小夭的相思 : 开心,不开心
Xiaoyao and Jing finally overcome their long-distance relationship and begin to meet each other more often in the Central Plains.
Xiaoyao was at first too busy with Cang Xuan’s detox to miss Jing. Once that was settled, they started to spend more time together. But now they have new issues to work through – how to handle jealousy.
Still sounds like you are anxious to get to Central Plains to meet your boyfriend, Xiaoyao….
Novel only:
阿念骂母亲的那些话是藏在她心底最深的恐惧，她不愿回想，可眼前依旧浮现出一袭血红的衣袍，那男子睥睨张狂得好似要踏碎整个世界，可是他看着母亲的眼神却是那么温柔缠绵，而母亲看他的目光……小夭当时不明白，现在却懂了。
长相思第49章 溯洄从之，道阻且长(1)
The names that Nian had called her mother is her deepest fears, she did not want to recall, but she still saw a red robe before her eyes… that man’s eyes are wild and fierce, like he could flatten the entire world, but when he saw her mother, his eyes were gentle and full of tenderness, and the way her mother looked at him…. Xiaoyao did not understand then, but she does now.
Is this a plot hole? Xiaoyao had never seen 赤宸 Chichen so how would she know how he looked at her mother?
母亲滴落的泪，似乎还印在小夭的脸上。
小夭不自禁地摸了一下自己的脸颊，想擦去那些眼泪，却什么都没有。
小夭惊得一下坐起来，打开榻头的小箱子，从摆满了毒药的瓶瓶罐罐中，拿出了一瓶青梅酒。
这是璟送来的酒，也不知道他是揪出了内奸，还是想出了瞒过奶奶的方法，或者因为颛顼和丰隆有了协议，更信任璟，肯动用暗卫和他联系，反正现在每两个月，小夭会通过颛顼收到两瓶青梅酒。
小夭大喝了几口酒，好似从璟那里获得了力量，慢慢平静下来。小夭把关于母亲的思绪都赶走，她一边啜着酒，一边想着父王，渐渐地笑了，恐惧淡去。她的心清清楚楚地告诉她，父王很爱她！她肯定是父王的女儿！
The tears her mother shed, seem to still be on Xiaoyao’s face.
Xiaoyao can’t help touching her own cheek, to wipe away those tears, but there is nothing.
Xiaoyao sat up in shock, she opened the little box at her bed, and took out a bottle of green plum wine from among the bottles of poisons.
This is wine Jing had sent, she is not sure if he managed to find the traitor or he found another way now that Cang Xuan and Fenglong have an alliance and trust him more, so Cang Xuan is using his secret guards to contact him. Anyway for now, every two months, Xiaoyao will get two bottles of green plum wine from Cang Xuan.Xiaoyao downed a few big gulps, seeming to draw strength from Jing, and slowly calmed down. Xiaoyao drove away the thoughts of her mother away, as she sipped her wine, she thought about her father the King, and gradually smiled, her fears dissipating. Her heart clearly told her, her father loved her very much! She must be his daughter!
长相思第49章 溯洄从之，道阻且长(1)
春暖花开时，在择定的吉辰，颛顼带着十来个侍从，离开轩辕城，去往中原。
小夭带了一个贴身侍女珊瑚，十来个高辛侍卫，随着颛顼一起去往中原。
When the flowers bloom in the warm spring, at a selected auspicious hour, Cang Xuan took about 10 attendants and left Xiyan city for the Central plains.Xiaoyao brought a handmaid named Coral, about 10 Haoling guards, and followed him.
长相思第49章 溯洄从之，道阻且长(2)
侍从把几个箱子放到小夭面前，颛顼笑道：“涂山璟疯了！”
颛顼把箱盖一一打开，总共装了一百零五瓶酒。从颛顼和小夭到中原，已经一百零五日。
刚到中原的第一日，颛顼就和小夭说，璟想见她。但因为小夭要为颛顼解毒和戒药，小夭让颛顼转告璟，她暂时不能见他，等她可以见他时，她会再给他消息。
璟很听话，并未擅自跑来找小夭。只是每隔十五日，他就会送给颛顼一箱子青梅酒，酒的数目恰恰是天数。
长相思第1章 青梅赋相思(1)
Attendants took a few boxes before Xiaoyao, Cang Xuan laughed ” Tushan Jing has gone mad!”
Cang Xuan opened up the lids, inside was 105 bottles of wine. It has been 105 days since Cang Xuan and Xiaoyao reached the Central plains.
