treat me as a fool again." Women generally coax."

Peachwood hairpins, glass pendants, peach blossom poems, fireworks all over the city, the man hugged him, his eyes sparkled with deep affection, and even his tone of voice was soft and seductive, vaguely still in his ears: "I like you."

Heh... A few words of liking made him dizzy, but he forgot that before that, that person was Wan who was famous for his flirtatious passion!son.

If you fall down once, it can still be said that you don’t know people and trust others; if you fall down a second time, you can only be foolish and suffer for yourself.I don't know if it's because of the alcohol after drinking, but Jian Ruolin's head was swollen and she was so dizzy, Xiao Jingmo was speechless by his cold words, so he put his head on one hand and smiled foolishly with.

Xiao Jingmo looked uncomfortable, and pulled Jian Ruolin up: "Follow me." At this time, the strength hidden in his bones was not concealed.

Jian Ruolin really doesn't drink very well, but even Bo Zui still struggled to get rid of the man's hand.

Xiao Jingmo didn't expect that once Jian Ruolin became stubborn, her temper would be like a cow, and she couldn't pull her back.Although the location was secluded, it was on the birthday banquet after all. He didn't care about it, but Jian Ruolin definitely didn't want others to see it.She had no choice but to lean into Jian Ruolin's ear, gritting her teeth a bit: "Are you still afraid that I will eat you up? If you make trouble again, I'll just beat you up and carry you away! Hmph, that would save me a lot of trouble."

Jian Ruolin was only a little drunk, and he understood the meaning of those words verbatim.A little helpless, a little annoyed, but also understand that Xiao Jingmo is a daring person, so he can only give him a hard look, but dare not tangle with him anymore.

Biting her lower lip, she said two words: "Let go!"

Of course Xiao Jingmo wouldn't let it go, instead he smiled: "Could it be that Ruolin still prefers me to carry you away?"

So in the end, under "coercion", the second son of the Jian family followed Xiao Jingmo and slipped out through the side door helplessly.I don't know if it's because of the alcohol, but Jian Ruolin's sense of touch has become extremely sensitive. She just feels that the hand holding him is on the wrist, and the man's warm body temperature is transmitted through the skin, plus a little alcohol. , I became a little confused.

Xiao Jingmo took him to the small lake, and when the cold wind blew, the wine woke up a bit.

Jian Ruolin looked at him in some confusion, but saw Xiao Jingmo sitting down by the lake, then patted the flat ground next to him, motioning for himself to sit down too.

It's not far from Chen's house, but it's very quiet. The most important thing is that everyone is busy celebrating Mr. Chen's birthday, and no one will come here to disturb them.For Jian Ruolin who doesn't like banquets and noise, it's a good place.

If it is still awkward, it is unavoidable to be a little deliberate, making it even more petty like a girl.

So Jian Ruolin also sat down, but she didn't sit next to Xiao Jingmo, but from a distance, she picked a flat stone that could accommodate one person and sat down.

──It was almost an act of anger, Xiao Jingmo's hands froze in the air, he couldn't laugh or cry.

After being silent for a while, Jian Ruolin said in a low voice: "There have been too many things happening in Liufang Pavilion during this period, and I can't be busy at the moment. After two days, I'll pack up my things and send them over to you."

He pronounced words very clearly, so Xiao Jingmo could also hear clearly, but he still didn't understand: "What is it?"

"At that time, Mr. Xiao, I would like to trouble you to return my jasper hairpin by the way. After all, it is something left to me by my parents... As for your things, they are wasted on me. If you have a chance, give them to others."

Hearing this, Xiao Jingmo knew what was going on no matter how dull he was.For a moment, I felt a little unbelievable.

"You, are you still planning to break up with me completely? You even want to return things..." I have to say, Jian Ruolin did it so decisively, even trying to erase the warmth of the past Cleanliness, such relentlessness not only makes him feel powerless, but also makes him feel that all his efforts have become unreasonable and ridiculous: "Do you have to do this?"

Jian Ruolin didn't evade, and looked directly at Xiao Jingmo: "Some things, it's enough to miss it once. I don't want to be disconnected, I don't want to have any involvement, I want there to be no possibility of resurgence between us... Do you know? That's the only way, I can feel at ease."

"Okay, so, who said it himself, 'When we meet again, you and I can still be friends again, and we can have a good time together'? Did you say it to deceive me because you thought I was pitiful?"

