auspicious time has come

Chapter 188 Meet the old people
The drizzle continued until the next day, and the patter did not stop.

Jiang Xuexi's hair was combed very finely today, with a pair of white jade hairpins inlaid with southern pearls on the hairpin. The tassels swayed gently with the breeze and drizzle while walking, and the newly embroidered shoes embroidered with lotus patterns stepped on the rainwater, slightly splashing the sky. Cyan skirt.

Accompanied by two female envoys, one holding an umbrella and the other supporting each other, just as he was about to step out of the gate of the mansion, Jiang Zhengfu, who had returned from the early court, got off the sedan chair in front of the gate.

"Father." Jiang Xuexi stood still on one side and saluted.

Jiang Zhengfu looked at his daughter in surprise: "Xi'er is going out?"

It had been too long since he had seen his daughter step out of this gate.

"Yes." The girl who seemed to have delicate eyelashes lowered her eyes slightly: "My daughter wants to go out to have tea and meet friends."

Jiang Zhengfu came back to his senses, and there was more relief in his eyes: "But the second lady of the Ji family?"

Naturally, he would not be ignorant of the fact that someone from Ji's family delivered a letter to his daughter last night.

Jiang Xuexi nodded: "Exactly."

"It rained all night, so it's a bit colder today..." Jiang Zhengfu seemed to hesitate for a moment, but when he saw his daughter's serious dressing up, he finally smiled: "But since we have an appointment with someone, naturally it is not appropriate Missed."

Jiang Xuexi showed a smile: "Thank you, father."

"You two take good care of the girl, be careful that the road is slippery and the wind is strong, don't let the girl catch a cold." Jiang Zhengfu told the two maids, then said: "Go."

"Yes."

Accompanied by two female envoys, Jiang Xuexi boarded the prepared carriage.

"The girl's spirit is quite good recently." The old servant who came up to Jiang Zhengfu said with a smile.

Jiang Zhengfu nodded: "It's rare that she is willing to make friends and go out for a walk..."

"The doctor also said before that if the girl wants to recover from her illness, her mood is also very important. With an open mind, the illness will naturally recover faster...The Lord can rest assured now."

There was a rare smile in Jiang Zhengfu's eyes: "It can't be better than this."

Then, he didn't know what he thought of, he slowed down slightly, and subconsciously turned his head to look outside the gate of the mansion in the direction the carriage had just left.

……

The carriage soon arrived at the place agreed with Heng Yu.

"I heard that Miss Ji lives in Yankangfang, but it's far away from here." The maid helped Jiang Xuexi out of the carriage, and said: "I specially chose this place to meet, so it can be seen that Miss Ji is for girls. I'm thinking about my body, it's because I'm afraid of bumping the girl."

Jiang Xuexi looked at the teahouse in front of her through the edge of the umbrella, feeling warm in her heart: "Yes, Sister Heng is very caring."

Heng Yu had already confessed to the clerk in the teahouse, and after Jiang Xuexi entered the teahouse and told his surname, he was invited by the clerk to the elegant room on the second floor.

"Sister Jiang is here." Heng Yu, who had been waiting here earlier, saw Jiang Xuexi, and got up to greet her.

"I kept sister Heng waiting for a long time. Speaking of which, didn't sister Heng go to the East Palace to teach today?"

"Princess Jiayi is still young, so it's easy for me as a teacher. Every five days of teaching, I can take two days off." Heng Yu smiled and raised her hand: "Sister Jiang, please sit down."

Jiang Xuexi nodded slightly, and then looked at the female envoy behind her: "I will talk to Sister Heng alone for a while, you guys go outside and watch."

The two female envoys didn't doubt that it was there, they bowed and retreated after accepting it.

Heng Yu also signaled Cui Huai to follow and retreat outside the room.

"Thank you, Sister Heng, for taking the trouble to find out for me." Jiang Xuexi didn't rush to ask, but first gave Hengyu a salute to thank her.

