With a thin figure and a rickety back, even if he is dressed in brocade clothes, he can't see his noble status at all. The folds of the face, the deep sunken eye sockets, the occasional round of gaze. The wind and snow in the night melted in the crackle of the torches.

Around him, more than a dozen domestic servants armed with swords accompanied him.

Under the reflection of the torches, everyone's eyes were firmly fixed on the stone door in front of them that had been sealed for many years. I don't know if it's because the night is too cold and snowy, or because of fear of Shimen, except for the old man's indifferent expression, the rest of the people are all iron-blue.

As the elder of the two dynasties of the Su Kingdom, Lu You is now sixty-seven years old. The stone gate in front of him is located in a deserted courtyard in the deepest part of Lufu. Usually, there will be someone to guard this courtyard, and no one is allowed to approach until tonight without Lu You's permission.

The families of Lufu are particularly curious about what secrets lie behind this deserted courtyard and stone gate. Later, a Lufu family member was too curious, so he sneaked in here at night to find out, but died in the deserted courtyard the next day, and this dusty stone door was almost full of the family's blood marks.

Since that day, it has become a forbidden area in Lufu.

Tonight, when the stone gate slowly opened under the gaze of everyone. The secrets behind the stone gate are gradually revealed. Maybe it's instinct, or maybe it's fear. The servants of Lufu blocked Lu You behind them, and they all brushed out the swords in their hands, each as if they were facing a great enemy.

However, as the stone gate was completely opened, Qianyu Fenghua slowly walked out of the darkness in the stone gate with a warm lamp. Duan Nian, who was supposed to walk in front of her, hesitated when the stone gate opened, maybe it was too cold outside, or maybe she wasn't ready to step out of the stone gate, but in the end, Duan Nian actually let the weak Qianyu Fenghua walk in front of her.

Then, Duan Nian saw torches and unsheathed knives, as well as old men who were guarded by young people dressed like many domestic servants, and smiled at Qianyu Fenghua with kind eyes.

Duan Nian immediately pulled out the soft sword he hid in his sleeve, but Qianyu Fenghua stopped it, and before Duan Nian could ask Qianyu Fenghua questions, Lu You motioned to the surrounding servants to put away the sword in their hands, and they were not allowed to be rude to this distinguished guest who came from afar.

In the cold wind, Lu You's trembling voice was mixed with a little excitement, as if he had seen an old friend he hadn't seen for a long time, and as if he had grasped a life-saving straw: "It's been a long time, Miss Qianyu." After all these years, don't come unharmed!"

Thousand Feathers Kaede: "It's been a long time, Lord Deer." ”

Lu You, who was originally supported by the servant, asked the servant to hold an umbrella to block the snow for the graceful and luxurious woman in front of him at this moment, and he personally stepped forward to support her, this scene made Duan Nian, who was still very vigilant, feel a little surprised, if it wasn't for Qianyu Fenghua to stop it in time, maybe Duan Nian would have fallen this old man into the snowstorm.

Thousand Feather Fenghua did not reject Lu You's respect.

In her eyes, this is the attitude that Lu You should have. So, with Lu You's support, Qianyu Fenghua slowly left the stone gate behind him and the deserted courtyard in the depths of Lufu.

At this time, Lu You had already prepared a sumptuous and delicious meal to wash away the dust for Qianyu Fenghua. Duan Nian, who was the chauffeur and thug of Thousand Feather Fenghua, naturally didn't know what would happen next, so even though he was following behind Thousand Feather Fenghua, he always maintained due vigilance and hostility towards the servants of the surrounding Deer Mansion.

When everyone moved to the Lufu VIP hall, Lu You, who was already in his sixties, looked like a subordinate in front of Qianyu Fenghua. He held Qianyu Fenghua in one hand, and held the warm lamp that was originally in Qianyu Fenghua's hand in the other, and asked Qianyu Fenghua respectfully: "I don't know how long it has been since the day Qianyu left the country of dreams, and the girl of the thousand feathers has not returned to the country of dreams." ”

Between the opening and closing of his lips, there was no emotion in his words: "In a few days, exactly three years." ”

Lu You: "In the past three years, has the girl of Thousand Feathers ever missed the vast snow and customs of Jibei." ”

Qianyu Fenghua: "I haven't forgotten it, but I can't talk about nostalgia." ”

Lu You: "This year's Bright Moon City will usher in this snow a few days later than in previous years, and I heard that the Qin Tianjian in the palace was in a hurry after learning about this situation, thinking that this was a sign of troubled times." ”

"This snow is nothing compared to the Heavenly Fire Tribulation of the year. Between the words, Qianyu Fenghua's eyes seemed to be surging with a little anger, "If you really want to study it carefully, as early as the beginning of the "Chiyan Rebellion", the prelude to the troubled times in the world has already begun. ”

Lu You nodded again and again: "What Miss Qianyu said is very true. ”

Between the words, Qianyu Fenghua seemed to think of something, so he turned to say: "Speaking of which, Fenghua has always been curious, does Lord Lu like "snow"?"

