In winter, the sky is bright at three o'clock. On the gray-blue dome, the white crescent moon had not yet faded, and a red sun was forced to come up.

Fan Yan blew out the candle flame that had been burning all night, and a wisp of white smoke curled up. Behind the smoke was a haggard face, with furrowed brows, bloodshot eyes, and lips curled deeply downward. On the desk, there are three volumes of books neatly stacked, and the fragrance of ink still exists, which is the fruit of his all-night writing.

He had a wound on his chest that he should have rested earlier, but he didn't. He thought that he had injuries on his body, and it must be difficult to sleep, since it was difficult to sleep, why should he sleep, instead of lying in bed tossing and turning, it was better to do something useful with this sobering pain.

"Tatsuhiro." Fan Mian shouted in the house.

There was no response when he shouted the first three times, but only when he heard outside the door did he answer the fourth time: "Alas, sir, I will come at once." ”

A skinny boy with sleeves tied trotted all the way to the door, his arms exposed in the winter, his hands still stained with water, and his hands were red from the cold. When he reached the door, he put down his two sleeves and dressed before entering the house. He is not very tall, born with a thin and thin skeleton, a delicate and weak appearance, thin lips and often a shallow smile, slightly raised eyes, wise and cold. After entering the house, he bowed to Fan Mi and asked, "Sir, what are your orders?" ”

Fan Mian just shouted at him three times, and he was a little unhappy in his heart, but he has always been public affairs first and private affairs last. Temporarily suppressing the displeasure in his heart, Fan said contemptuously: "There is one thing, I want you to go for a run." ”

Chen Guang immediately straightened his expression: "Sir, please command." ”

Fan Wei handed his token to Chen Guang: "You go to Fan's Mansion and take this lady Zuo who asks to see the lord." ”

Chen Guang took the token with both hands and frowned as if puzzled.

Fan Yan smiled: "I know you must be wondering why you suddenly asked you to visit Madame." He asked Chen Guang to sit down, and said face to face with him: "Let that Xianyu girl enter the eyes of adults, this is just the first step we take." This woman is extremely beautiful, and it is not difficult for us to make this move, but if we want her to play a role, we have to look at the future. And whether the future chess path can go smoothly depends on the attitude of the lady. You can remember what I said next, and if Madame asks, you will answer it like this. ”

Chen Guang said "Woo" and listened carefully.

After a while, Fan Yan asked, "Have you written it down?" ”

Chen Guang replied: "Sir, I wrote it down." ”

Fan Yan nodded: "You have always been in order, let's go." ”

Chen Guang got up and retreated to the door, just about to leave, but was stopped by Fan Yan behind his back. Fan Yan asked, "What did you do, but Madame asked you to do chores again?" ”

Chen Guang's cold face had a look of embarrassment, he paused, and replied, "Mr. Hui, Mrs. Fang Cai ordered me to clean the stables." ”

Fan Yan sulked, frowned, and said unhappily: "You are my protégé, and you are not a servant, so you can avoid these chores in the future, don't do it again." ”

Chen Guang lowered his eyebrows and replied "yes" in embarrassment.

Thinking of his wife, Fan Miao's heart began to become irritable, and he waved his hand at Chen Guang, and hurried: "Hurry up." ”

"Yes, sir." Chen Guangfu bowed again, retreated out of the house, and then hung his head under the porch and took a few breaths to his frozen hands, while keeping warm, he covered his face and took the opportunity to sigh deeply.

Fan Di

The morning sun rose, the pale golden light sprinkled into the window, Mingyun slowly opened her eyes, a little tired, she was very sad last night, until the middle of the night, tossing and turning, turning and turning, the nurse and Awei took turns to comfort, tossing until late before falling asleep.

Ah Wei has been kneeling outside the bed tent since dawn, she is also sleepy and dozing off, at this time seeing Mingyun wake up, she pinched herself. She opened the tent and asked softly, "Master, do you want to get up?" ”

Mingyun turned over in the quilt, turned his back to Ah Wei, wrapped his head, only one of the top of his hair was exposed, and said in a muffled voice: "I'm sorry." ”

Ah Wei shook her head and sighed after hearing this. She put down the tent and glanced at the maids behind her, who were carrying pots, clothes, and jewelry, and shook her head and sighed.

This morning, Mingyun only nested in the quilt, pouting, sullen, lying on his stomach to the left for a while, and lying on his stomach to the right for a while, without stopping for a moment. She flipped for a while, and finally couldn't help it, suddenly sat up suddenly, and asked, "Hasn't Mother sent someone to see me?" ”

Ah Wei pursed her lips and shook her head.

When Mingyun heard this, he lay back on the bed, covered his head, and kicked his legs several times in the quilt in frustration. was in a temper, and the quilt on her head was forcibly lifted, and Mingyun saw that it was her nurse Bai Xin.