Heng Yu lightly held her arm: "It's a little effort, sister Jiang, you don't have to be polite."

"Sister Heng, I don't know... where is the person you found?" Jiang Xuexi tried not to sound so urgent: "Will I be able to meet him later?"

Heng Yu smiled slightly and said, "There's no need to wait."

While speaking, she turned her head to look at the big four-fold screen behind her.

Even though Jiang Xuexi had thought about the possibility of meeting today before coming here, and had great hopes, but at this moment, her body was still slightly stiff, and she almost looked in the direction of the screen while holding her breath.

She felt as if it was only a blink of an eye, but felt as if she had waited for most of her life——

In sight, a thin dark blue figure slowly came out from behind the screen.

Looking at each other, Jiang Xuexi's unblinking eyes turned red.

He has changed a lot...

But she only needs to look at those eyes, and she has the answer.

"Rongji."

She called out, the corners of her mouth trembling slightly, it is always worth being happy to meet again after a long absence.

Yan Ming stood there with seven or eight steps between them, he didn't go forward again, he just looked at those teary eyes with smiles like this.

Seeing this, Hengyu didn't say any more, and left the elegant room without a sound.

"Follow me to the Wangji fruit shop across the street, and buy some snacks for Sister Jiang." When closing the door of the elegant room, Hengyu said to Cuihuai.

Cuihuai responded and went downstairs with her.

Seeing their master and servant leaving, the two female envoys of the Jiang family knocked on the door of the elegant room and asked: "Miss, do you need the servants to go in and serve?"

"No, I'm alone..." Jiang Xuexi's eyes fell randomly on the few books placed on the small table by the window, and said, "I'll read the books by myself for a while, and wait for sister Heng to come back."

"Yes, if the girl has something to do, she can call the servant girl at any time."

Jiang Xuexi nodded first, then realized that they couldn't see them, so she raised her voice in response: "Okay."

She didn't seem to be flustered, but panic was everywhere.

And the person standing by the screen just watched her silently, but still didn't speak.

……

Hengyu walked out of the teahouse, took Cuihuai to the opposite street, and indeed went to the fruit shop to buy a lot of snacks.

When he came out of the shop, the rain was getting heavier, and when passers-by were hurrying with umbrellas on the street, Heng Yu caught a glimpse of a pale blue figure from the corner of his eye.

Her intuition was greater than anything else, she stepped out from under the umbrella held by Cuihuai almost instantly, turned around and followed the figure with her eyes.

"girl!"

Seeing her suddenly trot into the crowd, Cui Huai hurried to chase her.

Hengyu raised her skirt and walked quickly among the crowd, the rain and mist were hazy, and the umbrella blocked her view, as if the blue color just now was just her illusion.

She chased it all the way to the end of an alley, but she stopped when she saw that there was nothing in her sight.

"Girl, what are you looking for?" Cui Huai ran to catch up with her umbrella, and asked puzzledly while wiping the rain off Heng Yu's face with a handkerchief.

"Just now... I seem to have seen an acquaintance." Heng Yu was a little lost in thought, and stood there for a while before saying

: "Let's go."

She went to another teahouse not far away, went straight to the second floor, and entered a private room.

Cui Huai held a dripping purple bamboo umbrella and stood guard outside the box.

"Why are you wet?"

In the private room, Xiao Mu, who was sitting by the coffee table by the window, raised his eyes and asked.

"Just now I seem to have seen Yan Ming..." Heng Yu came to sit down at the other end of the coffee table, and said to him directly: "I caught up and took a look... I think it may be my eyesight."

Xiao Mu asked, "Is it near here?"

"Yes, this street goes straight on."

Xiao Mu then confessed to Eleven, who was standing by the side, and took people to investigate secretly.

He has been keeping people's attention on Yan Ming's tracks, even if Heng Yu's eyes are really dazzled, he can't let go of any clues.

After Eleven left, he also stood up.

