Running Pheasant

"It's been so long..."

Gui Yao suddenly remembered the day when she first entered the mansion. When Gui Yue was leading the way, she mentioned the death of Dalang from the Ren family, as if it had been a year.

She recalled her interactions with her over the past few days and unconsciously held the paper umbrella in her arms.

Ren Beixi looked normal.

Just when he lowered his eyes slightly and saw Guiyao's watery almond-like eyes, he suddenly remembered that she was also this young.

"What are you looking at me for?" she said.

He sighed and couldn't help but reach out and rub her head. Seeing her hurriedly avoid him, he could only smile slightly.

The gate of the general's mansion covers an area of ​​five rooms horizontally and is quite solemn, only for the owner and guests to walk through.

Guiyue parked her horse at the stable on the back street of the general's mansion.

The conical hat slightly bent her plain bun. She stared at the young man who followed her closely and walked towards the general's mansion.

Her plain clothes were almost soaked, and the lip balm on her lips had faded back to its original color.

Then step into the general's mansion.

She seemed to have turned back into the cautious maid Pinyue.

Guiyue didn't expect that the lady was sitting in the main hall.

Seems to be waiting for someone.

Was it her he was waiting for? She had no way of knowing. The last time she had a private conversation with the Lady Dowager was because she had changed her name to avoid the name of the future mistress of the General's Mansion.

Was this early meeting to blame her for pushing down the young lady from the Gui family? She glanced sideways at the empty main hall and hesitated for a moment.

These days of getting along.

She didn't think Gui Yao was the type to easily show her wounds to others.

"Greetings to the Madam."

Gui Yue looked at the graceful and elegant woman in front of her, and the complex emotions in her eyes had already been revealed after their repeated eye contact.

Dissipated.

She suddenly understood what she was waiting for.

She took out the bean-sized black fruit hidden in her sleeve.

There are many kinds of flowers outside the cave in Shuxi Mountain, but the only tree is the osmanthus tree which is still green today.

Brother Ren often said that the blooming of flowers can reflect the passage of time, and when the flowers fall, it means that we can get together with friends again at this time next year.

Guiyue looked at the bare bushes and picked up something that had been left behind on the ground at some unknown time. She cut off the roots that had seeped into the soil with a knife before taking it back.

Li Yuqing didn't take it, and said calmly: "Go and rest, and come see me again at this time tomorrow."

Watching Guiyue walk away with her head lowered, the woman raised her eyes slightly and noticed half of her dark blue skirt exposed at the threshold in front of her.

After thinking about it, I decided not to expose her.

The birdsong in the woods was faint.

The oil-paper umbrella was snatched away by Guiyao sweetly, and Ren Beixi and Li Cong returned in the rain.

Li Cong changed into clean clothes and lay on the back of a chair in Zhulinju, with the jade pendant on his belt swaying.

Seeing the hidden worries in Ren Beixi's eyes, he couldn't help but ask, "Are you in love with Sister Gui?"

He saw that Ren Beixiong was looking at him as if he was a fool, but he was laughing happily to himself.

"I haven't seen you look like this in a long time."

“I miss it very much.”

After saying that, Li Cong waved towards the outside of the bamboo forest, and a carrier pigeon flew over from the rain with a grunt.

It stood by the eaves of Zhulinju to shelter from the rain, and then placed the slightly wet letter steadily in Li Cong's palm.

"Jiaojiao finally wrote me a letter."

Li Cong sat obediently on the stairs, carefully unfolding the letter. After a while, he glanced at Ren Beixi, and seeing the calmness in his dark eyes, he could only grit his teeth and say, "Ren Beixi, how dare you report this back?"

He casually crumpled up the letter with a lot of black words written on it and threw it into the rain in the distance.

"Not me."

Ren Beixi saw him like this and said indifferently.

"If not you, then who else could it be? No one knows about my coming out this time except Jiaojiao and your family."

Li Cong paused: "Wait..."

He seemed to have finally figured out a conclusion. With a red face, he rushed out of the rain and picked up the soaked pieces of paper. Only half a sentence in small calligraphy with hairpin flowers could be vaguely seen on the back of the second piece of paper: General Ren's wedding ceremony is over, and he is returning home.

Ren Beixi just watched the man spinning in circles in the rain.

After a while, he signaled to Xiao Hui, who was hesitating in the dark, not to move.

Li Cong threw away the first piece of paper again without even thanking it for protecting the ink from being wrinkled by the rain.

He looked at Ren Beixi and suddenly said, "I always feel that Jiaojiao doesn't like me that much."

After saying this, there was a long silence.

Only the sound of rain is left.

"I am also"

Xiao Hui fell silent in the dark.

He turned and walked deep into the bamboo forest, blew a bamboo whistle, and whispered a few instructions to the black-clad secret guard.

The bamboo leaves sway.

He suddenly remembered that half a month ago, he and she rode past each other on horseback on Nanchang Street. It was he who pulled the reins first, which allowed them to have a little break away from their ancestral relationship.

Ren Beixi's Adam's apple rolled as he spoke in a steady voice, "Tomorrow...it's time to go try on wedding dresses with her."

...

Guiyao here really wasn't eavesdropping on purpose.

After all, she has become an experienced worker in completing the task of reading mind notes. Generally, eavesdropping is left to reliable little animals.

Remuneration.

At the very least, you can stroke its fur in all directions like Miaomiao, or work like a slave for it, taking it shopping and eating delicious food with it.

In serious cases, we will try to stop the fight between them like we are doing now.

"You dog, what nonsense are you talking about? I am the pet chosen by the Madam herself. I have the right to say that this maidservant is not familiar with the Madam!"

"I really don't want to argue with you, but use your brain. I came to the General's Mansion much earlier than you did, and I watched you grow up."