Jian Ruolin was taken aback for a moment, because what he said that day was true, and it wasn't just a temporary excuse to deceive.It's just that under the circumstances at that time, he blurted out.But in fact, both of them should be clear that the so-called talking about wine is just a beautiful talk on the scene, but to truly have no grievances, I'm sorry, Jian Ruolin is not a saint, he can't do it.

"I said...and I didn't mean to lie to you...but..."

"But you regret it now, don't you?" Coldly, he cut off Jian Ruolin's unfinished words.

Those who were stunned on the spot were speechless for a moment.

Xiao Jingmo stood up, patted the dust on the skirt of his clothes, his face was gloomy: "There is no reason to take back the things you send out. If you don't want them, just throw them all away! As for your hairpin, sorry, I will absolutely It won't be returned to you."

Jian Ruolin didn't expect Xiao Jingmo to have such a reaction. Seeing him get angry and say such a sentence forcefully, she was stupefied and at a loss for what to do.

After Xiao Jingmo finished speaking, he turned around and left. Before Jian Ruolin could even react, the man had already left.

After a long time, he sat on the spot and smiled wryly.

For that person, he has long since become unlike himself.Worrying about gains and losses, he cares about every detail, saying that he should be straightforward, but he is entangled in the problems between the two of them again and again.

Is it true or false?Xiao Jingmo, today, what do you want me to write to you again?

When I went back, I was alone, and the temperature at my fingertips had long since disappeared. In the early autumn, when the wind blew in gusts, Jian Ruolin felt her body became cold for no reason.

As soon as they approached the place of the birthday banquet, the noise became louder and louder, filling my ears, and the roar continued.

Jian Ruolin returned to her original seat and sat down, Xiaosi'er squeezed over from the crowd: "Master, where are you going now, you disappeared in a blink of an eye, I was worried for a long time."

"Your son, I'm an old man, what else can happen. I drank two more glasses just now, and my head was a little dizzy, so I went out to blow some wind." Jian Ruolin lightly tapped the little book boy's head, happily Hehe looked at the little guy rubbing his head in aggrieved look: "Hehe, have you taken all the things I gave to Mr. Chen?"

Xiao Si'er nodded with watery eyes: "Well, it's all done."

Jian Ruolin nodded, with a smile that hadn't melted on her lips, she raised her head inadvertently, and met the eyes cast from afar in the crowd of people.

Xiao Jingmo stood in the middle of the crowd, with a white face and jade crown, brocade clothes, looking at him with a smile, like a cat that has successfully stolen.

Obviously just now he flung his sleeves away angrily, but now he showed such an evil smile, and judging by the man's appearance, he didn't know how long he had been sneaking at him like this.

Jian Ruolin gritted her teeth secretly just now, before Xiao Jingmo made any movements, Xiao Jingmo had already looked away and bowed to an old man in front of him, chanting words repeatedly.The old man Jian Ruolin recognized, was today's birthday lord, the protagonist of this birthday banquet──Mr. Chen.There was a certain distance, and the voices of people talking and laughing at the banquet were loud again. Jian Ruolin couldn't hear what Xiao Jingmo and Master Chen were talking about. Unexpectedly, it should be some auspicious words like "Shoubi Nanshan", which made Mr. Chen so coaxed All smiles.

"The birthday is also celebrated, and the gifts are also given away. Xiaosi, I am also a little tired. I will tell Mr. Chen later, let's go back first."

Xiao Si'er naturally had no objection: "Then I'll go and say something, and then bring out the carriage."

Jian Ruolin nodded, and moved her gaze to where Xiao Jingmo was...

Even if the eldest brother is alive, he can't do better than Xiao Jingmo in such a situation, right?Cynicism and unruliness are just superficial, but the luxurious young man can deal with it freely, isn't he the real him?

Xiao Jingmo, it's not just that you don't understand me, I, or have never understood you.

Writer's words:

This chapter can be regarded as a transition, um, in fact, I also think that these two children are too noisy, Ruo Lin Xiaoshou is too awkward, I can't bear to write it. . .How long will the two get tired? {Finger! ! }In the future, try to make the plot more compact and ups and downs, and end the greasy status quo of the two as soon as possible, eh! ! !Weakly...seeking comments and suggestions, tearful. . .