twin moon

Chapter 68, Scene [-]
In the tenth year of Yuansui, the seventh day of July.On the night of the Qiqiao Festival, the moon is bright and the wind is clear, and the breeze is refreshing.

This festival began more than [-] years ago. It was originally set up by Bai Jiangxi, the founding emperor of Dasheng, to commemorate his wife Lixu.

According to legend, the Lixu family and Emperor Baijiang had known each other since childhood.The two were childhood sweethearts, and later became husband and wife.This strange woman is beautiful in appearance and skillful in workmanship. Her husband led the army to kill monsters all the way on the front line, and she led the people to spin yarn and tailor clothes and sew shoes for the soldiers.It's a pity that the sky is jealous of the beauty. Just when the world was first settled, Bai Jiangxi hurried back to Lixu's side, only then did he learn that his beloved wife had passed away several years ago due to overwork.

Emperor Baijiang was so sad that he never continued his life.Every year on the anniversary of his death, he burns incense and prays, praying for the people of Limin who are concerned about his beloved wife.Later, when Bai Jiangxi died, later generations changed the day of sacrifice to the seventh day of July every year because "seven" has the same pronunciation as "wife".After more than a thousand years, this day has gradually become a good day for folk girls over 16 years old to go to temple fairs and seek good luck.

Right now, Ning Yue is sitting in a small building called Cuiqianwu next to Huaqin Pool, impatiently dancing a lotus bone that was just picked up and down in her hand:

"Xiao stammered that he would be late, but seeing that dusk was almost over, why didn't he come? It made people wait desperately."

Seeing this, Qi Ziyin hurriedly smiled and comforted him:
"Today, the palace will hold Lanye Fighting Skills, and the maids selected from all over the palace will sew a brocade pattern with five-color strands on the closed-breasted building, dedicated to the grown-up royal men. Those who are skillful enough to fall in love with each other will be selected as concubines and get married on a date. Therefore, before the end of the skillful fight, all members of Mo Lingwei are not allowed to take leave to go out. Ning Yue, don't be so anxious, just wait patiently .”

"Wait until the fighting is over? If you meet someone with clumsy hands and eyesight, you can't embroider all the way until the sun rises tomorrow? Don't wait, don't wait, I heard that a colorful building will be erected in the Cihui Square in Nanshi City tonight. There are many delicious and interesting things inside. Ziyin, let's go and have a look, otherwise we won't be able to make it in time."

As Ning Yue spoke, she held the hand of the young man in white, regardless of whether the other party agreed or not, and ran towards the most crowded place in the city.

Perhaps because the war has just ended, this year's Qiqiao Festival is much grander than previous years.Right now, the street market is full of cars and horses, and the streets are full of splendor, and there are many new gadgets from other countries.The red-haired girl saw that everything was fresh, she grabbed Qi Ziyin and kept asking:
"Ziyin, what are these pretty gadgets?"

"This object came from the Huaiyou and Nanhua areas. It is carved with various colors of melons and fruits into the shapes of small animals such as ducks, mandarin ducks, hawks, turtles and fish, and painted on the outside. It is called fruit-eating flowers."

"What's that green thing over there?"

"It's something new invented by the people of Weiliang. Spread a layer of fine soil on a wooden board, sprinkle some grains and beans in the soil to make green seedlings grow, and arrange carefully pruned wildflower branches and the like. , and then put some small farm figures made of oil flour, which look like rural villages, and are called grain boards."

"How do you know everything? Don't tell me you've always come to join in the fun at Qiqiao festivals in the past?" Ning Yue stared at her companion's face curiously.

"With no one to accompany me, I naturally wouldn't go shopping here alone. It's just that every year during festivals, the files of new merchants entering Zitong Street have to be submitted to Honglu Qing for record. Master Gou will order people to take these files Make another copy and send it to the palace for the children of us who are studying together to circulate and increase their knowledge." The boy in white was praised and scratched the back of his head in embarrassment, but just kept smirking at the girl.

"Ziyin, what are you so happy about?"

"I—I just think that there are not many opportunities to play alone with you, Ning Yue—so, so—"

Qi Ziyin was suddenly a little embarrassed by the question, but there were some things in his heart that he dared not say easily, and his voice became lower and lower.Unexpectedly, the red-haired girl in front of her didn't seem to care about the other party's answer, she just clapped her hands and walked towards another booth with an "oh".He had no choice but to shrug his shoulders helplessly, and followed up again.

"Look, there are so many small fish!"

Ning Yue stared excitedly at a small red fish swimming around in a celadon basin in front of her, only as thick as a little finger, and tugged at her companion's sleeve.Seeing this, the owner of the stall immediately stuffed three round spoons made of bamboo strips into her hand:

"Girl, a copper tin can be fished three times. If you can fish it out, Xiaoyu will give it to you."

"It's so cheap, then I'll fish out all the fish in this basin today!"

