pendant
And it's out of touch at such a critical moment.
Jiang Nian thought for no reason.
When was the last time this happened?
It seems that they are still in the period of testing each other and fishing for chips.
Looking back now, it really seems like a lifetime ago.
Xiao Yingzhu hooked his fingers from her hand and looked at her with a nonchalant smile. In this short period of distraction, he had already looked at her face several times.
As if he wanted to remember something, he slowly moved his gaze down inch by inch, and then slowly returned to her soft and beautiful eyes.
Jiang Nian had the inexplicable illusion that the other party was trying to tie him up with invisible chains.
But this thought was only fleeting, and he quickly withdrew his gaze, let his hands hang loosely, and walked back to where he had originally stood.
The people in the corridor should have left, and the aura that Xiao Yingzhu had just restrained slowly spread throughout the entire storage room.
Just like the pavilion beside the lotus pond, his aura is everywhere, and the restraint and control that can be felt directly as soon as one thinks of it.
It is difficult to break free. The more you struggle, the more you want to break through the virtual mirror he created and see the world with your own eyes, the more entangled you become and the deeper you sink into the quagmire.
Jiang Nian lowered his head, stroked his arms which were a little cold due to fear, relaxed his body which was stiff due to subconscious tension, and turned to look at the music box he had just observed halfway.
It is impossible for a music box to appear in this era, so the source must be Shouzan.
However, the fact that he was able to "bring" so many things from the modern era probably required the help of some external possessions.
Such as systems and the like.
Otherwise, how can you get whatever you want?
As long as you are a mortal, there will be things that you cannot solve or access.
Jiang Nian didn't believe that Shou Zan would not be able to accomplish what he wanted to do if he didn't have something else to help him accomplish what he wanted to do despite the thousand years of time between them.
The books with unclear dates in the library are probably due to interference from other objects.
The purpose should be to avoid disrupting the time here, or to avoid causing irrelevant people to think too much.
After all, Shouzan doesn't belong to this era.
It seems now that only those who have a deep relationship with him can know.
Jiang Nian lowered his head and nodded at the carousel on the music box, then raised it and shook it towards Xiao Yingzhu.
"...are all the objects here from the same person?"
She was about to ask Xiao Yingzhu's mother, but then she remembered Xiao Yingzhu's reaction after reading the paper, so she took back half of her words.
The places he brought her tonight were all related to his parents, so this question seemed a bit redundant.
But now, curiosity and exploration made Jiang Nian still want to ask.
She wanted to know about Xiao Yingzhu's parents from his own perspective.
Could his parents' attitude be related to Shou Zan, a modern person like her, because he had come into contact with her? So, in the courtyard of the medicine shop, could Xiao Yingzhu agree with her?
As if seeing the faint expectation in Jiang Nian's eyes, Xiao Yingzhu looked at her indifferently, with thousands of complicated thoughts hidden in his gaze. He restrained his sharp gaze and fell on her face, as if trying to discern her thoughts from her expression.
Jiang Nian didn't hold much hope at first, and after a long silence, he still answered.
"You should have known about the deeds of the late Duke in Yuejiang Pavilion. And my late mother..."
Xiao Yingzhu seemed to be hesitating whether to confess to her about his family, weighing the difference between telling her and not telling her. Finally, as if he had figured something out, he suddenly turned his head and said to her lightly:
"You want to hear it?"
The tone of his voice rose slightly, which was quite meaningful.
"Then let me exchange it for the few questions I owed you back then?"
Jiang Nian was stunned.
A month ago, after Xiao Yingzhu had gotten her to talk in the pharmacy, he offered to ask her a few questions.
Because the opportunity was so rare, she did not use it immediately, but kept it as a backup.
One should really be used now.
After all, she really wanted to know something about Xiao Yingzhu's parents, even if it was just a small matter.
As long as it comes from Xiao Yingzhu's mouth, it's not a loss.
That's what the person involved thought after experiencing it.
Judging from her current contacts, he is the only one who can give the most accurate answer to questions related to his parents.
After a moment, Jiang Nian smiled and said, "Okay, then tell me."
Xiao Yingzhu withdrew his gaze from the music box in her hand, his expression calm, and his tone calm and unperturbed:
"My late mother was a...traveler. She traveled extensively and saw many things."
"In Huandu, there are few people like her who have the intelligence and talent to travel all over the mountains and plains."
Xiao Yingzhu lowered her eyes, her fingers unconsciously resting on the table, the gentle tapping sound was extremely clear in the silent room.
"At the beginning of the Qiming year, there was a natural disaster, just like today. She used her own strength to save most of the people. Therefore, she was called 'the goddess descending to earth'.
"Because she rescued so many people, her reputation spread far and wide, and she made friends from all corners of the world."
She sounds like a very refreshing and free-spirited woman.
"Later, she and the eldest princess met Shou Zan and obtained many novel items from him."
"The music box in your hand is the one she got from Shouzan."
It seemed that the last bit of electricity was exhausted. Jiang Nian lowered his head and touched the music box. The carousel stopped moving and froze at the moment when Xiao Yingzhu's eyes fell and the words fell.
