"Tomorrow, I will leave for Beijing and return in a month, during this time, you must listen to your father and brother in the house, and don't provoke them to anger." After thinking about it for a while, Cong Zhiying explained to her daughter uneasily.

"Mother, what are you doing in Beijing? Are you going to the palace? Do the two men who are here today want you to come to Beijing? An Yiran asked anxiously, with a worried look on her face.

"You don't need to know too much, just live in peace in the house." Cong Zhiying said a word, and he didn't want An Yiran to know any of the facts back then.

"That's... Then next month is your birthday, will you return before your birthday? An Yiran understood what her mother refused to let her know, and it was useless for her to ask too much, she asked tentatively with a gloomy look on her face.

"Yes, I'll try to come back before my birthday." Cong Zhiying carefully calculated the time and nodded in agreement, she understood her daughter's filial piety, so she didn't want to live up to her daughter's expectations.

"Mother, you will return safely!" An Yiran put down the jade pendant in her hand, stretched out her hands and tightly held Cong Zhiying's warm hand, and admonished uneasily.

"I will, you have peace of mind." Cong Zhiying showed a faint smile on his face, and patted the back of An Yiran's hand with one free hand, looking at the daughter in front of him dotingly, with a faint feeling of reluctance in his heart.

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Cong Zhiying told her daughter that she would leave Xizhou on the second day and enter Beijing alone, An Yiran was very peaceful during this time, staying in the room all day to study embroidery, which surprised everyone in the house.

An Zixuan saw that his sister, who was causing trouble everywhere on weekdays, was a little abnormal recently, and he was willing to calm down and study embroidery, but he didn't dig into it, just when she was temporarily changed.

An Fuzhong also knew An Xin better about his daughter, he understood why she suddenly studied embroidery desperately, supported her very much, and took the initiative to help her find a lot of high-quality needlework materials, just to let her embroider a handkerchief with peace of mind.

An Yiran spent a month in the house calmly, and finally embroidered the unfamiliar and rough stitches, although the embroidery pattern of the handkerchief did not look very beautiful, but it was her heart.

She secretly waited for her mother's return, counting down the days every day, waiting for her mother's birthday with deep thoughts, but seeing that the day was approaching, her mother had not returned, which made her heart feel endless loss, and she comforted herself with the thought that her mother might have been delayed on the way home.

Cong Zhiying's birthday came, An Yiran sat alone on the threshold stone in front of the gate of Anfu in a daze, and the gatekeeper saw that his young lady was wrong at this time, so he went to inform An Zixuan.

An Zixuan heard the sound and came to investigate, and when he approached An Yiran, he saw her lonely figure.

He knew that his sister was missing his mother who had not returned after the deadline, but now he had no choice, and the person sent to Beijing to investigate had not yet returned, even if he was anxious, he could only be calm and calm.

"Yes." An Zixuan called An Yiran gently, walked to her side and sat down, staring at her with tender eyes.

"Brother, do you think something will happen to our mother?" An Yiran saw her brother suddenly appear, and asked worriedly about the guess in her heart, full of uneasiness, she always felt that something was about to happen.

"Don't worry, I have sent someone to Beijing to investigate, and my mother will be safe." An Zixuan stretched out his hand, gently stroked the top of her head, and comforted her gently.

"Alas! My mother promised me that she would return before her birthday, but today is her birthday, but I haven't seen her return for a long time, do you think I can't worry? An Yiran sighed helplessly, and unconsciously pinched the embroidered handkerchief she was going to give to her mother.

An Zixuan stared at the poorly embroidered handkerchief in her hand and chuckled: "This is the result of your January retreat?" ”

"I've worked hard, this is my hard work, you see, I embroidered my mother's favorite lotus pattern, my mother will be very happy to see it!" An Yiran confidently showed off the embroidery made by herself, and secretly rejoiced in her heart.

"It's good if my mother is happy! Wait for her to return and offer it with your own hands. An Zixuan smiled in agreement, did not express any opinion, and chose not to hit her confidence.

"Alas! But my mother has not returned for a long time, and she has missed her birthday. An Yiran looked at the gradually darkening sky, pursed her lips and sighed helplessly.

"She will come back, you can rest assured, hurry back to the house and rest, the night is dark, the sky is cold, don't freeze." An Zixuan pulled her up and urged her to go back to her room, not wanting her to stay here and think nonsense.

An Yiran nodded, obeyed her brother's words and got up to prepare to go back to the house, when she raised her feet and walked a few steps, she suddenly had an idea, hurriedly walked back, took An Zixuan's arm with a smile on her face, and said, "Brother, why don't we go to the capital to find my mother back in person?" ”

"You girl, you're talking nonsense again! Hurry back to the house! An Zixuan didn't think about it at all, reached out and tapped her head, shook his head helplessly, and scolded with a smile.

"Brother, I'll be serious! It's better for you to send someone to investigate than if we go to Beijing to find it quickly, I'm worried that if something really happens to my mother, we can save her! An Yiran persuaded with anticipation.