One the first day they arrived, Cang Xuan told Xiaoyao that Jing wanted to see her. But as Xiaoyao had to detox Cang Xuan, she asked Cang Xuan to relay to Jing that she can’t meet him yet, and will let him know when she is ready.
Jing did as he was told and have not come to look for Xiaoyao. But every 15 days, he will send a box of green plum wine to Cang Xuan, and the number is the based on the number of days.
Xiaoyao never told anyone else about their 15 year promise, not even to Cang Xuan.
Is Xiaoyao protecting her boyfriend? Just like how she told Jing not to show or he would get scolded by Cang Xuan after their Dragonbone prison date, Cang Xuan will probably be very indignant that Jing dared to ask her to wait for him for 15 years.
颛顼拿出一瓶酒：“你们之间有什么事和十五有关吗？我看璟总喜欢绕着十五做文章，似乎一直在提醒你什么。”
小夭打开一瓶酒，咕咚咕咚喝了几大口，长长舒了口气：“几个月没喝酒，还真是想念。”
颛顼低着头，把玩着手中的酒瓶，淡淡地说：“想酒没什么，别想人就成。”
长相思第1章 青梅赋相思(1)
Cang Xuan took out a bottle of wine ” Is there anything related to 15 between the two of you? I see Jing always doing something with the number 15, as if to remind you of something.”
Xiaoyao opened a bottle, and gulped down several mouthfuls, with a long sigh ” I have not drank wine for months, I really miss it.”
Cang Xuan lowered his head as he played with the bottle in his hand, said mildly ” Missing the wine is nothing, just don’t miss the person.”
紫金宫的殿宇很多，可已经好几百年没有人住过，很多殿宇十分荒凉，小白狐蹦蹦跳跳，领着小夭专走最僻静的路，来到一处槭树林，一只白鹤优雅地走到小夭面前。
小夭认识它，是璟的坐骑，名字叫狸狸。
小夭笑着和狸狸打了声招呼，骑到它背上。
神农山的上空有大型阵法的禁制，阻止人从空中随意出入，但在神农山内，只要低空飞行，避开巡逻的侍卫，就十分安全。
狸狸载着小夭，飞到了一处山崖。
山崖半隐在云雾中，一道不大的瀑布飞溅而落，汇聚成了一个不大不小的水潭。距离水潭不远处，有一间茅屋，茅屋外不过三丈宽处，就是万仞悬崖。
璟一袭天青的衣衫，站在茅屋和水潭之间，凝望着翻滚的云雾，静静相候。皎皎月华下，他就如长于绝壁上的一杆修竹，姿清逸、骨清绝。
Zijin Palace has many palaces, but nobody has stayed in them for hundreds of years, and many have fallen to ruin. The little white fox hopped around, leading Xiaoyao to the secluded path, to a cluster of maple trees, where a white crane elegantly walked before Xiaoyao.Xiaoyao knows it, it is Jing’s mount, named Lili.
长相思第1章 青梅赋相思(1)
Xiaoyao greeted Lili with a smile, and went onto its back.
Chenrong Mountains have a barrier over the airspace, to prevent people from entering as they please, but within the mountains, as long as kept low in flight, and avoid the patrols, it is very safe.
Lili carried Xiaoyao and flew towards some cliffs.
The cliffs are half hidden in the clouds and mists, a waterfall cascaded down, forming a pool. Near this pool, there is a thatched house, and outside this house, not wider than 3 feet away, is a towering cliff edge.
Jing is dressed in azure clothing, standing between the pool and the thatched house, watching the rolling clouds and waiting quietly. Under the bright moonlight, he is like an elegant bamboo that grew on this ledge.
小夭从狸狸背上下来，笑道：“白日才让颛顼送的消息，我还以为要过几日才能见到你。”
璟怔怔地看着小夭，说不出话。自上次轩辕城分别，他已经十七个月没有见到小夭，前面十几个月有心理准备，知道颛顼来中原需要时间，还不算难熬，可最近这三个多月，简直度日如年。理智告诉他，小夭肯定因为有事要处理，才不能见他，可感情上无法克制地恐慌，生怕小夭不想见他的原因就是因为已经不想再见他。
小夭歪头看着璟：“咦，你怎么不说话？”
长相思第1章 青梅赋相思(1)
Xiaoyao got off Lili’s back, and smiled “I asked Cang Xuan to relay the news in the day, I thought I had to wait a few more days before seeing you.”