Before Qi Ziyin could stop her, the girl rolled up her skirt and knelt down beside the booth.I never thought that the bamboo strip seemed to be covered with a piece of tulle, but it was actually just a piece of white paper for ordinary writing.The paper cannot be soaked in water for a long time, before Ning Yue can pick up the fish, the three paper spoons are all soaked.

"No, I have to try again!"

The girl refused to admit defeat and pulled out a few round spoons for fishing from the bamboo basket beside her.This time she moved a lot faster, and the paper spoon finally won't be soaked.However, I managed to pick one up, and just when I was about to pour it into a porcelain bowl beside me, the little fish twisted its body, drilled a hole in the soaked paper, and fled back into the water again.

"Oh, Ziyin, come and help me fish together!"

Ning Yue greeted her without looking back.The boy in white didn't do anything, but whispered in the girl's ear, "I'll teach you a way. Just stack three paper spoons together, and the little fish won't break it again!"

The red-haired girl suddenly realized, and immediately tried again.Sure enough, two small fish were fished out at once.

"It's amazing, it's amazing, Ziyin, you have a really smart brain!"

Ning Yue was excited to play, cheering and jumping for joy, she was about to pick up the porcelain bowl containing the small fish and take it away.But as soon as she turned around, she bumped into Qi Ziyin who was still beside her, and it was too late when she wanted to escape.

In a panic, the girl only felt a rush of breath from the other party's mouth and nose floating in front of her, and then there was a soft touch on her lips, and she was actually pressed face to face tightly with the other party!
"Ning Yue, yes, sorry, I got too close."

Qi Ziyin hurriedly took half a step back, her face flushed crimson immediately.But Yujue's red braided rope was hanging around his waist, and it happened to be entangled with the long sash on the girl's sarong.Pulling and pulling, Ning Yue, who was already shy and unbearable, completely lost her balance on the spot, and threw herself heavily into her arms.

Qi Ziyin was afraid that his companion would fall and get hurt, so he hurriedly stretched out his arms and hugged him firmly in his arms.

"Oh, Ziyin, let go of your hand quickly! How bad it is to be seen by others!"

Ning Yue became more and more anxious, struggling to break free from the opponent's arms.With great difficulty, the two stood still again, bowing their heads and wanting to part the knot between each other.But just halfway through the solution, the movements of Qi Ziyin's hands stopped abruptly, and his golden pupils seemed to be possessed by magic, and he looked directly over the girl's shoulders and looked behind her.

After a while, Ning Yue, who was belatedly aware of her companion's strangeness, hurriedly put down the belt that she couldn't untie, and turned her head away, but in the crowd more than ten steps away from her, she saw The figure of a young man dressed in black.

A burst of dizziness suddenly hit him, making him unable to utter any more sounds. He could only watch helplessly as the other party turned around and walked faster and further away towards the crowded market.

The girl suddenly felt that the figure from the back became strange, as strange as a passerby.She began to frantically pull the entangled clothes and accessories on her body, as if she didn't try her best to stop the departing party at this time, and she would lose this friend forever.

Seeing the girl's blue eyes instantly cast a shadow, Qi Ziyin only felt that a certain part of his heart also turned into a dull gray.He didn't know what to say, he just instinctively grabbed Yu Jue and pulled hard.After hearing a "pop", the two were finally able to separate.But because of the excessive weight, Yu Jue was also torn from the young man's body, fell to the ground and broke into several petals.

However, Qi Ziyin didn't care about it, just looked at Ning Yue like a gust of crimson wind, trailing behind the black-eyed boy and sinking into the vast crowd like a lost soul.But he didn't chase after him, just turned around silently, and walked in the opposite direction to his companion's walking in a sense of loss.

But in the crowd not far away, Ning Yue failed to catch up with Jiang Yan.When she turned her head, she found that the boy in white behind her had disappeared without a trace.Originally because she was afraid of losing, she didn't pierce the thin layer of ambiguity that had been separating the three of them.However, at this moment, the girl clearly felt that it was her own hands that pushed these two best friends on land away from her side bit by bit.When I finally reacted, I couldn't pull it back anymore.

"Little stammer, Ziyin! Both of you wait a bit before leaving, wait a bit before leaving!"

Standing in the market, the girl screamed hysterically, causing passers-by on both sides to look sideways.But the half of the long ribbon that was torn off by Qi Ziyin and still held in her hand fluttered in the wind, like a snake with teeth and claws.

Before he knew it, Jiang Yan walked to the door of Jiayun Zhai again.He asked Sister Jia to order a pot of steaming red salmon soup, and ordered a large pot of clear litchi, and went straight into the Accord where the three of them would go every time they got together.

The Dongli woman couldn't help but feel a little worried about the big boy in front of her.The unusual aura on the other party made her faintly shudder—it was a kind of determination full of disappointment.She didn't dare to ask what happened to the black-eyed boy, so she could only look at him from a distance, pouring strong wine into her belly one cup at a time.

