Walk slowly, the lantern sways gently.

Zuo walked slowly back to the yard wearing a fox fur, with a slight smile in his eyebrows and eyes, and a white plum blossom in his hand.

Qingbaiyuan is located in the southeast of Fan Di, not far from the back garden. After walking for about half a stick of incense, after Zuo's return to the courtyard, Cheng He hurriedly greeted him and said to Zuo's: "Madam, my lord is waiting for you in the study." ”

When Zuo heard this, he didn't look at it, but only lightly "um". Li Ping followed closely behind Zuo, and at this time, she smiled lightly and said to Cheng He: "Madame knows." And so it passes. ”

Zuo has always been arrogant, and he is easily reluctant to talk to his subordinates. Li Ping beside her is the roundworm in her abdomen, and Li Ping can accurately interpret every look and movement she makes. Cheng He knows this very well, anyway, Mrs. has always been like this, and he is used to it.

Zuo took unhurried steps to Fan Ji's study. Once inside, she saw Fan Jiji sitting behind the desk, polishing his sword.

The spacious interior was lit with several candlesticks, the light of which danced with the cold air she brought with her as she entered. On the ebony desk there are scrolls of books and silk silks, the incense in the shape of a beast is burning dipterocarp, and on the wall hangs a large bow with black horns inlaid with gold leaf, which is very gorgeous and domineering, and there are two animal heads on the left and right sides of the bow, the left is a tiger head with fangs exposed, and the right is a hideous black bear head. Fan Ji is wiping the sword Zuo has seen, it is the long sword of the Yue Kingdom that he just got not long ago, and it was cast by Mr. Changye, a swordsmith who is famous in various countries.

Fan Jishu seemed to be attracted by this sword, and only raised his eyes to look at her when she entered the door, and then returned his gaze to his sword, and asked lightly, "Are you back?" ”

Zuo stepped forward with a smile, sat down at the desk, and faced Fan Ji, and said, "Didn't you call me here?" ”

Fan Ji shot a laugh, still caring for his sword, and said, "That's right, I called you here for my husband." Madame, how's it going? ”

Zuo put his arm on the desk and said, "I did my best to do everything my husband told me." You asked you to go to separate your sister-in-law and auntie, and I went. In fact, where is the use of discord, they are not in harmony in the first place, but they can get by on face. As for the sister-in-law, she has a straight temper and a short temper. As for Auntie, she is so proud that she has no dust under her eyes, and she doesn't look at her sister-in-law at all. A while ago, I told my sister-in-law that Auntie slandered her in private, guess what she said? ”

Fan Ji smiled again and said, "What do you say?" I guess my sister-in-law must have said: I knew so. ”

Zuo covered his mouth and laughed, "Yes, yes!" That's it. ”

Fan Jishu threw the cloth used to wipe the sword on the desk, put the long sword back in the box, and said, "It's not a lie to her." My sister really said something like that, and she didn't say it less. In the early years, Sister Ah only said through a curtain that her sister-in-law was a South Vietnamese barbarian and did not understand the etiquette of the Central Plains. At that time, my sister-in-law was outside the curtain, and my sister also knew that she was there. You don't know how wonderful my sister-in-law's face was at that time. ”

Zuo Shi felt very funny when he heard it, and he couldn't stop laughing, and said, "Ah Shu is really a wonderful person. Hey, she also has confidence, and no one can stand her if she is hard, unlike me, I don't dare to offend people so much. ”

Fan Ji sneered at Zuo when he heard this.

"I'm right, it's the truth." Zuo's Road.

"Then you are right, my sister, she does have confidence. There are four of us, and my father loves to pet my sister the most, so she naturally doesn't have to be afraid of anything. Vanji shot.

Zuo sighed deliberately and said, "It can be seen how important this father's pet is." Husband, our Xu'er and Lady also need their father's pets. You haven't been to see Xu'er for a long time, and if you don't go to see him again, I'm afraid that Xu'er will grow into an adult. ”

Fan Ji said, "Then I'll go and see my fair mouth tonight." Xu'er is about to grow up, and she is going to get married tomorrow. ”

Referring to his daughter, Zuo asked: "Husband, my aunt is thirteen years old, although she is still messing around like a child, but as parents, we should start thinking about her marriage." ”

"Oh?" Fan Jishu raised his eyebrows, looked at Zuo, and asked, "Why did you suddenly mention this, what, do you have any ideas?" ”

Zuo said: "Ideas, everyone has them, but whether the ideas are useful or not remains to be said." ”

Fan Ji said: "Then you can talk about it." ”

Zuo smiled lowly: "If Gongzi Chengyi becomes an abandoned son, he is destined to be unusable, and he will definitely support a new one." Our daughter Jin Zun Yugui, if you want to marry, you will marry the most top-notch person, and you will also be a phoenix. What do you say, husband? ”

Fan Ji said: "You really think a lot. However, I have other ideas about my marriage. ”

Hearing this, Zuo immediately raised his face, straightened his waist and leaned forward, and asked, "What do you think?" ”

Fan Ji said: "Instead of being a son-in-law with no roots and no power, it is better to marry into a big family." ”

Zuo asked with concern: "Which one?"