Lu You: "Compared with the unavoidable snowfall in the north of Ji, the old decay prefers the four seasons of Luoguo like spring." ”

Qianyu Fenghua: "Have you ever been to Luoguo?" ”

Lu You: "I will definitely go and see it if I have the chance." Over the years of living in Jibei, the joints on the body will be tormented by various pains every winter, when I was young, my body was tough and I could bear it, but now I am a little greedy for life and afraid of death. ”

The smart eyes understood the words of the accompanying old man at this moment. At this time, under the escort of everyone, the two of them have come to the hall of Lufu, with the help of warm lamps and candles, Qianyu Fenghua suddenly waved his hand to Lu You: "Over the years, Lord Lu has made sacrifices for Dongji, my sister has seen it, and when the dust settles on the affairs of the country, I will report to my sister the merits of Lord Lu, and then my sister will definitely say a few words for Lord Lu in front of the saint, and Lord Lu's long-cherished wish will soon be realized." ”

Lu You waved his hand back: "I'm bothering Miss Qianyu." ”

Qianyu Fenghua: "With a lot of effort, why worry about it." ”

The rickety back, the emaciated figure supported the brocade clothes, and the deep sunken eyes flashed, like the return of an old man. Lu You stretched out his hand, tremblingly put his five fingers together, and pointed to the VIP hall, where the servants in the house opened the Zhu door.

Lu You: "The journey is tiring, the night is frosty and cold, the old man has already asked his subordinates to prepare delicious food, and important things must be discussed, but eating and drinking naturally can't be left behind, Qianyu girl, please." ”

Qianyu Fenghua waved his hand and thanked him, and then followed Lu You's footsteps and slowly stepped into the VIP hall of Lufu, Duan Nian, who was following Qianyu Fenghua, wanted to follow, but was stopped by the subordinates of Lufu, Duan Nian frowned, Qianyu Fenghua saw that Duan Nian was not let go, and after a moment of thought, she turned to Duan Nian and said, "You can wait for me here." ”

Seeing this, Lu You smiled: "The memory of the old decay almost forgot about this adult, come on......"

"Don't bother Lord Luyou. ”

Duan Nian's cold gaze swept over everyone:

"I'll just wait here. ”

Lu You looked at Qianyu Fenghua embarrassedly, and Qianyu Fenghua said lightly: "Let's go in and talk, Lord Lu." ”

Lu You was stunned and said, "Okay." ”

In the night, among the flickering candle shadows, the old man and the graceful and luxurious woman sat in the VIP hall, and the gold-trimmed red door was gently closed. Duan Nian stood guard at the door like a stone statue, and he pulled out his soft sword from his sleeve and washed it with frost and snow. As everyone knows, there is a pair of eyes in the night, after witnessing all the things that happened here just now, and they are quietly looking at Duan Nian outside the VIP hall.

The snow fell here and fell on the tips of the deer's hair. In his afterglow, the screens of the red doors and windows reflected the figures of the people talking. As Lu You's only son, Lu Ming didn't know where the woman his father was still entertaining so late came from, but from the respectful tone of his father, Lu Ming realized that this woman must not be simple.

In the dark golden scabbard, there seemed to be a clangling sword. The vigilance that originally lingered in Lu Ming's heart gradually evolved into a killing intent in his eyes at the moment when Duan Nian took out the soft sword from his sleeve and washed it with frost and snow.

The hall used to entertain VIPs in Lufu is really a bit "retro" from the exterior architectural style, but there is something unique inside. The VIP hall is decorated with rare antiques and precious calligraphy and paintings, and the walls and floors are carved with jade.

With Lu You's official position and fortune in the kingdom of Shu, it is impossible to build such a luxurious hall, let alone easily entertain others in such a hall, which is tantamount to showing his "wealth" to outsiders.

Even if Yun Ji, the lord of the country, suddenly visited, Lu You would not hold a banquet here. Those who can be entertained by Lu You here must not be ordinary "VIPs", such "VIPs" must first gain Lu You's absolute trust, and Qianyu Fenghua is that unusual "distinguished guest".

Since stepping into this hall, Thousand Feathers Fenghua suddenly didn't say a word. The delicacies on the table seemed to whet her appetite, and her smart eyes wandered around the precious calligraphy and paintings and rare antiques.

Seeing that Qianyu Fenghua didn't have the slightest appetite, Lu You said with concern: "These are all delicious foods in the Mirror Moon City in the past, I see that the Qianyu girl has a solemn expression, isn't there something taboo?"