Jing stared blankly at Xiaoyao, unable to speak. Since they parted in Xiyan City, it has been 17 months since he saw Xiaoyao. The earlier months he was prepared, since he was aware that Cang Xuan needed time to come to Central plains, so it was not too unbearable, but these past 3 months, every day was like a year. Reason told him that, Xiaoyao must have things to do, so she could not meet him, but he could not stop himself panicking that the reason Xiaoyao did not want to meet him, is just because she no longer wanted to.
Xiaoyao tilted her head at Jing ” Why are you so quiet?”
璟的心终于安宁了，唇角溢出了笑意。
小夭问：“你来看我麻烦吗？”
“神农山的守卫外紧内松，现在涂山氏进山不难，进山后，山里几乎可以随便逛，只有你和颛顼住的紫金顶看守很紧，我不想惊动侍卫，所以让小狐去找你。”
小夭突然反应过来：“你一直在附近？”只有距离神农山很近，才有可能得到消息后赶在白天进山。
“嗯，我已经来过好几次神农山了，借着勘察宫殿，把附近都转了一遍，无意中发现这个地方，觉得十分清静，一见就喜欢上了。”
小夭打量了一圈四周，赞道：“这地方真不错，三面都是悬崖，只有一条下山的路，又僻静又隐秘，只是神农山上什么人会住茅屋呢？”
“我也问了守山的侍卫，没有人知道。只知道这里叫草凹岭，曾是神农的禁地。”
长相思第1章 青梅赋相思(1)
Jing’s heart is finally at ease, the corners of his lips smiled.
Xiaoyao asked ” Is it troublesome to come see me?”
“Chenrong Mountain is heavily guarded outside but lax within, Tushan family coming in is not difficult, once inside, I can go almost anywhere. Only the palaces that you and Cang Xuan reside in are guarded very tightly, I didn’t want to alert the guards, so I let the little fox to find you.”
Xiaoyao suddenly realized ” You were always nearby?” Only if he was close to Chenrong mountain, can he enter the mountain immediately during the day when he got the message.
“Yes, I have been here many times already. Using the excuse to inspect the palaces, I have checked out the area and found this place by chance. Its very quiet and peaceful, I liked it the moment I saw it.”
Xiaoyao looked around, and praised “It really is a nice place, there are cliffs on 3 sides, with only one path down the mountain, secluded and hidden, but who would live in a thatched house on Chenrong mountain?”
“I have asked the guards who watch the mountains, nobody knows. They only know this is called Cao’ao Range, previously a forbidden area.
璟知道小夭的母亲死在了和蚩尤的决战中，抱歉地说：“我没想到这是蚩尤的住处，我们离开吧！”
小夭摇摇头：“何必为一个已经死了几百年的人和自己过不去？你喜欢这里，我也挺喜欢，咱们就把这里当作我们的……屋子，以后可以在这里见面。”
璟有些羞赧，他布置茅屋时，的确是希望将来能常常在这里见到小夭。
小夭走到窗旁，俯下身，嗅了一下陶罐里的野花：“这是你采的？”
璟轻轻地应道：“嗯。”
长相思第1章 青梅赋相思(1)
Jing knew that Xiaoyao’s mother died in the final battle with Chi Chen, and said apologetically ” I didn’t know that this is Chi Chen’s residence was here, let’s leave!”
Xiaoyao shook her head ” Why give ourselves a hard time over someone who has died for hundreds of years? You like it here, so do I, let’s consider this place as our….house, we can meet here in future.”
Jing felt a little shy, when he had been fixing up the place, he did hope that he can meet Xiaoyao here often in future.
Xiaoyao walked to the window, leaned down and sniffed the wildflowers in the vase “Did you pick these?”
Jing answered softly ” Yes.”
“他曾经是极好的哥哥，我们做了四百多年的好兄弟。小夭，我没有办法杀他！”璟的语气中有浓浓的抱歉，因为他的这个选择，他不仅束缚了自己，还束缚了小夭。
小夭走到他身前，额头抵在璟的肩上，说道：“虽然我常抱怨说你心太软，可其实我……我很愿意你心软。”她的身边已经有太多心狠手辣的人了，外祖父、父王、颛顼、两个舅舅、几个表弟，甚至包括她自己，都是心狠手辣的人。璟的心软，让她觉得安全，也让她欢喜。
长相思第1章 青梅赋相思(1)
“He was once the best brother in the world, we have been good brothers for over 400 years. Xiaoyao, I can’t kill him!” Jing’s voice was heavy with regret, it was because he made this choice, he not only restrained himself, but also Xiaoyao.
