female catcher

Chapter 195 Don't Forget Again

Xia Chu followed Jiang Xiyuan out of the stone steps and walked along the narrow loess path to the mountain.The mountain trees are lush and lush, and it seems to be separated from another world in a blink of an eye. The scorching sun and the voices of people are far away in an instant.

After walking for a while, I saw the tea shop, hidden among the lush trees, a low house with loess and mud walls, a thatched shed built along the mountain, and some simple tables and chairs were placed.There is the smell of burning and the crowing of chickens. It looks more like a farmhouse.

This place was originally used by the Xianyu Temple for people to rest their feet, but the original Pingshan Mountain is really not high, and most of them can go up without resting their feet, so the Taoist priests gradually stopped taking care of it, and later a pair of old couples who believed in it used it.

The old couple wanted to enjoy the fairy spirit of Xianyu Temple, so they used this place as their home. They practiced Taoism and chanted scriptures on weekdays, and brought some refreshments, which were nothing more than one or two kinds of crude tea and white water. It can make people chew their teeth.

Jiang Xiyuan walked into the yard to say hello, and then an old woman in Taoist robes and bun came out, she looked very peaceful, looked at the two people who entered the door, and said: "Young masters, sit at the back of the room, Tian'er It’s hot, it’s more transparent over there.” After speaking, he led the way around.

There are mountains and trees in front of this low house, it is quiet and quiet, but the field of vision is extremely narrow.I didn't want to, but when I walked around to the back of the house, I was facing the vast wilderness under Yuanping Mountain. I could even see the city wall of Xijing City at a glance.

The mountain wind suddenly became stronger, taking away the heat all at once.At the beginning of Xia, he slightly spread his arms and put a sleeve of breeze, and he couldn't help sighing comfortably, feeling that his face and mind had been cleared a bit.

"Sir, sit down for a while, and I will make a pot of tea for you two." The old woman picked up the broom standing in the corner, swept the only wooden table and chair at the back of the house twice, turned and left.

Jiang Xiyuan frowned slightly at the table and chairs, then turned to Xia Chu and said, "Just sit here for a while. It's rough, but it's rare to be quiet and cool. I'm afraid you'll be full of problems, and I can't wait to go down the mountain."

Xia Chu stood on the side of the mountain and looked far away, looking at the Xijing City in the distance like a chessboard, and squinted his eyes a little, "Actually, I don't have anything more to ask." She turned her head and smiled at Jiang Xiyuan, " About the Emperor."

"Don't want to know more about him?"

Xia Chu thought for a while, then walked slowly to the wooden table and chair and sat down, "The Emperor you know may not be the same person as Mr. Huang I know. I mean, it doesn't look like a person." .”

"It can't be divided like this." Jiang Xiyuan sat down opposite her, grabbed a leaf and stroked it in his hand, lowered his eyes and said: "You see this side, I see the other side, but it is the same leaf after all."

Looking at the leaf in his hand at the beginning of Xia, he couldn't help recalling some words Su Zhen once said about his family and his mother, which he had lightly mentioned and then lightly put down.Now that I know that he is the emperor, I know everything he has experienced, and I know the pain behind the inadvertently expressed sadness and melancholy.

Thinking about it, I feel more and more distressed for him.How powerless my few consolations used to be, but the time to feel distressed has passed.

She was out of her mind for a while, sniffed lightly, and only picked out one sentence, asking as if asking an old friend she hadn't seen for many years: "Is he all right now?"

"what do you mean?"

"I mean everything." Xia Chu looked up at him with a slightly displeased expression, "Since your lord wants to talk to me, why bother to spy?"

Jiang Xiyuan smiled slightly, a little bit bitterly, "There was a disaster in the Huai River, and he is busy with disaster relief. His health is good, but his mood... If you don't want people to see it, others won't see it .”

"But my lord can still see it." Xia Chu turned his eyes away, lowered his head and stroked his palm.

"It's not that I noticed it, I just found out by accident." Jiang Xiyuan said in a low voice, "The purple jade grape pendant is strung together with jade beads and is now hanging on his wrist. Body, but bracelets are not necessary, I think it should be for this reason."

Xia Chu felt as if a thorn had been pricked in his heart, and the throbbing brought out some pain, and he still lowered his head, "It was originally a wedding gift, but in the end it became a parting memorial. Not buying."

"At the beginning..." Jiang Xiyuan leaned back and looked in the direction of Xijing City, "All of it was because he didn't know about the future. Maybe he will regret the farewell when he finds out that you are a woman in the future."

Xia Chu was stunned for a moment, and then he was horrified, he lost control of his hand and scratched his palm painfully.She suddenly raised her head to look at Jiang Xiyuan, and Jiang Xiyuan also slowly turned her gaze back, her eyes were calm and emotionless.

The cool mountain wind suddenly became bone-piercing, causing goose bumps all over Xia Chu's body, cold sweat broke out, and even the blood seemed to have no temperature, and the heartbeat was empty.

"At the beginning of summer..."

As soon as Jiang Xiyuan uttered his voice, Xia Chu fought, got up and wanted to run.Just as she turned around, the old woman came out from the corner with a tea tray, saw Xia Chu standing, and said, "The water is boiling a bit slower, sir, are you in a hurry?"

