Chapter 210 Elop?
Wen Xingluo buried his head in eating wontons with red oil, "Nothing..."
Xie Guanlan smoothed a stray strand of hair that had fallen from her temples, his narrow eyes filled with pity. His voice was gentler than the night breeze blowing through the streets, "Wen Ningning's secret, can't even I know it?"
The girl said nothing and quietly finished the bowl of wonton.
Xie Guanlan looked at her, his thin lips curved in a slightly doting arc, but he didn't force her to speak.
Little girls grow up and have secrets.
Wen Ningning from their family should also have her own little secrets.
The two of them strolled around the night market for a long time, until the middle of the night when they were about to return to the palace. Wen Xingluo returned the rented foreign clothes to the stall owner and walked towards the carriage with Xie Guanlan.
As we left Jinli Street, there were fewer and fewer pedestrians on the road.
Green lanterns were hung under the eaves of the houses on the street, casting a hazy shadow on the two people.
Wen Xingluo lowered her head, her eyes sometimes falling on her pearl shoes, sometimes on Xie Guanlan's shadow.
She didn't expect that Xie Guanlan liked her in his previous life.
It turns out that their fate came so early.
It turned out that it was Xie Guanlan who collected her body and brought her back to her hometown from thousands of miles away.
In her previous life when she thought she was lonely and helpless, someone had been watching her quietly for a long time.
More dependence and attachment arise in my heart.
She looked at the carriage parked in the distance and was somewhat reluctant to get closer.
Because when they return to the palace, they will have that kind of relationship again.
Unable to distance oneself, yet unable to get close.
She hesitated.
As the green lamp swayed, the two shadows on the bluestone slab sometimes separated and sometimes overlapped.
Xie Guanlan stood there with her.
The little girl's braids were colorful, and the round tassels made her look cute and lovely. The sound of silver bells echoed in the quiet alley, as if plucking his heartstrings repeatedly.
Her eyebrows drooped, and her playful braids drooped as well.
As if possessed by some mysterious force, he took advantage of the cover of his wide sleeves to hold her hand.
Wen Xingluo suddenly looked up at him.
Xie Guanlan turned his face away.
In the silence so deep that you could hear a pin drop, Xie Guanlan suddenly took her hand and turned away.
On a midsummer night, the green lanterns hanging on both sides of the alleys recede one by one.
Wen Xingluo followed him closely, her silver-red brocade skirt fluttering in the night wind, intertwining with the young man's crimson clothes, like countless light butterflies scrambling to escape from a cage.
A fine layer of sweat appeared on the palms of both men.
The wind was howling and Wen Xingluo's heart was beating so violently that it almost jumped out of his chest.
She couldn't help but ask, "Where are we going?"
Xie Guanlan was silent for a moment, his voice trembling slightly, a tone he himself didn't even notice. "...elope."
Wen Xingluo couldn't help laughing.
She laughed, and Xie Guanlan laughed too.
They didn't stop at the Qibao Canal until they had laughed enough.
Xie Guanlan reached out and pinched Wen Xingluo's pigtail that had stood up again.
The girl protected her braids lovingly, "It will get tangled. I have to show it to my grandmother and mother tomorrow morning."
Xie Guanlan curled his lips and said "hmm".
The two of them walked back towards the carriage, and neither of them mentioned the previous conversation.
It seems that the word "elopement" is just an illusion on a midsummer night.
Wen Xingluo gathered her skirt and glanced at Xie Guanlan quietly.
In his previous life, Xie Guanlan won.
He sat on the throne of the emperor.
She couldn't help but think of what happened last winter when she was asking for a marriage fortune at Laojun Pavilion.
Her incense stick always broke, as if even the gods were against her and Xie Guanlan being together.
Is it because of the stance?
Her mother was a princess of the previous dynasty, and she had the blood of the royal family of the previous dynasty flowing in her veins. Her maternal grandfather and uncle's family died tragically, and her mother and cousin both took it as their mission to avenge and restore the country, and she was forced to get involved. Reason made her unwilling to participate, but blood ties made it impossible for her to retreat.