Xiaoyao went before him and laid her head on his shoulder, “Even though I often complain you are too soft-hearted, but actually….I am very happy that you are soft-hearted.” She already have too many ruthless people around her, her grandfather, father, Cang Xuan, two uncles, few cousins, even herself, are ruthless people. Jing’s soft-heartedness, made her feel safe and glad.
Xiaoyao says 上百岁 so if she is over 400 years old, depending on how many years she had been as a child, bearing in mind she still looked like a child after 70 years on Mount Jade, 30 years being the Fox Demon’s prisoner and she had grown up during the 300 years she had been lost.
In the later chapter 长相思第2章 青梅赋相思(2), “四百七十八年前” 478 years ago when Xiangliu took over Fangfeng Bei’s identity, it was written as ‘before she was born’ so she is less than 500 years old. Jing should be over 500 years old.
Only Novel : There is a pond by their ‘house’ and Xiaoyao took Jing for a late night dive. On the way down, she tried to get him to kiss her again by giving him air through CPR but Jing did not want to.
Maybe late night diving is too much or they did not want Xiaoyao to look too ‘thirsty’ for kisses hehe
There is also no pond in the drama set.
璟不再提要上去，脸色却渐渐地变了，可他依旧随着小夭往下潜。小夭展臂，搂住了璟的脖子，唇凑在璟的唇畔，给他渡了一口气，璟整个人都呆住，怔怔地看着小夭，居然呛了水。
小夭赶忙又贴着他的唇，给他渡了一口气。
璟身躯僵硬，两人一直往下潜，很快就到了潭底。黑黢黢地什么都没有，小夭带着璟往上游。璟这才好似清醒，用力向上游去。小夭指指自己的唇，示意璟如果觉得气息不够时，就来亲她。可璟一直没有来碰她，上浮又比下潜速度要快很多，璟凭着一口气，硬是浮出了水面，可也很不好受，趴在石头上，一边喘气一边咳嗽。
小夭吐出了鱼丹紫，游到璟身边，又羞又恼地问：“为什么？”
璟看着远处，低声道：“刚才你眼睛里没有我。”
小夭一声不吭地上了岸，径直走进茅屋。
长相思第2章 青梅赋相思(2)
Jing no longer mentioned to return to the surface again, but his face slowly paled, he still descended with Xiaoyao. Xiaoyao put her arms around his neck, put her lips on his, and gave him some air. Jing was stunned, he looked blankly at Xiaoyao and choked.
Xiaoyao hurriedly put her lips on him again, and gave him another breath of air.
Jing’s body went stiff, as the two of them went down near the bottom. Its dark and there was nothing there, Xiaoyao went back up with Jing. Jing seemed to revive, and started swimming upwards. Xiaoyao pointed to her own lips, to let Jing know if he runs out of breath he can come over to kiss her. But Jing never came to touch her, the speed of going up is much faster than going down, Jing just used one breath and broke out the water surface, but he did not seem very well and slunped on the rocks, coughing as he caught his breath.
Xiaoyao took out the fish core, swam over to Jing, asked bashfully with some annoyance “Why?”
Jing looked into the distance, and said in a low voice ” Just now you didn’t have me in your eyes.”
Xiaoyao wordlessly got out, and went into the thatched house.
What I think Jing meant:
*Jing is a die-hard romantic. A kiss to him, is not just a meeting of lips, but be from love and desire. At this time, Xiaoyao still does not understand what a kiss means and thought that if Jing needed air, he will have to finally kiss her.
小夭灵力低，不像璟他们能用灵力让湿衣变干，她脱了衣服，擦干身子，钻进被子里，“你可以进来了。”
璟走进茅屋，自然而然地坐在榻头，拿了毛巾，帮小夭擦头发，待头发干透，他用大齿的木梳，帮小夭顺头发。当年，小六曾这么照顾过十七，十七也曾这么照顾过小六，不知不觉中，气氛缓和，两人的唇角都带上了笑意。
小夭叹道：“以前天天都能见到，不像现在一两年才能见一次，有时候想找个人说话，也找不到。”
璟说：“以后涂山氏的商队会常常出入神农山，我来看你很方便。青丘距离神农山很近，你来青丘也很方便。”
长相思第2章 青梅赋相思(2)
Xiaoyao has low spirit power so she can’t dry her clothes like Jing can, she took off her clothes, dried herself, and went under the covers ” You can come in now.”
Jing came into the house, and naturally sat at the bed. He took a towel, and dried Xiaoyao’s hair. As the hair dried, he took a big toothed comb, and combed Xiaoyao’s hair. Back then, Xiaoliu had taken care of Shiqi this way, and Shiqi had also taken care of Xiaoliu this way. Unconsciously, the mood lifted, and both of them were smiling.
