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Yu Qian was standing in the open space outside the warehouse, looking up at the sky outside the drugstore.
Since the medicine shop was combined into three shops side by side with the same length, the view of the courtyard outside has become wider.
The previously lonely stone lacquer wall was covered by the street market behind it. Even the alleys extending downwards at the back of Pingzhou City had a small canal flowing in the distance. Some flowers and bonsai were placed outside the lattice windows of the shops, and the window frames were carved with flowers and birds.
The cloth curtain fluttered in the wind, and the fragrance of the flowers seemed to spread through the edges of the four-sided window and into the courtyard on the side.
Yu's eyes were always looking out the window on the white wall of the courtyard, and he didn't know what he was thinking. Until Jiang Nian walked to his side, he turned his eyes slightly and looked at Jiang Nian calmly and silently.
Touching the lifeless mist in Yu's eyes, Jiang Nian was in a trance for a moment, and suddenly found that his foggy pupils were clearer than before, just like a bright white spot in a dark painting, and he could catch the dazzling light at a glance.
"Yu? What's wrong?"
Not expecting Yu to suddenly talk to her, Jiang Nian stretched out her hand and waved it in front of his eyes, looking at him curiously.
"...Miss."
Yu pursed his lips and seemed to sigh softly. He looked away from Jiang Nian for a moment, then turned back.
"No, I'm fine."
“I just wanted to come to this place.”
Is there no news about Yu He and Xi Zhen?
Jiang Nian was not surprised by this result, but she was surprised that Yu would leave Qing and suddenly visit a place he had never been to and didn't even care about.
The twins Qing and Yu gave her the feeling that they were people who only cared about what they cared about. For example, if they were given a task, they would only focus on the essence of the task and whether it was completed, without considering other related factors.
If it involves reasons related to other people's feelings, finances, or various inconveniences, even if someone comes to plead for them, they will just complete the task with a calm expression and not pay attention to anyone around them.
Their temperaments are like being wrapped in a bubble bag, only on display to outsiders but not to be touched.
But...it's different now.
Someone punctures a hole in this thin yet solid foam bag, and the gas that keeps it inflated dissipates and flies away. Those accustomed to living in the foam bag stand up bewilderedly, looking at the ripped sky that once belonged to them. Unable to do anything to save the situation, and lacking any desire to do so, they simply stare blankly and indifferently.
Jiang Nian thought for a moment, then looked frankly into Yu's somewhat empty eyes.
"So, Yu came here today to see or to find something from me?"
The other party did not answer her, but turned his head again to look at the shop over there.
"What is that place?"
Jiang Nian was stunned for a moment, then looked towards the street behind the courtyard. "That's the flower and bird market. Do you want to go over and take a look?"
Yu lowered her eyelashes and after a moment, nodded slightly.
It feels a bit like taking care of a child.
But this was the first time she had seen a child grow taller than her so quickly.
After deciding on the destination, Jiang Nian thought that he had nothing to do today, and this project might be able to bring back the emotions that Yu had lost. After leaving the pharmacy, he said goodbye to Xu Bo. He walked out of the pharmacy while Xu Bo and Fuling looked at them with slight surprise that "their young lady could actually turn into a living person".
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Most of the things on the market in Pingzhou are similar. People see them so often nowadays that even the rarest things here still seem ordinary to Jiang Nian. Except for the occasional antique or collectible, he would stop and look at it for a moment.
As they continued walking like this with Jiang Nian, even though Yu didn't pay much attention to what Jiang Nian was looking at, she would stop for a moment in front of an antique shop or a store selling small accessories.
Ancient craftsmanship is different from modern ones, but they are also beautiful in their own way. The production and matching of some accessories are completely different from modern ones, which can attract Jiang Nian to stop and stay for a moment.
He finds rare items unremarkable, but appears to be interested in common accessories.
Yu stood beside Jiang Nian and observed for a moment, then pointed forward and said, "This one looks good."