Qianyu Fenghua did not respond to Lu You's gaze.

As a branch of the emperor's family, even the Thousand Feather Fenghua will inevitably be tempted by these rare antiques and precious calligraphy and paintings. Her heartbeat stemmed from the heavy historical feelings of the Ji Dynasty for more than 600 years, and Lu You would not understand what was flickering in Qianyu Fenghua's eyes at this moment.

For Lu You, antiques and calligraphy and painting are a symbol of taste, and they are also decorations that highlight the connotation and style.

Qianyu Fenghua naturally knew Lu You's character, but she didn't know how Lu You somehow climbed to today's position after Qianyu left the Shuguo.

From the silence of Qianyu Fenghua, Lu You seemed to catch Qianyu's doubts about him, so his smug look occupied his eyes that were deeply sunken in his eyes. It was at this time that Qianyu Fenghua's gaze touched Lu You.

The long eyelashes bent, her lips opened and closed, her tone was gentle, not mixed with the slightest emotional fluctuation: "There is no taboo, but along the way, I am a little sleepy, and I have no appetite for the time being." ”

Lu You: "The girl with a thousand feathers ......"

Thousand Feathers Kaede: "Lord Deer." ”

Lu You: "Old decay is here." ”

Qianyu Fenghua: "Over the years, everything that Lord Lu has done for our Qianyu clan, Qianyu clan has seen it in his eyes, and now everything is over, and the bitterness is sweet, what special requirements does Lord Lu have, it doesn't hurt to say it directly, there are no outsiders here." ”

Lu You frowned when he heard this, and suddenly realized that Qianyu Fenghua's words were wrong, and Lu You, who wanted to take the opportunity to show off, suddenly felt panicked because of the few words of the woman in front of him, so he lay on the ground and didn't dare to slack off: "Old and ignorant, please forgive Miss Qianyu!"

When the candle shadow swayed, the slender hand picked up the silver chopsticks, picked up the delicious food on the table, and put it in the golden bowl in front of Lu You, Qianyu Fenghua said lightly: "What is Lord Lu's crime? ”

Lu You didn't dare to raise her head after hearing this: "Miss Qianyu is serious!"

Between the words, Qianyu Fenghua calmly helped the thin old man up: "It was Fenghua who snubbed Lord Lu, and asked Lord Lu not to worry about the juniors." ”

Lu You hurriedly stopped: "The girl is old, Lu You has been a retainer of the Qianyu clan from beginning to end, how can you talk about neglect! If there was no promotion from the Qianyu clan back then, Lu You might have starved to death on the streets, how could there be today!"

The faint fragrance mixed with the aroma of wine lingered in Lu You's nose, Qianyu Fenghua didn't answer Lu You's words, but just poured a full wine glass to salute Lu You: "I salute Lord Lu with this glass of wine, look at Haihan!"

Lu You: "I can't help it!"

Lu You knew that the little daughter of the Qianyu clan in front of her had never drunk a drop of alcohol, which allowed her to break her own rules, which could be regarded as giving Lu You a lot of face. Qianyu Fenghua drank all the wine in the wine glass, and the pride and complacency that originally lingered in Lu You's eyes were dissolved by Qianyu Fenghua in the glass of wine.

In fact, the relationship between Lu You and the Qianyu clan is indeed as he just said, although since the Qianyu clan left the dream country, Lu You has today's status by his own efforts, but as long as the Qianyu clan wants to move him, just one word, a letter, can easily ruin everything Lu You has now. Even if Lu You got rid of his past identity as a poor background, he could never escape his fate as a pawn of the Thousand Feather Clan.

Of course, Lu You's choice to meet Qianyu Fenghua on such a stormy and snowy night was not to get rid of his fate as a pawn. Today's Lu You is sixty-seven years old, and one foot has basically stepped on the coffin.

Rather than changing his fate, it is more practical to keep the efforts of this life from being wasted because of Yun Fan's return. As the situation in Bright Moon City became more and more tense and complicated, Lu You began to worry that he would become a victim of the game between the forces of all parties.

Therefore, when Lu You got the information from Xiao Li that the Thousand Thunder Country did not plan to attack Mingyue City that day, Lu You was worried that what he had done in the past would soon be discovered by Yun Ji, the lord of the Su Kingdom who gradually gained pro-power, so he wrote a letter to Qianyu Yanyun who was far away in Luo Kingdom, informing her that there was a change in Mingyue City now, and hoped that she could help herself.

