Feng Yan looked at Wei Xingzhen's eyes and said nothing.

After all, today is only the second time they have met, and the word "madam" comes as soon as he opens his mouth.

"Ma'am?" Wei Xingzhen asked again.

"Let me go first." Feng Yan said softly.

Wei Xingzhen quickly complied.

When her feet hit the ground, Feng Yan moved her wrists slightly.

Now Xipa has long since fallen to where he has gone, and the phoenix crown he was wearing has also fallen in the fight with the dryad......

She gently patted the crumbs of dead vines on her shoulder.

In the past, there was never such a messy time.

"Miss!" Xi Niang, who had been hiding in the corner, trotted over at this time, she stretched out her hand and wiped a handful of tears, "Fugui has already gone back to find the old lady, don't be afraid, eldest lady, let's go and wait, Madame, they should come in a while-"

"No, this is not a place to stay." Wei Xingzhen interrupted Xi Niang's words at the right time, "It's best to send someone back now, tell your father-in-law and mother-in-law not to come out, just stay at home with peace of mind, and your young lady will be taken care of by me." ”

Xi Niang didn't react, "Uncle, this ...... Where is this going to take our young lady? Wei Mansion? ”

"The Wei Mansion is even more unsafe now." Wei Xingzhen turned her head and looked at Feng Yan, "Madam and I, you can go to the Zhenguo Mansion for temporary refuge." ”

Feng Yan nodded a little carelessly, she didn't really care where she went.

"It just so happens that I have something I want to ask you." Feng Yan said softly.

……

Many people thought that the day when Wei Xingzhen officially proposed to the Feng family was the first time Feng Yan and Wei Xingzhen met.

But it's not.

The first time she saw Wei Xingzhen was in the side hall of Taichu Palace in Chang'an City, when he hadn't even entered the Feng Pavilion.

Three years ago, Empress Sun Youwei had a decree one day to summon Feng Yan to the palace to meet.

Maybe it was because of his age, Sun Youwei rarely missed the hour because of a nap that day.

Feng Yan entered the side hall of the Taichu Palace before the time, and waited alone in the palace in the afternoon. But after waiting for half an hour, she still didn't see the palace maid who came to summon her to face the saint - this really made Feng Yan a little sad.

Because she has been aware of the loves, hatreds, joys and angers of others since she was a child, Feng Yan has always avoided going to crowded places.

Once she was in the crowd, everyone's hearts came to her like a tidal wave—this person's overt greetings and politeness, that person's secret jealousy and ridicule, the beautiful scenery in front of some people, or the fear and violence behind people......

All this has become an undercurrent that only Feng Yan can feel, and she has to use all her strength to maintain balance in such a storm.

All the while, her energy was like water in a broken clay pot, always quickly depleted.

This is true elsewhere, and it is especially serious in the palace - the intrigue in the inner court is a thousand times more intense than elsewhere.

Unfortunately, on the eve of that day, she was alone in the lion garden and drenched in the rain all night, when she was weak.

In the past, it was okay to sit in the Taichu Palace for an hour or two, but that day was only half an hour, Feng Yan felt almost suffocated exhaustion, and when she realized that she needed to call for help, she could no longer make a sound.

It was then that she heard footsteps coming from far and near.

Then Wei Xingzhen stepped into the door of the side hall.

Under the guidance of the palace people, he sat about two or three feet behind Feng Yan without squinting, and sat quietly without saying a word.

After that, something wonderful happened.

The suspicions and fears that are surging in the palace...... It was like the weight had faded in an instant.

They were still scattered and tumbling in front of Feng Yan's eyes, clearly revealing their shapes, but when all this slapped at Feng Yan, the huge waves seemed to have turned into a breeze blowing from afar, and they could no longer bring her any painful oppression.

Since her birth, Feng Yan has encountered such a situation for the first time.

Everything around her became clear and peaceful, except for the person Wei Xingzhen, who she could not perceive, who was like a hazy mist, separating her from the chaotic and noisy world.

The two didn't talk, just kept silent and spent a silent time together.

At the beginning of Shen Shichu, someone from the palace finally appeared and called Feng Yan to the main hall at the door to meet him.

Feng Yan rose in response, and pretended to casually glance behind her, but just happened to bump into Wei Xingzhen's gaze looking at her.

That gaze, Feng Yan will never forget.

