In a blink of an eye, it was the twentieth day of the twelfth lunar month, and the tenth senior brother said that there was a rule in Taixi Mountain - you were not allowed to go home without permission from the master. In other words, you had to stay on the mountain even during the New Year.
However, Brother Xiaobai is an exception. Every year on the 20th of the twelfth lunar month, his family will send someone to pick him up and take him home to celebrate the New Year.
I'm so envious - I haven't seen my father and eldest brother for a year...
However, Senior Brother Xiaobai is not in good health this year and should not work long distances. Therefore, he has already sent word to his family that he will stay in the mountains to celebrate the New Year.
In the past few days, I have been thinking about two things: one is naturally Senior Brother Xiaobai's body, and the other is my marriage to the Third Prince.
Now, Senior Brother Xiaobai and I are in love. I am absolutely unwilling to end my relationship with him and marry the Third Prince, but what does Senior Brother Xiaobai think? Does he know that I have an engagement? ?
I thought about it, I have to find a suitable time to mention it to him. If my family takes me back to get married after the New Year, and Senior Brother Xiaobai suddenly learns about it, it will be even worse. But now, if I mention it I was afraid that this matter would add to his worries, and that it would be a bad thing if his injuries were not yet healed and he would suffer from heart problems, so the matter was postponed.
It was New Year's Eve in a blink of an eye, and Senior Brother Xiaobai could finally get out of bed. I thought that I still had to make him feel confident, so I made an appointment to meet him at Sifang Pavilion after dinner.
This year's New Year's Eve, there were only Master and five of us brothers and sisters in the mountain, and it was a little deserted.
Master is a very considerate master. He thought that Senior Brother Xiaobai was not in good health, so he placed the reunion dinner at Jingshui Residence.
The New Year is supposed to be a festive event, but for some reason, our master and disciples don’t seem to be in a high mood.
After the meal, Master went back to Hermitage alone, leaving five of us, brothers and sisters, to have a drinking contest.
The fifth senior brother caressed the purse around his waist, took a few sips, and then left the table to chase after his master.
The tenth senior brother was also a little depressed, and the ninth senior brother was quite interested, but neither senior brother Xiaobai nor I could drink, so he had to catch the unhappy tenth senior brother and drink together.
It is said that when you are drunk, you will become even more depressed when you are depressed. After a while, the tenth senior brother became a little drunk and started chatting with the ninth senior brother.
Senior Brother Xiaobai glanced at me, stood up, and left the table. I sat for a while and then followed him out.
Jingshui Lake draws hot spring water from the mountain, and lotus flowers bloom all year round. Now, the heat in the lake is rising, and the entire lake is shrouded in a misty white mist. Half of the lake is filled with enchanting lotus flowers, which is quite a sight. Fun.
However, now I have my own thoughts and have no inclination to appreciate the lotus. I hurriedly stepped onto the Jingshui Bridge, and saw Brother Xiaobai already standing at the Sifang Pavilion waiting for me. I took two quick steps and entered the pavilion.
"Rong'er, why don't you put on more clothes when you go out?" As he said this, Senior Brother Xiaobai took off his Mohu cloak.
"Senior brother," I quickly pressed his hand, "you are not in good health. If you get sick again, I will feel even more uneasy. How about... why don't we wear it together?"
Senior Brother Xiaobai chuckled, "It's very warm in the middle of the lake. I'm a man, no more delicate than you." After saying that, he put the cloak on my shoulders.
"Senior brother..."
Senior Brother Xiaobai interrupted me: "Rong'er, you asked me to have a private meeting here, but do you have anything private to say?"
I lowered my head and stared at Shuangdie Lianhua's embroidered shoes, not daring to look at him. Alas, after being silent for a long time, I finally decided to tell the truth: "Brother, do you know that I already...have...an engagement?"
