Wu Linlin's eyes fell into another pair of dark and deep eyes. The two looked at each other. For a moment, they forgot to speak and only looked at each other's eyes.
Pei Heng: "..."
Xu Wanning: "..."
Until the sound of banging was heard outside.
"The sky is dry and everything is dry, be careful about the fire."
"Boom!—Boom!"
Xu Wanning came back to her senses instantly and looked out the window: "It's midnight."
Pei Heng touched his nose. He felt strange.
"Then let's go. It is the custom in Suzhou to go up to the mountain at the second watch. We may be back very late tonight."
Xu Wanning stood up immediately, pretending to stretch out the wrinkled clothes he had slept in while taking a nap, and walked towards the door on her own.
But Pei Heng didn't follow.
When Xu Wanning turned around, Pei Heng also happened to look back at her.
The two people stood in front of the door and the other in front of the window. They turned around at the same time, only to find that neither of them had followed them.
Pei Heng stood in front of the window sill, "This way."
"This is the third floor." Xu Wanning said. It is much higher than the two-meter-high courtyard wall.
Pei Heng: "It's convenient to go through the window. It takes more than half an hour to get here. If you are later, you won't be able to catch up."
"Then you didn't call me earlier." Xu Wanning walked towards the window angrily.
Pei Heng touched his nose.
He didn't do it on purpose. He had calculated the time just right when he came, but who knew he forgot to call someone after he came in.
"I was wrong, I will control the time next time." Pei Heng said.
"..."
Governor Pei would actually admit his mistake?
Xu Wanning's hand holding the edge of the window paused, and she looked at Pei Heng beside her in surprise. Pei Heng's dark and deep eyes actually contained a little smile, and he seemed to be in a good mood.
"Hold on to me." After Pei Heng said that, he hugged Xu Wanning's waist and jumped directly.
The feeling of weightlessness and feet not touching the ground made Xu Wanning's heart jump into her throat, and she hugged Pei Heng.
The wind whistled in my ears.
The rate of decline is accelerating.
Although she knew that Pei Heng knew well and would not let her get hurt, her natural fear still made her close her eyes and simply bury her face in that warm and generous embrace. Clinging tightly to Pei Heng's body.
Pei Heng: "..."
He was in a trance for a moment, and the speed of his descent was uncontrollable. He was falling down like a stone. When he reacted, he was already very close to the ground.
If you fall at this speed, you will probably sprain your feet.
Pei Heng originally had one arm around Xu Wanning's waist, but he couldn't care less at this time. He hugged Xu Wanning tightly with both hands, tapped his toes, and used strength on the wall and other objects to cushion the falling force. speed, and finally landed smoothly on the ground.
Xu Wanning didn't know that she was still nestling in Pei Heng's arms like a quail.
The person in my arms is fragrant and soft.
Pei Heng didn't move either.
The moonlight is bright tonight, shining on the two people hugging each other tightly, casting shadows that are no longer distinguishable as one person or two people.
Everything is quiet.
"Tu tu tu tu."
A strange sound sounded, and Xu Wanning poked her head out of Pei Heng's arms. She saw herself standing steadily on the ground, and then looked at her irrational movements.
She took two steps back suddenly and took the initiative to admit her mistake, "Director Pei, it was me who overstepped the mark."
The person in his arms withdrew, the fragrance and softness disappeared, and Pei Heng felt a little empty in his heart for some reason.
Pei Heng waved his hand: "Nothing."
It's all the vulture's fault.
The horse that made the noise just now was his horse. It was fast and endurance, and had always been his favorite.
But today, for the first time, I was disgusted by him.
Xu Wanning was a little embarrassed.
It's not good to spread the word about hugging a familiar man so tightly, even if Pei Heng...
But Pei Heng must know his own situation, so he doesn't care about these physical contacts.
You know, there are also a lot of eunuchs in the harem, who not only serve the emperor, but also the queen mother and concubines.
Thinking about it this way, Xu Wanning is no longer embarrassed.
She didn't treat him like a man.
The vulture snorted again, and Xu Wanning noticed two big horses beside him.
One black, one white, standing side by side.
The horse is tall and mighty, with a shiny mane. At first glance, it looks like a rare good horse.
"You pick one." Pei Heng saw her eyes sparkling and said with a smile.
He checked Xu Wanning.
When she was in Kyoto, she would often go horse riding in the countryside and her equestrian skills were superb, so he arranged for two horses without asking her.
Xu Wanning walked over, and Lingjiu actually took a step forward towards her, and even took the initiative to rub against Xu Wanning.
"I want this one." Xu Wanning excitedly chose the vulture.
Pei Heng smiled: "Okay."
The two mounted their horses and galloped through the dark night.
When the soldiers at the Qingxian City Gate saw a black and white horse galloping towards them, they were about to stop the man and the horse.
The Qing County guard leader, who never appeared at night, immediately pulled the soldiers aside, quickly opened the city gate, and cleared away anything that was in the way.
After doing all this, the horse galloped out of the city gate and quickly disappeared into the night.
"Boss, then, who is that?" The soldier is not stupid. He would not have come to the city gate the first night, but today he came and opened the city gate himself. The person who went out just now was not an ordinary person. figure.
The boss shook his head: "How did I know?"
"Then you..."
"It's an order from above." The leader pointed to the superior, "I just obey the order, but it's someone we can't afford to offend anyway. Don't think about it anymore, hurry up and close the city gate. When they come back later, call them immediately I."
When he wakes up, he can still make his presence felt in front of this wave of people who can't afford to offend him. Maybe someone will notice him.
"I know, I know." The soldier nodded and bowed to send the guard leader away, then ran to close the city gate.
Then he squatted on the wall on the second floor, staring into the dark distance with wide eyes.
Xu Wanning hasn't ridden a horse so happily for a long time. When was the last time you rode a horse?
It should have been when she was still a maid in Kyoto, more than six years ago.
She has not forgotten her riding skills. The key is that this black horse is really an obedient horse.
Pei Heng's equestrian skills were also very good. Sometimes he was ahead of her, and sometimes he was behind her. The two of them chased each other, and in the silent night there was a chase that only you and I knew about.
I don’t know how long it took, but I finally saw a village ahead.
Pei Heng did not take Xu Wanning into the village, but turned around and came to the foot of a mountain. As soon as their horses stopped, someone came out and said, "Supervisor."
Fusong saw the scene in front of him through the moonlight, but he even suspected that there was something wrong with his eyes.
What did he see?
The vulture that is never touched or touched by anyone is what Mrs. Xu rides?
"Is everything done?"
Fusong couldn't close his mouth in shock.
"Uh uh... Well, no, yes, everything has been done according to the governor's wishes."
Pei Heng glanced at Fusong and knew what he was surprised about.
But what’s so surprising?
Pei Heng turned over and dismounted, and just as he was about to walk towards Xu Wanning, Xu Wanning turned over and dismounted as well.
The posture is clean and neat.
Pei Heng: "..." He handed the reins to Fusong. Fusong quickly took it and took the initiative to take the reins from Xu Wanning's hand.
"Our people are on the mountain, and the funeral procession is already on the way."
Fusong wanted to lead the horse away, but the vulture rubbed against Xu Wanning's body again.
Fusong: "..."
Is this the spiritual vulture that keeps strangers away and goes crazy when it gets close?
Did you eat the wrong thing today?
