Chapter 31: Splendid Voice (10) “Walking well, walking wonderfully, walking like a fox…”
Chapter 31 Splendid Voice (10) "You walk well, you walk beautifully, you walk fox..."
Ye Qingzhan looked at the people on the stage without blinking, and saw Yun Ying with her head down, her clenched fingertips gradually turning white, and she must be feeling extremely uncomfortable. During these days of getting along, she also saw that Yun Ying was a proud girl in her bones. Her embroidery skills were unique, but she met the talented Chu Mozhi, and she couldn't help feeling lonely and frustrated.
She finally faced the knot in her heart under the coercion of Ye Mei, and overcame it with tears, and comforted herself. But today, it was directly pointed out by the person in the audience, and the worries in her heart were aroused again.
She didn't know what she should do to comfort herself again.
A moment later, after Dr. Fox and Jin Xiao congratulated Aunt Yun, Yun Ying raised her head and slowly caught up with Chu Mozhi who was about to leave the stage. She walked shoulder to shoulder with her and said with a smile: "You embroidered so well, you embroidered me so beautifully! "
There were sincere blessings and praises in the words.
Ye Qingzhan concentrated his mind, pricked up his ears, and eavesdropped without missing a single thing -
Chu Mozhi's eyes became brighter and brighter, and her smile was brighter than ever before, and she replied: "Really? It's all because of the good teaching of my sisters and Aunt Yun."
Yun Tianpiao, who was walking behind the two of them, heard the words and smiled comfortably.
They got off the stage, walked side by side, and slowly walked away. Wen Gu, who was following behind, had no intention of eavesdropping, but still heard the laughter of several people.
He didn't know whether it was because the embroidered handkerchief in his arms was warmed by him and warmed his heart, or because of the gentle words of the three embroiderers? He suddenly felt that mortals were not so annoying.
Bang, bang, bang -
his heart beat violently, and the evil spirit suddenly attacked his heart again. He covered his heart, blood flowed from the corner of his lips, he wiped it off with a sneer.
Ye Qingzhan was about to talk to him, but when he looked up, he saw him raising his hand to wipe the blood from his lips, and asked anxiously: "Wen Gu, why are you vomiting blood again, are you okay? "
Wen Gu lowered his eyes to look at her and said, "It's okay."
Many moments flashed through his mind, and he seemed to understand what they were afraid of.
Mo Zhi, who followed him quietly, took out a handkerchief and handed it to him. Knowing that she could not help, she went to chase the embroiderers in front. She liked to be with them.
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The next day, the exiled immortal still had not returned.
Ye Qingzhan was embroidered in Yun Tianpiao's hands. She hid in the handkerchief, fearing that she would be pricked by the needle.
This handkerchief for Chu Mozhi seemed to be embroidered except for a line of small words.
Yun Ying walked into the wing room and asked her to stop, saying that Aunt Yun asked her to go to Sui'an County with her, and Wen Gu was seeing her off to give a birthday gift to Ye Yuanwai.
Ye Qingzhan was put back in the box, and she kept thinking about "Ye Yuanwai" in her mind, and was unhappy.
Wen Gu jumped in through the window, as if he could see her expression, and asked, "What's wrong?"
Ye Qingzhan shook his head and said, "I'm fine, you go and protect them. Mo Zhi and I will guard the villa well."
Wen Gu glanced at her, turned around and took a step forward, then turned back as if possessed by a ghost, rubbed her face with his fingertips, stroked her, and said, "Don't worry."
Ye Qingzhan knew that he was comforting himself, nodded and said, "You should be careful too, don't spit blood again."
Wen Gu withdrew her hand, and before she could respond, she heard her say again, "I will definitely protect you next time. "
She hadn't forgotten her promise.
Wen Gu couldn't help but smile lightly and walked away.
Chu Mozhi went to the county magistrate's house to deliver something, Wen Gu escorted Yun Tianpiao and Yun Ying to Sui'an County, and Mo Zhi followed the girls in the embroidery shop to learn embroidery, looking for bits of memories.
Ye Qingzhan stole half a day of leisure, took out the small booklet given by the immortal Tianqi in his sleeve, and studied the contents inside.
Closing the book, Ye Qingzhan looked up, the sun was setting outside the window, and half a day had passed .
Chu Mozhi, who went to the county magistrate's house, entered the wing room, sat in front of the loom, and said to herself: "There really are people who can revive the dead!"
She had no friends before, and whenever she wanted to talk, she would talk to the osmanthus tree in the yard. Now that she has friends, the habit of talking to herself about things has not changed.
As Chu Mozhi spoke, she walked to the window and saw the box on the cabinet.
