Chapter 215 My husband died and I am a widow

Zhou Yanli brought candy.

Not one pill, but a box.

The different flavors were classified into different categories, packed in an exquisite food box and given to her.

He said: "I wish my sister a sweet life from now on."

Nian Xi accepted his kindness, but found it difficult to accept his favoritism.

Yes, if he had restrained himself in the previous few quick encounters, and she could hardly tell, then at this moment, at this dusk, when the sunset covered the mountaintops, he found her, called her, called her sister, gave her candy, and told her that life would be sweet...

Everything is both implicit and straightforward.

Nian Xi didn't dare to let herself think further, but she couldn't help but think that Yan Li was still unmarried.

She couldn't give him anything in return.

She had just crawled out of a quagmire, and it was difficult for her to love someone again.

"Courtesy..."

"I know, Nianxi."

Zhou Yanli's face was more handsome than when he was young, and he looked more uninhibited and carefree. He looked at her and smiled, as gentle as the evening breeze. "Don't worry, there's still a lot of time."

He picked out a candy from the box and held it in his palm, "This one is a gift from my sister."

The flying eyebrows and eyes seem to be the same as before.

Nian Xi smiled, "Why don't you take a few more?"

Zhou Yanli shook his head: "I'm not greedy, I just want the one that belongs to me."

…

Zhou Yanli did not stay for the rest of the meal as it was getting late and it was not convenient.

Then he left again in the rosy sky.

After a simple meal, Nian Xi felt a headache when she saw the food box filled with candies in the inner room.

"My lady," Lanzhi observed her expression and said slowly, "Lord Zhou is also very thoughtful."

She and Yanli used to be the best of playmates, but time has changed and she is no longer the graceful young girl. Her first reaction to a heavy, long and persistent love is not emotion, but a heavy feeling in her heart.

She was just afraid of letting him down.

Xingyue was more sensible. Seeing Nianxi frowning slightly, she couldn't help but persuade her, "My wife said earlier that the scenery on this mountain is pleasant. We have to get up early tomorrow to climb the mountain and pick flowers. It's getting late, why don't we settle down earlier?"

Nianxi is not the type to hold on to entanglements for long. If she can get a divorce, what else can she not get over?

Tomorrow is another new day.

"Place it."

She said she was going to pick flowers the next day, but in fact she woke up very late. By the time she had tied her hair and done her makeup and had breakfast, it was already noon.

Feel at ease, and everything you see will be fresh and interesting.

Nian Xi ordered people to prepare horses, "Let's go around the foot of the mountain."

She lived alone in this remote place far away from the capital, so her family was naturally worried, so they arranged a lot of guards for her, and even more maids and old women to serve her. As soon as Nian Xi gave an order, everything was ready before she put on her cloak and came out.

Nian Xi couldn't help but feel better.

The autumn breeze brings a refreshing coolness, and the maple leaves on Peishan Mountain have already turned red. "When the leaves turn red in late autumn, it will be a magnificent sight. I will invite my parents, brothers and sisters-in-law, and two nephews to come and play."

Xingyue smiled and said, "The two young gentlemen will definitely be happy."

As the master and his two servants were chatting and laughing, the carriage suddenly stopped.

Zhang Da, an old man from the Wen family, who was driving the car, said through the curtain, "I don't know which wicked person dug a hole in the middle of the road, covered it with branches and leaves, and sprinkled it with soil. I was careless and the wheel got stuck in it."

Nianxi got off the carriage.

It was noon, and the road was empty. She stood in the shade and said to Zhang Dadao, "No hurry, get the car out first."

Zhang Da was too busy to respond.

But just as he said, who knows which wicked person dug the pit, it was so deep and big, and the soil around it was soft. Zhang Da was so anxious that he was sweating all over, but he couldn't pull the wheel out for a long time.

Lanzhi and Xingyue both went forward to help. Nianxi was about to go too, but Zhang Da persuaded her to stop, "You don't have much strength, why bother getting your hands dirty? The wheel will come out soon."

Nian Xi had no choice but to give up.

But the two maids were not strong women. Nian Xi was just about to send someone to the other house to call for help when suddenly at the end of the road, a man on horseback came towards them.

When he got closer, he stopped his horse and asked, "Can I help you?"

Zhang Da hurriedly looked at Nian Xi, "Madam——"

Nian Xi saw that the visitor had bright eyes and sparse brows, and a majestic and handsome appearance. Although he was dressed in an ordinary way, he still had the majestic and powerful demeanor of a tiger, with the posture of holding a sword and riding a horse. He was very elegant and polite.

"Thank you for your help, sir." Nian Xi bowed and saluted.

Gu Ci's strength was not comparable to that of the two maids. Even without his full strength, he alone could easily push the wheel out of the pit.

Zhang Da had a look of gratitude on his face, and Nian Xi also stepped forward to thank him.

"Maybe."

He waved his hand and jumped onto the horse. He looked towards the capital with his phoenix eyes and asked, "How far is it from here to the capital?"

Zhang Dadao: "My dear, you can ride a horse for half a day and enter the city at nightfall."

Gu Ci hummed, glanced at the beautiful lady in woman's makeup, and then retracted his gaze, "Goodbye."

After this episode, the master and servants lost interest.

Nian Xi ordered to go back.

When I got back, the kitchen had already prepared a sumptuous lunch. Nianxi had a good appetite and finished a whole bowl of rice.

Xingyue said happily, "My wife likes these dishes. Ask the kitchen to make them again tomorrow."

Actually, not entirely.

In the past, in the prime minister's residence, the chefs were all great chefs recruited from all over the world. The dishes they made were exquisite and delicious, but Nianxi still used them very rarely.

The fact that I eat more now doesn't mean that the food cooked by the chef in the prime minister's mansion is not as good as it is now, it's just that my mood has changed.

Nian Xi smiled, "If I keep eating like this every day, won't I become a fat man?"

Lanzhi: "My wife is too thin. It would be better if she gained some weight."

Nianxi ate a lot at lunch, so she had no appetite for dinner. Thinking about the beautiful sunset she saw on the hillside yesterday, she walked out.

But the place was already occupied.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be someone else but the man I had met at noon.

Gu Ci was also surprised.

After all, they had met once before, so he smiled and said, "What a coincidence."

Nian Xi looked carefully. As far as he could see, it was the direction of the capital city. He looked depressed and dignified.

In fact, she should have turned around and left.

But for some unknown reason, Nian Xi took two steps forward and asked, "Aren't we going to the capital?"

Gu Ci shook his head, his smile somewhat sad, "There is no one at home anymore, and going back will only leave an empty house."

"I haven't been back to Beijing for more than ten years, so I want to find a high place to look from afar and see if the capital is different from what I remember."

Nian Xi remained silent.

They were just friends, but he didn't need her comfort.

The two of them stood silently on the slope, looking at the sunset in the sky. After a while, Gu Ci asked again, "Madam, why are you alone here? Where are your family members?"

Not to mention anything else, just by looking at Nianxi's dress and demeanor, one can tell at a glance that she is a noble lady from a high-class family.

However, he saw her here twice a day, which showed that she lived nearby.

Nian Xi stood still, her voice calm, her eyebrows not lifting, "My husband died, and I took refuge here."

Gu Ci was stunned.

No wonder…

We are both heartbroken people in this world.

The two said no more, just watched the clouds roll in the sky, the sky gradually darkened, and the lights gradually came on, especially in the direction of the capital, which was as bright as day.

It is a prosperous world.