"What are you going to do?" Heng Yu raised his head and asked.

She thought Xiao Mu was going out, but she saw him walking to the screen, took off a cloak hanging on it, and walked towards her.

"Put it on." He handed over the cloak.

Heng Yu looked up at him: "It's not cold."

Her dress was only slightly damp, because she was also wearing a cloak, and because it was more than half wet, she took it off when she entered the teahouse, and handed it to Cuihuai to hold.

But she didn't intend to speak so carefully to the person in front of her.

"Why isn't it cold?" Xiao Mu raised his hand and put it on for her involuntarily, then bent slightly to fasten the tie.

Heng Yu looked at him, the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

Sometimes appropriate rejection seems to be very useful.

When Xiao Mu looked up, he saw the smile that was close at hand in her eyes, his heart beat a few times, and he straightened up quickly.

"See you above?" He asked as if changing the topic, and sat back.

"See you now." In a good mood, Heng Yu slightly opened the window facing the street, and looked towards the teahouse diagonally opposite: "Tell me, what will the old people say when they meet again?"

Xiao Mu also looked at the teahouse: "Since you are so curious, why don't you just stay and eavesdrop."

"I think so. If I didn't think you were still waiting here, I would have to find a way to listen to it."

"So I'm delaying your business." Xiao Mu casually poured a cup of hot tea and pushed it towards her: "Quan should pour tea to apologize."

"Master Hou speaks seriously." Heng Yu smiled generously, but also picked up the tea.

"I've been teaching in the palace recently, are you still used to it?" Xiao Mu said, "I haven't had time to say congratulations face to face."

Hengyu took a sip of hot tea and said, "You don't need to tell me to your face, I know it too."

Xiao Mu looked at her: "Know what?"

The girl held the teacup, with a smile in her almond eyes: "I know, you must be happy for me."

After Xiao Mu was slightly startled, a smile appeared in his eyes, and it was rare that he did not deny it, but nodded seriously: "Yes."

The smile on Hengyu's face became wider, and the rain outside the window became more urgent, but it seemed that the tea fragrance inside was warmer.And the aura on the cloak on her body, and the person sitting across from her, made her feel at ease and happy.

She quietly took another two sips of tea, and when she looked at the teahouse opposite, she said to Xiao Mu: "Have you noticed, those two people seem to be..."

Xiao Mu looked at it casually: "I noticed it early in the morning."

"Are they... Jiang Zhengfu's people?" Heng Yu guessed, "The ones following Sister Jiang?"

"It should be."

"Then will they find Doctor Yan..." Heng Yu looked at the second floor through the rain curtain.

"It's just a matter of time." Xiao Mu said, "Since he has made such a choice, he is ready."

Heng Yu nodded, that's true.

As for how to deal with it, it depends on Yan Junyi himself.

The green tiles on the eaves are used as needles, and the crystal raindrops are strung together as bead curtains, hanging outside the window, and then sprinkled on the bluestone board, making the sound of hitting each other, like jade beads splashing on broken threads.

"I knew it, you're still alive..."

"All these years, how are you? I have been looking for you for nearly nine years..."

Jiang Xuexi's voice was low, mixed with the sound of rain outside the window, filled with many unspeakable emotions.

Yan Ming finally spoke, his voice hoarse: "Why are you still looking for me?"

"Why?" Jiang Xuexi's eyelashes trembled slightly, and she stretched out her hand towards him, spreading out her palm, holding the withered yellow dog's tail grass bracelet in her palm: "What did you say when you were 15 years old? Did you forget it?"

Yan Ming was silent.

She replied for him: "You said that you will guard me, guard me for the rest of my life."

"You left without saying goodbye because of a sudden accident in the Shi family. I understand...I never blamed you for breaking your promise. I just worried about you and missed you." She said with red eyes: "You really don't know this?"

"I..." Yan Ming's voice hesitated slowly, and after a long moment, he lowered his eyes and said, "I know."