Ye Qingzhan looked at her, thinking about what she had just said, and heard her change the subject, muttering: "What words did sister embroider? It seems that only half of it is embroidered. "
The figure passing by the window paused when he heard the words, and the illusion changed.
This change happened a few days later, when Yun Ying and Yun Tianpiao returned to the villa with Wen Gu. After returning, they handed over the gifts sent by Mr. Ye, and talked about how good the Ye family was.
The handkerchief was held in Yun Tianpiao's hand, with the last small words embroidered on it. Ye Qingzhan tilted his head, listened to Yun Ying, and tried hard to see what the embroidered words were.
After Yun Ying finished talking, Chu Mozhi also told her what they had encountered in the mansion of Xun County Magistrate -
"I heard that Xun County Magistrate's mother had passed away more than ten days ago, but the fox Taoist said not to bury her first, and he would have his own way after seven days. Xun County Magistrate was a filial son. After some choices, he listened to the fox Taoist's words. That day, my sisters left the villa and went to Ye Mansion. When I went to deliver something to the county magistrate's wife, I actually saw the county magistrate's mother making tea in the yard. "
Hearing this, Wen Gu, who was leaning outside the house with his eyes closed and his arms folded, opened his eyes and brushed away the fallen flowers on his shoulders. Ye Qingzhan took out the ginkgo from his sleeve and hurried to pass the letter to him.
Yun Tianpiao paused with the hand embroidering the words and looked up at her. Yun Ying's face was also full of surprise, and she said in disbelief: "Really? I really want to see it with my own eyes. "
It was meant to be said later, but unexpectedly they really got the opportunity the next day. Aunt Yun asked the three of them to go to the county magistrate's mansion to deliver the custom-made cloth and brocade, and they actually met the county magistrate's mother in the courtyard.
The old woman who was very old and dying when they first met, is now full of energy and walks with a breeze. It's like... she has changed her body.
The three of them looked at each other in surprise. Ye Qingzhan was the same - before, when she was pinned to Yun Ying's waist and taken to the county magistrate's mansion to deliver embroidery, she had seen the mother of County Magistrate Xun. She looked sick, lying on the couch, unable to move, only her two eyeballs moved slowly. Compared with what she saw today, she was like two different people.
After hearing what Chu Mozhi said yesterday, she sent a letter to Wen Gu Ginkgo, asking her to find an opportunity to take her to the county magistrate's mansion to find out what was going on.
Wen Gu hid behind the high wall and green branches, looking at the courtyard, his eyes solemn and said: "Life-changing technique. "
Mo Zhi, who was sitting quietly on the wall, looked at him curiously.
Ye Qingzhan exclaimed "Ah", but before she could hear what he said, she saw Dr. Fox walk out of the side room, standing under the eaves and looking at the three people. His eyes finally fell on Chu Mozhi and he waved at her.
Chu Mozhi came here to give Dr. Fox some brocade clothes and silks. They were gifts that County Magistrate Xun had ordered at Jinxiu Villa to thank him for saving his mother. Seeing Dr. Fox waving at her, she followed his lead and then entered the room.
Yun Ying and Yun Tianpiao also Without stopping, they delivered the embroidery to the wife and mother of the county magistrate respectively.
Behind the high wall and green branches, there was no figure, only a leaf trembling. Wen Gu Qingming's robe brushed past the leaves, and in a blink of an eye, he silently arrived at the roof of a corner room and lifted a tile. Mo Zhi was in his own illusion, and his movements were very smooth. He changed his shape and floated over, looking down into the house.
Ye Qingzhan grabbed Wen Gu's collar and looked down.
She was careful and asked Wen Gu to put a piece of ginkgo on Chu Mozhi. She took out the piece from her sleeve and put it to her ear to listen.
Dr. Fox smiled and said, "Miss Chu's performance in the embroidery competition a few days ago was truly wonderful."
Chu Mozhi lowered her head and said, "Sir, you are too kind. Mozhi is naturally dull, and it was my two sisters and Aunt Yun who patiently taught me and helped me with all their heart that gave me the opportunity to learn embroidery."
Before he finished speaking, Dr. Fox suddenly laughed out loud and said, "If you are dull, how can others live?"
Chu Mozhi was about to respond, but Dr. Fox took the lead and continued, "What a pity that such a good embroidery skill has no chance to show its talent." His tone seemed to be full of cherishing talent, and he continued, "The quota to enter the palace has been taken by someone else."
Ye Qingzhan whispered in the handkerchief, "This Dr. Fox is really good at making trouble. When was the quota to enter the palace to meet the queen decided? Why haven't I heard about it?"
