morning.

Maybe it’s not too early.

The sun is three poles high.

A woman was walking among the bamboo forest, carrying a food box.

The sunlight pierced through the white mist in the bamboo forest in the autumn morning, forming beautiful beams of light in the air.

The woman carrying the food box stopped silently in the woods and watched the morning light for a while.

She was dressed in a black dress, as dark as night.

After a moment.

The woman pressed the back of her hand against the wall of the box in her hands.

He immediately turned around and continued carrying the exquisite food box as he walked through the bamboo forest.

Facing you, the view suddenly opens up.

It is a rural building hidden in the bamboo forest...

Su Qingdai is going to meet a woman who is said to look very similar to her.

…

"Boom boom boom."

Su Qingdai knocked on the gate three times, put her hand in the air, and waited.

There was no movement from inside the door.

“Boom boom boom…”

She knocked three more times rhythmically.

The force is gentle.

Still no one responded from inside the courtyard separated by a door.

Is he gone?

Su Qingdai took a few steps back, moved further away from the door, and looked around at this quiet and elegant courtyard.

She looked back at the bamboo forest behind her.

Just now on the way here, Su Qingdai met the servant named Li Bai, who was washing his face with his butt sticking out by the stream. No one stopped her, which meant that Master Zhao was still here.

Su Qingdai thought about it and knocked on the door a few more times, but still no response.

She stretched out her hand and prepared to push the door.

However.

A sword stopped in front of her.

To be specific.

It is three centimeters in front of the center of the eyebrows.

The tip of the sword was pointed at her.

Su Qingdai silently withdrew her hand.

Took a step back.

Then he looked at the motionless purple sword, thought for a moment, and took two steps back.

Add three cents for every three steps.

Although it was still a fatal distance that she couldn't escape.

But at least she could 'roughly understand' the death, instead of having it stop in front of his forehead like just now, where she could only see it.

“Ouch!”

Suddenly, a girl's cry of surprise, as if she had fallen, was heard from the courtyard, and then the owner of the voice shouted impatiently:

"Who is it?"

Su Qingdai turned her head, but her eyes did not leave her childhood sweetheart, "Excuse me, is there anyone here? It's me, Su Qingdai, I don't mean to..."

"Stop knocking, there's no one!" Xiao Qian'er replied quickly.

Su Qingdai was interrupted, but she didn't get angry. She organized her words and continued:

"Miss Qian'er, I'm sorry to come so early and disturb you and...Fairy Zhao, and Ziyu."

She looked up at the sun that was already three poles high in the sky and continued, "I heard that Fairy Zhao came all the way from the four prefectures of Taiqing in Duyou City. I have long heard of Fairy Zhao's great name..."

Xiao Qianer interrupted unhappily, "You still come even though you know I'm disturbing you... Ouch."

The little girl's impatient words were suddenly interrupted by something.

Then there was a slight rustling sound in the yard, followed by the creaking sound of a lock being unlocked, the sound of the door opening, and then the sound of the door closing again, the three sounds were heard in succession.

Su Qingdai, who was outside the courtyard gate, heard the noise and found that these noises came from the main wing.

But for some reason, it was Miss Qian'er who was speaking the whole time. Zi Yu and the fairy Zhao, who was the eldest lady, did not say a word.

Tzuyu and...she, should be here, right?

Su Qingdai glanced sideways at the purple flying sword floating motionless in the air.

He smiled at it in a friendly manner.

But her childhood sweetheart didn't appreciate it and the tip of his sword was still pointing at her.

At this time, someone finally walked out of the main wing. It sounded like Xiao Qian'er's footsteps. She should be coming to open the door, but the footsteps in the courtyard were slow.

Su Qingdai's smile did not change. In fact, she had made some preparations before coming here today.

With a creak, the gate was pushed open from the inside.

It was only opened a little, barely revealing Xiao Qian'er's body.

In Su Qingdai's field of vision, she could only see the girl trying to squeeze between the two doors and a limited portion of the sky above her head.