Fan Ji shot: "Zhongxing." ”

The outskirts of the royal capital, Yanbi Villa

This night, Mingyun had another nightmare.

In the dream, she ran barefoot in the snow alone, and there were many people chasing her behind her, some of whom she knew and those she didn't know, as well as bloody and mutilated people, and vicious dogs and beasts with their mouths wide open. She ran desperately in front, running desperately, but no matter where she ran, she couldn't shake off these terrible things. Just when she had no way to run, she saw a slightly bloated figure, a kind and amiable face smiling kindly at her. "Mama, I miss you so much!" Mingyun ran towards her as if she was running, but just as she was approaching, a big bloody hand suddenly grabbed Mama's neck, and the next scene became Mama lying in the grass full of blood, and the big bloody hands turned to grab her, getting closer and closer, and when she immediately touched her neck, she was terrified and sat up screaming loudly.

Bai Xin, who was on duty in the house for the night, was lying on the foot of the bed and dozing shallowly, but was startled by Mingyun's shouting, and immediately woke up, got up in a hurry, and said, "Oh, why are you having nightmares again?" ”

Mingyun sat on the bed at this time, panting heavily, with a frightened face. Bai Xin hurriedly sat on the edge of the bed, smoothed her back, and quickly let the little maid guarding the door come in and pour a glass of warm water.

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, I just had a nightmare, and when I wake up, it's fine, it's okay." Bai Xin touched the dampness in her collar, obviously sweating, and hurriedly wrapped Mingyun in the quilt. She took the warm water handed over, fed it carefully to Mingyun to drink, and said, "Take a small sip, don't choke, drink slowly." ”

Mingyun drank warm water, gradually calmed down, came back to her senses, and saw that in the candlelight, Bai Xin looked at her with a worried face.

Mingyun was suddenly very aggrieved, she suddenly fell into Bai Xin's arms, grabbed Bai Xin's clothes tightly, and her voice was hoarse and trembling, she said, "Aunt Bai, I'm so scared." ”

Bai Xin followed her back and said, "Don't be afraid, it's just a dream, a dream, and I'll forget it when I get up tomorrow." ”

"I dreamed that a lot of people were chasing me, auntie, I'm so scared." Mingyun's hands were cold and cold, holding Bai Xin's clothes tightly, and he said incoherently: "Mama, I, today I dreamed of Mama." ”

Although Mingyun said vaguely, Bai Xin understood. When she heard this, her face turned white, and she paused with the hand that was running her back. Bai Xin trembled his lips, not knowing what to say for a while. Bai Xin knew that the grandmother in Mingyun's mouth was her nurse, surnamed Cui, and when she was a little maid before, she worked under Steward Cui. Steward Cui was very trusted by Mrs., otherwise he would not have been transferred to serve the little master, Mingyun was also brought up by Mama Cui, and she was extremely dependent on her, but just a year and a half ago, Steward Cui didn't know what mistake he made, and suddenly one day he was pulled out by Mrs. Niang's people, and finally he was beaten to death, lying on the grass outside the courtyard covered in blood and swallowing his breath. At that time, they were waiting for the little master to use snacks, and this time, everyone was scared and not possessed, not to mention that the little master was still young at the time, and he was even more frightened and cried, and he couldn't coax him.

Luo Ying said that Mama Cui has two hearts, she is a betrayer, her sin is unforgivable, and she deserves to die.

Bai Xin still has palpitations in retrospect, let alone a child. As a slave, she naturally didn't dare to criticize her master, but she had served Mingyun for so many years, and she also had some feelings, and she felt pity in her heart.

Bai Xin touched Mingyun's hair with one hand, hugged her trembling body tightly with the other, and said in a low voice, "Forget it, forget all this, don't think about it again, just treat these as all dreams, everything is good when you wake up." Bai Xin patted Mingyun lightly and muttered, "Sleep, everything will be fine after a sleep." ”

"Really?" Mingyun asked softly, "Is it really good to sleep?" ”

"Of course it's true." Bai Xin said, put Mingyun down, and touched her forehead and eyes with warm hands: "Close your eyes, don't think about anything, sleep well, sleep well, maybe you will be cured, and you can go out to play." ”

Mingyun closed her eyes and nodded, her expression was a little misty, she seemed to be very sleepy, but her mouth was still open and closed, and she was saying something inaudibly, Bai Xin leaned closer to listen, and seemed to be listening to her still asking, "Did you forget it when you fell asleep?" ”

Bai Xin's heart was bitter, she touched her cheek, nodded and whispered: "Forget it, sleep, we will still be happy when we get up tomorrow, like Master Ming, how good." She tucked the corner of Mingyun's quilt.

The thick quilt wrapped Mingyun tightly, and the quilt under her feet was folded into it and nested together, living like a cocoon, except for the nose and eyes, Mingyun's whole person was trapped in the quilt, including two ears, as if only in this way could she feel at ease and sleep peacefully.

Mingyun fell asleep deeply, but he didn't sleep very peacefully, and he made a dream sound from time to time. Bai Xin didn't dare to sleep again, so he sat at the head of the bed and guarded quietly.

The sound of wind and snow could be heard outside the window.

This cold winter, heavy snow, I hope that the thick snow can cover up all the darkness in this world.