Hui Mo drove the carriage very steadily. The carriage silently passed through the desolate and lonely Phoenix Terrace, crossed the gurgling nine-arch bridge, and then gradually drove to the Zhuque Street where people came and went. The pear blossoms on the Zhuque Street were in full bloom. The branches were decorated with heavy white flowers, slowly counting the passing carriages and pedestrians.
In the quiet and secluded pear blossoms, Ning Shu heard Xiahou Qing slowly say: "You can say so."
Ning Shu immediately held up a smiling face: "If so, then shouldn't Your Highness give me some rewards?" Since she was doing things in a low-key way, then she should do things in a high-profile way. She must not miss the rewards that she should ask for.
Xiahou Qing raised his lips and said: "Oh."
She thought that according to his temper, he would reply to her: "Whimsical." She did not expect that after a moment of silence, she would hear him say lightly: "What do you want?"
This made Ning Shu somewhat surprised.
At this time, a gust of wind blew.
Pieces of snow-white pear blossoms jumped down from the branches and fell on the pedestrians. Some of the petals sneaked in from the corner of the carriage curtain that was blown up by the wind and fell on Xiahou Qing's black clothes. A few days ago, he appeared in front of the Phoenix Terrace in a black outfit, causing countless people in the Imperial City to compete to imitate him. But the same black outfit on some people looked good, but on some people, it looked like a funeral.
One of the petals seemed to be very human and also liked his beauty. It gently touched the back of his hand, turned around, and touched the tip of his tall nose. It was somewhat irritating as it wantonly fluttered in front of him.
Ning Shu subconsciously reached out to help him catch it, but another hand also reached out and held it at the same time.
One hand was warm and soft, the other was slightly cold.
But both of them were stunned at the same time. The wind outside the curtain was still blowing, and more small white petals blew in. It blew through her waist-length hair, and also blew through the black silk cloth in front of his eyes, and finally entangled with each other.
Inside the carriage, it was completely silent.
Thinking about how this person was obsessed with cleanliness and didn't like to be touched by others, Ning Shu almost immediately pulled her hand back. She smiled awkwardly, then lifted the curtain and threw the pear blossom in her palm out. She said, "This street full of pear blossoms is beautiful, but in the end, it's too small and annoying."
Then she added, "I heard that His Highness is about to choose a consort."
The warm and soft touch from earlier still lingered on his palm for a short while. His heart unconsciously moved. "So?"
Ning Shu did not know why she had said those words. After she finished speaking, she felt a bit regretful. Xiahou Qing chose his shizi consort. What did it have to do with her? What right did she have to interrupt? She could only laugh dryly and continue, "When the time comes, if Your Highness finds a good match, please don't forget this little girl. Please allow this little girl to come to your residence and drink a toast."
It was unknown which word had offended His Highness the Heir, but the carriage suddenly stopped. Ning Shu was' invited 'out and then arrogantly drove away. The reason was very good: it was not on the way. From Vermillion Bird Street to Duke Ning was a full ten li. Ning Shu, "…"
Fortunately, Vermillion Bird Street was not far from the East Market. Thinking about how she had not had the time to play with Ji 'er because she had been busy solving the mystery, Ning Shu decided to go to the East Market to buy some of Ji' er's favorite candied fruits to coax him.
After the Phoenix Terrace case, the East Market returned to its former bustle. The magic trick stall was full of people. In the middle of the crowd, the stall owner was trying to figure out a new trick. Ning Shu watched with interest for a while, then continued to walk forward. She saw Ji 'er's favorite bamboo dragonfly and saw a stall selling candied fruits. She bought two sticks and decided to give one to Ji' er and the other to herself. After she finished buying, she walked a few steps and turned back, deciding to buy another stick. Finally, she walked to the East Market's most famous candied fruit shop, but was suddenly stopped by someone.
"This young lady, please wait a moment."
The voice behind her was hurried and slightly panting, but unexpectedly, it was somewhat familiar.
Ning Shu responded and turned around. She did not expect to see no one else but Cloud Leaf, who had just recovered from a serious illness. Because of the huge poison, Cloud Leaf had lost a lot of weight. His face was still pale, but his spirit was slowly recovering.
"I'm really sorry for being rude, young lady." Cloud Leaf seemed to have chased Ning Shu for a long time. There was a thin layer of sweat on his forehead. After he stopped Ning Shu, he apologetically bowed and said in a panic, "Ah, please don't worry, young lady. I'm not a lecher who wants to strike up a conversation with you. It's just that I had a serious illness a while ago and lost all my memories. I only vaguely remember that I liked a young lady. We were about to get married, but something happened and that young lady left … I asked all the servants and relatives around me, and they all said that it was my dream. There was no such person, but I clearly remember … I'm going back to my hometown in Zhaoyang tomorrow to continue recuperating. Today is my last day in the capital. Just now in front of the magic trick stall, I felt that young lady's back looked very familiar, so I rashly stopped you. "
After he finished speaking in a panic, he shyly and hopefully raised his head to look at Ning Shu.
"Excuse me … have we met before?"
His eyes were filled with the same sincerity and straightforwardness as before.
Ning Shu was startled, and then she slowly bent her knees to greet him. She replied with the most polite and calm smile, "Young master, you've mistaken me for someone else. We've never met before."
As if he didn't believe it, Cloud Leaf opened his mouth and asked again, "Really?"
Ning Shu nodded solemnly, "Yes."
Then she turned and walked into the candied fruit shop.
Behind her, Cloud Leaf showed an extremely disappointed expression. He stood there and looked at her for a long time until a servant came and dragged him away, "Young master, why are you here? Go back quickly. You're going back to your hometown in Zhaoyang tomorrow. Madam must be very worried that you ran out without permission. If there's anything you want to buy, I'll buy it for you … As for the young lady you're talking about, there really isn't … "
Cloud Leaf let the servant take him away in a daze. He always felt that he had once loved a young lady deeply. He thought that he could hold hands with that young lady until their hair turned white, but in the end, it was just a big dream. He woke up from the dream. The people in the dream who should have brushed shoulders with each other were destined to brush shoulders with each other.
And the person who shouldn't have brushed shoulders with each other —
Ning Shu finished buying the candied fruit and came out. She found that her hands were full of things and she couldn't even lift them up. She was worried about whether she should hire a carriage, but where could she hire one in this busy city? Then she saw the carriage that had just left her silently parked not far away.
Her eyes lit up and she immediately walked up and lifted the curtain, "I guessed that Your Highness wouldn't be so heartless as to leave my daughter behind. My daughter just bought the best candied fruit in the capital and brought one for you. Here, Your Highness, please condescend to taste it."
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