Xiaoyao sighed ” We used to see each other everyday, now we can only meet once every one or two years, sometimes I want to talk to someone, but there is no one to talk to.”
Jing replied ” Tushan family’s group will come into Chenrong Mountain often, I will be able to see you often. Qingqiu is also near Chengrong Mountain, you can come easily to Qingqiu as well.”
“老天好像很帮我们，颛顼想要来中原，神农山居然就有宫殿坍塌，神农族闹着要维修宫殿。颛顼和我住进了神农山，看似守卫森严，可偏偏修建宫殿离不开你们这些大商贾，涂山氏自然成了首选，你进出神农山很容易。太多水到渠成了！”小夭侧头看向璟，“是不是丰隆和颛顼骗着你弄出的这些事情啊？”
璟说：“不是他们，是我自己想这样做。”
小夭笑道：“我可没责怪你，反正宫殿总是要修的，那些钱与其给别人，不如给涂山氏。你与哥哥的关系，如果只是你帮他，并不是好事，如今他能惠及你，反倒能让哥哥更放心。”
“Even the Heavens seem to be helping us, Cang Xuan wants to come to the Central plains, the palace actually collapsed in Chenrong mountain. Chenrong clans demand for renovations, so Cang Xuan and I moved here. What looks like its heavily guarded, but the renovations require big teams like yours, and Tushan family got selected. It seems so many things just fallen into place!” Xiaoyao turned to her side to look at Jing ” Did Fenglong and Cang xuan fool you to make these happen?”
Jing said ” Its not them, I wanted it this way.”
Xiaoyao smiled “Don’t get me wrong, I am not blaming you, if the renovations must be done, and the money paid to someone, it might as well be Tushan family. With your relations with my brother, if you are only helping him, its not a good thing, but if he have a means to repay you, it will actually make him more at ease.”其实，这正是璟所想的，丰隆有雄志，他和颛顼要的是宏图霸业，而他想要，不过是和小夭更近一些，但说出来也没有人相信，与其让颛顼怀疑他所图，不如让他们都认为他所求是钱财，现在颛顼给了他钱财，他给予颛顼一点帮助，颛顼心安理得了，才是长久相处之策。但这话从小夭嘴里说出来，意义却截然不同。证明了在璟和颛顼的关系中，小夭站在璟的角度，为他考虑过。
璟看着小夭，忍不住微笑起来。
小夭气恼，在璟的手上重重咬了一口：“我眼里有你吗？”
璟痛在手上，却甜在心里，含笑道：“有。”
长相思第2章 青梅赋相思(2)
Actually, this is exactly what Jing thought. Fenglong have ambitions, he and Cang Xuan wanted to do big things, but what he wanted, was just to be closer to Xiaoyao. But if he said it, nobody would believe him, so rather than let Cang Xuan suspect his motives, its much easier if they all believed he was in this for the money. Now that Cang Xuan gave him money, he gave Cang xuan some help, Cang Xuan has a peace of mind and this works out well for the long-term. But from Xiaoyao’s lips, the meaning is vastly different. It proved that between Jing and Cang Xuan, Xiaoyao stood from Jing’s point of view and considered his stand.
Jing looked at Xiaoyao, and he couldn’t help smiling.
Xiaoyao got peeved, she bite Jing hard on his hand ” Do I have you in my eyes?”
Jing felt pain on his hand, but sweetness in his heart, smilingly said ” Yes.”
Xiaoyao doesn’t know, how much of the ‘Heavens’ will was actually Jing’s will so that they can meet again.
颛顼淡淡问道：“去见璟了？”
小夭笑眯眯地说：“嗯。”
颛顼说：“我知道他在你心中与众不同，但他毕竟不是叶十七，而是涂山璟。我收到消息，涂山氏的太夫人身体不大好，想让璟尽快接任涂山氏的族长。他背负着一族命运，并不能想做什么就做什么。璟和防风意映还有婚约，防风氏绝不会舍得放弃和涂山氏的联姻，璟想退婚，并不容易！你可别一股脑儿地扎进去！”
小夭眉眼中的笑意散去，低声说：“我知道了。”
长相思第2章 青梅赋相思(2)
Cang Xuan asked mildly ” You went to see Jing?”
Xiaoyao is all smiles ” Yes.”
