Suo Qingjun Chapter 66

play games

The sweet fragrance of sweet potatoes still lingers in the yard, the remaining fire in the charcoal stove shrinks to a few dark red spots, and the evening breeze blows over the copper bells on the corners, making a clear tinkling sound.

Jin Xianling was sitting on the steps, playing with a silver-leaf dart carelessly with his fingertips. The dart body reflected the light of the lantern, and the cold luster flowed between his well-joined fingers.His eyebrows were pretty, but there was an air of alienation and coldness. The corners of his lips were pursed into a straight line. He looked at the people playing next to him with no trace of emotion in his eyes.Song Xu leaned against the wooden pillar in the corridor, holding a book of military equipment in his hand. He lowered his eyes and turned the pages slowly. His side face became colder and colder in the dim yellow light. His whole body seemed to be covered with a layer of thin frost that kept no one close to him. Even the evening breeze seemed to be moving around him.Qing Feng’an was cleaning up the sweet potato skins on the stone table. There was some charcoal ash on her fingertips, and she just wiped it casually with a handkerchief. She looked calm and relaxed, except when she occasionally raised her eyes to look at Jin Xianling, her eyes would become a little softer.

Only Xu Baiyan couldn’t sit still. He walked around the courtyard twice with a grass root in his mouth. Suddenly he slapped his thigh and broke the tranquility: “Hey, just sitting is so boring! How about we play a game?”

Jin Xianling paused while playing with the silver-leaf dart, raised her eyes to glance at him, and said in a calm tone: “What game?”

“Attack the weak point!” Xu Baiyan squeezed in between the three of them, his eyes bright like a child who stole candy, “Just pick the place where the opponent can’t stand the teasing the most, and attack until you hit it. The loser will go down the mountain to buy breakfast tomorrow, all inclusive!”

Qing Feng’an laughed when he heard this and tapped the stone table with his fingertips: “You know how to have fun.”

Song Xu didn’t stop turning the pages of the book. He only slightly raised his eyelids and uttered two words: “Boring.”

“Don’t bother, Song Xu!” Xu Baiyan came over, took his arm and shook it, “Just play for one game, just treat it as a digestion, if you lose, it’s mine!”

Jin Xianling also withdrew his gaze, and the silver-leaf dart on his fingertips turned in a beautiful circle, and said in a cold voice: “It’s better to have fun than to stare at the sweet potato dregs all over the courtyard.” His words sounded in agreement, but he glanced at Song Xu from the corner of his eye – when Xu Baiyan pulled Song Xu’s arm just now, although Song Xu didn’t say a word, his fingertips curled up subconsciously.

Song Xu was exhausted by the two of them. He closed the book, put his fingertips against the cover, and after a long while he said a very soft “hmm”, which was regarded as an answer.

Xu Baiyan became energetic in an instant, rubbed his hands and scanned the three of them, and finally targeted Song Xu accurately, his eyes full of cunning: “I’ll go first! The target is you!”

Song Xu raised his eyebrows slightly and said nothing, which was regarded as acquiescence.

Jin Xianling put away the silver-leaf dart and leaned against the door frame with her arms folded. Qing Feng’an also stopped moving, and both of them watched with interest.Xu Baiyan took a deep breath, as if he was planning some big move, but after a while, he just walked slowly to Song Xu, raised his hand, and lightly flicked the cover of the military book in Song Xu’s hand.

Everything else about Song Xu is easy to say, but these ancient military books must be carefully wiped for a long time every time he touches them.Sure enough, as soon as Xu Baiyan’s fingertips touched the cover, Song Xu’s brows furrowed almost imperceptibly, and the fingers hanging by his side suddenly tightened, and the coldness around him became three points stronger.He raised his eyes to look at Xu Baiyan, with a hint of warning in his eyes that was barely noticeable, but his ears quickly turned a thin layer of red.

“Hit!” Xu Baiyan succeeded with one blow and jumped up proudly, “I knew that your precious book of war is your death! Even touching it will kill you!”

Song Xu glanced at him and didn’t say a word. He just stretched out his hand to hold the book of war in his arms. His back was straight and he still had that cold look, but his red ears betrayed him.

It’s Jin Xianling’s turn.He straightened up and walked slowly and slowly between the three of them. His eyes turned between Xu Baiyan and Song Xu, and finally fell on Qing Feng’an.Xu Baiyan thought he was going to pick Song Xu, and was about to watch the excitement when he saw Jin Xianling leaning slightly, her voice very low, with a hint of jealousy: “Master, I saw the other day that Senior Brother Song’s clothes were stained with a piece of Begonia petals that did not belong to our courtyard.”

As soon as these words came out, Qing Feng’an’s hand that was packing things suddenly stopped.Others don’t know it, but Jin Xianling knows that Qing Feng’an has always been careful. The courtyard is planted with osmanthus trees and there are no crabapples at all, and Song Xu went down the mountain yesterday.More importantly, Qing Feng’an didn’t say anything, but what he cared about most was whether there would be any problems in their private dealings, especially Song Xu’s – after all, Song Xu’s identity was a bit special than others.

Qing Fengan raised her eyes to look at Jin Xianling, with a rare flash of panic in her eyes, and then returned to calmness, but her ears quietly turned red, and she coughed lightly and said: “What nonsense are you talking about? Maybe you got it somewhere else when you passed by.”