The old woman walked slowly to Xia Chu's side, freed a hand to push her back on the chair, and said with a smile: "This tea, it's not good tea, but the water is good." She half-covered her mouth and whispered : "There are springs in the pine forest at the foot of the mountain. Not many people know about it."

She poured two cups from the pot and put them on the table, then put a small plate of peanuts, said with a smile, "Try it, it smells like rosin. You two are chatting slowly, if you run out of water, just call me."

The old woman left, Xia Chu also passed the shock, although she was sitting stiff and upright, she didn't jump up.Jiang Xiyuan smiled and pushed the tea in front of her, "Why are you running?"

"I..., no." Xia Chu looked at Jiang Xiyuan warily, and said tentatively, "Is your lord kidding me? Also..., it's still funny."

Jiang Xiyuan looked up at her, "You are the one who is really funny, Miss Xia Chu."

Xia Chu gave a dry laugh. After laughing, he looked embarrassed and lowered his head, not knowing what to say.Jiang Xiyuan picked up the teacup and blew lightly, "It's only halfway through, if you just run away like this, won't you be afraid of regretting it?"

"I... have already regretted it." Xia Chu sighed secretly, and asked feebly: "My lord, have you always known?"

Jiang Xiyuan shook his head, "Speaking of which, I have to thank the emperor for the painting he gave you."

"That painting?" Xia Chu raised his head without knowing it, "What's wrong with that painting...?" If there was a problem with that painting, then Su Zhen should have discovered it long ago.

"There is nothing wrong with the painting itself, but when you talked about your life experience, you said that you had an older brother, but you didn't say that you had a younger sister." Jiang Xiyuan took a sip of tea, "That's it."

Xia Chu was dazed for a long time before he found his train of thought and understood what he said. He couldn't help wiping his forehead, resting his head on the table with his elbows, and let out a helpless wry smile, "It's really..., a lie is a lie, no matter how careful you are, After all, there are loopholes that cannot be rounded.”

"If you weren't drunk that day, if I hadn't sent you back, maybe you'd still be in the dark." Jiang Xiyuan said softly, "I hope it's God's will."

"That day..." She supported her head, raised her face and asked Jiang Xiyuan, "Since your lord already knew about it, why didn't you expose me until today?"

"I didn't want to expose you so quickly, but if I don't expose you, I won't be able to say a lot." Jiang Xiyuan put the teacup on the table, tapped his fingers on the table lightly, "I said, I'm here to divination a future. "

Xia Chu thought for a while, and if he realized something, he asked silently for a moment: "Then...the emperor also knows, doesn't he?"

"I don't know. If he knew, I wouldn't have to bring you to Xianyu to see Princess Anyuan."

Xia Chu didn't understand the meaning of his words, so he couldn't help becoming a little irritable, and sat up straight, "My lord, I can't make so many detours if I go straight, I..."

"At the beginning of Xia." Jiang Xiyuan interrupted her, and smiled slightly, "You really don't look like an ordinary woman, neither coquettish nor weak. When you first entered the government office, you were covered in dust from fighting. Swearing. Other women love playing piano and painting, but you are keen to investigate and solve crimes. If it weren't for that painting, I really can't think of a woman like you in the world."

After hearing this, Xia Chu curled his lips. He didn't show embarrassment, but he seemed to be a little bit complacent. He took a sip from his teacup, "That's something you rarely see, my lord."

"It's so rare for me." Jiang Xiyuan smiled and leaned forward, "I thought the girl I was thinking of would never appear."

"Which girl?" Xia Chuyi asked seriously before she could react.

Jiang Xiyuan smiled even more, but his eyes were as deep as a pool filled with all kinds of thoughts, and he said softly: "I like that girl who is straightforward and heartless." The tune floated in the wind like a feather, "Do you think you are talking about me?" Who?"

The words fell slowly like a light feather, but they hit the heart lake directly, drawing out layers of waves.Xia Chu's heart was pounding, blood rushed to the top of his head, and the blush rushed from his neck to his ears.

Regarding the fact that Jiang Xiyuan likes her, she is not completely unprepared, but her psychological preparation is not at this time!It wasn't after she suddenly found out the identity of Mr. Huang, and she was suddenly exposed to her daughter; it wasn't when the aftermath of the shock caused by the previous two incidents has not receded, and she was about to lose her mind!

Jiang Xiyuan looked at her silently for a while, and said: "I said that when I was eating in the restaurant, I will tell you when you want to hear it. Maybe you don't want to now, but I can't wait any longer."

Xia Chu lowered his head and did not speak.

"Don't think about it. You don't need to give me any answer." Jiang Xiyuan stretched out his hand, and Xia Chu subconsciously stepped back.Jiang Xiyuan paused, "The tea is cold, I'll change it for you."

Xia Chu was a little embarrassed, slightly raised his head and forced a smile at him, "My lord..."

"I just want you to know." He refilled the tea and put it in front of Xia Chu, "Just like you know the emperor's thoughts for you, you also know my thoughts for you."

Jiang Xiyuan withdrew his hand, looked down at the teacup in front of him, "You drank too much that day, I mustered up the courage to tell a joke, but I didn't expect you to wake up and forget it as a joke." He smiled lightly, like It's self-deprecating, the lightness disappears in the wind.

"Maybe say it again." He raised his eyes to look at Xia Chu, focused and serious, "I like you, I don't care if it's a man or a woman, as long as it's you. Don't forget it again."

(End of this chapter)