Cang Xuan said” I know he must be special to you, he is not Ye Shiqi, but Tushan Jing. I just received news, Grand madam’s health is not good, and she wants Jing to take over as Clan leader soon. He carries the fate of a clan, and can’t do whatever he wants. Jing and Fangfeng Yiying are still engaged, Fangfeng family will never give up on this marriage alliance. It won’t be easy for him to cancel i! Don’t throw yourself into this!”
The smiles that Xiaoyao had disappeared from her eyes, and she replied in a low voice ” I know.”
璟每隔三四日来神农山看一次小夭。
神农山很大，有太多地方玩，除了看守宫殿的侍女、侍卫，再没有人居住，十分清静。有时候他们在山间徜徉，有时候他们去水边游玩，有时候哪里都不去，两人在草凹岭的茅屋里待着。
长相思第4章 风露立中宵(1)
Jing came to Chenrong Mountain to see Xiaoyao every 3-4 days.
Chenrong mountain is very vast, and there are many places to play. Other palaces that nobody lived in except the maids and guards who watch over the place, its very peaceful and quiet. Sometimes they will wander in the mountains, sometimes they will play by the water, and sometimes they don’t go anywhere but stay in the house on Cao’ao range.
We never got to see Xiaoyao washing Jing’s hair in the drama, but they both do it often for each other, with the leaves from the Hibiscus bushes 槿树 that Xiaoyao mentioned before.
她把叶片泡在清水里揉出泡沫，用水瓢把含着泡沫的水一点点浇到璟的头发上。璟的头发十分好，比丝缎还光滑柔软，小夭喜欢手指滑过他头发的感觉。
也许因为她与璟的相识，就是她照顾他，小夭很习惯于照顾璟。有时候，小夭想起第一次给璟洗头的情形，觉得恍如做梦，那个发如枯草的人真是现在这个人吗？
她甚至想解开他的衣袍，查看一下他身体上是否真有那些丑陋可怖的伤痕，可她不是玟小六，他也不是叶十七，她不敢。
She placed the leaves into clear water and rubbed foam out of them, she used the paddle and ladled the foamy water little by little onto Jing’s hair.
Jing’s hair is very fine, shinier and softer than silk, Xiaoyao enjoyed the feeling of running her fingers over his hair.长相思第4章 风露立中宵(1)
Maybe since she had taken care of him when they first met, Xiaoyao is very used to taking care of Jing. Sometimes, Xiaoyao recalled the first time she washed Jing’s hair, and it felt like a distant dream, can that person with hair like dry straw be the person before her now?
She even wanted to open up his robes, to check if his body still had the ugly and horrible scars, but she is not Wen Xiaoliu, and he is not Ye Shiqi. She did not dare to.
小夭从不隐瞒自己的行踪，璟知道小夭常去见防风邶，却什么都没问。
其实，心底深处，小夭希望璟问，可也许因为璟觉得自己还没有资格干涉小夭，什么都没问。他甚至从没有提起过防风邶和相柳的相似，不知道是他调查过没怀疑，还是他觉得压根儿不重要。
既然璟不提，小夭也就什么都没解释。
就这样，平平静静地过了一年。
长相思第4章 风露立中宵(1)
Xiaoyao never hid her movements, Jing knew that she often sees Fangfeng Bei, but never asked anything.
Actually, Xiaoyao hoped that Jing would ask, but perhaps Jing felt that he was in no position to interfere with Xiaoyao’s life, so he never did. He never even mentioned how Fangfeng Bei looked similar to Xiangliu, she didn’t know if he had investigated and did not suspect or he just thought it was unimportant.
Since Jing never brought it up, Xiaoyao never explained anything.
And so, a year passed tranquilly.
It is unclear in the drama if a year really passed since we did not see any signs of winter passing. The drama might have made it the same year, since they moved to Chenrong in Spring and the twins’ birthdays was in summer. Xiaoyao would later move into the Chenrong mansion from summer to winter, at Cang Xuan’s request.
仲夏之月的第十日，颛顼收到丰隆和馨悦的帖子。过几日是两人的小生辰，邀请他和小夭去小祝融府玩耍。
长相思第2章 青梅赋相思(2)
神族的寿命很长，众人对生辰看得很淡，一般只会庆祝整百岁或者整千岁的生辰。其实，活得时间长了，大部分人都会忘记自己的岁数，压根儿不庆祝生辰。只有很讲究的家族中得宠的子弟，才会常庆祝生辰。
On the 10th day of mid-summer month, Cang Xuan received invitations from Fenglong and Xinyue. Its their ‘little birthday’ in a few days, and they invite him and Xiaoyao to have fun at Chenrong mansion.
