Raiders of the Duke and Duchess

Late at night.

There are no stars or moon.

There was only one candle flickering in the tower, and the light spilled outside the door. It was faint and just right dim. It could only take a look at the whole person, but it could not see some more subtle things. For example, the other party was hidden in the dark. The expression on the face, for example, the palm of the hand is already bleeding due to holding it hard for a long time.

Ji Wuyan walked down the steps, walked up to him, and asked with a smile as if nothing had happened, "Since you're here, why don't you go up and see me?"

The old lady smiled coquettishly, as if a child who had done something wrong was caught red-handed and explained, "I didn't expect it... I just couldn't sleep for some reason, so I thought about getting up and walking around... Hara Ya I just wanted to walk around the yard twice before going back to sleep, but I never imagined that this walker actually came here, looked at the fire on the tower, and thought you were inside, so I stopped and waited for a while... It’s late, go back to sleep.”

Ji Wuyan nodded silently and walked out with the old lady. After taking two steps, he asked again, "Don't you want to hear what she said tonight?"

But the old lady shook her head, pursed her lips and smiled, "I won't listen anymore... This person has done a lot of bad things, and he always has to find some high-sounding reasons for himself. It's just unwillingness, resentment, and feeling that he is angry." It was an untimely and unfair fate, and he probably felt that everyone in the world was sorry for him, especially the old lady... I regarded him as an old friend, and maybe when he saw me, he just wanted to spit on me."

When she stepped out of the courtyard and raised her feet, she grabbed Ji Wuyan's arm with her backhand, looked up at the dark sky, squinted and smiled, "I'm gone, but I'm still sad to see you..."

Ji Wuyan had one hand held by her, and used the other hand to gather the ring of white fox fur around the old lady's neck, ruthlessly piercing her surface free and easy, "This is so far away from you. The yard spans more than half of the Ji family. It is not easy for you to walk around the yard twice before reaching here... I never told you that I would go out to find her tonight. What are you doing tossing and turning and unable to sleep? ?”

The old man has a stubborn mouth. He has obviously been paying attention to his actions since then, but he still pretends to be open-minded and carefree...

The old lady walked with her head lowered and her steps slow. Ji Wuyan only cooperated gently without saying a word. The emotions that were affected when I came out of the short tower gradually dissipated without a trace in such a warm moment. At that time, the fifth elder said that the most tragic thing in life is for a white-haired person to give a black-haired person a gift. This was like a revelation to Ji Wuyan. She suddenly felt that she owed her grandmother an apology because she was immersed in sadness and despair. He didn't take into account her state of mind, and he was tossing and turning because he was afraid of causing her fear... However, at this moment, the two of them were walking hand in hand in the late autumn evening breeze, and they felt that this apology was too light after all.

So there was nothing to say, just holding hands and leaning on shoulders, just like in those years in Yunzhou, she always liked to bring fruit wine to her grandmother's yard, drink wine with her and eat Grandma Wang's snacks, sometimes her sister would also Now, Shangguan Chu is rarely there - the hard-spoken and soft-hearted grandmother never wants to see him, saying that he looks like the stubborn old man Shangguan. Now that I think about it, it seems so far away that it seems like it was a lifetime ago.

"Old lady..." She leaned on her grandmother's shoulder and called out graciously, "I want to drink some wine, the wine we brewed in our yard." "This year we made some sweet-scented osmanthus wine, made by Grandma Wang. . She doesn’t know when you will come back, and she made an agreement when making the wine. If you don’t come back, no one will be able to touch the wine.” The old lady raised her eyebrows and chuckled, calmly and tolerantly, “She, it’s best to urinate. She likes you... She has to ask about every detail. She has personally advised you on the maids in your yard. She knows exactly what your daily habits are, when you get up, when you eat, and what kind of flowers and plants you like. Chu. The news about the third master of the Ning family reached Yanjing City, and she couldn't sleep well every day. She asked everywhere about the lintel of Ningguo Gongfu, whether the elder brothers in the family were married, whether they were able to live in peace and order, whether they could restrain themselves and return to etiquette, and even whether their father and brother had any relationship. She inquired about the precedents of concubinage..."

The clouds in the sky parted, revealing a bright moon and few stars.

A small smile dyed his brows and eyes, and the dark pupils flickered with light, and his depressed mood all night seemed to be parting through the clouds to see the moonlight. She murmured and sighed, "She has never told me this..."

"Of course I won't tell you. Even though I'm tossing and turning, I'm always worried that you'll dislike her because she's older and thinks too much...and you won't let me tell you."

Ji Wuyan looked at her sideways, and after a long while, he brought the topic back to the present and asked, "What about you? Why are you tossing and turning tonight? You keep saying that the past is gone with the wind, but you keep it in your heart and don't think about food and drink, and you can't sleep at night. . After all, they are old friends. If you really can’t let go, just go up and see each other, and it will be better. I miss you in my heart... When I was a kid, you told me that real letting go is never about avoiding seeing each other, but seeing each other suddenly, saying "Long time no see", "It's okay or smooth," and then I passed by..."

The old lady was startled and her steps stopped. She turned to look at Ji Wuyan and asked softly, "Do you still remember?"

Ji Wuyan nodded, smiled, playfully and naively, and said, "Of course I remember. I remember many of the things you said. If not, your Xiao Ning would not dare to say that she is the one who is here. I grew up under your knees and was educated by you!"

The little girl rarely acts like a coquettish person like this anymore. She is wearing a mask that is not unfamiliar, and her smile makes people feel soft. The little girl has grown up in the blink of an eye, and has actually reached the age to get married. Well, although the Ning family's youngest son is generally considered a good person, he still feels sad every time he thinks about it. Tossing and turning tonight was not all about the person on the tower. I received a greeting card in the evening. It came from Ning Guo Gong's mansion and was handwritten by Ning Guo Gong, which shows how much he values ​​the little girl.

It’s just...I can’t bear to part with it!

The old lady raised her hand to caress her temples, plucked off the broken leaves stuck in her hair, and said with a gentle smile, "That's right, but I know the safe and smooth answer. It’s just a pity that such a good person has reached such a state... He blamed me and even hated me, but he didn’t know that I also blamed him for causing trouble to my little girl. Since we disliked each other, we disappeared. , what you want to do with him is up to you, even if you kill him, it doesn’t matter...I, the old guy, is still in control, and I will take care of my side..."

Ji Wuyan trembled suddenly, "You..."

The moonlight was clear and clear, and Ji Wuyan suddenly felt cold all over his body.