The weather in the capital was really cold, such as Xi wrapped a thick cloak and cotton skirt, and carried two hot hand stoves before getting into the carriage and going to Gyeongbokgong Temple. There are a lot of people in Gyeongbokgsa Temple, after all, the wax moon is an important period of sacrifice. Especially after the Laba Festival, families will be busier with preparing for the New Year, so it is not as suitable as the first few days of the month to pay homage to Gyeongbokga Temple.

Perhaps there were a lot of tourists coming and going, such as Xi getting off the carriage, but she didn't feel as cold as she imagined. The carriage in which Pu Yuchi and Ruyan were riding together was in front of them, and they also got off at the same time. As usual, Pu Yu is the dark color of previous years, but he can't see anything new or old. And Chi and Ruyan's mother and daughter both wore brocade and feather satin cloaks, and the neckline was inlaid with snow-white rabbit fur, I don't know if it was a dress made a few months ago, or after all, it was because they were going out to socialize and held up the scene, in short, at first glance, it was still as radiant as in previous years.

"Does the eldest girl want to come with us to the main hall?" Chi asked very politely.

Ru Ji bowed: "Since this trip is to sacrifice to the ancestors, I will naturally follow the old lady." ”

Pu Yu had already been very worried about Ru Xi from the bottom of his heart, nodded and didn't say much, and took his family inside.

The time of the sacrifice and prayer is not long, and after the completion of the ceremony, there is a side hall and a quiet room next to it to rest and eat tea, which is similar to the tea room in Ruji's opinion, and it is also a common place for officials and relatives in Beijing in foreign affairs.

Ru Ji delayed some time because she wanted to sacrifice for the late Yan Wei and the real Ru Xi alone. When they went to the side hall again, the Chi family and Ruyan had already met the second wife of the Shi family and Shi Renlang, as well as the second wife of the Zhenguo General's Mansion and a son and a daughter, Lu Mao and Lu Hui, who had a good relationship with Shi Renlang.

This scene was something that Ru Ji didn't have a chance to meet in her previous life, but everyone in it was familiar. Ding Xing, a member of the Zhenguo General's Mansion, mostly served in the Yulin Battalion, and some of them studied and learned from literature. Among them, Lu Mao and his cousin Lu Si once studied together in Xiuzhu Academy, and they had a friendship with Shi Renlang, and they were still relatively close.

The first Ruji married Shi Zhonglang, and Shi Renlang's wife at that time was Lu Mao's sister, Lu Hui. Just think about it carefully, Shi Renlang and Lu Hui's husband and wife relationship seems to be mediocre, although there have been no disputes and conflicts, but they are not a loving couple, until the time Ru Xi broke the kettle and died with Shi Zhonglang, Lu Hui didn't seem to have news of pregnancy. Because of the reputation of the Zhenguo General's Mansion, the Zuo family did not dare to give Shi Renlang a concubine in a big way, but the two rooms of the painting fan and the painting screen did not stop.

Speaking of which, if Ru Xi wants to avoid this group of people, it is okay, but now Pu Yu and Chi are eager to communicate alone, and they don't ask Ru Xi to talk together in front of the Shi family's Lu family. But at this moment, there were some sporadic snowflakes falling outside, and Ruxi didn't hear Chen Hao's news, so she went in to say hello and eat a cup of hot tea.

After a simple salute, the mother and son in the second room of the Shi family stiffened almost at the same time, but Zuo's anger slipped under his eyes, while Shi Renlang seemed to have an inexplicable light in his seemingly calm eyes.

Chi was also a little nervous when he saw Ruji, but fortunately the scene did not cool down. After seeing the ceremony, she sat down on the empty seat in the far corner, held the hot tea and looked out the window in a daze, completely unintentionally interjecting into the conversation that was quite lively and harmonious before.

Mrs. Lu Er didn't know much about the internal affairs of the Pu family, but seeing that Ru Ji, Pu Yu, Chi and others were all faintly polite, she knew that this was not simple, and at the same time, she was somewhat disliked. The girl in the boudoir is still filial and well-behaved, and although the Ruxi in front of her is not as cowardly and sick as the previous rumors, she is too cold and even arrogant. So after the greeting was over, between chatting and laughing, the topic was inevitably more on Ruyan.