As deities have very long lives, everyone does not care very much about birthdays, so they will usually only celebrate when its whole hundreds or whole thousands. When one lives for too long, most will forget their ages and won’t even celebrate birthdays. Only the doted members of families who care about such events, will celebrate often.
Jing couldn’t help but track where Xiaoyao went with Fangfeng Bei, and he saw them looking very close. Bei knew he was the one who came, and created a situation to make him misunderstand what was happening. He also tricked Xiaoyao to attack Jing with an ice arrow.
You bet he’s hurt. Not just his hand either.
小夭已经明白自己被防风邶戏弄了，气恼地叫：“防风邶！”
小夭无语，只觉他现在是又无赖又狡诈又恶毒，简直把防风邶和相柳的缺点会聚一身，她能做什么？只能指望下次他受伤时，再收拾他了！
小夭转身就走，连纵带跃，恨不得赶紧远离这个死妖怪。
长相思第3章 青梅赋相思(3)
Xiaoyao realized she was tricked by Fangfeng Bei…
Xiaoyao is speechless, and felt that he is a cunning and evil rogue, a collection of all the shortcomings of Fangfeng Bei and Xiangliu in one, what else can she do? She can only hope to get back at him the next time he is injured!
Xiaoyao turned and walked quickly away, to leave this demon behind.
Is this the drama’s version to show Xiaoyao is secretly hoping that Jing will be jealous of Fangfeng Bei?
NOVEL ONLY
During this gathering, Xiaoyao saw with her own eyes that Fangfeng Yiying despised Jing.
意映过来凑热闹，靠近馨悦而坐，璟一瘸一拐地走了过来，坐到意映旁边，恰挨着小夭。
意映看了一眼璟，满是鄙夷嫌恶，一闪而过，众人都没发现，却恰恰落在了小夭眼内。一刹那，小夭比自己被鄙夷嫌恶了都难受。
意映好似连和璟坐在一起都难以忍受，盈盈笑着站起身，去拿了杯酒，倚靠到榻上，和歪在榻上喝酒的防风邶、篌小声说着话。
小夭挑了几块糕点，连着碟子递给璟，笑眯眯地说：“很好吃的。”
璟不明白为什么小夭突然对他格外温柔，但从心里透出欢喜来，接过糕点，抿着唇角笑。
Yiying came over to see the fun and sat down close to Xinyue. Jing limped over and sat down beside her, right next to Xiaoyao.
Yiying glanced over at Jing, with eyes full of disgust, it was just a flicker, and nobody saw, but Xiaoyao did. In that moment, Xiaoyao felt very upset, more than if she had been the one being despised.
Yiying seemed to be unable to stand being seated with Jing, so she got up all smiles, to take a cup of wine and sat down next to Fangfeng Bei and Tushan Hou.Xiaoyao took a few pastries, and passed the plate to Jing, saying with a smile ” Its very delicious.”
长相思第3章 青梅赋相思(3)
Jing did not understand why Xiaoyao suddenly treated him like his, but joy overflowed in his heart as he took the plate with a smile.
Xinyue got angry with a comment Fangfeng Bei made and told Yiying to take her brother in hand.
Fangfeng Yiying got upset and squabbled with Xinyue.
Fenglong had to apologize to Jing, who was caught in a hard place. Since it was his fiancee who was insulted, but he did not want to accept the apology on her behalf. But he turned away to direct Fenglong to apologize directly to Yiying, which was considered a big loss of face for Fenglong who was a man.
Drama is very different from novel for this part. In the novel, things were smoothed over and Cang Xuan did not leave with Xiaoyao.
Xiaoyao felt bad after seeing Jing being protective of Fangfeng Yiying.
The constant reminder that this woman is going to be Jing’s future wife, troubled her greatly.
经过四年的练习，小夭的箭术已有小成，原来的弓箭不再适用。防风邶带小夭去涂山氏开的兵器铺子选购新的弓箭。
长相思第4章 风露立中宵(1)
小夭回头，看到璟和意映走了过来。虽然璟一直知道小夭和防风邶常见面，可这是大家第一次狭路相逢。小夭没觉得有什么，坦然地笑了笑，璟看了一眼小夭和防风邶，安静地站在一旁。
After training for 4 years, Xiaoyao’s archery has reached a small milestone, and she needed to upgrade her bow. Fangfeng Bei took her to a weapons shop run by the Tushan family for a new one.
