The autumn wind royal road crown is full, and the bell and drum of the Xiaoyue painting building are late.

Daddy has been an official for decades, and Cai Ling has known the time of the dynasty well since he was a child. Today is the odd day and there is an early dynasty, and the early dynasty in autumn and winter is half an hour later than other seasons, calculating the distance between the Qin Palace's Mansion and Weiyang Palace, Shen Muchi should get up at the end of the day.

Walking alone on the spacious and quiet road of the palace, Cai Ling inevitably panicked, until he saw the candle flame of Hanzhang Courtyard in the distance, and the heart of the deer settled down. Walking quickly, the carriage had been parked outside the Zhu Gate, and the two guards stood straight under the red lantern.

Cai Ling was thinking about whether she should tell the two of them about the way out, but the two had already noticed her, and when they got closer, one of them asked, "The girl has something to do with the prince?" Cai Ling had just said yes, and the other hurriedly went to spread the word.

She stood in the faint light of the red lantern jumping, and suddenly felt the cold wind, only to realize that she was too eager to put on the cloak, and hurriedly hugged her arms, but noticed a strange look, it turned out that the guard was cramped, he quickly smiled at the guard, and lowered his arms.

"Miss Jiang." It was Wei Wei who came out with another guard, and looked her up and down, "The girl is in a hurry." ”

"I don't ......" Cai Ling didn't know why she was slurring her speech, she should be frozen, "in fact, it's not too urgent." ”

The other party's face sank, and he turned to bow his head politely, which was a subtle rejection of Cai Ling. Cai Ling still wanted to explain a few words, but she also knew that the time of the early dynasty could not be delayed in the slightest. If it weren't for the fact that Liangfu was going to pick up Yuan'er early this morning, he would never have picked this juncture.

Maybe it can be delayed for another day, but it is just a loss of trust, maybe you can negotiate with Liang Mingyue again in private, it is not a bad thing, it is really not good, and you will come back to ask for it after King Qin returns to the next dynasty. Cai Ling made up her mind and bowed her head to Wei Wei, "After the prince returns to the house, he will bother Miss Wei to pass on a word. ”

"Of course." Wei Wei turned around, and then the Zhu door was closed. After eating a closed door, Cai Ling was not happy in her heart, if it was in the past, the people around him dared to be so arrogant to her, she would have shouted outside the gate: What is the pearl-faced golden silk dress, don't let me see it! This girl is waiting for you at this door, can't you get out of the cave yet?

But after all, this time is different from the past, let alone asking for others. Cai Ling admired herself very much, she just raised her foot and wanted to kick the door, but when she saw the two guards watching, she turned around and left generously.

At the moment of half an hour, the icy cold wind was biting, a bright moon was still hanging in the sky, and the once lively palace was now only the mournful cry of the jackdaw. Thinking that it was still difficult to see half a figure on the way back, Cai Ling began to panic.

"Little four?"

Someone is shouting at her! With a deep and rich male voice, who calls her "Little Four", who else is there in this palace besides Shen Muchi? She hurriedly turned around and saw the long and clear figure standing in the candle flames outside the Zhu Gate.

The jackdaw flew overhead, letting out a terrible cry. She was so frightened that she hurriedly ran back. Shen Muchi saw her embarrassment, and asked with a smile: "What are you doing when you don't sleep early in the morning and run out?" ”

Time was pressing, she decided not to care about Wei Wei's rejection of such trivial matters without Shen Muchi's knowledge, and said straight to the point, "I want to raise Yuan'er, so I specially came to ask His Highness for help." ”

Before the words were finished, a dark purple cloak was used as a hood to wrap her tightly in the cold and shivering, and his body temperature was still stored in the cloak, this time King Qin was burying his head in carefully tying the silk rope at her neckline, "Raising young children is not an easy task, have you ever thought about it?" "There was a hint of hoarseness in his voice, but it was extremely gentle.

