The two of them walked side by side with a distance between them. The sun was strong, and Qingrong walked under the shade of the trees. Kongji also consciously opened the distance between him and her, walking outside the shade of the trees, basking in the sun.
Qingrong also noticed it. She wanted to ask the mage to take a few steps inside to hide from the scorching sun, but she recalled Yang's reminder to her in the past. Whether it was true or not, she was indeed what Yang said.
I should keep some distance from Kongji to avoid criticism, so I didn't say this.
Suddenly a gust of breeze blew away the petals on the branches, and the petals fell melodiously on Qingrong's shoulders. With just one glance, Kong Jing noticed it, and he couldn't help but subconsciously approached and took away the piece of her gauze for her.
petals on clothes.
Qingrong subconsciously took a step back, a little wary, "Mage?"
Kong Ji knew that he was a little abrupt and felt particularly ashamed. He lowered his head, not daring to see his face clearly. He stretched out his hand, unfolded it, and after a long while, he choked out a sentence, "Flowers falling on clothes always have bad intentions."
Qingrong could only say: "Thank you." She accidentally saw the scar on his hand, and she was a little unsure, "Master, you were burned when you blocked the incense burner for me before?"
Kong Ji just said lightly, "It's okay now, Madam Lu, don't worry." After saying that, when no one was paying attention, she silently and carefully hid the petals.
Although he said this, Qingrong still felt a little bit regretful, "I'm really sorry. I really want to thank Master that day."
Kongji just said it was out of the way. Thinking about it, this was a punishment for his unquiet mind, and he deserved it.
I don’t know how long Shi Yi and Lin Quzi were going to chat. Qing Rong had nothing to do and planned to find a side hall to rest and enjoy the cool air. Kong Ji was also busy with translating scriptures, so he didn’t accompany Qing Rong and said goodbye to Qing Rong.
Then he left. But as he was leaving, he couldn't help but stop and turned around to look at her. Soon, he turned and left again.
And this scene happened to fall in the eyes of a monk dressed as a mage. He looked at Qingrong and Kongji as they left, squinted his eyes, and asked the novice beside him about Qingrong, "Who is that female Tan Yue?
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"It seems that she is the pilgrim who came to look for Master Kong Shiyi today, Madam of the Lu family." The young novice monk replied.
Qingrong noticed the scrutinizing eyes not far away, and subconsciously turned her head to look. She saw a monk dressed as a mage. He was of medium height, shorter than Kongji, and had a darker complexion... Qingrong could only vaguely see his appearance, and then
Seeing him turn around and leave. Seeing him leave, Qingrong didn't think much about it.
The sun was getting higher, and Qingrong had a vegetarian meal in the temple under the guidance of the temple novice. This was her first time eating vegetarian food in the temple, and it was quite novel. The food was not unusual, but the vegetarian dishes were delicious.
, no worse than the chefs from Xue and Lu. Qingrong thought to herself, I don’t know what is different about this method, so she might as well learn from it.
In the afternoon, Lin Quzi came out to his fullest. He and Shi Yi had not seen each other for a long time. They were chatting happily and forgot about the time. They went out together. Lin Quzi found Qingrong and planned to leave together.
At this time, Shi Yi sent someone to summon Kong Ji and sent Lin Quzi and Qingrong away together.
Lin Quzi smiled and waved his hand, "Why are you so polite? Why did we ask him to come?"
"Dignified guests have come from afar, so they should be polite and courteous." Shi Yi said, and glanced at Qingrong meaningfully, "Now, it's time to say goodbye properly."
Qingrong was slightly stunned, not understanding what he meant, but she didn't want to ask in detail, so she could only smile back and stay silent.
After a while, Kongji put down what he was doing and came over to see Shiyi off and send him out of the temple.
After leaving the temple gate, Qingrong was a little surprised to see someone. After taking a closer look, the man on horseback waiting at the gate was not Xue Shao, who was he?
Xue Shao got off his horse and walked a few steps to Qingrong, as if he came specifically to find Qingrong. Qingrong didn't know how he came here, but he still walked a few steps to Xue Shao and laughed with Lin Quzi and others.
The author introduced: "Mr. Lin, Master Shiyi, Master, he is my husband Xue Shao."
When Xue Shao heard this, he felt a sense of pride, and his unhappiness was relieved a lot. He bowed to the three people in front of him and saluted, "I'm polite."
His tone was respectful, but when he raised his eyes and met Kong Ji's eyes, they were not kind, but full of warning and domineering. Kong Ji was not afraid of his cold and tough aura, and when she met his eyes, she just looked calm and smiled slightly.
, he closed his eyes and saluted. Although Kong Ji had met Xue Shao before, they didn't know each other. Perhaps due to intuition, Kong Ji guessed Xue Shao's identity as soon as he saw Xue Shao.
A subtle atmosphere that cannot be ignored suddenly arises among these people.
Lin Quzi smiled and told him not to be polite, Qingrong asked aloud: "Why are you here?"
Only then did Xue Shao look away. When he looked at Qingrong, the hostility between his brows disappeared. He said in a relaxed tone, "I'm here to take you home."
Lin Quzi and Shi Yi smiled, and Lin Quzi joked: "Sanniang's husband is really considerate, but he doesn't feel at ease when he goes out."
Qingrong smiled sheepishly and said no more.
After they said goodbye, Qingrong got on the carriage, Lin Quzi and Xue Shao also got on their horses, and they drove towards the main road together.
