"What about fifth?" Xia Zhaoyi said, "Since it's a private matter, you don't need to say it, just say whether it's important or not."
Shen Lie took a deep look at her and said, "It's not important or not, it's just something that would make him feel strange if I agreed easily, because it doesn't match my personality."
"I understand, that is to say, only the third one, who asks you to draw the celestial star chart in the Xunji Hall in the palace city, is the one you are most likely to agree to."
"Um."
"Then did you go?"
Shen Lie paused slightly and suddenly chuckled: "No."
"Then do you agree?"
"As a delaying strategy, only by agreeing to this can we not arouse Rougu's suspicion."
Xia Zhaoyi frowned, confused: "But, isn't Shen Zhu's purpose to lure you to Longyuan? Why do you need Aunt Rou to block the way?"
"He didn't really want to stop me, he just wanted to slow me down. We rode alone and were much faster than Li Ju's army which couldn't lose its tail. He was afraid that I would bring Lao Tong and Zhi Changle back on the way."
"You two brothers..."
They are really at odds with each other.
Shen Lie smiled and said, "I was originally going to talk about the celestial star chart, but I went too far."
"Yeah," Xia Zhaoyi nodded, "Celestial star chart."
"Shen Xu will not mention it without reason. He always has calculations in his words, so he brought this up, or he wanted to induce me to investigate something related to the celestial astrology chart."
"Then have you checked?"
Shen Lie looked at her: "It is said that there are only two people in the world who can decide the outcome. One is Kong Zefeng, the supervisor of the Taishi Bureau, and the other..."
Shen Lie didn't say any more.
"Xia Zhaoyi." Xia Zhaoyi said softly.
"Well, it's your sister."
Xia Zhaoyi pursed her lips and smiled.
"Ah Li," Shen Lie said softly, "What about you? Do you know how to do it?"
"I... can't," Xia Zhaoyi smiled, with sly eyes, "My master can do it, my sister can do it, they are both the most powerful people, right?"
"..."
"As for my sister, she is ice-smart, sweet-natured, extremely beautiful, and has a sassy personality. In the eyes of the world, she is cynical, idiosyncratic, and a very individual, independent, and thoughtful girl."
"..."
"Right?" Xia Zhaoyi looked up and looked at Shen Lie with bright eyes.
Shen Lie used all his strength to suppress his smile: "Well, Mrs. Xia is worthy of being unparalleled in the world."
"If my sister were alive, she would definitely appreciate you very much." Xia Zhaoyi said solemnly.
"Well, I'm very good." Shen Lie was also shameless.
"Still handsome." Xia Zhaoyi added.
Shen Lie could hardly hold himself any longer, and looked elsewhere with a hidden smile.
Unconsciously, when they reached the end of the street, they remembered that they came out to eat glutinous rice balls this time.
At first glance, you can see a sea of people going back to their homes, and the bustle is gradually disappearing.
Shen Lie saw a stall not far away and said, "There might be glutinous rice balls over there."
Xia Zhaoyi looked at it and said: "It seems that the stall is about to be closed. Let's find a small inn at will."
"good."
Facing the river, Xia Zhaoyi and Shen Lie sat down by the window of an inn.
After sitting for a while, the waiter came up with two steaming bowls of glutinous rice balls.
Before leaving, the waiter couldn't help but look at them again.
Just by looking at their clothes, you can tell that they are either rich or noble. Their appearance, temperament and gestures are even more outstanding.
The moon is on the willow branches, and people make appointments with lamps and sparks at night. It is really charming.
The waiter sighed in his heart and looked at it a few more times.
In Shen Lie's peripheral vision, he guessed something else: "Could it be poisonous?"
Xia Zhaoyi laughed, lowered his head and sniffed: "No."
"Can you smell this?"
Xia Zhaoyi scooped it up with a spoon and fed it into his mouth.
Eating hot glutinous rice balls is different from swallowing candied haws.
She only dared to open her lips and take a small bite first, the fragrant sesame paste flowed out from it, she licked it, and then dared to swallow it slowly.
Shen Lie looked at her lips with all his attention. When the girl raised her eyes, he realized and smiled faintly: "How does it taste?"
“Very delicious.”
Shen Lie then lowered his head and tasted it slowly.
The light of the small lantern on the side gradually dimmed. Xia Zhaoyi lowered her head and watched it gradually burn out its remaining light. A gust of evening wind just blew up outside the window, passing low on the clear lake. It entered the window and ruffled her hair. For no apparent reason, I felt as if a sense of Zen was welling up in my heart.
"The fire has gone out." Shen Lie suddenly said.
"It doesn't matter," Xia Zhaoyi smiled and looked at Shen Lie, "You can order more."
"After eating later, do you want to go back and rest?"
"Since we are talking about the Minister of Rites, I want to meet Zhang Yunyun."
"I'll go with you." Shen Lie said gently.
Xia Zhaoyi thought for a while and said: "Otherwise, like this..."
She stood up and leaned towards his ear.
The quick movement seemed to be slowed down in Shen Lie's eyes, and in an instant, the girl was whispering a lot in his ear.
"What do you think?" Xia Zhaoyi asked.
The breath that was so close was really like orchid. In addition to the aroma of glutinous rice balls and the sweetness of candied haws, the warm breath had the smell of barbecue, which seemed to have disappeared.
"Shen Lie?"
"You, say it again." Shen Lie said calmly.
His heart beat like a runaway horse, but his handsome face remained as calm as a mountain.
"Okay." Xia Zhaoyi said again.
This time, Shen Lie understood everything.
"Well, let me go then." Shen Lie said.
Xia Zhaoyi saw his red ears, paused, and looked at his handsome face.
Shen Lie didn't squint his eyes and sat upright. In order to show his calmness, he gently scooped out the bowl with the spoon in his hand.
In fact, at this distance, he knew immediately that as long as he met her eyes with one side of his head, and with a little more deliberate effort, the two of them would most likely touch.
But since he already knew the consequences of this distance, he had to endure it. If he knowingly violated it, it would be an offense.
Xia Zhaoyi pursed her lips, sat back, lowered her head and ate glutinous rice balls.
I am used to talking like this with Zhili, Zhi Changle, Lao Tong and the others.
But they rarely face each other, they are always by their side.
but……
Xia Zhaoyi couldn't help but raise her head and look at Shen Lie's ears. She looked from his ears to his eyes. He was looking at her.
His deep black eyes seemed to contain a vast galaxy, and they were so focused and solemn that they seemed to be trying to attract her into them.
Xia Zhaoyi opened her mouth and wanted to speak, but suddenly felt annoyed and stopped.
She didn't know what to say. After thinking about it, Xia Zhaoyi quickly sorted out her emotions at the moment.