It was like hearing what it wanted to hear, confirming that it once had an owner who loved it immensely, and then it fulfilled its wish, leaving the empty shell with the afterglow of time here forever.
After a few decades, the experience of this music box, like its owner with a glorious past, will be lost in time.
His thoughts shifted slightly as Xiao Yingzhu spoke, and Jiang Nian suddenly remembered how Xiao Yingzhu had skillfully taken the medicine in the pharmacy.
...Will you get the medicine because of your mother?
But this doesn't make sense.
What kind of things would make Xiao Yingzhu do it? With his status at that time - it would be better to say that from beginning to end, he didn't need to do these chores.
His mother knows all these things because she studied medicine, but this is definitely not his specialty.
Jiang Nian seemed to be lost in thought and was about to continue listening when he saw Xiao Yingzhu stop talking, lowering her eyelids and looking indifferently at the pages of paper in her hand.
The person who was trying to open the door just now should have been looking for these pieces of paper.
What was written on it that made them so eager to keep these pieces of paper?
Also, since this is a room related to the late Duke and his wife, how could any outsider dare to break in?
There are too many questions. Judging from the current situation, even if Jiang Nian asked all the questions that Xiao Yingzhu owed her, she probably wouldn't be able to answer them clearly.
The question she just asked was half answered and half covered up.
There's no way around it. After all, it's a gift, so it's understandable that he says less. I can't force him to say more with any words.
Besides, this is someone else's private matter.
Just get a general idea of it.
Jiang Nian put the music box back on the table and looked around.
In the rush of entering the storage room, the first thing I saw was a modern feel to it, and now it seems even more like it.
Everything is arranged in the neoclassical style, which is obviously different from the ancient times.
Xiao Yingzhu was used to it, probably because she had been here several times.
There are quite a few things here that Shouzan had given them at that time, and the rest seemed to be some collections collected by his parents during their lifetime. Even more items seemed to be given to his mother by others when she was traveling outside.
Jiang Nian didn't have the habit of rummaging through other people's things, so except for the moment when he was so surprised when he saw the music box that he picked it up to have a look, he didn't pick up any of the other items he saw.
The biggest difference from the library is that the things here are obviously rarely cleaned. The further you go inside, the more dust there is on the things.
The moonlight coming in from the window couldn't reach inside, and Jiang Nian's eyes were already pitch black.
She turned around to ask Xiao Yingzhu if she could open the curtains hanging on the other window of the storage room, but when she turned around, she saw Xiao Yingzhu standing behind her.
Silently.
Just like a real male ghost.
In addition, he has black hair, fair skin, and wears a sleeved shirt associated with white.
Isn’t this just a gender-changed version of a female ghost?
Of course, it’s hard to say. After all, Xiao Yingzhu’s appearance and demeanor far surpass Azhen’s, and the gap between the two is like the difference between heaven and earth.
But it's still scary when it follows you silently like this.
Jiang Nian was frightened several times that night and finally couldn't bear it anymore. Worried that the wall might have ears, she moved closer to Xiao Yingzhu and whispered a protest:
"Xiao Yingzhu, can you tie your hair up?"
Before asking this question, Jiang Nian glanced at him first and then immediately looked at the pile of letters in front of him.
——So she’s more likely to ask about the letters than about her outfit.
Xiao Yingzhu was a little surprised by her words. After a moment of silence, she thought of something and chuckled, "Are you afraid of ghosts?"
...Do you also know that you look like a ghost at night dressed like this?
Jiang Nian didn't want to complain, but her expression revealed what she was thinking at the moment without a doubt.
Xiao Yingzhu reached out and pulled open the curtains, and a cool light spread all over the floor, shining like a galaxy, winding onto the old letters on the wooden floor.
Illuminating the words above.
"Yun Ji Shou."
The contents of the eldest princess's diary flashed through her mind at this moment.
'Yun Ji found out that he had a heart disease. But he still insisted on following Xiao.'
Xiao Yingzhu's mother was ill, so he went to get medicine for his mother personally?
Because you are worried that someone will do something harmful during this process?
Jiang Nian suddenly realized something, and his heart was filled with complicated emotions, so he ignored Xiao Yingzhu's laughter and teasing.
The pendant on her earlobe was coated with a light sheen, and the bright colors dotted the black background like tiny stars.
The girl's attention was drawn to other things. She was looking down, thinking about something, and was not paying attention to him.
Xiao Yingzhu's somewhat annoyed and depressed mood was smoothed out by the moonlight, or perhaps it was just the quiet moment that belonged to them. His heart felt spacious and bright, and he could not express his thoughts.
The stack of letters in front of him had been sealed there for years. He had no intention of disturbing them, nor was he interested in breaking up the only remaining memory of his parents, so he left them as their owner had placed them.
The moonlight outside the window, as round as the void in the sky, and the shadow of the girl were reflected in the eyes that never took others seriously.
Xiao Yingzhu's cold brows softened a little and fixed on the girl's white earlobe.
Finally, he reached out and touched the pendant that looked like stardust dotting the sky.
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