"this"
Jiang Nian's gaze shifted to the aqua-blue pendant that Yu was pointing at. The pattern on the pendant looked like two fish swimming together, but when viewed in the sunlight, the two fish turned into two closed petals of a red spider lily.
She was stunned for a moment, then closed the jewelry in her palm.
The aqua blue decorations will show seemingly "different" patterns due to the different angles of refraction of light.
Although it is not uncommon in modern times, Jiang Nian felt that he was different from other things because Yu pointed at the ground.
With her mind made up, she hooked the ornament with her fingertips and brought it to the vendor. She bent down and said something to the vendor. Then she turned around and took the ornament back, smiling at Yu:
"Okay, now you can take it back home."
"Is there anywhere else you'd like to visit?"
Yu shook his head slightly. After completing this route, he no longer had any interest in continuing.
Jiang Nian nodded, then put the blue pendant in his hand back into his sleeve pocket.
"Then let's go back first... Oh, right."
Noticing Yu Weiwei's sidelong glance, Jiang Nian smiled slightly: "I almost forgot, I also need to buy some cakes for Fuling and Guizhi, you can come too."
Seeing that Yu didn't react at all, Jiang Nian assumed that he agreed, and even pulled Yu forward.
The young man behind him was silent, as if he was not sensitive to the reactions of his surroundings. He just raised his eyes and watched the people next to him interacting with each other. Finally, he turned around with the small box of cakes, and when he looked at him, he smiled brightly again.
It seemed as if nothing in this world could bother her.
Realizing that the young man in front of him looked a little dazed, Jiang Nian raised his hand and waved it in front of him: "?"
This time, Yu quickly came to his senses, glanced at the crowd coming and going around him, and simply closed his eyes.
"Miss, please go back home first."
Yu actually took the initiative to make a request. Although it was a normal statement, it was very strange when applied to Yu.
Jiang Nian glanced at Yu and replied, "Okay."
This street was not far from the medicine shop. After turning back to the medicine shop, he ran into Fuling who was about to leave the medicine shop. Coincidentally, after returning to the mansion, Guizhi was obviously in the wing room. After waiting for a long time, he saw Jiang Nian walk in from the threshold. He stood up happily and said, "Miss, you are finally back."
"The master wants to ask Miss to come over for something, and he is waiting for you in the study."
Jiang Nianben wanted to say something to Yu after handing her the box of cakes, but when he thought about Jiang's father coming back, he wanted to tell him about the recent changes in the pharmacy. So he let Yu go to find Qing and turned back to Jiang's father's study.
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After returning from Jiang Nian's place, Yu raised her eyes and met Qing's gaze, who was sitting on the roof and looking at the horizon.
Their eyes met for a moment, Qing stretched out her hand and hooked it at him.
As if in response, Yu appeared beside Qing in an instant, lowered her eyes, chose a suitable place to sit, and sat down next to him.
They usually don't need words, just a glance can tell what the other person is thinking.
But past experiences have cruelly weakened the bond between them, leaving a layer of blurred fog in their sight, making it difficult for them to reach each other's hearts.
Fortunately, as the seasons change, that impenetrable fog will dissipate along with the person who created it in the first place. And the time when we can gaze upon each other under the vast sky is not far off.
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The rain in the mountains was fine, and a thin mist lingered between the trees and leaves. The cool air penetrated the window lattice and scattered on one side of the chessboard.
The masked boy released the black mask, revealing a face similar to Meng Jian.
His facial features were not as similar to Meng Jian's as before, but after some special modifications, they appeared particularly similar.
The sound of chess pieces falling was crisp and pleasant in the lingering rain outside, and the air was filled with a damp smell.
"It's so humid, there's no need to open the windows."
Now that Zhou Jinyu was not here, the masked boy looked much more relaxed, not as tense as before.