"I figured it out, and besides, I didn't come to you for help this time." Cai Ling said and took out the account book from her waist, "This is the account book of Ru Yue Zhai, it should be useful to His Royal Highness." ”

Shen Muchi stared at her, his face did not change, but the guards beside him hurriedly stepped forward, and hurriedly retreated to bury his head and stand after checking his own rudeness. Cai Ling thought to herself: King Qin is really interested in Ru Yue Zhai, it seems that this time it is stable.

Still proud, His Royal Highness the Third King of Qin, who heard the purple gold python robe, asked, "How did you get it?" ”

"I have my own way." Cai Ling proudly stuffed the ledger into the hands of King Qin.

He took the ledger and did not look at it, but only instructed, "Be careful in the future." ”

I didn't say a word of thanks! That arrogance is exactly the same as Wei Wei's. Cai Ling was angry, and was about to tease a few words, when the prince had already turned around and got into the carriage.

"Whoa......," she shouted, tugging at her cloak, "your clothes!" Just as he was about to take it off, he opened the curtain in the car and looked over, "Dress honestly!" ”

She pouted, wrapped her cloak tightly, the warmth was quite comfortable, and she obeyed. The people in the car asked, "After the deed is done, how will you thank this king?" ”

How else can you be grateful? Didn't she already present the hard-won account book. How could there be such a greedy person, Cai Ling sighed in her heart, but pretended to be gentle, "How about a banquet for His Highness in Dongxi Building?" ”

"That's it." He withdrew his hand, the beaded curtain was lowered, and the carriage slowly departed.

The sky began to show white, and Cai Ling wrapped herself in a thick cloak and walked back, only to feel that her heart was clear, and she wanted to talk to Yuan'er about this good thing. How did she know, the guard rode to the window of the car and whispered, "Miss Jiang did it this time, and my subordinates are afraid that they have been startled." ”

The person in the car pondered for a moment and said coldly, "Raid the house immediately." ”

Yuan'er didn't see Cai Ling after getting up early, so he rolled on the bed several times, waiting, waiting, the sky gradually cleared, and he still didn't see his aunt's figure. So he wrapped himself in a small quilt and sat on the stone steps at the door of the house.

The clouds came over with a copper basin, and hurriedly said, "Little Ancestor, what are you doing sitting here?" Are you really not afraid of the cold? ”

He shivered in the quilt, but his mouth replied very neatly, "Don't be afraid!" ”

At this time, the courtyard door was pushed open, and his aunt came back in a big cloak with purple and gold python patterns, and when she saw him sitting outside the house, she only squatted down and poked the quilt he had put on with her elbow, "Put your heart in your stomach." From now on, you will follow your aunt. ”

"Yay!" Suddenly, he jumped out of the thick quilt, wearing only a plain white undershirt and thin pants, his eyes smiling into slits, and waving his arms and jumping.

Cai Ling hurriedly took him into his arms and covered him with a cloak.

"Wait......" the boy poked his head out of the collar of his cloak, "I know this dress." Once upon a time, it hung in my uncle's Hanzhang courtyard. ”

"Auntie...... Aunt ......," the boy cried out, "why did you steal your uncle's clothes?" ”

Cai Ling hurriedly covered his mouth, and pretended to be vicious: "Because your uncle's clothes are warm!" ”

……

Shen Muchi's words have weight in the end, I didn't see anyone from Liangfu come in the morning, Cai Ling felt safe, and was about to take a nap, Yuan'er held a paper kite that had just been pasted with Manyun and was arguing to fly a kite.

When Cai Ling was a child, she would fly kites in the spring afternoon, and she would also chase her brothers' paper kites in the autumn twilight, but she never clamored to go out in the cold winter wax moon, how painful the wind was blowing on her face, she looked at Yuan'er with pity, and suddenly felt that this child was naïve.

