Queen's New Clothes

Chapter 46 Firefly

Su Xi took a bath with the stream water at the back of the other courtyard, only feeling refreshed and cool all over, and then stood on the porch to blow some wind.The eldest brother said that he would take them to grill fish by the stream behind the courtyard, so she hurriedly changed into a moon-white crepe dress, let Tingyan dry her hair, and tied a simple bun at will.

As soon as it was packed, the big brother's people came over.

Also going out together are Su Lingyun and Sixth Cousin Su Zuo.

A group of them went to the stream, because it was just behind the other courtyard, and they arrived in a short time.

Su Li and Su Zuo went down to the river to fish, Ting Yan and Ting He were responsible for gathering firewood and lighting the fire, Su Xi and Su Lingyun didn't have to do anything, just wait and wait.

Su Xi sat on a flat rock, saw Su Baiyu staring eagerly at Su Li, who was fishing in the river, and asked with a smile, "Does Brother Bo also want to fish?"

Su Baiyu nodded, said bending down to imitate Su Li, rolled up his robe and trousers, and rushed into the river with his white and white legs.

Su Xi was worried that he would fall, so she followed him step by step, and said, "Brother Bai, slow down..."

Su Baiyu was in a good mood today, and he was very skinny. He didn't listen to Su Xi's words at all, and jumped into the stream with a "plop", and ran towards Su Li: "Daddy, I will help you catch fish. I want to catch a big carp. Give it to my aunt."

Su Xi was annoyed and helpless after being splashed with water all over her body, but fortunately she only got wet on the hem of her skirt, so she would be fine when she went back to roast by the fire.

Two quarters of an hour later, Su Li and Su Zuo caught three or four carp respectively. After cutting open the belly of the carp and washing them, they spread seasonings on them, then skewered them with iron skewers and put them on the grill to start roasting.

Su Xi doesn't like fish very much, the only thing she likes to eat is shad, but shad is precious, and it is a tribute from the imperial court, so there are not many of them in total, so I can't eat it often, I can only eat it once in a while to satisfy my appetite.Su Li's grilled fish was also delicious. The outer skin was grilled crispy, and the fish meat inside was tender and tasty. She took a few bites and then suddenly stopped.

Not for anything else, just remembering that in the cave that night, Wei Feng grilled fish for her in the same way.

Wei Yan was such a gentleman at that time, she wanted to see the injury on her leg, so he walked out without saying a word, and even found her a herbal medicine to stop the bleeding.

At that time, Su Xi never thought that the other side of Wei Feng would be so "evil"...

Su Xi sighed.

To be honest, Su Xi still doesn't understand why Wei Yan kissed her for no reason.I wanted to ask him last time, but as soon as my mother came over, her mind became muddled, and there was no time to ask such questions.

Not to mention that Wei Feng is going to be the emperor in the future, the two girls who were betrothed to him in the previous life all died, which is really unbelievable.Su Xi cherishes her own life very much, and she doesn't want to get too involved with Wei Yan, mostly because of this, what if her life is not as tough as Wei Yan's, and what if he kills her?
She hasn't had enough in her life.

"Hey, Big Brother Su, Sixth Brother Su and Sister Xi are all here?" A voice interrupted Su Xi's thoughts.

Su Xi turned around and saw Yin Qiqi and Yin Pengpeng walking towards this side, and it was Yin Qiqi who was talking.

Yin Qiqi smiled and said: "I saw a fire here from a distance, I thought it was in the direction of Su's other courtyard, so I brought Pengpeng here, I didn't expect you to be here."

Yin Pengpeng also greeted everyone with a smile on his face.

Su Li said: "Since you're here, let's sit down together."

Yin Qiqi and Yin Pengpeng were not polite, and each chose a place to sit down.Yin Qiqi sat on Su Xi's left, Yin Pengpeng sat on Su Xi's right, Su Baiyu happened to be on Yin Pengpeng's other side, and Su Li was beyond.

Yin Pengpeng saw that Su Baiyu couldn't spit out fish bones when eating fish, so he took a plate from the small square table beside him, divided the fish into pieces, carefully picked out the bones from the fish, and put them back in front of him, saying : "Brother Bai, eat the fish here. There are no thorns here, so you won't be afraid of getting stuck in your throat."

Su Baiyu glanced at Yin Pengpeng, then turned his head to look at Su Li, as if asking for his father's opinion.

Su Li patted his head and said, "Cousin Peng Peng gave it to you, you can eat it."

Su Baiyu lowered his head and said, "Thank you, Cousin Pengpeng."

Yin Pengpeng smiled.

On this side, Yin Qiqi gave her a complicated look.

Everyone gossiped while eating grilled fish, because the two families were cousins, so there was no restraint in speaking.

Yin Qiqi asked: "I heard that sister Xi has been learning piano from Mr. Gu Tong recently? I heard that name was mentioned, and I heard that he is a top-notch piano player. He even played music for the emperor back then. The emperor wanted to keep him. Worked as an imperial luthier in the palace. It's just that Mr. Gu Tong has a weird temper, so he didn't agree, but left the palace to live in seclusion elsewhere."

Su Xi had also heard about this, she smiled and said, "My husband yearns for a free life, but he said that the palace is not suitable for him."

