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Su Changan asked with a smile: "It's not our destiny yet."
Li Xingyue was calm. She carefully placed the brocade box in her hand, which was a national treasure, on the tray in Aunt Sun's hand, and then looked at Su Changan: "Stay single. It's not like you can't live like this. The sky hasn't fallen, and the ground is still under your feet. The next day will be the same as the next day. Isn't that what my sister told me about Si Wuxie?"
Su Changan smiled bitterly. This was the truth, but this truth did not apply to some things.
Xia Fengxiang glanced at Li Xingyue and said nothing. He just thought that this was another person who was corrupted by Su Changan.
Li Xingyue left early. After all, she didn't want to disturb the Queen and His Majesty, and there were still things to do at home.
After leaving the palace, Li Xingyue didn't intend to go home directly, but to go to the restaurant that her father liked to eat at the most, because she had ordered a meal, and although the restaurant could deliver the meal to the house, she took it back on the way.
Holding the snacks given by Su Changan, Li Xingyue treated them as treasures and handled them with great care.
Li Xingyue didn't take a carriage, but just walked. It wasn't that Li Jiulang didn't get a carriage for Li Xingyue, but Li Xingyue was too lazy to take it. It was much better to walk.
Perhaps it was because the World Expo was scheduled to be held after the Cold Food Festival, so there were a lot of people on the streets.
There were more and more martial artists in the capital. Li Xingyue was timid, so when she saw those ferocious-looking martial artists from afar, she would go around them and even lower her head and dare not look at them.
Little did they know that if any of these people dared to be aggressive towards Li Xingyue, the secret guards sent by Li Jiulang would immediately take action.
But when she saw a good-looking female chivalrous warrior or male swordsman, Li Xingyue would secretly take a few glances at them. It was not because she was yearning for them, but she just liked them and would tell Qingning about them next time. Qingning liked these very much.
Li Xingyue looked from afar and saw Yan Shu and Zuo Shaoweng.
Li Xingyue and the other person could only be considered acquaintances, but were not very familiar with each other. The places where they often met were poetry gatherings and literary gatherings. They could occasionally be seen at the Su Mansion, but both of them came to pay their respects to Lord Su Zimu and Old Grand Tutor Su.
But seeing the two of them on the street, Li Xingyue naturally wanted to say hello, but what surprised Li Xingyue was
There is another person who is not as handsome as Yan Shu and Zuo Shaoweng.
But after looking at him for a while longer, I feel that he is as pleasing to the eye as Yan Shu.
Yan Shu and Zuo Shaoweng naturally also saw Li Xingyue, and they both bowed to her.
Li Xingyue hurriedly returned the greeting, then looked at the young man curiously, thinking he was a scholar from the Imperial College.
Zuo Shaoweng said, "Miss Xingyue, this gentleman is Lu Yuanzhi, and we just met."
Li Xingyue smiled and bowed, but then she was startled because she noticed that the clothes of this gentleman who she liked more and more were a little torn at the waist, but it seemed that this gentleman didn't notice it.
Li Xingyue was silent for a moment. If Qing Ning had said it directly at this time, she would have pretended not to see Lin Han's words, because she couldn't embarrass people, especially when a woman told a man such a good thing, wouldn't it make the man even more embarrassed?
Do not understand.
but.
Li Xingyue looked at the young man who seemed to be unaware of his appearance, especially the torn part where a corner was exposed. It looked like a purse, but also like something else. If she didn't take care of it, something would be lost.
Li Xingyue was silent for a while, thought about it, then took out a handkerchief from her sleeve, handed it to Zuo Shaoweng, and whispered something in Zuo Shaoweng's ear.
He didn't care about anything after that. He bowed to Lu Yuanzhi again and turned away.
'The man's clothes were torn, and there was something in there, so he had to use a handkerchief to cover it, otherwise the things would be lost.'
This is what Li Xingyue said to Zuo Shaoweng. Whether it can be really blocked, Li Xingyue doesn’t know, but it is better than just doing nothing. Besides, if she just leaves quickly, the man won’t be embarrassed.
Li Xingyue was still walking slowly by herself. After getting the lunch box from the restaurant, she continued walking towards home. There were still all kinds of people on the road. Many of them were excited because of the worldly meeting, and they were in a hurry because of the festival.
There was no hot food in the lunch box. After all, it was the Cold Food Festival, so Li Xingyue was not worried that it would get cold.
On the way, Li Xingyue met some acquaintances, Cui Yuer and Gu Chiyu. They were helping Mr. Shuiyun to buy things. They said that Huajia Baiqi would be coming to Beijing soon, and Mr. Baiqi was Mr. Shuiyun's senior brother, so they had to prepare some things to entertain him.
After they separated, Li Xingyue met a strange person, a woman with her eyes closed, appearing to be blind.
The woman was walking on the road. Li Xingyue felt sorry for her and looked at the carriages on the street. She was a little worried, so she reached out and grabbed the woman to help her walk to the side of the road. She said, "Where is your home? I'll take you back. There are too many carriages on the road."
The beautiful and dignified woman closed her eyes and asked with a smile: "Does the girl often play the piano?"
Li Xingyue was stunned for a moment, not knowing how she knew that, but she still answered, "Some."
The woman grabbed Li Xingyue's hand, touched it and said with a smile: "Young lady, you should play better than my disciples."
Li Xingyue suddenly realized it, but noticed that another carriage was coming, so she immediately took the woman and walked on the side of the road.
The blind woman, who seemed to be touching Li Xingyue's hand, but actually had her hand on Li Xingyue's veins, was stunned for a moment, then turned to Li Xingyue and said, "Miss, are you willing to take me as your master and become my last disciple?"