A faint smile appeared on the corners of Jin Xianling’s lips, and there was a hint of pride in her cold brows: “Really? But I saw that the petals are very fresh.”

His words had no beginning or end, but they hit Qing Feng’an’s mind accurately.Qing Feng’an didn’t refute, just lowered her eyes and continued to clean up, but her fingertips moved a little faster.Xu Baiyan was confused, but Song Xu raised his eyes and glanced at Jin Xianling, a trace of helplessness flashed in his eyes – this kid is jealous again.

Next is Qing Feng’an.He raised his eyes, slowly scanning the three of them, and finally landed on Xu Baiyan.Xu Baiyan’s heart skipped a beat and he took half a step back warily: “Qing Feng’an, don’t try to trick me! I have a lot of weaknesses!”

Qing Feng’an didn’t speak, but spoke lightly, her voice was clear and calm, but her words were accurate: “Xu Baiyan, last month you said you would make a nest for the stray cats down the mountain, but you ended up cutting off Uncle Zhang’s bamboo and being chased and scolded by him for three streets. In the end, it was me who went to help you compensate.”

Xu Baiyan’s face turned red instantly, and his eyes were as wide as bells: “How do you know?! I obviously didn’t tell anyone!”

“I happened to be passing by that day.” Qing Fengan suppressed a smile and spoke calmly.

Xu Baiyan instantly withered. He was not afraid of anything, but he was afraid of being mentioned about this embarrassing incident. He was so angry that he squatted back on the steps, grabbed the blades of grass and drew circles, and muttered: “That’s too much… You actually exposed me…”

Finally it’s Song Xu’s turn.He slowly stood up and his eyes fell on Jin Xianling.Jin Xianling was panicked, but her face was still cold. She crossed her arms and raised her eyebrows: “Senior Brother Song, you want to find my weakness? I’m afraid it won’t be easy.”

Song Xu didn’t say anything, but walked over slowly and stood in front of Jin Xianling.He was tall and tall, and the evening breeze rolled up the hem of his clothes, bringing with it a somewhat cold aura.Jin Xianling was heartbroken by what he saw, but still maintained a cold face. Just when he was about to speak, he saw Song Xu leaning slightly, her thin lips close to his ear, and said calmly in a voice that only the two of them could hear: “Last time you secretly changed my ink ingots, and hid the old ink with the broken corner under the master’s inkstone. Do you think no one knows?”

Jin Xianling’s face suddenly turned red, from the base of her ears to the base of her neck.He suddenly looked up at Song Xu, looked into those cold eyes, and instantly withered.He changed the ink that day and thought it was done perfectly. Unexpectedly, Song Xu knew about it already and found out exactly where he hid the ink.What’s even worse is that if Qing Feng’an knew about this, he might be talking about it for an unknown amount of time.

Song Xu straightened up and didn’t look at him again. He just walked slowly back to the wooden pillar and picked up the military book again. He still turned the pages slowly, with only a faint smile flashing in his eyes.

The courtyard was silent for a moment, and then Xu Baiyan burst into laughter.

“Jin Xianling, you can do it!” Xu Baiyan laughed so hard that he slapped his thigh, “You dare to secretly exchange Song Xu’s ink ingots and hide them with the master. Do you think you haven’t been whipped enough?”

Jin Xianling’s face turned red with embarrassment, but she still kept her cold face, raised her foot and kicked Xu Baiyan, with a bit of embarrassment in her voice: “Shut up! If you keep talking nonsense, I’ll feed your bag of osmanthus cakes to the cat!”

The remaining fire in the charcoal stove danced, stretching the shadows of the four people.The evening breeze carried the sweet fragrance of sweet potatoes and the crispness of cinnamon trees. Song Xu leaned against the wooden pillar, listening to the noise in the courtyard, and slowed down his flipping of the book. His cold brows and eyes were rarely touched by a touch of softness.Qing Feng’an walked up to him and handed him a cup of warm tea. The two looked at each other with a clear smile in their eyes.

Finally counting the results, Xu Baiyan succeeded in teasing Song Xu, Jin Xianling succeeded in teasing Qing Feng’an, Qing Feng’an hit Xu Baiyan’s weakness, and Song Xu even hit Jin Xianling’s death with one blow.After all the calculations, it turned out that Jin Xianling lost the most.

He drooped his head dejectedly, unable to maintain his cold expression, and resigned: “Okay, okay, I’ll make breakfast for tomorrow.”

Xu Baiyan immediately came over and pushed further: “I want the soy milk fried dough sticks from the one in the south of the city, and two cages of meat buns, and add more vinegar!”

“I know, I know.” Jin Xianling muttered and glanced at Song Xu secretly. Seeing that he was not angry, she breathed a sigh of relief and took out the silver-leaf dart again and started playing with it. It was just a fingertip movement, but there was no coldness as before.

As the night gets darker, starlight fills the courtyard, and the fire in the charcoal stove gradually goes silent.Xu Baiyan was still arguing with Jin Xianling about whether to add a plate of pickled radish tomorrow. Jin Xianling thought he had too many things to do, but she still kept it in mind silently.Qing Feng sat aside and listened quietly, while Song Xu lowered his head and opened the book of war again, but this time, the corners of his lips seemed to be slightly curved.

The temperature in the yard is a bit warmer than the fire.

Banxia novel, a lot of fun