Ru Ji sat for a while, and sure enough, he saw that the tall young man Lu Mao's eyes seemed to look at Ruyan from time to time, and it seemed that he still had his eyes in this life. It's just that what does the Chi family take now to make up another 8,000 taels of silver to marry Ruyan? Although Lu Mao is a concubine, he has been raised in front of Mrs. Lu since he was a child, even if he doesn't want to be a high-ranking daughter, his future daughter-in-law can't be too far behind.

Ru Xi was thinking about it, and saw Xia Yin making a look outside, and she was overjoyed, knowing that this was Chen Hao's arrival. Ru Ji immediately excused herself to be a little depressed, said hello to the Chi family, and got up to leave.

Out of the door of the side hall, Xia Yin also reached out to help Ruxi, and at the same time handed over a snow-white rabbit fur sleeve cage gauntlet, pursed his lips and laughed in a low voice: "This is what my uncle asked me to give to the girl, saying that I am afraid that you will be cold." He's on the side of the red plum cloister outside the apse. ”

The rabbit fur cuff is smaller than the ordinary cuff, but it is very delicate, and it is just right for a slender girl like Ru Ji to use, and it will not be too tight or too loose to leak when you reach in. Ru Ji's hands were warm, and the smile on her face became sweeter and sweeter, even the cold wind and snow outside did not feel cold, and she went all the way to the apse, wishing that she could be faster.

The glass world, white snow and red plums, this is very suitable for the apse of Gyeongbokga Temple. It is probably because the back mountain in the distance is a little steep, there are not many pedestrians, and the snow in the forest and mountains is not stepped on, and it is white and quiet at a glance. Although there are only four or five red plum trees in the cloister, each tree is dozens or even hundreds of years old, and the branches are vertical and horizontal, and the trees are full of red plums in full bloom, brilliant and fragrant.

Standing under the tree, Chen Hao was dressed in a crab green cloak, standing tall like a pine and cypress, but between such a beautiful red plum and snow, he looked more and more heroic and awe-inspiring, and the moment he saw Ruxi's figure, his handsome face was also full of smiles.

"Is it cold or not?" Chen Hao hurriedly walked up to meet him, but saw that Ruxi didn't have the sleeve cage in her hand, and couldn't help but be a little surprised, "Why didn't you bring that sleeve cage?" Don't like it? ”

Ru Xi bent her lips and smiled, her eyes full of cunning: "I like it, it's just that the sleeve cage is not warm." ”

"How can it not be warm?" Chen Hao was even more puzzled, "It's made of the best rabbit fur and skin." ”

Ru Ji glanced at him: "No matter how good the skin is, can it still be hot?" ”

Chen Hao understood, couldn't help laughing, and reached out to hold Ruxi's hand: "Is it warm like this?" ”

Feeling the warmth coming from Chen Hao's slender and steady hands, Ruji's smile was as bright as a flower again: "Well, it's okay." ”

Now that the marriage has been settled step by step, the two have seen each other less, and they have been separated for more than ten days, and they are all worried about each other. Although he didn't dare to be too presumptuous because he was afraid of the tourists in Gyeongbokgsa Temple, he still walked side by side in the purer corridor of the apse, chatting and chatting, and he couldn't wait to finish all the things around him and all the words in his heart at once. After all, the end of the year is approaching, and maybe the next time we meet, it will be the first month.

After the beginning of Shen, the snowflakes in the sky gradually became a little denser, Chen Hao looked at the sky, and then stretched out his hand to put on the hood for Ruji: "Go back, don't suffer the cold." ”

Ru Ji was a little reluctant: "I don't feel cold." ”

Chen Hao saw that her eyes were immediately full of disappointment, and her slightly pouting appearance was really pitiful and cute, and her heart was also soft, but seeing that the sky was gradually turning cloudy, she still gritted her teeth: "Look at this day, I'm afraid it's going to be windy." I've heard that you're not in good health before, and it's not a trivial matter if you really get cold. After a pause, his voice lowered by three points, "I am also reluctant to let you go back, but I am even more reluctant to let you not go back." ”