"No! You can stay in the house and wait for your mother to return, don't think I don't know your thoughts, don't move the girl's thoughts that shouldn't be moved! An Zixuan saw through her selfishness for a second and resolutely objected.

"Oops! Brother, let's go! What about the girl's house? The girl's family can also travel far away! An Yiran shook An Zixuan's arm coquettishly, pleading deeply.

She really felt that she had given birth to the wrong daughter, if she was a man, she could travel all over the world and learn some martial arts to eliminate harm for the people, but she was a girl's family, and her parents and brother always used the girl's family to abide by etiquette and abide by her own set of rules to restrain her unrestrained soul.

"Don't mess around! Did you memorize the "Women's Training"? I'm going to do a spot check tomorrow. An Zixuan hurriedly changed the topic, not wanting to dwell on this topic with her anymore, he just wanted to cut off her thoughts as soon as possible, otherwise he was afraid that after she softened and soaked hard, he would be soft-hearted.

"Hey! Okay, okay, I'll go back to the house and recite the "Women's Training" and put away the thoughts that the girl's family shouldn't have! An Yiran saw that no matter how she was entangled, her brother refused to let go, she simply let go of his hand and went back to the house in disappointment.

An Zixuan looked at An Yiran's figure walking away, shook his head helplessly, raised the corners of his lips slightly, and thought in his mind that his playful little sister was really becoming more and more willful.

Half a month later

Cong Zhiying still hasn't returned for a long time, and the spies sent by An Zixuan to Beijing have returned to inform him that Cong Zhiying has not entered the palace at all, and his current whereabouts are unknown.

An Zixuan was instantly worried, and sent someone to Beijing to continue the search for his mother's whereabouts, but chose to hide An Yiran and lied to her that her mother was delayed in the palace and would return a few days later.

An Yiran didn't believe it, but she didn't show it, she listened to her brother's explanation on the surface, but secretly plotted to hide from her father and brother, and went to Beijing alone to find her mother's whereabouts.

This day finally made her wait for the opportunity, Anxin needed to travel far away because of business, and it would take half a month to go, which undoubtedly gave her the opportunity to sneak out of the house.

Before An Xin left, An Yiran and An Zixuan went to the gate of Anfu to see them off.

"Zixuan, take good care of Ran'er, take care of everything in the house, and return after half a month as a father." An Xin solemnly patted An Zixuan's shoulder and said deeply.

"Dad, don't worry! I'll take care of everything. An Zixuan nodded in agreement, his conduct made An Xin extremely reassured.

"Ran'er, you have to stay at home, follow your brother's arrangement, and don't get into trouble." An Xin told her daughter uneasily.

"Got it! Dad, don't worry, Ran'er will stay in the house and never cause trouble for the eldest brother! An Yiran was in a state of excitement at this time, and she hoped that her father would leave quickly, so that she could set off to implement the perfect plan in her heart.

"That's right! Listen to your brother's words well, travel for your father, don't worry! Anxin nodded with satisfaction, said goodbye to his children, and got into a carriage with a bunch of bags on the road.

An Yiran and An Zixuan watched their father's carriage and horse disappear from sight, and then they turned around together and returned to the mansion.

As soon as An Zixuan stepped into the mansion, he issued an order to An Yiran: "You go and change into a beautiful dress, and you will go to the Shen Mansion with me as a guest later!" ”

"Don't go! I don't want to be a feast for those gentlemen and arrogant daughters! An Yiran replied with a look of resistance.

"Take you to see the world or not?" An Zixuan was very surprised, whenever there was a lively place in Xizhou City on weekdays, his nosy little sister was definitely the first to come up, he never thought that she would shirk such a lively banquet today, which made him completely surprised.

"Don't you always teach me? I remember this sentence very well, so I can't listen to your teachings today!" An Yiran replied with a look of interest, and then walked back to the room without hesitation.

An Zixuan looked at An Yiran walking away helplessly, and Wu Jiu, who was standing on the side, came up with a worried expression, and asked embarrassedly: "Son, if Miss doesn't go, how should the third son of the Shen family explain?" He could have named Miss Yao to go with him. ”

"Let it be! She didn't want to go, so she didn't force it, I just went and explained Shen Zhiyi. An Zixuan is infinitely tolerant and fond of An Yiran, except for some things she does that violate the rules of the girl's family on weekdays, he generally follows her will, even if it is something that will make him embarrassed.

An Yiran returned to the room alone, found a reason to send Hotaru out, secretly packed her bags, and carefully planned the route to the capital alone.

She had secretly copied a map from Xizhou to the capital in An Zixuan's study, and at the same time, she had prepared a men's dress for herself, so as not to encounter danger due to the woman's weak status halfway.

When she was secretly planning for her brother An Zixuan to go out to the Shen Mansion as a guest, she seized the opportunity to sneak out of the An Mansion.

At this moment, before the packing in her hand was finished, An Zixuan and Firefly outside the house stepped into the door one after another.