Guiyao sat on the edge of the bed, her elbows resting on her thighs, supporting her face to watch the two dogs meowing and barking.

...If I had known this earlier, I wouldn't have asked them to do this.

Miaomiao is four and a half years old, and Momo is indeed a little older, six years old this year. According to it itself, it was picked up by Ren Beixi.

It accepted its master's teachings and often helped carry things in the general's mansion. It also served as a good guard dog for a while. As a result, its master went to the north to follow General Ren not long after, and its position in the mansion became awkward for a while.

Fortunately, Mo Mo is very good at adjusting.

The subordinates of the General's Mansion thought it was fierce, so it ran around Xianyu City to bask in the sun. The neighbors all knew that it was the dog of the General's Mansion, and it was occasionally fed some meat.

Other than that, I have to take care of Miaomiao, the stupid cat.

"I really remember it. Every year around this time, the maidservant and the Madam would suddenly become close."

"Is it really that close? I have no idea!!"

Cough cough cough, it turns out Miaomiao can speak dialect.

Miaomiao seemed to notice that Guiyao's expression was out of control. She raised her fluffy scarf slightly and said, "I didn't expect that a dog like you would secretly observe other people!"

silently:……

The big black dog's ears suddenly drooped, and the black lump lay on the ground motionless, covering its face with its hands.

"You were carrying other cats before! Look at yourself! You philandering cat!"

Is it possible that the dog also wants to carry Miaomiao?

But Miaomiao is so big now that she is really having a hard time.

Gui Yao vaguely understood the private relationship between Gui Yue and the lady, and couldn't help but leave the two in the house and slipped away.

Since the day of Jingzhe, it has been rare to see such heavy rain. The sky is getting darker and the lights in the general's mansion have been lit early.

When she went to the kitchen, she found out that the people in the mansion thought he and Ren Beixi were going to eat outside, so they didn't wait for them.

Damn it.

Why didn't she travel to some fairy world? Even if she didn't have a mobile phone, she could still use magic to communicate.

"Gui Xiaoniang, if you want to eat something, we can light a fire and make you something simple."

The cook had an apologetic look on her face. Gui Yao shook her head and comforted her with a few words, then walked back the way she came, holding an umbrella.

She suddenly remembered the bowl of rice porridge from long ago.

As I slowly walked to Zhulinju, I felt more justified.

So the situation became like this.

Zhulinju was the inner room of General Ren, and Guiyao sat down in it again with great dignity.

She looked at Ren Beixi on her left, who was silent as usual, and glanced at Li Cong on her right, who was obviously angry.

Did they have a fight? Gui Yao fixed her gaze on the side of Ren Beixi's face. She wanted to reach out, but her wrist was grabbed by his big hand halfway.

"What are you doing? You have a grain of rice."

She pouted, as if to say that he was ungrateful.

Her slender wrist retracted, and she lowered her eyes to look at the sumptuous three dishes and one soup on the table and ate seriously.

Why was Li Cong angry?

Gui Yao didn't know, but she needed his help temporarily. She remembered that he had suggested going to the theater, but she was in a hurry to go back and use her points, so she refused.

That’s right.

"Where is the chicken?" Guiyao blinked.

Not only did she not see it, she also didn't hear the sharp and noisy voices around her.

At the square table, both of them stared at Li Cong. Li Cong's ears flushed as he spoke dryly, "I followed him too hastily, and when we got to the street, the bird, or chicken, suddenly broke free from my rope."

"Run away?" Gui Yao opened her lips slightly.

"He ran away." Li Cong pursed his lips.

This was the first time that Gui Yao teamed up with others to carry out a mission unilaterally, but she once again understood the importance of the saying that you must never rely on others in everything.

She drank the soup in the bowl in one gulp, put down her bamboo chopsticks, and stood up from the small wooden stool.

"Let's go find the chicken." She looked at Ren Beixi with a smile. "General Ren said this chicken would be useful. I guess he's anxious now."

"There are only about a hundred households on both sides of Nanchang Street. It's still early now. If we move quickly, we can still follow the road to look for them."

"What do you think, General Ren?" Gui Yao asked Ren Beixi's opinion, but she had already turned her back. She caught the raindrops and looked at the light at the end of the mountain that had been shining for a while. The corners of her skirt were already wet, so she walked into the rain without a care.

She was determined to find that golden pheasant.

She was familiar with the tail feathers not only because they were rare in the world but also because they were long and beautiful.

She figured it out.

At the same time, she felt that Ren Beixi thought the same way.

The raindrops fell on her shoulders. She turned around, but only bumped into Ren Beixi's arm holding an umbrella.

She coughed slightly, each cough sound harsh.

Ren Beixi was no exception, and the pulse beating half an inch beside his neck seemed to tremble because of it.

He lowered his eyes, his thin lips seeming to be quite close to her ear. The man's voice was hoarse: "Are you really that worried about me?"

The dew was heavy in early spring, and the yard was chilly at night. The pigeon flew back from somewhere unknown.

It makes a cooing sound and is very noisy.

Ren Beixi stared at her beautiful blushing eyes, and after a while, he released his hands that were locked on her shoulders.

What crime has she committed?

She would approach him again and again, tease him and then push him away.

Gui Yao's hands were obviously warm. She held Ren Beixi's wrist, tears welling up in her eyes. She spoke slowly and weakly, "Really, Yaoyao is really worried about General Ren..."

He just listened to her crying, and silently wiped away the tears that fell when her eyelashes closed with his fingertips.

As soon as the wind blew she threw herself into his arms.

Then the weak mosquito added something pitiful.

She was in Ren Beixi's arms, raised her head, and her watery lips opened and closed.

——Hongyu shooting the image means chasing and killing.

Gui Yao said, "General Ren, you really didn't notice how familiar that feather looked.