Even if she had no intention of treason, as long as she was her mother's daughter, the Zhou Dynasty royal family and ministers who hated Wei would never let her go.
If the Wei royal family were to fight with the Zhou royal family, which side would she stand on?
What should Xie Guanlan do?
The road ahead is vast, like floating clouds blocking the sun.
Wen Xingluo glanced at the young man beside him and decided not to think about it for the time being.
The two of them boarded the carriage and went straight back to the Zhenbei Palace.
Wen Yueyin, with disheveled hair and a disheveled appearance, staggered to the entrance of the alley, but only saw the back of the carriage going away.
She followed Wen Xingluo tonight, walking on tiptoe carefully without making any sound. Unexpectedly, she was caught halfway and was accused of walking on tiptoe and said she was a ghost!
They poured black dog blood on her and put talismans on her, which made her so angry that she almost fainted. It took a lot of effort for her to prove her innocence!
She twisted her handkerchief in anger, "Wen Xingluo, let's wait and see..."
The next day.
Wen Yueyin followed Wen Xingluo's example and went to Wansong Courtyard and the main courtyard respectively at mealtime to accompany the old concubine and Wei Si to eat together.
But she had a small stomach and was on a diet because she admired the beauty of fragility, so she was only willing to eat a little at every meal.
The old concubine looked at Wen Xingluo and then at Wen Yueyin.
She had lost her appetite due to her old age, so she liked to dine with Wen Xingluo the most. Every time she saw the little girl eating happily, she would eat more happily and would often eat half a bowl of rice more.
But when she saw Wen Yueyin poking at the dishes and rice with chopsticks, stuffing them into her mouth with great difficulty as if they were poison, and swallowing them bit by bit with great difficulty, she suddenly lost her appetite completely.
So after just one meal, Nanny Chen specifically told Wen Yueyin not to come to Wansongyuan next time, as it would affect the health of the Concubine Dowager.
Wen Yueyin did not give up and went to accompany Wei Si again.
But the main courtyard is far away from the northeast courtyard.
She ran twice and didn't want to run anymore.
At night, she lay in bed crying.
Xu Miaomiao came over to turn off the lights for her. Seeing her crying alone, she was shocked and quickly called Wen Rufeng and others.
Wen Rufeng asked with concern: "Yue Yin, why are you crying when everything is fine?"
"Brother..." Wen Yueyin choked up, "They don't like me... How is Wen Xingluo better than me? Why do the people in Zhenbei Palace only love her?"
"That's because they're blind!" Wen Ruyun said angrily, "We are all children brought into the palace by our mother, but the Zhenbei King and his men only favor Wen Xingluo and don't take us siblings seriously. It's obvious that they mistake fish eyes for pearls!"
Wen Rufeng's face turned ugly. "After all, it's my incompetence that makes me unable to give you a good life. That's why you envy Xingluo."
He slowly clenched his fists. "The autumn exam is coming soon. I must do well and make you proud. If...if I pass, maybe I can gain the favor of the King of Zhenbei and entrust me with important tasks. After all, I am his stepson, which is equivalent to half his son. A son is naturally much better than a daughter like Wen Xingluo."
He was inspired by Wen Xingluo and has been studying hard these days.
After reviewing his knowledge, he estimated that he might not be able to pass the examination to become a Jieyuanlang, but he would have no problem passing the examination to become a Juren.
As long as he obtains the status of a juren, he can go to the capital to take part in the imperial examination next spring, which means he has an official position.
Wen Yueyin looked at him with tears in her eyes.
Since she can no longer rely on her second and third brothers, she can only rely on her eldest brother.
Her eyes rolled, and she suddenly lowered her voice and said, "I heard there's a kind of 'magic water' on the market now. After drinking it, you can remember everything you read at a glance. Since there are still two months left, why don't you ask someone to get a few bottles back?"
Wen Rufeng was curious, "Holy water?"
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