Ci Jinzhi

He Qingxiao, do you regret it?

The girl's voice was soft and sweet, but every word she said hit He Qingxiao's heart hard.

He Qingxiao opened her eyes and looked at her quietly.

He regretted it.

I regret that I was too impulsive today, but I couldn't give her the promise of a lifetime.

But today, I will die without regrets from now on.

After all, Xin You didn't wait for He Qingxiao's answer. But she didn't blame him, nor did she regret being close to him today.

"I'm back." The autumn wind blew against Xin You's ears, blowing her hair.

Her cheeks were still red and her eyes were clear again.

"I send you."

Xin You shook his head: "No, Qianfeng and Ping An will follow."

He Qingxiao suddenly regretted it even more.

"He Qingxiao, do you remember last year's Mid-Autumn Festival?"

He Qingxiao nodded.

How could I not remember that they were together during the Mid-Autumn Festival last year?

He Qingxiao suddenly thought of the poem that Xin You had read: It's a pity that in the clear moon, no one is leaning on the building together.

There are times when Ayou says something wrong, but it’s not like there’s no one leaning against the building with him. After experiencing these two unforgettable Mid-Autumn Festivals, if he can live long, he will not feel lonely every Mid-Autumn night in the future.

Ayou will always be in his heart, leaning on the building and admiring the moon with him.

"Hey Qingxiao, let's celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival together next year."

He Qingxiao was suddenly startled.

Xin You turned around and left without waiting for him to nod.

Under the moonlight, the girl's back is lonely and cold, gradually entering the darkness.

He Qingxiao looked at it quietly for a long time, then picked up the lantern on the ground.

The lantern was extinguished and was covered in dirt and dust. He caressed it and returned to the Marquis' Mansion with the dimmed lantern.

Aunt Gui stood at the Moon Gate holding a lantern. She felt relieved when she saw He Qingxiao: "Master Hou is back."

"Aunt Gui, why are you here?"

Aunt Gui glanced at the lantern held by He Qingxiao and said with a smile, "I couldn't sleep, so I was just strolling around, and I happened to meet the Marquis."

He Qingxiao walked a few steps inside in silence and looked sideways at Aunt Gui: "Are Aunt Gui waiting for me? Aunt Gui, don't worry, everything is fine with me."

"Master Marquis, I have prepared some mooncakes. Do you want to try them?"

"it is good."

The two went to the hall together.

Aunt Gui is a good cook, especially good at all kinds of snacks. The mooncakes are not made in fancy styles, they are simple round cakes.

"My slave has made a total of nine kinds of fillings. Mr. Hou will try them all to see which fillings he likes." Aunt Gui cut a moon cake neatly and said auspicious words, "May the moon be reunited."

After hearing this, He Qingxiao tasted every mooncake with fillings, and smiled in Aunt Gui's expectant eyes: "They are all delicious, I prefer the ones with red fruit fillings."

With a smile on her face, Aunt Gui pointed to a mooncake with red flowers printed on it and said, "The one with this pattern is filled with red fruit. Mr. Hou will eat this."

He Qingxiao ate all the mooncakes filled with red fruit filling, and Aunt Gui looked very pleased.

The Queen Mother said that when people are sad, they will feel better if they eat something sweet.

The Marquis lost his official position and received a royal cane. It is said that Miss Xin saved him with Ruyi, which represented the emperor's promise. Based on her understanding of Mr. Hou, he must be feeling very guilty and uncomfortable.

This child is good to everyone, but only suffers for himself.

"Aunt Gui."

"Hey." "Tomorrow... tomorrow you can give Miss Xin some mooncakes. I want all nine kinds of fillings."

For a long time, we will be reunited.

Aunt Gui pursed her lips and smiled: "I gave it to Miss Xin yesterday."

She was once the maid of the late Queen, and with this connection, she was not afraid that others would associate their interactions with the Marquis, so she often made food for Miss Xin.

"Aunt Gui, please give it to me again."

Aunt Gui was stunned and hurriedly responded. The guess in her heart became more and more certain: Mr. Hou met Miss Xin tonight.

Did the two make an appointment, or did they meet by chance?

He quietly looked at He Qingxiao's expression, but couldn't see anything.

The capital is so big, how could we meet by chance? It must have been an appointment.

Aunt Gui felt a pity as she thought this way: It would be great if Mr. Hou could send it to Miss Xin himself.

Of course she knew that whether it was Mr. Hou or Miss Xin, many people including the emperor were watching, and the current private interactions were inappropriate.

It would be great if the Marquis were the young master of the ordinary family.

Look at the veteran generals who fought with the emperor to conquer the world. They were all granted the title of marquis, prime minister, and promoted to nobility. The Marquis's father and the emperor were sworn brothers, but they fell out and split into two groups and became competitors.

The king succeeded and the bandits were defeated, leaving the marquis alive. All the officials praised the emperor for his kindness. But she watched Mr. Hou grow up day after day, but she only felt that the child was pitiful.

"Does the Marquis have something you want me to bring to Miss Xin?"

"No. Aunt Gui just sends the mooncakes, please."

Aunt Gui looked at He Qingxiao's leaving figure and sighed softly.

The next day, the sky was crisp and the autumn colors were pleasant. When Xinyou returned to Xin's house from the Yamen, he saw Aunt Gui waiting in the living room.

"Aunt Gui is here, why didn't anyone call me?"

"My slave has just arrived." Aunt Gui put down the box containing the mooncakes. "Master Hou went back last night and tasted the delicious mooncakes. He asked my slave to bring some to Miss Xin."

Xin You was not thin-skinned, but she felt inexplicably shy in front of Aunt Gui. She lowered her eyes to hide her discomfort: "I have tasted the mooncakes that Aunt Gui gave me earlier, and they are indeed delicious."

"What's your favorite stuffing, girl?"

"Hongguo, I like red fruit filling." Xinyou blurted out without thinking about it.

The red fruits are sour and sweet, just like her mood.

Aunt Gui smiled: "Master Hou also likes red fruit filling the most."

"Really..." Xin You pursed her lips slightly and responded vaguely.

She knew what Aunt Gui meant, but what prevented her from being with He Qingxiao was not that they didn't like each other enough, but the fate that each of them had to bear either passively or actively.

Aunt Gui sighed secretly and stood up to leave.

Xin You looked at the mooncake box and was lost in thought for a while, then called Xiaolian: "Xiaolian, let's eat mooncakes together."

There were two boxes of mooncakes, priced at nine yuan each. She picked out two mooncakes with red fruit fillings and ate them. They were sour and sweet, sweet and sour. The Mid-Autumn Festival in the 21st year of Xingyuan was completely over.

In September, the team that went to sea returned.

The Sixth Leader is getting darker and stronger, and the fatigue of the journey cannot hide the excitement in his eyes: "Girl, the villain is back!"

"Brother Six, you have worked hard all the way."

"Girl, look, is this the sweet potato vine you want?"

Xin You looked at the vines that appeared in front of her across the ocean, her eyes slightly moist: "It should be."

She had only seen the sweet potato sketched by her mother, which was nothing more than words on paper compared to the Sixth Master, who had already seen the vast overseas.

"Definitely. Hehe -" Mr. Liu grinned and his teeth became even whiter, "I have seen sweet potatoes grown in the local area with my own eyes and ate a lot of them. Girl, you are right, these sweet potatoes are very sweet. It tastes so good..."

Xin You listened carefully to what the Sixth Master told about overseas customs and customs, and soon someone in the palace announced that she had entered the palace.

"Brother Six, come with me."