At this time, Qianyu Yanyun has settled in the capital of Luoguo with the Qianyu family. When she received Lu You's letter, Qianyu Yanyun knew that her father had buried three chess pieces in the Su Kingdom, and secretly monitored Yun Chen, the lord of the Shu Kingdom, for the Son of Heaven, whether he would have different intentions. And now, of the three chess pieces, one has died in the "Mingguang Change", and the other has been missing since the Qianyu clan left the Shuguo, leaving only Luyou and the Qianyu clan to have occasional contacts.

Now that the Dongji Mu clan has finally been restored, and the Shu Kingdom is also at the time of the storm, and the invasion of the Xiji Thousand Thunder Kingdom is imminent, if Yun Ji, the lord of the Shu Kingdom, knows that Lu You has the past about her Qianyu clan, so he suddenly defects to the battle, and takes the entire Shu Kingdom to defect to Xiji, then Qianyu Yanyun, who finally became the hero of the restoration of Dongji, may become a sinner of the Dongji Dynasty once again in chaos because of the problems that the ancestors did not solve!

After thinking about it for a while, Thousand Feather Yanyun summoned the remaining Thousand Feather Clan elders to discuss the matter. At the clan meeting, Thousand Feathers and Smoke Cloud had a big disagreement with the elders of the clan. Most of the clan elders thought that Lu You knew too much, and coupled with Lu You's current position and situation in the Shu Kingdom, it seemed that he was asking the Qianyu Clan for help, but he was actually holding him hostage.

For such a "request for help", the clan elders thought that they should kill him as soon as possible, but Qianyu Yanyun thought that it would be more valuable to keep Lu You than to kill him. Qianyu Yanyun had contact with Lu You when she was in the kingdom of Shu, and she knew very well what this man's personality was and what he wanted, but the elders of the clan would not understand.

After thinking about it for a while, Qianyu Fenghua, who was originally attending the meeting, stood up for Qianyu Yanyun to refute the objections of the elders of the Qianyu clan, and analyzed everyone from the aspects of the family, the past, and the current pattern.

In the end, the elder of the Zong clan was persuaded by Qianyu Fenghua, and she also volunteered to ask Qianyu Yanyun for her life at the end of the meeting to solve Lu You's "help" on behalf of Qianyu Clan.

After learning of Qianyu Fenghua's request, Qianyu Yanyun tried her best to oppose it, but to Qianyu Yanyun's surprise, the clan elders who were originally against her supported Qianyu Fenghua's decision at this time.

In fact, from the moment Qianyu Fenghua supported her sister, this ending was already doomed. The person who knows the Thousand Feathers Smoke Cloud the most is only Thousand Feather Fenghua, and the person who supports the Thousand Feather Smoke Cloud the most is only Thousand Feather Fenghua.

At this time, Qianyu Yanyun was already the head of the Qianyu clan, and it was really inappropriate for her to deal with this kind of headache in person, so this problem could only be handled by Qianyu Fenghua.

Outside, snow was falling.

Inside the house, the old man saw a depth in the eyes of the little girl in front of him, who was less than twenty years old. originally belonged to Luyou's rhythm, but after this little girl put down her body's atonement wine, it gradually became unorthodox.

In Lu You's heart, he was not grateful for Qianyu Fenghua's "love". He didn't expect that the Qianyu Clan, which was a branch of the Mu royal family, would still be able to make himself feel awe after experiencing the "Heavenly Fire Tribulation".

It's just such a brief time that you come and go, and the old man, who had already planned everything, actually let go of the calculations in his heart. The flash of light that wandered in the deep sunken eye sockets gradually dimmed at this moment.

The woman sitting across from the old man did not have a trace of emotional fluctuation in her eyes. As if she had already calculated all this, when the old man thought that he was strategizing, he showed what "a mountain is higher than a mountain" in just a glass of wine.

Qianyu Fenghua is not hostile to Lu You, but she doesn't like people who "ask for help" to have too many calculations in their hearts. She likes to take the initiative to take control of the overall situation, and she wants both parties to be open and honest, because only then can the problem be truly solved. For this reason, the youngest daughter of the Thousand Feather family is willing to make all compromises to protect the authority of the head of the Thousand Feather Smoke Cloud and the glory of the Thousand Feather Clan.

While thinking about it, Lu You's eyes touched the little girl again. This time, Lu You saw in the eyes of the little girl the tenacity of the head of the Thousand Feather Clan, Thousand Feather Liuying! Unexpectedly, this old man in the twilight lost his mind between the two eyes and accidentally dropped the chopsticks in his hand.

Qianyu Fenghua did not ridicule Yu Luyou, but gave his chopsticks to Luyou, and picked up the chopsticks on the ground, wiped them slightly, and prepared to use them himself, Luyou hurriedly said when he saw this: "I'll go and ask someone to change a pair of silver chopsticks for the girl!"

Qianyu Fenghua smiled slightly: "No need, in order to avoid long nights and dreams, Lord Lu, let's talk about the important thing first." ”