Bai Xin looked at her, frowned, and sighed helplessly: "What time is this, how old are you, why are you still making children angry, hurry up and freshen up, go to ask Mrs. for a good night, then have breakfast, and then go to Dongrui Hall, didn't you promise a few cousins the day before yesterday to teach them to throw pots and shoot arrows?" ”

When Mingyun saw the nurse, she was even more squeamish. She reached out and put her arms around the waist of the nurse Bai Xin, pillowed her head on the nurse's lap, and said, "I don't want to go anywhere, and I don't want to go anywhere today." ”

"No, you have a promise first, how can you easily break it. Listen to the slave's persuasion, you better get up and freshen up. As he spoke, Bai Xin motioned for Ah Wei to hand over a hot handkerchief and wiped Mingyun's face. Mingyun couldn't, so he could only sit up reluctantly and let the nurse fiddle.

Mingyun has long black hair like a waterfall, smooth and smooth, reaching to the waist. Bai Xin held a white jade comb and gently helped Mingyun comb his hair, the snow-white comb was extremely beautiful on the jet-black hair, "Your hair, with Mrs., is black and dense, and it looks tight." ”

"What's the use of looking good, my mother doesn't like me." Mingyun lowered his eyes and muttered in a low voice.

Bai Xin shook his head with a smile and said: "Where are you talking about this, it will be really sad for Madame to hear it, Madame's heart is most concerned about you." ”

"Lie to me." Mingyun's face was shrouded in the shadow of the tent, and he sighed deeply, "I know, mother, she complains about me, she doesn't let everyone say it, but I know." ”

Bai Xin's hand holding the comb paused, "How can Madam complain about you, don't guess." ”

Mingyun turned his head and looked at the nurse Bai Xin fixedly, his eyes opened slightly, the brilliance in the two black pupils gradually dimmed, his lips moved slightly, and he said with a mouth shape: "Cui Mama." ”

Bai Xin's eyes blinked a few times quickly, the hand holding the comb unconsciously forced, and his heart jumped quickly.

Mingyun turned her face back, lowered her head, and her loose hair covered both sides of her face, making it impossible to see her expression, but in fact, at this moment, she had no expression, and she couldn't make any expression.

Everything has a cause and effect, and if she touches the cause, how can she escape the effect?

The room was very quiet, only more leaky and ticking, the white smoke curling in the incense burner, the greasy aroma was faint, climbing up the shoulder, wrapped around the throat, unspeakable, only silence pervasive.

On this side, Chen Guang went to the first powerful house of the Jin Kingdom - Fan Di as instructed. Fan Di is located in the east of the royal capital Xinjiang City, with an excellent foothold, while Fan Di lives in a corner of the west of the city, far apart. There were no horses in Fan Mi's mansion, so Chen Guang had to walk there.

The weather is cold in the twilight of the year, and the wind is cold and snowy. In the middle of winter, the streets that used to be crowded and bustling with people are now lined with pedestrians. Chen Guang walked on foot for more than an hour under a snowstorm and arrived outside the Fan Mansion before noon. But because of his shabby body, he was hung out by the porter. There are many people who ask to see in front of Fan's door, and Fan Mi's status as a doctor in the middle of the military mansion is not at all high-looking, not to mention that he is not here, but just a protégé.

At the small side door of Fan Di, Chen Guang waited in the cold wind, and no one took him to the ear room, so he could only blow through the hall in the mezzanine. His clothes were old and thin, and the wind blew through, but he couldn't be rude in front of others, so he could only stand upright to meet the cold.

The descendants of the Fan clan have lived in the royal capital for generations, and the rest of the clansmen live in the fiefdom of Fanyi. The people of this clan have one thing in common, that is, they have arrogance in their bones, which seems to be something that melts into the blood, and it is passed on from generation to generation as it grows and reproduces. As a powerful family, the Fan family has had countless splendor and glory for more than a hundred years, and every bit of it has been accumulated in this mansion that has gone through vast years. Every grass and tree, every brick and tile here, has experienced countless times of spring and autumn alternation, the cycle of years, maybe this mansion does not look as splendid as the newly built mansion, but it has been deposited for hundreds of years, making it majestic and heavy, so that people dare not make it at will.

Gutao Courtyard is located in the southeast of Fan's mansion, the courtyard is wide, and there is a whole pine and cypress evergreen forest behind the courtyard.

Fan Ji's wife, Zuo, was leaning in front of the window and collapsed, the warm room was melting, the window was ajar, she supported her forehead lightly, and looked at the figure of her youngest son stepping on the snow outside the house with a shallow smile through the silk curtain. Zuo has a noble temperament, born in a veteran family of the Jin Kingdom, his father led the position of Zuo Shi, and was an old senator on the side of the monarch.

The bronze lotus incense in the house is full of white smoke, and the fragrance is lingering in the room.

Su Ping, the housekeeper beside Zuo's side, came in from outside the house and brought a message to Zuo's: "Madam, my lord went to the banquet last night and received a Xianyu Ji back during the banquet. It is said that this woman has a bewitching appearance and is extremely beautiful, and adults get it as if they have obtained a treasure. Right now, the adults are taking her to live in another village on the big green mountain. Cheng He has already probed the wind, and the adult seems to be intending to bring people back to the house. ”