The wind tickled people's faces, so Lu Xinyi specially made a large table of delicious food. Over the years, she has learned a lot of skills from the young and old people around Chushan, whether it is ordinary home-cooked dishes, street snacks, or even I also learned a few unique secrets from famous chefs. This time, she borrowed the palace kitchen and specially cooked some side dishes.
After Tu Shansong finished his work, he came to try her craftsmanship.
"What is this yellow thing? It's soft and glutinous, sweet and refreshing."
Lu Xinyi smiled and said: "It's a special snack in Huanchushan, a pastry made from corn. , and added honey and sweet-scented osmanthus, and a kind of mountain grass juice. It’s a pity that there is no mountain spring water from Huanchushan Mountain, otherwise, the taste would be more delicious!” Change slightly.
"What's the matter, doesn't this piece fit your mouth?"
She naturally took the rice cake with a small bite on his chopsticks, and stuffed it into her mouth before Song could stop him.
"The taste hasn't changed, and it's not particularly sweet or salty -" She looked at Song while chewing.
Song blushed and retracted the hand he had just stretched out to stop him, lowered his head, rubbed his index finger with his thumb, and looked at the ground with slight embarrassment.
“No, no, I just thought of an old incident, so I stopped eating.”
"What's the matter?" She stared at him with her eyes widened and her head tilted, her face close to the table.
Tu Shansong stepped back, rubbing his hands more and more frequently, and his face turned red to the root of his neck.
"Miss Lu, Miss Lu, I have eaten that pastry just now..."
"I know."
"Although we are a couple in name only, we are also It’s just... you’re not here to save your daughter, I...”
"What are you?" A trace of disappointment flashed in Lu Xinyi's heart. Did he only regard her as a contracted couple?
Yes, I have been single for so many years, and there are so many beauties in Qingqiu, but I have not chosen one for three years. How could it be possible that she just came and fell deeply in love all of a sudden.
She thought: Although I have known you for many years, you have only known me for a short time. I was too quick and reckless. Hey, it’s all my fault. But Song, it's too difficult to control yourself, especially your emotions.
Her body began to shrink back a little, and suddenly, a hand grabbed her forearm, and he suddenly said:
"Miss Lu, after we save your daughter, Are you about to leave? ”
Lu Xinyi looked at him, feeling extremely reluctant to give up, but also wanted to test Tu Shansong's feelings, so he pretended to be:
"Yes, seeing that Yanyu's body is getting better day by day, we are here I don’t have a home anywhere, so of course I have to go back to my own home.”
“Are there any relatives at home?”
“There are some good neighbors who are close to each other. Well, there are some in Yuecheng."
Tu Shansong paused, his eyes slowly moving from the ground to the table, and then he looked at Lu Xinyi as if he had just made up his mind, hesitated for a long time, and said hard. : "If you are willing, just stay here with Yanyu, okay? As for your relatives, if they are willing, I will find someone to pick them up after you are settled."
His eyes were sincere, as if a young man was making a lifelong promise to his lover for the first time.
Lu Xinyi's heart felt as if it had been hit hard by something. The heartbeat that fell heavily was the reassurance that all the heartbeats fell into the stomach, and it was a kind of soul-shocking feeling. Trembling.
Her whole body was numb and her heart was beating wildly.
But women may be like this, she is happy, she is happy, but she pretends to be indifferent or even angry. Maybe she is afraid that men will be too proud?
She turned around and said angrily: "Who is willing?" Tu Shansong is a smart man, or maybe his clumsiness is a disguise for men to hunt. He took Lu Xinyi's hand and looked at her closely. The eyes and the curved corners of the mouth seemed to be full of thick honey. Where could there be any hint of unwillingness?
Song narrowed his eyes and sat back: "I don't want to...but...you are already my wife in name only, Tu Shansong."
He came closer proudly, like a If a ferocious beast is guarding its prey, even if you are full, you will never allow others to get their hands on it, let alone let the ferocious beast escape.
He pretended to be aggrieved and said: "Even if I are willing to let you go, the entire Qingqiu, even the Chu State and the Yue State, they will send you back obediently. How should I tell them when the time comes? What's the explanation? "
Lu Xinyi turned around and looked at his harmless face. He was obviously saying some stupid things, but it made people hate him no matter what.
She knew that if she let him go on like this, she would not be his match at all, so she changed the topic:
"Okay, what you just said reminded you of something from the past, what was it? ?”
Song then let go of her hand and sat down again. That's right, he said seriously:
"It's a close shadow of mine. It's a long story, but it is indeed related to Chushan Mountain."
"Then just say it slowly. , Anyway, I have plenty of time today. I like to listen to you.”
Song smiled softly and nodded:
“Many years ago, I was hampered everywhere in Qingqiu. In desperation, I went to Yue Kingdom to join my cousin Tu Shansui.
At that time, I was surrounded by only one team Shadow is a soldier left to me by my grandmother. The leader of Shadow is as close as a brother to me, and I regard him as a confidant.
But he is a simple man, and I once interrogated a heinous criminal with him. The criminal, at that time, I only wanted the truth and thought I was not qualified to do justice for heaven, so I just let the criminal drag his body back to his place.
The criminal is a genius of heaven, although he did it when he was young. He had done some wrong things, but his talent was the same as mine. At that time, I only thought that the criminal's life would be short, and Shadow wanted to see people's retribution, so I allowed him to follow the criminal.
Unexpectedly, he actually regarded the criminal as his brother, and was finally buried in Huanchu Mountain under the criminal's sweet words.
This is the biggest failure I have made in many years. I didn't know people well and used people unwisely, causing him to lose his life in vain. Therefore, every time I think of this place, I will think of him. "
There are many soldiers and gangsters around Chushan, and it is understandable that a few are occasionally regarded as criminals.
Lu Xinyi reached out and patted his arm, comforting:
< br>"It's okay, Song. After I came to Qingqiu, I discovered our shadows. They could rarely leave the palace, and even if they did, they could only hide in the dark. They often walked alone, like people abandoned by the world.
I also heard that the shadow of every member of the royal family is chosen at birth, so there are many royal families who die young, and their shadows will also disappear from the world. I think that in their lives, they at least long for light and love. "
Tu Shansong added: "Yes, they were taken away from their families when they were very young, so they had almost no care from their families. They were connected to the lives of the crows in the palace through spells. He exchanged this for spiritual foundation, but he also ended up with a short life. "
"Yes, Song. I think that your shadow, at least at the end of his life, knew what friendship was, met someone he truly appreciated, and gained his own freedom. Even if he was unfortunately let down in the end, I still believe that his life was complete and satisfactory. ”
Tu Shansong was startled. He raised his eyes and met Lu Xinyi’s eyes. Yes, a complete life is destined to have joys, sorrows and joys. It is destined to taste the happiness and hardship, hope and loss in this world, no matter the outcome. How, but I have experienced it, tried hard, practiced it, It is a perfect life.
The Qingqiu royal family cultivates shadows and prevents them from having normal human feelings because they are afraid that they will be out of control. But how can the value of a person's life be judged by its length. ? Not to mention a life of numbness.
Rather than living a long life as a tool, it is better to live a free but short life happily!
He looked into her eyes, and he couldn't help but laugh.