The red salmon soup reminded Jiang Yan of the moments when the three met for the first time.And Qingli Shao paralyzed him, helping him try to forget the heartbreaking scene he saw in the market just now.Under the double attack of sweet and bitter, he desperately tried to grasp the indifference that has always existed in his heart since he came to Mulu City, but he couldn't grasp it no matter what.

It seems that this indifference has long since abandoned him, and it has become harder to touch.

Jiang Yan suddenly felt as if the whole world was against him.He tightly clenched the glass wine glass in his hand, wanting to cry, but he couldn't squeeze a single tear from his eyes.The young man could only raise his neck, face the hollow ceiling above his head, close his eyes as dark as the Chanying Sea, and let out a low and hoarse roar.

Ning Yue also appeared in the restaurant at some point.She also didn't explain much to Leng Jiayun, but just quietly sat opposite her companion, not knowing how to remind him of her arrival.

When Jiang Yan realized that there was suddenly another person in front of him, the red salmon soup on the table was already a bit cold.He was startled for a moment, then silently put down the already empty wine glass in his hand, refilled the spirits, and drank it down again:

"Yue'er, you still came here. But it doesn't matter whether you see me or not. Tonight, I wanted to invite you and Ziyin to drink the last pot of wine and bid farewell to you in person."

"Farewell? What do you mean by farewell!"

The words of her companion made Ning Yue's heart clenched tightly.She extremely hoped that she had heard it wrong, but she understood in her heart that it was just a fantasy she refused to face reality.

"Yue'er, do you still remember those Shuodi people who broke into the city? The lord of the country has canonized me as Beizi a month ago. After half a year, I will go to Shuobei to marry Princess Natuya."

The black-eyed boy was expressionless, as if what he was talking about had nothing to do with him.

Ning Yue didn't think about such an important matter at all, and she didn't leak the slightest bit of news in the past month.At this moment, her mind was already blank, she completely forgot that she was here to comfort the other party, and instead burst into tears on the spot:
"Get married? Little stammer, do you really want to marry that princess?!"

It was almost midnight, and it began to rain outside at some point.Thunder billowed in the sky, and the black-eyed boy looked at the crystal-clear wine glass in his hand for a long time, his throat moved, as if he wanted to say something, but he couldn't.He was speechless with the girl across from him, just continued to drink the hot wine one after another.

In the thick dark clouds, the twin moons are looming.After a gust of night wind, the velvet flowers that were blooming outside the window also withered one after another, and were drawn into the Accord by the rain, and sprinkled all over the ground, forming a dirty piece.

"How could I want to marry that barbarian princess! It's just that the king's life is hard to break, and you and Ziyin are the closest people to me in this world. I don't want to embarrass you because of my existence, so I decided to agree. Do you understand!"

The black-eyed boy drank the wine in his hand, raised his head and fixedly stared at the girl's eyes, the helplessness in his eyes was like a wandering lone wolf.

"Little stammer, the relationship between me and Ziyin is not what you think—"

Ning Yue wanted to explain clearly to the other party, but was abruptly interrupted by the black-eyed young man:

"Yes or no, it doesn't matter anymore. After accepting the title of the lord and marrying Princess Nadi, I can mobilize countless troops and resources, and gather enough strength to avenge my family." gone."

"What hatred do you have? Who do you want to seek revenge from? Is it true that all your efforts from the beginning to the end are just for this day? If so, why have you been so kind to me for more than three years? In your mind, Where did you put me? Let me tell you now, I will never allow you to agree to this marriage! Little stammer, can you not agree? I beg you!"

The girl cried, and her delicate tone gradually changed from commanding to pleading.

"I will treat you well, naturally because you are Ning Yue. I have always regarded you as my own Yue'er!"

Jiang Yan also suddenly raised his voice, and with a snap, he crushed the glass wine glass with his bare hands.

The red-haired girl was startled, watching the boy in front of her get up, and cupped her face with bloody palms.She didn't make any resistance to this, but let the other party kiss her lips heavily with the help of alcohol!
Under the kiss, Ning Yue's exhale and inhale were filled with the fiery breath of a young man reeking of alcohol, so she didn't know what to do.However, before the girl could react, the black-eyed boy who drank a whole pot of Qing Li Shao had already swayed downstairs.

The flustered girl wanted to continue begging the other party to stay, but something stuck in her throat and she couldn't make a sound.

After a period of dizziness, she suddenly remembered the poem written to herself by the silver-haired boy who can watch the stars three years ago on the boat with the silver skylark sail:
"...This life is tired of love, and the moon is just sighing.

Looking back on the past, there will be no time to say goodbye..."

Ning Yue finally came to her senses, staggered up and wanted to chase her companion.However, before he could take two steps, he suddenly heard the sound of horns on the Jie Pagoda outside the city, and the alarm bells in the Baisha camp of the boat master immediately rang out.

Mulu City, which had gradually fallen asleep outside Jiayunzhai, was also awakened by this sudden loud noise!
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