Chapter 295 Qingyan Extra: The Moonlight Is Bright (3)

Lu Yan's mind suddenly flashed the smile of the little girl yesterday, which was also so light and pure. As if by some strange coincidence, Lu Yan tapped his toes slightly, and the scene on the other side of the wall came into view.

Under the crabapple tree with fluttering petals, the little girl, wearing a lotus pink dress, played the piano under the shade of the tree. Her slender fingers and gentle face made her look like a fairy that only appeared in a storybook.

Lu Yan was stunned. It was Shen Qing.

Perhaps he sensed something. The next moment, he saw Shen Qing's eyes looking at Lu Yan.

In an instant, their eyes met.

The little girl raised a light smile at the corner of her mouth, and her voice was full of joy, "What a coincidence, do you want to have tea together?"

Lu Yan shook his head and refused, and then disappeared on the other side of the wall.

Chan Yi tilted her head slightly and said in worry, "Miss, with Mr. Lu's stubborn personality, can we catch up with him?"

Shen Qing picked up a piece of lotus cake leisurely, "Beauty always has some personality."

Since the accidental glance that day, the two did not meet again for a long time.

Shen Qing was not in a hurry. She planted flowers and painted in her own small yard every day, and returned to the City Lord's Mansion from time to time to accompany Mr. Yun. Her life was very comfortable.

Until one day in late May, watching Shen Qing tending to flowers and plants again, Chan Yi finally found something wrong.

"Miss, I don't think you are here to pursue Mr. Lu, but to live a quiet life!"

Shen Qing smiled after being exposed by Chan Yi, "Why? Is it that the life now is not comfortable enough?"

Chan Yi couldn't refute this. In the small courtyard, Chan Yi felt more comfortable than in the Yining Marquis Mansion and the City Lord Mansion. She didn't need to show anything deliberately, nor did she need to be extremely shy. In this small world, Shen Qing was the only master.

"I heard from my grandfather that there are fireflies on Yunling Mountain outside the city. How about I take you to catch some tonight?"

Chan Yi nodded happily, "Okay, I will prepare the tools to catch fireflies."

On the other side of the wall, Lu Yan, who watched the crabapple flowers fall in the yard every day, listened to the conversation between the master and servant. Yunling Mountain, fireflies? Lu Yan frowned slightly, that was something that only little girls would like.

Li Ze passed by not far away and saw his master's brows twisted and then relaxed, as if he was making a difficult decision.

It was not until a long time later that Lu Yan walked towards Li Ze, "Prepare the carriage, we will go out of the city to Yunling Mountain tonight."

Li Ze was confused, "Why go to Yunling Mountain?"

The cold night was not good for Lu Yan's health.

Lu Yan casually replied "Look at the stars" and disappeared at the corner in front.

Li Ze: "?"

What kind of madness is this?

...

In the evening, Shen Qing and Chan Yi had lunch early and took a carriage out of the courtyard.

Not long after the two left, the gate of the courtyard next door was also opened, and a carriage drove out from it. The driver was Li Ze.

Yuncheng closes the city gate at 10:00 every day, so they have to hurry up.

Thinking of the issue of sleeping outdoors tonight, Li Ze asked the carriage, "Master, where shall we sleep tonight?"

Lu Yan's lazy voice came out through the gap of the carriage door, "I will sleep in the carriage, and you will sleep on the roof."

Li Ze: "..."

The arrangement is quite thorough.

As the sky gradually darkened, Li Ze drove the carriage to the foot of Yunling Mountain, and soon saw a familiar carriage with sharp eyes... Isn't this the carriage of Miss Shen who had taken them a ride before?

Something flashed through his mind, and Li Ze looked at the carriage. He always felt that his master who suddenly wanted to "see the stars" had a little calculation in his mind, but where did he get the news that Miss Shen was also coming to Yunling Mountain today?

"Master, Yunling Mountain is here, and we have to climb up the rest of the way."

A "hmm" came from the carriage, and then the carriage door was opened, and Lu Yan got off the carriage neatly.

Li Ze gave him an outer robe, brought water and cakes, and then followed Lu Yan to climb to the top of the mountain.

The last glimmer of light in the sky disappeared, and the sky became completely dark. From time to time, a few fireflies floated in the air. They were fireflies.

Lu Yan's eyes stayed on the fireflies for a moment, and the cheerful tone of the little girl when she said she was going to catch fireflies in the afternoon emerged in his mind, and the corners of his mouth could not help but rise.

Lu Yan liked to listen to her voice.

Seeing his master grinning at the fireflies, Li Ze felt that he was becoming more and more abnormal.

When the master and servant climbed to the top of the mountain, it was already halfway through the night. At this time, the little girl's slightly raised voice of surprise came to his ears: "Chan Yi, look, I caught two at a time!"

Chan Yi's echoing voice soon came, "Miss, you are really amazing, help me, I can't catch any."

Lu Yan found a hidden place to sit down, looking at the sparse and almost non-existent stars in the sky, and felt that the lie he told to Li Ze in the afternoon seemed a bit perfunctory.

Li Ze couldn't bear to see him chasing after her but not daring to meet Shen Qing, so he could only shake his head, sigh, and then take the initiative to help him.

Although he was not as smart as Lu Yan, he was not a fool. Over the years, Lu Yan had always been indifferent to everyone, and only when facing Shen Qing would he rarely smile.