Not only Ye Qingzhan was full of doubts, but Chu Mozhi was also Stunned, she asked, "Enter the palace?"
Dr. Fox shook his head and said, "They didn't even tell you?" As he spoke, he took a step forward and said, "Forget it, forget it. I, Dr. Fox, hate people who are partial to their own interests and narrow-minded. What I like to tell the truth the most. Today, let me tell you how the people you call 'sister' and aunt' on weekdays are secretly plotting against you."
Chu Mozhi's face changed, she took a step back and said, "What are you talking about?"
Dr. Fox looked at her, his curved eyes bewitching, and said, "Don't you know yet? You have a very high talent for embroidery. If you hadn't started learning late, you would have become the world-famous number one embroiderer. Your two good sisters are jealous of your talent. They teach you embroidery on the surface and become your masters openly, making you grateful, but in fact they don't teach you sincerely. They say behind your back that you are--"
Dr. Fox suddenly stopped talking.
Chu Mozhi looked at him with a steady expression, and asked, "What did he say about me?"
As if he couldn't bear to speak directly, Dr. Fox turned his back to her and said slowly, "They said you were a monster!"
There was a silent response behind him.
Ye Qingzhan on the roof raised his eyes and looked at Wen Gu, and asked in a low voice, "How did he know?"
Dr. Fox turned around again and said, "Let me ask you, do you have a strange fragrance?"
There were tears in Chu Mozhi's eyes.
She couldn't deny that anything that passed through her hands, whether it was brocade or embroidery, would emit a fragrance. The embroiderer in the village once teased her about this, saying that she was the reincarnation of a flower fairy, and no one had ever called her a monster.
Seeing her body tremble slightly, Dr. Fox softened his voice a little and said soothingly; "Don't worry, I know you are not a monster, it's just the body fragrance of a young girl."
"It's just that..." Dr. Fox lifted a strand of hair from her shoulder and gently pushed it behind her back, saying, "I think so, but those sisters who are regarded as relatives don't think so. Otherwise, why would they not even want to tell you such an important thing as this embroidery competition, which is actually to celebrate the Queen's birthday in the palace and select embroiderers? You..."
Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Chu Mozhi: "Sir, there is no need to say more." She bowed respectfully, and then said seriously, "I heard that you have lived in the forest for a long time and traveled around the mountains and rivers from time to time, and have never set foot in Jinxiu Villa. How do you know what my relationship is like with the embroiderers?"
As Chu Mozhi finished speaking, the stagnant breath in Ye Qingzhan's heart finally flowed out, and he praised: "That's it, refute him, don't let him talk nonsense and sow discord."
Sow discord...
Ye Qingzhan suddenly thought of something, looked up at Wen Gu, who nodded at him.
It turns out that the person who instigated the quarrel between Zhao Yonglie and other opera troupes as Wen Gu said was the Taoist fox... But how did Wen Gu know that?
Before one cloud of doubt in his heart was dissipated, another one arose. Ye Qingzhan's eyebrows were about to be twisted together for a fight.
Seeing her surprisingly serious expression, Dr. Fox suddenly chuckled and said, "I can even save the dead, so how can I be considered as a mortal?"
Chu Mozhi was neither humble nor arrogant, and did not listen or believe it. She said, "How powerful sir is, this has nothing to do with Mozhi. I just hope that sir, please be kind and don't--"
"You belittle our feelings."
After speaking, Chu Mozhi turned around.
Ye Qingzhan was delighted and wanted to clap his hands to cheer, but he could only say softly, "You left well and wonderfully, and you left like a fox."
Wen Gu lowered his eyes to look at him, with a smile visible on his lips.
Chu Mozhi walked to the door and was about to open it, but she heard a voice from behind -
"Have you forgotten that you still have a father? Chu Letian."
This name, this person, she really didn't want to think of, but she could always dream of him at night. Chu Mozhi paused.
"A man like him, can he really bear to see you living such a comfortable life now? Will he really let you go?"
The fingertips of the hand holding the door became tighter and tighter, and gradually turned white. Chu Mozhi turned around, her expression unchanged, and said: "This is Mozhi's family affair, sir, don't bother."
Dr. Fox disagreed, his eyebrows raised slightly under the mask, and continued:
"Even if he lets you go, can the son of County Magistrate Jin really not find you? If he finds you, can Jinxiu Villa protect you?"
The high wall in her heart cracked unconsciously, and Chu Mozhi walked out the door without saying a word. Before leaving, Dr. Fox was still talking. He said: "Think about it carefully, entering the palace may be your best destination."