"..." Meng Jian lowered his eyes and wrote a word on the chessboard. After a moment's silence, he raised his eyes and looked at him, "Are you afraid of him?"
"No."
Meeting Meng Jian's calm and gentle eyes, the masked boy shook his head and chose a wooden chair against the wall to sit down.
"There's something wrong with him... didn't you notice?"
Meng Jian's gentle expression seemed to change suddenly, but quickly returned to normal.
"Well, what's wrong?"
"You know? Then why do you..." want to keep him by your side?
The boy was stunned for a moment, as if he realized that his reaction was a little too lively, then he calmed down and raised his hand to cover his cheek with the mask again.
"I understand. You make your own decision."
"But if we don't deal with your concerns this time, it will be difficult to make plans in the future. He's already very suspicious of you."
Knowing that this 'he' refers to the person who holds a high position in the capital and has power over the world, Meng Jian's gentle expression did not change at all.
"It's okay. This has nothing to do with you. Don't think about it anymore."
"You just need to get this over with."
The masked boy looked up at Meng Jian for a moment, his eyes cold and dark.
Unlike the frigid and frightening eyes of Duke Xiao seen from afar, Meng Jian's eyes were more like a whirlpool. As long as he got close, he would be swallowed by the surging tide and his body would disappear without a trace.
They both have a brutal and cold character that will not give anyone any chance and will cause their blood to swell to a pulp if they are not careful, but their facial features are completely different.
The masked boy looked at Meng Jian for a moment, then suddenly lowered his eyes, relaxed his body, and leaned back on the wooden chair with his legs crossed.
"Well, whatever you think, I really have no right to interfere."
"After planning all this, it ended in such a mess. Why do I feel like you're unwilling to accept this?"
The people he wanted to take revenge on had long since passed away in the long river of the past. If Meng Jian really wanted to take revenge, he would have gone back to the battle of Shenjiang many years ago and personally stabbed the generals who massacred the royal family, instead of hiding for several years and then spending several more years arranging these things.
But when things were about to be done, he wanted to overturn all the previous plans and hide himself from everyone's sight as if he had retired from the world.
He couldn't guess or understand the reason behind this.
I could only watch quietly as Meng Jian changed direction and headed towards the path he was more likely to choose.
The masked boy closed his eyes, as if he was a little tired, but after a moment he half opened them again.
Time passed so quickly that he didn't have time to react before he was swept away to other places by the tide of time. He tried to grab something along the way, but it always slipped past his fingertips.
When he raised his hand in confusion, he could only see water spreading out from his palm, and the cold liquid flowed through his eyes, leaving his hand empty.
Now that I think about it, the only thing that makes me make a choice is the issue of stance.
Everything else around him was out of his control, engulfing him, not taking his wishes into consideration, pushing him forward.
The masked boy sat in the room for a while. Not far away, Meng Jian was still playing chess slowly. The smoke rising from the incense burner was suppressed by the cool rainy season, leaving only wisps of white mist floating in his eyes.
He suddenly felt bored, tilted his head and stared at Meng Jian for a while, then stood up and prepared to leave the room, but when he turned around, he stopped and looked at Meng Jian:
"He'll be back soon. When do you plan to get rid of him?"
“…”
Even if it was based on Xiao Yingzhu's intervention, and occasionally ignoring this underlying relationship, they could still get along well and could barely be called "good friends who have been together for many years."
Meng Jian paused reviewing the chess game and looked up at the young man for a moment: "...When the right time comes, you will naturally be able to escape."
The young man lowered his eyes to the chessboard in his hand, his gaze fixed on one point, and he suddenly understood.
He turned his head and sighed, not intending to dissuade Meng Jian any further: "That's it, I'm leaving first."
Meng Jian hummed in silence, just smiling at him. When the corner of the masked boy's clothes brushed past the wall outside the house, he dropped the chess piece in his hand onto the star.
The note placed on the loose pages next to it was stained by the moisture, revealing the words inside.
璆.
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