Li Xingyue was stunned for a moment, because it was very confusing and abrupt. After all, who would suddenly grab someone and ask if he wanted to be their disciple? This was probably only found in the Jianghu stories that Qing Ning often told her.
But Li Xingyue immediately shook her head: "Aunt, I don't want to be your disciple. I'm sorry."
The blind woman smiled and shook her head: "I was wrong. I asked too suddenly."
Li Xingyue felt even more confused, because it was her fault for not becoming a disciple, so how could it be the aunt's fault? So she said, "I'm sorry, but I'll take you home first. It's dangerous here, and there are many people with swords on the road. They look very fierce. If you run into them, I don't know what will happen."
The blind woman shook her head: "My disciples will be here soon."
Li Xingyue was about to speak when she saw three women running towards her.
Seeing them, Li Xingyue let go of the woman's hand and said, "Then I'll leave."
So, Li Xingyue left just like that.
But after walking a few steps, she turned around to look at where the woman was and found that the three women were looking at her in surprise. The woman had her eyes closed, but she seemed to be able to see her and just smiled at her. Li Xingyue was surprised for a moment, but didn't think much about it.
It just feels weird.
When she returned home, Li Xingyue went directly to the ancestral hall.
Li Jiulang saw his daughter, smiled and said, "Master Li is back."
Li Xingyue glared at her father in reproach, knowing that her father was teasing her.
Li Jiulang laughed. He liked to tease his daughter because the child looked exactly like her mother.
After following his father to pay homage to the elders of the Li family and his mother, Li Jiulang took out the cold food and placed some wine in the small courtyard outside the ancestral hall.
Every year during the Cold Food Festival, the Li family’s father and daughter would sit in front of the ancestral hall and eat together.
In Li Jiulang's words, "Just think of it as eating with the elders and your mother."
It was scary, but Li Xingyue was happy about it.
Li Xingyue couldn't drink alcohol and could only take small sips at a time, but she still accompanied her father to drink.
At the same time, Li Xingyue told her father what happened today.
When Li Jiulang heard that the Queen wanted to arrange something for Li Xingyue, his eyes actually brightened. But when he heard that his daughter refused again, he sighed again.
He was also anxious, but there was no use being anxious. What could he do if the girl was not anxious?
When he heard about the blind woman, Li Jiulang was stunned for a moment, and then he kept it in mind and decided to look into it.
The sun sets and a bright moon hangs in the sky.
Li Jiulang looked at the moon in the sky and asked, "Xingyue, do you miss your mother?"
Li Xingyue took a sip of wine with a strange expression, but when she heard Li Jiulang's words, she shook her head: "I don't want to, my father is here."
Li Jiulang looked at his daughter and said "Oh".
Li Xingyue lowered her head, looked at her hands, and began to count silently. When she counted to nine, Li Xingyue stopped and bit her lip: "Dad"
Li Jiulang: “Yeah.”
Li Xingyue whispered, "I do think about it, every day. But there's nothing I can do, so I can only pretend that I don't think about it."
After saying this, Li Xingyue lowered her head and continued to count, but never exceeded nine. Every time she missed her mother, she would count.
Li Jiulang looked at his daughter silently and smiled gently. Unknowingly, she had grown up a little.
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"Mom, what's the number after nine?"
Many years ago, in front of the sickbed in the Li Mansion, Li Xingyue, who was only seven years old, was lying on the bed. The woman on the bed was skinny and her face was dry and ugly.
But after hearing her daughter's words, the woman tried her best to say, "Ten."
The child nodded, then pointed at his hands and started counting again, but when he got to nine, he asked again, "Mom, what's the number after nine?"
The woman smiled and said, "Ten."
The woman raised her hand slightly and tried to touch her child, but found that she didn't have the strength to do so.
The child nodded, then lowered his head and continued counting, not noticing his mother's actions. When he reached nine, the child asked the same question again.
But this time, the woman did not respond.
The child raised his head and looked at his mother who was tilting her head with her eyes closed and a smile on her face, as if she was looking at him and smiling, but she did not move.
The child bit his lip, as if he had known it for a long time, lowered his head and said, "It's ten."
But the child's face was covered with snot and tears, but the child still smiled and asked, "Mom, what's after nine?"
The child asked with a trembling voice and a choked voice, "Mom, please say something."
As she was talking, the child held her mother's hand, and could no longer hold back his tears. He buried his head in his mother's hands and tried hard not to cry, because his mother said that she wanted him to be as bright as the moon and stars, never cry and always smile, so he couldn't cry.
But the child couldn't help crying out loud: "Mom! Say something! You said you would teach the stars and the moon to count."
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PS: This is a long chapter, there may not be a second update. I’m telling you all that I want to lie down for a while, and I’m afraid I’ll fall asleep, so I’m telling you all in advance.
Chapter 641: Queen Mother: Ruyu! You have become a bad person!
Yan Ruyu left the palace today to consult Luo Changfeng about something.
On the day of his departure, when Luo Changfeng entered the city, he did not feel the sword spirit of this senior swordsman whom his mother had praised many times. It has always been a regret in Yan Ruyu's heart.
Now the old man has lost all his sword power, all the energy points in his body have been destroyed, and he no longer has a trace of energy. He has become an ordinary old man.
But Yan Ruyu was still happy to chat with the old man.
For many things that she cannot ask her parents, Yan Ruyu can ask Luo Changfeng, and Luo Changfeng will tell her everything he knows.
Although the old man would occasionally joke with Yan Ruyu, some of which Yan Ruyu could not understand, she could feel the old man's kindness, and that seemed to be enough.
Before leaving the palace, Yan Ruyu saw Shentu Kuyue, the senior who was the best swordsman in the world except for her mother, who was squatting in the corner and sniffing something with his nose.