The girl seemed afraid to let her in, or let her see more of the scenery inside.

Su Qingdai couldn't help but take another look at Xiao Qian'er who opened the door.

She looked like a girl who had just woken up.

The soft black hair was scattered down, as if it had just been hastily tidied up by the owner, and then tied together from the back of the head to the right shoulder.

But it's still a bit messy.

The well-proportioned and close-fitting nightgown was a little wrinkled at this moment.

For some reason, the collar was raised up, covering the girl's slender neck and ears.

The sleeve of her nightgown on her right hand was still rolled up at the elbow and had not been let down.

Like clothes that were hastily put on when leaving the room.

In addition, the girl's feet were bare, and perhaps they were frozen by the cold ground, as some parts of her feet looked red.

She ran to open the door without even wearing shoes.

However, this pair of pink little feet is not stained with any dust and is clean.

Stepping on the ground, there is not a speck of dust on it.

Su Qingdai looked around silently.

besides.

This Miss Qian'er didn't look like she had just been woken up.

Her face was a little flushed, and her big eyes were bright and she looked very energetic.

Although he tried hard to appear serious and unkind when he saw Su Qingdai.

Su Qingdai glanced again.

"Well, what are you looking at?"

The 'early riser' girl stood inside the door with a stern face, and the woman in a black skirt stood outside the door with a food box.

The former raised his hand as if nothing had happened, covered his neck, and tilted his head to look at the visitor.

Su Qingdai smiled and called out affectionately, "Miss Qian'er, good morning."

"It's already so late, and you're still saying good morning..." Xiao Qian'er said unhappily, and halfway through her words, she lowered her head to glance at her own pajamas, stopped talking, and immediately changed the subject and asked:

"What are you doing?"

Xiao Qian'er glanced at Su Qingdai and the food box in her hand.

"Miss Qian'er, is Ziyu here? Where's Fairy Zhao?"

"He's... here." Xiao Qian'er answered nonchalantly. As she spoke, she glanced back at the main room behind her, then turned back and muttered softly, "He's busy, and so is the young lady..."

She felt her cheeks getting hot.

Su Qingdai looked a little curious.

"You, don't look around, just say what you want to say." Xiao Qian'er glared.

"Oh." Su Qingdai nodded. "The day before yesterday, I went back to my home in Nanxing County to visit my father. Suddenly, I learned that Ziyu was in danger. I hurried back and got news on the way. Fortunately, Ziyu escaped and was safe... I came here this time to visit Ziyu. I don't know how he is now. I wanted to come yesterday, but Miss Qian'er didn't let me. She said that Fairy Zhao came and was with Ziyu... It was inconvenient for her to see me."

She looked directly at Xiao Qian'er and spoke, her eyes fixed on her, but her voice gradually became louder, as if she was not speaking to just the girl.

And the yard behind...

"I tossed and turned last night, and was still a little worried about Ziyu's condition. I felt empty and confused. I finally managed to wake up for a while, and I even dreamed of the first time I saw him in Xingzi Town... So this morning, I hurriedly got up, made some breakfast, and brought it to visit Ziyu. I am a little anxious, so please don't blame me, Miss Qian'er."

"Finally... I heard that Ziyu and Fairy Zhao are going back to Duyou City together today. Although it is not appropriate to say this right now, I do have some things in my heart that I want to confide in Ziyu. In addition, I have long heard of Fairy Zhao's name, and Ziyu often mentions her. I admire her very much, so I shamelessly come to ask for an audience. I hope Miss Qian'er will let her know on my behalf."

Su Qingdai's tone was sincere.

Unfortunately, after a moment of silence, there was no response from the expected voice in the yard behind Xiao Qian'er.

Xiao Qian'er waved her hand in annoyance: "Maid Su, I'm wondering, why do you have so many 'heard's'? Who told you that you have such sharp ears?"