Lu Yan sat on the grass and listened to the girl's cheerful voice. As he listened, he suddenly felt that the voice had disappeared.

Lu Yan frowned, turned his head, and saw the girl looking at him with a smile in her eyes, holding a purse embroidered with transparent gauze in her hand, and a few fireflies in it reflected her beautiful face.

"What a coincidence, are you here to catch fireflies too?"

Lu Yan was about to say no, but when he met the little girl's bright eyes, he nodded subconsciously.

Shen Qing raised a bright smile, "Then let's go together?"

Lu Yan responded awkwardly, and the next moment Shen Qing stuffed a butterfly net into his hand.

"I have prepared several purses, and I want to fill them up."

Lu Yan didn't reply to her, but he waved the net in his hand more vigorously.

Seeing the two people working well together, Chan Yi on the side immediately pursed her lips, "It's over, I couldn't catch them in the first place, and now that the young lady has been pushed away by you, I have even less fireflies."

Hearing Chan Yi's aggrieved voice, Li Ze couldn't help but feel soft in his heart, "How about I help you?"

Chan Yi expressed doubt, "Can you do it?"

Lize looked dissatisfied, "Who are you looking down on? Don't worry, I will definitely fill up both of your purses!"

So, the next scene turned into Lu Yan and Li Ze waving their nets vigorously to catch fireflies, while Shen Qing and Chan Yi happily filled them on the side. In just one hour, six or seven purses were filled.

The light green fireflies lined up on the branches, and Shen Qing and Lu Yan sat side by side under the fireflies, two meters apart. The two did not speak, but just sat quietly, as if enjoying this rare peace.

Li Ze and Fu Yi sat behind the two of them, bickering from time to time, adding some liveliness to the quiet night.

After an unknown amount of time, Lu Yan spoke up, "Are you going back tonight?"

Lu Yan knew Shen Qing's identity, the cousin of the city lord's mansion. As long as she wanted to go back, the guards at the city gate would definitely let her go.

Shen Qing did not answer but asked: "What about you?"

Lu Yan was silent for a long time before he responded stiffly: "All right."

Shen Qing was amused by his reaction, "I have never spent the night outside since I was a child, and I have never seen such a beautiful night, so I plan to go back early tomorrow morning. Do you want to accompany me?"

This time Lu Yan responded quickly, "Okay."

The air fell into a brief silence again, and Shen Qing suddenly asked the question that had puzzled him for a long time, "Why did you suddenly come to Yunling Mountain?"

Shen Qing would not believe that Lu Yan was also here to catch fireflies. His face did not look like he would do such a thing. What's more, who would catch fireflies without tools?

Lu Yan's expression tightened, but he still said stubbornly, "Come to see fireflies."

Seeing this, Shen Qing did not ask any more questions, but he had some guesses in his heart.

As the night deepened, Shen Qing still did not feel sleepy at all, but his stomach began to growl.

She was in such a hurry to go out that night that she didn't have much dinner.

Lu Yan took out a bag of cakes from his arms, "Would you like to eat some?"

Hearing this, Li Ze immediately looked at Lu Yan's hand and saw seven or eight exquisite cakes wrapped in smooth silk. The rich sweet smell was transmitted to Li Ze's nose through the air.

Li Ze was full of surprise. When did Lu Yan secretly pack these cakes?

And, it's so sweet, can he eat it?

But soon Li Ze knew that whether Lu Yan could eat sweetness depended on who gave him the cakes.

Shen Qing pinched a piece of cake and put it into his mouth without any defense, which made Lu Yan laugh softly: "You trust me so much? Aren't you afraid that I will put drugs in the cakes?"

Shen Qing raised his hand and pointed at two lights not far away, and the meaning was obvious: I brought people here.

Seeing that he was the only one eating from beginning to end, Shen Qing felt a little embarrassed, and picked up a piece of cake and handed it to Lu Yan, "I'll give you a piece of cake for now, and I'll treat you to it another day."

Lu Yan took it and took a bite. It was still very sweet, just like the sweet-scented osmanthus cake that Shen Qing had given him before.

At about five o'clock in the morning, Shen Qing stood up and released all the fireflies on the branches. The fireflies flew in the air and soon disappeared.

Lu Yan had already blown the fire stick, and a little puzzlement flashed across his handsome face, "If you don't like it very much, why let it go?"

Shen Qing sat back on the grass, "Because they also like freedom. I have bound them for a night, and it's time to let them go.

What's more, some things, having them is enough."

Looking at the yearning that flashed in the little girl's eyes, Lu Yan felt that a string in his heart was suddenly touched.

Her eyes...seemed to have a lot of secrets?

But Lu Yan knew very well that there were some things he shouldn't ask.

At the end of the fifth watch, the group got up and walked down the mountain in the dim light.

Chan Yi was very sleepy. She kept yawning but did not forget to remind Shen Qing to be careful with her feet. Shen Qing held her helplessly, fearing that she would slip down if she lost her balance.

Lu Yan looked indifferent, but Li Ze could see that he was holding on.

Tonight's indulgence resulted in a period of bedriddenness.

The two carriages drove slowly towards the direction of Yuncheng.

At the gate of the city, the guards saw the Yun family guards driving in front of Shen Qing's carriage, and hurriedly bowed to invite Shen Qing into the city.

After entering the city, the two carriages drove together until they drove to the end of Qinghe Lane. Li Ze finally realized that something was wrong and exclaimed in surprise: "Miss Shen is our new neighbor?"