Yin Qiqi also heard that Mr. Gu Tong had only had three apprentices in his life, and these three had their own accomplishments in the piano art, and it would be difficult to catch up with any one of them.Therefore, Su Xi was able to be favored by Mr. Gu Tong and accepted as a disciple. Yin Qiqi was not unenvious. "Sister Xi must have something special to be favored by Mr. Gu. It's a pity that I have never heard of your piano." I wonder if you can play a song for me to listen to some other day?"

Su Xi naturally couldn't refuse such a request from Yin Qiqi, and said, "Sister Qi, don't say that... If you want to hear it, I'll play it to you another day, but you must not dislike it."

Yin Qiqi smiled and said no.The two talked some more, and suddenly heard a burst of exclamation from the stream.

Su Xi followed the sound and saw that Su Li was holding Yin Pengpeng's arm, and Yin Pengpeng was half leaning on Su Li's body, with lingering fear still on his face.

It turned out that Yin Pengpeng squatted on the bank to wash his hands just now. When he got up, he didn't stand firm, stepped on the moss, and almost slipped into the water.It just so happened that Su Li passed by and took advantage of the opportunity to grab her.

After Yin Pengpeng stood firm, he noticed their intimate posture, quickly let go of his hands and retreated from Su Li's arms, blushing and said, "Thank you, Brother Su...I didn't notice it for a while..."

Su Li didn't change his face, and said, "Be careful."

Then it came back.

Yin Pengpeng kept looking at Su Li's back, even though the surrounding light was dim, Su Xi could still see that her face was blushing.

Su Xi thought to herself, Yin Pengpeng's feelings for her elder brother were almost written all over her face, she could see it, but her elder brother was the only one who remained indifferent.

Su Xi poked the fire in front of her with a branch, and silently felt sorry for Yin Pengpeng for a while.Her elder brother only had his deceased sister-in-law in his heart, if it was so easy to open his heart to accept others, he wouldn't have been married for so many years.

"Auntie, I saw a firefly." Su Baiyu ran from the other end and tugged at Su Xi's sleeve.

Su Xi followed suit, "Where is it?"

Su Baiyu pointed in a direction.Su Xi looked around, it was pitch black and there was nothing.She said: "Brother Bo wants to see fireflies, can you let Daddy catch them for you tomorrow? It's too late today, we should go back."

Seeing that she didn't believe it, Su Baiyu shook his head and insisted: "There are really fireflies." While talking, he tugged Su Xi, wanting to take her to see it together.

It's not surprising to see fireflies in midsummer, and Su Xi didn't take it seriously, just thinking of him as a child.

Su Xi said: "I'll accompany you to take a look, but we can't go too far, okay? We'll be back later."

Su Baiyu nodded in agreement.

Su Xi thought she was nearby, so she didn't bring her maid and accompanied Su Baiyu to the other side of the forest.After walking for a while, I saw a warm yellow firefly passing by in front of my eyes, only for a moment, and soon flew to the front again.

The firefly's tail illuminates the road ahead, luring people to move on.Su Baiyu's eyes lit up, he held Su Xi's hand tighter, and walked forward quickly, "Auntie, let's catch it back and put it in the house, so we don't need to light the lamp at night."

Su Xi hurriedly followed, worried that he was lost alone. "Brother Bo, slow down, don't go too far."

Su Baiyu's eyes were full of fireflies at this time, how could he hear Su Xi's words.

Su Xi had no choice but to follow him closely while remembering the way he took it.Not long after walking, the number of fireflies in front of me suddenly increased, first one or two, then three, five, and then walking forward, there were more and more fireflies.The fireflies illuminated the surrounding environment, and Su Xi involuntarily slowed down and followed them a little bit forward.

Su Baiyu stretched out his arms, trying to catch one, but the fireflies flew so fast that he couldn't catch them for a long time. "Auntie, why are there so many fireflies here?"

Su Xi shook her head, "I don't know either."

Although it is not uncommon to see fireflies on the mountain, it is still rare to see so many fireflies at once.

There are fireflies constantly flying from a distance, as if two warm yellow galaxies are spread around them, extending forward, taking them to an unknown end.Su Xi walked forward in a strange way, and suddenly came to an open space, her eyes suddenly brightened, she squinted her eyes, and after seeing the scene in front of her, she stopped in a daze——

Countless fireflies gathered in one place, hovering in mid-air, and each firefly's tail was like a lamp, flying and circling in the air, forming a bright and magnificent night sky.Tens of thousands of fireflies were right in front of her eyes, and the night sky was as bright as day. Su Xi stared blankly, as if her whole body was surrounded by vast stars. If she took a step forward, she would be supported by these little things and fly away. to heaven.

Su Xi was extremely astonished. She didn't know how there was such a fairyland-like place in the back mountain of the other courtyard. She had been here several times before, but she had never encountered such a scene.

"Auntie, there seems to be someone there." Su Baiyu pointed to a place and said.

Su Xi heard the sound and looked, through the night sky surrounded by fireflies, she saw a person standing under the century-old giant tree opposite.

Because the distance was too far, Su Xi couldn't see his appearance, so she led Su Baiyu a few steps forward.

When he got closer, he could see the person's face clearly.

Wei Yan put on a long robe and stood a few steps away.The moonlight shone on him, and I saw a thin smile on his lips, handsome and extraordinary, as if he had been waiting here for her for a long time.

(End of this chapter)