Su Qingdai said with a somewhat aggrieved tone, "Miss Qian'er, would you mind going in and asking for instructions..."

Let you come in now? Are you kidding me?

Xiao Qian'er didn't even go back to ask. She stood in front of the door with her hands behind her back and refused directly and ruthlessly: "Brother Rong'er and Miss are busy with important things and have no time to deal with you. Just go back to where you came from..."

But just as the girl was trying to chase the man away, her childhood sweetheart, who had been quiet beside her, suddenly moved.

The tip of the sword drooped slightly, no longer pointing at people so rudely.

He turned and walked forward, circling around Su Qingdai's body a few times.

It was as if he was examining this morning visitor on behalf of some hostess.

Xiao Qian'er choked up, her right eyelid twitched, and her little hands gripping the door handles subconsciously closed the two doors tighter.

While Su Qingdai was distracted and her attention was on her childhood sweetheart, the girl quickly turned around and glared at a main room behind her from an angle that the former could not see.

Are you crazy, miss... No, this is definitely not the miss's entire idea. She is so thin-skinned. From the time Su Qingdai knocked on the door until now, not a single sound has come from the house.

So, it must have been Brother Rong'er's idea!

Sure enough, Zhuma's next action quickly confirmed Xiao Qian'er's guess.

Zhuma looked at Su Qingdai for a few times, then left her side and came to Xiao Qian'er, who looked a little panicked, and walked around the girl in the door who was determined not to open the door.

As if indicating something.

Xiao Qian'er's expression changed imperceptibly.

The way she looked at Su Qingdai also changed a little.

"Come in...come in."

Xiao Qian'er in front of the door suddenly turned sideways and made way with her childhood sweetheart.

She warned with a stern face: "But when we go in later, you have to wait in the yard and don't walk around!"

"Okay, Miss Qian'er."

Xiao Qian'er nodded reluctantly, "Come in, come in."

Su Qingdai looked at the girl on the threshold with a little curiosity, then walked in lightly with the food box in hand.

"Miss Qian'er, what's wrong with your face? Why is it so red?"

"The wind blew..."

"Miss Qian'er, why are you walking like this...are you feeling unwell?"

"Yes...I was attacked by bad guys and I have some injuries."

"Is it the thief you and Tzuyu encountered the day before yesterday?"

"Almost... um... I mean, it's definitely him. This thief is so bad, so cunning, and so many tricks."

"I have heard about what happened that day." Su Qingdai looked at the limping little girl in front of her, recalled the past, and said with emotion: "In the critical moment, Ziyu was brave and resourceful, and he was loyal and righteous. He gave all his chances of survival to Miss Qian'er, but he himself was once in a dangerous situation with no chance of survival."

"A woman should feel at ease being able to stay with a man like this forever, regardless of whether she is afraid of life or death." The stunning woman in the black dress murmured softly.

"He...he is also a bad guy, even...even worse." The girl muttered softly with red cheeks.

"Uh, what is a bad guy?" Su Qingdai asked in surprise.

"Ah, it's nothing. I mean, you are right. Brother Rong'er is indeed brave and resourceful. He has his own ideas and makes people... feel at ease." Xiao Qian'er nodded.

Su Qingdai nodded, her tone full of admiration and yearning: "The most important thing is that he is a rare gentleman in the world. He is never vague about major matters. Although he may be a little different in some small matters in private... But that's how he is. He is serious yet interesting, which makes women like him very much."

“…”

The girl leading the way in front seemed to have accidentally stepped on empty air and stumbled.

"Miss Qian'er, are you okay? I see that you look like..."

"Don't touch me, I'm fine! Okay, okay, hurry up and follow me. Don't dawdle and ask questions. Follow me quietly and don't ask any random questions later!"

"Okay."

A young girl, whose path should have been filled with fallen petals last night and whose fragrance began to bloom only after all the petals had fallen, walked in front with her head down, leading the way, her steps lame and hurried.

Woohoo, it’s all my husband’s job…

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