As soon as winter began, a heavy snowfall fell over the capital of the enlightened country. The snowflakes are fluttering, and it has been raining for a whole week, and there is no intention of stopping.

This heavy snow effectively diluted another bloody fall that year. In the autumn blood, countless baby boys were killed in the territory of the enlightened country, and the heavy smell of blood still hung over the capital, and the snow in winter came at the right time.

There was no more blood in the heavy snow, and the sadness of blood had faded.

Du Xuan stood on the carriage, with his hands behind his back, standing by the side window, letting the wind and snow blow on his face. That's right, this thing was carrying a pair of fleshy little hands, and his pitiful height was enough for him to see the corner of the inn outside the carriage.

Yu'er couldn't help laughing, covered her mouth and smiled, thinking that this son of her family was really precocious and terrifying, with his hands behind his back, and the four- or five-month-old baby was stunned to put on the momentum of a little adult. Thinking that he was ordered by his wife to take care of his son, he didn't expect to escape all the way, be in danger several times, and almost die, but he relied on his son to save the day.

"Let's go. Du Xuan lowered the side curtain and sat down against Yu'er.

Facing the wind and snow, the carriage moved slowly and took the direction of the north gate of the outer city.

Although it was daytime, the wind and snow were heavy, and there were few pedestrians on the streets, and occasionally horse-drawn carriages rushed by, and the rolling wheels ran over the snow, leaving two deep rut marks.

Du Xuan closed his eyes, his consciousness leaned out of the carriage, he was silent for a while, frowned, opened his eyes and asked Yu'er, "Are the other carriages ready?"

"Hmm. It's just, why have an extra one?"

"We've got to get a different car out of town. Du Xuan raised his head and whispered a few words to Yu'er.

Yu'er followed the plan and moved to the front to explain to the groom.

The carriage continued in the direction of the north of the city, and when it reached a junction, it suddenly turned east.

The carriage pulled over, and the two of them spotted a clearing without snow, jumped out of the carriage, and blocked their figures with the help of the street frontage.

The carriage resumed its previous speed and headed towards the east gate of the city.

After a while, a carriage came to a stop at the junction. A man jumped out of the car, checked the car prints, found no footprints on the snow, and then waved his hand into the car and followed the carriage in front of him far away.

Du Xuan and Yu'er hid in the dark and saw clearly, and when the following carriage went away, the two crossed the street, turned a few alleys, got into the carriage that had been waiting in front of them, and went straight to the direction of the north gate.

"Childe, why do you know that someone will be following? "Previously, Du Xuan asked to hire two carriages, but Yu'er didn't know what to mean, so she did as usual, but she didn't expect that hiring more of this one really came in handy.

"Yu'er knows, there are people all over the world looking for us, so we have to be careful along the way. ”

Soon after the carriage left the inn, he sensed that a car was coming from afar, and fortunately he had been prepared.

Fifteen miles north of the capital, there is a mountain villa named Tianhui Mountain Villa. Tianhui Villa was built by the order of the 11th Emperor of the Enlightened Dynasty, and it was as luxurious as a palace, and it was specially used for the nobles in the palace to escape the summer heat.

There were still three miles away from the villa, and the two got out of the carriage early, and told the coachman to continue driving and wait in the agreed place.

The two left the official road, entered a nearby wood, and made a detour. Along the way, Yu'er followed Du Xuan's instructions, plucked the branches, and covered the footprints just left with snow.

Walk through the woods and up a small hill and the lodge is in sight. In the snowstorm, pavilions loomed.

The two wore thick deep coats, narrow sleeves and waists, contrasting brocade hems, and staggered necklines, which effectively resisted the wind and cold.

After experiencing that accident at the Yuelai Inn, Du Xuan's perception has also strengthened a lot, and when he closes his eyes, he can keenly catch any slight movement within a radius of five miles. His body is getting stronger and stronger, with the body of a baby, he walks steadily, and he does not feel cold in the midst of this snowstorm.

After confirming that the cottage was deserted at this time, and that the carriage had been hidden in the predetermined location as planned, the two got up and descended the hillside, crossing a flat area between the hillside and the villa.

A river blocked the way, but fortunately the surface of the river was already frozen, so I tried carefully, stepped through the ice, and came to the foot of the villa.