Xiaoyao turned back and saw Jing and Fangfeng Yiying walking over. Even though Jing had always known that Xiaoyao met with Fangfeng Bei often, but this is the first time they have run into each other. Xiaoyao didn’t think much of it, Jing took one look at Xiaoyao and Fangfeng Bei, and stood quietly in the corner.
Xiaoyao was hoping Jing would show he was jealous but she didn’t want him to misunderstand either.
Jing is so pouty lol
意映一边随意打量陈列出的兵器，一边漫不经心地说：“璟，麻烦你帮二哥把弓箭的钱一起付了吧！”
那种理所当然一下子让小夭很不舒服。小夭也不知道为什么，反正就是觉得这一刻任何一个男人都可以为她付账，唯独璟不行！
长相思第4章 风露立中宵(1)
Yiying was browsing the weapons and said carelessly ” Jing, can you pay for my brother as well?”
This presumptuous behavior made Xiaoyao very uncomfortable. Xiaoyao didn’t know why, but she felt that in this moment, any man can pay for her except Jing!
Xiaoyao had the money to pay for her own bow, but she didn’t want Jing to pay because Fangfeng Yiying had asked him to pay, like he would listen to her as her fiance. She didn’t want to pay for her own bow either, she wanted to make Jing jealous.
晚上，九尾小白狐来找小夭，小夭用被子蒙住头，没有理它。
长相思第4章 风露立中宵(1)
At night, the little white fox came looking for Xiaoyao, but she covered her head with her blanket and ignored it.
一整天，不管小夭做什么，小白狐都跟着她，小夭被黏得彻底没了脾气。
晚上，小夭和九尾小白狐面对面而坐。
小夭双手捧着头，在犯愁，一夜一日小白狐都没离开，璟那个傻子不会一直在草凹岭傻等吧？小夭有点赌气地想，如果我一直不出现，难道你真能永远等下去？这世上，谁都不能等谁一辈子！
九尾小白狐两只小小的爪子捧着尖尖的狐狸脸，一双黑溜溜的大眼睛专注地看着小夭，好似也很犯愁。
长相思第4章 风露立中宵(1)
The entire day, no matter what Xiaoyao did, the little white fox kept following her, Xiaoyao could no longer feel angry.
At night, she sat opposite the little fox.
Xiaoyal held her head in her hands, feeling worried, the little fox had not left for a day and a night, Jing won’t be foolish enough to wait at the Cao’ao range right? Xiaoyao felt a little piqued and thought, if I don’t appear, its not like he would wait there forever? In this world, nobody will wait for anyone for a lifetime!
The little white fox held its face in its tiny white paws, a pair of dark eyes looking intently at Xiaoyao, looking flustered as well.
山岚雾霭中，璟站在茅屋的门口，一动不动，好似变成了一根柱子。
小夭松了口气，半喜半嗔，骂道：“真是个傻子！”
颛顼诧异地说：“是璟？”
未等坐骑停稳，小夭已飞快地冲了过去。
璟看到小夭，恢复了几分生气，冲着小夭笑：“你来了！”
在山岚雾霭中站得太久了，璟的袍摆湿漉漉的，鬓角都凝着露珠，小夭不禁又是气又是笑，捶了璟几下：“你个傻子，吓死我了！”
长相思第4章 风露立中宵(1)
In the mists of the mountains, Jing stood outside the thatched house, unmoving, like he had turned into a pillar.
Xiaoyao heaved a sigh of relief, half pleased and half annoyed, scolded ” What a fool!”
Cang Xuan was in disblief ” Is that Jing?”
Not waiting for the mount to land, Xiaoyao already leapt off and ran over.
Jing saw Xiaoyao, seemed to restore some life into him, he smiled at her ” You are here.”
He had stood in the mists and fog for too long, Jing’s robes are wet, even the edges of his hair had dew drops on them, Xiaoyao can’t help laughing in her annoyance, and hit Jing a few times ” You fool, you scared me to death!”
Just as their romance sweetly levelled up with Xiaoyao’s shy confession that she likes Jing too, running into the Fangfeng siblings often in the Central plains have added some strain to their relationship. Xiaoyao thinks Jing is indifferent to her and Fangfeng Bei being close, when he actually feels very bad about it but thinks he is not in a position to show it.
On the other hand, Xiaoyao is troubled and unhappy due to Jing’s impasse with Fangfeng Yiying and she has no problems showing it. However, Yiying’s failed assassination of Jing, after he told her he was going to cancel their engagement, showed Xiaoyao just how important Jing was to her.
She realized she was willing to wait for him as long as he is not married. His life was more important and she even told him to hold off working on cancelling the engagement before taking the steps to protect himself.
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