Shangjing, as the capital of the Chinese Dynasty, has its own prosperity and magnificence, although it is the middle of winter, the cold hits, but it is still difficult to hide the bustle and hustle and bustle of this old city, only to the inner city, it will be a little quiet, and in the courtyard of the Yongding Bridge in the inner city, it has become another world, there is only quiet and calm here, just like the stone lion at the door, open teeth and claws, there is a majestic momentum, and the gate above the "Northwest General's Mansion" five gilded characters set off each other. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

"Let the people in the house clean up the west courtyard, Uncle Wang asked people to talk a little, it is estimated that there will be a few days before the people arrive." The woman who spoke looked indifferent, Bai Zhi's cheeks were like winter snow on the treetops, cold and arrogant, and the young steward beside her nodded yes.

"Miss, this is something prepared for the New Year in the house, take a look, what is missing?" The steward respectfully handed over a list, the woman took it and looked up and down, and pondered for a while, "Prepare a few more jars of good wine, and the butcher shop will also prepare more, this year's father will come back for the New Year, and the banquet is indispensable, plus the third brother has just come, and there are a lot of people brought, understand?" When she said the third brother, a glimmer of light flashed in the woman's eyes, but it was only fleeting, and the steward on the side only did not see it.

The two walked in the corridor one after the other, the steward's surname was Qiu, a few years older than the woman, and he was also a famous talent in the countryside.

At this moment, the two walked together, and Steward Qiu intentionally or unintentionally fell on each other's bodies, with long hair scattered, light blue cotton coats and pleated skirts with scattered flowers, all of which were unusually fresh and beautiful in their eyes, and although the woman in front of him had an indifferent expression, he was much gentler in his words, and the subordinates in the house also silently retreated to the side and watched the two go away.

"Okay, you hurry up, come to me again if you have something." The woman sent the steward away, and walked into the garden by herself, which was already the inner courtyard, and no other man would come here on weekdays except her father and brother, and the young steward nodded, and saw her enter the courtyard, and then turned and left.

The flowers and plants in the yard have either died or been removed long ago, and a few old trees are only left with dry branches stretching in the sky, and strolling in them is inevitably bleak and cold, but the woman seems to enjoy this feeling very much, walking lightly in it, and the indifference on her face seems to be soothing.

Since the death of her mother, the aunt also went to her hometown early, and it is impossible for her father and eldest brother to take care of the family, after all, one is a general who fought and killed, and the other is the eldest son of a relative, and the general's mansion still needs them to support the façade, so in the end, in the general's mansion, only one of them is taken care of by a woman, fortunately, he is not young, and there are a few stewards to help, but he doesn't have to show his face, and he has nothing to do in a few years, but after all, he is an unmarried woman, This year, there are more and more people who say they are married, and the eldest brother has also revealed that most of his father's return to Beijing this time is to set up a family affair for her, and then he thinks of the younger brother who has not seen him a few times, and he wants to come to replace him.

Thinking of these, the woman's footsteps gradually became heavier, reached out to break the dead branch on the side, threw it on the ground, bit her lip lightly, and felt a little angry in her heart, subconsciously she put her right hand into the sleeve pocket on the left, touched a piece of warm jade in the bag, and gradually settled down, and exhaled a breath of hot air, and her face was still restored as before.

The winter in Shangjing is more like the cold of the north, the woman stands quietly under the dead wood, in the gloom of the garden, exuding a cold fragrance, there is no sorrow between the eyebrows, not like those sad young ladies in the spring and autumn, but more like a proud snow independent red plum.

And at the moment when the woman was distracted, someone had already walked to her side, also with a slender figure, wearing a straight robe, showing a bit of elegance and ease, the man's face was angular, but he looked at the woman with pity in his eyes, he was Li He's eldest son, Li Chenxian.

"Cai'er, what's wrong? Not happy? The two grew up together, he knows his sister best, and then looking at the broken branches on the ground, he can already guess the other party's mood at the moment.

"Brother......" The woman turned her head to look at her brother beside her, what she wanted to say, but she really couldn't say it, and finally she could only sigh, "It's okay, I'm just thinking about what kind of person that brother is?" ”

"If it's a sensible person, we won't make it difficult for him, if it's a muddy one, just let him get out." Li Chenxian smiled, although he didn't know why his father suddenly let that person enter Beijing, but in his heart, there was only this sibling sister, and as for the half-brother, he didn't have much feelings.

A faint smile appeared on the woman's face, "My brother will coax me." She lowered her head, and the hand in her sleeve stroked Wen Yu, "I know what my father meant, my brother's marriage has been decided, so it's naturally my time to do it, I'm afraid I won't be able to stay in this mansion for a few days." ”

"What is this, this will always be your home, and my father also hopes that you can have a good home." Li Chenxian looked at his sister and knew that since she was in charge of the family, she was the strongest, and now she has to listen to other people's arrangements, and it is definitely not a taste in her heart.

"Okay, everything is still early, wait until the New Year, if my sister has something she likes, you can also tell me, I'll call the shots for you." Listening to the other party's comfort, Li Caier held the Wen Yu in her hand tighter, as if she was worried that it would slip away.

On the official road to the north, several carriages went all the way against the cold wind, and the closer they got to Shangjing, the colder the weather became.

Cui Ping was watching from the side, while Yue'er was following Zhu Hu in order to learn to ride a horse.

"How much longer?" The carriage was bumpy all the way, Li Huai also didn't sleep well, he woke up from time to time, and the whole person was tired enough, hearing Li Huai's voice, Cui Ping looked at him with a smile, "Childe is awake?" Just now, Uncle Wang said that there are still two days to go, and he will be there at noon the day after tomorrow at the latest. Saying that, she took out a bowl of hot porridge from the food box behind her, which was specially sent by Wang Gan, that is, she knew that this young master was not used to riding in a carriage, and he did not eat well along the way, for fear of being hungry, so he specially asked people to prepare it.

Seeing Li Huai frowning, Cui Ping knew that her young master had no appetite, so she scooped it to his mouth with a spoon, Li Huai looked at the white porridge, and missed the breakfast in Yecheng more and more, "Childe, take a bite, and when you get to Shangjing, I will make something delicious for you." Cui Ping said half-coaxing and half-begging, and Li Huai took a few sips.

Outside the carriage, Wang Qian is riding a horse to follow, although he is old, but he has followed Li He out all the year round, but he has also practiced a good figure, relative to the car, he likes to ride a horse, at this moment listening to Cui Ping's words in the carriage, thinking about the lazy appearance of the third young master, he can't help but be a little funny, remember when he first set off, the young man's spirit, the song "A certain sorrowful road ahead without a confidant, who in the world does not know the king" is still in his ears, and the words of Shang Xue, all make him remember deeply, but this way, the performance of the young man, But it really made him a little suspicious and worried......