Tianhui Villa is built on the mountain, the palace-like building is similar to the palace of the capital, the gray wall and green tile of the Zhumen Gate, and the staggered layout is scattered above the halfway up the mountainside.

Enter the mountain gate and climb the stone steps. The snow is falling, almost blinding, and the newly left footprints are smoothed out by the snow in a short time, saving you to do it yourself.

"Childe, will Madame really come to the villa?" Yu'er panted and followed behind, seeing that there were empty seats around the villa, she couldn't help but mutter.

"Maybe. ”

The harem is as deep as the sea, and the nobles in the palace rarely have the opportunity to leave the palace, but every summer, with the permission of the king, the nobles will go to Tianhui Villa to live for a short time.

In Du Xuan's opinion, this is an important clue, the grandfather who escorted Du Xuan to escape from the palace died in Qingfeng Gorge, presumably his mother already knew about it, and should send someone to find the whereabouts of the two.

The cave where the two had been hiding was extremely secretive, and it was doubtful whether they could be found. But before leaving the cave, Du Xuan still asked Yu'er to leave clues on the rock wall, vaguely telling those who might be found that they were still alive and planned to venture to the capital. Since the villa is the only place that Yu'er has been to since leaving the palace, if her mother sends someone to pick her up, she will probably be able to think that the villa is a possible place for connectivity. As Du Xuan said to Yu'er, the chance is slim, but there is still one.

The thick robes were covered with snow, and the two little dots faced the wind and snow like this, and marched halfway up the mountain step by step.

Halfway up the mountainside, the gray city wall surrounds the scattered mountain villa buildings, and the pavilions and pavilions on the high ground are faintly recognizable in the wind and snow. In front of the stone staircase, the tall double vermilion door stands in front of it, and the lintel plaque has four big characters written on it.

During the period of the Enlightened Dynasty, there was still a distance from the unity of the four seas of the Qin State and the unification of the script, and the characters used by the vassal states were not the same. The text written on the plaque is between the Jinding text and the big seal, and it is transitioning to the big seal. Du Xuan recognized the words "Tianhui Villa".

Push the door in, but inside the walls is another world.

Both sides of the bluestone staircase are planted with strange flowers and trees, pressed with snow, and it is impossible to see what kind of tree species it is; occasionally there are plum blossoms planted in the meantime, and the plum blossoms on the branches are blooming brightly, and they bloom wantonly in the face of wind and snow.

On both sides of the staircase, there are occasional bluestone-paved paths that wind along the mountain, connecting temples with similar architectural styles. These temples were the temporary residences of the nobles of the palace in the summer.

The repeated rush made Yu'er a little physically exhausted, blushing, and panting.

Du Xuan smiled back, stretched out his hand to take Yu'er, and continued to lead the way.

Yu'er was a little shy by him, and she was quite helpless to follow, thinking that she didn't know who to take care of whom, and it was really weird to be held by a month-old baby like this.

Follow a snow-covered bluestone path, turn a few corners, and the eyes are impressive. At the end was a temple, where Madame Ji had lived that summer.

Pushing the door, closing the door, the wind and snow shielded the outside, and the interior suddenly felt a lot warmer.

After patting away the thick snow, Yu'er led Du Xuan into the inner hall.

The palace should be fully equipped, neat and orderly, presumably the whole villa is left to be cleaned and taken care of, just wait for the next summer, and then welcome the nobles. It's just that the heavy snow, which lasted for more than ten days, made the servants who stayed in the other palace long gone.

Stroking those dwarfs and the household goods she had used, Yu'er was a little sad. After a few months, I came to the villa again, people went to the empty building, Mrs. was grounded in the palace, and the master and servant fled at the end of the road, and I didn't know when I would see Mrs.

The two investigated and found no traces deliberately left. Walk through the main hall and the dormitory, and open the back door to the backyard. The backyard is not big, but it is also well furnished. Flower stands on both sides, covering most of the yard. Unknown vines have long since died, entwined around the trellis roof. There are stone tables and stone benches under the trellises, standing alone.

Someone has been here!?

The two glanced at each other, and their hearts moved. On the stone table, a bamboo slip lies on a thin layer of snow, faintly visible.

"If you are in danger, go back quickly. Xuan"

Yu'er picked up the bamboo slip, carefully identified the words on it, and read it word by word.