There was a deep friendship in his eyes that could not be concealed, both joy and sorrow, like a close friend who had been reunited after a long absence, and like a lover who had endured separation.

That moment's gaze was so complicated that Feng Yan was momentarily stunned.

Almost immediately, Wei Xingzhen looked away, as if nothing had happened.

As soon as he looked away, Feng Yan glanced at him a few more times unscrupulously, and then wrote down the complement on Wei Xingzhen's court clothes.

That night, Feng Yan borrowed the official uniform album of the Ministry of Rites, she rummaged through the patterns one by one, and finally stopped at the "Wenyuan Pavilion School".

Proofreading, also known as proofreading, is the clerk in charge of proofreading manuscripts in the Wenyuan Pavilion, and the official rank is very low, but because of his position, he often comes into contact with precious manuscripts that outsiders rarely have the opportunity to touch.

Feng Yan originally wanted to find an opportunity to explore the origin of this school manager, but not long after, Xiao Qi, whose temperament changed greatly because he fell into a mountain stream, was grounded by his father in a fight between Taixue and the teaching assistant, and Feng Yan accompanied her sister who was greatly wronged day and night, so she put the matter on hold for the time being.

In the blink of an eye, a few years have passed.

In the spring of last year, a letter of appointment came down to the Feng Mansion, and the new Feng Pavilion chief assistant Wei Xingzhen asked to marry Feng Yan, the daughter of the Feng family.

Over the years, there has been an endless stream of men who have come to the door to marry Feng Yan, but most of them are high-ranking concubines - it is clear that they want to exchange the life of the concubine for the in-laws of the Feng family.

It is said that the first husband of the Feng family's daughter was used to exchange his life, and he didn't need to be too particular about whether it was good or bad, but after all, the son-in-law who recruited him would live together in the Feng Mansion for a few years, so the Li family still valued the eye, but unfortunately, she didn't look down on any of the concubines who came to the door to marry in recent years.

As for the seeker like Wei Xingzhen, who is in an important position, he is still the first one in the past few years, but neither Feng Yan's father nor mother has taken this person seriously.

Although Feng Yan has never been very concerned about her marriage, seeing that her parents are so cold, she still asked why.

Li explained, "This person came from a bad way, he used to be the prosecutor of Si Tiantai, and later entered Wenyuan Pavilion as a school manager, and relied on the crooked heresy of 'Luodu Wuying' to attract His Majesty's attention, so he entered Feng Pavilion - the key is that he was born in poverty, no matter how poor our family is, it is impossible for you to marry such a family." ”

The words "Wenyuan Pavilion School Administrator" were like Hong Zhong, instantly reminding Feng Yan of a hurried glance in the Taichu Palace a few years ago.

However, before Feng Fu could give an answer on this matter, Feng Yan and several women of the right age in the city suddenly fell into a bizarre coma at the same time, and Feng Fu tried his best to find the reason why Feng Yan suddenly couldn't wake up.

Fortunately, a month later, Feng Yan woke up again in weakness, and everything returned to normal, but the previous marriage was also delayed again with her recuperation.

At the beginning of this year, Wei Xingzhen stopped Feng Yuanzhang again on the way to the next dynasty and reiterated the matter of asking to marry Feng Yan.

Since the last strange illness, Feng's father and Feng's mother have been wondering if this is related to the curse on the Feng family's daughter, but after Wei Xingzhen re-mentioned the marriage, the second elder still hesitated - after all, this person is the first assistant of Feng Pavilion, and if he really wants to become a son-in-law, it is not good for people to get into trouble, but if Feng Yan wants to marry into an outsider's mansion, the two are not at ease.

And Feng Yan, who has always been indifferent to foreign affairs, opened her mouth for the first time and asked her father if she could invite this Lord Wei to come to the house for a talk, so that she could see what kind of person he was.

That night, Feng Yan sat behind the screen and listened to the whole process of the family banquet.

Although she couldn't see her face clearly, when Wei Xingzhen walked into that room, Feng Yan felt the peace she hadn't seen for a long time again.

- The curiosity of the people, the arrogance and hesitation of the mother, the tentative friendliness of the father...... All kinds of chaotic thoughts and emotions seem to be separated from her by a layer of white mist, and they are no longer as noisy as before.

Feng Yan stared at Wei Xingzhen's back, as if a voice confirmed in her heart with relief:

It's him.