"Then why don't you even want to let me know that you are still safe?" Jiang Xuexi took two steps towards him, but stopped, looked at him for a moment, and asked, "Or did you Just leave the old things behind... Already married?"

Thinking of all the things that separated the two of them, Yan Ming clenched his fingers slightly and said, "Yes, I have been married for several years."

He plucked up the courage to look at her: "The reason why I came here today is to say sorry for leaving without saying goodbye back then, and please don't miss Yuemou anymore, Miss Jiang."

Jiang Xuexi looked at him quietly for a moment, and just when he was about to look away, she only heard her say firmly: "You are lying."

Yan Ming was stunned.

The next moment, Jiang Xuexi suddenly rushed towards him and hugged him.

Yan Ming was suffocated for breathing, and was at a loss.

"I've known you since I was three years old. I've seen you when you were seven or eight years old when you took a bath naked in the mountains and rivers!" Falling.

Yan Ming: "??"

This kind of thing... don't need to mention it!

The person in front of him choked up and said, "Every time you lie, I can see through it at a glance..."

"What kind of family have you become? You clearly miss me... Otherwise, why would you risk such a risk to come to see me?" Jiang Xuexi hugged him tightly, not only lost but regained, and was more worried about gain and loss , many emotions surged, making her hands tremble for a while.

Sensing the strangeness in her body, Yan Ming immediately raised her shoulder nervously: "Sit down, take a deep breath..."

He helped her into the chair and sat down, first brought tea to her, then squatted down in front of her, and checked her pulse.

When he withdrew his hand, Yan Ming's heart sank.

He raised his head and asked in a hoarse voice, "Recently...do you feel unwell?"

Jiang Xuexi wiped away her tears and shook her head: "Seeing you today, I just feel that everything is fine."

Yan Ming was anxious and helpless: "Tell the truth."

"To be honest..." Jiang Xuexi smiled slightly, looked at him, and said, "I guess I don't have long to live."

Yan Ming's expression changed: "Nonsense!"

"I'm talking nonsense, you told me to tell the truth." Jiang Xuexi sighed: "I told the truth, but you said I was talking nonsense."

Seeing that he was frowning uneasy, she lowered her voice: "Rong Ji, you don't have to be like this. I know my own body well. I'm already very content to see you again."

"From today onwards, no more unlucky words are allowed." Yan Ming said seriously, "With me here, I will definitely heal you."

After finishing speaking, he repeated: "You have to believe that I can heal you well."

"Okay." Jiang Xuexi didn't know if he believed it, and said with a smile: "Then, will we be able to meet often again in the future?"

Looking at those smiling eyes that were as clean and gentle as nine years ago, Yan Ming felt a silent pain in his heart.

"Rongji, tell me about your experiences over the years? You seem to have changed a lot... What should I call you now?" She asked as if chatting.

"My surname is Yan now." Yan Ming calmed down slightly, and replied in a gentle voice: "I fled to Beidi before... I joined Marquis Dingbei as a military doctor, and this time I was called to Beijing with Marquis Dingbei. "

He can tell her his secret without reservation, even if it will lead to death——

But he will keep everything about the general secret.

"So you went to the North..."

The two talked in a low voice, the rain between the sky and the earth was getting heavier, and the noise of the rain seemed to bury everything.

The rain did not stop until the next day.

Although the rain had stopped, the sky was still gloomy and gloomy. It was not bright at all. It was so dull for another day. In the afternoon of this day, streaks of golden light suddenly burst out from behind the dark clouds, finally piercing through the gloom of the day.

At noon time, Xiao Mu, who had been summoned to the palace to face the saint, came outside the emperor's bedroom.

After the inner supervisor reported, Xiao Mu was ushered into the bedroom.

Besides the emperor, there were other people in the bedroom.

For Xiao Mu, this was the first time they had met.

But as far as Shi Jingzhi is concerned, he is an old friend.

(End of this chapter)