Thinking about it, it didn't take long for her to take Yuan'er's hand out of the yard with a paper kite. As soon as he got out of the yard, Yuan'er ran forward like a pony off the leash, and Manyun chased him after him. Cai Ling knows that flying a kite is a disguise, and coming out to be chased and run is his favorite way to play.

Cai Ling tucked the fox fur on the collar of the big man, and just quickened her steps to turn the corner, but saw Yuan'er stumbling back. ran to the nearest place and fell, Cai Ling immediately ran over, he got up by himself, pulled the corner of Cai Ling's clothes and said, "Auntie, go quickly." ”

This posture seemed to be killed by the enemy, Cai Ling suppressed her uneasy emotions, "What did you just see?" ”

"Auntie, don't ask." The child's voice became louder in a hurry, "Let's find a place to hide." ”

As soon as the words fell, the tactful voice of the yellow bird sounded in my ears, "Sister Ling......"

Cai Ling looked up in the direction of the voice, and saw a light green slender figure from far and near, it was his aunt Liangmingyue.

"Auntie doesn't talk much. Why is my aunt still here? Yuan'er pouted, extremely reluctant to hide behind Cai Ling.

Cai Ling pretended to be calm, took Yuan'er's hand and approached Liangmingyue, and got straight to the point, "I told you yesterday that I could let you take Yuan'er, but now I don't count." As an aunt to my child, I was able to take care of him when he was critically ill and raise him as an adult. As soon as he said this, he caught a glimpse of Yuan'er looking at him with a look of adoration, and suddenly remembered that Liang Mingyue sent him to play with the maid yesterday in order not to let the child hear what he shouldn't have heard, and suddenly felt that he was reckless, so he said to Manyun, "Take Yuan'er to play first." ”

Manyun took Yuan'er's hand and was about to leave, but was stopped by Liang Mingyue. Mingyue squatted down, her eyes were level with Yuan'er, her eyes were bent into a thin moon, and she said softly: "Yuan'er, my aunt asked you, do you like your aunt and uncle?" ”

"I like my aunt and uncle." Yuan'er replied honestly.

"Good abyss. Do you like to live in Liangfu? Mingyue asked again.

"I don't like living in Liangfu." Yuan'er hurriedly said, "They all laughed at me for being a child that no one wanted, not only Brother Song laughed at me, but even the little scholar next to him made fun of me and asked me to ride them as horses." ”

Mingyue had tears in her eyes and stroked Yuan'er's smiling face, "Then why didn't you ever tell your aunt before?" ”

"If my aunt stands up for me, grandma should blame you again." Yuan'er said in a low voice.

……

There was silence for a moment, and the tears of the bright moon were like beads with broken threads. She squatted in place, holding Yuan'er's hands tightly until Yuan'er struggled to break free and hid behind Cai Ling, one of her hands still hanging in the air.

"I'll take the child with me, you can rest assured." Cai Ling couldn't bear it, "If you miss him, come here to visit at any time." ”

"Thank you, Sister Ling." When he raised his eyes, he had tears gone, leaving only a pitiful face, "I came here this time is really reckless, and I ask my sister not to take it to heart, but if I don't ask clearly, I won't be at ease in the future, so I will come with my heart." ”

"Things should be asked." Cai Ling sympathized.

"Since it's Yuan'er's own sister, I'll rest assured." Cai Ling bowed slightly to apologize, "If my sister has any difficulties in the future, I will inform my sister." Today, my sister will say goodbye first. ”

Even if it comes and goes, it is like the wind, and Liang Mingyue swaggered and disappeared around the corner. Cai Ling rubbed Yuan'er's soft hair and said, "I suddenly understand why your aunt has a high status in your heart. ”

As soon as the words fell, the child left two lines of tears, it turned out that he was naughty and mischievous, and he was very arrogant all day long, and he actually had delicate emotions. He loves his aunt and aunt, but what he is afraid of is the deep mansion compound where it is difficult to distinguish between cold and warm, and the people in the courtyard who tend to be inflammatory.