After separating from Xian Zi Ai, Xian Zi Jian did not return directly to Xiao Yao Ju. Instead, he slowed down his horse and stopped at a river not far from Xiao Yao Ju.
"Master, at this hour, are you?" Xiaopei was a little surprised, but didn't dare to stop him.
"Listen to the sound of the river."
No one could see behind the thick clouds, and the river and nearby woods were blurred shadows.
"Oh." Xiaopei responded not quite clearly. She was a slave serving Xian Ziqian, and obeying Xian Ziqian's arrangements was her only choice. Although she really couldn't understand that at this hour, she was so close to Xiaoyaoju.
, but decided to stop and listen to the sound of the river.
Not far away is Xiaoyaoju. It can't be seen clearly in the dark, only a vague outline.
"Master Xuan should have gone back." Xiao Pei seemed to be talking to herself.
In fact, the slaves of Xiaoyaoju deliberately placed a small red lantern on a taller tree in Xiaoyaoju to remind Xian Zijian and his party who had returned. At this time, Xuan Yi was in Xiaoyaoju, and he was also Xiao Peilin.
When I left, I specially asked the servants of Xiaoyaoju to prepare it.
Although the light inside the red lantern flickered brightly and dimly due to the wind, it did not prevent Xiaopei from seeing it.
"Yeah."
Xiaopei still didn't understand, but she didn't dare to say anything more. Xian Ziyan's voice didn't mean to blame, but she could hear the deep tiredness and alienation, as if she wanted to hide something.
In the study room of Xiaoyaoju, the lamps on the table were dancing. Xuan Yi was sitting quietly at the table, holding a book in his hand and flipping through it casually. When he heard the footsteps outside, he turned his eyes to the door.
"Master." It was the Jin guards. He hesitated and said softly, "The two guards responsible for protecting the young lady have returned with a letter. The young lady has safely left the Queen Mother's Palace. The young lady of the Guan family has also returned to the Guan Mansion. Now
The young lady was by the river not far from Xiaoyaoju. She seemed a little tired, so she ordered the carriage to stop, got out of the carriage and stood by the river."
Xuan Yi frowned slightly, but did not speak immediately. After a while, he slowly said: "Zi Qian must have guessed that I am in Xiaoyaoju. She is deliberately delaying time."
Guard Jin was a little confused and blurted out: "Why is she stalling for time? Doesn't she want to see -" At this point, he felt something was wrong again and immediately closed his mouth, a trace of embarrassment and worry flashed across his face.
"Tell people to prepare the horses. I want to leave Xiaoyaoju immediately." Xuan Yi said calmly.
Guard Jin was really confused. His master hurriedly came from Prince Xuan's Mansion just to know how the young lady was doing. After waiting for a long time, the young lady finally arrived not far from Xiaoyao Residence. Why was she about to die?
The carriage is staying by the river, but one has to leave Xiaoyaoju immediately?
"She's tired, let her have a good rest." Xuan Yi said indifferently, with no emotion audible.
Guard Jin did not dare to do anything, and immediately accompanied Xuan Yi to leave the study. Then the two of them took a few guards with them, and hurriedly left Xiaoyaoju on horseback. Xuan Yi was in front, and Guard Jin could only see Xuan Yi's back, which was straight.
With a bit of indifference, I couldn't tell whether he was angry or thinking about something.
"Huh?!" Xiaopei suddenly saw that the red lantern was no longer blinking. She thought she had been dazzled. She blinked and looked carefully again. It was indeed gone. She blurted out, "Why, Mr. Xuan, why did he suddenly
Then he left, okay, could it be that something urgent happened in Prince Xuan’s Mansion? It’s this hour? Master, you?”
There was no expression on Xian Zijian's face. She just walked back to the carriage slowly and said gently: "It's autumn after all. After staying by the river for a long time, I still feel a little chilly. It's getting late. We
Let’s go back early, I’m really tired and just want to have a good rest.”
Xiao Pei was confused, so she followed stupidly, and helped Xian Zigen get on the carriage. She wanted to ask why, but she couldn't say a word. She kept blinking her eyes, and she just felt like a fool.
The carriage made a crisp sound on the deserted road. This was the outskirts of Xiaoyaoju and the sphere of influence of Prince Xuan's Mansion. No idlers appeared, and there was only the sound of fast horse hooves on the opposite side.
"Could it be Mr. Xuan and the others?" Xiaopei lifted the car curtain and looked out, but she only heard the sound of fast horse hooves, which seemed to be approaching them instantly. She was surprised when she heard the sound of horse hooves right next to her ears.
From far to near, and from near to far, "Ah, uh, they, they -"
Xian Zijian leaned quietly on the carriage, her eyes slightly closed. A familiar voice seemed to be blown by a gust of wind, but fell clearly into her ears, "Zijian, take care of yourself and rest early."
It was Xuan Yi's voice.
However, this sound has not disappeared yet, but the sound of horse hooves has faded away far away.
"Why did they leave like this?" Xiaopei looked confused. As she spoke, she looked at Xian Zijian, only to find that Xian Zijian's eyes were slightly closed, as if he was taking a nap. She was startled and shut her mouth immediately.
Suddenly, a sharp voice sounded, which seemed to be Xiaopei's own voice, but it was more shrill and disdainful, "You are really a curious girl!"
Xiao Pei was so angry that she immediately said: "Stinky parrot, shut up. If you keep talking nonsense, I'll stew you directly. You dare to imitate my voice!" But then he thought that Xian Ziqian was taking a nap at this time, so he closed his mouth in a hurry.
, and glared fiercely at the parrot that flew into the carriage at some point.
But the parrot landed on Xian Zijian's shoulder proudly, staring at Xiaopei with its small eyes blinking, as if saying proudly: "You can stew me if you can!"
Xiaopei was angry but helpless. This parrot was Xian Zijian's treasure, and she didn't want to cause trouble.
As the carriage drove into Xiaoyaoju, Xiaopei was thinking about whether to wake up Xian Ziyuan, but she heard Xian Ziyuan's gentle tone saying: "We're here so soon. I'm really tired. I'm going to have a rest. You should also rest early."
"
Xiao Pei was stunned, and only had time to nod, helping Xian Zijie get out of the carriage, and help her go back to her room to rest.
Xuan Yi and his party also returned to Prince Xuan's Mansion, dismounted, handed the reins of the horses to the Jin guards behind them, and said calmly: "It's getting late, and you are tired. Go and have a rest. I'm going to visit my father."
Princess Xuan is sitting quietly in front of Prince Xuan's bed, occasionally moistening Prince Xuan's lips with a clean soft cloth and some water. Although Prince Xuan's complexion is much better now than before, he is still very weak and cannot eat well.
Probably due to lack of water, lips are particularly prone to dryness and flaking.
Hearing the footsteps outside, he turned around, a little surprised, and asked softly: "Yi'er, why are you back? Where is Zijian?"