Lin Quzi and Xue Shao were riding ahead, and Lin Quzi started chatting with Xue Shao. Lin Quzi asked, "See, Mr. Xue is so majestic, but is he a military attaché?"
Xue Shao nodded, his attitude toward Lin Quzi Xue Shao was still very polite.
Lin Quzi nodded with satisfaction and asked, "What weapon are you best at?"
What did he ask, and Xue Shao answered, "He is best at spears and swords."
Lin Quzi was deep in thought, suddenly remembered, and asked: "Your surname is Xue, do you know Anqu Gong Xue Yunshi, who is a master of spear dancing?"
"An Qu Gong is the younger brother's father's cousin, and I learned my marksmanship from An Qu Gong."
Lin Quzi nodded and smiled clearly, "It's because of my family background. When I was young, I was lucky enough to see Anqu Gong dance with a gun. Now that I think about it, every move was as smooth as a rainbow, and it was so impressive that people will never forget it.
It was such a shock. It’s a pity that I couldn’t draw this scene at that time.”
Xue Shao knew Xue Yunshi's marksmanship. Xue Shao nodded and said, "My uncle's marksmanship is truly outstanding."
Lin Quzi said: "I have always wanted to paint for this purpose, but I didn't expect that you actually studied under him and were taught by him. I wonder if you would be willing to show me how to dance with the spear, so that you can help me paint this painting?"
If someone else made this request, Xue Shao would not agree. But since he is Qingrong's husband, Xue Shao would not offend him, so he agreed, "I am more than happy to do so."
Lin Quzi wanted to go back to the Lu family and he and Xue Shao and the others were on a different road, so they parted at the gate of the square.
Xue Shao and Qing Rong returned to the mansion and entered the upper room together. Qing Rong looked at him and asked with a smile: "You are not busy today? Did you pick me up specially?"
Xue Shao felt a little guilty at this time. Although he came here specially, he was concerned about it after hearing Qingrong talk about coming to Lingbao Temple, but he was afraid to tell Qingrong that he was careless, so he followed behind.
. He naturally thought of a reason, "It's been a little uneasy outside recently, and I'm worried about you."
"It's not peaceful?" What's not peaceful? Isn't the street the same as usual? Qingrong is puzzled.
Xue Shao's words were not just fabricated. He explained in a low voice: "In the past two months, for some unknown reason, Prince Yong's Mansion secretly ordered Prince Consort Xiao to mobilize his soldiers to leave the city many times. This is really suspicious."
Qingrong was shocked, "How do you know about such a private matter?"
"I only heard about it recently. The Lieutenant of the Military Academy of Prince Yong's Mansion is my former colleague Xu Shanghua. I also met him recently and had no intention of learning about it."
Qingrong asked again: "Then do you know why they called the soldiers?"
Xue Shao shook his head, "I haven't heard of it."
Qingrong couldn't help but ponder, could something big happen? She somehow suddenly remembered that Mrs. Wei had mentioned that Princess Ming hadn't shown up for a long time. Could there be some connection between the two?
Xue Shao asked: "What's wrong?"
"Nothing." Qingrong thought for a moment and said, "Xu Shanghua, this name seems familiar." She seemed to have heard this name somewhere.
Xue Shao pondered for a moment and said, "You also know? He has already discussed marriage with the Yang family's wife, and maybe he will be able to enjoy the wedding wine in a while."
It was him! Only then did Qingrong recall it. It was a bit surprising that her former sister-in-law was now the wife of her former colleague. According to what he said, Yang would have more or less contact with this place in the future. She
He glanced at Xue Shao and saw that he was not displeased, but his expression was unpredictable, "Are you... feeling sorry for the third brother?"
Xue Shao shook his head and said in a deep voice: "Since we have separated, it is understandable that Yang is looking for someone else. It is too late to say this now."
Listening to what he said, Shi Yi's words seemed to ring in Qingrong's ears again... She looked at Xue Shao, thoughtfully. She didn't know what to say. After a while, she asked, "What do you want for dinner?"
What?"
Towards the end of the month, after Qingrong completed the painting requested by Mrs. Wei, he soon received invitations from Yang and Xu Shanghua.
The other party was interested, not to mention that Xu Shanghua and Xue Shao were colleagues, so Qingrong and Xue Shao did not refuse to attend. However, Xue Cheng was depressed for a long time after hearing about the incident... After the incident of Jing Heli, he was no longer out there as before.
Everyone in the Xue family felt strange about this after having fun and drinking. They all thought that Xue Shao regretted his divorce from Yang. Lu also advised him to look away and thought of finding someone else for him.
Bride, but his attitude was calm and he only said that the matter was not urgent...
At the beginning of August, Qingrong was invited to be a guest at the Duke's Mansion. Qingrong was the first to arrive among the ladies, and Ayan took Qingrong to her yard according to Mrs. Wei's instructions.
Qingrong accidentally met Gu Songzhi, whom Mrs. Wei was talking about. Qingrong was standing outside the gauze curtain, and the maid lifted the curtain. Qingrong followed her line of sight and saw Mrs. Wei sitting on her gums, with a smile on her face.
A man in a moon-white shirt stood next to her, behaving intimately with her and rubbing their hair together. The man whispered something in Mrs. Wei's ear, which made Mrs. Wei laugh in a very ambiguous way.
Ayan reminded aloud: "Madam, Madam Lu is here."
Mrs. Wei looked up and smiled, "Are you here? Come in quickly." She turned to the man and smiled: "You go down first."